Activities of Marietje SCHAAKE related to 2017/2065(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Towards a digital trade strategy (short presentation)
Reports (1)
REPORT Towards a digital trade strategy PDF (403 KB) DOC (87 KB)
Amendments (14)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
– having regard to Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2000 on certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal Market (‘Directive on electronic commerce’),
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 b (new)
Citation 9 b (new)
– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation),
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a framework for the free flow of non- personal data in the European Union (COM(2017) 495 final) of 13 September 2017,
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas technological developments and access to the open internet enable companies, particularly SMEs, to reach customers all over the globe at a faster pace and lower cost than ever before; whereas emerging technologies such as distributed ledger technology have the potential to enhance digital trade by augmenting the transparency of international contracts and expedite the transfer of value;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas access to a free, open and secure internet is a prerequisite for rules- based trade and development in the digital economy; whereas the principle of net neutrality should be a key part of the EU’s digital trade strategy in order to allow for fair competition and innovation in the digital economy, while ensuring freedom of speech online;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas governments around the world are engaging in digital protectionism by putting up barriers that hinder market access and direct investment, or create unfair advantages for domestic companies; whereas a number of broad measures in third countries that are taken in the name of national (cyber)security have an increasingly negative impact on the trade in ICT-products;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas private companies are increasingly setting norms and standards in the digital economy;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the OECD recommendations against Base Erosion and Profit Shifting and the EU’s plans on a Common Consolidated Corporate Tax base have highlighted the need to address a number of tax challenges posed by the digital economy; whereas a more transparent, efficient and fair system for calculating the tax base of cross-border companies should prevent profit shifting and tax avoidance;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that the EU, as a community of values and the world’s biggest exporter of services, should set the standards in international rules and agreements on digital trade flows based on three elements: (1) ensuring market access for digital goods and services in third countries, (2) ensuring that trade rules create tangible benefits for consumers and (3) ensuring and promoting respect for fundamental rights;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to put forward its position on cross-border data transfers and unjustified data localisation requirements in trade negotiations before the end of the year2017;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to use trade agreements to prevent parties from imposing foreign equity caps by, and to ensure parties are laying down pro- competitive wholesale access rules for incumbent operators’ networks and by securing genuine access to last-mile infrastructures in export markets for EU telecom providers;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Considers that particular consideration should be given to the increasing number of consumers caught up in burdensome customs procedures; stresses the need to digitise customs information and management via on-line registration and operation of information, which should facilitate clearance at the border, cooperation in fraud detection and transparency of prices related to customs;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Recognises that the principles of the E-commerce Directive (2000/31/EC) have been crucial in developing the digital economy and in guaranteeing freedom of speech and freedom of conduct of businesses; stresses that online intermediaries should not be imposed a general obligation to monitor the information which they transmit or store, nor a general obligation actively to seek facts or circumstances indicating illegal activity; recognises in particular that the principle of intermediary liability protections has been crucial in developing the digital economy and in guaranteeing freedom of speech; calls on the Commission to ensure the current EU acquis in its trade negotiations, i.e. that online intermediaries must never be made strictly liable for transmitting or hosting unlawful third-party content, nor should they ever be required to monitor content proactively as part of an intermediary liability regime;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Strongly supportsRecognises that only 53.6 % of all households in the world have access to the internet; deplores that there is still a significant digital divide between developed countries and developing countries; calls on the Commission to prioritise the further mainstreaming of digital technologies and services in the EU’s development policy; calls on the Commission to stimulate public-private partnerships to increase investments in digital infrastructure in the Global South; urges the Commission to make investments in broadband infrastructure in developing countries conditional upon respect for a free, open and secure internet; calls on the Commission to use trade agreements to improve digital rights;