4 Amendments of Othmar KARAS related to 2011/2146(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas SGEI are crucial in fostering social cohesion, the fight against societal inequalities, and increasingly also sustainable development,
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to devise special arrangements for social services of general interest (SSGI) that can be assumed to entail no substantial detriment to trade between Member States; suggests, to this end, that appropriate higher thresholds be proposed for the amount of compensatory payments for local social services of this type;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Points out that if the undertakings entrusted with the operation of SGEI are selected on the basis of Commission should also consider the quality, results and sustainability of services under the “efficiency” criteria then the fourth condition set by the Court of Justice ruling in the Altmark case is fulfilled, and that, subject to observance of the three remaining conditions, the compensatory payments do not, according to the case lawon, in particular with regard to social and health care services, since SGEI are not only entrusted with economic goals, but also with social, territorial and environmental objectives by their governments; therefore the efficiency of the SGEI providers should not be measured against the performance of othe Court, constitute state aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEUr, mainly profit-driven, players on the market;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Invites the Commission to initiate a consultation in order to set up a list of social SGEI's that would qualify for a group exemption because they either are small-scale public services provided at local level and/or have a limited impact on trade between member states;