3 Amendments of Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN related to 2016/2010(INI)
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the importance of providing a high-quality universal service under affordable conditions, comprising at least five delivery and five collection days a week for every EU citizen; notes that in scome Member States national regulation exceeds the flexibility provided for pliance with the European Directive, the universal service obligation is applied differently across Member States, reflecting certain flexibility for Member States to define the PostUniversal Services Directive; calls on the Commission to reaffirm that low population density Obligation to fit their domes not constitute grounds for reducing the frequency of delivery within the universal service obligationtic circumstances and ensure its long-term sustainability;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Recalls that the universal service shall evolve in response to the technical economic and social environment and to the needs of users, and that the Postal Services Directive provides Member States with the flexibility necessary to address local specificities and to ensure universal services' long-term sustainability;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Recognises the investments made by the European postal operators to upgrade the interconnectivity of their networks in order to offer new and easy- to-use services to consumers buying online as well as SME e-retailers selling cross border; considers that these investments should be protected with fair access conditions;