Competition and services: the Services Directive (2006)

Internet has no borders, so e-commerce seems perfectly fit for free movement of products and services. As Article 1(1) Directive 2000/31/EC on e-commerce states “contribute to the proper functioning of the internal market by ensuring the free movement of information society services between the Member States.” Over the past 20 years e-commerce predominantly is restricted to the national level, much to the regret of the European Union. The focus of the meeting is to discuss EU initiatives in the area of e-commerce from the perspective of its success and/or failure to eliminate the barriers which divide the European peoples.