Activities of György HÖLVÉNYI
Plenary speeches (62)
Security situation in Burkina Faso (debate)
Children rights in occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Convention of the Rights of the Child (debate)
On-going negotiations for a new EU-ACP Partnership Agreement (debate)
An EU strategy to put an end to female genital mutilation around the world (debate)
Violations of human rights including religious freedoms in Burkina Faso
The new comprehensive EU-Africa strategy (debate)
70th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration (debate)
Foreign policy consequences of the COVID-19 crisis - The PRC national security law for Hong Kong and the need for the EU to defend Hong Kong's high degree of autonomy - The EU's response to the possible Israeli annexation in the West Bank (debate)
The 2019 Human Rights Annual report - Stability and Security in the Mediterranean and the negative role of Turkey - Situation in Belarus (debate)
Improving development effectiveness and efficiency of aid (short presentation)
Humanitarian and political situation in Yemen (debate)
Humanitarian situation in Ethiopia (debate)
The Syrian conflict - 10 years after the uprising (continuation of debate)
Situation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and the assassination of the Italian Ambassador Luca Attanasio and his entourage
New EU-Africa Strategy (debate)
Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument 2021-2027 – Global Europe (debate)
Situation in Tigray, Ethiopia (continuation of debate)
Breaches of EU law and of the rights of LGBTIQ citizens in Hungary as a result of the adopted legal changes in the Hungarian Parliament - The outcome of 22 June hearings under Article 7(1) of the TEU regarding Poland and Hungary (debate)
Situation in Afghanistan (debate)
Situation in Lebanon (debate)
The EU's role in combating the COVID-19 pandemic: how to vaccinate the world (topical debate)
The human rights situation in Cameroon
New orientations for the EU’s humanitarian action (debate)
Political crisis in Sudan
EU-Africa relations (debate)
Human rights and democracy in the world – annual report 2021 (continuation of debate)
Russian aggression against Ukraine (continuation of debate)
The deterioration of the situation of refugees as a consequence of the Russian aggression against Ukraine (debate)
EU strategy to promote education for children in the world (short presentation)
The massacre of Christians in Nigeria (debate)
Existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded (debate)
Nicaragua, in particular the arrest of the bishop Rolando Álvarez
The EU's actions in the field of freedom of religion or belief worldwide (debate)
The situation in Burkina Faso following the coup d'état (debate)
The EU’s strategic relationship and partnership with the Horn of Africa (debate)
The recent humanitarian and human rights situation in Tigray, Ethiopia, notably that of children
Global food security as follow-up to the G20 Agriculture Ministers meeting (debate)
Assessment of Hungary's compliance with the rule of law conditions under the Conditionality Regulation and state of play of the Hungarian RRP (debate)
The future European Financial Architecture for Development (debate)
Military Junta crackdown on peaceful demonstrations in Chad
Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter - annual report 2022 (debate)
Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report 2021 (debate)
Preparation of the Special European Council meeting of February, in particular the need to develop sustainable solutions in the area of asylum and migration (debate)
EU response to the humanitarian situation following the earthquake in Türkiye and Syria (debate)
Tensions between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (debate)
The risk of death penalty and execution of singer Yahaya Sharif Aminu for blasphemy in Nigeria
Situation in Sudan (debate)
Breaches of the Rule of law and fundamental rights in Hungary and frozen EU funds (debate)
Situation in Lebanon (debate)
Question Time (Commission) – EU-Africa Strategy
Question Time (Commission) – EU-Africa Strategy
10th anniversary of the EU Guidelines on Freedom of Religion or Belief (debate)
Question Time (VPC/HR) - Situation in West and Central Africa in the light of the recent coups d’état
Ukrainian grain exports after Russia’s exit from the Black Sea Grain Initiative (debate)
Need for a speedy adoption of the asylum and migration package (debate)
The despicable terrorist attacks by Hamas against Israel, Israel’s right to defend itself in line with humanitarian and international law and the humanitarian situation in Gaza (debate)
Continuing threat to the rule of law, the independence of justice and the non-fulfilment of conditionality for EU funding in Hungary (debate)
EU development cooperation to enhance access to education and training in developing countries (A9-0338/2023 - György Hölvényi) (vote)
Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 14-15 December 2023 and preparation of the Special European Council meeting of 1 February 2024 - Situation in Hungary and frozen EU funds (joint debate - European Council meetings)
Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 14-15 December 2023 and preparation of the Special European Council meeting of 1 February 2024 - Situation in Hungary and frozen EU funds (joint debate - European Council meetings)
Recent attacks on Christmas Eve in Plateau State in Nigeria
Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the EEAS on the situation in Syria (debate)
Reports (2)
REPORT Implementation report on the EU Trust Funds and the Facility for Refugees in Turkey
REPORT on EU development cooperation to enhance access to education and training in developing countries
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the future European Financial Architecture for Development
Opinions (2)
OPINION on the persecution of minorities on the grounds of belief or religion
OPINION Towards an EU strategy to promote education for children in the world: mitigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
Shadow opinions (9)
OPINION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Protocol on the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Cape Verde (2019-2024)
OPINION on a motion for a non-legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Protocol on the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Cape Verde (2019-2024)
OPINION on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol on the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe and the European Community
Opinion on the sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement and its Implementing Protocol (2020-2026) between the European Union and the Republic of Seychelles
OPINION on a motion for a non-legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Protocol on the implementation of the Agreement on a Sustainable Fisheries Partnership between the European Union and the Republic of Senegal
Opinion on the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement and its Implementing Protocol (2020-2026) between the European Union and the Republic of Seychelles
OPINION on the situation of sexual and reproductive health and rights in the EU, in the frame of women’s health
OPINION on upscaling the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework: a resilient EU budget fit for new challenges
OPINION on shaping the EU’s position on the UN binding instrument on business and human rights, in particular on access to remedy and the protection of victims
Institutional motions (22)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the 80th anniversary of the start of the Second World War and the importance of European remembrance for the future of Europe
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on violations of human rights including religious freedom in Burkina Faso
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on violations of human rights including religious freedoms in Burkina Faso
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on The humanitarian situation in Mozambique
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the humanitarian situation in Mozambique
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Eritrea, the case of Dawit Isaak
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Eritrea, notably the case of Dawit Isaak
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION Situation in Ethiopia
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Ethiopia
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Blasphemy laws in Pakistan, in particular the case of Shagufta Kausar and Shafqat Emmanuel
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the blasphemy laws in Pakistan, in particular the case of Shagufta Kausar and Shafqat Emmanuel
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Chad
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the humanitarian situation in Tigray
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the humanitarian situation in Tigray
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the human rights situation in Cameroon
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the human rights situation in Cameroon
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION On human rights situation in North Korea, including the persecution of religious minorities
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the human rights situation in North Korea, including the persecution of religious minorities
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Nicaragua, in particular the arrest of the bishop Rolando Álvarez
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Nicaragua, in particular the arrest of the bishop Rolando Álvarez
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the recent humanitarian and human rights situation in Tigray, Ethiopia, notably that of children
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Lebanon
Oral questions (6)
Functioning of the internal market
Appointment of an EU Special Envoy for the promotion of freedom of religion or belief outside the EU
Putting forward an EU Strategy for Demography
A call for EU engagement for a UN-mandated independent, transparent and impartial international investigation into the situation in Tigray, Ethiopia
Role of the EU in promoting access to quality education for all and the outcomes of the UN Transforming Education Summit
Poor sanitary conditions, low levels of security and lack of parking places in rest areas for truck drivers
Written explanations (160)
Draft amending budget No 4/2019: reduction of commitment and payment appropriations in line with updated needs of expenditure and update of revenue (own resources) (A9-0012/2019 - John Howarth)
A Tanács elfogadta az Európai Bizottság tervezetét az Európai Unió 2019. évi pénzügyi évre vonatkozó, 4/2019. számú költségvetés-módosításáról. A Tanács álláspontja szerint a kötelezettségvállalási és kifizetési előirányzatok csökkentése a kiadásokra vonatkozó aktualizált előrejelzéseknek és a bevételek aktualizálásának megfelelően elfogadható.Az Európai Parlament jelentése módosította az Európai Bizottság tervezetét, megemelné többek között a migrációs kereteket is. Az Európai Parlament módosítása egyben azt is jelenti, hogy hosszú egyeztetések kezdődnek a Tanáccsal egy közös álláspont kialakítására.Tekintettel arra, hogy a magyar néppárti delegáció a magyar kormány álláspontjának megfelelően egyetért az Európai Bizottság eredeti tervezetével és nem támogatta annak megváltoztatását, szavazatommal elutasítottam az Európai Parlament jelentését.
Adjustments to the amounts mobilised from the Flexibility Instrument for 2019 to be used for migration, refugee inflows and security threats (A9-0013/2019 - John Howarth)
A Tanács elfogadta az Európai Bizottság tervezetét az Európai Unió 2019. évi pénzügyi évre vonatkozó, 4/2019. számú költségvetés-módosításáról. A Tanács álláspontja szerint a kötelezettségvállalási és kifizetési előirányzatok csökkentése a kiadásokra vonatkozó aktualizált előrejelzéseknek és a bevételek aktualizálásának megfelelően elfogadható.Az Európai Parlament jelentése módosította az Európai Bizottság tervezetét, megemelné többek között a migrációs kereteket is. Az Európai Parlament módosítása egyben azt is jelenti, hogy hosszú egyeztetések kezdődnek a Tanáccsal egy közös álláspont kialakítására.A 4/2019. számú költségvetés-módosítás megváltoztatásával az Európai Parlament jelentése módosítja a Rugalmassági Eszközből a migráció, a menekültek beáramlása és a biztonsági fenyegetések céljára 2019-ben felhasználandó összegeket is.Tekintettel arra, hogy a magyar néppárti delegáció nem támogatja a migrációs keretek növelését, szavazatommal nem támogattam az Európai Parlament jelentésének elfogadását.
Foreign electoral interference and disinformation in national and European democratic processes (B9-0108/2019, B9-0111/2019)
A világszinten egyre erősödő hibrid fenyegetések komoly biztonsági veszélyt jelentenek az EU valamennyi tagállamában, valamint az EU-s csatlakozásra készülő nyugat-balkáni államokban is. A mai napon napirendre tűzött, ebben a témában jegyzett EP-határozat azt szorgalmazza, hogy az Európai Unió hatékony és részletes stratégiát dolgozzon ki a dezinformációval szembeni gyors és erőteljes fellépés érdekében. Magyarország fontosnak tekinti a hibrid fenyegetések elleni fellépést, valamint támogatja az EU-s szintű koordinációt. Tekintettel arra, hogy indokolt a koordinált fellépés a külföldi beavatkozási kísérletekkel szemben, igennel szavaztam a határozatra.Mindazonáltal, sajnálattal állapítom meg, hogy a szöveg hivatkozásaiban és hangsúlyaiban több helyen nem kiegyensúlyozott és egyoldalú, és csak bizonyos geopolitikai összefüggéseket említ. A határozat nem említi például azt a tényt, hogy bizonyos nemkormányzati szervezetek (NGO-k) a dezinformációban és az álhírek terjesztésében is szerepet vállalnak. Aggasztó, hogy a határozat csupán az nemkormányzati szervezetekkel való együttműködést szorgalmazza, figyelmen kívül hagyva ezen szervezeteknek az álhírek terjesztésében való felelősségét.
Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 and own resources: time to meet citizens' expectations (B9-0110/2019, B9-0112/2019, B9-0113/2019)
A 2021-2027 közötti pénzügyi keretterv (MFF) javaslata jelenlegi formájában elfogadhatatlan. Az Európai Bizottság tervezete kettős mércét alkalmaz, ráadásul a regionális fejlesztési és agrárforrásokat is jelentősen csökkentené. Az EU költségvetéséhez kapcsolódó kondicionalitások tekintetében nem fogadhatjuk el semmilyen új elem bevezetését; sem az úgynevezett jogállamisággal, sem a migrációval, sem a szociális pillérrel kapcsolatban. A Bizottság által bevezetni kívánt új jogállamisági mechanizmus megkerüli a Szerződéses rendelkezéseket és duplikációt hoz létre a már meglévő eszközökkel. Elutasítjuk a közösségi források szubjektív, politikai büntetésként alkalmazható ún. jogállamisági feltételekhez kötését, a gazdaságilag, munkahelyteremtés szempontjából jól teljesítő régiók politikai vádak alapján történő büntetését.Sajnos az EU finn soros elnökségének előterjesztése sem tartalmaz elfogadható javulást ezeken a területeken Magyarország számára, sőt a költségvetés főösszegét tekintve még kevésbé ambiciózus, mint az Európai Bizottság. Az pedig kifejezetten felháborító, hogy a jelentősen visszavágott regionális és agrárforrásokokat még tovább csökkentené.Az Európai Parlament állásfoglalása jelentősen emelné a migrációra szánt forrásokat, valamint támogatja a jogállamiság és az uniós költségvetés kérdésének összekapcsolását.A fentiek miatt szavazatommal nem támogattam az Európai Parlament állásfoglalásának elfogadását.
Employment and social policies of the euro area (A9-0016/2019 - Yana Toom)
A jelentés az euróövezet foglalkoztatási és szociális politikájáról szól, mégis sürgeti egyes rendelkezések euróövezeten kívüli tagokra történő esetleges kiterjesztését is. Ezzel euróövezeten kívüli tagország képviselőjeként nem tudok egyetérteni.A jelentés szorgalmazza egy európai munkanélküliségi viszontbiztosítási rendszer felállítását és a tartós munkanélküliség kezelésére szolgáló új pénzügyi eszközt kíván bevezetni az euróövezeti országokban. Ezek a rendelkezések idő előttiek (az EU több éves költségvetése jelenleg tárgyalás alatt van), nincsenek összhangban a biztosjelöltek által a meghallgatások során tett kijelentésekkel és félő, hogy kényszerpályára állítják az új Európai Bizottságot.Európai Parlamenti képviselőként felelősen kell dolgoznunk, ezt a jelentést azonban a fentiek miatt felelős képviselő nem támogathatta szavazatával. Így a végszavazáskor tartózkodtam.
Implementation and financing of the EU general budget in 2020 in relation to the UK's withdrawal from the EU (A9-0018/2019 - Johan Van Overtveldt)
Míg általános az egyetértés abban, hogy az ügy legjobb kimenetele az Egyesült Királyságnak az Unióból való rendezett, a kilépési megállapodáson alapuló kilépése lenne, az Unió továbbra is felkészül minden lehetséges kimenetelre, többek között a megállapodás nélküli kilépésre is. Megállapodás nélküli kilépés esetén az Unió és az Egyesült Királyság közötti költségvetési kapcsolatokat a továbbiakban nem szabályoznák jogi rendelkezések. Ez jelentős bizonytalanságot és nehézségeket teremtene a 2019. és 2020. évi uniós költségvetések végrehajtása tekintetében, valamennyi egyesült királyságbeli kedvezményezett és egyes esetekben a többi tagállam kedvezményezettjei számára is.E javaslat arra irányul, hogy 2020-ig kiterjessze az Európai Parlament által 2019. április 17-én jóváhagyott (EU, Euratom) 2019/1197 rendelet szerinti, rendkívüli helyzetre szóló keretet. Ennek célja, hogy minimalizálja az uniós kiadási programok és egyéb intézkedések kedvezményezettjeit érintő legjelentősebb zavarokat a kilépés idején és 2020 végéig.Az Európai Parlament ajánlása egyetért a tanácsi rendelet tervezetével.A fentiek miatt szavazatommal támogattam az ajánlás elfogadását.
General budget of the European Union for 2020 - all sections (A9-0017/2019 - Monika Hohlmeier, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial)
Óriási áttörés, hogy a néppárti frakció, majd a Költségvetési Bizottság után, most az EP plenáris ülése is elfogadta: több pénzre van szükség a regionális fejlesztési programok megvalósítására 2020-ban. Ez azért fontos, mert el kell kerülni az előző többéves pénzügyi keret végén előállt „likviditási hiány” problémáját, és biztosítani kell, hogy elegendő forrás álljon rendelkezésre a tagállami, már megvalósított projektek számláinak kifizetésére.A 2020-as év a jelenlegi többéves pénzügyi keret utolsó éve. Ezért is kell, hogy beszéljünk arról, hogy jelenlegi formájában elfogadhatatlan a 2021-2027 közötti többéves pénzügyi keret javaslata. Az Európai Bizottság tervezete kettős mércét alkalmaz, ráadásul jelentősen csökkentené a regionális fejlesztési és agrárforrásokat is. Sajnos a finn elnökség előterjesztése sem tartalmaz elfogadható javulást ezeken a területeken Magyarország számára.Tekintettel arra, hogy az Európai Parlament plenáris ülése jelentős mértékben 3 milliárd euróval emelné a kohéziós forrásokat 2020-ban szavazatommal támogattam a jelentés elfogadását.
Discharge 2017: European Asylum Support Office (EASO) (A9-0011/2019 - Petri Sarvamaa)
Az Európai Parlament Költségvetési Ellenőrző Bizottsága az Európai Számvevőszék éves jelentései alapján készíti el az egyes uniós intézmények zárszámadási jelentéseit. A mentesítési eljárás során a szakbizottság azt vizsgálja, hogy az egyes intézmények a lezárt pénzügyi évben szabályosan és hatékonyan működtek-e, volt-e bármilyen szabálytalanság a gazdálkodásukat, irányításukat érintően.Az Európai Menekültügyi Támogatási Hivatal 2017-es működése kapcsán az Európai Számvevőszék több hiányosságot is feltárt, illetve az intézmény gazdálkodásával kapcsolatban az Európai Csalás Elleni Hivatal is vizsgálatot folytat. Az ügynökség a szakbizottsági meghallgatások során nem tudta megfelelően alátámasztani azt, hogy a problémákat megfelelően orvosolták volna.Ennek következtében a szakbizottság és az Európai Parlament plénuma is úgy döntött, hogy zárszámadás megadását az Európai Menekültügyi Támogatási Hivatal vonatkozásában elutasítja.
Discharge 2017: EU general budget - European Council and Council (A9-0010/2019 - Isabel García Muñoz)
Az Európai Parlament Költségvetési Ellenőrző Bizottsága az Európai Számvevőszék éves jelentései alapján készíti el az egyes uniós intézmények zárszámadási jelentéseit. A mentesítési eljárás során a szakbizottság azt vizsgálja, hogy az egyes intézmények a lezárt pénzügyi évben szabályosan és hatékonyan működtek-e, volt-e bármilyen szabálytalanság a gazdálkodásukat, irányításukat érintően.Az Európai Tanács évek óta megtagadja az együttműködést az Európai Parlament Költségvetési Ellenőrző Bizottságával, így a testület nem tudja lefolytatni a mentesítési eljárást, valamint nem tud bizonyosságot szerezni arról, hogy a Tanács gazdálkodása a 2017-es pénzügyi évre vonatkozóan rendben volt-e. Az Európai Tanács véleménye szerint az EP szakbizottságának nincs hatásköre az ellenőrzést lefolytatni.Ennek következtében a szakbizottság és az Európai Parlament plénuma is úgy döntött, hogy zárszámadás megadását az Európai Tanács vonatkozásában elutasítja.
Objection pursuant to Rule 112: Assessment of the impact of plant protection products on honeybees (B9-0149/2019)
Az Európai Bizottság javaslattervezete egy hosszú egyeztetés után létrejött kompromisszum eredménye, amelynek az volt a célja, hogy uniós jogszabályokba foglalja az EFSA méhekre veszélyes növényvédő szerek visszaszorításáról szóló útmutatóját. Az útmutató tartalmazza, hogyan kellene bevizsgálni a növényvédő szereket ahhoz, hogy az alkalmazott növényvédő szerek ne veszélyeztessék a méheket. A növényvédő szerek csak abban az esetben maradhatnának a piacon, ha a vizsgálatokon megfelelnek.Az EFSA méhes útmutatója nem került elfogadásra a tagállamok által, mivel annak egyes pontjai kivitelezhetetlen követelményeket támasztanak, de az útmutató ezzel kapcsolatos revíziója már elkezdődött és reményeink szerint egy élhetőbb, gyakorlatiasabb és mindenki által elfogadhatóbb megoldást fog eredményezni. E felülvizsgálatba a tervek szerint a méhészek is bevonásra kerülnek. Addig pedig az Európai Bizottság javaslata szerint a méhes útmutató már alkalmazható pontjai kötelezően kerülnének alkalmazásra a növényvédőszer gyártók és a tagállami hatóságok által.Az Európai Parlament szakbizottsági állásfoglalása nem engedi tovább az Európai Bizottság javaslatát, így az állásfoglalás alapján az 5-6 évvel korábbi, idejétmúlt szempontok szerint történik majd az értékelés és a továbbiakban is fennmarad az eddigi bizonytalan helyzet.Erre tekintettel, szavazatommal nem tudtam támogatni a szakbizottsági állásfoglalást.
Financial assistance to Member States to cover serious financial burden inflicted on them following a UK's withdrawal from the EU without an agreement (A9-0020/2019 - Younous Omarjee)
Magyarország a Bizottság javaslatát kezdeti fenntartásokkal fogadta, mivel nem tartjuk szerencsésnek a Szolidaritási Alap eredeti céljától való eltérést, tovább kétségesnek tartjuk, hogyan ragadható meg torzítás nélkül a megállapodás nélküli kilépés egyes tagállamokra kifejtett hatása. Ezen fenntartások ellenére Magyarország kész a javaslat mentén dolgozni, de bizonyos módosításokat fontosnak tartunk.Deutsch Tamás módosító javaslatokat nyújtott be a jelentéshez, melyek azt célozták, hogy (1) ne legyen hatása az új többéves pénzügyi keretre az intézkedésnek, (2) ne lehessen a Szolidaritási Alap keretében olyan célra forrást igényelni, melyet a Globalizációs Alapból is lehetne finanszírozni, továbbá, hogy (3) a jelenlegi általános szabályok mellett az év végéig jelenjenek meg a részletszabályok is.Az Európai Parlament megszavazta Deutsch Tamás módosító javaslatait, és ezekkel a módosításokkal én is támogatni tudtam a parlamenti előterjesztést a plenáris szavazás során.
Effects of the bankruptcy of Thomas Cook Group (RC-B9-0118/2019, B9-0118/2019, B9-0119/2019, B9-0120/2019, B9-0121/2019, B9-0122/2019, B9-0124/2019)
A Thomas Cook vállalat csődje páratlan esemény az európai idegenforgalmi piacon. A csődbement vállalat éves szinten 19 millió turistának nyújtott különféle szolgáltatásokat. A csőd következtében 600 ezer személy hazautazását kellett megszervezni a nemzeti hatóságoknak, több mint 20 ezer munkavállaló vesztette el munkahelyét, és az egész európai idegenforgalmi ágazatot kockázatnak teszi ki, legfőképpen az ezen a területen működő kis-, és középvállalkozókat és családi vállalkozásokat.Európa első számú turisztikai célpont a világon, 4%-kal hozzájárulva az Európai Unió GDP-jéhez. A Thomas Cook csődje hatalmas károkat okozott az ágazatnak, amelynek a pontos hatásai még nem mérhetők és láthatóak. Az Európai Parlament indítványának célja, hogy felhívja erre az Európai Bizottság és a tagállamok figyelmét, hogy olyan mechanizmusokat támogasson, amelyek elkerülhetővé tehetik a hasonló eseményeket a jövőben. Tekintettel az idegenforgalom fontos gazdasági szerepére szavazatommal támogattam az indítványt.
Criminalisation of sexual education in Poland (B9-0166/2019, B9-0167/2019, B9-0168/2019)
Election of the Commission
A leköszönő Juncker-bizottság számos területen gyenge teljesítményt nyújtott, nem tudta megfékezni az illegális bevándorlást, miközben hagyta az Egyesült Királyságot elindulni az Európai Unióból való távozás felé. Ideje lezárni az elmúlt ötéves időszakot és egy új összetételű Európai Bizottsággal újrakezdeni a munkát. Az új Bizottsággal szembeni legfontosabb elvárásaim: állítsa meg a bevándorlást, a nemzetek Európáját támogassa, az uniós intézmények pedig ne a tagállamokkal szemben politizáljanak, továbbá védje meg a keresztény kultúrát. A fenti feltételek teljesülésének reményében megelőlegezett bizalommal támogattam szavazatommal az új, von der Leyen-féle Európai Bizottságot.
Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Greece (A9-0040/2019 - Eva Kaili)
A Bizottság javasolja az Európai Unió Szolidaritási Alapjának igénybevételét a 2019-ben Görögországban bekövetkezett súlyos időjárási jelenségekkel kapcsolatos pénzügyi támogatás nyújtása céljából. 2019 februárjában Kréta nyugati részét súlyosan sújtotta egy ciklon, amelyet rendkívül heves esőzések kísértek. Az ebből következő áradások és földcsuszamlások tragikus módon emberéleteket követeltek, falvakat zártak el a külvilágtól Réthimno és Chania térségében, továbbá jelentős károkat okoztak az infrastruktúrában, különösen az úthálózatban, és tönkretették a mezőgazdasági termelést.Jelentős károk érték a töltéseket, a vízelvezető rendszereket, a villamosenergia-hálózatot és a magáningatlanokat is, amelyek főként pénzügyileg hátrányos helyzetű háztartások tulajdonában vannak. Az Európai Parlament emlékeztet arra, hogy az Európai Unió Szolidaritási Alapjának célja, hogy a szolidaritás kifejezéseként gyorsan és hatékonyan reagáljon a vészhelyzetekre; e tekintetben hangsúlyozza, hogy az alapon keresztül nyújtott pénzügyi támogatás végső felszabadításához kapcsolódó belső eljárások nem okozhatnak semmilyen késedelmet, mivel a természeti katasztrófák általában olyan jelentős károkat okoznak, amelyek súlyosan megzavarják az emberek mindennapi életét és a helyi gazdaságokat.Az EP hangsúlyozza, hogy sürgősen szükség van az Európai Unió Szolidaritási Alapján keresztüli pénzügyi támogatás elérhetővé tételére a 2019-ben természeti katasztrófa által sújtott valamennyi régió számára. A fentiek miatt szavazatommal támogattam az EP jelentés elfogadását.
Mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument to finance immediate budgetary measures to address the on-going challenges of migration, refugee inflows and security threats (A9-0039/2019 - Monika Hohlmeier)
A jelentés része annak a kompromisszumos csomagnak, amelynek köszönhetően a mai napon az Európai Parlament nagy többséggel elfogadta az Európai Unió 2020-as, a jelenlegi többéves pénzügyi keretterv utolsó éves költségvetését. A Tanács és az Európai Parlament megállapodása értelmében 2020-ban a kötelezettségvállalási főösszeg 168,7 milliárd euró lesz, mely 1,5%-os növekedésnek felel meg 2019-hez képest, a kifizetési főösszeg pedig 153,6 milliárd euró lesz, amely 3,4%-os emelést jelent az idei évhez képest. A kohéziós politikára 2020-ban 58,6 milliárd euró kötelezettségvállalást és 50 milliárd euró kifizetést szán az EP és a Tanács.A Közös Agrárpolitikára és a Vidékfejlesztési Politikára 2020-ban 60 milliárd euró kötelezettségvállalás és 58 milliárd euró kifizetés áll majd rendelkezésre. Az EP és a Tanács egy közös nyilatkozatban elkötelezte magát, amennyiben szükséges, egy pótköltségvetés gyorsított eljárásban való elfogadásával mozgósítani fogják a többletforrásokat a regionális fejlesztési támogatásoknál, így a jövőre benyújtott tagállami számlák kifizetésére biztosan elegendő forrás áll majd rendelkezésre a költségvetésben. A fentiek miatt szavazatommal támogattam az EP jelentés elfogadását.
Mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund to provide for the payment of advances in the general budget of the Union for 2020 (A9-0036/2019 - Monika Hohlmeier)
A jelentés része annak a kompromisszumos csomagnak, amelynek köszönhetően a mai napon az Európai Parlament nagy többséggel elfogadta az Európai Unió 2020-as, a jelenlegi többéves pénzügyi keretterv utolsó éves költségvetését. A Tanács és az Európai Parlament megállapodása értelmében 2020-ban a kötelezettségvállalási főösszeg 168,7 milliárd euró lesz, mely 1,5%-os növekedésnek felel meg 2019-hez képest, a kifizetési főösszeg pedig 153,6 milliárd euró lesz, amely 3,4%-os emelést jelent az idei évhez képest. A kohéziós politikára 2020-ban 58,6 milliárd euró kötelezettségvállalást és 50 milliárd euró kifizetést szán az EP és a Tanács.A Közös Agrárpolitikára és a Vidékfejlesztési Politikára 2020-ban 60 milliárd euró kötelezettségvállalás és 58 milliárd euró kifizetés áll majd rendelkezésre. Az EP és a Tanács egy közös nyilatkozatban elkötelezte magát, amennyiben szükséges, egy pótköltségvetés gyorsított eljárásban való elfogadásával mozgósítani fogják a többletforrásokat a regionális fejlesztési támogatásoknál, így a jövőre benyújtott tagállami számlák kifizetésére biztosan elegendő forrás áll majd rendelkezésre a költségvetésben. A fentiek miatt szavazatommal támogattam az EP jelentés elfogadását.
2020 budgetary procedure: joint text (A9-0035/2019 - Monika Hohlmeier, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial)
A jelentés része annak a kompromisszumos csomagnak, amelynek köszönhetően a mai napon az Európai Parlament nagy többséggel elfogadta az Európai Unió 2020-as, a jelenlegi többéves pénzügyi keretterv utolsó éves költségvetését. A Tanács és az Európai Parlament megállapodása értelmében 2020-ban a kötelezettségvállalási főösszeg 168,7 milliárd euró lesz, mely 1,5%-os növekedésnek felel meg 2019-hez képest, a kifizetési főösszeg pedig 153,6 milliárd euró lesz, amely 3,4%-os emelést jelent az idei évhez képest. A kohéziós politikára 2020-ban 58,6 milliárd euró kötelezettségvállalást és 50 milliárd euró kifizetést szán az EP és a Tanács.A Közös Agrárpolitikára és a Vidékfejlesztési Politikára 2020-ban 60 milliárd euró kötelezettségvállalás és 58 milliárd euró kifizetés áll majd rendelkezésre. Az EP és a Tanács egy közös nyilatkozatban elkötelezte magát, amennyiben szükséges, egy pótköltségvetés gyorsított eljárásban való elfogadásával mozgósítani fogják a többletforrásokat a regionális fejlesztési támogatásoknál, így a jövőre benyújtott tagállami számlák kifizetésére biztosan elegendő forrás áll majd rendelkezésre a költségvetésben. A fentiek miatt szavazatommal támogattam az EP jelentés elfogadását.
Climate and environmental emergency (RC-B9-0209/2019, B9-0209/2019, B9-0211/2019, B9-0212/2019, B9-0215/2019, B9-0216/2019, B9-0218/2019, B9-0220/2019)
A klímaváltozás valós folyamat, valós veszély. Ezért csupán fölösleges szójáték, hogy vészhelyzetről, vagy sürgősségről beszélünk, a lényeg a cselekvés. Szavak után tettekre van szükség a klímavédelemért. Az EP mai döntései a magyar nemzeti érdekeknek megfelelően megteremtették az alapot és az Európai Unió kötelezettségét arra, hogy Brüsszel konkrét klímavédelmi intézkedésekre végre megfelelő uniós pénzügyi forrásokat biztosítson a tagállamoknak a kitűzött klímacélok eléréséhez, ezért szavazatommal támogattam az állásfoglalási indítványt.
2019 UN Climate Change Conference (COP25) (B9-0174/2019)
Az EP döntései a magyar polgárok, különösen a jövő nemzedékek érdekeinek megfelelően megteremtik az alapot és az Európai Unió kötelezettségét arra, hogy Brüsszel konkrét klímavédelmi intézkedésekre végre megfelelő uniós pénzügyi forrásokat biztosítson a tagállamoknak a 2050-es klímacélok eléréséhez, ezért szavazatommal támogattam az állásfoglalási indítványt.
EU accession to the Istanbul Convention and other measures to combat gender-based violence (B9-0224/2019, B9-0225/2019, B9-0226/2019)
Az Isztambuli Egyezményhez való csatlakozás kérdése tagállami kompetencia. Sajnálatos, hogy az EP határozata erre nincs tekintettel, és bekerült egy a tagállamokat csatlakozásra felszólító módosító. Természetesen a nők védelmét fontos szem előtt tartanunk, de a tagállami szuverenitási jogköröket nem szabad figyelmen kívül hagyni. Mivel az Európai Parlamentnek nincs jogosultsága a tagállami szuverenitási kérdésekbe beleszólni, így a szavazatommal tartózkodtam a végszavazásnál.
Annual report 2018 on the human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union's policy on the matter (A9-0051/2019 - Isabel Wiseler-Lima)
A jelentés ajánlásokat fogalmaz meg az EU számára, hogy mely emberi jogi szempontokat helyezze előtérbe a harmadik államokkal szemben folytatott külpolitikájában. Kiáll a gyermekek, a fogyatékossággal élő személyek, az etnikai kisebbségek jogai, valamint a vallás szabadsága mellett. A jelentés a közel-keleti keresztényeket a legkiszolgáltatottabb vallási csoportok közé sorolja és felszólítja az EU-t és a tagállamokat, hogy továbbra is alakítsanak ki szövetségeket, hogy pozitív változást érjenek el a vallásszabadság terén. Mindezekre tekintettel a szöveg nagy részét támogatni tudtam.Ugyanakkor komoly hiányosság, hogy a jelentés többször is hivatkozik az EU hatáskörébe nem tartozó területekre, például a szexuális és reproduktív egészség és jogok esetében. Az erre vonatkozó részeket nem tudtam támogatni.Komoly probléma, hogy a jelentés többször is hivatkozik az ENSZ globális migrációs csomagjára, annak ellenére, hogy több EU-s tagállam is ellene szavazott, köztük Magyarország. Éppen ezért a Fidesz-KDNP európai parlamenti delegáció tagjaként ez ellen szavaztam. Ugyanígy nem tudtam támogatni a migráció legális csatornáira és az NGO-k Földközi-tengeren végzett tevékenységére való utalást. A Fidesz-KDNP delegációja elutasítja az illegális migrációt és az ENSZ migrációs csomagjának tartalmát és arra bármiféle hivatkozást, ezért a végszavazásnál tartózkodtunk.
Annual report on the implementation of the common foreign and security policy (A9-0054/2019 - David McAllister)
A közös kül- és biztonságpolitika végrehajtásáról szóló éves jelentés a tagállamok és azok polgárainak biztonságát közvetlenül vagy közvetve érintő kihívásokkal foglalkozik, mint a terrorizmus – különösen a dzsihádizmus –, a kibertámadások, az ellenőrizetlen migrációt előidéző regionális konfliktusok, az uniós tagállamok energiaellátásával kapcsolatos feszültségek vagy a szervezett bűnözés növekedése. Egyetértek a jelentéssel, hogy az Európai Unió külpolitikájának legfőbb célja a biztonság és a stabilitás biztosítása kell legyen, közben hatékony választ adva a globális kihívásokra.Viszont nem értek egyet a jelentésnek a minősített többségi szavazásra való áttérést – ha csak általánosan is – említő paragrafusával, mivel az a tagállami szuverenitás csökkenésével járna. Az eljárás főleg a kisebb tagállamoktól venné el a lehetőséget, hogy számukra fontos kérdésekben befolyásolni tudják az EU külpolitikáját, és egyenlő mértékben jelenítsék meg szuverén nemzeti érdekeiket. Ezért a Fidesz-KDNP európai parlamenti delegáció tagjaként ez ellen a paragrafus ellen szavaztam.
Annual report on the implementation of the common security and defence policy (A9-0052/2019 - Arnaud Danjean)
A közös biztonság- és védelempolitika végrehajtásáról szóló jelentés azokat a biztonságpolitikai célokat fogalmazza meg, amelyeket a magyar kormány is erőteljesen támogat, mint a terrorizmus felszámolása, a határok hatékony védelme, valamint a béke és stabilitás megőrzése.Nagyon szerencsésnek tartom, hogy az éves jelentés kiemelten foglalkozik a nyugat-balkáni régióval, amelyet nagyon fontosnak tart az EU biztonsága és stabilitása szempontjából. A szöveg hangsúlyozza, hogy javítani kell a régióban az uniós szerepvállalást és koordinációt. Az EU nyugat-balkáni politikájának céljaként ezen országok csatlakozáshoz vezető úton való segítését jelöli meg, amely céllal teljesen egyetértek.Viszont nem értek egyet semmilyen tagállami szuverenitáscsökkentést előidéző strukturális változással, sem a jelentésnek a minősített többségi szavazásra való áttérést – ha csak általánosan is – említő paragrafusával, mivel az a tagállami szuverenitás csökkenésével járna. Az eljárás főleg a kisebb tagállamoktól venné el a lehetőséget, hogy számukra fontos kérdésekben befolyásolni tudják az EU külpolitikáját, és egyenlő mértékben jelenítsék meg szuverén nemzeti érdekeiket. Ezért Fidesz-KDNP európai parlamenti delegáció tagjaként az ezt célzó paragrafusok ellen szavaztunk.
Regulation amending the Multiannual financial framework 2014-2020
Az előterjesztés a Sürgősségi Támogatási Eszköz finanszírozásához kapcsolódik, amely a kötelezettségvállalások terén 3 milliárd euróval, kifizetések terén 1,53 milliárd euróval javasolja megemelni a 2020-as költségvetés szintjét.A Sürgősségi Támogatási Eszköz (ESI) 2016-ban került létrehozásra a migrációs helyzet kezelése céljából. Az eszközből egyedül Görögország részesült 2016 és 2018 között, 644 millió euróval, azóta „alvó üzemmódban” volt. A 2020. április 2-án benyújtott 2/2020-as költségvetés-módosító javaslattal a Bizottság ennek az eszköznek a rendelet-módosítását, illetve azonnali bevetését javasolja. A javaslattal a Bizottság kötelezettségvállalási szinten 3 milliárd euróval, kifizetések terén 1,53 milliárd euróval javasolja megemelni a 2020-as költségvetés szintjét.A 3 milliárd euróból 2,7 milliárd eurót a Sürgősségi Támogatási Eszköz aktiválásra fordítanának, amely többek között a koronavírus-járványhoz kapcsolódó eszközbeszerzésre, ideiglenes kórházak kialakítására, gyógyszerfejlesztésre lesz elkölthető. A jelenlegi aktivizálás az előzővel ellentétben nem egy tagországra szabott, de várhatóan a 2,7 milliárd euró nem lesz elég arra, hogy minden tagország minden kérelmét kielégítse.A költségvetés-módosító javaslat finanszírozásához kapcsolódóan az Európai Bizottság javasolja a 2014–2020-as többéves pénzügyi keretterv rendelet módosítását is annak érdekében, hogy a Globális Kötelezettségvállalási Mozgástérből 2,042 milliárd eurót fel lehessen használni a jelen krízis kezelésére.A Tanács döntéséhez előbb az Európai Parlamentnek kell hozzájárulnia.A fentiek alapján szavazatommal támogattam a javaslat elfogadását.
Draft amending budget No 1/2020: Assistance to Greece in response to increased migration pressure - Immediate measures in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak - Support to post-earthquake reconstruction in Albania - Other adjustments
A javaslat tárgya a 2020-as költségvetésre benyújtott első költségvetés-módosítási tervezete. Összesen 567,4 millió euró kötelezettségvállalási előirányzatot és 77,4 millió euró kifizetési előirányzatot mobilizál a tervezet. 350,0 millió eurót a görögországi migrációs helyzetre, 115,0 millió eurót a Covid19-járvány kezelésére, 100 millió eurót az albániai földrengések utáni rekonstrukcióra fordítana a javaslat, egyéb kisebb összegek pedig az Európai Betegségmegelőzési és Járványvédelmi Központot, az Európai Ügyészséget, az Európai Számvevőszéket és az Európai Ombudsmant érintenék.A 125,0 millió euró kötelezettségvállalási előirányzat az uniós polgári védelmi mechanizmus (UCPM) keretei között, amelyből 10,0 millió eurót az UCPM-en belül fognak átcsoportosítani. Így 115,0 millió eurót kell összesen pluszban mozgósítani.Ennek egy része a tagállamokat segíti a gyógyszerek, személyi védelmi felszerelések, orvosi eszközök beszerzésében, 26 tagállamot tömörítő közös közbeszerzéssel. A tervezet szerint a RescEU közvetlen támogatás 100%-os uniós társfinanszírozást nyújt majd és a beszerzett eszközök uniós szinten elérhetőek, amik a nemzeti készleteken felül adnak majd mozgásteret, ebből lesz biztosítható a további szükséglet, amennyiben szükséges.A Tanács a javaslatot április 14-én elfogadta.A fentiek alapján szavazatommal támogattam a javaslat elfogadását.
Draft amending budget No 2/2020: Providing emergency support to Member States and further reinforcement of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism/rescEU to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak
Az előterjesztés a kötelezettségvállalások terén 3 milliárd euróval, kifizetések terén 1,53 milliárd euróval javasolja megemelni a 2020-as költségvetés szintjét.A Sürgősségi Támogatási Eszköz (ESI) 2016-ban került létrehozásra a migrációs helyzet kezelése céljából. Az eszközből egyedül Görögország részesült 2016 és 2018 között, 644 millió euróval, azóta „alvó üzemmódban” volt. A 2020. április 2-án benyújtott 2/2020-as költségvetés-módosító javaslattal a Bizottság ennek az eszköznek a rendelet-módosítását, illetve azonnali bevetését javasolja. A javaslattal a Bizottság kötelezettségvállalási szinten 3 milliárd euróval, kifizetések terén 1,53 milliárd euróval javasolja megemelni a 2020-as költségvetés szintjét.A 3 milliárd euróból 2,7 milliárd eurót a Sürgősségi Támogatási Eszköz aktiválásra fordítanának, amely többek között a koronavírus-járványhoz kapcsolódó eszközbeszerzésre, ideiglenes kórházak kialakítására, gyógyszerfejlesztésre lesz elkölthető. A jelenlegi aktivizálás az előzővel ellentétben nem egy tagországra szabott, de várhatóan a 2,7 milliárd euró nem lesz elég arra, hogy minden tagország minden kérelmét kielégítse.A Tanács a javaslatot április 14-én elfogadta.A fentiek alapján szavazatommal támogattam a javaslat elfogadását.
Mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument for 2020: migration, refugee inflows and security threats; immediate measures in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak; reinforcement of the European Public Prosecutor's Office (C9-0092/2020)
A javaslat kapcsolódik az 1-es számú pótköltségvetéshez, amelynek tárgya a 2020-as költségvetésre benyújtott első költségvetés-módosítási tervezete. Összesen 567,4 millió euró kötelezettségvállalási előirányzatot és 77,4 millió euró kifizetési előirányzatot mobilizál a tervezet. 350,0 millió eurót a görögországi migrációs helyzetre, 115,0 millió eurót a Covid19-járvány kezelésére, 100 millió eurót az albániai földrengések utáni rekonstrukcióra fordítana a javaslat, egyéb kisebb összegek pedig az Európai Betegségmegelőzési és Járványvédelmi Központot, az Európai Ügyészséget, az Európai Számvevőszéket és az Európai Ombudsmant érintenék.A 125,0 millió euró kötelezettségvállalási előirányzat az uniós polgári védelmi mechanizmus (UCPM) keretei között, amelyből 10,0 millió eurót az UCPM-en belül fognak átcsoportosítani. Így 115,0 millió eurót kell összesen pluszban mozgósítani.Ennek egy része a tagállamokat segíti a gyógyszerek, személyi védelmi felszerelések, orvosi eszközök beszerzésében, 26 tagállamot tömörítő közös közbeszerzéssel. A tervezet szerint a RescEU közvetlen támogatás 100%-os uniós társfinanszírozást nyújt majd és a beszerzett eszközök uniós szinten elérhetőek, amik a nemzeti készleteken felül adnak majd mozgásteret, ebből lesz biztosítható a további szükséglet, amennyiben szükséges.A pótköltségvetéshez kapcsolódóan 73,3 millió eurót a Rugalmassági Eszközből mobilizálnak a 3. fejezetben.A Tanács a javaslatot április 14-én elfogadta.A fentiek alapján szavazatommal támogattam a javaslat elfogadását.
Mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument for 2020: migration, refugee inflows and security threats; immediate measures in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak; reinforcement of the European Public Prosecutor's Office (C9-0096/2020)
Az előterjesztés a Sürgősségi Támogatási Eszköz finanszírozásához kapcsolódik, amely a kötelezettségvállalások terén 3 milliárd euróval, kifizetések terén 1,53 milliárd euróval javasolja megemelni a 2020-as költségvetés szintjét.A Sürgősségi Támogatási Eszköz (ESI) 2016-ban került létrehozásra a migrációs helyzet kezelése céljából. Az eszközből egyedül Görögország részesült 2016 és 2018 között, 644 millió euróval, azóta „alvó üzemmódban” volt. A 2020. április 2-án benyújtott 2/2020-as költségvetés-módosító javaslattal a Bizottság ennek az eszköznek a rendelet-módosítását, illetve azonnali bevetését javasolja. A javaslattal a Bizottság kötelezettségvállalási szinten 3 milliárd euróval, kifizetések terén 1,53 milliárd euróval javasolja megemelni a 2020-as költségvetés szintjét.A 3 milliárd euróból 2,7 milliárd eurót a Sürgősségi Támogatási Eszköz aktiválásra fordítanának, amely többek között a koronavírus-járványhoz kapcsolódó eszközbeszerzésre, ideiglenes kórházak kialakítására, gyógyszerfejlesztésre lesz elkölthető. A jelenlegi aktivizálás az előzővel ellentétben nem egy tagországra szabott, de várhatóan a 2,7 milliárd euró nem lesz elég arra, hogy minden tagország minden kérelmét kielégítse.A költségvetés-módosító javaslat finanszírozását illetően a Rugalmassági Eszköz keretében 243 millió euró válik elérhetővé.A Tanács a javaslatot április 14-én elfogadta.A fentiek alapján szavazatommal támogattam a javaslat elfogadását.
Mobilisation of the Contingency Margin in 2020: providing emergency assistance to Member States and further reinforcing the Union Civil Protection Mechanism/rescEU in response to the COVID-19 outbreak
Az előterjesztés a Sürgősségi Támogatási Eszköz finanszírozásához kapcsolódik, amely a kötelezettségvállalások terén 3 milliárd euróval, kifizetések terén 1,53 milliárd euróval javasolja megemelni a 2020-as költségvetés szintjét.A Sürgősségi Támogatási Eszköz (ESI) 2016-ban került létrehozásra a migrációs helyzet kezelése céljából. Az eszközből egyedül Görögország részesült 2016 és 2018 között, 644 millió euróval, azóta „alvó üzemmódban” volt. A 2020. április 2-án benyújtott 2/2020-as költségvetés-módosító javaslattal a Bizottság ennek az eszköznek a rendelet-módosítását, illetve azonnali bevetését javasolja. A javaslattal a Bizottság kötelezettségvállalási szinten 3 milliárd euróval, kifizetések terén 1,53 milliárd euróval javasolja megemelni a 2020-as költségvetés szintjét.A 3 milliárd euróból 2,7 milliárd eurót a Sürgősségi Támogatási Eszköz aktiválásra fordítanának, amely többek között a koronavírus-járványhoz kapcsolódó eszközbeszerzésre, ideiglenes kórházak kialakítására, gyógyszerfejlesztésre lesz elkölthető. A jelenlegi aktivizálás az előzővel ellentétben nem egy tagországra szabott, de várhatóan a 2,7 milliárd euró nem lesz elég arra, hogy minden tagország minden kérelmét kielégítse.A költségvetés-módosító javaslat finanszírozásához kapcsolódóan az Európai Bizottság a Rendkívüli Tartalék alkalmazását javasolja (ezt csak végső esetben lehet bevetni, amikor már semmilyen más elérhető forrás nem marad) 714,6 millió euró értékben.A Tanács a javaslatot április 14-én elfogadta.A fentiek alapján szavazatommal támogattam a javaslat elfogadását.
Specific measures to provide exceptional flexibility for the use of the European Structural and Investments Funds in response to the COVID-19 outbreak
A Bizottság Közös Rendelkezések és az Európai Regionális Fejlesztési Alap újabb, második körös, koronavírus-járvány negatív gazdasági hatásainak kezelésével kapcsolatos módosításairól szóló javaslata megfelelően kezeli a Magyarország számára kiemelten fontos kérdéseket.A javaslat alapján átmeneti, 100%-os társfinanszírozásra van lehetőség a 2020-21-es számviteli évben az ERFA, ESZA és KA esetében. Lehetséges továbbá a 2020-ban rendelkezésre álló források átcsoportosítása az ERFA, ESZA és a KA között, korlátozások nélkül. Ugyanígy lehetőség van a régiókategóriák közötti átcsoportosításra, a tagállamok kérhetik a 2020-as forrásaik ilyen jellegű korlátlan átcsoportosítását.További könnyítés, hogy a tematikus koncentrációs kötelezettségeket átmenetileg nem kell betartani.A Bizottság egyéb javaslatokat is tett, melyek többek között a Partnerségi Megállapodásokkal, a műveletek elszámolhatóságával, a vis maior esetekkel, az adminisztratív terhek csökkentésével kapcsolatosak.A javaslatok hozzájárulnak a koronavírus-járvány következtében fellépő negatív gazdasági hatások mérsékléséhez, ezért támogattam az előterjesztést az áprilisi plenáris szavazások során.
Medical devices (C9-0098/2020)
Az Európai Unió 2017-ben dolgozta ki az orvostechnikai eszközök, valamint az in-vitro diagnosztikai eszközök felhasználását és kereskedelmét szabályozó rendeleteket, amelyeket az orvostechnikai eszközök tekintetében 2020. május 26-tól, az in-vitro diagnosztikai eszközök tekintetében pedig 2022. május 26-tól kellene majd alkalmazni.Problémát jelent azonban, hogy az uniós szervek részéről számos, a rendeletek végrehajtásához szükséges intézkedés meghozatala terén elmaradás tapasztalható.Továbbá a rendeletek számos olyan, politikailag és gazdaságilag érzékeny rendelkezést tartalmaznak, melyekben a döntéshozatalt részben a tagállamokra bízzák. A Covid19-járvány és a kialakult közegészségügyi válság eddig nem látott kihívás elé állította a tagállamokat. A jelenlegi rendkívüli helyezt az (EU) 2017/745 rendelet hatálya alá tartozó több területet is érint, a tagállamok, a gazdasági szereplők és intézmények nem tudják biztosítani a rendelet megfelelő végrehajtását és alkalmazását.A fentiekkel összhangban a szavazás során támogattam az orvostechnikai eszközök felhasználását és kereskedelmét szabályozó rendelet alkalmazására vonatkozó határidő egy évvel történő halasztását.
EU coordinated action to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences
A koronavírus-járvány elleni küzdelemre irányuló összehangolt fellépésről szóló határozat sajnálatos módon nem váltja be a hozzá fűzött reményeket. Az Európai Parlamentben egy ilyen súlyos válság idején sem sikerült félretenni a politikai és ideológiai vitákat, amelyek ahhoz vezettek, hogy az egyébként is későn érkező határozati javaslathoz végül csak négy frakció csatlakozott.A szöveg számos ponton baloldali, liberális politikai megnyilvánulásokat tartalmaz, így egy kiegyensúlyozatlan határozatot kapunk. Ráadásul, a határozat megkésett, és számos esetben nem elégséges intézkedések megtételére hív fel.A szöveg ténybeli tévedéseket tartalmaz a magyarországi koronavírus elleni intézkedésekkel kapcsolatban. Azokat a hamis állításokat tartalmazza, hogy a magyar kormány határozatlan időre felhatalmazta magát a rendeleti kormányzásra, illetve, hogy határozatlan időre meghosszabbította a veszélyhelyzetet. Ezzel szemben e felhatalmazás az Országgyűlés által elfogadott törvény rendelkezéseiből ered, illetve időben korlátozott, ugyanis a járvány végéig szól. Az Országgyűlés továbbá bármikor véget vethet a különleges jogrend időszakának.A határozat ilyen módon elsősorban az EP baloldali-liberális felének a véleményét tükrözi és politikai akcióját támasztja alá, amely a koronavírus-járvány leküzdéséhez szükséges széleskörű összefogás helyett saját pártpolitikai szempontjait helyezte előtérbe. Magyarországot hazug állításokkal, megalapozatlanul támadja. Fentiek következtében nem támogattam a közös határozati javaslatot, ugyanakkor tartózkodó szavazatommal jeleztem, hogy a Covid19-járvány elleni bármilyen – mégoly tökéletlen – fellépést sem kívánok akadályozni.
A safety net to protect the beneficiaries of EU programmes: setting up an MFF contingency plan (A9-0099/2020 - Jan Olbrycht, Margarida Marques)
Az Európai Parlament saját kezdeményezésű jelentése az Európai Bizottságnak szóló ajánlásokat fogalmaz meg egy, az uniós programok kedvezményezettjeinek védelmét szolgáló biztonsági hálóról, amennyiben 2020 végéig nem születik megállapodás az új többéves pénzügyi kerettervről (MFF). Ez egy vészhelyzeti terv kidolgozására irányuló javaslat.Az EP kéri az Európai Bizottságot, hogy 2020. június 15-ig nyújtson be javaslatot a többéves pénzügyi keretre vonatkozó vészhelyzeti tervre.A képviselők kérik, hogy az EB hosszabbítsa meg az összes MFF-hez kapcsolódó kiadási program alap jogi aktusaiban megállapított határidőket, amennyiben nincs új MFF. Ennek megfelelően a Közös Agrárpolitika és a Kohéziós Politika kedvezményezettjei is biztonságban lennének, 2021-ben is megkapnák a nekik járó támogatásokat.A 2021-es keretek minden uniós program esetében a 2020-as báziséven alapulnának, figyelembe véve egy 2%-os deflátort.A koronavírus okozta válság kezelésére módosítanák a kapcsolódó uniós programokat azzal, hogy a 2%-os emelésen felül többletforrásokat mozgósítanának erre a célra. Ez lehetővé tenné új célzott intézkedések bevezetését a válság kezelésére, egy újjáépítési és helyreállítási terv finanszírozására.A fentiek alapján szavazatommal támogattam a jelentés elfogadását.
Genetically modified soybean MON 87708 × MON 89788 × A5547-127 (B9-0121/2020)
Magyarország kiemelten fontos stratégiai kérdésként kezeli a géntechnológiával módosított szervezetekkel kapcsolatos tevékenységek szabályozását és a magyar mezőgazdaság GMO-mentes státuszának megőrzését. Magyarország Alaptörvénye stratégiai célként tűzi ki Magyarország genetikailag módosított élőlényektől mentes mezőgazdaságának biztosítását. A GMO-mentes státusz fenntartásából egyértelmű gazdasági előnyünk származik, mivel mezőgazdasági terményeink jelentős részét külföldön értékesítjük, és exportpiacaink a GMO-mentes termékekre tartanak igényt. Erre tekintettel szavazatommal támogattam az állásfoglalási indítványt.
2018 discharge: Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 Joint Undertaking (A9-0030/2020 - Joachim Stanisław Brudziński)
Az Európai Számvevőszék 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves jelentésének bemutatását követően a 2018. évi zárszámadási eljárás keretében az Európai Parlament Költségvetési Ellenőrző Bizottsága elvégezte az Európai Unió általános költségvetésének az Üzemanyagcella- és Hidrogéntechnológiai Közös Vállalkozásra vonatkozó pénzügyi ellenőrzését. A szakbizottság elsődleges feladata a közösségi költségvetés végrehajtásának szabályosságát és hatékonyságát biztosítani, ellenőrizni. A zárszámadási jelentés megállapítja, hogy a közös vállalkozást érintő pénzügyi és szabályszerűségi átvilágítás komolyabb hiányosságokat nem tárt fel. A szakbizottság februári ülésén a mentesítés megadásáról, a 2018-as számlák lezárásáról döntött. A plenáris szavazáson a mentesítés megadását támogattam.
2018 discharge: Clean Sky 2 Joint Undertaking (A9-0032/2020 - Ryszard Antoni Legutko)
Az Európai Számvevőszék 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves jelentésének bemutatását követően a 2018. évi zárszámadási eljárás keretében az Európai Parlament Költségvetési Ellenőrző Bizottsága elvégezte az Európai Unió általános költségvetésének a Tiszta Égbolt közös vállalkozásra vonatkozó pénzügyi ellenőrzését. A szakbizottság elsődleges feladata a közösségi költségvetés végrehajtásának szabályosságát és hatékonyságát biztosítani, ellenőrizni. A Számvevőszék kijelentette, hogy az ellenőrzések során bizonyosságot szerzett a 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves beszámoló megbízhatóságáról, valamint arról, hogy az alapjául szolgáló ügyletek jogszerűek és szabályszerűek voltak. A zárszámadási jelentés megállapította, hogy a pénzügyi és szabályszerűségi átvilágítás komolyabb hiányosságokat nem tárt fel. A szakbizottság februári ülésén a mentesítés megadásáról, a 2018-as számlák lezárásáról döntött. A plenáris szavazáson a mentesítés megadását támogattam.
2018 discharge: Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (A9-0034/2020 - Ryszard Antoni Legutko)
Az Európai Számvevőszék 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves jelentésének bemutatását követően a 2018. évi zárszámadási eljárás keretében az Európai Parlament Költségvetési Ellenőrző Bizottsága elvégezte az Európai Unió általános költségvetésének a Bioalapú Iparágak közös vállalkozásra vonatkozó pénzügyi ellenőrzését. A szakbizottság elsődleges feladata a közösségi költségvetés végrehajtásának szabályosságát és hatékonyságát biztosítani, ellenőrizni. A zárszámadási jelentés megállapítja, hogy a pénzügyi átvilágítás rendben lezajlott és a vizsgálat során nagyobb hiányosságokat nem tapasztaltak. A szakbizottság februári ülésén a mentesítés megadásáról, a 2018-as számlák lezárásáról döntött. A plenáris szavazáson a mentesítés megadását támogattam.
Discharge 2018: European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (A9-0042/2020 - Ryszard Czarnecki)
Az Európai Számvevőszék 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves jelentésének bemutatását követően a 2018. évi zárszámadási eljárás keretében az Európai Parlament Költségvetési Ellenőrző Bizottsága elvégezte az Európai Unió általános költségvetésének az Európai Biztosítás- és Foglalkoztatóinyugdíj-hatóságra vonatkozó pénzügyi ellenőrzését. A szakbizottság elsődleges feladata a közösségi költségvetés végrehajtásának szabályosságát és hatékonyságát biztosítani, ellenőrizni. A Számvevőszék megállapítása alapján az ellenőrzések során kellő mértékben megbizonyosodtak arról, hogy a hatóság 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves beszámolója megbízható, és hogy az annak alapjául szolgáló ügyletek jogszerűek és szabályszerűek voltak. A zárszámadási jelentés megállapítja, hogy a pénzügyi átvilágítás rendben lezajlott és a vizsgálat során nagyobb hiányosságokat nem tapasztaltak. A szakbizottság februári ülésén a mentesítés megadásáról, a 2018-as számlák lezárásáról döntött. A plenáris szavazáson a mentesítés megadását támogattam.
Discharge 2018: ECSEL Joint Undertaking (A9-0045/2020 - Ryszard Antoni Legutko)
Az Európai Számvevőszék 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves jelentésének bemutatását követően a 2018. évi zárszámadási eljárás keretében az Európai Parlament Költségvetési Ellenőrző Bizottsága elvégezte az Európai Unió általános költségvetésének az ECSEL közös vállalkozásra vonatkozó pénzügyi ellenőrzését. A szakbizottság elsődleges feladata a közösségi költségvetés végrehajtásának szabályosságát és hatékonyságát biztosítani, ellenőrizni. A szakbizottság februári ülésén a mentesítés megadásáról döntött. A plenáris szavazáson a mentesítés megadását támogattam.
Discharge 2018: Innovative Medicines Initiative 2 Joint Undertaking (A9-0046/2020 - Ryszard Antoni Legutko)
Az Európai Számvevőszék 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves jelentésének bemutatását követően a 2018. évi zárszámadási eljárás keretében az Európai Parlament Költségvetési Ellenőrző Bizottsága elvégezte az Európai Unió általános költségvetésének az Innovatív gyógyszerek kutatására irányuló kezdeményezést megvalósító közös vállalkozásra vonatkozó pénzügyi ellenőrzését. A szakbizottság elsődleges feladata a közösségi költségvetés végrehajtásának szabályosságát és hatékonyságát biztosítani, ellenőrizni. A Számvevőszék kijelentette, hogy kellő mértékben megbizonyosodott arról, hogy az intézet éves beszámolója megbízható. A szakbizottság februári ülésén a mentesítés megadásáról döntött. A plenáris szavazáson a mentesítés megadását támogattam.
Discharge 2018: Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking (A9-0055/2020 - Joachim Stanisław Brudziński)
Az Európai Számvevőszék 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves jelentésének bemutatását követően a 2018. évi zárszámadási eljárás keretében az Európai Parlament Költségvetési Ellenőrző Bizottsága elvégezte az Európai Unió általános költségvetésének a Shift2Rail közös vállalkozásra vonatkozó pénzügyi ellenőrzését. A szakbizottság elsődleges feladata a közösségi költségvetés végrehajtásának szabályosságát és hatékonyságát biztosítani, ellenőrizni. A Számvevőszék kijelentette, hogy kellő mértékben megbizonyosodott arról, hogy a közös vállalkozás éves beszámolója megbízható. A szakbizottság februári ülésén a mentesítés megadásáról döntött. A plenáris szavazáson a mentesítés megadását támogattam.
Discharge 2018: European Environment Agency (A9-0064/2020 - Ryszard Czarnecki)
Az Európai Számvevőszék 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves jelentésének bemutatását követően a 2018. évi zárszámadási eljárás keretében az Európai Parlament Költségvetési Ellenőrző Bizottsága elvégezte az Európai Unió általános költségvetésének az Európai Környezetvédelmi Ügynökségre vonatkozó pénzügyi ellenőrzését. A szakbizottság elsődleges feladata a közösségi költségvetés végrehajtásának szabályosságát és hatékonyságát biztosítani, ellenőrizni. A zárszámadási jelentés megállapítja, hogy a pénzügyi átvilágítás rendben lezajlott és a vizsgálat során nagyobb hiányosságokat nem tapasztaltak. A szakbizottság februári ülésén a mentesítés megadásáról, a 2018-as számlák lezárásáról döntött. A plenáris szavazáson a mentesítés megadását támogattam.
Discharge 2018: European Union Agency for Railways (A9-0061/2020 - Ryszard Czarnecki)
Az Európai Számvevőszék 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves jelentésének bemutatását követően a 2018. évi zárszámadási eljárás keretében az Európai Parlament Költségvetési Ellenőrző Bizottsága elvégezte az Európai Unió általános költségvetésének az Európai Vasúti Ügynökségre vonatkozó pénzügyi ellenőrzését. A szakbizottság elsődleges feladata a közösségi költségvetés végrehajtásának szabályosságát és hatékonyságát biztosítani, ellenőrizni. Az Európai Számvevőszék megállapította, hogy vizsgálatai során elegendő bizonyosságot szerzett arról, hogy a 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó, az ügynökség által benyújtott éves beszámoló megbízható, és hogy az annak alapját jelentő ügyletek jogszerűek és szabályszerűek voltak. A zárszámadási jelentés megállapítja, hogy a pénzügyi átvilágítás rendben lezajlott és a vizsgálat során nagyobb hiányosságokat nem tapasztaltak. A szakbizottság februári ülésén a mentesítés megadásáról, a 2018-as számlák lezárásáról döntött. A plenáris szavazáson a mentesítés megadását támogattam.
Discharge 2018: European Maritime Safety Agency (A9-0066/2020 - Ryszard Czarnecki)
Az Európai Számvevőszék 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves jelentésének bemutatását követően a 2018. évi zárszámadási eljárás keretében az Európai Parlament Költségvetési Ellenőrző Bizottsága elvégezte az Európai Unió általános költségvetésének az Európai Tengerészeti Biztonsági Ügynökségre vonatkozó pénzügyi ellenőrzését. A szakbizottság elsődleges feladata a közösségi költségvetés végrehajtásának szabályosságát és hatékonyságát biztosítani, ellenőrizni. A Számvevőszék megállapította, hogy a vizsgálatok során kellő mértékben megbizonyosodott arról, hogy az Európai Tengerészeti Biztonsági Ügynökség 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves beszámolója megbízható, és hogy az annak alapjául szolgáló ügyletek jogszerűek és szabályszerűek voltak. A zárszámadási jelentés megállapítja, hogy a pénzügyi átvilágítás rendben lezajlott és a vizsgálat során nagyobb hiányosságokat nem tapasztaltak. A szakbizottság februári ülésén a mentesítés megadásáról, a 2018-as számlák lezárásáról döntött. A plenáris szavazáson a mentesítés megadását támogattam.
Discharge 2018: European GNSS Agency (A9-0067/2020 - Ryszard Antoni Legutko)
Az Európai Számvevőszék 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves jelentésének bemutatását követően a 2018. évi zárszámadási eljárás keretében az Európai Parlament Költségvetési Ellenőrző Bizottsága elvégezte az Európai Unió általános költségvetésének az Európai GNSS Ügynökségre vonatkozó pénzügyi ellenőrzését. A szakbizottság elsődleges feladata a közösségi költségvetés végrehajtásának szabályosságát és hatékonyságát biztosítani, ellenőrizni. A számvevőszék megállapítása alapján az ellenőrzések során kellő mértékben megbizonyosodtak arról, hogy az ügynökség 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves beszámolója megbízható, és hogy az annak alapjául szolgáló ügyletek jogszerűek és szabályszerűek voltak. A zárszámadási jelentés megállapítja, hogy a pénzügyi átvilágítás rendben lezajlott és a vizsgálat során nagyobb hiányosságokat nem tapasztaltak. A szakbizottság februári ülésén a mentesítés megadásáról, a 2018-as számlák lezárásáról döntött. A plenáris szavazáson a mentesítés megadását támogattam.
Discharge 2018: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (A9-0073/2020 - Ryszard Czarnecki)
Az Európai Számvevőszék 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves jelentésének bemutatását követően a 2018. évi zárszámadási eljárás keretében az Európai Parlament Költségvetési Ellenőrző Bizottsága elvégezte az Európai Unió általános költségvetésének a Kábítószer és Kábítószerfüggőség Európai Megfigyelőközpontjára vonatkozó pénzügyi ellenőrzését. A szakbizottság elsődleges feladata a közösségi költségvetés végrehajtásának szabályosságát és hatékonyságát biztosítani, ellenőrizni. A zárszámadási jelentés megállapítja, hogy a pénzügyi átvilágítás rendben lezajlott és a vizsgálat során nagyobb hiányosságokat nem tapasztaltak. A szakbizottság februári ülésén a mentesítés megadásáról, a 2018-as számlák lezárásáról döntött. A plenáris szavazáson a mentesítés megadását támogattam.
Discharge 2018: European Union Aviation Safety Agency (A9-0074/2020 - Ryszard Antoni Legutko)
Az Európai Számvevőszék 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves jelentésének bemutatását követően a 2018. évi zárszámadási eljárás keretében az Európai Parlament Költségvetési Ellenőrző Bizottsága elvégezte az Európai Unió általános költségvetésének az Európai Unió Repülésbiztonsági Ügynökségére vonatkozó pénzügyi ellenőrzését. A szakbizottság elsődleges feladata a közösségi költségvetés végrehajtásának szabályosságát és hatékonyságát biztosítani, ellenőrizni. A Számvevőszék megállapította, hogy a vizsgálatok során kellő mértékben megbizonyosodott arról, hogy az Ügynökség 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves beszámolója megbízható, és hogy az annak alapjául szolgáló ügyletek jogszerűek és szabályszerűek voltak. A zárszámadási jelentés megállapítja, hogy a pénzügyi átvilágítás rendben lezajlott és a vizsgálat során nagyobb hiányosságokat nem tapasztaltak. A szakbizottság februári ülésén a mentesítés megadásáról, a 2018-as számlák lezárásáról döntött. A plenáris szavazáson a mentesítés megadását támogattam.
Discharge 2018: European Asylum Support Office (A9-0077/2020 - Ryszard Czarnecki)
Az Európai Számvevőszék 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves jelentésének bemutatását követően a 2018. évi zárszámadási eljárás keretében az Európai Parlament Költségvetési Ellenőrző Bizottsága elvégezte az Európai Unió általános költségvetésének az Európai Menekültügyi Támogatási Hivatal 2018-as pénzügyi évére vonatkozó pénzügyi ellenőrzését. A szakbizottság elsődleges feladata a közösségi költségvetés végrehajtásának szabályosságát és hatékonyságát biztosítani, ellenőrizni. A Számvevőszék megállapította, hogy a vizsgálatok során kellő mértékben megbizonyosodott arról, hogy a Hivatal 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves beszámolója megbízható, és hogy az annak alapjául szolgáló ügyletek jogszerűek és szabályszerűek voltak. A zárszámadási jelentés megállapítja, hogy a pénzügyi átvilágítás rendben lezajlott és a vizsgálat során nagyobb hiányosságokat nem tapasztaltak. A szakbizottság februári ülésén a mentesítés megadásáról, a 2018-as számlák lezárásáról döntött. A plenáris szavazáson a mentesítés megadását támogattam.
Discharge 2018: EU general budget - European Parliament (A9-0021/2020 - Maria Grapini)
Az Európai Számvevőszék 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves jelentésének bemutatását követően a 2018. évi zárszámadási eljárás keretében az Európai Parlament Költségvetési Ellenőrző Bizottsága elvégezte az Európai Unió általános költségvetésének az Európai Parlamentre vonatkozó pénzügyi ellenőrzését. A szakbizottság elsődleges feladata a közösségi költségvetés végrehajtásának szabályosságát és hatékonyságát biztosítani, ellenőrizni. Az ellenőrzés során a Számvevőszék megállapította, hogy a kifizetések 2018-ra vonatkozóan lényegében hibamentesek voltak. A 2018-as évre vonatkozó éves jelentésében a Számvevőszék nem emelt kifogást a Parlament 2018-as gazdálkodásával kapcsolatban. A zárszámadási jelentés megállapítja, hogy a pénzügyi átvilágítás rendben lezajlott és a vizsgálat során nagyobb hiányosságokat nem tapasztaltak. A szakbizottság februári ülésén a mentesítés megadásáról, a 2018-as számlák lezárásáról döntött. A plenáris szavazáson a mentesítés megadását támogattam.
Discharge 2018: EU general budget - Court of Justice of the European Union (A9-0027/2020 - Tomáš Zdechovský)
Az Európai Számvevőszék 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves jelentésének bemutatását követően a 2018. évi zárszámadási eljárás keretében az Európai Parlament Költségvetési Ellenőrző Bizottsága elvégezte az Európai Unió általános költségvetésének az Európai Bíróságra vonatkozó pénzügyi ellenőrzését. A szakbizottság elsődleges feladata a közösségi költségvetés végrehajtásának szabályosságát és hatékonyságát biztosítani, ellenőrizni. Kiemeli, hogy egyetlen hiányosságot sem azonosítottak a vizsgálat során. Az ellenőrzés keretében a Számvevőszék megállapította, hogy a kifizetések 2018-ra vonatkozóan lényegében hibamentesek voltak. A 2018-as évre vonatkozó éves jelentésében a Számvevőszék kifogást sem emelt a Bíróság 2018-as gazdálkodásával kapcsolatban. A zárszámadási jelentés megállapítja, hogy a pénzügyi átvilágítás rendben lezajlott és a vizsgálat során nagyobb hiányosságokat nem tapasztaltak. A szakbizottság februári ülésén a mentesítés megadásáról, a 2018-as számlák lezárásáról döntött. A plenáris szavazáson a mentesítés megadását támogattam.
Discharge 2018: EU general budget - European Ombudsman (A9-0028/2020 - Tomáš Zdechovský)
Az Európai Számvevőszék 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves jelentésének bemutatását követően a 2018. évi zárszámadási eljárás keretében az Európai Parlament Költségvetési Ellenőrző Bizottsága elvégezte az Európai Unió általános költségvetésének az Európai Ombudsmanra vonatkozó pénzügyi ellenőrzését. A szakbizottság elsődleges feladata a közösségi költségvetés végrehajtásának szabályosságát és hatékonyságát biztosítani, ellenőrizni. Az éves jelentésében a Számvevőszék ellenőrzési munkája megállapította, hogy a kifizetések a 2018-as évre vonatkozóan lényeges hibáktól mentesek. A zárszámadási jelentés megállapítja, hogy a pénzügyi átvilágítás rendben lezajlott és a vizsgálat során nagyobb hiányosságokat nem tapasztaltak. A szakbizottság februári ülésén a mentesítés megadásáról, a 2018-as számlák lezárásáról döntött. A plenáris szavazáson a mentesítés megadását támogattam.
Discharge 2018: EU general budget - European Data Protection Supervisor (A9-0029/2020 - Tomáš Zdechovský)
Az Európai Számvevőszék 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves jelentésének bemutatását követően a 2018. évi zárszámadási eljárás keretében az Európai Parlament Költségvetési Ellenőrző Bizottsága elvégezte az Európai Unió általános költségvetésének az Európai Adatvédelmi Biztosra vonatkozó pénzügyi ellenőrzését. A szakbizottság elsődleges feladata a közösségi költségvetés végrehajtásának szabályosságát és hatékonyságát biztosítani, ellenőrizni. A zárszámadási jelentés megállapítja, hogy a pénzügyi átvilágítás rendben lezajlott és a vizsgálat során nagyobb hiányosságokat nem tapasztaltak. A szakbizottság februári ülésén a mentesítés megadásáról, a 2018-as számlák lezárásáról döntött. A plenáris szavazáson a mentesítés megadását támogattam.
Discharge 2018: EU general budget - Court of Auditors (A9-0031/2020 - Tomáš Zdechovský)
Az Európai Számvevőszék 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves jelentésének bemutatását követően a 2018. évi zárszámadási eljárás keretében az Európai Parlament Költségvetési Ellenőrző Bizottsága elvégezte az Európai Unió általános költségvetésének az Európai Számvevőszékre vonatkozó pénzügyi ellenőrzését. A szakbizottság elsődleges feladata a közösségi költségvetés végrehajtásának szabályosságát és hatékonyságát biztosítani, ellenőrizni. Megjegyzi a jelentés, hogy a Számvevőszék éves beszámolóját egy független könyvvizsgáló ellenőrzi, hogy ugyanazt az átláthatóságot és elszámoltathatóságot tudja alkalmazni, mint az ellenőrzött szervezetek esetében. A pénzügyi kimutatás valós képet mutat a Számvevőszék pénzügyi helyzetéről. A zárszámadási jelentés megállapítja, hogy a pénzügyi átvilágítás rendben lezajlott és a vizsgálat során nagyobb hiányosságokat nem tapasztaltak. A szakbizottság februári ülésén a mentesítés megadásáról, a 2018-as számlák lezárásáról döntött. A plenáris szavazáson a mentesítés megadását támogattam.
Discharge 2018: European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (A9-0033/2020 - Joachim Stanisław Brudziński)
Az Európai Számvevőszék 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves jelentésének bemutatását követően a 2018. évi zárszámadási eljárás keretében az Európai Parlament Költségvetési Ellenőrző Bizottsága elvégezte az Európai Unió általános költségvetésének az Európai Munkahelyi Biztonsági és Egészségvédelmi Ügynökségre vonatkozó pénzügyi ellenőrzését. A szakbizottság elsődleges feladata a közösségi költségvetés végrehajtásának szabályosságát és hatékonyságát biztosítani, ellenőrizni. Az ügynökség 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves beszámolóját a Számvevőszék jogszerűnek és szabályszerűnek ítélte. A zárszámadási jelentés megállapítja, hogy a pénzügyi átvilágítás rendben lezajlott és a vizsgálat során nagyobb hiányosságokat nem tapasztaltak. A szakbizottság februári ülésén a mentesítés megadásáról, a 2018-as számlák lezárásáról döntött. A plenáris szavazáson a mentesítés megadását támogattam.
Discharge 2018: Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union (A9-0035/2020 - Joachim Stanisław Brudziński)
Az Európai Számvevőszék 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves jelentésének bemutatását követően a 2018. évi zárszámadási eljárás keretében az Európai Parlament Költségvetési Ellenőrző Bizottsága elvégezte az Európai Unió általános költségvetésének az Európai Unió Szerveinek Fordítóközpontjára vonatkozó pénzügyi ellenőrzését. A szakbizottság elsődleges feladata a közösségi költségvetés végrehajtásának szabályosságát és hatékonyságát biztosítani, ellenőrizni. A Számvevőszék megállapította, hogy kellő mértékben megbizonyosodott arról, hogy az Európai Unió Szerveinek Fordítóközpontja a 2018-as pénzügyi évre megbízható éves beszámolót nyújtott be és az annak alapjául szolgáló ügyletek jogszerűek és szabályszerűek voltak. A zárszámadási jelentés megállapítja, hogy a pénzügyi átvilágítás rendben lezajlott és a vizsgálat során nagyobb hiányosságokat nem állapítottak meg. A szakbizottság februári ülésén a mentesítés megadásáról, a 2018-as számlák lezárásáról döntött. A plenáris szavazáson a mentesítés megadását támogattam.
Discharge 2018: EU general budget - European Council and Council (A9-0038/2020 - Tomáš Zdechovský)
Az Európai Számvevőszék 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves jelentésének bemutatását követően a 2018. évi zárszámadási eljárás keretében az Európai Parlament Költségvetési Ellenőrző Bizottsága elvégezte az Európai Unió általános költségvetésének a Tanácsra vonatkozó pénzügyi ellenőrzését. A szakbizottság elsődleges feladata a közösségi költségvetés végrehajtásának szabályosságát és hatékonyságát biztosítani, ellenőrizni. 2018. évi éves jelentésében a Számvevőszék ellenőrzési munkája alapján megállapította, hogy a 2018-as pénzügyi évet illetően az intézmények és szervek igazgatási és egyéb kiadásokkal kapcsolatos kifizetései összességükben lényegi hibától mentesek voltak. A Tanács és a Parlament közötti együttműködés Tanács részéről történő elutasítása következtében a szakbizottság nem tudta lefolytatni a mentesítési eljárást. Így a szakbizottság februári ülésén a mentesítés megadásának elhalasztásáról döntött. A plenáris szavazáson a mentesítés megadásának elhalasztását támogattam.
Discharge 2018: European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) (A9-0039/2020 - Ryszard Czarnecki)
Az Európai Számvevőszék 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves jelentésének bemutatását követően a 2018. évi zárszámadási eljárás keretében az Európai Parlament Költségvetési Ellenőrző Bizottsága elvégezte az Európai Unió általános költségvetésének az Európai Hálózat-és Információbiztonsági Ügynökségre vonatkozó pénzügyi ellenőrzését. A szakbizottság elsődleges feladata a közösségi költségvetés végrehajtásának szabályosságát és hatékonyságát biztosítani, ellenőrizni. A Számvevőszék az általa lefolytatott vizsgálatok alapján kellő bizonyosságot szerzett arról, hogy az Európai Hálózat- és Információbiztonsági Ügynökség 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves beszámolója megbízható, és hogy az annak alapjául szolgáló ügyletek jogszerűek és szabályszerűek voltak. A zárszámadási jelentés megállapítja, hogy a pénzügyi átvilágítás rendben lezajlott és a vizsgálat során nagyobb hiányosságokat nem tapasztaltak. A szakbizottság februári ülésén a mentesítés megadásáról, a 2018-as számlák lezárásáról döntött. A plenáris szavazáson a mentesítés megadását támogattam.
Discharge 2018: European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (A9-0040/2020 - Joachim Stanisław Brudziński)
Az Európai Számvevőszék 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves jelentésének bemutatását követően a 2018. évi zárszámadási eljárás keretében az Európai Parlament Költségvetési Ellenőrző Bizottsága elvégezte az Európai Unió általános költségvetésének az Európai Szakképzésfejlesztési Központra vonatkozó pénzügyi ellenőrzését. A szakbizottság elsődleges feladata a közösségi költségvetés végrehajtásának szabályosságát és hatékonyságát biztosítani, ellenőrizni. A zárszámadási jelentés megállapítja, hogy a pénzügyi átvilágítás rendben lezajlott és a vizsgálat során nagyobb hiányosságokat nem tapasztaltak. A szakbizottság februári ülésén a mentesítés megadásáról, a 2018-as számlák lezárásáról döntött. A plenáris szavazáson a mentesítés megadását támogattam.
Discharge 2018: European Fisheries Control Agency (A9-0041/2020 - Ryszard Czarnecki)
Az Európai Számvevőszék 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves jelentésének bemutatását követően a 2018. évi zárszámadási eljárás keretében az Európai Parlament Költségvetési Ellenőrző Bizottsága elvégezte az Európai Unió általános költségvetésének az Európai Halászati Ellenőrző Hivatalra vonatkozó pénzügyi ellenőrzését. A szakbizottság elsődleges feladata a közösségi költségvetés végrehajtásának szabályosságát és hatékonyságát biztosítani, ellenőrizni. A Számvevőszék megállapította, hogy kellő mértékű bizonyosságot szerzett arról, hogy az Európai Halászati Ellenőrző Hivatal 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves beszámolója megbízható, és az annak alapjául szolgáló ügyletek jogszerűek és szabályszerűek voltak. A zárszámadási jelentés megállapítja, hogy a pénzügyi átvilágítás rendben lezajlott és a vizsgálat során nagyobb hiányosságokat nem tapasztaltak. A szakbizottság februári ülésén a mentesítés megadásáról, a 2018-as számlák lezárásáról döntött. A plenáris szavazáson a mentesítés megadását támogattam.
Discharge 2018: EU general budget - European External Action Service (A9-0043/2020 - Tomáš Zdechovský)
Az Európai Számvevőszék 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves jelentésének bemutatását követően a 2018. évi zárszámadási eljárás keretében az Európai Parlament Költségvetési Ellenőrző Bizottsága elvégezte az Európai Unió általános költségvetésének az Európai Külügyi Szolgálatra vonatkozó pénzügyi ellenőrzését. A szakbizottság elsődleges feladata a közösségi költségvetés végrehajtásának szabályosságát és hatékonyságát biztosítani, ellenőrizni. A Számvevőszék kijelenti, hogy bizonyosságot szerzett a 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves beszámoló megbízhatóságáról, valamint arról, hogy az alapjául szolgáló ügyletek jogszerűek és szabályszerűek voltak. A zárszámadási jelentés megállapítja, hogy a pénzügyi átvilágítás rendben lezajlott és a vizsgálat során nagyobb hiányosságokat nem tapasztaltak. A szakbizottság februári ülésén a mentesítés megadásáról, a 2018-as számlák lezárásáról döntött. A plenáris szavazáson a mentesítés megadását támogattam.
Discharge 2018: SESAR Joint Undertaking (A9-0044/2020 - Joachim Stanisław Brudziński)
Az Európai Számvevőszék 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves jelentésének bemutatását követően a 2018. évi zárszámadási eljárás keretében az Európai Parlament Költségvetési Ellenőrző Bizottsága elvégezte az Európai Unió általános költségvetésének a SESAR közös vállalkozásra vonatkozó pénzügyi ellenőrzését. A szakbizottság elsődleges feladata a közösségi költségvetés végrehajtásának szabályosságát és hatékonyságát biztosítani, ellenőrizni. A Számvevőszék a SESAR közös vállalkozás 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó beszámolóját megbízhatónak találta és az annak alapjául szolgáló pénzügyi műveleteket minden lényegi szempontból jogszerűnek és szabályszerűnek ítélte. A zárszámadási jelentés megállapítja, hogy a közös vállalkozást érintő pénzügyi és szabályszerűségi átvilágítás komolyabb hiányosságokat nem tárt fel. A szakbizottság februári ülésén a mentesítés megadásáról, a 2018-as számlák lezárásáról döntött. A plenáris szavazáson a mentesítés megadását támogattam.
Discharge 2018: European Training Foundation (A9-0047/2020 - Joachim Stanisław Brudziński)
Az Európai Számvevőszék 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves jelentésének bemutatását követően a 2018. évi zárszámadási eljárás keretében az Európai Parlament Költségvetési Ellenőrző Bizottsága elvégezte az Európai Unió általános költségvetésének az Európai Képzési Alapítványra vonatkozó pénzügyi ellenőrzését. A szakbizottság elsődleges feladata a közösségi költségvetés végrehajtásának szabályosságát és hatékonyságát biztosítani, ellenőrizni. A Számvevőszék megállapította, hogy kellő mértékben megbizonyosodott arról, hogy a 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves beszámoló megbízható, és hogy az annak alapjául szolgáló ügyletek jogszerűek és szabályszerűek voltak. A zárszámadási jelentés megállapítja, hogy a pénzügyi átvilágítás rendben lezajlott és a vizsgálat során nagyobb hiányosságokat nem tapasztaltak. A szakbizottság februári ülésén a mentesítés megadásáról, a 2018-as számlák lezárásáról döntött. A plenáris szavazáson a mentesítés megadását támogattam.
Discharge 2018: Eurojust (A9-0048/2020 - Ryszard Czarnecki)
Az Európai Számvevőszék 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves jelentésének bemutatását követően a 2018. évi zárszámadási eljárás keretében az Európai Parlament Költségvetési Ellenőrző Bizottsága elvégezte az Európai Unió általános költségvetésének az Európai Unió Büntető Igazságügyi Együttműködési Ügynökségére vonatkozó pénzügyi ellenőrzését. A szakbizottság elsődleges feladata a közösségi költségvetés végrehajtásának szabályosságát és hatékonyságát biztosítani, ellenőrizni. A zárszámadási jelentés megállapítja, hogy a pénzügyi átvilágítás rendben lezajlott és a vizsgálat során hiányosságokat nem tapasztaltak. A szakbizottság februári ülésén a mentesítés megadásáról, a 2018-as számlák lezárásáról döntött. A plenáris szavazáson a mentesítés megadását támogattam.
Discharge 2018: European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy (A9-0049/2020 - Ryszard Antoni Legutko)
Az Európai Számvevőszék 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves jelentésének bemutatását követően a 2018. évi zárszámadási eljárás keretében az Európai Parlament Költségvetési Ellenőrző Bizottsága elvégezte az Európai Unió általános költségvetésének a Fúziósenergia-fejlesztési és ITER Európai Közös Vállalkozásra vonatkozó pénzügyi ellenőrzését. A szakbizottság elsődleges feladata a közösségi költségvetés végrehajtásának szabályosságát és hatékonyságát biztosítani, ellenőrizni. A zárszámadási jelentés megállapítja, hogy a közös vállalkozást érintő pénzügyi és szabályszerűségi átvilágítás komolyabb hiányosságokat nem tárt fel. A szakbizottság februári ülésén a mentesítés megadásáról, a 2018-as számlák lezárásáról döntött. A plenáris szavazáson is a mentesítés megadását támogattam.
Discharge 2018: Agency for Support for BEREC (BEREC Office) (A9-0050/2020 - Ryszard Czarnecki)
Az Európai Számvevőszék 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves jelentésének bemutatását követően a 2018. évi zárszámadási eljárás keretében az Európai Parlament Költségvetési Ellenőrző Bizottsága elvégezte az Európai Unió általános költségvetésének az Európai Elektronikus Hírközlési Szabályozók Testületére vonatkozó pénzügyi ellenőrzését. A szakbizottság elsődleges feladata a közösségi költségvetés végrehajtásának szabályosságát és hatékonyságát biztosítani, ellenőrizni. A Számvevőszék az általa lefolytatott vizsgálatok alapján kellő bizonyosságot szerzett arról, hogy az Európai Elektronikus Hírközlési Szabályozók Testülete 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves beszámolója megbízható, és hogy az annak alapjául szolgáló ügyletek jogszerűek és szabályszerűek voltak. A zárszámadási jelentés megállapítja, hogy a pénzügyi átvilágítás rendben lezajlott és a vizsgálat során nagyobb hiányosságokat nem tapasztaltak. A szakbizottság februári ülésén a mentesítés megadásáról, a 2018-as számlák lezárásáról döntött. A plenáris szavazáson a mentesítés megadását támogattam.
Discharge 2018: European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (A9-0051/2020 - Joachim Stanisław Brudziński)
Az Európai Számvevőszék 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves jelentésének bemutatását követően a 2018. évi zárszámadási eljárás keretében az Európai Parlament Költségvetési Ellenőrző Bizottsága elvégezte az Európai Unió általános költségvetésének az Európai Alapítvány az Élet- és Munkakörülmények Javításáért elnevezésű szervezetre vonatkozó pénzügyi ellenőrzését. A szakbizottság elsődleges feladata a közösségi költségvetés végrehajtásának szabályosságát és hatékonyságát biztosítani, ellenőrizni. A zárszámadási jelentés megállapítja, hogy a pénzügyi átvilágítás rendben lezajlott és a vizsgálat során hiányosságokat nem tapasztaltak. A szakbizottság februári ülésén a mentesítés megadásáról, a 2018-as számlák lezárásáról döntött. A plenáris szavazáson a mentesítés megadását támogattam.
Discharge 2018: Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (A9-0052/2020 - Ryszard Czarnecki)
Az Európai Számvevőszék 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves jelentésének bemutatását követően a 2018. évi zárszámadási eljárás keretében az Európai Parlament Költségvetési Ellenőrző Bizottsága elvégezte az Európai Unió általános költségvetésének az Energiaszabályozók Együttműködési Ügynökségére vonatkozó pénzügyi ellenőrzését. A szakbizottság elsődleges feladata a közösségi költségvetés végrehajtásának szabályosságát és hatékonyságát biztosítani, ellenőrizni. A zárszámadási jelentés megállapítja, hogy a pénzügyi átvilágítás rendben lezajlott és a vizsgálat során nagyobb hiányosságokat nem tapasztaltak. A szakbizottság februári ülésén a mentesítés megadásáról, a 2018-as számlák lezárásáról döntött. A plenáris szavazáson a mentesítés megadását támogattam.
Discharge 2018: European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (eu-LISA) (A9-0053/2020 - Ryszard Antoni Legutko)
Az Európai Számvevőszék 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves jelentésének bemutatását követően a 2018. évi zárszámadási eljárás keretében az Európai Parlament Költségvetési Ellenőrző Bizottsága elvégezte az Európai Unió általános költségvetésének a Nagyméretű IT-rendszerek operatív irányítását végző Európai Ügynökségre vonatkozó pénzügyi ellenőrzését. A szakbizottság elsődleges feladata a közösségi költségvetés végrehajtásának szabályosságát és hatékonyságát biztosítani, ellenőrizni. A zárszámadási jelentés megállapítja, hogy a pénzügyi átvilágítás rendben lezajlott és a vizsgálat során nagyobb hiányosságokat nem tapasztaltak. A szakbizottság februári ülésén a mentesítés megadásáról, a 2018-as számlák lezárásáról döntött. A plenáris szavazáson a mentesítés megadását támogattam.
Discharge 2018: European Institute of Innovation and Technology (A9-0054/2020 - Ryszard Antoni Legutko)
Az Európai Számvevőszék 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves jelentésének bemutatását követően a 2018. évi zárszámadási eljárás keretében az Európai Parlament Költségvetési Ellenőrző Bizottsága elvégezte az Európai Unió általános költségvetésének az Európai Innovációs és Technológiai Intézetre vonatkozó pénzügyi ellenőrzését. A szakbizottság elsődleges feladata a közösségi költségvetés végrehajtásának szabályosságát és hatékonyságát biztosítani, ellenőrizni. A Számvevőszék kijelentette, hogy kellő mértékben megbizonyosodott arról, hogy az intézet éves beszámolója megbízható, valamint elegendő és megfelelő könyvvizsgálati bizonyítékot talált az ügyletek jogszerűségére és szabályszerűségére vonatkozóan. A szakbizottság februári ülésén a mentesítés megadásáról döntött. A plenáris szavazáson a mentesítés megadását támogattam.
Discharge 2018: Euratom Supply Agency (A9-0056/2020 - Ryszard Czarnecki)
Az Európai Számvevőszék 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves jelentésének bemutatását követően a 2018. évi zárszámadási eljárás keretében az Európai Parlament Költségvetési Ellenőrző Bizottsága elvégezte az Európai Unió általános költségvetésének az Euratom Ellátási Ügynökségre vonatkozó pénzügyi ellenőrzését. A szakbizottság elsődleges feladata a közösségi költségvetés végrehajtásának szabályosságát és hatékonyságát biztosítani, ellenőrizni. A Számvevőszék megállapította, hogy kellő mértékben megbizonyosodott arról, hogy az ügynökség 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves beszámolója megbízható, és hogy az annak alapjául szolgáló ügyletek jogszerűek és szabályszerűek voltak. A zárszámadási jelentés megállapítja, hogy a pénzügyi átvilágítás rendben lezajlott és a vizsgálat során nagyobb hiányosságokat nem tapasztaltak. A szakbizottság februári ülésén a mentesítés megadásáról, a 2018-as számlák lezárásáról döntött. A plenáris szavazáson a mentesítés megadását támogattam.
Discharge 2018: eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh European Development Funds (A9-0057/2020 - Michèle Rivasi)
Az Európai Számvevőszék 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves jelentésének bemutatását követően a 2018. évi zárszámadási eljárás keretében az Európai Parlament Költségvetési Ellenőrző Bizottsága elvégezte az Európai Unió általános költségvetésének a nyolcadik, kilencedik, tizedik és tizenegyedik Európai Fejlesztési Alapra vonatkozó pénzügyi ellenőrzését. A szakbizottság elsődleges feladata a közösségi költségvetés végrehajtásának szabályosságát és hatékonyságát biztosítani, ellenőrizni. Az Európai Parlament jóváhagyta a nyolcadik, kilencedik, tizedik és tizenegyedik Európai Fejlesztési Alap 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó elszámolásának lezárását. Bár a Számvevőszék a Fejlesztési Alap éves beszámolójának alapjául szolgáló műveleteket jogszerűnek és szabályosnak ítélte. A zárszámadási jelentés megállapítja, hogy a pénzügyi átvilágítás rendben lezajlott és a vizsgálat során nagyobb hiányosságokat nem tapasztaltak. A szakbizottság februári ülésén a mentesítés megadásáról, a 2018-as számlák lezárásáról döntött. A plenáris szavazáson a mentesítés megadását támogattam.
Discharge 2018: European Institute for Gender Equality (A9-0058/2020 - Ryszard Czarnecki)
Az Európai Számvevőszék 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves jelentésének bemutatását követően a 2018. évi zárszámadási eljárás keretében az Európai Parlament Költségvetési Ellenőrző Bizottsága elvégezte az Európai Unió általános költségvetésének a Nemek Közötti Egyenlőség Európai Intézetére vonatkozó pénzügyi ellenőrzését. A szakbizottság elsődleges feladata a közösségi költségvetés végrehajtásának szabályosságát és hatékonyságát biztosítani, ellenőrizni. A Számvevőszék megállapította, hogy kellő bizonyosságot szerzett arról, hogy az Intézet által a 2018-as pénzügyi évre benyújtott éves beszámoló megbízható és az annak alapjául szolgáló ügyletek jogszerűek és szabályszerűek voltak. A zárszámadási jelentés megállapítja, hogy a pénzügyi átvilágítás rendben lezajlott és a vizsgálat során nagyobb hiányosságokat nem tapasztaltak. A szakbizottság februári ülésén a mentesítés megadásáról, a 2018-as számlák lezárásáról döntött. A plenáris szavazáson a mentesítés megadását támogattam.
Discharge 2018: European Securities and Markets Authority (A9-0059/2020 - Ryszard Czarnecki)
Az Európai Számvevőszék 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves jelentésének bemutatását követően a 2018. évi zárszámadási eljárás keretében az Európai Parlament Költségvetési Ellenőrző Bizottsága elvégezte az Európai Unió általános költségvetésének az Európai Értékpapírpiaci Hatóságra vonatkozó pénzügyi ellenőrzését. A szakbizottság elsődleges feladata a közösségi költségvetés végrehajtásának szabályosságát és hatékonyságát biztosítani, ellenőrizni. Az Európai Parlament jóváhagyta az Európai Értékpapírpiaci Hatóság 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó elszámolásának lezárását. A zárszámadási jelentés megállapítja, hogy a pénzügyi átvilágítás rendben lezajlott és a vizsgálat során nagyobb hiányosságokat nem tapasztaltak. A szakbizottság februári ülésén a mentesítés megadásáról, a 2018-as számlák lezárásáról döntött. A plenáris szavazáson a mentesítés megadását támogattam.
Discharge 2018: European Banking Authority (A9-0060/2020 - Ryszard Czarnecki)
Az Európai Számvevőszék 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves jelentésének bemutatását követően a 2018. évi zárszámadási eljárás keretében az Európai Parlament Költségvetési Ellenőrző Bizottsága elvégezte az Európai Unió általános költségvetésének az Európai Bankhatóságra vonatkozó pénzügyi ellenőrzését. A szakbizottság elsődleges feladata a közösségi költségvetés végrehajtásának szabályosságát és hatékonyságát biztosítani, ellenőrizni. A Számvevőszék megállapította, hogy kellő mértékben megbizonyosodott arról, hogy az Európai Bankhatóság 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves beszámolója megbízható, és hogy az annak alapjául szolgáló ügyletek jogszerűek és szabályszerűek volta. A zárszámadási jelentés megállapítja, hogy a pénzügyi átvilágítás rendben lezajlott és a vizsgálat során nagyobb hiányosságokat nem tapasztaltak. A szakbizottság februári ülésén a mentesítés megadásáról, a 2018-as számlák lezárásáról döntött. A plenáris szavazáson a mentesítés megadását támogattam.
Discharge 2018: European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) (A9-0062/2020 - Ryszard Czarnecki)
Az Európai Számvevőszék 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves jelentésének bemutatását követően a 2018. évi zárszámadási eljárás keretében az Európai Parlament Költségvetési Ellenőrző Bizottsága elvégezte az Európai Unió általános költségvetésének a Bűnüldözési Képzési Ügynökségre vonatkozó pénzügyi ellenőrzését. A szakbizottság elsődleges feladata a közösségi költségvetés végrehajtásának szabályosságát és hatékonyságát biztosítani, ellenőrizni. A Számvevőszék megállapította, hogy kellő mértékben megbizonyosodott arról, hogy a Bűnüldözési Képzési Ügynökség 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves beszámolója megbízható, és hogy az annak alapjául szolgáló ügyletek jogszerűek és szabályszerűek voltak. A zárszámadási jelentés megállapítja, hogy a pénzügyi átvilágítás rendben lezajlott és a vizsgálat során nagyobb hiányosságokat nem tapasztaltak. A szakbizottság februári ülésén a mentesítés megadásáról, a 2018-as számlák lezárásáról döntött. A plenáris szavazáson a mentesítés megadását támogattam.
Discharge 2018: European Chemicals Agency (A9-0063/2020 - Ryszard Antoni Legutko)
Az Európai Számvevőszék 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves jelentésének bemutatását követően a 2018. évi zárszámadási eljárás keretében az Európai Parlament Költségvetési Ellenőrző Bizottsága elvégezte az Európai Unió általános költségvetésének az Európai Vegyianyag Ügynökségre vonatkozó pénzügyi ellenőrzését. A szakbizottság elsődleges feladata a közösségi költségvetés végrehajtásának szabályosságát és hatékonyságát biztosítani, ellenőrizni. A Számvevőszék megállapította, hogy kellő mértékben megbizonyosodott arról, hogy az Európai Vegyianyag Ügynökség 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves beszámolója megbízható, és hogy az annak alapjául szolgáló ügyletek jogszerűek és szabályszerűek voltak. A zárszámadási jelentés megállapítja, hogy a pénzügyi átvilágítás rendben lezajlott és a vizsgálat során nagyobb hiányosságokat nem tapasztaltak. A szakbizottság februári ülésén a mentesítés megadásáról, a 2018-as számlák lezárásáról döntött. A plenáris szavazáson a mentesítés megadását támogattam.
Discharge 2018: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (A9-0065/2020 - Joachim Stanisław Brudziński)
Az Európai Számvevőszék 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves jelentésének bemutatását követően a 2018. évi zárszámadási eljárás keretében az Európai Parlament Költségvetési Ellenőrző Bizottsága elvégezte az Európai Unió általános költségvetésének az Európai Betegségmegelőzési és Járványvédelmi Központra vonatkozó pénzügyi ellenőrzését. A szakbizottság elsődleges feladata a közösségi költségvetés végrehajtásának szabályosságát és hatékonyságát biztosítani, ellenőrizni. Az Európai Parlament jóváhagyta az Európai Betegségmegelőzési és Járványvédelmi Központ 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó elszámolásának lezárását. A Számvevőszék megállapította, hogy az általa lefolytatott pénzügyi vizsgálatok során kellő mértékben megbizonyosodott arról, hogy az Európai Betegségmegelőzési és Járványvédelmi Központ 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves beszámolója megbízható, és hogy az annak alapjául szolgáló ügyletek jogszerűek és szabályosak voltak. A szakbizottság februári ülésén a mentesítés megadásáról, a 2018-as számlák lezárásáról döntött. A plenáris szavazáson a mentesítés megadását támogattam.
Discharge 2018: European Food Safety Authority (A9-0068/2020 - Ryszard Czarnecki)
Az Európai Számvevőszék 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves jelentésének bemutatását követően a 2018. évi zárszámadási eljárás keretében az Európai Parlament Költségvetési Ellenőrző Bizottsága elvégezte az Európai Unió általános költségvetésének az Európai Élelmiszerbiztonsági Ügynökségre vonatkozó pénzügyi ellenőrzését. A szakbizottság elsődleges feladata a közösségi költségvetés végrehajtásának szabályosságát és hatékonyságát biztosítani, ellenőrizni. A zárszámadási jelentés megállapítja, hogy a pénzügyi átvilágítás rendben lezajlott és a vizsgálat során nagyobb hiányosságokat nem tapasztaltak. A szakbizottság februári ülésén a mentesítés megadásáról, a 2018-as számlák lezárásáról döntött. A plenáris szavazáson a mentesítés megadását támogattam.
Discharge 2018: EU general budget – Commission and executive agencies (A9-0069/2020 - Monika Hohlmeier)
Az Európai Számvevőszék 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves jelentésének bemutatását követően a 2018. évi zárszámadási eljárás keretében az Európai Parlament Költségvetési Ellenőrző Bizottsága elvégezte az Európai Unió általános költségvetésének a Bizottság és végrehajtó ügynökségeire vonatkozó pénzügyi ellenőrzését. A szakbizottság elsődleges feladata a közösségi költségvetés végrehajtásának szabályosságát és hatékonyságát biztosítani, ellenőrizni. A Számvevőszék megállapította, hogy kellő mértékű bizonyosságot szerzett arról, hogy a Bizottság és végrehajtó ügynökségeinek 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves beszámolói megbízhatóak, és az azok alapjául szolgáló ügyletek jogszerűek és szabályszerűek voltak. A zárszámadási jelentés megállapítja, hogy a pénzügyi átvilágítás rendben lezajlott és a vizsgálat során nagyobb hiányosságokat nem tapasztaltak. A szakbizottság februári ülésén a mentesítés megadásáról, a 2018-as számlák lezárásáról döntött. A plenáris szavazáson a mentesítés megadását támogattam.
Discharge 2018: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (A9-0070/2020 - Ryszard Czarnecki)
Az Európai Számvevőszék 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves jelentésének bemutatását követően a 2018. évi zárszámadási eljárás keretében az Európai Parlament Költségvetési Ellenőrző Bizottsága elvégezte az Európai Unió általános költségvetésének az Európai Unió Alapjogi Ügynökségére vonatkozó pénzügyi ellenőrzését. A szakbizottság elsődleges feladata a közösségi költségvetés végrehajtásának szabályosságát és hatékonyságát biztosítani, ellenőrizni. A zárszámadási jelentés megállapítja, hogy a pénzügyi átvilágítás rendben lezajlott és a vizsgálat során nagyobb hiányosságokat nem tapasztaltak. A szakbizottság februári ülésén a mentesítés megadásáról, a 2018-as számlák lezárásáról döntött. A plenáris szavazáson a mentesítés megadását támogattam.
Discharge 2018: EU general budget – Committee of the Regions (A9-0071/2020 - Tomáš Zdechovský)
Az Európai Számvevőszék 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves jelentésének bemutatását követően a 2018. évi zárszámadási eljárás keretében az Európai Parlament Költségvetési Ellenőrző Bizottsága elvégezte az Európai Unió általános költségvetésének a Régiók Bizottságára vonatkozó pénzügyi ellenőrzését. A szakbizottság elsődleges feladata a közösségi költségvetés végrehajtásának szabályosságát és hatékonyságát biztosítani, ellenőrizni. A Számvevőszék megállapította, hogy kellő mértékű bizonyosságot szerzett arról, hogy a Régiók Bizottságának 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves beszámolója megbízható, és az annak alapjául szolgáló ügyletek jogszerűek és szabályszerűek voltak. A zárszámadási jelentés megállapítja, hogy a pénzügyi átvilágítás rendben lezajlott és a vizsgálat során nagyobb hiányosságokat nem tapasztaltak. A szakbizottság februári ülésén a mentesítés megadásáról, a 2018-as számlák lezárásáról döntött. A plenáris szavazáson a mentesítés megadását támogattam.
Discharge 2018: European Border and Coast Guard Agency (A9-0072/2020 - Joachim Stanisław Brudziński)
Az Európai Számvevőszék 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves jelentésének bemutatását követően a 2018. évi zárszámadási eljárás keretében az Európai Parlament Költségvetési Ellenőrző Bizottsága elvégezte az Európai Unió általános költségvetésének az Európai Határ- és Partvédelmi Ügynökségre vonatkozó pénzügyi ellenőrzését. A szakbizottság elsődleges feladata a közösségi költségvetés végrehajtásának szabályosságát és hatékonyságát biztosítani, ellenőrizni. A zárszámadási jelentés megállapítja, hogy a pénzügyi átvilágítás rendben lezajlott és a vizsgálat során nagyobb hiányosságokat nem tapasztaltak. A szakbizottság februári ülésén a mentesítés megadásáról, a 2018-as számlák lezárásáról döntött. A plenáris szavazáson a mentesítés megadását támogattam.
Discharge 2018: European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) (A9-0075/2020 - Ryszard Czarnecki)
Az Európai Számvevőszék 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves jelentésének bemutatását követően a 2018. évi zárszámadási eljárás keretében az Európai Parlament Költségvetési Ellenőrző Bizottsága elvégezte az Európai Unió általános költségvetésének az Europolra vonatkozó pénzügyi ellenőrzését. A szakbizottság elsődleges feladata a közösségi költségvetés végrehajtásának szabályosságát és hatékonyságát biztosítani, ellenőrizni. Az Európai Parlament jóváhagyta a Bűnüldözési Együttműködés Európai Uniós Ügynöksége 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó elszámolásának lezárását. A zárszámadási jelentés megállapítja, hogy a pénzügyi átvilágítás rendben lezajlott és a vizsgálat során nagyobb hiányosságokat nem tapasztaltak. A szakbizottság februári ülésén a mentesítés megadásáról, a 2018-as számlák lezárásáról döntött. A plenáris szavazáson a mentesítés megadását támogattam.
Discharge 2018: European Medicines Agency (A9-0076/2020 - Ryszard Czarnecki)
Az Európai Számvevőszék 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves jelentésének bemutatását követően a 2018. évi zárszámadási eljárás keretében az Európai Parlament Költségvetési Ellenőrző Bizottsága elvégezte az Európai Unió általános költségvetésének az Európai Gyógyszerügynökségre vonatkozó pénzügyi ellenőrzését. A szakbizottság elsődleges feladata a közösségi költségvetés végrehajtásának szabályosságát és hatékonyságát biztosítani, ellenőrizni. A Számvevőszék megállapította, hogy a vizsgálatok során kellő mértékben megbizonyosodott arról, hogy az Európai Gyógyszerügynökség 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves beszámolója megbízható, és hogy az annak alapjául szolgáló ügyletek jogszerűek és szabályszerűek voltak. A zárszámadási jelentés megállapítja, hogy a pénzügyi átvilágítás rendben lezajlott és a vizsgálat során nagyobb hiányosságokat nem tapasztaltak. A szakbizottság februári ülésén a mentesítés megadásáról, a 2018-as számlák lezárásáról döntött. A plenáris szavazáson a mentesítés megadását támogattam.
Discharge 2018: General budget of the EU – European Economic and Social Committee (A9-0078/2020 - Tomáš Zdechovský)
Az Európai Számvevőszék 2018-as pénzügyi évre vonatkozó éves jelentésének bemutatását követően a 2018. évi zárszámadási eljárás keretében az Európai Parlament Költségvetési Ellenőrző Bizottsága elvégezte az Európai Unió általános költségvetésének a Gazdasági és Szociális Bizottságra vonatkozó pénzügyi ellenőrzését. A szakbizottság elsődleges feladata a közösségi költségvetés végrehajtásának szabályosságát és hatékonyságát biztosítani, ellenőrizni.Az éves jelentésében a Számvevőszék ellenőrzési munkája megállapította, hogy a kifizetések a 2018-as évre vonatkozóan lényeges hibáktól mentesek voltak. A zárszámadási jelentés megállapítja, hogy a pénzügyi átvilágítás rendben lezajlott és a vizsgálat során nagyobb hiányosságokat nem tapasztaltak. Az Európai Gazdasági és Szociális Bizottsággal kapcsolatban azonban OLAF, illetve belga hatósági vizsgálatok vannak folyamatban, a szakbizottság továbbá nem szerzett bizonyosságot arról, hogy a már meglévő ajánlásokat az intézmény végrehajtotta-e, ezért a szakbizottság februári ülésén a mentesítés megadásának elhalasztásáról, a 2018-as számlák lezárásának egy későbbi időpontban történő lehetséges megadásáról döntött. A plenáris szavazáson a mentesítés megadásának elhalasztását támogattam.
Temporary measures concerning the general meetings of European companies (SE) and of European Cooperative Societies (SCE)
Az európai részvénytársaságok (SE) statútumáról szóló, 2001. október 8-i 2157/2001/EK tanácsi rendelet és az európai szövetkezet (SCE) statútumáról szóló, 2003. július 22-i 1435/2003/EK tanácsi rendelet szabályokat állapít meg az általuk szabályozott jogalanyok létrehozására és működésére vonatkozóan. Az SE-rendelet és az SCE-rendelet egyúttal a közgyűlés megtartásának határidejét is harmonizálja, amely szerint e társaságok minden naptári évben legalább egyszer, a pénzügyi évük végét követő hat hónapon belül közgyűlést tartanak. A rendeletek nem engednek kivételt e kötelezettség alól.A Covid19-világjárvány súlyos hatással van a vállalkozásokra és a szövetkezetekre, köztük az európai részvénytársaságokra és az európai szövetkezetekre egyaránt. Jelentős nehézséget jelent számukra az érintett rendeletek szerinti közgyűlési határidő betartása, így uniós szinten ideiglenesen lehetővé kell tenni az előírt határidőtől való eltérést. Az ideiglenes eltérés révén az európai részvénytársaságoknak és az európai szövetkezeteknek közgyűlésüket a pénzügyi év végétől számított 12 hónapon belül, de legkésőbb 2020. december 31-ig kell megtartaniuk. Az eltérés lehetővé teszi, hogy az európai részvénytársaságok és az európai szövetkezetek megfelelően elő tudják készíteni közgyűlésüket, és jogbiztonságot teremt az SE- és az SCE-rendeletben meghatározott kötelezettségek teljesítése tekintetében. Emiatt szavazatommal támogattam a javaslatot.
Parliament's estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2021 (A9-0102/2020 - Olivier Chastel)
Az Európai Parlament adminisztratív kiadásairól szóló jelentés az EP Büró és a Költségvetési Bizottság megállapodását tartalmazza. A megállapodás alapját jelentő költségvetési összegek bekerülnek majd az Európai Bizottság 2021-re vonatkozó tervezetébe, amelyről az EP és a Tanács várhatóan 2020 novemberében dönt majd.A megállapodás szerint az Európai Parlament előzetes költségvetési tervezete a 2021. évre 2,1 milliárd euró. Az EP költségvetés legfontosabb prioritásai 2021-ben: a helyi és regionális szintű, polgárokkal folytatott kétirányú kommunikáció, az új látogatói stratégia kidolgozása és végrehajtása, valamint a kiberbiztonságra fókuszáló informatikai fejlesztések.Az EP jelentése felszólítja az intézmény Főtitkárát, hogy vizsgálja meg és terjesszen elő javaslatokat, hogyan lehetne javítani az EP működésén egy vészhelyzet esetén, hogy az EP jogi funkciói fenntarthatóak legyenek. Felhívja az EP Bürót, hogy dolgozzon ki egy technikai megoldást, hogy a jövőben azok is gyakorolhassák szavazati jogukat, akik tartósan vannak távol, betegség, szülési szabadság, vagy force majeure miatt.Az EP baloldali és liberális többsége a frakciókon átívelő megállapodást felrúgva beterjesztett egy olyan módosítót, amely a „gender mainstreaming” EP működésébe való beépítését vizsgálná. A magyar néppárti delegáció úgy látja, hogy a kérdésben nincs szükség további beavatkozásra, ezért nem kívánt ebben véleményt alkotni.A fentiek alapján szavazatommal támogattam a jelentés elfogadását.
4th railway package: extension of the transposition periods
Az Európai Bizottság a 2016/797 és a 2016/798 számú irányelvek módosítását javasolta sürgőségi eljárásban, mivel 17 tagállam nem tudta határidőn belül átültetni a jogszabályokat nemzeti jogrendjébe a Covid19 világjárvány okozta fennakadások miatt. Az átültetési határidőt az irányelvek június 16-ban határozták meg, és az Európai Bizottság három hónapos halasztást javasolt, azaz szeptember 16-ikát. A Coreper által jóváhagyott változat december 31-ig javasolta az átültetési határidő kitolását. Az Európai Parlament által javasolt kitolási határidő pedig október 31. volt. Sajnálatos, hogy mivel a tanácsi álláspont és a parlamenti álláspont eltérőek, ezért intézményközi egyeztetésekre lehet szükség, ami a jogszabály elfogadásának halasztását eredményezheti. Ennek ellenére támogattam szavazatommal a parlamenti javaslat elfogadását, mivel az is kedvezőbb a tagállamok számára az Európai Bizottság javaslatánál.
Amending Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 as regards the resources for the specific allocation for the Youth Employment Initiative (A9-0111/2020 - Younous Omarjee)
. – 2020. május 25-én a Bizottság további javaslatot nyújtott be a közös rendelkezésekről szóló jelenlegi rendeletnek az ifjúsági foglalkoztatási kezdeményezés (IFK) 2019. évi finanszírozása tekintetében történő módosítása céljából.Az IFK az ifjúsági garancia része, amely rendszer révén a tagállamok olyan intézkedéseket hajtanak végre, amelyek biztosítják, hogy a 25 év alatti fiatalok minőségi foglalkoztatásban, továbbképzésben, tanulószerződéses gyakorlati képzésben vegyenek részt, vagy gyakornoki munkát végezzenek az iskola befejezése vagy a munkanélkülivé válás után négy hónapon belül.A költségvetési hatóságok a 2020-ra vonatkozó éves tárgyalások keretében úgy határoztak, hogy folyó árakon 28 333 334 EUR összeggel növelik az ifjúsági foglalkoztatási kezdeményezés számára 2020-ra elkülönített előirányzatot, így a 2020. évi teljes összeg 145 millió EUR összegre emelkedik.A közös rendelkezésekről szóló rendelet módosítására azért van szükség, mert az IFK-nak a rendelet szövegében (92. cikk (5) bekezdés) rögzített egyedi előirányzata van.A Regionális Fejlesztési Bizottság ezért úgy határozott, hogy az egyszerűsített eljárást követi a közös rendelkezésekről szóló rendelet szövegének e minimális módosításához, az elnököt jelölve ki előadónak. Az előadó a javaslat gyors, módosítások nélküli elfogadását javasolta.Tekintettel arra, hogy a fiatalok munkanélkülisége rendkívül fontos probléma, az előterjesztést támogattam a plenáris szavazás során.
International and domestic parental abduction of EU children in Japan (B9-0205/2020)
. – Az állásfoglalás alapjául számos uniós polgár által benyújtott petíció szolgál. A peticiók benyújtói aggodalmuknak fejezik ki amiatt, hogy Japánban lakhellyel rendelkező gyermekeiknél nem tudják érvényesíteni a hozzáférési és látogatási jogukat. Az állásfoglalás felkéri a japán hatóságokat, hogy teljesítsék az 1980. évi Hágai Egyezményből és az Egyesült Nemzetek Szervezetének a gyermek jogairól szóló egyezményéből fakadó kötelezettségeiket, és tartsák tiszteletben a konzuli kapcsolatokról szóló bécsi egyezmény rendelkezéseit, hogy az EU állam képviselői teljesíteni tudják konzuli kötelezettségeiket állampolgárjaik irányába, különös tekintettel a gyermekek érdekeire és szüleik jogaira. Az állásfoglalás továbbá felszólítja a japán hatóságokat, hogy hajtsák végre a „hátrányos szülőknek” nyújtott beutazási és látogatási jogokkal kapcsolatos bírósági határozatokat, hogy az EU-ban élő szülők Japánban lakó gyermekeikkel érdemi kapcsolatot tarthassanak fenn.A gyermekek jogellenes külföldre vitelét elitélem; mindkét szülőhöz való hozzáférésük jogát a gyermekek lelki és szellemi fejlődése szempontjából fontosnak tartom, ezért szavazatommal támogatom az állásfoglalási indítványt.
The rights of persons with intellectual disabilities in the COVID-19 crisis (B9-0204/2020)
. – Az állásfoglalási indítvány alapja a 470/2020-as petíció, melyben az Inclusion Europe európai érdekvédelmi ernyőszervezet luxemburgi tagja felhívja a figyelmet az értelmi fogyatékossággal élő személyek és családtagjaik helyzetére az Európai Unióban a COVID-19 válság idején. A koronavírus kapcsán bekövetkezett zárolás rámutat az értelmi fogyatékossággal élők és családjaik nehézségeire, a folyamatos szegregációra és diszkriminációra, különös tekintettel az egészségügyi ellátáshoz való hozzáférés kapcsán.Ami az azonnali egészségügyi reakciót illeti, az EU-nak biztosítania kell, hogy az összeegyeztethető legyen az EU Alapjogi Chartájával és a fogyatékossággal élő személyek jogairól szóló ENSZ-egyezménnyel. Külön üdvözlendő, hogy az állásfoglalási indítvány, előre tekintő módon, általánosan beszél minden fogyatékossággal élő helyzetéről, és nem csak egy jövőbeni egészségügyi járványhelyzetre, hanem más humanitárius és természeti katasztrófa helyzetre is kiterjeszti az állásfoglalás hatáskörét. Továbbá felhívja a Bizottság figyelmét a digitális technológiákban rejlő lehetőségekre és a megfelelő pénzügyi megoldások megtalálására is.Az állásfoglalási indítvány célja megoldási javaslatokat tenni annak érdekében, hogy soha többé ne fordulhasson elő, hogy valakit egy hasonló vész- vagy katasztrófahelyzetben fogyatékossága miatt érjen hátrányos megkülönböztetés az élet bármely területén, ezért szavazatommal támogatom ezt a kezdeményezést.
Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report 2018 (A9-0118/2020 - Bas Eickhout)
. – Az Európai Parlament Költségvetési Ellenőrző Bizottsága, az Európai Beruházási Bank (EBB) 2018. évi tevékenységi jelentésére, illetve az EBB 2018. évi pénzügyi jelentésére és 2018. évi statisztikai jelentésére alapozva készítette el saját kezdeményezésű jelentését. A jelentés a Bank 2018. évi működésével és gazdálkodásával kapcsolatos legfontosabb kérdéseket vizsgálja. A plenáris szavazáson támogattam az éves jelentés elfogadását.
Protection of the European Union's financial interests - combating fraud - annual report 2018 (A9-0103/2020 - Joachim Kuhs)
. – Az Európai Parlamentben elsősorban a Költségvetési Ellenőrző Bizottság foglalkozik a szabályosság, a hatékony forrásfelhasználás és a csalások elleni fellépés kérdéseivel. A szakbizottságban készült el az EU pénzügyi érdekeinek védelméről és a csalás elleni küzdelemről szóló 30. éves jelentés. A saját kezdeményezésű jelentés áttekinti a tagállamok közötti, valamint a tagállamok és a Bizottság közötti együttműködés kialakításában elért előrelépéseket, továbbá az uniós költségvetés védelme terén elért olyan eredményeket, amelyek az uniós intézmények és a nemzeti hatóságok együttes erőfeszítései nélkül nem valósulhatnának meg. A jelentést a plenáris szavazáson támogattam.
Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (A9-0124/2020 -José Gusmão)
. – A négy iránymutatás Bizottság általi felülvizsgálatára irányuló javaslat különösen a környezeti fenntarthatóság dimenziójának előmozdítását javasolja egy erős szociális Európa jövőképe okán.A négy módosított iránymutatás a tagállamok foglalkoztatáspolitikájáról az alábbi:• a munkaerő-kereslet fellendítése,• a munkaerő-kínálat javítása és a foglalkoztatáshoz, készségekhez, kompetenciákhoz való hozzáférés javítása,• a munkaerőpiacok működésének és a társadalmi párbeszéd hatékonyságának javítása,• az esélyegyenlőség és a társadalmi befogadás előmozdítása, a szegénység elleni küzdelemA tervezetből sikerült törölni a Stabilitási és Növekedési Paktum felülvizsgálatára, valamint az általános mentesülési záradék (General Escape Clause) aktiválásának az uniós fiskális szabályok általános felülvizsgálatával való összekapcsolására mutató hivatkozásokat. A végleges szövegben az esetleges ellentmondásos kérdésekben (a teljesen fizetett szülési és apasági szabadság, a nemek közötti egyenlőség index, mint az EU-szemeszter eszköze, a SURE mechanizmus alapján pénzügyi támogatást kapó vállalkozásokra vonatkozó szabályok, nevezetesen, hogy ezeket nem szabad adóparadicsomokban regisztrálni, az ingyenes egészségügyi ellátáshoz való hozzáférés és a fizetett oktatási szabadság) részenkénti szavazás volt lehetséges.A legellentmondásosabb kérdésben pedig, amely a viszontbiztosítási rendszerre vonatkozott, ellene szavaztam.Mivel így lehetséges volt a néppárti irányvonal követése mellett saját véleményt is megfogalmazni szavazatommal, ezért a végszavazáskor támogattam az előterjesztést.
Conduct of clinical trials with and supply of medicinal products for human use containing or consisting of genetically modified organisms intended to treat or prevent coronavirus disease (C9-0185/2020)
. – A magyar Néppárti delegáció támogatja a rendelet elfogadását, hiszen a Covid19-járvány okozta válsághelyzetben a Covid19 kezelésére vagy megelőzésére szolgáló, géntechnológiával módosított szervezeteket tartalmazó vagy azokból álló gyógyszerekkel végzett klinikai vizsgálatok felgyorsítása és a sürgősségi használat megkönnyítése rendkívül fontos. Fontosnak tartom, hogy a rendeletben biztosított derogáció tárgyában (koronavírus oltóanyag) és idejében (járványhelyzet fennállta) korlátozott.Szavazatommal ezért támogattam a rendelet elfogadását a júliusi plenáris szavazás során
A comprehensive Union policy on preventing money laundering and terrorist financing – Commission's Action plan and other recent developments (B9-0207/2020)
. – Az EU-ban a pénzmosás és terrorizmus finanszírozása elleni fellépés erősítése kulcsfontosságú. Aggályos azonban a felügyeleti funkciók új, EU-szintű intézményekre való áthelyezése. Új uniós felügyeleti szerv csak akkor indokolt, ha a pénzmosás és terrorizmus finanszírozása elleni küzdelem hatékonyságát növeli, és a nemzeti hatóságok hatáskörét meghaladó, új feladatokat biztosítunk számára. A nagy pénzmosási botrányok történésekor még csak a harmadik irányelv volt hatályban. Azóta sok munkát elvégeztünk; nézzük meg tehát először, hogy a közelmúltban bevezetett jogszabályok miként működnek a gyakorlatban.A határozat felszólítja azon tagállamokat, amelyek még nem jelentették be az Európai Ügyészséghez való csatlakozási szándékukat, hogy tegyék meg. Az EU Ügyészségének felállítása gyengíti a már létező, hasonló hatáskörrel rendelkező EU testületeket, mint például az Eurojust vagy az OLAF, amelyek az EU pénzügyi érdekeit sértő bűncselekmények ellen lépnek fel. Az Európai Ügyészséghez, mint önálló intézményhez való csatlakozás Magyarország esetében az alaptörvénnyel való összhang kérdését is felveti, miután az abban rögzítettek szerint a magyar ügyészség az állam büntetőigényének kizárólagos érvényesítője. Magyarország nem az egyetlen tagállam, amely nem lépett be az EPPO-ba: négy másik ország sem tagja az intézménynek.Ezen fenntartásaim ellenére úgy gondolom, hogy az EU pénzmosás és terrorizmus finanszírozása elleni rendszerének továbbfejlesztése, a hatékony fellépés mindenképp fontos, ezért szavazatommal támogatom a parlamenti határozatot.
The EU’s public health strategy post-COVID-19 (RC-B9-0216/2020)
. – A koronavírus alapjaiban változtatta meg az emberek életét és éppen ezért fontos, hogy járványügyi helyzet gyakori változása miatt az egészségügyi rendszerek meg tudjanak újulni és alkalmazkodjanak a megváltozott körülményekhez. A társadalmi, demográfiai és járványkezeléssel összefüggő problémák következtében a tagállamok ugyanolyan egészségfejlesztési és népegészségügyi kihívásokkal szembesülnek. Az EU Covid19 utáni időszakra szóló közegészségügyi stratégiája tartalmazza az új közegészségügyi stratégia létrehozására irányuló javaslatokat. A közegészségügy tagállami hatáskör és nem európai egészségügyi minimum-szolgáltatásra van szükség, hanem az Unió polgárainak maximális egészségvédelmére.Az Unió azonban fontos szerepet játszik a közegészségügyi helyzet javításában, a betegségmegelőzésben és kezelésben, és az egészségügyi stratégiák tagállamok közötti harmonizációjában. Az Európai Unió a közös fellépést, a közösségi innovációs programok támogatását és a vakcinafejlesztés támogatását tartja a megoldás hatékony módjának, ezért szavazatommal támogattam az állásfoglalási indítvány elfogadását.
Draft Council decision on the system of own resources of the European Union (A9-0146/2020 - José Manuel Fernandes, Valerie Hayer)
A Fidesz-KDNP európai parlamenti delegációja már a júliusi EP állásfoglalást követően jelezte: az európai polgárok százmillióinak érdekeivel ellentétes, ezért elfogadhatatlan az EP többségének álláspontja, amely élesen támadja, elutasítja az Európai Tanácsban született történelmi költségvetési megállapodást. Valamennyi európai országot elérte a járvány második hulláma, így még fontosabb a hét éves keretköltségvetés és a helyreállítási alap lehető leggyorsabb elfogadása. Az EP többsége a közös európai érdekekkel ellentétesen nem támogatja a tanácsi megállapodást, sőt, felelőtlen módon megtámadta azt. Ez a támadás az új koronavírus-járvány okozta szociális és gazdasági válság közös uniós kezelésébeneredményez helyrehozhatatlan késedelmet.Ennek a súlyosan felelőtlen parlamenti eljárásnak újabb állomása: az EP többsége olyan uniós bevételek bevezetését támasztotta feltételül, amelyek a tagállamok döntő többségének álláspontjával élesen szembemenve felváltanák a jelenlegi, nagyobb részt a tagállamok gazdasági fejlettségétől függő befizetéseken alapuló rendszert. A legtöbb ilyen új, ún. saját forrás javaslat a szegényebb tagállamoktól vonna el több forrást a gazdagok javára. Az EP többsége megint az öncélú politikai nyomásgyakorlás eszközéhez nyúl, egy olyan, mindenki számára kötelező menetrendet szeretne az új bevételek bevezetésére, amely nélkül nem fogadja el az állam- és kormányfők történelmi döntését.A fentiek miatt szavazatommal csak a Tanács álláspontjának elfogadását támogattam!
Implementation of the EU Association Agreement with Georgia (A9-0136/2020 - Sven Mikser)
A Fidesz-KDNP képviselőjeként támogatom az EU és a keleti partnerség, köztük Georgia kapcsolatainak elmélyítését. Fontos az eddigi eredmények elismerése, ambiciózus célkitűzések megfogalmazása a jövőre vonatkozóan.A jelentés elismeri, hogy Georgia elkötelezett a Társulási Megállapodás, a DCFTA végrehajtása mellett, folytatja az uniós értékekhez, előírásokhoz közeledést. Ezt bizonyítja a pártok közötti párbeszéd alapján létrejött egyetértési megállapodás, mely döntő lépés Georgia depolarizációja, politikai környezetének normalizálása felé. Az egyetértési nyilatkozat eredményeként megtörténtek a szükséges alkotmány- és törvénymódosítások, így az október 31-ei választások az új rendszer szerint valósulnak meg, mely 120 arányos és 30 többségi mandátumon, a választási körzetek méltányos összetételén alapul.A jelentéssel összhangban elismerést érdemel Georgia a koronavírus megfékezésére tett intézkedésekért, hatékony védekezésért. Georgia az EU megbízható partnere, valamint a KBVP és a NATO küldetéseinek, műveleteinek jelentős résztvevője. Ezért is fontos kiállnunk Georgia szuverenitása és területi egysége mellett a nemzetközileg elismert határokon belül.Georgia jó úton halad, ha vannak is hiányosságok, amit Georgiának pótolnia kell a reformok és demokratikus elvek végrehajtása terén.Bár a jelentés néhány részével nem értek egyet, pl. az Isztambuli egyezmény teljeskörű végrehajtására vonatkozó felszólítással, vagy a belpolitikai szubszidiaritási területekbe való beleszólással, de Georgia az EU kiemelt partnere, így biztosítanunk kell együttműködésünkről, ezért szavazatommal támogattam a jelentés elfogadását.
Type approval of motor vehicles (Real Driving Emissions) (A9-0139/2020 - Esther de Lange)
Magyarország és kormánya elkötelezett annak érdekében, hogy megóvja a környezetet és a magyar emberek egészségét. Ennek megfelelően mindig is támogattuk a folyamatos szigorítási intézkedéseket a károsanyagok kibocsátásával kapcsolatban.Az Európai Parlament „Gépjárművek típusjóváhagyása (valós vezetési körülmények közötti kibocsátások)” című jelentése viszont nem veszi kellően figyelembe a személyautók kibocsátását mérő eszközök pontatlanságából eredő hibát. Tudományosan nem bizonyított, hogy a mérőeszközök gyártói hibamentes készülékkel fognak rendelkezni a javaslatban szereplő időpontig. A gépjárműgyártókat így önhibájukon kívül újabb szigorításokkal büntetnénk, ezáltal számos munkahelyet, köztük magyar családok megélhetését sodornánk veszélybe. Ezen megközelítés hátrányosan érintené mind a polgárokat, mind a vállalkozásokat, ezért a végszavazásnál tartózkodtam.
Determination of a clear risk of a serious breach by the Republic of Poland of the rule of law
Az elmúlt években bevett gyakorlattá vált, hogy a jogállamiságot politikai furkósbotként használják bizonyos tagállamok ellen. Lengyelország és Magyarország ellen évek óta zajlik eljárás, amely kizárólag politikai célokat követ, és amely maga sem felel meg a jogállamiság követelményeinek.A Lengyelországról szóló jelentés egy évek óta húzódó, parttalan eljárás részeként született, amelyben arra tesznek kísérletet, hogy a vádak körét folyamatosan bővítsék, újabb és újabb, egyébként szigorúan tagállami hatáskörbe tartozó tárgyköröket vonjanak be az eljárásba. Mindez sérti a tisztességes eljárás és a „vádhoz kötöttség” elvét. Úgy nem lehet számon kérni a jogállamiságot, hogy a tagállamokkal szemben eltérő mércét alkalmaznak, hogy dialógus helyett vádaskodó jelentéseket fogadnak el, hogy évekig tartó parttalan eljárásnak vetik őket alá.Különösen szembeötlő, hogy a mondvacsinált jogállamisági vádak csak akkor kerülnek elő, ha karakteres, jobboldali politikát folytató kormány alakul egy tagállamban, míg baloldali vagy liberális kormányok alatt történő, kirívó, jogállamiságot sértő esetekben arcátlan hallgatásba burkolódznak az Európai Parlament baloldali és liberális frakciói.A fenti indokok miatt a jelentést nem támogattam.
Draft amending budget no 8: Increase of payment appropriations for the Emergency Support Instrument to finance the COVID-19 vaccines strategy and for the impact of the Corona Response Investment Initiative Plus (C9-0290/2020 - Monika Hohlmeier)
A 2020-as költségvetési év 8. számú pótköltségvetésének célja, hogy 6,2 milliárd euró kifizetést mozgósítson a Szükséghelyzeti Támogatási Eszköz keretében Covid19 vakcina gyártásra (1,1 milliárd euró), illetve a koronavírus-reagálási beruházási kezdeményezés (Corona Response Investment Initiative Plus, CRII+) keretében módosított kohéziós programok végrehajtásának többletforrás-igényére (5,1 milliárd euró). Májusban döntött az Európai Parlament és a Tanács, hogy a koronavírus-reagálási beruházási kezdeményezés keretében a kohéziós programoknál a még le nem kötött kötelezettségvállalások előrehozhatók, illetve átcsoportosíthatók. A 8. számú pótköltségvetés most ehhez biztosít forrást, azaz a tagállamok előrehozott/átcsoportosított kötelezettségvállalásainak szintén előrehozott kifizetését jelenti.A fentiek alapján szavazatommal támogattam a 8. számú pótköltségvetés elfogadását.
Covid-19: EU coordination of health assessments and risk classification and the consequences on Schengen and the single market (RC-B9-0257/2020)
Az európai polgárok Európai Unión belüli szabad mozgáshoz és tartózkodáshoz való joga az Európai Unió egyik legbecsesebb vívmánya, valamint gazdaságunk egyik fontos hajtóereje. A koronavírus-járvány azonban súlyosan érintette az egységes piacot. A mindennapos zökkenőmentes utazás számos polgár életének szerves részét képezi, s számukra az átláthatatlan szabályozások rendkívül nagy terhet jelentenek.Szavazatommal támogattam a közös állásfoglalási indítványt, hiszen úgy vélem, hogy olyan egyértelműen alkalmazható, a tagállami szuverenitást nem sértő bizottsági ajánlásokra van szükség, amelyeket a tagállamok könnyen követhetnek és megfelelően kommunikálhatnak az európai polgárok felé. Úgy vélem ezért, hogy a Bizottságnak ki kell dolgoznia és meg kell teremtenie a tagállamok által követhető belső piaci ajánlások szilárd alapját.Fontosnak tartom kiemelni, hogy az állásfoglalásban lefektetett javasolt intézkedések már az eredményekre épülnek, ezen eredmények pedig a tagállamok gyors reagálási képességén alapulnak. A vírus terjedésének megfékezése, a polgárok egészségének védelme, valamint az Unión belüli, biztonságos körülmények közötti szabad mozgás fenntartása érdekében kiszámítható és átlátható megközelítésre van szükség a mozgás szabadságát érintő korlátozások elfogadásához!
Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion: indirect taxes on 'traditional' rum
Az előterjesztés a tengerentúli területekkel foglalkozik. Ezek a területek földrajzi távolságuk, sziget jellegük, kis méretük, sajátos nehéz éghajlati körülményeik, energiafüggőségük valamint néhány terméknek (például cukor, rum) való gazdasági kiszolgáltatottságuk miatt nem lennének olyan versenyképesek, mint a kontinentális termelők, vagyis a helyi termelés versenyképtelen lenne az állandó jelleggel fennálló nehézségek miatt.A szóban forgó javaslat már érvényben levő adócsökkentési derogációk meghosszabbítását és átláthatóbb használatát célozza az egyenlő versenyfeltételek megteremtése érdekében azáltal, hogy kompenzálja a magasabb helyi előállítási költségeket. A javaslatot az Európai Néppárt vonalát követve támogattam a plenáris szavazáson.
AIEM tax in the Canary Islands
Az előterjesztés a tengerentúli területekkel foglalkozik. Ezek a területek földrajzi távolságuk, sziget jellegük, kis méretük, sajátos nehéz éghajlati körülményeik, energiafüggőségük, valamint néhány terméknek (például cukor, rum) való gazdasági kiszolgáltatottságuk miatt nem lennének olyan versenyképesek, mint a kontinentális termelők, vagyis a helyi termelés versenyképtelen lenne az állandó jelleggel fennálló nehézségek miatt.A szóban forgó javaslat már érvényben levő adócsökkentési derogációk meghosszabbítását és átláthatóbb használatát célozza az egyenlő versenyfeltételek megteremtése érdekében azáltal, hogy kompenzálja a magasabb helyi előállítási költségeket. A javaslatot az Európai Néppárt vonalát követve támogattam a plenáris szavazáson.
Docks dues extension in the French outermost regions
Az előterjesztés a tengerentúli területekkel foglalkozik. Ezek a területek földrajzi távolságuk, sziget jellegük, kis méretük, sajátos nehéz éghajlati körülményeik, energiafüggőségük, valamint néhány terméknek (például cukor, rum) való gazdasági kiszolgáltatottságuk miatt nem lennének olyan versenyképesek, mint a kontinentális termelők, vagyis a helyi termelés versenyképtelen lenne az állandó jelleggel fennálló nehézségek miatt.A szóban forgó javaslat már érvényben levő adócsökkentési derogációk meghosszabbítását és átláthatóbb használatát célozza az egyenlő versenyfeltételek megteremtése érdekében azáltal, hogy kompenzálja a magasabb helyi előállítási költségeket. A javaslatot az Európai Néppárt vonalát követve támogattam a plenáris szavazáson.
European Climate Law (A9-0162/2020 - Jytte Guteland)
Magyarország a klímaváltozás elleni küzdelemben mindig a kiemelkedő teljesítményt nyújtó államok között volt, kellően nagyratörő, ugyanakkor reális célkitűzésekkel. Úgy vélem, hogy az uniós 60 %-os kibocsátási célértéket azonban felelősen addig nem lehet támogatni, amíg nem tudjuk, hogy az Európai Unió mekkora forrásokat tud rendelkezésre bocsátani az ipar modernizálására. Ezen oknál fogva a jelentés végszavazásakor tartózkodtam. Mindig támogattam a reális célkitűzéseket, de úgy gondolom, hogy a nemzetgazdaságok növekedését gátló, irreális baloldali elképzelések helyett inkább környezet- és emberbarát klímavédelmi intézkedésekre van szükség. Sajnálatos, hogy az Európai Bizottság legújabb hatástanulmánya nem mutatta be a tagállami szintű hatásokat, ezért részletes modellezést is kell majd végezni, amihez persze idő kell. Véleményem szerint a klímacélok elérése mellett mindannyiunk felelőssége, hogy alacsonyan tartsuk a magyar családok rezsikiadásait, hiszen a hazai rezsiköltségek Európában a legalacsonyabbak között vannak. Ragaszkodunk ahhoz, hogy ne a családokkal fizettessék meg a költségeket a klímarombolók helyett, s el kell kerülni az élelmiszerek vagy az energia árának emelkedését! Ahhoz, hogy teljesüljön a klímasemlegességi cél, minden gazdasági ágazatnak cselekednie kell, viszont azt sem engedhetjük meg, hogy az ipari szereplők ellehetetlenüljenek.
Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3) and (4)(c): Specifications for titanium dioxide (E 171) (B9-0308/2020)
A titán-dioxid egy természetben előforduló titánoxid. Sok területen használják, festékekben, naptejekben és ételszínezékként (E171). Az Európai Bizottság titánium-dioxidra vonatkozó tervezet módosítása a jelenleginél tisztább helyzetet eredményez a nano részecskék terén, szigorúbb lenne az előírás a gyártókra, és többet kellene ellenőriznie a hatóságnak. Továbbá az EFSA vonatkozó értékelése még folyamatban van, ami további változást hozhat a titán-dioxid felhasználását illetően, ezért a szavazás során tartózkodtam.
Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3) and (4)(c) : Maximum levels of acrylamide in certain foodstuffs for infants and young children (B9-0311/2020)
Az akrilamid kis molekulasúlyú, vízben jól oldódó szerves vegyület. A szénhidráttartalmú élelmiszerek magas hőmérsékleten (120-150 °C felett) történő hevítésekor (pl. sütéskor, grillezéskor vagy zsírban történő sütéskor) természetes módon keletkezik akrilamid. Az élelmiszeripari feldolgozás és az otthoni ételkészítés során egyaránt végbemenő, az élelmiszer „barnulását”, számos íz összetevő kialakulását is eredményező ún. Maillard-reakció során redukáló cukrok és aminosavak (főként aszparagin) reakciójával képződik akrilamid. A legtöbb gyermek számára a sült burgonya termékek jelentik az akrilamid bevitel jelentős részét. A csecsemők számára bizonyos bébiételek az akrilamid legfontosabb forrásai. A jelenleg rendelkezésre álló humán tanulmányok a rák kialakulására vonatkozó kockázat növekedésére korlátozott és nem egyértelmű, egymásnak ellentmondó bizonyítékokat szolgáltatnak és mivel az Európai Bizottság akrilamidra vonatkozó tervezet módosítása a jelenleginél tisztább helyzetet eredményez, a szavazás során nem támogattam a kifogást.
Digital Services Act: Improving the functioning of the Single Market (A9-0181/2020 - Alex Agius Saliba)
A technológia segíti az emberek mindennapi problémáinak megoldását, számos kényelmi funkciót betölt, magában hordozva a folyamatos fejlődés lehetőségét.Ugyanakkor a technológiai óriáscégek hatalmas gazdasági súlya és vitathatatlan társadalmi hatása valamennyi uniós tagállam figyelmét kivívta. Úgy gondolom, az a feladatunk, hogy biztosítsuk állampolgáraink maximális biztonságát az online térben, illetve garantáljuk az átláthatóság és a számonkérhetőség demokratikus alapértékeinek érvényesülését. Fontos, hogy ami jogellenes az online téren kívül, azt jogellenesnek kell tekinteni az online térben is. Ennek érdekében a platformoknak fokozottabban kell fellépniük a jogellenes tartalmak gyors felderítése és eltávolítása érdekében. A jogellenes tartalmakkal csak akkor tudunk leszámolni, ha a nemzeti szempontokat figyelembe véve a tagállamok összehangoltan és együttesen lépnek fel.A digitális óriáscégek algoritmusokkal napi szinten befolyásolják életünket, befolyásolják a fogyasztási szokásainkat, döntéseinket; ezért fontos, hogy a fogyasztók tájékoztatást kapjanak, amennyiben egy digitális szolgáltatás mesterséges intelligenciát használ, és garantálni kell e szolgáltatás mivoltából keletkezett hiba orvoslását is. Ha a problémák kezelése elmarad, a mesterséges intelligencia téves döntésekhez vezethet, hamis adatokkal befolyásolhat egy-egy döntést.Korunk egyik legnagyobb kihívása, hogy képesek leszünk-e kilépni a „digitális buborékból” és uralni a technológiát, vagy hagyjuk, hogy a technológia vegye át az irányítást az életünk felett. Egy olyan mesterséges intelligencia ökoszisztémát kell létrehoznunk, amely az emberek érdekeit szolgálja, az embereket állítja a központba.
Recommendation to the Council and the VPC/HR concerning the Implementation and governance of Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) (A9-0165/2020 - Radosław Sikorski)
Az állandó strukturált együttműködés (PESCO) megteremti a lehetőséget arra, hogy a tagországok jobban együttműködhessenek a védelem és a biztonságpolitika területén. Így a védelmi beszerzések és fejlesztések hatékonyabbá tehetőek. A PESCO egyik fő célja, hogy összehangolja a tagországok katonai kapacitását és erőforrásait, a PESCO végrehajtásáról szóló ajánlás pedig ezt hivatott még tovább javítani, ezért a Fidesz-KDNP európai parlamenti delegációjának tagjaként szavazatommal támogattam ennek elfogadását.
Employment and social policies of the euro area 2020 (A9-0183/2020 - Klára Dobrev)
A jelentés kifejezetten az euróövezetről szól, mégis olyan ígéreteket tartalmaz, amelyek nem az euróövezet-tagállamokra korlátozódnak, hanem az EU minden tagállamára, ez pedig nonszensz. Ezen túl, a jelentésbe foglalt felelőtlen ígéretek mögött semmilyen pénzügyi forrás nincs, tehát ennek az árát végül az állampolgárok fizetnék meg a jövőben.Különösen vitatott rész az európai minimálbér kérdése, melynek kidolgozása viszont tagállami hatáskör. Meggyőződésem, hogy csak a tagállamok határozhatják meg minimálbérüket, nemzeti politikájuk és gazdasági képességeik figyelembevételével. Minden ezzel ellentétes törekvés éppen ellenkező hatást fejt ki. Nagyon fontos, hogy a minimálbért minden országban a nemzeti hagyományokkal összhangban kell megállapítani, tiszteletben tartva a nemzeti szintű szociális partnerek autonómiáját és a jól működő kollektív tárgyalási modelleket.A progresszív adózás bevezetése nem hatékony és adóelkerüléshez vezet. Nonszensz továbbá az is, hogy az európai szemeszter keretében szeretnék a jogállamisági kritériumokat vizsgálni, holott az alkotmányjogi kérdés, nem pedig gazdaságpolitikai. A jelentés ebben a formájában elfogadhatatlan, ezért szavazatommal ennek elfogadását nem támogattam.
Deforestation (A9-0179/2020 - Delara Burkhardt)
Az erdőirtás mozgatórugói sokfélék, összetettek és földrajzi területenként másképp kapcsolódnak egymáshoz. Az erdőirtásnak valóban számos negatív környezeti, gazdasági és társadalmi hatása van, különös tekintettel az éghajlatra, a biodiverzitásra és a szegénységre. A probléma kezelésében azonban az EP baloldali jelentéstevőjével nagyon különböző állásponton vagyok. Először is úgy gondolom, hogy sem az irracionális hatálykiterjesztés, sem a túlzó felelősségi kérdések nem vezetnek hatékony megoldáshoz. Úgy gondolom ugyanis, hogy ahhoz, hogy a globális erdészeti védelmi mechanizmus működőképes legyen, további intenzív előkészítő munkára van szükség. Ha aktívan kívánunk küzdeni az erdőirtás ellen, az EU-nak kezdeményező szerepet kell vállalnia sok területen. Ide tartozik a fejlődő országok kapacitásépítésének támogatása, az erdészeti irányítás megerősítése és a hiányosságok pótlása.Fontosnak tartom, hogy az EU támogassa a nemrégiben indított kezdeményezéseket: az éghajlatváltozás elleni globális szövetség például megfelelő keretet biztosít a fejlődő országokkal az erdőirtásról folytatott párbeszéd előmozdításához és az erdőirtás problémájának kezelésére irányuló erőfeszítések folytatását elősegítő nyomonkövetési intézkedésekhez. Ami biztos, hogy az erdőirtásra adott globális politikai válasz kialakításában az EU-nak vezető szerepet kell vállalnia. A Közösségnek és a tagállamoknak együtt kell dolgozniuk az erőforrások egyesítése, és a fellépések kiegészítő jellegének biztosítása érdekében. Az erdőirtás elleni harcot több fronton kell megvívni, de nem a mostani jelentés által javasolt formában, ezért végszavazáskor tartózkodtam.
Objection pursuant to Rule 112: Genetically modified maize MON 87427 × MON 89034 × MIR162 × NK603 and genetically modified maize combining two or three of the single events MON 87427, MON 89034, MIR162 and NK603 (B9-0346/2020)
Magyarország kiemelten fontos stratégiai kérdésként kezeli a géntechnológiával módosított szervezetekkel kapcsolatos tevékenységek szabályozását és a magyar mezőgazdaság GMO-mentes státuszának megőrzését. Magyarország Alaptörvénye stratégiai célként tűzi ki Magyarország genetikailag módosított élőlényektől mentes mezőgazdaságának biztosítását. A GMO-mentes státusz fenntartásából egyértelmű gazdasági előnyünk származik, mivel mezőgazdasági terményeink jelentős részét külföldön értékesítjük, és exportpiacaink a GMO-mentes termékekre tartanak igényt. Erre tekintettel, szavazatommal támogattam a kifogást.
Objection pursuant to Rule 112: Genetically modified soybean SYHT0H2 (SYN-ØØØH2-5) (B9-0349/2020)
Magyarország kiemelten fontos stratégiai kérdésként kezeli a géntechnológiával módosított szervezetekkel kapcsolatos tevékenységek szabályozását és a magyar mezőgazdaság GMO-mentes státuszának megőrzését. Magyarország Alaptörvénye stratégiai célként tűzi ki Magyarország genetikailag módosított élőlényektől mentes mezőgazdaságának biztosítását. A GMO-mentes státusz fenntartásából egyértelmű gazdasági előnyünk származik, mivel mezőgazdasági terményeink jelentős részét külföldön értékesítjük, és exportpiacaink a GMO-mentes termékekre tartanak igényt. Erre tekintettel, szavazatommal támogattam a kifogást.
Objection pursuant to Rule 112: Genetically modified maize MON 87427 × MON 87460 × MON 89034 × MIR162 × NK603 and genetically modified maize combining two, three or four of the single events MON 87427, MON 87460, MON 89034, MIR162 and NK603 (B9-0347/2020)
Magyarország kiemelten fontos stratégiai kérdésként kezeli a géntechnológiával módosított szervezetekkel kapcsolatos tevékenységek szabályozását és a magyar mezőgazdaság GMO-mentes státuszának megőrzését. Magyarország Alaptörvénye stratégiai célként tűzi ki Magyarország genetikailag módosított élőlényektől mentes mezőgazdaságának biztosítását. A GMO-mentes státusz fenntartásából egyértelmű gazdasági előnyünk származik, mivel mezőgazdasági terményeink jelentős részét külföldön értékesítjük, és exportpiacaink a GMO-mentes termékekre tartanak igényt. Erre tekintettel, szavazatommal támogattam a kifogást.
General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2021 - all sections (A9-0206/2020 - Pierre Larrouturou, Olivier Chastel)
2010-ben a magyarok szabad akaratukból elzavarták a korrupt, az országot csőd szélére juttató és az emberek alapvető jogait lábbal tipró baloldalt és úgy döntöttek, hogy kétharmados többséggel ruházzák fel a Fideszt és a KDNP-t. A 2010-es választásokat követően azonnal elkezdődtek az indulatos baloldali támadások Magyarország ellen. Hazugságokkal vádolta meg Magyarországot már 2014-ben az EP Tavares-jelentése, amelyben benne volt az összes, azóta is folyamatosan hangoztatott baloldali rágalom kezdve az antiszemitizmus vádjával, a korrupcióval, a populizmus bélyegével, a sajtószabadság állítólagos halálán keresztül a jogállami intézmények ellen intézett támadásokról szóló hazugságokig. A baloldal támadásai közepette 2014-ben a magyarok szabad akaratukból ismét kétharmados többséggel támogatták a Fideszt. Még vehemensebbé váltak a baloldal támadásai, az EP bevándorláspárti többsége szavazási ügyeskedéssel áterőltette a Sargentini-jelentést a bevándorlást elutasító Magyarországgal szemben, és elindították a 7-es cikkelyes eljárást. 2018-ban a magyarok megint kétharmados többséggel támogatták a Fideszt. A baloldal pedig arra a következtetésre jutott, hogy a magyarok nem értenek a fenyegetőzésekből, ezért eljött a módszeres és kíméletlen büntetés időszaka. Nos, ezt a büntetőintézkedést hívják - a baloldalra történelmileg jellemző abszurditással - jogállamisági mechanizmusnak.A Fidesz és a KDNP EP képviselői megerősítették, a magyarokat nem lehet zsarolni. Nem engedjük, hogy a baloldal elvegye a harminc évvel ezelőtt újra kiharcolt szabadságunkat!
Programme for the Union's action in the field of health for the period 2021-2027 (“EU4Health Programme”) (A9-0196/2020 - Cristian-Silviu Buşoi)
Az elmúlt kilenc hónap során bebizonyosodott, hogy az egészségnek milyen óriási hatása van a gazdaságra és a társadalomra. Az EU a kezdeti nehézségeket követően az elmúlt időszakban meghallgatva a tagállamok és az állampolgárok kritikáját új javaslattokkal állt elő. Az EU4Health program, illetve az Európai Egészségügyi Unió együttesen egy új fejezet nyithat meg az Uniós szintű egészségügyi politikában. Az EU az egészségügyért program a világjárvány kezelésén túl felhívja a figyelmet a rákellenes küzdelemre, az európai gyógyszerstratégiára, a ritka betegségben szenvedő betegekre és az antimikrobiális rezisztenciával kapcsolatos kihívásokra is. Üdvözlendő továbbá, hogy a program egy ambíciózus pénzügyi kerettel rendelkezik. Az egészségügy tagállami hatáskör, így az európai baloldal által kezdeményezett, az európai egészségügyi minimumra tett javaslatokat a magyar néppárti delegáció nem, míg a jelentést támogatta a végszavazás során.
Tackling homelessness rates in the European Union (B9-0363/2020)
Az állásfoglalási indítvány alapját számos petíció képezi, amelyek arra hívjak fel a figyelmet, hogy az EU-ban élő több mint négy millió hajléktalan száma a járvány okozta gazdasági visszaesés következtébe nőni, profiljuk változni fog. Eszerint egyre több fiatalt és gyermeket, időst, migránst, romát és más hátrányos helyzetű kisebbséget foglal magában. Az indítvány uniós szinten közös összehangolt fellépésre, a hajléktalanság fogalmának közös keretrendszer alapján történő meghatározására és 2030-ig a hajléktalanság megszüntetésére szólítja fel a tagállamokat. Továbbá a lakhatást, mint fő célt határozza meg és a több éves pénzügyi keret és a helyreállítási eszközök rugalmas és hatékony felhasználását tűzi ki célul.A FIDESZ-KDNP tagjaként támogathatónak tartom az egyes tagállami jó gyakorlatok kölcsönös megismerését, ugyanakkor veszélyes, ha egyes elvek, mint pl. a Housing First alkalmazása kötelező érvénnyel jelenik meg. A hajléktalanellátás, mint a szociális szolgáltatások része, nemzeti hatáskör. Az ellátórendszer komplex szabályozással rendelkezik, amely épít a hazai társadalmi-gazdasági folyamatokra, ellátási hagyományokra, felmerülő szükségletekre. Az a tapasztalat, hogy a más országokban bevált elvek nem minden esetben adaptálhatók az eltérő lakáspolitikai, szociálpolitikai háttér, valamint maguknak a hajléktalanoknak a szükségletei okán sem. A fentiek miatt az indítvány szavazása során tartózkodtam, már csak azért is, mert helytelenül egybemossa az illegális migránsokat a jogszerűen EU területén menedékjoggal tartózkodó személyekkel.
The Schengen system and measures taken during the COVID-19 crisis (B9-0362/2020)
Az állásfoglalás nyugat-európai országok állampolgáraitól (német/belga/holland/luxembourgi) érkezett petíciók alapján készült el, és olyan nyugat-európai képviselők indítványozták, akik aggódnak az országaikban a határmenti ingázást akadályozó, sokszor egymásnak ellentmondó szabályozások miatt. Magyarországon a határmenti régiók 30 km-s sávjában biztosított az ingázás, továbbá az üzleti utasok és az áruforgalom mozgása szabadon biztosított, tehát nincs határzár, határvédelmi intézkedések vannak érvényben. A magyar kormányzati intézkedések arányosak és szükségszerűek, minden esetben a magyar állampolgárok egészségének kiemelt védelme és a magyar gazdaság működőképességének biztosítása a cél. Jelenleg nincs érvényben a határmenti településeken élő személyek szabad mozgását szabályozó egységes európai intézkedéscsomag a járványügyi helyzetre vonatkozóan.A magyar néppárti delegáció tagjaként azért támogattam az állásfoglalást, hogy a nyugat-európai országokban is elősegítsem a határmenti települések állampolgárainak szabad mozgását, ennek érdekében a koordinált intézkedésekkel kapcsolatos javaslatok előtt is nyitott vagyok, amennyiben az megfelel a magyar állampolgárok egészségének megvédése és a magyar gazdaság működőképességének biztosítása szempontjából - teszem ezt azzal a megjegyzéssel, hogy az Európai Unió a mai napig, a második hullám kellős közepére sem volt képes előrehaladást elérni.
A New Industrial Strategy for Europe (A9-0197/2020 - Carlo Calenda)
Az európai iparstratégia a koronavírus-járvány okozta gazdasági válságból történő kilábalás egyik eszköze lehet. Az Európai Bizottság 2020 márciusában közzétett koncepcióját az időközben gyökeresen megváltozott helyzethez kell igazítani. Ezért fontos az Európai Parlament jelentése. A dokumentum elismeri, hogy csak a tagállami sajátosságok figyelembevételével lehetséges a hatékony válságkezelés. Szintén kiemelt fontossággal bír, hogy a jelentés a digitális- és zöld átmenetet egyenrangú kihívásként ismeri el, melyekben az egységes digitális piac, illetve a földgáz döntő szerepet tölthetnek be. Üdvözlendő, továbbá, hogy az elfogadott szöveg a kis- és középvállalkozások adminisztratív terheinek csökkentésére szólít fel. A bürokráciacsökkentés és a többletforrások biztosítása a két legfontosabb összetevő a kkv-k megfelelő támogatásának. Azonban az Uniót sújtó gazdasági válság legyőzését nem hátráltathatják felelőtlen intézményi csatározások. Ezért az Európai Parlament az uniós szerződésekkel szembemenő jogkör-bővítési törekvéseit a Következő Generáció EU csomaggal kapcsolatban a magyar néppárti delegációval együtt nem támogattam, míg a jelentést támogattam a végszavazás során.
Foreign policy consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak (A9-0204/2020 - Hilde Vautmans)
Covid19-járvány külpolitikai következményeiről szóló saját kezdeményezésű parlamenti jelentés eredeti célja az elmúlt egy év világjárvánnyal kapcsolatos eseményeinek a megfelelő értelmezési keretbe helyezése lett volna. Ehelyett a jelentés tartalma kimerül egyes országok, beleértve az Amerikai Egyesült Államok, járvánnyal kapcsolatos intézkedéseinek a bírálásában. A jelentés a világjárványhoz összefüggésben nem álló kérdésekben, sok esetben ideológiai alapon foglal állást, így a migrációs útvonalak vagy az uniós külpolitika területén a minősített többségi szavazásra való áttérés sürgetése esetében. Ezzel nem csak hatáskörét lépi túl a jelentés, hanem teljesen figyelmen kívül hagyja számos tagállam és európai parlamenti képviselő határozott ellenző véleményét is a kérdésben, hiszen nem lehet elvenni a jogot és a lehetőséget a kisebb és nem a liberális fősodorhoz tartozó országoktól, hogy saját érdekeiket megjeleníthessék az európai külpolitikai döntéshozatal során.Az Európai Parlamentnek nem ilyen mélyen megosztó kérdésekkel kellene foglalkoznia az országok közötti szolidaritást igénylő világjárvány kellős közepén, ezért a Fidesz-KDNP európai parlamenti delegációjának tagjaként a végszavazásnál tartózkodtam.
Objection pursuant to Rule 112: Lead in gunshot in or around wetlands (B9-0365/2020)
A javasolt korlátozás értelmében a hatálybalépést követő 24. hónap után tilos lenne 1 tömegszázaléknál több ólmot tartalmazó ötvözetből készült sörétet vadászati célú lövészetre használni és/vagy hordozni vizes területeken, illetve azok 100 méteres védősávján belül. Magyarország nem támogatja a tervezett korlátozást. Hazánk részes fele a Ramsari Egyezménynek, amelynek alapján Magyarországon megfelelő, hatékony szabályozás van most is érvényben a vizes élőhelyek védelme érdekében. Megemlítendő még, hogy 2003-tól Magyarország csatlakozott az afrikai-eurázsiai vándorló vízimadarak védelméről szóló megállapodáshoz is.A 79/2004. (V. 4.) FVM rendelet (a vad védelméről, a vadgazdálkodásról, valamint a vadászatról szóló 1996. évi LV. törvény végrehajtásának szabályairól) 59. § (1) bekezdése alapján pedig: „Vizes területeken és azok védősávjában az ólomsörét használata vadászat során tilos. Amennyiben védősáv nem kerül hatósági kijelölésre, a vizes terület határterületén vízivad vadászat oly módon folytatható, hogy a tilalommal érintett területre a kilőtt ólomsörét ne hulljon vissza.” A fentiekkel összhangban a szavazás során támogattam az állásfoglalási indítványt.
Stocktaking of European elections (A9-0211/2020 - Pascal Durand)
Állampolgárságunkból fakadó uniós polgárságunk egyik legfontosabb jogosítványa, hogy részt vehetünk az európai parlamenti választásokon, amely kaput nyit a demokratikus képviseletünkhöz az európai politikai térben. Ebből kifolyólag üdvözlendő a témában folytatott önreflexió.A hivatkozott jelentés azonban nem önértékelés, hanem ideológiai töltetű dokumentum, trójai faló, amely a tagállamok rovására egyfajta föderatív Európai Unió előképét kívánja megágyazni, olyan területeken tesz javaslatokat, amelyeken a döntéshozatal joga a tagállamokat illeti meg. A tagállamok a szerződések urai, ők jogosultak dönteni intézményi kérdésekben. Nem elfogadható, hogy miközben az Európai Parlament saját jogszerű működésével kapcsolatban kétségek merülhetnek fel, az Európai Parlament olyan területeken fogalmaz meg javaslatokat, amelyek a tagállamok hatáskörébe tartoznak.A szöveg ráadásul számos gyakorlatban nem megvalósítható törekvést tartalmaz. A javaslatok átültetése megingatná a gondosan kialakított intézményi egyensúlyt, amelyben a tagállamoknak fontos szerepük van. Nem tudok olyan dokumentumot támogatni, amely nem a realitásokra épül, és amely a tagállamok jogosítványainak csorbítására törekszik.Ahhoz, hogy Európa erős legyen, az kell, hogy valódi sokszínűség valósuljon meg az európai közéleti viták során, érdemi véleménycserék kellenek, nem lehet irányított folyamatokkal a valódi párbeszédet félretolni, igazi vita nélkül eldönteni lényegi kérdéseket. Sajnos a jelen jelentés kidolgozása során ez az elvárás nem valósult meg.
Council regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027 (A9-0260/2020 - Jan Olbrycht, Margarida Marques)
Győzött Magyarország, győzött a lengyel-magyar együttműködés, és győzelmet aratott egész Európa. Az Európai Tanács múlt heti csúcsértekezletén született megállapodás, és a keretköltségvetést megerősítő európai parlamenti döntésnek köszönhetően Magyarország megvédte a magyaroknak járó európai uniós pénzügyi forrásokat. A megállapodás emellett megerősítette azt is, hogy semmilyen politikai feltételt nem lehet fűzni a magyaroknak uniós szerződések alapján járó finanszírozás kiosztásához és felhasználásához.A megállapodással megvédtük Magyarország szuverenitását. Jogát arra, hogy minden olyan kérdésben, amely nemzeti hatáskörbe tartozik, saját maga dönthessen. Nem lehet egyetlen egy olyan ideológiai, vagy politikai kérdés sem, amiben bárki ránk erőltetheti az akaratát. Saját sorsunkról magunk dönthetünk. A bevándorlás kérdésében, hogy kikkel akarunk együtt élni, vagy akár a családügyre vonatkozó jogi szabályozást illetően.A megállapodással Magyarország megvédte a magyarok becsületét is, ugyanis nem lehet semmilyen új jogi norma alapján vádaskodni minden alap nélkül. Nem lehet, hogy a baloldal által megfogalmazott politikai vádaskodás visszaköszönjön az uniós intézményekben. A magyarországi baloldal a költségvetési tárgyalások folyamán minden energiáját mozgósítva azon dolgozott, miként tud ártani Magyarországnak. Azon dolgozott, hogy elvegye, csökkentse a támogatásokat, hogy Magyarország kárán önmaga számára politikai előnyt szerezzen a 2022-es magyar parlamenti választásokat megelőzően. A magyarországi baloldal próbálkozása sikertelen volt.A fentiek alapján támogattam a többéves pénzügyi keretterv elfogadását.
Interinstitutional Agreement on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management, as well as on new own resources, including a roadmap towards the introduction of new own resources (A9-0261/2020 - Esteban González Pons)
Győzött Magyarország, győzött a lengyel-magyar együttműködés, és győzelmet aratott egész Európa. Az Európai Tanács múlt heti csúcsértekezletén született megállapodás, és a keretköltségvetést megerősítő európai parlamenti döntésnek köszönhetően Magyarország megvédte a magyaroknak járó európai uniós pénzügyi forrásokat. A megállapodás emellett megerősítette azt is, hogy semmilyen politikai feltételt nem lehet fűzni a magyaroknak uniós szerződések alapján járó finanszírozás kiosztásához és felhasználásához.A megállapodással megvédtük Magyarország szuverenitását. Jogát arra, hogy minden olyan kérdésben, amely nemzeti hatáskörbe tartozik, saját maga dönthessen. Nem lehet egyetlen egy olyan ideológiai, vagy politikai kérdés sem, amiben bárki ránk erőltetheti az akaratát. Saját sorsunkról magunk dönthetünk. A bevándorlás kérdésében, hogy kikkel akarunk együtt élni, vagy akár a családügyre vonatkozó jogi szabályozást illetően.A megállapodással Magyarország megvédte a magyarok becsületét is, ugyanis nem lehet semmilyen új jogi norma alapján vádaskodni minden alap nélkül. Nem lehet, hogy a baloldal által megfogalmazott politikai vádaskodás visszaköszönjön az uniós intézményekben. A magyarországi baloldal a költségvetési tárgyalások folyamán minden energiáját mozgósítva azon dolgozott, miként tud ártani Magyarországnak. Azon dolgozott, hogy elvegye, csökkentse a támogatásokat, hogy Magyarország kárán önmaga számára politikai előnyt szerezzen a 2022-es magyar parlamenti választásokat megelőzően. A magyarországi baloldal próbálkozása sikertelen volt.A fentiek alapján támogattam a többéves költségvetéshez kapcsolódó Intézményközi Megállapodás elfogadását.
MFF, Rule of Law Conditionality and Own Resources (B9-0428/2020, B9-0429/2020)
Győzött Magyarország, győzött a lengyel-magyar együttműködés, és győzelmet aratott egész Európa. Az Európai Tanács múlt heti csúcsértekezletén született megállapodás, és a keretköltségvetést megerősítő európai parlamenti döntésnek köszönhetően Magyarország megvédte a magyaroknak járó európai uniós pénzügyi forrásokat. A megállapodás emellett megerősítette azt is, hogy semmilyen politikai feltételt nem lehet fűzni a magyaroknak uniós szerződések alapján járó finanszírozás kiosztásához és felhasználásához.A megállapodással megvédtük Magyarország szuverenitását. Jogát arra, hogy minden olyan kérdésben, amely nemzeti hatáskörbe tartozik, saját maga dönthessen. Nem lehet egyetlen egy olyan ideológiai, vagy politikai kérdés sem, amiben bárki ránk erőltetheti az akaratát. Saját sorsunkról magunk dönthetünk. A bevándorlás kérdésében, hogy kikkel akarunk együtt élni, vagy akár a családügyre vonatkozó jogi szabályozást illetően.A megállapodással Magyarország megvédte a magyarok becsületét is, ugyanis nem lehet semmilyen új jogi norma alapján vádaskodni minden alap nélkül. Nem lehet, hogy a baloldal által megfogalmazott politikai vádaskodás visszaköszönjön az uniós intézményekben. A magyarországi baloldal a költségvetési tárgyalások folyamán minden energiáját mozgósítva azon dolgozott, miként tud ártani Magyarországnak. Azon dolgozott, hogy elvegye, csökkentse a támogatásokat, hogy Magyarország kárán önmaga számára politikai előnyt szerezzen a 2022-es magyar parlamenti választásokat megelőzően. A magyarországi baloldal próbálkozása sikertelen volt.A fentiek alapján nem támogattam az előterjesztett parlamenti állásfoglalás elfogadását.
Rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (A9-0187/2020 - József Szájer)
Az Európai Bizottság 2017. február 14-én javaslatot nyújtott be az EU komitológiai rendszerének reformjáról, melynek célja, hogy egyes erősen vitatott szakpolitikai területeken fokozza az uniós jog végrehajtásának átláthatóságát és elszámoltathatóságát. A cél a tanácsi „tartózkodás” és azon helyzetek számának csökkentése, amikor a Tanács nem tud állást foglalni, és a Bizottság a tagállamoktól kapott egyértelmű felhatalmazás nélkül köteles eljárni. Ennek elérését a jelentéstevő elsősorban a fokozott átláthatóság és elszámoltathatóság proaktív megvalósítása által kívánta megvalósítani, egyúttal célként kitűzve az európai polgárok uniós intézmények folyamataiba és különösen a komitológiai eljárásba vetett bizalmának növelését.A környezetvédelem, valamint más alapvető kérdések – például az egészségügy és az élelmiszer-biztonság – olyan kulcsfontosságú területek, ahol a tagállamoknak politikailag elszámoltathatónak kell lenniük, és átlátható módon kell fellépniük annak érdekében, hogy a polgárok ne csak döntéseikről értesüljenek, hanem azok mögöttes okairól is, e cél tehát mindenképpen támogatandó. A jelentés szakbizottsági eljárása során azonban olyan intézkedések is a javaslat részévé váltak, amelyek aránytalanok és az intézményközi eljárások gördülékeny lefolytatását veszélyeztetik. Figyelemmel arra, hogy az uniós intézmények célja többek között az Unió politikái és intézkedései egységességének, eredményességének és folyamatosságának a biztosítása, a fenti, a jelentéstevő által sem támogatott javaslatokra tekintettel a tartózkodás mellett döntöttem a szavazás során.
European Citizens' Initiative - Minority Safepack (B9-0403/2020, B9-0405/2020)
Állásfoglalásában az Európai Parlament (EP) támogatásáról biztosítja a „Minority SafePack (MSP) – egymillió aláírás a sokszínű Európáért” európai polgári kezdeményezést. Az EP szerint az Uniónak ösztönöznie kell a kisebbségekhez tartozó személyek jogainak védelmét biztosító tagállami intézkedéseket; felszólítja a Bizottságot, hogy dolgozza ki a kisebbségekhez tartozó személyek jogainak védelmére vonatkozó uniós szabályok közös keretét; felszólítja a tagállamokat, hogy tegyenek meg minden szükséges intézkedést, tartsák tiszteletben a kisebbségekhez tartozó személyek jogait, és biztosítsák e jogok teljes körű érvényesítését. Az állásfoglalás elismeri, hogy a nemzeti és nyelvi kisebbségek védelme a tagállami hatóságok elsődleges felelőssége, de rámutat, az Unióra jelentős feladat hárul, hogy támogassa a tagállamokat ennek a felelősségnek a gyakorlásában. Az indítvány leszögezi: minden egyes európai uniós polgárnak lehetősége kell legyen arra, hogy saját nyelvén élvezhesse a kultúrát. Továbbá hangsúlyozza, hogy az oktatás a kisebbségi nyelvek újjáélesztésének és megőrzésének fő eszköze.Magyarország 2004-es csatlakozása óta az őshonos kisebbségek védelme nem valósult meg uniós szinten, ezért az MSP ügye kiemelten fontos magyar ügy. A több mint 1,2 millió állampolgár által aláírt kezdeményezést komolyan kell vennie végre az Európai Bizottságnak, ezért a Fidesz-KDNP európai parlamenti delegációjának tagjaként szavazatommal támogattam az állásfoglalás elfogadását.
A strong social Europe for Just Transitions (A9-0233/2020 - Dennis Radtke, Agnes Jongerius)
A jelentés eredeti célja az lett volna, hogy a következő évtizedre nézve hangsúlyozza az európai munkaerőpiac, a régiók, ágazatok és munkavállalók előtt álló kihívásokat és ismertesse a legfontosabb kezdeményezéseket. Ehhez képest egy alapvető szociális menetrend elfogadását szorgalmazza a jövő évi portói szociális csúcstalálkozón, megelőlegezve annak tartalmát.A jelentés szövege a néppárti irányvonallal nagyon erősen szembemegy (számos új jogszabály megalkotását követeli vagy a meglévők felülvizsgálatát [uniós versenyjog, közbeszerzés, egészségvédelmi és biztonsági keretirányelv stb.], nagyon erős felhívást tartalmaz a kollektív tárgyalások megerősítésére, felhív arra, hogy az EU-ban minden személyt minimáljövedelemben kell részesíteni), ami súlyosan veszélyezteti a néppárt kereszténydemokrata gyökereken álló, az igazságos és szociális Európáért kiálló szakpolitikáját. Ez az erőteljes balra sodródás, a szubszidiaritás elvét és az európai gazdaság gerincét adó kkv-szektor érdekeit figyelmen kívül hagyó szakpolitika nem elfogadható számomra.Nehezményezem, hogy az INI jelentés fontossága ellenére túlságosan kevés egyeztetési lehetőség volt a szöveg megfogalmazása közben. A jelentés nemcsak szociális- és foglalkoztatáspolitikát érint, ezért más szakterületeken dolgozó képviselőket is be kellett volna vonni a végső álláspont kialakításáért. Nehezményezem, hogy nem voltak kulcsszavazások, mert ezek nélkül a néppárt nem tud megfelelően fellépni a saját irányvonala megtartása érdekében.
Sustainable corporate governance (A9-0240/2020 - Pascal Durand)
A jelentés célja a fenntarthatósági megközelítés érvényre juttatása, amely azt jelenti, hogy a vállalatok kellően figyelembe veszik az általános társadalmi és környezetvédelmi szempontokat és kezelik a tevékenységeikből eredő legsürgetőbb kockázatokat.Míg e cél, továbbá a pénzügyi és gazdasági tevékenységek átláthatóságának és hosszú távú szemléletének előmozdítása kifejezetten támogatandó, szem előtt kell tartani az európai vállalatok versenyképességének fenntartására és növelésére irányuló törekvéseinket, az új intézkedéseket e prioritásokkal összhangban kell megalkotni. A jelentés az arányos intézkedések körén túlterjedve olyan javaslatokat tartalmaz, melyek súlyosan sértik a gazdasági társaságok működésére vonatkozó uniós elveket, a kis- és középvállalatokra nézve különösen nagy terhet jelentő előírásokat kíván bevezetni a vállalati döntéshozatali folyamatra nézve és egyéb, az eredeti célon túlmutató módon kívánja kiterjeszteni a vezető tisztségviselők felelősségét.A fentiekre tekintettel szavazatommal nem támogattam a jelentés elfogadását.
Council Recommendation on vocational education and training (VET) for sustainable competitiveness, social fairness and resilience (B9-0400/2020)
Az Európai Parlament ma elfogadott állásfoglalása a fenntartható versenyképességet, társadalmi méltányosságot és rezilienciát célzó szakképzésről rendkívül ambiciózus. Az állásfoglalás olyan célokat, feladatokat fogalmaz meg uniós és tagállami szinten, ami alapvetően összeegyeztethető a 2019. márciusban a magyar Kormány által elfogadott, a szakképzés és felnőttképzés középtávú szakmapolitikai fejlesztési irányait kijelölő Szakképzés 4.0 Stratégiában foglaltakkal. Így például a digitalizáció elősegítése, az infrastruktúrafejlesztés, az egész életen át tartó tanulási megközelítés, a pedagógusok kiemelt támogatása, vagy a vállalati szféra és a szakképző intézmények közötti kapcsolat erősítésének előtérbe helyezése is prioritásként szerepel a dokumentumban.A szakképzés elősegítheti a diákok és a munkavállalók szakmai fejlődését, a vállalati teljesítményt, a versenyképességet, a kutatást és az innovációt, és az a sikeres foglalkoztatási és szociálpolitika központi eleme.Az állásfoglalás mindazonáltal túlmutat a szakképzésen, a megfogalmazott célok, feladatok tekintetében foglalkoztatáspolitikai, ifjúságpolitikai és felsőoktatási relevanciával is bír. Hosszabb távon a tervezetben foglaltak megvalósítása uniós és nemzeti szinten is csak az érintett szakterületekkel közösen képzelhető el. Egyedüli problémás pont az az új „EU Gender Stratégiára” vonatkozó hivatkozás (43. bekezdés), amely nem elfogadható számomra, mivel annak „gender” definíciója az Isztambuli Egyezményen alapszik, amelyet Magyarország nem támogatott.A fentiekkel összhangban a végszavazásnál tartózkodtam az állásfoglalás elfogadásakor.
Union action for the European Capitals of Culture for the years 2020 to 2033 (A9-0201/2020 - Željana Zovko)
Az „Európa kulturális fővárosai” (EKF) fellépésre a 2020-2033 között odaítélt címek tekintetében a 445/2014/EU határozat az irányadó. Üdvözlöm a Bizottság javaslatát az EKF határozat módosítására vonatkozóan. Az előterjesztett módosítások szükségesek és alkalmasak a járványhelyzet következtében a 2020-as, 2021-es EKF-ek esetében felmerült különleges helyzet kezelésére. A határozatmódosítás szerint a 2020. évi EKF rendezvényeket jövő év április 30-ig meg lehet tartani (Rijeka és Galway), valamint a jövő évi rendezvényeket a 2022-es évre halasztották. Abban az évben Litvánia, Luxemburg és egy tagjelölt ország kap lehetőséget a cím viselésére. 2023-ban pedig Magyarország mellett (Veszprém-Balaton), Románia és Görögország kulturális fővárosai szervezhetik meg rendezvényeiket az „Európa kulturális fővárosai” keretében.Szavazatommal támogattam az intézmények közötti megállapodást.
The need for a dedicated Council configuration on gender equality (B9-0402/2020, B9-0404/2020)
As the EU, we will only exploit our full potential if we can ensure that both women and men are fully integrated in all spheres of our society and that they can contribute with all of their talent and diversity. Innovation and progress happens when women and men are able to cease all the opportunities they are offered without having to choose between professional life and personal life, without the fear of discrimination or violence, without being afraid of being paid less. We cannot afford to leave 50% of Europe’s potential behind. The European Council, the European Commission and the European Parliament authorities and administrations decide on the best way to work – whether it is through gender equality focal points, formal or informal gatherings of Ministers or equality taskforces of Commissioners. Further, it is for Member States to elaborate and implement the measures they see fit in order to improve their citizens’ well—being and quality of life. We must keep to Europe the fields where it has the most added value and to Member States all their historic competences, which will ensure and preserve the citizens’ best interests.
Amendments to the Rules of Procedure in order to ensure the functioning of Parliament in extraordinary circumstances (A9-0194/2020 - Gabriele Bischoff)
Az Európai Parlament járványhelyzeti működése jogszerűségi és jogállamisági aggályokat vet fel. A Ház tagjai, képviselőtársaim számos alkalommal rámutattak arra, hogy az Eljárási Szabályzat nem teszi lehetővé azt a távszavazási módot, amelyet az Európai Parlament az utóbbi tíz hónapban alkalmazott, ezek valójában megfelelő jogalap nélkül kerültek lebonyolításra.Ez az eljárásmód nincs összhangban a jogállamiság elvével. Az Alkotmányügyi Bizottságban delegációm módosító javaslatot tett arra, hogy az Eljárási Szabályzat módosítási javaslatait utaljuk az Európai Bíróság elé normakontrollra, ezzel megbizonyosodva a házszabálymódosítás jogszerűségéről. Nem szabad elfelejtenünk, hogy a szuverenitás hordozói a tagállamok, ők fogadták el a Szerződéseket, így az Európai Parlamentnek nem kellene olyan döntést hozni, amely a tagállamok szerződéskötéskori feltehető akaratával ellentétes.Ennek ellenére a Bischoff-jelentést pontosan ugyanazzal az eljárással fogadta el az Európai Parlament, mint amelynek jogszerűségi hibáit a jelentés ki akarja küszöbölni. Ez az eljárás komoly érvényességi problémákat vet fel, valamint tartalmi fenntartásokra is ad okot, hiszen a jelentésben az Európai Parlament elnöke széleskörű jogosítványokat kap rendkívüli körülmények között.Ahogyan a római jogi jogelv is helyesen megállapította: Iniuria non excusat iniuriam. Jogszerűtlenség nem tehető jóvá újabb jogszerűtlenséggel.
Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions 2019 (A9-0230/2020 - Kosma Złotowski)
A jelentés a Petíciós Bizottság (PETI) 2019-es tevékenységeit foglalja össze és részletezi. A PETI 2019-ben több mint 1350 állampolgári petíciót kapott, ami 12%-os növekedést jelent az előző évhez képest. A petíciók benyújtói a környezetvédelmi kérdéseket, az alapvető jogokat, a közlekedést, az egészségügyet és a belső piaccal kapcsolatos ügyeket tartották a legaggályosabbnak 2019-ben. Az alkotmányos ügyek szintén hangsúlyos szerepet kaptak, elsősorban az európai választások és az Egyesült Királyság EU-ból való kilépése miatt.A jelentés szövege felhívja a figyelmet a fogyatékossággal élő személyek jogairól szóló ENSZ-egyezmény keretében a Petíciós Bizottság EU-n belüli sajátos szerepére, a petíciók Európai Bizottság általi gyors kezelésének fontosságára, és hangsúlyozza a megerősített együttműködés szükségességét a Parlament más bizottságaival. A jelentésben a képviselők egy olyan mechanizmus kidolgozását kérik, amely lehetővé teszi a Petíciós Bizottság közvetlen bevonását a jogalkotási folyamatba, és felkérik a Bizottságot, hogy kezdeményezzen jogalkotási javaslatot az Európai Parlament által támogatott minden sikeres Európai Polgári Kezdeményezés (ECI) alapján. Tekintettel a jelentés pozitív, a magyar emberek érdekeit tükröző és támogató aspektusaira, szavazatommal támogattam a jelentést.
Strengthening the single market: the future of free movement of services (A9-0250/2020 - Morten Løkkegaard)
A koronavírus elleni fellépésnek az eredményessége abban mutatkozik meg, hogy az EU és a tagállamok külön-külön, illetve közösen miként képesek teljesíteni! A járvány következtében - részben a megkésett uniós válasz miatt - a belső piacunk sajnos csaknem összeomlott, miután – többek között például – az egészségügyi szolgáltatásoknak és termékeknek az áramlása leállt. Mindezeken túl továbbra számos példát láthatunk a tisztességtelen kereskedelmi gyakorlatok alkalmazásának növekedéséről. Ide tartozik a termelőknek fizetett árak lefelé történő nyomása, különösen a romlandó termékek esetében. Úgy vélem, hogy nem kellőképpen hatékony uniós végrehajtás káros következményekkel járt az Európai Unióban mind a fogyasztókra, mind a szolgáltatókra nézve. Az indokolatlan adminisztratív akadályoktól pedig különösen a kkv-k szenvednek. Szavazatommal támogattam a jelentést, ugyanis úgy vélem, hogy az egységes piac csak közös erőfeszítéssel valósítható meg, és nem csak új, célzott jogszabályok révén, hanem különösen sokkal jobb végrehajtás, információmegosztás és értékelés révén.
Artificial intelligence: questions of interpretation and application of international law (A9-0001/2021 - Gilles Lebreton)
A mesterséges intelligencia (MI), a robotika és a kapcsolódó technológiák fejlesztése minden téren közvetlen hatást gyakorol társadalmainkra, beleértve az alapvető társadalmi és gazdasági elveket és értékeket is. Szükségesnek tartom emiatt egy olyan közös európai jogi keret elfogadását, amely harmonizált fogalommeghatározásokat és közös etikai elveket tartalmaz, ideértve az MI katonai célokra történő felhasználását is. A MI ilyen jellegű felhasználása következményekkel jár a tagállamok szuverenitásának kérdésére, ezen felül kockázatot vethet fel a demokratikus elvek és a jog elsőbbségének tiszteletben tartása szempontjából. A jelentés megfelelően rámutatott ezekre a vitás pontokra és a szükséges megoldási lehetőségekre valamint alkalmazandó biztonsági intézkedésekre, szavazatommal ezért támogattam a jelentés elfogadását.
Monitoring the application of EU law 2017, 2018 and 2019 (A9-0270/2020 -Sabrina Pignedoli)
Az európai uniós jog alkalmazásának és átültetésének nyomon követéséről szóló jelentések kulcsfontosságú eszközök az uniós jog helyes átültetése és végrehajtása feletti demokratikus ellenőrzés biztosításához. Az Európai Parlament szerepe szintén jelentős ezen a téren és különös fontossággal bír, hogy az e kérdésben elfogadott állásfoglalása objektív, témához kötött és kiegyensúlyozott legyen. Fontosnak tartom, hogy az uniós jog átültetése és alkalmazása során az intézmények a tagállamokkal együttműködve, a vonatkozó jogi keretek betartásával járjanak el. A Pignedoli-jelentés ezzel szemben túlterjeszkedő, valótlan kijelentéseket és a Bizottsághoz címzett politikailag motivált felhívásokat tartalmaz. A fentiekre tekintettel szavazatommal nem támogattam a jelentés elfogadását.
Human Rights and Democracy in the World and the EU policy on the matter - annual report 2019 (A9-0259/2020 - Isabel Santos)
Az emberi jogok és a demokrácia az EU alapértékei közé tartoznak. Ezt hangsúlyozza az emberi jogok és a demokrácia 2019-es világbeli helyzetét vizsgáló EP-jelentés. Üdvözlendő, hogy a Fidesz-KDNP képviselőinek is köszönhetően a jelentés utal az üldözött keresztények helyzetére: a keresztények képezik az erőszak és gyilkosság kockázatának leginkább kitett csoportot. A jelentésben szerepel a nemzeti, etnikai és nyelvi kisebbségek védelme és alapvető jogaik tiszteletben tartása, valamint a kiszolgáltatott helyzetben lévő, egyedülálló és nagycsaládos szülők védelme. Mindazonáltal, szavazatommal tartózkodtam a végszavazásnál, mivel az emberi jogok baloldali ideologizálásának következtében a jelentés kiegyensúlyozatlan maradt. A jelentésben nagy hangsúllyal szerepel a gender-ideológiát erőltető Isztambuli Egyezmény ratifikációjának sürgetése, és a migráció kérdése, utalva a migráció legális útvonalainak kialakítására. A dokumentum továbbá emberi jogi kérdésekben az egyhangú tagállami döntéshozatal elvetését támogatja, ezzel megfosztva a kisebb tagállamokat, hogy érdekeiket érvényesíthessék a döntéshozatal során.A Fidesz-KDNP néppárti delegációjának tagjaként annak tudatában tartózkodtam, hogy a baloldali és liberális politikai erők a jövőben hivatkozási alapul használhatják fel a jelentést a bevándorláspolitikájuk és gender-ideológiájuk érvényesítésére. Határozott álláspontunk, hogy ki kell állnunk a nemzetek Európája, a családok védelme és keresztény kultúránk mellett.
FEAD: specific measures to address the COVID-19 crisis (A9-0174/2020 - Lucia Ďuriš Nicholsonová)
A jelentés a 2020 áprilisában elfogadott FEAD-szabályozást összehangolja a REACT EU rendelkezéseivel.A gazdasági visszaesésnek súlyos társadalmi következményei vannak, különösen azokra a társadalmi csoportokra nézve akiket a COVID-19 járványválság súlyosan érint, mint például a leginkább rászorulókat. Az ő érdekükben bevezetett intézkedések rendkívül fontosak, ezért szavazatommal támogattam a jelentést.
Decent and affordable housing for all (A9-0247/2020 - Kim Van Sparrentak)
A lakáshoz jutás a megfizethetőségi válsághoz kapcsolódik, mint városi és társadalmi jelenséghez. A helyzet nagyon különbözik Európa különböző régióiban, és nagyon sokféle helyi, regionális és nemzeti lakhatási megoldás létezik. Nem szabad minden országra azonos megoldást erőltetni.A szavazáskor a jelentés ellen szavaztam, mert nem értek egyet azzal, hogy bármilyen munka és teljesítmény nélkül mindenkinek lakást, mégpedig kitűnő minőségű lakást kellene adnia az államnak. Magyarország a munka alapú társadalomra és a családok támogatására helyezi a hangsúlyt, ennek megfelelően a családok otthonteremtési és -felújítási támogatása nagyon széleskörű:10 millió Ft családi otthonteremtési kedvezmény (CSOK)10 millió Ft falusi CSOK a preferált kistelepüléseken15 millió Ft kedvezményes, 3%-os kamatozású, támogatott CSOK lakáshitel10 millió Ft babaváró hitel és támogatás5 millió Ft áfa-visszatérítés a preferált kistelepüléseken5 százalékos lakás áfa az újépítésű lakásokra5 százalékos lakás áfa-visszatérítés az újépítésű lakásokra3 millió Ft felújítási támogatásIlletékmentesség CSOK támogatással történő lakásvásárlás eseténEgyetértek azzal, hogy az állam feladata az, hogy gondoskodjon a leginkább rászorulókról, például a hajléktalanokról, ez azonban nem csak úgy oldható meg, ha minden hajléktalan saját lakást kap: a tagállami megoldások eltérhetnek, a hajléktalan ellátás tagállami hatáskör. Magyarországon senkinek sem kell az utcán éjszakáznia, mert rendelkezésre állnak a megfelelő éjszakai szállások és nappali melegedők.
The right to disconnect (A9-0246/2020 - Alex Agius Saliba)
A társadalmi távolságtartás és a kijárási korlátozások idején a munka és a magánélet egyensúlya nagyon fontos, ezért a kijelentkezéshez való jognak olyan jognak kell lennie, amely a munkaszervezés elválaszthatatlan részét képezi az új digitális korban. Ezért támogattam a jelentést.A Covid19-válság miatt hozott intézkedések megváltoztatták az emberek munkavégzésének módját, bizonyították a digitális megoldások fontosságát. Míg az otthoni munkavégzés nagyon sok munkahely megőrzését jelentette, eközben azonban az otthonról dolgozók 27%-a számolt be arról, hogy szabadidejében munkahelyi feladatok ellátásával foglalkozott. A távmunka terjedése még nagyobb terhet jelentett a fiatalok és a gondozási feladatokat ellátó személyek, például az egyedülálló szülők, a gyermekes családok vagy hozzátartozókat ápoló családok számára.A folyamatos online kapcsolat, kombinálva a munkahelyi feladatok nagy mennyiségével és azzal a növekvő elvárással, hogy a munkavállalók bármikor elérhetők legyenek, negatívan befolyásolhatja a magánélet és a munka közötti egyensúlyt, valamint fizikai és mentális egészségüket és jólétüket, fokozhatja a stresszt és kiégéshez vezethet.A kijelentkezéshez való jog lehetővé teszi a munkavállalók számára, hogy a pihenőidőben vagy a szabadságuk alatt tartózkodjanak a munkával kapcsolatos elektronikus kommunikációtól, telefonhívásoktól, e-mailektől, anélkül, hogy bármilyen hátrányos következménnyel kellene szembenézniük.A munkaidő tiszteletben tartása, előre kiszámítható jellege alapvető fontosságú a munkavállalók és családjuk egészségének és biztonságának biztosításához az Unióban.
Reforming the EU list of tax havens (B9-0052/2021)
Az elmúlt hónapokban intenzív vita alakult ki az Európai Parlamentben az adóparadicsomok uniós jegyzékének reformjáról, illetve arról a kérdésről, hogy indokolt-e az adóparadicsomokkal kapcsolatos vizsgálatokat kiterjeszteni az uniós tagállamokra is. Az európai baloldal álláspontja szerint az EU a leginkább azzal mutathatna példát az adóparadicsomok jelenlegi uniós jegyzékén szereplő államoknak, ha saját tagállamai közül is megbélyegezne néhány országot, ahol az utóbbi időben a gazdaság versenyképességének megőrzése céljából adócsökkentésekre került sor, és az adócsökkentés puszta tényét – ami jelenleg a tagállamok szuverén joga – az erkölcsi vétségek kategóriájába sorolná, összemosva ezáltal az adócsalás, az adóelkerülés és az adócsökkentés egymástól teljesen különböző fogalmait. Az adóparadicsomok elleni küzdelem a magyar néppárti delegáció meggyőződése szerint fontos cél, az azonban elfogadhatatlan, hogy az EP a jövőben ideológiai alapon újabb rágalomhadjáratot indítson egyes tagállamok ellen, és az adóparadicsomokkal kapcsolatos szakmai kérdést politikai zsaroló eszközként használja fel indokolatlan konfliktusok szítására a tagállamok között. Az adópolitika tagállami hatáskör, így a baloldal által kezdeményezett, indokolatlan uniós hatáskörök létrehozására irányuló javaslatokat a magyar néppárti delegáció ellenezte, és az állásfoglalási indítvány elfogadását nem támogatta a végszavazás során.
The gender perspective in the COVID-19 crisis and post-crisis period (A9-0229/2020 - Frances Fitzgerald)
Az Európai Unió szerződései garantálják, hogy minden polgár egyenlő esélyekkel rendelkezzen a gazdasági, társadalmi és politikai sikerek elérésében. A Covid-19 válságból való kilábalás középpontjában kell, hogy álljon. Ez a jelentés kiemeli a Covid-19 válságnak az Európában élő nőkre gyakorolt konkrét következményeivel való foglalkozás fontosságát, egyértelmű ajánlásokkal az uniós intézmények és a tagállamok által meghozandó intézkedésékre vonatkozóan. Mélyen elkötelezettek vagyunk olyan átfogó rendelkezések kidolgozása terén, amelyek hatékonyan támogatják a nemek közötti esélyegyenlőség előmozdítását Európa-szerte. A jelentés végszavazásánál azonban tartózkodtam, mert az Isztambuli Egyezmény mielőbbi ratifikálását is sürgeti.
The EU Strategy for Gender Equality (A9-0234/2020 - Maria Noichl)
Az Európai Unió nemek közötti egyenlőségre vonatkozó stratégiája követi a Von der Leyen Bizottság elkötelezettségét az egyenlőség uniójának megvalósítása iránt. A jelentést nem tudtam támogatni, mert az EU nemek közötti egyenlőségre vonatkozó stratégiájának a tagállamokkal való együttműködésre kell törekednie, ahelyett, hogy rájuk kényszerítenének egy széles közönséget kielégítő rendelkezéseket. A nők elleni erőszakkal szembeni küzdelem, az adópolitikák és az ellátási politikák terén a tagállamok kompetenciáit tiszteletben kell tartani és ösztönözni a bevált gyakorlatokat előmozdítva és ösztönözve a további együttműködést.
Establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility (A9-0214/2020 - Eider Gardiazabal Rubial, Siegfried Mureşan, Dragoș Pîslaru)
Meggyőződésem, hogy Európa és a hazám, Magyarország is többszörösen nyert azzal, hogy bő fél év kemény csatái után megszületett a helyreállítási eszköz. Nyertesek vagyunk, mert a lengyel és a magyar kormány ellenállt a hihetetlenül erős nyomásnak, így a zsarolás nem került be az uniós eszköztárba. A jogállamiság fontosabb számunkra annál, mint hogy hagyjuk, hogy egyesek visszaéljenek vele. Nyertesek vagyunk, mert az Unió megmutatta, képes tanulni az előző válság kezelésének hibáiból. Megszorítással, a munkavállalók, a kkv-k, a családok ellehetetlenítésével nincs növekedés. Mi, magyarok tizenegy éve a munkaalapú gazdaság és a sokrétű családtámogatások híveiként a munkahelyek teremtésére koncentrálunk, amihez befektetéseken és strukturális reformokon keresztül vezet az út.Nyertesek vagyunk, mert ez az eszköz esély arra, hogy Európa újra versenyképes legyen. Magyarország partner abban, hogy Európa végre gazdasági és környezetvédelmi értelemben is fenntartható pályára álljon, s a digitális színtéren is megjelenjen. Ha ezt most elvétjük, a mindenfelé irigyelt európai jóléti életformát az unokáink már csak hírből fogják ismerni.Minden, a saját országukat hátráltatni akaró baloldali próbálkozás ellenére jó remény van arra, hogy hazánk azon uniós országok közé fog tartozni, amelyekben a leggyorsabban nyílnak majd meg a pályázati lehetőségek.A fentiek alapján szavazatommal támogattam a helyreállítási eszköz elfogadását.
New Circular Economy Action Plan: see Minutes (A9-0008/2021 - Jan Huitema)
A klímaváltozás elleni küzdelem fő eszköze a környezettudatos és fenntartható gazdaságra való áttérés. Ez viszont nem lesz kivitelezhető, ha csak az energiatermelés megújítására fókuszálunk. Kiemelten fontos ezért a körforgásos gazdaság támogatása, hiszen csak akkor tudunk a kibocsátási céloknak megfelelni, ha ezt a modellt uniós szinten is beindítjuk, és azt ipari szinten működtetjük.Ami biztos: a körforgásos gazdaság felé történő átmenet új gazdasági és foglalkoztatási lehetőségeket fog teremteni, és hatékonyabb erőforrás-használat révén jelentős környezeti és társadalmi haszonnal járhat együtt. Tagállami és uniós szabályozói oldalról nézve ezért különösen fontos a körforgásos gazdasági akciótervnek a végrehajtása.Úgy gondolom, hogy a hulladékokról szóló jogszabályok végrehajtásához még nagyobb erőfeszítésekre lesz szükség. Pozitív hír, hogy a járvány ellenére az ipari szereplők – például hazámban, Magyarországon is – már most dolgoznak az innovatív megoldásokon, így ezzel is csökkenthetjük a károsanyag kibocsátást. Az egyén szintjén a megfelelő oktatás és a tudatos vásárlói magatartás erősítése lenne még nagyon lényeges.Pozitív szavazatommal támogattam a jelentést, úgy vélem ugyanis, hogy fel kell gyorsítani e szakpolitikai területekkel kapcsolatos már megkezdett munkát, annak érdekében, hogy a tagállamok mihamarabb megkezdhessék a körforgásos gazdaságra való átállást!
Implementation of the Anti-Trafficking Directive (A9-0011/2021 - Juan Fernando López Aguilar, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos)
Határozott véleményem, hogy minden eszközt meg kell ragadni az emberkereskedelem elleni küzdelemben, és fel kell lépni azon szervezett bűnözői csoportok ellen, akik a legkiszolgáltatottabb helyzetben lévők kihasználásával tesznek szert vagyoni előnyre. Az emberkereskedelem súlyosan sérti az emberi méltóságot. E bűncselekmény ráadásul különösen érinti a kelet- és közép-európai országokat, az áldozatok jelentős része ezen országokból kerül ki. A jelentés megfelelően azonosítja az emberkereskedelem elleni küzdelem legfontosabb kihívásait, és olyan eszközökre tesz javaslatot, amelyek hatékonyan szolgálnák az emberkereskedelem elleni fellépést.Egy olyan súlyú kérdésről van szó, amelyben minden, az áldozatok védelmét elősegítő és a bűncselekmény leküzdéséhez szükséges eszközt támogatni kell. Még akkor is, ha a jelentést néhol jellemzi a szokásos, baloldali ideológiai elfogultság, mind a nyelvezet, mind egyes tartalmi elemek tekintetében. Határozottam elutasítom a jelentés azon részeit, amelyek a legális migrációs útvonalak létrehozását megoldásként tüntetik fel, és azokat is, amelyek az emberkereskedelem elleni küzdelemként álcázzák azon szándékot, hogy minél több bevándorlót lehessen a lehető legegyszerűbb módon Európába telepíteni. A „gender” szó indokolatlan használatát vagy kiterjesztő értelmezését is elutasítom. Az ilyen tartalmú szövegrészek ellen szavaztam, de az emberkereskedelem ellen küzdelem fontossága miatt végül támogattam a jelentést.
Reducing inequalities with a special focus on in-work poverty (A9-0006/2021 - Özlem Demirel)
Ha munka van, minden van, legfőképpen esély arra, hogy csökkenjen a szegénység. A dolgozói szegénység felszámolása fontos cél, a munka alapú társadalomban a munkabérnek elegendőnek kell lennie a tisztességes megélhetéshez. Ehhez azonban az is kell, hogy a pénzt az kapja meg, aki dolgozik érte és ne szórjuk el légvárak építésére. A járvány idején is, és a járvány utáni időszakban is a legfontosabb cél. Ezért hazámban a kormány kézzelfogható eszközökkel csökkenti a szegénységet: adócsökkentéssel, a családok és gyermekek támogatásával, felelős költségvetési politikával.Sajnálatos, hogy az Európai Parlament jelentése esztelen ígéretek halmazát tartalmazza, amit csak adóemelésekkel lehetne fedezni: a minimálbéren és nyugdíj minimumon felül már minimum jövedelmet is kívánnak, közvetlen hozzáférést akarnak adni a civil szervezeteknek az EU-s forrásokhoz, ellenzik a versenyt és a szociális dömpingre hivatkozva igyekeznek korlátozni a kelet-európai munkavállalók és közúti fuvarozók nyugati tagállamokban való munkavállalását és mindezek mellett már megszokott módon ebbe a jelentésbe is szeretnék beleerőltetni a gender elméletüket. Ezekkel nem értek egyet.Az Európai Néppárttal együtt a Fidesz európai parlamenti képviselői is megpróbálták a radikális baloldali követeléseket kivenni a szövegből, de ez nem minden ponton sikerült, ezért a végszavazásnál tartózkodtam, mert bár a jelentés céljával egyetértek, az eszközökkel azonban nem tudok azonosulni.
The impact of Covid-19 on youth and on sport (B9-0115/2021)
A Covid19-járvány súlyosan érintette az élet különböző aspektusait, ezen belül a fiatalokat és a sport különböző ágazatait is. A fiatalok új kihívások elé néznek, például az oktatásban és a képzésben való részvételt és a munkaerőpiaci lehetőségeiket. A most elfogadott EP állásfoglalási indítvány felhívja a figyelmet az oktatás és képzés fontosságára, valamint a színvonalas oktatás fenntartására az oktatási intézmények digitális infrastruktúrájába való befektetés révén.Az állásfoglalás sürgeti a Bizottságot és a tagállamokat, hogy tegyenek meg minden szükséges intézkedést a fiatalok foglalkoztatására gyakorolt negatív hatások ellensúlyozására, annak érdekében, hogy támogassák a munkahelyek megtartását és létrehozását célzó egyéni programokat, a fiataloknak szóló továbbképzési és átképzési programokat, valamint minőségi munkahelyeket teremtsenek.A sportrendezvények eltörlése és a stadionok megnyitása nézők nélkül óriási pénzügyi terhet jelent a sportszervezetek és sportszövetségek számára. A rezolúció kéri a Bizottságot és a tagállamokat, hogy találjanak fenntartható pénzügyi megoldásokat a sportszervezetek támogatására. A különböző EU-s programok és a helyreállítási eszköz is segítségül szolgálhatnak a sport szektor megerősítésében ezen nehéz időszak alatt.A fentiekkel összehangban támogattam az indítvány elfogadását.
European Skills Agenda for sustainable competitiveness, social fairness and resilience (B9-0108/2021)
Az erőforrás-hatékony, digitalizált és klímasemleges gazdaságra való átállás, illetve a mesterséges intelligencia bővülő alkalmazása új kihívások elé állítja a foglalkoztatási- és munkaerő-piacot: új szakmák jönnek létre, miközben az eddigiek átalakulhatnak, vagy megszűnnek. Ez egyértelműen jelzi, hogy a készségek és képességek terén is változásra van szükség az Európai Unió és tagállamai versenyképességének érdekében.A készségfejlesztés szempontjából rendkívül fontos a modern, innovatív és minőségi oktatás és képzés, melyek közvetlenül kapcsolódnak a munkaerőpiaci és társadalmi igényekhez, egyben hozzájárulnak a fiatalok fontos készségekkel való felvértezéséhez, felkészíti őket a valós életre.Az új menetrend kiemelt pontként kezeli a szakképzés és az egész életen át tartó tanulás kérdését, ami helyes, hiszen a tudást és tapasztalatokat állandóan bővíteni kell. Az alap- és digitális készségek mellett, elengedhetetlen a nyelvi és a vállalkozói ismeretek bővítése, valamint a transzverzális képességek elsajátítása.A részszavazásoknál nem támogattam azokat a részeket, melyek a SURE eszköz, Kék Kártya javaslat, klíma semlegességre vonatkozó 60%-os célkitűzés, valamint a gender-érzékeny toborzás és a hátrányos helyzetű csoportok felsorolására vonatkoznak, ezeket különböző okok miatt nem tudtam támogatni.A fenti kitételek mellett a végszavazásnál szavazatommal támogattam az állásfoglalási indítvány elfogadását.
New EU-Africa Strategy (A9-0017/2021 - Chrysoula Zacharopoulou)
A jelentés a nem megfelelően meghatározott szexuális jogok kapcsán életellenes üzenetet közvetít, illetve a számos ország által nem támogatott migrációs kompaktokra tartalmaz utalásokat. „Ezek a pontok szemben állnak az általam fontosnak tartott értékekkel, mint az élet védelme és migráció kiváltó okainak helyben való orvoslása. Úgy gondolom, hogy nem szerencsés, ha egy uniós dokumentum ilyen elemeket tartalmaz.
75th and the 76th sessions of the United Nations General Assembly (A9-0173/2021 - María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos)
Az Egyesült Nemzetek Szervezete Közgyűlésének 75. és 76. ülésszakáról szóló jelentésben számos oda nem illő, politikai indíttatású elem szerepel. A külpolitikai témákban az egyes uniós tagállamok indokolatlan kipellengérezése általában sem elfogadható megközelítés. Jelen esetben Magyarország és Lengyelország “illiberális vagy autoriter” országként, továbbá “retrográdként” való megbélyegzése egy családokat és magzati életeket védő nemzetközi nyilatkozathoz, a 32 ország által aláírt Geneva Consensus Declaration-hez való csatlakozás miatt, egyszerűen komolytalanná és hiteltelenné teszi a parlamenti munkát. Mindez egyben további lépés abba az irányba, hogy a baloldali politikai aktivizmus terepévé váljon az Európai Parlament és ami még súlyosabb, maga a plenáris döntéshozatal is. A jelentést ezért nem támogattam.
Sexual and reproductive health and rights in the EU, in the frame of women’s health (A9-0169/2021 - Predrag Fred Matić)
A szexuális és reprodukciós egészség és jogok (SRHR) helyzetét vizsgáló Matić-jelentés súlyosan sérti a nemzeti hatásköröket. Az uniós Szerződések szerint a szexuális egészség és nevelés, a reprodukció és az abortusz nem tartozik az EU hatáskörébe, a jelentés mégis ezeket a területeket akarja ellenőrzés alá vonni. Ezzel aláássa a szubszidiaritás, valamint az uniós intézmények és a tagállamok közötti őszinte együttműködés elvét. Tévesen azt állítja, hogy az úgynevezett szexuális és reproduktív egészséget és jogokat emberi jogként védi a nemzetközi és európai jog. Elutasítja az orvosok lelkiismereti szabadsághoz való alapvető joga gyakorlását.Az átfogó szexuális nevelés radikális baloldali narratíváját erőltetve sérti továbbá a szülők azon emberi jogát, amely kimondja, hogy a szülőket elsőbbségi jog illeti a gyermekeiknek adandó nevelés megválasztásában. Figyelmen kívül hagyja az EU tagországok változatos alkotmányos és erkölcsi hagyományait, amikor az abortusz törvény által biztosított jogként történő bevezetését szorgalmazza. Megtévesztő módon a nemek közötti egyenlőséget és a nemi alapú erőszak felszámolását összekapcsolja az SRHR kifejezéssel. Támogatja a harmadik országokkal folytatott fejlesztési együttműködés azon neokolonialista megközelítését, amely kiterjeszti az SRHR-t és az ahhoz kapcsolódó gyakorlatokat.Ezért a Matić-jelentés ellen és a nemzeti hatáskörök mellett szavaztam.
Persecution of minorities on the grounds of belief or religion (A9-0071/2022 - Karol Karski)
A jelentés eredeti szándéka szerint megerősítette volna az EU emberi jogi külpolitikáját a valláson alapú üldöztetést elszenvedő kisebbségek védelmét, amely uniós fellépésre nagy szükség van. Ehelyett a radikalizálódó európai baloldal aláásta a jelentés célkitűzését, megakadályozva a vallásüldözés elleni hatékony fellépést. A balliberális többség módosító indítványai révén a jelentés egyetlen helyen sem említi a hitük miatt leginkább üldözött keresztények súlyos problémáját, akik száma mára meghaladta a 360 milliót világszerte. A baloldal a vallási kisebbségeket hibáztatja a vallásszabadsággal való visszaéléssel és a vallási vezetőket okolja az LMBTIQ személyek, valamint a nők és lányok jogainak megsértéséért, az oktatáshoz és a szexuális és reproduktív egészséghez és jogokhoz való hozzáférésük korlátozásáért. A jelentés figyelmen kívül hagyja a vallási szereplők jelentőségét az emberi jogok és az emberi méltóság védelmében és egyszerűen nyomást gyakorol a Parlamentre a vallásszabadság háttérbeszorítása érdekében. Ez az alapvető emberi jogok diszkriminációja, hit és nem hit kérdésétől függetlenül a szólásszabadság súlyos megsértése és a véleménynyilvánítás szabadságának a kommunista időkben sem látott korlátozása, amely semmi esetben sem támogatható. Ezért annak tudatában nem támogattam a jelentést, hogy a balliberális politikai erők a jövőben hivatkozási alapul használhatják fel a szöveget a valláselleneség érvényesítésére és a vallási szereplők szólásszabadságának elnyomására.
Reaching women's economic independence through entrepreneurship and self-employment (A9-0096/2022 - Pernille Weiss)
A nők gazdasági függetlenségének biztosítása, hangsúlyosan a vállalkozások és önfoglalkoztatás révén, kiemelt prioritást kellene, hogy élvezzen az Európai Unió intézményei számára. Egyes tagállamokban az Eurostat 2016-os adatai szerint 60% alatti a nők foglalkoztatási rátája, számos helyen jelentősen lemaradva férfi társaiktól. Mindezek a mutatók sajnos a koronavírus-járvány és az azzal szorosan összefüggő gazdasági megtorpanás ideje alatt csak tovább romolhattak. A reziliencia és a társadalmi méltányosság, a nők jogainak erősítése és az esélyegyenlőség biztosítása így nem tűrhet halasztást.E jelentésben a nők gazdasági függetlenségének biztosítása mégsem a tényszerű, ideológiai elemektől mentes, és valóban a női munkavállalók érdekei szerinti megközelítést alkalmazza. Számos pontjában a sokszínűség elvére hivatkozva emel be a jelentésbe olyan ideológiai elemeket, melyek szembe mennek a jelentés címében foglalt célokkal. A biológiai nem és a társadalmi nem tudatos keverésével élve vezet félre. A nők ennél többet érdemelnek!A jelentést a végszavazás során a fentebb említett okokból kifolyólag nem tudtam támogatni!
The impact of the war against Ukraine on women (B9-0219/2022)
Az orosz-ukrán háború korunk legnagyobb humanitárius katasztrófáját idézte elő, milliók kényszerültek elhagyni otthonukat, köztük nők és gyermekek, akiknek késedelem nélkül meg kell adni minden segítséget. Ezért volt sürgető, hogy az Európai Parlament is foglalkozzon a témával, hogy foglalkozzunk a háborús traumákat átélt nők valós és égető problémáival és megtaláljuk azokat a megoldásokat, hogy hogyan védhetjük és segíthetjük őket mielőbb és a leghatékonyabban. Sajnos azonban az EP jelentése, mint azt már megszokhattuk baloldali liberális eszmékkel átitatott, továbbá azt sem hagyhatjuk szó nélkül, hogy a jelentés az Ukrajnából menekült nőket és gyermekeket használja fel és indít hadjáratot bizonyos tagállamok ellen, például Magyarország és Lengyelország ellen, szintén ideológiai megfontolásból. A jelentés módszeresen tartalmaz alaptalan állításokat és ferdített hazugságokat országunk ellen. Magyarország mindenkit befogad, és nem tesz különbséget ember és ember között, bőrszíne, származása vagy szexuális orientációja szerint. Mindenkinek egyenlő módon, megkülönböztetés nélkül segítünk. Mivel a jelentésbe foglalt állítások többsége elrugaszkodik a valós problémáktól, valótlan dolgokat állít, elítéli és negatív színben tünteti fel a már több százezer, a háború elől menekülő embert befogadó Magyarországot, ezért a jelentést a végszavazásnál nem tudtam támogatni.Háború dúl Európában, nincsen szükség további gyűlöletszításra a tagállamaink között. Közös erővel, kompromisszumok mentén kell segítenünk Ukrajnának! Magyarország segít, segítsenek hát Önök is!
Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter - annual report 2022 (A9-0298/2022 - Isabel Wiseler-Lima)
Explanation of voteReport on human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2022 (2022/2049(INI))The protection and defence of human rights and the respect for human dignity, freedom and democracy are the core values of the European Union. It is therefore welcome that the European Parliament stands up for human rights worldwide it its annual report.However, unfortunately, the report contrasts the free exercise of religion with the political interpretation of universal human rights. It misuses the world of religious freedom and as a result, it leads to the restriction of religious freedom. The report gives the impression that religious people foment intolerance or undermine human rights, such as SRHR, the rights of LGBTIQ persons, as well as children´s rights to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. This is a harsh violation of the autonomy of different denominations and Churches around the world. The document thereby threatens the credibility of the European Parliament.Instead of protecting the universality of human rights, the report relativizes and reinterpret the idea of freedoms rooted in natural law. This is the reason why I could not support the report as it fell victim to the trap of leftist ideologies.
Written questions (18)
EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa
Effect of COVID-19 on the EU’s humanitarian and development policy, international competition, vulnerable communities and outlooks
Discrimination against the Hungarian minority in Romania
Immediate cessation of funding to Turkey for cultural heritage matters
Statements of Vice-President Vera Jourova about Hungary
Double standards in dealing with different cases of discrimination
Unprecedented actions taken against Hungarians in Ukraine
Commission’s standpoint on non-governmental organisations willfully breaking the law
Impact of rising energy prices on citizens
Mutual recognition of parenthood
Improving and enforcing the EU Air Passengers Rights Regulation
The accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen area
Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) and new blasphemy law in Pakistan
Activities of left-wing Hungarian politicians in Brussels to block Hungary’s access to EU funds
Alleged involvement of the European Commission in negotiations regarding oil transit via the Druzhba pipeline
Policies to support families
Proposal for a packaging and packaging waste regulation: transparency and impartiality of the impact assessment
Violation of the rule of law by the new Polish Government and the Commission’s silence
Individual motions (1)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on reversing the European demographic trend
Amendments (1108)
Amendment 3 #
2023/2183(DEC)
Draft opinion
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1. Notes that the implementation of the European Development Funds (EDFs) concerns countries that are facing aggravating impacts of climate change and are weakened by the consequence of the COVID pandemic, Russia’s war in Ukraine, as well as rising debt; insists, therefore, that the remaining projects under the EDFs should focus on advancing the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals reiterates that security, mutually beneficial partnerships and international cooperation are fundamental conditions for the world to make progress on the SDGs towards 2030 and beyond ;
Amendment 7 #
2023/2183(DEC)
Draft opinion
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2. Highlights the role of local implementing partners and the need to ensure their support and capacity building; notes that with the phasing out of EDF projects, local know-how on dealing with EU funds should be maintained, with a view to using them for projects under the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) - Global Europe instrument underlines that EU projects should be subject to evaluation, monitoring and reporting in order to determine their effectiveness and avoid unintended negative impacts; ;
Amendment 8 #
2023/2183(DEC)
Draft opinion
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2 a. Calls for stronger coordination between the Commission and the EEAS and EU delegations to facilitate discussions and cooperation with relevant local actors, including faith-based organisations on the ground in order to identify the projects that best meet development effectiveness objectives;
Amendment 9 #
2023/2183(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Notes that local, non- governmental actors, including faith- based organisations are well placed partners to deliver EU assistance people in need notably in remote areas, highlight that strengthened EU engagement with these organisations could accelerate efficiency of development cooperation;
Amendment 11 #
2023/2183(DEC)
Draft opinion
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3 a. Stresses the exceptionally dire food security situation in ACP countries, those funds need to be complemented with appropriate measures enhancing local productivity empowering small scale farmers in developing countries and supporting school meals as a vital tool to address food insecurity;
Amendment 3 #
2023/2129(DEC)
Draft opinion
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1. Is alarmed about the rising number of crises worldwide and the highest-ever humanitarian funding gap; is worried that Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) - Global Europe (GE) is stretched to its limits and is not sufficient to address existing needs; further notes with concern that the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine worsened the global food crisis, triggered an energy, cost of living and debt crisis worldwide and created economic uncertainty;
Amendment 6 #
2023/2129(DEC)
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1 a. Notes that the European Union and its 27 EU Member States together remain the world’s biggest provider of external assistance, accounting for approximately 43 % of the total official development assistance (ODA) provided by all OECD ODA donors to developing countries;
Amendment 10 #
2023/2129(DEC)
Draft opinion
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1 b. Welcomes the Global Gateway strategy as a concerted EU response to global challenges; is of the opinion that in times of new geostrategic challenges, EU foreign policy and development cooperation actors must coordinate better in order to increase the EU’s presence and visibility worldwide;
Amendment 19 #
2023/2129(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Reminds the Commission’s commitment to dedicate at least 10% of the EU’s development portfolio to support access to quality education; welcomes the progress reached so far and calls on the Commission to continue the implementation of this commitment; further calls on the Commission to involve local actors, including faith-based organisations, with relevant experiences in providing quality education into the implementation of the EU financing for education in developing countries;
Amendment 25 #
2023/2129(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Appreciates the role of local NGOs and partneorganisations, including faith-based actors in service delivery; underlines the importance of enhancing their capacity to manage and implement actions financed by the EU and invites the Commission to facilitate adequate training towards this aim; is concerned about the continued difficulties faced by small local NGOs as well as faith-based organisations to access Union funding;
Amendment 31 #
2023/2129(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Recalls the Parliament’s power of scrutiny and the need for transparency in the implementation of the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) - Global Europe; underlines that the Commission is responsible for identifying, formulating, implementing, monitoring and evaluating EU assistance; recalls that the European External Action Service (EEAS) is tasked with ensuring the continuity and coherence of EU external policies with the integrated approach that includes the NDICI-Global Europe; stresses that the Parliament is responsible for democratic oversight and scrutiny as a co-legislator under the co- decision procedure; is of the opinion that this approach enables further cooperation between the EU institutions, the Member States and the European Investment Bank (EIB) to continuously increase the EU’s collective effectiveness and visibility;
Amendment 7 #
2023/2108(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
Amendment 10 #
2023/2108(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the urgent need to approve binding and enforceable international norms to regulate the activities of transnational corpoBelieves that advancing the work on the UN binding instrument on business and human rights may offer a positive outlook on the future of business practions (TNCs) and their global value chainces and pave the way for sustainable business practices; sStresses that a large proportion of human, labour and environmental rights viole importance of business enterprises in that they can also boost sustainable development through job creations are committed by TNCs based in the Global North, but operating in developing nd economic development, which should also be duly taken into accountries;
Amendment 14 #
2023/2108(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that people in developing countries, especially indigenous and traditional communities, smallholders and other small-scale food producers, women, human rights defenders and workers, are disproportionally affected by the human, labour and environmental rights violations committed by TNCs, which often go unpunished;
Amendment 19 #
2023/2108(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Highlights that in many regions of the world, Micro-Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are often the driving force of local economies; underlines MSMEs account for 90% of businesses, 60 to 70% of employment and 50% of GDP worldwide; reiterates the importance of ensuring a adequate level playing field and urges the Commission to provide safeguards and exemptions for MSMEs in the negotiations of the instrument;
Amendment 20 #
2023/2108(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Underlines that the freedom to conduct a business is a right enshrined in the article 16 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights; encourages the EU and the Member States to lead the discussion at UN level and other multilateral fora for the establishment of the recognition of the human right to conduct a business at global level;
Amendment 21 #
2023/2108(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to reinforce their support for MSMEs and in this context, highlights the importance to join efforts with the UN in the celebration of Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day on 27 June;
Amendment 22 #
2023/2108(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Council to adopt an ambitious mandate for the Commission to fully engage in the negotiations on the UN legally binding instrument on TNCs and human rights (LBI), in accordance with the objectives stipulated by UN Human Rights Council Resolution 26/9 of 14 July 2014, which mandates those negotiations; notes that the Member States should otherwise engage in the process individually, but encourages them to do so; calls on the EU to continue actively participating in the process; recalls, in this regard, the importance of close cooperation between the EU and international institutions;
Amendment 32 #
2023/2108(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that such an LBI, to effectively protect victims and guarantee access to justice, must include, among other things, free, prior and informed consent for activities developed in indigenous territories, the right to say no, the reversal of the burden of proof, mechanisms to assure extraterritorial jurisdiction, international cooperation obligations to enforce foreign judgments, the right to information and the right to full reparation.;
Amendment 14 #
2022/2135(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Further emphasizes that addressing the root causes of the food crisis requires structural changes in the agricultural sector of developing partner countries, particularly through empowering local small-scale farmers enabling to use new agricultural technologies, implementing modern water management methods, and through facilitating their access to the market.
Amendment 16 #
2022/2135(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Highlights that empowering women hasa significant importance in combating food insecurity, notably through addressing short comings of land rights regulations in developing countries.
Amendment 1 #
2022/2081(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Questions the large-scale tapping of the cushion within the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe, established by Regulation (EU) 2021/947 of the European Parliament and of the Council1 , for other purposes than the response to new needs it is aimed for; calls on the Member States to cover from their budgets any additional funding for Syrian refugees in Türkiyereminds that the European Parliament resolution of 7 October 2021 on the implementation report on the EU Trust Funds and the Facility for Refugees in Turkey recalled that the funds from the Emerging challenges and priorities cushion under the NDICI-Global Europe are expected to top up funding from the geographic and thematic programmes and rapid response actions; underlines that the Commission has committed to discussing the use of these funds as part of the geopolitical dialogue with Parliament, and to providing detailed information before their mobilisation, while fully taking into consideration Parliament’s remarks on the nature, objectives and financial amounts envisaged; _________________ 1 Regulation (EU) 2021/947 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 June 2021 establishing the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe, amending and repealing Decision No 466/2014/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Regulation (EU) 2017/1601 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 480/2009 (OJ L 209, 14.6.2021, p. 1).
Amendment 10 #
2022/2081(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Underlines that the Global Gateway strategy could be a game changer for developing partner countries, particularly in Africa, where shortcomings of physical infrastructure and connectivity are barriers for development, further notes that for the success of this initiative, the Commission needs to provide all relevant information to the Parliament as budgetary authority of the European Union;
Amendment 11 #
2022/2081(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Notes that enhanced Private- Public Partnership and domestic resource mobilisation in EU partner countries are essential to fulfil the funding gap to achieve SDGs, further calls on the Commission in this context to support good governance and tax governance in EU partner countries;
Amendment 21 #
2022/2081(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets the continued great difficulties faced by small local NGOs, including Faith-Based Organisations, in accessing Union funding because of the highly demanding procedures involved; invites the Commission to fully use existing flexibilities, without taking unreasonable fiduciary risks, and to propose necessary changes to rules.
Amendment 24 #
2022/2081(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Emphasizes the particular importance of involvement of local organizations in the implementation of EU development cooperation with particular regard to support to access to education to all, highlights that in EU partner countries churches, and faith based organizations as major providers of education have a particular importance.
Amendment 25 #
2022/2081(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Urges the Commission to indicate the country level spending targets regarding the announced assignment of at least 10% for education and to inform the Parliament about the involvement of local implementing partners.
Amendment 27 #
2022/2081(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Underlines with deep concern that the growing insecurity in EU partner countries, notably inthe Sahel Region, Nigeria and on the Horn of Africa is a major threat for the stability of our neighbouring continent, emphasizes that without security there is no development and the lack of security is a major threat for the EU’s development efforts, urges the Commission to use all available instruments to combat radicalisation, foster security and reconciliation in EU partner countries.
Amendment 28 #
2022/2081(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5 d. Welcomes that the Commission finally, after a two and a half year delay announced the appointment of the EU Special Envoy for the promotion of freedom of religion or belief outside the EU, urges the Commission to secure the necessary financial means to the Special Envoy to execute his duties, particularly in those EU partner countries, where the increasing violence against religious communities undermines the EU’s efforts to foster sustainable development.
Amendment 1 #
2022/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
– having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability, Article 24, of 12 December 2006, having regard to the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, having regard to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women,
Amendment 2 #
2022/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 a (new)
Citation 23 a (new)
– having regard to the Safe Schools Declaration, issued by the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack, and to the Comprehensive School Safety Framework 2022-2030 released in June 2022 which takes an “all-hazards, all-risks” approach, including, natural and climate-change induced hazards, technological hazards, biological and health hazards, conflict and violence as well as everyday dangers and threats, having regard to the Guidelines for protecting schools and universities from military use during armed conflicts, issued by the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack, and to the strategy of the Global Alliance for Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience in the Education Sector (GADRRRES), having regard to the Continental Education Strategy for Africa 2016-2025 (CESA 16-25)1a, and to the Continental Strategy for Technical and Vocational Education and Training to foster Youth Employment, having regard to the position paper by Educo of 2023 entitled ‘Education in Emergencies: an urgent right’, __________________ 1a https://au.int/sites/default/files/documents /29958-doc-cesa_-_english-v9.pdf
Amendment 3 #
2022/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 29 a (new)
Citation 29 a (new)
– having regard to the IMF Fiscal Affairs Department report entitled 'How to Control the Fiscal Costs of Public- Private Partnerships'1a and the European Court of Auditors Special Report 09/2018: ‘Public Private Partnerships in the EU: Widespread shortcomings and limited benefits’1b, having regard to the report entitled 'An Evaluation of International Finance Corporation (IFC) Investments in K-12 Private Schools' by the Independent Evaluation Group of the World Bank Group1c and the IFC Management Response, having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 13 November 2018 on EU development assistance in the field of education (2018/2081(INI))1d, having regard to the EU Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021- 2030, having regard to the EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child, having regard to the Youth Action Plan in European Union external action for 2022- 2027, having regard to the EU Gender Action Plan III, having regard to the Abidjan Principles on the human rights obligations of States to provide public education and to regulate private involvement in education – as agreed and adopted in Côte d’Ivoire in February 2019, having regard to the United Nations Population Fund report entitled 'State of World Population 2022: Seeing the Unseen'1e, having regard to its resolution of 14 March 2023 on Policy Coherence for Development (PCD), having regard to the EU guidelines on children and armed conflict, having regard to the Buenos Aires Commitment adopted at the fifteenth session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean in November 2022 on the fair social organization of care, __________________ 1a https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/Fisca l-Affairs-Department-How-To- Notes/Issues/2018/10/17/How-to-Control- the-Fiscal-Costs-of-Public-Private- Partnerships-46294 1b https://www.eca.europa.eu/en/publication s?did=45153 1c https://ieg.worldbankgroup.org/evaluation s/evaluation-international-finance- corporation-investments-k-12-private- schools-7 1d https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/doc ument/TA-8-2018-0441_EN.html 1e https://www.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/p ub-pdf/EN_SWP22%20report_0.pdf
Amendment 4 #
2022/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the EU should support its partner countries in achieving free universal access to education and help shape a learning ecosystem based on acquiring new skills required in the context of the increasing role of digitalisation, building resilience to cope with climate change-induced challenges, and addressing existing shortcomings in educational policies and practices in order to enable their populations to develop their full potential and foster the sustainable development of their home countries and reduce inequalities;
Amendment 5 #
2022/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the recent unforeseen major challenges, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences as well as the Russian aggression against Ukraine and the global food crisis, climate change and its consequences, biodiversity crises, increasing number of humanitarian crises, debt-constrained budgets together with the growing number of protracted crises and conflicts, which should not be forgotten, all serve to exacerbate the existing global learning crisis,; whereas according to the UNESCO, natural disasters, pandemics and conflicts, and the resulting internal and cross-border displacement, can affect mental health of entire generations leaving them, uneducated and unprepared to contribute to the social and economic recovery of their country or region; whereas the global food crisis is impacting children’s education worldwide, with girls being the most affected; whereas households in low- and lower- middle-income countries bear 39% of the total cost of education compared to just 16% in high-income countries according to the UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Report 2022;
Amendment 6 #
2022/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas eaccording to UNESCO in 2023 about 244 million children and youth are out of school1a; and Afghanistan is the only country in the world where women and girls are denied access to education beyond primary school; where currently 80% of school-aged girls and young women in Afghanistan have been deprived of their fundamental right to education by the Taliban regime; whereas the number of crisis-impacted school-aged children requiring educational support is 224 million; and about 72 million are out of school completely; whereas out of these 72 million, 53% are girls, 17% have functional difficulties, and 21% (about 15 million) have been forcibly displaced; __________________ 1a Even before the COVID- 19 pandemic, an estimated 2568 million children were out of school globally;, with 132 boys and 127 million girls being out-of-schools
Amendment 7 #
2022/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas global humanitarian support for education covered only 22% of the funds requested in 2021, which is less than for other sectors; whereas in 2021, only 2.9% of global humanitarian support was allocated to education, despite the UN target of 4%;
Amendment 8 #
2022/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas in the sub-Saharan region, no country has achieved gender parity in both primary and secondary education, and girls continue to face the greatest challenges to attending primary schoolmany developing countries, girls continue to face the greatest challenges to attending primary school and accomplishing the full cycle of initial education, including accomplishing full secondary and higher education and participating in training programmes; whereas in low-income countries, less than two thirds of girls complete their primary education, and only 1 in 3 completes lower secondary school; whereas these challenges are particularly worrying in the sub-Saharan region due to different shortcomings and challenges including poverty and gender-specific inequalities; whereas children with disabilities have insufficient access to education; whereas for instance compared to men without disabilities, women with disabilities are three times more likely to be illiterate;
Amendment 9 #
2022/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas girls remain disproportionately more likely than boys to drop out of school earlythe education system early due to the lack of sanitary conditions in schools, the absence of safe facilities and targeted healthcare support, early child marriage and pregnancy in particular in the sub-Saharan region and they are facing significant rates of conflict related physical and sexual violence, financial and socio-economic factors and uneven distribution of domestic and parental tasks between men and women whether they are enrolled in school or not and consequently their job opportunities and social security are diminished; whereas these restrictions on access to education become even more severe when other discrimination factors intersect with gender , disability, migratory background, geographical location and belonging to minorities;
Amendment 10 #
2022/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas access to universal education and training are key to making people employable, thereby allowing them to gain access to decent work and to escape povertyis a human right and is cornerstone for sustainable development, being a key to reduce social inequalities and realising other fundamental rights, making people employable, thereby allowing them to gain access to decent work they choose to do, empowering youth and especially girls and women to gain autonomy and to escape poverty and become actors of change in their communities and countries; whereas, to this end, training curricula and market requirements should be consistent;
Amendment 11 #
2022/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the quality of education also remains a major challenge many countries and regions of the Global South in particular in the sub- Saharan region, characterised by 9 out 10 children not able to read by the age of 10, even when being in school for most of them, low learning levels, a high pupil to trained teacher ratio of 58 pupils per trained teacher at primary level, and 43 pupils per trained teacher at secondary level whereas according to the UNESCO estimations the sub-Saharan region is not only a region with the highest number of out-of-school population but also the only region where this number is growing, and reaching 98 million in 2021; whereas vocational education offers a chance to gain skills or capacities for practical jobs related to a specific trade or an occupation; whereas according to the World Bank, the region with the biggest increase in learning poverty rates between 2019 and 2022 was Latin America and the Caribbean, reaching the same level as South Asia;
Amendment 12 #
2022/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. Whereas By 2030, an additional 68.8 million teachers will need to be recruited for primary and secondary schools to expand access and replace those leaving the workforce (UNESCO); whereas the proportion of qualified teachers in the sub-Saharan region has steadily declined since 2000 at both primary and secondary levels and to reach SDG4 there is a need to recruit 15 million new teachers by 2030;
Amendment 13 #
2022/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas physical infrastructure for education and learning environments also remain insufficient and underfunded especially for children with disabilities and with learning difficulties, in many regions of the world, notably in the sub- Saharan region, where only 47% of schools have electricity, and more than 50% of the schools do not have drinking water as well as adequate sanitation and menstrual hygiene management facilities for girls and young women;
Amendment 14 #
2022/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas globally, 350 million children are educated by non-state actors, while according to estimates, faith-based organisations provide education to 100 million students globally; whereas in sub- Saharan Africa, the share of education provided by faith-based educational institutions ranges widely across different countries, with an average estimated at 40 %public social services provided by the state, such as education and healthcare are still not universally available in developing countries; whereas schools and other educational institutions operated by non-state actors, including faith-based organisations and civil society organisations, being inclusive and complementary to national education system and providing quality universal education are important to mitigate the gaps where the state falls short to secure access to quality education;
Amendment 15 #
2022/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas in addition to the lack of adequate education infrastructure, the lack of security and funding, the high rates of violence and conflict, gender inequality and the impact of climate chang,e as well as shortcomings in national regulations, learning materials and planamong which deficiencies in benchmarking literacy skills and curricula planning, as well as the absence of accessible reading materials and other learning resources and the lack of quality teacher training, pose additional challenges to achieving SDG 4 in developing countries;
Amendment 16 #
2022/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas Africa’s young population has huge potential to boost sustainable development on the continent; whereas it is estimated, however, that 70 000 skilled professionals leave Africa each yearHuman Capital Index of Sub-Saharan African countries remained low, at 0,4 compared to world average of 0,57, suggesting that the sub-Saharan region captures only 55% of its human capital potential; whereas Africa’s young population has huge potential to boost sustainable development on the continent if empowered thanks to adequate opportunities for education, training, work and decision-making; whereas it is estimated, that 70 000 skilled professionals leave Africa each year; whereas the labour market in sub-Saharan Africa is characterised by rising skills mismatch, low productivity, low paid jobs, high youth unemployment and underemployment against a rising youth population set to reach more than one billion by 2050; whereas according to the estimation of the African Development Bank Group only 3 million formal jobs are created annually in the continent while 10-12 million youth are entering the labour market each year; whereas the NEET rates (proportion of youth not in employment, education or training) have increased by 3.8 and 1.5 percent respectively in Latin America and the Caribbean and Asia and the Pacific in just one year, and in both regions the gender gap is extremely significant, according to the International Labour Organization;
Amendment 17 #
2022/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the number and length of humanitarian crises have increased in the last decade, to an average humanitarian crisis now lasts more than 9 years and the average duration of contemporary displacement is increasing whereas the share of the EU’s humanitarian budget spent on education in emergencies has increased from 1 % in 2015 to 10 % since 2015,9 and is maintained at this level ever since; whereas the total value of this spending reached EUR 970 million between 2015 and 2022; , whereas this budget is still insufficient and the funding gap for education in emergencies continues to grow;
Amendment 18 #
2022/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the Commission has committed to dedicate at least 10 % of investments from the EU’s budget for development cooperation, in particular under the NDICI/Global Europe Instrument, to ensuring quality education, equality and equity in education, and to matching skills and jobs in developing countries;
Amendment 19 #
2022/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reaffirms that everyone has the right to education and that education, notably basic education, must be free, accessible and compulsoryquality, inclusive accessible without any form of discrimination and compulsory in order to meet sustainable development goals by 2030, while technical and professional education, as well as higher education, must be equally accessible on the basis of merit;
Amendment 20 #
2022/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that universal education has a unique potential to improve living conditions reduce inequalities, combat poverty, fight child exploitation and trafficking foster democratisation and the foundation of inclusive societies, and facilitate social mobility to ensure that all children and adults, including the most marginalised, are able to realise their full potentialrefugees, displaced people and other vulnerable groups, are able to realise their full potential; underlines that quality education has a positive impact on fostering citizenship, promote shared social values, civic and democratic engagement and establishing a responsible, peaceful society and further notes that quality education is a tool to prevent and combat radicalisation among youth; Condemns any use of schools and educational institutions to spread hate speech, is concerned in particular by the activities of religious extremist groups misusing education taking advantage of shortcomings of state systems and spreading biased word views notably among young people; Stresses the key role of education as a vehicle for sharing values, raising awareness and reducing the risks of conflict; calls on the EU to support cooperation programmes which contribute to educating and raising awareness among young people on the fight against hate speech, xenophobia, violence against women, violence based on sexual orientation or disability and all forms of discrimination in developing countries; encourages the transmission of knowledge on the land-sea link and the crucial need to preserve and protect the ocean, the common good of humanity;
Amendment 21 #
2022/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges that access to quality, universal education notably basic education, enables developing partner countries to unlock the human capital potential of their young populations and boost not only the human development but also the economic growth and sustainable social development of their countries as part of an approach that aligns with and supports free and equitable public education systems; encourages cooperation on agricultural education between European colleges and partner countries such as those participating in the Great Green Wall (GGW), an innovative project aimed at enabling local communities to adapt to climate change, which promotes integrated ecosystem management and offers a solution to food insecurity across the Sahel belt by focusing on the fight against land degradation and desertification which among other benefits also helps to tackle the root causes of forced migration;
Amendment 22 #
2022/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the need to recognise the transformative power of education and training at all levels as well as of culture and heritage for human capital development and job creation; further underlines that more focus is needed on work ethic, the role of women and youth, and that there is a need to recognise the role of different local actors as agents of development to accelerate access to education and training; stresses the importance of promoting education and training for fostering sustainable livelihoods and as a prerequisite for the achievement of Agenda 2030; especially for girls and women recognising their role as actors of change in their communities and countries; Stresses in this regard the great potential of sharing knowledge, skills and know- how in areas such as climate change adaptation, biodiversity conservation and agro-ecological transitions; notes, therefore, the role that European overseas territories can play in building cooperation and mobility and exchange programmes with developing countries in their regional basins, in particular with OACPS countries; supports and calls for further enhancement of the Erasmus+ program to African countries and encourages the development of mobility projects and partnerships aimed at strengthening the attractiveness of both education in the countries of the Union and the training systems of partner countries; Takes note that developing countries are facing different challenges particularly in the field of education also due to the different cultural, social and economic background and that therefore the EU’s efforts needs to be adapted to the local environment and conditions;
Amendment 23 #
2022/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. ENotes that social and economic development in EU partner countries is hindered by the lack of trained professionals locally available; further emphasises that investments in tertiary education, and particularly in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) skills, are critical for designing technologies that generate the conditions that support quality job creationnew youth employment opportunities and for quality job creation or job switching; calls on the EU to guide young people towards the jobs of the future by supporting the development of training and skills linked to the green transitions, the digital transition and technological innovation in developing countries; stresses the importance of promoting the education and training of girls and women in STEM;
Amendment 24 #
2022/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines that access to quality, universal education as a human right for all must be ensured regardless of socio- economic status, cultural background, religion and belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability geographical situation or the rural-urban divide, including in fragile and conflict-affected countries, underlines the need to engage with partner countries in particular with countries in the sub-Saharan region, by understanding the local sensitivities and to strive to find common understanding on these challenges; Calls on the Commission to develop methodologies and guidelines that enhance the ability of its aid projects to reach all learners, in particular those who may be unable to access education; emphasizes in this context the particular challenges for forcibly displaced people and the importance of reducing disruption and ensuring continuity of education; Stresses the need to support the efforts of developing countries to provide equal educational opportunities and good quality education that meets contemporary challenges and modern standards for all;
Amendment 25 #
2022/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that girls and young women in developing countries are vulnerable to early childbirth and unintended pregnancy, child marriage, prostitution, HIV transmission and gender-based violenceDeplores that girls and women in developing countries are particularly vulnerable to early childbirth and unintended pregnancy, child marriage, trafficking, prostitution, to genital mutilation, to transmission of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) including HIV and gender-based violence, especially in poor, isolated and remote areas as well as in humanitarian crises situations; recalls in this context the particular importance to have access to sexual and reproductive health and rights in line with SDG 5 as agreed in accordance with the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of their review conferences; Further calls on the European Union to support programs that facilitate young people's access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services in education and training establishments, particularly for girls and young women, taking into consideration the EU Gender Action Plans; Highlights, in this regard, the need to work with partner countries to encourage a comprehensive, evidence based, age- appropriate sexuality education that provide age-appropriate information about puberty, the menstrual cycle, pregnancy and childbirth that may equip youth with age-appropriate knowledge with the purpose to raise awareness on gender-based violence and reproductive health, to outline the importance of preventing sexual abuse, as well as to prevent early pregnancy and marriage, to close gender disparities in all aspects and all levels of education, promote women’s leadership, change harmful gender norms, attitudes and practices and promote a more equal sharing of unpaid care between women and men in line with the concept of care society; Underlines the need to ensure that all school environments are safe and promote the health and wellbeing of all young people, as well as the importance of confronting violence against girls both in school and in the community as well as the need to assure girls and boys, women and men, equal rights and opportunities in all aspects and levels of education and empowerment; Underlines the importance of quality infrastructure, equipment and learning materials as boundary conditions for providing quality education; calls for measures ensuring school accessibility and transport, especially for children with disabilities; urges the Commission to set up programmes, which offer the necessary disability-related support to overcome barriers such as inaccessible environment for education and training, and increasingly promote the usage of assistive technologies and digitalization for education purposes that make learning more accessible to persons with disabilities, and enable the teaching on the use of braille script or sign language for visually impaired children and for those with a hearing or speaking impairment;
Amendment 26 #
2022/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes with concern the rising number of crisis affected children; calls on the Commission and the Member States, together with the international community in this context , to employ innovative solutions to provide educational opportunities for boys and girls affected by conflicts, humanitarian crises and national policies that prohibit education, in particular for girls and women in totalitarian regimes; further notes that securing access to education for children and young people in humanitarian crises requires adequate financing as well as improved cooperation between humanitarian and development actors as well as better engagement with local stakeholders; further urges the international community to apply humanitarian-development-peace nexus approach to address protracted crises, through coordinated and systematic engagement with local stakeholders, including representatives of civil society, education and governance; further urges the international community to apply humanitarian-development-peace nexus approach to address protracted crises; underlines that the education sector should prioritize specific preparedness actions and policy measures to anticipate risk and respond to the educational needs of children and adults in crisis situations, including displaced populations; to this end, crisis-sensitive planning should focus on the risks to education posed by conflict and natural hazards, including climate risks, to limit the negative impact of crises on the individual learner, teacher and the education administration; Underlines the need for designing climate-resilient and shock-responsive education systems and infrastructures that enable children to continue learning in a fragile environment and amid the impacts of the climate crisis; Notes that humanitarian appeals for education in emergencies severely lack the needed financial resources; welcomes in this context the efforts of the UN fund Education Cannot Wait (ECW) to accelerate progress on this issue;
Amendment 27 #
2022/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that the EU has not fully capitalised on opportunities to engage with local faith-based Highlights the opportunities offered by the Union engaging with civil society, and grassroots nonpartisan, local non-for profit organisations, local faith- based organisations, as well as organisations representing youth, women and girls, and persons with disabilities, which contribute to the national public education system, highlights also the imporgtanisations, which has the potential to facilitate humanitarian access and therefore to increase the efficiency of the EU’s actiont role of international NGOs providing education in emergencies; further notes that these organisations have the potential to facilitate humanitarian access and therefore to increase the efficiency of the EU’s actions and enable EU assistance reaching directly vulnerable groups including young people in emergency settings and communities in remote areas;
Amendment 28 #
2022/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines that brain drain from Africa has a severe impact on economies in dedeveloping countries entails the loss of young workers, talent and vitality and has an impact on economic and sustainable development in those countries, particularly in the health sector; emphasises that it is estimated that African countries have loping countries;st around 2 billion USD through brain drain in the health sector alone between 2002-2015 and that quality education that meets market demands creates jobs which leads to decreased brain drain:
Amendment 29 #
2022/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that free school meals are vital tonot only vital to ensure good health, good learning for students and to fight combat hunger and malnutrition and increase school enrolment but also have a positive economic impact; insists that local food production based on agroecology and sustainable fisheries can significantly help fight poverty and hunger while making population less dependent on food supply from external markets; calls on the EU to support cooperation programmes that facilitate young people’s access to free school meals;
Amendment 30 #
2022/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses the particular role of EU delegations in engaging in dialogue with local faith-based stakeholddemocratic local governments, civil society organisations, humans rights organisations women’s organisations, parents’ associations, teachers’ and education providers, in line with Article 17 TFEUssociations, education and training institutions and providers as well as with local faith-based stakeholders among others, as stipulated in Article 17 TFEU with the aim to accelerate efficiency and to secure that EU support is reaching remote, hard-to-reach and vulnerable communities;
Amendment 31 #
2022/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the current political commitment made by the Commission to dedicate at least 10% of the budget of development cooperation under the Multi Annual Financial Framework of 2021- 2027 to support access to quality education in developing countries; Urges the Commission to define a clear targets for EU funding forimplementation strategy in external action for its at least 10% spending target on education without delay and to utilise that funding in a more results-oriented manner, with clear indicatorstransparent indicators based on disaggregated data, accompanied with guidelines aligned with the recommendations of the UN Transforming Education Summit; further notes that the results-based budgeting and management were referenced by numerous countries as means of ensuring greater efficiency on the Transforming Education Summit in 2022 (;urges the Commission, in the mid-term review process of the NDICI-Global Europe instrument, to closely examine the amounts and projects associated with access to education and training in partner countries and to assess the effectiveness of the measures supported, taking into account the political commitment made by the Commission;
Amendment 32 #
2022/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Stresses the importance of data on the needs regarding education, disaggregated data by gender, age, disability status, etc., establishing a comprehensive framework for systematic collection and analysis of disaggregated data on EU-funded initiatives in inclusive education, to track funding for inclusion and report against equity indicators; Stresses the importance of enhancing cost and impact assessment during the selection and monitoring of educational initiatives; this includes the necessity to ensure that projects are of sufficient duration to effectively address children's educational needs, of avoiding excessive administrative burdens for implementing partners, and of addressing long-term sustainability for education programs;
Amendment 33 #
2022/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to provide technical assistance to EU partner countries, in cooperation with Member States, and relevant actors, such as the UN, and CSOs on improving quality of national regulations quality standards and plans on education as well as data collection and monitoring with a view to facilitating appropriate governance and long-term planning for educationstrengthening education systems, notably public education systems; recalls the need for a multisectoral approach regarding education; Notes the possible development impact of digital education policy that creates possibility for e-learning, through tailored solutions for the application of digital technology for teaching and learning to fit regional and local context, provided there are adequate conditions; Underlines the potential of digital technologies and e-learning to facilitate people's access to education and training, in particular for vulnerable people, people with disabilities or living in remote or isolated areas; calls on the European Union to support the development of connectivity infrastructure and digital capabilities in developing countries in order to bring the furthest away populations closer to education and develop digital skills; Calls on the Commission to support initiatives enabling professionals and educators from EU countries to transfer their knowledge and experience to colleagues in developing countries through cultural and professional exchange programmes similar to the Erasmus+ programme;
Amendment 34 #
2022/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Recognises that priorizing pre- primary and primary education in the funding would ensure more equitable learning outcomes, as it reaches out the poorest parts of society; highlights that investments in quality education and training is needed to realise integral human development; further considers that extracurricular activities in schools are highly contributing to the social development of youth;
Amendment 35 #
2022/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines the importance of national budgeting for prioritising education and training in partner countries and of dedicating a fixed share of GDP to prioritising education and the improvement of inclusion in the education system of women and girls as well as to envisage a financing architecture for the implementation of regional and local skills strategies; welcomes in this context the pledge made by signatories Declaration on Education Financing on 6 July 2021 that GPE partner countries that spent more than 20% of their annual public expenditure on education before the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to protect this level of investment by maintaining education budgets above this level as well as that GPE partner countries that previously spent below 20% of their annual total public expenditure on education will endeavour to progressively increase their domestic education expenditure towards the 20% global benchmark until 2025; Highlights the crucial importance of increasing the spending capacity in education of partner countries through assistance in expanding their tax base, combating tax evasion and addressing illicit financial flows; recognises that the domestic financing for education is determined also by wider economic factors recalls the need to work on debt relief measures including through engaging in a strategic dialogue with the IMF that enable debt-distressed partner countries to allocate a larger portion of their budget to education;
Amendment 36 #
2022/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to enhance its partnerships with local non- governmental organisations, including faith-based organisations providing education to marginalised groups and to young people in emergency settingand the European External Action Service (EEAS) to enhance their cooperation and partnerships with local organisations, including faith-based organisations and democratic local governments, civil society organisations and organisations representing people with disabilities, youth and women as well as international organisations providing educational opportunities to vulnerable and isolated groups, including when they are facing mental health problems or social difficulties; in line with the Abidjan Principles on the human rights obligations of States to provide public education and to regulate private sector participation in education; notes that EU delegations in partner countries have a particularly important role in involving these actors in the implementation of EU funding for access to quality and inclusive education as the primary contact point for local partners;
Amendment 37 #
2022/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recognises that public funding is the principal and fundamental tool, however alone is insufficient to cover the education funding gap and that there is a need for; recognises also the role of enhanced public-private partnerships (PPP), particularly in the field of technical and vocational training, in order to systematically adapt to changes in the vocational landscape through up- skilling and reskilling with special focus on creating accessible digital environment that enables the development or improvement of digital competence; further stresses that inclusion of the private sector needs to be done in a carefully monitored way, to avoid, the commoditisation and privatisation of educational services and exacerbation of existing inequalities, also making sure that any investment to education system always respect fundamental human rights, including the right to access to universal education, as well as humanitarian principles in humanitarian actions; insists that PPP must be designed in ways that do not place increased burdens or risks on the public purse and do not promote a market-driven approach that views education as a commodity rather than a fundamental human right; Recalls that the private sector cannot replace, but rather complement public investments in critical services, such as education, that provide crucial long-term prospects for the graduation from poverty;
Amendment 38 #
2022/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Emphasises that enhanced PPPs are neededcarefully designed and scrutinised PPPs can help to provide access to universal quality education and technical and vocational training for all stresses the importance of building adequately equipped learning environment which addresses acute problems as the teachers deficit, and through adopting the necessary steps towards achieving better teaching methods in order to ensure the success and sustainability of EU investments, notably under the Global Gateway initiative, which should be accompanied by follow-up and monitor mechanisms to measure the impact;
Amendment 39 #
2022/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to consider the need for locally available trained professionals at an early stage ofthroughout the planning and implementation of investments under the Global Gateway initiativeNDICI-Global Europe Instrument, as well as under the Global Gateway initiative, in particular in the field of education and calls on the Commission to support technical and vocational education and other training projects in order to enable EU investments to become more sustainable and be beneficial for partner countries on the long term as well;
Amendment 40 #
2022/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission to commit to dedicating a fixed share, at least 10 %, of the current and future EU development budgetpolicy budget, , moving towards 15% as called for by the Transforming Education Summit, to supporting access to quality universal education and supporting access to technical and vocational training in partner countries, thus ensuring the predictability of aid; welcomes the attention given to Heading 6 in the Commission’s proposal for the revision of the MFF for the period 2024-2027, with an increase of at least 10.5 billion to address the various challenges in partner countries; stresses in this regard the importance of increasing funding for geographic and thematic programmes in the area of education and training under the NDICI-Global Europe instrument; Calls on EU Member States and development partners to fulfil their commitment to spend 0,7 % of their gross national income (GNI) on official development assistance (ODA) notes that the Member States which joined the EU after 2002 committed to striving to increase their ODA/GNI to 0,33 %; welcomes the efforts which these and other Member States have made so far to gradually scale up their ODA spending; encourages them to continue on this track; Welcomes the EU’s leadership in funding for education in emergencies reaching 10% of humanitarian budget; urges Member States to strengthen their efforts to scale up their contribution to education in emergencies; join this leadership also by strengthening their legal frameworks to achieve this target by 2030, Recognises the need to finance local organisations providing access to quality education, apply the triple nexus approach, the support for teachers to ensure a quality education and the investment in school material, especially for long-term displaced children; Confirms the particular importance to continue the close monitoring of the implementation of the Commission’s commitments to support access to quality education;
Amendment 41 #
2022/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Recognises the crucial role of qualified teachers for quality education, especially female teachers, that can serve as role models for girls; calls to accelerate efforts to improve the status of teachers and their working conditions to make the teaching profession more attractive through robust social dialogue and teacher participation in educational decision making and by improving the financing for teachers through integrated national reform strategies, including effective governance and dedicated financial strategies and budgeting; Welcomes the announcement of the launching of Regional Teachers' Initiative in Africa and for Africa as a flagship initiative under the EU–Africa Global Gateway Investment Package;
Amendment 42 #
2022/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Notes that the programming of EU financial support for development, in particular in the field of access to quality education and technical and vocational training, should be alignedmust be consistent with the political and budgetary commitments and priorities of developing partner countries; underlines that commitment of partner countries and domestic ownership is an inevitable prerequisite to secure sustainability of projects implemented with funding from the EU;
Amendment 43 #
2022/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to use all the tools available to them to ensure that EU investments in education and training serve to support the sustainable development of partner countries and do not further accelerate brain dra, in line with Agenda 2030 and SDGs 4 and 5; calls for the mobilization of the Member States of the European Union to implement partnerships with developing countries in terms of university education and professional training for young people in developing partner countries to study abroad, guaranteeing to the Member States of the EUhe positive impact in their communities of origin; Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to use all the tools available to them to ensure that EU investments in education and training serve to support the sustainable development of partner countries as defined in Agenda 2030 and SDG 4 and 5;
Amendment 4 #
2022/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
— having regard to the UN Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment of 10 December 1984,
Amendment 7 #
2022/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
— having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), adopted on 13 December 2006,
Amendment 9 #
2022/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 b (new)
Citation 12 b (new)
— having regard to the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearances, adopted on 20 December 2006,
Amendment 15 #
2022/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18
Citation 18
Amendment 23 #
2022/2049(INI)
— having regard to the EU Guidelines on the promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief, adopted on 24 June 2013,
Amendment 42 #
2022/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas an effective protection and defence of human rights means putting them as well as human dignity at the core of all of the EU’s external policies including development, trade, security and defence, migration, neighbourhood and enlargement;
Amendment 44 #
2022/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas consistency between the EU’s internal and external policies is an indispensable part of an effective EU human rights policy, while respecting the principles of the UN Charter of 26 June 1945;
Amendment 49 #
2022/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the Union strongly believes in and fully supports multilateralism, a rules-based global orderworld order based on international law and the set of universal values, principles and norms that guide the UN member states;
Amendment 51 #
2022/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the rise inof authoritarianism, illiberalism and populism around the world threatens the global rules-based ordertotalitarianism and dictatorship around the world threatens the world order based on international law and the values and principles on which the Union is founded;
Amendment 63 #
2022/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas violations of the rights to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, including the right to believe or not to believe, to change religion, and to express publicly one’s own faith, give rise to situations of oppression, conflict and war around the world;
Amendment 72 #
2022/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reaffirms the universality and indivisibility of human rights and the inherent dignity of every human being; stresses, in this regard, its strong commitment to addressing first and foremost the challenges to human rights worldwide and reiterates the duty of the EU andresponsibility of the EU, with the support of its Member States to act as a global leader in the promotion and protection of human rights and democracy in line with the founding values of the Union, while respecting international law;
Amendment 76 #
2022/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Insists that the protection of the human dignity of every human being as well as human rights and fundamental freedoms must be the cornerstone of the Union’s external policy; strongly encourages the Union, to that end, to strive for a continued ambitious commitment to make the protection of human rights a central part of all EU policies in a streamlined manner and to enhance the consistency between the EU’s internal and external policies in this field, while respecting international law;
Amendment 79 #
2022/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Expresses deep concerns at the grave threats to human rights and democracy worldwide, noting that the number of democracies has continued to decline, while the number of authoritariantotalitarian, authoritarian and dictatorial regimes hasve grown and nearly 75 % of the world’s population have experienced a deterioration in the situation of human rights in their country in the past year; underlines with concern the serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law in an increasing number of places around the world;
Amendment 83 #
2022/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Deplores the fact that despite the need to concentrate on responses to the threats posed by climate change and the recovery from the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic through global solidarity, some authoritarian leaders have intensified repression, fuelled and expanded existing conflicts, and sparked new ones with devastating effects on human rights;
Amendment 84 #
2022/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Deplores the fact that despite the need to concentrate on responses to the threats posed by climate change and the recovery from the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic through global solidarity, some authoritariantotalitarian, authoritarian and dictatorial leaders have intensified their repression, fuelled and expanded existing conflicts, and sparked new ones with devastating effects on human rights;
Amendment 102 #
2022/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises the importance that the EU and its Member States consistently act together and in unity to address global challenges to human rights and democracy, while respecting international law;
Amendment 105 #
2022/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the EU and its Member States to intensify their efforts all over the world to support democracy and human rights; calls on the EU and its Member States, in this regard, both individually and in cooperation with like-minded international partners, to thwart unacceptable attempts to weaken democratic institutions and universal human rights, especially those that present authoritarian regimes as superior to democracies and diminish the space for and role of civil society, and religious and faith-based actors;
Amendment 118 #
2022/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for the EU to reflect on how to promote a human rights-based approach in all EU instruments and strategies in order to strengthen the EU’s human rights foreign policy; underlines that the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI – Global Europe), including its thematic programme on human rights and democracy, is one of the main tools at the EU’s disposal to improve the human rights situation around the world and help foster resilient, inclusive and democratic societies; stresses that the engagement of local civil society, and religious and faith- based actors is vital to protect human rights and democracy in their countries and reiterates its call to fully engage them in all of the EU’s relevant external activities; highlights the importance that NDICI – Global Europe attaches to the promotion of human rights and democracy with strategic international and local partners, particularly through EU Election Observation Missions; underlines Parliament’s role in the instrument’s programming process and calls on the Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) to share all the relevant information in a timely manner in order to enable Parliament to play its role accordingly, in particular during high-level geopolitical dialogues with the Commission;
Amendment 136 #
2022/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes with deep regret that the post of the EU Special Envoy for the promotion of freedom of religion or belief outside the EU has remained vacant for more than a year; reiterates its urgent call for the Council and the Commission to carry out a transparent and comprehensive assessment of the effectiveness and added value of the position of the Special Envoy as part of renewing and reinforcing its mandate, to provide the Special Envoy with adequate human and financial resources, and to adequately support the Special Envoy’s institutional mandate, capacity and duties; recalls that the Special Envoy’s duties should focus on promoting and protecting freedom of thought, conscience, religion and belief, andincluding the rights to non-belief, apostasy and the espousal of atheistic views not to have a religion and the right to change religion, the fight against forced conversion and misuse of blasphemy legislation, the support to the public and peaceful expression of ones’ own faith;
Amendment 152 #
2022/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Welcomes the initiative of the EEAS to have a regular dialogue and consultation with Churches and religious and non-religious actors in the preparation of the EU human rights dialogues and calls other EU institutions to follow this example when designing and implementing their external policies, under the framework of Article 17 of the TFEU;
Amendment 168 #
2022/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Welcomes the fact that the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime has been increasingly used as an essential tool that strengthens the EU’s role as a global human rights actor through the use of targeted sanctions by the Council; calls for the restrictive measures that have already been adopted to be implemented effectively and in full, and for the adoption of additional measures if necessary; reiterates its request for a legislative proposal to extend the scope of the GHRSR to include acts of corruption or, alternatively, for a proposal for a new thematic sanctions regime against serious acts of corruption in order to effectively target the economic and financial enablers of human rights abusers; reiterates its call for the introduction of qualified majority voting for the Council’s decisions and implementation of sanctions under the GHRSR; reiterates its call on the Commission and the Council to strive to incorporate Parliament’s recommendations for future targeted sanctions, as stipulated in its resolutions and elsewhere;
Amendment 184 #
2022/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that corruption seriously hinders the enjoyment of human rights worldwide; calls for the fight against corruption to be a part of all of the EU’s efforts and policies to promote human rights and democracy, by formulating a dedicated global anti-corruption strategy, including programmes under the EU’s external financial instruments and enhancing Parliament’s role of scrutiny; underlines the utmost importance for the EU and its Member States to lead by example by applying the highest transparency standards to their external funding and by stepping up their support for civil society organisations, churches and faith-based organisations and leaders, activists and investigative journalists engaged in the fight against corruption;
Amendment 194 #
2022/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 212 #
2022/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Is deeply concerned by growing attacks against the rules-based global order byworld order based on international law by totalitarian, dictatorial and authoritarian regimes, including undermining the functioning of UN bodies when they exercise their due competences under their mandates; underlines that the diminished effectiveness of these bodies brings with it real costs in terms of conflicts, lives lost and human suffering, and seriously weakens the general ability of countries to deal with global challenges; calls on the EU Member States and like-minded partners to intensify their efforts to reverse this trend; shows concern also about activities of certain UN bodies and representatives that trespass the boundaries of their respective policy mandates through non-consensual and ultra vires interpretations;
Amendment 224 #
2022/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes with concern the increasing disregard for international humanitarian law and international human rights law, particularly in the ongoing conflicts around the world; underlines the utmost importance for humanitarian aid agencies, as well as humanitarian charitable organisations, including religious and faith-based ones, to be able to provide full, timely and unhindered assistance to all vulnerable populations and calls on all parties to armed conflicts to protect civilian populations and humanitarian, health and mediucational workers, as well as religious actors carrying out humanitarian or pastoral activities; calls for the systematic creation of humanitarian corridors in regions at war and in combat situations, whenever necessary, in order to allow civilians at risk to escape the conflict, and strongly condemns any attacks on them;
Amendment 228 #
2022/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Calls on the EU and its Member States to admit the important role of churches and the faith based organizations in responding to humanitarian crises; recognizing that religious actors can contribute to promoting peace in different ways, address non-violence in their communities and stress universal respect for justice and human rights; highlights that religious communities have indispensable potential in conflict- management in developing countries towards political transitions as being key mediator in negotiations;
Amendment 237 #
2022/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Strongly welcomes the continuous contribution of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to the fight against impunity; calls for the EU and its Member States to provide the ICC with sufficient support to enable it to carry out its work; reiterates its condemnation of continuous efforts to undermine the legitimacy and work of the ICC by authortotalitarian and illiberal, dictatorial and authoritarian regimes and calls for the EU and its Member States to continue their efforts to counter them; welcomes the fact that the EU has provided support for the very first time to the ICC’s investigation capacities to help it scale up its investigations into war crimes committed by Russian armed forces in Ukraine, and encourages the EU and its Member States to support the collection of evidence in other third countries where crimes against humanity or genocide occur, based on credible reports;
Amendment 251 #
2022/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Reiterates its call on the Commission to develop a comprehensive EU action plan on fighting impunity, which should include a chapter on Ukraine; calls for the EU and its international partners to make full use of all relevant instruments to fight impunity, including support for universal jurisdiction at national level, special tribunals at a national and international level including for the crime of aggression, as well as establishing flexible cooperation and funding mechanisms to swiftly collect and analyse evidence of these crimes; calls on the Commission to ensure that these instruments are applied in a coordinated and complementary manner with other relevant EU and Member State instruments; reiterates its commitment to providing all possible assistance to ensure accountability for atrocities committed by Russian armed forces in Ukraine and provide effective remedies for the damages suffered by Ukrainian civilians;
Amendment 267 #
2022/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Is deeply concerned about the long- term negative consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on both the general state of democracy and human rights worldwide; highlights the disproportionate adverse impact on families and groups in most vulnerable situations, including women, children, persons with disabilities, persons with certain chronic diseases, elderly, LGBTIQ persons, impoverished people, persons belonging to ethnic, belief and religious minorities, refugees and migrants and persons in prison or detention; praises the role that human rights defenders and journalists have played, sometimes even risking their lives, in reporting or attempting to prevent human rights violations during the pandemic;
Amendment 271 #
2022/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Reiterates that personal liberty and freedom of assembly, as well as freedom of religion and freedom of expression are cornerstones of democracy; is deeply concerned by the growing use of mass surveillance technologies by totalitarian, dictatorial and authoritarian regimes to curtail these freedoms, which increased further under the guise of COVID-19 prevention measures; calls for a strict and effective ban on sales of mass surveillance technologies to totalitarian, dictatorial and authoritarian regimes; calls for a greater response to the mass infiltration of disinformation and conspiracy theories within the digital sphere, perpetuated largely but not exclusively by authoritarian regimetotalitarian, dictatorial and authoritarian regimes, as well as non-state actors;
Amendment 279 #
2022/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls for the EU and its international partners to strengthen their efforts to ensure full enjoyment of human rights by women and their equal treatment with men; underlines that women continue to be the main victims in violent crises and that sexual and gendersex-based violence has continued in many places around the world, notably being used in armed conflicts as a weapon of war; calls for more concerted efforts to eliminate the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and fight impunity of the perpetrators of such violence; stresses the need to pursue efforts to fully eradicate the practice of female genital mutilation; stresses that women human rights defenders, activists, journalists and lawyers have been particularly targeted, with online harassment and intimidation increasing rapidly; highlights the increase in domestic violence and setbacks to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in both developing and developedon access to maternal health care in developing countries ; and calls for the EU and its Member States to fully support the right of women to bodily integrity, dignity and autonomous decision-making; calls for a stronger EU commitment and support to the protection of motherhood in third countries, in particular of mothers who suffer hostility, discrimination or stigmatization due to their condition of being mothers, in pregnancy or with born children, or are in a situation of unemployment or poverty;
Amendment 315 #
2022/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Stresses that the right to education has suffered particular setbacks, with unparalleled disruptions to education due to COVID-19 but also to religious extremism and gender discrimination against girlspolitical instrumentalisation of religion and discrimination against girls and serious weakening of the fundamental right and freedom of parents to educate their children in accordance with their ethical, pedagogical or religious views, as recognised in international human rights law; calls for the EU to step up its work to provide access to quality education, including innovative ways to circumvent the obstacles imposed by national authorities; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to step up their support for third countries to help them adapt to the challenges they have faced during the COVID-19 pandemic in the field of education; stresses that support could take the form of an increased funding allocation through NDICI – Global Europe, but could also include providing capacity-building and best practices based on the lessons learned through the EU delegations worldwide; highlights that the changed international environment and emerged sudden major crisis situation may require a financial solution enabling multi donor response to cover the growing gap of funding to achieve SDG4;
Amendment 331 #
2022/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Underlines its opposition to and condemnation of intolerance, xenophobia and discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, social class, disability, caste, religion, belief, age, sexual orientation or gender identity, which in many of the world’s regions leads to killings and persecution; stresses that racism, discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance continue to be a major problem worldwide and have been further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic; calls for the EU and its Member States to lead the global fight against increasing antisemitism, andti-Christian hatred and religious persecution, welcomes the adoption of the EU strategy to this end;
Amendment 348 #
2022/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30 a. Deplores that many countries despite their international obligations and commitments to protect minorities are pursuing a policy of forced assimilation of national, ethnic and linguistic minorities by disregarding their fundamental and human rights; calls for the EU and its Member States to provide active support for EU partner countries to respect the fundamental human rights of national, ethnic and linguistic minorities, including their culture, language, religion, traditions and history in order to preserve diversity, linguistic and cultural identity, where these minorities can freely enjoy their individual and community rights, in all areas of education and public life; reiterates the need to fulfil the obligations and commitments based on international treaties and agreements;
Amendment 353 #
2022/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Calls for the EU to step up its efforts to ensure the full enjoyment of human rights by lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, non-binary, intersex and queer persons (LGBTIQ); stresses that LGBTIQ persons around the world continue to face human rights violations, including discrimination, persecution, violence and killings; calls for the full implementation of the LGBTIQ equality strategy 2020- 2025 as the EU’s tool for improving the situation of LGBTIQ people around the world, while respecting the competencies of the Member States;
Amendment 359 #
2022/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Underlines the utmost importance of freedom of expression and access to reliable information for democracy and flourishing civic space; expresses deep concern about the growing limitations to freedom of expression in many countries around the world by state and non-state actors, particularly for journalists, through censorship or the need for self-censorship and the abuse of counter-terrorism laws or anti-corruption laws to silence journalists and civil society organisations as well as members of religious communities and churches; expresses concern, moreover, about the physical safety of journalists and their being targeted in conflicts; as well as religious leaders who are under threat for their commitment to human dignity and fundamental rights;
Amendment 378 #
2022/2049(INI)
35. Notes that 2021 marked the 40th anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief; notes with grave concern that the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, to hold a belief, or not to believereligious or non- religious belief, including the right to change religion or publicly express it, is still violated in many countries around the world; stresses the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, as some governments still use it as a pretext for further discriminatory practices including violence against and scapegoating religious minorities; calls for the EU and its Member States to step up their efforts to protect the right to freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief, to raise these issues at UN human rights forums and to work with the relevant UN mechanisms and committees;
Amendment 421 #
2022/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Reaffirms the inalienable human rights of migrants, refugees and forcibly displaced persons, which must be reflected in the EU’s migration policy and in its cooperation with third countries in this area; stresses that the EU should step up its efforts to acknowledge and develop ways to address the root causes of irregular migration and forced displacement, building the resilience of migrants’ communities of origin and helping them offer their members the possibility toto improve the life opportunities of their members and their families locally and enjoy a decent and safe life in their home country; calls for the EU and its Member States to continue and where possible step up their support for countries hosting most refugees, as well as transit countries; reiterates that close cooperation and engagement with third countries remain key to preventing migrant smuggling and human trafficking; stresses, in this regard, that the dissemination of information and awareness-raising campaigns on the risks of smuggling is crucial; calls for EU- funded humanitarian operations to take into consideration the specific needs and vulnerabilities of children and to ensure their protection while they are displaced; underlines the importance of developing an effective framework of safe and legal pathways to the EUsafe and legal pathways, while respecting the principles of subsidiarity and responsibility of each EU Member State; and welcomes, in this regard, the Commission communication on attracting skills and talent to the EU13 , including the development of Talent Partnerships with partner countries; _________________ 13 Commission communication of 27 April 2022 on attracting skills and talent to the EU (COM(2022)0657).
Amendment 469 #
2022/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Strongly condemns the grave violations of human rights committed by the Russian armed forces; underlines the utmost importance of ensuring accountability for these violations and calls for the EU and its Member States to continue to offer their full support for the actors, measures and mechanisms to this end, including the Ukrainian prosecutors, investigators and judiciary, the ICC, the Commission of Inquiry of the UN Human Rights Council, and national investigations under the principle of universal jurisdiction; stresses the importance of swiftly gathering and preserving evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity and welcomes the efforts of independent civil society to this end; calls on the Commission to provide all the necessary assistance in this process, including additional funding from the NDICI – Global Europe, and urges the Member States to engage in this process themselves whenever they are in a position to do so; welcomes the amended mandate of the EU Advisory Mission to Ukraine and the Commission’s proposal to extend the mandate of Eurojust to support the fight against impunity; calls for an informed decision to be made about the most appropriate solution to hold to account the individuals and entities responsible for enabling Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and the war crimes committed on Ukrainian territory, which could include the creation of a special international court or enabling the ICC to deliberate on these crimes;
Amendment 488 #
2022/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Underlines that human rights, a healthy environment and combating climate change are dependent on one another; calls for progress towards the recognition of the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, as laid out in Resolution 48/13 of the UN Human Rights Council, and stresses its appreciation for the peaceful work undertaken by environmental human rights defenders including land and water defenders and their lawyers, as well as indigenous activists, to preserve and safeguard such an environment despite the threat of violence and the risk to their lives; recognises, moreover, the important role of civil society organisations, including environmental faith-based organisations and their leaders, as well as indigenous peoples who claim their rights peacefully for their invaluable work in the preservation of the environment;
Amendment 494 #
2022/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Calls for the EU and its Member States to step up their contribution to the fight against climate change and biodiversity loss globally, in particular by ensuring that goods imported by the EU are produced in accordance with human rights protected under international law, including the rights of indigenous people, and do not contribute to serious deforestation or dangerous damage to natural ecosystems with a balance approach that do not impede the development of the communities and their population in third countries;
Amendment 503 #
2022/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. Calls for the EU to use the full potential of conditionality on human rights to grant preferential access to its market to third countries; calls, in particular, for a closer link between preferential treatment and progress on human rights in the updated Regulation on the Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP+) and for greater transparency throughout all steps of the procedure for granting GSP+ status, including following up on any possible violations; calls for a standing invitation for the EU to observe national elections in third countries to be established as a condition for granting those countries GSP+ status; reiterates its calls for the Commission to systematically carry out human rights impact assessments focused on the risks of human rights violations prior to granting any preferential regime to a country and to swiftly respond to any violations, including the consideration of revocation of GSP+ status if warranted;
Amendment 512 #
2022/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
Paragraph 47
47. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal for a directive on corporate sustainability due diligence as a step towards fostering responsible corporate behaviour with regard to human, labour and environmental rights with a balance approach that does not harm the development of the communities and their population in third countries; emphasises that the directive’s requirements as regards reporting on the sustainability and due diligence strategies should apply to all publicly listed undertakings and to small and medium-sized undertakings operating in high-risk economic sectors; calls on the Commission to draw up a strong and coherent strategy on forced labour as an accompaniment to its proposal, notably with a view to implementing a complete ban on EU imports of goods produced through forced labour;
Amendment 528 #
2022/2049(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
48. Stresses that human rights must fully encompass the digital sphere and individuals must be protected from the improper use or abuse of technology, either by state or non-state actors, including business companies providing or benefitting from these technologies; underlines the risks posed by digital technologies to personal liberty and democracy at large and condemns the role of misuse or abuse digital technologies inthat lead or imply human rights violations, in particular privacy and data protection; calls for more intensive efforts to establish a comprehensive legal framework on digital technologies, which should balance the need to protect human rights with taking advantage of the possible gains such technologies can offer for human well- being;
Amendment 38 #
2022/2047(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that protection of cultural heritage needs to be an integrated part of the EU external actions as a tool to promote peace and stability, inter-cultural and inter-religious dialogue and mutual cultural understanding;
Amendment 42 #
2022/2047(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Underlines that lack of proper infrastructure, professional knowledge and trained professionals can be a barrier of proper management of cultural heritage and artefacts;
Amendment 44 #
2022/2047(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Calls for adequate funding for the protection, conservation and restauration of cultural heritage under the NDICI- Global Europe, particularly in conflict prone areas;
Amendment 52 #
2022/2047(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Calls for the integration of adequate training, knowledge exchange and sharing of best practices into EU initiatives, including initiatives supporting education and exchange programmes;
Amendment 6 #
2022/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Notes that consequences of the Russian invasion of Ukraine have exacerbated the already existing vulnerabilities of economies in developing countries, notably in the agro-food sector, further notes that the current food crisis intertwined with the deteriorating security situation, impact of climate change and the economic recession due to the COVID-19 pandemic are exhausting resources of partner countries;
Amendment 12 #
2022/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to adopt, in early 2023, an ambitious MFF revision proposal that substantialadequately increases the resources for Heading 6 to adapt to the new challenges where a common EU response has an added value; urges the Member States to agree to a significant increase in ceilings;
Amendment 15 #
2022/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Reaffirms that the increased financial needs to reach the SDGs cannot be covered only by funding from the MFF and from EU Member States but there is a need for an enhanced Public-Private- Partnership in the field of development cooperation;
Amendment 22 #
2022/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls for more coherent application of the humanitarian- development-peace nexus approach to be able to address the growing number of protracted crises in a sustainable manner;
Amendment 28 #
2022/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the MFF revision to provide additional funds to humanitarian aid to address emergencies particularly in the context of food insecurity as well as to the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) – Global Europe instrument, particularly to reinforce the budget lines most in demand recently and to meet the additional needs caused by the Russian war against Ukraine, particularly in the context peace, security and conflict prevention, financing of cross-sectoral efforts to increase capacity for diversified local and regional food production, ensure nutritional and food security, without diverting money from other geographic regions;
Amendment 32 #
2022/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls for securing adequate financing under the geographic programmes of the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) –Global Europe for supporting sustainable agriculture, forestry and fisheries to increase food security, create economic opportunities and jobs while prioritising financing for training and education for young people inline with the commitments made by the Commission;
Amendment 34 #
2022/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Underlines that, in the framework of development cooperation, there is a need to foster a more resilient economic system in partner countries, particularly in terms of small scale family farming to increase agricultural productivity;
Amendment 38 #
2022/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Calls for securing adequate financing under the thematic programmes of the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) – Global Europe for supporting inclusive and quality education in fragile environments as well as vocational and technical training to accelerate access to decent jobs;
Amendment 39 #
2022/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5 d. Highlights that access to quality education and vocational training for young people in developing countries is a necessary precondition for economic diversification and empowerment as well as for resilience building;
Amendment 41 #
2022/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the MFF revision shouldmay have to be accompanied by the necessary legislative changes to the NDICI – Global Europe Regulation to enhance flexibility and efficiency of implementation and to reflect to the changed international environment.
Amendment 46 #
2022/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Takes note that the scarce resources of the MFF need to be utilised in a more efficient way and there is a need for better involvement of local organisations with extensive experience in the field of humanitarian assistance, education and health care - such as churches and faith-based organisations (FBOs) - in the implementation of EU funded programmes;
Amendment 124 #
2022/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) In order to clarify a legal uncertainty in the definition of trafficking in human beings, this Directive adopts a broader concept of what it should be considered than under Directive 2011/36/EU and Framework Decision 2002/629/JHA, and therefore includes additional forms of exploitation. The contract, usually called surrogacy, through which a natural or legal person agrees with a woman that she will carry a child for the purpose of handing it upon birth, regardless of the name and terms and conditions of such contract, is considered human trafficking, both of the woman who carries or is to carry the child and of the child.
Amendment 127 #
2022/0426(COD)
(16a) In accordance with the European Parliament resolution of the 21st of January 2021 on the EU Strategy for Gender Equality (2019/2169(INI)), in its paragraph 32, which “acknowledges that sexual exploitation for surrogacy and reproductive purposes or purposes such as forced marriages, prostitution and pornography is unacceptable and a violation of human dignity and human rights”. In accordance with the European Parliament resolution of the 10th of February 2021 on the implementation of Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims (2020/2029(INI)), in its paragraph 28, that classifies surrogacy as a Traffic in Human Beings. In accordance with the European Parliament resolution of 5th of May 2022 on the impact of the war against Ukraine on women (2022/2633(RSP)), that “underlines the serious impact of surrogacy on women, their rights and their health, the negative consequences for gender equality and the challenges stemming from the cross- border implications of this practice, as has been the case for the women and children affected by the war against Ukraine; asks the EU and its Member States to investigate the dimensions of this industry, the socio-economic context and the situation of pregnant women, as well as the consequences for their physical and mental health and for the well-being of babies; calls for the introduction of binding measures to address surrogacy, protecting women’s and newborns’ rights”.
Amendment 131 #
2022/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2011/36/EU
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
(1) in Article 2, paragraph 3, “or forced marriage, or illegal adoption”, "or the exploitation of a woman for reproductive purposes through surrogacy" is added at the end of the paragraph.
Amendment 62 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) This Regulation concerns the recognition in a Member State of the parenthood of a child as established in another Member State. It aims to protect the fundamental rights and other rights of children in matters concerning their parenthood in cross-border situations, including their right to an identity31 , to non-discrimination32 and to a private and family life33 , taking the best interests of the child as a primary consideration34 . This Regulation also aims to provide legal certainty and predictability and to reduce litigation costs and burden for families, national courts and other competent authorities in connection with proceedings for the recognition of parenthood in another Member State. To attain these aims, this Regulation should require Member States to recognise for all purposes the parenthood of a child as established in another Member State. _________________ 31 Article 8 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. 32 Article 2 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. 33 Article 9 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Articles 7 and 24 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. 34 Article 3 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Article 24 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
Amendment 64 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Under the Treaties, the competence to adopt substantive rules on family law, such as rules on the definition of family and rules on the establishment of the parenthood of a child, lies with the Member States. However, pursuant to Article 81(3) TFEU, the Union can adopt measures concerning family law with cross-border implications, in particular rules on international jurisdiction, on applicable law and on the recognition of parenthood. In accordance with Article 67(1) TFEU the relevant legislation shall respect fundamental rights and the different legal systems of the Member States.
Amendment 88 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Article 8 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of 4 November 1950 (‘European Convention of Human Rights’) lays down the right to respect for private and family life, while Article 1 of Protocol No. 12 to the said Convention provides that the enjoyment of any right set forth by law must be secured without discrimination on any ground, including birth. The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights has interpreted Article 8 of the Convention as requiring all States within its jurisdiction to recognise the legalrecognised, in the only case on which it had to rule, Paradiso and Campanelli v Italy (ECHR, 24 January 2017, n° 25358/12), the right of a Member State to not recognise a parenthood established abroad to the orderer of a surrogacy contract. Member States are not required to register the details of the birth certificate of a child born via surrogacy abroad in order to establish the parent- child legal relationship established abroad between a child borwith the orderer mother. The jurisprudence of the European Court of surrogacy and the biological intended parent, and to provide for a mechanism for the recognition in law of the parent- child relationship with the non-biological intended parent (for example through the adoption of the child)54 . _________________ 54 For example, Mennesson v. France (Application no 65192/11, Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights, 26 June 2014) and Advisory Opinion P16-2018-001 (Request no. P16- 2018-001, Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights, 10 April 2019)Human Rights, without prejudice to the need for States to identify ways to ensure the protection of the child interest in the legal recognition of the link with those who de facto exercise parental responsibility, has recognised to the States a margin of discretion in identifying the ways in which to formalise the relationship with the orderer of a surrogacy contract. This orientation does not prevent the solution of the non-registration of the foreign document that recognises the parenthood to both the members of the couple that resorted to surrogacy abroad. With regard to the solution of adoption, the European Court of Human Rights has underlined that it can be considered sufficient to guarantee the protection of the rights of minors to the extent that it is capable of constituting a link of real "filiation" between adopter and adopted, and on condition that the modalities provided for by domestic law guarantee the effectiveness and speediness of its implementation, in accordance with the best interest of the child.
Amendment 98 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In conformity with the provisions of international conventions and Union law, this Regulation should ensure that children enjoy their rights and maintain their legal status in cross-border situations without discrimination. To that effect, and in the light of the case law of the Court of Justice, including on mutual trust between Member States, and of the European Court on Human Rights, this Regulation should cover the recognition in a Member State of the parenthood established in another Member State irrespective of how the child was conceived or born and irrespective of the child’s type of family, and, including domestic adoption. Therefore, subject to the application of the rules on applicable law of this Regulation, this Regulation should cover the recognition in a Member State of the parenthood established in another Member State of a child with same-sex parents. This Regulation should also cover the recognition in a Member State of the parenthood of a child adopted domestically in another Member State under the rules governing domestic adoption in that Member State.
Amendment 110 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) For the purposes of this Regulation, parenthood, also referred to as filiation, may be biologic, genetic, by adoption or by operation of law. Also for the purposes of this Regulation, parenthood should mean the parent-child relationship established in law, and should cover the legal status of being the child of a particular parent or parents. This Regulation should cover the parenthood established in a Member State of both minors and adults, including a deceased child and a child not yet born, whether to a single parent, a de facto couple, a married couple or a couple in a relationship which, under the law applicable to such relationship, has comparable effects, such as a registered partnership. This Regulation should apply regardless of the nationality of the child whose parenthood is to be established, and regardless of the nationality of the parents of the child. The term ‘parent’ in this Regulation should be understood, as applicable, as referring to the legal parent, the intended parent, the person who claims to be a parent or the person in respect of whom the child claims parenthoodwhich means the person to which a child has a legally established link of filiation, may it be biologic, genetic, by adoption or by operation of law.
Amendment 127 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) The requirements for the recording of parenthood in a register should be excluded from the scope of this Regulation. It should therefore be the law of the Member State in which the register is kept that should determine under what legal conditions and how the recording must be carried out, and which authorities are in charge of checking that all requirements are met and that the documentation presented or established is sufficient or contains the necessary information. In order to avoid duplication of documents, the national registration authorities should accept the documents drawn up in another Member State by the competent authorities whose circulation is provided for by this Regulation. In particular, the European Certificate of Parenthood issued under this Regulation should constitute a valid document for the recording of parenthood in a register of a Member State. As the procedure for the issuance of the European Certificate of Parenthood and its contents and effects should be uniform in all Member States as set out in this Regulation, and the European Certificate of Parenthood should be issued in conformity with the rules on jurisdiction and applicable law laid down in this Regulation, the authorities involved in the registration should not require that the European Certificate of Parenthood be first transposed into a national document on parenthood. This should not preclude the authorities involved in the registration from confirming the conditions necessary to establish the authenticity of the European Certificate of Parenthood or from asking the person applying for registration to provide such additional information as required under the law of the Member State in which the register is kept, provided that information is not already included in the European Certificate of Parenthood. The competent authority may indicate to the person applying for registration how the missing information can be provided. The effects of recording the parenthood in a register (for example, depending on the national law, whether registration establishes parenthood or only provides evidence of the parenthood already established) should also be excluded from the scope of this Regulation and be determined by the law of the Member State in which the register is kept.
Amendment 145 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) This Regulation shouldall respect the different systems for dealing with parenthood matters in the Member States. As regards 'authentic instruments', Member States often empower authorities, such as notaries, administrative authorities or registrars to draw up authentic instruments establishing parenthood with binding legal effect in the Member State in which they have been drawn up or registered (‘authentic instruments with binding legal effect’), or to draw up authentic instruments which have no binding legal effect in the Member State in which they have been drawn up or registered but which have evidentiary effects in that Member State (‘authentic instruments with no binding legal effect’). The term 'empowerment' in this Regulation is to be interpreted autonomously in accordance with the definition of 'authentic instrument' used horizontally in Union instruments and in the light of the objectives of this Regulation.
Amendment 180 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56
Recital 56
(56) Considerations of public interest should allow courts and other competent authorities establishing parenthood in the Member States to disregard, in exceptional circumstances, certain provisions of a foreign law where, in a given case, applying such provisions would be manifestly incompatible with the public policy (ordre public) of the Member State concerned. However, the courts or other competent authorities should not be able to apply the public policy exception in order to set aside the law of another State when doing so would be contrary to the Charter and, in particular, Article 21 thereof, which prohibits discrimination, while complying with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU.
Amendment 201 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 67
Recital 67
(67) The recognition in a Member State under this Regulation of a court decision establishing parenthood given in another Member State, or of an authentic instrument establishing parenthood with binding legal effect drawn up or registered in another Member State, shouldall not imply the recognition of the possible marriage or registered partnership of the parents of the child whose parenthood has been or is to be established.
Amendment 221 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 75
Recital 75
(75) Considerations of public interest should allow Member State courts or other competent authorities to refuse, in exceptional circumstances, to recognise or, as the case may be, accept a court decision or authentic instrument on the parenthood established in another Member State where, in a given case, such recognition or acceptance would be manifestly incompatible with the public policy (ordre public) of the Member State concerned. However, the courts or other competent authorities should not be able to refuse to recognise or, as the case may be, accept a court decision or an authentic instrument issued in another Member State when doing so would be contrary to the Charter and, in particular, Article 21 thereof, which prohibits discrimination, while complying with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU.
Amendment 259 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 90
Recital 90
(90) This Regulation respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised in the Charter. In particular, this Regulation seeks to promote the application of Article 7 on everyone’s right to respect for their private and family life, Article 9 on the right to marry and right to found a family, Article 21 prohibiting discrimination, and Article 24 on the protection of the rights of the child.
Amendment 275 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation shall not affect the rights that a child derives from Union law, in particular the rights that a child enjoys under Union law on free movement, including Directive 2004/38/EC. In particular, tThis Regulation shall not affect the limitations relating to the use ofpreclude the Member States from using public policy as a justification to refuse the recognition of parenthood where, under Union law on free movement, Member States are obliged to recognise a document establishing a parent-child relationship issued by the authorities of another Member State for the purposes of rights derived from Union law.
Amendment 276 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Nothing in this Regulation can be interpreted as obliging a Member State to accept the practice of surrogacy, or any of its legal consequences.
Amendment 285 #
2022/0402(CNS)
2a. (j) the recognition of parenthood of orderers in a surrogacy contract, of children born of surrogacy.
Amendment 328 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. The law applicable to the establishment of parenthood shall be the national law of the Statechild ofr the habitual residence of the person giving birth at the time of birth or, where the habitual residence of the person giving birth at the time of birth cannot be determined, the law oflaw of the State of which one of the parents is a citizen at the Stattime of birth of the child.
Amendment 330 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Amendment 383 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 427 #
2022/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 39 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. (f) if the recognition of parenthood induces the tolerance or acceptance of a contract, usually called surrogacy, through which a natural or legal person agrees with a woman that she will carry a child for the purpose of handing it upon birth, or any consequences of such a contract.
Amendment 8 #
2021/2252(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
Citation 16 a (new)
— having regard to the Council conclusions of 10 June 2021 on enhancing the European financial architecture for development,
Amendment 22 #
2021/2252(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas policy coherence and close cooperation between all official development finance institutions, their government shareholders, EU institutions and all existing partners is urgently needed; whereas the successful mobilisation of further capital, both private and public, in addition to official development assistance (ODA) and other existing forms of development finance, is critical;
Amendment 26 #
2021/2252(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the establishment of the Team Europe approach as the global EU response to COVID-19 could help to establish a single strategic coordination framework for the EU’s external response to the pandemic, in support of partner countries and other major disasters, such as Russia’s war in Ukraine, in support of partner countries; whereas this approach is a promising process in enabling further cooperation between the EU institutions, the Member States and European bilateral and multilateral development finance institutions, the EIB and the EBRD, continuously increasing the EU’s collective effectiveness and visibility;
Amendment 32 #
2021/2252(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas food insecurity is a significant barrier of achieving the SDGs, particularly in Africa where two in every ten people in Africa are undernourished; whereas this challenge will only become more acute due to population growth; whereas EU cooperation with partner countries needs to tackle this challenge effectively, in a sustainable manner;
Amendment 34 #
2021/2252(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
F b. whereas Member States called on European development banks and financial institutions to increase their collaboration and coordination, both among themselves and with other multilateral and international financial institutions, building on the strengths and expertise of each institution, thus enhancing the efficiency, visibility and impact of the EFAD, with particular attention to the private sector while complementing and supporting public sector engagement;
Amendment 36 #
2021/2252(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)
Recital F c (new)
F c. whereas there is a USD 148 billion annual financing gap in low- and lower- middle-income countries to achieve SDG 4 from now until 2030; whereas additional costs due to COVID-19 related school closures risk increasing this financing gap by up to one-third;
Amendment 43 #
2021/2252(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Advocates that EU policies and initiatives need to support coordination and cooperation between Member States in the field of development policy and the EU actions need to complement and support initiatives of Member States;
Amendment 53 #
2021/2252(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Notes that the EFAD needs to maximize the advantages of different structural backgrounds and working modalities of the existing European development banks and financial institutions in order to increase efficiency of the EU's contribution to sustainable development;
Amendment 56 #
2021/2252(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines the interconnection between development and security; highlights the role that development plays in preventing conflicts, ensuring durable exits from conflicts and bolstering crisis management; insists on the importance of further developing a well-tailored development-security nexus; further notes that a lack of security and armed conflicts exacerbates the already existing vulnerabilities in developing countries, increasing the funding gap for achieving the SDGs;
Amendment 60 #
2021/2252(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Acknowledges that security is an essential precondition for investments and for sustainable development and notes that conflict prevention and resolution needs to be integrated into EU development cooperation; welcomes in this context the activities of churches in conflict resolution and management, contributing to peace and security;
Amendment 61 #
2021/2252(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Underlines that the USD 2.5 trillion funding gap can be achieved only by promoting Public-Private-Partnerships and private investments, domestic resource mobilisation in partner countries and by more efficient utilisation of EU funding, while strengthening good governance and combating corruption;
Amendment 62 #
2021/2252(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Notes that education and vocational training as cross-cutting issues make a major contribution to achieving the SDGs; emphasises that EU investments and cooperation need to prioritize this area together with job creation in the context of the EFAD;
Amendment 71 #
2021/2252(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that consistency across all EU financing instruments, initiatives and strategies, notably the new NDICI- Global Europe instrument, Team Europe initiative and the new Global Gateway strategy, is crucial in order to maximise the EU’s global response to sustainable growth, development and peace;
Amendment 78 #
2021/2252(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Believes that the EFAD should improve the EU’s visibility and the impact of its development finance in the world, in order to ensure that the EU’s perceived role in the world matches the magnitude of its support;
Amendment 85 #
2021/2252(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Emphasises that the EU’s financial contribution to sustainable development in partner countries needs to enable partner countries to contribute to their own economic and social development and to achieve the SDGs; underlines the paramount importance of domestic ownership in this context;
Amendment 88 #
2021/2252(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2 a (new)
Subheading 2 a (new)
Is concerned that, despite the recent improvements, the current status quo is still lacking proper coordination, characterised by duplication and continued competition between the European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and European development and finance institutions;
Amendment 106 #
2021/2252(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. BNotes that the Team Europe approach emerged as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic; believes that the Team Europe approach should play a key role in further improving strategic cooperation and global coordination and the coherence and effectiveness of development efforts, especially at partner- country level , and believes that it has the potential to further identify key issues that need to be solved, notably stronger policy direction and focus, and stronger mechanisms for communication and visibility;
Amendment 111 #
2021/2252(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Amendment 128 #
2021/2252(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Notes the particular importance of EU investments in the field of agriculture, where private investments are lacking due to the high risk of investments;
Amendment 130 #
2021/2252(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Amendment 131 #
2021/2252(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14 c. Emphasises that local farmers, small holders and family farms need to have access to financial services, and in particular to micro-financing, in order to have the means to make farming resistant to climate-related challenges, while improving productivity, increase income and be able to innovate;
Amendment 132 #
2021/2252(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)
Paragraph 14 d (new)
14 d. Notes that the lack of market access due to connectivity issues is one of the main barriers to food security in many regions in Africa; considers that EU investments in this field could have a strong impact;
Amendment 133 #
2021/2252(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3 a (new)
Subheading 3 a (new)
Notes that there is a need to adapt the working methods and tools of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to the investment needs in Africa, particularly through providing more risk capital and guarantees in order to facilitate large scale investments while maintaining EU support for smaller scale local projects; points out that it is crucial that European investments are accompanied by a visible presence of the EU and continuous political dialogue;
Amendment 135 #
2021/2252(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3 b (new)
Subheading 3 b (new)
Underlines that SMEs have an important role in achieving the SDGs and therefore need to have easy access to financial services in the EFAD framework; notes that EU policies need to encourage the cooperation of companies and enterprises, particularly SMEs, to play an active role in initiatives contributing to sustainable development in developing countries;
Amendment 139 #
2021/2252(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Calls on the European Commission to support further coordination between the European Union, the Member States — including their implementing agencies and public development banks —, as well as the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and to encourage them to pool resources, finance, coordination and communication in common projects, particularly under the Team Europe approach;
Amendment 150 #
2021/2252(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Welcomes the partnership of the EBRD, as the multi-lateral development Bank; notes that the multi-lateral background of the EBRD, pooling together expertise from EU and non-EU countries alike, is of particular importance, notably to increase EU engagement in Central Asia and in North Africa; calls for considering this aspect when formulating the EFAD;
Amendment 159 #
2021/2252(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Encourages the EIB, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the European development banks and financial institutions to strengthen their cooperation, drawing on their respective financial expertise, added value and resources ;
Amendment 185 #
2021/2252(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4 a (new)
Subheading 4 a (new)
Emphasises that Policy Coherence for Development needs to be mainstreamed in EU external policies; notes, furthermore, that trade, investment and job creation are a vital part of EU engagement for development and are contributing to sustainable development; notes that possible shortcomings of these policy areas need to assessed and addressed in order to achieve the SDGs;
Amendment 187 #
2021/2252(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. iInsists that the Member States honour their commitment to spend 0.7 % of their gross national income on ODA; notes that Member States which joined the EU after 2002 committed that they will strive to increase their ODA/GNI to 0.33%; welcomes the efforts these Member States made so far to gradually scale up their ODA spending; encourages them to continue on this track; underlines the important role of ODA as a catalyst for change and a lever for the mobilisation of other resources; stresses the importance of the EU’s commitment to mobilise resources for climate action and the EIB’s and other EFAD members' role in making progress in this area;
Amendment 193 #
2021/2252(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27 a. Calls for a stronger coordination between the European Commission and the EEAS and EU delegations, particularly in developing countries with the most fragile economies, to facilitate discussions and cooperation with relevant actors on the ground in order to identify the most effective projects;
Amendment 195 #
2021/2252(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Amendment 196 #
2021/2252(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27 b. Highlights that the EFAD requires a close-to ground approach, and thus calls for the facilitation of policy discussions with partner countries, Member States, private sector and EFAD members to better adapt EU financing to local needs;
Amendment 197 #
2021/2252(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 c (new)
Paragraph 27 c (new)
27 c. Calls on the Commission to establish a link between possible de- risking activities and financial support for access to education and vocational training, particularly for the purpose of establishing proper infrastructure and training for teachers, under the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) – Global Europe, in order to facilitate achieving SDG 4;
Amendment 33 #
2021/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Insists on the need to give greater prominence to the human and social development aspects of the agreement, including to improve access to quality education and vocational training, in order to enable ACP countries to unlock the human capital potential of their young people and to boost human development, economic growth and employment in their countries;
Amendment 51 #
2021/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the fact that gender equality and women’s economic empowerment are recognised as key drivers for sustainable development; supports the commitments to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), in the context of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the outcomes of their review conference, in line with SDG5;
Amendment 55 #
2021/2213(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Strongly supports the objective to mobilise investment, support trade and foster private sector development, with a view to achieving sustainable and inclusive growth and creating decent jobs for all; stresses, in this context, that a strong link will have to be established between the agreement and the Global Gateway initiative; welcomes the EU-LAC Global Gateway Agenda and the EU-Africa Global Gateway Investment Package; stresses that massive investments are required in both hard and soft infrastructure in ACP countries, from digital, transport and energy networks, to health, education and food systems; supports the Global Gateway initiative as a response to this, aiming to provide a viable and attractive alternative for partner countries that delivers lasting benefits for local communities;
Amendment 1 #
2021/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
— having regard to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Article 26), the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Article 18) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Articles 13 and 14);
Amendment 4 #
2021/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
— having regard to the UNESCO Convention against Discrimination in Education, adopted on 14 December 1960;
Amendment 16 #
2021/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that developing countries, particularly in the Sub Saharan region are combating various and diverse challenges in securing access to quality education; in this context calls on the Commission to develop country specific strategies in implementation of the funding for education, taking into account the regional and national sensitivities;
Amendment 17 #
2021/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas access to education is a fundamental human righteducation is internationally recognised as a fundamental human right, having parents a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children (Article 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights);
Amendment 18 #
2021/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Notes that 10 to 12 million youth enter the workforce each year but only 3.1 million jobs are created in Africa, and the economic recession in consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic further aggravated this gap;
Amendment 22 #
2021/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that the COVID-19 pandemic has amplified the existing vulnerabilities in social services in Africa, in particular in the field of education; underlines with deep concerns that school closures impacted around 250 million students in Sub-Saharan Africa, adding to the 100 million out of school children before the pandemic;
Amendment 41 #
2021/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. UnderlinesAffirms that if given the right opportunities, every person can have an impact on progress, sustainable development, and growth; underlines in this context that access to quality education for all must be ensured regardless of socio-economic status, cultural background, religion and the rural- urban divide; notes the particular importance of supporting girls in accessing quality education and of addressing the issue of girls dropping out of school at an early stage;
Amendment 51 #
2021/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas it is estimated that school closures during crises may lead to increases in teenage pregnancy of as much as 65 %6 ; whereas girls out of school are disproportionally exposed to the risk of child marriage; whereas it is estimated that one million girls in Sub-Saharan Africa may be blocked from returning to schools once they reopen given the existence of certain policies that ban pregnant girls and young mothers from school; _________________ 6World Vision (2020), COVID-19 Aftershocks: Access Denied.
Amendment 58 #
2021/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. NPoints out the need to scale up domestic and international financial resources to tackle the financing gap to meet SDG 4; notes that the COVID-19 pandemic has aggravated education funding gaps, adding up to one third to the annual funding gap and reaching USD 200 billion1 ; __________________ 1 https://en.unesco.org/news/unesco-warns- funding-gap-reach-sdg4-poorer-countries- risks-increasing-us-200-billion-annually
Amendment 60 #
2021/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Acknowledges that achieving quality education must be a priority for the official development assistance (ODA) of the Union and the Member States; calls for massive investment in education system particularly in infrastructure and training of teachers and welcomes in this regard the commitment made by the Commission to increase funding for education from 7% to at least 10% of total development funding;
Amendment 61 #
2021/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Notes that the pupil-trained professional ratio despite various efforts and assistance provided by the EU so far remained high: one trained teacher per 58 students at primary level, and 43 pupils per trained teacher in secondary;
Amendment 69 #
2021/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the importance to accompany the investment in training and education with support to job creation to provide better future outlook for the next generation of African youth; notes the particular importance of public-private partnership in achieving SDG 8 (access to decent work);
Amendment 74 #
2021/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Stresses the importance of secondary education and vocational training, which are essential for youth employability and sustainable development; underlines the challenge of digital exclusion, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, and calls for increased efforts for education and training in digital skills and for facilitating the use of ICTs;
Amendment 75 #
2021/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Is concerned about the persistence of child labour, and calls for coherent strategies to prevent this phenomenon and rehabilitate former child workers, underlines that access to affordable quality education and empowering families with decent work are primary tools to prevent child labour;
Amendment 76 #
2021/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7d. Notes that forced displacement leads to rising number of people living in refugee settings; calls the Commission to support skill transmission in refugee camps and a strong education support for refugees and displaced people in order to support their integration and engagement in income generating activities;
Amendment 81 #
2021/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to establish a link between possible investment de-risking activities and financial support to access to education and vocational training, particularly to establishing proper infrastructure and training of teachers, under the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) - Global Europe;
Amendment 89 #
2021/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission, the EEAS and the Member States to support the authorities of third countries in implementing ‘safe school’ operations, including providing hygiene supplies and sharing information on handwashing and other hygiene measures; highlights, in this regard, the key role that teachers can play in health promotion as well as civil society actors, including Churches, Faith Based Organizations and NGOs;
Amendment 92 #
2021/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Commission to define clear and accountable benchmarks and indicators to improve access to quality of education in developing countries;
Amendment 93 #
2021/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission, the EEAS and the Member States to support the authorities of third countries in establishing risk mitigation and management plans through resilience planning; highlights the importance of developing contingency planning and crisis response plans now to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission in schools and to better anticipate the impact of school closures on children and on their families, especially on the poorest and most marginalised children as well as those who suffer severe disabilities; considers crucial to pay attention to the impact in family life, in particular in parents’ responsibilities, of the closing of schools and therefore having their children at home;
Amendment 99 #
2021/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Highlights the importance of Churches, religious communities and associations, and religious leaders to prevent and combat the COVID-19 pandemic as well as to support children and their families, to overcome the challenges and difficulties provoked by the health crisis, improving their wellbeing and provide training and education programmes;
Amendment 105 #
2021/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission, the EEAS and the Member States to support the authorities of third countries in ensuring appropriate care for children, including by putting in place a contingency plan for the care of children orphaned or left without appropriate care because of severe cases of COVID-19 that require hospitalisation of adult caregivers; their parents or those who have guardianship over them;
Amendment 111 #
2021/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to support the governments of third countries in building stronger gender- responsive education systemeducation systems that recognises the specific needs of boys and girls;
Amendment 118 #
2021/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission, the EEAS and the Member States, as well as the national governments of third countries, to develop specific programmes to manage and mitigate the mental health and psychosocial impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on children, teachers and their communities, and to design specific preventive campaigns aimed at children, parents and teachers on the risks ofwhen using the internet, such as harassment, trafficking, sexual abuse and cyberbullying as well as promote special plans to assist children who have been victims of these practices, and their parents;
Amendment 121 #
2021/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission, the EEAS and the Member States to support the authorities of partner countries in addressing the challenges in their education systems with the aim of making them capable of withstanding future crises, and making systems more resilient and inclusive, through planning for resilience, implementing learning recovery programmes and protecting educational budgets, with dedicated investments in high-quality, affordable and inclusive education, while respecting the special education needs of every child and parental rights, including investments in education technology, teacher training and other resources to ensure children and youth do not miss out on opportunities to enter the labour market later in life;
Amendment 132 #
2021/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers that national governments – and their competent national authorities – must communicate with children in a child-friendly manner and with their parents to explain the measures taken to limit the spread of COVID-19;
Amendment 2 #
2021/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
— Having regard to the EU Guidelines on the promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief of 24 June 2013, in those aspects where the Guidelines address support for and engagement with human rights defenders on behalf of religious groups, philosophical, non-confessional or other civil society organisations,
Amendment 100 #
2021/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 – indent 9 a (new)
Paragraph 18 – indent 9 a (new)
- The promotion of training for HRDs on such matters as reporting on human rights abuses and attacks on HRDs, local and international legal mechanisms of protection against human rights violations, and procedural rights in such cases where HRDs face criminal charges for their legitimate activities;
Amendment 162 #
2021/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to encourage and facilitate active engagement and consultation with HRDs already relocated to Europe on designing and implementing HRDs relocation programs, aid and regional initiatives according to the specific realities and needs faced by HRDs in third countries;
Amendment 189 #
2021/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 a (new)
Paragraph 47 a (new)
47 a. Notes with regret that EU Delegations are not present in some countries where HRDs are facing risks and danger in conducting their activities; acknowledges that EU delegations’ presence in such thirds countries is essential for the implementation of these Guidelines and effective engagement on individual urgent and serious HRD cases and other local actions; calls on the EEAS to continue exploring possibilities of establishing the EU presence in the form of a delegation in the countries with serious human rights concerns;
Amendment 2 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
— having regard to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR),
Amendment 8 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
Amendment 16 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15
Citation 15
— having regard to the Council Conclusions of 17 June 2019 on the EU human rights guidelines on safe drinking water and sanitation, and of 19 November 2021 on water in the EU’s external action,
Amendment 17 #
2021/2187(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reaffirms that access to water is a vital imperative and a fundamental right, in the context of the 64/292 Resolution of the UN General Assembly;
Amendment 22 #
2021/2187(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. whereas Africa’s urban population is 567 million and continues rapidly growing and the continent will have the fastest urban growth in the world; notes that the rapid urbanisation will pose serious challenges to secure access to drinking water and to food security;
Amendment 25 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas Resolution 64/292 of the UN General Assembly recognises ‘the right to safe and clean drinking water and sanitation as a human right that is essential for the full enjoyment of life and all human rights’; whereas the absence of water is incompatible with life and both rights are essential for a dignifiedwater is indispensable for life and essential for a dignified life; whereas water has also a strong cultural, spiritual and religious dimension due to its fundamental role in society’s life;
Amendment 29 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the denial of the human rightlack of access to water has repercussions on enjoyment of the right to health; considering that contaminated water, the inadequate management of urban, industrial and agricultural wastewater and poor sanitation are linked to the transmission of serious diseases and even death;
Amendment 36 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the human right to water is linked to the right to education; whereas children, in most cases girls, have to walk miles every day to fetch water, which prevents them from attending school; whereas one out of three children does not have appropriate access to water and sanitation in schools;1a whereas the UN’s 2021 Sustainable Development Goals Report shows that globally, more than a fifth of primary schools lacked access to basic drinking water or single-sex toilets and more than a third lacked basic handwashing facilities;2a whereas girls are also forced to drop out of school when they are unable to access gender-appropriatsuitable toilets and manage their menstruation in a dignified manner; n appropriate manner; whereas children with certain severe disabilities also suffer difficulties to access education due to the lack of adapted toilets and sanitation facilities; _________________ 1ahttps://water.org/our-impact/water- crisis/childrens-and-education-crisis/ 2a https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/report/2021/Th e-Sustainable-Development-Goals- Report-2021.pdf
Amendment 40 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the disadvantages faced by many women and girls, people with certain disabilities and elderly people with regard to water, sanitation and hygiene manifest themselves in multiple ways that impact on their overall health, well-being and dignity, reproductive health, education, nutrition, security, and economic and political participation;
Amendment 42 #
2021/2187(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Notes that the rapidly growing urban population in developing countries requires increased efforts to support sustainable waste water management and to investments in water management systems in urban areas;
Amendment 45 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the sixth United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) is to ensure that the entire world has universal and equitable access to safe drinking water by 2030‘Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all’ by 2030 remains severely off-track and under-financed, according to the latest status report by UN-Water;
Amendment 46 #
2021/2187(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Underlines that the access to water is a cross cutting issue, strongly affecting security, calls for the Commission to support water diplomacy and to foster regional cooperation between partner countries for better management of water resources;
Amendment 47 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. Wwhereas, according to the United Nations, 785 million people have no access to basic water services, 2 billion people do not have safe and cle the UN’s 2021 Sustainable Development Goals Report shows that, despite the increased proportion of the global population using safely managed sanitation services and drinking water in their homes when they need it, 4.2 billion people live without, and the improvement in basic hygiene, in 2020 still 2 billion people lack safely managed drinking water, 3.6 billion lack safely managed sanitation, and 672.3 mbillion people still practise open defecation; lack basic hygiene; and that 129 countries are not yet on track to have sustainable managed water resources for 2030;3a _________________ 3a https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/report/2021/Th e-Sustainable-Development-Goals- Report-2021.pdf
Amendment 53 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas per capita freshwater availability has fallen by 20% over the past two decades; whereas population growth, agricultural intensification, urbanismuch of the net growth in global population up to 2050 will occur in the cities of developing countries, thus increasing urban demands for water and food;4a whereas urban water demand is projected to increase by 50-70% over the three next decades;5a whereas an unbalanced distribution of population growth and depopulation of rural areas, uncontrolled agricultural intensification, the effects of climate change, environmental degradation, as well as certain unlawful and polluting practices in water use, are posing ever-greater water access problems in many regions; _________________ 4a https://www.fao.org/3/i4560e/i4560e.pdf 5a https://documents1.worldbank.org/curate d/en/978191614167678978/pdf/Water- Resource-Management-Working-to- Improve-Water-Security.pdf
Amendment 59 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the ongoing climate crisis, with increasing droughts, floods and torrential rains, is exacerbating inequalities in distribution of water; whereas floods and other waccording to the World Meteorological Organization “Atlas of Mortality and Economic Losses from Weather, Climate and Water Extremes (1970 – 2019)”6a, out of the top 10 disasters, the hazards that led to the largest human losses during the period have been droughts (650 000 deaths), storms (577 232 deaths) and floods (58 700 deaths); _________________ 6ahttps://public.wmo.int/en/media/press- release/weather-related -disasters account for 70% of all deaths linked to natural disasters; - increase-over-past-50-years-causing- more-damage-fewer
Amendment 65 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas ‘water stress’ or water supply-linked vulnerability can be a direct and indirectould be in some cause ofs a driver of induced displacement and migration, along with multiple factors; whereas, according to the UN’s water development reports, five of the world’s eleven regions, accounting for two thirds of the global population, are currently experiencing water stress; whereas, according to the UN’s 2020 Sustainable Development Goals Report, water scarcity could displace some 700 million people by 2030;
Amendment 68 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas 80-90% of wastewater in developing countries is discharged directly into rivers, lakes and seas, causing water-borne diseases hindering tourism and economic development while severely damaging the environment;7a _________________ 7a https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/top ics/water/unsgab/wastewater
Amendment 69 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas uncontrolled deforestation, land- grabbing and certain other industrial and natural resource overexploitation and extraction activities, carried out by certain private or public ventures, contribute towards the drying-upimpact the water level of rivers, lakes, and more generally, other water sources;
Amendment 74 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the vast majority – around 70% – of the world’s fresh water is used for agriculture, while the remainder is divided between industrial (19%), mainly in the food, textile, energy, industrial, chemical, pharmaceutical, and mining sectors, and domestic use (11%), including human consumption; where there are disparities among regions in the world, and Europe and Central Asia have a more balanced use of water (35.7% for agriculture, 30.7% for industry, and 33.5% for domestic use), while, for example, agriculture accounts for 80% of India’s water demand;8a _________________ 8a https://blogs.worldbank.org/opendata/cha rt-globally-70-freshwater-used- agriculture https://www.iea.org/commentaries/managi ng-the-water-energy-nexus-is-vital-to- india-s-future
Amendment 76 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas agriculture is the largest consumer of the world’s freshwater resources and 41% irrigation worldwide occurs at the expense of ecosystems; whereas 33% of arable land is used to grow fodder to feed livestock; where rain fall is insufficient, supplemental irrigation provides essential soil moisture and, thus, increases water productivity, with a potential increase of global cereal production by 35%, the largest potential being in Africa and Asia, as suggested by the FAO 2020 report on “The State of Food and Agriculture, Overcoming water challenges in agriculture”;9a whereas the same report suggests that food productivity and rural incomes10a can be significantly enhanced through investments in new irrigation systems or the habilitation and modernization of existing ones, and this should be combined with improved water management practices including improved agricultural practices, such as the use of drought-tolerant varieties; whereas irrigation covers only 20% of the total land use for agriculture, but supports 40% of global food and fodder output, and 55% of output value;11a _________________ 9a https://www.fao.org/3/cb1447en/cb1447en .pdf 10a https://www.fao.org/land- water/water/water-management/en/ 11a https://documents1.worldbank.org/curate d/en/875921614166983369/pdf/Water-in- Agriculture-Towards-Sustainable- Agriculture.pdf
Amendment 79 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas the energy sector is currently responsible forrepresents 10% of global water extraction and its water consumption is expected to rise by almost 60% by 2040;
Amendment 81 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas the extractive industries have contributed more efficient and sustainable methods and processes should be implemented in the extractive sector theo avoid overexploitation of surface and groundwater resources, as well as high levels of pollution and the destruserious impacti on of glaciers, forests, wetlands, rivers and other vital water sources for human consumption; whereas economic incentives would create opportunities for more efficient use of energy and water resources among these businesses;12a _________________ 12a https://iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/59 268647-0b70-4e7b-9f78- 269e5ee93f26/Energy_Efficiency_2020.pd f
Amendment 85 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas the garment and textile industry counties is one of the biggest employers worldwide, with 150 million people’s lives touched by the global apparel industry, that is to say 1 in 6 people on the planet working in the global fashion supply chains, being 75% of them women;13a whereas it is among the sectors that consume the most water in the world, and whereas apparel and textiles are produced in some of the world’s most water-scarce regions; whereas this industry is ranked as the second most polluting in the world and a large part of that pollution ends up in bodies of water; _________________ 13ahttps://ec.europa.eu/international- partnerships/system/files/gvc-garment- final_en.pdf
Amendment 93 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereas the growing demand for water is causing water resources to be overexploited and water’s scarcity has made it a disputed resource; whereas 263 transboundary lake and river basins cover almost half of the Earth’s surface, 145 states have territory in these basins, and 30 countries lie entirely within them; whereas there are approximately 300 transboundary aquifers, helping to serve the 2 billion people who depend on groundwater; whereas around two-thirds of the world’s transboundary rivers do not have a cooperative management framework;14a whereas, according to the UN, conflicts over water are expected in some 300 areas across the world; _________________ 14ahttps://www.unwater.org/water- facts/transboundary-waters/
Amendment 94 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
R. whereas the preservation of water resources is under attack and has been made a criminal offence in many countries; whereas in recent years water has become a disputed resource in many countries;environmental legislation in some countries criminalises certain actions that substantially damages the quality of water, as for example, the Directive 2008/99/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on the protection of the environment through criminal law;15a _________________ 15ahttps://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32008L00 99
Amendment 96 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital S
Recital S
S. whereas, according to Global Witness, more than a third of the land and environmental defenders murdered worldwide between 2015 and 2019 belonged to indigenous communities, whose land and water management skills are crucialimportant in combating the climate crisis and biodiversity loss;
Amendment 97 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital T
Recital T
T. whereas denying access to wathe intentional deprivation of water leading to the extermination of civilians is a crime against humanity (Articles 7.1 and 7.2.b of the ICC Statuter) and destroying water infrastructure have been used as an essential tactic by occupying powers to annex occupied territoriemay constitute genocide if the victims form a national, ethnical, racial or religious group (Article 6.c of the ICC Statute); whereas it may also be considered as a war crime under Article 8(2)(b)(xxv) of the 1998 ICC Statute, as any attack or destruction to drinking water installations and supplies and irrigation works is band displace people from their landned by Article 54(2) of the 1977 Additional Protocol I and Article 14 of the 1977 Additional Protocol II to the 1949 Geneva Conventions;
Amendment 102 #
2021/2187(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for coordinated and coherent water management in developing countries with regard to its various uses (agriculture, energy production, industry, etc.), and calls on the European Union to provide better support to developing countries for sustainable water management particularly support to agricultural sector for sustainable irrigation systems and investments in wastewater management, reservoirs, wetland restoration and in water storage systems;
Amendment 112 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that enshrining the right to safe drinking water and sanitation as a human right was a crucial milestone on the road to greater social and environmental justice; affirms, however, that progress in access to these rights is hampered by the low political priority given to the sector, poor implementation and monitoring of policies, underfunding, lack of accountability and gaps in public participation, particularly among the most marginalised in society, in particular in developing countries;
Amendment 117 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls the responsibility of states to promote and safeguard all human rights; reiterates, therefore, that states must ensure universal access to safe drinking water and water for sanitation and hygienic purposes in sufficient quantity and quality;
Amendment 121 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that states that ratify a human rights treaty undertake to protect, respect and fulfil the commitments adopted in the international, regional and, national and local framework for the protection of these rights; takes the view in this regard that the international community’s recognition of the right to water and sanitation must encompass protection and enforceability arrangements and, therefore, calls on the EU to promote protection mechanisms at international, regional and national level to ensure that upholding the right to water and sanitation is not optional for states but rather an enforceable right;
Amendment 140 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Maintains that the full exercise of the right to water depends on the preservation of biodiversity, and therefore demands that water management should respond primarily to environmental and social interests and notDemands that water management should respond primarily to environmental and social interests, including labour integration and increasing the incomes and safety conditions of people in poverty and not only to those of the various sectors of the economy;
Amendment 145 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 149 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Considers that public investments and policies must encourage and incentivize the private sector to invest in technologies and management practices that enhance the sustainable production of crops, livestock, and fish by both smallholders and larger companies;
Amendment 152 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines that pollution and the excessive extraction of water resources by means of industrial activities or discharge are among the most commonly identified threats tothe inefficient management of water resources and pollution caused by some industrial activities negatively affect the exercise of the human rights to water and sanitation;
Amendment 156 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 161 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recognises the important work undertaken by environmental rights defenders, in particular those safeguarding the right to water, and roundly condemns the killings, abductions, torture, gender- based violence, threats, harassment, intimidation, smear campaigns, criminalisation, judicial harassment, forced evictions and displacements carried out by numerous perpetrators, including governments and multinational corporationstate and non-state actors;
Amendment 168 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Amendment 174 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to check carefully that the infrastructure and energy projects financed through the various development cooperation and external policy instruments, including the European Investment Bank, uphold and neither jeopardise internationally recognized human rights and the Sustainable Development Goals nor contribute to the expulsion of indigenous peoples from their lands; where they traditionally live;
Amendment 180 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes with concern that the lack of access to water and adequate sanitation has a devastating effect on women’s rights, the human rights of disabled as well as elderly people, making it difficult for women and girlsthem to lead safe and healthy lives;
Amendment 189 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Is gravely concerned thaabout violations of the right to water and sanitation in occupied territories aim tof displaced people from their lands and is worried about the denial of access to and control over water resources and infrastructurewhen they are living in precarious conditions in informal settlements;
Amendment 195 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that companies worldwide mustshould be incentivised to ensure that their activities do not encroach ondanger the enjoyment of the human right of access to safe drinking water; demands support for the binding treaty being drafted at the United Nations; encourages to build up public-private partnerships that, recognising water as a public good, promotes a better and more affordable access to water, sanitation and hygiene for all, in particular in the creation, the efficient maintenance and management of water infrastructures;
Amendment 205 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Deplores that, as several UN experts have stated, the commodification of water andwater is treated as a mere commodity without further social and cultural considerations, subject to speculation in futures markets is, in breach of basic human rights and contributes to increasing environmental degradation and exacerbating the vulnerability of the poorest and most marginalised in societyies, particularly in less developed and developing countries, flying in the face of the Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 209 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on states to take legal measures as a matter of urgency to preventing water from being subject to financial speculation on futures markets and to promote democratican appropriate framework of governance of water and sanitation and hygiene services under a approach primarily grounded in human rights and common good considerations;
Amendment 216 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recalls that, as the EU Water Framework Directive recognises, water is not a mere commodity but a public good that is vital to human life and dignity; calls on the Commission, given that these are services of general interest that fall, therefore, primarily in the public interest, to permanently exclude water and sanitation and wastewater treatment from the scope of any trade agreements and to check carefullycheck that trade agreements and the activities of European companies do not undermine, whether by action or omission, the right to drinking water and sanitation;
Amendment 225 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that public provision is the most appropriate model for the exercise of the human rights to water and sanitation; urges states in this regard to engage in a transparent and robust deprivatisation procesUrges states to improve the effective enjoyment of the human rights to water and sanitation; calls on governments to increase public investments in sustainable water-related infrastructure and to safeguard water as an essential public good;
Amendment 233 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 239 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Demands thatEncourages the promotion of stakeholder engagement for informed and outcome-oriented contributions to water policy design and implementation,17a including civil society organisations working to address breaches of the rights to water and sanitation have adequate resources andallowing them to have access to relevant information and the ability to participate meaningfully in water-related decision- making processes; _________________ 17a https://www.oecd.org/environment/resour ces/Council-Recommendation-on- water.pdf
Amendment 247 #
2021/2187(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses that inequalities inlack or limited access to water and sanitation are often attributable to systemic inequalities orsuffered by people that are poor or socially exclusionded; calls on governments to guarantee the absence of discrimination in access to water and sanitation services, as a public good, ensuring the provision thereof for all, in particular by affording priority to access for marginalised groups with a view to remedying systemic discrimination;
Amendment 5 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12
Citation 12
Amendment 10 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
Citation 16 a (new)
— having regard to the Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity of the Human Being with regard to the Application of Biology and Medicine, of 4 April 1997, and its Protocols;
Amendment 13 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17
Citation 17
Amendment 15 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
— having regard to the Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief, proclaimed by General Assembly resolution 36/55 of 25 November 1981;
Amendment 17 #
2021/2181(INI)
— having regard to the UN General Assembly resolutions A/RES/73/296, titled “International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief” of 28 May 2019, and A/RES/72/165,establishing the International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism of 19 December 2017;
Amendment 19 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 c (new)
Citation 17 c (new)
— having regard to the EU Guidelines on the protection and promotion of freedom of religion of belief, adopted on 24 June 2013;
Amendment 20 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 d (new)
Citation 17 d (new)
— having regard to the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide of 1948, and the resolution 43/29 adopted by the Human Rights Council on 22 June 2020 on the prevention of genocide;
Amendment 21 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 e (new)
Citation 17 e (new)
— having regard to the EU guidelines and the mandate of the EU Special Envoy on the promotion of freedom of religion or belief outside the EU, adopted on 15 January 2019;
Amendment 22 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
— having regard to the UN Declarations on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities, adopted on 18 December 1992;
Amendment 23 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 b (new)
Citation 17 b (new)
— having regard to the Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities and the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, adopted on 5 November 1992;
Amendment 25 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18
Citation 18
Amendment 57 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the importance of both the new Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) – Global Europe and the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2020–2024 for this goal; recalls that the use of the rule of qualified majority voting within the Council on human rights issues would result in a more effective and proactive EU foreign and security policy, and would strengthen cooperation on matters of key strategic interest for the EU, while reflecting its fundamental values;
Amendment 67 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is deeply concerned by increasing number of illiberal democracies and autocratic regimestotalitarian, autocratic and dictatorial regimes worldwide, which are in the majority for the first time in 20 years; calls for the EU and the Member States to make full use of the tools at their disposal to support good governance, democratic institutions and space for civil society worldwide, including Churches and religious communities and associations;
Amendment 92 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
Subheading 3
EU Special Representative for Human Rights and EU Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief
Amendment 132 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Shows its concern about the reported conflicts of interests of a number of UN experts financed directly by private foundations and aligning their positions with the private foundations' agendas; calls on the UN bodies and organs to be carefully scrutinised and to investigate these cases to avoid the reputation and credibility of the UN institutions from being undermined and eroded by lack of action; underlines the importance of a strict application of the mandates of the UN human rights’ rapporteurs, in particular, the respect of the principles of impartiality and independence, in order to maintain untouchable the required high moral standards required for these important positions;
Amendment 134 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Reiterates its strong support for the International Criminal Court (ICC) as the only international institution able to prosecute some of the world’s most heinous crimes and to bring justice to their victims, and highlights the importance of impartiality and independence of the Court; calls on the EU Member States to provide adequate financial support to enable the ICC to carry out its tasks; supports the universality of the Rome Statute and calls for the EU to include a specific clause on its ratification and access in agreements to be concluded with third countrie as well as to support alternative efforts to prosecute atrocity crimes in special chamber in national courts or hybrid courts; strongly condemns any attack on the staff or on the independence of the ICC; is of the opinion that attempts to undermine the credibility and essential role of the ICC constitute attacks on multilateralism and should be contested as such by the EU and its Member States; stresses that the ICC needs full access to the countries it investigates to be able to perform its tasks; underlines the potential of other innovative tools to bring perpetrators of international crimes to account, including universal jurisdiction at national-level judiciaries; underlines, in this context, the current discussions in the UN International Law Commission on the immunity of state officials and calls for follow-up to them; calls for the EU to continue to strengthen capacity building at national level in third countries, while supporting international criminal tribunals and mechanisms, as well as platforms and organisations dedicated to the fight against impunity such as the Coalition for the International Criminal Court;
Amendment 141 #
2021/2181(INI)
16. Underlines that COVID-19 has significantly strengthened the recent trends of totalitarian, dictatorial or authoritarian regimes to dilute weakening democracy; deplores the abuse of the epidemiological crisis by these regimes to further constrain the freedom of expression, religion and of assembly through restricting the functioning of democratic institutions, the repression of dissent, including limiting media freedom both online and offline and targeting critics with defamation campaigns, banning or heavily restricting worship and religious gatherings, the mass use of surveillance tools, disinformation campaigns, limiting access to information through blanket internet shutdowns, bandwidth throttling and content blocking, emergency measures implemented without clear criteria for their revocation and the restrictions placed on the democratic exercise of elections;
Amendment 149 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Highlights the highly negative impact of COVID-19, which has disproportionately affected women, LGBTIQ persons andgroups in vulnerable groupssituation, including women, LGBTIQ persons, the poor, children, persons with disabilities, migrants, refugees, asylum seekers, religious and national minorities, informal workers and persons in prison or detention, among others; stresses that groups in vulnerable groupsituations are also more affected by the negative economic and social consequences of the pandemic, as well as the restrictions in access to healthcare and education; notes with concern the increase in intolerance, discrimination and hate speech against certain vulnerable groups, in particulaand even persecution of religious communities and other minority groups;
Amendment 165 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Is seriously concerned at the precarious situation of human rights defenders and deplores the fact that they are the victims of increasing violence, including targeted killings; underlines the particularly severe situation, further aggravated by COVID-19, of female, children, environmental, labour, environmental and indigenous human rights defenders; deplores the increased use of techniques such as harassment, criminalisation and defamation campaigns, arbitrary arrests and unlimited detention in inhumane conditions used to silence human rights defenders, often on the basis of ill-defined terrorism charges; reiterates its call to EU Delegations and Member States’ embassies in third countries to regularly visit activists in prison, monitor their trials and advocate their access to justice and protection;
Amendment 193 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Highlights the interdependence between human rights, a healthy environment and combating climate change, and welcomes the UN’s call for global recognition of the right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment; underlines the vital role played by environmental human rights defenders and local and indigenous populations in preserving such an environment, despite the threats of violence that they often face from those responsible for, and profiting from, environmentally harmful practices; encourages the EU and the Member States to promote the recognition of ecocide as an international crime under the Rome Statute of the ICC, and requests that the Commission study the relevance of ecocide to EU law and EU diplomacy;
Amendment 205 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Underlines the crucial importance of advancing women’s rights and welcomnotes the EU Action Plan on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in External Action 2021–2025 (GAP III) as a sign of the EU’s commitment in this field; commends the important role played by female civic activists in political, social and environmental movements, and deplores the fact that women often become targets of violence as a result of both their gendersex and their activities, even paying for them with their lives;
Amendment 208 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Deplores the fact that women continue to make up the majority of victims of gender-based violence, such as domestic violence and sexual violence and abuse, including female genital mutilation, and that they face discrimination in political and professional life, as well as in access to education and healthcare; stresses that the provision of care, protection and access to justice for victims of gender- based violence and trafficking has significantly decreased as a result of the pandemic, and calls for the EU to promote the development of emergency assistance plans and protocols both at UN level and in partner countries, with the aim of adapting assistance programmes to the circumstances of the pandemic, its aftermath and future crises; highlights the need to protect mothers in vulnerable situation, in particular single mothers and those who have a large family, to avoid poverty and social exclusion; and points out the need to create a social and economic environment and conditions that allows mothers to continue their professional development;
Amendment 232 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Reiterates its call for the EU and its Member States to step up their efforts to eliminate all forms of abuse against children; welcomes the new EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child adopted by the Commission, but stresses that children continue to be victims of violence, early and forced marriage, forced conversion, child pornography and paedophilia, sexual abuse, including genital mutilation, trafficking, child labour and recruitment as child soldiers, and that they suffer from a lack of access to education and healthcare, and from malnutrition and poverty, in particular in humanitarian crises and armed conflicts; stresses that 2021 is the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour; calls for the streamlining of the rights of the child and the children and armed conflicts (CAAC) agenda in all the EU’s external policies; calls on the Member States to uphold their responsibilities with regard to the protection of foreign fighters’ children who are EU citizens; calls for the full respect of the right of children to be educated and taught in accordance with the religious, philosophical or pedagogical tenets or their parents, as expressed by Article 14.3 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights;
Amendment 246 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Reiterates its strong condemnation of discrimination, xenophobia, intolerance, persecution and killings linked to race, ethnicity, nationality, social class, disability, caste, religion, belief, age, sexual orientation and gender identity or sex that continue to be a major problem in many countries; welcomes the launch of the EU’s anti-racism action plan 2020– 2025, which recognises not only the individual and social dimensions, but also the structural nature of this phenomenon; stresses that in spite of 20 years of work since the signing of Durban Declaration and Programme of Action in 2001, racism, discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance continue to be a scourge around the world and calls for a zero-tolerance approach to them;
Amendment 254 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Underlines the difficult situation, discrimination and threats to life faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, non-binary, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) people around the world; welcomes the fact that the LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2020–2025 includes the EU’s commitment to include LGBTIQ issues in all its external policies, including support under the NDICI – Global Europe Instrument and Instrument for Pre-Accession funds;
Amendment 263 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Fully supports the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, to hold a belief, or not to believe, and the right to manifest and to change or leave one’s religion or belief without fear of violence, persecution, or discrimination; deplores the persecution suffered by minorreligious communities on the grounds of belief or religion in many places in the world; condemns the abuse of blasphemy laws to perpetuate discrimination and deplores the misuse of religion and religious institutions to the detriment of human rights through the persecution, including by legal means, of belief or religious minorities, women and LGBTIQ persons; for political, economic or other spurious goals: invites EU member states which are not yet part of the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance, to join it in order to increase the efforts to promote and protect this crucial human right; encourages member states to appoint a special representation or envoy for religious freedom in third countries and create a EU net that could work jointly with the EU Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion of Belief;
Amendment 273 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Laments the precarious position of the EU Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion or Belief, regrets the excessive time that took to designate a new one, and the fact that, once again, the post is vacant; demands a reinforcement of its mandate, and allocation of sufficient financial and human resources, and a quick designation of a high profile responsible person for this important position;
Amendment 276 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)
Paragraph 30 b (new)
30b. Calls on the EU and its member states to encourage and support international efforts to collect evidences of atrocity crimes against religious communities and minorities, bringing the perpetrators to court, making effective the criminal sentence, and compensating the victims;
Amendment 279 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 c (new)
Paragraph 30 c (new)
30c. Shows its concern about the increasing number of situations and cases, mostly in Western countries, where the right to conscientious objection, which is rooted in the freedom of conscience, religion or belief, is attacked, undermined or eroded, and their holders are fined, punished, fired from their works for exercising it, or face social intolerance and discrimination; demands EU institutions, including the EEAS, to pay attention to this worrying trend and to protect the victims, and consider their defenders and supporters of the right to conscientious objection as human rights defenders; reminds that the right to conscientious objection is recognised in Article 10.2 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights;
Amendment 280 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 14 a (new)
Subheading 14 a (new)
National, ethnic and linguistic minorities
Amendment 282 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Calls for governments of the EU’s partner countries to respect the fundamental human rights of national, ethnic and linguistic minorities, including their culture, language, religion, traditions and history to preserve cultures and diversity; reiterates the need to fulfil the obligations and commitments they have assumed under international treaties and agreements, so as the Council of Europe’s recommendations;
Amendment 284 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)
Paragraph 30 b (new)
30b. Deplores that many countries despite their international obligations and commitments to protect minorities are pursuing a policy of forced assimilation of national, ethnic and linguistic minorities by disregarding their fundamental and human rights;
Amendment 301 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 16
Subheading 16
EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime ("EU Magnitsky Act")
Amendment 307 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Welcomes the adoption of the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime (EU GHRSR-"EU Magnitsky Act") as an essential addition to the EU’s human rights and foreign policy toolbox, which strengthens the EU’s role as a global human rights actor by allowing it to take restrictive measures against legal and natural persons involved in grave human rights violations in the world; condemns any arbitrary and unjustified retaliatory restrictive measures imposed on the EU or other entities as a response to the EU’s decisions under the EU GHRSR-EU Magnitsky Act; regrets the fact that the Council has decided to apply unanimity instead of qualified majority voting when adopting sanctions on human rights issues;
Amendment 315 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Calls for the extension of the scope of the EU GHRSR-EU Magnitsky Act to include acts of corruption in order to ensure the effective targeting of the economic and financial enablers of human rights abusers; sStresses the need for an effective strategy to implement the EU GHRSR- "EU Magnitsky Act", consistent both with the EU’s other external policies, in particular with its human rights policies, and with the existing international frameworks on sanctions, international criminal law and international humanitarian law; welcomes the Commission’s announcement that in 2021, it will conduct a review of practices undermining sanctions and of the existing reporting obligations for Member States on their implementation and enforcement;
Amendment 320 #
Amendment 329 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Reaffirms the inalienable human rights of migrants and refugees as recognised in international treaties, and calls for the EU and its Member States to fully uphold them in their cooperation with third countries, both in terms of the establishment of high legal standards and, equally importantly, their operationalisation in order to ensure the effective protection of these rights in practice; reiterates its call on the Commission to carry out a review of the human rights impact of migration policy frameworks and of the EU’s cooperation on migration with third countries; underlines the risks related to informal arrangements on return and readmission, which are not subject to judicial scrutiny and therefore do not allow for effective redress for human rights violations suffered by migrants and asylum seekers;
Amendment 334 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Equally, calls for independent, effective mechanisms to monitor formal readmission agreements, both at the EU’s borders and in partner countries in order to ensure full respect for human rights, including the principle of non-refoulement; recalls that the right to asylum is guaranteed by Article 18 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; expresses its hope that the New Pact on Migration and Asylum, including the new European Union Agency for Asylum, will help the EU Member States in creating efficient, properly functioning asylum systems, improving protection for asylum seekers and respecting the principles of the fair sharing of responsibility and solidarity among Member States; reiterates the need for a European agreement on a humanitarian visa or on the use of the European Temporary Protection Directive;
Amendment 336 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Amendment 337 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 b (new)
Paragraph 35 b (new)
35b. Requests the EU and member states to make effective the primary right not to migrate and to remain in one’s homeland in safety, security and dignity; to support the right of refugees and asylum seekers to return to their homelands, once the situation of persecution or violence that provoked their displacement has disappear, while respecting the principle of non- refoulement;
Amendment 345 #
2021/2181(INI)
36. Underlines that universal respect for international humanitarian law and international human rights law is of the utmost importance, and calls for the parties in the world’s armed conflicts to ensure the full, timely and unhindered access of humanitarian aid agencies to vulnerable populations and areas, and to protect these civilian populations, particularly women and children, as well as humanitarian and medical workers as well as religious personnel; underlines the importance of contributing to the creation of humanitarian corridors for emergency situations, including those involving a risk or imminent risk of escalating into widespread and major human rights abuses;
Amendment 346 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Calls on the EU institutions to admit the important role of the faith based organizations in responding to humanitarian crises; stresses that religions can contribute to promoting peace in different ways, address non- violence in their communities and stress universal respect for justice and human rights; underlines that religious communities have indispensable potential in conflict-management in developing countries towards political transitions as being key mediator in negotiations;
Amendment 353 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Stresses the multi-faceted threat to the enjoyment of human rights brought about by modern armed conflicts, which, in addition to states, often involve non-state agents and terrorist organisations; reiterates its call for the EU to strengthen its response to conflicts in collaboration with partner countries and regional organisations, including a strong focus on conflict prevention, mediation and good offices efforts, as well as reconciliation, addressing the root causes of the conflicts, humanitarian aid, providing the necessary support to the international peacebuilding and peacekeeping missions, as well as EU missions in the framework of the common security and defence policy, and post- conflict reconstruction operations supporting and applying strong integration and scrutiny of human rights and a robust gender perspective;
Amendment 368 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Emphasises that the EU has a unique opportunity to exert leverage on businesses to uphold human rights at global level with the upcoming EU binding legislation on corporate due diligence and corporate accountability, obliging companies to prevent, identify, communicate, account for and remedy potential and/or actual adverse impacts on human rights, the environment and good governance in their value chain; calls for the strategy to apply to all large undertakings governed by the law of a Member State, established in the territory of the Union or operating in the internal market, as well as publicly listed small and medium-sized companies; stresses the need to establish and enforce sanctions to make the legislation effective; calls for companies’ due diligence strategies to be made public; welcomes the full entry into force in 2020 of the EU Conflict Minerals Regulation and the EU Taxonomy Regulation as constructive steps in this field;
Amendment 377 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 21
Subheading 21
Importance of strong human rights clauserecommendations in international agreements
Amendment 379 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Reiterates its call for the systematic inclusion of human rights clauserecommendations in all international agreements between the EU and non-EU countries; calls for these clauses to be enforced through clear benchmarks andrecommendations to be monitored, with the involvement of Parliament, civil society , and the relevant international organisations; underlines that the establishment of specific benchmarks could lead the EU to explore the introduction of proportionality into sanctions for non-compliance; underlines that breaches of agreements should trigger clear consequences, including, as a last resort, suspension or the withdrawal of the EU from the agreements well as Churches and FBOs, and the relevant international organisations; underlines that breaches of agreements should trigger clear consequences; recommends the inclusion of monitoring mechanisms on human rights in trade and foreign investment agreements, as well as complaints mechanisms, in order to ensure effective recourse to remedy for affected citizens and local stakeholders;
Amendment 387 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Underlines the strong link between trade and human rights and the incentivising role played by access to trade on upholding human rights conditionality for third countries; notes the ongoing review of the GSP+ Regulation, which is an opportunity to further strengthen this link; underlines that access to GSP+ is contingent on progress in the area of human rights and calls for the strict application of corecommendiationalitys to partner countries including, if warranted, the swift revocation of GSP+ status;
Amendment 400 #
2021/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. Stresses the vital role of social platforms in advancing freedom of expression and of organisation, but underlines the need for proper safeguards to prevent, on the one hand, the unjustified censorship of users’ content, including automated censorship, and, on the other, the spread of hate speech, fake news and disinformation; welcomes the adoption of the new EU rules on the control of exports, brokering, technical assistance, transit and transfer of dual-use technologies; calls on member states to adopt a judicial or administrative mechanism that allows any user of social platforms to challenge the legality of any decision adopted by these platforms to censor the content posted by the user;
Amendment 31 #
2021/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas corruption is a human rights violation, directly undermining the enjoyment of human rights and disproportionately affecting the most vulnerable groups in society, barring them from equal access to political participation, basic services, justice, natural resources, jobs, education, health and housing, while exacerbating poverty and inequality;
Amendment 79 #
2021/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas corporate due diligence regulations are indispensable means to prevent and tackle human rights and environmental violations; whereas the provisions of the UNCAC should form part of the due diligence obligrecommendations envisaged in the forthcoming Commission proposal on the matter;
Amendment 155 #
2021/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h
Paragraph 1 – point h
(h) mainstream a rights-based anti- corruption approach into EU external action in the programming of the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI), the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) and the EU trust funds; prioritise binding anti-corruption commitments with targets and timetables; strengthen monitoring and enforcement; ; prioritise domestic revenue raising in developing partner countries by assisting tax evasion and straighten good governance; improve communication between specialised EU agencies and partners on the ground; invest in digital and data- driven methods to fight corruption;
Amendment 160 #
2021/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i
Paragraph 1 – point i
(i) design programmes under the IPA, the NDICI, and the EU trust fundin line with the relevant regulations of these instruments to support anti-corruption capacity building; increase the efficiency of EU spending by including clear programme targets and timelines;
Amendment 162 #
2021/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j
Paragraph 1 – point j
(j) ensure that the highest ethical and transparency standards are applied in EU funding, that CSOs and independent actors are included and that grievance mechanisms are available and accessible; ensure that all EU bodies and agencies improve access to information and refrain from charging fees for access to information;
Amendment 167 #
2021/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l
Paragraph 1 – point l
(l) in all EU-third country trade agreements, include a strong and mandatory human rights conditionality framework with anti- corruption clauses; as a last resort, impose sanctions or suspend agreements in the event of serious acts of corruptionrecommendations;
Amendment 186 #
2021/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o
Paragraph 1 – point o
(o) recognise the crucial role of impartial CSOs, human rights defenders (HRDs) and investigative journalists in the fight against corruption, through changing societal norms, fighting impunity, gathering data, and achieving better implementation and enforcement of anti- corruption measures;
Amendment 195 #
2021/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q
Paragraph 1 – point q
(q) strengthen protection of whistleblowers and anti-corruption HRDs, including through temporary visa schemes;
Amendment 214 #
2021/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u
Paragraph 1 – point u
(u) assume a leadership role in forging a coalition of democracies to counter the global rise of kleptocracy; insist on including anti- corruption on the agenda of upcoming international summits such as the G7 or the Summit for Democracy proposed by United States President Biden; continue to proactively contribute to the work of international and regional forums to fight corruption and promote human rights;
Amendment 229 #
2021/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point y
Paragraph 1 – point y
Amendment 243 #
2021/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ac
Paragraph 1 – point ac
(ac) set up an EU mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence (HRDD) instrument that requires companies to engage actively in the identification, assessment, mitigation, prevention and notification of any adverse impacts of their businesses and supply chains on human rights, and which includes strong anti- corruption provisions and obligatory grievance mechanisms;
Amendment 259 #
2021/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point af
Paragraph 1 – point af
(af) swiftly come forward with a legislative proposal to amend the current EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime by extending its scope to include acts of corruption; note the risk of corrupt actors moving their assets to the EU as more and more countries adopt stricter frameworks;
Amendment 15 #
2021/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Takes note that churches play a critical role to ensure peace as a mediator and are contributing to social cohesion and stability also as providers of basic social services;
Amendment 17 #
2021/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Notes that young people in developing countries are particular vulnerable to extremist ideologies and quality education is key to combat radicalisation; notes that extremist movements often exploit the weak presence of the State in rural areas;
Amendment 18 #
2021/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 32
Citation 32
— having regard to its resolution of 29 April 2021 on blasphemy laws in Pakistan, in particular the case of Shagufta Kausar and Shafqat Emmanuel9 , its resolution of 14 April 2016 on Pakistan, in particular the attack in Lahore, and its resolution of 13 December 2018 on Iran, notably the case of Nasrin Sotoudeh, __________________ 9 Texts adopted, P9_TA(2021)0157.
Amendment 22 #
2021/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that FBOs cover approximately 40 % of healthcare and a significant part of education in sub-Saharan Africa alone1 , while their role remains mostly unrecognised, underlines that churches and faith based organisations are contributing to human development; _________________ 1 https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/1 0665/43884/9789241596626_eng.pdf
Amendment 41 #
2021/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas discrimination and persecution of religious is carried out by different actors – whether governments or other groups in society – and can take different forms, such as killings, torture, physical attacks, arbitrary arrests, coercion, forced conversion, kidnapping and forced marriage, forced birth control, forced displacement, various forms of human trafficking (slavery, sexual or labour exploitation), threats, exclusion, discriminatory and unfair treatment, harassment, expropriation of private properties, limitation of access to elective offices, employment, education, health and administration services, destruction of places of worship, cemeteries and cultural heritage, and online hate speech;
Amendment 43 #
2021/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Recognises that the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated persecution and violence against religious minorities in some of the developing countries; denounces the use of freedom-restricting measures as part of pandemic-prevention measures to discriminate against religious minorities; calls on partner developing countries to develop inclusive social protection systems that do not discriminate against minorities on religious grounds or on any other grounds in terms of equal access to health care, food, humanitarian assistance or education; calls on the EU to better equip itself with instruments that enable it to better target the most vulnerable populations, including religious minorities;
Amendment 48 #
2021/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Acknowledges the special role which religious leaders, faith-based organizations, and faith communities play in COVID-19 education, preparedness, and response; notes that religious leaders are integrated into their communities through service and compassionate networks and are often able to reach the most vulnerable with assistance and health information and identify those most in need; notes that religious leaders are a critical link in the safety net for vulnerable people within their faith community and wider communities;
Amendment 60 #
2021/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas in numerous conflicts and crises around the world, attacks on cultural heritage have been an instrument of symbolic violence and the politicization of cultural heritage, often when including its religious aspects directly contributing to humanitarian crises, displacement and migration, the violation of religious and cultural rights as well as human dignity; whereas these can polarize either a society, a country, a region, an ethnical group or a community and increase the risk of violent conflict, thus cultural heritage destruction and looting can be a weapon of war, and a warning sign for future mass atrocities; whereas, furthermore, these represent major obstacles to dialogue, peace and reconciliation;
Amendment 61 #
2021/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the destruction of cultural heritage renders communities, especially religious communities, vulnerable as they are deprived of an important part of their identity, while extremist groups and other conflict parties can easily spread their influence in areas where identities and social cohesion have been weakened and divisions in communities been reinforced;
Amendment 63 #
2021/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Underlines that delivering humanitarian assistance must be free from any kind of discrimination, and strongly condemns any discrimination based on religious affiliation in distributing humanitarian assistance;
Amendment 65 #
2021/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Amendment 76 #
2021/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to mainstream, in the EU’s external actions, the protection of freedom of religion and belief, as well as the right to change or abandon one's religion and belief without coercion, notably in developing countries;
Amendment 78 #
2021/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Amendment 83 #
2021/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that, regardless of their religion and belief, it is essential to promote and ensure the inclusion of all equal and inclusive citizenship for all in their societizens in their societieses, where the members of religious minorities live, and in political and cultural life;
Amendment 107 #
2021/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Underlines that although it is usually religious minorities that are the target of persecution or intolerance, there are cases in which persecution is also suffered by religious communities that are not sociologically minorities and have a large presence in a territory or state, but find themselves in a situation of vulnerability that makes them easy targets of intolerance and violence by terrorist groups that seek to subjugate, expel and, in some cases, exterminate them;
Amendment 113 #
2021/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that among believers’ groups, Christians are estimated to constitute the majority of people facing persecution for their faith; underlines that globally around 340 million Christians experience high levels of persecution and discrimination, with over 4 500 Christians killed for their faith, 4 500 churches and other Christian buildings attacked, and over 4 200 believers detained without trial, arrested, sentenced or imprisoned in 2020 alone; is alarmed about the increase in the overall level of discrimination,stresses that these are minimum figures since many incidents go unreported; is alarmed about the increase in the overall level of persecution and discrimination, which increased by 19% between 2019 and 2020; and especially about the sharp 60% increase in the number of faith-related killings compared to 2019;
Amendment 116 #
2021/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recalls that indigenous religious communities, among others Christians in the Middle East countries, contribute profoundly to the social stability, conflict prevention and peace of their countries;
Amendment 134 #
2021/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Applauds churches’ and faith based organisations’ irreplaceable humanitarian activities in conflict-hit zones, assisting people in dire need regardless of denominational background;
Amendment 144 #
2021/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes with particular concern that persecution of Christians is widespread in the Middle East, at times amounting to genocide, and has prompted an exodus of Christians from the region over the past two decades, resulting in approximately 15 million Christians making up 4 % of the population in the Middle East and North Africa, down from 20 % a century ago; is alarmed by the situation in Iraq, where there were 1.5 million Christians before 2003, a number now reduced by 87% within one generation to approximately 175,000;
Amendment 145 #
2021/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes with particular concern that persecution of Christians is widespread in the Middle East, at times amounting to genocide, and has prompted an exodus of Christians from the region over the past two decades, resulting in approximately 15 million Christians making up 4 % of the population in the Middle East and North Africa, down from 20 % a century ago; stresses in this respect the inalienable right to stay of discriminated and persecuted religious communities in their homelands;
Amendment 157 #
2021/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recalls the genocides, crimes against humanity and war crimes were committed in Iraq and Syria by the so- called ‘ISIS/Daesh’ against Christians, Yazidis, Muslims and other religious and ethnic minorities in the territories under its control during the period 2014-2020;
Amendment 190 #
2021/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that persecution of religious minorities in Asia is commonplace in many countries, especially in those with communist regimes, and that blasphemy laws are of particular concern, particularly in Pakistan, that disproportionately target minorities, including Christians and Hindus; notes that in addition to the penalties, these laws create an environment and pretext that lead to riots and mob violence against religious minorities’ communities and neighbourhoods as well as their temples, which create intimidation and social unrest among them;
Amendment 219 #
2021/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Condemns the violence and attacks by radical Hindus in India against religious minorities, including mobs;
Amendment 239 #
2021/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Recalls that after major defeats of 'ISIS/Daesh' in Syria and the Middle East, the terror organisation is gaining new ground through its affiliates in the Sahel, among others in Mali and Burkina Faso, aiming at imposing its rule and violent ideology in the area;
Amendment 248 #
2021/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Emphasises the need to investigate and prosecute the murdering, kidnapping, raping, wounding and other crimes committed against Christian farmers in the Middle Belt of Nigeria, and encourages the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to enlarge the ongoing investigations for the crimes against humanity and war crimes presumably committed by Boko Haram, adding the mentioned crimes committed by jihadist Fulani militias in the Middle Belt, that have already provoked thousands of killings;
Amendment 300 #
2021/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Deplores the fact that more than 70 countries in the world enforce criminal laws or seek to introduce new legislation which provide for punishments for blasphemy, apostasy and conversion, including the death sentence; notes that laws already in place are used disproportionately against people belonging to religious minorities, and are thus seen, with good reason, as an instrument of oppression; calls for the EU to intensify its political dialogue with all countries concerned with a view to repeal those laws; underlines that converts leaving a majority faith often experience the most severe violations including imprisonment, forced divorce, abduction, physical violence and murder;
Amendment 308 #
2021/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Stresses the importance of intercultural dialogue, including interfaith dialogue as a catalyst for reconciliation that can contribute to heal the scars of war and rebuild society, to ensure an adequate vision for the future while learning to live together peacefully and constructively in a multicultural context, developing a sense of community, belonging and mutual trust to envisage a peaceful common future, thus the EU shall use the collaboration in the protection of cultural heritage as a confidence building measure between religions, communities, ethnic groups and states including the protection of cultural heritage as part of CSDP missions planning and operational documents and ensure relevant expertise in the field;
Amendment 324 #
2021/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Encourages the Commission to assist and support members of religious minorities and their families, who look for international protection or are IDPs due to war, violence and persecution, and who are willing to voluntary return to their home places, including the reconstruction of their homes, livelihoods and basic infrastructures, such as schools and hospitals;
Amendment 326 #
2021/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Underlines the need of enhancing the EU’s role, as a value based actor, in preserving peace, preventing conflict and strengthening international security by adding cultural heritage within the EU’s toolbox as a factor contributing to the development of peace, reconciliation and mutual understanding, intercultural and inter-faith dialogue, international solidarity, identities and social cohesion, capacity building, local, inclusive and sustainable development, cities’ and regions’ regeneration;
Amendment 345 #
2021/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Welcomes the regular contacts and cooperation of EU institutions with CSOs, including Churches and religious communities, to improve the situation of persecuted religious minorities in third countries, and overcome the difficulties and obstacles they have to face in their everyday life; encourages EU institutions to intensify partnerships with CSOs, including Churches and religious communities, in particular with those in third countries dealing with religious freedom and supporting and assisting religious minorities, and leaders of persecuted religious minorities, in order to advance religious freedom and to improve the wellbeing of religious minorities’ faithful, in particular those who are in most vulnerable situations;
Amendment 31 #
2021/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Notes that the lack of access to affordable vaccines is still a major challenge in developing countries, considers that, therefore, investments in local manufacturing capacities, training of health professionals and the development of storage and roll-out capacities should be priorities in the EU external response to COVID-19;
Amendment 36 #
2021/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes, as a positive step, the recently announced US support for a proposal to temporarily waive certain provis that least-developed countries already enjoy a waiver, granted until 1January 2033, regarding the implementations of the Agreement on Trade- Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights for the prevention, containment and treatment of COVID-19; urges the Commission, therefore, to follow through on its promise to engage in active and constructive text-based negotiations at World Trade Organization level.provisions on pharmaceuticals, and is convinced that suggestions of removing IP protections for vaccines would not remedy the existing shortage of vaccines; urges therefore the Commission, in cooperation with the WTO , to follow through on its promise to engage in active and constructive text-based negotiations at World Trade Organization to work on incentivising and supporting the scaling up of production capacities for vaccines in developing countries and incentivise voluntary licensing agreements as well as to launch a dialogue about existing obstacles to voluntary licensing and how to overcome them;
Amendment 41 #
2021/2007(INI)
5 a. Strongly supports effective measures to address the shortage of vaccines against COVID-19, especially in developing countries, and therefore supports the Commission and the Member States in their efforts to push non-EU countries to lift existing export bans and to step up the donation of vaccines; calls on the Commission and the Member States to further increase their efforts to support technology transfer and voluntary licensing for intellectual property rights to treat endemic or pandemic infectious diseases in the world population;
Amendment 16 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that agricultural productivity and resilience depend on biodiversity to guarantee the long-term sustainability of our food systems; underlines, furthermore, that much of the present biodiversity has been preserved by farming and forest management as well and is dependent on the continued active management of farmland and forest;
Amendment 28 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the intention of the Commission to develop a new European biodiversity governance framework and to follow an inclusive approach involving civil society in a compliance watchdog role to monitor the implementation of EU environmental legislation; also welcomes its aim to put forward a new initiative in 2021 on sustainable corporate governance to address human rights and environmental due diligence across economic value chains; insists in this regard on the need to elaborate EU legislation for mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence for EU companies, EU- domiciled companies and third-country companies operating in the internal market, imposing legal obligations to identify, cease, prevent and mitigate adverse impacts throughout their supply chains and establishing effective monitoring and enforcement mechanisms;
Amendment 37 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that deforestation and land- grabbing by large corporations has an enormous impact on indigenous peoples and local communities; underlines the importance of sustainable forest management for the health, climate resilience and longevity of forest ecosystems and as the most effective framework tool for the preservation of the multifunctional role of forests including maintaining and improving forest biodiversity; calls on businesses to recognise their rights and to ensure their effective participation in decision-making regarding their lands, in accordance with the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct;
Amendment 7 #
2020/2215(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. ReaffirmBelieves that sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) areis grounded in human rights, areis a fundamental elements of human dignity, and remain crucial to achieving gender equality, and remains committed to the promotion, protection and fulfilment of all human rights and to the full and effective implementation Beijing Platform for Action and the Programme of Action of the ICPD and the outcomes of their review conferences in the EU’s external action and development, as such and remains committed to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), in this context;
Amendment 17 #
2020/2215(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Believes that to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly goals 3 and 5 and their associated targets, it is necessary to be committed to the established framework of the Agenda 2030, notably in the context of sexual and reproductive health care;
Amendment 19 #
2020/2215(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Notes that women’s economic and social empowerment, including their access to education, health and employment, as crucial for sustainable development and growth;
Amendment 21 #
2020/2215(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the immediate elimination of harmful practices such as female genital mutilation (FGM) and early and forced child marriage; is extremely concerned that more than 200 million girls and women worldwide have been forced to undergo FGM; and that due to the COVID-19 pandemic the delay or interruption of community outreach programmes and education on harmful practices globally is estimated to lead 2 million more cases of FGM and 13 million more child marriages over the next decade compared to pre-pandemic estimates; calls for full access to physical and psychological care by interculturally sensitive and trained personnel;
Amendment 28 #
2020/2215(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls for zero tolerance for sexual and gender-based violence, including trafficking, female genital mutilation and child, early and forced marriage, forced abortion, sex-selective abortion, sexual and reproductive exploitation, as well as sexual enslavement through religious coercion;
Amendment 32 #
2020/2215(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Condemns any violations of SRHRsexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, including failures to provide access to comprehensive, age appropriate, evidence based sexuality education (CSE), family planning services and maternal healthcare;
Amendment 41 #
2020/2215(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Insists that CSE programmes are important as they provide age-appropriate information about puberty, the menstrual cycle, pregnancy and childbirth; recalls the role of non-governmental organisations as service providers and advocates for SRHR; underlines that CSE programmes help prevent early pregnancy and marriage, which lead to girls dropping out of school;
Amendment 53 #
2020/2215(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that safe and legal abortionaccessible sexual and reproductive health care is anchored in women’s health and rights; warns about the worrying backlash on women’s rights over their bodies in bothand calls to support women’s rights, through strengthening access to sexual and reproductive health care for women and girls, free from coercion, violence, discrimination and abuse in developing countries and the EU; stresses the need for the full implementation of the Maputo Protocol, especially Article 14 where appropriate;
Amendment 64 #
2020/2215(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for the Gender Action Plan III to give more prominence to its SRHR thematic policy area given the tremendous impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women and girls in developing countries in line with the Beijing Platform for Action and the Programme of Action of the ICPD and the outcomes of their review conferences;
Amendment 71 #
2020/2215(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the EU to secure adequate and well-targeted funding for SRHRsexual and reproductive health care, in its development cooperation policy stresses the importance of a continuous structural dialogue with developing countries in order to achieve sustainable solutions in the protection and fulfilment of women rights;
Amendment 81 #
2020/2215(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises that SRHRsexual and reproductive health care services should be gender-responsive, rights-based, youth- friendly and available to all, regardless of age or marital status, including during conflicts and disasters;
Amendment 92 #
2020/2215(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Reiterates its call onthat both parties of the new agreement between the EU and the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States toshall commit to the promotion, protection and fulfilment of SRHR free from discrimination, coercion and violence and to the full implementation of the International Conference on Population and Development’s Programme of Actionfull and effective implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action and the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the outcomes of their review conferences and shall commit to sexual and reproductive health and rights, in this context;
Amendment 99 #
2020/2215(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls that asylum seekers and refugees arewomen and girls, especially in conflict affected areas are extremely exposed too often victims ofsexual exploitation, human traffickingers, and forced prostitution; insists that access to SRHR that they have a very limited access health care, including sexual and reproductive health care, therefore these populations is critical for y need special, targeted support, with otheir survivalvulnerable groups.
Amendment 107 #
2020/2215(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls for ensuring that women can be empowered to fully avail of their human and legal rights, including access to legal status including through birth registration, inheritance rights for women and girls for property and access to land, capital and micro-finances; stresses that such economic empowerment can impact positively on their capability to fully exercises their rights in all domains.
Amendment 39 #
2020/2134(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that in the next few years climate change will create more environmental migrants from developing countries, and that in order to better protect their human rights, environmental refugee status needs international recognitionaggravate existing vulnerabilities and will increase the displacement of people, and that in order to better protect their human rights, more targeted and more effective implementation of the relevant EU instruments is crucial; as well as the increase of the actions under the NDICI which contribute to climate change and mitigation as stressed in the European Parliament first reading position on the NDICI, adopted in its legislative resolution of 27 March 2019 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and the Council establishing the NDICI (P8_TA(2019)0298);
Amendment 54 #
2020/2134(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Deems that the introduction of binding EU legislation on business due diligence can help improve the defence of human rights and compliance with environmental standards in the fight against climate change in developing countries; calls on the Commission to continue working towards the approval of the UN binding treaty for transnational corporations on human rights;
Amendment 64 #
2020/2134(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Invites the Commission to do more to protect human rights defenders, environmental activists and notably local organisations engaged in the fight against climate change in developing countries.addressing the vulnerabilities aggravated by the climate change in developing countries , if they face unfounded legal actions or discrimination due to their activities in the field of environment protection;
Amendment 19 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that the due to the COVID- 19 pandemic the small and medium-sized enterprises face a distressing situation, and their support and the creation of favourable market environment is an outmost interest of the Union;
Amendment 32 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that the rights to an effective remedy and fair trial are basic human rights enshrined in Article 8 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), Article 2(3) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), as well as in Articles 6 and 13 of the ECHR and Article 47 of the Charter; stresses that the Union, as part of its commitment to promote, protect and fulfil human rights worldwide, must promote the rights of victims of business-related human rights violations and abusesviolations of internationally legally binding human rights rooted in human dignity that amount to criminal offences in third countries, in line with Directives 2011/36/EU1 , and 2012/29/EU2 of the European Parliament and of the Council; _________________ 1 Directive 2011/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2002/629/JHA (OJ L 101, 15.4.2011, p. 1). 2 Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA (OJ L 315, 14.11.2012, p. 57).
Amendment 36 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) highlight the duty of states to protect against human rights abuseviolations within their territories, jurisdictions, or both, by third parties, including businesses; further emphasises that, independently of the ability and willingness of states to fulfil their human rights obligations, businesses have the responsibility to respect internationally legally binding human rights wherever they operate and to address adverse human rights impactviolations with which they arhave connecmmitted, including by enabling providing remedies to victims;
Amendment 40 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to apply a human rights-based approach to the future legislation which shall be designed, implemented, monitored and evaluated with high transparency and respecting the core human rights principles of transparency and access to information, inclusion and non-discrimination with a special focus on the most vulnerable;
Amendment 48 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Points out that corruption in the context of judicial proceedings can have a devastating effect on the lawful administration of justice and judicial integrity, and intrinsically violate the fundamental right to a fair trial, the right to due process and the victim’s right to effective redress; stresses that corruption generally leads to systematic abuseviolation of human rights in the business context, for example, by preventing individuals from fairly accessing goods and services that states are obliged to proviensure in order to meet their human rights obligations, by encouraging wrongful acquisition or appropriation by businesses of land, or by granting licences or concessions to businesses in the extractive sector;
Amendment 49 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that all human rights should be covered by the future legislation; considers that emphasis should be placed on workers and trade union rights, women, children or, indigenous people and minority rights; stresses that full alignment with existing legal obligations and standards at European and international level should be sought; is of the opinion that the legislation should address all types of human rights abusesbusiness-related violations of internationally legally binding human rights rooted in human dignity;
Amendment 55 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Regrets that despite attempts by European companies to implement their corporate responsibility policies to respect human rights, and various polices and laws in place to encourage or require due diligence across different Member States, only 37% of businesses are currently undertaking due diligence in their supply chains and only 16% cover the entire value chain; stresses that protection of internationally legally binding human rights and prevention of business-related abuses and violations cannot be achieved with current policies and that binding Union legislation is necessary to bridge this gap;
Amendment 58 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that corporations and investors are calling for mandatory human rights due diligence at Union level, to harmonise standards, and secure a global level playing field and greater legal and business certainty; stresses that any regulatory requirements need to be sufficiently clear for companies to be able to comply with those requirements and know how to avoid sanctions, and due diligence legislation should ensure competitive advantage for European companies in the short and medium term;
Amendment 66 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the Commission to propose Union mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence legislation imposing legal obligations on Union companies and companies domiciled or operating in the Union internal market and establishing effective monitoring, enforcement and remedy mechanisms; stresses that the legislation should focus on the first tier of the supply chain (T1) outside the EU;
Amendment 72 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is of the opinion that the new legislation should apply to all sectors, to all types of enterprises, whether public or private, and of all size across the Union; without jeopardising the competitiveness of Union enterprises, with special regard to small and medium-sized enterprises; considers that the focus should be placed on the risks;
Amendment 77 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recommends that due diligence as required by Union legislation be extended to all potential or actual adverse impacts which the company has or may have caused, contributed to or with which it may bviolations of internationally legally binding human rights which the company has or may have directly linkcaused; this extends to, but is not limited to, abuseviolations across the entire value chain, including the parent undertaking, all subsidiaries, direct and indirect suppliers and subcontractors or other business partners;
Amendment 81 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recommends that Union legislation cover all companies and all sectors, including state-owned enterprises, the bankingand provide spector and financial institutions, including the European Investment Bankial exemptions for SMEs in order to avoid disproportionate administrative and regulatory burdens on these small businesses;
Amendment 84 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Is of the opinion that the future legislation should establish mandatory and effective corporate due diligence processes reserving competitive advantage for European companies, covering companies’ activities and their business relationships, including their supply and subcontracting chains;
Amendment 89 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that all human rights are universal, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated and should be promoted and implemented in a fair and equitable manner; recommends that due diligence obligations should apply to all business- related violations of internationally legally binding human rights abuses;
Amendment 96 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recommends that Union mandatory due diligence legislation be adopted to require companies to identify and address their impacts with reference to all internationally recognised human rights including, as a minimum, those encompassed by the UDHR, all nine core international human rights treaties bearing in mind that not every Member State has ratified all the nine treaties, the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work and all fundamental ILO conventions, as well as the ECHR and ICESCR, which are binding on Council of Europe member states and also bind Member States as a result of Union law and the common constitutional traditions of the Member States;
Amendment 102 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Expresses the opinion that the future legislation should establish a comprehensive, transparent, coherent system of liability that includes administrative, civil and criminal liability, and a sanctioning mechanism to enforce compliance with the new legislation and ensure enforcement, including through penalties and sanctions of all nature and stresses that regulatory requirements need to be sufficiently clear for companies to be able to comply with those requirements and know how to avoid sanctions;
Amendment 111 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Notes that the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Human Rights Council have stated that climate change has an adverse impact on the full and effective enjoyment of human rights; underlines that the member states of the United Nations have an obligation to respect human rights when addressing adverse impacts of climate change; points out that the Supreme Court of the Netherlands has confirmed that Articles 2 and 8 of the ECHR impose a positive obligation for State Parties to take appropriate measures to prevent dangerous climate change; insists that climate change mitigation and adaptation in line with the Paris Agreement’s temperature goals must form part of businesses’ human rights and environmental due diligence obligations under the legislation;
Amendment 113 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that access to effective remedy is crucialdue diligence legislation should ensure competitive advantage for Union companies in the short and medium term; considers that the legislation should oblige companies to have an effective grievance mechanism that should be transparent, accessible, predictable, safe, trustworthy and accountable; considers, in addition, that such mechanism should provide for effective judicial remedies to victims of human rights violations, environmental damage and corruption abuses, individually and through collective actions; believes that special protectionfair legal procedures should be provided to human rights defenders and its lawyers;
Amendment 122 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Notes that some businesses are accused of profiting from or even complicity in war crimes and crimes against humanity due to their own activity or that of their business partners in conflict-affected areas or to their business relationships with state- or non-state actors involved in conflicts globally; Recommends that, in order to prevent substantial risks of grave violations of internationally legally binding human rights abuses and serious breaches of international law, the scope of due diligence under Union legislation be extended to breaches of international criminal law and international humanitarian law in which businesses may be implicated;
Amendment 131 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Recommends that, requirements for corporate mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence be grounded in the principle of corporate responsibility to respect universal human rights as articulated by the UNGPs; businesses should avoid infringing human rights and address adverse human rights impacts with which they are directly or indirectly connected, entailthem in case of violations, having in prlactice that they should have in place an embedded human rightse a specific policy, a human rights due diligence process and appropriate and adequate measures to facilitate access to effective remedies for business-related violations of internationally legally binding human rights abuses, including at company level, and other grievance mechanisms;
Amendment 147 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Stresses that universal human rights impacts can be specific to certain rights holders and vulnerable groups due to intersecting factors such as agender, sex, ethnicity, religion, social and employment status, migrant or refugee status, exposure to conflict or violence or other factors; this must be reflected in the due diligence processes, including the human rights impact assessment phase and remedy procedures;
Amendment 154 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Notes that the risk of business- related human rights adverse impactviolations does not always depend on the size of the company; insists that the scope of due diligence obligations must be based on the risk of adverse impactviolations and must be specific to the country and sector of activity; recalls that according to the UNGPs, three factors should be taken into account in assessing the severity of business impacts on human rights: the scale of the impact, the scope of the impact and whether the impact is irremediable;
Amendment 162 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Notes that human right riskviolations are context-specific and that, to accurately assess human rights risks, prevent, mitigate and remedy adverse impactthese violations, businesses should include in their analysis, in addition to information from employees, right-holders, affected communities and workers’ representatives, information from reliable independent expert sources, for which transparency is key; stresses in this regard, the key role of national human rights institutions, NGOs human rights oversight bodies such as the United Nations, ILO and Council of Europe, OSCE supervisory mechanisms, and the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights as relevant sources of information and reporting;
Amendment 167 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Notes that in order to assess human rights riskviolations, independent and non- ideological monitoring of human rights impacts and working conditions in supply chains is essential, in particular by means of monitoring, which has workers and affected communities at its core and fully involves relevant stakeholders;
Amendment 186 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Notes that rights holders primarily affected by business-related human rights abuseviolations often lack adequate access to information about their rights and about how they are given effect in domestic legislative systems, and have difficulty accessing state agencies and organisations concerned with protection and enforcement of their rights; recommends that the legislation encourage businesses to engage with all affected and potentially affected stakeholders, with their representatives, or both, including workers’ representatives, at all stages of the due diligence process, from development to monitoring and evaluation, in a timely and meaningful manner;
Amendment 192 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Subheading 6
Subheading 6
Protection of whistle-blowers, human rights, human dignity and environmental defenders
Amendment 196 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Suggests that the companies establish effective alert mechanisms; through recourse to such mechanisms any interested party, including trade unions, consumers, journalists, civil society organisations, including Churches and faith based organisations, lawyers, and human rights and environmental defenders, or members of the public, should be able to warn the company of adverse impacts and human rights violations;
Amendment 204 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Highlights the fact that, as recalled by the UNGPs, states have the duty to ensure, through judicial, administrative, legislative or other appropriate means, that those affected by business-related internationally legally binding human rights abuseviolations have access to an effective remedy; Rrecommends that the legislation makes specific reference to this obligation in line with the United Nations Basic Principles and Guidelines on the Rights to Remedy and Reparation for Victims of Gross Violations of International Human Rights Law and Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law;
Amendment 218 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Insists that access to evidence and time limitations can be major practical and procedural barriers faced by victims of human rights abuseviolations in third countries, obstructing their access to effective legal remedies; stresses that that the burden of proof should be shifted from the victims to the company and that the legislation must require companies to disclose all necessary information for interested parties to engage in judicial proceedings and for victims to access remedies;
Amendment 224 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. Recommends that the legislation establishes guidance regarding the elements of an effective, fair and equitable operational grievance mechanism, with a view to defining appropriate measures to prevent harm, including providing adequate access to remedies; stresses that it is necessary to clarify the precise scope of the jurisdiction of the courts of the Member States in remedies;
Amendment 231 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 47
Paragraph 47
47. Calls for measures to ensure that Union due diligence legislation is adequately monitored and enforced by national and Union bodies with appropriate duties and powers in accordance with their respective competences; such bodies should have competence to investigate abuseviolations, initiate enforcement actions and to support victims, for instance through legal advice, technical support and representation;
Amendment 240 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 49
Paragraph 49
49. Stresses that criminal law and criminal justice are indispensables ultima ratio instruments might be necessary means of human rights protection against severe human rights violations;
Amendment 246 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 51
Paragraph 51
51. Recommends that the legislation include criminal liability provisions for companies and directors and management that are held responsible in the event of the most severe violations of universal human rights.
Amendment 124 #
2020/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Underlines the need to support family farms and local small- and medium-size enterprises notably in the agro-industrial sector, in order to increase food security and resilience;
Amendment 204 #
2020/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the need to catch up on routine immunisation programmes as soon as possible and to provide adequate funding for initiatives such as Gavi, the vaccine Alliance, and CEPI, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations; calls on the Commission to ensure that the EU global response to the COVID-19 pandemic does not undermine EU funding for other vital health programmes, including the Minimum Initial Services Package for sexual and reproductive health and programmes targeting the health of women and pregnant women; urges all countries and the Commission to continue to provide health care services related to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) as well as routine immunisation services, while ensuring the safety of communities and health workers;
Amendment 328 #
2020/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls for enforced empowerment of local communities and for engagement in humanitarian and development actions with local civil society including, churches, faith-based organisations and other local representatives;
Amendment 3 #
2020/2116(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reaffirms that the right to migrate is a human right; calls on the Commission to promote development and humanitarian policies that protect the human and social rights of all migrantspeople, including IDPs and vulnerable groups such as women and girls in conflict affected regions, disabled, elderly people , wherever EU action is deployed and irrespective of their legal status;
Amendment 5 #
2020/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15
Citation 15
Amendment 7 #
2020/2116(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that EU development cooperation must have as its main objective the reduction and eradication of poverty and that it must be based on partner countries’ development agendas, following a needs and rights-based approach, , and not on EU domestic interestscalls for strong regional cooperation and involvement of local partners in the joint programming;
Amendment 17 #
2020/2116(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Takes note of the EU’s New Pact on Migration and Asylum; expresses its regret that the proposed measures are insufficient to ensure respect for migrants’ human rights and is especially worried about the externalisation of EU border management and migration controlstablish a sustainable asylum system, strongly based on cooperation on return and readmission and to ensure respect for human rights and notes that the return and local resettlement of IDPs must be prioritised and supported to grant their rights to stay in their homeland;
Amendment 17 #
2020/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 31 a (new)
Citation 31 a (new)
- having regard to European Parliament resolution of 25 November 2020 on improving development effectiveness and the efficiency of aid (2019/2184(INI))
Amendment 23 #
2020/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas migration is a global phenomenon amplified by globalisation, rising conflicts, inequalities, and climate disruption; whereas gradual, normative development within the modern international human rights framework of the rights of migrants, independently of their legal status, represents a source of progress and collective pride for humanity; whereas migrants and lack of security; whereas women and girls, elderly and disabled people remain, however, among the most vulnerable groups worldwide and continue to face violations of their rights; whereas migration continues to be for many individuals a human journey marred by suffering, discrimination and violence; whereas the European Union, as a historic region of both emigration and immigration and as a community united by founding values of human dignity, freedom and human rights, has a particular duty to respect, protect and promote thehuman rights of migrantsall people, notably in its external dealings;
Amendment 28 #
2020/2116(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Insists on the need for humanitarian corridors and safe and legal migration pathways from neighbouring and developing coCalls on the Commission for more efficient conflict management, in cooperation with local actors, insists on the need for humanitarian corridors to the nearest safe destination, in the case of armed conflicts and natural disasters, and calls for addressing the humanitarian needs at local level and for providing assistance for people voluntaries into the EU; ly returning to their place of origin;
Amendment 29 #
2020/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas only by addressing the root causes of migration - such as poverty, food and nutrition security, unemployment, instability and the lack of security in third countries of origin of illegal mass migration - we can solve the challenge of illegal migration;
Amendment 33 #
2020/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Commission communication of 7 June 2016 on establishing a new Partnership Framework with third countries under the European Agenda on Migration, which builds on the GAMM principles, stresses that migration issues are at the top of the EU’s external relations priorities; whereas this framework calls for intensified cooperation with third countries, through ‘partnerships’ aiming at ensuring cooperation on migration management, in effectively preventing irregular migration and readmitting irregular migrants, including with positive and negative incentives stemming from different policy elements within EU competence, including neighbourhood, development aidssistance, trade, mobility, energy, security and digital policies, all leveraged towards the same objective;
Amendment 37 #
2020/2116(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. ReiteraNotes that newither development assistance nor bilateral or multilateral partnerships with developing countries must be conditional on cooperation on migration policiesout strong cooperation on return and readmission policies there is no possibility to establish a sustainably asylum system in Europe, and notes that young people are the most valuable resource of developing countries in Africa, therefore it is the interest of partner countries to ensure that these people can return to their country of origin;
Amendment 46 #
2020/2116(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Expresses its deep concern about the possible misuse of development funds for border control purposes, including those of the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa (EUTF), and the suspected human rights violations linked to the EUTF in Libya, Ethiopia and NigerAcknowledges that EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa (EUTF) is a flexible and effective tool of addressing root causes of migration as lack of security, unemployment, lack of education and poverty, expresses its concern about the possible misuse of development funds and calls for investigations any cases where the possibility of misuse of EU funds occurs, including validly proofed human rights violations;
Amendment 53 #
2020/2116(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Deplores the lack of transparency of the EUTF and the fact that Parliament is not involv's role is limited in its scrutiny; calls on the Commission to comprehensively review the implementation of the EUTF to ensure that it falls in line with development and humanitarian objectives, by acknowledging that the financial architecture and coordination of the Trust Funds highly contributed to the application of nexus-approach in fragile settings;
Amendment 59 #
2020/2116(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Reiterates that the NDICI budget dedicated to migration should be used to address the root causes of migration and not to control migratory flows or fundto improve human security also with facilitating peacekeeping and conflict management, better border control at the external border management.
Amendment 59 #
2020/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that these obligations require not only the abstract recognition of the applicability of the relevant standards, but also an appropriate operationalisation through detailed and specific instruments that allow for effective protection in practice as well as through a human rights-based approach to the entire migration policy cycle, from formulation to adoption, implementation and evaluation;
Amendment 104 #
2020/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to ensure transparent ex ante risk assessments, performed by independent agencies, on the impact of any formal, informal or financial EU cooperation with third countries on the rights of migrants and refugees; calls on the Commission to set implementation guidelines for EU agencies and Member States before entering into cooperation with third countries; calls in this respect for particular vigilance in relation to countries which are experiencing ongoing or frozen conflicts and face increased risks of human rights violations;
Amendment 147 #
2020/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 161 #
2020/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes with concern the increasing recourse since 2016 to enhanced conditionality betweethat European development cooperation and migration management, including return and readmission; stresses, however, that according to Article 208 TFEU the primary objective of Union development cooperation policy shall be the reduction and, in the long term, the eradication of poverty; calls, therefore, on the Commission to ensure that policies on development cooperation do not contravene the principles enshrined in Article 208 TFEU; stresses that the use of development cooperation as an incentive for migration management undermines meaningful action on the needs of people in developing countries, the rights of refugees and migrants, and their potential impact on regional migration patterns and contribution to local economies, and thus also undermines a wide range of rights stemming from the Sustainable Development Goalspublic investments should promote eradicating poverty, climate and environmental action, economic and trade policies and addressing illegal migration, and should also be fully aligned with the principles of universal human rights, democracy and good governance;
Amendment 170 #
2020/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Calls for the EU to address the root causes of migration, such as poverty, food and nutrition security, unemployment, instability and the lack of security in third countries of origin of illegal mass migration; the focus should also be on assisting the development of stable institutions to promote sustainable societal development in these states;
Amendment 171 #
2020/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16 b. Considers that the EU needs to help third countries to offer a perspective of future for young generations constituting the active work force of their own countries, so that people do not start the dangerous journey towards Europe, risking their own and their children's lives;
Amendment 178 #
2020/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 16 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Notes that EU development cooperation must be aligned with sustainable development goals, also in the context of gender related actions;
Amendment 183 #
2020/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Notes that a complete, public overview of EU funding to third countries to facilitate cooperation on migration issues remains unavailable; calls on the Commission to provide improved transparency, including by establishing a clear overview of the fundsall instruments within the EU budget used to finance cooperation with third countries in the field of migration management across all its financial instruments and their implementation, including information on the amount, purpose and source of funding as well as detailed information on any other potential support measures provided by EU agencies such as the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, in order to ensure that Parliament can efficiently perform its institutional role of scrutiny of the implementation of the EU budget;
Amendment 188 #
2020/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses the importance of allocating a substantial share of future EU funding in the field of migration to civil society groups in third countries for providing assistance and for the protection and monitoring of the rights of migrants, and of ensur, assist the creation of decent life for people ing that a significant part of EU funding is earmarked for the improvement of human rights, international proteceir home countries for providing health care, education, and the future perspective of refugeessupporting job creation;
Amendment 197 #
2020/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Notes that the possibilities of mainstreaming migration policy in EU external policy are significantly broadened by the inclusion of migration in the thematic, geographical and rapid response component of the proposed Neighbourhood, Development, International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI); notes with concern, however, that through the ‘rapid response’ component, cooperation with third countries on migration management can be funded without the need for the Commission to publish any programming documents or consult civil society actors, and without the involvement of Parliament, including in the framework of the ‘Migration Preparedness and Crisis Blueprint’, which lacks mechanisms to assess the possible adverse impact of such interventions; insists in this regard on the need to ensure that the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework is accompanied by a robust human rights framework for the identification, implementation and monitoring of future migration cooperation programmesthat a non-programmed, flexible facility in the NDICI will be necessary to provide swift, effective and targeted response to emerging challenges as natural disasters, armed conflicts and mass migration;
Amendment 206 #
2020/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Believes that Parliament must make full use of its powers of implementation, scrutiny and budgetary control and ensure that EU funding decisions and related allocations comply with the Union’s principles of legality and sound financial management, in line with the EU’s Financial Regulation;
Amendment 208 #
2020/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 216 #
2020/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls for the EU and its Member States to pursue a migration policy that fully reflects the human rights of migrantrefugees as enshrined in both international and regional law; calls on the EEAS, the Commission and the Member States to engage with third countries on the rightto address the root causes of migrantstion as an integral dimension of the EU’s human rights policy; insists that the human rights and migration nexus be adequately covered within the framework of bilateral EU human rights dialogues with the relevant countriesdevelopment policy; calls on the EU Delegations in those countries to monitor closely the rights of migrantsrefugees and internally displaced people, particularly in countries of transit; insists on the proactive engagement of the EU in countries where human rights defenders and civil society organisations, including those who are protecting the lives of migrants and asylum seekers who are at risk, are under threat or are being criminalised for developing partner countries with civil society organisations, as CSOs, churches, FBOs and other organisations with humanitarian, education and human rights protection activities, including those who are protecting the lives of people in need, notably refugees, women and girls in armed conflicts, elderly and disabled people and otheir legitimate workmarginalised groups;
Amendment 221 #
2020/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 228 #
2020/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Believes that the EU must take a leading role in supporting policy and normative developments in relation to the rights of migransustainable development and policy dialogue on universal human rights in multilateral fora; calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide financial and political support for the relevantincrease the efficiency of implementation of development funding, and urge to provide more visibility and accountability for EU funding for international and regional bodies, including NGOs, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and UNRWA, as well the OHCHR and the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants;
Amendment 7 #
2020/2098(REG)
Proposal for a decision
Citation -1 (new)
Citation -1 (new)
-1 having regard to Parliament's roles, functions and competences laid down in the Treaties,
Amendment 8 #
2020/2098(REG)
Proposal for a decision
Citation -1 a (new)
Citation -1 a (new)
-1a having regard to the primary obligation of the institutions of the European Union to safeguard the rule of law also in their own functioning,
Amendment 9 #
2020/2098(REG)
Proposal for a decision
Citation -1 b (new)
Citation -1 b (new)
-1b having regard to the rights of persons with disabilities and to the European Parliament resolution of 7 July 2016 on the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, with special regard to the Concluding Observations of the UN CRPD Committee1a ; _________________ 1a OJ C 101, 16.3.2018, p. 138.
Amendment 12 #
2020/2098(REG)
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Takes note of the temporary measures adopted by its President and its governing bodies in order to cope with such extraordinary circumstances; underlines that those measures were needed to guarantee the continuity of Parliament’s business, which is required by the Treaties, allowing Parliament to carry out its legislative, budgetary and political control functions during the crisis;
Amendment 14 #
2020/2098(REG)
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recognises that those temporary measures were fully justified and ensured the validity of all votes taken during their period of applicatione motive and necessity of those temporary measures were tackling the circumstances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic;
Amendment 15 #
2020/2098(REG)
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Expresses its desire to restore Parliament's full operation in compliance with its own rules, as laid down in the Treaties;
Amendment 22 #
2020/2098(REG)
Title XIII a (new) – rule 237 a (new)
Amendment 29 #
2020/2098(REG)
Title XIII a (new) – rule 237 b (new)
Amendment 35 #
2020/2098(REG)
Title XIII a (new) – rule 237 c (new)
Amendment 38 #
2020/2098(REG)
Title XIII a (new) – rule 237 d (new)
Rule 237d Holding of the plenary session in separate meeting rooms Where the President decides in accordance with Rule 237a(3), point (c), to allow a plenary session of Parliament to be held in whole or in part in more than one meeting room, including, where appropriate, the hemicycle, the following rules shall apply: – the meeting rooms used in this context shall be considered to collectively constitute the Chamber; – the President may, if necessary, determine the manner in which the respective meeting rooms can be used, in order to ensure that physical distancing requirements are respected.
Amendment 40 #
2020/2098(REG)
Title XIII a (new) – rule 237 e (new)
Rule 237e Parliamentary business during a period of extraordinary circumstances 1. Without delay after the adoption of a decision by the President under Rule 237a(2), the Conference of Presidents shall identify those activities which are essential and urgent for Parliament during the period of extraordinary circumstances referred to in Rule 237a(1), taking into account the opinion of the Conference of Committee Chairs. Those activities shall include measures that need to be taken with regard to the extraordinary circumstances, to budgetary matters, to urgent legislative procedures, or to major political events. 2. During the period of validity of a decision adopted under Rule 237a(2), the parliamentary business conducted in part- sessions and committee meetings shall be limited to the consideration and adoption of measures identified as essential and urgent by the Conference of Presidents taking into account the opinion of the Conference of Committee Chairs in accordance with paragraph 1. 3. Within two months after the adoption or modification of the rules regarding extraordinary circumstances under Title XIIIa, the President of the European Parliament shall initiate the procedure of Article 263 TFEU to review the legality of the modification of the Rules of Procedure and ensure that the modification is in line with the principle of the rule of law and democracy.
Amendment 42 #
2020/2098(REG)
Title XIII a (new) – rule 237 f (new)
Rule 237f Members with disabilities The European Parliament, to the best of its capabilities, shall ensure reasonable accommodation for Members with disabilities and their staff in the course of operating under extraordinary circumstances described in this Title.
Amendment 19 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas, in the absence of relevant provisions in the Financial Regulation at the moment of the decision to create four EUTFs, the European Parliament was not consulted on the establishment of an extra-budgetary instruments;
Amendment 20 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas given that the European Development Fund (EDF) contributed to the Africa and Bekou EUTFs, the Parliament was not involved at all in setting-up of these two EUTFs; whereas the European Parliament’s possible involvement was limited to an objection to the draft implementing decisions on constitutive agreements on the Madad and Colombia EUTFs;
Amendment 27 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas the Constitutive Agreement on EU Trust Funds clearly put border management projects in Libya within the scope of the mandate of the EUTF as well as the regulation of the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI). The Constitutive Agreement of the EUTF clearly states that the Trust Fund will finance activities that contribute to improving migration management in all its aspects in line with the Global Approach on Migration and Mobility, including containing and preventing irregular migration and fight against trafficking of human beings;
Amendment 30 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas, the Member States’ contributions to the FRT are not voluntary but based on the GNI contribution key and included in relevant Commission’s decisions; whereas these contributions are directly included in the Union budget as external assigned revenue pursuant to Art.21(2)(b) of the Financial Regulation; whereas in the case of the EUTFs, Member States’ contributions are not integrated into the Union’s budget pursuant to Art. 187(6) of the Financial Regulation;
Amendment 32 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the establishment of both the EUTFs and the Facility for refugees in Turkey (FRT) have been justified by the need for a flexible and swift reaction not possible under the classical institutional framework; whereas the extra-budgetary instruments such as the EUTFs, as well as extraordinary tools such as the FRT, pose challenges with respect to democratic accountability, including the role of the European Parliament and also the integrity of the EU budget; whereas, when setting- up a Union Trust Fund, the European Commission has to justify its value added, visibility, complementarity with other EU financing instrument and alignment with policy objectives;
Amendment 48 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas European Court of Auditors recommended to the Commission in its special reports on the EUTFs to improve donor coordination (BEKOU), remove weaknesses in implementation, increase efficiency and focused actions (EUTF for Africa) and deliver better value for money(FRT);
Amendment 57 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Recalls that while for the first tranche of the FRT, IPAII contributions represented 52,4%, Humanitarian Aid 46,6%, Instrument contributing to Security and Peace 0,7% and the Development Cooperation Instrument 0,3%, for the second tranche, IPA II contribution represents 64,5%and Humanitarian Aid 35,5%;
Amendment 59 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Notes that (by the end of 2020), 36,6% of the FRT first tranche allocation has been implemented through direct management and 63,4% through indirect management (of which over four fifths by international organisations); further notes that for the second tranche, direct management represented 32,1% (100% by the European Commission) and indirect management 67,9% (with three fourths by international organisations);
Amendment 60 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Further notes that international organisations have been the biggest implementing actors of the EUTFs (36,8%), ahead of the European Commission (35,7%), Member States Agencies (24,2%) and Public Service bodies (3,4%);
Amendment 72 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Strongly urges that invitations to board meetings take into account the official calendar of the European Parliament and that all relevant information and documents to be discussed at the board meetings be provided well ahead of the meetings in order to enable the active participation of Members and staff of the Secretariat;
Amendment 75 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the Commission’s efforts to closely monitor and evaluate interventions, and to generate knowledge about the activities of the EUTFs and of the FRT, through a dedicated set of reports; hails these efforts to achieve greater transparency by publishing relevant data on the web pages of the EUTFs and the FRT; notes that information on the involvement of civil society organisations (CSOs) were made available in the Annual Report of 2019 and 2020 of the EUTF for Africa; regrets, nevertheless, that information on the involvement of local civil society organisations are limited due to the low transparency of subcontracting levels; where possible, such information should be broken down at project level and shall always take into account the protection of confidential and commercially sensitive information;
Amendment 89 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Amendment 102 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that the Madad EUTF has proven its added value in response to the crisis and for the EU in terms of higher external visibility and clout, increased control, coordination and leverage of funds from various sources, as compared to national level or other international channels; notes that its spending was aligned with the legal bases or the Union instruments used; Regrets the conflict in Syria continues, and needs of the Syrian refugees, unable to return to Syria to their home country in the foreseeable future, and needs of their host communities’ in terms of longer-term integration and employment, still require EU and international long-term assistance and secure their capacity of longer-term integration and employment in a cohesive way with the host communities, points out that the conflict-prone areas in Syria do not permit long term reconstruction to take place;
Amendment 103 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Notes that the Mid-Term Strategic Evaluation report from October 2018 concluded that the Madad Trust Fund has been “large and cost-effective, reaching a large number of beneficiaries at acomparatively low cost”, that it has “allowed the EU to operate flexibly;
Amendment 137 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the generally strong degree of local ownership, the involvement of local authorities and civil society organisations (CSOs) in projects supported by the EUTF for Africa; hails the extensive consultations, with base line studies carried out to identify priority needs;
Amendment 138 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Notes that one of the key objectives of the EUTF for Africa - as determined in its Constitutive Agreement - is addressing the root causes of migration, in particular by promoting resilience, economic and equal opportunities, security and development and addressing human rights abuses;
Amendment 147 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Acknowledges that border security is essential for the stability of African partner countries and the EU must support partnercountries to improve border security, to tackle illegal migration flows, smuggling and human trafficking;
Amendment 161 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 9 a (new)
Subheading 9 a (new)
Points out that Turkey hosts the largest refugee population in the world, with more than 3 million registered refugees from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan;
Amendment 180 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Stresses the importance of transition from humanitarian relief to development cooperation and calls on the Commission to develop and implement a transition strategy, with the final objective of handing over both humanitarian and non-humanitarian activities to the national authorities;
Amendment 231 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Highlights Commission’s assurances that the 2020 extensions of the Bekou, Madad, Africa and Colombia Trust Funds sought to ensure a continued legal basis for payments of commitments made under the previous MFF 2014- 2020, and that no new commitments to the EUTFs be made under NDICI or IPA III;
Amendment 258 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Is confident that the NDICI-Global Europe will allow for increased flexibility and responsiveness, allowing it to continue the activities of the existing Trust Funds and thereby safeguard the unity of the Union budget; believes that the allocation of funding to the tasks taken over by NDICI-Global Europe from the Trust Funds needs to be done efficiently;
Amendment 265 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. In the event of greater needs in the MFF 2021-2027, advocates increasing the NDICI-Global Europe envelope through a revision of the MFF and the NDICI-Global Europe regulations, or a strengthening of the relevant NDICI-Global Europe budget lines with contributions in the form of external assigned revenue; stresses that, should nevertheless a need for a duly justified new Trust Fund nevertheless arise, itarise, following an outbreak of a major crisis, a sudden change in international relations requiring a major EU financial response, or the need to pool resources with third countries which would not be feasible under the co-legislated instruments, insists that Parliament must be fully involved from the very outset;
Amendment 288 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Amendment 289 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 b (new)
Paragraph 32 b (new)
32 b. Calls on the Commission to examine the possibilities to involve third country partners in joint initiatives and financing of addressing of common challenges such as migration, forced displacement, climate change, empowerment of women and protection of vulnerable groups;
Amendment 290 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 c (new)
Paragraph 32 c (new)
32 c. Calls on the Commission to prioritise investments in education and job creation to provide possibilities to people in partnercountries to engage in local income generating activities;
Amendment 291 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 d (new)
Paragraph 32 d (new)
32 d. Expects the Commission to address ongoing or future crises and potential reconstruction needs with a more efficient and targeted manner through utilising the existing ways and other means possible under the current Financial Regulation in close and coordinated cooperation with Member States and other EU institutions as ‘Team Europe’, and with like-minded international partners and donors;
Amendment 2 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
— having regard to the European Consensus on Development and the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular Goals 1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 13,
Amendment 51 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas poverty and inequality should be understood in a wide sense that includes deprivation of access to vital resources of all kinds, and access to education, as well as discrimination, which reduces possible life choices and adaptation capabilities; whereas women, children, elderly people, persons with disabilities and, indigenous peoples and religious communities are often subject to discrimination;
Amendment 70 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas women suffer disproportionately from the impacts of climate change, owing not least to the agricultural tasks they carry out but also to the discrimination they suffer in terms of access to land and services, participation in decision-making and respect when embarking on activities traditionally dominated by men; whereas women are also strongly over-representedface specific difficulties among people displaced for reasons related to climate change;
Amendment 81 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic drastically increases vulnerabilities in developing countries both through its direct impact on public health and through its many deepening economic effectsby aggravating already existing economic vulnerabilities ; whereas both the pandemic and climate change are eroding public finances while at the same time increasing financing needs, including for social protection and services;
Amendment 86 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the governments of developing countries must lead efforts to reduce vulnerabilities, increase resilience and strengthen support capacities, but countries being primary responsible for the increase of global greenhouse gas emissions, and the EU, its Member States and other developed and emerging countries must radically scale up their actions in line with their commitments, given that the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere that are causing climate change were emitted almost exclusively by them, their emissions remain totally dominant, they possess badly needed resources for effective climate action, and they have made important commitments in this respect; whereas, for all these reasons, the EU, its Member States and other developed and emerging countries have a moral obligation to do much more;
Amendment 93 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas developing countries’ poor budgetary discipline and payments on their debts drainlimit their capacities to deal with the climate and other crises and to support their most vulnerable populations; whereasincrease the resilience of vulnerable populations against climate shocks; whereas consideration of international efforts to prevent debt distress and enable orderly debt workout must therefore be intensified;
Amendment 96 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas knowledge and technology transfer should facilitate the transition of developing countries to a green economy, by considering the economic and social impacts of the change, and by preserving competitiveness of developing economies on the global stage;
Amendment 103 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas adaptation action should mainly focus on the most vulnerable and should include increasing the resilience of their dwellings, and the infrastructure they depend on, to extreme weather events, improving their food and water security, helping subsistence farmers to adaptsupporting farmers in the adaptation of their agricultural methods to changes in rainfall and temperature patterns, and helping poor people in increasingly uninhabitable areas toproviding assistance for people in need to establish decent life condition and to have decent work to contribute to their local re- settlement;
Amendment 104 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas due to the impact of climate change on agriculture the EU must promote sustainable and productive dryland agro-ecosystems through forming model farms, implementing landscape approaches, supporting both exchanges of farmers’ experiences, and farmers’ field schools, and providing training in the framework of EU development cooperation notably in the Sahel region and in other desertification affected areas;
Amendment 146 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that populations of Small Island Developing States are particularly exposed to impacts of climate change and that their challenges therefore require a special assessment, and increased building of resilience against climate- related shocks;
Amendment 162 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 2
Paragraph 2 – indent 2
- the reduction of general vulnerability through poverty and inequality reduction, as well as addressing specific vulnerabilities to impacts of climate change resulting, for example, from the locations of dwellings and the bases of livelihoods,knowledge transfer regarding resilience building, early- warning, disaster prevention and management, rural and urban planning;
Amendment 177 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 4
Paragraph 2 – indent 4
- affirming and seeking widespread, binding recognition that migrationrecognising that climate change can be one of the root causes of migration and that it is becoming ever more necessary as part of the responsto increase local resilience to the impacts of climate change, and proposing international arrangements for managing climate migration,;
Amendment 235 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for the addressing of structural economic vulnerabilities of developing countries exacerbating the vulnerabilities to climate change, with inclusion of local small and medium size enterprises;
Amendment 241 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for climate-related EU gender funding to be scaled up and for urgent gender-based climate action focused on womenaction focused on vulnerable groups such as children, women, elderly and disabled people to be established in the design and implementation of preparedness, mitigation and adaptation programmes;
Amendment 246 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Expresses its support to young people and recognises their valuable contribution in raising global awareness of climate change and the need to empower younger generations; underlines the importance of intercultural dialogue with migrants and refugepeople from developing countries in order to raise awareness of climate change and also to combat all racist and discriminatory practices against migrantethnic and religious minorities and against vulnerable groups, including women and girls in conflict zones, elderly and disabled people, and other marginalised groups;
Amendment 254 #
2020/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for a common and coordinated international response led by the EU aimed at making progress in the implementation of recognition, protection and support measures for people who are compelled to move within and between countries in the context of disasters and the adverse effects of climate change; encourages the Union to analyse and adopt new approaches, considering examples of regulation at regional level such as the Kampala Convention, and to promote the incorporation of, inter alia, the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement into the domestic laws of EU Member States and of third states through bilateral and regional agreementsaddressing of root causes of forced displacement, including climate change, and securing of right of people to stay in their homeland by assisting them in creating decent living and work conditions as well as providing them with essential social services such as education and healthcare;
Amendment 264 #
2020/2042(INI)
9a. Calls on the Commission to establish effective and sustainable return and readmission policies in the EU’s multilateral agreements, notably in the new ACP-EU partnership agreement;
Amendment 8 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
Citation 16 a (new)
Amendment 26 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the global environment is becoming more complex and uncertain, with a rise in conflict notably religious intolerance and attacks on minorities and geopolitical rivalry and more frequent and severe natural disasters, notably in developing countries, which affect the most vulnerable; whereas this highlights the need for strengthened multilateralism and continuous efforts to increase the effectiveness and impact of European aid;
Amendment 43 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the EU together with its Member States, as the world’s biggest donor of official development assistance (ODA), amounting to EUR 74.4 billion in 2018 and representing almost 57 % of all ODA worldwide, is committed to promoting effective development cooperation geared towards ending all forms of poverty and inequality, and to supporting its development partners in realising the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development;
Amendment 47 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas the study “Effective Development Cooperation - Does the EU deliver?: Detailed Analysis of EU Performance” points to a decreased alignment of EU Member States and EU institutions to the effectiveness principles and related indicators, in particular predictability, use of indicators drawn from partner country owned results frameworks, using partner country public financial management systems and commitment to involve partner governments in project evaluations, and transparent reporting;
Amendment 57 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas although the EU institutions and Member States, local and regional authorities as well as international organisations and civil society organisations have a large stock of data and expertise in the field of development, it remains insufficiently shared; whereas it should be made more accessible and should be used in policy- making;
Amendment 74 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas aid policies that foster equality are proven to be more effective in achieving SDG's goal, notably fighting poverty and promoting education;
Amendment 99 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that the principles of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (GPEDC) are built on important and enduring lessons from past development strategies and practices, including both successes and failures, and that these principles remain important expressions of multilateral cooperation and coordination which the EU is committed to upholding; ; calls on the Commission to use its membership in the GPEDC and the OECD-DAC and its voice in international fora and in the governance structures of the IFIs to further strengthen the effectiveness principles and encourage adherence to them and implementation of them in all forms of development cooperation and by all actors involved in development cooperation;
Amendment 101 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Recognises that effective development cooperation cannot be delivered through EU cooperation alone and can only be truly effective if all development actors collaborate; expresses concern that, when other actors do not respect and implement the effectiveness principles in their cooperation programmes, the resulting fragmentation and bypassing of partner country systems reduces the effectiveness and impact of assistance overall as a collateral, including EU assistance;
Amendment 103 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to publish, at least biannually, a report on the progress of the EU institutions and Member States on improving(including their development agencies and local and regional authorities active in development cooperation) are advancing on aid effectiveness in the planning and implementation of European development cooperation and assistance measured against a seaid in relation to the achievement of commonly agreed targets and policy objectives, notably the SDGs, and including progress towards the alignment of policy objectives and the harmonisation of procedures, in particular with regard to joint programming, joint implementation and joint results frameworks; calls on the Commission to present this progress report to the European Parliament;
Amendment 119 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that in view of the future implementation of the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI), joint programming by the EU, its Members States and EU development financing partners should build upon the aid effectiveness principles; believes that the EU should collectively set strategic priorities and identify investment needs/gaps in the pre-programming phase and subsequently look at ways to optimise the range of modalities in the EU institutions’ toolbox, including grants, budget support grants and EIB loans, as well as financing from the Member States; calls on the EU institutions and Member States, accordingly, to share evidence and experience about the kinds of development interventions that tend to be successful and those that have failed, proved difficult to implement or not produced the intended impactCommission to ensure that the programming and implementation of these modalities is co-ordinated, strategically aligned with partner countries priorities and processes and focussed on delivering outcomes and impacts that are transformational for achieving the SDGs in the specific context of each partner country;
Amendment 125 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls on EU institutions and Member States and other public and non- governmental actors active in development cooperation to share evidence and experience about what kind of development interventions tend to be successful and which ones have failed, proved difficult to implement or did not produce the intended impact;
Amendment 134 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that the use of results- based approaches is critical for the EU’s partner countries and is a fundamental element of their capacity to deliver the SDGs for their citizens; calls on the EU and its Member States to support and use partner countries’ own national results- measuring frameworks and their monitoring and statistical systems, and to involve all relevant actors: local authorities; national parliaments; civil society, including NGOs, diasporas, churches, religious associations and communities, faith-based organisations, social movements and trade unions, indigenous peoples and foundations, and the representation of vulnerable, disabled, discriminated and marginalised people; and the private sector;
Amendment 142 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for the EU and its Member States to enhance their commitment to transparent data flows through continuous investment in data visualisation, statistical reporting and the publication of open data, the application of international standards such as IATI (the International Aid Transparency Initiative Standard), and by regularly updating and developing the EU Aid Explorer;
Amendment 145 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls upon the EU and its Member States to enhance alignment of their assistance to the effectiveness principles and related indicators, in particular predictability, use of indicators drawn from partner country owned results frameworks, using partner country public financial management systems and commitment to involve partner governments in project evaluations, and transparent reporting;
Amendment 146 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Calls upon Member states to streamline, to a greater extent, their assistance with common European aid objectives in order to improve the effectiveness of EU development policy as a whole;
Amendment 150 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Supports a catalytic approach, building on decentralised and bottom-up needs assessments and programming, in strong collaboration with local communities and organisations, which is informed by a thorough analysis of the situation in each partner country; encourages South-South and triangular cooperation;
Amendment 154 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Supports the need for a catalytic approach, building on decentralised and bottom-up needs assessments and programming, which is informed by a thorough analysis of the situation in each partner country; encourages South-South and triangular cooperation; including at sub-national levels;
Amendment 167 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Calls upon the Commission and the Member States for development aid policies to align with objective of gender equality so that women’s empowerment is actually achieved thus improving aid efficiency;
Amendment 191 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Calls on the Commission to establish a network of and engage with reliable non-governmental partners, as local civil organisation, churches, faith- based organisations and specialised Member State agencies for the implementation of smaller scale projects;
Amendment 195 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13 b. Calls on the Commission to put more emphasis on local ownership and application of humanitarian-development nexus approach in protracted crises in order to secure effective addressing of needs at local level;
Amendment 201 #
2019/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates its request that the Council and the Member States set out a clear timeline for reaching the target of raising the ODA budget to 0.7 % of GNI considering the internal and the external economic situation, and that the Commission present a concrete action plan defining how additional resources will be leveraged towards achieving the SDGs;
Amendment 2 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3a (new)
Citation 3a (new)
– having regard to the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights which forbids making the human body and its parts as such a source of financial gain,
Amendment 16 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11
Citation 11
– having regard to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (hereinafter ‘the Istanbul Convention’) of 11 May 2011, but also bearing in mind that not all Member States ratified the text,
Amendment 18 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
– having regard to the Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities and the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages,
Amendment 19 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 b (new)
Citation 11 b (new)
– having regard to the Council of Europe Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine, known as the Oviedo Convention and entered into force on 1 December 1999, which prohibits the use of human body for financial gain,
Amendment 23 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
– having regard to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples,
Amendment 32 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
– having regard to the UN General Assembly's decision of 28 May 2019, designating 22 August as UN International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief,
Amendment 36 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15
Citation 15
– having regard to the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration adopted by the majority of the UN General Assembly on 10 and 11 December 2018, but also bearing in mind that not all Member States accepted the text in the General Assembly,
Amendment 39 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16
Citation 16
– having regard to the Global Compact on Refugees, affirmed by the majority of the UN General Assembly on 17 December 2018, but also bearing in mind that not all Member States accepted the text in the General Assembly,
Amendment 43 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 a (new)
Citation 22 a (new)
– having regard to the EU Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World 2015, condemning all forms of gestational surrogacy,
Amendment 102 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Maintains that all states that adhere to internationally recognized fundamental freedoms as cornerstones of democracy must be at the forefront of spreading good governance practices based on human rights and the rule of law around the world, and of strengthening legal international instruments for protecting human rights; underlines the challenges posed by the use of harmful influences that undermine democratic governance and the values intrinsic to human rights, and thus thwart the positive endeavours of democratic states;
Amendment 135 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the importance of advancing gender equality and women’s rights worldwide; emphasises that, in spite of progress, women and girls continue to suffer discrimination and violence, violence and reproductive exploitation; stresses that many societies still struggle to provide women and girls with equal rights under the law and equal access to education, healthcare, decent work and political and economic representation;
Amendment 157 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Draws attention to instances of persecution and discrimination based on ethnicity, nationality, class, caste, religion, belief, language, sexual orientationgender and age, which remain rife in many countries and societies; is seriously concerned at the increasingly intolerant and hate-filled responses targeting people who are the victims of these human rights violations;
Amendment 171 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that freedom of speech and expression, as well as media pluralism, are at the heart of resilient democratic societies; recalls that media should reflect the plurality, diversity and non- discrimination; the State regulation of broadcast media should not restrict minority rights of persons belonging to national minorities who should have access to broadcast in their own language; condemns media propaganda and misinformation against ethnic and national minorities; urges that the best possible safeguards against disinformation campaigns and hostile propaganda be put in place by developing a legal framework both at EU and international level for tackling hybrid threats, including cyber and information warfare;
Amendment 219 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Strongly supports the work and efforts of the EU Special Representative for Human Rights (EUSR) in protecting and promoting human rights in the world; underlines the important objective within the mandate of the EUSR to enhance the Union’s effectiveness in this area; calls for the renewal and reinforcement of the mandate and position of the Special Envoy on the promotion of FoRB outside the EU;
Amendment 233 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Commits itself to promote greater transparency of democratic processes, particularly of the financing of political and issue-based campaigning by different non-state actors2a; __________________ 2aCouncils Conclusions on Democracy adopted by the Council at its 3720th meeting held on 14 October 2019
Amendment 236 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses the link between the increase in human rights violations and widespread impunity and the lack of accountability in regions and countries devastated by conflicts or marked by politically motivated intimidation, discrimination, harassment and assault, abduction, violent policing, arbitrary arrests and cases of torture, in particular, against members of ethnic, racial, religious, political, or cultural minorities;
Amendment 261 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the initialTakes note of the initial exploratory discussions within the Council regarding the establishment of an possible global EU human rights sanctions mechanism, the so-called ‘Magnitsky List’, allowing for targeted sanctions against individuals complicit in serious human rights violations, while noting that no political decision has been made on this issue;
Amendment 304 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Strongly supports the EU’s strategic engagement for gender equality and its ongoing efforts to improve the human rights situation of women and girls, in line with the 2030 SDGs; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to further contribute to gender equality and girls’ and women’s empowerment by working closely with international organisations and non-EU countries, in order to develop and implement new legal frameworks regarding gender equality, and to eradicate harmful practices targeted at women and girls, such as child marriage and female genital mutilation, as well as forced religious conversion that usually entails abduction, rape and stigmatization;
Amendment 334 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for new EU initiatives to prevent and combat child abuse in the world, to rehabilitate conflict-affected children and to provide them with a sheltered environment in which care and education are fundamental; calls for the EU to initiate an international movement to advocate the rights of the child, and reinforcing the family as the natural context of children’s lives, inter alia by organising an international conference on the protection of children in fragile environments;
Amendment 361 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Welcomes the ratifications of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; reiterates the importance of efficient implementation by both the EU Member States and the EU institutions; stresses, in particular, the importance of non- discrimination and the need to credibly mainstream the principle of universal accessibility and to ensure all the rights of persons with disabilities throughout all relevant EU policies;
Amendment 366 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Amendment 379 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Urges the Commission, the EEAS and the Member States to step up advocacy in relation to FoRB, and to launchto fully implement the EU Guidelines on Freedom of Religion or Belief, and to promote interreligious dialogue with states and representatives of civil society and, churches, religious communities and associations and other faith groups in order to prevent acts of violence, persecution, intolerance and discrimination against persons on the grounds of thought, conscience, religion or belief; calls for the EU to continue to forge alliances and to enhance cooperation with a broad range of countries and regional organisations, in order to deliver positive changenarratives in relation to FoRB; reminds the Council and Commission of the need to adequately support the institutional mandate, capacity and duties of the Special Envoy for the promotion of FoRB outside the EU; calls the Commission, the EEAS and the Member States to promote and protect the fundamental right to conscientious objection, as an expression of Freedom of Religion or Belief;
Amendment 397 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Notes with concern that Christians represent the largest persecuted religious minority in the world; calls on the Commission to aid persecuted Christian communities in need around the world;
Amendment 418 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Reaffirms that the activities of all companies, whether operating domestically or across borders, must be in full compliance with international human rights standards; stresses the need to establish an instrument to regulate, in international human rights law, the activities of transnational corporations and other companies; reminds all countries to implement the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), and calls on those EU Member States that have not yet adopted National Action Plans on Business Rights to do so as early as possible; calls on the private sector, in particular financial, insurance and transport companies, to provide their services to humanitarian actors carrying out relief activities, including territories under EU sanctions, in full compliance with the humanitarian exemptions and exemptions foreseen in EU legislation;
Amendment 459 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Stresses the urgent need to tackle the root causes of migration flows such as wars, conflicts, persecution, networks of illegal migration, trafficking, smuggling and climate change; calls for the external dimension of the refugee crisis to be addressed, including by finding sustainable solutions to conflicts through building cooperation and partnerships with the third countries concerned; insists that the implementation of the Global Compacts on migration and refugees must this context, recognises the refore go hand in hand withlevance of the implementation of the UN’s 2030 Agenda as set out in the Strategic Development Goals, as well asgoing hand in hand with increased investment in developing countries;
Amendment 474 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Stresses that the EU should continue to actively support democratic and effective human rights institutions and civil society in their efforts to promote democratisation in a context-sensitive manner, while takes into account the cultural and national background of the third countries concerned in order to strengthen dialogue and partnership; positively notes, in this context, the European Endowment for Democracy’s consistent engagement in the eastern and southern neighbourhoods of the EU to promote democracy and respect for fundamental rights and freedoms; recalls that the experience gained and the lessons learned from transitions to democracy in the framework of the enlargement and neighbourhood policies could make a positive contribution to the identification of best practices that could be used to support and consolidate other democratisation processes worldwide;
Amendment 485 #
2019/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Reiterates its positive view of the EU’s continued support for electoral processes and its provision of electoral assistance and support to domestic observers; welcomes and fully supports, in this context, the work of the European Parliament’s Democracy Support and Election Coordination Group; recalls the importance of proper follow-up to the reports and recommendations of the election observation missions as a way of enhancing their impact and strengthening the EU’s support for democratic standards in the countries concerned; urges to follow-up the cases of atrocities against ethnic and national minorities representatives during the electoral process, encourage governments to guarantee quota places for minority representation, thereby ensuring democratic elections in the countries;
Amendment 9 #
2019/0226M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – indent 3
Paragraph 3 – indent 3
– fostering local economic development and strengthening coastal communities dependent on marine resources and extremely affected by climate change;
Amendment 12 #
2019/0226M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Notes that fishery activities are important job generating activities for coastal communities and contribute to the reduction of the unemployment and facilitate access to decent work.
Amendment 14 #
2019/0226M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Notes that landlocked countries like Mali, importing more than 40% of its fishery import from Senegal, are depending on the fishery export of Senegal and the Senegalese export contributes to the nutrition of the land-locked countries.
Amendment 17 #
2019/0226M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Notes that more than one fifth of the Senegalese export goes to the landlocked countries notably to Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger and it contributes to the economic integration of the African continent.
Amendment 4 #
2019/0099(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
The Committee on Development calls on the Committee on International Trade, as the committee responsible, to propose rejection of the Council drafrecommend approval of the draft Council decision on the accession of Solomon Islands to the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part.
Amendment 6 #
2019/0090M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls for fostering local economic development and strengthening coastal communities dependent on marine resources;
Amendment 12 #
2019/0090M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Insist that this agreement should be adapted to Guinea-Bissau's needs and priorities;
Amendment 13 #
2019/0090M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recommends measures to ensure that sectoral support complements and conforms to other programmes financed by different donoother international partners in Guinea- Bissau in order to avoid duplication of funding.
Amendment 5 #
2019/0078M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – indent 1
Paragraph 3 – indent 1
- promoting the transition to a sustainable blue economy in line with SDG 14, by supporting small-scale local fisheries, the modernisation of port infrastructure and the position of women, who play an important part in marketing and processing;
Amendment 13 #
2019/0078M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – indent 2 a (new)
Paragraph 3 – indent 2 a (new)
- fostering local economic development and strengthening coastal communities dependent on marine resources;
Amendment 15 #
2019/0078M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – indent 4
Paragraph 3 – indent 4
- stepping up monitoring, control and surveillance of fisheries, thus preventing illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing; , notably by improving governance, capacity building and training on this matter;
Amendment 19 #
2019/0078M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Insists that this agreement should be adapted to Cape Verde’s needs and priorities, notably those outlined in the Cape Verde’s Blue Economy Plan;
Amendment 22 #
2019/0078M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recommends that this agreement be brought into line with other programmes, financed by other donors such as the Worldinternational partners such as the FAO, the World Bank or the African Development Bank.
Amendment 1 #
2018/2656(RSP)
Citation 1 a (new)
– having regard to the Interim Report of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Heiner Bielefeldt, addressed to the UN General Assembly and focused on means to eliminate religious intolerance and discrimination in the workplace1a, _________________ 1a http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/ Religion/A.69.261.pdf.
Amendment 42 #
2018/2656(RSP)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas respecting the human right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion implies that the ethos of corporations run by Faith Based Organisations(FBOs) should be respected and protected, not imposing requirements upon them that contradict or undermine their core values and ethical principles; but it also implies the entitlement by FBOs to require their workers and service providers to respect and not undermine their core values and ethical principles and don’t harm them in their labour or professional activities;
Amendment 111 #
2018/2656(RSP)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Is of the opinion that transnational corporations should refrain from financing or engaging in activities, commercial or non-commercial, that might fuel radicalism or extremism, in particular when it entails the manipulation of a religious creed; and from any direct or indirect support to any group promoting, advocating or justifying violence;
Amendment 53 #
2018/2084(INI)
4. Is concerned, in the above context, that bilateral and plurilateral trade agreements could lead to the fragmentation of international trade policy and thus undermine the role of the WTO; calls, therefore, for the EU and its Member States to make additional effortscalls, therefore, for the democratic operation of the WTO to be restored and for it to conce again place the WTO at the centre oftinue operating effectively in global trade governance;
Amendment 55 #
2018/2084(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 4 #
2018/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas an estimated 1.1 billion people worldwide cannot officially prove their identity including birth registration, according to the 2017 update of Identification for Development Global Dataset /ID4D, World Bank/, out of which 78% live in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, whereas this is a major barrier to achieve target 16,9 of the SDGs but also entails an important barrier for being an actor and benefit in the digital environment;
Amendment 14 #
2018/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas digital literacy and skills are key enablers for tackling inequalitiessocial and personal improvement and progress, promoting entrepreneurship and building strong digital economies;
Amendment 15 #
2018/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas digitalisation should also help improve the delivery of humanitarian relief and resilience, disaster risk prevention and transitional support, linking humanitarian aid and development aid in fragile and conflict-affected contexts;
Amendment 30 #
2018/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates the huge potential of digital technology and services in the achievement of the SDGs, and recalls that any digital strategy must be fully in line with and contribute to the realisation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, notably SDG 4 on quality education, SDG 5 on achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls, SDG 8 on decent work and economic growth, and SDG 9 on industry, innovation and infrastructure; recalls that if the SDGs are to be achieved by 2030, a strengthened global, national, regional and local partnership is needed between governmental, scientific, economic, religious and civil society actors;
Amendment 71 #
2018/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Deplores the persistent digital divides across gender, geography, age, and income within each country; insists, therefore, that international development cooperation should use digital technologies for greater promotion and inclusion of persons disadvantaged groupor vulnerable situations;
Amendment 75 #
2018/2083(INI)
10. Calls for increased efforts to address the challenges of digital exclusion through education and training on essential digital skills and initiatives to facilitate the use of ICTappropriate use of ICTs in accordance with their age, personal situation and background, including elderly people and persons with disabilities;
Amendment 85 #
2018/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights the crucial need for deployment of and access to infrastructure, especially in rural and remote areas, that is adequate in coverage, quality, affordability, reliability and security; notes that the main causes hampering connectivity include underdeveloped terrestrial networks, lack of enabling public policies and regulatory frameworks, high taxation of digital products and services, low market competition and absence of an energy grid;
Amendment 105 #
2018/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recalls that MSMEs in developing countries make up the majority of businesses and employ the majority of manufacturing and service sector workers; reiterates that facilitating cross-border e- commerce will have a direct impact on improving livelihoods, fostering higher living standards and boosting economic development; reaffirms the contribution that such endeavours could make to gender equality between male and female, since a great number of these companies are owned and run by women; calls for digitalization to be used also to promote education and capability building for entrepreneurship in developing countries as well as creating a favourable environment for start-ups and innovative companies;
Amendment 113 #
2018/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Points out that ase transformative potential for agriculture, the largest sector of the African economy, agriculturewhich can benefit hugely from digital technologies; highlights that digital platforms and mobile applications can be used in developing countries to informprovide farmers about market priceswith affordable and safe access to information about price and price volatility and link them with potential buyers, as well as to provide practical information about growing methods and market trends, weather information, and warnings and advice about plant pests and animal diseases, hereby enabling to improve their livelihoods and resilience while improving food and nutrition security; encourages the development and implementation of national e-agriculture strategies for sustainable growth;
Amendment 122 #
2018/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that digital technologies such as SMS and mobile phone apps can provide affordable new tools for circulating important information, particularly for poor and isolated people; notes the potential of mobile phone technology, which has advantages including lower access costs due to increasing network coverage, user- friendliness and falling costs of calls and text messages;
Amendment 31 #
2018/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Observes that the efforts of developing countries and increases in ODA will not be sufficient to bridge the funding gap; calls therefore for the creation of innovative funding instruments to bolster national education systems; run by the State or by other institutions, including private and religious ones;
Amendment 40 #
2018/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that basic learning is a prerequisite for skills development and induction into working life, girls’ education is a key lever for achieving the SDGs, for health and well-being and for the establishment of peaceful societies, and that the least developed countries are suffering most from a lack of funding despite the fact that they are the countries where investment generates the greatest human, social, economic and health benefits;
Amendment 43 #
2018/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers therefore that the European Union’s education aid must first cater for two priorities: it must prioritise high-quality, inclusive basic education and provide enhanced support to the Least Developed Countries (LDCs); while respecting parental rights, the access for special education for persons with disabilities, and the cultural background of the society;
Amendment 44 #
2018/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Particularly stresses SDG 4.1, whose aim is a full 12-year primary and secondary education cycle, provided free of charge for all; considers that the condition of being ‘free of charge’ should apply not only to schooling itself but also to what would otherwise be ancillary costs; believes that States should consider scholarship schemes to provide schooling for the most disadvantaged children; instructs the European Union and the Member States, in accordance with SDG 4.1 and Article 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, not to support private, commercial educational establishments financiallyscholarships and related systems that allow children and their parents to freely choose the type of education which is in accordance with their wishes, needs, background and beliefs, including religious and pedagogical;
Amendment 55 #
2018/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls, lastly, for particular attention to be paid to equality between access and quality education for girls and boys in school; recalls the objective that 85% of new European Union programmes should have a gender dimension by 2020;
Amendment 77 #
2018/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Is concerned about the phenomenon of the ‘brain drain’; calls on those Member States that devote too much of their aid to scholarships and the expenses of students from developing countries to reduce it; considers that multiple entry visas would enable these students to update their knowledge and promote circular mobilityo explore and use good practices and experiences such as circular brain mobility, academic and professional exchanges, cooperation with diasporas and others, in order to reduce its potential negative effects in developing countries;
Amendment 83 #
2018/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Notes also the efforts to be made with regard to the recruitment, remuneration, working conditions and initial and in-service training of teachers, as well as the massive investment needed in school infrastructure, in particular to ensure equal access for girlsin rural or underpopulated areas to ensure equal access to education to anyone, without discrimination;
Amendment 106 #
2018/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Considers that assessments of education systems, including education provided by non-State institutions, are a prerequisite for any improvement in the effectiveness of aid; calls on the Commission and Member States to finance research, aggregation of data and reliable, technical, non-discriminatory and independent assessment tools;
Amendment 110 #
2018/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Underlines the obligation of governments to ensure that their people enjoy the right to education; stresses therefore the need for aat any national education plan should be based on significant consultation of key stakeholders, including civil societyparents and families, civil society, private and religious institutions providing educational services, with specific objectives and monitoring mechanisms, continuousregular assessments and inspections, a clear and transparent demarcation of responsibilities, and allocation of resources subject to independent technical monitoring; encourages the adoption of national regulatory frameworks for the establishment and operation of education services in order to promote the wider range of options for families to choose freely the education for their children which better fits with their wishes, needs, background and beliefs, including pedagogical and religious;
Amendment 51 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the CAP’s's objectives as set out in Article 39 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) are still valid and relevant, further goals should be to ensure food safety and sovereignty, and the resilience and sustainability of the EU’s agriculture systems and territories;
Amendment 73 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the CAP, as a sectorial and common policy, should encourage and strengthen the contribution each farmer makes towards meeting environmental challenges including harnessing the potential of circular economy, and should promote the transition towards an agriculture combining economic with environmental performance standards;
Amendment 86 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas greening measures are complex and inefficicould be subject to further improvement;
Amendment 129 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for a CAP that has its top priority- further to its original objectives set out in Article 39 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) - has to enhance sustainable agriculture while it promotes the transition of each European farm towards an undertaking combining economic with environmental performance standards as a priority;
Amendment 175 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for a first pillar, defined at EU level, that recogniszes the importance of direct aid and that includes, as a share of up to 30 % of the pillar budget, a contractual incitement scheme for a transitibringing about benefits that are environmentally and economically sustainable on a long towards an agriculture combining economic with environmental performance standardserm, and for the second pillar the predominance of the non-refundable supports should be ensured and maintained in the next CAP;
Amendment 248 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Asks the Commission to ensure that each imported agricultural product meets the same sanitary and social standards that EU products are held to; asks the Commission to conduct a systematic impact assessment of the provisions regarding the agricultural sector in each trade agreement, and to offer specific strategies to ensure that no agricultural sector will suffer as a result of a trade agreement concluded with a third country also taking into account EU geographical indications.
Amendment 93 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
-1. Observes that it is not justified either socially or economically to use such quantities of plastic products, of such quality, and that if the costs associated with subsequent waste management or with the negative effects of climate change were reflected in the prices of products, in many cases neither the manufacturer nor the consumer would decide to use plastic;
Amendment 104 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that preventing the generation of plastic waste upfront, prioritising reuse of plastic products and boosting our plastics recycling performance are bothall key; calls on all stakeholders to consider the recent Chinese import ban on plastic waste as an opportunity to invest in state-of-the-art recycling capacity in the EU, including from the point of view of environmental and climate change aspects;
Amendment 134 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
5. Observes that, from the point of view of the shift to a circular economy, it is vital to change consumption patterns, to secure widespread recognition of the impact of plastics and other products on the environment, and to develop attitudes and provide education concerning environmental protection;
Amendment 141 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that joint actions by all stakeholders are necessary in order to succeed and achieve an outcome that is advantageous for both the economy and, the environment and the climate; emphasises that converting general concern about plastic waste into public responsibility and behavioural change remains an equally important challenge;
Amendment 191 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to come forward with an update of the essential requirements in the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive, addressing in particular prevention, prioritising reuse, design for circularity and over-packaging;
Amendment 299 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Notes that there is no panacea to address the harmful effects of single-use plastics, and believes that a combination of voluntary and regulatory measures is therefore required to resolve this complex issue, including the issue of changes in consumer behaviour;
Amendment 313 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Takes note of actions already taken in some Member States and therefore supports the Commission in coming forward with a specific legislative framework on gradually reducing the use of single-use plastics with the aim of halting the generation of marine litter in the EU and thereby contributing to the goal of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds;
Amendment 392 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 27 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Observes that biodegradable plastics must be distinguished from non-biodegradable ones in the interests of effective waste management; considers that the Commission should draft legislation to ensure that, once products become waste, it is still possible to establish whether they are biodegradable;
Amendment 8 #
2018/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas consumers make an associative link between brand, product and quality and expect products of the same brand and/or identical in appearance to be identical also in quality whether they are sold in their own country or in another Member State;
Amendment 43 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas consumers make an associative link between brand, product and quality and expect products of the same brand and/or identical in appearance to be identical also in quality whether they are sold in their own country or in another Member State;
Amendment 113 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Welcomes the European Commission's communication titled 'A New Deal for Consumers' of 11 April 2018, regrets however, that the proposed amendment to Article 6 of the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive (UCPD) may not lead to greater legal certainty; Believes that the preferred option should be adding the practice of dual quality to the blacklist of commercial practices which are in all circumstances considered unfair under Annex I of the UCPD;
Amendment 171 #
2018/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Welcomes the European Commission's communication titled 'A New Deal for Consumers' of 11April 2018, regrets however, that the proposed amendment to Article 6 of the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive (UCPD) may not lead to greater legal certainty; believes that the preferred option should be adding the practice of dual quality to the blacklist of commercial practices which are in all circumstances considered unfair under Annex I of the UCPD;
Amendment 30 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The Fund should support the efficient management of migration flows, inter alia by promoting commonhandling of migration flows by Member States, inter alia by providing them sufficient and appropriate means to protect their external borders avoiding irregular migration, but also internal borders in case of temporary reintroduction of border control at internal borders in accordance to the Schengen Borders Code; and to support Member States when they grant international protection to genuine refugees, while protecting public order and national security; the Fund could be also used for promoting jointly agreed measures in the area of asylum, including Member States’ efforts in receiving persons in need of international protection through voluntary resettlement and the non-mandatory transfer of applicants for or beneficiaries of international protection between Member States, supporting integration strategies and a more effective legal migration policy, so as to ensure the Union’s long-term competitiveness and the future of its social modstability and wellbeing of societies and their citizens in Member States, as well and reduce incentives fos long-term competitiveness in the EU, counter irregular migration throughand implement a sustainable return and readmission policy. The Fund should support the strengthening of cooperation with third countries to reinforce management of flows of persons applying for asylum or other forms of international protection, avenues on legal migration, avenues on legal migration in accordance to the needs of each Member State and to counter irregular migration and ensure sustainability of return and effective readmission to third countries. Cooperation with third countries shall be genuinely based on mutual interest.
Amendment 40 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Partnerships and cooperation of the EU and its Member States with third countries are an essential component of Union migration and asylum policyies to ensure that people are not forced to leave their home countries, as well as the adequate management of migratory flows of persons, including those applying for asylum or other forms of international protection. With the aim of replacing the unsafe and irregular arrivals with legal and safe arrival to the territory of the Member States of third-country nationals or stateless persons in need of international protection, expressing responsible and realistic solidarity with countries in regions to which or within which a large number of persons in need of international protection have been displaced by helping to alleviate the pressure on those countries, helping achieve the Union’s migration and asylum policyies' objectives by increasing the Union’s leverage vis-à-vis third countries, and of effectively contributing to globwhile respecting the public order and national security of Member States, and of effectively contributing, jointly or individually, to other international resettlement initiatives by speaking with one voice in international fora and with third countries, the Fund should provide financial incentives to the implementation of the Union Resettlement [and Humanitarian Admission] Framework and to other analogous humanitarian initiatives adopted by Member States, individually or jointly.
Amendment 59 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Specific support measures for returnees in the Member States and in the countries of return can improve conditions of return and enhance their reintegration. Return decisions can involve comprehensive and careful assessments of the situation in the country of origin, including an evaluation of the absorption capacity at the local level. Specific measures and actions supporting countries of origin, and in particular vulnerable people, contribute to ensure the sustainability and effectiveness of returns.
Amendment 77 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) Measures in and in relation to third countries supported through the Fund should complement other actions outside the Union supported through the Union’s external financing instruments. In particular, in implementing such actions, full coherence should be sought with the principles and general objectives of the Union’s external action and foreign and development policy in respect of the country or region in question and the Union international commitments. In relation to the external dimension, the Fund should target support to enhance cooperation with third countries and to reinforce key aspects of migration management in areas of interest to the Union's migration policy.
Amendment 96 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) to contribute to countering irregular migration and ensuring effectiveness and sustainability of return and readmission in third countries for both returnees and countries of origin.
Amendment 99 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The Fund shall be open to third countries for activities in the field of return and readmission in accordance with the conditions laid down in a specific agreement covering the participation of the third country to the Asylum and Migration Fund, which shall be made publicly available, provided that the agreement:
Amendment 142 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall carry out a mid-term and a retrospective evaluation of this Regulation, including the actions implemented under the Fund and the assessment of the impact of returns on Third countries.
Amendment 143 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. The mid-term and the retrospective evaluation shall be carried out in a timely manner to feed into the decision-making process and the result of the evaluation shall be made public and accessible.
Amendment 149 #
Amendment 150 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – point b – indent 2
Annex I – point 1 – point b – indent 2
– 30 40% for legal migration and integratioreintegration into the countries of origin;
Amendment 156 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – point b – indent 3
Annex I – point 1 – point b – indent 3
– 420% for countering irregular migration including returns.
Amendment 158 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 4 a (new)
Annex I – point 4 a (new)
4a. The number of third-country nationals who do not or no longer fulfil the conditions for entry and stay in the territory of the Member State and who are subject to a return decision under national and / or Community law, i.e. an administrative or judicial decision or act, stating or declaring the illegality of stay and imposing an obligation to return, will be taken into account in the area of countering irregular migration including returns.
Amendment 189 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point h
Annex III – point 4 – point h
(h) removal operations, including related measures, in full respects of human rights in accordance with the standards laid down in Union law, with the exception of coercive equipment;
Amendment 192 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point i
Annex III – point 4 – point i
(i) measures to support with a long term approach the returnee’s durable return and reintegration;
Amendment 193 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point j
Annex III – point 4 – point j
(j) facilities and services insupport to third countries in ensuring appropriate temporary accommodation and reception upon arrival, including for unaccompanied minors and other vulnerable groups in line with international standards;
Amendment 194 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point k
Annex III – point 4 – point k
Amendment 196 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point m
Annex III – point 4 – point m
(m) support for and actions in third countries, including on infrastructure, equipment and other measures, provided these contribute to enhancing effective cooperation between third countries and the Union and its Member States on return and readmission.
Amendment 63 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
the programme shall continue to focus on maintaining geographical balance between Member States in respect of the distribution of funds,. The regulation shall refer at least to geographical balance, which may be further defined in the multiannual work programmes.
Amendment 127 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The improvement of governance on environmental, climate change and related clean energy transition matters requires involvement of civil society by raising public awareness, consumer engagement, and broadening of stakeholder involvement, including non-governmental organisations, churches and religious communities in consultation on and implementation of related policies.
Amendment 194 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) to support the development, implementation, monitoring and enforcement of the relevant Union legislation and policy, including by improving governance through enhancing capacities of public and private actors and the involvement of civil society and church and religious communities;
Amendment 342 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 1 – point 1.4
Annex II – point 1 – point 1.4
1.4 Number of projects improving governance through enhancing capacities of public and private actors and the involvement of civil society, churches and religious communities;
Amendment 62 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) IPA III assistance should mainly focus on assisting the IPA beneficiaries to strengthen democratic institutions and the rule of law, reform the judiciary and public administration, respect fundamental rights and promote gender equality between men and women, tolerance, social inclusion and non-discrimination. IPA assistance should continue to support the efforts of the IPA beneficiaries to advance regional, macro- regional and cross-border cooperation as well as territorial development, including through the implementation of Union macro- regional strategies. In addition, IPA assistance should address security, migration and border management, ensuring access to international protection, sharing relevant information, enhancing border control and pursuing common efforts in the fight against irregular migration and, migrant smuggling and trafficking of human beings.
Amendment 64 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) With regard to NDICI assistance, the Union should develop a special relationship with neighbouring countries, aiming to establish an area of prosperity and good neighbourliness, founded on the values of the Union and characterised by close and peaceful relations based on cooperation. This Regulation and the NDICI should therefore support the internal and external aspects of relevant macro-regional strategies with the primary objective of eradicating poverty; they will also be contributing to sustainable development. Those initiatives are strategically important and offer meaningful political frameworks for deepening relations with and among partner countries, based on the principles of mutual accountability, shared ownership and responsibility.
Amendment 82 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point e
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point e
(e) promoting social inclusion and tackling poverty, including by enhancing equal opportunities, equality between men and women, and combating discrimination across borders.
Amendment 85 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) under external cross-border and component 2 and 3 Interreg programmes supported by the Interreg funds, in addition to points (a) and (b): building up mutual trust, in particular by encouraging people- to-people actions, by enhancing sustainable democracy and by supporting civil society actors and their role in reforming processes and democratic transitions;promoting fundamental rights and freedoms in line with and as recognized by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and by supporting civil society organisations and non-state actors, including NGOs, Churches and religious communities and associations, think- tanks and other social groups, and their role in resilience, peacebuilding, reconciliation, reforming processes and democratic transitions and by promoting good governance including fighting against corruption
Amendment 87 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Article 14 – paragraph 5
5. Under external cross-border and component 2 and 3 Interreg programmes the ERDF and, where applicable, the external financing instruments of the Union shall also contribute to the external Interreg-specific objective 'a safer and more secure Europe', in particular by actions in the fields of border crossing management and mobility and migration management, including the protection full respect of the principle of the fundamental rights of migrants.
Amendment 89 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
For the selection of operations, the monitoring committee or, where applicable, the steering committee shall establish and apply criteria and procedures which are public, objective, non- discriminatory and transparent, ensure gender equality between men and women and take account of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the principle of sustainable development and of the Union policy on the environment in accordance with Article 11 and Article 191(1) of the TFEU.
Amendment 21 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the new financing needs resulting from the deterioration of security conditions in the European Union's neighbourhood and the increase in migration flows to the Union are reflected in the mobilisation of new funds; notes that these new challenges must be added to existing sustainable development goals;
Amendment 31 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that the NDICI appears to contain the elements for a more pragmatic implementation of the Union's development cooperation policy and reiterates its position that a single instrument for this policy is necessary and will allow for better cooperation with partner countries and stakeholders;
Amendment 38 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Draws attention to the European Union's international commitments to continually increase its official development assistance to 0.7% of GNI by 2030 and to provide new and additional funding for climate action in developing countries; asserts that these commitments must be properly reflected in MFF 2021-2027;
Amendment 43 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates its support for the integration of the European Development Fund (EDF) in the EU budget, with provision also being made for the total additionality of the funds thus transferred; sStresses the opportunity that the NDICI represents for boosting the development of the sub-Saharan region through a more targeted neighbourhood policy.
Amendment 124 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) In order to ensure that holders of supplementary protection certificates already in force are not deprived of their acquired rights, and that the start of the application of the waiver is determined as objectively as possible, the exception provided for in this Regulation should only apply to certificates that are grantedin the case of which the corresponding basic patent expires on or after a specified date after entry into force, irrespective of when the application for the certificate was first lodged and whether or not the certificate has been granted at the time referred to above. The date specified should allow a reasonable time for applicants and other relevant market players to adjust to the changed legal context and to make appropriate investment and manufacturing location decisions in a timely way. The date should also allow sufficient time for public authorities to put in place appropriate arrangements to receive and publish notifications of the intention to make, and should take due account of pending applications for certificates.
Amendment 215 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) No 469/2009
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. Paragraph 2 shall apply only in the case only of certificates grantedwhere the lawful term of the corresponding basic patent expires on or after [OP: please insert the date of the first day of the third month that follows the month in which this amending Regulation is published in the Official Journal)].; (This amendment applies throughout the text.) Or. en (Article 4 paragraph 5)
Amendment 51 #
2017/2951(RSP)
Paragraph 11
Amendment 16 #
2017/2283(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Ukraine deserves particular praiseacknowledgement for reforms in the areas of energy, health, pensions, education and decentralisation;
Amendment 56 #
2017/2283(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises that the effectiveness of reform implementation is directly linked to the preliminary stages of policymaking and legislation; notes, however, that the policymaking cycle is lacking the essential instrument of public consultation and research-informed decision-making; stresses the need to avoid any influence of election campaign on reforms;
Amendment 87 #
2017/2283(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recalls that the government has committed to further amending the constitution in line with the recommendations of the Venice Commission; urges the speedy adoption of the new electoral code and the law on party financingduring the amending process of legislation take care of respecting the existing minority rights (for example in formulating the draft text of ethno-national policy of Ukraine) and take fully into account the non- discrimination act adopted by Ukraine; urges the speedy adoption of the law on party financing and the new electoral code which has to secure equal possibilities for representation and running for a mandate of candidates of all nationalities living in Ukraine by recreation of constituencies that enable the candidates of national minorities to gain mandate;
Amendment 114 #
2017/2283(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Underlines the need for independent media and media pluralism to ensure the security of media workers and journalists, and calls on not to limit the opportunities of minority language media sources in order to have equal access of citizens of all ethnics to information;
Amendment 118 #
2017/2283(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. WelcomUrges Ukraine’s intention to amend the law on education in line with the recommendations of the Venice Commission to amend the law on education to ensure the respect for rights already exercised of persons belonging to national minorities as enshrined in UN and Council of Europe Conventions and related protocols, non-discrimination of persons belonging to minorities and respect for diversity, in line with the recommendations of the Venice Commission, which has to be fully implemented on the basis of a substantive dialogue with the representatives of persons belonging to national minorities, including legislation to extend the transition period until 2023 and which regulates exemption for private schools;
Amendment 132 #
2017/2283(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Welcomes Ukraine’s economic stabilisation and the progress achieved in implementing the DCFTA; encourages the Commission to support Ukraine in identifying areas that could further foster economic diversification and in prioritising them in the process of implementing the DCFTA; and calls on Ukraine not to take legislation incompatible with DCFTA;
Amendment 149 #
2017/2283(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Praises Ukraine for good cooperation in the energy sector, not least the progress it has made in energy efficiency; points out the need for continued reforms, in particular to complete reform of the gas and electricity market, and to end existing monopolies, which will bring long-term economic benefits to industry and consumers, moreover encourages the Commission to ensure that all of the pipeline projects comply with EU regulation and all projects are examined on the basis of the same conditions;
Amendment 162 #
2017/2283(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Welcomes the immense effortsteps undertaken to modernise Ukraine’s army, while encouraging, nonetheless, reform of the defence industry;
Amendment 29 #
2017/2131(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the efforts taken in recent years to achieve a better reconciliation of work and private life; recalls the Commission's proposal for a directive on work-life balance for parents and carers1 presented in April 2017 and encourages the Hungarian government to contribute to its swift adoption; __________________ 1__________________ 1 COM(2017)0253. COM(2017)0253.
Amendment 33 #
2017/2131(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 48 #
2017/2131(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 61 #
2017/2131(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that violence against women in Hungary, as in all other Member States, is a persistent structural violation of human rights; calls on the Hungarian government to ratify the Istanbul Convention as soon as possible;
Amendment 69 #
2017/2131(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 82 #
2017/2131(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Strongly condemns, in this context,Condemns the ill-treatment and discrimination of Roma women in fields such as access to healthcare;
Amendment 89 #
2017/2131(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 58 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 65 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 153 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission to do all it can to guarantee the competitiveness of European agriculture and to take action to ensure that the excessive application of the precautionary principle does not jeopardise opportunities for farmers.
Amendment 157 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Calls on the Commission to consider changing the unjustifiably rigorous system with regard to illegal substance use and the phasing-out of active substances. Further tightening of the system might result in an increase in the illegal use of preparations, which are authorised in non-EU countries but have been withdrawn in the EU.
Amendment 210 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase the overall transparency of the procedures; but at the same time to allow professional organisations the freedom of the authorising authority.
Amendment 25 #
2017/2116(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the fact that protein crops include not only soybeansa, but also grain and forage legumes, which can be grown in a diverse range of agro-climatic and soil conditions across Europe; notes that protein crops are used for food, in animal feed and as fuel;
Amendment 37 #
2017/2116(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that protein crops have a wide range of environmental benefits, such as being ablethe ability to fix nitrogen from the atmosphere, usrequiring less use of fossil fuel-based fertilisers, improving soil propertiesquality, reducing disease levels and protecting biodiversityfrom continued monocropping, and protecting biodiversity; notes that reducing the use of mineral fertilisers contributes to reducing CO2 emissions coming from the production of fertilisers;
Amendment 72 #
2017/2116(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that the CAP has a decisive impact on farmers’ decisions to grow protein crops and should therefore be used to its full potential; notes that in order to incentivise farmers to grow protein crops this activity must be financially viable;
Amendment 76 #
2017/2116(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 6 – point 1 (new)
(1) Notes that the introduction of a coupled payment for protein crops has contributed to increased production in Member States that apply coupled support;
Amendment 83 #
2017/2116(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that once it has been in force for a few years, useful lessons should be learnt fromtroduced, the ban on the use of plant protection products in ecological focus areas should be revised after the first year of implementation, and the rnecent ban onssary amendments should be made for the usake of pesticides in ecological focus areas;efficiency and simplification.
Amendment 103 #
2017/2116(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights that legumes are an important source of plant-based protein and therefore that they also play an important role in ensuring sustainable and healthy human diets;
Amendment 121 #
2017/2116(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that knowledge dissemination, the exchange of good practices and market development are also sorely in need of investment.; emphasises the importance of local and regional knowledge of soils and suitable legume varieties;
Amendment 122 #
2017/2116(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 12 – point 1 (new)
(1) Stresses the need for innovation and development into management practices and techniques to combat weeds, pests and other factors that may negatively impact crop yield and growth;
Amendment 100 #
2017/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes the trend in mining to turn to lower-grade and deeper resources in Europe, which results in the extraction of more material in order to produce the target metal; highlights that waste originating from the quarrying and mining industries makes up a very large proportion of the total volume of waste produced in the EU (approx.30% in 2012);
Amendment 136 #
2017/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes in this regard the 2016- 2019 Ecodesign work programme, which includes commitments to develop requirements and standards for material efficiency, and urges the Commission to complete this work as a matter of priority; considers that such criteria should be based on robust analyses, focus on areas with clear improvement potential and be enforceable and verifiable by market surveillance authorities; when defining best practices, the use of results of past and ongoing research activities, cutting edge innovations in waste electrical and electronic equipment recycling should be promoted;
Amendment 139 #
2017/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Commission to encourage the recovery of critical raw materials also from mining waste;
Amendment 81 #
2017/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the need to increase the participation of civil society, churches and faith-based organisations in the Africa- EU partnership, promoting the reinforcement of its capacities; supports the various platforms established to make civil society, a key actor in the partnership, particularly the Joint Annual Forum, whose aim is to implement the EU-Africa roadmap;
Amendment 231 #
2017/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Recalls that migration and mobility have an economic, security-related, social, environmental and political impact between and within our continents, and that this challenge must be tackled in a manner which is coordinated between the EU and Africa;coordinated manner between the EU and Africa that aims at maximising the synergies and applying the necessary leverage, using all relevant EU policies, instruments and tools, including development and trade.
Amendment 241 #
2017/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Wishes to see migration and mobilitySees migration and mobility as a pressing issue for both developing and developed countries, because migration is a complex, global, long-lasting phenomenon requiring a carefully designed, balanced, evidence-based and sustainable policy response which shall respect national competences approached as reciprocal development tools for the two continents, with a long-term strategy which takes into account demographic perspectives;
Amendment 2 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that the development assistance from the EU budget needs to be kept at least at the level foreseen in the MFF and maintain its focus on long-term efforts to eradicate poverty; welcomes the phasing out of ODA for middle income countries;
Amendment 11 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that an increase in the investment in access to reproductive health care is necessary to help counter the negative impact of the reinstatement of the Global Gag Rule;
Amendment 20 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that the EU budget is not the adequatean important tool for financing migration policies, as most Member States remain reluctant to launch a common policy in this fieldit may contribute significantly towards efforts to tackle the causes of migration in the countries of origin;
Amendment 29 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that the EU and its Member States must seek to honour their collective commitment, confirmed in 2015, to raise their ODA to 0.7% of their GNI by 2030; calls on the Commission and the Member States to prepare timelines for progressive increases towards this level over the period ending in 2030.
Amendment 9 #
2017/2028(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the EU to comply with the principle of policy coherence for development (Article 208 TFEU) and to not, to contribute to the reinforcement ofreducing corruption, butand to tackle it and fight impunity through its external policiesfight impunity;
Amendment 26 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to define a clear and detailed EU-wide Sustainable Development Goal (SGD) implementation plan with specific targets, deadlintimetables, and methodology for coordination between the EU and its Member States, underpinned by a transparent and robust monitoring, accountability and review framework with the close involvement of Parliament, on the basis of a comprehensive set of indicators covering social, economic and environmental factors;
Amendment 36 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the importance of Official Development Assistance (ODA) as a key instrument for eradicating poverty; calls on the EU and its Member States to recommit without delay to the 0.7 % of the gross national income target and to submit a timeline for gradually increasing ODA in order to reach this targetinforce their ODA/GNI commitments;
Amendment 61 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Takes note of the role of the private sector and local micro enterprises in implementing the 2030 Agenda, in particular its responsibility for transitioning towards sustainable consumption and production patterns in Europe and globally;
Amendment 69 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that ensuring tax justice, transparency, economic growth and increasing Domestic Resources Mobilisation is crucial for financing the 2030 Agenda;
Amendment 76 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines the importance of fair and properly regulatedree trade for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, and urges the EU to frame its trade policy strategy in line with the SDGs;
Amendment 82 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to re-adjust their approach to migration with a view to developing a migration policy in line with the SDG 10 and a positive,facts- and evidence-based narrative on migrants and asylum-seekers;
Amendment 90 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal to establish an EU Multi- Stakeholder Platform, and stresses the need to include civil society and faith-based organisations as an active partner in the entire planning, implementation, monitoring and review process.
Amendment 201 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The Commission, in its reply to the European citizens’ initiative ‘Right2Water’ in 201483 , invited Member States to ensure access to a minimum water supply for all citizens, in accordance with the WHO recommendations. It also committed to continue to "improve access to safe drinking water […] for the whole population through environmental policies"84 . This is in line with UN Sustainable Development Goal 6 and the associated target to "achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all". The concept of equitable access covers a wide array of aspects such as availability (due for instance to geographic reasons, lack of infrastructure or the specific situation of certain parts of the populations), quality, acceptability, or financial affordability. Concerning affordability of water, it is important to recall that, when setting water tariffs in accordance with the principle of recovery of costs set out in Directive 2000/60/EC, Member States may have regard to the variation in the economic and social conditions of the population and may therefore adopt social tariffs or take measures safeguarding populations at a socio-economic disadvantage. This Directive deals, in particular, with the aspects of access to water which are related to quality and availability. To address those aspects, as part of the reply to the European citizens' initiative and to contribute to the implementation of Principle 20 of the European Pillar of Social Rights85 that states that "everyone has the right to access essential services of good quality, including water", Member States should be required to tackle the issue of access to affordable water at national level whilste enjoying somea certain margin of discretion as to the exact type ofprecise nature of the measures to be implemented. This can be done through actions aimed, inter alia, at improvby Member States assessing national situation in order to identify any (geographical, social, ethnic etc.)inequalities ing access to water intended for human consumption for all, for instance with freely accessible fountains in cities, and promoting its use by encouraging the free provision of wdrinking water, and plan their interventions accordingly. The Protocol on Water and Health to the 1992 Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes is a recognized multilateral instrument in the European region, which supports Member Staters intended for human consumption in public buildings and restaurants. _________________ 83 84 achieving national targets related to water and health, including those related to equitable access to drinking water. _________________ 83 COM(2014)177 final COM(2014)177 final 84 COM(2014)177 final, p. 12. COM(2014)177 final, p. 12. 85 Interinstitutional Proclamation on the European Pillar of Social Rights (2017/C 428/09) of 17 November 2017 (OJ C 428, 13.12.2017, p. 10).
Amendment 267 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
3. 'water supplier' shall mean an entity supplyingproviding on average at least 10 m3 3of water intended for human consumption a day as an average.
Amendment 365 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) mapping of the safeguard zones, where those zones have been established in accordance with Article 7(3) of Directive 2000/60/EC, and the protected areas referred to in Article 6 of that Directive;
Amendment 471 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that any failure to meet the parametric values set in accordance with Article 5 islaid down immediately investigated in order to identify the cause.
Amendment 481 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 501 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 206 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4
Article 1 – paragraph 4
Amendment 374 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. A target which is a reduction specified in Article 1(5)(a) on the average specific emissions of CO2 in 2021 or, where a single application is made in respect of a number of connected undertakings, a reduction specified in Article 1(5)(a) on the average of those undertakings’ average specific emissions of CO2 in 2021.
Amendment 539 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A a (new)
Annex I – part A a (new)
Aa For a manufacturer that has been granted a derogation with regard to a specific emissions target from 2030 onwards, the derogation target shall be calculated as follows: Derogation target from 2030 = WLTPCO2 ・(1-[reduction factor2030]) Where: WLTPCO2: Is the average specific emissions of CO2 in 2021 determined in accordance with Annex XXI to Regulation 2017/1151 without including CO2 saving resulting from the application of Articles 5 and 11 of this Regulation. Reduction factor 2030: Is the reduction specified in Article 1(5)(a).
Amendment 5 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10
Citation 10
— having regard to Regulation (EU) No 233/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2014 establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation (DCI) for the period 2014-20204 , _________________ 4 OJ L 77 15.3.2014, p. 44. and to Regulation (EU) No 230/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2014 establishing an instrument contributing to stability and peace,
Amendment 6 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
- having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2015/323 of 2 March 2015 on the financial regulation applicable to the 11th European Development Fund and to Declaration I of the Cotonou Agreement (“Joint Declaration on the actors of the partnership”),
Amendment 7 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 b (new)
Citation 10 b (new)
- having regard to Article 187.2 of the Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (“the Financial Regulation”),
Amendment 9 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14
Citation 14
— having regard to the European Union’s Human Rights Guidelines, including the European Union Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders, and the EU Guidelines on the promotion and protection of religion or belief, adopted by the Council on 24 June 2013,
Amendment 29 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas CSOs as well as Churches and religious associations or communities, have become important players in global development assistance, particularly in the delivery of social services, public awareness, the promotion of democracy, human rights and good governance, of peaceful and inclusive societies, in fostering the resilience of persons, families and local communities, countering violent extremism, and the response to humanitarian crises;
Amendment 32 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas as recognised by international organisations in their protocols and practices, churches, religious communities and associations as well as other organisations based on religion or belief are among the frontline and long-standing operational field actors in the provision of development and humanitarian assistance,
Amendment 47 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas human rights are universal and inalienable, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated; whereas civil society’s ability to act relies on the exercise of, in particular, three following fundamental freedoms, namelyrights and freedoms: the right to freedom of association, freedom of peaceful assembly and freedom of express, freedom of expression and freedom of thought, conscience and religion;
Amendment 80 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Encourages the EU to develop Guidelines and monitoring tools on freedom of peaceful assembly and freedom of association, and to effectively implement the existing EU Guidelines, in particular the Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders and the Guidelines on the promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief;
Amendment 82 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Encourages the EU to adopt Guidelines on partnership with Churches and Faith-based Organisations and Religious Leaders in cooperation for development, based on the existing experience of international organisations and programmes (such as UNICEF, World Bank, WHO or the UNDP), and good practices in EU Member States and abroad;
Amendment 83 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Recalls that civil society plays an important role in promoting freedom of thought, conscience and religion and that the EU will make clear its full support for these efforts according to para. 46 of the Guidelines on the promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief; in this context, in view of the evaluation of the implementation of these Guidelines, it encourages the EU to launch a consultation with all relevant stakeholders, including civil society, as well as churches and religious associations or communities in accordance with Article 17 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;
Amendment 108 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the EU to monitor counter-terrorism measures as well as aspects of anti-money laundering and transparency legislation and take action to ensure that they do not pose illegitimate limits on the funding and activities of civil society organisations; in this context, reiterates that the recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) shall not be interpreted and applied in a way that unduly restricts civil society space;
Amendment 149 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Requests the competent EU services, in particular DG DEVCO, to fully implement EU legislation that considers Churches and religious associations or communities as eligible for receiving EU funds for development projects; furthermore, reiterates that applications for funding by these entities should be processed without further requirements that may give rise to discrimination against such actors;
Amendment 157 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Invites the EU Special Representative for Human Rights and the EU Special Envoy for the promotion of freedom of religion or belief outside the EU to report annually to the European Parliament on cases of restrictions on civil society, as well as on Churches and religious associations or communities, and on the progress made in this regard;
Amendment 31 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas the implementation of the legal framework on the protection of minorities needs to be fully ensured, notably in the areas of education, use of language, access to media and religious services in minority language, and adequate political representation of national minorities at local, regional and national levels;
Amendment 210 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines that the legislative and institutional framework for observance of international human rights law is in place; stresses that consistent implementation across the whole country is needed; notes that further sustained efforts are needed to improve the situation of persons belonging to vulnerable groups, including persons with disabilities, and persons with HIV/AIDS and LGBTI persons;
Amendment 42 #
2016/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Is of the view that considering the relevance and potential impacts of industry related disasters, the risks posed to human health, natural environment and property, further safeguards need to be added to grant European citizens a safe and sound disaster prevention and management system based on risk- sharing, the stepped-up responsibility of industrial operators and the polluter pays principle;
Amendment 51 #
2016/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. In the context of a review of the ELD, restates its preference for mandatory financial security for operators; calls on the Commission to assess differentiated maximum liability thresholds for activities and to come forward with proposals to supplement this with an EU-wide fund or an insurance-based risk sharing facility designed to address remediation costs beyond the mandatory financial security;
Amendment 52 #
2016/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Draws attention to the European Commission feasibility study on the concept of an EU-wide industrial disaster risk sharing facility1a and emphasizes the necessity of performing further analysis and a deeper feasibility study on the key legal and financial issues; _________________ 1a Study to explore the feasibility of creating a fund to cover environmental liability and losses occurring from industrial accidents, Final Report, European Commission, DG ENV, 17 April 2013.
Amendment 54 #
2016/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Encourages Member States to take measures to accelerate the development of financial security instruments and markets by the appropriate economic and financial operators, including financial mechanisms in case of insolvency, with the aim of enabling operators to use financial guarantees to cover their responsibilities;
Amendment 1 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
- having regard to the Special Report by the European Court of Auditors entitled ‘Combating Food Waste: an opportunity for the EU to improve the resource-efficiency of the food supply chain’ of 10 November 2016,
Amendment 35 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas food is lost or wasted at all steps of the supplyfood chain, including production, processing, transport, storage, retail, marketing and consumption chain; whereas estimates from the FUSIONS project indicate that the sectors contributing the most to food waste within the EU are households and processing, accounting for up to 53 %, and processing, accounting for up to 19 %10; _________________ 10 FUSIONS, Estimates of European food waste levels, March 2016.
Amendment 45 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas a targeted measure, tailored to the operators and the step in the chain, is more appropriate to combating food waste, as the problems encountered are not the same across the board;
Amendment 55 #
2016/2223(INI)
F. whereas there is no common consistent definition of ‘food waste’ nor a common methodology for measuring food waste at Union level yet, which makes it difficult to compare different datasets and to measure progress in reducing food waste; whereas in the FUSIONS project, food wasdifficulties associated was defined as ‘any food, and inedible parts of food, removed from the food supply chain to be recovered or disposed (including composted, crops ploughed in/not harvested, anaerobic digestion, bio-energy productiith collecting full, reliable and harmonised data are an additional obstacle in evaluating food waste in the EU; whereas there is no common, co- generation, incineration, disposal to sewer, landfill or discarded to sea)’11; _________________ 11FUSIONS Definitional Framework for Food Waste, 3 July 2014.nsistent definition of the concept of ‘loss’ either, nor a common methodology for measuring it at Union level;
Amendment 72 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the waste management hierarchy established by the Waste Framework Directive12 (prevention, preparing for re-use, recycling, recovery and disposal) cannot be applied in full to food waste; whereas currently there is no specific hierarchy for the management of unconsumed food at EU level; whereas prevention ought to be the priority measure in combating food waste; _________________ 12 Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3).
Amendment 77 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas date marking on food products is poorly understood; whereas ‘best before’ labelling indicates the date after which an item of food may still be eaten but may not be at its best in terms of quality, and ‘use by’ labelling indicates the date after which an item of food is no longer safe to eat; whereas not even half of EU citizens understand the meaning of ‘best before’ and ‘use by’ labelling14; whereas the use of these concepts and the understanding of them vary from one Member State to another, but also, for the same product, vary between different producers, processors and distributors; _________________ 14 Flash Eurobarometer 425, ‘Food waste and date marking’, September 2015.
Amendment 81 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Takes the view that the greatest barrier in the EU to the delivery of still edible surplus food to those in need - and this is the second level of the food-wasting hierarchy - is the shortage, or sometimes complete lack, of capacity in the distribution channel; notes that charitable organisations and state- or local government-run social work bodies do not have enough material or human resources to transport and distribute the still edible food offered for charitable purposes; notes that this is true in particular of the most disadvantaged regions;
Amendment 87 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the donation of unsold food along the entire supplyfood chain leads to considerable reductions in food waste, while helping people in need of food;
Amendment 87 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Notes that, under the EU's food aid programme (FEAD), it is also possible for material resources allocated to the programme to be used for the delivery of surplus food to its destination; recommends, in the light of the above, that, when implementing FEAD, resources available under the programme be reallocated for the delivery of surplus food; notes that by reallocating resources - according to a previous model drawn up by European charitable organisations - the value of the food delivered to the most in need could be increased 14 times as compared with the current utilisation of the FEAD programme;
Amendment 89 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas getting consumable surplus food to those in need is hindered by a bottleneck in the capacity of the distribution channel, or sometimes the complete lack of capacity of that channel; whereas charitable organisations and institutions performing social work and maintained by the State or local authorities do not have sufficient financial and human resources to be able to transport and distribute consumable food offered for charitable purposes; this is especially true of the most disadvantaged regions;
Amendment 90 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas European funds facilitate the donation of food, such as the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD), which enables finance to be provided for, among other necessities, storage and transport infrastructure for food donation bodies; whereas not enough use is made of these means by the Member States;
Amendment 93 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas the European Commission is currently working on a clarification of European legislation on donations;
Amendment 95 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas countrimany Member States, such as Italy or France, have adopted legislation that facilitates food donation by excluding donor liability for food that is donated in good faith and known to be fit for consumption at the time of donation;
Amendment 103 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Recital N a (new)
Na. whereas combating food waste also brings economic benefits, as each euro spent on preventing food waste makes it possible to avoid 265 kg of food waste, with a value of EUR 535, and enables local authorities to save EUR 9 on the cost of waste and EUR 50 on environmental costs linked to greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution1 a; _________________ 1a Commission staff working document, executive summary of the impact assessment, impact assessment on measures addressing food waste to complete SWD (2014) 207 regarding the review of EU waste management targets (SWD(2014) 289 final, 23.9.2014).
Amendment 109 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the urgent need to reduce the amount of food waste in the Union at every step of the supplyfood chain, including production, processing, transport, storage, retail, marketing and consumption chain;
Amendment 122 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for a coordinated policy response at EU and Member State level that takes into account policies regarding waste, food safety and information, but also aspects of economic, research and innovation, environment, agriculture, education, and social policystructural (agriculture and fisheries), land use planning, education, and social policy; notes that the common agricultural policy and the common fisheries policy do not have the aim of combating food waste, but may contribute to it;
Amendment 135 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to put the financial support that already exists for combating food waste on a permanent footing; calls on the Member States to make better use of the opportunities offered in this area by the various European Union policies and funding programmes;
Amendment 139 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for a binding food waste reduction target of 50 % by 2030 and reiterates its call for a binding food waste reduction target of at least 30 % by 2025on the Member States to take measures which aim to achieve an EU food waste reduction target of 30 % by 2025 and 50 % by 2030 as compared with the 2014 baseline;
Amendment 147 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the Commission to swiftlyInvites Member States to monitor and assess the implementation of their food waste prevention measures by measuring the levels of food waste on the basis of a common methodology; urges the Commission to adopt asuch common methodology to measure foodby 31 December 2017, including minimum quality requirements, for the uniform measurement of the levels of food waste; that methodology shall take into account the waste prevention measures implemented through donations or other ways of preventing food from becoming waste;
Amendment 164 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to work on a common definition of the concept of ‘loss’ at each step in the food chain, and a common measurement methodology in collaboration with the Member States and all the parties involved;
Amendment 187 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 192 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the recent creation of the EU Platform on Food Losses and Food Waste, which enables information to be exchanged between the operators involved; calls on the Commission to provide Parliament with a precise list of the measures currently being taken and the objectives and sub-objectives pursued, as well as the state of progress of the work being done on a common methodology and on donations;
Amendment 198 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to engage, in cooperation with stakeholders, in improving consumers’the understanding of ‘use by’ dates and ‘best before’ dates; asks the Commission to assess whether on the part of producers, processors, distributors and consumers by cuarrent EU legislation and current practice in use with ‘use by’ and ‘best before’ dates in different Member States are fit for purposeying out awareness- raising and education campaigns, with a particular focus on consumers; stresses the efforts already made by many operators in the chain on this issue, such as the running of information campaigns in shops or on the internet;
Amendment 211 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission, as part of the evaluation that it is currently carrying out, to assess, in particular: whether current EU legislation and the use currently made in various Member States of the ‘best before’ date and the ‘use by’ date are fit for purpose; whether a revision of the ‘use by’ and ‘best before’ dates terminology, according to the Member States, should be considered to make it easier for consumers to understand them; whether it might be beneficial to remove certain dates for products where no risk to health or the environment exists; whether it might be advisable to introduce European guidelines on this issue;
Amendment 218 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote consumer understanding by all operators in the food chain of food waste, food safety, and good practices in relation to their management and consumption of food by establishing information and communication campaigns;
Amendment 243 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote and exchange successful practices of food waste reduction and resource conservation methods already used by stakeholders;
Amendment 275 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Commission to promote the creation in Member States of agreements stipulating that the retail food sector shall distribute unsold products to charity associations;
Amendment 279 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to propose a change in the VAT Directive that would explicitly authorise tax exemptions on food donations; calls on the Member States to follow the Commission’s recommendations and to set a VAT rate that is low or close to zero if the donation is made close to the recommended ‘use by’ date or if the food is unsaleable;
Amendment 281 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission, when conducting an impact assessment on new relevant legislative proposals, to evaluate their potential impact on food waste;
Amendment 304 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14a (new)
Paragraph 14a (new)
14a. Calls on the European institutions and the Member States to promote exemplary behaviour by public authorities in relation to combating food waste in public catering;
Amendment 307 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Proposes that part of the funds available under the FEAD be reallocated to the transport of surplus food during implementation;
Amendment 315 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses the importance of packaging that is appropriate for the product and for consumers’ needs, taking into account the functions fulfilled by the packaging throughout the distribution chain, in order to avoid food waste, and taking into account an approach based on the packaging life-cycle;
Amendment 326 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Stresses the importance, with a view to reducing waste, of ensuring that food is distributed and kept using methods which are appropriate to each product’s characteristics;
Amendment 327 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Calls on the Commission, the Member States and stakeholders to provide consumers with better information on methods for keeping and/or reusing products;
Amendment 332 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)
Paragraph 15 d (new)
15d. Stresses that recovering co- and by-products may be considered one way to combat food waste;
Amendment 334 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 e (new)
Paragraph 15 e (new)
Amendment 15 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. RecallBelieves that the EU is a major importer of products resulting from illegal deforestation; calls for the immediate termination of EU subsidies for biofuels produced from food crops and for a phase-out of such fuels; stresses the inadequacy of voluntary certification schemes, such as the Round Table onvoluntary and mandatory standards that apply to palm oil: certification schemes, such as the Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), voluntary initiatives, such as the Palm Oil Innovation Group (POIG) and the Sustainable Palm Oil Manifesto (RSPOM), in addressing land grabas well as mand human rights violations; calls for binding regulaatory national standards, have a potential of evolving to push for improved practices and make sustainable productions onf agricultural commodity importers’ supply chains;ies the norm.
Amendment 30 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to putassess the necessity of putting in place mechanisms to address the conversion of forests for commercial agriculture within the FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) framework; calls for increased EU financial and technical assistance to producer countries and their local authorities with a view to combating corruption and improving governance;
Amendment 43 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the assessment if a revision of the Non- Financial Reporting Directive to includis necessary in order to determine land grabbing and deforestation risks in the non-financial key performance indicators; calls for inclusion of agribusiness in the scope of companies required by the Accounting Directive to report on payments to governments if assessed as duly justified;
Amendment 46 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. IStresses that the palm oil industry has had both positive and negative impacts on workers, indigenous peoples and residents of palm oil-producing communities: is alarmed by the negative impacts of palm oil production on the human rights of indigenous peoples and small farmers, as well as on the environment; calls on governments of palm-oil-producing countries to commit to and implement the ILO core labour standards and Decent Work agenda;
Amendment 59 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is concerned that manysome land deals breachdo not follow the principle of local communities’ free, prior and informed consent; calls for the EU and its Member States to ensure that EU-based investors adhere fully to international standards on responsible investment in agriculture, and to take steps to ensure access to remedy for victims of corporate abuses.
Amendment 175 #
2016/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to present a comprehensive strategy on how development, aid for trade and public procurement policies can support a fairer and more sustainable garment supply chain and local micro-enterprises, by promoting best practices and giving incentives to private sector actors that invest in the sustainability and fairness of their supply chains, from the fibre farmer to the final consumer;
Amendment 20 #
2016/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Urges the Commission and the Member States to promote and incentivise a more efficient and better use of existing infrastructure, including gas storage;
Amendment 30 #
2016/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Acknowledges the potential of LNG as a sustainable fuel, both in road and maritime transport; underlines that wider use of LNG in freight transport could contribute to the decrease of global CO2 emissions;
Amendment 19 #
2016/2057(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Welcomes that the Conclusions of the Council on strengthening the balance in the pharmaceutical system in the EU and its Members States outline the most relevant challenges of the pharmaceutical sector and important actions towards a fairer and a more patient-centred healthcare system;
Amendment 33 #
2016/2057(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recognises as key obstacles to access to medicinesthat the lack of affordability and availability of medicines, the budgetary cuts resulting fromimpact of the financial crisis, the high price of medicines and theresulting from monopolies of large companies in the market and the uncontrolled parallel trade constitute considerable obstacles to access to medicines;
Amendment 58 #
2016/2057(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. IdentifiesNotes that patent rights as a majornd other innovation promotion measures often create obstacles to access to medicines, and urges public policy makers to take proactive steps towards making generic and biosimilar medicines available in a timely manner, always taking into account the need to ensure the same beneficial effects, continuity of patient care and prevention of any risk of abuse or misuse of the regulatory framework;
Amendment 66 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the prices of new medicines have increased during the past few decades to the point of being unaffordable for many European citizens and seriously affecting the sustainability of the national health care systems;
Amendment 67 #
2016/2057(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States to support research and development (R&D) that focuses on the unmet medical needs of all citizens and to guarantee affordable and non-discriminatory access to medical advances in the European Union; emphasizes the importance of further investments through the Horizon2020 and the Innovative Medicines Initiative, as well as the involvement of the European Medicines Agency in the development of innovative medicines;
Amendment 98 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the pharmaceutical sector takes advantage of various innovation incentives such as supplementary protection certificate, data exclusivity or market exclusivity which aim at promoting valuable innovation fulfilling unmet medical needs, and whereas these incentives do not always prove to attain those objectives.
Amendment 123 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas, due to the current international reference pricing system, the prices of medicines are usually negotiated by means of bilateral and confidential negotiations between the pharmaceutical industry and Member States;
Amendment 133 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the entry of generics and biosimilars onto the market is an important mechanism to reduce prices, and whereas there are clear concerns about the strategies to delay this entry;
Amendment 148 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. Whereas the European Parliament has shown its strong political commitment to this matter, above all by opening its current legislature to a more open policy for access to medicines;
Amendment 154 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J b (new)
Recital J b (new)
Jb. whereas parallel trade of medicinal products lead to excessive medicines outflow from member states where lower prices are applied.
Amendment 197 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that marketing cost contribute to the price of medicines to a much higher extent than R&D costs.
Amendment 388 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for EU-wide and regional measures on the pharmaceutical market to reinforce the negotiation capacities of Member States in order to achieve fair prices for medicines;
Amendment 464 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to take a very cautious approach and guarantee safety and efficacy in any fast- track approval process and to introduce the concept of conditional authorisation based on effectiveness; in this respect, calls on the Commission to take into consideration the opinion of non-industry related stakeholders;
Amendment 474 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the Commission to set up a framework to promote, guarantee and reinforce the competitiveness of generic medicineand biosimilar medicines in sustainable market conditions, guaranteeing their faster entry onto the market and monitoring unfair practices in accordance with Articles 101 and 102 of the TFEU, and to present a biannual report in this regard;
Amendment 499 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission to propose legislationcarry out an impact assessment on a European system for health technology assessment as soon as possible, and to assess added-value medicines compared with the best available alternative; also calls on the Commission to harmonise pricing and reimbursement criteria to take into account the level of innovation and the social and economic cost-benefit analysis, and to put in place a European classification on the added value level of medicines;
Amendment 556 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
Amendment 576 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
Amendment 601 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Calls on the Commission to analyse the causes of shortages, to establish a list of essential medicines and monitor compliance withsubmit a proposal to further specify Article 81 of Directive 2001/83/EU on shortages of supply, and to promote the supply of generic and biosimilar medicines;
Amendment 150 #
2016/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Believes that the private sector canshould play a pivotal role in the development process and can contribute to financing development, provided investment occurs with respect for the people and for traditional ownership or use, and for the environment; calls, therefore, for private investment to be supported under the auspices of the European Investment Bank (EIB) provided it is in line with international human rights law and social and environmental protection rules; calls, furthermore, for local and national private sectors to be allowed to participate in policymaking, programming and implementation;
Amendment 199 #
2016/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Underscores that the 11th EDF is the main source of funding for the African Peace Facility (APF), despite the fact that this was meant to be a provisional solution when the APF was established in 2003; calls for the creation of a dedicated instrument for financing security expenses linked to development cooperation;
Amendment 313 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) a description of the method of obtaining the spirit drink and, where appropriate, the authentic and unvarying local methods as well as information on packaging, if the applicant groupor applicant group (hereinafter referred to together as “applicant”) so determines and gives sufficient product- specific justification as to why the packaging must take place in the defined geographical area to safeguard quality, to ensure the origin or to ensure control, taking into account Union law, in particular that on the free movement of goods and the free provision of services;
Amendment 317 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the names and addresses of the applicant group and of the authorities or, if available, the bodies verifying compliance with the provisions of the product specification;
Amendment 322 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the name and address of the applicant group;
Amendment 323 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) a declaration by the Member State that it considers that the application lodged by the applicant group and qualifying for the favourable decision meets the conditions of this Regulation and the provisions adopted pursuant thereto;
Amendment 324 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
A joint application shall be submitted to the Commission by a Member State concerned, or by an applicant group in a third country concerned, directly or through the authorities of that third country. It shall include the declaration referred to in point (c) of Article 20(2) from all the Member States concerned. The requirements laid down in Article 20 shall be fulfilled in all Member States and third countries concerned.
Amendment 61 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
For the calculation of a Member State's gross final consumption of energy from renewable energy sources, Member State's may decide that the contribution from biofuels and bioliquids, as well as from biomass fuels consumed in transport, if produced from food or feed crops, shall bmay constitute no more than 7% of final consumption of energy in road and rail transport in that Member State. This limit shall be reduced to 3,8% in 2030 following the trajectory set out in part A of Annex X. Member States may set a lower limitMember States may set any limit within own competency and may distinguish between different types of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from food and feed crops, for instance by setting a lower limit for the contribution from food or feed crop based biofuels produced from oil crops, taking into account indirect land use change.
Amendment 63 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
With effect from 1 January 2021, Member States shall require fuel suppliers to include a minimum share of energy from advanced biofuelsset a fuel incorporation obligation and shall increase gradually the share of renewable energy from conventional biofuels, as well as advanced and other biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX, from renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin, from waste- based fossil fuels and from renewable electricity in the total amount of transport fuels they supply for consumption or use on the market in the course of a calendar year.
Amendment 64 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The minimum share shall be at leastmay be equal to 1.,5% in 2021, increasing up to at least 6.8% in 2030, following the trajectory set out in part B of Annex X. Within this total share, the contribution of advanced biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in part A of Annex IX shall be at least 0.may be 0,25% of the transport fuels supplied for consumption or use on the market as of 1 January 2021, increasing up to at least 3.6% by 2030, following the trajectory set out in part C of Annex X.
Amendment 65 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
The greenhouse gas emission savings from the use of conventional, advanced biofuels and other biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX shall be at least 70% as of 1 January 2021.
Amendment 66 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – paragraph 1
for the calculation of the numerator, the energy content of advanced biofuels and other biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IXny types of biofuels and biogas, renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non- biological origin, waste based fossil fuels supplied to all transport sectors, and renewable electricity supplied to road vehiclesand rail transport, shall be taken into account.
Amendment 68 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – paragraph 2
For the calculation of the numerator, the contribution from biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock included in part B of Annex IX shall be limited to 1.7% of the energy content of transport fuels supplied for consumption or use on the market and the contribution of fuels supplied in the aviation and maritime sector shall be considered to be 1.2 times their energy content.
Amendment 70 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – paragraph 2 a (new)
For the calculation of the contribution from electricity produced from renewable sources and consumed in all types of electric vehicles and for the production of renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin for the purpose of points (a) and (b), Member States may choose to use either the average share of electricity from renewable energy sources in the Union or the share of electricity from renewable energy sources in their own country as measured two years before the year in question.Furthermore, for the calculation of the electricity from renewable energy sources consumed by electrified rail transport, that consumption shall be considered to be 2,5 times the energy content of the input of electricity from renewable energy sources.For the calculation of the electricity from renewable energy sources consumed by electric road vehicles in point (b), that consumption shall be considered to be five times the energy content of the input of electricity from renewable energy sources.
Amendment 71 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – paragraph 2 b (new)
Biofuels produced from feedstocks listed in Annex IX shall be considered to be twice their energy content for the purpose of complying with the target set out in the first subparagraph .
Amendment 72 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point c a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point c a (new)
c a) for the calculation of both numerator and denominator, only biofuels and bioliquids that are produced from feedstock derived or produced in the Union shall be taken into account.
Amendment 73 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
To determine the share of renewable electricity for the purposes of paragraph 1 either the average share of electricity from renewable energy sources in the Union or the share of electricity from renewable energy sources in the Member State where the electricity is supplied, as measured two years before the year in question may be used. However, electricity that is supplied to road vehicles and obtained from a direct connection to an installation generating electricity from renewable sources or through power purchase agreements for such electricity from the grid, shall be considered to be electricity from renewable sources. In both cases, an equivalent amount of guarantees of origin issued in accordance with Article 19 shall be cancelled.
Amendment 74 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – point a – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – point a – paragraph 2
However, electricity obtained from direct connection to an installation generating renewable electricity (i) that comes into operation after or at the same time as the installation producing the renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuel of non- biological origin and (ii) is not connected to the grid, can be fully counted as renewable electricity for the production of that renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuel of non-biological origin. Similarly, electricity obtained through power purchase agreements for electricity from renewable sources shall be considered to be electricity from renewable sources for the production of that renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuel of non- biological origin.
Amendment 75 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – point b
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – point b
(b) When biomass isor biomass fuels are processed with fossil fuels in a common process, the amount of biofuel in the product shall be established applying adequate conversion factors to the biomass input. In case the process yields more than one product, all products stemming from the process shall be assumed to contain the same share of biofuel. The same rules shall apply for the purposes of Article 27(1).
Amendment 85 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex X
Annex X
Amendment 132 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The national targets set for 2020 should constitute Member States' minimum contribution to the new 2030 framework. Under no circumstances the national share of renewables should fall below such contribution and, in case this happens, the relevant Member States should take the appropriate measures to ensure that this baseline is maintained as well as contribute to the financial instrument referred to in Regulation [Governance].
Amendment 452 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
For the calculation of a Member State’s gross final consumption of energy from renewable energy sources, Member State’s may decide that the contribution from biofuels and bioliquids, as well as from biomass fuels consumed in transport, if produced from food or feed crops, shall bmay utilize no more than 7% of final consumption of energy in road and rail transport in that Member State. This limit shall be reduced to 3,8% in 2030 following the trajectory set out in part A of Annex X. Member States may set a lower limitMember States may set any limit within own competency and may distinguish between different types of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from food and feed crops, for instance by setting a lower limit for the contribution from food or feed crop based biofuels produced from oil crops, taking into account indirect land use change.
Amendment 468 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2a 'biomethane' means upgraded biogas from renewable sources, which meets standards for gas injection and automotive fuels
Amendment 555 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. With effect from 1 January 2021, Member States shall requirset the fuel suppliers to include a minimum share of energy from advanced biofuelsincorporation obligation and shall increase gradually the share of renewable energy from conventional biofuels, as well as advanced and other biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX, from renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin, from waste-based fossil fuels and from renewable electricity in the total amount of transport fuels they supply for consumption or use on the market in the course of a calendar year.
Amendment 578 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The minimum share shall be at leastmay be equal to 1.5% in 2021, increasing up to at least 6.8% in 2030, following the trajectory set out in part B of Annex X. Within this total share, the contribution of advanced biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in part A of Annex IX shall be at leastmay be 0.25% of the transport fuels supplied for consumption or use on the market as of 1 January 2021, increasing up to at least 3.6% by 2030, following the trajectory set out in part C of Annex X.
Amendment 591 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
The greenhouse gas emission savings from the use of conventional, advanced biofuels and other biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX shall be at least 70% as of 1 January 2021.
Amendment 595 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall assess the effectiveness of their support for electricity from renewable sources at least every fourive years. Decisions on the continuation or prolongation of support and design of new support shall be based on the results of the assessments.
Amendment 601 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – subparagraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – subparagraph 1
(b) for the calculation of the numerator, the energy content of advanced biofuels and other biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IXny types of biofuels and biogas, renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin, waste based fossil fuels supplied to all transport sectors, and renewable electricity supplied to road vehiclesand rail transport, shall be taken into account.
Amendment 617 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – subparagraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – subparagraph 2
For the calculation of the numerator, the contribution from biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock included in part B of Annex IX shall be limited to 1.7% of the energy content of transport fuels supplied for consumption or use on the market and the contribution of fuels supplied in the aviation and maritime sector shall be considered to be 1.2 times their energy content.
Amendment 619 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shallmay open support for electricity generated from renewable sources to generators located in other Member States under the conditions laid down in this Article.
Amendment 624 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Amendment 625 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b a (new)
(ba) For the calculation of the contribution from electricity produced from renewable sources and consumed in all types of electric vehicles and for the production of renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin for the purpose of points (a) and (b), Member States may choose to use either the average share of electricity from renewable energy sources in the Union or the share of electricity from renewable energy sources in their own country as measured two years before the year in question. Furthermore, for the calculation of the electricity from renewable energy sources consumed by electrified rail transport, that consumption shall be considered to be 2,5 times the energy content of the input of electricity from renewable energy sources. For the calculation of the electricity from renewable energy sources consumed by electric road vehicles in point (b), that consumption shall be considered to be five times the energy content of the input of electricity from renewable energy sources;
Amendment 628 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b b (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b b (new)
(bb) Biofuels produced from feedstocks listed in Annex IX shall be considered to be twice their energy content for the purpose of complying with the target set out in the first subparagraph.
Amendment 629 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point c a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point c a (new)
(ca) For the calculation of both numerator and denominator, only biofuels and bioliquids that are produced from feedstock derived/produced within the EU can be taken into account.
Amendment 637 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. To determine the share of renewable electricity for the purposes of paragraph 1 either the average share of electricity from renewable energy sources in the Union or the share of electricity from renewable energy sources in the Member State where the electricity is supplied, as measured two years before the year in question may be used. However, electricity that is supplied to road vehicles and obtained from a direct connection to an installation generating renewable electricity or through power purchase agreements for renewable electricity from the grid, that electricity shall be fully counted as renewable electricity. In both cases, an equivalent amount of guarantees of origin issued in accordance with Article 19 shall be cancelled.
Amendment 644 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall assess by 2025 the benefits on the cost-effective deployment of renewable electricity in the Union of provisions set out in this Article. On the basis of this assessment, the Commission may propose to increase the percentages set out in paragraph 2.
Amendment 651 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – point a – subparagraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – point a – subparagraph 2
However, electricity obtained from direct connection to an installation generating renewable electricity (i) that comes into operation after or at the same time as the installation producing the renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuel of non- biological origin and (ii) is not connected to the grid, can be fully counted as renewable electricity for the production of that renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuel of non-biological origin. Similarly, electricity obtained through power purchase agreements for renewable electricity shall be fully counted as renewable electricity for the production of that renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuel of non-biological origin.
Amendment 657 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – point b
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – point b
(b) When biomass isor biomass fuels are processed with fossil fuels in a common process, the amount of biofuel in the product shall be established applying adequate conversion factors to the biomass input. In case the process yields more than one product, all products stemming from the process shall be assumed to contain the same share of biofuel. The same rules shall apply for the purposes of Article 27(1).
Amendment 738 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Member States shall, in their building regulations and codes or by other means with equivalent effect, require the use of minimum levels of energy from renewable sources in new buildings and in existing buildings that are subject to major renovation, reflecting the results of the cost-optimal calculation carried out pursuant to Article 5(2) of Directive 2010/31/EU. Member States shall permit those minimum levels to be fulfilled, inter alia, using a significant proportion of renewable energy sources.
Amendment 1074 #
Amendment 1101 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that district heating and cooling suppliers provide information to end-consumers on their energy performance and the share of renewable energy in their systems; for example through eco labelling. Such information shall be in accordance with standards used under Directive 2010/31/EU.
Amendment 1107 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 2
Article 24 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall lay down the necessary measures to allow customers of those district heating or cooling systems which are not 'efficient district heating and cooling' within the meaning of Article 2(41) of Directive 2012/27/EU to disconnect from the system in order to produce heating or cooling from renewable energy sources themselves, or to switch to another supplier of heat or cold which has access to the system referred to in paragraph 4. Modernization of not efficient district heating and cooling systems, including switching district heating and cooling systems from fossil to renewable or waste base sources should be further promoted with appropriate means.
Amendment 1189 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – paragraph 1
for the calculation of the numerator, the energy content of advanced biofuels and other biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX, renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non- biological origin, waste based fossil fuels supplied to all transport sectors, and renewable electricity supplied to road vehiclesand rail transport, shall be taken into account. If a Member State is setting renewable energy obligation for fuel suppliers, contribution of biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX shall be counted with double energy content.
Amendment 1214 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
To determine the share of renewable electricity for the purposes of paragraph 1 either the average share of electricity from renewable energy sources in the Union or the share of electricity from renewable energy sources in the Member State where the electricity is supplied, as measured two years before the year in question may be used. However, electricity that is supplied to road vehicles and obtained from a direct connection to an installation generating renewable electricity or through power purchase agreements for renewable electricity from the grid, that electricity shall be fully counted as renewable electricity. In both cases, an equivalent amount of guarantees of origin issued in accordance with Article 19 shall be cancelled.
Amendment 1230 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – point a – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – point a – paragraph 2
However, electricity obtained from direct connection to an installation generating renewable electricity (i) that comes into operation after or at the same time as the installation producing the renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuel of non- biological origin and (ii) is not connected to the grid, can be fully counted as renewable electricity for the production of that renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuel of non-biological origin. Similarly, electricity obtained through power purchase agreements for renewable electricity shall be fully counted as renewable electricity for the production of that renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuel of non-biological origin.
Amendment 207 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new) Directive 2010/31/EU
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new) Directive 2010/31/EU
2a. Article 4 paragraph 2 point a is replaced with the following: (a) buildings officially protected as part of a designated environment or because of their special architectural or historical merit, or non-protected residential buildings constructed from natural materials, to adhere to traditions, with manual labour, in insignificant numbers every year1a, in so far as compliance with certain minimum energy performance requirements would unacceptably alter their character, uniqueness or appearance; _________________ 1aIn numbers not exceeding one thousandth of the number of construction projects per year in the Member State. Or. hu (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/?qid=1497538213971&uri=CELEX%3A32010L0031)
Amendment 225 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2010/31/EU
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure that in all new non-residential buildings and in all existing non-residential buildings undergoing major renovation with more than ten parking spaces, at least one of every ten relative to the overall average for the Member State is equipped with a recharging point within the meaning of Directive 2014/94/EU on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure17, which is capable of starting and stopping charging in reaction to price signals. This requirement shall apply to all non-residential buildings, with more than ten parking spaces, as of 1 January 2025. _________________ 17 OJ L 307, 28.10.2014, p. 1 OJ L 307, 28.10.2014, p. 1
Amendment 256 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure the protection of energy poor or vulnerable customers in a targeted manner by other means than public interventions in the price-setting for the supply of electricity.
Amendment 273 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2, Member States which apply public interventions in price setting for the supply of electricity for energy poor or vulnerable household customers at the [OP: please insert the date of entry into force of this Directive] may continue to apply such public interventions until [OP: insert the date – five years from the entry into force of this Directive]. Such public interventions shall pursue a general economic interest, be clearly defined, transparent, non- discriminatory, verifiable and guarantee equal access for Union electricity companies to customers. The interventions shall not go beyond what is necessary to achieve the general economic interest which they pursue, be limited in time and proportionate as regards their beneficiaries.
Amendment 282 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1051 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 47 – paragraph 3
Article 47 – paragraph 3
3. TSubsidiaries of the vertically integrated undertaking and its subsidiaries performing functions of generation or supply shall not have any direct or indirect shareholding in the transmission system operator. The transmission system operator shall neither have any direct or indirect shareholding in any subsidiary of the vertically integrated undertaking performing functions of generation or supply, nor receive dividends or any other financial benefit from that subsidiary.
Amendment 287 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. To address residual concerns that cannot be eliminated by the measures pursuant to Article 18(3), Member States may introduce capacity mechanisms, subject to the provisions of this Article and to the Union State aid rules.
Amendment 298 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 4
Article 23 – paragraph 4
Amendment 312 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5
Article 23 – paragraph 5
5. Where the European resource adequacy assessment has not identified a resource adequacy concern, Member States shall not apply capacity mechanismsa Member State wishes to implement capacity mechanism, it must explain its consistency with the European resource adequacy assessment, especially regarding the justification, scope, start and termination, and multi-year implementation.
Amendment 406 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 9
Article 5 – paragraph 9
9. The procurement of upward balancing capacity and downward balancing capacity shall be carried out separately. The cContracting shall be performed for not longer than one day beforeand the provision of the balancing capacity and the contracting period shall have a maximum of one dayshall be performed in the shortest timeframe allowed by the characteristics of the Member State's infrastructure.
Amendment 865 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Amendment 957 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. Mechanisms other than strategic reserves shallmay be open to direct participation of capacity providers located in another Member State provided there is a network connection between that Member State and the bidding zone applying the mechanism.
Amendment 966 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shallmay ensure that eligible foreign capacity capable of providing equivalent technical performancecontribution to their system adequacy to domestic capacities has the opportunity to participate in the same competitive process as domestic capacity.
Amendment 1014 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. To address residual concerns that cannot be eliminated by the measures pursuant to Article 18(3), Member States may introduce capacity mechanisms, subject to the provisions of this Article and to the Union State aid rules.
Amendment 1053 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 4
Article 23 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1090 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5
Article 23 – paragraph 5
5. Where the European resource adequacy assessment has not identified a resource adequacy concern, Member States shall not apply capacity mechanismsa Member State wishes to implement capacity mechanism, it must explain its consistency with the European resource adequacy assessment, especially regarding the justification, scope, start and termination, and multi-year implementation.
Amendment 116 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Directive establishes a common framework of measures to promote energy efficiency within the Union in order to ensure that the Union’s 2020 20 % headline targets and its 2030 30 % bindingcative headline targets on energy efficiency are met and paves the way for further energy efficiency improvements beyond those dates. It lays down rules designed to remove barriers in the energy market and overcome market failures that impede efficiency in the supply and use of energy, and provides for the establishment of indicative national energy efficiency targets and contributions for 2020 and 2030.
Amendment 177 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
For the purposes of point (b), and without prejudice to paragraphs 2 and 3, Member States may count only those energy savings that stem from new policy measures introduced after 31 December 2020 or policy measures introduced during the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020 provided it can be demonstrated that those measures result in individual actions that are undertaken after 31 December 2020 andey deliver savings.
Amendment 229 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 9a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 9a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
In multi-apartment and multi-purpose buildings with a central heating or cooling source or supplied from district heating and cooling systems, individual meters shall be installed to measure the consumption of heat or cooling or hot water for each building unit where technically feasible and cost effective in terms of being proportionate in relation to the potential energy savings.
Amendment 237 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 9a – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 9a – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
For the purposes of this Article, as of 1 January 2020 meters and cost allocators installed shall be remotely readable devices. The conditions of technical feasibility and cost effectiveness shall continue to apply.
Amendment 262 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 1 – point b
Annex I – point 1 – point b
Directive 2012/27/EU
Annex V – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Annex V – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) energy savings resulting from policy measures promoting the installation of small-scale renewable energy technologies on or in buildings are eligible, in so far as these contribute towards a reduction in energy sales to final costumers in the building and to the extent of the volume of primary energy saved, provided the calculation of energy savings complies with the requirements of this Annex;
Amendment 374 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) National plans should be stable to ensure transparency and predictability of national policies and measures in order to ensure investor certainty. Updates of national plans should however be foreseen once during the ten-year period covered to give Member States the opportunity to adapt to significant changing circumstances. For the plans covering the period from 2021 to 2030, Member States should be able to update their plans by 1 January 2024. Targets, objectives and contributions should only be modified to reflect an increased overchanges in globall ambition in particular as regards the 2030 targets for energy and climatend macroeconomic trends, as well as technological advancement and changing international conditions. As part of the updates, Member States should make efforts to mitigate any adverse environmental impacts that become apparent as part of the integrated reporting.
Amendment 392 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)
Recital 23 a (new)
(23a) Sustainable and active forestry and forest management is a prerequisite for a holistic environmental policy capable of materializing EU's ambitious climate goals, as demonstrated by the fact that the forest area in Europe has increased greatly over the past decades, thus improving its overall carbon absorption capacity.
Amendment 393 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 b (new)
Recital 23 b (new)
(23b) The LULUCF sector is highly exposed and very vulnerable to climate change. At the same time, this sector has huge potential to provide for long-term climate benefits and to contribute significantly to the achievement of European and international long-term climate goals. It can contribute to climate change mitigation in several ways, in particular by reducing emissions, maintaining and enhancing sinks and carbon stocks, and providing bio- materials than can substitute fossil- or carbon-intensive ones. In order for measures aiming in particular at increasing carbon sequestration to be effective, the sustainable resource management and long-term stability and adaptability of carbon pools is essential. Long-term strategies are essential to allow for sustainable investments in the long run.
Amendment 423 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) To help ensure coherence between national and Union policies and objectives of the Energy Union, there should be an on-going dialogue between the Commission and the Member States. As appropriate, the Commission should issue recommendations to Member States including on the level of ambition of the draft national plans, on the subsequent implementation of policies and measures of the notified national plans, and on other national policies and measures of relevance for the implementation of the Energy Union. Member States should take utmost account ofconsider taking such recommendations into account and explain in subsequent progress reports how they have been implemented.
Amendment 430 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) Should the ambition of integrated national energy and climate plans or their updates be insufficient for the collective achievement of the Energy Union objectives and, for the first period, in particular the 2030 targets for renewable energy and energy efficiency, the Commission should take measures at Union level in order to ensure the collective achievement of these objectives and targets (thereby closing any 'ambition gap'). Should progress made by the Union towards these objectives and targets be insufficient for their delivery, the Commission should, in addition to issuing recommendations, take measures at Union level or Member States should take additional measures in order to ensure achievement of these objectives and targets (thereby closing any 'delivery gap'). Such measures should take into account early ambitious contributions made by Member States to the 2030 targets for renewable energy and energy efficiency when sharing the effort for collective target achievement. In the area of renewable energy, such measures can also include financial contributions by Member States to a financing platform managed by the Commission, which would be used to contribute to renewable energy projects across the Union. Member States' national renewable energy targets for 2020 should serve as baseline shares of renewable energy from 2021 onwards. In the area of energy efficiency, additional measures can in particular aim at improving the energy efficiency of products, buildings and transport.
Amendment 504 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 9
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 9
(9) 'the Union’'s 2030 targets for energy and climate' means the Union-wide binding target of at least 40% domestic reduction in economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions as compared to 1990 to be achieved by 2030, the Union-level binding target of at least 27% for the share of renewable energy consumed in the Union in 2030, the Union-level target of at least 27% for improving energy efficiency in 2030, to be reviewed by 2020 having in mind an EU level of 30%, and thas referred to in Article 3 of [recast of Directive 2009/28/EC as proposed by COM(2016) 767], and the Union target for improving energy efficiency, as referred to in Article 1(1) and Article 3(4) of Directive 2012/27/EU [version as amended in accordance with proposal COM(2016)761], and the indicative 15 % electricity interconnection target for 2030 as proposed by the European Commission or any subsequent targets in this regard agreed by the European Council or Council and Parliament for the year 2030.
Amendment 530 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. By 1 January 201920 and every ten years thereafter, each Member State shall notify to the Commission an integrated national energy and climate plan. The plans shall contain the elements set out in paragraph 2 and Annex I. The first plan shall cover the period from 2021 to 2030. The following plans shall cover the ten- year period immediately following the end of the period covered by the previous plan.
Amendment 535 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) an overview of the process followed for establishing the integrated national energy and climate plan consisting of an executive summary, a description of the consultation and involvement of stakeholders and their results, and of regional cooperation with other Member States in preparing the plan. Member States shall present to the Commission a stakeholders' engagement plan prior to its execution with a detailed stakeholders' map and clear outline on how stakeholders' opinions and recommendations will be factored in the final version of their integrated national energy and climate plans. The view of stakeholders will have to be taken into account at the stage of updating the plans;
Amendment 618 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2 – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2 – point i
i. with a view to achieving the Union's binding target of at least 27% renewable energy in 2030 as referred to in Article 3 of [recast of Directive 2009/28/EC as proposed by COM(2016) 767], a contribution to this target in terms of the Member State's share of energy from renewable sources in gross final consumption of energy in 2030, with a linear trajectory for that contribution from 2021 onwards;
Amendment 632 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2 – point ii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2 – point ii
ii. indicative trajectories for the sectorial share of renewable energy in final energy consumption from 2021 to 2030 in the heating and cooling, electricity, and transport sectors;
Amendment 638 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2 – point iii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2 – point iii
iii. indicative trajectories by renewable energy technology that the Member State plans to use to achieve the overall and sectorial trajectories for renewable energy from 2021 to 2030 including total expected gross final energy consumption per technology and sector in Mtoe and total planned installed capacity per technology and sector in MW;
Amendment 657 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point 1 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point 1 – paragraph 1
the indicative national energy efficiency contribution to achieving the Union's binding energy efficiency target of 30% in 2030 as referred to in Article 1(1) and Article 3(4) of Directive 2012/27/EU [version as amended in accordance with proposal COM(2016)761], based on either primary or final energy consumption, primary or final energy savings, or energy intensity.
Amendment 660 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point 1 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point 1 – paragraph 2
Member States shall express their contribution in terms of absolute level of primary energy consumption and final energy consumption in 2020 and 2030, with a linear trajectory for that contribution from 2021 onwards. They shall explain their underlying methodology and the conversion factors used;
Amendment 686 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point 1
(1) national indicative objectives with regard to increasing the diversification of energy sources and supply from third countries, for the purpose of increasing the resilience of national and regional energy systems;
Amendment 695 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point 4
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point 4
(4) national indicative objectives with regard to deployment of domesticincreasing the flexibility of the national energy system, by means of deploying domestic and regional energy sources (notably renewable energy);
Amendment 702 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d – point 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d – point 1
(1) the level of electricity interconnectivity that the Member State aims for in 2030 in consideration of the indicative electricity interconnection target for 2030 of at least 15 % as proposed by the Commission and, notably, regional market conditions and potential, cost- benefit analyses as well as measures to increase the tradable capacity in existing interconnections; Member States shall explain the underlying methodology used;
Amendment 784 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the Union’s bindingcative target for 2030 referred to in Articles 1 and 3 of Directive 2012/27/EU [version as amended in accordance with proposal COM(2016)761] is met.
Amendment 809 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall describe, in accordance with the structure and format specified in Annex I, the current situation for each of the five dimensions of the Energy Union including of the energy system and greenhouse gas emissions and removals at the time of submission of the national plan or on the basis of the latest available information. Member States shall also set out and describe projections for each of the five dimensions of the Energy Union for the first ten-year period at least until 2040 (including for the year 2030) expected to result from existing (implemented and adopted) policies and measures.
Amendment 813 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the impacts on the development of the energy system and greenhouse gas emissions and removals for the first ten- year period at least until 2040 (including for the year 2030) under the planned policies and measures including a comparison with the projections based on existing (implemented and adopted) policies and measures referred to in paragraph 1;
Amendment 842 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. By 1 January 20189 and every ten years thereafter Member States shall prepare and submit to the Commission a draft of the integrated national energy and climate plan referred to in Article 3(1).
Amendment 871 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall take utmost accountinto consideration of any recommendations from the Commission when finalising their integrated national energy and climate plan.
Amendment 910 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall, well before submitting their draft integrated national energy and climate plan to the Commission pursuant to Article 9(1), identify opportunities for regional cooperation and consult relevant neighbouring Member States and the other Member States expressing an interest. Member States shall set out in their draft integrated national energy and climate plans the results of such regional consultation, including where applicable how comments have been taken into account.
Amendment 962 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall onlmay modify the targets, objectives and contributions set out in the update referred to in paragraph 2 to reflect an increased ambition as compared to the ones set in the latest notified integrated national energy and climate planchanges in the economic and technological environment.
Amendment 993 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall prepare and report to the Commission by 1 January 2020 and every 10 years thereafter their long-term low emission strategies with a 520 years perspective, to contribute to:
Amendment 997 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) achieving long-term greenhouse gas emission reductions and enhancements of removals by sinks in all sectors in line with the Union’s objective, in the context of necessary reductions according to the IPCC by developed countries as a group, to reduce emissions by 80 to 95 % by 2050 compared to 1990 levels in a cost-effective manner.
Amendment 1050 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to Article 23, by 15 March 20213, and every two years thereafter, each Member State shall report to the Commission on the status of implementation of the integrated national energy and climate plan by means of integrated national energy and climate progress reports covering all five key dimensions of the Energy Union.
Amendment 1056 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) rate of electrification in Effort Sharing Regulation sectors;
Amendment 1061 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 5
Article 15 – paragraph 5
Amendment 1116 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2
(2) if applicable, objectives for the long-term renovation of the national stock of both public and private residential and commercial buildings;
Amendment 1175 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) if applicable, national objectives and policies translating to a national context the SET Plan objectives and policies;
Amendment 1178 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) if applicable, national objectives for total (public and private) spending in research and innovation relating to clean energy technologies as well as for technology cost and performance development;
Amendment 1184 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) national objectives to phase out unnecessary energy subsidies;
Amendment 1192 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
By 15 March 2021, and every year thereafter (year X), where possible, Member States shall report to the Commission:
Amendment 1204 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. By 31 October 20213 and every second year thereafter, the Commission shall assess, in particular on the basis of the integrated national energy and climate progress reports, of other information reported under this Regulation, of the indicators and of European statistics where available:
Amendment 1231 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2
2. In the area of renewable energy, as part of its assessment referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission shall assess the progress made in the share of energy from renewable sources in the Union’s gross final consumption on the basis of a linearn adequate trajectory starting from 20% in 2020 and reaching at least 27% in 2030 as referred to in Article 4(a)(2)(i). Or. en (Annex I, part 1.)
Amendment 1325 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
If, in the area of renewable energy, without prejudice to the measures at Union level set out in paragraph 3, the Commission concludes, based on its assessment pursuant to Article 25(1) and (2) in the year 2023, that the linear Union trajectory referred to in Article 25(2)Union's target for 2030 for energy and climate is not collectively met, Member States shall ensure by the year 2024 that any emerging gap is covered by additional measures, such as:
Amendment 1352 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Amendment 1361 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Amendment 1381 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Such measures shall take into account the level of ambition of early contributions to the Union's 2030 target for renewable energy by the Member State concerned and should be consistent with the preferred by the Member State concerned renewable energy generation.
Amendment 1385 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 1395 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4
Amendment 1400 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 27 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. If, in the area of energy efficiency, without prejudice to other measures at Union level pursuant to paragraph 3, the Commission concludes, based on its assessment pursuant to Article 25(1) and (3), in the year 2023 that progress towards collectively achieving the Union’s energy efficiency target mentioned in the first subparagraph of Article 25(3) is insufficient, it shall take measures by the year 2024 in addition to those set out in Directive 2010/31/EU [version as amended in accordance with proposal COM(2016) 765] and Directive 2012/27/EU [version as amended in accordance with proposal COM(2016) 761] to ensure that the Union's bindingcative 2030 energy efficiency targets are met. Such additional measures may in particular improve the energy efficiency of:
Amendment 1421 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 28 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the Member State concerned shall take utmost account ofinto consideration the recommendation in a spirit of solidarity between Member States and the Union and between Member States;
Amendment 1429 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 28 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the Member State shall set out, in its integrated national energy and climate progress report made in the year following the year the recommendation was issued, how it has taken utmost account of the recommendation and how it has implemented or intends to implement it. It shall provide justifications where it deviates from itinto consideration;
Amendment 238 #
2016/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) contribute to economic and social development, with particular focus on sustainability and job creation (in particular for youth and women)poverty eradication, sustainability and fostering decent employment, economic opportunities and entrepreneurship, promoting, in particular gender equality and the empowerment of women and young people, thus addressing specific root causes of migration, enhancing resilience and contributing to the sustainable reintegration of returned migrants in their countries of origin;migrants returned to their countries of origin, with due regard to the strengthening of the rule of law, good governance and human rights, in order to prevent radicalization.
Amendment 328 #
2016/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
(ea) provisions for a robust, safe and accessible complaints procedure for individuals, communities, civil society and faith based organisations that could be negatively affected by eligible counterpart's operations or the investment supported by the EFSD.
Amendment 277 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III
Annex III
Amendment 24 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4 a) To achieve negative emissions required to meet the Paris Agreement goals, removals of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) must be dealt with as a separate pillar under the EU's climate policy.
Amendment 212 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The national forestry accounting planreport shall contain all the elements listed in Annex IV, section B and include a proposed new forest reference level based on the continuation of current forest management practice and intensity, as documented between 1990-2009 per forest type and per age class in national forests,active, sustainable forest management practice expressed in tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year.
Amendment 226 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall review the national forestry accounting plans and technical correctionsfacilitate the technical assessment of the national forestry accounting report submitted by a Member State and assess the extent to which the proposed new or corrected forest reference levels have been determined in accordance with the principles and requirements set out in paragraphs (3) and (4) as well as Article 5(1). To the extent that this is required in order to ensure compliance with the principles and requirements set out in paragraphs (3) and (4) as well as Article 5(1), the Commission may recalculate the proposed new or corrected forest reference levelshe Commission shall compile a synthesis report and shall make it publicly available.
Amendment 228 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 paragraph 5
Article 8 paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall review the national forestry accounting plans and technical correctionsfacilitate the technical assessment of the national forestry accounting report submitted by a Member State and assess the extent to which the proposed new or corrected forest reference levels have been determined in accordance with the principles and requirements set out in paragraphs (3)3 and (4)4 as well as Article 5(1). To the extent that this is required in order to ensure compliance with the principles and requirements set out in paragraphs (3) and (4) as well as Article 5(1), the Commission may recalculate the proposed new or corrected forest reference levelshe Commission shall compile a synthesis report and shall make it publicly available.
Amendment 231 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Article 8 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 14 to amend Annex II in the light of the reviewtechnical assessment carried out pursuant to paragraph (5) to update Member State forest reference levels based on the national forestry accounting planreports or the technical corrections submitted, and any recalculations made by the Member States in the context of the review. Until the entry into force of the delegated act, Member Statetechnical assessment. In the event that a Member State has not updated its forest reference levels, the value as specified in Annex II shall continue to apply for the period 2021- 2025 and/or 2026-2030.
Amendment 236 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Article 8 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 14 to amend Annex II in the light of the review carried out pursuant to paragraph (5) to update Member State forest reference levels based on the national forestry accounting plans or the technical corrections submitted, and any recalculations made in the context of the review. Until the entry into force of the delegated act,collect national forestry accounting plans and publish Member State forest reference levels bas specified in Annex II shall continue to apply for the period 2021-2025 and/or 2026-2030ed on them.
Amendment 283 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part A – paragraph 1 – point c
Annex IV – part A – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) Reference levels should ensure a robust and credible accounting, to guarantee that emissions and removals resulting from biomassfrom managed forest land use are properly accounted for and that emissions are balanced against removals;
Amendment 28 #
2016/0130(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) Carcinogens, mutagens and reprotoxic substances differ significantly from the point of view of their characteristics, impact, the persons affected and the quantity of scientific data available.
Amendment 41 #
2016/0130(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Protecting workers is also an important issue, and in the case of certain substances regulation must take into account the gender of the worker and, in the case of women, their age (reproductive age) and physiological condition (pregnancy, breastfeeding). Protection against reprotoxic substances requires a more comprehensive approach than protection against carcinogens. In the case of reprotoxic substances, it is also very important to set appropriate limits on occupational exposure. In the case of most reprotoxic substances, an exposure level (health-based limit value) can be established below which no harm is to be expected, but not for example in the case of endocrine disrupters. It may be justified to set two limit values for some substances (for women of reproductive age and for other workers). In the case of reprotoxic substances, far less human epidemiological data is currently available than in the case of carcinogens, but knowledge is likely to increase because interest has increasingly been focused on these substances.
Amendment 43 #
2016/0130(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 b (new)
Recital 3 b (new)
(3b) Reprotoxic substances which are simultaneously carcinogens/mutagens at all events fall under Directive 2004/37/EC, and only binding occupational exposure limit values (BOELVs) are possible for them.
Amendment 67 #
2016/0130(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) Calls upon the Commission to submit a proposal for the adoption of a special directive on defending workers against reprotoxic substances, which should also contain indicative occupational exposure limit values (IOELVs).
Amendment 157 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) A cadmium content labelling requirement for fertilising products, to show whether they contain more or less than 20 mg of cadmium per kg of P2O5 , should be introduced throughout Europe. This should take the form of a clearly visible colour-coded label on the product so that users can immediately tell whether they are using a product with more or less than 20 mg of cadmium per kg of P2O5 .
Amendment 200 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 48 – paragraph 1 a (new)
A Member State may maintain any existing and more stringent restrictions on the content of cadmium (Cd) in organo- mineral fertiliser and inorganic fertiliser, until this limit is equal or lower than the limits set out in Annex I, Part II, PFC 1 (B)(3)(a) and 1 (C)(I)(2)(a).
Amendment 236 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – point 3 – point a – point 2 – indent 2
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – point 3 – point a – point 2 – indent 2
- As of [Publications office, please insert the date occurring threfive years after the date of application of this Regulation]: 40 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), and
Amendment 239 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – point 3 – point a – point 2 – indent 3
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – point 3 – point a – point 2 – indent 3
- As of [Publications office, please insert the date occurring twelvesixteen years after the date of application of this Regulation]: 20 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5),
Amendment 269 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – point 2 – point a – point 2 – indent 2
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – point 2 – point a – point 2 – indent 2
- As of [Publications office, please insert the date occurring threfive years after the date of application of this Regulation]: 40 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), and
Amendment 272 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – point 2 – point a – point 2 – indent 3
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – point 2 – point a – point 2 – indent 3
- As of [Publications office, please insert the date occurring twelvesixteen years after the date of application of this Regulation]: 20 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5),
Amendment 324 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 48 – paragraph 1 a (new)
A Member State may maintain any existing and more stringent restrictions on the content of cadmium (Cd) in organo- mineral fertiliser and inorganic fertiliser, until this limit is equal or lower than the limits set out in Annex I, Part II, PFC 1 (B)(3)(a) and 1 (C)(I)(2)(a).
Amendment 346 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 1 – point 1 – point e
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 1 – point 1 – point e
(e) polymers with the exception of those used in growing media not in contact with the soil, or
Amendment 409 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point a – point 2 – indent 2
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point a – point 2 – indent 2
- As of [Publications office, please insert the date occurring threfive years after the date of application of this Regulation]: 40 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), and
Amendment 421 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point a – point 2 – indent 3
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point a – point 2 – indent 3
- As of [Publications office, please insert the date occurring twelve years after the date of application of this Regulation]:f application of this Regulation]: where the phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5) content is more or less than 20 mg/kg, the product must be clearly labelled to show that it contains less, or more, than 20 mg/kg of phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5),
Amendment 422 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point a – point 2 – indent 3
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point a – point 2 – indent 3
- As of [Publications office, please insert the date occurring twelvesixteen years after the date of application of this Regulation]: 20 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5),
Amendment 493 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – paragraph 2 – point a – point 2 – indent 2
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – paragraph 2 – point a – point 2 – indent 2
- As of [Publications office, please insert the date occurring threfive years after the date of application of this Regulation]: 40 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), and
Amendment 504 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – paragraph 2 – point a – point 2 – indent 3
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – paragraph 2 – point a – point 2 – indent 3
- As of [Publications office, please insert the date occurring twelvesixteen years after the date of application of this Regulation]: 20 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5),
Amendment 16 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Citation 1
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 53(1)4, 56 and 62 thereof,
Amendment 18 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The free movement of workers, freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services are fundamental principles of the internal market in the Union enshrined in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). The implementation of those principles is further developed by the Union aimed at guaranteeing a level playing field for businesses and respect for the rights of workersfighting unfair competition while ensuring the respect for the rights of workers. Neither the difference in wages or salaries nor the access to capital alone can be considered as unfair competition.
Amendment 21 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The freedom to provide services includes the right of undertakings to provide services in another Member State, to which they may post their own workers temporarily in order to provide those services there. The temporary nature of providing services is to be determined on a case by case basis by the duration, the regularity, the periodicity and the continuity of the service.
Amendment 26 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
Amendment 30 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The principle of equal treatment and the prohibition of any discrimination based on nationality are enshrined in EU law since the founding Treaties. The principle of equal pay has been implemented through secondary law not only between women and men, but also between employees with fix term contracts and comparable permanent workers, between part-time and full-time workers or between temporary agency workers and comparable workers of the user undertaking. While applying these principles the related case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union must be respected and taken into consideration.
Amendment 31 #
2016/0070(COD)
(5a) It is also necessary to take account of the reasoned opinions issued by the national parliaments of 11 Member States objecting the Commission's proposal based on the ground of the principle of subsidiarity,
Amendment 35 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
Amendment 44 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
Amendment 47 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In a competitive internal market, service providers compete not only on the basis of a labour costs but also on factors such as productivity and efficiency, orand wages are always based on a series of parameters, including experience, profile, level of responsibilities, labour market conditions or on the quality and innovation of their goods and services.
Amendment 49 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) It is within Member States' competence to set rules on remunerationminimum rates of pay, bonuses and allowances in accordance with their law and practicenational law. However, national rules on remuneration applied to posted workers must be proportionate and justified by the need to protect posted workers and must not disproportionately restrict the cross-border provision of services. Hence the Member States should ensure that workers posted to their territory are entitled to minimum rates of pay as well as specific categories of bonuses and allowances as specified in point (c) of Article 3(1).
Amendment 57 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The elements of remuneration under national law or universally applicable collective agreementsminimum rate of pay, bonuses and other allowances under national law should be clear and transparent to all service providers. It is therefore justified to impose on Member States the obligation to publish the constituent elements of remunerationminimum rates of pay, bonuses and other allowances on the single website provided for by Article 5 of the Enforcement Directive.
Amendment 62 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Laws, reguVia their national legislations, administrative provisions or collective agreements applicable in Member States may ensure that subcontracting does not confer on undertakings the possibilMember States have the freedom to establish on their territory appropriate measures applicable to local and foreign service providers in order to ensure compliance wityh to avoid rules guaranteeing certain terms and conditions of employment covering remuneration. Where such rules on remunerationhe applicable rules concerning posting in case of subcontracting chains. Where such rules on pays, bonuses and allowances exist at national level, the Member State may apply them in a non- discriminatory manner to undertakings posting workers to its territory provided that they do not disproportionately restrict the cross-border provision of services.
Amendment 70 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 2 a
Article 2 a
Amendment 91 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a Directive 96/71/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a Directive 96/71/EC
(c) remuneration,minimum rates of pay, bonuses and allowances including overtime rates; this point does not apply to supplementary occupational retirement pension schemes;
Amendment 96 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 112 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a
Amendment 79 #
2015/2342(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
Amendment 83 #
2015/2342(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the increase in human mobility, if managed in a safe, orderly, regular and responsible manner, can provide significant benefits, as recognised by the 2030 Agenda, but these are often largely underestimated; whereas the ageing of the European population requires, among other measures, relying on foreign workers in order to guarantee an adequate balance between active and retired people;
Amendment 120 #
2015/2342(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the fact that we are witnessing in today’s world an unprecedented level of human mobility, and stresses that one of the most urgent actions the international community must undertake is the strengthening of a common response to address the challenges and opportunities that this phenomenon represents; stresses that this response must be guided by the full protection of the rights and dignity of, and the provision of assistance in their home country, for everyone forced by any circumstance to flee their homes in search of a better life; underlines that, though their treatment is governed by separate legal frameworks, refugees and migrants have the same universal human rights and fundamental freedoms, which need to be safeguarded regardless of their status; recalls that the EU must abide by its values and principles in all common policies and promote them in its external relations;
Amendment 121 #
2015/2342(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the fact that we are witnessing in today’s world an unprecedented level of human mobility, and stresses that one of the most urgent actions the international community must undertake is the strengthening of a common response to address the challenges and opportunities that this phenomenon represents; stresses that this response must be guided by the full protection of the rights and dignity of, and the provision of assistance in their home country, for everyone forced by any circumstance to flee their homes in search of a better life; underlines that, though their treatment is governed by separate legal frameworks, refugees and migrants have the same universal human rights and fundamental freedoms, which need to be safeguarded regardless of their status; recalls that the EU must abide by its values and principles in all common policies and promote them in its external relations;
Amendment 147 #
2015/2342(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that well-managed international migration represents an importcant contributione to socioeconomic development, as it has done historically, and that it is necessary to encourage this by changinge the current narrative and developing a positive one one based on solidarity, countering xenophobic, populist and nationalistic discourses and adopting policies focused on the medium and long term and not exclusively guided by immediate political pressures, while also addressing legitimate concerns regarding border management, social protection for vulnerable groups and integration of refugees and migrants;
Amendment 148 #
2015/2342(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that well-managed international migration represents an importcant contributione to socioeconomic development, as it has done historically, and that it is necessary to encourage this by changinge the current narrative and developing a positive one one based on solidarity, countering xenophobic, populist and nationalistic discourses and adopting policies focused on the medium and long term and not exclusively guided by immediate political pressures, while also addressing legitimate concerns regarding border management, social protection for vulnerable groups and integration of refugees and migrants;
Amendment 161 #
2015/2342(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises that the humanitarian aid system is dangerously overstretched and that it will never be sufficient to respond to forced displacement crises, in particular given the protracted nature of a majority of them; welcomes therefore the new policy framework outlined in the Commission communication on ‘Forced Displacement and Development’ of April 2016; notes the importance of promoting closer humanitarian-development links and the need to engage with different partners – governments, local authorities, civil society, including refugees themselves, local religious organisations and NGOs, and the private sector – to develop targeted evidence-based strategies to tackle this challenge;
Amendment 162 #
2015/2342(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises that the humanitarian aid system is dangerously overstretched and that it will never be sufficient to respond to forced displacement crises, in particular given the protracted nature of a majority of them; welcomes therefore the new policy framework outlined in the Commission communication on ‘Forced Displacement and Development’ of April 2016; notes the importance of promoting closer humanitarian-development links and the need to engage with different partners – governments, local authorities, civil society, including refugees themselves, local religious organisations and NGOs, and the private sector – to develop targeted evidence-based strategies to tackle this challenge;
Amendment 180 #
2015/2342(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that EU development cooperation should continue to address the root causes of forced displacement by promoting peace, democracy and security, reducing poverty and inequality, strengthening basic services, addressing state fragility and promoting human rights and good governance, in line with Sustainable Development Goal 16 in the new 2030 Agenda, and establishing closer cooperation with the leaders of local religious organisations and NGOs;
Amendment 181 #
2015/2342(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that EU development cooperation should continue to address the root causes of forced displacement by promoting peace, democracy and security, reducing poverty and inequality, strengthening basic services, addressing state fragility and promoting human rights and good governance, in line with Sustainable Development Goal 16 in the new 2030 Agenda, and establishing closer cooperation with the leaders of local religious organisations and NGOs;
Amendment 265 #
2015/2342(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines that the international community may regard the resettlement of forcibly displaced persons is aas its own responsibility of the international community; considers it crucial to implement as a matter of urgency a coordinated response in third countries to grant asylum for people in need of international protection, instead of leaving the burden on the front-line states or countries neighbouring conflict zones; highlights the fact that financial support is outpaced by the scope and scale of displacement, compounded by the lack of solutions to address the root causes of this forced displacement;
Amendment 266 #
2015/2342(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines that the international community may regard the resettlement of forcibly displaced persons is aas its own responsibility of the international community; considers it crucial to implement as a matter of urgency a coordinated response in third countries to grant asylum for people in need of international protection, instead of leaving the burden on the front-line states or countries neighbouring conflict zones; highlights the fact that financial support is outpaced by the scope and scale of displacement, compounded by the lack of solutions to address the root causes of this forced displacement;
Amendment 267 #
2015/2342(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines that the resettlementassistance of forcibly displaced persons in their home country is a responsibility of the international community; considers it crucial to implement as a matter of urgency a coordinated response in third countries to grant asylum for people in need of international protection, instead of leaving the burden on the front-line states or countries neighbouring conflict zones; highlights the fact that financial support is outpaced by the scope and scale of displacement, compounded by the lack of solutions to address the root causes of this forced displacement;
Amendment 285 #
2015/2342(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses nonetheless the need to find political solutions to violent conflicts and to invest in early-warning and conflict- prevention mechanisms so as to reduce them in the future; calls for the EU to take a more active and effective role in the field of prevention and mediation; stresses that the response to forced displacement needs to be rights-based and take account of the population’s vulnerabilities – in particular as regards women and minors – and not be limited to humanitarian assistance but also involve development actors; and local religious organisations and NGOs;
Amendment 286 #
2015/2342(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses nonetheless the need to find political solutions to violent conflicts and to invest in early-warning and conflict- prevention mechanisms so as to reduce them in the future; calls for the EU to take a more active and effective role in the field of prevention and mediation; stresses that the response to forced displacement needs to be rights-based and take account of the population’s vulnerabilities – in particular as regards women and minors – and not be limited to humanitarian assistance but also involve development actors and local religious organisations and NGOs;
Amendment 526 #
2015/2342(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Welcomes the use of common security and defence policy (CSDP) missions such as EUCAP Sahel Niger and EUNAVFOR MED, cooperation with NATO, and EU initiatives such as Europol’s Joint Operational Team (JOT) Mare to gather intelligence and fight smugglers, while underlining that global mobility should not be considered a threat; recommends the use of CSDP tools for early warning (forecasting), mediation and conflict resolution, while stressing the importance of starting to plan for durable solutions as early as possible in conflict situations;
Amendment 527 #
2015/2342(INI)
20. Welcomes the use of common security and defence policy (CSDP) missions such as EUCAP Sahel Niger and EUNAVFOR MED, cooperation with NATO, and EU initiatives such as Europol’s Joint Operational Team (JOT) Mare to gather intelligence and fight smugglers, while underlining that global mobility should not be considered a threat; recommends the use of CSDP tools for early warning (forecasting), mediation and conflict resolution, while stressing the importance of starting to plan for durable solutions as early as possible in conflict situations;
Amendment 23 #
2015/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas current EU legislation is not unequivocal as regards whether Member States are required to register FCM producers in the interests of the monitoring of food safety;
Amendment 40 #
2015/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers that placing the registration and monitoring of FCM on common foundations will create a far clearer situation; considers, at the same time, that care must be taken to ensure that the increased tasks of the authorities and public expenditure in this connection are proportionate to the aims in view;
Amendment 305 #
2015/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 a (new)
Paragraph 61 a (new)
61a. Recalls that based on Article 17 of TFEU, the European Union promotes inter-religious encounter by maintaining an open and transparent dialogue with representatives of religions; reaffirms that the cooperation with local representatives of religions and their organisations in third countries, especially in crisis regions is inevitable for increasing the effectiveness of EU humanitarian aid;
Amendment 306 #
2015/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 b (new)
Paragraph 61 b (new)
61b. Calls on the EU to participate in the fight against religious extremism in third countries by facilitating the exchange of best practices of inter-religious dialogue; reminds of the need for establishing relevant standing mechanisms promoting reconciliation and conflict-management by involving religious authorities;
Amendment 16 #
2015/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the EU represents an immense richness of cultural, social and linguistic diversity; whereas emphasizing the relationship between religion and the cultural roots and traditions in Europe; whereas, in this context, the shared values that hold together our societies, such as freedom, fairness, democracy, human rights, the rule of law, tolerance and solidarity, are crucial for Europe’'s future; whereas in addition to political actors, it is important to emphasize the role of all other stakeholders involved in intercultural dialogue; whereas underlining the difficulties in relation to the integration process, all efforts should be taken into account in the established cultural identities of Europe;
Amendment 19 #
2015/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas not being a legal concept, intercultural dialogue is not regulated by national, European or international law, but is built on international frameworks aimed at protecting human rightaccording to Article 17 of Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) the EU follows an open and transparent dialogue with representatives and religions, therefore it promotes interreligious and intercultural diversityalogue;
Amendment 25 #
2015/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas it is important to provide the means for intercultural dialogue and dialogue between citizens in order to strengthen respect for cultural diversity and to address the complex realities of our societies and to effectively manage conflicts;
Amendment 26 #
2015/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas aiming at this objective is not only a task for public authorities and decision-makers, but a shared responsibility of society as a whole, including a broad range of stakeholders such as media, educators, businesses, families, community and faith leaders, youth, health and social workers, NGOs and other civil society organisations;
Amendment 32 #
2015/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, in light of the European Year of Development 2015 and the review of the UN Millennium Development Goals, the role of culture in development should not be overlooked; whereas, apart from intercultural dialogue, family, as defined in Article 16 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, also plays a key role in effective conflict management and in promoting fundamental values;
Amendment 49 #
2015/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Advocates that fostering an intercultural and interfaith approach in the educational field is needed in order to address and promote multiculturalism, integration and social cohesionsocial inclusion and cohesion, including through exchange and mobility programmes for all;
Amendment 67 #
2015/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Advocates that including culture in EU external relations and development policy provides a tool for conflict resolution, peacemaking and crisis prevention, together with interreligious dialogue, which is another essential tool of conflict management;
Amendment 95 #
2015/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that education and lifelong learning not only provide knowledge, skills and competences, but should also help learners to develop civic values and become active, responsible, open-minded members of society; recognises the importance of cooperation among all education stakeholders, including parents, families and associative structures, and churches and religious institutions, as they substantially support integration processes of all members of society;
Amendment 176 #
2015/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to prevent extremism and marginalisation through community cohesion measures, involving a broad range of actors such as urban planners, social workers, community and faith leaders, educators, family support organisations and health professionals, with the objectives of countering extremism and fostering community cohesion;
Amendment 183 #
2015/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Underlines the family role in the preservation of cultural identity, traditions, ethics and the value systems of society, and stresses that the introduction of children to the culture, values and norms of their society begins in the family;
Amendment 14 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas poor knowledge about the EU, its concrete added-value and its values may contribute to the perception of a democratic deficit and lead to widespread Euroscepticism in Member States;
Amendment 31 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas increased awareness about the benefits of European policies, such as free movement of people and services within the Union and EU mobility programmes can help to create a sense of belonging to the EU, community spirit and acceptance of multicultural and multinational societies;
Amendment 50 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the increasing importance of a European dimension in education across the different disciplines, while stressing the need for a broad understanding of the concept which takes into account its complex, dynamic and multi-layered nature, with learning about the EU at school being a crucial component;
Amendment 60 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasises the need of understanding and promoting attachment to the fundamental values of the European Union; points out that knowing and understanding the common history and values of the EU and its Member States is a key for mutual understanding, peaceful living together, tolerance and solidarity and also to understand the core principles of the European Union;
Amendment 67 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that the EU should be more visible in teaching materials, given its impact on the everyday life of its citizens; considers that content explicitly related to the EU can add substantial value to school curricula and to the personal development of students, for instance in the awareness of the European cultural and opinion diversity and in the understanding of the world around us; emphasises the need to use active and participative teaching methods tailored to learners’ levels, needs and interests;
Amendment 76 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that an EU dimension in education should enable learners not only to acquire knowledge, but also to engage in a critical reflection on the EU, including EU decision-making processes and how these influence their Member State and their democratic participation; encourages to this end the use of European Youth Parliament role-play games, to help children and students understand the European processes and raise their awareness of European issues;
Amendment 90 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls the need to ensure, enhance and broaden initial and ongoing professional development opportunities for teachers and educators in order to enable them to incorporate an EU dimension into their teaching, in particular with regard to citizenship education, for instance through the organisation of European-level seminars where teachers and national education civil servants from the Member States could exchange on good practices on teaching the European dimension both in general and in their specific discipline;
Amendment 101 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for an urgent renewal and strengthening of EU citizenship and political education across thboth the Member States and the future Member States, with the aim of equipping learners with relevant knowledge, skills and competences, and empowering them to exercise their democratic rights and responsibilities, to value diversity, and to be active and responsible citizens;
Amendment 102 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for an urgent renewal and strengthening of EU citizenship and political education across the Member States, with the aim of equipping learners appropriate to their age with relevant knowledge, skills and competences, and empowering them to think critically and form a well-informed and balanced opinion, exercise their democratic rights and responsibilities, to value diversity, and to be active and responsible citizens;
Amendment 120 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights the role of non-formal and informal learning, including youth work and adult learning, in developing social and civic competences and shaping responsible and active European citizens; underlines the need to recognise such competences within formal learning and to create closer links between formal, non-formal and informal learning and in this context stresses the use of the methodology of intercultural dialogue;
Amendment 123 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Call to make full use of the opportunities offered by digital technologies to further develop cross- border teaching, through digital courses and video conferences, in order to facilitate the discovery for students of other points of view and approaches regarding their disciplines;
Amendment 124 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Stresses the importance and the potential of a European approach on the teaching of history, while bearing in mind the competence of Member States on the matter, as some historic events were determinant in the emergence of the European ideal and values;
Amendment 125 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Calls the Commission to prepare guidelines, with concrete examples, on the way to teach the benefits of the European Union for its citizens in an understandable manner for children;
Amendment 137 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Recalls the wide range of actions possible through the Erasmus+ programme, as well as its popularity and recognition by the general public, in particular for the mobility of students as part of their studies; calls on the Commission and the Member States to raise awareness around the parts of the Erasmus+ programme which are less well-known, such as the European Voluntary Service;
Amendment 159 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Encourages the Commission to continue its support for efforts to develop and promote an EU dimension in education as well as the mobility of educational actors, and to actively disseminate information – including information on relevant funding opportunities and available studies and reports – to key stakeholders;
Amendment 213 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on Member States to increase investment in education and to provide the necessary support and training for schools and teachers to carry out and continuously develop an EU dimension in education; to this end, teachers should be encouraged to spend part of their initial formation in another Member States in order to discover other perspectives and teaching methods of their discipline;
Amendment 345 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Urges the Commission and the Member States to fully apply the precautionary principle when authorizing the use and the environmental release of living modified organisms, in order to prevent any negative impact on biodiversity;
Amendment 5 #
2015/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
- having regard to the feasibility study of the European Commission on the concept of an EU-wide industrial disaster risk sharing facility 1a , _________________ 1a Study to explore the feasibility of creating a fund to cover environmental liability and losses occurring from industrial accidents, Final Report, European Commission, DG ENV, 17 April 2013.
Amendment 24 #
2015/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Suggests that the questionnaire under Annex III of Commission Decision 2009/358/EC needs to be improved by obliging Member States to report exhaustive and reliable data on extractive waste facilities hosted on their territories; the chosen reform approach should allow for a European database of extractive waste facilities to be established and easily up-dated, which would be instrumental for the full picture of practical implementation of the Directive to be outlined, monitored and assessed at EU level; in addition, other approaches could be given consideration - e.g. an exemplary completed national report under Article 18(1) of the Directive could be used as a model to be followed;
Amendment 41 #
2015/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Notes that existing EU legislation fails to properly address the financial implications of industrial disasters; urges the Commission to further elaborate the concept of an EU-wide industrial disaster risk sharing facility to be financed by an insurance premium harmonised at EU level in order to provide immediate and effective financial help in case of industrial disasters;
Amendment 72 #
2015/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for new EU initiativthe enforcement of national measures in the non- ETS sectors, in particular in the transport and buildings sector tso assisthat Member States ican achievinge their reduction targets; supports the introduction of an ambitious EU-level energy efficiency target for 2030 of at least 30%, that should be focused in particular on non-ETS sectors;
Amendment 7 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)
Citation 18 a (new)
– having regard to the encyclical ‘laudato si’;
Amendment 8 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 b (new)
Citation 18 b (new)
– having regard to the leaders’ declaration of the G7 summit entitled ‘Think ahead. Act together’;
Amendment 43 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises the extraordinary scale and seriousness of the threats induced by climate change and is extremely concerned that the world is severely off track to limit global warming to below 2°C; calls on governments to take, without delay, concrete measures against climate change and towards a global agreement in Paris 2015 to deliver this target; welcomes therefore the encyclical ‘laudato si’ and the G7 declaration of 8th of June 2015;
Amendment 46 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that, in line with the IPCC AR5 findings, the global carbon budget available after 2011, if there is to be a likely chance of keeping the rise in global average temperature below 2°C, is 1010 Gtons of CO2; emphasises that all countries need to contribute and that delaying action will increase costs and reduce options; underlines the findings of the New Climate Economy report ‘Better Growth, Better Climate’ that countries at all levels of income have the opportunity to build lasting economic growth at the same time as reducing the immense risks of climate change;
Amendment 67 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Believes that an ambitious and legally binding international agreement would help to address the carbon leakage and competitiveness concerns of the relevant sectors and in particular the energy intensive sector;
Amendment 70 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Emphasises that the agreement has to address mitigation, adaptation and means of implementation;
Amendment 77 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that in case of a gap between the level of ambitions of the aggregated INDC presented before Paris and the necessary level of greenhouse gases reduction, it will be necessary to elaborate a work programme which will start in 2016 in order to define the additional reduction measures; calls for a comprehensive review process, which will be conducted every five years, will ensure the dynamism of the implemented mechanism and will allow to reinforce the level of ambition of reduction commitments in light of the below 2˚C objective in accordance with the most recent scientific data; calls on the EU to support legally binding 5-year commitment periods so as to avoid locking into low level of ambition, increase political accountability and allow for revision of targets to match scientific adequacy and the implementation of existing commitments, without the need for the agreement to be ratified each time;
Amendment 90 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for general reinvigoration of the EU’s climate policyStresses the importance of the EU’s commitment to play a leading role in fighting against climate change which would help build momentum in international climate discussions and are in line with upper limit of the EU’s commitment to reduce its GHG emissions to 80-95% below 1990 levels by 2050; considers that a binding EU 2030 50% reduction target fortarget of at least 40% domestic reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 compared to 1990 levels is the absolute minimum required to stay on track for the below 2° C target and is both realistic and affordable; moreover calls for a binding EU 2030 energy efficiency target of 40 %, in line with research on cost-effective energy saving potential and a binding EU 2030 target of producing at least 45 % of total final energy consumption from renewable energy sources;
Amendment 99 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Emphasises the importance of a structured and constructive dialogue between governments, the business community, cities, regions, international organisations, civil society and academic institutions in order to mobilise robust global action towards low carbon and resilient societies as it involves both state and non-state actors; therefore, welcomes the Lima-Paris Action Agenda;
Amendment 159 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that financemeans of implementation - including climate- finance, technology transfer and capacity building - will play an essential role in finding an agreement at the Paris Conference and that it seems therefore necessary to prepare a credible ‘financial package’, in order to support greater efforts for greenhouse gas reduction and adaptation to climate change impacts; calls for climate finance to be included in the agreement as a dynamic element that reflects the changing environmental and economic realities and supports the enhanced ambition of mitigation contribution and adaptation actions;
Amendment 167 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Requests the EU and its Member States to agree on a roadmap for scaling up predictable, new and additional finance, in line with existing commitments, towards its fair share in the overall targeted amount of USD 100 billion a year by 2020 from a variety of public and private sources; calls for a robust monitoring and accountability framework for effective follow-up of the implementation of climate finance commitments and objectives;
Amendment 181 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for concrete commitments to deliver additional sources of climate finance, such as the adoption of a financial transactions taxbroad-based pricing of carbon as a globally applicable instrument for managing emissions and the allocation of emissions trading revenues to climate-related investments, and revenues from carbon pricing of international transport fuels; highlights the importance of mobilising private sector capital and of unlocking the required investment in low-carbon technologies; calls for concrete steps including a timetable for the phase out of fossil fuel subsidies, an ambitious roadmap of commitments of public sources and multilateral banks in favour of financing the ecological transition, specific public guarantees in favour of green investments, labels and fiscal advantages for green investment funds and for issuing green bonds;
Amendment 187 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls for an intensification of R&D, innovation and deployment of mature and breakthrough technologies;
Amendment 197 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Emphasises that adaptation action is an inevitable necessity and needs to play a central role in the new agreement; underlines that acting now to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will be less expensive to the global and national economies and would make adaptation action less costly;
Amendment 343 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24 a (new)
Recital 24 a (new)
(24a) The effective collection of waste oils would have significant economic and environmental benefits in terms of advancing towards a circular economy and contributing towards a lesser dependence on oil supply. A target for an effective collection of waste oils may therefore be set at Member State level.
Amendment 375 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 1 a – point a
Article 3 – point 1 a – point a
(a) mixed waste and separately collected waste from households - that is generated in the course of satisfying everyday consumption needs - including:
Amendment 387 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 1a – point b
Article 3 – point 1a – point b
(b) mixed waste and separately collected waste from other sources that is comparablen households that is similar to household waste in nature, and composition and quantity.
Amendment 407 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 1a – paragraph 2
Article 3 – point 1a – paragraph 2
Municipal waste does not include waste from sewage network and treatment, including sewage sludge, industrial and commercial waste, and construction and demolition waste;’
Amendment 443 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 16
Article 3 – point 16
Amendment 464 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point f
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point f
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 17a
Article 3 – point 17a
Amendment 1199 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 2
(12a) In Article 21, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: '2. For the purposes of separate collection of waste oils and their proper treatment, Member States may, according to their national conditions, apply additional measures such as technical requirements, producer responsibility, economic instruments or voluntary agreements. Member States may set up a minimum target for an effective collection of the technically collectable waste oils.'
Amendment 104 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In order to reflect technological progress in the sectors concerned and adjust them to the relevant period of allocation, provision should be made for the values of the benchmarks for free allocations to installations, determined on the basis of recent verified data from the years 2007-8, to be updated in line with observed average improvement. For reasons of predictability, this should be done through applying a factor that represents the best assessment of progress across sectors, which should then take into account robust, objective and verified data from installations so that sectors whose rate of improvement differs considerably from this factor have a benchmark value closer to their actual rate of improvement. Where the data shows a difference from factor reduction of more than 0.5% of the 2007-8 value higher or lower per year over the relevant period, the related benchmark value shall be adjusted by that percentage16-2017. For reasons of predictability and reliability, adjustment should be done 2 years before the beginning of each allocation period taking into account robust, objective and recently verified data from installations. To ensure a level playing field for the production of aromatics, hydrogen and syngas in refineries and chemical plants, the benchmark values for aromatics, hydrogen and syngas should continue to be aligned to the refineries benchmarks.
Amendment 134 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In order to reflect technological progress in the sectors concerned and adjust them to the relevant period of allocation, provision should be made for the values of the benchmarks for free allocations to installations, determined on the basis of recent verified data from the years 2007-8, to be updated in line with observed average improvement. For reasons of predictability, this should be done through applying a factor that represents the best assessment of progress across sectors, which should then take into account robust, objective and verified data from installations so that sectors whose rate of improvement differs considerably from this factor have a benchmark value closer to their actual rate of improvement. Where the data shows a difference from factor reduction of more than 0.5% of the 2007-8 value higher or lower per year over the relevant period, the related benchmark value shall be adjusted by that percentage16-2017. For reasons of predictability and reliability, adjustment should be done 2 years before the beginning of each allocation period taking into account robust, objective and recently verified data from installations. To ensure a level playing field for the production of aromatics, hydrogen and syngas in refineries and chemical plants, the benchmark values for aromatics, hydrogen and syngas should continue to be aligned to the refineries benchmarks.
Amendment 220 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 9 – paragraphs 2 and 3
Article 9 – paragraphs 2 and 3
Amendment 262 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1
Article 10a – paragraph 1
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 23. This act shawill also provide for additional allocation from the new entrants reserve for significant production increases by applying the same thresholds and allocation adjustments as apply in respect of partial cessations of operationallocation adjustment for each year after the 3rd year of the period of 2020-2030 to reflect changes in the activity level of the installations during the previous 2 years. In case the total number of allowances to be allocated free of charge go beyond the level of total number of free allowance this act shall also provide for additional allocation from the new entrants reserve.
Amendment 293 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 10 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
The benchmark values for free allocation shall be adjusupdated in order to avoid windfall profits and reflect technological progress in the period between 2007-8 andby 31 December 2018, and before the beginning of each later period for which free allocations are determined in accordance with Article 11(1). This adjustment shall reduce the benchmark values set by the act adopted pursuant to Article 10a by 1% of the value that was set based on 2007-8 data in respect of each year between 2008 and the middle of the relevant period of free allocation, unless:be based on recent verified production and emission data of installations for the period of 2016-2017.
Amendment 304 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point a
Article 1 – point 5 – point a
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The Commission ishall be empowered to adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 23 to supplement this directive. This act shawill also provide for additional allocation from the new entrants reserve for significant production increases by applying the same thresholds and allocation adjustments as apply in respect of partial cessations of operationallocation adjustment for each year after the third year of the period of 2020-2030 to reflect changes in the activity level of the installations during the previous two years. In the event that the total number of allowances to be allocated free of charge goes beyond the level of the total number of free allowances, this act shall also provide for additional allocation from the new entrants reserve.
Amendment 310 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point i
Article 10 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point i
Amendment 324 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – introductory part
Article 10a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – introductory part
The benchmark values for free allocation shall be adjusupdated in order to avoid windfall profits and reflect technological progress in the period between 2007-8 andby 31 December 2018, and before the beginning of each later period for which free allocations are determined in accordance with Article 11(1). This adjustment shall reduce the benchmark values set by the act adopted pursuant to Article 10a by 1% of the value that was set based on 2007-8 data in respect of each year between 2008 and the middle of the relevant period of free allocation, unless:be based on recent verified production and emission data of installations for the period of 2016-2017.
Amendment 332 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point i
Article 10a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point i
Amendment 458 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b – paragraph 1
Article 10b – paragraph 1
1. Sectors and sub-sectors where the product exceeds 0.2 from multiplying their intensity of trade with third countries, defined as the ratio between the total value of exports to third countries plus the value of imports from third countries and the total market size for the European Economic Area (annual turnover plus total imports from third countries), by their emission intensity, measured in kgCO2 divided by their gross value added (in €)EUR), as well as heat supplied from district heating systems, shall be deemed to be at risk of carbon leakage. Such sectors and sub-sectors shall be allocated allowances free of charge for the period up to 2030 at 100% of the quantity determined in accordance with the measures adopted pursuant to Article 10a.
Amendment 475 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b – paragraph 2 – introductory sentence
Article 10b – paragraph 2 – introductory sentence
2. Sectors and sub-sectors where the product from multiplying their intensity of trade with third countries by their emission intensity is above 0.18,12 may be included in the group referred to in paragraph 1, on the basis of a qualitative assessment using the following criteria:
Amendment 501 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b – paragraph 4
Article 10b – paragraph 4
4. By 31 December 20198, the Commission shall adopt a delegated act for the preceding paragraphs for activities at a 4-digit level (NACE-4 code) or at the relevant level of disaggregation based on public and sector specific data as concerns paragraph 1, in accordance with Article 23, based on data for the three most recent calendar years available.
Amendment 512 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 10b – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Every year the Commission may, at the request of a Member State, add a sector or sub-sector to the group referred to in paragraph 1 if it is demonstrated, in an analytical report, that this sector or subsector satisfies the criteria laid down in paragraphs 1 or 2, following a change that has a substantial impact on that sector or subsector's activities.
Amendment 516 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10c – title
Article 10c – title
Option for transitional free allocation for the modernisation of the energy sector
Amendment 519 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b – paragraph 4
Article 10b – paragraph 4
By 31 December 20198, the Commission shall adopt a delegated act for the preceding paragraphs for activities at a 4- digit level (NACE-4 code) or at the relevant level of disaggregation based on public and sector specific data as concerns paragraph 1, in accordance with Article 23, based on data for the three most recent calendar years available.
Amendment 525 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10c – paragraph 1
Article 10c – paragraph 1
1. By derogation from Article 10a(1) to (5), Member States which had in 2013 a GDP per capita in €EUR at market prices below 60% of the Union average may give a transitional free allocation to installations forelectricity generation (including co-generation of heat and electricity production) for the modernisation of the energy sector.
Amendment 530 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10c – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 10c – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall be allowed to choose the most preferable free allowances allocation method in line with the following options and investments shall be selected on the basis of: (a) a competitive bidding process, (b) the National Investment Plans allocation which shall be based on criteria and rules referred to in paragraph 2a (new), or (c) a combination of both methods mentioned in point (a) and (b). Any Member State that is allowed to allocate allowances on the basis of this Article shall, by 31 December 2017, submit to the Commission an application containing the proposed allocation methodology.
Amendment 531 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10c – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 10c – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The Member State concerned shall organise a competitive bidding process for projects with a total amount of investment exceeding €10 million to select the investments to be financed with free allocation. This competitive bidding processcompetitive bidding process referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1a shall:
Amendment 537 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 10c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) comply with the principles of transparency, non-discrimination, equal treatment, technological neutrality and sound financial management;
Amendment 540 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 10c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) ensure that are eligible to bid only projects which contribute to: - the diversification of their energy mix and sources of supply, - the necessary restructuring, environmental upgrading and retrofitting of the infrastructure, - clean technologies and, - use of cogeneration and/or - modernisation of the energy production, transmission and distribution sectors are eligible to bid; (including district heating systems);
Amendment 549 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point i
Article 10c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point i
(i) on the basis of a cost-benefit analysis, ensure a net positive gain in terms of emission reduction and realise a pre- determined significant level of CO2 reductions;
Amendment 555 #
Amendment 561 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 10c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 565 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 c – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 10 c – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) ensure that only projects which contribute to the diversification of their energy mix and sources of supply, the necessary restructuring, environmental upgrading and retrofitting of the infrastructure, clean technologies and modernisation of the energy production, including district heating, transmission and distribution sectors are eligible to bid;
Amendment 568 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 10c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
The eligible Member States intending to make use of optional free allocation via the National Investment Plans (NIPs) referred to in point (b) of paragraph 1a shall select investments fulfilling the following criteria: - the diversification of their energy mix and sources of supply, - the necessary restructuring, environmental upgrading and retrofitting of the infrastructure, - investment in clean technologies, - use of cogeneration and/or - modernisation of the energy production, transmission and distribution sectors (including district heating systems) While selecting investments for the purpose of NIPs, Member States shall take into account technological neutrality and ensure net positive gain in terms of emissions reduction. Only investments that have obtained all relevant corporate decisions after 24 October 2014 may be counted for this purpose. The method of this selection process and the final results shall be published for public consultation. On this basis, the Member State concerned shall establish and submit a list of investments to the Commission by 30 September 2019. The Commission shall assess the list of investments by 31 March 2020. Within 9 months from the receipt of the list of investments, the Commission may request additional information concerning individual projects. The lack of decision by the Commission within the abovementioned period date means approval of the list of investments as submitted. The list of investments selected under the method referred to in this paragraph may be updated in 2023 and 2027, and submitted to the Commission. This paragraph shall be applied in case of any update.
Amendment 573 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10c – paragraph 4
Article 10c – paragraph 4
4. Transitional fFree allocations shall be deducted from the quantity of allowances that the Member State would otherwise auction. The total free allocation shall be no more than 40% of the allowances which the Member State concerned receives in the period 2021-30 pursuant to Article 10(2)(a) spread out in equal annual volumes over the period from 2021-30. Free allocation that is not covered by the necessary expenditure in any given year shall be carried over and claimed during following years of the period between 2021 and 2030 when appropriate expenditure is incurred. Other ways of distributing the total number of allowances dedicated for the free allocation over the period between 2021 and 2030 shall be allowed provided that they are duly justified.
Amendment 574 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10c – paragraph 5
Article 10c – paragraph 5
5. AFree allocations to operators shall be madeallowed upon demonstration that an investment selected according to the rules of the competitive bidding procesof incurred expenditure, at the level of a capital group. The free allocations to individual electricity generators (including co- generation of heat and electricity) for the period between 2021 and 2030 shall be determined and published by each of the Member States concerned by 30 September 2019. The allocations along with the list of electricity generators shall be updated in 2023 and 2027. The updated list of electricity generators shasll been carried out submitted to the Commission by 1 January 2024 and 2028 respectively.
Amendment 579 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10c – paragraph 6
Article 10c – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall require benefiting electricity generators and network operators to report by 28 February of each year on the implementation of their selected investments. Member States shall report on this to the Commissionannually by 31 March to the Commission on the balance of free allocation and investment expenditure incurred, and the Commission shall make such reports public.
Amendment 591 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10d – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 10d – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
A fund to support investments in modernising energy systems, including district heating, and improving energy efficiency in Member States with a GDP per capita below 60% of the Union average in 2013 shall be established for the period 2021-30 and financed as set out in Article 10.
Amendment 593 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10d – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 10d – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The investments supported shall be consistent with the aims of this Directive and the European Fund for Strategic Investments.
Amendment 604 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10d – paragraph 2
Article 10d – paragraph 2
2. The fund shall also finance small- scale investment projects in the modernisation of energy systems and energy efficiency. To this end, the investment boardbeneficiary Member States shall develop guidelinnational rules and investment selection criteria specific to such projects, based on the guidance of the Commission and EIB.
Amendment 613 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10d – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 10d – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The fund shall be governed by an investment board and a management committee, which shall be composed of representatives from the beneficiary Member States, the Commission, the EIB and three representatives elected by the other Member States for a period of 5 years. The investment board shall be responsible to determine a Union-level investment policy, appropriate financing instruments and investment selection criteria. The management committee shall be responsible for the day-to-day management of the fundthe beneficiary Member States, with the involvement of the Commission. The EIB shall be involved as an advisory body and provide guidelines on the principles for the project selection. Adequate monitoring and reporting provisions shall be established to guarantee the transparency and efficient use of the fund by the beneficiary Member States. The beneficiary Member State shall select the projects which it finds appropriate based on the principles and purpose of the Fund and shall notify the European Commission about the list of the selected projects. The fund shall cooperate fully with established national implementing entities and programs.
Amendment 620 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 d – paragraph 1
Article 10 d – paragraph 1
A fund to support investments in modernising energy systems, including district heating, and improving energy efficiency in Member States with a GDP per capita below 60% of the Union average in 2013 shall be established for the period 2021-30 and financed as set out in Article 10.
Amendment 625 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10d – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 10d – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 632 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10d – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Article 10d – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 634 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10d – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Article 10d – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 639 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 d – paragraph 2
Article 10 d – paragraph 2
2. The fund shall also finance small- scale investment projects in the modernisation of energy systems and energy efficiency. To this end, the investment boardbeneficiary Member States shall develop guidelinnational rules and investment selection criteria specific to such projects.
Amendment 640 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Amendment 647 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10d – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 10d – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. The beneficiary Member States shall report annually to the management committeeCommission on investments financed by the fund. The report shall be made public and include:
Amendment 648 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10d – paragraph 6
Article 10d – paragraph 6
6. Each year, the management commitbeneficiary Member Statees shall report to the Commission on experience with the evaluation and selection of investments. The Commission shall review the basis on which projects are selected by 31 December 2024 and, where appropriate, make proposals to the management commitrelevant beneficiary Member Statees.
Amendment 656 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 d – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 d – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The fund shall be governed by an investment board and a management committee, which shall be composed of representatives from the beneficiary Member States, the Commission, the EIB and three representatives elected by the other Member States for a period of 5 years. The investment board shall be responsible to determine an Union-level investment policy, appropriate financing instruments and investment selection criteria. The management committee shall be responsible for the day-to-day management of the fundthe beneficiary Member States, with involvement of the Commission. The EIB should be involved as an advisory body and provide guidelines on the principles for the project selection. Adequate monitoring and reporting provisions should be established to guarantee the transparency and efficient use of the fund by the beneficiary Member States. The beneficiary Member State selects the projects it finds appropriate based on the principles and purpose of the Fund and notifies the European Commission about the list of the selected projects. The fund should fully cooperate with established national implementing entities and programs.
Amendment 664 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
A list of installations covered by this Directive for the five years beginning on 1 January 2021 shall be submitted by 30 September1 May 20189, and lists for the subsequent five years shall be submitted every five years thereafter. Each list shall include information on production activity, transfers of heat and gases, electricity production and emissions at sub- installation level over the five calendar years preceding its submission. Free allocations shall only be given to installations where such information is provided.
Amendment 670 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 d – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 d – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 681 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 d – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Article 10 d – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 690 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Amendment 700 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 22 b (new)
Article 1 – point 22 b (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
(22b) In Article 27, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: '1. Following consultation with the operator, Member States may exclude from the Community scheme installations which have reported to the competent authority emissions of less than 250 000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent and, where they carry out combustion activities, have a rated thermal input below 35 MW, excluding emissions from biomass, in each of the three years preceding the notification under point (a), and which are subject to measures that will achieve an equivalent contribution to emission reductions, if the Member State concerned complies with the following conditions: (a) it notifies the Commission of each such installation, specifying the equivalent measures applying to that installation that will achieve an equivalent contribution to emission reductions that are in place, before the list of installations pursuant to Article 11(1) has to be submitted and at the latest when this list is submitted to the Commission; (b) it confirms that monitoring arrangements are in place to assess whether any installation emits 250 000 tonnes or more of carbon dioxide equivalent, excluding emissions from biomass, in any one calendar year. Member States may allow simplified monitoring, reporting and verification measures for installations with average annual verified emissions between 2008 and 2010 which are below 5 000 tonnes a year, in accordance with Article 14; (c) it confirms that if any installation emits 250 000 tonnes or more of carbon dioxide equivalent, excluding emissions from biomass, in any one calendar year or the measures applying to that installation that will achieve an equivalent contribution to emission reductions are no longer in place, the installation will be reintroduced into the Community scheme; (d) it publishes the information referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) for public comment. Hospitals may also be excluded if they undertake equivalent measures.'
Amendment 703 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 d – paragraph 5
Article 10 d – paragraph 5
5. The beneficiary Member States shall report annually to the management committeeCommission on investments financed by the fund. The report shall be made public and include:
Amendment 707 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
6. Each year, the management committebeneficiary Member State shall report to the Commission on experience with the evaluation and selection of investments. The Commission shall review the basis on which projects are selected by 31 December 2024 and, where appropriate, make proposals to the management committebeneficiary Member State.
Amendment 728 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
A list of installations covered by this Directive for the five years beginning on 1 January 2021 shall be submitted by 30 September1 May 20189, and lists for the subsequent five years shall be submitted every five years thereafter. Each list shall include information on production activity, transfers of heat and gases, electricity production and emissions at sub- installation level over the five calendar years preceding its submission. Free allocations shall only be given to installations where such information is provided.
Amendment 753 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
(22a) Following consultation with the operator, Member States may exclude from the Community scheme installations which have reported to the competent authority emissions of less than 50 000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent and, where they carry out combustion activities, have a rated thermal input below 35 MW, excluding emissions from biomass, in each of the three years preceding the notification under point (a), and which are subject to measures that will achieve an equivalent contribution to emission reductions, if the Member State concerned complies with the following conditions: (a) it notifies the Commission of each such installation, specifying the equivalent measures applying to that installation that will achieve an equivalent contribution to emission reductions that are in place, before the list of installations pursuant to Article 11(1) has to be submitted and at the latest when this list is submitted to the Commission; (b) it confirms that monitoring arrangements are in place to assess whether any installation emits 50 000 tonnes or more of carbon dioxide equivalent, excluding emissions from biomass, in any one calendar year. Member States may allow simplified monitoring, reporting and verification measures for installations with average annual verified emissions between 2008 and 2010 which are below 5 000 tonnes a year, in accordance with Article 14; (c) it confirms that if any installation emits 50 000 tonnes or more of carbon dioxide equivalent, excluding emissions from biomass, in any one calendar year or the measures applying to that installation that will achieve an equivalent contribution to emission reductions are no longer in place, the installation will be reintroduced into the Community scheme; (d) it publishes the information referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) for public comment. Hospitals may also be excluded if they undertake equivalent measures.
Amendment 15 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ensure, via a general clause in the agreement, in full compliance with the GATS and the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, that the parties to the agreement reserve the right to adopt or maintain any measure (in particular of a regulatory and/or financial nature) with respect to the protection or promotion of cultural and linguistic diversity, media pluralism and media freedom, and to preserve or develop, in accordance with the principle of technological neutrality, a regime for audiovisual services in line with democratic, social and cultural requirements;
Amendment 26 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) reaffirm that audiovisual services should remain excluded from the scope of TTIP commitments on services and establishment, ensure the right to preserve or develop, in accordance with the principle of technological neutrality, a regime for audiovisual services in line with democratic, social and cultural requirements;
Amendment 30 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 50 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point d
Paragraph 1 – point d
(d) ensure with a general clause the right to adopt or maintain any measure with regard to the provision of all educational services which receive public funding or state support in any form and ensure that privately funded foreign providers meet the sameare subject to the same recognition, operation, quality and accreditation requirements as domestic providers;
Amendment 69 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point g
Paragraph 1 – point g
(g) refrain from introducing the ISDS system in the agreement, bearing in mind that the parties to the agreement have fully developed legal systemjurisdictional system is sufficiently mature and stable both in the EU and the US so any disputes between foreign investors and host states cand proced be appropriately settled in national courets.
Amendment 168 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Agrees with Commissioner Malmström that all areas where the EU and the US have very different rules or approaches should be excluded from the negotiations12 ; __________________ 12See speech by EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström of 11 December 2014.there should not be a trade-off between the economic goals and the people's health, safety and the environment; agrees further with the Commissioner that where Europe and the United States have very different rules, there will be no agreement, such as GMOs, the use of hormone in bovine sector, REACH and Cloning; __________________
Amendment 259 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is opposed to the inclusion of ISDS in the TTIP, as ISDS risks fundamentally undermining the sovereign rights of the EU, its Member States and regional and local authorities to adopt regulations on public health, food safety and the environment. The jurisdictional system is sufficiently mature and stable both in the EU and the US so any disputes between foreign investors and host states can be appropriately settled in national courts;
Amendment 267 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls on the Commission to guarantee that the TTIP will be without prejudice to the right of the EU and Member States to adopt and enforce, in accordance with their respective competence, measures necessary to pursue legitimate public policy objectives such as social, environmental, public health and safety in a non-discriminatory manner.
Amendment 319 #
2014/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Points out that cyanide leaching technology represents a serious cross- border threat to European waters and to the healthy environment of citizens, it mutilates landscapes and destroys natural reserves leaving enormous amount of toxic mining waste; draws the attention to the fact that cyanide mining is highly resource inefficient as it can only produce 1-2 grams of gold from one tonne ore, while the recovery of one tonne of electronic waste can provide 150 times more; stresses therefore the promotion of investment in alternative technologies, as well as in urban mining and recycling activities that would contribute to the EU's circular economy goals while providing more employment than cyanide mining;
Amendment 326 #
2014/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Reminds of the European Parliament's resolution of 5 May 2010 on a complete ban on the use of cyanide mining technologies in the European Union and urges the Commission to submit a legislative proposal for this purpose;
Amendment 117 #
2014/2153(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 53 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The European Council conclusions of 23 and 24 October 2014 on the 2030 Climate and Energy Policy Framework give clear guidance on the continuation of free allocations and carbon leakage provisions after 2020, stating that "the most efficient installations in the sectors at risk of losing international competitiveness should not face undue carbon costs leading to carbon leakage" and that "future allocations will ensure better alignment with changing production levels in different sectors" and "at the same time, incentives for industry to innovate will be fully preserved and administrative complexity will not be increased." The conclusions further underline that both direct and indirect costs for the respective industry sectors will be taken into account as well as the need for affordable energy prices. It is of paramount importance that the Commission reviews the functioning of Directive 2003/87/EC, in that respect.
Amendment 77 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) As the European Council conclusions of 23-24 October 2014 confirm, Member States have agreed that EU ETS 'existing measures will continue after 2020 to prevent the risk of carbon leakage due to climate policy'. The Commission should ensure that the functioning of the market stability reserve does not work against measures to prevent the risk of carbon leakage from industrial sectors exposed to the risk of carbon leakage.
Amendment 78 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 4 b (new)
Recital 4 b (new)
(4b) The Commission Communication on Regulatory Fitness and Performance Programme (REFIT): State of Play and Outlook states "The challenge is to keep this legislation simple - not to go beyond what is strictly necessary to achieve policy goals and to avoid overlapping layers of regulation". Thus the Commission should ensure that measures within the ETS do not contradict each other.
Amendment 196 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2a Review of Directive 2003/87/EC By ...+, the Commission shall review Directive 2003/87/EC, taking into account the conclusions of the European Council of 23 and 24 October 2014, in particular with regard to carbon leakage provisions and the continuation of free allocations, better reflecting changing production levels and incentivising the most efficient performance taking into account direct and indirect carbon costs, and if appropriate shall, in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, submit a proposal to the European Parliament and the Council. ________________ + OJ: Please, insert the date: six months from the entry into force of this Decision.
Amendment 35 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
Amendment 47 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In order to promote cost-effective achievement of the national emission reduction commitments and of the intermediate emission levels, Member States should be entitled to account for emission reductions from international maritime traffic if emissions from that sector are lower than the levels of emissions that would result from compliance with Union law standards, including the sulphur limits for fuels set in Directive 1999/32/EC of the Council.21 Member States should also have the possibility to jointly meet their commitments and intermediate emission levels regarding methane (CH4) and of making use of Decision n°406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council for so doing.22 For the purpose of checking compliance with their national emission ceilings, emission reduction commitments and intermediate emission levels, Member States could adjust their national emission inventories in view of improved scientific understanding and methodologies regarding emissions. The Commission could object to the use of any of these flexibilities by a Member State, should the conditions set out in this Directive not be met. __________________ 21 Council Directive 1999/32/EC of 26 April 1999 relating to a reduction in the sulphur content of certain liquid fuels and amending Directive 93/12/EEC (OJ L 121, 11.5.1999, p. 13). 22Decision n°406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the effort of Member States to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to meet the Community’s greenhouse gas emission reduction commitments up to 2020 (OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 136__________________ 21 Council Directive 1999/32/EC of 26 April 1999 relating to a reduction in the sulphur content of certain liquid fuels and amending Directive 93/12/EEC (OJ L 121, 11.5.1999, p. 13).
Amendment 63 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
Amendment 81 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall, as a minimum, limit their annual anthropogenic emissions of sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), volatile organic compounds other than methane (NMVOC), ammonia (NH3), and particulate matter (PM2,5) and methane (CH4) in accordance with the national emission reduction commitments applicable from 2020 and 2030, as laid down in Annex II.
Amendment 89 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
1. Without prejudice to paragraph 1, Member States shall take all the necessary measures not entailing disproportionate costs to limit their 2025 anthropogenic emissions of SO2, NOx, NMVOC, NH3, PM2,5 and CH4 and PM2,5. The levels of those emissions shall be determined on the basis of fuels sold, by a linear reduction trajectory established between their emission levels for 2020 and the emission levels defined by the emission reduction commitments for 2030.
Amendment 107 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Amendment 110 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
(3) Member States may establish adjusted annual national emission inventories for SO2, NOx, NH3, NMVOC and PM2,5 in accordance with Annex IV where non- compliance with their national emission reduction commitments or their intermediate emission levels would result from applying improved emission inventory methods updated in accordance with scientific knowledge.
Amendment 131 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
2. ‘ozone precursors’ mean nitrogen oxides, non-methane volatile organic compounds, methane, and carbon monoxide;
Amendment 132 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 7
Article 6 – paragraph 7
Amendment 139 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall, as a minimum, limit their annual anthropogenic emissions of sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), volatile organic compounds other than methane (NMVOC), ammonia (NH3), and particulate matter (PM2,5) and methane (CH4) in accordance with the national emission reduction commitments applicable from 2020 and, as laid down in Annex II and take all the necessary measures not entailing disproportionate costs to limit their 2030, as laid downnthropogenic emissions of sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), volatile organic compounds other than methane (NMVOC), ammonia (NH3) and particulate matter (PM2,5) in accordance with indicative reduction targets in Annex II .
Amendment 145 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 9
Article 7 – paragraph 9
Amendment 152 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Amendment 163 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
(2) The delegation of power referred to in Articles 6(7), 7(9) and 8(3) shall be conferred on the Commission for an in determinate period of time of five years from the date of entry into force of this Directive.
Amendment 167 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
(1) Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive [forty-eighteen months after the entry into force - date to be inserted by OPOCE] at the latest.
Amendment 169 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Without prejudice to paragraph 1, Member States shall take all the necessary measures not entailing disproportionate costs to limit their 2025 anthropogenic emissions of SO2, NOx, NMVOC, NH3, and PM2,5 and CH4. The levels of those emissions shall be determined on the basis of fuels sold, by a linear reduction trajectory established between their emission levels for 2020 and the emission levels defined by the indicative emission reduction commitments for 2030.
Amendment 170 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – table A – row 3
Annex I – table A – row 3
Amendment 175 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – table C – row 4
Annex I – table C – row 4
Amendment 180 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – table b – title
Annex II – table b – title
b) Emission reduction commitments for ammonia (NH3), fine particulate matter (PM2,5) and methane (CH4). Fuels sold, base year 2005.
Amendment 188 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Commission shall, by 31 December 2021, present a proposal with revised reduction commitments for 2030 based on review of the national implementation of reduction commitments.
Amendment 188 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – part 1 – section A – point 1
Annex III – part 1 – section A – point 1
Amendment 193 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Amendment 201 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Amendment 213 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – part 1 – section A – point 3
Annex III – part 1 – section A – point 3
Amendment 221 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – part 1 – section A – point 4
Annex III – part 1 – section A – point 4
Amendment 229 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – part 1 – section C – point 1
Annex III – part 1 – section C – point 1
1. In taking the measures outlined in sections A and B above, Member States should ensure that impacts onxempt small and micro farms are fully taken into account. Member States may, for instance, exempt them from those measures where possible and appropriate in view of the applicable reduction commitmentfrom those measures.
Amendment 232 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1
Annex IV – paragraph 1
For the pollutants referred to in Annex I, other than CH4, Member States shall establish emission inventories, adjusted emission inventories, projections and informative inventory reports using the methodologies adopted by Parties to the LRTAP Convention (EMEP Reporting Guidelines) and are requested to use the EMEP/EEA Guidebook referred to therein. In addition, supplementary information, in particular the activity data, needed for the assessment of the inventories and projections shall be prepared in accordance with the same guidelines.
Amendment 317 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall provide their national air pollution control programme to the Commission [within threesix months of the date referred to in Article 17, date to be inserted by OPOCE] and updates every twofour years thereafter.
Amendment 363 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive [eighteen30 months after the entry into force - date to be inserted by OPOCE] at the latest.
Amendment 378 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – table a – heading
Annex II – table a – heading
Table (a): Emission reduction commitments for sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOC). Fuels sold, base year 2005. Emission reduction commitments for any year from 2030 are indicative.
Amendment 385 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – table b – heading
Annex II – table b – heading
Table (b): Emission reduction commitments for ammonia (NH3), fine particulate matter (PM2,5) and methane (CH4). Fuels sold, base year 2005. Emission reduction commitments for any year from 2030 are indicative.
Amendment 123 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f b (new)
(f b) combustion plants firing refinery fuels alone or with other fuels for the production of energy within mineral oil and gas refineries;
Amendment 140 #
2013/0433(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the placing on the market of animal clones and embryo cloneand import into the European Union of animal clones, embryo clones, descendants of animal clones, germinal products of animal clones and of their descendants, and food or feed from animal clones and their descendants.
Amendment 164 #
2013/0433(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Amendment 165 #
2013/0433(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
(2) TWithin five years after the entry into force of this regulation, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of this Directive taking into account:experiences gained in the application of the regulation.
Amendment 166 #
2013/0433(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 163 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 2 – point 11
Article 2 – point 11
11. 'low indirect land-use change-risk biofuels' means biofuels, the feedstocks of which are not listed in Part A of Annex V, or are listed in Part A of Annex V, but were produced within schemes which offset indirect land use change emissions resulting from actions that reduce the demand for agricultural land and/or increase the efficiency of agro-forestry product chains or which reduce the displacement of production for purposes other than for making biofuels and which were produced in accordance with the sustainability criteria for biofuels laid down in Article 7b. Only the amount of feedstock which corresponds to the actual reduction in displacement achieved through the scheme may be considered. Such schemes may either operate as individual projects at a local level or as policy measures covering partly or entirely the territory of a Member State or a third country. Displacement of production for purposes other than for making biofuels can be reduced if the scheme achieves productivity increases within the area it covers beyond levels which would have prevailed in the absence of such productivity-promoting schemes;
Amendment 214 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Article 2 – point 1
Article 2 – point 1
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point v
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point v
(v) 'low indirect land-use change-risk biofuels and bioliquids' means biofuels and bioliquids, the feedstocks of which are not listed in pPart A of Annex VIII, or are listed in pPart A of Annex VIII, but were produced within schemes which offset indirect land use change emissions resulting from actions that reduce the demand for agricultural land and/or increase the efficiency of agro-forestry product chains or which reduce the displacement of production for purposes other than for making biofuels and bioliquids and which were produced in accordance with the sustainability criteria for biofuels and bioliquids laid down in Article 17. Only the amount of feedstock which corresponds to the actual reduction in displacement achieved through the scheme may be considered. Such schemes may either operate as individual projects at a local level or as policy measures covering partly or entirely the territory of a Member State or a third country. Displacement of production for purposes other than for making biofuels and bioliquids can be reduced if the scheme achieves productivity increases within the area it covers beyond levels which would have prevailed in the absence of such productivity-promoting schemes.;
Amendment 223 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Article 2 – point 2 – point a
Article 2 – point 2 – point a
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
For the purpose of compliance with the targets referred to in the first subparagraph of this paragraph, the maximum joint contribution from biofuels and bioliquids produced from cereal and other starch-rich crops, sugars and oil crops shall be no more than the energy quantity corresponding to the maximum contribution as set out in paragraph 4(d), unless they are "low indirect land use change risk biofuels and bioliquids".
Amendment 251 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Article 2 – point 2 – point b – point iv
Article 2 – point 2 – point b – point iv
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point d
(d) for the calculation of biofuels in the numerator, the share of energy from biofuels produced from cereal and other starch-rich crops, sugars and oil crops shall be no more than 7 % of the final consumption of energy in transport in the Member States in 2020, unless they are low indirect land use change risk biofuels and bioliquids;
Amendment 361 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Annex I – point 2
Annex I – point 2
Directive 98/70/EC
Annex V – part B – point 2 a (new)
Annex V – part B – point 2 a (new)
(2a) low indirect land use change risk biofuels and bioliquids.
Amendment 378 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Annex II – point 2
Annex II – point 2
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex VIII – part B – point 2 a (new)
Annex VIII – part B – point 2 a (new)
(2a) low indirect land use change risk biofuels and bioliquids
Amendment 38 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Under that legal framework, GMOs for cultivation are to undergo an individual risk assessment before being authorised to be placed on the Union market, in accordance with Annex II to Directive 2001/18/EC. The aim of that authorisation procedure taking into account the direct, indirect, immediate and delayed effects, as well as the cumulative long-term effects, on human health and the environment. The aim of that authorisation procedure, in accordance with the precautionary principle, is to ensure a high level of protection of human life and health, animal health and welfare, the environment and consumer interests, whilst ensuring the effective functioning of the internal market. A uniform high level of protection of health and the environment should be achieved and maintained throughout the territory of the Union.
Amendment 43 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) The implementation of the risk assessment as laid down in Annex II to Directive 2001/18/EC needs improvement, in particular regarding the long-term environmental effects of genetically modified crops as well as their potential effects on non-target organisms, the characteristics of the receiving environments and the geographical areas in which genetically modified crops may be cultivated, the potential environmental consequences brought about by changes in the use of herbicides linked to herbicide-tolerant genetically modified crops, direct and indirect long-term effects, as well as scientific uncertainties. Any such improvement as well as any change to the legal status of guidance for risk assessment of GMO requires in-depth discussions and should therefore be subject to a proper review of Directive 2001/18/EC.
Amendment 69 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In accordance with Article 2(2) TFEU, Member States are therefore entitled to have a possibility, during the authorisation procedure and thereafter, to decide to restrict or prohibit the cultivation of a GMO on their territory with the effect of excluding cultivation of a specific GMO in all or part of that Member State's territory. In that context, it appears appropriate to grant Member States, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, more flexibility to decide whether or not they wish to cultivate GMO crops on their territory without affecting the risk assessment provided in the system of Union authorisations of GMOs, either in the course of the authorisation procedure or thereafter, and independently of the measures that Member States are entitled to take by application of Directive 2001/18/EC to avoid the unintended presence of GMOs in other products on their territory and in border areas of neighbouring Member States. The grant of that possibility to Member States should facilitate the decision-making process in the GMO field. At the same time, freedom of choice of consumers, farmers and operators should be preserved whilst providing greater clarity to affected stakeholders concerning the cultivation of GMOs in the Union. This Directive should therefore facilitate the smooth functioning of the internal market. , with regard to Article 114 TFEU.
Amendment 80 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) To ensure that the cultivation of GMO does not result in the unintended presence of GMO in other products, effective co-existence measures are indispensable. Member States should therefore be entitled, under Directive 2001/18/EC, to adopt rules applicable to their territories to avoid such unintended presence. Particular attention should be paid to any possible cross-border contamination from a Member State or a region where cultivation is allowed into a neighbouring Member State or region where it is prohibited. For a coherent implementation of such rules, including in border areas, Members States should refer to the guidelines as provided by the Commission in its Recommendation of 13 July 20101a. __________________ 1aCommission Recommendation of 13 July 2010 on guidelines for the development of national co-existence measures to avoid the unintended presence of GMO in conventional and organic crops (OJ C 200, 22.7.2010, p.1)
Amendment 163 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26a– paragraph 1
Article 26a– paragraph 1
(-1) Article 26a((1) is replaced by the following: 1. Member States mayshall take appropriate measures to avoid the unintended presence of GMOs in other products on their territory and in the border areas of neighbouring Member States.