If internal capital markets function well within integrated markets, reducing remaining inconsistencies and differences in the regulatory framework of member states and coordinating supervision within the EU should be a priority.

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Earlier, the 192 member states of the World Health Organisation voted unanimously to pass the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, the first international treaty to clamp down on tobacco consumption.

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There is no compelling reason in your non-federal framework, on issues other than those bearing directly on the functioning of the Union, for member states to have common positions in international organisations.

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