2 Amendments of Anne SANDER related to 2016/2010(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that in recent years technological advances and digitalisation have transformed the postal services sector and that the modernisation and diversification of postal services has had a major impact on employment in the sector, in particular in rural areas; calls on the Member States to accelerate broadband deployment in rural areas so that they can take full advantage of the benefits of the single digital market, in particular the creation of jobs, competitiveness, innovation and access to new online services, especially online postal services;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that it is essential to maintain the postal services in rural areas in order to promote social cohesion by making communication between people easier and to guarantee the provision of a number of indispensable services to the people living in those areas;