1 www.adamambroziak.eu Adam A. Ambroziak, Ph.D. Associate Professor at the Warsaw School of Economics adam.ambroziak@sgh.waw.pl Warsaw, 17 July 2015 A contribution to the discussion on the Internal Market Strategy for goods and services 1 The Internal Market needs to take actions to:  respond to the global phenomena, which were not foreseen in the beginning of 90s.  unblock the potential of the service sector closely related to European industry, which should result in an improvement of innovation, competitiveness and job creation. To this end the EU should, inter alia.: o refrain from any restrictions against offshoring while disseminating and applying European values (environmental, social) across the world to secure a level playing field for all entrepreneurs; o support outsourcing as a method of cost reduction for entrepreneurs and an open field for expansion of other EU companies from the service sector with products dedicated and tailored to expectations of demand; o facilitate ‘servitization’ as a method of increasing the competitiveness of EU companies, offering their goods in an innovative way, i.e. together with services and with manufactures from outside the EU; o introduce voluntary standards on services, which could be used first of all by small and medium-sized enterprises; o refrain from the introduction of new requirements on open services, which are unjustified on the basis of the Treaty and could restrict the growth of new and innovative forms of services, including the sharing economy.  introduce the single EU patent, which would ease access to the EU Internal Market, especially for small and medium-sized entrepreneurs;  stick to competition rules, including state aid rules, through, inter alia: o a simplification of trade procedures preventing imports of dumped or subsidised goods; o placing a ban on national protectionism and eliminating all barriers to entrepreneurs;  Introduce a more strict enforcement policy, which should eliminate existing barriers to the free movement of goods and services;  incrementally, whenever possible, issue replacement Directives, with Regulations to ensure the uniformity of rules applicable by entrepreneurs and consumers alike and to simplify existing rules. 1 This paper is enriched by the outcomes of the Science Conference organized by the Jean Monnet Chair of European Integration at the Warsaw School of Economics on 24 June 2015. The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of any agency, employer, institution or affiliation. All comments and suggestions are welcome at: adam.ambroziak@sgh.waw.pl. The Future of the EU Internal Market