5 Amendments of Giovanna CORDA related to 2008/2056(INI)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Holds the view that a strong, open and competitive Internal Market acts as an essential part of Europe’s response to the challenges of globalisation by promoting the competitiveness of European industry and reinforcing incentives for foreign investment in Europe; the external dimension should therefore be taken into account by the Commission when taking new Internal Market initiatives;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Takes the view that while the Scoreboard should primarily serve to encourage timely and correct transposition, it could be further developed as a tool assisting policy makers in identifying obstacles and barriers and in pinpointing where new initiatives are called for; calls on the Commission to widen and deepen the range of information and indicators included in the Scoreboard, in particular the quality, the social conditions of the workers and the impact on the environment and climate change;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Regrets that the Scoreboard does not provide information about which directives have not been transposed and that all directives have the same weight in the statistics; takes the view that certain directives, for example the Services Directive, are more important for the effective functioning of the Internal Market than others; calls on the Commission to consider indicators that better reflect the relative importance of directives for industry and citizens; holds the view that impact assessments carried out by the Commission may be of relevance for this purpose;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Underlines the fact that late and incorrect implementation deprives citizens and undertakings of their rights and their obligations, causes harm to the European economy and undermines confidence in the Internal Market; calls on the Commission to develop indicators measuring the costs incurred by citizens and industry as a result of late and incorrect transposition;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States to ensure that the European Consumer Information Centers get more resources and are properly staffed in order to efficiently solve the increasing number of consumer crossborder complaints and to shorten their handling time;