Activities of Mihai ŢURCANU related to 2015/2147(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Towards a Digital Single Market Act (A8-0371/2015 - Kaja Kallas, Evelyne Gebhardt) RO
Amendments (11)
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas digitalisation is faster than politics and politicians needs to see themselves as enablers and facilitators rather than just regulators in order to provide a future-proof digital framework;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the digital revolution already is underway and empowers consumers, entrepreneurs every day and affects every aspect of our life;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas e-commerce is an important complement to offline trade, providing opportunities for small companies to grow as well as greater access to goods and services also in remote areas, the countryside and for people with disabilities and less mobility;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Believes a digital single market must be built on a free, open and global internet; is concerned about the mounting digital protectionism; stresses that Europe will not gain competitiveness through digital sovereignty, a European cloud or any other restrictions to the free flow of data globally;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that users’ trust in digital services is vital to innovation and growth in the digital economy and that reinforcing that trust should be at the basis of both public policy and business models;
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is concerned about the different national approaches taken to regulating the internet and the sharing economy; urges the Commission to take action to preserve the integrity of the single market and the internet as an open and global platform for communication and innovation; considers in this respect that policy should not be shaped by fear or resistance to change and that innovation needs to be embraced;
Amendment 395 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the importance of reliable information and transparency as consumers must be able to compare not only prices, but also quality and sustainability of goods and services online;
Amendment 425 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Suggests that the Commission introduces an "e-commerce test" for internal market proposals, in order to ensure that they do not create additional obstacles or fragmentation both to offline and online commerce;
Amendment 443 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses that digital products such as e-books should be subject to the same VAT-rate as the equivalent product in physical format in order to avoid discrimination in the single market;
Amendment 507 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses thatCalls on the Commission and Member States to take appropriate action to enable accessible, affordable, efficient and high- quality delivery services which are an essential prerequisite for thriving cross- border e-commerce; supports the already proposed measures to improve price transparency, interoperability and regulatory oversight that should target both the smooth functioning of cross-border parcel delivery markets and compliance with relevant social and labour rights, allowing enough flexibility for the delivery market to evolve and adapt to technological innovations; stresses that the aim must be a fully liberalised European market for postal services and parcel delivery's in order for consumers and business to benefit from a competitive environment and more transparency;
Amendment 577 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Takes the view that geo-blocking in the internal market de facto encourages piracy; Considers that ambitious actions are needed to improve access to legal digital content, in particular by ending geo- blocking practices and unfair price discrimination based on geographical location;