17 Amendments of Sabine VERHEYEN related to 2016/2273(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that the development of eGovernment is a key element of the Digital Single Market; welcomes the Commission Communication entitled ‘EU eGovernment Action Plan 2016-2020’; supports the underlying principles of the Action Plan, which will make public administrations more inclusive, trustworthy and efficient, providing open and interlinked digital services; welcomes the fact that administrative burdens and costs will be reduced by adopting the once-only principle; Recalls that implementing the once-only principle could generate an annual net saving at the EU level of EUR 5 billion per year; Welcomes the pilot project suggested in the action plan on the implementation of the once-only principle in a cross-border context and asks the Commission to involve local authorities of border regions in this project;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission to identify specific, realistic and measurable targets for the Action Plan based on performance indicator, and to monitor and report on their fulfilment;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Encourages the Commission to minimise burdens attached to cross- border e-commerce arising from different VAT regimes, following the Mini One Stop shop (MOSS) experience, in order to ensure better compliance and a level playing field for European business;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Calls on the Commission to identify specific, realistic and measurable targets for the Action Plan based on performance indicators, and to monitor and report on their fulfillment;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Underlines the importance of the EU eGovernement Action Plan for cross- border regions to ease everyday life of the citizens and SME's used to working across the border;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1 d. Calls for the swift establishment of the Electronic Exchange of Social Security Information to strengthen the protection and the monitoring of the social security rights of mobile citizens;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the ideanitiative of a single contact point which would allowdigital gateway that would provide citizens as well asnd businesses to obtain an overview of all relevant information through one single gatewaywith a linked-up and coherent package of online Single Market services at both national and EU level, covering information about EU and national rules, assistance services and full online transactionality for the most important procedures for citizens and businesses in cross-border situations;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Views the single digital gateway as a great opportunity to implement the once-only principle in a practical manner;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises the importance of developing cross-border public services, such as the full deployment of highly secure eID and e-signatures and the interconnection of business registers and insolvency registers; notes that there is still a lack of interoperability of different public services between Member States; welcomes in this regard the revision of the European Interoperability Framework and the swift implementation of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 (eIDAS);
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Draws attention to the urgent need for continuous support for broadband expansion, especially in rural areas, since access to a high-speed broadband connection is indispensable for using and benefiting from eGovernment services; therefore calls on the Commission and the Member States to continue the adequate funding of broadband expansion, digital service infrastructures and cross-border interaction of public administration after 2020, within the scope of the Connecting Europe Facility or other suitable EU programmes, thereby ensuring long-term sustainability;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls on the Commission and the Members States to adopt a global and comprehensive approach to e-government to ensure smooth coordination between online and offline administrative services, in order to avoid any exclusion of disadvantaged people, in particular disabled and elderly citizens or those in rural areas, who do not have the ability to access online services;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Invites the Commission and the Members States to ensure training policies are in place for public servants to acquire the necessary e-skills and to ensure the existence of information campaigns for citizens and businesses on the use and availability of new e-services;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Is aware that digitalisation and other challenges stemming from modernisation packages must be tackled in a context of budgetary constraints, and that, in particular, regional and local authorities still have an immense workload ahead of them in the coming years; emphasizes at the same time that investment in the digitalization will help to reduce administrative costs in the future;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes the Commission can play a leading role in creating a more open and inclusive eGovernment approach; therefore calls for the Commission to accelerate its efforts in leading by example, especially in translating its websites into the EU's working languages, and for other European institutions to follow swiftly; believes that adoption by the Commission of the provisions of the CEF building blocks can facilitate trust and a cultural shift towards the uptake of digital public services.
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to encourage spill-over effects and dissemination of e-government solutions to the private sector;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Highlights the importance of an exchange of best practices and project examples between all levels of administration, both within and between Member States; recognizes the fact that results of the EU-funded Large-Scale Pilots such as eSENSE, eCODEX and TOOP, significantly contribute to enhancing the cross-border services in Europe;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the Member States to fully apply the eIDAS Regulation, as eSignature, eIdentification and eAuthentification are the underlying building blocks of cross- border digital public services; Stresses the importance of encouraging the uptake of notified eID schemes under de eIDAS regulation by citizens, businesses and public administration;