Activities of António Fernando CORREIA DE CAMPOS related to 2011/2155(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Internal market scoreboard (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the Internal Market Scoreboard PDF (174 KB) DOC (111 KB)
Amendments (44)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission Staff Working Document of 24 February 2012 "Making the Single Market Deliver", Annual Governance check-up 2011, published by the European Commission,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission's Staff Working Paper of 24 February 2012 "Reinforcing effective problem-solving in the Single Market - unlocking SOLVIT's potential at the occasion of its 10th anniversary",
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 b (new)
Citation 2 b (new)
– having regard to the statement of the Members of the European Council of the 30th January 2012 entitled "Towards growth-friendly consolidation and job- friendly growth" regarding the governance of the Single Market and the commitment to "swiftly and fully implement at the national level" what Member States have already agreed, to deliver the full potential of the Single Market,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the importance of a functioning internal market was highlighted during the first Single Market Forum (2-4 October 2011, Krakow, Poland) and in particular in the Krakow Declaration, and the subsequent Parliament resolution on the outcome of the Single Market Forum (P7_TA(2011)0543) in which the single market is described as the most powerful tool for putting Europe back on the path to growthsustainable growth and job creation;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the publication of the Internal Market Scoreboard has consistently helped to reduce the transposition deficit, butenhance transposition of Single Market rules by providing objective and substantive data on transposition and implementation of these rules by the Member States, and whereas objective data should remain at the core of the Internal Market Scoreboard exercise; whereas a more qualitative approach needs to be takenadopted which looks beyond the figures and identifies the reasons for this deficit;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the publication of the Internal Market Scoreboard has consistently helped to reduce the transposition deficit, but whereas a more qualitative approach needs to be takennevertheless some Member States are still failing fully to meet their objectives of correct and timely transposition of European legislation into national law, therefore more systematic, independent monitoring is needed in order to ensure proper implementation and transposition of single market legislation with the adoption of a more qualitative approach which looks beyond the figures and identifies the reasons for this deficit;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas although the Internal Market Scoreboard and the Consumer Market Scoreboard are used in different contexts and have different methodologies with different scopes and different sets of indicators, they share the overall aim of improving the functioning of the internal market;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the current average deficit of 1.2 % is in accordance withonce more above the 1% target agreed by the Heads of State and Government in 2007, but the latest trend shows that more Member States (16) are fmany Member States have reduced the number of directives remailning to comply with this targetbe transposed;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas 9085 directives remain untransposed in at least one Member State (the fragmentation factor is 6 %) and thus cannot produce their full effect in the single market;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas threewo directives are more than two years behind their transposition deadline, in direct violation of the ‘zero tolerance’ target set by the Heads of State and Government in 2007;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas more accurate information is needed on the quality of transposition, and whereas the Commission's Pilot Project can be used in tandem with the Internal Market Scoreboard to detect transposition failures and act rapidly to solve them;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas better quality in the drafting of adopted legislation could help reduce delays in the transposition of EU law;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the Lisbon Treaty introduced for the first time the possibility of immediate fines imposed by the European Court of Justice in the event of non- communication of transposition measures;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas, when internal market rules are misapplied, the lack of an operativeefficient redress systems can hinder the effectiveness of citizens' rights by obliging them to start long, slow judicial proceedings in order to defend themselves;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital S
Recital S
S. whereas, although SOLVIT's capacity has recently been improved thanks to better staffing, it is nevertheless important to consolidate itit is important to consolidate and further develop SOLVIT's presence and capacities in all layers of the national administrations in order to guarantee its maximum efficiency and best results;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital T
Recital T
T. whereas SOLVIT should not be a substitute forcomplement to the European Commission's legal work on infringement proceedings by alerting the European Commission on specific issues with the transposition and implementation of EU law in the Member States;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital U
Recital U
U. whereas the Commission is preparing a new strategy to reinforce SOLVIT, and the possibility of giving it a specific legal basis is being considered;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Internal Market Scoreboard and SOLVIT as important tools with which to achieve better functioning of the, albeit of a different nature, to monitor and identify problems in the transposition and implementation of EU law, but also to identify gaps and bottlenecks in the Single Market, with a view to encouraging action for a better functioning internal market;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the fact that the Commission willhas merged the Internal Market Scoreboard, Your Europe and SOLVIT reports into a single report, which will allow a, Your Europe Advice, SOLVIT, IMI and single points of contact reports into a single comprehensive report, the Annual Governance Checkup, which allows for a reader-friendly, holistic assessment of the functioning of the single market;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers that constant and frequent monitoring of the progress made by Member States is one of the key factors in encouraging them to step up their efforts; Welcomes in this regard the Commission's announcement that a distinct Internal Market Scoreboard will continue to be published each year in or around the summer; notes with concern however that separate reports for each of the different elements of the Annual Governance Check- up could divert the focus away from a holistic approach, and deviate the efforts of the Commission's services towards reporting rather than solving problems highlighted in the Annual Governance Checkup;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the fact that considerable progress has been registered in reducing the number of long overdue directives and calls on Member States to continue their good efforts in this respect;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to carry out a qualitative assessment of the type oflassify outstanding infringements in the Internal Market Scoreboard that distinguishes between infringementsaccording to those which may be easily resolved and those which result in outright disagreement between the Commission and the Member States;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Takes note of the Commission's success with the EU Pilot; cautions, however, that while this may have resulted in a lower number of infringement cases, it may leave the Commission to deal with the most difficult cases in the formal infringement proceedings which could also be the cause of longer duration of infringement cases; fears that this will result in longer delays in resolving internal market gaps;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Takes note that almost 50% of pending Internal Market infringement proceedings relate to areas of taxation and environment; Calls on Member States to dedicate particular attention to better and timelier transposition and implementation of EU rules in these two areas;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to ensure that infringements of EU law are met with timelpursued swiftly by infringement proceedings;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to make more use of SOLVIT as a first port of call for complaints concerning a misapplication of EU law in a cross- border context; calls also on the Commission to ensure that cases which could not be resolved by SOLVIT are appropriately followed up;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls on the Commission to provide support for Member States in the transposition of EU law by developing new tools such as transposition guidelines and a transposition helpdesk;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to complement the Internal Market Scoreboard by providinge evaluations of findings further to petitions submitted to the European Parliament on single market problems and to incorporate this in the Annual Governance Check-up; stresses that the petitions process should be better utilised to improve the EU's legislative process;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to ensure that correlation tables are made public, to reduceinsist that Member States formally accept a reduction in numerical targets limiting the transposition and compliance deficit for national legislation to 0.5 % for the transposition deficit and 0.5 % for the compliance deficit respectively, and to ensure more effective application of infringement proceedings by means of numerical targets relating to the stages of the procedure, since, as the Commission identified in the Single Market act, these are necessary to thorough and comprehensive implementation of single market legislation;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on Member States to systematically provide proper correlation tables setting out how Internal Market Directives are applied in national regulations;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Calls on the Commission to take measures to improve the quality of drafting in European legislation; welcomes the efforts devoted to better and smarter law-making and encourages all three institutions involved in the legislative process to constantly endeavour to improve the quality of the legislation they jointly produce;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to find ways to increase coordination between tools such as SOLVIT, Your Europe Advice, the Enterprise Europe Network, European Consumer Centres and, the European Employment Service, andIMI and the points of single contact to avoid duplication of efforts and resources;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission to propose ways of better integrating tools such as SOLVIT with the Petitions process of the European Parliament;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Emphasizes that, over the years, the SOLVIT network has proved to be simple, fast and cost-effective in solving problems affecting citizens and business in misapplication of single market rules; Notes nevertheless that the SOLVIT network remains largely fragmented and underused; Urges the Commission to concentrate more efforts in trainings, education and exchange of best practice between staff employed in the Solvit networks;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Member States to ensure that SOLVIT centres are appropriately staffed and that there is the necessary degree of coordination and communication with all instances of the national administrations to ensure that decisions are implemented, as well as with the different services of the European Commission, to ensure that decisions are implemented; calls on the Commission to modernise the 2001 Commission Recommendation on principles for using "SOLVIT" - the Internal Market Problem Solving Network, in line with what is proposed in the Commission Staff Working Document "Reinforcing effective problem-solving in the Single Market";
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Notes that cumbersome social security procedures are one of the main concerns of citizens discouraging mobility of workers in Europe; Calls for more resources for SOLVIT to be dedicated to dealing with social security cases;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to focus on deliveringcontinue its efforts to offer citizens and businesses an integrated virtual package of information and help services, particularly by further developing the Your Europe portal as the single online gateway to all information and help; Notes however the importance of direct human contact and in this regard suggests complementing these efforts with a single live point of contact for citizens and consumers via the Commission's representative offices in each Member State; takes the view that bringing liaison officers from SOLVIT, Your Europe Advice, the Enterprise Europe Network, European Consumer Centres and the European Employment Service together within the representative offices would meet this aim, as well as resulting in better coordination and cohesion; calls on the Commission to consider the feasibility of giving SOLVIT a specific legal basis;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission to report on the feasibility of providing Commission staff for the single live points of contact in each Member State; considers that this could be a solution to the staffing problems identified by SOLVIT in various national public administrations; calls on the Commission to consider the feasibility of giving SOLVIT a specific legal basis;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Commission to ensure the setting up of online Points of Single Contact via e-government portals in all Member States in the official language of the host country and in English; notes that the Points of Single Contact are key for the implementation of the services directive; regrets the fact that only one third of available online e-government portals provide access to online electronic procedures; calls on the Member States to provide user-friendly information in several EU languages regarding online administrative rules and procedures regarding the provision of services, in order to facilitate cross-border business in Europe;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the Commission to consider including findings of Eurobarometer surveys in the Annual Governance Checkup as part of its evaluation to better inform decision-making;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Notes the recent Commission publications on 'The 20 main concerns', which stemmed from the resolution of 20 May 2010[1], highlights the information, legislative and implementation gaps which persist within the Single Market, as well as the lack of knowledge among consumers and businesses with regard to their rights and obligations, which prevents them from reaping the benefits of the Single Market; undertakes, and calls on the Commission and Member States, to enhance communication with citizens on the rights they derive from the Single Market; [1] P7_TA(2010)0186 (Grech Report).
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to identifyreport on the main internal market obstacles particular to citizens and consumers with a disability and to arrange for special efforts to be made to remove such obstacles;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Notes the success of the first Single Market Forum as an opportunity for businesses and citizens to familiarise themselves with the rules ofto audit the progress of the Single Market and help citizens and businesses to familiarise themselves with their rights, entitlements and obligations within the single market; welcomes this event as an opportunity to further highlight the existing obstacles to the proper functioning of the single market; reiterates the importance of the Commission and the Member States taking action to eliminate these obstacles and to bring citizens' and businesses' concerns to the fore; calls on the Commission and the Member States to maintain this momentum and to continue to engage and empower stakeholders by conducting regular Single Market Forums, supplementing these with frequent visits to assess and promote the single market in the individual Member States;