For more than 30 years the single market has helped to make everyday life easier for citizens and businesses, allowing goods, services, people and money to move freely around the EU.
Thanks to the single market EU citizens can study, live, shop, work and retire in any EU Member State and enjoy products from all over Europe.
Companies are able to expand their operations, while competition helps to bring prices down and give consumers more choice.
The single market has enabled people in the EU to benefit from lower prices, more innovation and fast technological development, and higher standards of safety and environmental protection.
The single market boosts GDP, supports millions of jobs, and helps the EU compete globally by attracting investment and strengthening supply chains.
The single market has raised EU GDP by 3-4% and created 3.6 million jobs since it was established in 1993.
