Activities of Patrick LE HYARIC related to 2010/2277(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Towards a Single Market Act for a highly competitive social market economy - 50 proposals for improving our work, business and exchanges with one another
Amendments (5)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
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1. Believes that the Single Market can and should be re-launched so as to offer more growth and more and better jobs for European businesses, workersPoints out that the economic and social costs of the crisis are much higher than the expected or claimed savings from the “better” or “smart regulation” agenda, from the transposition of the services directive and new initiatives proposed with the aim of 'creating a business-friendly environment' in the EU; stresses that all proposals contained in Single Market Act need first and foremost a proper assessment of their social impact and consumerequences;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Highlights that citizens' confidence in the Single Market is low because it lacks an appropriate social dimension; points out that it was benign, light-touch financial regulation, including via the Financial Services Action Plan, which helped bring about the crisis; strongly criticises the fact that the deregulatory approach of the past Internal Market Strategy still informs the bulk of the proposals under the Single Market Act, despite the obvious negative social consequences of such liberalisation policies;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Opposes the Commission's plans for a further liberalisation of business services (e.g. logistics, installation management, marketing and advertising) and on services concessions to complete the Internal Market for Services; highlights that the Commission's approach of 'continuing to develop the internal market in services on the basis of the mutual evaluation process set out in the Services Directive' will most likely trigger further deregulation, as such 'mutual evaluation' mainly focuses on abolishing existing requirements on service providers, while social impacts of the transposition of the Directive receive no attention in this process;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 3
3. Points out that one of the main problems for SMEs in times of economic downturn is their access to finance; strongly supports the proposal for an action plan to improve SMEs‘ access to capital marketsconsiders, however, that SMEs financing needs can be better served by improved support from public banks rather than via stock markets and venture capital funds as proposed by the Commission; emphasises that the Commission's approach would make SMEs more vulnerable to financial market volatility and 'asset stripping' strategies, endangering the stability of SMEs and employment stability;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
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4. Underlines that the ‘think small first’ principle has not yet been implement, the Small Business Act and the 'smart regulation' approach linked sto as to remove the burdens hampering SMEs; calls for a speedy assessment of the Small Business Act ithem - aiming at 'reducing administrative burdens to business' to increase competitiveness - must not be abused to weaken wordker to bring it into line with Europe 2020s rights, workers participation and co-determination, health and safety at work, social standards, etc.;