Definition of the Single Market

Single Market

People living in Member States are able to enjoy an infinite amount of services, including medical care, for example, in any other Member State. Detailed information regarding medical care can be found from the Ministry of Health Website: http://www.ehealth.gov.mt They can buy anything they want, and bring it home with them as a matter of routine, and at no extra cost or hassle. Well, it’s possible to do just that for all consumers within the European Union. This is the meaning of having a Single (...) Read more

Your rights under the Single Market

The European Union has established regulations that protect the rights of the consumers. In this section, you will see how these rights are implemented. Read more

Single Market and the four freedoms

The Single Market creates a large market allowing free movement of goods, services, capital and people. This section presents the principles of how the single market operates and explains in which way this is significant for consumers. Read more

Directive 2007/65/EC

DIRECTIVE 2007/65/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 11 December 2007 amending Council Directive 89/552/EEC on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities Read more

Regulation (EC) No 593/2008 on the law applicable to contractual obligations

REGULATION (EC) No 593/2008 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 17 June 2008 on the law applicable to contractual obligations (Rome I) Read more

Regulation (EC) No 864/2007 on services in the internal market

REGULATION (EC) No 864/2007 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 11 July 2007 on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations (Rome II) Read more