common market
noun
: an economic association (as of nations) formed to remove trade barriers among its members
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That chaos would make the ideal of an African common market that could replicate the success of the European Economic Community even more remote.
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Branko Milanovic, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2023
The country hasn’t been able to benefit from migration flows to offset a tight labor market, unlike in the European Union’s common market.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 4 May 2024
Jacques Delors, a French elder statesman who spent a decade as president of the European Commission — the European Union’s executive branch — and became a driving force behind the continent’s economic integration and a leading proponent of a common market and currency, has died at 98.
—Benjamin Soloway, Washington Post, 27 Dec. 2023
Analysts say that such electoral calculations coupled with the grain issue – which portends a longer-term conflict if and when Ukraine joins the European common market – set the stage for the dispute with Kyiv.
—Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Oct. 2023
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Branko Milanovic, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2023
The country hasn’t been able to benefit from migration flows to offset a tight labor market, unlike in the European Union’s common market.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 4 May 2024
Jacques Delors, a French elder statesman who spent a decade as president of the European Commission — the European Union’s executive branch — and became a driving force behind the continent’s economic integration and a leading proponent of a common market and currency, has died at 98.
—Benjamin Soloway, Washington Post, 27 Dec. 2023
Analysts say that such electoral calculations coupled with the grain issue – which portends a longer-term conflict if and when Ukraine joins the European common market – set the stage for the dispute with Kyiv.
—Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Oct. 2023
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“Common market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/common%20market. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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