EC sends Rome infringement letter on bathing establishments (3)

(ANSA) - ROME, NOV 16 - The European Commission on Thursday sent to Rome a letter marking a step forward in the infringement procedure against Italy for failure to comply with the Bolkestein Directive regarding Italian bathing establishment concessions.
    The Bolkestein Directive is an EU law aiming to create a single market for services within the EU. The directive requires EU countries to ensure fair competition and transparency in order to avoid any kind of discriminatory practices that could undermine the single market principle.
    Brussels wants Rome to assign bathing establishment concessions by tender, a move Italy has so far resisted.
    Thursday's letter contained the EU executive's reasoned opinion on the case, a step towards a full-blown infringement procedure.
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