Activities of Marc ANGEL related to 2023/2019(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the implementation of the 2018 Geo-blocking Regulation in the digital single market
Amendments (8)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the remaining untapped potential for cross-border economic activities that could be encouraged by the removal of all geo-blocking barriers and the continued promotion of the free movement of products and services in line with the principles of the Geo-blocking Regulation; notes the need to improve consumer awareness, as many citizens are still not aware of the rules in place, resulting in reduced confidence in cross- border online shopping;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the importance of the Geo-blocking Regulation in building a more robust, coherent and accessible internal market without discriminations or any unjustified barriers for all citizens and businesses in the EU, regardless of their nationality, place of residence or establishment; stresses that further steps need to be taken to achieve the full potential of the Regulation, including by strengthening the legal framework supporting the cross- border exchange of goods and services;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes thatRegrets the limited scope of the current Regulation, as one third of all complaints received by responding competent authorities were not actually covered by the Regulation, including, among other things, copyright-protected content and insurance services;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Recalls that the Geo-blocking regulation prohibits price discrimination based on the consumer's national place of residence or place of establishment; considers however that with the increased use of artificial intelligence, algorithms can make geo-blocking practices less visible to consumers, as geographical data might be used to determine prices and selected products; calls on the Commission to address the issue;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Deplores the fact that some unjustified obstacles persist with regard to registration and payment methods online, so that cross-border customers are often not able to register on websites requiring registration, or pay for the requested service without presenting data such as an address or, payment method or phone number linked to an address in the local country, thus diminishing the objective of the Regulation to ‘shop like a local’; calls on the Commission to cooperate with Member States and stakeholders to address these obstacles;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the progress made in terms of the cross-catalogue availability of music, e-book, video game and software products and services, both in subscription and transaction-based models; regrets the limited improvements regarding the cross- catalogue availability of video content and live sports events, which contribute to consumers’ perception that the audiovisual services sector is applying the highest level of geo-blocking; notes that there is an increase of interest in cross-border access to content, in particular audiovisual and music; acknowledges the particular negative effect of geo-blocking practices on citizens living in cross-border regions or belonging to linguistic minorities, that are often prevented from accessing audiovisual content in their native language;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes the popularity of different tools among consumers used to avoid geo- blocking restrictions, including tools providing access to unauthorized copyright content, especially for audiovisual content; considers it important to recognise that the steady modernisation and adaptation of the audiovisual services sector to new consumer expectations might be more effective than undermining the effective use of such tools;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Believes that the Portability Regulation12 delivered substantial benefits to consumers who expect to receive continued access to their services when they are temporarily present in another Member State; welcomes the Commission’s ongoing stakeholder dialogue on access to and the availability of audiovisual content across the EU; emphasises that further actions are needed to meet consumers expectations concerning the cross-catalogue availability of and cross-border access to sports events via streaming services; calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Member States to carefully assess all options that will reduce the unjustified and discriminatory geo- blocking barriers for access to audiovisual services and sports events, while taking into account the potential impact on diversity and the available financing of the creative sector; reminds the Commission to present Parliament with the outcome of its stakeholder dialogue on possibly extending the scope of the Geo-blockingwith the audiovisual sector to improve access to and availability of audiovisual content across the EU; calls on the Commission to ensure consistency with the Audiovisual Media Services Directive; considers important in this regard to extend the scope of the Regulation to include the audiovisual contentservices sector; __________________ 12 Regulation (EU) 2017/1128 of 14 June 2017 on cross-border portability of online content services in the internal market, OJ L 168, 30.6.2017, p.1.