Pablo Arias Echeverría

37. Notes that awarding public contracts based solely on the lowest price might encourage unfair competition and that this is at the expense of quality, sustainability and social standards; insists...

37. Notes that awarding public contracts based solely on the lowest price might encourage unfair competition and that this is at the expense of quality, sustainability and social standards; insists...

8a. Recognising the potential risk that messaging and chat services could play in the dissemination of content potentially harmful to minors, calls on the Commission to ensure that these...

15a. Calls on the Commission to promote a harmonised European approach with regard to the minimum age for registering on social media and video- sharing platforms, subject to robust age...

10. Is concerned that transparency in procurement remains inadequate, as evidenced by persistently low publication rates for contract awards, limited accessibility to procurement data and ongoing...

22. Urges the Commission and the Member States to take decisive action against non-EU entities that exploit state subsidies to gain an unfair advantage in procurement processes; recommends the...

27. Calls for the simplification of selection criteria and the creation of a digital database for pre-qualified SMEs to streamline their participation in public procurement; stresses that the EU...

19. Requests the establishment of uniform guidelines, standardised monitoring mechanisms and effective enforcement tools to promote legal certainty and consistency across public procurement in the...

3. Recognises that, in order to make public procurement more accessible, particularly for SMEs, updated versions of directives must aim at substantially reducing the current 476 articles or 907...

13. Advocates a clearer distinction between contracting authorities and public undertakings, recognising that the latter often engage in business-driven projects; urges the Commission to...

30. Supports a framework for robust emergency procurement measures that enables rapid response mechanisms for critical supply shortages, ensuring that procurement rules allow for accelerated...

E. whereas a lack of transparency and fairness in procurement procedures, including concerns over favouritism, unclear selection criteria and insufficient oversight mechanisms, undermines trust in...

Ea. Stresses the need to ensure the effective protection of whistleblowers within public administrations, in particular public employees, with the aim of strengthening integrity in public...

Ba. whereas, in the current market, European SMEs must comply with strict regulations and compete on an unequal flaying field with non-EU online e- commerce platforms that avoid these...

41. Considers that consumer authorities and organisations should conduct more awareness-raising campaigns on consumer rights, potential risks and redress mechanisms when purchasing online, in...

7. Stresses that EU manufacturers are de facto subject to significantly stricter market surveillance compared to non-EU manufactures that reach EU consumers via online e-commerce platforms; deeply...

Bb. Draws attention to the need to comply with European data protection regulations, guaranteeing a high level of privacy for consumers; these regulations are not always complied with by non-...

1a. Calls on the Commission, in line with its Communication of 5 February 2025 entitled ‘A comprehensive EU toolbox for safe and sustainable e- commerce’, to redouble efforts to ensure that...

B. whereas, with the surge in e- commerce imports, non-compliant sellers evading regulatory costs and undermining law-abiding businesses, especially SMEs through means such as...

39. Emphasises that EU consumers are not adequately informed about the possible dangers of potentially unsafe products and the harm they can cause; notes that there is demand for cheaper products...

1b. Urges the Commission to take effective measures without delay to ensure legal certainty and a level playing field for European companies, placing particular emphasis on SMEs.

AMENDMENTS 20 - 249 - Draft report Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive (EU) 2015/2302 to make the protection of travellers more effective and to simplify and clarify certain aspects of the Directive

(ba) what is covered by the voucher, specifying the conditions attached and that these will not change during the validity period of the voucher;

AMENDMENTS 20 - 249 - Draft report Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive (EU) 2015/2302 to make the protection of travellers more effective and to simplify and clarify certain aspects of the Directive

2a. This information should be shared through digital communication channels in a proactive, automatic manner customised to the traveller by the organiser.

AMENDMENTS 20 - 249 - Draft report Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive (EU) 2015/2302 to make the protection of travellers more effective and to simplify and clarify certain aspects of the Directive

2. When inviting the traveller to conclude a contract on a different type of travel service, the trader, including where it is not established in a Member State but, by any means, directs such...

AMENDMENTS 20 - 249 - Draft report Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive (EU) 2015/2302 to make the protection of travellers more effective and to simplify and clarify certain aspects of the Directive

(25) It is important that travellers are properly informed on their rights, are able to understand the information provided to them and have access to that information when they need it. Therefore,...

AMENDMENTS 20 - 249 - Draft report Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive (EU) 2015/2302 to make the protection of travellers more effective and to simplify and clarify certain aspects of the Directive

3a. For travellers who opt for a voucher, the organiser should offer an alternative that, at least, meets their needs in the choice of travel services. In addition, these travellers should...

AMENDMENTS 20 - 249 - Draft report Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive (EU) 2015/2302 to make the protection of travellers more effective and to simplify and clarify certain aspects of the Directive

(2) In order to pursue those objectives, Directive (EU) 2015/2302 broadened the definition of the term ‘package’ compared to Directive 90/314/EEC. Directive (EU) 2015/2302 further specified...

AMENDMENTS 20 - 249 - Draft report Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive (EU) 2015/2302 to make the protection of travellers more effective and to simplify and clarify certain aspects of the Directive

(bb) the additional rights acquired by the traveller by virtue of the voucher request.

AMENDMENTS 20 - 249 - Draft report Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive (EU) 2015/2302 to make the protection of travellers more effective and to simplify and clarify certain aspects of the Directive

3. The value of the voucher offered shall correspond at least to the amount of the traveller’s refund right. The organiser may offer a voucher on a higher amount and should ensure that the...