Digital Single Market

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Diagram of the EU digital single market and the facilitation of public services across borders

On 6 May 2015, the European Commission, led at the time by Jean-Claude Juncker, created the Digital Single Market strategy. The strategy was intended to remove virtual borders to increase connection on the internet and make it easier for consumers to have access of online content across the European Union.[1]

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  1. European Economic and Social Committee, "The digital single market - trends and opportunities for SMEs (own-initiative opinion)", published on 18 September 2020, https://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/our-work/opinions-information-reports/opinions/digital-single-market-trends-and-opportunities-smes-own-initiative-opinion, accessed on 17 April 2021.