Activities of Paul MURPHY related to 2011/2085(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the Mutual Evaluation Process of the Services Directive
Amendments (7)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomNotes the results of the evaluation and the future plans outlined by the Commission, and urges that the rema; highlights that the Commission's approach of 'continuing regulatory barriers such as reserve of activities, insurance obligation, legal form and capital ownership requirements be tackled; calls on the Commission to concentrate its actions on unjustified or disproportionate requirements which should be removed in order to guarantee the smooth functioning of the Single Marketto develop the internal market in services on the basis of the mutual evaluation process set out in the in the Services Directive' will most likely trigger further deregulation, as such 'mutual evaluation' mainly focuses on abolishing existing requirements on service providers, while social impacts of the transposition of the Directive receive no attention in this process;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines that the proposals related to the evaluation process need first and foremost a proper assessment of possible social impacts and consequences;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Urges the Commission to tackle issues such as the lowering of working conditions, pay and the quality of services which has arisen from deregulation and increased competition;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. NotWelcomes that certain services have been excluded from the Services Directive because of their specific nature and that there is a potentialno need for sectoral EU legislation aiming at further liberalisation of the Single Market; opposes the Commission's plans for a further liberalisation of business services (e.g. logistics, installation management, marketing and advertising) and on services concessions to complete the Internal Market for Services;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to launch a serious investigation, involving representatives from the trade union movement and civil society organisations, into the effects of increased competition in the services sector, with special attention to working conditions and the quality of service provision;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that, for the purpose of implementing the EU 2020 Strategy and the Single Market Act, there is a need, in addition to the services directive, to tackle complementary issues related to mobility of service providers and workers; calls therefore for complementary labour market policies andthat will provide for more legal certainty, in particular with regard to the improved portability of pension rights, posting of workers and certain social security and labour law provisions, while at all times protecting the pension rights and entitlements of workers as well as trade union rights and working conditions for all workers and not contribute to a 'race to the bottom' in workers pay and conditions;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)