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Table of contents; Basic statistics of the European Union 2010; Executive summary; Assessment and recommendations; The EU needs to tackle the economic crisis and reach a stronger sustainable growth path; Figure 1. Sources of real income differences; Figure 2. Convergence in GDP per capita; The new g...

The completion of the Single Market is a strong EU-level tool to boost growthFigure 4. Number of enterprises by sector; Despite legal progress, implementation at the national level remains deficient; Stronger policy action is needed to deal with remaining barriers to cross-border business; Box 1. Ma...

Box 3. Main recommendations on trade and agricultureLabour market reforms and removing barriers to intra-EU labour mobility would boost employment, growth and ease adjustments; Figure 6. Share of foreigners in working-age population; An EU-level immigration policy could ease skill shortages due to d...

Figure 1.1. Exports of goods and servicesFigure 1.2. Composition of services exports; Figure 1.3. Inter-state trade in manufactured goods; Figure 1.4. Inward foreign direct investment in EU countries; Figure 1.5. Cross-border provision of financial services in the euro area; The Single Market framew...

Many obstacles remain to achieving a fully integrated Single MarketFigure 1.8. Internet purchases in the EU; Figure 1.9. Product market regulation; Box 1.1. Cross-country differences in product market regulation; Figure 1.10. Indicators of differences in regulations; Box 1.2. Market institutions in...

Passing the measures in "Single Market Act" would be a major step forward