Activities of Mitro REPO related to 2010/2289(INI)
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REPORT on Governance and Partnership in the Single Market PDF (243 KB) DOC (157 KB)
Amendments (22)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14
Citation 14
– having regard to Article 10s 7, 10 and 15 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Believes that - for the development of a European competitive Social Market Economy - Single Market legislations, policies and measures should encompass and foster an appropriate social dimension; considers that a horizontal social progress clause in the form of an overarching Regulation - which explicitly makes economic freedoms respect the fundamental social rights, gives priority to fundamental social rights in case of conflict and protects and upholds the right to collective action and the right to strike as proposed in the social progress protocol is needed; stresses that this would be in line with Article 9 TFEU and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union - is the most appropriate way to uphold citizens and social rights;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Considers it essential that the Single Market Act include an ambitious agenda for social and consumer protection in the form of the insertion of a social clause in all legislation related to the internal market, legislation on services of general economic interest, a legislative agenda to strengthen workers' rights, an ambitious legislative package for consumer protection that makes a difference to the daily lives of citizens and better tax coordination by means of harmonisation of the corporate tax base and VAT rates;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that enhancement of European economic governance, implementation of the EU 2020 strategy and the relaunch of the Single Market are equally important for revitalising the European economy; deplores that there is not real correlation with the Single Market Act and the EU2020 strategy; calls on the Commission for more consistency of these strategies;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is convinced that one of the main challenges in relaunching the Single Market is ensuring true political vision and leadership, commitment and coordination; believes that comprehensive guidance from the highest political level is crucial for the relaunch of the Single Market;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the intention of the Commission to increase consultation and dialogue with civil society as this will help to determine whether the policies proposed provide a real added value for citizens and to gain useful views on the implementation of measures; calls on the Commission to propose concrete measures and strategies how to involve stakeholders more efficiently;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to always consult the social partners when dealing with legislation with a bearing on the labour market, regardless of the legal base; insists that social partners and their special role, as assigned in the Treaties, is the main part of the dialogue with civil society that needs to be strengthened;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that, when appropriate, the use of regulations instead of directives would contribute to a clearer regulatory environment and reduce the transaction costs associated with transposition; calls on the Commission to develop a more targeted approach to choosing legislative instruments, depending on the legal and substantial characteristics of the provisions to be implemented;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses that more attention should be paid to the quality and clarity of EU legislation as this will help to improve implementation in the Members States and enhance overall functioning of the Single Market; urges the Commission in this regard to ensure e.g. independent scrutiny of regulatory proposals for their quality and the adoption of ex-ante and ex-post mechanisms for verifying the effectiveness of legislation;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Believes that correlation tables are essential for ensuring that the Single Market rules are properly applied and for making legislation more understandable and easier to work with for the EU and national authorities, citizens and businesses; calls on the Commission to apply correlation tables to all legislation and not only to the priority directives;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Supports the proposals of the Single Market Act that aim at developing further administrative cooperation between the Member States, including extending the Internal Market Information System to other legislative areas; , such as the legislation on posted workers; calls on the Commission to launch an information campaign in order to raise the awareness of the IMI system among all stakeholders;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Suggests that the Commission and Member States coordinate and, where appropriate, consolidate the numerous ‘one-stop-shops’ for information and problem-solving; calls on the Commission and Member States to provide these 'one- stop-shops' with adequate resources; emphasises in this regard also the need for advice and help in person;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Supports the Commission's initiatives to develop alternative dispute resolution in the EU; emphasises that access to simple, low cost and effective dispute resolution would benefit consumers and enterprises; reminds, however, that attention should be paid to avoiding the fragmentation of ADR mechanisms as establishing too many of them may lead to little use, inexperience and legal uncertainty;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Commission to continue exploring collective forms of dispute resolution;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on the Commission to enhance open dialogue with the civil society in the preparation and implementation of EU legislation in order to guarantee that the needs of citizens and consumers are adequately taken into account; emphasises in this regard effective dialogue with social partners on all legislation related to the labour market;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Calls for more political leadership of the Single Market from Member States as well as from the Presidents of the Commission and Council in order to take real ownership of the Single Market and its management; asks that each spring session of the European Council should be devoted to assessing the state of the Single Market, backed by a monitoring process; urges to strengthen Parliament's role in the single market legislation process and to recognise that the enhanced role for the EP and the national parliaments under the Lisbon Treaty must entail better synergism between the two parliamentary levels;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on Member States and the Commission to provide correlation tables for all Single Market directives and to make them publicly available to citizens;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)
Paragraph 30 b (new)
30b. Calls on the Commission to continue exploring ways to put in place an expedient and accessible Europe-wide collective redress mechanism system;