Activities of Leszek MILLER related to 2022/2036(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on eGovernment accelerating digital public services that support the functioning of the single market
Amendments (12)
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas over the past years, during the COVID-19 pandemic, European governments have set up digital modules to organize testing, vaccination and travel registration in a secure yet easy-to-use digital environment;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
H a. whereas digital registration of businesses can encourage a proliferation of letterbox companies resulting in regulatory regime shopping, races to the bottom and social dumping, as well as veiling criminal behaviour such as corruption, fraud, money laundering and tax evasion;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that the provision of digital public services implies the use of personal data, and therefore calls on the Commission and Member States to pay special attention to the protection of citizens’ personal data, particularly sensitive data such as medical data and electoral records, stresses that the highest levels of data protection are necessary to encourage trust in institutions and digital public services and promote participation;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that without improvements to digital skills and digital literacy, especially for women, seniors, people with disabilities and economically disadvantaged communities, the European digital single market cannot be built; invites the Commission, therefore, to robustly implement the Digital Education Action Plan;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that e-health has untapped potential, and therefore welcomes the Commission’s intention to create a European health data space; emphasises, furthermore, that e-medical records are extremely useful for stimulating cross- border research and providing cross-border healthcare, emphasises the necessity of ensuring the highest level of data protection in this field;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the Commission to collect and facilitate the exchange of technologies, experiences, lessons and best practices relevant to eGovernment during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly relating to accessibility and data protection, in order to build resilient institutions prepared for future crises;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to encourage interconnection between all Member States’ business registers to facilitate transparency and the availability of up-to-date information on companieand financial reporting on companies and beneficial owners;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Underlines the importance of creating and enforcing a comprehensive and coherent EU definition of genuine economic activity for businesses in order to prevent the proliferation of letterbox companies and to protect EU social and fiscal objectives from artificial corporate avoidance structures;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Underlines that digital public administration should be inclusive and easily accessible for people with different needs, such as elderly people and people with disab, people with disabilities and economically disadvantaged communities, eGovernment applications should be inclusive, future- proof, easy to understand, have functional and simple interfaces and multilingual facilities;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25 a. Emphasises the ongoing importance of the ‘digital by default’ principle: public administrations should deliver services digitally as the preferred option while keeping other offline options open for those unable or unwilling to use digital services;