3 Amendments of Heide RÜHLE related to 2010/2001(BUD)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Asks for the financing of a pilot project entitled 'Single Market Forum', an annual event bringing together representatives of the EU institutions,which should take place once a year in the Member State holding the Council Presidency bringing together representatives of citizens, businesses and consumer organisations as well as representatives of the Member States and other stakeholder EU institutions in order to establish a clearer commitment to transposition, application and enforcement of sinternalgle market legislation, thus constituting a platform for the sharing of best practice between national administrations; calls, in addition, on the fi; considers that the aim of this event should be to tackle incorrect transposition, misapplication and lack of enforcement of single market legislation by improving coordination and better governancinge of a pilot projecthe single market; considers that wthich in the form of s event should become an important platform for exchan gindependently conducted survey would allow to identifyg best practices between stakeholders and for informing citizens on their rights in the single market; moreover, calls for the "top 20 sources of dissatisfaction and frustration for citiz" concerns, challenges and opportunities for citizens and businesses, identified by the Commission, to be taken into consideration at this event; deems the creation of a working group necessary, to be composed of Members of the European Parliamenst and businesses, especially SMEs, in the internal markerepresentatives of the Commission and the Council Presidency in office at the event, which should work out the details of the event;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers the slight increase in the amount, allocated to budget line 14 04 02 to the Programme Customs 2013 to be justified and appropriate to achieve the goals in this policy area, such as reinforcing security and protection of the external borders, supporting the fight against illicit trafficking and fraud and improving the efficiency of customs systems; supports the achievement of the Programme's goals by improving coordination and cooperation between Member States, promoting the exchange of best practices and know-how and monitoring the correct application of Community legislation; underlines the importance of training programmes for national customs officers;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Deems the amount allocated to budget line 17 02 02 in the field of consumer policy to be justified and appropriate to achieve an internal market with safe products and services, as well as equal rights for all consumers; emphasises the importance of close cooperation between the Community, Member States and third countries, including the United States, China and India on more effective enforcement mechanisms in order to attain greater consumer confidence; urges the Commission to develop a knowledge base and training programmes in the area of market surveillance; considers furthermore common efforts in the area of consumer education, in particular regarding financial literacy, a priority; calls also on the Commission to support the functioning of the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Network in order to enable a more efficient use of the CPC cooperation mechanisms by the enforcement authorities in the field of consumer protection in the Member States; recalls that the European Consumer Centres Network needs appropriate funding in order to promote consumer confidence in the single market; points out the important role of consumer organisations for awareness-raising in the Union and advocates the financing of their projects; accordingly, calls for a prolongation of the TRACE Programme which empowers consumer organisations through training activities to build up strong and efficient organisations and networks;