Activities of Pascal DURAND related to 2014/0000(INI)
Legal basis opinions (0)
Amendments (18)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
– having regard to the report of 9 May 2010 by Mario Monti to the President of the European Commission on ‘A new strategy for the single market. At the service of Europe’s economy and society’,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas in the context of the mid-term review of the Europe 2020 strategy, the Single Market should be considered a key tool for reigniting economic growthsmart, sustainable and inclusive recovery in the EU, at the same time ensuring complementarity with the more traditional drivers of growth, such as boosting investment in innovation and education;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas a well -functioning and effective Single Market, based on a highlysustainable and highly innovative and competitive social market economy, is needed to boost growth and competitiveness and to create jobs so as to revitalise the European economy and redirect it towards a more sustainable development model;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the public authorities, including at local and regional level, must play their full democratic and legitimate role in regulating and reorienting our economy and must be fully consulted and involved in defining the Single Market rules;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Gb. having regard to the damning revelations about measures being taken by certain multinationals to avoid their tax obligations and to the role of certain public actors in helping those companies evade their responsibilities, which calls for a rapid and determined response on the part of the EU;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)
Recital G c (new)
Gc. whereas greater fiscal convergence would make a positive contribution to completing the Single Market;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Regrets that the CSRs have not been sufficiently aligned with the Europe 2020 targets; calls, therefore, for more determined efforts to guide and coordinate national and EU policies towards sustainable, smart and inclusive development;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Draws attention to the conclusions of the 2010 Monti report on the need to reconcile the Single Market with the concerns of citizens, in particular as regards social and environmental issues;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses that a coherent sustainable development strategy requires horizontal action across all the key sectors for relaunching the Single Market;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Reiterates its support forthat all comprehensive trade and investment agreements that would supportmust be negotiated in such a way that they are compatible with the creation of quality jobs for European workers, directly benefit European consumers and open up new opportunities for EU companies, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs);
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Underlines that specific policy actions should be included in the Europe 2020 strategy, aiming at addressing barriers in the services sectors covered by the Services Directive, and in financial services, for example, and putting more explicit emphasis on the deepening of the Single Market and protecting, including in the context of the current transatlantic negotiations on trade and investment, the specific nature of public services and the capacity of the public authorities, including at local and regional level, to organise and finance their community services;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls for zero tolerance of tax evasion and tax fraud, by giving absolute priority to the fight against tax dumping and unfair tax competition and ensuring that tax allowances illegally obtained by businesses are repaid; calls, in this regard, for the Commission to be given all the necessary powers and resources;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Calls for rapid progress to be made towards tax convergence for businesses, including through a binding agreement on the implementation of a common consolidated corporate tax base, a minimum tax rate on European corporations and minimum standards in the area of double taxation agreements;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Welcomes the fact that in 2014, the third generation of the EU regulation on public procurement was adopted with a view to simplifying the 2004 regime, promoting the sustainability of public contracts, including by strengthening the environmental and social award criteria, and overcoming interpretation problems and heterogeneity in concession contracts;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses the need for the proper and timely transposition of legislation on public procurement and concessions; highlights the importance of public procurement as a key driver of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, particularly for SMEs;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls for action to be taken to increase sustainable consumption, particularly in relation to a product’s useful life, and to combat practices aimed at deliberately reducing this useful life; would welcome, in this regard, the Commission drawing up a coherent action plan;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Urges the Commission to propose a European legislative framework on collective redress;