Barnier's appointment was controversial for some. His nomination came after the late 2000s recession led to criticism of bankers by many. Especially in France, there was a desire to more regulate the financial services sector, which in Europe is largely based around the City of London. French PresidentNicolas Sarkozy's declaration that Barnier's (then French foreign minister) appointment as Internal Market Commissioner was a "victory" produced considerable worry in the UK that France would use Barnier to push French-inspired restrictive regulation upon the UK's financial centre. Although he said that "we need to turn the page on an era of irresponsibility; we need to put transparency, responsibility and ethics at the heart of the financial system", he has tried to soothe worries in the UK and has reiterated his independence from national influence.[5]
To maximise the potential of the Internal Market to boost growth and employment.
To eliminate remaining barriers to an effectively functioning internal market for services across member states.
To deepen the integration of Europe's capital markets and improve its financial infrastructure so that the cost of capital is reduced, the inefficiencies of fragmentation are minimised and competition is intensified, to the overall benefit of Europe's economy.
To ensure that existing internal market rules are properly enforced.
To improve public procurement procedures to ensure that the European taxpayer gets value for money.
To ensure an effective framework for the protection of intellectual property rights to encourage innovation in the new knowledge economy.
Directives McCreevy was involved with include the directives on:
Bolkestein is most notable for the Directive on services in the internal market, which is commonly called the "Bolkestein Directive". The directive aimed at enabling a company from one member state to recruit workers in another member state under the law of the company's home state. It was to help the development of the internal market for services, the development of which has lagged behind that for goods.
However, there was a great deal of concern about its effect on social standards and welfare, triggering competition between various parts of Europe. This led to significant protests across Europe against the directive, including a notable protest at the European Parliament in Strasbourg by port workers, which led to damage to the building. MEPs eventually reached a compromise on the text and the Parliament adopted it on 12 December 2006; 2 years after Bolkestein left office, under the Barroso Commission.
^"EU nominee Michel Barnier tries to reassure City". BBC News. 14 January 2010. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
^"The Commissioners – Profiles, Portfolios and Homepages". European Commission. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
External links
Barnier's website ec.europa.eu
Commission Internal Market website ec.europa.eu
Internal Market and Services DG website ec.europa.eu
Q&A: Services Directive news.bbc.co.uk
Services in the Internal Market euractiv.com
Archived McCreevy website ec.europa.eu
Interview with Charlie McCreevy by Jamie Smyth ireland.com
Charlie McCreevy, European Commissioner responsible for Internal Market and Services eupolitix.com
Archived Bolkestein website ec.europa.eu
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The Commissioner for Internal Market is a member of the European Commission The post is currently held by Commissioner Thierry Breton European Commissioner for Internal MarketIncumbentThierry Bretonsince 1 December 2019European CommissionStyleMr CommissionerReports toPresident of the European CommissionNominatorMember statesin accordance with the PresidentAppointerThe Parliamentsworn in by the CouncilTerm lengthFive yearsFormation1958First holderPiero MalvestitiSalary 19 909 monthly 1 2 Websiteec europa eu Contents 1 Responsibilities 2 Elzbieta Bienkowska 2014 2019 3 Michel Barnier 2010 2014 4 Charlie McCreevy 2004 2010 5 Frits Bolkestein 1999 2004 6 List of commissioners 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksResponsibilities EditThe portfolio concerns the development of the 480 million strong European single market promoting free movement of people goods services and capital Thus it is clearly a leading role but has become more complex as the single market for services has developed A large area of work is now financial services a politically sensitive topic for some member states notably the UK The Commissioner controls the Directorate General for Internal Market and Services Directorate General for Communications Networks Content and Technology and the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market 3 4 Elzbieta Bienkowska 2014 2019 EditElzbieta Bienkowska is a former Polish regional development minister and deputy prime minister A self described technocrat she was appointed by European Commission president Jean Claude Juncker Michel Barnier 2010 2014 EditBarnier s appointment was controversial for some His nomination came after the late 2000s recession led to criticism of bankers by many Especially in France there was a desire to more regulate the financial services sector which in Europe is largely based around the City of London French President Nicolas Sarkozy s declaration that Barnier s then French foreign minister appointment as Internal Market Commissioner was a victory produced considerable worry in the UK that France would use Barnier to push French inspired restrictive regulation upon the UK s financial centre Although he said that we need to turn the page on an era of irresponsibility we need to put transparency responsibility and ethics at the heart of the financial system he has tried to soothe worries in the UK and has reiterated his independence from national influence 5 Charlie McCreevy 2004 2010 EditCharlie McCreevy s stated priorities were 6 To maximise the potential of the Internal Market to boost growth and employment To eliminate remaining barriers to an effectively functioning internal market for services across member states To deepen the integration of Europe s capital markets and improve its financial infrastructure so that the cost of capital is reduced the inefficiencies of fragmentation are minimised and competition is intensified to the overall benefit of Europe s economy To ensure that existing internal market rules are properly enforced To improve public procurement procedures to ensure that the European taxpayer gets value for money To ensure an effective framework for the protection of intellectual property rights to encourage innovation in the new knowledge economy Directives McCreevy was involved with include the directives on Services in the internal market Patentability of computer implemented inventionsFrits Bolkestein 1999 2004 Edit Frits Bolkestein Dutch European Commissioner in the Prodi Commission 1999 2004 Commissioner Frits Bolkestein Netherlands served in the Prodi Commission between 1999 and 2004 In addition to holding the Internal Market portfolio he also held Taxation and Customs Union His head of cabinet was Laurs Norlund Bolkestein is most notable for the Directive on services in the internal market which is commonly called the Bolkestein Directive The directive aimed at enabling a company from one member state to recruit workers in another member state under the law of the company s home state It was to help the development of the internal market for services the development of which has lagged behind that for goods However there was a great deal of concern about its effect on social standards and welfare triggering competition between various parts of Europe This led to significant protests across Europe against the directive including a notable protest at the European Parliament in Strasbourg by port workers which led to damage to the building MEPs eventually reached a compromise on the text and the Parliament adopted it on 12 December 2006 2 years after Bolkestein left office under the Barroso Commission List of commissioners EditName Country Period Commission1 Piero Malvestiti Italy 1958 1959 Hallstein Commission I2 Giuseppe Caron Italy 1959 1963 Hallstein Commission I amp II3 Guido Colonna di Paliano Italy 1964 1967 Hallstein Commission II4 Hans von der Groeben West Germany 1967 1970 Rey Commission5 Wilhelm Haferkamp West Germany 1970 1973 Malfatti Commission Mansholt Commission6 Finn Olav Gundelach Denmark 1973 1977 Ortoli Commission7 Etienne Davignon Belgium 1977 1981 Jenkins Commission8 Karl Heinz Narjes West Germany 1981 1985 Thorn Commission9 Lord Cockfield United Kingdom 1985 1989 Delors Commission I10 Martin Bangemann Germany 1989 1994 Delors Commission II amp III11 Raniero Vanni d Archirafi Italy 1992 1994 Delors Commission III12 Mario Monti Italy 1994 1999 Santer Commission13 Frits Bolkestein Netherlands 1999 2004 Prodi Commission14 Charlie McCreevy Ireland 2004 2010 Barroso Commission I15 Michel Barnier France 2010 2014 Barroso Commission II16 Elzbieta Bienkowska Poland 2014 2019 Juncker Commission17 Thierry Breton France 2019 Von der Leyen CommissionSee also EditDirective on services in the internal market Directorate General for Internal Market and Services European Commissioner for Competition European Commissioner for Enterprise and Industry Markets in Financial Instruments Directive Office for Harmonization in the Internal MarketReferences Edit REGULATION No 422 67 EEC 5 67 EURATOM OF THE COUNCIL EurLex Base salary of grade 16 third step is 17 697 68 European Commission Officials salaries accessed 19 March 2010 Who s who in the new Commission Financial Times November 2009 My mandate European Commission EU nominee Michel Barnier tries to reassure City BBC News 14 January 2010 Retrieved 9 December 2012 The Commissioners Profiles Portfolios and Homepages European Commission Retrieved 9 December 2012 External links EditBarnier s website ec europa eu Commission Internal Market website ec europa eu Internal Market and Services DG website ec europa eu Q amp A Services Directive news bbc co uk Services in the Internal Market euractiv com Archived McCreevy website ec europa eu Interview with Charlie McCreevy by Jamie Smyth ireland com Charlie McCreevy European Commissioner responsible for Internal Market and Services eupolitix com Archived Bolkestein website ec europa eu 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