Activities of Flavio ZANONATO related to 2015/2147(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Towards a Digital Single Market Act (A8-0371/2015 - Kaja Kallas, Evelyne Gebhardt) IT
Amendments (37)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
Citation 3
- having regard to Article 3(3) of the TFEU, which includes full employment among the objectives of the Union,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 e (new)
Citation 7 e (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication of 25 February 2015 entitled 'Energy Union Package' (COM(2015)0080),
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 f (new)
Citation 7 f (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 10 March 2015 on the Annual Report on EU Competition Policy1a, __________________ 1a Text adopted, P8_TA(2015)0051
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the use of the internet and mobile communications has changed the way users communicate, invent, consume and share, companies and workers within companies communicate, invent, consume, share, design, manufacture, deliver, invoice and maintain material and immaterial goods; wWhereas this development has expanded the market place, facilitating the access byof small companies to a customer base of 500 million customers, and the development by entrepreneurs of new ideas and of new business models;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the growth of a European digital society could lead to more European research and innovation, greater investment in job creation, and more creativity and entrepreneurship across the EU;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas Europe must use the opportunity of the Digital Single Market to develop state of the art educational systems, better labour protection standards, better resource and energy efficiency, to support the Energy Union, research and innovation both for business and for science, and promotion of gender equality and equal access for the marginalised and for people living with disabilities;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas particular attention must be paid to vulnerable citizens, workers in precarious employment, those caught in the digital divide, and isolated or poor communities, to ensure they too reap the full benefits of a Digital Single Market;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas 75% of the value added by the digital economy comes from traditional industry; whereas its integration of digital technology remains weak, with only 1.7% of EU enterprises making full use of advanced digital technologies and 14% of SMEs using the internet as a sales channel, and whereas Europe, must use digitalised industry to maintain its global leadership in high value added manufacturing;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas a clear connection is present between internet usage and coverage and in 2014 the 18,1% of Europeans never used the internet;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas in 2013 the market size of sharing economy was around 3.5 billion worldwide and today the European Commission is forecasting a growth potential that goes over 100 billion;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas in 2014 only 15,8 computers per 100 students were available in Europe in 2014;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas regions in the EU are on very different levels when it comes to their digital connectivity, human capital, use of internet, integration of digital technology by businesses, and digital public services as shown by the Digital Agenda Scoreboard; Whereas the regions which score low on these five indicators are at the risk of missing out on benefits of the digital era;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
Dc. whereas access to digital infrastructure allowing high speed connectivity is increasingly important to both businesses and consumers, and especially remote, rural, and mountainous/island areas, which could be left behind in this 'regional digital divide';
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D d (new)
Recital D d (new)
Dd. whereas 44.8 % of households in the EU1 a do not have access to fast internet and current policies and incentives have failed to deliver adequate digital infrastructure, particularly in rural areas; __________________ 1a [1] Eurostat 2014: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics- explained/index.php/Information_society_ statistics_at_regional_level#People_who_ never_used_the_internet
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D e (new)
Recital D e (new)
De. whereas the digital divide will continue to grow between those who are connected and are not connected, those who have the skills and who do not have the skills, as well as those who have capabilities to access digital single market and those with disabilities, if more focus is not put into getting all citizens 'internet ready' and a truly holistic approach is launched and supported by the EU, based on boosting investments in infrastructures and skills;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Communication on ‘A Digital Single Market Strategy for Europe’; considers that a fair and effective Digital Single Market, based on a harmonised set of rules, could foster EU competitiveness, have positive effects on growth and jobs, relaunch the Single Market and make the society more inclusive offering new opportunities to citizens and businesses; believes that the horizontal approach taken in the Communication needs now to be strengthened in its implementation as the digital sector affects every dimension of society and the economy;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Reminds that an inclusive digital infrastructure allowing high speed connectivity for all, connecting 100 per cent of European citizens and companies, and covering all parts of the European Union including rural and remote areas is a crucial prerequisite of an efficient digital single market; Encourages the Commission to take connectivity for all as a basis of its further activities in the related sectors in order to avoid the digital divide;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the urgent need for the Commission and Member States to promote a more dynamic economy for innovation to flourish and for companies to scale up, through the development of e- government, a modernised regulatory framework fit for the emergence and scale- up, scale-up and access to market in a level playing field of innovative businesses, and a long term investment strategy in infrastructure, skills, research and innovation; underlines that the development of e-commerce represents a new frontier for businesses, especially SMEs;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the urgent need for the Commission and Member States to promote a more dynamic economy for innovation to flourish and for companies to scale up, through the development of e- government, a modernised regulatory framework fit for the emergence and scale- up of innovative businesses, and a long term investment strategy in infrastructure, skills, research and innovation; believes that such actions and investments could boost the economic recovery and jobs creation, mostly youth employment, in those regions where is urgently needed, contributing to strengthening the Union's economic, social and territorial cohesion;
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Believes that improving connectivity has beneficial effects on employment and economic growth; therefore calls on the Commission to support investments in ultra-broadband in order to promote the European social and industrial fabric and new-generation electronic communication services that place citizens and consumers at the centre of the stage;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Emphasises that digital skills go hand in hand with a successful and competitive Digital Single Market, and calls on the Commission to dedicate investment to skills and education both in schools and through lifelong learning; as we need to ensure older and vulnerable workers are not left behind in the digital shift, as well as ensuring that our children are equipped with the future skills they will need in a digital workforce;
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is concerned about the different national approaches taken so far by Member States to regulating the internet and the sharing economy; urges the Commission to take action to. Therefore, calls on the Commission to propose a coordinated and homogeneous European legislative framework which will be able to create a fair and competitive market for both consumers and businesses while preserveing the integrity of the single market and the internet as an open and global platform for communication and innovation. This harmonized set of rules shall have the purpose of stimulating a proper environment for innovative European start-ups and SMEs, exploiting all the potentialities offered by new platforms and sharing economy and, at the same time, preventing possible disruptive effects on traditional sectors of the economy;
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is concerned about the different national approaches taken to regulating the internet and the sharing economy; urges the Commission to take action to preserve the integrity of the single market and, to effectively protect consumers and workers' rights and to promote the internet as an open and global platform for communication and innovation;
Amendment 331 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with Member States, to increase the availability and an efficient use of radio spectrum across the Union, with the aim to achieve a EU harmonised radio spectrum policy;
Amendment 332 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with European industry, to show ambition and commitment towards Europe's future technology development and to establish a clear target for 5G deployment in Europe;
Amendment 338 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that it is important that the creation of the Digital Single Market should not aggravate the digital divide but rather enhance and create infrastructure and training courses to enable all European citizens to benefit from the new opportunities made available, irrespective of age, gender, income or provenance from remote or peripheral regions;
Amendment 354 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission, the Member States and the stakeholders to fully utilize the means at hand to promote innovations, to facilitate the growth of European industrial internet and facilitate industries' transformation to digital era; Underlines that trust, data protection and cybersecurity are essential elements of digital economy and society; Recognizes that the employment and social welfare policies need to be updated for the digital era;
Amendment 362 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls on the Commission to secure that proposed regulatory actions minimise the barriers of entry for SMEs operating in the digital markets, leave enough room for innovation in the targeted sectors and respect the principles of technological, business model and content neutrality;
Amendment 574 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that ambitious actions are needed to improve access to legal digital content, in particular by ending without delay geo- blocking practices and, unfair price discrimination based on geographical location and any practices that undermine country neutrality with regard to means of payments between Member States;
Amendment 693 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Considers that the next review of the Telecom Framework should include the overdue review of the universal service directive to fit digital age, including the obligation to offer broadband internet access at a fair price in response to the urgent need to reduce the digital divide;
Amendment 701 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses that since the development of over-the-top services has increased demand and competition to the benefit of consumers, modernisation of the telecommunication framework should not lead to moallow for prudent regulation which does not limit the innovation of entre pregulatory burdens, but should drive innovation and fair competitneurial businesses but ensures that they are not exempt from appropriate European labour rights and legislation that provide fair employment conditions for all workers across the Union;
Amendment 718 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses that since the development of over-the-top services has increased demand and competition to the benefit of consumers, modernisation of the telecommunication framework should not lead to more regulatory burdens, but should drive innovation and fair competition, support pluralism and access to the market and strengthen the Fundamental rights in the digital environment;
Amendment 758 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Believes that, in order to achieve a real Digital Single Market, it is necessary to ensure access for all citizens in Europe, calls therefore to improve the efforts towards the networks development for those areas where sufficient connectivity it is not yet available;
Amendment 806 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Urges the Commission to develop an innovation-friendly policy that fosters competition between, and innovation in,between online platforms; considers that the priorities should be transparency and to support the freedom, openness and accessibility of the internet; considers that transparency, interoperability, unbundling, common standards, facilitation of switching between platforms or online services, access to platforms, and identifying and addressing barriers to the emergence and scale- up of platforms should be priorities; Underlines the fact that, in order to allow new businesses to emerge and thrive in existing digital sector, an assessment of the role network effects play in the openness of the digital economy will be key;
Amendment 844 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Asks the Commission to safeguard the openness of the internet, ensuring the application of the principle of Net Neutrality at all levels of the web, ensuring equal access to fixed networks for all service providers and ensuring service neutrality for all services within internet platforms;
Amendment 884 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Encourages the Commission to analyse the need to protect consumers in the sharing economy and, where appropriate and if necessary, to come forward with proposalsStresses that Sharing Economy is reshaping old services and markets in ways not even thinkable just a few years ago; encourages the Commission to analyse the issues related to the sharing economy, to take action to enable citizens and business to take advantage of its opportunities and to protect consumers coming forward with proposals to ensure that Europe will play a role in the future of this sector; furthermore encourages the Commission to ensure the adequacy of the consumer-related legislation framework in the digital sphere, including possible abuses;
Amendment 889 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Encourages the Commission to analyse possibilities offered by the sharing economy for the European growth and job creation, and to study the need to protect consumers in the sharing economyand workers, and, where appropriate and if necessary, to come forward with proposals to ensure the adequacy of the consumer- and labour related legislation framework in the digital sphere, including possible abuses;