Activities of David BORRELLI related to 2017/2065(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT Towards a digital trade strategy PDF (403 KB) DOC (87 KB)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on Towards a digital trade strategy
Amendments (16)
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the digital economy requires a rules-based framework, including modern trade rules which can reconcile the rapid changes in the market with the rights of consumers;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the importance of the compatibility of payment systems and clear rules on taxation and duties; considers that businesses providing comparable services in the traditional economy and on online platforms may be made 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 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas private companies are increasingly setting norms and standards in the digital economy, which will have a direct impact on citizens and consumers, as well as on domestic and international trade;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Proposes the inclusion in trade agreements of a provision maintaining the right of a party to protect personal data, with the only condition that it must not be used with the intention of restricting data flows for reasons other than the protection of personal data, as protection of personal data for all is a priority in order to build greater trust and strengthen fundamental rights.
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas in recent years various companies operating on the digital market have often exploited differences in taxation in the European Union in order to avoid taxation of their profits in the Member States where they have in reality been generated;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas in the digital single market threats are on the increase, and whereas cybersecurity is vital in order to create a legal and secure environment for digital trade;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H c (new)
Recital H c (new)
Hc. whereas digital trade must also aim to promote the growth of SMEs and start-ups, and not only of multinationals;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that the EU, as a community of values and the world’s biggest exporter of services, should set the standards in international rules and agreements on digital trade flows based on threefour elements: (1) ensuring market access for digital goods and services in third countries, (2) ensuring that trade rules create tangible benefits for consumers and (3) promoting respect for fundamental rightstransparency regarding what is being offered, (3) promoting respect for fundamental rights and (4) ensuring that the digital single market and trade that is conducted in and through it avoid, in so far as possible, the spread of commercial practices that are unfair (such as fraud or counterfeiting), illegal (the deep web, trafficking in arms or drugs) or may finance terrorism or other associated forms of trade;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Considers that reducing transaction costs (such as commission, additional charges, direct or indirect fees or similar practices) is vital as a way of promoting the development of digital trade, ensuring the transparency of transactions and genuinely improving consumer choice;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that the ability to access, collect, process and transfer data has become a prerequisite for every type of company that delivers goods and services internationally, but that all these operations require a good deal of attention from the point of view of privacy and security, particularly in the case of sensitive data; expresses its concern that users should be informed 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 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to draw up ambitious rules for cross-border data transfers, including through FTAs, in full compliance with, and without prejudice to, the EU’s security, data protection and privacy rules, with particular reference to sensitive data;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to encourage signatories of trade agreements to bring pressure to bear on mobile providers to make both international roaming fees and the fees applied to international calls and messages transparent, fair, reasonable and consumer- oriented; calls on the Commission to support policies that promote cost-oriented retail prices for roaming services with a view to reducing prices, promoting transparency and preventing commercial practices that are unfair or at all events negative from the point of view of consumers;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Strongly supports the further mainstreaming of digital technologies and services in the EU’s development policy; calls on the Commission to stimulate public-private partnerships to increase investments in digital infrastructure in the Global South; urges the Commission to make investments in broadband infrastructure in developing countries conditional upon respect for a free, open and secure internet; calls on the Commission to use trade agreements to improve digital rights; reiterates that digital trade could also be a resource for public administrations and thus support the development of e-government;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Stresses that the development potential of digital trade and the scope for increases in it must not reduce the tax burden on companies operating in this domain; 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 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Recalls the need to develop adequate solutions, policies and infrastructure to promote mobile internet access in order to rein in costs to consumers and at the same time allow as many people as possible access to the benefits of the digital market, including from mobile devices;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)
Paragraph 20 c (new)
20c. Considers that the fight against internet fraud and online counterfeiting should be important priorities for the harmonious development of digital trade, and that the Commission should encourage cooperation between the Member States in this area;