58 Amendments of Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI related to 2012/2260(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the Single Market has to be completed with the utmost determination and as quickly as possible, through a necessary balance between its economic, social and environmental dimensions;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas the Single Market should not be seen in isolation from other horizontal policy areas, such as consumer and worker protection, social rights, the environment and sustainable development;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
Dc. whereas the completion of the EU Single Market is the foundation for the completion of the political and economic integration process of the European Union and provides the necessary link between the euro zone and the rest of the Union;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D d (new)
Recital D d (new)
Dd. whereas the Single Market has to play in full its role of promoting growth and employment in order to achieve a highly competitive social market economy;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Recital P a (new)
Pa. whereas an improper and belated transposition of directives prevents citizens and businesses from taking full advantage of the Single Market;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital U a (new)
Recital U a (new)
Ua. whereas infringement proceedings have often revealed a number of limitations in terms of their suitability for meeting the expectations of individual consumers and businesses, and whereas a single, rapid and affordable means of redress at EU level should be established;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Subtitle 4 a (new)
Subtitle 4 a (new)
Single Market Acts
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Z a (new)
Recital Z a (new)
Za. whereas the Single Market Acts form part of the efforts to strengthen the governance of the Single Market by improving and better coordinating especially the pre-legislative phase;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Z b (new)
Recital Z b (new)
Zb. whereas the Single Market Act constituted an important cross-cutting strategy to remedy major remaining shortcomings of the Single Market; whereas this action plan horizontally determined concrete legislative and non- legislative measures with the capacity to unleash unused growth potentials and remove obstacles to the Single Market;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Z c (new)
Recital Z c (new)
Zc. whereas the Single Market Act II continues this approach by identifying integrated networks, the mobility of citizens and businesses, the digital economy and social entrepreneurship together with consumer confidence as the four axes for future growth; whereas Parliament, Council and Commission should thoroughly assess each of the envisaged measures and their potentials to achieve a highly competitive social market economy and work on a swift adoption and implementation;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Z d (new)
Recital Z d (new)
Zd. whereas future horizontal approaches should look into the completion of the digital Single Market in order to allow citizens to fully benefit from digital solutions and ensure the competitiveness of businesses in the Union;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Z a (new)
Recital Z a (new)
Za. whereas the cyclical method of submitting Single Market Acts should certainly be viewed positively, as it enables priorities for the development of the internal market to be regularly identified and discussed;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Z b (new)
Recital Z b (new)
Zb. whereas some progress can be noted in the proposals submitted by the Commission, but further efforts in terms of long-term outlook are still needed;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Z c (new)
Recital Z c (new)
Zc. whereas the Single Market Act should address the EU’s socio-economic problems and promote a market that is at the service of citizens;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Z d (new)
Recital Z d (new)
Zd. whereas, in the Single Market Act II, the proposal to fulfil every citizen's right of access to a basic bank account is a positive one and this proposal should be implemented through a legislative instrument;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Z e (new)
Recital Z e (new)
Ze. whereas the proposal to revise the Payment Services Directive is a timely one and it would be advisable to submit a legislative proposal on multilateral bank charges in order to establish a European market in electronic payments which promotes the interests and protects the rights of consumers and which is less fragmented and more open and competitive;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Z f (new)
Recital Z f (new)
Zf. whereas the idea of proposing measures to facilitate long-term investment in the real economy is a step in the right direction both in terms of creating real growth stimuli and incentives and safeguarding private savings;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Z g (new)
Recital Z g (new)
Zg. whereas the Commission should, as a matter of priority, follow up the proposals already set out in the Single Market Act, in particular those concerning collective redress, the horizontal instrument for market surveillance, the transparency of bank charges and non-financial information from businesses;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AA a (new)
Recital AA a (new)
AAa. whereas the development of a methodology for defining key areas for improving the functioning of the Single Market is to be welcomed and should be regularly revised, taking account of growth targets and outlook;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AA b (new)
Recital AA b (new)
AAb. whereas much still remains to be done in the service sector, starting with the full implementation of the Services Directive, whilst taking care to ensure that workers' rights are respected;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AA c (new)
Recital AA c (new)
AAc. whereas further steps should be taken towards a regulation of financial services that provides adequate information and protection for consumers, enables a transparent assessment to be made of financial products, particularly the risky ones, and offers the possibility of alternative dispute settlements and means of collective redress that ensure that consumers are genuinely compensated and reimbursed;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AA d (new)
Recital AA d (new)
AAd. whereas an integrated, interoperable and accessible European transport infrastructure is vital for ensuring the proper functioning and competitiveness of the Single Market;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AA e (new)
Recital AA e (new)
AAe. whereas the establishment of an internal energy market is a strategic issue to reduce dependence on external energy supply and is vital for economic growth, business competitiveness and to reduce prices for citizens;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AA f (new)
Recital AA f (new)
AAf. whereas further impetus needs to be given to the Digital Single Market, within which transparency and consumer protection mechanisms should always be provided and updated, also in order to increase consumer confidence in the new media;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AA g (new)
Recital AA g (new)
AAg. whereas an ambitious European industrial policy is an essential element for strengthening the real economy and supporting sustainable growth, accompanied by employment, and it, too, should therefore also be considered one of the key areas on which to focus;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AA h (new)
Recital AA h (new)
AAh. whereas the EU Member States and institutions should focus on the adoption and swift implementation of legislative measures linked to key areas, which are vital for growth and job creation, as underlined in the Compact for Growth and Jobs;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AA i (new)
Recital AA i (new)
AAi. whereas European citizens have not yet benefited in full from the potential of the Single Market in many areas, in particular as regards the free movement of persons and workers;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AB a (new)
Recital AB a (new)
ABa. whereas the Single Market should focus on the rights of all stakeholders, not only on their role as consumers or businesses, but also as citizens and workers;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AB b (new)
Recital AB b (new)
ABb. having regard to the importance of a stronger and earlier involvement of the social partners and all stakeholders in designing, adopting, implementing and monitoring the measures needed to boost growth and citizens’ rights in the Single Market;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AB c (new)
Recital AB c (new)
ABc. whereas the Single Market strategy should strengthen social welfare and workers' rights and ensure fair working conditions for all Europeans;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AB d (new)
Recital AB d (new)
ABd. whereas dialogue with the social partners and civil society is of the essence in restoring confidence in the Single Market and new ideas are also needed, based also on forms of online participation and e-democracy practices designed to improve this dialogue efficiently;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AC a (new)
Recital AC a (new)
ACa. whereas the improvement of the economic governance framework should be based on a set of interconnected and mutually consistent policies that foster growth and employment, and whereas the full development of the internal market is a prerequisite for this to happen;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AC b (new)
Recital AC b (new)
ACb. whereas the Commission should monitor the completion of the Single Market and the actual implementation of the relevant measures within the annual exercise of the European Semester, taking account of the annual governance check- up and the Scoreboard reporting mechanisms; whereas, moreover, the annual monitoring should assess the extent to which consumers and businesses alike benefit from the Single Market and should report on obstacles to its functioning;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AC c (new)
Recital AC c (new)
ACc. whereas every spring session of the European Council should be devoted to assessing the state of the Single Market, backed up by a monitoring process;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AD a (new)
Recital AD a (new)
ADa. whereas the achievement of the objectives of the EU2020 strategy, at which the European Semester should aim, depends on the full development of the potential of the Single Market, on the commitment of the European Union as a whole and on the effective participation of the Member States;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AD b (new)
Recital AD b (new)
ADb. whereas the European Semester should be even more systematically linked to the European Union initiatives currently under way and should take account of the completion of the Single Market to ensure the consistency of EU economic policy, in particular to ensure the necessary convergence between countries inside and outside the euro zone;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AD c (new)
Recital AD c (new)
ADc. whereas the quality of the national reform programmes under the European Semester varies widely in terms of substance, transparency, feasibility and completeness and this contribution should be reviewed in depth, improved and be made sufficiently ambitious to achieve the objectives of economic integration and completion of the internal market;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AD d (new)
Recital AD d (new)
ADd. whereas the Member States should provide information that is as detailed as possible also on the arrangements for applying and implementing the rules in the key areas of the internal market;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AD e (new)
Recital AD e (new)
ADe. whereas a new methodology needs to be applied to the European Semester, consisting of discussing internal market priorities alongside economic and budgetary priorities, interlinking them, together with employment and social priorities, in a single, integrated coordination framework;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AD f (new)
Recital AD f (new)
ADf. whereas the country-specific recommendations should take into account the progress made and the implementing arrangements for the legislation on the internal market, with particular reference to the key areas and priorities identified annually;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AE a (new)
Recital AE a (new)
AEa. whereas the European Semester should be introduced with the full involvement of the national parliaments and should take place without prejudice to the prerogatives of the European Parliament;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AE b (new)
Recital AE b (new)
AEb. whereas it is important for an ambitious consumer agenda to be drawn up, including legislative and programming measures, with a view to encouraging an average consumer to be responsible and increasing protection of vulnerable consumers;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AE c (new)
Recital AE c (new)
AEc. whereas the Commission needs to be urged to introduce a single market surveillance system for all products, based on a legislative package that covers both the directive on general product safety and the regulation on market surveillance; whereas this is firmly connected to customs activity, and the necessary resources should be assigned to ensure that the market surveillance activities are effective;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex - recommendation 2 - indent 3 - point d a (new)
Annex - recommendation 2 - indent 3 - point d a (new)
(da) Factors relating to the introduction in the sector of further elements to protect and safeguard consumers, workers and citizens.
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex - recommendation 3 - indent 1 - point d
Annex - recommendation 3 - indent 1 - point d
(d) Ensuring that businesses and citizens find information and help and have access to fast and, effective and affordable redress where needed;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex - recommendation 5 - indent 5 a (new)
Annex - recommendation 5 - indent 5 a (new)
The submission and assessment of national action plans should be regarded as coordinated measures which, within an integrated framework, are part of an annual cycle to identify policy priorities for the full achievement of the internal market, taking into account the economic, social and environmental dimension.
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex - recommendation 6 - indent 1
Annex - recommendation 6 - indent 1
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex - recommendation 7 - indent 3 - point a a (new)
Annex - recommendation 7 - indent 3 - point a a (new)
(aa) The implementing arrangements for the internal market legislation, as detailed by the Member States, with particular reference to the key areas and policy priorities identified annually;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission Communication of 28 November 2012 entitled 'Annual Growth Survey 2013' (COM(2012)0750) and the Commission Report entitled 'State of the Single Market Integration 2013 − Contribution to the Annual Growth Survey 2013' (COM(2012)0752),
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AD a (new)
Recital AD a (new)
ADa. whereas the Annual Growth Survey 2013 has launched the third European Semester cycle and includes now for the first time an annual report on the state of the Single Market integration; whereas this stronger focus on the Single Market in the context of the European Semester is necessary in order to better exploit its growth and employment potentials in Europe and to allow citizens and businesses to fully benefit from it;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AD a (new)
Recital AD a (new)
ADa. whereas the report on the State of the Single Market Integration 2013 does however not provide any new insights on the state of play in Member States nor draw sufficiently elaborated conclusions with regard to concrete growth potentials generated by the Single Market; whereas the choice of priority areas in the integration report should be backed by comprehensive data;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AD c (new)
Recital AD c (new)
ADc. whereas future reports on the State of the Single Market Integration should therefore be clearer on current deficiencies in the Single Market, and provide more concrete guidance on possible remedies and the expected benefits, in order to enable meaningful responses by Member States;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AD d (new)
Recital AD d (new)
ADd. whereas this year's report emphasises in particular the services sector and calls, among others, for a full compliance with the Services Directive; whereas this is a valid call but merely compelling, if it is not accompanied by both supportive and stringent measures on the correct transposition and interpretation of that Directive;
Amendment 151 #
ADd. whereas the Commission is right to note that labour mobility across Europe is still too low and stronger measures are needed in order to remove all the obstacles and to guarantee the equal treatment and conditions of all workers;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AD b (new)
Recital AD b (new)
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AD e (new)
Recital AD e (new)
ADe. whereas the Late Payment Directive is a fundamental instrument to reduce the huge debt of public administrations towards many companies, especially medium and small enterprises, and whereas its transposition should take place quickly and properly in order to reduce the numbers of insolvency situations;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AD f (new)
Recital AD f (new)
ADf. whereas the digital economy is also considered as a priority area; whereas timely and correct transposition and implementation of the Consumer Rights Directive is one of the essential factors for the development of this economy;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AD g (new)
Recital AD g (new)
ADg. whereas more innovative actions are needed in order to support the Single Market based on the social market economy; whereas the Annual Growth Survey 2013 brought forward an interesting proposal on the introduction of a consumer insolvency regime, and whereas this proposal should be further explored, considering that this kind of measures can play a fundamental role both for consumer protection and prevention of possible systemic risks for the financial sector;