Activities of Liisa JAAKONSAARI related to 2016/2047(BUD)
Plenary speeches (1)
General budget of the European Union for 2017 - all sections (debate) FI
Amendments (8)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
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2. Recalls that a strengthened and well-functioning single market is fundamental for the Union’s capacity to absorb shocks; stresses that the Union’s budget must support the transition to a circular economy and an inclusive and accessible Digital Single Market;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
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2. Recalls that a strengthened and well-functioning single market is fundamental for the Union’s capacity to absorb shocks; stresses that the Union’s budget must support the transition to a circular economy and an inclusive and diverse Digital Single Market;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
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3. Underlines the importance of a strong consumer policy that reinforces consumer safety and awareness and adjusts consumer rights in line with societal, technological and economic changes, in this context, the importance of consumer empowerment and education, as well as of product safety and market survaillence in the Digital Single Market; stresses that new challenges to consumer policy should be addressed through the allocation of an appropriate budget;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
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3. Underlines the importance of a strong consumer policy that reinforces consumer safety and awareness and adjusts consumer rights in line withto societal, technological and economic changes, such as big data and the internet of things, the circular economy, the so-called collaborative economy and e-commerce; stresses that new challenges to consumer policy should be addressed through the allocation of an appropriate budget;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
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5. Welcomes appropriations for the COSME programme, a key instrument to support entrepreneurship and investments in growth and jobs, as a priority; underlines the need for efficient financing for innovation, scale-up, internationalisation and access to third markets, digitalisation and adoption of circular economy business models for SMEs and microentreprises, so as to increase their international competitiveness;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
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9. Welcomes the allocation of funds for the modernisation of the customs union, which supports the implementation of the Union Customs Code and the development of the electronic customs systems, leading to effective tools in combating fraud and guaranteeing both consumer protection and fair competition;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
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11. Stresses the important role of standardisation for the single market which ensures the interoperability of products and services and enhances the competitiveness of companies; underlinstresses the importance of consumer and stakeholder involvement in the standardisation process; welcomes the continuation of the budgetary support to the standardisation activities performed by European Committee for Standardisation (CEN), the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation (CENELEC) and the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI);
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
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13. Asks for the financing of thenew pilot projects proposed by IMCO on key issues such as the development of the Digital Single Market, cross-border cooperation in the interest of consumers or awareness- raising in respect of consumer rightentitled ‘Dynamic development of cross-border e-commerce through efficient parcel delivery solutions’ to collect information on best practice in the area of parcel delivery, and ‘Algorithmic Awareness Building Initiative’, which aims to increase algorithmic transparency, raise awareness for the benefit of citizens and our democracies and contribute to the development of the Digital Single Market, and ‘Application of web accessibility requirements in web- authoring tools and platforms by default (Web Access By Default) to encourage and support the adoption of accessibility requirements of the European Standard, and ‘Regional cross border cooperation of consumer protection public authorities’, which aims to tackle cross border consumer protection issues that are specific to different regions;