Activities of Claudia ȚAPARDEL related to 2016/2010(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Application of the Postal Services Directive (A8-0254/2016 - Markus Ferber)
Amendments (6)
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the importance of providing a high-quality universal service under affordable conditions, comprising at least five delivery and five collection days a week for every EU citizen; notes that inthe soame Member States national regulation exceeds the flexibility provided for in the Posttime that under the EU Directive, the obligation to provide a universal Sservices Directive; calls on the Commission to reaffirm that low population density does not constitute grounds for reducing the frequency of delivery with is being applied differently in different Member States, reflecting a degree of flexibility on the part of each Member State when defining the universal service obligation so as to suit domestic circumstances and ensure long- term sustainability;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points out that the universal service will evolve in response to the need to create a European single market, but also to the technical-economic and social environment and the needs of users, and that the Postal Services Directive offers Member States the flexibility to cater for specific local characteristics and ensure the long-term sustainability of universal service provision;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to work on a harmonised definition of universal service which stipulates a minimum level of service for consumers; calls on the Member States to further harmonise licensing procedures in order to reduce unjustified barriers within the internal marketnevertheless requests the Commission to grant the Member States flexibility in the provision of services;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Asks the Commission to lay dowBelieves that the changes in the field of postal services should reflect the need to create a European msinimum standards forgle market, but welcomes competition and the market as indicators in the innovation and development of value-added services such asand also of track-and-trace services, pick- up/drop-off locations, the aand the possibility tof choose aing a convenient delivery time, and suitable return procedures;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Recognises the investments made by European postal operators to upgrade the interconnectivity of their networks in order to provide new and user-friendly services to their customers who make on-line purchases and to cross-border e-tailers (SMEs);
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Asks the Member States and the Commission to improve transparency as regards pricing conditions and service performance (delivery options, final delivery, reliability), especially when it comes toin the case of e-commerce; stresses the importance of affordable cross-border delivery prices in closing the gap between domestic and cross-border prices; calls on the Commission to explore why prices on some, especially for consumers and SMEs; calls on the national authorities to regulate and evaluate the affordability of prices for certain cross- border routes are higher in one direction than the othein cases where manifest and unreasonable price anomalies appear;