General Comparative Report on the Research Project ‘The Implementation of the Services Directive in the EU Member States’ of the German Research Institute for Public Administration Speyer -- The Implementation of the Services Directive in Austria -- The Implementation of the Services Directive in Belgium -- The Implementation of the Services Directive in the Republic of Bulgaria -- The Implementation of the Services Directive in Cyprus -- The Implementation of the Services Directive in the Czech Republic -- The Implementation of the Services Directive in Denmark -- The Implementation of the Services Directive in Estonia -- The Implementation of the Services Directive in Finland -- The Implementation of the Services Directive in France -- The Implementation of the Services Directive in Germany -- The Implementation of the Services Directive in Hungary -- The Implementation of the Services Directive in Ireland -- The Implementation of the Services Directive in Italy -- The Implementation of the Services Directive in Latvia -- The Implementation of the Services Directive in Lithuania -- The Implementation of the Services Directive in Luxembourg -- The Implementation of the Services Directive in Malta -- The Implementation of the Services Directive in the Netherlands -- The Implementation of the Services Directive in Poland -- The Implementation of the Services Directive in Portugal -- The Implementation of the Services Directive in Romania -- The Implementation of the Services Directive in Slovakia -- The Implementation of the Services Directive in Slovenia -- The Implementation of the Services Directive in Spain -- The Implementation of the Services Directive in Sweden -- The Implementation of the Services Directive in United Kingdom.

The EU Services Directive is one of the cornerstones for the realization of the EU internal market and is fundamental to economic and legal experts in governments, trade and industry, as well as to the general public. This book analyses in detail the different steps taken by each of 26 EU Member States (all but Greece) in the implementation process of the Services Directive. It provides not only detailed information about the changes in national law adopted by the Member States, but also facilitates a comparison of the different implementation strategies. It gives an insight in the heterogeneity or homogeneity of implementation concepts and shows how European legislation affects legislation that was originally nationally dominated, such as the law of national administration. This book is valuable reading for academics interested in European and administrative law and the transposition of European directives into domestic law, as well as for practitioners and civil servants in ministries, chambers of commerce, local governments and other comparable institutions having to implement the Directive.   Ulrich Stelkens and Wolfgang Weiß are both University Professors of Law at the German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer and Ordinary Members of the German Research Institute for Public Administration Speyer, Michael Mirschberger (Ass. Jur.) is research assistant at both institutions.