Monday 12 September 2011

Single Market Forum

Another upcoming conference will take place in Krakow, Poland from October 2-4 and there is still a possibility to register for it via this website.

The Single Market Forum forms part of the Single Market Act and will periodically gather market participants, e.g. businesses, social partners, non-governmental organisations and those representing citizens, public authorities at various levels of government and parliaments. It will examine the state of the Single Market, the transposition and application of directives, and exchange best practice. The Forum will contribute to policy evaluation s and will play its part in monitoring the implementation of the Single Market Act and its impact at grassroots level.

The workshops will be focused on the follow areas: professional qualifications; ADRs and ODRs; points of single contact (development of services directive); e-commerce; posting of workers and fundamental social rights; EU public procurement legislation; citizens and the Single Market; citizen's rights.