14 Amendments of Adam BIELAN related to 2011/2155(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the publication of the Internal Market Scoreboard has consistently helped to reduce the transposition deficit, butenhance transposition of Single Market rules by providing objective and substantive data on transposition and implementation of these rules by the Member States, and whereas objective data should remain at the core of the Internal Market Scoreboard exercise; whereas a more qualitative approach needs to be takenadopted which looks beyond the figures and identifies the reasons for this deficit;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas in the last few months as many as seven Member States have fallen even further behind in the transposing of EU directives;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas more accurate information is needed on the quality of transposition, and whereas the Commission's Pilot Project can be used in tandem with the Internal Market Scoreboard to detect transposition failures and act rapidly to solve them;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas better quality in the drafting of adopted legislation could help reduce delays in the transposition of EU law;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital S
Recital S
S. whereas, although SOLVIT's capacity has recently been improved thanks to better staffing, it is nevertheless important to consolidate itit is important to consolidate and further develop SOLVIT's presence and capacities in all layers of the national administrations in order to guarantee its maximum efficiency and best results;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Internal Market Scoreboard and SOLVIT as important tools with which to achieve better functioning of the, albeit of a different nature, to monitor and identify problems in the transposition and implementation of EU law, but also to identify gaps and bottlenecks in the Single Market, with a view to encouraging action for a better functioning internal market;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the fact that the Commission willhas merged the Internal Market Scoreboard, Your Europe and SOLVIT reports into a single report, which will allow a, Your Europe Advice, SOLVIT, IMI and single points of contact reports into a single comprehensive report, the Annual Governance Checkup, which allows for a reader-friendly, holistic assessment of the functioning of the single market;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the fact that considerable progress has been registered in reducing the number of long overdue directives and calls on Member States to continue their good efforts in this respect;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to carry out a qualitative assessment of the type of outstanding infringements in the Internal Market Scoreboard that distinguishes between infringements which may be easily resolved and those which result in outright disagreement between the Commission and the Member States; calls on the Commission and the Member States to work to identify the underlying reasons for these disagreements and to further eliminate them;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls on the Commission to provide support for Member States in the transposition of EU law by developing new tools such as transposition guidelines and a transposition helpdesk;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Calls on the Commission to take measures to improve the quality of drafting in European legislation; welcomes the efforts devoted to better and smarter law-making and encourages all three institutions involved in the legislative process to constantly endeavour to improve the quality of the legislation they jointly produce;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take action to promote the Your Europe portal in national administrations and to develop cooperation between Your Europe and the websites of the national administrations;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Draws attention to the need to improve practical cooperation between existing instruments, such as Your Europe Advice, SOLVIT and the Europe Direct information network, in order to avoid duplication of activities and achieve more effective management;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Commission to ensure the setting up of online Points of Single Contact via e-government portals in all Member States in the official language of the host country and in English; notes that the Points of Single Contact are key for the implementation of the services directive; regrets the fact that only one third of available online e-government portals provide access to online electronic procedures; calls on the Member States to provide user-friendly information in several EU languages regarding online administrative rules and procedures regarding the provision of services, in order to facilitate cross-border business in Europe;