Activities of Marlene MIZZI

Lucy ANDERSON, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Marlene MIZZI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12

(12) In order to effectively protect business users where needed, this Regulation should apply ~~where the terms and conditions of a contractual relationship,~~ regardless of twheir name or form, are not individually negotiated by the parties to them. Whether or not terms and conditions were individually negotiated should be determined on the basis of an overall assessment, whereby the fact that certain provisions thereof may have been individually negotiated is, in itself, not decisivether terms were individually negotiated or not.

2018/10/08
Committee: IMCO

Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Marlene MIZZI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 a (new)

(29a) The Commission, with input from the Platform Observatory, should draw up a list of unfair commercial practices. Certain unilaterally imposed practices by online intermediaries on business users can be considered unfair in all circumstances and harmful to the legitimate interests of their businesses users and, ultimately, also of consumers in the Union.

2018/10/08
Committee: IMCO

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Damian DRĂGHICI, Milan ZVER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Momchil NEKOV, Liliana RODRIGUES, Marlene MIZZI, Julie WARD, Andrea BOCSKOR, Jill EVANS, Bogdan Brunon WENTA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Recognises that in the increasingly globalised and digitalised world, innovative and relevant methods of learning, teaching and assessment are necessary;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)

16 b. Notes that in a digital society the school should remain a fundamental and attractive learning environment;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 p (new)

29 p. Calls on the Member States to increase cooperation between schools, higher education establishments and the world of work both in the development of curricula and the creation of apprenticeships and internships;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Damian DRĂGHICI, Milan ZVER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Momchil NEKOV, Marlene MIZZI, Julie WARD, Jill EVANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 q (new)

29 q. Calls on the Member States to develop career guidance that would facilitate the identification of pupils' and students’ abilities and predispositions, and strengthen the process of personalised teaching;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 r (new)

29 r. Encourages the Commission to support the Member States in developing training and educational programmes facilitating the active inclusion of adults returning to the labour market;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

Virginie ROZIÈRE, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Gabriele PREUSS, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Marlene MIZZI, Sorin MOISĂ

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)

Ja. whereas the Ombudsman also cooperates with other international organisations, such as the United Nations and is part of the EU framework under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CPRD) tasked with protecting, promoting and monitoring the implementation of the Convention at the level of the EU institutions;

2017/07/19
Committee: PETI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that when non- conformities are identified, European consumers should be able to count on rapid, appropriate and coordinated corrective measures, including Union-wide vehicle recall where necessary; stresses, further, that jointly with the vehicle recall, consumers being harmed by non- conformity of type approval should be adequately compensated by financial means, and that recall programmes only should not be seen as an appropriate measure of compensation in general; considers that by withdrawal of the type approval due to noncompliance or nonconformity, the owner of the affected vehicle should have the right of full reimbursement of the manufacturer for the damage caused by the purchase of this vehicle;

2017/06/27
Committee: IMCO

2017/2085(INI)

Kerstin WESTPHAL, Arndt KOHN, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Biljana BORZAN, Evelyne GEBHARDT, Maria GRAPINI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Marlene MIZZI, Marc TARABELLA, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Welcomes the improvements that market-led technological developments have already brought to Union road safety, and encourages the continued exploration of the opportunities the digital revolution offers in that regard; reminds regarding the digital revolution and the rising importance of automated and connected driving, the protection of the consumer´s data in the vehicle should have the highest possible standards and where the data processing and forwarding is not mandatory for the safe functioning of the vehicle, consumers must be able to stop the data transfer to the vehicle manufacturer easily; calls for continuing research and the development of new standards in autonomous emergency braking, lane keeping assistance and reverse detection technologies for motor vehicles, high vision cabins and front-end blind spot cameras and detection for HGVs.; calls for a better and a more effective collection and exchange of information and data between all stakeholders regarding the research of the real cause of the accidents;

2017/06/27
Committee: IMCO

2017/2069(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas as petitions and complaints addressed to the European Commission and to SOLVIT have shown, EU citizens face notable difficulties in exercising this right, owing to administrative burdens and bureaucracy in Member States, and to misinformation and/or a lack of cooperation by Member State authorities;

2017/10/06
Committee: PETI

2017/2069(INI)

Virginie ROZIÈRE, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Gabriele PREUSS, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Marlene MIZZI, Sorin MOISĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Takes note of the Commission’s 2017 EU Citizenship Report, which contains an enumeration of priorities by field of activity; expresses its doubt as to whether these priorities will effectively answer citizens’ concerns; regrets the lack of well-defined, concrete commitments and actions for the next three years;

2017/10/06
Committee: PETI

2017/2069(INI)

Virginie ROZIÈRE, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Marlene MIZZI, Sorin MOISĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Takes note of the Commission’s willingness to increase its efforts in order to inform the European citizens of their rights whereas strongly recalls the predominant importance of a timely and effective enforcement of them ;reminds that the correct application of EU law is a shared responsibility of the Member States and the European institutions; underlines in that respect the crucial role the Commission has to play as the Guardian of the Treaties in the implementation of the articles 258-260 TFEU;

2017/10/06
Committee: PETI

2017/2069(INI)

Virginie ROZIÈRE, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Gabriele PREUSS, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Marlene MIZZI, Sorin MOISĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)

1d. Urges the Commission to speed up its EU law enforcement policy by using all available tools mechanisms in order to bring a correct application of EU law closer to the citizens.

2017/10/06
Committee: PETI

2017/2069(INI)

Virginie ROZIÈRE, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Gabriele PREUSS, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Marlene MIZZI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Invites the Commission to take more active steps against LGBTI discrimination and to combat homophobia by defining concrete action to be taken at national and European levels; calls at the same time for the EU institutions to monitor LGBTI rights closely and to promote the recognition of cross-border rights for LGBTI persons and their families in the EU; calls upon legislators to expedite their activities with regard to the adoption of a comprehensive directive on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States as regards the accessibility requirements for products and services including different modes of transportation;

2017/10/06
Committee: PETI

2017/2069(INI)

Virginie ROZIÈRE, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Gabriele PREUSS, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Marlene MIZZI, Sorin MOISĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls on the Commission to reinforce the SOLVIT network by improving the interaction between its services and national centres in order to ensure a better follow-up of unresolved and repetitive cases as well as a greater articulation between the different EU law enforcement tools such as EU PILOT and CHAP ;at the same time, invites the Member States to promote the SOLVIT network and its services among EU citizens, as well as other redress mechanisms, both at EU level, such as the Committee on Petitions and the European Ombudsman and at national level, such as the local ombudsman;

2017/10/06
Committee: PETI

2017/2069(INI)

Virginie ROZIÈRE, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Gabriele PREUSS, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Marlene MIZZI, Sorin MOISĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)

9c. Recalls that access to health services, coordination of social security schemes and recognition of professional qualifications in other Member States are the areas where EU citizens are often facing difficulties and calls for a vigorous enforcement by the Commission in order to redress those situations ;

2017/10/06
Committee: PETI

2017/2069(INI)

Virginie ROZIÈRE, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Gabriele PREUSS, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Marlene MIZZI, Sorin MOISĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. ERecalls the fundamental right to freedom of expression and information enshrined in article 11 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights ; expresses its conviction that free media and access to a plurality of voices in society and in the media are an indispensable part of a healthy democracy and constitutes therefore a constitutional foundation of EU membership as enshrined in Articles 2 and 6 of the TEU; underlines the need for a defined EU policy to tackle anti- European propaganda and false information; ~~proposes that EU institutions proceed with the creation of a European television channel broadcasting in all Member States~~underlines the need for a defined EU policy to tackle anti-European propaganda and false information;

2017/10/06
Committee: PETI

2017/2069(INI)

Virginie ROZIÈRE, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Gabriele PREUSS, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Marlene MIZZI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Maintains that transparency is a key tool for bringing citizens closer to the EU and involving them in its activities; notes that access to documents represents 30% of the inquiries closed by the European Ombudsman in 2016 and therefore recommends the promotion of the right to access documents and the translation of as many documents as possible into all EU languages; calls for an horizontal directive on whistle-blowing which sets out appropriate channels and procedures for reporting cases; supports the intensification of dialogue with citizens and the encouragement of public debates in order to improve EU citizens’ understanding of the impact of the EU on their daily lives and to allow them to take part in an exchange of views, through slots in television programmes for targeted audiences;

2017/10/06
Committee: PETI

2017/2069(INI)

Virginie ROZIÈRE, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Gabriele PREUSS, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Marlene MIZZI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Supports the promotion of a culture of service among EU and national institutions and considers that the EU should lead by example through the highest administrative and transparency standards, ~~as envisaged elsewhere in~~in accordance with Article 41 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights; proposes that local EU offices in the Member States be transformed into one- stop shops, offering comprehensive services for EU citizens, so as to reduce bureaucracy and the obstacles it poses to the exercise of EU citizenship rights; highlights the importance of the ‘once only’ project, which eliminates unnecessary burdens for European businesses that are asked to present the same data and documents repeatedly in their operations across borders;

2017/10/06
Committee: PETI

2017/2069(INI)

Virginie ROZIÈRE, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Marlene MIZZI, Sorin MOISĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Urges the Member States to guarantee that their national legislation is sufficiently clear and detailed to ensure that the right to free movement of citizens and their families is respected; to proceed with the proper training of competent national authorities in this respect on the basis of an electronic learning tool and to disseminate accurate information to interested parties in a precise manner; to foster, furthermore, good cooperation and a swift exchange of information with other national administrations, especially where cross-border insurance and old age pensions are concerned; urges the Commission to submit a proposal for an act on the cross-border recognition of adoption orders;

2017/10/06
Committee: PETI

2017/2069(INI)

Virginie ROZIÈRE, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Gabriele PREUSS, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Marlene MIZZI, Sorin MOISĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 f (new)

15f. Welcomes the launch of the EU solidarity corps for young European citizens and asks for the initiative to be properly funded and that quality jobs are not replaced by unpaid volunteering;

2017/10/06
Committee: PETI

2017/2044(BUD)

Maria GRAPINI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Lucy ANDERSON, Marlene MIZZI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Considers that a well-functioning internal market is a cornerstone for stronger competitiveness of the Union and stresses the need to take into account the transformation to the digital era with an adequate budgetary allocation, in particular for SMEs;

2017/07/04
Committee: IMCO

2017/2044(BUD)

Maria GRAPINI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Lucy ANDERSON, Marlene MIZZI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Is convinced that consumer policy is one of the main horizontal priorities for the Union and that the budget for that policy area should reflect this; asks the Commission to do its utmost to increase education and awareness on consumer policy in particular in the Digital Single Market and to mainstream consumer interests across ~~different~~all Union policies;

2017/07/04
Committee: IMCO

2017/2044(BUD)

Maria GRAPINI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Lucy ANDERSON, Marlene MIZZI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Welcomes appropriations for the competitiveness of enterprises and SMEs as it is one of the priorities to support entrepreneurship and boost ~~growth and~~sustainable growth and the creation of jobs;

2017/07/04
Committee: IMCO

2017/2044(BUD)

Maria GRAPINI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Lucy ANDERSON, Marlene MIZZI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Is nevertheless concerned at the reduction in the budget line 02 02 01 ‘Promoting entrepreneurship and improving the competitiveness and access to markets of Union enterprises’ as SMEs still encounter problems in those areas of the real economy; stresses that sufficient financial support for microenterprises, entrepreneurs and SMEs should be the key priority for the Union; emphasises that securing good access to finance is essential for keeping SMEs competitive and for helping them to overcome challenges related to access to the internal market as well as to the global market;

2017/07/04
Committee: IMCO

2017/2044(BUD)

Maria GRAPINI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Lucy ANDERSON, Marlene MIZZI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Emphasises the crucial role of SMEs and microenterprises in the Union economy; calls for more targeted spending programmes that help and encourage the internationalisation and exports of SMEs to third countries;

2017/07/04
Committee: IMCO

2017/2024(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)

-1a. Recalls that of the 66 submitted European Citizens’ initiative (ECI), only 47 were registered by the Commission, of which only 3 collected the required 1 million signatures and none led to a new legislative proposal;

2017/07/27
Committee: PETI

2017/2024(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 b (new)

-1b. Believes that the difficulties encountered by the organisers of European Citizens’ initiatives and the limited legislative impact of successful initiatives have undermined the credibility of the ECI leading to a decline in registered initiatives;

2017/07/27
Committee: PETI

2017/2024(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 c (new)

-1c. Considers that the European Citizens Initiative still has a lot of untapped potential that could improve the functioning of the EU on behalf of its citizens; calls for a comprehensive revision and simplification of the ECI aimed at overcoming the existing barriers and bureaucratic hurdles, making it more user-friendly and accessible to citizens;

2017/07/27
Committee: PETI

2017/2024(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 d (new)

-1d. Underlines that the ECI complements the citizens' right to submit petitions to the European Parliament and their right of appeal to the European Ombudsman; Calls on the Commission to take into account the recommendations of the European Ombudsman and the Committee of Petitions in improving the functioning of the ECI;

2017/07/27
Committee: PETI

2017/2024(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 e (new)

-1e. Reiterates that every citizen has the right to participate in the democratic life of the Union by way of the European citizens' initiative and calls for additional measures to ensure that specific groups of people such as European citizens living abroad, disabled or older people are not denied their right to participate and sign an ECI;

2017/07/27
Committee: PETI

2017/2024(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 f (new)

-1f. Is aware of the rigid application of the ECI eligibility criteria and the potential conflict of interest within the Commission, which makes an assessment on the admissibility of the initiative, while also being the recipient of that same initiative; Invites the Commission to revise the procedure for the application of the legal admissibility criteria by following a more transparent and consistent approach on the nature and scope of the ECI;

2017/07/27
Committee: PETI

2017/2024(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Invites the Commission to increase the transparency of its decision-making process and to formally clarify ECI admissibility criteria by exhaustively substantiating the reasons for ECI approval/rejection in all Commission Decisions published in the ECI register; calls upon the Commission to codify the rulings of the Court of Justice in the cases relating to the “Minority Safepack” ~~and “Stop TTIP” initiatives; welcomes the Commission’s change in practice to allow for partial ECI registration~~, “Ethics for Animals and Kids” and “Stop TTIP” amongst other initiatives;

2017/07/27
Committee: PETI

2017/2024(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Encourages the Commission to take a more flexible approach on the registration process and welcomes its new practice to allow for partial ECI registration; Calls on the Commission to ensure that the registration process is transparent, clear and straightforward and to provide detailed answers and possible solutions when initiatives are declared inadmissible, enabling citizens to amend and resubmit them;

2017/07/27
Committee: PETI

2017/2024(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Encourages the Commission to ensure that the proposed citizens’ initiatives are not contrary to the values of the Union laid down in Article 2 TEU, as well as to the principles enshrined in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights; invites the Commission to conduct a check on the values of the proposed citizens’ initiatives prior to the collection of statements of support from signatories;

2017/07/27
Committee: PETI

2017/2024(INL)

Virginie ROZIÈRE, Marlene MIZZI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls for the simplification of othe Online ~~signature collection (“~~Collection software (OCS”) and verification of signatures and for a progressive approach to countering the technological barriers to the OCS; invites the Commission to address data requirement divergences in national systems, especially regarding nationality and place of residence; ~~welcomes the AFCO~~ proposales that the Commission runs a free, ~~centralised OCS system~~multilingual, centralised, permanent OCS system which would also be available to people with disabilities; suggests that this system makes use of existing, proven online platform technologies and enable synergies with ~~social media tool~~new relevant social media, digital tools and mobile software devices and applications to galvanize more widespread signature collection; welcomes the Commission’s public survey on creating a “Collaborative ECI Platform”; iInvites the Commission to prolong the collection period ~~such that the clock for collection starts running from the date of ECI~~to 18 months and to allow Citizens’ committees to freely choose the starting date for collecting signatures, which should be no later than two months after registration; calls for greater transparency measures for ascertaining ECI financing;

2017/07/27
Committee: PETI

2017/2024(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls for the simplification of online signature collection (“OCS”) and verification and for a progressive approach to countering the technological barriers to OCS and ensure accessibility for citizens with disabilities; invites the Commission to address data requirement divergences in national systems, especially regarding nationality and place of residence; welcomes the AFCO proposal that the Commission run a free, centralised OCS system; suggests that this system make use of existing, proven online platform technologies and enable synergies with social media tools to galvanize more widespread signature collection, after a thorough analysis on preventing potential illegal abuse of these online tools; welcomes the Commission’s public survey on creating a “Collaborative ECI Platform”; invites the Commission to prolong the collection period such that the clock for collection starts running from the date of ECI registration; calls for greater transparency measures for ascertaining ECI financing and making this information directly available online to the public;

2017/07/27
Committee: PETI

2017/2024(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Invites the European Commission and Member States to implement simpler and uniform online and offline signature collection rules in compliance with EU data protection laws and standards; Calls on the Commission to further explore the possibility of creating a simplified voluntary online EU register where citizens can sign an ECI initiative;

2017/07/27
Committee: PETI

2017/2024(INL)

Marlene MIZZI, Maria GRAPINI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Nicola DANTI, Pina PICIERNO, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Recalls the position of the Petitions’ Committee to encourage the civic participation of the younger generation in EU affairs by uniformly lowering the age limit for supporting and taking part in an ECI to 16 years old;

2017/07/27
Committee: PETI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Underlines the need for a substantial improvement in the strategic, legal, institutional and policy frameworks on the observance of human rights; calls for the adoption of a countrywide strategy on human rights and non-discrimination; is concerned about continued discrimination against ~~person~~children and adults with disabilities in the fields of employment, education and access to health care; calls for developing a comprehensive and integrated approach to the social inclusion of Roma; calls for better targeting of social assistance in order to reach the most vulnerable population; welcomes the fact that some governments and parliaments have begun discussing LGBTI rights and drawing up specific measures for their protection; welcomes changes to the BiH anti-discrimination law extending the listed grounds for discrimination to age, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity;

2017/01/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2313(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16 a. Calls for efforts to further strengthen the child protection systems in order to prevent and address violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation against children; recommends increased allocation of resources for prevention and further enhancing community- government coordination in protecting children; calls for the implementation of the BiH Action Plan on Children 2015- 18; calls on BiH authorities at federal level and in the the Republika Srpska to facilitate the work of the Human Rights Ombudsman and to ensure better cooperation amongst all child rights monitoring bodies across the country;

2017/01/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2313(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls for efforts to promote gender equality and increase the participation of women in political life and employment, to improve their socio- economic situation and to strengthen women’s ~~rights on the whole~~and girls' rights; underlines the importance of enhancing completion rate of primary and secondary schools by girls, particularly Roma girls; calls on the BiH authorities to combat early and forced marriages for girls below the age of 18;

2017/01/12
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the evolving use of internet and mobile devices has created new business opportunities and business models, and not only new, but also business models that are alternative to the traditional ones of the companies taking advantage of the new technologies, through internet platforms, Information and Communication Technology applications that allow our communities to rent, to share, to exchange, or to sell access to products or services;

2017/03/27
Committee: ITRE IMCO

2016/2276(INI)

Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Maria GRAPINI, Biljana BORZAN, Lucy ANDERSON, Marlene MIZZI, Marc TARABELLA, Anna HEDH, Evelyne GEBHARDT, Kerstin WESTPHAL, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Pina PICIERNO, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Christel SCHALDEMOSE

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

B a. whereas Europe, compared to the world scale, has made progress in labour and social standards and in social protection systems, and whereas the EU must, in the digital economy, continue to develop the European social model, a fair distribution of wealth, quality employment and sustainable and inclusive growth in long-term employment;

2017/03/27
Committee: ITRE IMCO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Notes that online platforms use the internet as a means of interaction and act as facilitators between the demand and supply sides; notes that they also adjust the supply and demand of goods and services based on community sentiment, shared access, reputation and trust, and also incorporate comments or rating options widely;

2017/03/27
Committee: ITRE IMCO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23 a. Calls on platforms whose business model is influenced by customer reviews to be obliged to establish mechanisms for verifying the accuracy of such reviews;

2017/03/27
Committee: ITRE IMCO

2016/2276(INI)

Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Maria GRAPINI, Lucy ANDERSON, Marlene MIZZI, Marc TARABELLA, Anna HEDH, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Pina PICIERNO, Liisa JAAKONSAARI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Urges the Commission to ensure a level playing field for online platforms; stresses that regulatory certainty is essential to creating a thriving digital economy; notes that competitive pressures vary between different sectors and therefore ‘one-size-fits-all’ solutions are rarely appropriate; considers that is why any regulation has to take into account the size of the platforms, their nature and classification, to ensure that these platforms compete with the same rules and on an equal footing as other companies in the markets in which they operate;

2017/03/27
Committee: ITRE IMCO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)

40 a. Takes the view that metadata comparison services are particularly important in order to guarantee the comparability of offers to the consumer and to enable different companies to compete freely; calls, therefore, on the Commission to address possible anti- competitive practices that may be developing on these platforms and which infringe the rights of consumers and businesses;

2017/03/27
Committee: ITRE IMCO

2016/2276(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 a (new)

45 a. Points out that investment in education and innovation are key for the EU to compete successfully on the global markets while maintaining high levels of employment under fair conditions; stresses that social consequences of market opening must not only be addressed but foreseen and absorbed in a way that workers have the skills and tools needed to adapt to new challenges; considers therefore essential to invest in education and life long learning;

2017/03/27
Committee: ITRE IMCO

2016/2274(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

A a. whereas standards are voluntary technical specifications which if developed in an open, inclusive and transparent way can positively support a wide range of industrial, economic, social, and environmental policies affecting innovation, ageing population, integration of people with disabilities, the quality of life of citizens, the health and safety of consumers and workers, and development of ICT technologies;

2017/02/16
Committee: IMCO

2016/2274(INI)

Marlene MIZZI, Maria GRAPINI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Nicola DANTI, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

D a. whereas harmonised standards are European Standards adopted, upon a request made by the Commission to provide a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the Union legislation; whereas standards are voluntary specifications, which should not replace a democratic decision-making processes, consultation or social dialogue;

2017/02/16
Committee: IMCO

2016/2274(INI)

Marlene MIZZI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Maria GRAPINI, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Nicola DANTI, Pina PICIERNO

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas two different standard development systems coexist in Europe – ~~one based on~~standards development as implemented by CEN and CENELEC on the basis of the national delegation principle and ~~the~~ another based on the ~~direct involvement of stakeholders through membership~~paid membership of stakeholders as developed by ETSI – and there is a need to evaluate both systems with a view to identifying existing challenges and good practices;

2017/02/16
Committee: IMCO

2016/2274(INI)

Marlene MIZZI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Maria GRAPINI, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Nicola DANTI, Pina PICIERNO, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Calls on the Commission to guarantee a sustainable budget for the European Standardisation System in the revision of multiannual financial framework;

2017/02/16
Committee: IMCO

2016/2274(INI)

Marlene MIZZI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Maria GRAPINI, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Nicola DANTI, Pina PICIERNO, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Underlines that Europe should uphold its key role in the international standardisation system and that when developing European standards both specificities of the regional context and the global relevance of the standard needs to be taken into account;

2017/02/16
Committee: IMCO

2016/2274(INI)

Marlene MIZZI, Maria GRAPINI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Virginie ROZIÈRE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Notes that Regulation 1025/2012 has improved the inclusiveness of the ESS, but regrets that there are still many practical barriers for SMEs, consumers, workers and environmental organisations to participate actively in the standardisation process, and calls on the Commission, ESOs and NSBs to address the challenges to further involvement;

2017/02/16
Committee: IMCO

2016/2274(INI)

Marlene MIZZI, Maria GRAPINI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Nicola DANTI, Pina PICIERNO, Julia REDA, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Is of the opinion that, complementary to the existing best practices found among the standardisation communities, increasing public awareness of proposed standards, proper and early involvement of all relevant stakeholders and improvement in the quality of the standardisation requests may further increase transparency and accountability of the standardisation system;

2017/02/16
Committee: IMCO

2016/2274(INI)

Marlene MIZZI, Maria GRAPINI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Nicola DANTI, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8 b. Notes that recent convergence of technologies and the digitalisation of society, businesses and public services blurs the traditional separation between general standardisation and ICT standardisation;

2017/02/16
Committee: IMCO

2016/2274(INI)

Marlene MIZZI, Maria GRAPINI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Nicola DANTI, Pina PICIERNO, Julia REDA, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Notes that with the increased use of the internet, online banking, social networking and e-health initiatives, people are having growing security and privacy concerns, and that ICT standards need to reflect the principles of the protection of individuals with regards to the processing of personal data and the free movement of such data;

2017/02/16
Committee: IMCO

2016/2274(INI)

Marlene MIZZI, Maria GRAPINI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Nicola DANTI, Julia REDA, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)

12 b. Calls on the Commission to include digital integration of manufacturing as ICT standardisation priority and encourages development of open standards for the communication protocol and the data formats for the digital integration of manufacturing equipment in order to ensure full interoperability between machines and devices;

2017/02/16
Committee: IMCO

2016/2274(INI)

Marlene MIZZI, Maria GRAPINI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Nicola DANTI, Pina PICIERNO, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)

12 c. Recommends on the Commission and ESOs to prioritise standards for the improvement of interoperability in the IoT and 5G domains and of vertical domains, such as "Connected and automatic driving", "Smart cities", "Smart Living Environments", as these are an important areas for the advancement of the European competitiveness;

2017/02/16
Committee: IMCO

2016/2274(INI)

Marlene MIZZI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Maria GRAPINI, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Pina PICIERNO, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 d (new)

12 d. Supports the Alliance for Internet of Things Innovation (AIOTI) and the ICT Multi-Stakeholder platform; is aware of the growing number of platforms, groups, meetings and channels for ICT standards, which sometimes might create fragmentation and duplication of standards and stresses the need to better coordinate ICT standards and standardisation priorities among the different organisations;

2017/02/16
Committee: IMCO

2016/2274(INI)

Marlene MIZZI, Maria GRAPINI, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Pina PICIERNO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13 a. Warns against the risks of proprietary solutions and agrees that ICT standardisation policy need to be based on open and accessible SEPs within fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory licensing terms to address the legitimate interests of both SEP holders and of potential licensees and to ensure that standardisation process presents a level playing field, where companies of all sizes, including SMEs, can collaborate in a mutually beneficial manner;

2017/02/16
Committee: IMCO

2016/2274(INI)

Marlene MIZZI, Maria GRAPINI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Pina PICIERNO, Julia REDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14 a. Is of the opinion that developers of standards should be entitled to reimbursement for their investment and contributions to the standard, which needs to be based on fair, proportionate and non-discriminatory terms, and transparent, reasonable, predictable and sustainable royalty rates, unless they decide to provide royalty free licensing or allow open source software implementation;

2017/02/16
Committee: IMCO

2016/2274(INI)

Marlene MIZZI, Maria GRAPINI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Virginie ROZIÈRE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14 b. Recognises the important role of the of the ESOs in ensuring that SEPs are provided within FRAND terms and calls for a clear commitment from the ESOs to improve the transparency and accuracy of the SEP declarations;

2017/02/16
Committee: IMCO

2016/2274(INI)

Marlene MIZZI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Maria GRAPINI, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Nicola DANTI, Pina PICIERNO, Julia REDA, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Regrets that it was not consulted prior to the adoption of the package, and urges the European institutions to align the different initiatives into a single strategic, holistic work programme avoiding duplication of actions and policies; Stresses that the relevant committee of the European Parliament can play an important role in the public scrutiny of harmonised standard mandated by the Commission;

2017/02/16
Committee: IMCO

2016/2274(INI)

Marlene MIZZI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Maria GRAPINI, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Nicola DANTI, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19 a. Encourages Member States to invest in national standardisation strategies which will also help and encourage public sector, standardisation bodies, societal stakeholders, SMEs and academia at national level to develop and implement individual standardisation action plans;

2017/02/16
Committee: IMCO

2016/2274(INI)

Marlene MIZZI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Maria GRAPINI, Pina PICIERNO, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Welcomes the Joint Initiative on Standardisation (JIS), recommends that the European Parliament also be invited to participate and contribute to the JIS and underlines that the rules of such public- private partnerships need to be respected by all stakeholders; Calls on the Commission to take a leading role in the implementation of the key actions and recommendations in the JIS and to report back to the European Parliament by the end of 2017 on the progress that has been achieved;

2017/02/16
Committee: IMCO

2016/2274(INI)

Marlene MIZZI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Maria GRAPINI, Pina PICIERNO, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21 a. Supports actions aimed at improving the synergy between standardisation and research communities and in promoting standards at an early stage of the research projects; Encourages national standardisation bodies to promote standardisation to researchers and the innovation community, including relevant government organizations and funding agencies and recommends that a specific standardisation chapter is developed under Horizon 2020 programme;

2017/02/16
Committee: IMCO

2016/2274(INI)

Marlene MIZZI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Maria GRAPINI, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Nicola DANTI, Pina PICIERNO, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23 a. Stresses that demographic ageing in Europe requires systematic incorporation of the needs of older persons and persons with disabilities, and other vulnerable members of society, in the development of standards, which are a suitable tool to help achieve active and healthy society in Europe and to increase the accessibility of products and services for people;

2017/02/16
Committee: IMCO

2016/2274(INI)

Marlene MIZZI, Maria GRAPINI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Nicola DANTI, Pina PICIERNO, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24 a. Points out that standard-setting processes and standardisation agreements need to comply with competition law principles and with the World Trade Organization (WTO) criteria and promotes the inclusion of additional principles such as inclusiveness, quality, neutrality and accountability;

2017/02/16
Committee: IMCO

2016/2274(INI)

Marlene MIZZI, Maria GRAPINI, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Liisa JAAKONSAARI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26 a. Reiterates the important role of the "New Approach Consultants" and commends their methodology of verifying whether the harmonized standard meets the objective criteria and legal requirements of the legislation to be done in a sustainable manner bound by impartiality and independence

2017/02/16
Committee: IMCO

2016/2274(INI)

Marlene MIZZI, Maria GRAPINI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Virginie ROZIÈRE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)

26 b. Recommends better involvement of Commission's experts and the "New Approach Consultants" at the initial stage of the standardisation process including in technical committees or working groups; Calls on the Commission to develop an evaluation standardisation guidelines to help different departments within the Commission, ESOs and "New Approach Consultants" evaluate standards in a coherent manner;

2017/02/16
Committee: IMCO

2016/2274(INI)

Marlene MIZZI, Maria GRAPINI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Nicola DANTI, Pina PICIERNO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27 a. Encourages the use of new information and communication technologies to improve accessibility and transparency of standardisation processes, such as the CEN-CENELEC eLearning tool for SME's; Advocates that the use of digital tools can facilitate stakeholders participation in the development of standards and provide information about upcoming, on-going and finalised standardisation work;

2017/02/16
Committee: IMCO

2016/2274(INI)

Marlene MIZZI, Maria GRAPINI, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Liisa JAAKONSAARI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Recommends that Annex III organisations be given specific member status, and that a separate category be created for partnerships of societal stakeholders’ organisations, with specific rights and obligations, such as a reinforced right of appeal, consultative powers, a right of an opinion before adopting the standard, and access to ~~mirror~~technical committees and working groups, especially for standards supporting EU legislation;

2017/02/16
Committee: IMCO

2016/2274(INI)

Marlene MIZZI, Maria GRAPINI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Virginie ROZIÈRE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Calls on the Commission and the ESOs to ensure that that ISO-CEN Vienna and IEC CENELEC Frankfurt Agreements and other measures to speed up standards will not prevent or jeopardise the participation in the standardisation process of Annex III Organisations or NSBs with limited capacities;

2017/02/16
Committee: IMCO

2016/2274(INI)

Marlene MIZZI, Maria GRAPINI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Nicola DANTI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

33. Invites the Commission to adopt an easy to use single point of ~~access to standards that can provide assistance and~~contact to provide information to the users of standards~~’ users~~ on the available standards and their general specifications~~, and that can help them find the standards that best match their need~~; Recommends, furthermore, information and education campaigns at national and EU level to promote the role of standards and encourages Member States to include relevant professional education courses on standards in the national education systems;

2017/02/16
Committee: IMCO

2016/2274(INI)

Marlene MIZZI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Maria GRAPINI, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Julia REDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)

33 a. Recommends that NSBs need to examine if it is possible to provide access to standards to the extent that the standards user can make an assessment of the relevance of the standard; Strongly recommends that NSBs and ESOs when determining the standards' fees take into account the needs of SMEs and stakeholders with non-commercial use;

2017/02/16
Committee: IMCO

2016/2274(INI)

Marlene MIZZI, Maria GRAPINI, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Pina PICIERNO, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 b (new)

33 b. Calls on the Commission to prepare a European register listing existing European standards in all official EU languages, which would include also an information on the ongoing standardisation work in ESOs, existing standardisation mandates, progress and decisions of formal objections;

2017/02/16
Committee: IMCO

2016/2273(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Pina PICIERNO, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Marlene MIZZI, Maria GRAPINI, Lucy ANDERSON, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas EU should encourage the exchange of best practices and technologies between Member States;

2017/03/02
Committee: IMCO

2016/2273(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Pina PICIERNO, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Marlene MIZZI, Maria GRAPINI, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas the transformation to eGovernment will improve efficiency of services, enhance citizens understanding and involvement in public services;

2017/03/02
Committee: IMCO

2016/2273(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Nicola DANTI, Pina PICIERNO, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Marlene MIZZI, Maria GRAPINI, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)

Cb. whereas eGovernment can strengthen political participation by enhancing citizens dialogue with public authorities and by increasing transparency;

2017/03/02
Committee: IMCO

2016/2273(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Pina PICIERNO, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Marlene MIZZI, Maria GRAPINI, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas the transformation to a digital government has an important role in achieving the full potential of the single market, through reducing administrative burden on citizens and business by making interactions with public administration more convenient and less costly, and by ensuring efficient and effective cross-border services;

2017/03/02
Committee: IMCO

2016/2273(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Marlene MIZZI, Maria GRAPINI, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes the ~~idea of~~Commission's intention to establish a single contact point which would allow citizens as well as businesses to obtain an overview of all relevant information through one single gateway;

2017/03/02
Committee: IMCO

2016/2273(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Nicola DANTI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Pina PICIERNO, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Marlene MIZZI, Maria GRAPINI, Lucy ANDERSON, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses that interoperability and standardisation are among the key elements for implementing eGovernment structures, and therefore welcomes the Commission’s communication entitled ‘European standards for the 21st century’ and its plan to revise the European Interoperability Framework; stresses that standards must serve the interests of the society at large by being inclusive, fair and future proof, and be developed in an open and transparent way;

2017/03/02
Committee: IMCO

2016/2273(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Nicola DANTI, Pina PICIERNO, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Marlene MIZZI, Maria GRAPINI, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. DRegrets that only 28% of European households in rural areas had a fixed fast internet connection in 2015 and that the average coverage in the EU of 4G, despite being 86% in all of EU is only 36% in rural areas, and draws attention to the urgent need for continuous support for broadband expansion, especially in rural areas, since access to a high-speed broadband connection is indispensable for using and benefiting from eGovernment services; therefore calls on the Commission and the Member States to continue the adequate funding of broadband expansion, digital service infrastructures and cross-border interaction of public administration after 2020, within the scope of the Connecting Europe Facility or other suitable EU programmes; calls in this regard on operators to invest more in infrastructure to improve connectivity in rural areas and to ensure that also rural areas will benefit from very high-capacity networks in the form of 5G, since this will be a key building bloc of our digital society;

2017/03/02
Committee: IMCO

2016/2273(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Nicola DANTI, Pina PICIERNO, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Marlene MIZZI, Maria GRAPINI, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Stressed that digital skills are an absolute prerequisite to participate in eGovernment;

2017/03/02
Committee: IMCO

2016/2273(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Nicola DANTI, Pina PICIERNO, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Marlene MIZZI, Maria GRAPINI, Lucy ANDERSON, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Reiterates the need to improve the digital skills of administrative staff as well as of all citizens and businesses, by developing and supporting training activities at national, regional and local level in order to minimise the risk of digital exclusion; stresses the need to tackle and prevent digital divides between geographical areas, between people from different socioeconomic levels, and between generations;

2017/03/02
Committee: IMCO

2016/2273(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Nicola DANTI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Marlene MIZZI, Maria GRAPINI, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote media literacy and internet literacy for all EU citizens, in particular vulnerable people, through initiatives and coordinated action and investment in the creation of European networks for the teaching of media literacy;

2017/03/02
Committee: IMCO

2016/2273(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Nicola DANTI, Pina PICIERNO, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Marlene MIZZI, Maria GRAPINI, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)

12b. Encourages the Member States to integrate the acquisition of up-to-date digital skills into school curricula, to improve the necessary technical equipment and to promote cooperation between universities and technical colleges with the aim of developing common e-Learning curricula that are, recognised in the ECTS system; also stresses the importance of lifelong learning and the acquisition and development of digital skills at the workplace;

2017/03/02
Committee: IMCO

2016/2273(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Nicola DANTI, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Marlene MIZZI, Maria GRAPINI, Lucy ANDERSON, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. ~~Calls for a~~Stresses the need for an inclusive, dual online and offline approach, since this is needed to avoid exclusion, taking into account the current rate of digital illiteracy and the fact that more than 22 % of Europeans, especially elderly people, refuse to use online services when dealing with public administrations; stresses that there are multiple reasons for refusal to use online services, such as unawareness, lack of skills, lack of trust, and wrong perception, and that alongside an inclusive online and offline approach, these must be tackled to remove barriers to online participation;

2017/03/02
Committee: IMCO

2016/2273(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Pina PICIERNO, Marlene MIZZI, Maria GRAPINI, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Underlines positive impact eGovernment will have on workers on the internal market thanks to simplification of cross boarder acknowledgment of their professional skills, social rights and social benefits;

2017/03/02
Committee: IMCO

2016/2273(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Pina PICIERNO, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Marlene MIZZI, Maria GRAPINI, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Emphasises that the protection of personal data is fundamental, and underlines that public administrations ~~should~~must handle personal data securely in line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the EU Rules on Privacy, thereby boosting trust in digital services;

2017/03/02
Committee: IMCO

2016/2273(INI)

Biljana BORZAN, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Marlene MIZZI, Maria GRAPINI, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Stresses that eGovernment users have to have full awareness of the usage of their data in real time;

2017/03/02
Committee: IMCO

2016/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

Ha. whereas reliable and durable products provide value for money to consumers and prevent overuse of resources and waste and therefore it is important to ensure that the useful lifetime of consumer products is prolonged through design for durability, possibility to repair, upgrade, disassemble and recycle of the products.

2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO

2016/2272(INI)

Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Marc TARABELLA, Maria GRAPINI, Biljana BORZAN, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Marlene MIZZI, Christel SCHALDEMOSE

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)

La. whereas products with built-in defects designed to break down after being used a certain number of times to end product's life can only incite consumers' distrust and should not be allowed on the market;

2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO

2016/2272(INI)

Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Lucy ANDERSON, Marc TARABELLA, Maria GRAPINI, Biljana BORZAN, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Marlene MIZZI, Christel SCHALDEMOSE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the Commission to establish minimum resistance criteria for each product category from the design stage, by working in the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation (CENELEC) to lay down standards which cover product robustness, reparability, upgradeability, etccovering among others robustness, reparability, and upgradeability, for each product category from the design stage, facilitated by standards developed by all the European Standardisation Organisations (ESOs) CEN, CENELEC and ETSI.;

2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO

2016/2272(INI)

Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Lucy ANDERSON, Marc TARABELLA, Maria GRAPINI, Biljana BORZAN, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Nicola DANTI, Marlene MIZZI, Christel SCHALDEMOSE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – indent 2 a (new)

- by promoting the design and manufacturing of durable products with reparable and environmental friendly materials;

2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO

2016/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – indent 2 b (new)

- by making fixing-in of essential components such as batteries and LEDs into products illegal;

2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO

2016/2272(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – indent 3

- by insisting that parts which are essential to the functioning of the product are replaceable or reparable, and by including the product’s reparability among its ‘key features’,

2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO

2016/2272(INI)

Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Lucy ANDERSON, Marc TARABELLA, Maria GRAPINI, Biljana BORZAN, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Marlene MIZZI, Christel SCHALDEMOSE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Encourages the Member States to take fiscal measures to promote durable high-quality products that are reparable, repairs and second-hand sales, and to develop repairs training;

2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO

2016/2272(INI)

Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Lucy ANDERSON, Marc TARABELLA, Maria GRAPINI, Biljana BORZAN, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Nicola DANTI, Marlene MIZZI, Christel SCHALDEMOSE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Stresses the importance of investing in 3D printing, in order to provide parts for professionals and consumers who wish to repair their own goods, and of encouraging the free dissemination of the catalogues for these parts; urges in this regard that product safety, counterfeiting and copyright protection have to be safeguarded;

2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO

2016/2272(INI)

Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Lucy ANDERSON, Marc TARABELLA, Maria GRAPINI, Biljana BORZAN, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Marlene MIZZI, Christel SCHALDEMOSE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – indent 1

- to consult with ~~the relevant~~all stakeholders concerned in order to develop a usage- based sales model which benefits everyone,

2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO

2016/2272(INI)

Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Lucy ANDERSON, Marc TARABELLA, Maria GRAPINI, Biljana BORZAN, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Nicola DANTI, Marlene MIZZI, Christel SCHALDEMOSE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – indent 3

- to support local and regional authorities that are investing in the functional and collaborative/sharing economies and in economic models that promote the durability of goods and strengthen the repair, re-use and recycling sectors;

2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO

2016/2272(INI)

Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Kerstin WESTPHAL, Marju LAURISTIN, Maria GRAPINI, Evelyne GEBHARDT, Marlene MIZZI, Marc TARABELLA, Liisa JAAKONSAARI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 2

- mandatory labelling to indicate a product’s expected useful life and reparability of products, on the basis of standardised criteria set by selected stakeholders,

2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO

2016/2272(INI)

Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Lucy ANDERSON, Marc TARABELLA, Maria GRAPINI, Biljana BORZAN, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Nicola DANTI, Marlene MIZZI, Christel SCHALDEMOSE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 2

- mandatory labelling to indicate a product’'s expected useful life, on the basis of standardised criteria ~~set by selected stakeholders,~~;

2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO

2016/2271(INI)

Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Nicola DANTI, Marju LAURISTIN, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Maria GRAPINI, Lucy ANDERSON, Marlene MIZZI, Marc TARABELLA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the Commission communication on ‘Digitising European Industry’ (COM(2016)0180); recalls the objective of raising the contribution of industry to EU GDP to 20 % by 2020; underlines the important role that digitalisation can play in this context and the urgent need to establish an ambitious EU strategy that coordinates national and regional efforts, avoids fragmentation and maximises opportunities for consumers, workers and businesses;

2016/12/16
Committee: IMCO

2016/2271(INI)

Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Nicola DANTI, Marju LAURISTIN, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Maria GRAPINI, Lucy ANDERSON, Marlene MIZZI, Marc TARABELLA, Pina PICIERNO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses the need for adequate investment in research and innovation, infrastructures, cybersecurity and digital skills in order to ensure a well- functioning digital single market where industries can benefit from all its opportunities; stresses also that the EU is lagging behind its competitors in this respect and substantial additional resources are urgently needed for these investments; regrets that the communication fails to meet adequately the challenges ahead in this regard;

2016/12/16
Committee: IMCO

2016/2271(INI)

Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Kerstin WESTPHAL, Marju LAURISTIN, Maria GRAPINI, Lucy ANDERSON, Evelyne GEBHARDT, Marlene MIZZI, Marc TARABELLA, Pina PICIERNO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Regrets the increasing disparities between regions in industry competitiveness and digitalisation; calls on the European Commission to ensure that cooperation and investments at European level on industry digitalisation lead to progressive convergence between different areas, including through better coordination of existing funds, and to increased opportunities for SMEs' digitalisation;

2016/12/16
Committee: IMCO

2016/2271(INI)

Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Marju LAURISTIN, Maria GRAPINI, Evelyne GEBHARDT, Marlene MIZZI, Marc TARABELLA, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Pina PICIERNO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2 b. Highlights the risk of shifting of profits from industrial players towards the owners of proprietary digital platforms and of concentration of market into the hands of few actors creating de-facto monopolies, in particular with regard to platforms; considers necessary effective and consistent actions by the competition authorities and, where necessary, legislative initiatives, to ensure fair competition between a plurality of actors, also in the digital environment;

2016/12/16
Committee: IMCO

2016/2271(INI)

Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Nicola DANTI, Marju LAURISTIN, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Maria GRAPINI, Evelyne GEBHARDT, Marlene MIZZI, Marc TARABELLA, Pina PICIERNO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that citizens’ and businesses’ trust in the digital environment is necessary for unlocking the full potential of industry digitalisation; calls on Member States to timely transpose the "NIS Directive" and to engage in effective cooperation in order to guarantee a safe environment in the EU for citizens and businesses; asks a series of new and concrete initiatives to strengthen resilience of businesses, especially SMEs, against cyber-attacks and welcomes the new public-private partnership on cybersecurity recently launched by European Commission;

2016/12/16
Committee: IMCO

2016/2271(INI)

Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Kerstin WESTPHAL, Nicola DANTI, Marju LAURISTIN, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Maria GRAPINI, Lucy ANDERSON, Evelyne GEBHARDT, Marlene MIZZI, Marc TARABELLA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Believes that digitalisation should provide consumers with more choice, more user-friendly and customised products and more information, in particular on the quality of the products or services, as well as on their social and environmental impacts;

2016/12/16
Committee: IMCO

2016/2271(INI)

Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Kerstin WESTPHAL, Nicola DANTI, Marju LAURISTIN, Maria GRAPINI, Lucy ANDERSON, Evelyne GEBHARDT, Marlene MIZZI, Marc TARABELLA, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Pina PICIERNO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Deems it necessary to ensure the full respect of workers’ and consumers’ right to privacy and to protection of their personal data in the digital environment; emphasises the importance of the correct implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation, ensuring the full application of the principle of ‘privacy by design and by default’; believes that consumers and workers should be in control of the data they produce or that are linked to the products and services they use and should be properly informed about the impact of their decisions over these issues; considers that the issue of worker-related data and their use raises important concerns and should be swiftly clarified; calls on the Commission to define some minimum requirements on this issue; underlines the need to set up an European Directive on Privacy at the workplace;

2016/12/16
Committee: IMCO

2016/2271(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Calls on the European Commission to clarify as soon as possible safety and liability rules for autonomously acting systems (such as vehicles and drones), to ensure fast and effective legal compensation in case of incident and to harmonise the conditions for testing;

2016/12/16
Committee: IMCO

2016/2271(INI)

Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Marju LAURISTIN, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Maria GRAPINI, Evelyne GEBHARDT, Marlene MIZZI, Marc TARABELLA, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Pina PICIERNO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. Considers interoperability necessary in particular in the domain of Internet of Things to ensure that the development of new technologies improves the opportunities for consumers, who should not be locked-in with certain specific providers; stresses the challenges relating to safety, security and liability with regard to IoT, apps and non- embedded software and calls on the Commission to put forward enhanced efforts on these issues, including in order to raise consumers' awareness and promote a safe use of these instruments;

2016/12/16
Committee: IMCO

2016/2271(INI)

Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Kerstin WESTPHAL, Nicola DANTI, Marju LAURISTIN, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Maria GRAPINI, Lucy ANDERSON, Evelyne GEBHARDT, Marlene MIZZI, Marc TARABELLA, Liisa JAAKONSAARI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Highlights the very important consequences of industry digitalisation for society, business models, working conditions and jobs demand; regrets the lack of analysis on the part of the Commission of the social effects of the digitisation of industry; calls on the European Commission to carry on an in depth analysis on these issues, focusing also to the consequences of industry digitisation on the number and the quality of jobs, and to present it to the European Parliament by the end of 2017;

2016/12/16
Committee: IMCO

2016/2271(INI)

Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Kerstin WESTPHAL, Nicola DANTI, Marju LAURISTIN, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Maria GRAPINI, Lucy ANDERSON, Evelyne GEBHARDT, Marlene MIZZI, Marc TARABELLA, Liisa JAAKONSAARI, Pina PICIERNO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. While recognising the opportunities of industry digitalisation, stresses also certain challenges it is posing to job demands, working conditions and workers' rights, in particular in non-standard employment relationships, and highlights the necessity to ensure the full respect of employment rights and adequate social security coverage in the digital world of work; believes it is necessary to involve social partners in the definition of European and national initiative on industry digitalisation; welcomes the proposals to hold high-level roundtables and an European stakeholders forum on digitalisation; believes workers' representatives' involvement to be necessary with regard to companies' decisions over externalisation and digitalisation;

2016/12/16
Committee: IMCO

2016/2271(INI)

Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Kerstin WESTPHAL, Nicola DANTI, Marju LAURISTIN, Maria GRAPINI, Lucy ANDERSON, Marlene MIZZI, Marc TARABELLA, Pina PICIERNO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Considers it necessary to ensure high-quality education, lifelong learning and vocational training, including in the field of basic and advanced digital qualifications and skills, also to fight digital exclusion, and advocates for the necessary public and private investments; highlights the importance of promoting skills on non-proprietary content; stresses the necessity to work with social partners in order to anticipate skills' need in the long term and welcomes the establishment of the Grand coalition for digital jobs and of other European initiatives in this field; encourages Commission and Member States to ensure mutual recognition of digital qualifications by establishing a European certificate or grading system.

2016/12/16
Committee: IMCO

2016/2244(INI)

Marc TARABELLA, Lucy ANDERSON, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Marlene MIZZI, Nicola DANTI, Maria GRAPINI, Pina PICIERNO, Liisa JAAKONSAARI

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas there is no common European definition of franchising~~, but it normally involves~~ and franchising agreements differ from one business to another, while franchising normally includes specific basic common elements, namely a partnership between natural or legal persons that are legally and financially independent of each other, whereby one party (the franchisor) grants to the other party (the franchisee) the right to operate his franchising formula to sell goods and/or services, ~~and~~ shares know- how, and the provision of commercial and technical assistance on the part of franchisor to the franchisee for the duration of the agreement; the intention of both the franchisor and the franchisee being to generate business revenue;

2017/02/08
Committee: IMCO

2016/2244(INI)

Marc TARABELLA, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Marlene MIZZI, Nicola DANTI, Maria GRAPINI, Pina PICIERNO, Liisa JAAKONSAARI

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas franchising has the full potential of being a business model that can help in completing the single market in the retail sector as it can be a convenient means to establish business through a shared investment of franchisor and franchisee, but is currently under- performing in the EU, representing only 1.89 % of GDP, as opposed to 5.95 % in the USA and 10.83 % in Australia, 83.5 % of franchising’s turnover being concentrated in only seven Member States;

2017/02/08
Committee: IMCO

2016/2244(INI)

Marc TARABELLA, Marlene MIZZI, Maria GRAPINI, Pina PICIERNO, Liisa JAAKONSAARI

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas there are differences between ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ franchising, depending on the conditions of the franchising agreement; and, moreover, alternative business models such as ‘groups of independent retailers’ have special characteristics and should only be affected by rules governing franchising, insofar as they meet the definition of franchising;

2017/02/08
Committee: IMCO

2016/2244(INI)

Marlene MIZZI, Marc TARABELLA, Maria GRAPINI

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

G a. Whereas the franchisor has to prove serious breach of contract or ethics by the franchisee in order to unilaterally decide not to renew the contract or to award the franchise to another person or company in the same territory, in particular if the franchisee has been successfully operating the franchise for the duration of the agreement, during which time considerable investment in growing the brand and enhancing its goodwill has taken place;

2017/02/08
Committee: IMCO

2016/2244(INI)

Marc TARABELLA, Lucy ANDERSON, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Marlene MIZZI, Nicola DANTI, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Maria GRAPINI, Pina PICIERNO, Liisa JAAKONSAARI

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

G a. Whereas, the Commission has defined unfair trading practices as "practices that deviate grossly from good commercial conduct, are contrary to good faith and fair dealing and are unilaterally imposed by one trading partner on another"1a; _________________ 1a"Tackling unfair trading practices in the business-to-business food supply chain", COM(2014)472.

2017/02/08
Committee: IMCO

2016/2244(INI)

Marc TARABELLA, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Marlene MIZZI, Nicola DANTI, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Maria GRAPINI, Pina PICIERNO, Liisa JAAKONSAARI

Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)

G b. Whereas the "fear factor" comes into play in commercial relationships, with the weaker party being unable to make effective use of their rights and unwilling to lodge a complaint about unfair trading practices imposed by the stronger party, for fear of compromising their commercial relationships;

2017/02/08
Committee: IMCO

2016/2244(INI)

Marc TARABELLA, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Marlene MIZZI, Nicola DANTI, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Maria GRAPINI, Pina PICIERNO, Liisa JAAKONSAARI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Considers that for the completion of the single market in the retail sector, franchising can play an important role, provided that effective protection of both franchisors and franchisees against unfair trading practices is offered throughout the EU; however, this is not currently the case, as different measures exist between Member States, leading to a high degree of divergence and diversification between Member States in terms of the level, nature and form of legal protection;

2017/02/08
Committee: IMCO

2016/2244(INI)

Marc TARABELLA, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Marlene MIZZI, Nicola DANTI, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Maria GRAPINI, Pina PICIERNO, Liisa JAAKONSAARI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Envisages that in view of the strong-border component in franchising, a uniform approach to correct unfair trading practices at EU level is advisable;

2017/02/08
Committee: IMCO

2016/2244(INI)

Marc TARABELLA, Lucy ANDERSON, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Marlene MIZZI, Maria GRAPINI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. States that franchisors have organised themselves both at national and European level for the representation of their interests, whereas often due to a lack of resources, franchisees often lack such representative organisations ~~and a~~defending their collective interests, continuing to operate mostly on an individual basis and are therefore under- represented;

2017/02/08
Committee: IMCO

2016/2244(INI)

Marc TARABELLA, Lucy ANDERSON, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Marlene MIZZI, Maria GRAPINI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote the creation of associations representing franchisees, and to make sure that their voices are heard, whenever policies or legislation are prepared that may affect them, in order to ensure more equal representation of the parties;

2017/02/08
Committee: IMCO

2016/2244(INI)

Marc TARABELLA, Marlene MIZZI, Maria GRAPINI, Liisa JAAKONSAARI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Encourages the setting-up of national and European franchising associations recognized as legally- acknowledged sources of best practice in franchising, ensuring a balance of membership between franchisors and franchisees;

2017/02/08
Committee: IMCO

2016/2244(INI)

Marlene MIZZI, Marc TARABELLA, Maria GRAPINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Expresses its concern that, given the weaker status of franchisees, unfair trading practices can also consist in franchisors unilaterally deciding not to renew a long-standing franchise agreement, causing serious financial damage to the investment of the franchisee in the franchise property, fittings, advertising and goodwill, thereby jeopardizing employment, especially if the intention and reason for non-renewal is for the franchisor to award the franchise to another person or company in the same territory, even though the franchisee has consistently and fully abided by the agreement;

2017/02/08
Committee: IMCO

2016/2244(INI)

Marc TARABELLA, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Marlene MIZZI, Maria GRAPINI, Pina PICIERNO, Liisa JAAKONSAARI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Points, in particular, to the need for specific principles to ensure the balanced contractual rights and obligations of the parties, such as clear, correct and comprehensive pre-contractual information, including information on the franchise formula’s performance, both general and targeted towards the franchisee’s envisaged location, and clear limits concerning the confidentiality requirements, to be available in writing at least 15 working days prior to the signing of the agreement, and the introduction of a five-day cooling- off period after execution of the agreement; the obligation for the franchisor to ensure that the duration of the contract allows the franchisee to cover his investment; continued commercial and technical assistance from the franchisor to the franchisee for the duration of the agreement; and fair indemnities at the end of the contract;

2017/02/08
Committee: IMCO

2016/2244(INI)

Marlene MIZZI, Marc TARABELLA, Maria GRAPINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15 a. Notes with concern that parallel importation of franchised products seriously undermines and jeopardizes territorial exclusivity agreements and pollute and contradict the franchising model to the detriment of the franchisees, and holds the franchisors responsible if such importation into the territory is within their capability to control and prevent;

2017/02/08
Committee: IMCO

2016/2244(INI)

Marc TARABELLA, Marlene MIZZI, Lucy ANDERSON, Maria GRAPINI, Pina PICIERNO, Liisa JAAKONSAARI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Notes with concern the disputes arising about internet sales, as they are vital in the digital market, whereas the power of the franchisor and the franchisee is often very unbalanced, and traditional franchise agreements do not take into account the effect internet sales may have on exclusivity clauses, thus making it possible that in the area for which the franchisee has the right of exclusivity, customers may buy their products from the franchisor, even if they pick up the goods in the franchisee’s shop; recalls that efforts should be made to prevent internet sellers from developing unfair competitive advantages vis-a-vis franchisees;

2017/02/08
Committee: IMCO

2016/2244(INI)

Marc TARABELLA, Marlene MIZZI, Nicola DANTI, Maria GRAPINI, Pina PICIERNO, Liisa JAAKONSAARI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16 a. Expresses its concerns about the use of consumer data collected via the franchisee; asks the Commission to take into consideration the digital components of the business model in its further actions;

2017/02/08
Committee: IMCO

2016/2219(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Silvia COSTA, Barbara MATERA, Filiz HYUSMENOVA, Julie WARD, Lara COMI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Brando BENIFEI, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Marlene MIZZI

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 c (new)

- having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and to the Parliament's resolution of 27 November 2014 on the 25th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child1a, __________________ 1a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2014)0070.

2016/10/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas Article 3 TFEU affirms that "in its relations with the wider world, the Union shall uphold and promote its values and interests and contribute to the protection of its citizens. It shall contribute to peace, security, the sustainable development of the Earth, solidarity and mutual respect among peoples, free and fair trade, eradication of poverty and the protection of human rights, in particular the rights of the child, as well as to the strict observance and the development of international law, including respect for the principles of the United Nations Charter";

2016/10/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2219(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Silvia COSTA, Barbara MATERA, Filiz HYUSMENOVA, Julie WARD, Lara COMI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Brando BENIFEI, Marlene MIZZI

Marlene MIZZI, Maria GRAPINI, Marc TARABELLA, Lucy ANDERSON

Proposal for a directive
Recital 17

(17) Interpersonal communications services are services that enable interpersonal and interactive exchange of information, covering services like traditional voice calls between two individuals but also all types of emails, messaging services, or group chats. Interpersonal communications services only cover communications between a finite, that is to say not potentially unlimited, number of natural persons which is determined by the sender of the communication. Communications involving legal persons should be within the scope of the definition where natural persons act on behalf of those legal persons or are involved at least on one side of the communication. Interactive communication entails that the service allows the recipient of the information to respond. Services which do not meet those requirements, such as linear broadcasting, video on demand, websites, social networks, blogs, or exchange of information between machines, should not be considered as interpersonal communications services. ~~Under exceptional circumstances, a~~All communication services, whether or not they are ancillary to another principal service, shall be boulnd ~~not be~~by the rules on consfide~~red as an interpersonal~~ntiality and security of communications ~~service i~~. If the interpersonal and interactive communication facility is a purely a minor ancillary feature to another service and for objective technical reasons cannot be used without that principal service, and its integration is not a means to circumvent the applicability of the rules governing electronic communications services~~. An example for such an exception could be, in principle, a communication channel in online games, depending on the features of the communication facility of the~~, all other provisions beyond rules on security of communications in this Directive shall not apply to such ancillary services.

2017/05/12
Committee: IMCO

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) promote competition in the provision of electronic communications networks, services and associated facilities, including efficient infrastructure-based competition, and in the provision of electronic communications services and associated services;

2017/05/12
Committee: IMCO

-1. Is of the opinion that the mid-term review of the EU’s 2020 Strategy should set ambitious targets to reach a green, knowledge-based social market economy and sustainable growth by 2020; stresses that the single market should be central in achieving the goal of a sustainable and highly competitive social market economy in the context of the EU 2020 Strategy’s long-term vision taking up the challenges of maintaining social justice and economic growth as well as focusing on benefits for citizens, consumer protection, and SMEs;

2016/02/26
Committee: IMCO

Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Damian DRĂGHICI, Marlene MIZZI, Julie WARD, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Marita ULVSKOG, Momchil NEKOV, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Helga TRÜPEL, Ernest MARAGALL, Silvia COSTA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)

14c. Encourages the European Commission to work on improving programme attractiveness by simplifying administrative procedures and requirements, especially for schools and smaller-scale organisations, VET school, adult education, the youth sector and newcomers who often find the programme challenging to participate in;

2016/10/24
Committee: CULT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Notes more demanding implementation work for NAs under the current programme; calls on the European Commission to provide NAs with sufficient resources and necessary assistance, thus enabling more efficient programme implementation and allowing NAs to tackle new challenges resulting from the budget increase;

2016/10/24
Committee: CULT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 m (new)

21m. Urges the Commission to identify current unequal participation of VET institutions in the EU mobility programmes in countries and regions in order to diminish these differences through improved collaboration and exchange of information among national agencies for Erasmus+, supporting teamwork among VET institutions by connecting experienced VET institutions with other institutions, offering policy support measures and specific suggestions to VET institutions, and improving VET institution support systems already in place;

2016/10/24
Committee: CULT

2015/2327(INI)

Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Silvia COSTA, Marlene MIZZI, Momchil NEKOV, Petra KAMMEREVERT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 o (new)

21o. Welcomes the particular involvement of the Erasmus+ programme in cooperation and activities in grassroots sport; encourages the European Commission to improve the accessibility and participation in the programme of grassroots actors such as sports clubs; invites the Commission to enhance a cross-sectoral approach on grassroots sport across all relevant actions of Erasmus+ and to coordinate actions in this field in order to ensure their effectiveness and desired impact;

2016/10/24
Committee: CULT

2015/2327(INI)

Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Damian DRĂGHICI, Marlene MIZZI, Julie WARD, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Marita ULVSKOG, Momchil NEKOV, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Silvia COSTA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Calls on the European Commission to involve all relevant stakeholders in the work on next funding programming period, and in the introduction of possible improvements in order to ensure the programme's further success and added value;

2016/10/24
Committee: CULT

2015/2327(INI)

Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Damian DRĂGHICI, Marlene MIZZI, Julie WARD, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Marita ULVSKOG, Momchil NEKOV, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Helga TRÜPEL, Ernest MARAGALL, Silvia COSTA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25a. Indicates that disadvantaged groups are only specifically targeted in the youth sector; suggests the extension of the Inclusion and Diversity Strategy to all programme sectors in order to promote social inclusion and the participation of people with special needs or with fewer opportunities in the Erasmus+ programme;

2016/10/24
Committee: CULT

2015/2327(INI)

Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Damian DRĂGHICI, Marlene MIZZI, Julie WARD, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Marita ULVSKOG

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)

25b. Advocates allowing mobile students to combine studies abroad with a study-related placement within the programme, thereby providing additional financial assistance abroad, decreasing social selectivity, increasing the number of mobile students, upgrading students´ skills and enhancing the connections between higher education and the work environment;

2016/10/24
Committee: CULT

2015/2326(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Reiterates that problems of implementation and enforcement of EU law have been longstanding and supports the effective application of common EU rules in the Member States which is vital to strengthen the credibility of the Union and to meet citizens' expectations of the benefits that the EU can bring to them;

2016/03/04
Committee: PETI

2015/2326(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)

-1 a. Stresses the Commission's essential role in overseeing the application of EU law and submitting its annual report to the European Parliament and the Council; Calls on the Commission to continue with its active role to develop various tools to improve implementation, enforcement and compliance of EU law in Member States and, in addition to the data for the implementation of EU Directives, to provide data on implementation of EU Regulations in the next Commission's annual report;

2016/03/04
Committee: PETI

2015/2326(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 b (new)

-1 b. Acknowledges that the European Parliament also performs a crucial role by exercising a political control over the Commission's enforcement actions, scrutinising the annual reports on monitoring the implementation of EU law and developing relevant parliamentary resolutions; Suggests that the EP can contribute further to the timely and accurate transposition of EU legislation by sharing the expertise gained in the legislative decision making process through pre-established links with national Parliaments;

2016/03/04
Committee: PETI

2015/2326(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 c (new)

-1 c. Stresses individual citizens' complaints are one of the main sources for detecting breaches of European Union law and a source of information for the Commission; Notes that in 2014, members of the public, businesses, NGOs and other organisations remained very active in reporting potential breaches of EU law and as a result, the total number of open complaints increased by approximately 5.7% in 2014.

2016/03/04
Committee: PETI

2015/2326(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 d (new)

-1 d. Recalls the importance of petitions and questions, received by the European Parliament under Article 227 TFEU, which often trigger infringement procedures initiated by the Commission against a Member State;

2016/03/04
Committee: PETI

2015/2326(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Appreciates the importance attributed in the Commission's annual report to petitions submitted by citizens, businesses and civil society organisations as a means of monitoring the application of EU law through citizens’ direct expression of their views, a right enshrined in the Lisbon Treaty and an important element of European citizenship;

2016/03/04
Committee: PETI

2015/2326(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Acknowledges the administrative guarantees granted to complainants, such as the provision of information, and notification, in respect of their complaints, as also requested by the Committee on Petitions in its 2015 opinion on the aforementioned report; regrets, however, the delays in receiving responses from the Commission regarding numerous petitions, when it is asked to give an opinion and urges the Commission to improve its current practices to inform citizens in a timely and appropriate manner of any actions and steps taken in response to processing their complaints;

2016/03/04
Committee: PETI

2015/2326(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Notes the positive impact of EU Pilot on the exchange of information between the Commission and the Member States, and on the resolution of problems relating to the application of EU law at national level~~; stresses that this can also provide valuable information for pending petitions~~ and asks the Commission to pay special attention to the actual enforcement and internal review of decisions taken during the EU Pilot process; stresses that this can also provide valuable information for pending petitions and invites the Commission to involve the petitioners in the process of EU Pilot cases deriving from petitions, in order to facilitate also the dialogue between petitioners and the national authorities concerned;

2016/03/04
Committee: PETI

2015/2326(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Calls on the European Parliament and in particular the PETI Committee to promote awareness raising campaigns on the citizens' complaint system for breaches of EU law, the EU Pilot project and infringement procedures enhancing a broader use and facilitating public access to information through the EP website;

2016/03/04
Committee: PETI

2015/2326(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Welcomes the Commission's efforts to inform people about their rights and to ensure that they find suitable mechanisms of redress, by developing instruments such as the Commission's database 'Applying Union law" and "Europa portal Your rights"; Stresses that further measures are needed to provide better access to information on the application of EU law and problem-solving instruments and improve the handling of complaints from EU citizens and businesses about breaches of EU law;

2016/03/04
Committee: PETI

2015/2326(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. Calls on the Commission to interlink all different portals, access points and information websites in a single gateway that will provide citizens with easy access to online complaint forms and user- friendly information on infringement procedures; Calls, in addition, on the Commission to include in its next monitoring report more detailed information on the use of those portals;

2016/03/04
Committee: PETI

2015/2326(INI)

Mary HONEYBALL, Marlene MIZZI, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Dietmar KÖSTER, Julie WARD, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Underlines the importance of implementation plans adopted by the Commission with the aim of assisting and guiding Member States in the timely, clear and correct transposition of EU directives; ~~welcomes~~takes note of the importance attributed to Better Regulation and ~~to the monitoring of EU regulatory fitness~~REFIT programme in the annual report on monitoring the application of Union Law, which form part of ~~a greater~~ efforts to improve the quality of EU legislation and should – it is to be hoped – ~~should have a positive impact on the number of petitions submitted.~~have a positive impact on the number of petitions submitted; Calls on the Commission to actively involve all stakeholders, in particular social partners, consumers organisations and NGOs when assessing the impact of EU legislation, run the proportionality and subsidiarity check (at ex-ante stage), and monitor implementation (ex-post stage); Calls on the Commission to assess in the better regulation activities and in the REFIT process not only the costs but also the benefits and values of legislation, as well as to take into account its broader social and environmental impact and not only its economic one;

2016/03/04
Committee: PETI

2015/2281(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas not all Member States nor indeed individuals and groups in Member States are facing the same type and level of challenges, and this means that any recommendations proposed for education and training should be flexible and should be tailored to national economies, demographies and cultures, while improving the situation in the European Union as a whole;

2016/03/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2281(INI)

Mary HONEYBALL, Marlene MIZZI, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Dietmar KÖSTER, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Points out the value of a community- based approach to education and strong links between ~~schools and families~~educational establishments and wider society; calls for the wider participation of relevant actors ~~(such as the European Parents Association)~~ in the work of ET2020;

2016/03/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2281(INI)

Mary HONEYBALL, Marlene MIZZI, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Dietmar KÖSTER, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Julie WARD, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Stresses that quality education is essential to improving the lives of young people who suffer disadvantages socially and economically, as well as those from minority groups;

2016/03/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2281(INI)

Mary HONEYBALL, Marlene MIZZI, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Dietmar KÖSTER, Julie WARD, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)

11b. Calls on the Commission to ensure greater emphasis is placed on tackling gender gaps and differences, and in recognising the particular needs of young women;

2016/03/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2281(INI)

Mary HONEYBALL, Marlene MIZZI, Julie WARD, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)

11c. Further calls on the Commission, where appropriate, to treat minority groups as separate and discrete in order to better respond to the respective problems facing each group;

2016/03/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2281(INI)

Mary HONEYBALL, Marlene MIZZI, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Dietmar KÖSTER, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 d (new)

11d. Applauds the Commission's attention to the importance of digital skills; underlines that to equip young people for the 21st century these skills are essential;

2016/03/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2281(INI)

Mary HONEYBALL, Marlene MIZZI, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Dietmar KÖSTER, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Julie WARD, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Is concerned that the current trend making financial output a prerequisite for all academic activities could mean that the humanities risk being wiped off the research landscape; advocates a more holistic view which emphasises the importance of a variety of disciplines in education and research;

2016/03/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2281(INI)

Mary HONEYBALL, Marlene MIZZI, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Dietmar KÖSTER, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Julie WARD, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Stresses the importance of an overall framework of recognition of qualifications as key to ensuring cross- border mobility;

2016/03/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2257(INI)

Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Luigi MORGANO, Julie WARD, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Marlene MIZZI, Damian DRĂGHICI, Momchil NEKOV, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Notes the economic and social advantages of international mobility in VET which can at a later stage facilitate workers' mobility as well as contribute to increasing European competitiveness by helping to develop a highly skilled workforce and knowledge-based society;

2015/12/07
Committee: CULT

2015/2257(INI)

Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Luigi MORGANO, Julie WARD, Ernest MARAGALL, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Marlene MIZZI, Damian DRĂGHICI, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses the role of educational systems in better equipping students with both academic and transversal skills, and thereby enhancing their aptitude to match labour market needs as well as increasing their participation in transnational mobility programmes;

2015/12/07
Committee: CULT

2015/2257(INI)

Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Luigi MORGANO, Julie WARD, Ernest MARAGALL, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Marlene MIZZI, Damian DRĂGHICI, Momchil NEKOV, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Encourages a holistic approach to VET and apprenticeships, leading to enhanced personal development, and gaining employability skills and occupational competences, as well as encouraging the promotion of vocational education as an equivalent and valid option to academic education;

2015/12/07
Committee: CULT

2015/2257(INI)

Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Luigi MORGANO, Julie WARD, Ernest MARAGALL, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Marlene MIZZI, Damian DRĂGHICI, Momchil NEKOV, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)

8c. Encourages flexible pathways between VET, general education and higher education, as well as strengthening tertiary VET as a means to address social inclusion, increase participation in higher education, and promote student success;

2015/12/07
Committee: CULT

2015/2257(INI)

Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Luigi MORGANO, Julie WARD, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Marlene MIZZI, Damian DRĂGHICI, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 d (new)

8d. Encourages a more complete and effective integration of practical skills and knowledge with traditional academic programmes of higher learning;

2015/12/07
Committee: CULT

2015/2257(INI)

Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Luigi MORGANO, Julie WARD, Ernest MARAGALL, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Marlene MIZZI, Damian DRĂGHICI, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 e (new)

8e. Notes that improving the quality in VET, in cooperation with social partners and public employment services, through enhanced practical education and apprenticeships, is necessary to meet the labour market needs and societal demands and should facilitate mobility in the lifelong learning process;

2015/12/07
Committee: CULT

2015/2257(INI)

Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Luigi MORGANO, Julie WARD, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Marlene MIZZI, Damian DRĂGHICI, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 f (new)

8f. Underlines the benefits of a dual system of vocational education and training as an important part of general education, and aimed at reducing youth unemployment and linking vocational training to current and future labour market needs;

2015/12/07
Committee: CULT

2015/2257(INI)

Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Luigi MORGANO, Julie WARD, Ernest MARAGALL, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Marlene MIZZI, Momchil NEKOV, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 g (new)

8g. Supports the development of modern technologies and infrastructures in strengthening and modernising national vocational education systems to improve the access and quality of mobility;

2015/12/07
Committee: CULT

2015/2257(INI)

Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Luigi MORGANO, Julie WARD, Ernest MARAGALL, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Marlene MIZZI, Damian DRĂGHICI, Momchil NEKOV, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Calls to improve the access to high quality information on VET possibilities for young people and businesses via available and targeted specialised guidance and counselling services;

2015/12/07
Committee: CULT

2015/2257(INI)

Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Luigi MORGANO, Julie WARD, Ernest MARAGALL, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Marlene MIZZI, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)

11b. Promotes the exchange of best practices and political guidelines involving the improvement and benefits of international mobility in VET and apprenticeships, which also contribute to advancing educational research for practical vocational application, as well as improving vocational training practices in companies;

2015/12/07
Committee: CULT

2015/2257(INI)

Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Luigi MORGANO, Julie WARD, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Ernest MARAGALL, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Damian DRĂGHICI, Momchil NEKOV, Marlene MIZZI, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)

11c. Acknowledges the importance of European Alliance for Apprenticeships to improve the quality and availability of apprenticeships in the EU, and ask the European Commission to give its financial support and strategic priority to encourage all related stakeholders to improve conditions for apprenticeships;

2015/12/07
Committee: CULT

2015/2257(INI)

Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Luigi MORGANO, Julie WARD, Ernest MARAGALL, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Damian DRĂGHICI, Marlene MIZZI, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Enhances mobility in employment, education, apprenticeships and traineeships in national European Youth Guarantee Schemes in order to improve the skills of young people, as well as reduce the geographical skills mismatch in the EU;

2015/12/07
Committee: CULT

2015/2257(INI)

Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Luigi MORGANO, Julie WARD, Ernest MARAGALL, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Momchil NEKOV, Damian DRĂGHICI, Marlene MIZZI, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Encourages further measures to facilitate access by disadvantaged groups and people with special needs to Erasmus+ mobility actions and to create more flexible and individualised training and learning pathways adapted to people with disabilities;

2015/12/07
Committee: CULT

2015/2257(INI)

Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Luigi MORGANO, Julie WARD, Ernest MARAGALL, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Giorgos GRAMMATIKAKIS, Marlene MIZZI, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 d (new)

22d. Encourages improved promotion and visibility for young people and enterprises of such platforms as Drop'pin EURES the aim of which is to facilitate the mobility of young people for apprenticeships, internships, training programs, and e- learning language courses;

2015/12/07
Committee: CULT

2015/2147(INI)