ECOS | Environmental Coalition on Standards

01 December 2022

30 years of the European Single Market

ECOS has contributed to the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung report, '30 years of the European Single Market: New visions for a green Europe'. Our chapter focuses on how product policy and standards can help to ensure a Single Market that works for the environment.

2023 marks the 30th anniversary of the European Single Market. To celebrate this occasion, and to develop new ideas for the future of European integration, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung’s European Union office asked its partners for their visions for the future of the Single Market – including ECOS. This collection of brief essays shows the diverse views on the European Single Market, whilst unveiling green visions for the next 30 years. What unifies these different takes — ranging from environmental and consumer standards, Brexit, lobbying and more — is the understanding that the European Single Market remains a cornerstone of European Integration.

Authors: Anna Cavazzini , Philippe Pochet , William Desmonts , Agustín Reyna , Olivier Hoedeman , Rita Tedesco , Ioana Popescu and Molly Scott Cato

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ECOS is co-funded by the European Commission and EFTA Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or EISMEA. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

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