Activities of Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE related to 2016/2248(INI)
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Amendments (14)
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that the European Semester was introduced in 2010 with the aim of ensuring that Member States discuss their economic and budgetary plans with their EU partners at specific times throughout the year, allowing them to comment on each other’'s plans and monitor progress collectively; stresses the importance of maintaining a focus on social performance as well as the promotion of upward economic and social convergence;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the Single Market pillar within the European Semester should serve to identify the key areas for the promotion and facilitation of growth and jobs; stresses, furthermore, that it should also serve as a benchmark for commitment to structural reform in Member States; highlights that the Single Market pillar within the European Semester would allow a regular evaluation of the governance of the Single Market throughout systematic compliance checks of national legislation and data analytics tools for detecting non-compliance, improving the monitoring of the single market legislation, enabling the institutions with the necessary information to redesign, implement, apply and enforce the Single Market regulatory framework, delivering concrete results to the citizens;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the Commission to carry out systematic monitoring of implementation and enforcement of the single market rules through the country-specific recommendations (CSRs), in particular where those rules make a contribution to structural reforms; invites the Commission to report to the European Parliament on the progress made by Member States in the implementation of the CSRs related to the single market functioning and integration of products, goods and services markets, as part of the Annual Growth Survey package;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Invites the Competiveness Council to take an active role in the monitoring of the implementation of CSRs by Member States as well as in the process of formulation of those recommendations;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasises, in respect of the single market in services, that there is a clear need to improve the cross-border provision of services; welcomes the Commission’'s intention to present a proposal for a services card and for a harmonised notification form; welcomes, furthermore, the Commission’s intentionEuropean services card, to review market developments and, if necessary, take action in connection with insurance requirements for business and construction service providers; welcomes furthermore the Commission´s intention to present a legislative proposal to improve the services notification procedure, an ambitious review with the aim to create a strong preventive tool for future internal market breaches;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission to act strongly against protectionism by Member States; considers that Member States should refrain from discriminatory measures, such as trade and tax laws that only affect certain sectors or business models and distort competition, making it difficult for foreign business to establish themselves in a given Member State, which constitutes a clear breach of internal market principles;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for enforcement of the framework for single market governance and strengthening of the monitoring and assessment of the correct, timely and effective implementation and application of single market rules; calls on Member States to increase their performance in the use of the Single Market governance tools and to better use the Single Market Scoreboard data available for each Member State as well as their evolution in terms of policy performance;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Welcomes and eagerly anticipates the Commission initiative to create a Single Digital Gateway to build on and improve existing tools and services, such as the Points of Single Contact, the Product Contact Points, the ConstructionProduct Contact Points for Construction, the Your Europe portal and SOLVIT, in a user-friendly way for the benefit of both citizens and businesses;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission communication of 16 November 2016 on the Annual Growth Survey 2017 (COM(2016)0725),
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, following the economic crisis which began in 2008, the EU is still having to face a period of stagnation with sluggish economic recovery; whereas, on a more positive note, the motto of the Annual Growth Survey (AGS) for 2016 was ‘'strengthening recovery and fostering convergence’' and the AGS 2017 recalls the need to achieve an inclusive economic recovery strengthening fairness and the social dimension of our single market;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Recalls that the overall implementation of the key reforms outlined in the CSRs is still disappointing in some areas and varies across countries; calls on Member States to faster progress on the adoption of reforms in line with the CSRs, together with appropriate sequencing and implementation, in order to raise growth potential and foster economic, social and territorial cohesion;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that improving the investment environment means strengthening the single market by providing greater regulatory predictability and by reinforcing the level playing field in the EU and removing barriers to investment both from within and outside the EU; reminds that sustainable investments require a solid and predictable business environment; notes that several work strands have been launched at EU level, as laid out in the Single Market Strategy, the Energy Union and the Digital Single Market, and considers that this EU effort needs to be accompanied by an effort at national level;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Calls on Member States to introduce reforms and policies to facilitate the diffusion of new technologies to ensure that their benefits can spill over a wider range of firms; calls on the Commission to promptly present the concrete proposals, referred in the AGS 2017, linked to the enforcement of single market rules as well as measures in the area of business services, including facilitating their cross-border provision and the creation of a simple, modern and fraud-proof VAT system;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11 b. Welcomes the Commission announcement in the AGS 2017, of the ongoing work on a single EU authorization framework that would directly apply to large projects with a cross-border dimension or major investment platforms that involve national co-financing;