The European Commission and EU member states released the fifth Single Market Enforcement Task Force (SMET) report, detailing progress in removing cross-border barriers. The report highlights collaboration to address the ‘terrible ten’ challenges, with 2025 efforts focused on reducing administrative burdens for service providers through eight best practices. SMET also advanced projects to streamline biopesticide authorizations, simplify bank account opening processes, and analyze territorial supply constraints. Stakeholder input guided these initiatives, ensuring solutions balance efficiency with worker protections. The task force emphasized continued cooperation to implement effective single market reforms, with upcoming work targeting remaining barriers identified in the ‘terrible ten’ framework.
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