Activities of Phil PRENDERGAST related to 2012/2044(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Single Market Act II - Concerns of European citizens and business with the functioning of the Single Market (debate)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION 20 main concerns of European citizens and business with the functioning of the Single Market
Amendments (5)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Article 2
Article 2
2. Welcomes the activity of the ‘Points of Single Contact’ (PSCs), which simplify access to information on business opportunitieconducting business in the Member States, centralising, in a single national point of contact, all necessary formalities for setting up a businesand administrative requirements to establish and expand a business across borders;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Article 3
Article 3
3. Welcomes the positive role played by SOLVIT, Your Europe Advice, the Enterprise Europe Network, the European Consumer Centres, the Europe Direct Contact Centre and the European Employment Service in providing solutions to real probleminformation and assistance to citizens, consumers and entrepreneurs in the internal market; calls on the Commission to find ways to improve coordination between these services and avoid duplication of efforts and resources;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Article 5
Article 5
5. Notes the vast number of petitions received by Parliament’s Committee on Petitions which relate to the problems citizens face within the internal market, particularly as regards incorrect transposition or implementation of EU law; calls on the Commission to incorporate in its report the findings and results of the petitions submitted to Parliament’s Committee on Petitions; stresses that the petitions process should be better utilised to improve the EU’s legislative process, inter alia by making citizens more aware of their right to file a petitionparticularly as regards legislative remedies to barriers to cross-border trade and enforcement of consumer rights;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Article 8
Article 8
8. Calls on the Commission to draw up a table for each of the concerns highlighted, indicating which actoruthorities are responsible for solutions to each of the identified root causes identifiedas well as the actions deemed appropriate to address them;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Article 9a (new)
Article 9a (new)
9a. Recognises the problems faced by citizens in relation to cross-border banking, specifically as regards the opening of a bank account; calls on the Commission to submit a proposal for a legislative act on access, and right of access, to a basic payments account;