5 Amendments of Sabine VERHEYEN related to 2009/2222(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that the organisation of social services of general interest in the Member States has come about through a process of historical development and is the outcome of different cultural traditions, so that a flexible approach is called for, which, while respecting the principle of subsidiarity, must have due regard for the right to local self-government of regional and local authorities and allow sufficient scope for specific developments in accordance with the different organisational forms of the Member States;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to adopt a communicationn indicative document establishing a methodology for organising local authorities setting out guidelines for applying European rules; considers it worthwhile, in this context, to provide more training for local authorities in order to eliminate legal uncertainty in procurement procedures;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission to act in response to the lack of regulation currently affecting SSGI, by creating an unambiguous legislative framework grounded in legal certainty, in line with the wishes of all interested partiesexisting legal uncertainties with regard to the application of Community law to SSGI within the existing legislative framework, for example by taking advantage of the current revision of the Monti-Kroes package to develop made-to- measure solutions for social services in European law on State aid;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to continue to exempt from the notification requirement subsidies granted under the terms of contracts concluded as a result of competitive tendering if they fall under the General Block Exemption Regulation or the De Minimis Regulation;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Advocates minimum standards for social protection throughout the EU; also fFavours implementing a Voluntary European Quality SystemFramework for SSGI.