16 Amendments of Andreas SCHIEDER related to 2020/2007(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Professional Qualifications Directive (PQD) explicitly seeks to harness intra-EU mobility to match labour market needs and skillseeks to enable professionals to work or establish themselves across the Union byand to makinge it easier for workers of certain professions to find employment in different Member States;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the free movement of workers and services are essential for a well-functioning single market;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the Services Directive, the Professional Qualifications Directive and the Proportionality Test Directive laid down the provisions that ensure the proper functioning of the internal market, while guaranteeing a high level of workers and consumer protection;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas a single market with high social and environmental standards, quality services and fair competition serves the interests of all stakeholders;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas the economic recovery from the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has to be in accordance with the guidelines set out by the European Green Deal and not at the expense of social or workers’ rights;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets that insufficient national implementation of existing legislation continues to seriously hamper the freHighlights that workers have the possibility to move freely across the Union; however, regrets that insufficient national implementation and enforcement of current legislation still exist with negative effect on the mobility of workers within the EU to the detriment of workers and the European economy as a whole;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Regrets that the European Commission is not using the full potential of initiatives such as the European Professional Card as foreseen in the PQD; calls therefore upon the European Commission to extend the European Professional Card to more professions as it offers an advantageous option for professionals who wish to work either temporarily or permanently in another Member State;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls that regulated professions represent up to 22 % of the labour force in the EU and cover many crucial sectors, such as health and social services, business services, construction, network services, transport, tourism, real estate, public services and education.1a __________________ 1a A8-0401/2017.
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that while it is a competence of Member States to regulate a certain profession, theyregulation of professions is often indispensable to safeguard public interest objectives, such as public security, public health, consumer protection, or protection of the environment, and deregulation must not be an aim for the future of the regulation of professions at the EU level; recalls though, for regulation to be fair for the professionals and to enable mobility within the EU, Member States must respect the limits of the principles of non- discrimination and proportionality, and be transparent about the regulation they put in, as explicitly stipulated in the Proportionality Test Directive; encourages the Member States to exchange the information with other Member States on matters covered by the Directive;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines that while certain aspects remain the competence of Member States, it is the Union’s responsibility to tackle social dumping and practices that could have negative consequences on workers' social security;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Condemns the practices of some corporations exploiting the fact that certain Member States have lower average salaries, as wages are a key component of working conditions;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that the Services Directive builds on the country of destination principle and aims to ensure the provision of high-quality services and therefore Member States shall not be prevented from imposing necessary requirements with regard to the provision of a service activity and the PQD builds on the principle of mutual recognition to facilitate free movement of serviceprofessionals; calls on the Member States to extend mutual recognition to more levels of education and to improve or introduce the necessary procedures as soon as possible;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to strengthen cooperation with Member States and increase enforcement efforts, not just regarding the legislation on free movement, but also regarding working conditions and the protection of workers’ health and safety, in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Encourages the Commission to fully enforce existing rules; calls for alternative resolution mechanisms to be assessed and for infringement procedures to be applied swiftly and rigorouslyin accordance with Art. 258 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) whenever breaches of relevant legislation are identified or disproportionateunjustified burdens introduced;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes the announcement of the Commission in its´ 2021 Work Programme1a to withdraw the e-card proposals1b; regrets that the proposal on Services Notification Procedure1c could not be adopted due to the lack of an agreement in Council; __________________ 1a COM(2020) 690 final. 1bCOM(2016)823 final 2016/0402 (COD) and COM(2016)824 final 2016/0403 (COD). 1c COM(2016)821 final 2016/0398 (COD).
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to improve tools such asstrengthen the Points of Single Contact and the Single Digital Gateway as foreseen in the Services Directive and on the Member States to use suchthose tools to provide workers, consumers and businesses with accurate and easily accessible information regarding their rights and obligations related to free movement within the single market.