The Investment Plan

A new boost for jobs, growth and investment.

Its objectives are removing obstacles to investment, providing visibility and technical assistance to its projects and making smarter use of financial resources.

A connected digital single market

It is one in which the free movement of persons, services and capital is ensured and where the individuals and businesses can seamlessly access and engage in online activities under conditions of fair competition, and a high level of consumer and personal data protection, irrespective of their nationality or place of residence.

A resilient energy union with a forward-looking climate change policy

Ensuring that European citizens can access secure, affordable and sustainable energy supplies.

A deeper and fairer internal market with stronger industries

The Single Market refers to the EU as one territory without any internal borders or other regulatory obstacles to the free movement of goods and services. A functioning Single Market stimulates competition and trade, improves efficiency, raises quality, and helps cut prices. The European Single Market is one of the EU’s greatest achievements. It has fueled economic growth and made the everyday life of European businesses and consumers easier.

Deeper and fairer economic and monetary union

Within the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), EU countries' economic policies are coordinated to:

Ensure EU countries can withstand future crises through economic and social reforms and responsible fiscal policies, encourage investment and enhance competitiveness, deliver more job opportunities and better living standards.

A reasonable and balanced free trade agreement with the United States

In the absence of optimism beforehand, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and US President Donald Trump recently reached an agreement: the EU and the US agreed to settle down trade frictions between the two sides in a more “constructive way.”