7 Amendments of Damien ABAD related to 2009/2222(INI)
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Stresses that it is important to reinforce the social dimension of the single market and take better account of the special nature of SSGI, with emphasis on a pragmatic approach in which the accessibility, universality, fairness, quality and efficiency of such services are the prime considerations;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises that SSGI are an indispensable investment for Europe's future, and are under severe pressure due to the economic and banking crises and government austerity programmes, which are resulting in even greater demand for them; believes that, against a background of economic and budgetary crisis, a balanced approach needs to be adopted, based on preserving the continuity and quality of social services and making them more efficient;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines the fact that Member States and local authorities must be free to decide how SSGI are funded and delivered, whether directly or otherwise, using all available instruments so as to ensure that the Union's social objectives are not weakened by single market rules, while at the same tim in line with the general principles of the Treaty (non-discrimination, equality of treatment, proportionality); In this context, draws the attention to the rules regulating competition for service providers to ensure fair competition between public and private business providing SSGI in order to ensure the Union's social objectives and the supporting of an environment that promotes quality, accessibility and efficiency in the delivery of the services;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Emphasises that public procurement rules need to be simplified and made more flexible so that public service obligations can be fulfilled; Considers that discussion is required on the one hand on a clarification of concepts, especially regarding the notion of mandating, as well on the relationship between the necessary respect of public procurement rules and SSGI, particularly with regard to new management approaches such as in-house procurement and cooperation between local authorities, and, on the other hand, on an increased emphasis on quality criteria in the tender selection process, ensuring the participation of SMEs can be fulfilled; d other organizations on an equal footing
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Stresses that the problems which SSGI providers have identified need prompt solutions; considers it essential to move forward with a pragmatic approach enabling the real problems, and potential solutions to them, to be identified; calls on the Commission, in association with Parliament and the Council, to carry out in-depth research into the functioning of a SSGI sector such as that of services to the elderly, which, will have a major role to play as the EU will face substantial demographic changes in near future;
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Points out that a wide range of social services have been excluded from the scope of the directive on services in the internal market; hopes the Commission will soon draw up a balance-sheet concerning the transposition of those exclusion measures;