Activities of Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE related to 2017/2043(BUD)
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Amendments (6)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
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2. Stresses the need forat a well-functioning Single Market, that is both highly integrated and unified, with a fair environment for consumers and SMEs, is a cornerstone of stronger EU competitiveness and callsstresses the need for an adequate budget to beary allocated toion to take account of the transformation to the digital era;
Amendment 4 #
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Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Calls for maintaining the EU support to sports policy, the sports chapter of the Erasmus+ programme and the financing of Special Events, such as the Special Olympics in 2017;
Amendment 5 #
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3. Considers consumer policy to be a horizontal priority in need of appropriate budgetary allocations; asks the Commission to increase awareness regarding consumer policydo its utmost to increase education and awareness regarding consumer policy, as well as product safety and market surveillance, in particular in the dDigital fieldSingle Market, and to mainstream consumer interests across different EU policies;
Amendment 6 #
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Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines the great growth potential of the free movement of services, which is still underdeveloped in the single market and calls for boosting cross-border trade in services, which in a number of services sectors persists due to uncertainty and administrative complexity and a lack of well-structured cooperation mechanisms between Member States; believes that any new initiatives have to tackle especially those obstacles;
Amendment 8 #
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5. Emphasises the role of SMEs and microenterprises in the EU economy and underlines the need for stronger support to help them better embrace the digital transformation; stressesopportunities offered by the digital transformation of the economy; underlines the need for efficient financing for innovation, scale-up, internationalisation and access to third markets in order to increase their international competitiveness; stresses therefore the need for an appropriate budget allocation for COSME and the Enterprise Europe Network;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
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7. Calls for the reinforcement of Single Market tools that increasmake consumers and businesses more awareness of internal market rules; underlines while enforcing their rights; highlights therefore the continuation of financial allocations for SOLVIT, the European Consumer Centres Network and Fin-Net and Fin- Net; believes, furthermore, that the European Consumer Centres Network should also be given appropriate funding allowing it to carry out its mission of educating European citizens on their consumer rights;