Activities of Laura AGEA related to 2016/2010(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (debate) IT
Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (debate) IT
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the report on the application of the Postal Services Directive
Amendments (10)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Is of the view that the overall volume of mail has fallen sharply, a phenomenon which has been exacerbated by the substitution of paper mail by digital tools (e-substitution), in addition to the economic crisis;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to carry out monitoring activities to verify, and subsequently curb, the exploitation of the situation of bogus self-employed workers; urges the Commission and the Member States, more generally, to prevent the flexibility of employment contracts from having a negative impact on workers;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Takes the view that a universal service should be provided to all users throughout a national territory, including the harder- to-access areas such as rural or mountain areas, where the supply of the service is loss-making and should be compensated;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Draws attention to a number of instances of unfair competition, the casualties of which have been workers in the sector; in this regard, calls on the Commission and the Member States to punish, in an appropriate manner, any conduct which could be regarded as unfair competition, to the detriment of workers;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Believes that a balance should be struck between free competition, consumer requirements, sustainability of the universal service and its financing, and the maintenance of jobs;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Stresses that in order to ensure there is a level playing field in terms of competition, existing obstacles and barriers need to be removed, such as the differences in VAT treatment between the universal operator and the other private companies that are competing for the operation of postal services, or the fact that some essential services such as the forwarding of judicial documents, remain the sole responsibility of the universal operator;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Recommends that public tender procedures for the awarding of postal services by government departments be monitored, in order to counter the direct award of contracts and thereby comply with EU legislation;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Points out that the rationalisation of services is becoming increasingly frequent, in particular as regards the gradual closure of numerous post offices, the reduction of opening hours with a consequent reduction in the number of jobs, the ongoing insecurity of employment contracts and the loss of quality in the service;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Notes that services are becoming increasingly internalised, resulting in a reduction in the number of delivery agencies and major job losses;