44 Amendments of Małgorzata HANDZLIK related to 2010/2278(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 26
Citation 26
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Single Market is one of the main drivers of European growth and should be a real economic pillar of the EU by overcoming economic and competitiveness divergences, distortions and the uneven treatment of European enterprises and citizenscompletion of the Single Market is a necessary condition to enable the European Union to reach its full potential for economic growth and strengthen its highly competitive social market economy,
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Single Market is not only an institutional structure, facing economic, financial and social challenges legal framework, but also a way of protecting specific fundamental rights of citizens, consumers, workers and small businesses (, entrepreneurs and businesses, in particular SMEs),
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas too many obstacles stand in the way of citizens and SMEs wishing to move, work, shop, sell or trade across borders, and a lack of port; whereas they are caused by insufficiently harmonised national legislations, low transferability inof social security rights, corporatism and red tape reduce the free movement of workers, service providers and professionals as well as excessive red tape; whereas they end up impeding upon the free movement of people, goods, services and capital within the Union,
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the lack of a holistic vision for other horizMario Monti report showed that a holistic vision supposes that many policies, traditiontal policies,ly not regarded as being linked to the Single Market - such as health, social and consumer protection, labour law, the environment and sustainable development, - hampers the Single Market enlargementve to be integrated into the Single Market strategic objective in order to reach a high level of integration,
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
I. Core objectivesIntroduction
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that efforts to achievcomplete the Single Market need to concentrate on the concerns and rights of citizens, consumers and SMEs in order to overcome the current ‘European fatigue’regain their full confidence in the Single Market;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that the confidence of citizens and consumers cannot be taken for granted but needs to be nurturedis crucial for the functioning of the Single Market;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that the Communication’s proposals are still too weak to put citizens at the heart of the Single Market, and the proliferating number of EU initiatives without clear prioritisation creates a need for consistencygenerally in line with the European Parliament’s expectations but needs to be refocused to put citizens at the heart of the Single Market; Regrets that the Single Market Act Communication has been divided into 3 chapters separating Europeans, businesses and good governance to ensure the coherence of European integration measur, instead of according to subject-matter lines;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights the priorities set out in the 19 proposals in accordance with five criteria – basic social rights, consumer rights, free movement of workers, free movement of goods and socially oriented corporate institutions – to provideConsiders that 19 actions proposed by the Commission should be prioritised according to their impact on job creation and their delivery of tangible benefits forto European citizens and enterpribusinesses in a freasionable period of time;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
II. Common principles and valuesGeneral Assessment
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Notes that issues related to product safety and market surveillance are of the utmost importance to European citizens. Therefore welcomes the Commission’s multiannual action plan for the development of European market surveillance;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 – introductory part
Paragraph 7 – introductory part
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls upon theUrges Member States and the Commission to promote communication with citizens to ensure their rightjoin forces to communicate the Single Market to citizens to ensure that its benefits are recognised and that their rights as consumers are widely understood and enforced;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to revise the rules and adapt the practices on public consultations and take necessary measures in order to attract more citizens to participate in the policy-making process;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on the Commission to develop user-friendly tools through the Your Europe portal, to enable citizens to provide information to the Commission on barriers they encounter in the Single Market;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. StressWelcomes the need to facilCommission’s intention to propose a legislative initiative to reform the system for the recognition of professional qualifications; guarantee the portability of mobile workers’ pension funds; provide training outside the classroom leading to a skills passport; and introduce the ‘youth on the move’ cardCalls on the Commission to evaluate the acquis and publish a Green Paper by September 2011;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal for a decision establishing a European Radio Spectrum Action Programme; calls on the Council and the Parliament to reach an agreement, taking into account the interests of businesses and consumers, as soon as possible, in order to help the wireless broadband market grow rapidly;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Welcomes the Commission’s initiative to propose a Directive on the creation of a single integrated mortgage market with a high level of consumer protection;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to adopt a Communication on energy priorities up to 2020/2030; Calls on the Commission to tackle missing infrastructure links and facilitate the integration of renewable energy in order to develop a fully operational internal energy market;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for measures to set up an adequate legal framework for foundations, cooperatives and, mutual associations, to prevent legal uncertainty and to ensure there are socially oriented corporate institutions and socially innovative corporate projects in the area of services of general interessocieties and associations, so as to give them European status and prevent legal uncertainty, improve their cross-border access and maximise their entrepreneurial, social, cultural and innovative potential in the Single Market;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Welcomes the Commission’s wish to take into account the social impact of proposed legislation concerning the Single Market whenever necessary in order to lead to better informed and more evidence-based political decisions; encourages the Commission to propose a set of indicators which could assess the social impact of legislation; considers that this impact assessment should be undertaken as part of an integrated assessment that considers all relevant impacts of a proposal (i.e. financial, environmental, competitivity, job creation and growth);
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 d (new)
Paragraph 10 d (new)
10d. Calls on the Commission to identify and eliminate tax obstacles still facing European citizens;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Regrets that no action on roaming charges has been envisaged in the Single Market Act, despite the tangible nature of such measures and the high expectations of citizens in this domain; However, notes that the Commission has made a considerable effort to reduce the costs of roaming for consumers in recent years and therefore, points out that to achieve digital agenda goals, this initiative should be included in the scope of the Single Market Act;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Points out that the existing legislative framework regulating air passengers’ rights needs better enforcement measures, so that citizens can fully avail of their rights, particularly in the context of passengers with reduced mobility (PRM); Calls on the Commission to adopt a proposal amending the regulation on the rights of air passengers in order to increase consumer protection measures;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Welcomes the Commission’s initiative to launch a public consultation on corporate governance and improving transparency of information provided by businesses on social and environmental matters and respect for human rights;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 d (new)
Paragraph 11 d (new)
11d. Notes the proposal of the Commission on social business initiative and recommends launching a consultation on this project in order to assess the potential of this measure in terms of economic growth and job creation;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
Subheading 3
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that the Communication does not stress the importance of social services; considers this is far from the quality framework promised by the Commission PresidentEncourages the Commission efforts to define a quality framework for services of general interest by providing public authorities with a ‘tool-kit’ to evaluate the quality of these services and make sectoral and transnational comparisons;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Welcomes the Commission’s initiative to adopt a legislative proposal aimed at improving the implementation of the Posting of Workers Directive and encourages the Commission to clarify the exercise of fundamental social rights within the context of the economic freedoms of the Single Market;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Emphasises the lack of a Digital Single Market, and calls for the democratisation of broadband and for continuous review of the Regulation on the telecoms sector ensuring privacy, data protection, and the protection of vulnerable groupNotes that benefits from the Digital Single Market will directly impact the day- to-day live of Europeans; Calls for the extension of current European legislation on universal service obligations for telecoms to also cover broadband in order to ensure that basic telecoms services to all Europeans;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4
Subheading 4
IV. Short-term strategII. Key Priorities
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – introductory part
Paragraph 17 – introductory part
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – subparagraph a (new)
Paragraph 17 – subparagraph a (new)
(a) Calls on the Commission to submit before June 2011 a proposal for amending the Roaming Regulation in order to extend the existing regulation in time and in scope to cover retail prices for data as well,
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – subparagraph b (new)
Paragraph 17 – subparagraph b (new)
(b) Urges the Commission to adopt a legislative initiative on access to certain basic banking services by June 2011; Welcomes the Commission’s initiative to take an action to improve the transparency and comparability of bank charges,
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – subparagraph c (new)
Paragraph 17 – subparagraph c (new)
(c) Encourages the Commission to publish a Green Paper on the recognition of professional qualifications by September 2011 with evaluation of the existing framework and if appropriate to propose a legislative initiative to reform this framework in 2012;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – subparagraph e (new)
Paragraph 17 – subparagraph e (new)
(e) Asks for the Commission to take the opportunity of the revision of the General Product Safety Directive to propose a new regulation on market surveillance covering both the consumer and non consumer products,