alexander von campenhausen
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Alexander von Campenhausen, European Commission, DG Internal Market and Services
Global Forum, 7 November 2011
Session 4: Governments and Global Single Market
The EU Single Market and supporting networks
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Key problems
Information gap
Wrong expectations
Bad cooperation
Wrong applicatioan
MonitorMonitor implementationimplementation
Single Market tools
Inform and Inform and adviseadvise
Speed up formalitiesSpeed up formalities
Improve cooperationImprove cooperation
Solve problemsSolve problems
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Your Europe – a ‘Single Gateway’ to EU rights
Information on all single market rights (cross-sectoral)
User-centered, jargon-free
In all EU languages
Also offers information on national rules and procedures
Direct access to further help – national contact points, Your Europe Advice, SOLVIT
Witin easy reach
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Your Europe Advice
Network of local lawyers offering free personalized legal advice on EU rights, within 1 week
Annual report 2010: [total number of cases, percentage of cases on prof qual]
% of cases on professioinal qualification
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BGBG CSCSDADA
DEDE
ETET
ELEL
ENEN
ESES
FRFR
ITITLVLVLTLTGAGA
HUHUMTMT
NLNL
PLPL
PTPT
RORO
SKSKSLSL
FIFI
SVSVNONO
ISIS
LILI
A web-based tool for A web-based tool for information exchange information exchange between public between public authorities at all authorities at all levels levels
More than 6500 More than 6500 authorities registered authorities registered
200 requests per month200 requests per month
Currently used for Currently used for professional qualifications, professional qualifications, services and posting of services and posting of workersworkers
The Internal Market Information (IMI) System??
IMI addresses obstacles to cooperation
Language barriers – 23 official EU languages
Lack of clearly identified partners in other countries
Different administrative structures and cultures
Lack of procedures for cross-border cooperation
Multilingual interface, pretranslated questions and Multilingual interface, pretranslated questions and answersanswers
Searchable database of Searchable database of authoritiesauthorities
Flexible set-up to reflect administrative realitiesFlexible set-up to reflect administrative realities
Agreed workflows, tracking mechanismAgreed workflows, tracking mechanism
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SOLVIT
National Public AuthorityCitizen or Company
Home SOLVIT Centre
Lead SOLVIT Centre
Work together to negotiate solution
Work together to find solution
Work together to present problem and discuss solution
Country A
Problem arises
Problem solved
Country B
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SOLVIT
Clients: Citizens and businesses
Tragetet problems: Incorrect application of EU law by authorities
Organisation: 30 national centres which are part of the national administration
Success rate: 80%