Draft ECON opinion on Single Market and Customs Programme 2028–2034
EP Position
The Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, rapporteur Gilles Boyer, prepared a draft opinion on the Commission proposal; the document is dated 5.3.2026 and bears the file reference COM(2025)0590. The draft opinion is published on the European Parliament website as ECON-PA-784399 and is available in PDF and DOC formats.
Key Trade Point
The draft opinion addresses the proposal to establish a programme covering single-market and customs activities for the 2028–2034 period and the consequential repeal of earlier instruments. The repeal list cited in the document includes Regulations (EU) 2021/444, (EU) 2021/690, (EU) 2021/785, (EU) 2021/847 and (EU) 2021/1077.
What Comes Next
The draft opinion is addressed to the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection for its consideration.
Sources
Official Documents
- DRAFT OPINIONof the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairsfor the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protectionon the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Single Market and Customs Programme for the period 2028-2034 and repealing Regulations (EU) 2021/444, (EU) 2021/690, (EU) 2021/785, (EU) 2021/847 and (EU) 2021/1077(COM(2025)0590 - C10-0198/2025 - 2025/0590(COD))Rapporteur for opinion: Gilles Boyer Draft ECON opinion for IMCO on the Single Market and Customs Programme 2028-2034; no final decision yet.
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