The completion of the European single market in the last decades has been accompanied by the development of a solid social acquis which has resulted in progress in the freedom of movement, living and working conditions, equality between women and men, health and safety at work, social protection and education and training.
Dovršetak jedinstvenog europskog tržišta posljednjih desetljeća pratio je razvoj čvrste socijalne stečevine, što je dovelo do napretka u slobodi kretanja, načinu života i radnim uvjetima, ravnopravnosti žena i muškaraca, zdravlju i sigurnosti na radu, socijalnoj zaštiti te obrazovanju i osposobljavanju.