11 Amendments of Gunnar HÖKMARK related to 2012/2044(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
Single Market for Energy bills
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Regrets that the free movement of services, accounting for 70 % of the Union's GDP, is severely constrained by administrative obstacles and diverging national rules; urges therefore for a fully implemented and extended Service Directive covering all services in a modern knowledge-based economy;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on theUrging all Member States to accelerate the implementation of this EU legislation, andfully implement the third energy package and other related EU legislation respecting agreed deadlines; asks the Commission to undertake vigorous monitoring of the transposition of these rules;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Urgent action is needed, nationally and at EU level to remove planning and regulatory barriers to investments in energy infrastructure to release the potential of the single market;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Reminding that a Digital Single Market, where services can flow freely on a 500 million consumer market, is a crucial driver for competitiveness and economic growth, providing highly- qualified jobs and facilitating EU's convergence into a knowledge driven economy;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Points out that a European market with nearly 500 million people connected to high-speed broadband would act as a spearhead for the development of the internal market; stresses 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;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls for the establishment of a 'one- stop-shop' for VAT in each Member State in order to facilitate cross-border e- commerce for SMEs and entrepreneurs;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5d (new)
Paragraph 5d (new)
5d. Stresses the urgent need for the EU to provide business and consumers with confidence and means to trade online in order to increase cross-border trade; therefore calls for simplification of licensing systems and the creation of an efficient framework for copyright;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on Member States and the Commission to facilitate investment opportunities for innovative start-ups by removing obstacles that hinders the emergence of an EU wide venture capital market;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on Member States and the Commission to secure agreements enabling SMEs to operate all over Europe and commercialise their ideas by granting them better access to markets and reducing red tape.