9 Amendments of Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA related to 2017/2003(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the emergence of the collaborative economy in transport and tourism services, acknowledging that, with an appropriate regulatory framework in place, it has potential to provide more varied and affordable services to customers and, to boost new forms of cooperative exchanges between citizens and to actively promote the development of sustainable forms of mobility in the EU;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the Member States’' response to the development of collaborative business models has so far been very fragmented and prevents the emergence of European champions, hampers the development of new initiatives and harms the interest of all actors (of supply and demand); welcomes in this regard the Commission communication on a European agenda for the collaborative economy, but regrets that it fails to establish an explicit harmonised legal framework for the collaborative economy and considers that a coordinated overall European-level action is needed;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Stresses the need for harmonisation between the collaborative economy and traditional economic forms in the field of training, professional qualifications and fiscal and social obligations;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls the potential of collaborative economy models to improve the efficiency of the transport system and reduce undesired externalities of traffic such as congestion and emissions; emphasises the need to fullyhave an integrated transport system where collaborative transport services into the conventional transport system andare one amongst several services, beside to small transport undertakings who maintain an important role to play, to avoid administrative systems or legislative measures which might lead to the exclusion of collaborative transport services from transport planning and operations, with a view to enabling the creation of smooth complete travel chains and the provision of new forms of sustainable mobility;
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Believes that collaborative business models constitute a major resource for the sustainable development of connections in outlying, moutainous and rural regions, while these areas are not naturally conducive to the development of the collaborative economy;
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Invites the Commission to integrate the collaborative economy into its work on new technologies in transport (connected vehicles, autonomous vehicles, integrated digital ticketing, intelligent transport systems) because of their strong interactions and natural synergies;
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Stresses, in the field of transport, the significant contribution of the collaborative economy to safety and security (clear identification of the parties, reciprocal evaluation, trusted third parties, verification of the specifications)
Amendment 112 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the need to clearly distinguish between legitimate ride- sharing and the provision of commercial transporting services (i.e. ‘non- professional’ vs ‘professional’ service provision) in EU terminologycost-sharing services and commercial transporting services in EU terminology to facilitate compliance by all parties with their fiscal and social obligations and ensure consumer protection, and urges the Commission to come up with proposals to adapt Union legislation accordingly; considers the monetary threshold to be one advisable way to make this distinction;
Amendment 131 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Warnselcomes the fact that intermediation platforms have brought into play the idea of challenging each other, the existing operators and the corporatist structures and undermining existing monopolies; warns however of the danger that, without an appropriate legal framework, intermediation platforms might serve as a suitable seedbed for new monopolies, and therefore asks the Commission to monitor the development of the market and, where needed, to propose measures to protect the competitiveness of European companies in a European market;