7 Amendments of Pervenche BERÈS related to 2010/2277(INI)
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Asks the Commission to carry out an annual assessment of public and private investment needs and how they are being, or should be, met in the framework of its proposal No 16;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Welcomes proposal No 15 on European project bonds; calls for the projects to be selected according to their employment creation potential after a mandatory impact assessment;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Strongly supports the efforts to pursue international trade negotiations; reiterates in this respect the importance of including social standards in all trade agreements concluded between the EU and third countries; welcomes proposal No 24 for an instrument ensuring symmetry of access in procurement markets and calls on the Commission to complete it by adding a social and environmental clause;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Welcomes, in addition to proposals No 19 and No 20 on tax issues, the implementation of Mario Monti's proposals for the establishment of a Tax Policy Group, which brings together representatives from the Member States; urges this group to make proposals to ease the burden on labour so as to increase European competitiveness, support the least fortunate and allow the middle classes to live decently from the fruits of their labour;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. WelcomOpposes the review of the Accounting Directives seeking to further simplify financial reporting obligations and to reduce administrative burdens, especially for SMEs, as suggested in proposal No 14; recalls that the European Parliament has already clearly taken position against this proposal that would hamper SMEs access to financing; believes that this proposal goes against the current trend of increasing transparency as a response to the financial crisis and the need for clear information as a basis for social dialogue;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the importance of putting public procurement to better use in support of employment, social progress and innovation; urges the Commission to undertake initiatives to take this concern into account in its proposal No 17 and to look into means to open up and facilitate access to public procurement for SMEs.
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Is concerned about the distortion created in the internal market as a result of the different levels of tax fraud in the Member States; asks the Commission to add to its proposal No 19 an impact assessment to evaluate the different problems caused by tax evasion and the black economy in all the Member States, before defining a coordinated approach at both national and EU level to capitalise on best practices in the fight against tax fraud and evasion, defining appropriate incentives for tax payers to duly pay their taxes and for the tax authorities in the Member States to adopt effective preventive measures against all types of tax malpractice;