63 Amendments of Jas GAWRONSKI
Amendment 24 #
2009/2000(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 − point r
Paragraph 1 − point r
(r) to usefollow the upcoming intergovernmental negotiations on the reform of the Security Council, based on the rules of procedure of the General Assembly, as an opportunity towhich could be an opportunity to foster the broadest possible consensus among the UN membership, focus on points of convergence and achieve tangible progress regarding the clarification of the Council's competences insize and composition of the Security Council, its relation towith other UN bodies, and the addition of new permanent and non-permanent members - possibly on a temporary basis -review of its working methods so as to improve ithe Council's representativeness and legitimacy, and the review of working methods of the Councileffectiveness,
Amendment 78 #
2008/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Underlines that the retrofitting of wagons at a reasonable cost presupposes the resolution of the existing technical obstacles as soon as possible and before the adoption of any binding legislative measure;
Amendment 19 #
2008/2231(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for new and broader means of funding to be identified for projects, including from the private sector; reiterates its support for the creation of a Euro-Mediterranean Investment Bank; welcomes the progress made thanks to the actions of the European Investment Bank (EIB) which, with its targeted investment programme (FEMIP), is facilitating the economic opening-up and modernisation of the Mediterranean countries and creating a favourable climate for investment, and particularly private sector investment;
Amendment 87 #
2008/2231(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas there is a need to promote democratic, regional and economic integration between the countries of the Mediterranean basin,
Amendment 90 #
2008/2231(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas closer relations between the EU and the countries of the Mediterranean have led to a significant increase in trade between those countries (primarily via airports, ports and motorways) without, however, the necessary upgrading and modernisation of the corresponding infrastructure,
Amendment 10 #
2008/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the fact that EU Member States constitute a numerical minority within the UNHRC compared to the fact that the African and Asian regional groupsgroup and the Organisation of the Islamic Conference together represent 55% of the States within that body poses a serious challenge to the integration of EU positions in the work of the UNHRC,
Amendment 34 #
2008/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that the Special Procedures are at the core of the UN human rights machinery and stresses that the credibility and effectiveness of the UNHRC in the protection of human rights rests on cooperation with Special Procedures and their full implementation, as well as on the adoption of reforms that would strengthen their ability to address human rights violations, such as the possibility of implementing such a procedure in cases which require urgent demarches, and to address themselves directly to the authorities of the countries concerned without passing through diplomatic channels;
Amendment 37 #
2008/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that the UPR is an instrument which complements the Special Procedures and presents an opportunity to make more effective use of their reports of Special Procedures and to ensure increased cooperation and follow- up to their work;
Amendment 38 #
2008/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recognises the potential value of the UPR mechanism ingards the UPR mechanism as one of the main achievements of the UNHRC as compared to the UNCHR – an achievement, moreover, which improvinges the universality of the monitoring of human rights commitments and practices throughout the world by subjecting all UN Member States to equal treatment and scrutiny and opening up new opportunities for NGOs to enter into dialogue with particular States;
Amendment 54 #
2008/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Regrets the lack of public interest in, and knowledge of, the UNHRC, which is also due to the fact that correspondents are not very assiduous in attending UNHRC press briefings;
Amendment 54 #
2008/2199(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that the current momentum should also be used in order to improve and renew the framework of the transatlantic relationship; insists on the need to replace the existing NTA of 1995 with a new Transatlantic Partnership Agreementrecommends that the existing NTA of 1995 be replaced by a new Partnership Agreement to be determined in the light of future transatlantic relations, providing a more stable and a more up-to-date basis for the relationship;
Amendment 68 #
2008/2199(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. RecommendConsiders that EU-US summits take place twice a year in ordershould be a vitally important occasion designed to provide the partnership with strategic direction and impetus;
Amendment 164 #
2008/2199(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Urges the partners to use the full potential of the TEC in order to overcome the existing obstacles to economic integration and to achieve a unified transatlantic market by 2015greater liberalisation of trade in goods, services and investments;
Amendment 1 #
2008/2186(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the Court's assessment that the supervisory and control systems for external relations, enlargement and humanitarian aid are partially effective; accepts that many of the errors detected concern advance payments and are then rectified when final payments are made; nevertheless, invites the Commission to undertake the necessary improvements in its monitoring and verification procedures, especially at the level of implementing organisations, without this leading to unnecessary administrative burdens for the end beneficiaries and recognises the progress made by the Commission and the United Nations to date;
Amendment 2 #
2008/2186(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 22 #
2008/2111(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point d
Paragraph 1 – point d
(d) invites the Council and the Commission to consider, with a view to ratification of the Lisbon Treaty, a reorganisation of their offices in New York which a reorganisation and expansion of their offices in New York in view of the increased powers and responsibilities that the EU’s representatives will be expected to exercise with a view to ratification of the Lisbon Treaty, guarantees ing optimal coordination and synergy between Community programmes and funds and the instruments and missions comprised in the Union’s Common Foreign and Security Policy,
Amendment 25 #
2008/2111(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point e
Paragraph 1 – point e
(e) urges the Council to studapply in depthfull the implications which the Treaty of Lisbon has for the Union’s future representation at the United Nations, and calls on EU Member States to commit themselves clearly and unequivocally to ensuring that the Union enjoys adequate visibility and authority within the UN bodies and fora, in particular through its High Representative, who should be able to take part in any stage of the deliberations in the Security Council;
Amendment 27 #
2008/2111(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) encourages the Council to negotiate and define the operational status of the EU’s ‘observers’ at the United Nations as soon as possible;
Amendment 31 #
2008/2111(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point k
Paragraph 1 – point k
(k) urges the Council to ensure that the Department of Peacekeeping Operations isand the Department of Political Affairs are staffed to a level commensurate with itstheir tasks and responsibilities and to support efforts by the Secretary-General in this respect,
Amendment 33 #
2008/2111(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point l
Paragraph 1 – point l
(l) invites the Council to fully support the re-launch of negotiations aimed at implementing the recommendations of the High-Level Panel on System-wide Coherence, and calls onrecommends the EU Member States to make full use of the Union’s collective leverage, as well as their own leverage, with regard toactively cooperate with the developing countries which are recipients of European or national assistance in order to secure their support for or the overhaul of UN assistance delivery and the promotion of greater coherence between UN policies on the ground,
Amendment 35 #
2008/2111(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point m
Paragraph 1 – point m
(m) calls on Member States to arrive at a more cohesive position on the reform of the UN Security Council – one which, whilst maintaining the ultimate objective, within a reformed United Nations, of one permanent seat for the European Union, aicontinue their commitment to advance in an expeditious manner the reforms inof the meantime at augmenting the weight of the Union in a manner which is commensurate with the EU’s contribution to UN peacekeeping operations and to UN development assistanceUN system, agreed upon at the 2005 World Summit,
Amendment 40 #
2008/2111(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point n
Paragraph 1 – point n
(n) reminds Member States in this respect that, regardless of the final configuration which will be decided for this body, it is of the utmost importance to ensure that EU Member States present in the UN Security Council uphold EU official positions, duly brief other Member States on the discussions taking place in the Security Council and actively coordinate their positions with the relevant working groups in the EU Council of Ministers,
Amendment 41 #
2008/2111(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point o
Paragraph 1 – point o
(o) calls on Member States to support President Kerim’s Task Force on Security Council reform; welcomes in this regard the momentum for reforming the Security Council created as a consequence of the initiative referred to as the ‘Overarching Process’; encourages the Council to promote a discussion focusing on points of convergence with a view to achieving tangible progress in this respect,
Amendment 14 #
2008/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas sanctions are one of a range of instruments which the EU may use to implement its policy on human rights; recalling that the use of sanctions must be part of an integrated and comprehensive policy approachconstitute the final attempt, in the list of priorities, to pursue the specific objectives of the CFSP and must be consistent with the Union's overall strategy in the area concerned,
Amendment 18 #
2008/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas restrictive measures may be targeted at third countries' governments, but also at non-State entities and natural or legal persons (such as terrorist groups or groups supporting them and individual terrorists),
Amendment 20 #
2008/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas EU sanctions themselves are founded on a variety of legal bases, depending on the exact nature of the restrictive measures and on the legal nature of the relations with the third country concerned, as well as on the sectors and objectives in question; whereas these factors determine both the procedure for adoption of the sanctions – which often, but not always, require a CFSP Common Position and therefore unanimity in Council – and the legislative procedure to be followed in order to make the sanctions legally binding and enforceable, the common procedure being that set out in Article 301 of the EC Treaty,
Amendment 22 #
2008/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas, according to the above- mentioned Basic Principles on the Use of Restrictive Measures (Sanctions) as well as the relevant Guidelines, targeted sanctions can make a difference as comparedare definitely preferable to more general sanctions, firstly because they avoid possible adverse effects on a larger group of people and secondly because they directly affect those responsible or in charge and are thus likely to be more effective in terms of bringing about policy changes,
Amendment 23 #
2008/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereas relations between the EU and third states are often governed by bilateral or multilateral agreements which allow one of the parties to take appropriate measures in cases of violation by the other party of an essential element of the agreement, namely respect for human rights, international law, democratic principles and the rule of law (the human rights clause), the Cotonou Agreement being a prominent example,
Amendment 26 #
2008/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
R. whereas the introduction and implementation of restrictive measures is based on a series of principles such as respect for international law, human rights and fundamental freedoms, including due process and the right to an effective remedy, as well as proportionality, and must provide for appropriate exemptions to take account of basic human needs of the targeted persons, allowing a minimum flow of goods and services such as access to primary education, to drinkable water and to basic medical care,
Amendment 44 #
2008/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Regrets that the existence of intra-EU disagreements on policies towards a given country such as Cuba or the reluctance of Member States to antagonise major partners such as Russia have led the EU to adopt only 'informal sanctions' in Presidency Conclusions, reflecting an unbalanced or inconsistent application of EU sanctions; recognises, however, that measures included in the Council conclusions, such as the deferral of the signing of agreements with countries such as Serbia, could be a useful tool in order to pressure third countries to fully cooperate with international mechanisms; observes that, with regard to Cuba, the Common Position adopted in 1996 and periodically renewed implies a roadmap for peaceful transition to democracy on the island, is being fully implemented and is not the subject of controversy in the European institutions; notes that the differences within the European Union arise from the measures adopted in June 2003 to complement the Common Position; stresses that certain measures such as the suspension of high-level visits to Cuba, the reduction of cultural cooperation and the incitement of dissidents by the EU Member States to engage in organised initiatives have to a degree penalised the Cuban population; expresses concern that, following their adoption, the Cuban authorities unilaterally decided to end cooperation with the EU; urges that any decision regarding the authorities of that country should be accompanied by firm, concrete and tangible requirements regarding human rights and that such requirements be binding also on the European Union institutions in their relations with the Cuban regime; accordingly calls for the immediate release of all political prisoners and prisoners of conscience together with the immediate recognition of the freedom of all Cubans, including the Sakharov Prize winners Oswaldo Payá Sardiñas and the Ladies in White, to enter and leave their own country;
Amendment 47 #
2008/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that the argument of the 'ineffectiveness' of sanctions cannot be used in favour of lifting them as it might encourages those targeted to simply resist pressure, and should be accompanied instead by a redirection and reassessment of the sanction itself; takes the view, moreover, that the continuation or not of sanctions should depend solely on whether their objectives have been achieved, and that their type may be strengthened or altered on the basis of their evaluation; considers that, to this end, sanctions should always be accompanied by clear benchmarks;
Amendment 52 #
2008/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that a sanctions policy leads de facto to the isolation of the country concerned but should under no circumstances isolate the population; stresses, therefore, that any sanctions taken against government authorities should systematicalpossibly be coupled with political and financial support for civil society in the relevant country;
Amendment 64 #
2008/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Takes the view that coordinated action by the international community and by the EU has a stronger impact than disparate and uneven actions by States or regional entities; welcomes, therefore,reiterates the notion expressed in the Basic Principles that UN Security Council sanctions should be preferred to EU sanctions and that the EU sanctions policy should continue to be based on the notion of a preference in favour of the UN regimexcept in cases where the purpose of the restrictive measures is to disseminate values specific to the EU or where the requirements and characteristics of the case in question make Community action more appropriate;
Amendment 83 #
2008/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Considers that economic sanctions used in isolation from other policy instruments are extremely unlikely to force a targeted regime to make major policy changes; stresses, moreover, that far-reaching economic restrictions may entail excessively high economic and humanitarian costs, and therefore reiterates its call for more carefully designed and better targeted economic sanctions, designed to have an impact primarily on key leaders of targeted regimes and perpetrators of human rights violations;
Amendment 86 #
2008/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Considers that economic and financial sanctions, even when they are targeted, must be applied by all natural and legal persons pursuing commercial activities in the EU, including citizens of third countries, and European citizens or legal persons registered or established in accordance with the legislation of an EU Member State who pursue commercial activities outside the EU;
Amendment 88 #
2008/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Calls for a limited application of the 'extraordinary exemptions' to the freezing of assets; calls, however, for the introduction of 'humanitarian exemptions', such as a system to permit access to basic medical care; calls for the creation of a specific procedure for objections in the event that a Member State wishes to grant an exemption to the freezing of assets, since the efficiency of the restrictive measure is undermined by the lack of such a procedure given that the Member States are only required to inform the Commission in advance of such an exemption;
Amendment 102 #
2008/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
48. Deeply regrets that none of the judicial bodies is in position to assess the appropriateness of blacklisting, givenNotes that the evidence leading to blacklisting is based purely on information held by the secret services; calls in this regard on EU Member States to allow an effective parliamentary control over the work of the secret services which operate, as such, in secret; considers, however, that this fundamental discretion should not be transformed into impunity in the case of breaches of international law;
Amendment 110 #
2008/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
Paragraph 50
50. Considers that EU sanctions policy is more effective where it remains explicitly transformable into a policy of positive measures; considers that a strategy of openness and a policy of sanctions are not mutually exclusive; in this respect, notes with great interest the cycle of sanctions imposed in respect of Uzbekistan from November 2007 to April 2008: while continuing for one year the sanctions imposed for failure to satisfy initial criteria pertaining to investigations into the Andijan massacre and respect for human rights, the Council decided to suspend the implementation of the visa ban, leaving the Uzbek regime six months in which to fulfil a set of human rights criteria, and with the looming threat of the automatic re- establishment of the visa ban; notes that the mix of engagemregrets, however, that there have not yet beent and sanctions produced some positive developments, thanks to the possible automatic re- establishment of the sanctions and the definition of precise conditiony positive developments and that the lack of cooperation with the Uzbek Government continues; underlines that these conditions must be capable of being satisfied within a limited time frame and relevant to the general sanction regime;
Amendment 111 #
2008/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
Paragraph 51
Amendment 262 #
2008/0147(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7c – paragraph 1
Article 7c – paragraph 1
1. The external cost charge shall vary according to the type of road and EURO emission class (Annex IIIa, table I), and also according to the time period in cases where the charge includes the cost of congestion or traffic- based noise pollution.
Amendment 267 #
2008/0147(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7c – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 7c – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The charges referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to vehicles complying in advance with future EURO emissions standards as regards the dates laid down in the relevant rules, or to vehicles type-approved by the manufacturer and having alterative, low environmental impact, means of propulsion (such as natural gas, biomethane, natural gas/hydrogen mixtures or an electrical, hybrid or hydrogen power supply).
Amendment 270 #
2008/0147(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7d – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 7d – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Are not under the liabilities stated into paragraphs 1 and 2 vehicles that meet already the future EURO standards regarding emissions in advance than the dates prescribed by the rules and the vehicles approved by the manufacturer with alternative powered vehicles with low environmental impact (such as natural gas, biomethane, mixtures natural gas/ hydrogen, electric powered, hybrid or hydrogen).
Amendment 288 #
2008/0147(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7f – paragraph 1
Article 7f – paragraph 1
1. Toll rates which comprise only an infrastructure charge shall be varied according to EURO emission class (Annex IIIa, table I) in such a way that no toll is more than 100% above the toll charged for equivalent vehicles meeting the strictest emission standards.
Amendment 316 #
2008/0147(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7h – paragraph 1
Article 7h – paragraph 1
1. With the exception of vehicles under Article 7c(2) (new) and 7d(2) (new), which are already excluded from the scope of this directive, Member States shall not provide for discounts or reductions for any users in relation to the external cost charge element of a toll.
Amendment 358 #
2008/0147(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. A Member State in which an external costinfrastructure charge is levied shall ensure that thedetermine the use to be made of revenue generated by theat charge is earmarked for measures aimed at facilitating efficient pricing, reducing road transport pollution at source, mitigating its effects, improving CO2 and energy performance of vehicl. To enable the transport network to be developed as a whole, revenue from charges should be used to benefit the transport sector and optimise the entire transport system, in particular in favour of projects that have a positive impact on consumption, adaptability to combined transport modalities, and developing alternative infrastructure forcongestion or on the optimization of the whole transport userssystem.
Amendment 372 #
2008/0147(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
A Member State in which an infrastructure charge is levied shall determine the use to be made of revenue generated by that charge. To enable the transport network to be developed as a whole, revenue from charges should be used to benefit the transport sector and optimise the entire transport system, in particular in favour of projects that have a positive impact on consumption, adaptability to combined transport modalities and congestion or on the optimization of the whole transport system.
Amendment 383 #
2008/0147(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. As from 2011, at least 15% of the revenues generated by external cost and infrastructure charge in each Member State shall be dedicated to the financial support of the projects related to the TEN–T network. This percentage shall gradually increase over the years.
Amendment 466 #
2008/0147(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annex IIIa – point 4 – point 4.1 – table 1 – Suburban roads – EURO IV
Annex IIIa – point 4 – point 4.1 – table 1 – Suburban roads – EURO IV
Amendment 469 #
2008/0147(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annex IIIa – point 4 – point 4.1 – table 1 – Suburban roads – EURO V and less polluting
Annex IIIa – point 4 – point 4.1 – table 1 – Suburban roads – EURO V and less polluting
Amendment 481 #
2008/0147(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 1999/62/EC
Annex IIIa – point 4 – point 4.1 – table 1 – Other interurban roads – EURO IV
Annex IIIa – point 4 – point 4.1 – table 1 – Other interurban roads – EURO IV
Amendment 141 #
2008/0127(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 2 – point 9 − point c
Article 2 – point 9 − point c
Regulation (EC) No 550/2004
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Article 15 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission may decide, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 5(3) of the framework Regulation, that charges shall be used to finance common projects designed to assist specific categories ofshall propose financial resources including Trans European Network funding, European Investment Bank grants, and auctioning revenues from Emission Trading Scheme with a view to financing common projects, especially for speeding up the implementation of SESAR, within the multiannual financial framework. The Commission may also decide, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 5(3) of the framework Regulation, and with the principles of cost efficiency as laid down in Article 11 of the Framework Regulation and Article 14 of Regulation 550/2004, that the costs of common projects may be recovered through charges. Such common projects should be designed to assist airspace users and/or air navigation service providers in order to improve collective air navigation infrastructures, the provision of air navigation services and the use of airspace, in particular those that may be required for the implementation of the ATM Master Plan. Such decisions shall identify the common project and specify in particular the timetable for implementation, the cost to be charged to airspace users and its allocation amongst Member States, avoiding duplication in costs and charges.
Amendment 5 #
2007/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the external dimension of this strategy involves the promotion of reforms, in line with European standards, of democracy, of respect for human rights, of peace, and of stability and prosperity,
Amendment 20 #
2007/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, whilst previous enlargements have undoubtedlyappear to have been a success both for the European Union and for the Member States which joined it, this is no guarantee that such accelerated pace can be sustained further,
Amendment 33 #
2007/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas this strategy cannot therefore be reduced to a simple negotiating methodology but should involve a debate on the Union's objectives and effectiveness, covering both the Union's own future and its role in the neighbourhood,
Amendment 45 #
2007/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the Union's Enlargement Strategy should be part of a more diversified array of external relations policies, reconciling the Union's geo- strategicpolitical interests with our neighbours' diverse expectations,
Amendment 65 #
2007/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas, as stated in its above- mentioned resolution of 13 December 2006, countries with European prospects should benefit from a close bilateral or multilateral relationship with the EU, matching their specific needs and interests; whereas this option, which entails a broad spectrum of operational possibilities, would grant partner countries a stable, long-term perspective of institutionalised relations with the EU and provide the incentive necessary to foster stability, peace, respect for human rights and democratic and economic reform in the countries concerned,
Amendment 68 #
2007/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas these policies need also to be effectively explained and communicated to our citizens so as to ensure the y are fully aware of the policies in question and boost public support for the Union's commitments towards its neighbours, thus guaranteeing the Union's credibility as partnernd solidarity as a partner while seeking to respond to legitimate concerns,
Amendment 78 #
2007/2268(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Welcomes the launch of talks between the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the Commissioner for Justice, Freedom and Security on a free visa regime, and notes that the talks will provide the Macedonian authorities with clear information about the measures they will have to introduce to enable all Macedonians to travel to the EU without a visa;
Amendment 52 #
2007/2267(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls the need to ensure adequateffective implementation of the Constitutional Law for National Minorities (CLNM), particularly with regard torespecting different cultures and promoting bilingual teaching in schools and bilingualism in public administration and the planned employment guarantees concerning the adequate representation of minorities within the judiciary and public administration;
Amendment 80 #
2007/2267(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. RDeeply regrets the fact that the Croatian government has decided to introduce unilaterally the Ecological and Fishing Protection Zone (ZERP) in the Adriatic, thus reneging on; calls on Croatia to respect fully the agreement reached in 2004 with the Italian and Slovenian authorities; reminds Croatia that, unless a commonly agreed solution is found, this could have serious repercussions on the pace of the accession negotiations;
Amendment 26 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Manufacturers' compliance with the targets under this Regulation should be assessed at the Community level. Manufacturers whose average specific emissions of CO2 exceed those permitted under this Regulation should pay an excess emissions premium in respect of each calendar year from 2012 onwards. The premium should be modulated as a function of the extent to which manufacturers fail to comply with their target. It should increase over time. In order to provide a sufficient incentive to take measures to reduce specific emissions of CO2 from passenger cars, the premium should reflect technological costsbe similar to the premium paid in other sectors under the European Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). The amounts of the excess emissions premium should be considered as revenue for the budget of the European Union.
Amendment 55 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. The excess emissions premium shall be: (a) in relation to excess emissions in the calendar year 2012, 20 euros; (b) in relation to excess emissions in the calendar year 2013, 35 euros; (c) in relation to excess emissions 20 euros, by analogy with the penalties imposed in othe caler sectors undaer year 2014, 60 euros; and (d) in relation to excess emissions in the calendar year 2015 and subsequent calendar years, 95 eurosthe European emissions trading scheme.
Amendment 74 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1
Annex I – paragraph 1
1. For each new passenger car, the permitted specific emissions of CO2, measured in grams per kilometre shall be determined in accordance with the following formula: Permitted specific emissions of CO2 = 130 + a × (M – M0) Where: M = mass of the vehicle in kilograms (kg) M0 = 1289.0 × f f = (1 + AMI) Autonomous mass increase (AMI) = 0 % a = 0.04576 a = 0.0230