Activities of Dariusz ROSATI related to 2014/2233(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the external impact of EU trade and investment policy on public-private initiatives in countries outside the EU
Amendments (5)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls the importance of public-private partnerships (PPPs) as a vehicle for economic growth and innovation, both in the single market and abroad; notes that European companies are well equipped to compete for and operate such arrangements;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that PPPs are characterised by their high value and technical complexity, and by the parties’ long-term commitment; notes that they consequently require appropriate levels of both flexibility and procedural safeguards to ensure transparency, non-discrimination and equal treatment; stresses that these requirements are particular challenges for EU-based SMEs in competing on international markets as parts of PPPs.
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that, while PPP arrangements may take various forms, single market legislation sets high procedural standards; notes that this legislation was revised and consolidated in Directives 2014/24/EU and 2014/25/EU on public procurement, in Directive 2014/23/EU on concessions, and in guidance on institutionalised PPPs; Calls on the Commission to consider the possibility of providing developing countries with technical assistance and advice on how to prepare and implement the EU standards on their markets.
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that EU-backed bodies such as the European Agency for Small and Medium- sized Enterprises (EASME) and the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) can also access and share information with SMEs on how to enter PPPs in states outside the EU and promote small and medium-sized companies' participation in PPPs in third countries.
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls on the Commission, while negotiating trade and investment agreements with other countries, to support dismantling barriers for EU companies and particularly SMEs to enter PPPs in these countries and support the mobility of EU professionals to these states, so that they can compete on equal footing with domestic companies as well as companies coming from third states.