24 Amendments of Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ related to 2017/2003(INI)
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital b a (new)
Recital b a (new)
b a. Whereas the collaborative economy offers possibilities for young people, migrants, part-time workers and senior citizens to access the labour market;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the communication on a European Agenda for the collaborative economy, and underlines that it should represent a first step towards a more comprehensive and ambitious EU strategy on it the objective of which should be a European legal framework;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that, if developed in a responsible manner, the collaborative economy may create significant opportunities for citizens and consumers, who benefit from enhanced competition, tailored services and lower prices;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Agrees that the collaborative economy could also generates new entrepreneurial opportunities, jobs and growth, and could play an important role in making the economic system not only more efficient, but also socially and environmentally sustainable;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points to the risks of increasing regulatory grey areas, the consequent disregard of existing regulations and the fragmentation of the Single Market; is aware that, if not properly governed, these changes could result in legal uncertainty about applicable rules and constraints in exercising individual rights;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers the development of a dynamic and clear legal environment establishing a level playing field to be of paramount importance for the collaborative economy to flourish in the EU;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Draws attention to the factNotes that the collaborative economy in Europe has a number of specific traits, as it is generally more rooted at local level, reflecting the European business structure, whichso far consists mainly of SMEs;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Is concerned that, while a large part of the nascent collaborative economy remains unregulated, significant differences are emerging among Member States due to national, regional and local regulations, as well as case-law, posing a risk of fragmentation of the Single Market;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. AgreStresses that any market access requirements for collaborative platforms and service providers must be necessary, justified and proportionate, and that this assessment should be dependent on whether services are provided by professional or private individuals, making peer providers subject to lighter legal requirements;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Draws attention, at to the same time, to the riskfact that establishing thresholds may create a disparity between micro and small businesses on the one side, and peers on the other; calls therefore for the legislation applicable to professional service providers to be revised in order to level the playing field among comparable categories of service providers and to remove unnecessary regulatory burdenscan provide an appropriate dividing line between peers and businesses; stresses at the same time that unnecessary regulatory burdens, in particular for micro and small businesses, must be removed;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
11a. Points out that much of what is offered in the collaborative economy is based on customer evaluations and that a good many suppliers gain a competitive advantage as a result of false evaluations; stresses therefore that there should be guaranteed checks by independent accredited bodies that evaluations are genuine;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Believes that any new regulationory framework should leverage platforms’ self-governing capacities; is convinced that collaborative platforms themselves could take an active role in such a new regulatory environment by correcting many asymmetric information and other market failures which have been traditionally addressed through regulation, especially by digital trust- building mechanisms;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Highlights that the digital trust building mechanisms such as reviews feedback are an essential part of the collaborative economy; Considers it therefore necessary to properly deal with abuse of these via for example independent checks of reviews;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Is concerned about the difficulties that have emerged so far in relation to tax compliance and enforcement, despiteWelcomes the increased traceability of economic transactions viathat online platforms enables;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Agrees that functionally similar tax obligations should be applied to businesses providing comparable services, and is convinced that taxes should be paid where profits are generated and where more is involved than simply contributions to costs;
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Underlines the paramount importance of safeguarding workers’ rights in collaborative services, of avoiding social dumping, and of guaranteeing fair working conditions and adequate social protection;
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Is concerned about the risk that on-demand workers might not enjoy genuine legal protection, and that collaborative platforms might pass on their risks to workers with no entrepreneurial responsibilitiesUnderlines that the collaborative economy is offering flexible on-demand work opportunities for people that currently are far from the labour market;
Amendment 351 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
Amendment 361 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Emphasises that collaborative financing systems – such as crowd-funding – are successful only when integrated withis an important complement to traditional funding channels intoas part of an effective financing ecosystem;