<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The digital single market is one of the most important objectives and challenges for the European Union. However, given that digitalisation implies a borderless world it requires a different form of governance and has distinctive features from other aspects of the single market. In addition, it raises a number of practical and political issues for countries outside the EU, but which maintain close economic and trade relations with the latter. The article examines the regulatory implications of the digital world from the point of view of states involved in the European Neighbourhood Policy, in particular Georgia, and looks into the future challenges in this process.</p></abstract>

The digital single market is one of the most important objectives and challenges for the European Union. However, given that digitalisation implies a borderless world it requires a different form of governance and has distinctive features from other aspects of the single market. In addition, it raises a number of practical and political issues for countries outside the EU, but which maintain close economic and trade relations with the latter. The article examines the regulatory implications of the digital world from the point of view of states involved in the European Neighbourhood Policy, in particular Georgia, and looks into the future challenges in this process.

The European Union Digital Single Market—Challenges and Impact for the EU Neighbourhood States

Faculty of Economics and Political Sciences, School of Political Sciences Economics and Political Sciences Building

TalTech Journal of European Studies

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The digital single market is one of the most important objectives and challenges for the European Union. However, given that digitalisation implies a...

The European Union Digital Single Market—Challenges and Impact for the EU Neighbourhood States

Published Online: Dec 31, 2018

Page range: 7 - 23

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/bjes-2018-0013

Keywords
digitalisation, EU single market, Georgia, neighbourhood policy

© 2018 Katrin Nyman-Metcalf et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The European Union Digital Single Market—Challenges and Impact for the EU Neighbourhood States

Published Online: Dec 31, 2018

Page range: 7 - 23

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/bjes-2018-0013

Keywordsdigitalisation, EU single market, Georgia, neighbourhood policy

© 2018 Katrin Nyman-Metcalf et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
digitalisation, EU single market, Georgia, neighbourhood policy