12 Amendments of Tomasz Piotr PORĘBA related to 2016/2010(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the postal market, despite falling letter volumes, is still an area of the economy with strong prospects for growth and increasing competition;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the lack of restrictions on access to the market for postal services has increased competition between operators, thereby fostering the development of individual sectors of the market;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas in the coming years the position of postal market operators will be determined by their technical and organisational potential to provide a comprehensive service, as well as their ability to adapt to the challenges posed by digital communication and e-commerce, as well as by growing customer expectations;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the importance of providing a high-quality universal service under affordable conditions, comprising at least five delivery and five collection days a week for every EU citizen; notes that in some Member States national regulation exceeds the flexibility provided for notes that in compliance with the European Directive, the Universal Service Obligation is applied differently across Member States, reflecting certain flexibility for Member States to define the PostUniversal Services Directive; calls on the Commission to reaffirm that low population density Obligation to fit their domes not constitute grounds for reducing the frequency of delivery within the universal service obligationtic circumstances and ensure its long-term sustainability;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls for a flexible approach of the implementation of the Postal Services Directives taking into account the right of Member States to make use of the flexibility offered by the Postal Services Directive and the need to adapt to evolving markets and local specificities.
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to work on a harmonised definition of universensure Member States the flexibility already provided in the Postal sService which stipulates a minimum level of service for consumers; calls on the Member States to further harmonise licensing procedures in order to reduce unjustified barriers within the internal markets Directive to make the Universal Service Obligation fit to evolving markets and changing users' needs in order to ensure its sustainability; this flexibility should apply to licensing procedures as well;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. AConsiders competition and the market to be the best drivers for innovation and the development and asks the Commission to lay dowsupport innovation minimum standards for the sector in order to promote value-added services such as track-and-trace, pick- up/drop-off locations, the ability to choose a delivery time, and suitable return procedures;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Recognises the investments made by the European postal sector to upgrade the interconnectivity of their networks in order to offer new and easy-to-use services to SME e-retailers selling cross border; considers that these investments should be protected with fair access conditions.
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Considers that the dynamics of the highly competitive, innovative and fast- growing parcel market should not be hampered by unjustified regulation and unnecessary bureaucracy;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Asks the Member States and the Commission to improve transparency as regards pricing conditions and service performance (delivery options, final delivery, reliability), especially when it comes to e-commerce where necessary; stresses the importance of affordable cross- border delivery prices in closing the gap between domestic and cross-border prices; calls on the Commission to explore why, especially for consumers and SMEs; calls on the National Regulatory Authorities to assess the affordability of prices oin some cross- border routes are higher in one directiin cases of apparent and unreasonable anomalies on than the other;ad-hoc basis
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Encourages the Member States to support cost reductions by improving the interoperability of parcel dispatch and collection processes, and to develop European standards for integrated tracking systems; recalls the need to promote the quality, reliability and sustainability of integrated logistics services; encourages the creation of platforms for cooperation and information exchange between delivery operatorsAppreciates the progress made by the industry in serving consumers and SMEs across the borders by enhancing interoperability, track and trace, more choices of delivery options and return solutions; evaluate the progress as confirming the market approach supported and requested by the European Parliament;