Toward a Single Market
lThe campaign for the single market was led by Jacques Delors, a former French finance minister who was President of the European Commission from 1985 to 1995.
lThe summit meeting in Milan, Italy, is when the European Council set the goal of achieving a single European market by December 31, 1993, accelerated reforms with the EC and increased cooperation and integration among member states.
lUltimately, it led to the formation of the European Union.
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Toward a Single Market
o The most significant development in the EC during the 1980s was the progress toward implementing a single European market.
O The campaign for the single market was led by Jacques Delors, a former French finance minister who was president of the European Commission from 1985 to 1995.
O At a summit meeting in Milan, Italy, the commission proposed a seven-year timetable for removing nearly all the remaining trade barriers between member states.
O The European Council approved the plan, and the goal of achieving a single European market by December 31, 1993, accelerated reforms with the EC and increased cooperation and integration among member states.
•  Ultimately, it led to the formation of the European Union.