European Commissioner for Internal Market
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The Commissioner for Internal Market is a member of the European Commission. The post is currently held by Commissioner Thierry Breton.
Responsibilities
The portfolio concerns the development of the 480-million-strong
Elżbieta Bieńkowska (2014–2019)
Michel Barnier (2010–2014)
Charlie McCreevy (2004–2010)
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Charlie McCreevy's stated priorities were:[6]
- To maximise the potential of the Internal Market to boost growth and employment.
- To eliminate remaining barriers to an effectively functioning internal market for services across member states.
- To deepen the integration of Europe's capital markets and improve its financial infrastructure so that the cost of capital is reduced, the inefficiencies of fragmentation are minimised and competition is intensified, to the overall benefit of Europe's economy.
- To ensure that existing internal market rules are properly enforced.
- To improve public procurement procedures to ensure that the European taxpayer gets value for money.
- To ensure an effective framework for the protection of intellectual property rights to encourage innovation in the new knowledge economy.
Directives McCreevy was involved with include the directives on:
- Services in the internal market
- Patentability of computer-implemented inventions
Frits Bolkestein (1999–2004)
Commissioner
Bolkestein is most notable for the
However, there was a great deal of concern about its effect on social standards and welfare, triggering competition between various parts of Europe. This led to significant protests across Europe against the directive, including a notable protest at the European Parliament in Strasbourg by port workers, which led to damage to the building. MEPs eventually reached a compromise on the text and the Parliament adopted it on 12 December 2006; 2 years after Bolkestein left office, under the Barroso Commission.
List of commissioners
See also
- Directive on services in the internal market
- Directorate-General for Internal Market and Services
- European Commissioner for Competition
- European Commissioner for Enterprise and Industry
- Markets in Financial Instruments Directive
- Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market
References
- ^ REGULATION No 422/67/EEC, 5/67/EURATOM OF THE COUNCIL, EurLex
- ^ Base salary of grade 16, third step is €17,697.68: European Commission: Officials' salaries – accessed 19 March 2010
- ^ Who’s who in the new Commission, Financial Times, November 2009
- ^ My mandate, European Commission
- ^ "EU nominee Michel Barnier tries to reassure City". BBC News. 14 January 2010. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
- ^ "The Commissioners – Profiles, Portfolios and Homepages". European Commission. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
External links
- Barnier's website ec.europa.eu
- Commission Internal Market website ec.europa.eu
- Internal Market and Services DG website ec.europa.eu
- Q&A: Services Directive news.bbc.co.uk
- Services in the Internal Market Archived 19 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine euractiv.com
- Archived McCreevy website ec.europa.eu
- Interview with Charlie McCreevy by Jamie Smyth ireland.com
- Charlie McCreevy, European Commissioner responsible for Internal Market and Services eupolitix.com
- Archived Bolkestein website ec.europa.eu