Policy papers
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12.3.2026
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4.2.2025
Finland’s non-paper on the building blocks for the horizontal Single Market Strategy
Finland believes it is essential to develop a Single Market strategy, positioning it as a key instrument to ensure a more efficient and well-functioning Single Market in the future, driving Europe's growth, prosperity and competitiveness.
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3.2.2025
Non-paper of CZ, DE, EE, FI, HR, IE, LT, LV, NL, PT, SE, SI, SK on a blueprint for the new horizontal Single Market Strategy
There is a pressing need for strengthening the fundamental EU competitive advantage: the European Single Market. Urgent action is needed to remove barriers, correctly implement Single Market rules, apply them in a uniform way and enforce them effectively. It is necessary to take the Single Market perspective into account across all policy areas and in all Annual Progress Reports of all Commissioners.
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15.11.2024
Bioeconomy – next steps in the EU, joined by Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Portugal and Sweden on 11 November 2024
Joint non-paper by Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Portugal and Sweden on bioeconomy.
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20.9.2024
Non-paper of Austria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Sweden on priorities for the new Commission in the Single Market
The European Union is entering a new institutional cycle in the context of unprecedented global challenges, which highlights the need to strengthen its global competitiveness. Improving the conditions for doing business within the EU needs to be the top priority for the new Commission. Our fundamental competitive advantage - the Single Market - therefore has to be at the centre of our ideas and actions on competitiveness.
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26.4.2024
The bioeconomy must stand out at the core of the next European Commission’s work programme
Information from the Austrian, Finnish, Slovenian and Swedish delegations, supported by the Bulgarian, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian and Slovak delegations.
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26.1.2024
Joint call for an ambitious EU 2040 climate target
The need for ambitious global climate action has never been more evident. 2023 proved to be the warmest year on record. Global warming is set to intensify a number of adverse effects putting the welfare and security of the world at risk.