9 Amendments of Maria GRAPINI related to 2016/2101(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates the importance of a well- functioning and integrated Single Market to the recovery of the European economy after the financial crisis; supports the inclusion of Country-Specific Recommendations (CSRs) which go beyond narrow fiscal and macroeconomic targets and allow for a more balanced policy mix with the potential to help sustain a socially balanced recovery to enable the development of new jobs and SMEs; welcomes this repositioning, as well as the streamlined structure of CSRs;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the importance of ensuring consistency between ongoing and future Commission Single Market initiatives and the European Semester process, in particular those involving the Single Market and Digital Single Market Strategies; recalls the need to carry out appropriate and fair economic and social reforms and to tackle red tape and protectionism, in order to improve productivity and the competitiveness of the European economy;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to take into account future policies, such as those relating to the Capital Markets Union and the digital single market, as well as the situation on the ground in each country, when drawing up the CSRs, with a view to preparing the Member States in advance and hence ensuring smooth implementation of those policies;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Supports an inclusive and transparent process for the European Semester as well as a continuous communication process;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Welcomes the new rules on e-commerce brought forward by the Commission; believes these to be an essential precondition for prosperous cross-border e-commerce, to the benefit of SMEs and consumers in particular;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls on the Commission to establish an efficient monitoring system to ensure that procedures do not prevent SMEs from participating in public procurement;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Condemns the barriers which still exist that hinder a well-functioning and integrated Single Market, in particular the partial transposition and implementation of the Services Directive by many Member States, and calls on the Commission to enforce more effectively what Member States have signed up to in European law in the interests of greater consumer protection;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Regrets that CSRs continue to point to deficiencies in public procurement such as the lack of competition and transparency, with 21 Member States failing to fully transpose the legislative package, resulting in distortions in the market; calls on the Commission to act swiftly to ensure that Member States meet their legal obligations by taking the necessary infringement procedures;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Welcomes the greater emphasis placed on labour markets in the country reports, highlighting serious structural problems such as long-term unemployment and the poor implementation of active labour market policies; stresses the fact that too many of the problems identified have not been addressed by way of targeted recommendations.