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2015/2354(INI) Single market strategy
Next event: Indicative plenary sitting date, 1st reading/single reading 2016/05/25
Lead committee dossier: IMCO/8/04993
Legal Basis RoP 052
Next event: Indicative plenary sitting date, 1st reading/single reading 2016/05/25
| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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| Opinion | EMPL | TREBESIUS Ulrike (ECR) | |
| Lead | IMCO | COMI Lara (EPP) | MIZZI Marlene (S&D), DALTON Daniel (ECR), GUOGA Antanas (ALDE), PIMENTA LOPES João (GUE/NGL), REDA Julia (Verts/ALE), ZULLO Marco (EFD), TROSZCZYNSKI Mylène (ENF) |
Legal Basis RoP 052
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2016/05/25
Indicative plenary sitting date, 1st reading/single reading
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2016/05/03
Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
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2016/04/21
Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
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2016/01/21
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
Documents
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2015/2354(INI)
2016/02/24
EMPL
105 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Citation A a (new) Aa. having regard to its resolution of 14 January 2014 on effective labour inspections as a strategy to improve working conditions in Europe (2013/2112(INI));
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 100 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Welcomes the establishment of a platform for combating undeclared work and encourages, in particular, Member States and social partners fully to engage with that platform so that more effective action may be taken against undeclared work and bogus self-employment;
Amendment 101 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Highlights the importance of strong and independent social partners, a good social dialogue as well as the participation of employees in company matters for the functioning of the Single Market;
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Highlights the importance of strong and independent social partners, and a good social dialogue
Amendment 103 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 b (new) 9b. Supports measures in favour of closing the gaps in the European antidiscrimination legislation in employment especially with regard to the people with disabilities; Additionally, supports the implementation of the Council Directive 2000/78/EC on equal treatment in employment and occupation without delay.
Amendment 104 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 b (new) 9b. Restates its firm opposition to the Commission proposal for a directive on single-member private limited liability companies;
Amendment 105 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 c (new) 9c. Emphasises the need to involve the social partners in discussions on possible national reforms to regulated professions;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the Single Market Strategy (SMS), which
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the Single Market Strategy (SMS), which will help to inject new life into Europe’s economies by opening up borders
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the Single Market Strategy (SMS), which
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the Single Market Strategy (SMS), which will help to inject new life into Europe’s economies by opening up borders and removing barriers for goods and services; Welcomes the Commission's determination in the Better Regulation agenda including strengthened stakeholder involvement through for example the REFIT Platform, strengthened impact assessments and a strengthening of the REFIT programme; believes that better, more effective and simple legislation will reduce administrative burdens and boost growth and job-creation; regrets, however, that the SMS does not devote particular attention to skills-matching as skills- mismatches remain a barrier to growth and development of the European Single Market;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to combat fiscal and social dumping which creates unfair competition between the economies of individual countries within the EU, causing intolerable imbalances which, with the opening of borders and removal of barriers for goods and services, are likely to widen, to the detriment of the quality of those goods and services, not to mention jobs and working conditions; believes that this is the only way in which the single market will be able to withstand the competition from non-EU countries and prevent the social safety net from becoming ever smaller, leading to huge job losses;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Notes that the establishment of the internal market in which the free movement of goods, persons, services and capital is ensured is an essential objective of the Union;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Believes that in order to secure the objectives of the Single Market and to generate growth and jobs, the EU must enhance competitiveness, along the lines set out in the Declaration of the European Council on competitiveness;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Citation B a (new) Ba. having regard to its resolution of 19 January 2016 on Towards a Digital Single Market Act (2015/2147(INI));
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Regrets that the Single Market Strategy is neglecting the potential of the industrial sector with regard to sustainable growth and quality job creation in Europe; calls on the Commission to revise its strategy in this regard;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 d (new) 1d. Regrets that the Single Market Strategy does not take the social dimension of the single market sufficiently into account and does neither include proposals to fight unemployment and social exclusion nor to promote social cohesion; believes therefore that the Single Market Strategy does not satisfy the obligations laid down in Articles 3 TEU and 9 TFEU; calls on the Commission to revise its strategy in this regard;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 e(new) 1e. Stresses that a forward-looking Single Market Strategy must put the interest of workers, consumers as well as small and medium sized enterprises in the focus, as they are the key drivers of the single market; underlines that the Single Market Strategy must put more emphasis on the fight against unemployment and in particular long-term, youth and more than 50 years old unemployment, the promotion of social cohesion as well as the effects of digitalisation on the world of work;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 f (new) 1f. Considers that the internal demand - and especially the improving of purchasing power, the adoption of innovative measures and the investment in green economy - is essential to tap the full potential of the Single Market and promote sustainable growth;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Believes that barriers to doing business across borders
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Believes that barriers to doing business across borders
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Believes that barriers to doing business across borders
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Believes that barriers to doing business across borders are barriers to growth and job creation; believes that particular attention must be devoted to reduce administrative burdens through for example simplified VAT-requirements, one-stop-shops for digital public services for businesses with a particular focus for SME's and simplified rules for setting up businesses;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Believes that barriers to doing business across borders and working in other Member States are barriers to growth and job creation; supports the establishment in border areas of Eures cross-border partnerships, which play a key role in the development of a genuinely European labour market;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas Article 3 TEU obliges the Union to work for the sustainable development of Europe based on balanced economic growth and price stability, a highly competitive social market economy, aiming at full employment and social progress, and a high level of protection and improvement of the quality of the environment;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Believes that barriers to doing business across borders are barriers to growth and job creation; calls, however, for due account to be taken of the fact that in the single market, reciprocal arrangements are vital for preventing unfair competition and social dumping;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Believes that without competitive professional and business services across the EU businesses may struggle to remain competitive and maintain and create new jobs;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Insists that better regulation should focus on the quality and not the quantity of legislation, including the closing of regulatory loopholes; underlines the need to not only assess short-term effects but also the long-term value of legislation as well as the consequences of non- legislation; considers it indispensable in the context of impact assessments to give social and environmental considerations at least the same weight as economic considerations;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on the commission to conduct a regulatory impact assessment of the proposed services passport so as to assess its value and its impact on businesses, before it is adopted;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Stresses the importance of fair competition as a fundamental principle of a functioning Single Market; calls on the Commission and the Member States to put an end to cross-border wage, fiscal dumping and social dumping which likewise hamper workers, enterprises and social security systems in the host Member States; considers the principle of equal pay for equal work at the same place as advocated by Commission President Juncker as an important tool to fight market distortions;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Calls on Member States to set up structures to advise and assist cross- border workers with regards to economic and social consequences of working in another Member State;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. Recalls that competition policy is enforced at the European level; highlights that unfair competition in the Single Market damages law-abiding companies, in particular small and medium enterprises; believes therefore that unfair competition based on wage, fiscal dumping or social dumping should be tackled in the same manner as price fixing and cartel agreements, including sanctions;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. Calls for clear EU rules on social security systems coordination and calls on member states to implement thoroughly these rules and to carry out effective inspections to prevent abuses;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 d (new) 2d. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take decisive measures to curb bogus self-employment, wage and social dumping as well as letter box companies which hamper the Single Market;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 e (new) 2e. Recalls its 2014 report on effective labour inspections as a strategy to improve working conditions in Europe, which highlights the importance of labour inspectorates to prevent distortions of the Single Market; reiterates its call on the Commission to investigate the benefits of introducing a European social security card;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas Article 9 TFEU obliges the Union to take into account requirements linked to the promotion of a high level of employment, the guarantee of adequate social protection, the fight against social exclusion, and a high level of education, training and protection of human health when defining and implementing its policies and activities;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 f (new) 2f. Calls for the introduction of a European labour inspectorate in order to better tackle the cross-border dimension of unfair competition and market distortions;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 g (new) 2g. Recalls that all workers in the Single Market must have the right to enjoy the highest possible level of protection as regards health and safety at work regardless of the size of the company which employs them, the place of employment or the underlying contract;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes that the deepening of the single market and the digital single market
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes that the deepening of the
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes that the deepening of the single market and the digital single market
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes that the deepening of the single market and the digital single market
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes that the deepening of the single market and the digital single market will bring new opportunities and challenges, such as skills, new forms of employment and financial structures, which will have to be addressed; notes with concern that 47 % of the EU-population is insufficiently digitally skilled and that the demand for digitally skilled employees are growing by 4 % per year, underlines in this regard the importance of Member States investing in digital education;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Stresses the importance of rolling out digital infrastructure in rural areas, so that they can take advantage of the wide range of opportunities offered by the single market, in particular the job opportunities offered by teleworking;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take measures to facilitate and implement 'smart working', in order to improve the productivity and quality of life of workers and their families, especially in a digital single market;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Considering that our economic and social society is becoming a digital one, that 40% of the EU population can be considered as insufficiently digitally skilled and that public expenditure on education has seen a 3.2% decrease since 2010; encourages member states to invest effectively in education and skills, which poses a threat to the EUs competitive position in the medium term and to the employability of its labour force;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas the economic consequences of the financial crisis have not yet been overcome and the GDP still remains below the level of 2008 in several Member States;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Notes the importance of promoting mobility through training, apprentices, skills and employability via programmes like Erasmus+ and EURES which provide opportunities for millions of Europeans to gain useful experience;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes the potential of the collaborative economy for job creation and
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes the potential of the collaborative economy for job creation and a more inclusive labour market across Member States; believes that a co
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes the potential of the collaborative economy for job creation and a more inclusive labour market across Member States
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes the potential of the collaborative economy for job creation and a more inclusive labour market across Member States;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes the potential of the collaborative economy for job creation and a more inclusive labour market across Member States;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes the potential and challenges of the collaborative economy for job creation and a more inclusive labour market across Member States; calls on the Commission and the Member States to take measures to ensure that the collaborative economy does not lead to an increase of precarious employment or bogus self-employment; believes that a country-by-country taxation principle needs to be established;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes the potential of the collaborative economy for job creation and a more inclusive labour market across Member States; considers that the issue of regulatory uncertainty related to new business models needs to be addressed, as it would benefit businesses, workers and consumers alike; believes that a country- by-country taxation principle needs to be established;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on the Commission to support the reduction of the burden of taxation and social security contributions on labour, for both the employed and self-employed, in order to increase the purchasing power of workers, employees and the self-employed, and their families, and improve the competitiveness of SMEs, micro-enterprises and innovative start-ups;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Recital D a (new) Da. whereas the Single Market is characterised by persistently high unemployment rates; whereas the financial crisis increase the number of the unemployed by over 6 million; whereas by the end of 2015 there were more than 22 million people in the Union without work;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Welcomes the fact that the commission will issue guidelines on the collaborative economy which will provide much needed legal certainty in many areas such as health and safety norms, social security and employment protection;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Notes the aims of the labour mobility package to contribute to a deeper and fairer single market; stresses however the importance of ensuring that measures contained within this package are proportionate and take into account the consequences of large amounts of mobility to particular regions;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support job creation in the collaborative economy by developing appropriate safeguards, while at the same time providing a platform that will allow entrepreneurs to grow, innovate and create sustainable quality jobs;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the opportunities
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the opportunities that the SMS offers to SMEs; believes that developing
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the opportunities that the SMS offers to SMEs; believes that developing the right business environment by improving private venture capital frameworks for SMEs and fully applying the ‘Think Small First’ principle across the single market
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the opportunities that the SMS offers to SMEs; believes that developing the right business environment by lightening the regulatory burden, providing easier access to funding, improving private venture capital frameworks for SMEs and fully applying the ‘Think Small First’ principle across the single market is crucial for growth and job creation;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Takes note of the Commission proposal to introduce a services passport; warns against the misuse of such an instrument to undermine national labour and employment standards or national control competences; points out the great number of statutory violations in the context of the posting of workers; rejects therefore any coverage of requirements in the framework of the Posting of Workers Directive or the Enforcement Directive by such a passport;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas between 2010 and 2013 the number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the EU 28 increased from 117 million to 121; Whereas that women are far more vulnerable and exposed to social exclusion and poverty ; whereas in 2013 16.7% of the Union population were at risk of poverty after social transfers, 9.6% were in a situation of serious material deprivation and 10.7% of households were considered to have low work intensity;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Welcomes the Commission’s support for dual education systems; stresses the importance of ensuring that the SMS does not in any way undermine dual education systems; believes that dual education systems within the EU could be strengthened by a European benchmark on dual education which could highlight the correlation between dual education and youth employment;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Welcomes the Commission’s support for dual education systems; stresses the importance of ensuring that the SMS does not in any way undermine dual education systems; while ensuring the quality of apprenticeships and in particular employment protection and adequate social security coverage; points out that a dual education system used in one Member State cannot be copied blindly into another Member State;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Welcomes the Commission’s support for dual education systems
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Regrets that the services market remains fragmented; calls on the Commission to deliver
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Regrets that the services market remains
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas policies to lower labour, social, environmental and consumer protection standards are risking a race to the bottom, thereby contributing to a distortion of fair competition in the Single Market;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Regrets that the services market remains fragmented; calls on the Commission to deliver the necessary reforms that will remove barriers in the service sector by adopting a targeted sector-specific approach for services; points out that if on the one hand barriers are removed, safeguards need to be adopted to ensure the quality of employment in the different service sectors; recalls the exceptional character of services of general interest in particular social, care, health and education services, and stresses that their quality, availability, accessibility and affordability has to be guaranteed as a first priority;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls on the Commission to work towards a simplified and standardised form in the procedure for the cross-border provision of services in order to reduce the requirements in relation to the posting of workers and thereby integrate SMEs more effectively into the internal market;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Stresses that the possible introduction of a services passport for companies, which aims to further promote the free movement of services, should be without prejudice to the competence of the host Member State to ensure the effective enforcement and control of national and European employment legislation;
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Welcomes the commission's legislative proposal to address regulatory barriers restricting access to certain professions as an important step in opening up the single market and fostering job growth;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Believes that the lowering of administrative burdens and compliance costs on businesses, especially SMEs, and repealing unnecessary legislation, while continuing to ensure high standards of consumer, employee, health and environmental protection is key to deliver the objectives of the SMS;
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Welcomes the services passport as a useful tool for simplifying the compliance with member states requirements; stresses the importance of ensuring flexibility in order to ensure that member states are free to set requirements subject to their own needs;
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Commission to work with the Member States to simplify and speed up procedures for the recognition of professional qualifications, including by facilitating and encouraging the introduction of Common Training Frameworks; calls on the European Commission and the Member States to boost ICT and STEM training and education in order to equip both the current and the future workforce with the relevant e-skills;
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Commission to work with the Member States to simplify and speed up procedures for the recognition of professional qualifications, including by facilitating and encouraging the introduction of Common Training Frameworks and a Services Passport to facilitate cross-border recognition of qualifications;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Commission to work with the Member States to simplify and speed up procedures for the recognition of professional qualifications, including by facilitating and encouraging the introduction of Common Training Frameworks, while fully respecting the principle of subsidiarity;
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Urges the Commission to enforce proper information and consultation rights for workers in its revision of bankruptcy legislation, in order to avoid the irregular use of bankruptcy procedures; stresses that the protection of workers should be the cornerstone of any revision of insolvency legislation;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas good regulation can benefit businesses and workers alike and help promote economic growth and quality job creation in the Single Market;
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls on the Member States to make use of the possibility to introduce social requirements in the context of public procurement;
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support quality job creation in the "collaborative" economy by developing appropriate safeguards
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support job creation in the collaborative economy by
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support job creation in the collaborative economy by
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support job creation in the collaborative economy by developing appropriate safeguards, while at the same time providing a platform that will allow entrepreneurs to grow, innovate and create jobs; Insists that in order to harness the opportunity of the digitalisation of jobs, that will only increase with the single market strategy, there is a need to create secure flexible work time arrangements for a better work life balance.
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support job creation in the collaborative economy by developing appropriate safeguards, while at the same time providing a platform that will allow entrepreneurs to grow, innovate and create jobs
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support job creation in the collaborative economy by developing appropriate safeguards, in particular in the areas of social welfare and taxation, while at the same time providing a platform that will allow entrepreneurs to grow, innovate and create jobs.
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Stresses in this regard the need to increase, in an effective manner, the information on EU funds available to SMEs, micro-enterprises and innovative start-ups; points out, moreover, that to ensure the quality of the use of EU funds it is essential to implement a system to supervise and monitor the use of those resources;
Amendment 99 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Stresses importance of having a social dialogue in terms of the opportunities and changes that a single market brings surrounding employment.
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2016/02/26
IMCO
380 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 a (new) - having regard to Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on consumer rights, amending Council Directive 93/13/EEC and Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directive 85/577/EEC and Directive 97/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 13 a (new) – having regard to the Communication from the Commission on Unleashing the potential of crowd-funding in the European Union (COM(2014)172 final),
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission to ask the REFIT platform to address barriers
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission to ask the REFIT platform to address barriers to innovation and put forward proposals for ways to reduce or remove them; believes that in order to ensure better regulation, existing legislation should be reviewed and, where necessary, simplified to make it fit for purpose, while all new legislation should be future-proof and digital by default and follow the ‘think small first’ principle;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission to ask the REFIT platform to address barriers to innovation and put forward proposals for ways to reduce or remove them; stresses that this process must not lead to lower employment, consumer protection and environmental standards;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission to ask the REFIT platform to address barriers to innovation and put forward proposals, in addition to the proposal for the establishment of a European Innovation Council, for ways to reduce or remove them;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Considers that further development of the single market requires the elimination of barriers to trade between Member States; supports the European Declaration of Competitiveness from February 2016, in particular the commitment to regulatory simplification and burden reduction, to do more to reduce the overall burden of EU regulation especially on SMEs and microenterprises, and to establish where possible burden reduction targets in specific sectors; recommends that work on establishing such burden reduction targets should commence immediately;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the Commission to actively involve all stakeholders, in particular social partners and consumers organisations to assess impacts of draft legislation and better regulation activities in the single market, run the proportionality and subsidiarity check (at ex-ante stage), and monitor implementation (ex-post stage); stresses, furthermore, that any exemptions for SMEs and micro entities must be assessed on a case-by-case basis for each proposal, while ensuring that exemptions do not lead to circumvention of social, labour or environmental legislation;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Welcomes the Commission’s determination to address the difficulties faced by SMEs as a result of the complexity of differing national VAT regulations; extends its full support to the Commission in respect of the VAT reform; c
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 13 b (new) – having regard to the Communication from the Commission of 2 December 2015 on ‘Closing the loop - An EU action plan for the Circular Economy’,
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Welcomes the Commission’s determination to address the difficulties faced by SMEs as a result of the complexity of differing national VAT regulations; extends its full support to the Commission in respect of the VAT reform;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Welcomes the Commission’s determination to address the difficulties faced by SMEs as a result of the complexity of differing national VAT regulations; extends its
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Welcomes the Commission’s determination to address the difficulties faced by SMEs as a result of the complexity of differing national VAT regulations; extends its full support to the Commission in respect of the VAT reform;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Welcomes the Commission’s determination to address the lack of tax coordination within the EU, and in particular the difficulties faced by SMEs as a result of the complexity of differing national VAT regulations; extends its full support to the Commission in respect of the VAT reform; calls on the Commission to assess the feasibility of further coordination and, in particular, to assess the possibility of a single tax in the e- commerce sector;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Welcomes the Commission’s determination to address the difficulties faced by SMEs as a result of the complexity of differing national VAT
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Welcomes the Commission’s determination to address the difficulties faced by SMEs as a result of the complexity of differing national VAT regulations; extends its full support to the Commission in respect of the VAT reform; calls on the Commission to assess the feasibility of further coordination and, in particular, to assess the possibility of a single VAT tax in the e-commerce sector;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Welcomes the recent initiatives for more efficient and transparent public procurement, through better use of procurement data and greater voluntary assessment of procurement in certain large-scale infrastructure projects; calls on the Member States to cooperate with the Commission to implement these initiatives;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Supports the Commission’s efforts to ensure tax fairness in the European Union and combat aggressive tax planning and tax avoidance practices; calls on the Commission to focus on working towards a Common Corporate Tax Base and a country-by-country reporting obligation for transnational corporations;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Hopes that the Commission will continue the process of reforming the public procurement system, which it began with the 2014 directives, moving towards an increasing characterisation of demand in the area of procurement, with the aim of rewarding technological innovation and energy efficiency;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 13 c (new) – having regard to the summary report of the Commission of 27 January on the public consultation ‘Tackling unjustified geo-blocking’1b, __________________ 1bFirst brief results of the public consultation on Geo-blocking and other geographically based restrictions when shopping and accessing information in the EU, of 27 January 2016.
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Draws attention to the difficulties faced by some businesses,
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Draws attention to the difficulties faced by businesses, and in particular SMEs and start-ups, in securing funding; calls on the Commission, while continuing the valuable support provided to those companies through
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Draws attention to the difficulties faced by businesses, and in particular SMEs and start-ups, in securing funding; calls on the Commission to further address this issue, in particular through the Capital Markets Union initiative, and by taking into account the specificity of funding that innovative businesses such as start-ups need at different development stage; calls also on the Commission, while continuing the valuable support provided to those companies through the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) and programmes such as Horizon 2020 and COSME, to explore ways of further facilitating access to them, especially for micro-enterprises, for instance by reducing calls for applications to six-month periods and further simplifying the relevant procedures;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Draws attention to the difficulties faced by businesses, and in particular SMEs and start-ups, in securing funding; calls on the Commission, while continuing the valuable support provided to those companies through the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) and programmes such as Horizon 2020 and COSME, to explore
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Draws attention to the difficulties faced by businesses, and in particular SMEs and start-ups, in securing funding; calls on the Commission, while continuing the valuable support provided to those companies through the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) and programmes such as Horizon 2020 and COSME, to explore ways of further facilitating access to them, especially for micro-enterprises, for instance by reducing calls for applications to six-month periods and further simplifying the relevant procedures; calls on the European Commission to use the EU budget guarantee to increase the share of loans to the SMEs, especially in smaller EU states with less developed local market;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Draws attention to the difficulties faced by businesses, and in particular SMEs and start-ups, in securing funding; calls on the Commission, while continuing the valuable support provided to those companies through the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) and programmes such as Horizon 2020 and COSME, to explore ways of further facilitating access to the
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Draws attention to the difficulties faced by businesses, and in particular SMEs and start-ups, in securing funding; calls on the Commission, while continuing the valuable support provided to those companies through the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) and programmes such as Horizon 2020 and COSME, to explore ways of further facilitating access to them, especially for micro-enterprises, for instance by reducing calls for applications to six-month periods and further
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Draws attention to the difficulties faced by businesses, and in particular SMEs and start-ups, in securing funding; calls on the Commission, while continuing the valuable support provided to those companies through the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) and programmes such as Horizon 2020 and COSME, to explore ways of further facilitating access to them, especially for micro-enterprises, for instance by reducing calls for applications to six-month periods and further simplifying the relevant procedures, but also by reducing the threshold for SMEs from 10 million euros to 5 million euros;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Draws attention to the difficulties faced by businesses, and in particular SMEs
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the single market has been
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Draws attention to the difficulties faced by businesses, and in particular SMEs and start-ups, in securing funding; calls on the Commission, while continuing the valuable support provided to those companies through the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) and programmes such as Horizon 2020
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Draws attention to the difficulties faced by businesses, and in particular SMEs and start-ups, in securing funding; calls on the Commission, while continuing the valuable support provided to those companies through, for instance, the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) and programmes such as Horizon 2020 and COSME, to explore ways of further facilitating access to them, especially for micro-enterprises, for instance by reducing calls for applications to six-month periods and further simplifying the relevant procedures;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Asks Member States to transpose internal market rules in a coherent and consistent way and to implement fully and correctly the internal market rules and legislation; stresses the fact that requirements for extra tests and registrations, the non-recognition of certificates and standards, territorial supply constraints and similar measures create extra costs for consumers and retailers, thereby depriving European citizens of the full benefits of the single market; calls also on the Commission, with the aim of ensuring better governance, to operate an adequate policy towards those Member States which fail to properly apply internal market rules and to do so, where appropriate, by means of infringement procedures and by speeding up those procedures using a fast-track approach;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls on the Commission to implement the Capital Markets Union and more particularly the framework for simple transparent standardised securitisation (STS), and swift adoption of the Prospectus Directive as fast as possible, as those measures will help SMEs to access finances;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Points out that differences in external factors, such as ease of access to credit, taxation regimes and labour regulations, mean that some SMEs find themselves at a disadvantage compared to others; believes that these imbalances adversely affect the proper functioning of the single market and can prevent virtuous SMEs from developing their full potential; takes the view that the Commission should use its available tools to ensure that conditions for growth are as equitable as possible;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Encourages the Commission to set up an easily accessible database containing all EU and national labelling requirements; at the same time warns against the multiplication of labels and labelling requirements and calls for simplification, including by bringing together various aspects of sustainability in one label, while reducing differences in national mandatory labelling requirements and establishing common benchmarks/criteria at EU-level, where appropriate;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 c (new) 8c. Acknowledges the competence of local authorities with regard to urban planning; highlights, however, that urban planning should not be used as a pretext to circumvent the right to free establishment; recalls, in this connection, the importance of proper enforcement of the Services Directive; urges Member States to remove barriers to free movement and to open up their markets in order to stimulate competitiveness and promote diversity among shops, which is essential if shopping areas – in particular in town and city centres – are to remain attractive;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10.
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Draws attention to the fact that each year thousands of SMEs across Europe go bankrupt while waiting for their invoices to be paid
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Draws attention to the fact that each year thousands of SMEs across Europe go bankrupt while waiting for their invoices to be paid, including by public administrations; calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up their efforts to facilitate the application and enforcement of the Late Payment Directive; calls, furthermore, on the Member States to consider, in the event of unsatisfactory implementation of the Late Payment Directive, forms of adequate
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the single market has been, and remains, the cornerstone of EU integration and the engine of growth and jobs and Article 3(3) TEU obligates European legislators to find a balance between the market economy principle and the EU’s social integration;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Draws attention to the fact that each year thousands of SMEs across Europe go bankrupt while waiting for their invoices to be paid, including by public administrations; calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up their efforts to facilitate the application and enforcement of the Late Payment Directive; calls, furthermore, on the Member States to consider, in the event of unsatisfactory implementation of the Late Payment Directive, forms of adequate compensation for companies owed money by a public administration; calls for consideration to be given to taking legislative measures to change the system of paying taxes from the accrual accounting method to the cash accounting method;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Draws attention to the fact that each year thousands of SMEs across Europe go bankrupt while waiting for their invoices to be paid, including by the EU institutions and national public administrations; calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up their efforts to facilitate the application and enforcement of the Late Payment Directive; calls, furthermore, on the Member States to consider, in the event of unsatisfactory implementation of the Late Payment Directive, forms of adequate compensation for companies owed money by a public administration;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Draws attention to the fact that each year thousands of SMEs and start-ups across Europe go bankrupt while waiting for their invoices to be paid, including by public administrations; calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up their efforts to facilitate the application and enforcement of the Late Payment Directive; calls, furthermore, on the Member States to consider, in the event of unsatisfactory implementation of the Late Payment Directive, forms of adequate compensation for companies owed money by a public administration;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Considering that big enterprises regularly win calls for tenders, calls on the Commission to analyse the possibility of revising the Directive on public procurement in the sense that the subcontractors, who are usually SMEs, should be paid no later than 30 days;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11.
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Welcomes the legislative initiative on business insolvency, including early restructuring and second chances, which will ensure that Member States provide a regulatory environment that is able to accommodate failure without discouraging entrepreneurs from trying new ideas; emphasises that failure and learning from failures is a key part of entrepreneurial innovation and therefore ultimately the success which drives economic growth;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Welcomes the legislative initiative on business insolvency, including early restructuring and second chances, which will ensure that Member States provide a regulatory environment that is able to accommodate failure without discouraging entrepreneurs from trying new ideas, but draws the attention to the fact that the bankruptcy procedures need to be more efficient;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Welcomes the legislative initiative on business insolvency, including early restructuring and second chances, which will ensure that Member States provide a regulatory environment that is able to accommodate failure without discouraging entrepreneurs from trying new ideas; calls on the Commission to ensure that this initiative will align insolvency proceedings across the EU and reduce the length and costs of proceedings;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Welcomes the legislative initiative on business insolvency, including early restructuring and second chances, which will ensure that Member States provide a regulatory environment that is able to accommodate failure without discouraging entrepreneurs who are victims of economic downturns from trying new ideas;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Regrets that the Commission did not emphasise enough the specific role of traditional manufacturing by Crafts and SMEs as an important contribution to both competitiveness and economic stability in Europe; encourages the Commission to exploit the full potential of digitalisation and innovation of the manufacturing industry in particular for micro and small manufacturers and start- ups, as well as for less industrialised regions to help reduce regional disparities and revitalise local economies; believes that stronger SMEs Crafts policy has to be put forward as one of the top priorities of all European Institutions and Member States over the next years;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the single market has been, and remains, the cornerstone of EU integration and the engine of growth and jobs, as well as a prerequisite for building the competitiveness of the EU economy on the global market;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Calls on the Commission to develop a strategy to ensure the neutrality of all the rules applicable to all infrastructure projects, regardless of their construction and management modes, whether public, private or in public-private partnerships;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 b (new) 11b. Notes that companies, especially SMEs, are either not aware of the rules applicable in other Member States or have difficulties in finding and understanding the information on the rules and procedures applicable for their business; calls on the Commission to interlink all different portals, access points and information websites in a single gateway that will provide SMEs and start-ups with user-friendly information so that they can make well-informed decisions, save time and costs;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 c (new) 11c. Calls on the Commission to develop the Points of Single Contact from a regulatory portal into a system of fully- fledged online business portals promoting regular exchange of information by and between business representatives and assisting national business or citizens to compete in other EU Member States;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Welcomes the Commission’s Single Digital
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Welcomes the Commission’s Digital Single Market Strategy, and in particular the announced Single Digital Gateway; calls on the Commission to e
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Welcomes the Commission’s Digital Single Market Strategy, and in particular the announced Single Digital Gateway; calls on the Commission to explore all ways of making the best use of the Single Digital Gateway to help European start-ups to scale up across Europe by providing accurate and clear information in different languages on all necessary procedures and formalities to operate domestically or in another EU country;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Welcomes the Commission’s Digital Single Market Strategy, and in particular the announced Single Digital Gateway; calls on the Commission to explore all ways of making the best use of the Single Digital Gateway, as a single end-to-end digital process for businesses, to set up and operate across the EU and therefore to help European start-ups to scale up across Europe;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Welcomes the Commission’s Digital Single Market Strategy, and in particular the announced Single Digital Gateway; calls on the Commission to explore all ways of making the best use of the Single Digital Gateway to help European start-ups to scale up across Europe; urges the Commission for their swift implementation;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Welcomes the Commission’s Digital Single Market Strategy, and in particular the announced Single Digital Gateway; calls on the Commission to explore all ways of making the best use of the Single Digital Gateway to help European start-ups to scale up across Europe and become more international in outlook;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Recalls the urgent need to provide consumers with an equivalent level of protection online and offline; stresses the need for all economic operators operating online and offline in the single market to take all reasonable and appropriate measures to fight against counterfeiting, in order to ensure consumer protection and product safety;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the single market has been, and remains, the cornerstone of EU integration and the engine of growth and jobs, however the integration of the Single Market is not an irreversible process and its continued existence should not be taken for granted;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Emphasises that the collaborative (or sharing) economy is growing fast and while changing the way that many services and assets are provided and consumed
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Emphasises that the
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Emphasises that the collaborative (or sharing) economy is growing fast and changing the way that many services and assets are provided and consumed; underlines, furthermore, the strong link between these new business models and the performance of the single market; notes that the collaborative economy enables more flexible types of employment for many people otherwise unable to work; highlights the economic, societal and environmental benefits encouraged by the collaborative economy;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Emphasises that the collaborative (or sharing) economy is growing fast and changing the way that many services and
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Emphasises that the collaborative (or sharing) economy is growing fast and changing the way that many services and assets are provided and consumed; underlines, furthermore, the strong link between these new business models and the performance of the single market; stresses that the emergence of such phenomena calls for prompter and more forward-looking regulatory intervention;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Emphasises that the collaborative (or sharing) economy is growing fast and changing the way that many services and assets are provided and consumed; underlines, furthermore, the strong link
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13.
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Emphasises that the collaborative (or sharing) economy is growing fast and changing the way that many services and assets are provided and consumed; underlines, furthermore, the strong link between these new business models that put social utility at the heart of their objectives which seek to develop social inclusiveness and the performance of the single market;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Emphasises that the collaborative (or sharing) economy
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the single market has been, and remains, the cornerstone of EU integration and the engine of growth and jobs by facilitating trade across the EU and thus contributing to growth and prosperity;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to come forward with proposals to prevent abuses in the employment area and bogus self- employment, to examine infringements of workers’ rights and social protection provisions in the sharing economy as well as to assess the impact of crowdworking and crowdsourcing; calls on the Commission to establish an European Forum, which organises regular exchanges with stakeholders, including social partners, who play a decisive role in the transition of the different employment sectors towards the digital economy, in order to promote an effective legal framework as well as quality employment and workers’ rights;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Calls on the Member States to ensure that employment rights, high quality working conditions, effective social welfare coverage and a real level playing field in the single market are guaranteed in the growth of the sharing economy, taking into account its potential for more flexible forms of employment, identifying new forms of employment, enhancing the rights and protection of genuine self- employed workers;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Welcomes the Commission’s announced initiative on the European agenda for the
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Welcomes the Commission’s announced initiative on the
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Welcomes the Commission’s announced initiative on the European agenda for the collaborative economy, and its intention to look at that economy in order to assess what needs to be done to accompany its growth and its major contribution to the economic system; takes the view that regulatory intervention in this field should be characterised by flexibility, to enable the rules to be promptly adapted and enforced in a rapidly changing sector which calls for fast and effective adjustments;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Welcomes the Commission’s announced initiative on the European agenda for the collaborative economy, and its intention to look at that economy in order to assess what needs to be done to accompany its growth and its major contribution to the economic system; stresses the need to clarify the regulatory uncertainty surrounding the application of the rules in this sector, both as regards consumer rights, health and safety standards and competition, taxation, social security and employment;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Welcomes the Commission’s announced initiative on the European agenda for the collaborative economy, and its intention to look at that economy in order to assess what needs to be done to accompany its growth and its major contribution to the economic system; stresses that existing consumer protection standards have also to be applied and enforced in the digital economy;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Welcomes the Commission’s announced initiative on the European agenda for the collaborative economy, and its intention to look at that economy in order to assess what needs to be done to accompany its growth and its major contribution to the economic system; calls on the Commission to ensure the best possible conditions for the collaborative economy to develop and thrive;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Welcomes the Commission’s announced initiative on the European agenda for the collaborative economy, and its intention to look at that economy in order to assess what needs to be done to accompany its growth and its major contribution to the economic system; underlines in particular the need for further clarification as regards the fiscal and social rules applicable to these activities;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Welcomes the Commission’s announced initiative on the European agenda for the collaborative economy, and its intention to look at
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the single market
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Stresses that the new security features the collaborative economy provide such as the security of payments, geolocalisation and insurance, empower consumers and therefore require to assess where ex-post remedies might be more effective than ex-ante regulations; calls in this respect on the Commission to further promote public-private cooperation in order to address the existing barriers in the collaborative economy in particular to the increased use of digital identity to build consumers trust in online transactions, to the development of digital solutions for the payment of taxes, to providing cross border insurance schemes, and to the modernisation of employment legislation;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15.
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Considers that, in the collaborative economy,
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Considers that
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Considers that, in the collaborative economy, the
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Considers that, in the
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Considers that, in the collaborative economy,
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Considers that, in the collaborative economy, the development of new business models, innovative services and temporary use of assets should be encouraged, but with the same rules
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Considers that, in the collaborative economy, the same rules should apply to the same services, with a view to ensuring a level playing field, social security for employees and consumer safety while avoiding fragmentation that would hamper the development of new business models;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the single market has been, and remains, the cornerstone of EU integration and the engine of sustainable growth and jobs;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Welcomes the increased competition and consumer choice arising from the sharing economy, as well as opportunities for job creation, economic growth, competitiveness, a more inclusive job market and a more circular EU economy through the more efficient use of resources, skills and other assets; urges the Commission and Member States to support the further development of the sharing economy by identifying artificial barriers and relevant legislation hindering its growth;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Calls for action to firm up the various aspects of the circular economy, in order to be able to harness its growth and jobs potential as quickly as possible;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Draws attention to the important role of
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Draws attention to the important role of standards for innovation, smart, inclusive and sustainable development and progress in the single market; calls on the Commission to support and reinforce European standards, including
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Draws attention to the important role of EU technical standards for innovation and progress in the single market; calls on the Commission
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16.
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Draws attention to the important role of standards for innovation and progress in the single market; calls on the Commission to support and reinforce European standards, including by exploiting the opportunities offered by the ongoing negotiations for a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); makes it clear, however, that those standards should not involve areas of regulation that can be better regulated by the social partners or the national legislator; considers it imperative in this connection that social players and social partners should be more involved in the processes of standard setting in order to promote transparency and public acceptance;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Draws attention to the important role of standards for innovation and progress in the single market; calls on the Commission to support and reinforce European standards, including by exploiting the opportunities offered by the ongoing negotiations for a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), the conclusion of which can help raise standards in the US and EU whilst increasing consumer choice and lowering prices;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Draws attention to the important role of standards for innovation and progress in the single market; calls on the Commission to support and reinforce European standards, including by exploiting the opportunities offered by the ongoing
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Draws attention to the important role of standards for innovation and progress in the single market; calls on the Commission to support and reinforce European standards, including by exploiting the opportunities offered by the ongoing negotiations for a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) to include an obligation to meet the standards laid down by EU law;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 a (new) – having regard to its resolution of 3 May 2010 on delivering a single market to consumers and citizens1a, __________________ 1a Text adopted, A7-0132/2010.
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the proper functioning of the Single Market is based on the constant adjustment and provision of an integrated response to the major economic and social challenges of the future, and on finding a balance between an open economy stimulating economic growth and quality job creation and an economic system delivering consumer protection as well as social and environmental safeguards to citizens;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Draws attention to the important role of standards for innovation and progress in the single market; believes that timely action needs to be taken to develop high EU standards for quality, interoperability and safety in furtherance of EU industrial policy, and that those standards should also be promoted at international level; calls on the Commission to support and reinforce European standards, including by exploiting the opportunities offered by the ongoing negotiations for a Transatlantic Trade and
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Draws attention to the important role of standards for innovation and progress in the single market; calls on the Commission to support and reinforce European standards, including by exploiting the opportunities offered by the ongoing negotiations for a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); stresses that standards should not be imposed top- down, but set in a market-driven, open, inclusive and competitive way in order to be easily implementable by SMEs, to avoid the risk of closed value chains, while nonetheless avoiding delays in their publication;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Draws attention to the important role of standards for innovation and progress in the single market; calls on the Commission
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Draws attention to the important role of standards for innovation and progress in the single market; calls on the Commission to support and reinforce European standards,
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Draws attention to the important role of standards for innovation, competitiveness and progress in the single market; calls on the Commission to support and reinforce European standards, as already provided for by Regulation No 1025/2012, including by exploiting the opportunities offered by the ongoing negotiations for a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP);
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Draws attention to the important role of standards for innovation, prosperity and progress in the single market; calls on the Commission to support and reinforce European standards, including by exploiting the opportunities offered by the ongoing negotiations for a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP);
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Draws attention to the important role of standards for
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Calls on the Commission, being responsible for competition in the EU internal market, in cooperation with national surveillance authorities, to ensure a level playing field among competitors serving the market;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Is critical about extending standardisation requirements beyond primarily technical standardisation to include environmental, health and service standards, because this would create problems as far as democracy and economic policy are concerned;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Underlines the important role played by the standardisation system in the free circulation of products, and increasingly services; notes that the voluntary use of standards has contributed between 0.3 and 1% to GDP in Europe, and positively benefits labour productivity;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the deepening of the European internal market remains a key economic issue, especially in the context of the development of new technologies, where a market with critical mass is needed to promote the emergence of innovative and competitive players on the global scene;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 b (new) 16b. Recalls that the vast majority of standards are developed in response to an industry-identified need, following a bottom-up approach to ensure market relevance of the standards; supports the commitment contained in the Single Market Strategy towards ensuring Europe remains at the forefront of standards development globally; encourages standardisation which is compatible with an international approach either through the development of global international standards or the recognition of equivalent international standards where appropriate; notes the intention to establish a framework and priorities for standardisation activities under a Joint Initiative for Standardisation; calls on the Commission to ensure that the Joint Initiative remains driven by such a bottom-up, industry-identified need and thus prioritises and delivers only those standards which respond to identified needs and demonstrate market relevance, and does not lead to unnecessary standards being pursued or inconsistent requirements compared to other related standards being established;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 c (new) 16c. Notes that the proposal for a Joint Initiative on European Standardisation will build on the Independent Review of the European Standardisation System, and supports its objective for the European standardisation community to develop actions that will improve the system as a whole, including recommendations regarding inclusiveness and support to the competitiveness of European business;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 d (new) 16d. Calls on the Commission in its engagement with European Standardisation Organisations (ESOs) to support ESOs and their national counter- parts in their efforts to improve the involvement of the SMEs, both in the standard-setting process itself and the take-up of standards once set; further encourages on the Commission to work closely with ESOs, National Standards Bodies and others to improve the transparency of the standards process, in implementation of commitments contained in the work programme for European standardisation for 2016 and the underling Regulation;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 e (new) 16e. Considers that the Joint Initiatives should focus on continued improvements to working practices, in particular by establishing processes to review composition of technical committees and measures to promote an openness and inclusiveness allowing a broad range of stakeholders to contribute to discussions in technical committees;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 f (new) 16f. Considers that a more transparent and accessible appeals mechanism would build trust and improve standards setting processes; believes that where a standard has been requested by the European Commission following the adoption of legislation by the European Union, the European Parliament relevant committee may be able to play a role in public scrutiny and debate as part of such a process, in advance of a decision for formal objection if appropriate; emphasises that when determining standardisation requests to be given to standardisation bodies, that principles of proportionality and a risk-based approach should be included;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 g (new) 16g. Believes that increasing public awareness of proposed standards in draft form prior to final approval may increase accountability and transparency and provide for a more robust process, in line with the existing best practices found amongst the European standardisation community;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 h (new) 16h. Invites the Commission to report to the Parliament by the end of 2016 on its implementation of the Joint Initiative on European standardisation, and the progress that has been achieved in cooperation with the European standardisation community on the recommendations contained in the 2016 annual Union work programme;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17.
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Underlines the importance of the unitary patent; supports the Commission’s intention to eliminate uncertainties as to how the unitary patent will coexist with national and supplementary protection certificates (SPCs), as well as the possible creation of a unitary SPC whilst keeping in mind public health and patients’ interests;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to propose a targeted SPC manufacturing waiver in order to stimulate the manufacturing of generic and biosimilar medicines in Europe; believes that such provisions could have a positive impact on access to high quality medicines in developing and least developed countries, help to avoid the outsourcing of production and foster job creation in the EU;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas a strong social market - which turns the focus back to the people, directed towards the fight against unemployment, poverty, inequalities, social exclusion and wage dumping, promoting respect of fundamental social rights, fair mobility and improvement of living and working conditions in Europe - is an important factor to increase solidarity and cooperation among Member States;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Urges the Commission to introduce and implement before 2019 an SPC manufacturing waiver to boost the competitiveness of the European Generics and Biosimilar Industry in a global environment, as well as to maintain and create additional jobs and growth in the EU, without undermining the market exclusivity granted under the SPC regime in protected markets;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Calls on the Commission to act swiftly on its declared intention of reviewing legislation on supplementary protection certificates (SPC) in the pharmaceutical sector, so as to allow production alone in the EU Member States, without prejudice to the marketing rights of certificate holders;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18.
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls for measures to facilitate access to the patent system in Europe for all micro-enterprises and SMEs that wish to use the European patent with unitary effect in innovating their products and processes, while acknowledging that for certain sectors innovative open licensing solutions are better suited to support innovation;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls for measures to facilitate access to the patent system in Europe for all micro-enterprises and SMEs and start-ups that wish to use the European patent with unitary effect in innovating their products and processes;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls for measures to facilitate access to the patent system in Europe for all micro-enterprises and SMEs that wish to use the European patent with unitary effect in innovating their products and processes, including by reducing the bureaucratic and financial costs involved in the granting of patents;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls for measures to facilitate access to the patent system in Europe for all micro-enterprises and SMEs that wish to use the European patent with unitary effect in innovating their products and processes; recalls the importance to license standard- essential patents effectively, within the restraints of EU competition law, under FRAND licensing terms, in order to preserve R&D and standardisation incentives and foster innovation;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls for measures to facilitate access to the patent system in Europe for all micro-enterprises and SMEs that wish to use the European patent with unitary effect in innovating their products and processes, including by cutting fees and providing translation assistance;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Calls on the Commission to put forward without delay a targeted legislative proposal which would enable European companies to manufacture generic and biosimilar medicines in the EU during the supplementary protection certificate (SPC) period, following the expiry of patent protection, in order to export to countries where no SPC is in place or to prepare for immediate launch following expiration of the SPC; believes that such SPC manufacturing waiver would contribute to avoid the outsourcing of production outside the EU and to create a level playing field between European companies and their competitors from third countries;
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the single market
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls on the Commission to present
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls on the Commission to present a proposal for the protection of geographical indications for non-agricultural products in the EU, as already called for by Parliament; stresses that such an instrument would explicitly highlight the added value of many local productions, with obvious benefits for the producers and regions concerned and in terms of consumer awareness;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls on the Commission to present a proposal for the protection of geographical indications for non-agricultural products in the EU to boost employment at local and regional level, as well as to protect cultural heritage of the EU;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls on the Commission to present a proposal for the protection of geographical indications for non-agricultural products in the EU considering that this would contribute to job stability, especially in poor rural areas;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls on the Commission to present a
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Is convinced that in order to reduce the unfair trading practices in the food supply chain across the single market effectively, the Commission should suggest concrete measures to create common binding rules and develop enforcement standards at the EU level;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Notes that the full potential of public-private partnerships has not yet been harnessed in the majority of EU Member States; calls for the harmonisation of Member State framework rules on PPP, the dissemination of best practices and the promotion of this model;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the single market
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Notes that the new 2014 public procurement regime is less cumbersome, includes more flexible rules to better serve other public sector policies as well as Member States or local specialities; points out that there are still significant inefficiencies in public procurement across Member States that limit cross- border expansion and growth in domestic markets;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 b (new) 19b. Supports the general approach set out in the Commission’s Communication in relation to public procurement to improve procurement decisions and the transparency and quality of procurement systems; encourages national procurement authorities to promote greener and more social tendering processes by including social and environmental criteria in the public procurement tenders; calls on the Commission to use the upcoming evaluation report and revision of the Remedies Directive to address problems such as ‘abnormally low bids’ and other social dumping practices in the procurement process;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 c (new) 19c. Agrees in principle with the Commission’s proposal to launch a voluntary ex-ante public procurement mechanism for large-scale infrastructure projects but suggests that the ceiling of EUR 700 million must be significantly lowered in response to the European Court of Auditors’ special report 10/2015, which detected errors relating to public procurement in around 40% of all the projects;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 d (new) 19d. Notes that consistent uniform application and proper enforcement of EU rules combined with regular monitoring and evaluation on the basis of qualitative and quantitative indicators, benchmarking and sharing of best practices is urgently needed to achieve more homogeneous implementation of existing single market legislation; recalls, therefore, the need to fully and thoroughly transpose and implement European rules concerning the functioning of the single market in all Member States;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Points out that many measures have already been adopted but are not yet
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20.
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Points out that many measures have already been adopted but are not yet applied; points out, furthermore, that according to data provided by the Commission in mid-2015, around 1 090 infringement proceedings were pending in the area of the single market; calls on the
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to analyse unnecessary restrictions within the single market that are not justified by overriding reasons relating to the public interest, bringing forward ideas on how to overcome these challenges where necessary and report on that in 2017;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Underlines that the retail and wholesale sector is the largest business sector in Europe; considers that reducing unnecessary regulatory administrative and practical barriers to retail businesses a priority;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the single market is underperforming in almost all areas – in
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 b (new) 20b. Welcomes the intention in the strategy to create a compliance culture and a continued zero tolerance to infringements of single market regulation; calls on the Commission and Members States to explore whether the Commission powers under the infringement procedures should not be aligned with those it has under competition policy;
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Calls
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Calls on the Commission to further support the Member States in developing a strong culture of compliance and enforcement, including by developing implementation plans for new major legislation and organising compliance dialogues with Member States; stresses that correct enforcement and better regulation are essential, given the fragmentation of the single market, restricting economic activity and consumer choice, and should cover all business sectors and apply to existing and future legislation;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Calls on the Commission to further support the Member States in developing a strong culture of compliance and enforcement, including by developing implementation plans for new major legislation and organising compliance dialogues with Member States; stresses that correct enforcement and better regulation are essential wherever regulatory fragmentation is hampering business activity and reducing consumer choice and should cover all business sectors and apply to existing and future legislation;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Calls on the Commission to further support the Member States in developing a strong culture of compliance and enforcement, including by developing implementation plans for new major legislation and organising compliance dialogues with Member States; calls on Member States to fully commit to implement and enforce EU legislation and apply mutual recognition principle; stresses that correct enforcement and better regulation are essential and should cover all business sectors and apply to existing and future legislation;
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Calls on the Commission to further support the Member States in developing a strong culture of compliance and enforcement, including
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Calls on the Commission to further support the Member States in developing a strong culture of compliance and enforcement, including by developing implementation plans for new major legislation
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Recalls the importance of strengthening and streamlining existing single market tools for SMEs in order to simplify their cross-border expansion; urges the Commission and Member States to place greater emphasis on streamlining and improving Product Contact Points and Single Points of Contacts;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Notes that Member States play a crucial role in the good governance and proper functioning of the single market, therefore, they need to jointly exercise a pro-active ownership and management of the single market, generating a new political impetus through consolidated state-of-health reports on the single market, regular and thematic discussions at Competitiveness Council meetings, dedicated annual European Council meetings and the inclusion of the single market as a pillar of governance in the European Semester;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the single market is underperforming in almost all areas – in stimulating a digital-driven market, encouraging start-ups, integrating global supply chains, improving workers mobility and social rights, dealing with new business models and ensuring market facilitation, standardisation and the licensing of professionals – due to a number of physical, legal and technical barriers;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 b (new) 21b. Reiterates that the EU could create its own set of scientifically-based, independent indicators on the degree of integration of the single market, to be published as part of the Annual Growth Strategy and calls for the adoption of a strategic paper of ‘the presidents’ of EU bodies a ‘Five Presidents Report’ to map the road to a Genuine Single Market;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 c (new) 21c. Stresses that the European Parliament’s Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee must strengthen its ties with national parliaments in order to coordinate and address issues in relation to transposition and implementation of single market rules;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 d (new) 21d. Calls on the Commission to also strengthen the role of the institutional consultation of the social partners through the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions;
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22.
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Emphasises that it is necessary to reinforce the Solvit network
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Emphasises that it is necessary to reinforce
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Emphasises that it is necessary to reinforce the Solvit network and to improve awareness of the network and its role in solving interpretation problems relating to the single market; calls on the Commission to strengthen its efforts in helping Member States to solve the most problematic cases;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Emphasises that it is necessary to reinforce the Solvit network
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Emphasises that it is necessary to reinforce the Solvit network and to improve awareness of the network and its role in solving interpretation problems relating to the single market; calls on Member States to appropriately equip and adequately position their national SOLVIT centres in order for them to fulfil their role;
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Emphasises that transparency of national rules is a vital tool in enabling cross-border trade within the single market and helps in identifying non-tariff barriers; encourages Member States to make their rules more easily available online and in more than one language, in the interests of increasing trade, which will be of benefit to all;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the single market is underperforming in almost all areas – in stimulating a digital-driven market, encouraging start-ups, integrating global supply chains, dealing with new business models and ensuring market facilitation, mutual recognition, standardisation and the licensing of professionals;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Stresses that the new Commission proposal to develop a market information tool gathering information directly from selected market players can be implemented only within the constraints of national and European competition law rules; calls on the Commission before taking any further steps to provide more information on the parameters of this proposal and to consult for this initiative not only selected market players but as well as social partners, consumers organizations, SMEs and start-ups to fully understand the workings of the market;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 b (new) 22b. Considers that useful data on repeated and unresolved cases can be extrapolated from the complaints made to Solivt, which can help the Commission better target their enforcement actions and, where necessary, infringement proceedings;
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23.
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Takes note of the Commission proposal, as part of strengthening the single market for goods, to improve mutual recognition through action to increase awareness of the mutual recognition principle and through the revision of the Mutual Recognition Regulation; is sceptical with the Commission’s proposal for a traders’ self-declaration to legally bring a product into the market, as this might increase non-compliant products, threaten consumers’ health and safety and damage competition in the single market; calls instead on the Commission to ensure better market surveillance system by developing a European market surveillance framework and wider access to information about dangerous products which should help reduce non-compliant products in the single market; furthermore calls on European and national market surveillance authorities to investigate all claims of fraud vigorously;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Takes note of the Commission proposal, as part of strengthening the single market for goods, to improve mutual recognition through action to increase awareness of the mutual recognition principle and through the revision of the
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23.
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Takes note of the Commission proposal, as part of strengthening the single market for goods, to improve mutual recognition through action to increase awareness of the mutual recognition principle
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23.
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23.
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas the single market must not be seen in isolation from other horizontal policy areas, particularly the digital single market, health, social and consumer protection, labour law and mobility of citizens, the environment, sustainable development, energy, transport and external policies;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Takes note of the Commission proposal, as part of strengthening the single market for goods, to improve mutual recognition through action to increase awareness as well as ensuring better application and enforcement of the mutual recognition principle and through the revision of the Mutual Recognition Regulation;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Considers in addition that the Commission should be more proactive in identifying sectors with high potential for cross border trade and digitalisation and where the mutual recognition principle could apply;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Calls on the Commission to clarify how the proposed market information tools would work and the legal base for such tools;
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24.
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24.
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Reiterates its call for the rapid adoption of the Product Safety and Market Surveillance Package by the Council;
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Reiterates its call for the rapid adoption of the Product Safety and Market Surveillance Package by the Council;
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Reiterates its call for the rapid adoption of the Product Safety and Market Surveillance Package by the Council;
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Reiterates its call for the rapid adoption of the Product Safety and Market Surveillance Package by the Council;
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Reiterates its call for the rapid adoption of the Product Safety and Market Surveillance Package by the Council; underlines the importance of adequate information regarding products intended for the retail market and the indication
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas counterfeiting is a serious threat to public health and safety and the total value of counterfeit goods trafficking has increased significantly in recent years, exacerbating the devastating impact of counterfeiting on innovation, employment and the branding of European companies;
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Reiterates its call for the rapid adoption of the Product Safety and Market Surveillance Package by the Council; underlines the importance of the indication of country of origin, which is crucial to protect consumers and to strengthen the fight against counterfeiting, as well as giving producers the advantage of a distinctive designation, making them more competitive in a globalised world in which products are in danger of becoming increasingly uniform;
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Reiterates its call for the rapid adoption of the Product Safety and Market Surveillance Package by the Council; underlines the importance of the indication of country of origin, which is crucial to protect consumers and to strengthen the fight against counterfeiting; asks the Commission to use the review of the Mutual Recognition Regulation to ensure that non-conform and unsafe products are not placed on the market;
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Reiterates its call for the rapid adoption of the Product Safety and Market Surveillance Package by the Council; underlines the importance of providing relevant information on retail products, in particular the indication of country of origin, which is crucial to protect consumers and to strengthen the fight against counterfeiting;
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Reiterates its call for the rapid adoption of the Product Safety and Market Surveillance Package by the Council and calls on the Commission to fully engage in its role as a solution facilitator in this respect; underlines the importance of the indication of country of origin, which is crucial to protect consumers and to strengthen the fight against counterfeiting;
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Reiterates its call for the rapid adoption of the Product Safety and Market Surveillance Package by the Council; underlines the importance of the indication of country of origin, which is crucial to protect consumers, to promote visibility of smaller business and to strengthen the fight against counterfeiting;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to give the highest political prominence to the retail sector as a pillar of the single market, including the digital single market, and to lift regulatory, administrative and practical obstacles hampering the start-up of businesses, development and continuity and making it difficult for retailers to fully benefit from the internal market; considers that retail market legislation should be evidence- based, taking into account the needs of the sector;
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to tighten up the penalties for counterfeiting and to make sure that EU legislation in this area is fully enforced;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Stresses that regulatory differences between Member States regarding differing labelling requirements
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Stresses that regulatory differences between Member States regarding differing labelling requirements create unnecessary obstacles to the activities of suppliers of goods;
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Stresses that regulatory differences between Member States regarding differing labelling requirements create unnecessary obstacles to the activities of suppliers of goods;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 b (new) – having regard to its resolution of 19 January 2016 on Towards a Digital Single Market Act,
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas the creation of a single capital market would encourage greater cross-border risk-sharing and more liquid markets;
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Stresses that regulatory differences between Member States regarding differing labelling requirements create unnecessary obstacles to the activities of suppliers of goods; calls on the Commission to
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Stresses that regulatory differences
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Stresses that regulatory differences between Member States regarding differing labelling requirements create unnecessary obstacles to the activities of suppliers of goods; calls on the Commission to
Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Stresses that regulatory differences between Member States regarding differing labelling requirements create unnecessary obstacles to the activities of suppliers of goods; underlines the added-value of eco- labelling to help consumers in making informed choices and to stimulate a longer duration of use of products; calls on the Commission to consider introducing a mandatory scheme for the provision of key information
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Stresses that regulatory differences between Member States regarding differing labelling requirements create unnecessary obstacles to the activities of suppliers of goods and consumer protection, with regard to medical and other products; calls on the Commission to consider introducing a mandatory scheme for the provision of key information for furniture, established at EU level; considers that
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Stresses that regulatory differences between Member States regarding differing labelling requirements create unnecessary obstacles to the activities of suppliers of goods; calls on the Commission to consider introducing a mandatory scheme for the provision of key information for hand- made and industrial products, for example in the furniture
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Stresses that regulatory differences between Member States regarding differing labelling requirements create unnecessary obstacles to the activities of suppliers of goods and to consumer protection; calls on the Commission to consider introducing a mandatory scheme for the provision of key information for furniture, established at EU level; considers that
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Emphasises, in respect of the single market in services, that there is a clear need to improve the cross-border provision of services, while reconciling economic freedoms and workers’ rights; urges the Member States to ensure proper and more effective application
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Emphasises, in respect of the single market in services, that there is a clear need to improve the cross-border provision of services; urges the Member States to ensure proper and more effective application of the Services Directive
Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Emphasises, in respect of the single market in services, that there is a clear need to improve the cross-border provision of services; urges the Member States to ensure proper and more effective application of the Services Directive, while avoiding the practice of gold-plating;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas, according to Parliament’s own research, the
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26.
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Emphasises, in respect of the single market in services, that there is a
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Emphasises, in respect of the single market in services, that there is a clear need to improve the cross-border provision of services; urges the Member States to ensure proper and more effective application of the Services Directive
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Emphasises, in respect of the single market in services, that there is a clear need
Amendment 314 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Emphasises, in respect of the single market in services, that there is a clear need to improve the cross-border provision of services; urges the Member States to ensure proper and more effective application of the Services Directive, while avoiding the practice of gold-plating; welcomes the Commission proposal to improve notification under the Services Directive; agrees to extend the notification procedure provided for in Directive 2015/1535 to all the sectors not covered by that directive; rejects any suggestion that the scope of the Services Directive should be extended;
Amendment 315 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Emphasises, in respect of the single market in services, that there is a clear need to improve the cross-border provision of services; urges the Member States to ensure proper and more effective application of the Services Directive, while
Amendment 316 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Emphasises, in respect of the single market in services, that there is a clear need to improve the cross-border provision of services, while taking care not to encourage social dumping; urges the Member States to ensure proper and more effective application of the Services Directive, while avoiding the practice of gold-plating; welcomes the Commission proposal to improve notification under the Services Directive; agrees to extend the notification procedure provided for in Directive 2015/1535 to all the sectors not covered by that directive;
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Emphasises, in respect of the single market in services, that there is a clear need to improve the cross-border provision of services; urges the Member States to ensure proper and more effective application of the Services Directive, while avoiding the practice of gold-plating it; welcomes the Commission proposal to improve notification under the Services Directive; agrees to extend the notification procedure provided for in Directive 2015/1535 to all the sectors not covered by that directive;
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. Points out that the requirements for proportionate regulation are clearly set out in Article 16, paragraph 1, of the Services Directive and the jurisprudence of the ECJ; recalls that the fact that one Member State imposes less strict rules than another does not mean that the latter’s rules are disproportionate and hence incompatible with European Union law; reiterates that rules that undermine, hinder or make unattractive cross-border services are only compatible with the requirements of the internal market if they serve overriding reasons of public interest, and are really suitable for this purpose and do not adversely affect the freedom to provide services more than is necessary to protect the public interest issue they are seeking to serve;
Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. Welcomes the Commission proposal to improve notification under the Services Directive, as the current procedure is inefficient and not transparent; believes that notification should occur earlier in the legislative process to allow for timely feedback from stakeholders and Member States and to minimise delays in the adoption of new legislation; agrees to extend the notification procedure provided for in Directive 2015/1535 to all the sectors not covered by that directive;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas, according to the European Parliament’s own
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. Acknowledges the Commission’s efforts to open up services’ markets within the parameters of the Services Directive and to improve notification under the Services Directive but considers, that the outcome of such exercise should enable a framework which allows employment and social standards in the service sector to be maintained and expanded as defined by Art. 3 of the EU Treaty; recognises that Member States are responsible for defining their social policy objectives and stresses that possible extension of the notification procedure provided for in Directive 2015/1535 to sectors not covered by that directive may not be misused to indirectly subject services, such as those in the general interest (public services) and that national, democratic law-making is fully respected;
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27.
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27.
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27.
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Supports the Commission proposal to introduce a services passport to
Amendment 325 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Supports the Commission proposal to introduce a services passport to
Amendment 326 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Supports the Commission proposal to introduce a services passport to help service providers demonstrate that they satisfy the requirements applicable to them in the Member State where they wish to provide their service on a temporary basis; considers that this initiative should be
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Supports the Commission proposal to introduce a services passport to help service providers demonstrate that they satisfy the requirements applicable to them in the Member State where they wish to provide their service on a temporary basis; considers that this initiative should be
Amendment 328 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Supports the Commission proposal to introduce a services passport to help service providers demonstrate that they satisfy the requirements applicable to them in the Member State where they wish to provide their service on a temporary basis; considers that this initiative should be aimed at reducing administrative burden for service providers and simplifying the procedures applicable to cross-border service provision; at the same time, highlights the fact that the services passport is a temporary solution intended for use during the transition to a fully integrated single market;
Amendment 329 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Supports the Commission proposal to introduce a services passport to help
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas, according to Parliament’s own research, the anticipated gain from completing the single market stands at a trillion euros; whereas the free movement of goods and services under the single market is still being limited by: bureaucracy, legislation that is in many cases disproportionate to needs, and non- tariff barriers often arising from national and corporate protectionism;
Amendment 330 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27.
Amendment 331 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Supports the Commission proposal to introduce a services passport to help service providers demonstrate that they satisfy the requirements applicable to them in the Member State where they wish to provide their service on a temporary basis; considers that this initiative should be aimed at reducing administrative burden for service providers and authorities and simplifying the procedures applicable to cross-border service provision; stresses that this must not be accompanied by the introduction of the country-of-origin principle;
Amendment 332 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Welcomes the strong focus on the role of services in the single market and making sure that professionals and service companies, especially retailers, are not locked into their national markets; stresses that the further enlargement of the professional and services passports schemes will be central to avoiding the unnecessary red tape between Member States that holds back our citizens from working and trading across borders;
Amendment 333 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Stresses the importance of consistent proportionality assessment of regulatory requirements and restrictions in services markets; notes the Commission’s proposed analytical framework for Member States to use when reviewing existing or new regulation of professions, and believes this can contribute to ensuring consistency across Member States through being mandatory in nature;
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Welcomes, as a matter of principle, the initiatives announced by the Commission to increase transparency, efficiency and accountability in public procurement; stresses, however, that the implementation and application of new EU directives should take precedence over the introduction of new instruments such as the contract register; stresses in this connection that possible data analysis tools must not lead to new or additional reporting requirements; recalls that an ex-ante evaluation mechanism should be purely voluntary for large infrastructure projects;
Amendment 335 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Takes the view, in respect of the professional services sector, that different approaches to regulation do not per se constitute an obstacle to the deepening of the internal market; stresses that rules on access to and the exercise of professions may be necessary for the protection of public interest and consumer protection and their evaluation makes sense only in the national context;
Amendment 336 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Calls for an in-depth EU-assessment of the impact that liberalisations of services of general economic interest have had on the quality, universality and affordability of public service provision;
Amendment 337 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Agrees with the Commission that many of the Member States’ regulations on access to and exercise of regulated professions are disproportionate to requirements and create barriers restricting access to those professions;
Amendment 338 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Highlights the fact that inefficient delivery services, especially as regards the final mile delivery, constitute important barrier to selling across borders in the EU; stresses that accessible, affordable, efficient and high-quality delivery services are an essential prerequisite for thriving single market; calls on the Commission to come up with a comprehensive action plan for parcel delivery and define goals to be realised on this market by the end of 2020; calls on the Commission to put more emphasis on dismantling barriers operators encounter in cross-border delivery;
Amendment 339 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Considers that cross-border provision of services on a temporary basis, including professional services, should be considered a key element for the internal market as they create jobs and provide high-quality products and services to EU citizens; therefore considers the periodic guidance a useful instrument for the Member States, taking into account the different economical, geographical and social backgrounds of all Member States;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas, the single market makes a significant contribution to European economies and, according to Parliament’s own research, the anticipated gain from completing the single market stands at a trillion euros;
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Underlines the need for a fully electronic public procurement system; highlights the need for fast and comprehensive implementation of the Public Procurement Directive in its whole; highlights the wider use of the e- procurement to open the markets for SMEs;
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Welcomes the renewed focus, under the recent Single Market strategy, on regulated and liberal professions in Europe, which represent an important factor for growth and employment in the single market; calls on the Commission to propose specific measures to implement the recommendations of the Commission Working Group on ‘Action Lines for Bolstering the Business of liberal Professions’;
Amendment 342 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 b (new) 27b. Calls on the Commission to review the legislation on the exercise of regulated professions in the Member States and to begin the process of changing the rules in this area in order to increase access to those professions while maintaining their high standards;
Amendment 344 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Stresses that the creation of a truly fairer single market is essential for achieving the social and economic aims of the Union for a highly competitive social market economy aiming at full employment and social progress and a high level of protection and improvement of environmental quality and standards;
Amendment 345 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 b (new) 27b. Calls on the Commission to draw up a detailed assessment on the social impact of the single market legislation, as it has done on the economic impact and to include the "Monti II" clauses in all single market legislation;
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 c (new) 27c. Calls on the Commission to adopt a clear single market legislative agenda to strengthen workers’ rights, improve working conditions, promote equal treatment, prevent social dumping and exploitation of workers and ensure fair competition among the Member States;
Amendment 347 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 d (new) 27d. Welcomes the fact that the strategy refers to the high level of unemployment across the EU, but regrets that it does not present specific steps and measures that can help people find employment, such as improving education and training standards, meeting lifelong learning targets, and tackling skills mismatches and qualifications of workers and professionals; considers that it is self- evident that the single market is changing rapidly due to digitalisation of the different industries and the new jobs will require a different set of skills and qualifications;
Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 e (new) 27e. Disapproves that the Commission did not adopt any specific measures in the Single Market Strategy to address the needs of people and consumers with disability, elderly people and people living in rural and remote areas;
Amendment 349 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 f (new) 27f. Supports the Commission’s initiative to review the regulated profession, but reminds that any exercise should maintain high quality standards for employment and services, sound qualifications and consumers’ safety;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas fragmentation of the single market is one of the major impediments to higher structural economic growth;
Amendment 350 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 g (new) 27g. Regrets that the Commission’s Communication does not announce any proposal in relation to the social economy although it plays a key role in the EU’s social and economic development; urges the Commission to explore the potential of this emerging sector and without undue delay to improve its visibility and a regulatory environment for social enterprises;
Amendment 351 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 h (new) 27h. Is of the opinion that a legal framework encompassing the different forms of social economy in Europe, i.e. cooperatives, foundations, mutual societies and associations will enable social economy enterprises, which do not benefit from the same measures applicable to SMEs, to operate on a legally sound basis and thus enjoy the advantages of the internal market and free movement; furthermore calls for the development of the Social Business Initiative (SBI), mainstreaming social entrepreneurship and social economy enterprises into the Small Business Act, and adopting the Statute for Mutuals;
Amendment 352 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 i (new) 27i. Regrets that the Commission’s Communication does not suggests any proposal to acknowledge the specific character of public services within the single market and in particular to adopt a legal framework for services of general economic interest (SGEI) based on Protocol N26 and Article 14 of the TFEU, for instance in relation to quality requirements and notably with regard to social and territorial cohesion;
Amendment 353 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 Amendment 354 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Stresses that di
Amendment 355 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28.
Amendment 356 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Stresses that discrimination against consumers and entrepreneurs on the basis of nationality or place of residence, in both online and offline environments, is not
Amendment 357 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Stresses that unjustified discrimination against consumers and entrepreneurs on the basis of nationality or place of residence that is not based on any objective and verifiable criteria, in both online and offline environments, is not acceptable within the single market;
Amendment 358 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 a (new) 28a. Recalls the Commission the appeal of the Parliament to carry out a meaningful investigation about possible differences in the quality of products with the same brand and packaging which are distributed in the single market, that would enable to evaluate whether there is a need for adjustment of existing legislation; calls also on the Commission to confront this issue with the provisions of the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive;
Amendment 359 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 a (new) 28a. Highlights that the ADR Directive and ODR platform may benefit consumers and businesses in cross-border transactions; calls for further mechanisms for adequate consumer redress to be introduced, including a collective approach to redress where needed;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas a genuinely strategic approach
Amendment 360 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 a (new) 28a. Agrees that when purchasing goods and services in the single market, consumers need transparent information and a set of modern and solid rights to protect their interests; is of the opinion that any review, merger or consolidation of consumer law directives should provide for a truly high level of consumers’ protection and enforceable rights, recognising existing best practices from national legislation;
Amendment 361 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 b (new) 28b. Stresses the need of putting enforcement of consumer rules among priorities for the single market policies as well as seeking new ways to strengthen and improve enforcement of consumer acquis across the EU and Member States; emphasises the importance of the review of Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) in this regard;
Amendment 362 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 b (new) 28b. Calls on the Commission to analyse the current legal uncertainties affecting consumers and if necessary to resolve them through clarification and supplements to the legal framework of consumers rights; reiterates its commitment to the principle of flexible harmonisation for any proposed EU legislation concerning consumers and that full harmonisation is only applied when it sets a very high level of consumer protection and provides clear benefits for consumers;
Amendment 363 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 c (new) 28c. Stresses that consumers must be able to exercise their rights easily; welcomes the implementation of the ADR Directive and Commission’s new online dispute resolution (ODR) platform; notes that redress mechanisms applicable across the Union have yielded limited results and therefore urges the Commission to bring forward a legislative proposal to ensure implementation of an affordable, expedient and accessible Europe-wide collective redress system;
Amendment 364 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 Amendment 365 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Calls on the Commission to submit, as a matter of priority, a legislative proposal to address geo-blocking and other forms of discrimination by market operators
Amendment 366 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Calls on the Commission to submit,
Amendment 367 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 368 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Calls on the Commission to submit, as a matter of priority, a legislative proposal to address geo-blocking and other forms of discrimination by market operators ; calls on the Commission to lay down effective criteria for assessing the unjustified character of geo-blocking to unleash opportunities for businesses to sell online and provide choices for consumers;
Amendment 369 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Calls on the Commission to submit, as a matter of priority, a legislative proposal to address geo-blocking and other forms of discrimination by market operators; calls
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas a genuinely strategic approach is called for, and whereas the response to the challenges faced should be political as much as technical in nature, particularly in the case of unjustified non-tariff barriers within the single market;
Amendment 370 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29.
Amendment 371 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Calls on the Commission to submit, as a matter of priority, a legislative proposal to address geo-blocking and other unjustified forms of discrimination by market operators; calls on the Commission to lay down effective criteria for assessing the unjustified character of geo-blocking;
Amendment 372 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Calls on the Commission to submit, as a matter of priority, a legislative proposal to address geo-blocking and other forms of discrimination by market operators such as with cross-border parcel delivery; calls on the Commission to lay down effective criteria for assessing the unjustified character of geo-blocking;
Amendment 373 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 a (new) 29a. Considers that given the multi-sided nature of service provision on the Internet, the application of the freedom of movement of services should not only be binding to Member States, but also to service providers offering online services in exchange for payment by end-users in the EU, insofar as limiting access to such services serves to form a barrier to trade between Member States;
Amendment 374 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 a (new) 29a. Emphasises that on the single market there are products containing different ingredients under the same brand name and in the same packaging; calls on the Commission to make necessary steps to ensure that all European consumers are being sold products of equal quality;
Amendment 375 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 a (new) 29a. Emphasises that social economy enterprises represent a diversity of business models, that is key for a highly competitive and fairer single market; calls on the Commission to mainstream the social economy within its single market policies and to develop a European Action Plan for social economy enterprises in order to unlock the full potential for a sustainable and inclusive growth.
Amendment 376 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 a (new) 29a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to analyse unnecessary restrictions to retail establishment in the single market that are not justified by overriding reasons relating to the public interest, bringing forward proposals to overcome these problems where necessary, and report on that in Spring 2017;
Amendment 377 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 b (new) 29b. Reiterates that the Commission’s Social Business Initiative (SBI) stressed that the single market needs an inclusive growth, focused on employment for all; calls, therefore, on the Commission to launch a second phase of the SBI by developing an Action Plan for the social economy enterprises in Europe;
Amendment 378 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 c (new) 29c. Calls on the Commission to provide an analysis within the Single Market Strategy on how the development of digital technologies and online platforms contribute to the rise of social economy enterprises characterised by democratic business models and reinvestment of profit, creating added value to enterprises, consumers and workers;
Amendment 379 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 a (new) 30a. Calls the Commission to strengthen its efforts to identify possible infringements of EU law by Member States on a very early stage and to take a firm stance against any legislative measures, adopted or being proceeded in national parliaments, that could increase the fragmentation of the single market;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas a genuinely strategic approach is called for the further integration of the single market, and whereas the response to the challenges faced should be political as much as technical in nature;
Amendment 380 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 a (new) 30a. Highlights that the commitment and willingness of the Member States to properly implement and apply EU law is essential to make the single market successful; calls upon Member States to remove unjustified and disproportionate barriers to the single market and refrain from discriminatory and protectionist measures to foster jobs, growth and competitiveness;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 b (new) – having regard to the Commission communication of 25 October 2011 entitled "Social Business Initiative - Creating a favourable climate for social enterprises, key stakeholders in the social economy and innovation" (COM (2001) 682 final),
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the EU should pursue a genuine single market and treat it as a common asset of all citizens, economic operators and Member States, and whereas the single market will only reach its full potential if it has the full support of all Member States in collaboration with each other;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the EU should pursue a genuine single market and treat it as a common asset of all citizens, workers, economic operators and Member States;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas Member States have to refrain from discriminatory measures, such as trade and tax laws that only affect certain sectors or business models and distort competition, making it difficult for foreign business to establish themselves in a given Member State, which constitutes a clear breach of internal market principles;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) E a. whereas some 5 000 professions are regulated in the EU, and in many cases the rules are unnecessary and – even if they are expected – excessive;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas the completion of the single market in the product and services and the removal of barriers is a top priority which requires fast-track approach from Member States and the EU institutions;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas the proposal of a trade-off between deepening the single market and addressing the major concerns of the citizens, contained in the Monti Report of 9 May 20101c, has not been subject to any proper follow-up so far; __________________ 1c‘A New Strategy for the Single Market - At the Service of Europe's Economy and Society’, report of 9 May 2010 to the President of the Commission
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas rules and actions at EU level should be incorporated into a uniform strategic vision and thus be consistent with each other and not contradictory;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas there is a low level of recognition enjoyed by the social economy enterprises at European level and whereas most of these enterprises are not recognised by a European-level legal framework, but only at national level in some Member States, with different legal forms; whereas this lack of an EU legal framework hinders their capacity to operate cross-border within the internal market;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E b (new) Eb. whereas the summary report of the Commission consultation on geo-blocking reveals strong consumer support for legislative measures against geo-blocking;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E b (new) Eb. whereas barriers in the single market lead to less choice and more expensive products and services for consumers;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 c (new) – having regard to the Council Conclusions of 7 December 2015 on the promotion of the social economy as a key driver of economic and social development in Europe,
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph -1 (new) -1. Is of the opinion that the mid-term review of the EU’s 2020 Strategy should set ambitious targets to reach a green, knowledge-based social market economy and sustainable growth by 2020; stresses that the single market should be central in achieving the goal of a sustainable and highly competitive social market economy in the context of the EU 2020 Strategy’s long-term vision taking up the challenges of maintaining social justice and economic growth as well as focusing on benefits for citizens, consumer protection, and SMEs;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph -1 a (new) -1a. Reiterates that the perception of the single market as being solely tied to the economic aspects has exhausted its own potential and a new broader based strategy must be put into action, establishing a balance between economic rights and fundamental social rights, integrating consumers’ and citizens’ interests into the single market;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Supports the overall objectives of the Commission’s Single Market Strategy for goods and services, and
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Supports the overall objectives of the Commission’s Single Market Strategy for goods and services, and welcomes its vision for how to unleash the full potential of the single market to the benefit of both consumers and businesses, in particular start-ups;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Supports the overall objectives of the Commission’s Single Market Strategy for goods and services, and welcomes its vision for how to unleash the full potential of the single market in order to increase the number of quality jobs and to develop SMEs;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Supports the overall objectives of the Commission’s Single Market Strategy for goods and services, and welcomes its
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Supports the
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Supports the overall objectives of the Commission’s Single Market Strategy for goods and services: "Upgrading the Single Market: more opportunities for people and business", and welcomes its vision for how to unleash the full potential of the single market;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Believes in this respect that equal treatment principle for workers should be considered a pillar of an effective and socially sustainable single market and urges the Commission to take the necessary legislative and non-legislative actions in order to ensure that the this principle is fully respected in the single market;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 a (new) – having regard to the Council Conclusions of 7 December 2015 on the promotion of the social economy as a key driver of economical and social development in Europe,
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the fact that the strategy is complementary to efforts made in other areas; believes that, by building on
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the fact that the strategy
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the fact that the strategy is complementary to efforts made in other areas; believes that, by building on the initiatives already being taken, the strategy has good potential to help ensure economic prosperity, improve the wellbeing of Europeans by practical measures and make Europe attractive for investments and more resistant to global competition;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the fact that the strategy is co
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the fact that the strategy is complementary to efforts made in other areas; believes that, by building on the
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the fact that the strategy is complementary to efforts made in other areas; believes that, by building on the initiatives already being taken, the strategy has good potential to help ensure economic prosperity and make the European Union attractive for investments;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Regrets the lack of ambition shown by the Commission in the new Circular Economy Package presented on 2 December 2015, especially the lack of a resource efficiency target; calls for the Commission to urgently follow up on its previous announcements and present a comprehensive strategy on combatting food waste;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Highlights that it is crucial for all Single Market Strategy initiatives to be based on better regulation principles and on most efficient tools such as harmonisation and mutual recognition;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Underlines that proposals should be evidence-based and reduce regulatory and administrative burden on businesses, in particular, SMEs;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Underlines the
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 9 a (new) – having regard the study of 2016 entitled "Social Economy", commissioned by the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection,
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Underlines the urgent need to eliminate the remaining barriers from the single market, while preserving the maximum degree of consumer protection, in order to achieve tangible and quick results in terms of growth, innovation, job creation, consumer choice and new business models; is convinced that the objective of social progress and competitiveness must be taken into account in the further development of the single market as interdependent and complementary guiding principles;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Underlines the urgent need to eliminate the remaining
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Underlines the urgent need to eliminate the remaining barriers from the single market in order to achieve tangible and quick results in terms of growth, innovation, job creation, consumer choice and new business models; believes that in order to achieve these goals, we should strive towards full harmonisation of legislation, and adopt a zero tolerance policy towards unjustified barriers established by Member States;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Underlines the urgent need to
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Underlines the urgent need to eliminate the remaining barriers from the single market in order to achieve tangible and quick results in terms of growth, innovation, job creation, consumer choice
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Underlines the urgent need to eliminate the remaining barriers from the single market in order to achieve tangible and quick results in terms of
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Underlines the urgent need to eliminate the remaining unjustified barriers from the single market in order to achieve tangible and quick results in terms of growth, innovation, job creation, consumer choice and new business models;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Underlines the urgent need to eliminate the remaining barriers from the single market in order to achieve tangible and quick results in terms of sustainable growth, innovation, job creation, consumer choice and new business models;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Reiterates the importance of removing barriers (including linguistic, administrative and those relating to lack of information) which restrict the business potential of online cross-border trade and undermine consumers’ confidence in the single market; emphasises the importance of eliminating operational restrictions to the exercise of the retail activity such as the regulation of shop opening hours, retail specific and selective taxes and the disproportionate request of information to the companies;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Deplores the lack of progress and lack of focus on social and environmental concerns of the new Single Market Strategy since the Monti Report of 9 May 2010;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 11 a (new) Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to be disruptive in the implementation of the single market legislation; stresses the great potential of labour intense sectors such as retail and hospitality industry for job creation, integration and tackling youth unemployment;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Considers that the Monti report from 2010 "A new strategy for the single market" should be fully implemented and taken into account during the work on the Single Market Strategy;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Welcomes the strategy’s focus on aspects aimed at helping
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Welcomes the strategy’s focus on aspects aimed at helping businesses, in particular SMEs, micro-enterprises and start-ups, to scale up their activities, grow and stay in the single market, thus facilitating their innovation and job creation;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Underlines that the Better Regulation Agenda should be at the heart of any initiatives from the Commission; more importantly, reiterates that new initiatives should be evidence-based and in particular take into account the impact on SMEs;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Disagrees with the Commission’s statement that its proposal on single member companies should be implemented immediately, which in its current form is not a suitable instrument to boost the single market;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Believes that it is necessary to
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Believes that it is necessary to adopt
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Believes that it
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Believes that it is necessary to adopt a common definition of ‘innovative’ start- ups
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Believes that it is necessary to adopt a set of common definitions or indicators of
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Believes that it is necessary to
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Believes that it is necessary to adopt a common definition of ‘innovative’ start- ups and SMEs, or objective criteria, that can be used as a point of reference for the adoption of related measures and for developing specific financial programmes; calls on the Commission to propose such a definition;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Believes that it is necessary to consider adoption of adopt a common definition of ‘innovative’ start-
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Believes that it is necessary to adopt a common definition at European level of ‘innovative’ start-
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses that there is a need to promote social economy enterprises within the internal market policies, having in mind that there are around 2 million social economy enterprises in EU, accounting for approximately 10-12% of all European businesses; stresses, moreover, that the social economy is rapidly growing, it provides quality products and services, and creates high quality jobs;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6.
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Amendment A #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment B #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Notes that good regulation can benefit businesses and workers alike and help promote economic growth and quality employment in the Single Market; notes the Commission's Better Regulation agenda including the strengthened stakeholder involvement through for example the REFIT Platform and strengthened impact assessments; underlines the need to not only assess short-term effects but also the long-term value of legislation as well as the consequences of non-legislation; believes that better, more effective and simple legislation will reduce administrative burdens and boost growth and job- creation while continuing to ensure high standards of consumer, employee, health and environmental protection;
Amendment C #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1 b. Notes the importance of promoting mobility through training, apprenticeships, skills and employability via programmes like 'Erasmus+' and 'EURES' which provide opportunities for millions of EU workers to gain useful experience;
Amendment CA #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1 c. Stresses that the Single Market Strategy must take the social dimension into account in line with Article 3 TEU and 9 TFEU and include proposals to fight unemployment and social exclusion; underlines that the SMS must put more emphasis on the fight against unemployment and in particular long- term, youth and 50 + unemployment and the promotion of social cohesion; calls on the Commission to review its strategy in this regard;
Amendment CB #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 d (new) 1 d. Stresses that the Single Market Strategy must not neglect the potential of the industrial sector with regard to sustainable growth and quality employment in Europe;
Amendment D #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Believes that barriers to doing business across borders
Amendment DA #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Recalls its 2014 report on effective labour inspections which highlights the importance of labour inspectorates in preventing distortions of the Single Market; calls for clear EU rules on the coordination of social security systems; invites the Commission to come forward with a study in cooperation with the Member States on the potential added value of introducing a European labour inspectorate and a European social security card;
Amendment E #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes that the deepening of the single market and the digital single market
Amendment F #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Regrets that the SMS does not devote particular attention to skill-mismatches which remains a barrier to growth in the single market; notes with concern that between 40 - 47% of the EU-population is insufficiently digitally skilled and that the demand for digitally skilled employees is growing by 4% per year while public expenditure on education has seen a 3.2% decrease since 2010, which poses a threat to the EUs competitive position in the medium term and to the employability of its labour force; encourages Member States to invest in digital education and skills;
Amendment G #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes the
Amendment H #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment HA #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Believes that particular attention must be paid to developing efficient and transparent administrative requirements for businesses; calls for one-stop-shops to be set up in the Member States to support SME's and business start-ups;
Amendment I #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment J #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment K #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Commission to work with the Member States to simplify and speed up procedures for the recognition of professional qualifications, including by facilitating and encouraging the introduction of Common Training Frameworks
Amendment L #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Takes note of the Commission's proposal to introduce a services passport for companies, which aims to further promote the free movement of services; believes that such a passport should be without prejudice to the competence of the host Member States to ensure the effective enforcement and control of national and European employment legislation; has strong concerns regarding the potential misuse of such an instrument in this respect and calls on the Commission to conduct a comprehensive regulatory impact assessment of the proposal in order to assess its opportunities and risks;
Amendment M #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support
Amendment N #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9 a. Insists that in order to harness the opportunity of the digitalisation of jobs, there is a need to create secure flexible working time arrangements, stable working conditions, social protection and to facilitate 'smart working' to improve productivity and work life balance; stresses the importance of rolling out digital infrastructure in rural areas in this regard in order to take advantage of the wide range of opportunities offered by the digital agenda, for example teleworking;
Amendment O #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 b (new) 9 b. Highlights the importance of strong and independent social partners and good social dialogue; emphasises the need to involve the social partners where appropriate in discussions on possible national reforms of regulated professions;
Amendment Q #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2 b. Recalls that competition policy is enforced at EU level; highlights that unfair competition in the single market has a negative effect on law-abiding businesses in particular SMEs; calls on the Commission together with the Member States to take decisive measures to tackle unfair competition that is based on for example avoidance of social, fiscal or labour law;
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