Old challenges and new commercial practices in the internal market

Wording as published by the EP, in English.

1. Amendment 6 · Motion for a resolution B10-0246/2025 (IMCO Committee)Rejected

   Recital E (new)

   Tabled by Hanna Gedin · The Left

   Added: 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;

2. Amendment 9 · Motion for a resolution B10-0246/2025 (IMCO Committee)Rejected

   Paragraph 5

   Tabled by Hanna Gedin · The Left

   5. Removed: Welcomes Added: Stresses that the proposal for a regulation on a public interface connected to the … workers and amending Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012 (COM/2024/531), which should lead to Removed: 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; Added: strengthened enforcement, must not lead to a decline in wages and working conditions and a race to the bottom;

3. Amendment 14 · Motion for a resolution B10-0246/2025 (IMCO Committee)Rejected

   Paragraph 16

   Tabled by Hanna Gedin · The Left

   16. Considers that Removed: the single market is Added: State aid measures are a key tool in times of Removed: crisis if the Member States can act in a coordinated way; Added: crisis; highlights the key role that the relaxation of State aid rules played in keeping the EU single market afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic and during Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine; calls, therefore, for greater certainty and proactive measures in relaxing State aid rules for future crises that the Union may face, for the benefit of the single market; considers that the recently adopted Internal Market Emergency and Resilience Act2 will …

4. Amendment 16 · Motion for a resolution B10-0246/2025 (IMCO Committee)Rejected

   Paragraph 29

   Tabled by Hanna Gedin · The Left

   … to protect consumers against greenwashing by establishing requirements for substantiation and verification; Added: stresses, against this background, the importance of maintaining and reinforcing sustainability laws such as the Green Claims Directive, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive1a and the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive1b; ______________ 1a OJ L, 2024/1760, 5.7.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2024/1760/oj. 1b OJ L 322, 16.12.2022, p. 15, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2022/2464/oj.

5. Amendment 22 · Motion for a resolution B10-0246/2025 (IMCO Committee)Adopted

   Paragraph 2 a (new)

   Tabled by Piotr Müller · ECR

   Added: 2a. Highlights that ongoing barriers and political pressure to expand regulations have constrained the development of the single market, as noted in the Draghi report; calls for a shift towards a regulatory approach that empowers companies to grow, innovate and lead internationally, thereby restoring the single market as a true engine of growth and competitiveness;

6. Amendment 22 · Motion for a resolution B10-0246/2025 (IMCO Committee)Rejected

   Paragraph 2 a (new)

   Tabled by Piotr Müller · ECR

   Added: 2a. Highlights that ongoing barriers and political pressure to expand regulations have constrained the development of the single market, as noted in the Draghi report; calls for a shift towards a regulatory approach that empowers companies to grow, innovate and lead internationally, thereby restoring the single market as a true engine of growth and competitiveness;

7. Amendment 23 · Motion for a resolution B10-0246/2025 (IMCO Committee)Adopted

   Paragraph 21 a (new)

   Tabled by Piotr Müller · ECR

   Added: 21a. Stresses that the implementation of the DSA must fully respect freedom of expression; underlines that actions against illegal content must not restrict lawful speech and calls for proportionate and transparent enforcement to protect an open and democratic digital space;

8. Amendment 23 · Motion for a resolution B10-0246/2025 (IMCO Committee)Rejected

   Paragraph 21 a (new)

   Tabled by Piotr Müller · ECR

   Added: 21a. Stresses that the implementation of the DSA must fully respect freedom of expression; underlines that actions against illegal content must not restrict lawful speech and calls for proportionate and transparent enforcement to protect an open and democratic digital space;

9. Amendment 24 · Motion for a resolution B10-0246/2025 (IMCO Committee)Rejected

   Paragraph 35

   Tabled by Piotr Müller · ECR

   … for Ukraine’s gradual integration into the EU single market and sectoral programmes; Added: firmly opposes, however, any further liberalisation of trade with Ukraine beyond the current framework unless and until full alignment of production standards and regulatory requirements is achieved, particularly in the agricultural sector; stresses that any easing of customs duties or safeguard measures must remain strictly conditional on Ukraine meeting the EU’s rigorous standards and must be accompanied by clear guarantees of compensatory mechanisms, including subsidies, ensuring the protection and competitiveness of European producers operating within the EU; underlines that the Member States neighbouring Ukraine have been disproportionately affected by surging imports resulting from autonomous trade measures and must not bear the burden of unfair competition;

10. Amendment 25 · Motion for a resolution B10-0246/2025 (IMCO Committee)Rejected

    Paragraph 15 a (new)

    Tabled by Klara Dostalova · PfE

    Added: 15a. Stresses the need, in the current context of high inflation in the energy and food sectors, and as highlighted in the 2025 Consumer Conditions Scoreboard, to reduce the financial burden on consumers and businesses, particularly owing to the EU regulatory framework resulting from the European Green Deal; strongly calls for the adoption of targeted legislative measures to protect consumers and businesses against excessive energy costs and speculative manipulation;

11. Amendment 26 · Motion for a resolution B10-0246/2025 (IMCO Committee)Rejected

    Paragraph 24

    Tabled by Klara Dostalova · PfE

    … recent years; highlights the significance of Digital Product Passports in these processes; Added: urges the Commission to take legal action that would grant the Member States the discretion to impose fees on consignments in cases of heightened inflows from non-EU countries; calls, therefore, for a reinforced market surveillance framework and a revision of …

12. Amendment 27 · Motion for a resolution B10-0246/2025 (IMCO Committee)Rejected

    Paragraph 37 a (new)

    Tabled by Klara Dostalova · PfE

    Added: 37a. Emphasises that the exercise of simplification should not be limited to the anecdotal deletion of some excessive reporting requirements; calls on the Commission to put in place a real ‘SME test’ to conduct an in-depth assessment of the impact of recent and upcoming EU legislation on competitiveness, so as to identify and eliminate any redundant, excessive or contradictory regulatory requirements further burdening businesses; urges the Commission, in this regard, to present an ‘SME omnibus’ before the end of 2025;