Activities of Heide RÜHLE related to 2012/2144(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the Internal Market for Services: State of Play and Next Steps PDF (196 KB) DOC (114 KB)
Amendments (8)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas our single market is the highway out of the crisisan essential dimension of the European construction process, but will not be in itself a pathway out of the crisis if it is not accompanied with a consistent strategy for an ecological transformation of the European economy in line with the EU2020 strategy;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that the EU could make a GDP gain of 2.6% in 5-10 years if Member States were ready to implement the Services Directive properly and fully and remove unnecessary restrictionsimpact of the services directive has so far been disappointing compared to the expectations raised; notes that the Commission's estimate of the GDP gain that the EU could make is, under realistic scenarios, between 0.8% and 1.2% in 5-10 years, and could reach 2.6% only under a scenario close to the abolishment of almost all restrictions, which is neither realistic nor compatible with the need for public authorities to regulate the services market for reasons of public interest;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. RegretConsiders that Member States are often usingshould be able to use overriding reasons of public interest (Article15 of the Services Directive) whenever they are justified by objective reasons and the measures proposed are a proportionate means to meet the objective pursued, and not to protect and favour their domestic market; highlights the fact that burdensome legal- form and shareholder requirements, and territorial restrictions, economic needs tests and fixed tariffs create unjustified obstacles to cross-border establishment;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Asks the Member States to make greater use of mutual recognition to facilitate free movement of services, wherever harmonised rulConsiders that in order to facilitate free movement of services, minimum harmonisation at EU level is preferable to the application of mutual recognition by Member States, are not yet in placend should therefore in principle be put in place where they do not exist;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Highlights the fact that, where properly enforced, the Services Directive has broughtin order to maximise concrete results in terms of jobs and growth; supports, therefore, the exchange of best practices between Member States should be supported, including innovative solutions between competent authorities in border regions;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses that competent regional and local authorities must alsthe implementation of the Services Directive has created considerable administrative burden for competent regional and local authorities, and that simplification measures are therefore desirable in order for them to take their shared responsibility for full and qualitative enforcement beyond the letter of the directive, with the overall aim of stimulating economic activity;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Highlights the fact that overriding reasons of public interest are too oftensometimes invoked in a way that damages the internal market for services; regrets that the proportionality assessment is rarely made; asks the Commission to clarify the concept of proportionality and issue practical guidance to the Member States on how to apply itconsiders that the ECJ caselaw regarding the invocation of overriding reasons of general interest must be fully respected;