24 Amendments of Andreas SCHWAB related to 2012/2260(INI)
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas, despite the political commitments given at the highest level and the efforts undertaken by the Commission and the Member States, the average transposition deficit has rirosen from 0.7 % in 2009 to 1.2 % in February 2012 and, following some progress in the recent months, has now reached 0.9 %;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas the Commission should consider the introduction of a ‘Single Market test’ at Member State level with the aim of assessing whether new legislation adopted at national level may have a negative impact on the Single Market; whereas a revision of Directive 98/34/EC should be considered in order to enlarge its scope to services and other sectors, to create a horizontal instrument, to strengthen its compulsory nature when the Commission puts forward a detailed opinion on a draft law and to ensure its application to remedy the unsatisfactory application of EU legislation at local level;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas it is essential that administrative cooperation between the Member States is carried out in an efficient, effective and cost-effective way, as it is the case with the Internal Market Information System (IMI); whereas the IMI should always be used, also in other areas in order to strengthen its functionality and to reduce red tape, increase transparency and enable all actors in the Single Market to fully reap its benefits;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
R. whereas the exchange of experience and best practice between Member States is crucial to understanding the national mechanisms of applying Union law and the remaining obstacles to the Single Market; whereas the monitoring of implementation of Union law is one of the core competencies of the Commission and its civil servants; whereas the Commission could initiate and coordinate a network of civil servants in charge of implementation of all new Union legislation beyond SOLVIT, thus providing a platform for exchange and peer review to cooperate closely with Member States, in order to improve the overall quality of the implementation; whereas an exchange of national civil servants in charge of the implementation of Union law between the Member States, in order to encourage a better flow of information and best practices, should be promoted;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital T
Recital T
T. whereas such an evaluation should differentiate between non-transposition, which is a clearly identifiable failure by the Member State, and the possibility of non- conformity which can be based on a different interpretation and understanding of Union law; whereas the Treaties provide that only the European Court of Justice may ultimately and publicly establish the non-conformity of national law with Union law; whereas therefore no other institution may declare such non-conformity; whereas the European Parliament should be provided annually with a list of non- transposed or not correctly transposed Union legislation in the Member States concerned;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital W
Recital W
W. whereas the use of the ‘EU Pilot’ has had positive results in ensuring the correct application of Union law and is providing more rapid solutions to problems encountered by citizens and businesses; whereas the Commission should therefore promote the use of the EU Pilot and further improve its effectiveness, in order to better detect and correct infringements against Single Market rules without the need to draw upon time-consuming infringement proceedings;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Z
Recital Z
Z. whereas the ‘EU sweeps’, which are monitoring actions coordinated by the Commission and executed at the same time in Member States by the relevant national authorities, have proven to be a useful tool in enabling the Commission and Member States to monitor with joint actions the application of already-. transposed Single Market legislation in the Member States; whereas the most recent sweeps allowed to detect for instance a poor compliance with consumer protection rules in the banking sector across the Union; whereas, therefore, the Commission should offer a more extensive use of ‘EU Sweeps’ to Member States in order to facilitate surveillance in particular by less-equipped and less-prepared national authorities; whereas it is necessary to consider the coordination of 'EU Sweep' actions in other areas and to extend it also to products and services that are not online;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Subtitle 4 a (new)
Subtitle 4 a (new)
Single Market Acts
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Z a (new)
Recital Z a (new)
Za. whereas the Single Market Acts form part of the efforts to strengthen the governance of the Single Market by improving and better coordinating especially the pre-legislative phase;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Z b (new)
Recital Z b (new)
Zb. whereas the Single Market Act constituted an important cross-cutting strategy to remedy major remaining shortcomings of the Single Market; whereas this action plan horizontally determined concrete legislative and non- legislative measures with the capacity to unleash unused growth potentials and remove obstacles to the Single Market;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Z c (new)
Recital Z c (new)
Zc. whereas the Single Market Act II continues this approach by identifying integrated networks, the mobility of citizens and businesses, the digital economy and social entrepreneurship together with consumer confidence as the four axes for future growth; whereas Parliament, Council and Commission should thoroughly assess each of the envisaged measures and their potentials to achieve a highly competitive social market economy and work on a swift adoption and implementation;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Z d (new)
Recital Z d (new)
Zd. whereas future horizontal approaches should look into the completion of the digital Single Market in order to allow citizens to fully benefit from digital solutions and ensure the competitiveness of businesses in the Union;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Requests the Commission to submit as soon as possible, on the basis of Article 26(3) TFEU and in connection with Article 114 TFEU and other relevant legal bases, a proposal for an act aimed at strengthening the governance of the Single Market, following the detailed recommendations set out in the Annex hereto;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex - recommendation 1 - indent 1
Annex - recommendation 1 - indent 1
– A proposal for an act should be submitted, on the basis of Article 26(3) TFEU and in connection with Article 114 TFEU and other relevant legal bases, and should aim to determine the guidelines and other conditions necessary to strengthen the Single Market governance with a view to contribute to ensuring the functioning of the Union's internal market and to promoting economic growth in Europe.
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex - recommendation 1 - indent 1 a (new)
Annex - recommendation 1 - indent 1 a (new)
– The procedure should provide for appropriate involvement of the European Parliament in the adoption of the guidelines. It should also provide for adoption, by the European Parliament and the Council, of other measures necessary to strengthen the Single Market governance, in particular measures addressing the areas where the Union regulatory framework has been established in accordance with Article 294 TFEU.
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex - recommendation 7 - indent 3 - point f
Annex - recommendation 7 - indent 3 - point f
(f) The formulaadoption by the Council and the European Parliament of distinct Single Market-related recommendations to the Member States, on the basis of a proposal from the Commission.
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission Communication of 28 November 2012 entitled 'Annual Growth Survey 2013' (COM(2012)0750) and the Commission Report entitled 'State of the Single Market Integration 2013 − Contribution to the Annual Growth Survey 2013' (COM(2012)0752),
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AD a (new)
Recital AD a (new)
ADa. whereas the Annual Growth Survey 2013 has launched the third European Semester cycle and includes now for the first time an annual report on the state of the Single Market integration; whereas this stronger focus on the Single Market in the context of the European Semester is necessary in order to better exploit its growth and employment potentials in Europe and to allow citizens and businesses to fully benefit from it;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AD b (new)
Recital AD b (new)
ADb. whereas the report on the State of the Single Market Integration 2013 does however not provide any new insights on the state of play in Member States nor draw sufficiently elaborated conclusions with regard to concrete growth potentials; whereas the choice of priority areas in the integration report should be backed by comprehensive data;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AD c (new)
Recital AD c (new)
ADc. whereas future reports on the State of the Single Market Integration should therefore be clearer on current deficiencies in the Single Market, and provide more concrete guidance on possible remedies and the expected benefits, in order to enable meaningful responses by Member States;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AD d (new)
Recital AD d (new)
ADd. whereas this year's report emphasises in particular the services sector and calls, among others, for a full compliance with the Services Directive; whereas this is a valid call but merely compelling, if it is not accompanied by both supportive and stringent measures on the correct transposition and interpretation of that Directive;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AD e (new)
Recital AD e (new)
ADe. whereas the report lists a number of priorities for the energy and transport markets, and whereas many of those priorities point to the lack of investments and competition in some areas; whereas further research is needed in order to make a strong case for specific actions and calls upon Member States;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AD f (new)
Recital AD f (new)
ADf. whereas the digital economy is also considered as a priority area; whereas timely and correct transposition and implementation of the Consumer Rights Directive is one of the essential factors for the development of this economy;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AD g (new)
Recital AD g (new)
ADg. whereas more innovative actions are needed in order to support the Single Market based on the social market economy; whereas the Annual Growth Survey 2013 brought forward an interesting proposal on the introduction of a consumer insolvency regime, and whereas this proposal should be further explored to determine its feasibility and usefulness;