Activities of Felix REDA related to 2015/2354(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
The Single Market strategy (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the Single Market Strategy PDF (396 KB) DOC (175 KB)
Amendments (23)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
– having regard to the Communication from the Commission on Unleashing the potential of crowd-funding in the European Union (COM(2014)172 final),
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 b (new)
Citation 13 b (new)
– having regard to the Communication from the Commission of 2 December 2015 on ‘Closing the loop - An EU action plan for the Circular Economy’,
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 c (new)
Citation 13 c (new)
– having regard to the summary report of the Commission of 27 January on the public consultation ‘Tackling unjustified geo-blocking’1b, __________________ 1bFirst brief results of the public consultation on Geo-blocking and other geographically based restrictions when shopping and accessing information in the EU, of 27 January 2016.
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the proposal of a trade-off between deepening the single market and addressing the major concerns of the citizens, contained in the Monti Report of 9 May 20101c, has not been subject to any proper follow-up so far; __________________ 1c‘A New Strategy for the Single Market - At the Service of Europe's Economy and Society’, report of 9 May 2010 to the President of the Commission
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas the summary report of the Commission consultation on geo-blocking reveals strong consumer support for legislative measures against geo-blocking;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Regrets the lack of ambition shown by the Commission in the new Circular Economy Package presented on 2 December 2015, especially the lack of a resource efficiency target; calls for the Commission to urgently follow up on its previous announcements and present a comprehensive strategy on combatting food waste;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines the urgent need to eliminate the remaining unjustified barriers from the single market in order to achieve tangible and quick results in terms of growth, innovation, job creation, consumer choice and new business models;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Deplores the lack of progress and lack of focus on social and environmental concerns of the new Single Market Strategy since the Monti Report of 9 May 2010;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Commission’s determination to address the lack of tax coordination within the EU, and in particular the difficulties faced by SMEs as a result of the complexity of differing national VAT regulations; extends its full support to the Commission in respect of the VAT reform; calls on the Commission to assess the feasibility of further coordination and, in particular, to assess the possibility of a single tax in the e- commerce sector;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Draws attention to the difficulties faced by businesses, and in particular SMEs and start-ups, 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 and by ensuring that crowd-funding can be done seamlessly across borders and facilitating tax-deducible crowd-funding for social and other public interest causes, including by giving advice to the Member States;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the Commission’s announced initiative on the European agenda for the collaborative economy, and its intention to look at that economy in order to assess what needs to be done to accompany its growth and its major contribution to the economic system; underlines in particular the need for further clarification as regards the fiscal and social rules applicable to these activities;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Draws attention to the important role of standards for innovation, smart, inclusive and sustainable development and progress in the single market; calls on the Commission to support and reinforce European standards, including by exploiting the opportunities offered by the ongoing negotiations for a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIPin international trade negotiations, notably by taking into account the outcome of its public consultation on Standards for the Digital Single Market; highlights the benefits of open standards that are minimalistic and easily implementable for SMEs; emphasises the importance of standardisation that can be achieved both via standard-essential patents (SEPs) and open licensing models; welcomes the Commission’s efforts in the development of a balanced framework for negotiations between right holders and implementers of SEPs in order to ensure fair licensing conditions, as highlighted in the European Parliament resolution of 19 January 2016 on Towards a Digital Single Market Act (2015/2147(INI));
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Underlines the importance ofAcknowledges the intention of creating a fully harmonised intellectual property framework underlying the unitary patent; supports the Commission’s intention to eliminate uncertainties as to how the unitary patent will coexist with national and supplementary protection certificates (SPCs), as well as the possible creation of a unitary SPC; warns against the further layer of complexity placed by the unitary patent and the Unified Patent Court on top of the current regime, thus calling for appropriate monitoring of the decisions of the European Patent Office to grant patents in accordance with the European Patent Convention;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to propose a targeted SPC manufacturing waiver in order to stimulate the manufacturing of generic and biosimilar medicines in Europe; believes that such provisions could have a positive impact on access to high quality medicines in developing and least developed countries, help to avoid the outsourcing of production and foster job creation in the EU;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for measures to facilitate access to the patent system in Europe for all micro-enterprises and SMEs that wish to use the European patent with unitary effect in innovating their products and processes, while acknowledging that for certain sectors innovative open licensing solutions are better suited to support innovation;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Reiterates its call for the rapid adoption of the Product Safety and Market Surveillance Package by the Council; underlines the importance of the indication of country of origin, which is crucial to protect consumers and to strengthen the fight against counterfeiting;
Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Stresses that regulatory differences between Member States regarding differing labelling requirements create unnecessary obstacles to the activities of suppliers of goods; underlines the added-value of eco- labelling to help consumers in making informed choices and to stimulate a longer duration of use of products; calls on the Commission to consider introducing a mandatory scheme for the provision of key information for furnitureto consumers, established at EU level; considers that such an initiative would be beneficial for consumers, industries and trade operators, ensuring transparency, adequate recognition of European products and harmonised rules for operators in the single market;
Amendment 315 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Emphasises, in respect of the single market in services, that there is a clear need to improve the cross-border provision of services; urges the Member States to ensure proper and more effective application of the Services Directive, while avoidrespecting the practice of gold-platingublic authorities’ right to regulate in the public interest; welcomes the Commission proposal to improve notification under the Services Directive; agrees to extend the notification procedure provided for in Directive 2015/1535 to all the sectors not covered by that directive;
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Supports 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 provision, and not at introducing the country of origin principle as a rule for the cross-border provision of services;
Amendment 336 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Calls for an in-depth EU-assessment of the impact that liberalisations of services of general economic interest have had on the quality, universality and affordability of public service provision;
Amendment 365 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the Commission to submit, as a matter of priority, a legislative proposal to address geo-blocking and other forms of discrimination by market operators; calls on the Commission to lay down effective criteria for assessing the unjustified character of geo-blocking, which should include strong monitoring and enforcement provisions; stresses that any case groups of justified discrimination must be as concise and as clear as possible and based on legal requirements, rather than on business decisions;
Amendment 373 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Considers that given the multi-sided nature of service provision on the Internet, the application of the freedom of movement of services should not only be binding to Member States, but also to service providers offering online services in exchange for payment by end-users in the EU, insofar as limiting access to such services serves to form a barrier to trade between Member States;