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- DG {'url': 'http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/internal_market/', 'title': 'Internal Market and Services'}, BARNIER Michel
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2013/03/12
EP 1R Plenary
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2013/02/06
Indicative plenary sitting date, 1st reading/single reading
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2013/01/24
Prev Adopt in Cte
- 2012/11/14 Amendments tabled in committee
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2012/11/12
Deadline Amendments
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2012/10/25
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
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2012/10/18
EP officialisation
- 2012/10/16 Committee draft report
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2012/06/08
Non-legislative basic document
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COM(2012)0259
summary
PURPOSE: better governance for the Single Market. CONTENT: the Single Market is a key driver for economic growth. However, to reap the benefits it brings, its rules must be properly implemented and enforced, and the situation today demonstrates that there is much room for improvement. It has been calculated by some that a more efficient transposition of EU legislation could reduce administrative burdens by one third, leading to an overall cost saving of nearly 40 billion euro. The March 2012 European Council recognised the need to strengthen the governance of the Single Market and to improve its implementation and enforcement. Similar calls have been made by the European Parliament in its resolution of 20 May 2010 and 6 April 2011. In response, the Commission calls for a renewed commitment to make the Single Market effectively deliver for growth. In particular, it proposes: · a particularly ambitious course of action to make swift progress in key areas with the greatest growth potential; · concrete measures to further improve the Single Market 'governance cycle', i.e., the way Single Market rules are designed, implemented, applied and enforced. Focus on key areas: based on an analysis of today's European economy, attention in 2012-2013 should, in the Commission's view, focus on key services sectors and the network industries. Within the services sector, particular attention should be given to wholesale and retail trade, business services, construction and financial intermediation services. Further, much could be gained from a better functioning digital Single Market and a stronger Single Market in the energy and transport sector. The Communication sets out in detail how these key areas have been selected and which legislative acts should receive special attention in these areas. To make swift progress in these key areas, the Commission: (i) sets out the special efforts needed to ensure that rules are properly implemented and (ii) proposes to make use of the European semester process to monitor how the Single Market functions in these areas and define new actions, at both EU and national level, as follows: 1) Set ambitious targets to ensure proper implementation: In recent years, important pieces of legislation have been adopted in key areas such as Directive 2006/123/EC (the Services Directive) and the report stresses the need to make them work in practice. To this end, the Commission and Member State s should join forces to ensure swift transposition and effective implementation of rules. For Directives that are yet to be transposed, the Commission will enhance its transposition assistance. For instance, it will engage in informal contacts with national officials on a bilateral basis and set up expert groups and provide on-line fora to discuss and exchange best practices amongst national experts, as early as possible in the transposition process. It will conduct systematic conformity checks and will take supportive measures to make rules work in practice across the Member States. Member States, in turn, should: · informally submit to the Commission specific aspects of draft transposition measures, where they or the Commission consider it appropriate, in order to make the Commission's assistance as effective as possible during the transposition period and to secure rapid implementation; · commit to ‘zero tolerance’ when it comes to transposition of directives, i.e. respecting a transposition deficit target and a conformity deficit target of 0%; · provide an on-line explanation of how they have transposed rules and how these rules work in practice. As regards Regulations, the Commission will also step up efforts to secure proper implementation. In addition, for legislation that has been transposed and implemented for some time, the Commission will conduct in-depth reviews to see how rules are implemented and work in practice, not only in legal but also in practical and economic terms. In this context, it may propose peer review exercises. Where problems persist, the Commission will use its enforcement powers with the utmost vigour and calls on Member States to co-operate with it to ensure that breaches of EU law are swiftly brought to an end. 2) Monitor and define remedial action in the European semester process: the Commission will prepare an annual report on the integration of the Single Market, which will present an analysis of the state of Single Market integration and look at the way the Single Market functions in practice, in particular in key areas and for key market actors, including businesses and consumers. To the maximum extent, it will measure how well the Single Market functions in these areas by making use of concrete benchmarks. On this basis, the Commission will identify the main policy challenges and set priorities for action for the coming year at both EU and national level. Actions may include both legislative and non-legislative initiatives. Particular attention will be given to minimising burdens for SMEs. Where necessary, assessments will go beyond existing rules with the view to exploiting the full potential of the Single Market, in particular by promoting best practices. The annual report will be part of the Annual Growth Survey, to be discussed by the Council and the European Parliament and be endorsed by the Spring European Council. It will contribute to the definition of country-specific recommendations, which will be based on a more in-depth analysis of performance in each Member State, in the context of the European semester process. Effectiveness: to make the Single Market work more effectively, the Commission recommends making better use of IT tools to empower citizens and businesses. It calls on Member States to: strengthen problem-solving tools; provide user-friendly information on how rules work in practice within their territories; · establish a network of national 'Single Market centres' to monitor and oversee efforts to improve the functioning of the Single Market, and detect problems and obstacles to an effective functioning of the Single Market in their countries; · ensure that administrations needing to communicate with each other are linked up electronically; · ensure effective first-line help centres exist at the national level where businesses and citizens can turn to when encountering problems in the Single Market ('second-generation SOLVIT centres'); · ensure fast and effective redress is available for all Single-Market related problems. The Commission will work in partnership with Member States to support them in this, and in addition to the other actions under the Communication, and will provide a first report on the integration of the Single Market and the implementation of the Communication as part of the Annual Growth Survey 2013.
- DG {'url': 'http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/internal_market/', 'title': 'Internal Market and Services'}, BARNIER Michel
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COM(2012)0259
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2012/06/08
Date
Documents
- Non-legislative basic document published: COM(2012)0259
- Committee draft report: PE497.937
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE500.429
Amendments | Dossier |
128 |
2012/2260(INI)
2012/11/14
IMCO
128 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 10 Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas there is an urgent need to strengthen the governance of the Single Market and to improve the transposition, implementation and enforcement of the rules governing it;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Annex - recommendation 2 - indent 1 – In order to make the Single Market effectively deliver for growth
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Annex - recommendation 2 - indent 3 - introductory text The selection of objectives and priorities for action should be based on
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Annex - recommendation 2 - indent 3 - point a Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Annex - recommendation 2 - indent 3 - point b Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Annex - recommendation 2 - indent 3 - point c Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Annex - recommendation 2 - indent 3 - point d Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution 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 107 #
Motion for a resolution Annex - recommendation 3 - indent 1 - point a a (new) (aa) Following a period of 1 year from the date of entry into force, the Commission should conduct a post–implementation analysis to ensure the legislation is having the effect intended. The analysis could lead to country-specific recommendations as part of the European Semester process, addressing such issues (inter alia) as transposition, conflicting domestic law, interaction with other EU legislation;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Annex - recommendation 3 - indent 1 - point d (d) Ensuring that businesses and citizens find information and help and have access to fast
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Annex - recommendation 3 - indent 1 - point g (g) Further development of the
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution 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 110 #
Motion for a resolution Annex - recommendation 4 - indent 1 - point d Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Annex - recommendation 4 - indent 2 - point a Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Annex - recommendation 4 - indent 2 - point a (a) Submit to the Commission draft transposition measures, where Member States or the Commission consider it appropriate, in order to ensure also ex- ante assessment of proper transposition and to secure conformity and rapid implementation;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Annex - recommendation 5 - indent 1 - Member States should draw up and submit to the Commission, whenever necessary, national action
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Annex - recommendation 5 - indent 5 Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution 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 Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Annex - recommendation 6 - indent 1 - Based on the assessment of the national action plans and using other relevant Single Market tools, the Council, on a proposal from the Commission and after consulting the European Parliament, as appropriate, may formulate Single Market- related recommendations to Member States aimed at improving the implementation and enforcement of Single Market rules and at enhancing its functioning.
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Annex - recommendation 6 - indent 1 - Based on the assessment of the national action plans and using other relevant Single Market tools, the Council, on a proposal from the Commission and after consulting the European Parliament, may formulate Single Market-related recommendations to Member States aimed at improving the transposition, implementation and enforcement of Single Market rules
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Annex - recommendation 6 - indent 2 Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution 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 120 #
Motion for a resolution Annex - recommendation 7 - indent 1 – In order to ensure that the Single Market delivers concrete results for citizens, consumers, workers and businesses, the annual cycle of the European Semester should be used as a platform for policy guidance, reporting, monitoring of the progress made by the Member States and the Union in achieving the Single Market objectives and defining remedial action.
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution 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 122 #
Motion for a resolution Annex - recommendation 7 - indent 3 - point b (b) The proposals by the Commission for policy priorities for the coming year, at Union and national level, presented within the Annual Growth Survey and the annual
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Annex - recommendation 7 - indent 3 - point c (c) The formulation of policy priorities for action and targets to be achieved to overcome the remaining obstacles at Union and national level
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Annex - recommendation 7 - indent 3 - point d (d) The s
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Annex - recommendation 7 - indent 3 - point f Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Annex - recommendation 7 - indent 3 - point f (f) The
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Annex - recommendation 8 - indent 1 – The European Parliament should be consulted by the Council on the proposed Union
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Annex - recommendation 8 - indent 2 – Before the Spring European Council, the European Parliament should discuss the Annual Growth Survey and
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution 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) 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 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas, despite the political commitments given at the highest level and the efforts undertaken by the Commission and the Member States, the average transposition deficit has risen from 0.7 % in 2009 to 1.2 % in February 2012, which is unacceptable and leads to distrust towards the European Union in general and the Single Market in particular;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas, despite the political commitments given at the highest level and the efforts undertaken by the Commission and the Member States, the average transposition deficit
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas the Single Market as the backbone of the Union, and its good functioning as the basis and framework for economic and social recovery in Europe, are of the utmost importance; whereas social recovery can only be guaranteed by respecting and protecting social rights;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas the Commission's commitment to a zero-tolerance policy for non-compliance with the Services Directive should be strongly supported;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas the Single Market strategy should be coordinated and based on a pragmatic, comprehensive and wide- ranging deal supported by all the Member States and the European institutions; whereas strong leadership on the part of all European institutions and clear political ownership on the part of the Member States is still required to remove the remaining restrictions on the Single Market freedoms in order to restore credibility and confidence in the Single Market;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 21 a (new) – having regard to its resolution of 5 July 2011 on a more efficient and fairer retail market1,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas strong leadership on the part of all European institutions and clear political ownership on the part of the Member
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas concrete actions, both at the level of Member States and at the Union level, are
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital N Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital N N. whereas the Commission should consider the introduction of a ‘Single Market test’ at Member State level with the aim of assessing whether new legislation adopted at national level may have a negative impact on the Single Market; whereas a revision of Directive 98/34/EC should be considered in order to enlarge its scope to services and other sectors, to create a horizontal instrument, to strengthen its compulsory nature when the Commission puts forward a detailed opinion on a draft law and to ensure its application to remedy the unsatisfactory application of EU legislation at local level;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital N N. whereas the Commission should
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O O. whereas it is essential that administrative cooperation between the Member States is carried out in an efficient, effective and cost-effective way, as it is the case with the Internal Market Information System (IMI); whereas the IMI should always be used, also in other areas in order to strengthen its functionality and to reduce red tape, increase transparency and enable all actors in the Single Market to fully reap its benefits;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P P. whereas the Member States
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P P. whereas
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas a functioning, effective and
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P a (new) Pa. whereas Member States should exchange information among themselves and with the Commission in order to identify ex-ante incorrect transposition and prevent fragmentation;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution 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 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital R R. whereas the exchange of experience and best practice between Member States is crucial to understanding the national mechanisms of applying Union law and the remaining obstacles to the Single Market; whereas in order to fulfil its commitments to assist Member States with transposition of EU legislation the Commission could initiate and coordinate a network of civil servants in charge of implementation of all new Union legislation beyond SOLVIT, thus providing a platform for exchange and peer review to cooperate closely with Member States, in order to improve the overall quality of the implementation and to resolve problems experienced by the Member States; whereas an exchange of national civil servants in charge of the implementation of Union law between the Member States, in order to encourage a better flow of information and best practices, should be promoted;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Recital R R. whereas the exchange of experience and best practice between Member States is crucial to understanding the national mechanisms of applying Union law and the remaining obstacles to the Single Market; whereas the monitoring of implementation of Union law is one of the core competencies of the Commission and its civil servants; whereas the Commission could initiate and coordinate a network of civil servants in charge of implementation of all new Union legislation beyond SOLVIT, thus providing a platform for exchange and peer review to cooperate closely with Member States, in order to improve the overall quality of the implementation; whereas an exchange of national civil servants in charge of the implementation of Union law between the Member States, in order to encourage a better flow of information and best practices, should be promoted;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital S S. whereas purely quantitative statistics on the implementation of Single Market legislation do not allow measurement of the quality of implementation and the particular impact on the Single Market of specific key instruments; whereas a political and qualitative evaluation of implementation and the progress of the Single Market is therefore required, in particular with respect to the economic
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital T T. whereas such an evaluation should differentiate between non-transposition, which is a clearly identifiable failure by the Member State, and the possibility of non- conformity which can be based on a different interpretation and understanding of Union law; whereas the Treaties provide that only the European Court of Justice may ultimately and publicly establish the non-conformity of national law with Union law; whereas therefore no other institution may declare such non-conformity; whereas the European Parliament should be provided annually with a list of non- transposed or not correctly transposed Union legislation in the Member States concerned;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution 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 37 #
Motion for a resolution Recital V Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Recital V V. whereas the Member States and the European Council should therefore continue the further development of the infringement proceedings in the framework of future revisions of the TFEU; whereas in that context ‘fast track’ infringement procedures for breaches of Single Market provisions
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Recital W W. whereas the use of the ‘EU Pilot’ has had positive results in ensuring the correct application of Union law and is providing more rapid solutions to problems encountered by citizens and businesses; whereas the Commission should therefore promote the use of the EU Pilot and further improve its effectiveness, in order to better detect and correct infringements against Single Market rules without the need to draw upon time-consuming infringement proceedings;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas a functioning, effective and barrier-free Single Market fostering job creation and social cohesion based on the concept of a social market economy is needed more than ever to revitalise the European economy, to boost growth and competitiveness
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Recital X X. whereas the Commission
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Recital X X. whereas the Commission should reinforce its actions in ensuring the proper implementation and enforcement of all adopted rules in the Member States, reacting more swiftly to notices and complaints about incorrect implementation of Union law and take the necessary steps in
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Z Z. whereas the ‘EU sweeps’, which are monitoring actions coordinated by the Commission and executed at the same time in Member States by the relevant national authorities, have proven to be a useful tool in enabling the Commission and Member States to monitor with joint actions the application of
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Z Z. whereas the ‘EU sweeps’, which are monitoring actions coordinated by the Commission and executed at the same time in Member States by the relevant national authorities, have proven to be a useful tool in enabling the Commission and Member States to monitor with joint actions the application of already
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution 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) 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) 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) 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) 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 5 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas a well-functioning
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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 56 #
Motion for a resolution Recital AA AA. whereas the Commission proposes to target its activities towards specific key areas and instruments; whereas however a stronger focus on a limited number of
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Recital AA AA. whereas the Commission proposes to target its activities towards specific key areas and instruments; whereas however a stronger focus on a limited number of instruments and actions is necessary in order to achieve tangible improvements in the application of Single Market rules; whereas the digital Single Market, the service sector, the energy sector
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Recital AA AA. whereas the Commission proposes to target its activities towards specific key areas and instruments; whereas however a stronger focus on a limited number of instruments and actions is necessary in order to achieve tangible improvements in the application of Single Market rules; whereas the digital Single Market, the energy sector
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution 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 6 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas a functioning, effective and barrier-free Single Market based on the concept of a social market economy is needed more than ever to revitalise the European economy, to boost growth and competitiveness, to ensure safe products and to create jobs;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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 68 #
Motion for a resolution Recital AB AB. whereas European citizens and entrepreneurs, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises, in all Member States should be invited to make suggestions on how to best achieve the full realisation of the Single Market, and whereas all institutions should be encouraged to set up a public consultation and di
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Recital AB AB. whereas European citizens and, in particular students, professionals and entrepreneurs, in
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the Single Market has a
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Recital AB AB. whereas European citizens and entrepreneurs
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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 78 #
Motion for a resolution Recital AD AD. whereas it is appropriate o look individually at each Member State in order to identify transposition, implementation and application deficits and, when supported by strong economic evidence, address them in country-specific recommendations;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Recital AD AD. whereas it is appropriate to look individually at each Member State by working in increasingly close cooperation with national parliaments in order to identify transposition, implementation and application deficits and address them in country-specific recommendations;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas in his report, Mario Monti points out that it is important to gain support for the internal market from the citizens in Europe by addressing issues relating to the effects of the Single Market for social rights;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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 86 #
Motion for a resolution Recital AE AE. whereas the evaluation of the state of the Single Market should become an integral part of the European Semester, with a Single Market Governance pillar being put in place alongside the Economic Governance pillar; whereas the proposal of the Commission to prepare an annual report on the integration of the Single Market which shall contribute to the evidence base underpinning country- specific recommendations could lay the foundation for a future annual Single Market cycle within the European Semester;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Recital AE Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution 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) 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 9 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas, 20 years after its official creation, the Single Market has
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution 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 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Requests the Commission to submit as soon as possible, on the basis of Article 26(3) TFEU and in connection with Article 114 TFEU and other relevant legal bases, a proposal for an act aimed at strengthening the governance of the Single Market, following the detailed
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Annex - recommendation 1 - indent 1 – A proposal for an act should be submitted, on the basis of Article 26(3) TFEU and in connection with Article 114 TFEU and other relevant legal bases, and should aim to determine the guidelines and other conditions necessary to strengthen the Single Market governance with a view to contribute to ensuring the functioning of the Union's internal market and to promoting economic growth in Europe.
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Annex - recommendation 1 - indent 1 – A proposal for an act should be submitted, on the basis of Article 26(3) TFEU and in connection with other relevant legal bases, and should aim to determine the guidelines and other conditions necessary to strengthen the Single Market governance with a view to contribute to ensuring the functioning of
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Annex - recommendation 1 - indent 1 – A proposal for an act should be submitted, on the basis of Article 26(3) TFEU and in connection with other relevant legal bases, and should aim to determine the guidelines and other conditions necessary to strengthen the Single Market governance with a view to contribute to ensuring the functioning of the Union's internal market and to promoting inclusive economic growth in Europe.
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Annex - recommendation 1 - indent 1 a (new) – The procedure should provide for appropriate involvement of the European Parliament in the adoption of the guidelines. It should also provide for adoption, by the European Parliament and the Council, of other measures necessary to strengthen the Single Market governance, in particular measures addressing the areas where the Union regulatory framework has been established in accordance with Article 294 TFEU.
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Annex - recommendation 1 - indent 3 – The act should complement the Single Market regulatory framework and facilitate the transposition, implementation, application and enforcement of the rules and
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Annex - recommendation 1 - indent 4 Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Annex - recommendation 1 - indent 5 – The procedures for submission, assessment and monitoring of national action plans
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Annex - recommendation 2 - title Determine Union
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