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"The European Parliament has seldom been as much in the spotlight as now, when it is poised to decide on this important Directive. The result of our vote is being awaited by the European Commission, the Council, small and medium-size enterprises and labour unions. This is a gratifying outcome of democracy and an acknowledgement of those that represent Europe’s citizens. However, it requires a good measure of responsibility. We are about to decide on a Services Directive that represents a new lease of life and a new dynamism for the revised Lisbon Strategy.
The Services Directive will directly benefit small and medium-size enterprises, primarily by simplifying and facilitating the provision of services in other Member States. Complete services market liberalisation is particularly important to the new Member States. I am therefore in favour of the articles on worker assignment being reinstated in the Directive.
I would like to praise the work of the shadow rapporteur, Mr Malcolm Harbour, who has managed, on the basis of an agreement between right-wing and liberal factions, to maintain the country-of-origin principle, and also called ‘the freedom to provide services’, while the Member States may turn down a service provider for reasons of health protection and environmental conservation.
However, I have a problem with the compromise amendment that includes, in particular, the possibility of registering a reservation for reasons of consumer protection or social policy, as this enables the authorities in the country of destination to block access to a service provider from another Member State at any time, and thereby negates the country-of-origin principle. It seems to me that the public discourse on this Directive has focused too much on criticism of the country-of-origin principle.
Very little has been written up to now about the substantive benefits of the Directive, which simplifies administrative cooperation, and establishes single point of contact or a standard form available in electronic format. In conclusion, allow me to express my thanks to the rapporteur, Mrs Evelyn Gebhard, for her hard work in drafting the report."@en1
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