Reports

We publish a number of reports in a wide range of trade related issues. The reports can be downloaded free of charge.

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  Data flows – a fifth freedom for the internal market?

  Published: 2016

  The internal market is based on the freedoms of movement of goods, services, persons and capital. These four freedoms were introduced in the Treaty of Rome some 60 years ago, long before the emergence of the digital economy. Today our societies are increasingly dependent on the processing and transfer of data.

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  In Quest of Compliance – Promoting effective enforcement of the EU Single Market

  Published: 2016

  The EU Member States do not fully comply with the Single market’s rules and principles and this undermines the credibility and effectiveness of the EU. This creates significant problems for citizens and companies and prevents the Single Market from fully delivering projected benefits.

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  The Servicification of EU Manufacturing

  Published: 2016

  Servicification means that manufacturing activities and competitiveness increasingly depend on services. Yet, there are still many remaining barriers to the free movement of services within and outside the EU. Is the manufacturing industry’s increasing use of services a possibility to build competitiveness in the EU...

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  Protectionism in the 21th century

  Published: 2016

  The purpose of this report is to synthesize efforts to monitor protectionism in the 21st century.

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  Moving to Sweden – obstacles to the Free Movement of EU Citizens

  Published: 2014

  This report focuses on the situation of EU citizens who want to move and work in Sweden. While in many ways, it is easy to live in Sweden as an EU citizen, obstacles still remain that need to be overcome.