Activities of Jens NILSSON related to 2015/2354(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
The Single Market strategy (A8-0171/2016 - Lara Comi) SV
Amendments (25)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 b (new)
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 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 c (new)
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 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
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 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
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 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
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 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
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 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
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 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
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 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
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)
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 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that it is necessary to adopt a common definition of ‘innovative’ start- ups and SMEs,, SMEs and social economy enterprises or objective criteria, that can be used as a point of reference for the adoption of related measures; reminds that social economy enterprises have revealed a huge innovative potential, coming up with creative solutions to major economic, social and environmental challenges: calls on the Commission to propose such a definition including social economy enterprises;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
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 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Draws attention to the difficulties faced by businesses, and in particular SMEs and , start-ups, and social economy enterprises 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;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Emphasises that the collaborative (or sharing) economy is growing fast reshaping old services and markets 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 fast development of the sharing economy presents opportunities but also poses many challenges and legal uncertainties that might affect consumers, workers and traditional business providers and suppliers;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Emphasises that the collaborative (or sharing) economy isand the social economy are 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;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
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)
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 262 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 d (new)
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 321 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. SupportsRegrets that 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 provisiois failing to deliver regarding the need to better ensure social and workers’ rights within the single market; calls on the Commission to ensure the full respect of the equal treatment principle and to refrain from submitting a proposal to introduce a services passport, which would represent a possible tool for employment abuses and which would entail the strong risk of leaning towards the inacceptable principle of the country of origin;
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. SupportConsiders the Commission proposal to introduce a services passport to helpdemonstrate that 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, but regrets that the Commission has not consulted with the sectors it has prioritised before suggesting this initiative in the Single Market Strategy; opposes the country of origin principle and the introduction of issues affecting workers including the notion that information required under the Posted Workers Directive should be covered by a services passport; considers that this initiative should be aimed at reducing unjustified administrative burden for service providers and simplifying the procedures applicable to cross-border service provision and that it should be limited to services regulated by Directive 2006/123/EC on services in the internal market; stresses that the services passport shall not replace or diminish in any way the necessary controls and inspections by the host Member States and that competent authorities in the host country should be able to have specific access to key documents;
Amendment 350 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 g (new)
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)
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 375 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
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 377 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 b (new)
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)
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;