18 Amendments of Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT related to 2010/2011(INI)
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Takes the view that the old perception of the single market as being primarily tied to economic considerations needs revisiting; sStresses that all those involved in shaping and implementing the single market need to adopt a more holistic approach, fully integrating citizens"´ concerns, particularly in relation to economic, social, health and environmental issues and consumer protection;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for a new paradigm of political thinking, withfocusing on citizens and, consumers occupying a central roleand SMEs in the relaunch of the single European single market; holds the view that this can be achieved by makputting the European citizen the main political variable in the determination and formulation of Union legislation and policyin the heart of European Union policy making;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Maintains that revitalisation of the single market requires the introduction of more adequatean effective implementation of existing checks and balances to guarantee citizens and consumers the necessary protection; considers that a citizen-based approach will help the Union to win back popular confidence in the single European market and to find the right formula for the adoption of initiatives to give the Union the competitive edge it needs, without prejudice to the social dimension;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Reiterates that meaningful assessment of the social, consumer and, environmental and economic impacts of the single market – which should feature in all single market proposals – is crucial to gaining public confidence and will also ensure the realistic integration of social, consumer- protection, environmental and economic goals;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Stresses that the internal market and the common currency were a protective shield in Europe to reduce negative impact of the financial crisis on businesses and citizens in Europe.
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Emphasises that, in order to secure further 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;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Maintains that citizens are not being given theenough information they need on single market legislation and the availability and enforcement of their rights; highlights the fact that many ofneed to better organize the relevant websites and the large number of information centres and "points of single contact" remain disorganised and are failing to reach people effectivelyin order to reach people more effectively; underlines the role of the "Your Europe" portal of the Commission in informing both citizens and businesses on aspects of living, working and business opportunities in the European Union; proposes to strengthen existing offers instead of creating new points of contact;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Considers that obstacles of SMEs to access public procurement markets should be further removed in order to boost further competitiveness in the single market; more precisely simplifying requirements for SMEs in calls for tender of contracting authorities
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Will back future joint initiatives by the Commission and the Member States to: (1) support small businesses operating across borders throughout the EU; (2) effect a tangible reduction in administrative, financial and regulatory burdens, particularly the administrative hurdles faced by SMEs, in accordance with the principle of proportionality; in this regard calls on the Member States and the European Commission to strictly implement and apply the Think Small First principle as outlined in the Small Business Act.
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 – subparagraph a (new)
Paragraph 30 – subparagraph a (new)
a) Supports strongly the Regulation governing translation requirements for the future EU patent, which will finally make the EU Patent a reality and reinforce Europe as a driving force of innovation and competition in the world;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Notes that a gradual fragmentation of rules and inconsistencies in the implementation of legislation in the EU are proving increasingly detrimental to the completion of the single market; notes that the EU has yet to adopt a set of internally coherent policies designed to correct market failures and negative market integrationremove direct and indirect obstacles to the well- functioning of the internal market;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. Calls on the Commission, together with the Member States, to developfurther develop cost-effective outreach activities ("road shows") bringing together the various stakeholders (i.e. Commissioners, MEPs, national governments and parliamentarians) and attracting as much mediapublic attention as possible;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
48. Encourages the Commission to bring forward a proposal for a single market legislative package by May 2011 – well ahead of the adoption of its announced 2012 single market programme – putting social policy and consumer protection at the centre of the single market to achieve the desired aim of a highly competitive social market economy, which would at the same time ensure a credible level playing field;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
Paragraph 50
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
Paragraph 52
52. Calls on the Commission – in preparing its single market legislative package – to identify carefully the existing priorities of the individual Member States and those of the Union, particularly in areas that have given rise over the years to concerns about the workings of the internal market (e.g. public services, public procurement, bureaucratic rules affecting SMEs), and then to redefine the economic and social interest of the Union as a whole;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55
Paragraph 55
55. Recommends the commissioning of a study to identify ways and means of integrating consumer interest into all EU policies, thus enabling consumer protection to feature automatically as aone of the prime concerns in the drafting of every piece of EU legislation; Or. en (This idea reiterates paragraph 49, so it is necessary to weaken it a bit.)
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56
Paragraph 56
56. Is of the opinion that the Commission needs to undertake an evaluation of the Service Directive to determine whether it has achieved its main goals and to treat the issue as a matter of urgency;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58
Paragraph 58
58. Notes that redress mechanisms applicable across the Union havWelcomes the Commission's intention to analyse in depth the issue of policy coherence in the yfielded limited results and therefore urges the Commission to bring forward a legislative proposal to ensure implementation of an affordable, expedient and accessible Europe-wide collective redress system by May 2011; of collective redress and to strengthen alternative dispute resolutions in Europe; reiterates that any future proposal on collective redress must respect Parliament's view expressed in its resolution of 26 March 2009 on damages actions for breach of the EC antitrust rules and insists that Parliament must be involved, in the framework of the codecision procedure, in any legislative initiative in the area of collective redress