The Role of the Competition Policy in Forging the European Common Market

Romanian Journal of European Affairs, Vol. 8, No. 4, December 2008

11 Pages Posted: 11 Nov 2008

See all articles by Musetescu Radu Cristian

Musetescu Radu Cristian

Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies

Alina Mihaela Dima

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Cristian Paun

Academy of Economic Studies

Date Written: November 11, 2008

Abstract

The forging of the Single Market represents the most important dimension of the first pillar of the European Union, which is the European Community. It can be argued that, as compared to the other two pillars (the Common Foreign and Security Policy and the Police and Judicial Cooperation in the Criminal Matters), it has the most powerful impact on the welfare of European citizens. The European policy makers define however the Internal Market as not only an economic area where there are no more state-imposed barriers in the path of the freedom of movement of goods and services at the borders of the member-states but also a single business environment where there are a single currency, coordinated economic policies as well as homogeneous business practices of private undertakings. In this process, despite a large set of common policies, the competition policy has reached the status of the building block of the Common Market.

Keywords: market integration, competition policy, Common Market

Suggested Citation

Cristian, Musetescu Radu and Dima, Alina Mihaela and Paun, Cristian, The Role of the Competition Policy in Forging the European Common Market (November 11, 2008). Romanian Journal of European Affairs, Vol. 8, No. 4, December 2008, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1299627

Musetescu Radu Cristian (Contact Author)

Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies ( email )

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Bucharest, 010374
Romania

Alina Mihaela Dima

affiliation not provided to SSRN ( email )

Cristian Paun

Academy of Economic Studies ( email )

Romania

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