It gives EU citizens a wider choice of quality goods and services, greater freedom to travel, work, study and live in other EU countries. It offers greater trading opportunities to our companies. But the Internal Market can only achieve its full potential if agreed Directives are effectively implemented by Member States. The Internal Market Scoreboard keeps pressure on Member States by showing their relative performance in implementing this legislation. This approach has worked well: the EU average deficit has steadily fallen from 6.3% in 1997 to 2.5%.
Le tableau d'affichage du marché intérieur "maintient la pression" sur les États membres en leur montrant leurs performances relatives en matière de mise en œuvre de cette législation. Cette méthode donne des résultats: le déficit moyen de l'UE a constamment baissé, passant de 6,3 % en 1997 à 2,5 % aujourd'hui.