32 Amendments of Maria ARENA related to 2015/2354(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Citation A a (new)
Citation A a (new)
Aa. having regard to its resolution of 14 January 2014 on effective labour inspections as a strategy to improve working conditions in Europe (2013/2112(INI));
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Citation B a (new)
Citation B a (new)
Ba. having regard to its resolution of 19 January 2016 on Towards a Digital Single Market Act (2015/2147(INI));
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas Article 3 TEU obliges the Union to work for the sustainable development of Europe based on balanced economic growth and price stability, a highly competitive social market economy, aiming at full employment and social progress, and a high level of protection and improvement of the quality of the environment;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas Article 9 TFEU obliges the Union to take into account requirements linked to the promotion of a high level of employment, the guarantee of adequate social protection, the fight against social exclusion, and a high level of education, training and protection of human health when defining and implementing its policies and activities;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the economic consequences of the financial crisis have not yet been overcome and the GDP still remains below the level of 2008 in several Member States;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the Single Market is characterised by persistently high unemployment rates; whereas the financial crisis increase the number of the unemployed by over 6 million; whereas by the end of 2015 there were more than 22 million people in the Union without work;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas between 2010 and 2013 the number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the EU 28 increased from 117 million to 121; Whereas that women are far more vulnerable and exposed to social exclusion and poverty ; whereas in 2013 16.7% of the Union population were at risk of poverty after social transfers, 9.6% were in a situation of serious material deprivation and 10.7% of households were considered to have low work intensity;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas policies to lower labour, social, environmental and consumer protection standards are risking a race to the bottom, thereby contributing to a distortion of fair competition in the Single Market;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas good regulation can benefit businesses and workers alike and help promote economic growth and quality job creation in the Single Market;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomesTakes note of the Single Market Strategy (SMS), which will helpis supposed to inject new life into Europe’'s economies by opening up borders and removing barriers for goods and services;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Regrets that the Single Market Strategy is neglecting the potential of the industrial sector with regard to sustainable growth and quality job creation in Europe; calls on the Commission to revise its strategy in this regard;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Regrets that the Single Market Strategy does not take the social dimension of the single market sufficiently into account and does neither include proposals to fight unemployment and social exclusion nor to promote social cohesion; believes therefore that the Single Market Strategy does not satisfy the obligations laid down in Articles 3 TEU and 9 TFEU; calls on the Commission to revise its strategy in this regard;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e(new)
Paragraph 1 e(new)
1e. Stresses that a forward-looking Single Market Strategy must put the interest of workers, consumers as well as small and medium sized enterprises in the focus, as they are the key drivers of the single market; underlines that the Single Market Strategy must put more emphasis on the fight against unemployment and in particular long-term, youth and more than 50 years old unemployment, the promotion of social cohesion as well as the effects of digitalisation on the world of work;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. Considers that the internal demand - and especially the improving of purchasing power, the adoption of innovative measures and the investment in green economy - is essential to tap the full potential of the Single Market and promote sustainable growth;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that barriers to doing business across borders are barriers to growth and job creatcan hamper growth and job creation depending on their nature; calls therefore for a thorough analysis of the matter on a case by case basis including any potential social and environmental dimension;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Insists that better regulation should focus on the quality and not the quantity of legislation, including the closing of regulatory loopholes; underlines the need to not only assess short-term effects but also the long-term value of legislation as well as the consequences of non- legislation; considers it indispensable in the context of impact assessments to give social and environmental considerations at least the same weight as economic considerations;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Stresses the importance of fair competition as a fundamental principle of a functioning Single Market; calls on the Commission and the Member States to put an end to cross-border wage, fiscal dumping and social dumping which likewise hamper workers, enterprises and social security systems in the host Member States; considers the principle of equal pay for equal work at the same place as advocated by Commission President Juncker as an important tool to fight market distortions;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Recalls that competition policy is enforced at the European level; highlights that unfair competition in the Single Market damages law-abiding companies, in particular small and medium enterprises; believes therefore that unfair competition based on wage, fiscal dumping or social dumping should be tackled in the same manner as price fixing and cartel agreements, including sanctions;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take decisive measures to curb bogus self-employment, wage and social dumping as well as letter box companies which hamper the Single Market;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2e. Recalls its 2014 report on effective labour inspections as a strategy to improve working conditions in Europe, which highlights the importance of labour inspectorates to prevent distortions of the Single Market; reiterates its call on the Commission to investigate the benefits of introducing a European social security card;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 f (new)
Paragraph 2 f (new)
2f. Calls for the introduction of a European labour inspectorate in order to better tackle the cross-border dimension of unfair competition and market distortions;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 g (new)
Paragraph 2 g (new)
2g. Recalls that all workers in the Single Market must have the right to enjoy the highest possible level of protection as regards health and safety at work regardless of the size of the company which employs them, the place of employment or the underlying contract;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the deepening of the single market and the digital single market willshould bring new opportunities and challenges, such as skills, new forms of employment and, social protection, health and safety at work as well as financial structures, which will have to be addressed;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the potential and challenges of the collaborative economy for job creation and a more inclusive labour market across Member States; calls on the Commission and the Member States to take measures to ensure that the collaborative economy does not lead to an increase of precarious employment or bogus self-employment; believes that a country-by-country taxation principle needs to be established;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support job creation in the collaborative economy by developing appropriate safeguards, while at the same time providing a platform that will allow entrepreneurs to grow, innovate and create sustainable quality jobs;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the opportunities that the SMS offersoffered by the Single Market to SMEs; believes that developing the right business environment by improving private venture capital frameworks for SMEs and fully applying the ‘Think Small First’ principle across the single market is crucial for growth and job creationis crucial for sustainable growth and quality job creation; calls on the Commission when drafting and assessing legislation to take account of the effects on SMEs, which are the backbone of the European economy;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Takes note of the Commission proposal to introduce a services passport; warns against the misuse of such an instrument to undermine national labour and employment standards or national control competences; points out the great number of statutory violations in the context of the posting of workers; rejects therefore any coverage of requirements in the framework of the Posting of Workers Directive or the Enforcement Directive by such a passport;
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. RegretNotes that the services market remains fragmented; calls on the Commission to deliver the necessary reforms that will remove barriers in the service sector by adopting a targeted sector-specific approach for servic, improve working conditions and raise the quality of services without undermining the social and labour standards as well as industrial relation systems in the host Member States;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to work with the Member States to simplify and speed up procedures for the recognition of professional qualifications, including by facilitating and encouraging the introduction of Common Training Frameworks, while fully respecting the principle of subsidiarity;
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Member States to make use of the possibility to introduce social requirements in the context of public procurement;
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Highlights the importance of strong and independent social partners, and a good social dialogue