1. European Commission
Directorate General Internal Market and Services
Single Market:
Programme
Brussels, 8 February 2011
Charlemagne building, Rue de la Loi 170 - Meeting Room Alcide de Gasperi

2. CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
This Conference takes place in the framework of the four-month period of debate and consultation
following the publication of the Single Market Act on 27th October 2010. It complements the various
events being held in Member States, and is expected to provide valuable stakeholder input on single
market policy to the Commission and to other EU institutions and bodies.
09:00 – 10:00 Registration and Welcome Coffee
10:00 – 10:30 Introduction
Welcome: Michel Barnier, Member of the European Commission
Keynote speech: José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission
10:30 – 11:15 Round table: Why should we care about the Single Market?
Moderator: Jacki Davis
Panellists: Mario Monti, Bocconi University
Klaus–Heiner Lehne MEP
Jacques Pelkmans, Centre for European Policy Studies
Sophie Mosca, Europolitique
Peter Spiegel, Financial Times
11:15 – 12:30 Session 1: The keys to good governance in the Single Market
Single market witness: Susanne Bo Christensen, Danish Internal Market Centre
Moderator: Jacki Davis
Panellists: Sandra Kalniete MEP
Sharon Bowles MEP
Arnoldas Abramavivius, Committee of the Regions
Benedicte Federspiel, European Economic and Social Committee
Arnaldo Abruzzini, Eurochambres
12:30 – 14:00 Buffet Lunch
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3. 14:00 – 15:30 Session 2: Strong, Sustainable and Equitable Growth
14:00  14:15 Keynote speech: Algirdas Šemeta, Member of the European Commission
14:15  15:30 Single market witness: Gunilla Almgren, REGAB Reglerarmatur (SME), Sweden
Moderator: Jacki Davis
Panellists: Cristian Busoi MEP
Liisa Jaakonsaari MEP
Andrea Benassi, European Association of Craft, Small and
Medium-sized Enterprises (UEAPME)
Magda Stoczkiewicz, Friends of the Earth Europe
Uli Fricke, European Private Equity & Venture Capital Association
Bernadette Ségol, Uni Europa
15:30 – 17:00 Session 3: European Citizens at the heart of the Single Market
15:30  15:45 Keynote speech: John Dalli, Member of the European Commission
15:45  17:00 Single market witness: Monique Goyens, Bureau Européen des Unions de
Consommateurs (BEUC)
Moderator: Jacki Davis
Panellists: Antonio Fernando Correia de Campos MEP
Philippe de Buck, BUSINESSEUROPE
John Monks, European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)
Michel Mercadié, Social Platform
Ralf Resch, European Centre of Employers and Enterprises
providing Public services (CEEP)
17:00 – 17:30 Closing Session: We need to act together!
Chair: Jonathan Faull, European Commission, Directorate General Internal Market and Services
Speakers: Malcolm Harbour MEP
Zoltán Cséfalvay, Hungarian Presidency, President in Office of
the Competitiveness Council
Michel Barnier, Member of the European Commission
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4. Single Market Act: the 50 proposed actions
1. EU Patent 26. Transport infrastructures
2. Copyright 27. Energy infrastructures
3. Counterfeit and piracy 28. European radiospectrum
4. Internal market for services 29. Respect for fundamental social rights
5. Electronic commerce 30. Posting of workers to other Member States
6. Standardisation 31. Pensions
7. Integrated transport system 32. Industrial restructuring
8. Energy taxation 33. Recognition of professional qualifications
9. Business-to-business services 34. Student mobility
10. Ecological footprint of products 35. Recognising skills and training
11. Energy Efficiency 36. Social business
12. SME access to finance 37. Social innovation
13. Small Business Act review 38. Corporate governance
14. Accounting rules 39. Product safety
15. EU project bonds 40. Access to basic banking services
16. Private investment and venture capital 41. Responsible lending and borrowing
17. Public procurement 42. Tax obstacles for citizens
18. Services concessions 43. Passenger rights
19. Common consolidated corporate tax base (CCCTB) 44. Evaluating implementation of rules with Member States
20. VAT 45. Information exchange between public authorities (IMI)
21. Interconnection of business registers 46. Alternative dispute resolution and collective redress
22. E-identification/authentication 47. National transposition of EU rules
23. International trade 48. Consultation and dialogue with civil society
24. International public procurement 49. One-stop-shop for information and assistance
25. Services of general economic interest (SGEI) 50. Informal problem-solving tools
Visit the dedicated website for the Single Market Act at:
http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/smact/
The conference will be web streamed at:
http://webcast.ec.europa.eu/eutv/portal/index.html
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