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13 Amendments of Tomasz Piotr PORĘBA related to 2016/2100(INI)

Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to show greater political will towards completing the single market for transport, in order to ensure open and fair competition between public and private operators in the transport, postal (including cross-border parcel delivery) and tourism sectors;
2016/10/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that the need to guarantee more effective protection of transport workers’ rights from abuse should not be used as a pretext to restrict free competition between entities from different Member States; calls on the Commission to respect the principles of proportionality and subsidiarity when drawing up laws that will have a significant impact on the functioning of the single transport market;
2016/10/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Notes the challenges faced by postal operators as a result of the creation of the Digital Single Market; stresses that the success of this ambitious project, in particular in the area of online trade, depends largely on the form taken by the postal parcel delivery service market; stresses the need to guarantee fair and equal cross-border competition conditions for private entities and public operators providing commercial services;
2016/10/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the fact that EU transport legislation is often poorly implemented and treaty principles are not respected by Member States; believes that proper implementation of existing EU legislation would bring additional benefits to business and industry;
2016/10/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Expresses concern at the impact the Commission’s proposed changes to Directive 96/71/EC could have on the transport sector; stresses that attempts to harmonise minimum wage laws are at odds with the principle of subsidiarity, would lead to discrimination against entities in certain Member States and could seriously undermine the freedom to provide services within the EU;
2016/10/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Regrets the Commission’s failure to react quickly and decisively to attempts by some Member States to restrict free competition in the transport sector; calls for these practices to be abolished and for all possible measures to be taken to guarantee equal access to the single market under the same conditions for entities operating in that sector from all Member States;
2016/10/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that entities operating on the basis of new business models influence the EU’s transport and tourism market in a positive way, in particular by making services more accessible and improving their quality; notes, however, the many potential risks connected with the functioning of those entities, in particular in relation to the fulfilment of their tax obligations and compliance with labour law;
2016/10/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that increased competition brought about by the gradual opening up of the EU road haulage market can bring benefits to consumers, but expresses concern; strongly condemns the fact that certain measures being applied by some Member States are undermining the integrity of the single market in this field;
2016/10/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Strongly opposes the exploitation of environmental and safety laws, in particular in the rail transport sector, to restrict competition in the EU; highlights the need for rational law-making and for administrative pressure on SMEs in the transport sector to be reduced;
2016/10/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Stresses that the full opening-up of the rail transport market could bring a number of benefits to operators and passengers from all Member States; notes, however, the need to take account of the differing degrees of development of rail infrastructure in the Member States in that process; stresses the need to maintain, in the next multiannual financial framework, current levels of investment in evening out differences in rail infrastructure;
2016/10/17
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 365 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Stresses that the need to guarantee more effective protection of transport workers’ rights from abuse should not be used as a pretext to restrict free competition between entities from different Member States; calls on the Commission to respect the principles of proportionality and subsidiarity when drawing up laws that will have a significant impact on the functioning of the single transport market;
2016/10/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 374 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Regrets the Commission’s failure to react quickly and decisively to attempts by some Member States to restrict free competition in the transport sector; calls for these practices to be abolished and for all possible measures to be taken to guarantee equal access to the single market under the same conditions for entities operating in that sector from all Member States;
2016/10/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 379 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)
21c. Expresses concern at the impact the Commission’s proposed changes to Directive 96/71/EC could have on the road transport sector; stresses that attempts to harmonise minimum wage laws are at odds with the principle of subsidiarity, would lead to discrimination against entities from certain Member States on the single market and could seriously undermine the freedom to provide services within the EU;
2016/10/24
Committee: ECON