Activities of David BORRELLI related to 2016/2276(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on online platforms and the digital single market PDF (461 KB) DOC (84 KB)
Amendments (10)
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Considers thatalls on online platforms shouldto develop more effective voluntary measures and technical means of identifying and eliminating harmful and illegal content;
Amendment 328 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Stresses the importance of transparency in relation to data collection and considers that online platforms must respond to users’ concerns by informing them more effectively and clearly about what personal data is collected and how it is shared and used; is concerned that, in some cases, data collected by platforms contain sensitive information; urges the platforms, therefore, to inform users transparently both about the way in which the data are stored or processed and whether they are sold to third parties, to enable users to give their explicit consent to the processing of their personal data;
Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Encourages online platforms to provide clear, comprehensive and user- friendly ways of presenting their terms and conditions in order to enhance consumer protection and bolster trust; calls on online platforms to make the commission rates charged for services provided transparent, so as to enhance consumer confidence;
Amendment 366 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Calls on the Commission to evaluate platforms’ review systems and to put an end toassist platforms in combating certain practices, such as fake reviews and the deletion of negative reviews in order to make platforms comply with existing obligations; welcomes the efforts of many platforms in this regard to avert distortions in the arrangements for reviewing the services offered and calls on all platforms to endeavour to ensure that user reviews are truthful;
Amendment 374 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Calls on the Commission to assess the need for and the principles in relation to criteria, which could set the conditions under which online platforms may be made subject to further monitoring and assisted in order for them to comply with existing obligations and guidelines in a timely manner, in particular in the realm of consumer protection,; is convinced that these criteria should be able to adapt to local conditions;
Amendment 403 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Notes that online payments offer a level of transparencyIs concerned about the numerous cases of fraud that are continuing to occur within online platforms; urges the platforms, therefore, to ensure that thelps to protect the rights of consumers and entrepreneurs and necessary systems are in place to monitor online payments so as to minimise fraud risks, and to provide for simple complaints procedures in order to increase consumer confidence; such monitoring systems could be applied to the collection of data for taxation purposes, for example; notes that transparency facilitates the comparison of prices and transaction costs and increases the traceability of economic transactions;
Amendment 423 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Is concerned about problematic B2B practices by online platforms, such as a lack of transparency (e.g. in search results) and possible abuses of dominant positions and of the dual role of platforms as intermediaries and competitors; calls on the Commission to take appropriate measures in this regard;
Amendment 432 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Underlines that EU competition law and authorities need to guarantee a level playing field where appropriate, including in respect of consumer protection and tax issues; calls on the Commission to assess whether businesses which provide comparable services in the traditional economy and on online platforms can be subject to similar tax obligations, and is convinced that profits should be taxed in the Member State in which the economic activity takes place and profits are generated;
Amendment 435 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Welcomes the efforts made by the CommissMaintains that the continuing harmful or non-transparent tax practices of jurisdictions to fighthat function as tax havoidanceens are severely undermining competition and innovation also as regards online platforms and harmful competition ande particularly damaging to players seeking to enter the market; calls on the Member States and the Commission to propose further reforms to prevent tax avoidance practices in the EU;
Amendment 448 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Regrets that the EU’s presence in the world market is barely felt, in particular due to the current fragmentation of the digital market, legal uncertainty, the inability to attract investment from outside the EU and the lack of financing and capacity to market technological innovations, which make it difficult for European companies to become world leaders in this new economy and for start- ups to find an environment that fosters full development and local job creation;