Following a short discussion on the compromise amendments proposed by the Rapporteur, Regina Bastos (EPP - PT), and broadly agreed upon by Shadows, the Committee adopted the own-initiative report on European citizens' and business' 20 main concerns with the functioning of the Single Market by unanimity.
The final report, which is going to be put to EP plenary in October, considers that EU citizens still do not benefit fully from the internal market and have difficulties inter alia with opening bank accounts, registering cars and having professional qualifications recognized in another Member State. In conclusion, the report calls on Member States to implement the EU rules swiftly and properly, to coordinate with each other and to inform citizens of their rights. IMCO also calls on the Commission to undertake a number of measures in order to solve the identified problems and also to continue the monitoring exercise.
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