Activities of Virginie ROZIÈRE related to 2017/2073(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Implementation of the Professional Qualifications Directive and the need for reform in professional services (debate) FR
Amendments (18)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. Whereas the EU framework should address disproportionate barriers while fully preserving the protection of public interest objectives, such as consumer protection, thus ensuring high quality of the service provided;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. Whereas professional mobility combined with a high level of protection of public interest objectives can significantly contribute to sustainable economic growth in the EU;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that regulated professions play a fundamental role in the EU economy, representing a significant part of the occupation rate as well as an important share of the added value in the Union; believes, furthermore, that the quality of professional services is of paramount importance for preserving the EU economic, social and cultural model and to strengthen the competitiveness of the EU;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Acknowledges the improvements to the database of regulated professions made by the Commission, including the creation of an interactive map, allowing citizens to check the professional access requirements across the EU and to visualise more easily which profession is regulated in a given Member State; calls on the Commission to further improve the database for regulated professions, in order to facilitate timely and accurate notification of the information by competent authorities and thus enhance transparency for EU citizens;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Takes note of the divergences across Member States, as to the number of regulated professions and scope of activities, covered by similar professions, which explains the different ways to regulate professions, chosen by each Member State; considers that even though the ISCO and the NACE classifications constitute useful tools, the EU should develop its own classification, based on the notified activities by the Member States; calls on the Commission to improve the comparability of different professions and to define a common set of activities for each profession notified in the database with a view to facilitate voluntary harmonisation across the EU;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Acknowledges that some Member States did not consult the relevant stakeholders in an appropriate manner while preparing the NAPs; believes that a transparent flow of information between public institutions and stakeholders is necessary to effectively address issues and challenges affecting professions; calls for a broader involvement of all interested parties in the future;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Member States to involve all interested parties and carry out broader public consultations not only in view of preparing NAPs but also before reforming regulation of professions, in order to allow citizens, consumers and professionals to express their views;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recognises the role of professional regulation in achieving a high level of protection of public interest objectives, such aseither explicitly mentioned in the Treaty, such as public policy, public security and public health, or recognized by the Court of Justice case-law, which may continue to evolve; among others, the protection of consumers, recipients of services and workers, the safeguarding of the proper administration of justice, combating fraud and prevention of tax evasion and avoidance, the protection of the environment, and the preservation of national historic and artistic heritage and social and cultural policy objectives; acknowledges the margin of appreciation of Member States in determining the ways to achieve this;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Points out that better comparability of the level of professional qualifications is needed in order to increase the homogeneity of the evidence of formal qualifications across the European Union and to create a level playing field for young Europeans entering the professions, as well as promote their mobility across the EU;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Points out that the Panama Papers and other recent scandals have revealed the role of European enablers and intermediaries, including lawyers, accountants, wealth managers and other professionals, in setting up offshore structures facilitating tax avoidance and evasion and money laundering; underlines the necessity to better regulate these actors at European and national level in order to effectively tackle these phenomena;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Calls for a shift in the regulatory framework for intermediaries and enablers advising on tax matters, including clear regulation, appropriate public supervision, effective sanctions and compulsory codes of conducts at EU level; calls on the European Commission to ensure that actors advising on tax matters are adequately regulated and to propose harmonised rules in this area, creating an EU framework regulating all professionals advising on tax matters;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Underlines that this indicator, based on numerical data and including merely an analysis of the barriers to free movement, is tomust be used solely as a purely indicative tool land does not determineshall not automatically determine whether a possibly stricter regulation in some Member States is disproportionate; considers that in any event, such an assessment of the disproportionate nature of a regulation is a matter for the sovereign assessment of the Court of justice;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Besides an effective regulatory framework in the EU and in the Member States, highlights the need for effective and coordinated policies to support professionals in the EU and to strengthen the competitiveness, the innovation capacity and the quality of professional services in the EU;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Stresses the need to consider the professionals from both an entrepreneurial perspective and a professional point of view strictu sensu; in this light, is convinced that economic tools should be combined with policies aiming at strengthening the human capital in the professional services;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17c. Highlights the importance of education, skills development and entrepreneurial training to ensure that professionals in the EU remain competitive and able to face the transformational changes that affect the liberal professions as a consequence of innovation, digitalization and globalization; stresses the close connection between the knowledge of a professional and the quality of service provided; notes the important role that should be played by higher education and research institutions in this regard;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 d (new)
Paragraph 17 d (new)
17d. Calls on the Member States to properly analyse the needs of the market for professional services in future decades and to develop policies making EU professional services globally competitive;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Stresses that new technologies will be unlikely to replace human beings in making ethical and moral decisions; points out, in this regard, that rules on the organization of professions, including rules on supervision by public bodies or professional associations could play an important role and help to share equitably the benefits of digitalisation;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Calls on the Commission to continue keeping the Parliament regularly informed on the state of play in relation of the compliance with the Directive by the Member States;