Activities of Ashley FOX related to 2013/2154(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on SOLVIT PDF (189 KB) DOC (101 KB)
Amendments (7)
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that a large majority of SOLVIT clients are citizens; stresses the need to unleash the large potential of SOLVIT as a problem-solving tool for businesses; stresses that more needs to be done to make businesses more aware of SOLVIT, educate them about its possibilities and enable them to make better use of it; encourages SOLVIT centres across the Union to share information on best practice and resources with regards to implementation and promotion of services provided; welcomes the recent update of the Your Europe business portal as a positive step in that direction;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Members States to ensure that adequate budgetary and human resources are made available to maintain the SOLVIT network, with reference to the conditions on the organisation of SOLVIT centres set out in Commission recommendation of 17 September 2013;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses the importance of maintaining the quality of the service offered by SOLVIT in spite of budgetary restrictions and limited human resources; stresses the importance of ensuring that SOLVIT centres have sufficient numbers of well- trained staff, with adequate legal expertise and knowledge of the relevant Union languages;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses the importance of quick solutions to problems which only require clarification of the Union law and adequate communication with applicants in complicated cases;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Encourages SOLVIT centres to engage proactively by taking initiatives on their own to create contacts with citizens and businesses and national Parliaments;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the Commission to continue monitoring, within the annual report on the single market integration, the performance of the Union’s problem-solving mechanisms – in particular SOLVIT – as part of the Annual Growth Survey; reiterates, furthermore, its call on the Commission to strengthen single market governance by establishing a specific pillar of the European Semester, including dedicated country-specific recommendations;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to make a clear difference between Your Europe and SOLVIT while coordinating their respective visibility campaigns;