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Activities of Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS related to 2016/2010(INI)

Plenary speeches (1)

Application of the Postal Services Directive (A8-0254/2016 - Markus Ferber) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2010(INI)

Amendments (15)

Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas between 2012 and 2013 letter post services shrank by 4.85 % on average in the EU according to the European Commission Postal Statistics Database; whereas this is part of the fast declining trend of letter volume all around the EU during the last 10 years;
2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas new competitors have mainly focused on large business customers and highly populated areas;
2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the parcel delivery market is a highly competitive, innovative and fast-growing sector which attained growth of 33 % between 2008 and 2011 in terms of volume, and whereas e-commerce is a driving factorere e-commerce is a driving factor; whereas statistics show that the express mail and parcels services international market is currently dominated by few global players;
2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas, according to European Commission estimations, the overall EU postal sector has experienced a net loss of jobs during the last 10 years, while low- quality and atypical forms of employment have substantially increased;
2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that obligations of independence can only be fulfilled if NRAs’ regulatory functions are separated from activities associated with ownership or control of a postal operator; considers that senior NRA officials should not be permitted to work for the public postal operator or other interested parties immediately after leaving the NRA, with a view to preventing conflicts of interest;deleted
2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recalls that that the Postal Services Directive provides Member States with the flexibility necessary to address local specificities and to ensure universal service provision long-term sustainability while meeting the needs of users and adapting to the changes in the technical, economic and social environment;
2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the importance of providing a high-quality universal service under affordable conditions, comprising at leastthe general obligation of five delivery and five collection days a week for every EU citizen; notes that in some Member States national regulation exceeds the flexibility provided for, as stated in the Postal Services Directive;, calls on the Commission to reaffirm that low population density does not constitute grounds for reducing the frequency of delivery witertain flexibility is needed in order to ensure long-term sustainability of the universal service and appropriate adaptation to the specific geographical characteristics and demographinc the universal service obligationrends in each Member State;
2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to monitor the provision of postal services as a public service in order to ensure a common level playing field among providers and prevent cross- subsidisation, and to review whether public service compensation is implemented in a manner that is proportionate, transparent and fairs well as a proportionate, transparent and fair implementation of public service compensation;
2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to work on a harmonisedand Member States to respect the current definition of universal service, which stipulates a minimum level of service for consumers; calls on the Member States to further harmoniseimplement licensing procedures according to the current Directive in order to reduce unjustified barriers within the internal market;
2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Asks the Commission to lay down minimum standards for value-added services such as track-and-trace, pick- up/drop-off locations, the ability to choose a delivery time, and suitable return procedures; This paragraph is not related to the universal service obligations. Over-regulation should bedeleted Or. en Justification: avoided.
2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that service quality should be assessed on the basis of minimum Europe-wide standardthe Postal Services Directive requirements with a view to creating a fully integrarconnected European postal sector;
2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Recognises the investments made by the European universal postal service operators to upgrade the interconnectivity of their networks in order to offer wide and easy-to-use cross-borders services; considers that these investments should be protected with fair access conditions;
2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Asks the Member States and the Commission to improve transparency as regards pricing conditions and service performance (delivery options, final delivery, reliability), especially when it comes to e-commerce; stresses the importance of setting affordable cross- border delivery prices in closing the gap between domestic and cross-border prices; calls on the Commission to explore whywhile internalizing economic and environmental costs; calls on the National Regulatory Authorities to assess affordability of prices oin some cross- border routes are higher in one directiin cases of apparent unreasonable anomalies on than the otherad-hoc basis;
2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Member States to ensure decent working conditions for all employees in the postal services sector; recommends close monitoring of whether labour-market-related developments in the postal services sector comply with Union and national law, administrative provisions and collective agreements negotiated by social partners;
2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that increased competition should not generate illegal social practices or lead to the degradation of working conditions;Acknowledges the current trends showing a significant increase of low- quality and atypical forms of employment; considers that addressing these unfair competition practices in the EU postal sector shall be a major priority for the Commission and the Member States; calls on the Member States to introduce appropriate control devices and ensure effective implementation of EU and national existing social requirements.
2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN