Activities of Malcolm HARBOUR related to 2010/2278(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on a Single Market for Europeans PDF (335 KB) DOC (252 KB)
Amendments (29)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Single Market is one of the mainthe key drivers of European growth and should be a real economic pillar of the EU by overcoming economic and competitiveness divergences, distortions and the uneven treatment of European enterprises and citizens, competitiveness and job creation, and should be strengthened by overcoming remaining barriers to cross border trade, to the free movement of citizens, as well as distortions of competition,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Single Market is not only an institutional structure, facingfaces economic, financial and social challenges, buit also a way of protecting specific fundamental rights ofprovides benefits for citizens, consumers, workers and small businesses (SMEs),
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas too many obstacles stand in the way of citizens and SMEs wishing to move, shop, sell orwishing to move to another Member State or shop cross-border, and prevent SMEs wishing to establish themselves in another Member State and trade across -borders, andwhereas furthermore a lack of portability in social security rights, corporatism and red tape reduce the free movement of workers, service providers and professionalof pensions and excessive red tape reduce the free movement of citizens and businesses,
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the lack of a holistic vision is lacking for other horizontal policies, such as health, social and consumer protection, labour law, the environment and sustainable development, hampers the Single Market enlarge Single Market, which further hampers its development,
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that efforts to achievcomplete the Single Market need to concentrate on the concerns of and rights ofbenefits for citizens, consumers and SMEs in order to overcome ‘European fatigue’ and further current ‘European fatiguonnect citizens and small businesses with the opportunities offered by the Single Market through better promotion of initiatives such as the Points of Single Contact, ‘Europe Direct’, and ‘Your Europe’;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Considers furthermore that, of the proposed 19 initiatives relevant to the Single Market for Europeans, those which focus on delivering actions that will make the highest contribution to job creation as the driver of renewed and sustainable growth should be prioritised in the final Single Market Act;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that the confidence of citizens and consumers in the Single Market cannot be taken for granted but needs to be nurtured; considers in particular that in order to deliver their promises, Member States and the EU institutions must ensure that the current Single Market framework operates to its full capacity;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers furthermore, that on the question of delivering added value for European citizens, Single Market proposals must respect the principles of subsidiarity, Member State sovereignty and promote best practice exchange between Member States;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that the Communication’s proposals are still too weak to putcould be further strengthened in order for citizens to be at the heart of the Single Market project, and the proliferating number of EU initiatives without clear prioritisation creates a need for consistency and good governance to ensure the coherence of European integration measuresSingle Market policy;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights the priorities set out in the 19 proposals in accordance wiRecommends that the 19 proposals which are relevant to the Single Market for Europeans shall be assessed against the fiveollowing criteria – basic social rights, consumer right: -strengthening consumer protection and security, -delivering new market opportunities, f-ree movement of workers, free movement of goods and socially oriented corporing obstacles for business to access market opportunities and obstacles which discriminate againstitutions – to provide tangible benefits for citizens and enterprises in a feasible period of tim SMEs in particular, -exploiting the untapped potential of public markets especially in encouraging innovative solutions in the delivery of public markets, -evidence of a clear contribution to the free movement of professionals and/or goods, -capable of achievement within a realistic timetable;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Insists on the need to insert a ‘horizontal social clause’ in all Single Market legislation so that policy is developed centring on citizens’ basic social rights: (a) the right to take collective action, (b) workers’ rights and labour law, and (c) employment protection, anticipating the planning of industrial restructurCalls for social impact assessments to be carried out on Single Market legislative proposals in addition to economic impact assessments, so that policy is developed taking in accordance with Article 9 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and the Charter of Fundamental Rightunt of benefits for citizens and consumers;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 – point 7.1
Paragraph 7 – point 7.1
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 – point 7.2
Paragraph 7 – point 7.2
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 – point 7.3
Paragraph 7 – point 7.3
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 – point 7.4
Paragraph 7 – point 7.4
7.4. a new regulation on thereforming the Directive on the mutual recognition of professional qualifications, on to improving human resources mobility, and on providing equal access and opportunities for ce mobility of professionals, to promote equal access and opportunities for citizens, and to link this to the skills passport and pension portability proposals of the Single Market Act as well as to the Innovation Union proposals on the mobility of researchers which is fundamental to the competitizvensess of the European Union;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 – point 7.5
Paragraph 7 – point 7.5
7.5. immediate action on a single mortgagto improve banking services to help citizens and small firms with day to day frustrations with the Single mMarket, to help the recovby finding new investment opportunities, facilitating the transfery of the housing mfunds across the Single Market, and ultimately, to help restore European citizens’ confidence in the relevant financial instruments;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the need, as part of a single coordinated policy, to enhance the European Union’s human capital and its competitiveness, to facilitate the recognition of professional qualifications;, to guarantee the portability of mobile workers’ pension funds;, to provide training outside the classroom leading to a skills passport; and introduce, to establish a clearer link between secondary and higher education programmes with the needs of the job market and stressing the important role of apprenticeships, and to conduct a cost- benefit analysis on the value of a skills passport and the ‘youth on the move’ card;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for measures to set up a legal framework forWelcomes ideas about promoting foundations, cooperatives and mutual associations, to prevent legal uncertainty and to ensure there are socially oriented corporate institutions and socially innovative corporate projects in the area of services of general interesthowever proposes, before proceeding with an EU legal framework, that the Commission carry out an impact assessment about the benefits as opposed to encouraging action at Member State level;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Regrets the lack of concrete proposals on the collective redress mechanism, except for continuing theCalls for a concrete proposal on a European system of alternative dispute resolution upon completion of the ongoing consultation;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that the Communication does not stress the importance of social services; considers thSingle Market Act should propose actions on how the public sector can better engage enterprise is far from the quality framework promised by the Commission Presidentn promoting innovative solutions for the provision of public services;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Emphasises the lack of aneed to complete the Digital Single Market, and calls for the democratisation of broadband and for continuous review of the Regulation on the telecoms sector ensuring privacy, data protection, and the protection of vulnerable groupsmeasures to promote e-health, and universal access to broadband services at affordable prices; expects the new Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) to monitor investment, competition, quality of service and consumer transparency as required in the new telecoms framework legislation;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – introductory part
Paragraph 17 – introductory part
17. Calls for short-term strategies:on the Commission to endorse the following list of proposals as key priorities of the European Parliament;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – point a
Paragraph 17 – point a
(a) to enhance European market surveillance,propose without delay a Directive to enhance transparency, offer-comparability and improved access to basic banking services, create a single integrated mortgage market and remove tax obstacles and double taxationparticularly for SMEs;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – point a a (new)
Paragraph 17 – point a a (new)
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – point b
Paragraph 17 – point b
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – point b a (new)
Paragraph 17 – point b a (new)
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – point c
Paragraph 17 – point c
(c) to enhance European market surveillance while retaining flexibility for Member States in fulfilling their legal obligations and carrying out border controls on imported goods from 3rd countries, to furthermore devise an action plan against counterfeiting and piracy as a major preventive tool, in order to ensure that goods circulating in the Single Market are safe to consume, of the appropriate standard, meet the relevant standards, are reliable and legal;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – point d
Paragraph 17 – point d
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – point e
Paragraph 17 – point e