8 Amendments of Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍA related to 2020/2217(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to create a genuine single market for data as it will be the backbone of Europe’s data economy; considers that ensuring trust in digital services and in smart products is fundamental for the digital single market to grow and thrive and should be at the heart of both public policy and business models; underlines that that the creation of a single market for data is not an objective per se, but it should allow European companies and citizens to develop and benefit from innovative and competitive services and products;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges the Commission to empower consumers to put them in control of their data and to ensure that the single market for data is grounded in European valueWay of Life's common values such as protection of fundamental rights and fairness in competition; believes that citizens’ data could help in developing innovative green solutionmore sustainable solutions for products and services that would benefit European consumers and companies; asks the Commission to consider how to supportpromote data altruism in full compliance with European legislation;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines the need to address specific issues that could arise on the control of consumers’ data in particular when the concerned consumers are minors; asks the Commission to clarify the responsibilities for the collection of data and the rules governing consent; furthermore asks the Commission to ensure that the rights of consumers with disabilities are respected at all times and that they can equally benefit from the advantages of the creation of the single market for data;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the need to create a singlecommon European data spaces with the aim of ensuring the free flow of non- personal data across borders and sectors; believes furthermore that the framework for the governance of common European data spaces should be built on the principles laid down in the Regulation on free flow of non-personal data; underlines the principle of the free flow of non- personal data as imperative for a single market for data, providing a level playing field for data sharing between stakeholders, taking into account in particular EU SMEs’ needs and allowing them to scale up and operate cross-border in the internal market; considers that business- to-business (B2B) and business-to- government (B2G) data sharing should be voluntary, while mandatory access to data should also be envisaged to remedy potential market failures;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Believes that mandatory access to data should also be envisaged to remedy potential market failures and considers in this regard that detailed provisions should be laid down in the upcoming Digital Markets Act; underlines that the proposal for a Digital Market Act should lay down provisions according to which economic entities considered as gatekeepers in the internal market should be required to contribute to data sharing with the relevant stakeholders;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Highlights that the Data Act should lay down provisions for the use of high quality and reliable datasets that are essential for the creation of a well- functioning single European data space and as well as for helping the EU companies to develop high quality products and services across the internal market;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Calls on the Commission to ensure consistency between the Data Act and the framework for the governance of common European data spaces, on the one hand, and the proposals under the Digital Services Act package on the other;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the need to improve access to European cloud services and to address interoperability issues, including codes of conduct, certification and standards, in a ‘cloud rulebook’; calls on the Commission to facilitate safe common European data spaces, based on a trustworthy and secure infrastructure with strong cybersecurity tools; considers proportionality to be the guiding principle for data quality and interoperability requirements; calls on the Commission to consider promoting existing standards to avoid unnecessary transaction costs and to provide high quality standards for sectors and data spaces of high importance for significant societal challenges.;