In 2023, our EU #SingleMarket turns 30! 🇪🇺
Over the past 3 decades, it has given Europe the means to shape its political & economic #destiny.
A few figures to illustrate the incredible #stamina the Single Market brought to the EU common project
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4️⃣4️⃣0️⃣ million European citizens benefit from the Single Market.
1️⃣7️⃣ million Europeans live or work in an EU country other than their own
The European Union has the world's largest democratic Single Market.
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The Single Market helped 🇪🇺 becoming the world’s number 1️⃣ trading block.
1️⃣5️⃣ % of the world’s trade in goods is from the EU
Annual intra-EU exports have increased five-fold from € 671 billion in 1993 to over € 3,400 billion in 2022.
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2023 will be a challenging year for our #competitiveness & our long-term resilience.
It will also be the opportunity for us, Europeans, to show ambition, assertiveness & leadership.
We have a unique asset to help us in this effort: our Single Market 🇪🇺
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The Single Market’s GDP in 2021 was more than € 1️⃣4️⃣ trillion.
The 🇪🇺 is home to 2️⃣4️⃣ million companies.
#Investment opportunities provided by the Single Market allow businesses to protect their supply chains on a much larger scale from potential crises.
#SingleMarket30
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