15 Amendments of Stelios KOULOGLOU related to 2016/2010(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
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;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas new competitors have mainly focused on large business customers and highly populated areas;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
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;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
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;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
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;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
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;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
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;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
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;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
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;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
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;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
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;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
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;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
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.