The European Commission adopted the 2026 Annual Single Market and Competitiveness Report, evaluating the Single Market’s functioning and assessing conditions for business innovation and growth. The report analyzes 29 indicators, showing six improvements, six declines, and 15 stable metrics, with two new indicators added. Improved areas include skill recognition, market surveillance, AI adoption, renewable energy capacity, and InvestEU investments. Declined indicators involve intra-EU trade share and transposed directive infringements. Stable metrics include labour productivity and R&D spending. New indicators track administrative savings from simplification measures (€15 billion projected) and digital single market procedures. The Commission will prioritize addressing late payments and green transition barriers in 2026 through dialogue and enforcement actions. The report accompanies the Single Market and Competitiveness Scoreboard, along with documents on the Competitiveness Compass and Enforcement Task Force activities.
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