Activities of Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU related to 2012/2030(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Completing the digital single market (short presentation)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on completing the Digital Single Market
Amendments (15)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that sales agreements contain no unjustified discrimination based on nationality or residence;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. Stresses the costs and risks arising from the fragmentation caused by the coexistence of 27 national legal systems, in particular with regard to consumer rights;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 g (new)
Paragraph 1 g (new)
1g. Stresses the fact that the level of knowledge and information of operators regarding the rules governing e- commerce and the level of knowledge and information of consumers with regard to their rights are insufficient, particularly in cross-border terms;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Welcomes the publication of the ‘Digital agenda - Scoreboard 2012’ report and calls on the Commission and Member States to make further investment in the achievement of the following objectives by 2015: 50% of the EU population making online purchases; 20% of the EU population making online cross-border purchases; 33% of SMEs making online sales; proportion of the population which has never used internet reduced to 15%; proportion of the population using internet frequently increased to 75% and 60% in the case of persons with disabilities; 50% of citizens making use of electronic e-government services; doubling of public investment in ICT research and development;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises the need to create ways of enhancing citizens‘ trust and confidence in the online environment; especially when the protection of their personal data is involved;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Urges the Member States and the Commission to strengthen the framework regulatory provisions protecting consumers using e-commerce and develop a framework to promote the certification of e-commerce websites and the websites of financial institutions and public bodies, with a view to ensuring security and hence consumer confidence when these sites are accessed;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for an integrated European market for card, internet and mobile payments which will allow the development of appropriate, efficient, secure and innovative means of payment and will not involve disproportionate and non-cost reflective fees which might undercut or limit the consumer's choice;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to take measures to improve market integration. Considers that the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) will facilitate pan-European direct credit and debit transfers and provide a basis for the development of new pan-European payment services in accordance with requirements arising from legislation concerning data protection and the confidentiality of communications;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. In its resolution of 20 April 2012 on a competitive digital single market – e-government as a spearhead, the European Parliament stresses the importance of legal certainty, a clear technical environment and open and interoperable solutions for e-invoicing based on legal requirements, business processes and common technical standards in order to facilitate mass adoption;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Notes that the major obstacles to cross-border access to the electronic services provided by public administrations are linked to the use of electronic signatures and identification and the non-compatibility of e- government systems at EU level; welcomes the Commission proposal for a regulation on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Member States to draw up national cyber-incident contingency plans to cope with cyber-disruptions or cyber- attacks with cross-border relevance;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises that the internet is increasingly being used on mobile devices and calls for action to ensure increased radio spectrum availability for the mobile internet and for an higher quality of the e- services provided on these mobile devices;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recognises that high-speed networks are a prerequisite for the development of online services and invites the Member States to further develop national broadband plans and adopt operational plans with concrete measures to implement the targets set in the Digital Agenda; for this purpose underlines the strategic and crucial importance of the instruments proposed by the EC in the Connecting Europe Facility;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote a digital economy and society and ensure the inclusion of rural, isolated and outlying regions in high- speed electronic communications networks;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to develop information technology training programmes regarding consumer rights, obligations and risks on the internal digital market.