The phrase "a functioning single market" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing economic systems, trade agreements, or market operations that are effectively working together.
Example: "The European Union aims to create a functioning single market that allows for the free movement of goods, services, and people among member states."
Alternatives: "an operational single market" or "a viable single market".
But Great Britain needs a European Union and especially a functioning single market.
Without a functioning single market, it is difficult for European Internet companies to achieve significant scale.
Her goal, she has said, is to create a functioning single market for telecommunications in the European Union, one that will let people speak, send text messages and surf the Internet from anywhere in the 27-nation bloc without paying exorbitant fees to mobile operators.
Free movement of labour is fundamental to a functioning single market, and is seen as one of the great strengths of the US economy.
Former Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti, who also served as the EU's competition commissioner, told Today he agreed with Mr Hague, adding that "a country like the UK in practice relies heavily on a functioning single market across Europe".
This, of course, assumes that the European Union remains a functioning single market with a common currency.
Barroso accused some members, including Spain and France, of hindering progress toward a common energy policy and a fully functioning single market by promoting "economic nationalism".
Another important consideration in our Group is subsidiarity: the decision should be taken at a level as close as possible to the citizen, which is compatible with a properly functioning single market.
Her goal, she has said, is to create a functioning single European Union market for telecommunications, one that will let people speak, send text messages and use the Internet from anywhere in the bloc's 27 nations without paying exorbitant fees to mobile operators.
Most notably in the digital world, which is characterised by a boundless data transfer between countries, it is indispensable for a functioning European Single Market to adopt uniform rules".
Without trust from our citizens a functioning digital single market based on data will not work," he said.
