Der hersker udbredt bekymring for, at udkastet til tjenesteydelsesdirektiv, navnlig bestemmelsen om "oprindelsesland", vil føre til social dumping og hurtigt faldende standarder for så vidt angår udførelsen af tjenesteydelser.
Since 1 May, Russia has been playing games and not accepting goods from Poland in retaliation for the refusal by certain countries, such as the Baltic countries, to accept Russian imports because they failed to meet the sanitary requirements laid down by the EU.