12 Amendments of Patrizia TOIA related to 2017/2003(INI)
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that ICTs allow innovative ideas within the collaborative economies to evolve quickly and efficiently, while connecting and empowering participants, reducing the need for intermediation, making remote areas more accessible, decreasing direct costs and overheads, channelling rich information flows and reinforcing trust between peers;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Reiterates the need to increase investment in the creation of broadband and ultra-broadband infrastructure which will give all users widespread and inclusive access to the sharing economy;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls on the Commission to encourage new business models arising from the use of digital technologies and processes, aimed at creating new jobs and fostering a more inclusive and sustainable model of development through the reuse of resources; calls on the Commission furthermore to assess the desirability of distinguishing among the various forms of collaborative economies, between gift and market, between sharing and commercial operation, between collaboration among equals and the provision of services by professional providers;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure fairness and transparency, especially in terms of regulations and taxation, between those working in the collaborative economy and traditional economic operators, and to ensure a high level of consumer protection, particularly as regards aspects related to safety, health, protection of privacy and accurate information;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Calls on the Commission and Member States to support the innovation and research capacity of small and medium-sized enterprises and social economy enterprises that operate by bringing about sharing of goods and services;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission to ensure that the EU develops the highest international standards regarding (a) social protection for ‘workpreneurs’ in collaborative economies, (b) safety guarantees for the customers of collaborative economies, and (c) cohabitation synergies with traditional business models similar to those already in force for the markets where they operate, and (c) cohabitation synergies with traditional business models thanks to similar rules applying to all operators in a particular sector;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to distinguish between collaborative platforms which are under diffused and shared ownership compared with others, favouring the former because of their greater capacity to make our societies more inclusive, more aware, less unequal and more democratic;
Amendment 101 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Urges the Commission and Member States to provide more clarity on rules applicable to collaborative economy, especially in field such as provision of services, consumer's protection and labour market;
Amendment 108 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Underlines the importance to prevent the creation of monopolies in collaborative economy, which are non- transparent and resulting in an asymmetrical relationship between collaborative platforms, service providers and consumers;
Amendment 111 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Calls on the Commission to support the economic growth of the collaborative economy by measures aiming to reduce the administrative burden on individuals and businesses without discriminating between business models;
Amendment 112 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 d (new)
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8d. Underlines the importance, for the fast-growing of this sector, of access to risk capital and calls on the Commission to promote initiatives on this direction;
Amendment 113 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 e (new)
Paragraph 8 e (new)
8e. Notes that collaborative economy has been developing more in areas, where urban conditions such as population density and physical proximity favours the adoption of collaborative economic models. However, collaborative economy could offer also opportunities to reinvigorate the economy in less populated remote areas in sectors such as tourism. Therefore, it would be vital to develop an effective regulatory framework and policies that enhances collaborative economy models in remote areas which could also be beneficial for SMEs;