# Internal market for services: state of play and next steps

European Parliament procedure 2012/2144(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee EMPL / IMCO). Stage: Procedure completed. 169 committee amendments tabled by 37 Members between 2012-12-12 and 2013-05-13.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative report addresses the internal market for services. The amendments revise recitals and paragraphs on the Services Directive and its implementation, the social dimension of the Single Market, workers' rights, equal pay for equal work, public services, the freedom to provide services and the country-of-origin principle, Points of Single Contact, and the Single Market Act II communication, with several criticising liberalisation and austerity policies.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvana RAPTI | Greece | S&D | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96925.md |
| Thomas HÄNDEL | Germany | GUE/NGL | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96851.md |
| Matteo SALVINI | Italy | ENF | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28404.md |
| Lara COMI | Italy | PPE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96775.md |
| Raffaele BALDASSARRE | Italy | PPE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96757.md |
| Constance LE GRIP | France | PPE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/101580.md |
| Roberta ANGELILLI | Italy | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1941.md |
| Marco SCURRIA | Italy | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96843.md |
| Carlo FIDANZA | Italy | ECR | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96810.md |
| Antonio CANCIAN | Italy | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96733.md |
| Giovanni LA VIA | Italy | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96816.md |
| Erminia MAZZONI | Italy | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96817.md |
| Evelyne GEBHARDT | Germany | S&D | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1913.md |
| Karima DELLI | France | Verts/ALE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96868.md |
| Heide RÜHLE | Germany | Verts/ALE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4294.md |

## Official source documents

- PE502.030: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-502.030+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE508.256: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-508.256+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2012-2144-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2012-2144-INI.json

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