Activities of Michel REIMON related to 2015/2147(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Towards a Digital Single Market Act (debate) DE
Shadow opinions (2)
OPINION on Towards a Digital Single Market Act
OPINION on the topic ‘Towards a Digital Single Market Act’
Amendments (14)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that sustainable economic growth in Europe can only be achieved through productivity gains and developing sectors characterised by high social, environmental and economic added value; encourages in this sense all the efforts made by the Commission in supporting the transition towards a digital economy;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that, when measures are proposed in the context of the DSM, care must always be taken to ensure that people who cannot or do not wish to use digital goods and services are not unreasonably disadvantaged in terms of economic or social participation;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that, in order to achieve economic convergence through European regions, the digital divide must to be reduced substantially and access to the internet guaranteed to all European citizens and companies; Stresses that digital technologies such as the internet are more than a market since the crucial infrastructure is a public good that is part of the "commons" increasingly important to normal daily life; encourages further public and private investment in infrastructure; welcomes the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI)’'s intended efforts in this area;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that a cross-border taxation system is needed to create a true European Single Market and to prevent the tax avoidance practices used by several digital platforms, as highlighted by recent inquiries; calls on the Commission to support extending the public country-by- country reporting regime on taxes for multinational companies to all sectors; Calls for the same exemptions that are applied to offline trade to be applied in the online environment, for example by extending exemptions from VAT for hardcopy books to electronic books;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Supports the Commission’s decision to review internet platforms; encourages the Commission to create a legislative framework ensuring the development of innovative ideas, protection of work standards and compliance with existing fiscal rules; welcomes the Commissions intention to pursue the final elimination of roaming surcharges, whatever they might take, in particular for data and to take steps to improve the affordability of access to high-performance fixed and wireless broadband infrastructure;
Amendment 103 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that the development of a European digital economy requires a sufficient level of competition and plurality of service providers, and underlines that the presence of network effects allows for the creation of semi-monopolistic positions; supports the Commission’s efforts in preventing and punishing abuses; encourages the Commission to remove barriers to entry in the field of digital economy in sectors where few players, according to the Commission’s competition standards, are dominant; stresses the importance of the judgement on October the 6th 2015 of the ECJ, to abolish the EU-US data sharing agreement known as Safe Harbour and the chance it provides for innovative European start-ups and newcomers to the digital market; supports actions for stronger interoperability and portability across all digital sectors as a further way of opening the market to competition.
Amendment 111 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. stresses the importance of accompanying the development of a Digital Single Market with an up to date and effective framework to ensure e- business continuity and protection against cybercrime particularly in critical areas such as banking services;
Amendment 136 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the European Commission's ambition to improve cross- border access to digital content by facilitating the easier clearing of rights and creating more legal certainty;
Amendment 149 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Emphasizes that a harmonised framework for exceptions and limitations is a key aspect to improve legal certainty, to overcome the fragmentation of the market, to foster cross-border accessibility of knowledge and culture and to allow equal access to cultural diversity;
Amendment 159 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Reminds that a fair balance of rights and interests between the different categories of rights holders and users of copyright-protected subject-matters must be safeguarded;
Amendment 164 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Notes that current industry practices prevent cross-border access to works, particularly in the audio-visual sector, thus discriminating against cultural minorities and potentially conflicting with free movement of services;
Amendment 168 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4e. Welcomes the initiative of the Commission to conduct a public consultation on Directive 93/83/EEC on satellite broadcasting and cable retransmission, to explore extending the directive's scope to online communication of audio-visual works via streaming and video-on-demand, which would significantly benefit the ability of public broadcasting services to fulfil their public interest mission in the digital age and contribute to the completion of the digital single market;
Amendment 173 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 f (new)
Paragraph 4 f (new)
4f. Stresses that the adaption of education and training systems is vital to meet the increasing demand for digitally skilled professionals in the EU and encourages Member States to integrate the acquisition of digital skills into their respective school curricula;
Amendment 176 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 g (new)
Paragraph 4 g (new)
4g. Stresses that, in order to achieve a true digital single market in Europe, further efforts are needed in the field of improving media literacy among citizens, and calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote media literacy for all EU citizens, in particular children and minors, through initiatives and coordinated actions;