The EU Services Directive : Gains from Further Liberalization /

The EU Services Directive was adopted in 2006 to foster competition in services across Europe. However, progress in liberalizing services has fallen short of expectations due to the article 15 of the Directive, which allows countries to maintain pre-existing restrictions if judged necessary to prote...

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Auteur principal: Corugedo, Emilio Fernandez
Autres auteurs: Perez Ruiz, Esther
Format: Revue
Langue:English
Publié: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2014.
Collection:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2014/113
Accès en ligne:Full text available on IMF
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