12 Amendments of Esther DE LANGE related to 2017/2003(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the communication on a European Agenda for the collaborative economy and calls on the Commission to further study the impacts of these new business models on employment, consumer protection, social protection and relevant public policies like spatial planning and tourism; suggests a more comprehensive and detailed European approach to embrace increasing grey areas arising from this model;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Emphasises that the collaborative economy offers many opportunities for growth and jobs, especially for people who are distant from the labour market, such as young people, students, women and senior, and is an innovative way to provide new services for citizens and consumers ;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Takes note of the multiplication of national and local regulatory initiatives affecting the collaborative economy; Stresses the importance of rapid clarification at European level of the applicable rules in order to limit the fragmentation of the internal market;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Considers that these new economic models should not create distortions of competition with traditional economic sectors, especially SME's; Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure a level playing field between on- line and off-line providers, in particular in the field of consumer protection, taxation and working conditions;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Underlines that collaborative economy fosters entrepreneurship; stresses the need to adapt training policies to this new kind of businesses;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. Underlines that collaborative economy is an ecosystem which needs specific financial support to scale-up rapidly; calls on the Commission and Members State to make full use of existing financing instruments like structural funds, EFSI or COSME to invest in collaborative businesses;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 g (new)
Paragraph 1 g (new)
1g. Recognises that the collaborative economy has flourished mainly in urban areas; stresses the importance of deploying broadband in rural areas in order to enable all EU territories to benefit from the potential of the collaborative economy;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 h (new)
Paragraph 1 h (new)
1h. Emphasises that the economic model of collaborative economies is based on users' trust, particularly in online comments; calls on the European Commission to propose tools for certification of online consumer opinions in order to allow users to have reliable and fair information on the quality of the services offered on collaborative platforms;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 i (new)
Paragraph 1 i (new)
1i. Calls on the European Commission to reflect on the appropriate mean to ensure that digital platforms provides a comprehensive information on the regulatory framework that users should comply with when offering services; considers that digital platforms should play a more proactive role in checking whether the service provider fulfils its legal requirements;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission to ensure that the EU develops the highest international standardand Members states to ensure a better coordination on issues 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;
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and on Member States to open non-exclusive, experimentation-orienteddevelop clusters and incubators spaces for collaborative economies and to promote guidelines on this matter inthem at the European, national and local legislationvel, while fostering digital connectivity and literacy, supporting European entrepreneurs and incentivising Industry 4.0 hubs;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that EU legislation and policies are future- foriendlyted and provide legal certainty in order to unleash the full potential of collaborative economies and ensure a level playing field for EU businesses and citizens, while redefining and modernising – where necessary – the concepts of ‘work/service’, ‘worker’helping to define sector specific criteria and thresholds – where necessary – under which distinction can be made between "worker" and "independent"; "non- professional peer-to-peer activity" and ‘"service provider’;"; "profits" and "sharing costs"