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"Mr President, since I took a long time earlier, I will be briefer and nevertheless will thank everyone who has spoken.
Andreas Schwab, earlier, Ms Handzlik, Ms Le Grip, Louis Grech have expressed our common concern, not by way of making further speeches – this is Andreas Schwab who said this – but by way of taking action. This is the meaning of these two operational documents, ‘Services’ and ‘Governance of the Internal Market’, that the Commission is implementing, particularly to reduce the time periods of infringement proceedings – currently 25 months – to 18 months and, if possible, further still. You can rest assured – this is the meaning of these statements – that the Commission is doing and will do its work.
We will put in place this partnership, in particular, with this idea of a practical guide for citizens and businesses. However, if the partnership is not respected, if it is broken, then that will not be tolerated. There will be zero tolerance. This is also why it is important to integrate this governance into the European Semester, and to assure ourselves that there is no discrimination based on nationality or on place of residence – I say this to Malcolm Harbour. I have also noted, in relation to these different regulations, what Mr Pirker said and I will speak about this with Mr Kallas with regard to road safety.
Evelyne Gebhardt and Mr Correia de Campos stressed an element with which I agree, which is that of the social market economy: the human aspects and also the presentation of positive points that must be implemented within the framework of the large single market, which is a shared collective area of economic and social life. Mr Correia de Campos, we are carrying out and we will carry out the social impact studies to which we are committed.
I also think that the overall approach that Louis Grech had, the very first one recommended, must remain our approach. I say to Ms Vergnaud that if she still finds imbalances, which I can understand, in the Single Market Act, there is this second stage that we are preparing, which you will comment on and where we will be able to reach a better balance on any subject affecting consumers and citizens. In any case, I welcome your suggestions towards constructive preparation for the second stage of the 12 new proposals that the Commission will present in September.
Mr Manders, Mr Bielan, Ms Sinclaire and Mr Kelly mentioned small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). I have said to you – and I truly promise you that I am committed to this aim on a daily basis – that the large single market must be reconciled with citizens and with small and medium-sized enterprises, who have felt that the large market was not for them. Ladies and gentlemen, when you look at patents, the simplification of public markets, accounting standards, digitisation, Mr Kelly, in markets, or EU authentification, the measures that we are taking in banking – with lighter regulatory measures for SMEs – and company law that we spoke about earlier, an angle, a tailored approach clearly exists for encouraging investment and the work of small and medium-sized enterprises.
Róża Thun mentioned different services which are not covered by the Services Directive. As I speak, 85% of services are not covered by a European text. The Services Directive is undoubtedly the main instrument – it is not the only one – for improving the performance of the services economy on the European continent.
I shall also say to Ms Irigoyen Pérez, who has just spoken, that I do indeed intend to make a number of concrete proposals this year for the protection of consumers, particularly in financial services, in respect of transparency of bank charges and access to basic accounts.
A few words to conclude. We are preparing this great week of public debates, from 15 to 22 October, for new sustainable growth, Mr Cofferati. It is the spirit of Kraków that will continue to flourish. For this reason, I would therefore like to thank you and to thank the Chair of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO), Malcolm Harbour, for the support that you provide for all these initiatives, support which is objective and attentive, but also very constructive, helping us to enable the internal market to function better."@en1
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