Activities of Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT related to 2017/2003(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
European agenda for the collaborative economy - Online platforms and the Digital Single Market (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on a European Agenda for the collaborative economy PDF (676 KB) DOC (110 KB)
Amendments (29)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. Whereas the collaborative economy is neither an alternative nor in confrontation to the traditional economy, but it rather poses new challenges and opportunities;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital b a (new)
Recital b a (new)
b a. Whereas the collaborative economy offers possibilities for young people, migrants, part-time workers and senior citizens to access the labour market;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that, if developed in a responsible manner, the collaborative economy may create significant opportunities for citizens and consumers, who benefit from enhanced competition, tailored services and lower prices;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Stresses the need to enable businesses to grow by removing hurdles, duplication and fragmentation that hinders development cross-border;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Recognise that because the collaborative economy is relatively uncharted waters there is a need to rethink policies related to taxation, workers rights and liability; However reiterates, that these issues have to be dealt with at national level;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Encourages Member States to provide legal clarity and not to consider the collaborative economy a threat to the traditional economy; Stresses the importance of regulating the collaborative economy in a way that is facilitating and enabling rather than restricting;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Agrees that the collaborative economy could also generates new entrepreneurial opportunities, jobs and growth, and could play an important role in making the economic system not only more efficient, but also socially and environmentally sustainable;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points to the risks of increasing regulatory grey areas, the consequent disregard of existing regulations and the fragmentation of the Single Market; is aware that, if not properly governed, these changes could result in legal uncertainty about applicable rules and constraints in exercising individual rights;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers the development of a dynamic and clear legal environment establishing a level playing field to be of paramount importance for the collaborative economy to flourish in the EU;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Draws attention to the factNotes that the collaborative economy in Europe has a number of specific traits, as it is generally more rooted at local level, reflecting the European business structure, whichso far consists mainly of SMEs;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Is concerned that, while a large part of the nascent collaborative economy remains unregulated, significant differences are emerging among Member States due to national, regional and local regulations, as well as case-law, posing a risk of fragmentation of the Single Market;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Emphasises the need for the Member States to step up enforcement of existing legislation, most importantly the Services Directive; calls on the Commission to make use of all the tools available to ensure full and correct implementation of the Single Market rules; calls on the Commission to accelerate infringement procedures whenever an incorrect or insufficient implementation of the legislation is identified;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. AgreStresses that any market access requirements for collaborative platforms and service providers must be necessary, justified and proportionate, and that this assessment should be dependent on whether services are provided by professional or private individuals, making peer providers subject to lighter legal requirements;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
11a. Points out that much of what is offered in the collaborative economy is based on customer evaluations and that a good many suppliers gain a competitive advantage as a result of false evaluations; stresses therefore that there should be guaranteed checks by independent accredited bodies that evaluations are genuine;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Believes that any new regulationory framework should leverage platforms’ self-governing capacities; is convinced that collaborative platforms themselves could take an active role in such a new regulatory environment by correcting many asymmetric information and other market failures which have been traditionally addressed through regulation, especially by digital trust- building mechanisms;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Highlights that the digital trust building mechanisms such as reviews feedback are an essential part of the collaborative economy; Considers it therefore necessary to properly deal with abuse of these via for example independent checks of reviews;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26 a. Stresses that the collaborative economy never should be a way of avoiding tax obligations; Believes it is crucial that Member States deal with tax compliance issues so as to ensure a level playing field;
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Is concerned about the difficulties that have emerged so far in relation to tax compliance and enforcement, despiteWelcomes the increased traceability of economic transactions viathat online platforms enables;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Agrees that functionally similar tax obligations should be applied to businesses providing comparable services, and is convinced that taxes should be paid where profits are generated and where more is involved than simply contributions to costs;
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Underlines the paramount importance of safeguarding workers’ rights in collaborative services, of avoiding social dumping, and of guaranteeing fair working conditions and adequate social protection;
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Is concerned about the risk that on-demand workers might not enjoy genuine legal protection, and that collaborative platforms might pass on their risks to workers with no entrepreneurial responsibilitiesUnderlines that the collaborative economy is offering flexible on-demand work opportunities for people that currently are far from the labour market;
Amendment 330 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. ObservesIs concerned that local governments are already are active in regulating and promoting the collaborative economy, focusing on collaborative practices both as the subject of their policies and as an organising principle of new forms of collaborative governance;
Amendment 351 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
Amendment 361 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Emphasises that collaborative financing systems – such as crowd-funding – are successful only when integrated withis an important complement to traditional funding channels intoas part of an effective financing ecosystem;