3 Amendments of Liisa JAAKONSAARI related to 2018/2056(INI)
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes with great concern the situation in some Member States, where public authorities have greatly delayed payments for goods and/or services supplied to them by undertakings, leading those businesses into extreme financial difficulties; believes that in order to support businesses whose financial management is complicated by delayed payments from public authorities, the Member States should put in place faster and more efficient VAT refund procedures, especially for SMEs; notes also that prompt payments for services provided to public authorities by contractors and sub- contractors in the context of sustainable social and environmental policies for the benefit of Union citizens should be prioritised;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Stresses the importance of public procurement as a means of improving the functioning of the single market, combatting social and environmental dumping, and for growing jobs and enterprises throughout the Union;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Believes that public procurement rules should include public procurement systems being easily accessible and understandable to citizens and businesses, full transparency of payments to contractors and sub-contractors by public authorities; calls also for the adoption of a European Code of Ethics for Public Procurement in order to ensure social and environmental standards;