1st SINGLE MARKET FORUM Krakow, POLAND 2-4 October 2011 Single Market Fair: The Igloo in the main market square Mr Malcolm HARBOUR IMCO Chair, visiting the Igloo The European Parliament Stand at the Single Market Fair Polska Project Stand ECC-Net Stand SOLVIT Stand Preparatory Meeting before the Forum Mr Waldemar Pawlak, Polish Deputy Prime Minister, and Mr Malcolm Harbour at the formal opening of the Single Market Fair Formal opening of the Single Market Fair 3 October Single Market Fair Awarding of the prize ‘Union Without Barriers’ From left to right: Ms Róza Thun und Hohenstein, Ms Diana Wallis and Mr Rafal Trzaskowski, Members of the European Parliament and Mr Malcolm Harbour From left to right: Mr Rafal Trzaskowski, Ms Róza Thun und Hohenstein, Mr Malcolm Harbour, and Mr Michel Barnier, Commissioner for Internal Market and Services With the winners of the prize From left to right: Ms Constance Le Grip, Mr Malcolm Harbour, Mr Rafal Trzaskowski and Ms Diana Wallis, Members of the European Parliament 3 October The Forum The entrance of the Auditorium Maximum, Jagiellonian University From left to right: Ms Jutta Steinruck, Mr Hans-Peter Mayer, Ms Diana Wallis, Ms Evelyne Gebhardt, Ms Heide Rühle, Mr Malcolm Harbour, Mr Louis Grech and Mr Edvard Kožušník, Members of the European Parliament Mr Malcolm Harbour and Mr Louis Grech From left to right: Ms Jutta Steinruck, Ms Heide Rühle and Mr Hans-Peter Mayer Before the official opening of the Forum From left to right: Mr Jerzy Buzek, President of the European Parliament, Mr Malcolm Harbour and Mr Waldemar Pawlak, Deputy Prime Minister of Poland From left to right: Mr Hans-Peter Mayer, Mr Jerzy Buzek, Ms Diana Wallis, Mr Edvard Kožušník, Mr Malcolm Harbour and Ms Jutta Steinruck From left to right: Ms Róza Thun und Hohenstein, Mr Jerzy Buzek, Mr Waldemar Pawlak, Mr Malcolm Harbour and Mr Michel Barnier 3 October The opening of the Forum Speech by Mr Waldemar Pawlak Deputy Prime Minister of Poland Speech by Mr Jerzy Buzek President of the European Parliament Speech by Mr Michel Barnier Commissioner for Internal Market and Services Front row: Mr Buzek and Mr Pawlak Middle row (left to right): Ms Steinruck, Ms Gebhardt , Mr Mayer, Ms Vergnaud, Ms Rühle and Mr Kožušník 3 October Declaration by the Polish Youth Mr Barnier, Mr Pawlak, Mr Trzaskowski and Ms Thun und Hohenstein with the winners of the ‘Union without barriers’ prize 3 October The Forum ‘Tell us your story’ Screening of the winning stories Ms Jacki Davis (Moderator) introducing the five winners of the ‘Tell us your story’ competition 3 October The Forum The presentation of ‘20 main concerns of citizens and enterprises in the Single Market’ Speech by Mr Louis Grech 3 October The Forum Panel Discussion Ms Róza Thun und Hohenstein and Mr Malcolm Harbour From left to right: Mr Louis Grech, Mr Waldemar Pawlak, Ms Jacki Davis, Mr Michel Barnier, Ms Róza Thun und Hohenstein and Mr Malcolm Harbour Mr Louis Grech and Mr Waldemar Pawlak From left to right: Mr Michel Barnier, Ms Róza Thun und Hohenstein and Mr Malcolm Harbour The Panellists Mr Malcolm Harbour interviewed Workshops Workshop on Professional Qualifications Ms Bernardette Vergnaud Member of the European Parliament Workshop on Professional Qualifications Mr Malcolm Harbour Workshop on Professional Qualifications In the centre: Ms Constance Le Grip Workshop on Alternative Dispute Resolution and Online Dispute Resolution Ms Diana Wallis (right) Ms Jacqueline Minor Moderator of the Workshop on ADR Workshop on Points of Single Contact The Panel Workshop on E-Commerce Mr Pablo Arias Echeverría, Member of the European Parliament (left) and panellists Workshop on E-Commerce Ms Anna Maria Corazza Bildt Member of the European Parliament Workshop on E-Commerce Intervention by the audience Workshop on Posting of Workers and Fundamental Social Rights The Panel Key speech by Ms Evelyne Gebhardt (centre) Ms Iliana Ivanova Member of the European Parliament Ms Evelyne Gebhardt The audience Workshop on Public Procurement Ms Joanna Szychowska European Commission (Moderator) Workshop on Public Procurement Mr António Correia de Campos (left) Member of the European Parliament Workshop on Public Procurement Ms Heide Rühle Workshop on Bridging the gap between citizens and the Single Market Emer Daly, European Commission (Moderator) and Mr Louis Grech Workshop on Bridging the gap between citizens and the Single Market Ms Róza Thun und Hohenstein The audience Intervention by the audience The audience Workshop on Citizens’ Rights The Panel Mr Cristian Silviu Buşoi Member of the European Parliament 4 October Reports from the Workshops The Rapporteurs The audience Mr António Correia de Campos and Mr Maciej Szpunar, Polish Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ms Susanne Bo Christensen, Internal Market Centre (Denmark), Ms Róza Thun und Hohenstein and Mr António Correia de Campos Ms Bernardette Vergnaud Mr António Correia de Campos Ms Róza Thun und Hohenstein Mr Malcolm Harbour, Mr Joe Dunne, Head of the IMCO Secretariat and the IMCO Team 4 October Krakow Declaration on the Single Market Mr Malcolm Harbour, Chairman of the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee, Mr John Dalli, Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy and Mr Marcin Korolec, Polish Under-Secretary of State Left to right: Ms Anna Maria Corazza Bildt, Mr Hans-Peter Mayer, Mr Louis Grech, Ms Jutta Steinruck, Ms Evelyne Gebhardt, Ms Constance Le Grip and Ms Bernardette Vergnaud The winners of the ‘Tell us your story’ competition delivering the Krakow Declaration Surprise intervention by Mr Malcolm Harbour Mr Malcolm Harbour and Mr Marcin Korolec Mr Malcolm Harbour promoting the IMCO Newsletter and ‘The friends of IMCO Network’ Speech by Mr Marcin Korolec 4 October First Panel Debate The Panel Mr Marcin Korolec Under-Secretary of State for the Ministry of Economy of Poland From left to right: Mr John Dalli, Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy, Mr Malcolm Harbour, Chairman of the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee and Mr Staffan Nilsson, President of the European Economical and Social Committe Mr Arnoldas Abramavičius Chair of the Commission for Economic and Social Policy Committee of the Regions Mr Staffan Nilsson President of the European Economical and Social Committee Ms Róza Thun und Hohenstein and Mr Andreas Schwab Members of the European Parliament The audience Ms Jacki Davis and Mr John Dalli 4 October Conclusion of the Forum Closing Speech by Mr John Dalli Mr Korolec, Ms Thun und Hohenstein, Ms Corazza Bildt and Mr Mayer Ms Anna Maria Corazza Bildt, Mr Louis Grech and Ms Evelyne Gebhardt Mr Louis Grech and Mr Pablo Arias Echeverría Members present during the Forum MembersDiana attendedWALLIS (Vice-President of the European Parliament - ALDE) Malcolm HARBOUR (Chairman of the IMCO Committee – ECR) Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍA (EPP) Anna Maria CORAZZA-BILDT (EPP) Iliana IVANOVA (EPP) Constance LE GRIP (EPP) Hans-Peter MAYER (EPP) Andreas SCHWAB (EPP) Małgorzata HANDZLIK (EPP) Róża VON THUN UND HOHENSTEIN (EPP) Rafał TRZASKOWSKI (EPP) António Fernando CORREIA DE CAMPOS (S&D) Evelyne GEBHARDT (S&D) Louis GRECH (S&D) Bernadette VERGNAUD (S&D) Jutta STEINRÜCK (S&D) Cristian Silviu BUŞOI (ALDE) Edvard KOŽUŠNÍK (ECR) Heide RÜHLE (Greens/EFA) .