Activities of Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ related to 2013/2194(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
European Semester for economic policy coordination: annual growth survey 2014 - European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social aspects - Single market governance (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on Single Market governance within the European Semester 2014 PDF (203 KB) DOC (91 KB)
Amendments (13)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
- having regard to the Conclusions of the European Council of 24-25 October 2013,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. Whereas the Single Market should be seen as closely connected to other horizontal policy areas, such as consumer and worker protection, social rights, the environment and sustainable development;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. Whereas we have not yet achieved a fully functioning digital single market for online and communications services in Europe; whereas the free movement of digital services and cross- border e- commerce is today hindered by fragmented rules at national level; whereas European companies and public services will gain economic and social benefits from the use of advanced ICT services and applications;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates its call on the Commission to strengthen Single Market governance by establishing, as a specific pillar of the European Semester, an annual Single Market governance cycle that includes the Internal Market Scoreboard, an annual report on the integration of the Single Market as part of the Annual Growth Survey, European Council guidance to Member States, national action plans aimed at implementing the Single Market guidelines, and dedicated country-specific recommendations and to take full account of the key growth areas – identified as the services sector, the energy sector, the transport sector and the digital single market – and of the measures included in the Single Market Acts I and II;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the importance ofat a consistent implementation of the package of concrete proposals on digital services submitted by the Commission in order to develop and complete the digital single market, in particular with regard to universal access to internet and up-to-date and transparentcan contribute to Europe making full use of the internal market; calls for an effective policy for a digital single market that makes online services in Europe more competitive, accessible, cross-border and transparent providing a high level of consumer protection mechanisms;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that free movement of persons and workersRegrets that, despite the strong evidence for the importance of the single market in overcoming the crisis, the free movement of citizens, in particular workers and professionals, across Europe is still not completed and that stronger measures are needed in order to remove the remaining obstacles and ensure the principle of equal treatment of workersstimulate growth;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Believes that the regulation of financial services should provide for better information, enhanced protection and effective redress for consumers; stresses the need for a quick and positive conclusion of the work on legislative proposals on consumer and retail financial services market, in particular the Key Information Documents (KIDs) for packaged retail investment products, the comparability of fees related to payment accounts, payment account switching and access to payment accounts with basic features; takes the view that further proposals, such as a consumer insolvency regime, should be brought forward in order to encourage the safe investment of private savings in the real economy;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Calls on the Members States to ensure that adequate resources are provided for the SOLVIT network and the Points of Single Contact, as required by the Services Directive; calls on the Commission and the Member States alike to take further steps to disseminate information about the availability of these instruments among businesses and entrepreneurs; considers, in addition, that Member States should initiate a more intensive and broader exchange of best practices;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Takes note of the continuous increase of the use of the Your Europe and Your Europe Advice portals, which should be able to provide the necessary information to anyone moving around the European Union; is aware, at the same time, that the level of mobility in Europe is still low and often restricted to a limited number of well-educated and well-off individuals and social groups;