Activities of Malcolm HARBOUR related to 2011/2071(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the European Semester for Economic Policy Coordination
Amendments (6)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Calls on the European Council and the Commission, in order to consolidate the Digital Single Market, to extend the European Semester to reviewing progress on high capacity broadband roll out, including the implementation of market access obligations and enhanced consumer rights, including full contract and price information and number portability; calls furthermore on the Commission and Member States to report on the implementation of measures to cut data roaming charges in 2012 and action on 'cloud computing', the 'Internet of Things', e-signatures and cyber security;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to present each January to all relevant parliamentary committees, including its committee responsible for the internal market, the results of the previous European Semester and the new Annual Growth Survey, having integrated the detailed committee input on each of these two processes;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to carry out an annual assessment of the Single Market implementation by Member States within the framework of their National Reform Programmes and to examine in this context progress on transposition and post implementation reviews;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Council and the Commission to broaden the scope of the European Semester using instruments such as the Internal Market Scoreboard and the suggested actions contained in the Single Market Act with implementation of its 12 'levers' established as a top priority;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Calls furthermore on the Council and the Commission to extend the scope of the European Semester to better rationalise and integrate EU consumer policy and use instruments such as the Consumer Scoreboard to measure the positive impact of EU legislation such as the consumer rights, consumer credit and unfair commercial practices directives,
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to increase support for SMEs which form the backbone of the Single Market economy in accordance with the findings of the Annual Growth Survey.; supports in this regard the review of the EU public procurement rules with a view to fostering smart, sustainable and inclusive growth within the Single Market by stimulating innovative cross-border procurement and ensuring regulatory simplification, greater transparency and legal clarity for SMEs;