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Motion for a resolution 2025-05-06

Old challenges and new commercial practices in the internal market

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6.5.2025 B100246/2

Amendment 2

Hanna Gedin

on behalf of The Left Group

Motion for a resolution B100246/2025

Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

Old challenges and new commercial practices in the internal market

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Recital A

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A. whereas the European Union’s ability to compete and prosper in the global economy is vital, especially amid the current geopolitical challenges and climate and other environmental crises; whereas its current, medium and long-term competitiveness relies on a fully integrated and efficient single market that allows European businesses to innovate and prosper and prioritises the reduction of administrative burdens;

A. whereas the European Union’s ability to compete and prosper in the global economy is vital, especially amid the current geopolitical challenges, the climate crisis and other environmental crises; whereas its current, medium and long-term competitiveness relies on a fully integrated and efficient single market that allows European businesses to innovate and prosper;

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6.5.2025 B100246/3

Amendment 3

Hanna Gedin

on behalf of The Left Group

Motion for a resolution B100246/2025

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Recital B

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B. whereas the single market, comprising nearly 450 million citizens and 23 million businesses, generates a gross domestic product (GDP) of EUR 17 trillion, positioning the EU among the world’s three largest economies and contributing approximately one-sixth of global economic output;

B. whereas the single market, comprising nearly 450 million citizens, 200 million workers and 23 million businesses, generates a gross domestic product (GDP) of EUR 17 trillion, positioning the EU among the world’s three largest economies and contributing approximately one-sixth of global economic output;

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6.5.2025 B100246/4

Amendment 4

Hanna Gedin

on behalf of The Left Group

Motion for a resolution B100246/2025

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Recital C

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C. whereas the Draghi report demonstrated that compliance costs resulting from various pieces of legislation remain very high for European companies, therefore hindering European innovation capacity;

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6.5.2025 B100246/5

Amendment 5

Hanna Gedin

on behalf of The Left Group

Motion for a resolution B100246/2025

Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

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Recital D

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D. whereas it remains crucial to improve the functioning of the single market by addressing persisting fragmentation through common, harmonised EU policies, more efficient implementation and enforcement, and the simplification of EU rules; whereas reducing administrative burdens and costs, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), can help foster innovation and support European businesses; whereas unlocking the full potential of the single market requires overcoming persistent barriers to the free movement of goods and services;

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Amendment 6

Hanna Gedin

on behalf of The Left Group

Motion for a resolution B100246/2025

Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

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Recital E (new)

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E. whereas the green and digital transitions require an update to single market rules in order to set the right conditions to achieve a fairer, more sustainable and digitally fit EU; whereas regulatory tools must be aligned with those policy objectives; whereas single market rules to boost competitiveness must not come at the expense of safe and good-quality jobs within the EU;

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Amendment 7

Hanna Gedin

on behalf of The Left Group

Motion for a resolution B100246/2025

Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

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Recital F

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F. whereas geopolitical shifts and global economic transformations are reshaping supply chains, requiring the EU to adapt its single market policies; whereas the EU has set the highest standards for product safety and consumer protection, both offline and online;

F. whereas geopolitical shifts and global economic transformations are reshaping supply chains, requiring the EU to adapt its single market policies; whereas the EU has set high standards for product safety and consumer protection, both offline and online;

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6.5.2025 B100246/8

Amendment 8

Hanna Gedin

on behalf of The Left Group

Motion for a resolution B100246/2025

Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

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Paragraph 4

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4. Underscores that, as demonstrated by the Letta and Draghi reports, there is still untapped potential in the services sector; calls for further action in this sector to address the significant obstacles that persist, starting from setting ambitious targets in the upcoming single market strategy; notes that services account for three quarters of EU GDP, represent two thirds of employment and create 9 out of 10 new jobs in the EU economy; notes also, however, that services are still the least developed segment of the EU single market;

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6.5.2025 B100246/9

Amendment 9

Hanna Gedin

on behalf of The Left Group

Motion for a resolution B100246/2025

Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

Old challenges and new commercial practices in the internal market

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Paragraph 5

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5. Welcomes the proposal for a regulation on a public interface connected to the Internal Market Information System for the declaration of posting of workers and amending Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012 (COM/2024/531), which should lead to simplification and strengthened enforcement; notes also that digitalisation could significantly reduce administrative burdens for cross-border services and ensure better access for businesses and consumers; calls, in this regard, for a single declaration portal and the digitalisation of A1 forms for cross-border services;

5. Stresses that the proposal for a regulation on a public interface connected to the Internal Market Information System for the declaration of posting of workers and amending Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012 (COM/2024/531), which should lead to strengthened enforcement, must not lead to a decline in wages and working conditions and a race to the bottom;

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6.5.2025 B100246/10

Amendment 10

Hanna Gedin

on behalf of The Left Group

Motion for a resolution B100246/2025

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Paragraph 7

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7. Stresses that single market rules should safeguard access to public services and preserve consumer rights as well as other overriding reasons of public interest; adds that any assessment to evaluate restrictions in the single market for services should include qualitative criteria;

7. Stresses that single market rules should safeguard access to public services and preserve consumer and worker rights as well as other overriding reasons of public interest; adds that any assessment to evaluate restrictions in the single market for services should include qualitative criteria;

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6.5.2025 B100246/11

Amendment 11

Hanna Gedin

on behalf of The Left Group

Motion for a resolution B100246/2025

Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

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Paragraph 8

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8. Notes the role that EU public procurement can play in overcoming barriers to market entry, supporting sustainable and resilient industrial ecosystems, high quality jobs and value creation in the EU;

8. Notes the role that EU public procurement can play in overcoming barriers to market entry, supporting sustainable, resilient and green industrial ecosystems, high-quality jobs with good working conditions and value creation in the EU;

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