Up to now, you see, we haven’t (Tonne) exploited its full potential – not by a long shot. Here’s an example: trade between two regions within Europe is six times lower on average if they are not in the same country. [8] So national borders still play a major role. Pushing ahead with economic integration in the single market is an ongoing task.
Work needs to be done, for example, when it comes to trade in services, the capital markets union and the digital sector. 3.1 Free trade in services It is partly by their very nature that services are more difficult to trade over long distances than goods. Ordering a book in Paris while located in Berlin is easy. Visiting a hairdresser is trickier.