8 Amendments of Morten LØKKEGAARD related to 2012/2030(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas, in some G8 countries, the internet accounts for 20% of economic growth and 25% of job growth in the last five years;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas achieving an effective functioning internal market would be an important step towards fulfilling the Lisbon agenda goals of increasing growth, employment and competition to serve the 500 million consumers in the EU;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
A Digital Single Market for growth and employmentthe business sector
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that in times of economic crisis it is essential to take measures to stimulate growth and create employment, and emphasises that completing the Digital Single Market would be a crucial step forward in terms of achieving this goal; calls on the Commission, therefore, to implement its plan for the launching and completion of the Digital Single Market; highlights the fact that the digital single market is the easiest way for businesses and citizens to reap the benefits of the single market;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that the e-commerce directive is the cornerstone of the Digital Single Market and that a revision of this directive is not required; welcomes, however, the Commission's initiative for improving its implementation and providing clarification, e.g. with regard to the noability to do business anonymously online, response ticme and action proceduresfor take-down, and the concept of a permanent take-down;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
Subheading 3
Overcoming the remaining barriers for businesses in the Digital Single Market
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses that, as websites can be roughly machine translated quite easily, an added advantage of the digital world is that it can help break down language barriers in the single market;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to examine the possibilities of simplifying and standardising the VAT rules for cross-border online transactions and of greater EU-wide harmonisation as regards rates and regimes, and to cut red tape with a view to ensuring a simpler, easier, and more efficient system; stresses that digital products such as e-books should be subject to the same VAT rate as the equivalent product in physical format;