16 Amendments of Gunnar HÖKMARK related to 2009/2225(INI)
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas we have not yet achieved a fully functioning single market for online services in Europe; whereas the free movement of digital services and cross- border e-commerce is today severely hindered by fragmented rules at national level,
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the importance of continuing efforts towards ubiquitous and high-speed access for all citizens and consumers, through the promotion of access to fixed and mobile Internet and the deploycompetition and investment ofin next-generation infrastructure; emphasis and services; underlines that thise requires policies that promote access on fair terms and at competitive prices for all communities, irrespective of location, thereby ensuring that no European citizen faces exclusiongulatory framework in the Union must be open and supportive of the emergence of new and alternative technologies as well as new generations of infrastructure;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that every EU household should have access to broadband Internet at a competitive price by 2013; urges the Commission therefore to carry out a review of the universal service obligations and calls on Member States to impart new impetus to the European high-speed broadband strategy, notably by updating national targets forencouraging investment in the supply of broadband and high- speed coverage in line with market demand while at the same time promoting the development of technological leadership and the emergence of new high-quality services that can take the lead in the global market;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the importance of maintaining Europe as the mobile continent in the world and ensuring that 75% of mobile subscribers are 3G (or beyomobile broadband) users by 2015; recalls the necessity to accelerate the harmonised deployment of the digital dividend without compromising existing and enhanced broadcast services; insists that the allocation of the digital dividend should support the extension of coverage and quality of broadband in a non-discriminatory manner;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recalls the necessity to accelerate the harmonised deployment of the digital dividend spectrum in a coordinated manner to ensure co-existence of existing and planned use of the frequency ranges and to optimise the exploitation of this valuable resource for new services such as mobile broadband;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Underlines the need for further assessment and research into potential interference between existing and future users of the spectrum so as to mitigate against potential negative consequences for consumers;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that, as Internet access rates are increasing, Member States should strive to ensure that 50% of EU households should bare connected to high-speed networks by 2015; underlines, however, that whilst high-speed broadband penetration targets are useful, the real driver in improving connectivity for all is experimentation and adaption based on market demand; underlines that state aid, when applicable, should support not only a more widespread broadband penetration connecting citizens all over Europe, but also new technological and innovative leadership in the EU;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the need for the telecoms package and further reforms to be rapidly implemented in order to open up to different infrastructures, new operators and services, thereby increasing the level of broadband penetration and accessibility, remembering that new offers and services put competitive pressure on all current actors as regards prices and services;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that onthe aims of the new electronic communications regulatory framework is progressively to reduce ex ante sector-specific rules as competition in the markets develops and, ultimately, forare to promote competition in electronic communications networks and services, to contribute to a fully functioning single market and promote the interests of European citizens. While the ultimate aim for the electronic communications market is to be governed by competition law only, regulators should promote ex ante obligations where there is no effective and sustainable competition and relax them as soon as competition on the market is restored;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. CStresses the need to connect the digital agenda with the provisions of new services such as e-trade, e-health, e- learning, e-banking and e-government services; calls on the EU institutions to remove the key regulatory obstacles to cross-border online transactions by 2015; calls onfor the Commission to review the Community acquis affecting the online single market and to propose targeted legislative action on key impedimentestablishment of a 'one-stop- shop' for VAT in each Member State in order to facilitate cross-border e-commerce for SMEs and entrepreneurs;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the EU institutions to remove the key regulatory obstacles to cross- border online transactions by 2015Underlines that a successful development of e-trade requires efficient distribution of products and goods; highlights the need for a rapid implementation of the 3rd Postal Directive (2008/06/EC); calls on the Commission to review the Community acquis affecting the onlinedigital single market and to propose targeted legislative action on key impediments;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Takes the view that, almost a decade after their adoption, the Directives concerning the legal framework for the information society (i.e. the Data Protection Directive, Electronic Signatures Directive and, Electronic Commerce Directive) appear out of date due to the increased complexity of the online environment and the introduction of new technologies; believes that, while the legal issues arising from some Directives can be resolved through an incremental update, other Directives need a more fundamental revisionnd IPR Enforcement Directive) have become incompatible with the preconditions and opportunities of today´s digital society and therefore need to be reformed and modernised; highlights the fact that copyright law must strike a balance between guaranteeing the rights of writers and artists and adapting to the reality of today´s digital society;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Emphasises the potential value to citizens and businesses of the digital switchover of public services and calls on Member States to ensure the optimal use of the digital dividend and to develop national plans for the digital switchover of public services, which should include targets and measures for getting all public services online and accessible to persons with disabilities by 2015;
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Emphasises the need to develop the free circulation of content and knowledge and to achieve, by 2015, a simple, consumer-friendly legal framework for accessing digital content in Europe, which would give certainty to consumers and ensure robust solutions that are balanced and attractive for users and rights-holders; urges the EU to accelerate the debate on copyright and to establish an EU copyright title under Article 118 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU by 2013improved, more efficient, and more consistent transparent rights management and clearance system for both musical and audiovisual works which would help all market players to streamline their transaction and management costs; considers that key to this new system is further transparency and competition between collecting rights management organisations (CRMOs) helping drive a Digital Single Market forward; points out that an EU copyright title under Article 118 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU by 2013 may also contribute to creating a single market for copyrights and related rights, both online and offline;
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Underlines that global leadership in ICT development is crucial for the prosperity and competitiveness of the European Union;