Translation of "Observatoire du marché unique " (French → English) :

1. Reiterates its call on the Commission to strengthen Single Market governance by establishing, as a specific pillar of the European Semester, an annual Single Market governance cycle that includes the Internal Market Scoreboard, an annual report on the integration of the Single Market as part of the Annual Growth Survey, European Council guidance to Member States, national action plans aimed at implementing the Single Market guidelines, and dedicated country-specific recommendations; calls on the Commission, furthermore, to take full account of the key growth areas – identified as the services sector, the energy sector, the transport ...[+++]sector and the digital single market – and of the measures included in the Single Market Acts I and II;

1. Stresses that unleashing the single market through the Services Directive and a digital single market could add EUR 800 billion to the EU economy, which is the equivalent of almost EUR 4 200 per household ; calls on the Member States and the Commission to commit to the development of the digital single market as an overarching political priority and to come forward with a holistic approach and an ambitious strategy encompassing both legislative and political initiatives in order to take into account new and upcoming developments, making the digital single market a reality on the ground; stresses that this will require political lead ...[+++]ership, decisiveness, priority-setting and public funding at EU, national and regional level; emphasises in particular that strong leadership on the part of all Union institutions and clear political ownership on the part of the Member States is required in order fully and effectively to implement and enforce directives and regulations relating to the single market;

20. Recalls the key role played by the single market as an engine for EU integration, economic growth and employment and as a pillar of the EU real economy; calls, therefore, on the Commission to focus on Single Market Governance in order to streamline the adoption and enforcement of legislative and policy priorities and to develop a regular assessment of single market integration – based on the single market integration report accompanying the annual growth surveys (AGSs) and on country-specific recommendations – within the European Semester framework;

– The first item is the joint debate on the Single Market, and will include a discussion of the following material: the report (A7-0083/2011) by Mrs Kalniete, on behalf of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, on governance and partnership in the Single Market [2010/2289 (INI)], the report (A7-0072/2011) by Mr Correia De Campos on a Single Market for Europeans [2010/2278 (INI)], the report (A7-0071/2011) by Mr Buşoi on a Single Market for enterprises and growth [2010/2277 (INI)] and the Commission statement on public procurement.

[10] "Governance and Partnership in the Single Market" (P7_TA-PROV(2011)0144), "A Single Market for Europeans" (P7_TA-PROV(2011)0145), and "A Single Market for Enterprises and Growth" (P7_TA-PROV(2011)0146), respectively.

In this regard, we could usefully draw on the work done by the European Economic and Social Committee within the Single Market Observatory.