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  • News article
  • 28 May 2025
  • Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs
  • 1 min read

Voices of the single market

We speak to businesses about the barriers they encounter when doing business in the EU. With the single market strategy we are setting out to fix the most recurrent and harmful obstacles as a priority.

From start-up to large companies like Billit, IKEA, and ASML, businesses and entrepreneurs of all sizes encounter various obstacles when operating across the EU, including

  • divergent national regulations
  • non-recognition of professional qualifications
  • territorial supply constraints

We've gathered feedback from businesses and consumers, identifying the 10 most detrimental barriers hindering seamless operations within the EU Single Market.

To address these, our recently published single market strategy aims to prioritise the removal of these barriers, fostering a simpler and seamless market environment.

More information

The single market strategy