Activities of Bernadette VERGNAUD related to 2010/2277(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Governance and partnership in the Single Market - Single market for Europeans - Single market for enterprises and growth - Public procurement (continuation of debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on a Single Market for Enterprises and Growth PDF (352 KB) DOC (245 KB)
Amendments (29)
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas counterfeiting and piracy reduces business confidence in e-commerce and fuels the fragmentation of intellectual property protection rules which stifles innovation in the Single Market,
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas services are accountable for a significant part of our economic growth; whereas the Single Market for services is still underdeveloped due to gaps and late implementation of the Services Directive; whereas the sectors excluded from this directive should be the subject of specific protective legislation that complies with the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality,
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. considers it essential that the Single Market Act include an ambitious agenda for social and consumer protection in the form of the insertion of a social clause in all legislation related to the internal market, legislation on services of general economic interest, a legislative agenda to strengthen workers' rights, an ambitious legislative package for consumer protection that makes a difference to the daily lives of citizens and better tax coordination by means of harmonisation of the corporate tax base and VAT rates;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Strongly supports the creation of an EU patent and of a unified patent litigation system in order to make the Single Market an innovation-friendly environment; stresses that the cost burden of multilingual patents would hinder innovation in the Single Market, and wants the language problem solved quickly;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Supports the creation of EUuropean project bonds in order to support long-term innovation in the Single Market and to finance the implementation of major cross-border infrastructure projects, particularly in the areas of energy and transport;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers that the pooling of European Investment Fund resources with those of national public and private investors would help meet the specific needs of the market and allow more capital to be injected into the venture capital sector, within the context of the need for long-term investment in innovation in order to achieve the ambitious objectives laid down in this field by the EU 2020 Strategy;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to take the appropriate measures to enhance the confidence of businesses in e-commerce, namely by harmonizing contract law where possible without jeopardising the consumer acquis and by facilitating cross- border debt recovery;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the need to create a Single Market for online audiovisual goods by improving the electronic management of copyrights while ensuring that rightholders receive adequate remuneration for their creative works, and with the aim of ensuring that citizens have fair access at a reasonable cost to cultural goods and services;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Points out the need to strengthen the fight against online piracy in a proportionate manner and with public support by making full use of the available technology while respecting fundamental rightsStresses, with regard to the fight against counterfeiting, that there is a need to align online legislation with existing off-line legislation so that consumers and businesses place more trust in e- commerce;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to improve SMEs’ access to capital marketsspecific and regulated capital markets by supporting a European network of dedicated stock markets, and also by increasing information available on different EU financing opportunities such as those provided by the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme, the European Investment Bank or the European Investment Fund and by making funding procedures easier, quicker and less bureaucratic;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to make public procurement procedures more effective to encourage EU firms to participate in cross-border public procurement; stresses that the participation of SMEs in contract award procedures should be further facilitated, whilst endeavouring to uphold their rights and those of their employees when they work as subcontractors;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Emphasises the importance of ensuring reciprocal access to public contracts with trading partners in the industrialised and major emerging countries;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Calls on the Commission to simplify public procurement procedures in order to reduce the administrative cost and legal uncertainty for contracting authorities; also calls on the Commission to find a clear and appropriate solution for ‘in- house’ contracts in public procurement legislation;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16c. Calls on the Commission to adopt a cautious approach to public-private partnerships, by also taking bad experiences into account, and to propose a clear legislative framework which provides legal certainty and puts bidders and contracting authorities on an equal footing in sharing both the benefits and the risks;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 d (new)
Paragraph 16 d (new)
16d. Calls on the Commission to bring legal clarification to public procurement legislation with respect to the inclusion of social and environmental criteria in invitations to tender;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5 a (new)
Subheading 5 a (new)
Priorities
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission to present a legislative framework to protect social services of general interest and services of general economic interest, which are at the heart of the European social model, to enable them to fulfil all their tasks, as provided for in the Lisbon Treaty and in accordance with the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Invites the Commission to propose a legal framework for services concessions that would ensure transparency, effective judicial protection for bidders and legal certaintyConsiders that any legislative proposal on services concessions should provide a legal framework that would ensure transparency, effective judicial protection for bidders and contracting authorities and legal certainty, taking due account of current Court of Justice case law;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Emphasises the importance of proper implementation of the Professional Qualifications Directive and welcomes the work carried out on its recast; urges the Commission to propose measures for the creation of EU-wide professional cards where appropriate, particularly for the regulated professions or those where the risk of fraud is greatest and most dangerous;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Highlights the importance of the external dimension of the internal market and in particular of regulatory cooperation with main trading partners with the objective of promoting regulatory convergence, equivalence of third-country regimes and the wider adoption of international standards, particularly on social and environmental matters;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Stresses the role of the Services of General Economic Interest and Social Services of General Interest as basic rights for the European citizens, as fundamental pillar of the European social market economy (and as shock absorber for citizens and enterprises during the crisis) and calls for a legislative framework on SGEI - on the basis of art.14 and protocol 26 of TFEU - in order to avoid law uncertainty, to guarantee possibility of public authorities providing, executing and organising these services in a way that meets users needs, to ensure quality and affordable universal services access to public transports, energy, water, housing, banking services; (proposal 25)
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. highlights the importance to review legislation relating to Public procurements and Public and Private partnership with a to foster smart, sustainable and inclusive growth within the Single Market and for local realities; stresses the need for a clear legislation, taking into account the right to impose social and environmental clauses, facilitating access of SMEs to these markets, ensuring legal certainty for contracting authorities, thus respecting the current case law on services concessions; underlines the necessity of a legislative instrument on the implementation of the European Union's commitments relating to international public procurements in order to ensure substantial reciprocity and transparency; stresses that increased competitive pressure among corporations has led to serious abuse of human rights, labour rights and damages to the environment; calls therefore for a Corporate Social Responsibility binding clause to be included in trade agreements; (proposals 17, 24)
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)
Paragraph 22 c (new)
22c. points out the need to progress towards some tax harmonisation at EU level - thus hindering distorting and unfair tax competition putting at stake social protection and reducing revenues for Member States - with the objective of easing the burden on labour and creating incentives for employment, innovation and long-term investment, notably by harmonising the common consolidated corporate tax base and coordinating VAT rates; (proposal 19)
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 d (new)
Paragraph 22 d (new)
22d. reminds that financial services are not subjected to VAT; considers that financial services and activities should be subject to an adequate system and level of taxation, therefore asks for the introduction of a Financial Transactions Tax the revenue from which would improve the functioning of the market by reducing speculation and help to finance public goods, long term investment in growth, employment and social inclusion and reduce public deficits in a balanced manner; considers that such a tax ought to be as broadly based as possible or, failing that, that the FTT should be introduced as a first step at EU level by the Commission through a concrete legislative proposal;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 e (new)
Paragraph 22 e (new)
22e. highlights the importance of fostering real economy and long term investments conducive to growth and jobs through innovative financing tools, therefore calls for the creation of Euro project bonds to stimulate EU-wide strategic projects, notably on energy, transport, digital and R&D infrastructures, for a European legislation on venture capital funds and long term savings providing capital for innovative and job creating sectors, for facilitating access of SMEs to financing, both by exhorting banks to lend and by putting in place a European network of specific and regulated stock exchange; (proposals 15, 16)
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 f (new)
Paragraph 22 f (new)
22f. asks for strengthening the fight against counterfeiting, as a major issue for both jobs and growth, and for consumers' safety, by improving the cooperation between customs services, giving appropriate information to consumers, notably on counterfeited goods sold on internet, strengthening the dialogue on these issues with commercial partners, notably China, and "made in" issue; (proposal 3)
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 g (new)
Paragraph 22 g (new)
22g. calls for the creation of a Single market for online audiovisual goods ensuring an adequate remuneration for right holders thus aiming the broadest access of people to cultural goods; urges specific measures to enhance confidence of businesses and consumers in e- commerce (such as the e-signatures directive...), so to boost the potential of the e-commerce market and to strengthen data and privacy protection on the internet; (proposals 2, 5)