The EC declares the Services Directive will greatly benefit all member states

Belgium, UK, Italy and Finland will benefit even more, as consumption in these countries will go up by 1.2%. The figures will be respectively even higher in case of industry's value added. Abolishment of the obstacles to providing services and unification of conditions for providing services across the EU will initiate a new wave of foreign investments in Poland and other member countries. "This is not only about cheaper service providers from Poland and other CEE countries. This will result in fiercer competition among West European companies," said Martin Thelle, one of the authors of the report. This document proves that authorities in Germany and France are acting against the interest of their own nations by blocking the introduction of the new law. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B2) M.M.