The turn of the year marks the 30th anniversary of the European Single Market. After a dynamic start, member countries have all too often opted more for the national interest and less for the European interest. A perennial issue is that member states are reluctant to open their national markets to service providers from other countries. Now the EU Commission, the European Parliament and the Swedish government, which takes over the presidency of the Council in January, want to give the Single Market new impetus. Till Hoppe assesses the prospects.