4 Amendments of Petra KAMMEREVERT related to 2020/2007(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Professional Qualifications Directive (PQD) explicitly seeks to harness intra-EU mobility to match labour market needs and skillseeks to enable professionals to work or establish themselves across the Union byand to makinge it easier for workers of certain professions to find employment in different Member States;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Regrets that the European Commission is not using the full potential of initiatives such as the European Professional Card as foreseen in the PQD; calls therefore upon the European Commission to extend the European Professional Card to more professions as it offers an advantageous option for professionals who wish to work either temporarily or permanently in another Member State;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that the Services Directive builds on the country of destination principle and aims to ensure the provision of high-quality services and therefore Member States shall not be prevented from imposing necessary requirements with regard to the provision of a service activity and the PQD builds on the principle of mutual recognition to facilitate free movement of serviceprofessionals; calls on the Member States to extend mutual recognition to more levels of education and to improve or introduce the necessary procedures as soon as possible;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Encourages the Commission to fully enforce existing rules; calls for alternative resolution mechanisms to be assessed and for infringement procedures to be applied swiftly and rigorouslyin accordance with Art. 258 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) whenever breaches of relevant legislation are identified or disproportionateunjustified burdens introduced;