6 Amendments of Gabriele PREUSS related to 2017/2003(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomNotes the emergence of the collaborative economy in transport, accommodation and tourism services, acknowledginges that, with an appropriate regulatory framework in place, it has the collaborative economy has the potential to provide more varied and affordable services to customers and to boost new forms of cooperative exchanges between citizens in the EU, to enhance economic growth, social welfare and environmental protection and to boost new forms of cooperative exchanges between citizens by opening new work opportunities and new models of business; stresses however that appropriate regulatory frameworks need to be put in place, to cover employment, health and safety, disability rights and competition issues that arise from the new models;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Urges the Commission to come up with appropriate measures to tackle the challenges that arise when European consumers are using online platforms headquartered outside the EU, in non- European cultural and regulatory contexts, particularly with regard to data protection, health and safety, taxation and employment laws;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that, in the context of the collaborative economy, issues related to consumer protection, liability allocation, insurance schemes, social protection of workers (whether they are employed or self-employed) and data protection are the most urgent ones, and expects a regulatory intervention in that regard; eunderlines particularly the risks of unclear employment relations, unfair working conditions and non-compliance with workers' rights; stresses that there is a strong need to clarify the working relationship between workers and collaborative platforms; 3a Emphasises that a regulatory framework should create a level playing field, foster innovations and contribute to the overall development and fulfilment of the EU transport policy goals, such as transport decarbonisation, territorial cohesion, modernisation of all urban and rural infrastructures also linked to public transport services, affordability, accessibility for all users and safety;
Amendment 100 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the need to clearly distinguish between legitimate ride-sharing and the provision of commercial transporting services (i.e. ‘'non- professional’' vs ‘'professional’' service provision) in EU terminology, and; believes that all work in the collaborative economy should be classified accordingly, avoiding the spontaneous creation of new hybrid categories for workers; urges the Commission to come up with proposals to adapt Union legislation accordingly; considers the monetary threshold to be , assessing the possibility to extend traditional protectiones advisable way to make this distinctionnd social security protections established at national level by the Member States, to all workers in the collaborative economy;
Amendment 118 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States to establish measures to reduce the risk and possibility of the occurrence of grey economy activities and tax avoidance in accordance with collaborative economy services, and invites the Commission to facilitate an exchange of best practises between tax authorities and stakeholders with a view to developing appropriate solutions for payments of taxes in the sharing economy; is of the opinion that online platforms already operating in the EU, although headquartered outside of it, could be invited to appear in the extended TAXE II committee of the EP in relation to their tax arrangements;
Amendment 147 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. CEncourages the Member States and the Commission to support initiatives and actions to favour more research and fact-funding on the development and the impact of the collaborative economy in EU transport policy; calls on the Commission to include representatives of the collaborative economy in stakeholder dialogues and impact assessment procedures.