Single Market emergency instrument: EP plenary debate on IMCO report
EP Position
The Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection presented and defended a report by rapporteur Andreas Schwab on the Commission proposal for a regulation establishing a Single Market emergency instrument and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 2679/98. MEPs from across political groups and rapporteurs for ITRE and EMPL took part in the plenary debate alongside Commissioner Thierry Breton.
Key Trade Point
The core document concerns creating a legal instrument to address emergencies affecting the single market, with the IMCO report forming Parliament's detailed response to the Commission proposal. The file drew cross-committee attention and interventions from a wide range of political groups, signalling broad parliamentary engagement on its implications for the internal market.
What Comes Next
The plenary debate closed and the item was put to a vote recorded in the minutes of 13 September 2023 (item 7.7).
Sources
Official Documents
- Tuesday, 12 September 2023 - Strasbourg Parliament debates the proposal for a Single Market Emergency Instrument; this document records debate and does not show final adoption.
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