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Brussels, 8 February 2011 Charlemagne building, Rue de la Loi 170 - Meeting Room Alcide de Gasperi

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Single Market:

European CommissionDirectorate General Internal Market and Services

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This Conference takes place in the framework of the four-month period of debate and consultation following the publication of the Single Market Act on 27th October 2010. It complements the various events being held in Member States, and is expected to provide valuable stakeholder input on single market policy to the Commission and to other EU institutions and bodies.

09:00 – 10:00 Registration and Welcome Coff ee

10:00 – 10:30 Introduction

Welcome: Michel Barnier, Member of the European Commission

Keynote speech: José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission

10:30 – 11:15 Round table: Why should we care about the Single Market?

Moderator: Jacki Davis

Panellists: Mario Monti, Bocconi University

Klaus–Heiner Lehne MEP

Jacques Pelkmans, Centre for European Policy Studies

Sophie Mosca, Europolitique

Peter Spiegel, Financial Times

11:15 – 12:30 Session 1: The keys to good governance in the Single Market

Single market witness: Susanne Bo Christensen, Danish Internal Market Centre


Panellists: Sandra Kalniete MEP

Sharon Bowles MEP

Arnoldas Abramavivius, Committee of the Regions

Benedicte Federspiel, European Economic and Social Committee

Arnaldo Abruzzini, Eurochambres

12:30 – 14:00 Buff et Lunch

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14:00 – 15:30 Session 2: Strong, Sustainable and Equitable Growth

14:00 14:15 Keynote speech: Algirdas Šemeta, Member of the European Commission

14:15 15:30 Single market witness: Gunilla Almgren, REGAB Reglerarmatur (SME), Sweden


Panellists: Cristian Busoi MEP

Liisa Jaakonsaari MEP

Andrea Benassi, European Association of Craft, Small and

Medium-sized Enterprises (UEAPME)

Magda Stoczkiewicz, Friends of the Earth Europe

Uli Fricke, European Private Equity & Venture Capital Association

Bernadette Ségol, Uni Europa

15:30 – 17:00 Session 3: European Citizens at the heart of the Single Market

15:30 15:45 Keynote speech: John Dalli, Member of the European Commission

15:45 17:00 Single market witness: Monique Goyens, Bureau Européen des Unions de

Consommateurs (BEUC)


Panellists: Antonio Fernando Correia de Campos MEP

Philippe de Buck, BUSINESSEUROPE

John Monks, European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)

Michel Mercadié, Social Platform

Ralf Resch, European Centre of Employers and Enterprises

providing Public services (CEEP)

17:00 – 17:30 Closing Session: We need to act together!

Chair: Jonathan Faull, European Commission, Directorate General Internal Market and Services

Speakers: Malcolm Harbour MEP

Zoltán Cséfalvay, Hungarian Presidency, President in Offi ce of

the Competitiveness Council

Michel Barnier, Member of the European Commission


Single Market Act: the 50 proposed actions

1. EU Patent2. Copyright3. Counterfeit and piracy4. Internal market for services5. Electronic commerce6. Standardisation7. Integrated transport system8. Energy taxation9. Business-to-business services10. Ecological footprint of products11. Energy Effi ciency12. SME access to fi nance13. Small Business Act review14. Accounting rules15. EU project bonds16. Private investment and venture capital17. Public procurement18. Services concessions19. Common consolidated corporate tax base (CCCTB)20. VAT21. Interconnection of business registers22. E-identifi cation/authentication23. International trade24. International public procurement25. Services of general economic interest (SGEI)

26. Transport infrastructures27. Energy infrastructures28. European radiospectrum29. Respect for fundamental social rights30. Posting of workers to other Member States31. Pensions32. Industrial restructuring33. Recognition of professional qualifi cations34. Student mobility35. Recognising skills and training36. Social business37. Social innovation38. Corporate governance39. Product safety40. Access to basic banking services41. Responsible lending and borrowing42. Tax obstacles for citizens43. Passenger rights44. Evaluating implementation of rules with Member States45. Information exchange between public authorities (IMI)46. Alternative dispute resolution and collective redress47. National transposition of EU rules48. Consultation and dialogue with civil society49. One-stop-shop for information and assistance50. Informal problem-solving tools

Visit the dedicated website for the Single Market Act at: http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/smact/

The conference will be web streamed at: http://webcast.ec.europa.eu/eutv/portal/index.html


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