Activities of Jean-Luc BENNAHMIAS related to 2009/2222(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the future of social services of general interest PDF (340 KB) DOC (234 KB)
Amendments (6)
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that access to SSGI must be universal, accessible to all, and independent of wealth or income, and are not only for vulnerable users;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that local authorities play a fundamental role in defining, financing, providing and attributing SSGI: it is estimated that the local and regional government sector is worth 15.9% of EU- 27 GDP, with local government alone accounting for 12.9%, and its social protection expenditure for 3% (EUR 378.1 billion); stresses that some social economy enterprises (cooperatives, associations, mutual societies, foundations and other form of enterprises that share the same characteristics and values) play an essential role in SSGI’s provision;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that national and local authorities engaged in providing or mandating SSGI need a clear legal basis for their services and expenditures, and that while the information and clarification service developed by the Commission is essential, it is insufficient and does not protect SSGI providers from legal challengevide legal certainty which would ensure that they can fulfil their missions;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines the fact that Member States and local authorities must be free to decide how SSGI are funded and delivered, whether directly or otherwise, using all available instruments so as to ensure that the Union's social objectives are not weakened by single market rules, while at the same time supporting an environment that promotes quality, accessibility , affordability and efficiency in the delivery of the services;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for EU legislation to enableon the Commission to initiate legislation on a European statute for mutual societies, associations and foundations to operate on a transnational basis; calls for a greater and broader recognition of the social economy actors active in provision of SSIGs ;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission formally to recognise other modali alternatives to public procurement for the sdelection of providersivery of SSGI, such as ‘in-house’ and ‘service concession’ methods, and explicitly to accord equal value to all options for the contracting and financing of SSGI; calls for the expansion of the ‘in- house’ method to include service providers who meet specific general interest criteria;