We have seen advances in the policy areas of research and development, financial services, the liberalisation of energy and telecommunication markets, environmental protection and regulatory reforms; it is now much easier for workers and students to move around the EU to access jobs and education; it is easier to set up and run a small busin
ess; consumers are already enjoying cheaper telephone calls; significant strides have been made in terms of equality and social protection; the internal market itself has helped to create two and a half million jobs in Europe within the last ten years alone, and yet, despite these achievements, i
...[+++]t is increasingly clear that unless we implement a broader policy reform programme in Europe we will not make the EU the most competitive economy in the world by 2010.Nous constatons des avancées politiques en ce qui concerne la recherche et le développement, les services financiers, la libéralisation des marchés de l’énergie et des télécommunications, la protection de l’environnement et les réformes réglementaires. Il est désormais beaucoup plus facile pour les travailleurs et les étudiants de trouver un emploi ou une formation dans un autre pays européen.