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Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the Treaties affirm the Member States’ objective as the constant improvement of living and working conditions, and the Union’s aim as the well-being of its peoples, to be achieved through sustainable development of Europe based on balanced economic growth, a highly competitive social market economy geared to supporting small and medium- sized enterprises and aiming at full employment and social progress, protection and improvement of the environment, combating social exclusion and discrimination, promoting social justice and protection, equality between women and men, solidarity between generations and protection of the rights of the child,

2011/03/28
Committee: EMPL

Mara BIZZOTTO

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas Article 14 of the TFEU and Protocol 26 thereto explicitly address services of general interest (SGI) which include social services of general interest (SSGI), both economic and non-economic; and whereas it is confirmed that national, regional and local authorities, which are more in touch with the needs of the communities and areas concerned, have the essential role and wide discretion in providing, commissioning and organising services of general economic interest (SGEI), and that the Treaties do not affect the competence of Member States to provide, commission and organise non- economic services of general interest (SGNEI),

2011/03/28
Committee: EMPL

Mara BIZZOTTO

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the provision of universally available, high quality, accessible and affordable SSGI can therefore be regarded as an essential pillar of the European social model and as the basis for a good quality of life and for achievement of EU economic objectives,deleted

2011/03/28
Committee: EMPL

Mara BIZZOTTO

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas Articles 4(2) and 5(3) TEU encompass subsidiarity at local level, give formal recognition to regional and local self-government and ~~accord them a stronger role~~whereas Article 1 of Protocol 26 to the TFEU recognises the essential role and the wide discretion of national, regional and local authorities in providing, commissioning and organising services of general economic interest as closely as possible to the needs of the users,

2011/03/28
Committee: EMPL

Mara BIZZOTTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Considers that experience demonstrates thate need to strike a balance between the profit maximisation and cost containment objective of commercial providers of SSGI ~~conflicts with~~and the principles ~~and~~of quality and safety in general and the objectives of SSGI;

2011/03/28
Committee: EMPL

Mara BIZZOTTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Considers that the principle of solidarity and the strengthening of the European Union require that the crisis, with its growth in unemployment and poverty, must be addressed by ~~a greatly enhanced~~more efficient use of the EU budget, by a strengthening of the mechanisms governing the effectiveness of thed structural funds, in particular the European Social Fund~~, and by a new European debt agency~~;

2011/03/28
Committee: EMPL

Mara BIZZOTTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

~~13. Considers that, in order to maintain the delivery of quality SSGI, the Member States need new income streams, such as a financial transaction tax;~~deleted

2011/03/28
Committee: EMPL

Mara BIZZOTTO

Motion for a resolution
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 time supporting an environment that promotes quality, accessibility and efficiency in the delivery of the services;

2011/03/28
Committee: EMPL

Mara BIZZOTTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Believes that local authorities must be involved in an ongoing bottom-up process of overhauling procurement rules to avoid discrepancies between the rules and ~~modes of organisation on the ground~~the specific needs dictated by actual practice;

2011/03/28
Committee: EMPL

Mara BIZZOTTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Considers that the Social Protection Committee has made an important contribution to the understanding and role of SSGI, ~~but~~and that it ~~is not sufficiently~~should be made more representative orand transparent ~~to be the driv~~in order to become a useful partner ofin a reform programme;

2011/03/28
Committee: EMPL

Mara BIZZOTTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Proposes the establishment of a high- level multi-stakeholder taskforce – initially with a two-year mandate – that is open, flexible and transparent, to pursue implementation of the policy initiatives identified in this report and in the 3rd Forum recommendations, the Commission’s second Biennial Report and the SPC reports, as well as any other relevant proposals; to initiate a full review of all rules, particularly state-aid and procurement rules, which impact on SSGI and to evaluate how they need to be redesigned so as to respect and support Member States’ responsibilities in the definition and delivery of SSGI, taking account of the current Commission review of rules;deleted

2011/03/28
Committee: EMPL

Mara BIZZOTTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Considers that, as part of its mandate, the proposed taskforce would also consider innovations such as a European resource centre for SSGI, a Member State register of SSGI, a pilot scheme on elder care, and action programmes based on the European Voluntary Quality Framework (VQF);deleted

2011/03/28
Committee: EMPL

Mara BIZZOTTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Calls for a 4th European Forum on SSGI, organised by Parliament’s Employment and Social Affairs Committee, to continue the initiative of the 2007 Ferreira report, and to review progress on reform; and for the taskforce to submit a progress report to the 4th Forum, providing it with continuity, direction and substance;deleted

2011/03/28
Committee: EMPL

Mara BIZZOTTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Urges that the taskforce be chaired by the Commission’s DG Social Affairs; that its membership include DG Competition, DG Single Market, DG Environment and DG Sanco, the European Social Affairs Council (EPSCO), the social partners and civil society organisations active in SSGI; that, in view of their democratic mandate, both Parliament and the Committee of the Regions must be centrally involved; and that social economy enterprises and stakeholders including voluntary associations, as well as local authorities, must be represented;deleted

2011/03/28
Committee: EMPL

Mara BIZZOTTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

35. Considers that the VQF principles should be used to help define ~~obligatory~~ quality criteria for application to revised public procurement rules;

2011/03/28
Committee: EMPL

15 Amendments of Mara BIZZOTTO related to 2009/2222(INI)

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