Response to the consultation on the Single Market Act.
The Single Market Act recognises that the internal market is not an aim in itself; on the contrary it is a tool for implementing other policies. It is also an essential element of the Europe 2020 strategy.
We welcome the Single Market Act, provided that the final outcomes effectively recognise the importance of social cohesion policy to accompany the single market and that the initiatives prioritised include those necessary to achieve a “social
market economy”. We appreciate that the Communication affirms that public services and social economy play an essential role to achieve this goal. However, this implies that European citizens are taken into account, not just as consumers and workers, but also as public service users.
