9 Amendments of Andreas SCHWAB related to 2011/2178(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the need to facilitate mobility within the single market and to cut red tape for citizens in their everyday life; underlines the fact that access to online procedures and information could reduce bureaucracy and costs, increase government efficiency and considerably improve people’s relations with all levels of administration, as well as business environment in the EU;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop comprehensive eGovernment portals for businesses in order to facilitate business creation and cross-border activity; is of the opinion that the Points of Single Contact under the Services Directive could provide a basis for such services; notes that there are various differences in user-friendliness, accessibility and services provided by the Points of Single Contact among Member States; calls on the Commission to continuously monitor this situation and provide advice and support to Member States where necessary;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Insists on the fact that the promotion of eGovernment and the development of secured e-services for SMEs must be considered as one of the key priorities in the establishment of a competitive digital single market, in accordance with the Small Business Act and the "Think Small First" principle;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to continuously inform citizens about the existing EU portals such as SOLVIT and Your Europe as the current lack of information delays further development of business environment and consumer protection, especially in the cross-border area;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Insists on the need to further develop secure and effective e-services such as electronic identification and authentification and e-business applications such as electronic invoicing within the Single Market; welcomes therefore the Commission’s initiative on ensuring the mutual recognition of e- authentification and e-identification across the EU and the revision of the Directive on Electronic Signatures in accordance with the Commission’s Communication on the Single Market Act; calls on the Commission to come forward with a proposal for harmonising e-invoicing in the European Union;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to improve the involvement of local and regional authorities as regards access to public-sector information in order to facilitate the creation of new job; wider access to this information can lead to new jobs and development of rural areas;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Regrets that the Commission’s action plan does not give more attention to fields such as the contribution of administrations to fostering public debate; points out the need to improve public participation in the political process; calls on Member States, that have not already done so, to introduce an electronic voting system to develop greater participation of civil society in the political process; underlines the importance of supporting every kind of policy aimed at enhancing basic ICT literacy;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to become more involved in development of eGovernment services by providing guidelines and support, gathering best practices and facilitating exchange of information among Member States;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to keep track of all existing online problem-solving tools and information portals the Commission and the Member States provide and interlink or consolidate them where possible; recommends that new online portals are developed only when integration into existing solutions is not feasible;