2006: Bolkestein Directive - a 'Frankenstein' Europe needed?
2006: Bolkestein Directive - a 'Frankenstein' Europe needed? EU internal market commissioner Frits Bolkestein called for a sweeping opening-up of the services across Europe (Photo: European Commission) Brussels, 23. Dec 2020, 07:11 When he introduced the proposal in 2004, the Dutch commissioner for the internal market, Frits Bolkestein called the move "potentially the biggest boost to the internal market since it was launched in 1993". It made sense economically, as services accounted for more than two-thirds of economic activity and jobs in the EU, with 450 million consumers. Read and decide...