14 Amendments of Dariusz ROSATI related to 2015/2147(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that sustainable economic growth in Europe can only be achieved through productivity gains and developing sectors characterised by high added value; encourages in this sense all the efforts made by the Commission in supporting the transition towards a digital economy; considers it essential to remedy the current fragmentation of national rules on digital services and to build a more innovative and transparent Digital Single Market based on fair competition and providing a high level of consumer protection; calls on the Commission to comply with the planned schedule aimed at achieving a true Digital Single Market, in order to contribute to the EU's economic growth and improve its competitiveness;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that, for the digital economy to flourish, access to capital for both new and existing enterprises must be improved; welcomes the work of the Commission on the Capital Markets Union; encourages further legislative harmonisationa key pillar of the Investment Plan, aiming to tackle investment shortages head-on by in acreas such as crowd-funding and digital currenciesing and diversifying the alternative funding sources for Europe's businesses and long-term projects including capital markets, venture capital and crowd- funding;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that, for the digital economy to flourish, access to capital for both new and existing enterprises must be improved; in this respect involvement of financial instruments, such as venture capital for best projects is crucial; welcomes the work of the Commission on the Capital Markets Union; encourages further legislative harmonisation in areas such as crowd-funding and digital currencies;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that a coordination of cross- border taxation systems, while respecting the fact that tax-related issues are fully national competences, is needed to create a true European Single Market and to prevent the tax avoidance practices used by several digital platforms, as highlighted by recent inquiries; calls on the Commission to support extending the public country-by- country reporting regime on taxes for multinational companies to all sectors;; encourages the Commission to promote the digital economy which will provide greater transparency over tax-related information in order to prevent tax avoidance practices.
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Reiterates the need for renewed efforts to combat fraud and tax avoidance and evasion, and therefore calls for more emphasis to be placed on good tax governance in the Single market; reminds that savings of EUR 9 billion per year could be generated through measures such as the standardisation of electronic invoices and coordination of cross-border tax systems; stresses therefore the need to strengthen and improve tax coordination, with due respect for national competences, so as to prevent unfair competition and market distortions and ensure equal opportunities in the Digital Single Market;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Underlines that there is a need for EU Single Market rules to be workable for the digital era, and that this entails implementation of Single Market rules for online payments, development of safe e- solutions Europe-wide (e.g. e-invoicing and digital signature), and clarifying VAT requirements where appropriate, in order to generate trust in e-commerce, improve the quality of information provided to European consumers about their rights, and ensure that the same level of protection is available to consumers online as that which they are used to in their traditional markets;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Supports the Commission’s decision to review internet platforms; encourages the Commission to create a legislative framework ensuring the development of innovative ideas, protection of work standards and compliance with existing fiscal rules;
Amendment 106 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Welcomes the launch of the Public Consultation on Modernising VAT for cross-border e-commerce by the Commission in September 2015 and perceives it as a crucial first step in order to facilitate the way VAT is settled cross- border online transactions. Calls on the Commission to report and assess the results of this public consultation to the Parliament and a wider public after it ends.
Amendment 108 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that a thorough analysis of different types of 'Sharing Economy' platforms should be carried out, with a view to ensuring that relevant legislation allows the development of these services to enable new forms of consumption and production, while at the same time, guaranteeing high levels of consumer protection;
Amendment 115 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Notes that Commission launched, already in May, an antitrust competition inquiry into the e-commerce sector in the European Union; Supports the Commission's decision to launch a public debate with two public consultations: on geo-blocking and other geographically based restrictions when shopping and accessing information in the EU and on the regulatory environment for platforms, online intermediaries, data and cloud computing and the collaborative economy; Calls on the Commission to report to the European Parliament and general public in the first quarter of 2016 with the results of those consultations and preliminary findings of the e-commerce sector inquiry;
Amendment 116 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Stresses that the Commission must continue to enforce antitrust rules, particularly the Regulation on Vertical Restraints and the accompanying guidelines, to ensure that the special rules on selective distribution are not used to restrict the availability of products via online commerce channels and to prevent competition to the detriment of consumers;
Amendment 118 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls on the Commission to prepare a bold proposal to review the VAT Directive (2006/112/EC) in order to make cross- border VAT system clearer and less burdensome for businesses, especially SMEs.
Amendment 630 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2.5 - Paragraph 18 a (new)
Subheading 2.5 - Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Supports Commission's intention to extend the current single electronic registration and payment mechanism to intra-EU and 3rd country online sales of tangible goods and to introduce a common EU-wide simplification measure (VAT threshold) to help small start-up e- commerce businesses;
Amendment 632 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2.5 - Paragraph 18 a (new)
Subheading 2.5 - Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the Commission to prepare a bold proposal to review the VAT Directive (2006/112/EC) in order to make cross-border VAT system clearer and less burdensome for businesses, especially SMEs;