Activities of Notis MARIAS related to 2016/2248(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
European Semester for Economic Policy Coordination: employment and social aspects in the Annual Growth Survey 2017 - European Semester for Economic Policy Coordination: Annual Growth Survey 2017 - Single Market Governance within the European Semester 2017 (debate) EL
Amendments (16)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)
Citation 18 a (new)
– having regard to the Protocol (No 1) to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) on the role of National Parliaments in the European Union,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 b (new)
Citation 18 b (new)
– having regard to Protocol (No 2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, following the economic crisis which began in 2008, the EU is still having to face a period of stagnation with sluggish economic recoveryunemployment levels in certain EU Member States remain very high; whereas, on a more positive note, the motto of the Annual Growth Survey (AGS) for 2016 was ‘strengthening recovery and fostering convergence’;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Ε
Recital Ε
Ε. whereas the European Semester aims to increase the coordination of economic and fiscal policies across the EU in order to enhance stability, promote growth and employment and strengthen competitiveness; whereas this aim has not been achieved;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates that the single market is one of the foundations of the EU and is the backbone of Member States’ economies and of the European project as a wholemust contribute to strengthening the Member States’ economies; stresses that for the EU to successfully strengthen its recovery and foster convergence, the single market plays an essential role;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the Single Market pillar within the European Semester should serve to identify the key areas for the promotion and facilitation of growth and jobs; stresses, furthermore, that it should also serve as a benchmark for commitment to struc, particularly in the southern European countries such as Greece, Italy, Spain and Porturgal reform in Member States;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates its call on the Commission to take full account of the key growth and job-creation areas for building an EU single market fit for the 21st century, in response to the current economic and refugee crisis and as previously identified by the Commission and further specified in the study of September 2014 entitled ‘The Cost of Non-Europe in the Single Market’ and including services, the Digital Single Market and in particular e-commerce, the consumer acquis, public procurement and concessions and the free movement of goods;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the Commission to carry out systematic monitoring of implementation and enforcement of the single market rules through the country-specific recommendations (CSRs), in particular where those rules make a contribution to structural reforms;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. WelcomEmphasises the Single Market Strategy and its targeted actionsactions which should be aimed at creating opportunities for consumers, professionals and businesses, encouraging and enabling the modernisation and innovation that Europe needs, and ensuring practical delivery that benefits consumers and businesses in their daily lives;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasises, in respect of the single market in services, that there is a clear need to improve the cross-border provision of services; welcomstresses the Commission’s intention to present a proposal for a services card and for a harmonised notification form; welcomstresses, furthermore, the Commission’s intention to review market developments and, if necessary, take action in connection with insurance requirements for business and construction service providers;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that more than 5 500 professions across Europe require specific qualifications or a specific title, and welcomemphasises, in this context, the mutual evaluation of regulated professions conducted by the Commission with the Member States;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Reiterates its cCalls on the Commission to improve governance of the single market by developing a set of analytical tools to more properly measure its economic and regulatory performance within the framework of the single market pillar of the European Semester; believes that such an analytical tool could provide useful input for the CSRs, the AGS, the European Council’s guidance to Member States, and the national action plans aimed at implementing the single market guidelines;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Welcomes and eagerly aAnticipates the Commission initiative to create a Single Digital Gateway to build on and improve existing tools and services, such as the Points of Single Contact, the Product Contact Points, the Construction Contact Points, the Your Europe portal and SOLVIT, in a user- friendly way for the benefit of both citizens and businesses;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Stresses that the single market should continue to work for all actors - EU citizens and in particular students, professionals and entrepreneurs, as well as SMEs - in all Member States, who should remain in permanent dialogue and should be committed to assess what works and what does not work, and in what way single market policy should be developed in the future; highlights, in this context, the role of the Single Market Forum organised annually by the Commission in cooperation with local partners such as national authorities, chambers of commerce and business associations;