Abstract:In addition to the effective implementation of the free movement of goods, characteristic of a customs union, the Community has always aimed at guaranteeing the free movement of persons in order to cr...In addition to the effective implementation of the free movement of goods, characteristic of a customs union, the Community has always aimed at guaranteeing the free movement of persons in order to create a true internal market. This ‘internal market’ is defined in Article 26(2) TFEU (ex Article 14(2) TEC) as ‘an area without internal borders in which the free movement of goods, persons, services and capital is ensured’. The history of the EU is the history of the gradual implementation of these so-called four freedoms which follows a similar regulatory pattern, that is, ensuring non-discrimination and eliminating intra-EU restrictions by Member States.Read More
Publication Year: 2012
Publication Date: 2012-08-30
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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