22 Amendments of Iliana IVANOVA related to 2010/2011(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the single market must not be seen in isolation from other horizontal policy areas, particularly health, environment, sustainable development, consumer policy and external policyies,
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that, notwithstanding the economic, technological and legislative gapweaknesses in its structure, the single European market, along with the eurozone, best illustrates the true meaning of EU economic integration and unity, and is certainly the most visible achievement of European integration regarding EU citizens;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that the crisis has substantially damagedslowed down the single market integration process and that antagonism towards, and distrust of, the single market have increased as a result of shortcomings and inequalities emanating from Member States" economic systems;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that the crisis should providedefinitely be addressed as a window of opportunity for reforming, consolidating and improving the current structure of the single market and regaining the trust and confidence of citizens, especially consumers and SMEs;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Underlines that relaunch of the internal market should attain concrete, measurable, achievable, relevant and timed targets, which must be achieved by proper and effective policy instruments, based on the four freedoms of movement, available to all EU citizens;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. States that reducing debt and coping with extensive budget deficit procedures have to be coordinated and be in line with the EU2020 strategy;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Is convinced that the ordinary citizen's perception, understanding and knowledge of the single market are low, non-existent, confused or negative; is of the opinion that the majority of consumerEuropeans view the single market – rightly or wronglydue to lack of information and low level of public awareness – as a system imbued with political horse-trading and vested interests rather than one which addresses the needs of the consumers, citizens and SMEbusinesses;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Is convinced that the ordinary citizen's perception, understanding and knowledge of the single market are low, non-existent, confused or negative; is of the opinion that the majority of consumers view the single market – rightly or wrongly – as a system imbued with political horse-trading and vested interests rather than one which addresses the needs of the consumers, citizens and SMEs;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Emphasises that, in order to secure the political, economic and social backing and cooperation of European citizens, the EU and national institutions mustmember states must intensively promote possibilities coming out of the European economic integration and radically change popular perceptions of the single market by making people aware of and able to understand the benefits it offers them;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Maintains that citizenstakeholders are not always being given the information they need on single market legislation and the availability and enforcement of their rights; highlights the fact that many of the relevant websites and the large number of information centres and "points of single contact" remain disorganised and are failing to reach people effectively;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Maintains that economic integration initiatives will fail to take off unless citizens are convinced that their social and consumer rights are safeguarded and that internal market policies will not impact negatively on national social policies;
Amendment 118 #
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 innovative and competitive;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. States that the most important problem for SMEs in times of economic crisis is their access to finance; regrets that as a result of the withdrawal of large banks from rural and under populated or economically weak areas a major problem for SME regarding access to finance has emerged; welcomes the important role of savings banks and various cooperative movements as regards financing the regional economy and their contribution to the social market economy due to their promotion of ethical and social projects.
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33 a. Underlines that the principal challenge is, therefore, proper transposition and enforcement by Member States of the single market directives and regulations; notes that in those areas where at least one Member State has failed to adequately implement legislation, the single market is practically non-existent; asks the Commission to consider introducing fast-track procedures to deal with severe problems in implementation and transposition of EU legislation;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Urges the Commission to ensure proper coordination and to work in collaboration with Parliament and the national governments of the Member States, as well as major trading partners and business and consumer associations, in surveillance of the goods market and in cross-border enforcement of consumer protection law and to control the undisciplined flow of information reaching European consumers and citizens;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Insists that the Commission ensure: independent scrutiny of regulatory proposals for their quality and their impact on the real economy; the adoption of ex- ante and ex-post mechanisms for verifying the effectiveness of legislation; the use of benchmarking against international best practice; the use of conformity assessments to gauge social and environmental impact at both EU and national level;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. Calls on the Commission, together with the Member States, to develop outreach activities ("road shows") bringing together the various stakeholders (i.e. Commissioners, MEPs, national governments and parliamentarians as well as representatives of business and consumer organizations) and attracting as much media attention as possible;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 b (new)
Paragraph 47 b (new)
47b. Believes that both financial services and access to finance have to be a part of the EU 2020 strategy.
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 a (new)
Paragraph 47 a (new)
47a. Suggests that in the first stage of the above mentioned healthcheck, the Commission should conduct a financial audit of the EU budget and allocate as a priority more funds on investments in education, innovation and research; calls on the Member States to set the same priorities in their budget spending.
Amendment 188 #
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 protecSMEs and consumers together with social aspects of economic integration 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 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58
Paragraph 58
58. Notes that different redress mechanisms applicable across the Union have yielded limited results and therefore urges the Commission tore effectively functioning in certain Member States and therefore urges the Commission to prepare a study with best practices and bring forward a legislative proposal to ensure implementation of an affordable, expedient and accessible Europe-wide collective redress system by May 2011, if needed;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59
Paragraph 59
59. Invites the Commission to consider adopting a "Citizens" Charter" encompassing the various facets of the right to live and work anywhere in the EU; holds that this right must be readily available to all citizens; underlines that, although ineffective, certain labour restrictions for workers from the new Member States still exist within the single market; insists on removal of such deficiencies of the internal market and calls for abstaining of similar measures in future enlargements; Or. en (See Conclusions of Commission's report COM (2008) 765)