Activities of Emilie TURUNEN related to 2010/2289(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on Governance and Partnership in the Single Market
Amendments (17)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas relaunching the Single Market requires the active support of all citizens, European institutions, Member States and stakeholders,
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas a Single Market Act can have a sense only if its connected with the purpose of shifting the EU economy towards more sustainable and solidarity- based patterns
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas it is important that the Single Market Act does not consist of a series of measures isolated from each other, and that all proposals must participate together in the achievement of a coherent objective
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission Communication ‘Towards a Single Market Act’ and especially its third chapter; considers that the three chapters of the Communication are equally important and interconnected, and should be dealt with in a consistent approach without isolating the different issues at stake from each other ;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that good governance is crucial to achieve the economic and social objectives of the single market, including free movement of workers and pensionerpersons, as well as the promotion of a high level of employment, the guarantee of adequate social protection, the fight against social exclusion and a high level of education and training;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Emphasises in particular the Commission's commitment, in this Communication, to promote new approaches towards sustainable development,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses the importance of the Single Market and emphasises that it should be reconciled with citizens concerns ; welcomes the holistic approach used in the Communication;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Believes that good governance is crucial to achieve the economic and social objectives of the single market, including free movement of persons, as well as the promotion of a high level of employment, the guarantee of adequate social protection, the fight against social exclusion and a high level of education and training;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Believes that the mutual evaluation process set out in the services directive cannot be seen as a model because it concentrates on technical aspects regarding how the directive is implemented and transposed in the Member States instead of providing a political impact assessment; believes that all single market legislation should be evaluated in a multi-dimensional way (real effects on the economy, the quality of products and services and social and societal consequences) concerning first and foremost existing legislation on the liberalisation of services of general interest, for instance in postal, transport and energy services;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the intention of the Commission to increase consultation and dialogue with civil society; notes that these consultations should take account of the new, special role of local and regional authorities, since it is they that transpose the EU rules; regards as inappropriate, therefore, the list of consultation partners in the Commission’s proposal, which mentions local authorities last (COM(2010) 608, Proposal 48); calls on the Commission to upgrade the role of local and regional authorities accordingly in line with the Lisbon Treaty;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that the use of regulations instead of directives where appropriate could 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 by respecting the principle of subsidiarity and proportionality;
Amendment 53 #
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, where appropriate;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Regards it as necessary to include local and regional authorities in the development and expansion of the Internal Market Information System in order to avoid unnecessary red tape and excessive burdens at local level;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. asks the Commission to better inform in a transparent manner about ongoing infringement procedures
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Regrets the lack of concrete proposals on the collective redress mechanism
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. HighlightsBelieves that the mutual evaluation provided forcess set out in the Sservices Ddirective as an innovative way of using peer pressure to improve the quality of transposition; supports where appropriate using mutual evalucannot be seen as a model. Believes that all single market legislations should be evaluated in a multi-dimensional way (real effects on the economy, the quality of products and services and social and societal consequences) concerning first and foremost the existing legislation is on other areas, e.g. in the area of free movement of goods; liberalisations of services of general interest, for instance in postal, transport and energy services