14 Amendments of Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI related to 2014/0000(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas there is a need to strengthen the governance of the Single Market within the European Semester and to improve the transposition, implementation and enforcement of the rules which govern it, preserving the necessary balance between the economic, social and environmental dimensions, and to improve the quality of the transposition, implementation and enforcement of the rules which govern it so that they function in both practical and economic terms, significantly reducing the duration of infringement proceedings;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas while many tools, chiefly specific indicators, exist to measure the economic performance of the Single Market within the European Semester, so far they have not yet triggered any clear impact on policy;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas a well functioning and effective Single Market, based on a highly competitive social market economy, is needed to boost sustainable growth and competitiveness, to attract investment, to promote social cohesion and to create jobs so as to revitalise the European economy; whereas the Member States and the EU should jointly draw up a European reindustrialisation strategy in strategic sectors with a view to achieving these objectives;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to makRegrets the fact that the Commission has so far not considered promoting the Single Market governancto be a priority in the European Semester in general and to take full account of the keframework of the European Semester; reminds the Commission that a genuine Single Market would significantly boost economic growth and job creation in the EU; calls for the opportunity gprowth areasvided by this new framework to be taken and ofor the measures included in the Single Market Acts I and II to be developed to the full extent possible;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Is greatly concerned by the persistent uncertainty of private investors, their lack of confidence and their reluctance to invest, in particular as a consequence of productivity standards with persisting Single Market fragmentationHighlights the urgent need to provide Europe with an ambitious investment plan whose priorities should be energy transition, the digital economy, RDI and training, and whose main objective would be to improve our economy’s productivity and put an end to Single Market fragmentation; notes that this plan should include strong public investment that will attract strong private investment to stimulate growth and increase the EU’s global competitiveness;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Highlights the need to link investment with innovation and entrepreneurship, maximising the opportunities offered by the digital economy and society and developing a smart European industrial policy; notes that this investment should take particular account of SMEs, which face the most difficulties in accessing investment, and should include practical measures to support start-ups and social entrepreneurship and innovation as a source of jobs for the future for young people;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 e (new)
Paragraph 11 e (new)
11e. Points to the rising numbers of workers, particularly young people, who are moving away from their countries of origin to other Member States in search of employment, and notes that the Single Market must guarantee the free movement of people; calls on the Commission, together with the Member States, to promote intra-European mobility that will safeguard freedom of movement, the principle of equal treatment and access to regulated professions and guarantee fair working conditions for all Europeans;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that the completion of the Digital Single Market could generate additional GDP growth of 4.0 % over the period up to 2020 and supports new investment in infrastructure and the deployment of new technologies, such as 4G and 5G; considers the adoption of the EU’s general data protection framework and the Network and Information Security Directive as essential for the completion of the Digital Single Market by 2015; calls for investment to end unequal access to broadband and 4G networks in urban areas and other parts of the EU such as rural, outermost, island and mountain regions;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Stresses that, based on the ‘cost of non-Europe’ report, making progress on e-government could generate savings of EUR 100 billion per year; calls for Member States’ efforts to modernise their public administrations to be concentrated and intensified so that citizens and businesses can carry out more and more procedures electronically while making use of their rights in the Single Market, particularly at cross-border level;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Reiterates its support for comprehensive trade and investment agreements, respecting high levels of quality and security and the principle of reciprocity and safeguarding our labour, social, health and environmental standards, data protection, consumer protection and protection for public services of general interest, that would support the creation of quality jobs for European workers, directly benefit European consumers and open up new opportunities for EU companies, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs);
Amendment 102 #
18a. Calls on Member States to strengthen the value chain in cross-border production as a key factor for promoting competitiveness and growth, creating jobs and reducing existing trade barriers in sectors which are relatively extensive, but which are not sufficiently integrated to maximise the benefits offered by the Single Market;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Reiterates the need for renewed efforts to combat taxfraud and tax avoidance and evasion, including through rapid progress in tackling the problem of VAT fraud;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Stresses that the ‘cost of non- Europe’ report indicates that savings of EUR 9 billion per year could be generated through measures such as the standardisation of electronic invoices and coordination of cross-border tax systems; welcomes the Commission President’s announcement of an automatic exchange of information on national fiscal policy decisions; stresses the need to strengthen and improve tax coordination so as to prevent unfair competition and market distortions and ensure equal opportunities in the Single Market;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Insists, furthermore, that every effort should be made towards ensuring the more effective use of infringement proceedings for breaches of Union law provisions in the field of the Single Market, and that the Member States and the European Council should continue the further development of infringement proceedings in the framework of future revisions of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; takes the view, nevertheless, that infringement proceedings should always be the last resort and should be opened only after several attempts at coordination and rectification have been made;