Lobby group urges EU to strengthen single market and cut costs
BusinessEurope, a lobby group for European businesses, has called for a “renewed commitment to the single market” and an “ambitious agenda to remove all remaining barriers” to free movement.

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Europe must complete and strengthen its single market for companies to be able to take full advantage of the stronger economic environment, said BusinessEurope in a paper sent to European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker. It also recommended that regulatory costs for companies be cut.
BusinessEurope, a lobby group for growth and competitiveness for European businesses, told Juncker in its paper: “The European business community calls for a renewed commitment to the single market and for an ambitious agenda to remove all remaining barriers that continue to hamper free movement.”
The proposals respond directly to a European Commission white paper on the future of Europe, which outlined five basic scenarios: carrying on; noth