15 Amendments of Birgit COLLIN-LANGEN related to 2017/2003(INI)
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital b a (new)
Recital b a (new)
b a. Whereas the collaborative economy offers possibilities for young people, migrants, part-time workers and senior citizens to access the labour market;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the communication on a European Agenda for the collaborative economy, and underlines that it should represent a first step towards a more comprehensive and ambitious EU strategy on it the objective of which should be a European legal framework;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Agrees that the collaborative economy could also generates new entrepreneurial opportunities, jobs and growth, and could play an important role in making the economic system not only more efficient, but also socially and environmentally sustainable;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers the development of a dynamic and clear legal environment establishing a level playing field to be of paramount importance for the collaborative economy to flourish in the EU;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Draws attention to the factNotes that the collaborative economy in Europe has a number of specific traits, as it is generally more rooted at local level, reflecting the European business structure, whichso far consists mainly of SMEs;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Is concerned that, while a large part of the nascent collaborative economy remains unregulated, significant differences are emerging among Member States due to national, regional and local regulations, as well as case-law, posing a risk of fragmentation of the Single Market;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
11a. Points out that much of what is offered in the collaborative economy is based on customer evaluations and that a good many suppliers gain a competitive advantage as a result of false evaluations; stresses therefore that there should be guaranteed checks by independent accredited bodies that evaluations are genuine;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Is concerned about the difficulties that have emerged so far in relation to tax compliance and enforcement, despiteWelcomes the increased traceability of economic transactions viathat online platforms enables;
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Underlines the paramount importance of safeguarding workers’ rights in collaborative services, of avoiding social dumping, and of guaranteeing fair working conditions and adequate social protection;
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Is concerned about the risk that on-demand workers might not enjoy genuine legal protection, and that collaborative platforms might pass on their risks to workers with no entrepreneurial responsibilitiesUnderlines that the collaborative economy is offering flexible on-demand work opportunities for people that currently are far from the labour market;
Amendment 353 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Points out the importance of adequate competences and skills, in order to enable as many individuals as possible to play an active role in the collaborative economy; is of the opinion that the potential of the collaborative economy will be fully unleashed only through effective policies of social inclusion at EU level, starting with confident and critical use of ICT as a key competence for lifelong learning strategies;
Amendment 361 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Emphasises that collaborative financing systems – such as crowd-funding – are successful only when integrated withis an important complement to traditional funding channels intoas part of an effective financing ecosystem;