6 Amendments of Andreas MÖLZER related to 2009/2222(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Given that social services of general interest make a major contribution to the achievement of the EU's goals as enshrined in the Treaties, particularly in terms of promoting economic, social and territorial cohesion, cCalls on the Commission to strengthen legal security in the field of social services of general interest, using a tailored approach which can easily be applied by organising public authorities and takes into account the specific ways in which social services are organised and their strongly local nature;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that social services of general interest (SSGI) play a comprehensive role in implementation of the principles set out in Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and Articles 9 and 14 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), particularly with regard to the development of a highly competitive social market economy and the promotion of social and territorial cohesion in the Union; stresses here that it is important to reinforce the social dimension of the internal market by taking better account of the special nature of SSGI, with emphasis on a pragmatic approach in which the accessibility, universality, quality and efficiency of such services are the prime considerationsconstantly reviewed;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that, given the place which these services have in Europe, especially against a background of economic crisis, the EU should do more to promote their importance; asks the Commission, therefore, to explore the idea of setting up a European social services observatory to collect information from various sources in the Member States and to promote good practice at European, national, regional and local level and to draw up a corresponding cost assessment; also calls on the Commission to update the website on questions and answers concerning SSGI, making it accessible in all the EU official languages;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6