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6 Amendments of John Stuart AGNEW related to 2018/2046(BUD)

Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that the Single Market is one of Europe´s greatest achievement, which has allowed persons, goods, services and capital to move more freely in the Union, has boosted the EU Gross Domestic Product by 1,7% and created 3,6 million of additional jobs since 1990 and considers therefore that the completion of the Single Market should remain one of the priorities in the 2019 Budget as it is crucial to make the Union a more competitive and dynamic knowledge- based economy, to the benefit of both its citizens and its businesses;deleted
2018/06/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that a healthy consumer environment is a key factor for the completion of the Single Market and for economic growth throughout Europe and highlights that Union legislation onin economic growth and highlights that consumer protection has given predictability and confidence to citizens and businesses in many areas such as passenger rights, consumer rights and the fight against unfair commercial practices and unfair contract terms;
2018/06/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. WelcomeRegrets the increased level of commitment appropriations for the modernisation of the customs union in support of the implementation of the Union Customs Code (Code) and of the development of the electronic customs systems, since the full and uniform implementation of the Code is essential to better protect the citizens and the financial interests of the Union and e-customs constitutes one of the priority areas for a better functioning of the internal market;
2018/06/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that challenges in the consumer protection of Union citizens still remain, in particular as regards the digital economy and the development of cross- border retail trade in the Union and consequently regretnotes that the appropriations for the Consumer Programme in the draft budget 2019 are not sufficient; calls, therefore, for an adequate funding to the consumers programme in order to ensure a high level of protection for consumers, in particular vulnerable consumers;
2018/06/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. WelcomDeplores the increase in commitment appropriations in the draft budget 2019 on the budget line 02 02 01 ‘Promoting entrepreneurship and improving the competitiveness and access to markets of Union enterprises’ while maintains concerns on the level of programmed payment appropriations, since improving SMEs’ access to finance remains a key priority for IMCO in the 2019 Budget;
2018/06/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Asks for the financing of all the pilot projects endorsed by IMCO and in particular the ones on “Monitoring of possible unfair consumer profiling and price adjustment by airlines” (that investigates whether airlines practise the so-called “consumer profiling” in order to adjust the flight fares), on “Application of web accessibility requirements in web- authoring tools and platforms by default” (that encourages and supports the adoption of the relevant accessibility requirements of the European Standard EN 301 549 v1.1.2 by awarding grants to firms), and on “Assessing alleged differences in the quality of products sold on the Single Market” (that develops further relevant consumer and market- related research on alleged dual quality of food products).deleted
2018/06/27
Committee: IMCO