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"Madam President, the twentieth anniversary of the creation of the Single Market is a great achievement: one set of rules rather than 27 sets of rules, access for Scottish businesses to a market of over 500 million people and a social model to underpin this freedom. Europe is more than a free market. I am pleased that the Commissioner this morning mentioned the importance of social cohesion. I also welcome your statement on basic bank accounts, Commissioner, and I hope that credit unions and their important role are included in your discussions.
Speakers today are correct to point to weaknesses. Twenty years ago we did not use mobile phones in the way we do today; in fact, most people did not have a mobile phone. Now, the ability to access information and buy goods and services on the move is a driver for growth. I must emphasise the importance of the digital single market, which the chair of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection has mentioned today. If I can give you an example, Commissioner, concerning e-books and libraries, certain publishers today are making decisions not to allow libraries to access books in a digital format. You, Commissioner, have an opportunity to prevent this ‘book apartheid’ from happening and to find a solution to the urgent challenges. We cannot allow books to go the way of digital music, where one company appears to determine the price of a download."@en1
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