On 11 September 2025, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the implementation and streamlining of EU internal market rules to strengthen the single market (2025/2009(INI)). Building on the Commission’s work programme for 2025, the Competitiveness Compass, and recent reports by Draghi, Letta and Niinistö, the resolution underlines that shortcomings in implementation, regulatory fragmentation and unnecessary administrative burdens hinder competitiveness, innovation and investment.

The Parliament recognises that reducing unjustified barriers, ensuring coherent application and enforcement of EU rules, and strengthening harmonisation are vital to restore legal certainty, support SMEs and start-ups, and enable scale-ups and larger companies to operate effectively across borders. It calls for proportionate, future-proof legislation, robust enforcement mechanisms, and systematic competitiveness checks, including specific attention to the impact on SMEs.

The resolution highlights the importance of digitalisation and artificial intelligence in reducing administrative burdens, streamlining compliance procedures, and fostering innovation. It supports measures such as digital ‘one-stop shops’, the harmonised rollout of digital labelling, and the Digital Product Passport, alongside strong consumer protection in the digital age.

By emphasising simplification, legal clarity and fair enforcement, while safeguarding high social and environmental standards, the Parliament insists that the single market remains the foundation for EU competitiveness, prosperity and resilience.