Activities of Daniel DALTON related to 2015/2132(BUD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2016 - all sections
Amendments (7)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the Single Market (SM) is a key driver of growth and jobs; notes, however, that this potential remains untapped in many respects; asks, therefore, for better spending of the budget by providing adequate financial means for the SM in order to cover a clear set of priorities related to the real economy, whilst finding equivalent savings in other sections of the budget;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
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4. Is convinced that consumer policy is a main priority for the European Union and that the budget for this policy area should reflect this, whilst other areas of the budget should see a corresponding reduction in spending;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
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5. Asks for the financing, from reductions in other areas of the budget, of a new pilot project entitled ‘Consumer Empowerment and Education in the Digital Single Market (DSM)’, contributing to a large public education campaign to support consumer and business understanding and appreciation of the challenges associated with e-commerce; stresses that this should help citizens and SMEs comply with consumer protection law in the online environment; emphasises that, in a truly connected DSM, every consumer should be able to trust the safety of products purchased online; considers that better compliance with the rules would reduce consumer problems and benefit traders by avoiding problems with the enforcement authorities;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
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5. Asks for the financing of a new pilot project entitled ‘Consumer Empowerment and Education in the Digital Single Market (DSM)’, contributing to a large public education campaign to support consumer and business understanding and appreciation of the challenges associated with e-commerce; stresses that this should help citizens and SMEs comply with consumer protection law in the online environment; emphasises that, in a truly connected DSM, every consumer should be able to trust the safety of products purchased online; considers that better compliance with the rules would reduce consumer problems and benefit traders by avoiding problems with the enforcement authorities; recalls at this occasion the on- going project entitled ´Training SMEs on Consumer Rights in the Digital Age’ and asks the Commission to make sure both projects do not unnecessarily overlap but target very concrete actions;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
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8. Emphasises that SOLVIT has proved its effectiveness in resolving problems affecting citizens; reiteraa good record of customer satisfaction when resolving problems affecting citizens; believes that more could be done to improve how governance tools operate together, to improve the awareness of such tools and to maximise value from the resources allocated to them; invites further reflection on the possibility for consolidation of these tools in future budgetary proposals; notes its support for budget line 02 03 04 on internal market governance tools;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 9
9. Believes that supporting the real economy should be athe key priority for the EU; urges that the uptake of this financial support by SMEs be maximised;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 9 a (new)