11 Amendments of Heide RÜHLE related to 2010/2076(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out the need for closer and permanent cooperation between EU institutions and national authorities, as well as among Member States' administrations in order to ensure correct, effective and timely application of EU law and to detect implementation problems at an early stage;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Urges the strengthening of Parliament’s role in the areas of the application, enforcement and monitoring of single market rules; supports the idea of an annual Single Market Forum;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Suggests that the European Parliament and national parliaments should use the new framework for cooperation established by the Lisbon Treaty and carry on annual reviews of the implementation process in a selected area of the single market; considers that the Commission and national authorities should take the utmost account of the outcomes of the review process;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the key role of the Internal Market Scoreboard and the Consumer Market Scoreboard in the context of the more effective use of monitoring and benchmarking instruments, which constitute an important indirect disciplinary mechanism; calls on the Commission and Member States to provide adequate financing and staffing so as to ensure that the Consumer Market Scoreboard can be further developed;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission, where necessary and when other means have proved inefficient, not to hesitate to make use of the infringement procedure and commit to speeding up infringement procedures concerning non-notification of implementing measures and infringements under Article 260 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU); urges the Commission to use the new provisions in Article 260(3) TFEU whenever appropriate for the effective and timely application of EU law;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. In order to ensure more transparency, calls on the Commission to provide more information about infringement proceedings, including the reasons why the Commission chooses to open or to close a case;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on MEPs and national authorities to promote the Citizens" Signpost Service and the use of alternative dispute resolution instruments and informal problem-solving mechanisms, such as SOLVIT and EU Pilot, which are underused despite their great potential, as well as the single- entry webpage (Your Europe portal); calls for their capacity to be increased by means of the allocation of additional financial and human resources;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Encourages those Member States not participating in EU Pilot to join this new cooperation initiative in order to further rationalize infringement proceedings; asks the Commission to include more detailed information on the impact of EU Pilot on the management of infringement procedures in its Annual Reports on monitoring the application of EU law;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Supports the establishment of a collective redress mechanism as a just measure of effective and appropriate conflict resolution to guarantee that the single marketoperates fairly to the benefit of all, which is a long standing demand of citizens and consumers' associations;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Urges Member States to strengthen their efforts in order to properly implement and ensure a correct enforcement of EU law in those fields which are at the core of the Single Market, such as the Services Directive, public procurement legislation or the directive on mutual recognition of professional qualifications;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8