8 Amendments of Konstantinos POUPAKIS related to 2010/2011(INI)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Emphasises that the single market should open new horizons in the research and innovation sector, doing more to promote the development of goods and services with an emphasis on knowledge and technology which constitute a driving force for future economic development;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights the fact that the single European market is in dire need of a new momentum, and that strong leadership from the Commission is required to restore credibility and confidence in the single market, thereby enabling citizens, consumers and SMEs fully to exercise their rights;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Emphasises that a stronger, deeper and expanded single market is of vital importance for growth and job creation;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Emphasises that the single market must continue to provide benefits for consumers in terms of lower prices, better quality, greater variety, reasonable prices and safety of goods and services;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Emphasises that implementation of the single market rules remains uneven, since market networks are not sufficiently interlinked, which means that enterprises and citizens have to face the daily reality of continuing difficulties in their cross- border activities involving 27 different legal systems for a single transaction;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Emphasises that, in order to secure the social backing and cooperation of European citizens, the EU and national institutions must radically change popular perceptions of the single market by making people aware of and able to understand the benefits it offers them, and sectors which have a direct impact on the daily lives of citizens and consumers’ needs must therefore continue to lie at the very heart of the single market;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Affirms that SMEs form an essential part of the backbone of the European economy and are the main drivers for job creation, economic growth and social cohesion in Europe; contends that the active participation of SMEs in an enlarged EU is imperative in making the single market more competitive and emphasises that greater efforts must be made to improve the access of SMEs to the single market, to facilitate their development and to take full advantage of their entrepreneurial potential;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Calls on the Commission to pay greater attention to the systematic evaluation and simplification of existing single market legislation, cutting red tape wherever feasible, which will benefit citizens and enterprises alike;