Political agreement reached on emergency • Table.Briefings

Deutsch-polnische Grenze — Border closures are to be avoided in future.

The Council and Parliament have reached a political agreement on the Single Market Emergency Instrument (SMEI). In times of crisis, border closures should be avoided as much as possible. Member states have 18 months to implement the rules.

Member states have 18 months to implement the rules of the Single Market Emergency Instrument (SMEI). This is provided for in the political agreement between Parliament and Council. The emergency instrument SMEI will be renamed the Internal Market Emergency and Resilience Act (IMERA) after implementation, as demanded by Parliament.

Political agreement reached on emergency instrument for the single market

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