They removed the administrative (EU Single Market) and literal borders (Schengen) and created a single market for all European businesses that consists of >500 million potential customers and uses a single universally accepted currency. But apart from that, yes, they did nothing 🤔
https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/single-market/services_en
The single market and borders thing was all the EEC, not the EU.
The EEC was always an integral part of what has been the EU since the Maastricht Treaty in 1993, not something separate. What am I missing?
For one that those things were pre 1993....
You attribute stuff to the EU, that is not from the EU.
Il ignore that it was the EC that was formed in 1993, not the EU, because it is irrelevant
The formal name of the Maastricht Treaty is even "The Treaty on European Union". It's the foundation document of the EU and includes agreements on the use of a single currency.
It feels like we don't share the same definition of concept of "EU" somehow? When was your EU founded and how is the EC not a predecessor and integral part of it?
Sorry to disappoint you but let me show you some examples:
- can you register transportation company in one country and just service customers from other countries on price you find fair in terms if your country? No
- can you do the same as plumber, electrician, architect? No
- lawyer?
You need to apply for permit in particular country and use their minimal prices.
This is not free market
It is easier to export tomatoes than replace shower in the bathroom.
I never said it was a free market, I said it was a "single market".
I only responded to your statement that the EU "never tried to remove barriers", which they obviously have done
