Activities of Doris PACK
Plenary speeches (194)
'European Capital of Culture' event for 2005 - 2019
Transparency of qualifications and competences (Europass)
Application for membership from Croatia
Order of business
Application by Croatia for accession to the EU
Situation in Kosovo
European Partnerships under the Stabilisation and Association Process
Subsidies
Education and training and Active citizenship
Vote
Stabilisation and association process for South-East Europe
Vote (continuation)
The subsidy package
Erasmus Mundus (2004-2008)
Greek Presidency
Preparation of the European Council in Thessaloniki on 20 and 21 June 2003, and meeting between the Troika and the countries participating in the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe
Open coordination procedure
Vote
The Erasmus World programme (2004-2008)
eLearning Programme 2004-2006
European Year of Education through Sport 2004
Stabilisation and Association process for South East Europe
Theatre and the performing arts in an enlarged Europe
Vote
Stabilisation and Association Agreement with Albania
2004, European Year of Education through Sport
Cooperation with third countries in the field of higher education
Socrates Programme
Culture 2000 Programme
Order of business
Language diversity
Aid for reconstruction
Services of general interest in Europe
European films
Common foreign and security policy (CFSP)
Common foreign and security policy (CFSP)
Support for a framework agreement in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Cultural cooperation in the EU
Situation in FYROM
Approval of the Minutes of the previous sitting
Situation in Bosnia/Herzegovina, particularly Banya Luka
Situation in Bosnia/Herzegovina, particularly Banya Luka
Situation of Turkish prisoners
Situation in FYROM
New technologies in tomorrow's education
New technologies in tomorrow's education
EU/FYROM Agreement
Outcome of the European Council of 23/24 March 2001 in Stockholm including the situation in the Middle East
Final agreement on the reform of the system for international transfers of footballers
Information and communication
Situation in Kosovo
Competitiveness of EU forest-based and related industries
Political prisoners in Serbia and instability on the borders of Kosovo
Stabilisation and Association Agreement with the Republic of Croatia
Aid for reconstruction
Aid for reconstruction
Action plan for Albania and the neighbouring region
Mission by Commissioner Patten to Serbia
2001 budget procedure (continuation)
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Situation in the Middle East – Elections in Yugoslavia
Parental control of television broadcasting
Progress towards accession by the 12 candidate countries (continued)
Sport
MEDIA/MEDIA Plus
Quality evaluation in school education
Approval of the Minutes of the previous sitting
Basic freedoms in Serbia and Kosovo
Agenda
Decision on urgent procedure
Stabilisation and association process for countries of South-Eastern Europe
2001: European Year of Languages
“Youth”
Human rights
Statement by the High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy
Human rights
Stabilisation and association agreement with FYROM
Commission's strategic objectives and legislative programme
Exceptional financial aid to Kosovo
CULTURE 2000
Socrates (second phase)
The Community and sport
Human Rights
Votes
Culture 2000 programme
Agenda
Decision on urgent procedure
Agenda
State of the Louise Weiss building
European Reconstruction Agency – Situation in Kosovo
Votes (continued)
Votes (continued)
Votes (continued)
Human rights
Programme of the Finnish Presidency
MEDIA Mundus: audiovisual cooperation programme with professionals from third countries (debate)
Situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Consolidating stability and prosperity in the Western Balkans - Situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (debate)
The role of culture in the development of European regions (debate)
The mandate of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (A6-0112/2009, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck) (vote)
Croatia: progress report 2008 - Turkey: progress report 2008 - Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: progress report 2008 (debate)
Kosovo (debate)
Commemorating 11 July as a day of remembrance for the victims of the massacre in Srebrenica (vote)
Commemorating 11 July as a day of remembrance for the victims of the massacre in Srebrenica (debate)
Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the EC and Bosnia and Herzegovina (B6-0541/2008) (vote)
EC-Bosnia Herzegovina Stabilisation and Association Agreement − EC-Bosnia Herzegovina Stabilisation and Association Agreement (debate)
EC-Bosnia Herzegovina Stabilisation and Association Agreement − EC-Bosnia Herzegovina Stabilisation and Association Agreement (debate)
Explanations of vote
The Bologna Process and student mobility (short presentation)
The Commission's 2007 enlargement strategy paper (debate)
White Paper on Sport (debate)
Croatia: 2007 progress report - Progress Report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (debate)
Kosovo (debate)
Adult learning: It is never too late to learn (debate)
Adult learning: It is never too late to learn (debate)
Montenegro - EC/Montenegro: Stabilisation and Association Agreement (debate)
Coordination of certain of the Member States' provisions on television broadcasting (debate)
EU-Serbia relations (vote)
EU-Serbia relations (debate)
Future agreement on Kosovo (debate)
2006 Progress Report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (debate)
The social status of artists (debate)
The future of Kosovo and the role of the EU (debate)
Bosnia-Herzegovina (debate)
European communication policy (debate)
Action programme in the field of lifelong learning (debate)
Towards more and better EU Aid: the 2006 aid effectiveness package (debate)
Key competences for lifelong learning (debate)
EU preparation for its future role in Kosovo (debate)
Albania - Stabilisation and Association Agreement with Albania(debate)
Visa policy with regard to western Balkan countries (debate)
European Year of Intercultural Dialogue (2008) (debate)
Citizens for Europe programme (2007-2013) (debate)
European Capital of Culture (2007 - 2019) (debate)
Results of the informal Council of foreign ministers (10-11 March 2006) (debate)
2005 enlargement strategy paper (debate)
Outlook for Bosnia-Herzegovina (vote)
Outlook for Bosnia-Herzegovina (vote)
Outlook for Bosnia and Herzegovina (debate)
Enlargement II
Lifelong learning
Culture 2007
Immigrant communities' integration in Europe
New challenges for the circus
Vojvodina
The Balkans: 10 years after Srebrenica
The role of women in Turkey
Cultural diversity
Balkans
Explanations of vote
Regional integration in the Western Balkans
European Capital of Culture - 2005 to 2019
Strategic guidelines/Legislative and work programme for 2005
Framework for the transparency of qualifications and competences (Europass)
ALTHEA mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina
ALTHEA mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina
2013 progress report on Bosnia and Herzegovina - 2013 progress report on the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2013 progress report on Montenegro (debate)
Powers and responsibilities of the standing committees (B7-0001/2014) (vote)
2013 progress report on Albania (debate)
Erasmus for all programme (debate)
Erasmus for all programme (debate)
Creative Europe programme (debate)
Closure of Greek national broadcasting company (debate)
Closure of Greek national broadcasting company (debate)
Closure of Greek national broadcasting company (continuation of debate)
2012 progress report on Bosnia and Herzegovina (debate)
2012 progress report on the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (debate)
2012 progress report on the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (debate)
2012 progress report on the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (debate)
2012 progress report on Serbia (debate)
European integration process of Kosovo (debate)
Is ERASMUS in danger? (debate)
Explanations of vote
Enlargement report for Bosnia and Herzegovina (debate)
Enlargement report for Bosnia and Herzegovina (debate)
Election of the Quaestors of Parliament
Report: Zver - Youth on the Move: – a framework for improving Europe's education and training systems - Report: Honeyball - Early years learning - Report: Schaake - Cultural dimensions of EU external actions - Report: Sanchez-Schmid - Unlocking the potential of cultural and creative industries - Sarajevo as a European Capital of Culture in 2014 (debate)
Situation in Albania (debate)
Situation of Christians in the context of freedom of religion (debate)
Participation of Switzerland in the ‘Youth in Action’ programme and in the action programme in the field of lifelong learning (debate)
Participation of Switzerland in the ‘Youth in Action’ programme and in the action programme in the field of lifelong learning (debate)
Presentation of the Commission work programme for 2011 (B7-0688/2010) (vote)
Kosovo - Albania (debate)
Kosovo - Albania (debate)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (debate)
Sport, specifically concerning players’ agents (debate)
University Business Dialogue (debate)
2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate)
Enlargement strategy 2009 concerning the countries of the western Balkans, Iceland and Turkey (debate)
Third country nationals subject to or exempt from a visa requirement when crossing external borders (debate)
New regulations on visas for Western Balkan countries (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia) (debate)
Reports (24)
Recommendation for second reading on the common position established by the Council with a view to the adoption of a European Parliament and Council Decision establishing the second phase of the Community action programme in the field of education "Socrates" - Committee on Culture, Youth, Education and the Media PDF (31 KB)
Report on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council Decision establishing the second phase of the Community programme in the field of education "Socrates" - (Hughes Procedure) - Committee on Culture, Youth, Education and the Media PDF (109 KB)
Report on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a European Parliament and Council Decision amending Decision 819/95/EC establishing the Community Action Programme "SOCRATES" - Parliament Delegation to the Conciliation Committee PDF (12 KB)
Recommendation for second reading on the common position established by the Council with a view to the adoption of a European Parliament and Council Decision amending Decision No. 819/95/EC establishing the Community action Programme Socrates - Committee on Culture, Youth, Education and the Media PDF (14 KB)
Report on the role of the European Union in the field of sport - Committee on Culture, Youth, Education and the Media PDF (41 KB)
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Recommendation for second reading on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a European Parliament and Council decision establishing a Community action programme to promote bodies active at European level and support specific activities in the field of education and training - Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport PDF (206 KB) DOC (59 KB)
Report on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council decision establishing a Community action programme to promote bodies active at European level and support specific activities in the field of education and training - Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport PDF (122 KB) DOC (144 KB)
Recommendation for second reading on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a European Parliament and Council decision establishing the European Year of Education through Sport 2004 - Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport PDF (137 KB) DOC (49 KB)
Report on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council decision establishing the European Year of Education through Sport 2004 - Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport PDF (221 KB) DOC (138 KB)
Report on the report from the Commission to the Council on the work of the EU/Albania High Level Steering Group, in preparation for the negotiation of a Stabilisation and Association Agreement with Albania - Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy PDF (158 KB) DOC (80 KB)
Report on the implementation of the Socrates Programme - Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport PDF (166 KB) DOC (76 KB)
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REPORT Recommendation on the proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, of the other part PDF (121 KB) DOC (59 KB)
REPORT Report on the Bologna Process and student mobility PDF (169 KB) DOC (86 KB)
REPORT Report on Adult learning: It is never too late to learn PDF (204 KB) DOC (131 KB)
REPORT Report with a proposal for a European Parliament recommendation to the Council on Bosnia Herzegovina PDF (161 KB) DOC (96 KB)
REPORT Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an action programme in the field of lifelong learning PDF (124 KB) DOC (62 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an integrated action programme in the field of lifelong learning PDF (584 KB) DOC (758 KB)
REPORT on new challenges for the circus as part of European culture PDF (159 KB) DOC (88 KB)
RECOMMENDATION on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EEC/Euratom) No 354/83, as regards the deposit of the historical archives of the institutions at the European University Institute in Florence PDF (154 KB) DOC (80 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing "ERASMUS FOR ALL" The Union Programme for Education, Training, Youth and Sport PDF (1 MB) DOC (1 MB)
REPORT Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation establishing the terms and conditions for the participation of the Swiss Confederation in the 'Youth in Action' programme and in the action programme in the field of lifelong learning PDF (133 KB) DOC (64 KB)
Shadow reports (2)
RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States, of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Albania, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union PDF (127 KB) DOC (51 KB)
REPORT on the cultural dimensions of the EU’s external actions PDF (186 KB) DOC (108 KB)
Opinions (2)
OPINION Proposal for a Council decision concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and Bosnia and Herzegovina on readmission
OPINION Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the facilitation of issuance of short-stay visas
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Year of Citizens (2013)
Amendments (175)
Amendment 28 #
2013/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that OER could create opportunities for education and training institutions, teachers, students and pupils to teach and learn in innovative ways; calls on educational institutions to create an organisationfurther assess the potential benvironment in which such innovation is welcomedefits of OER and their possible integration in the respective educational systems;
Amendment 36 #
2013/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Deplores the lack of differentiation in the Commission Communication between school levels as regards the deployment of new technologies and digital content for learning and teaching purposes; stresses that learners acquire different skills and competences depending on their age and that curricula and learning methods consequently vary according to the school level;
Amendment 38 #
2013/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Stresses that education policies should primarily aim at assisting learners in the development of crucial cognitive and social skills; calls on the Commission to further assess the impact on learners of deploying digital devices and contents for pedagogical purposes while ensuring their physical and psychological integrity;
Amendment 52 #
2013/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that ICT and OER are currently mainly used in higher education; encourages, where appropriate, their use in primary and secondary education;
Amendment 59 #
2013/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights that availability of and access to free high-quality and suitable online teaching material is crucial; calls on the Commission to monitor and analyse the copyright and licensing issues surrounding the use of OER;
Amendment 68 #
2013/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States to ensure coordinated and progressive education on internet safety in schools; recommends that complementary strategies be developed targeting parents, thereby strengthening the role of parental mediation; insists that the protection of the individual integrityphysical and psychological integrity, in particular as regards mental health, and personal data of teachers and learners using OER must be assured;
Amendment 77 #
2013/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that teachers at all levels of education have a key role in facilitatingfundamental role as regards monitoring the access to, and use of, online learning materials and in making digital skills a reality for all learnerby learners and in assisting them in acquiring digital skills;
Amendment 91 #
2013/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Points out that basic literacy and numeracy skills are a prerequisite for developing digital skills and using OER effectively; in this context, calls on the Commission to further assess the impact of digital and/or online learning materials on the learning performance of learners according to their age and school level;
Amendment 97 #
2013/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights that ICT and OER can enrichsupport the teaching and learning of foreign languages at all levels of education and training; stresses that social interaction is a prerequisite for learning a foreign language;
Amendment 126 #
2013/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Points out that digital technologies are not fully exploited in education and training across the Union; fears that this situation may lead to a further fragmentation of approaches and marketteaching and learning approaches;
Amendment 28 #
2013/2167(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that many European films also, in particular subtitled works competing for the LUX Prize, are highly suited to the promotion of cross-cultural understanding;
Amendment 2 #
2013/2145(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Insists that sufficient payment appropriations are made available for the correct and full implementation of the 2014 policy engagements;
Amendment 3 #
2013/2145(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Believes that the Special Olympics should be supported under a separate budget line to secure EU funding for this European event in line with the 2009 Declaration of the European Parliament on support for Special Olympics in the European Union;
Amendment 6 #
2013/2145(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Insists that the budget appropriations for youth actions are established through a separate budget line, reflecting their specific objectives;
Amendment 40 #
2013/2064(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that skills acquired by young people during volunteer work should be included in the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS)Skills Passport, so that formal and non-formal learning are treated in the same way;
Amendment 48 #
2013/2045(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for an increased use of dual education systems which combine theoretical and practical teaching; highlights the importance of VET in striking the right balance between education and labour market demand; considers that the promotion of VET should not be done at the expense of higher educationstresses also the importance of language learning in schools and in VET; emphasises the importance of improving quality standards in higher education;
Amendment 155 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
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The European Parliament rejects [the Commission proposal].
Amendment 160 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In a seamless single market in electronic communications, the freedom to provide electronic communications networks and services to every customer in the Union and the right of each end-user to choose the best offer available on the market should be ensured and should not be hindered by the fragmentation of markets along national borders. The current regulatory framework for electronic communications does not fully address such fragmentation, with national, rather than Union-wide general authorisation regimes, national spectrum assignment schemes, differences of access products available for electronic communications providers in different Member States, and different sets of sector-specific consumer rules applicable. The Union rules in many cases merely define a baseline, and are often implemented in diverging ways by the Member States.
Amendment 183 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Radio spectrum is a public good and an essential resource for the internal market for mobile, wireless broadband and satellite communications in the Union. Development of wireless broadband communications contributes to the implementation of the Digital Agenda for Europe and in particular to the aim finite resource. Therefore it is of utmost importance to take account of the social, cultural and economic value of specuring access to broadband at a speed of no less than 30 Mbps by 2020 for all Union citizens and of providing the Union with the highest possible broadband speed and capacity. However, the Union has fallen behind other major global regions - North America, Africa and parts of Asia - in terms of the roll-out and penetration of the latest generation of wireless broadband technologies that are necessary to achieve those policy goals. The piecemeal process of authorising and making available the 800 MHz band for wireless broadband communications, with over half of the Member States seeking a derogation or otherwise failing to do so by the deadline laid down trum as a whole. As laid down in the Radio Spectrum Policy Programme (RSPP) Decision 243/2012 of the European Parliament and the Council, any additional spectrum for wireless broadband communications should be linked with the review of the use of spectrum in the whole UHF band. According the Radio Spectrum Policy Programmo Article 6, paragraph 5 of the (RSPP) Dec, the Commission 243/2012 ofwill report to the European Parliament and the Council,23 testifies to the urgency of action even within the term of the current RSPP. Union measures to harmonise the conditions of availability and efficient use of radio spectrum for wireless broadband communications pursuant to Decision 676/2002/EC of the European Parliament and the Council24 have not been sufficient to address this problem by 1 January 2015 on whether there is a need for action to harmonise additional frequency bands. __________________ 24 Decision 676/2002/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 7 March 2002 on a regulatory framework for radio spectrum policy in the European Community (Radio Spectrum Decision) (OJ L 108, 24.4.2002, p. 1).
Amendment 190 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) The application of various national policies creates inconsistencies and fragmentation of the internal market which hamper the roll-out of Union-wide services and the completion of the internal market for wireless broadband communications. It could in particular create unequal conditions for access to such services, hamper competition between undertakings established in different Member States and stifle investments in more advanced networks and technologies and the emergence of innovative services, thereby depriving citizens and businesses of ubiquitous integrated high-quality servEU Telecom Package as revised in 2009 establishes the principles for spectrum management. It recognizes Member States' competence with respect to cultural and audiovisual policies and wireless broadband operators of increased efficiency gains from large-scalgenerally leaves them the necessary scope mfore integrated opera actions. Therefore, action at Union level regarding certain aspects of radio spectrum assignment should accompany the development of wide integrcontinue to endorse a dynamic approach to spectrum management, which recognizes Member Stateds' coverage of advanced wireless broadband communications servmpetence in this field and respects the cultural, audiovisual and media policies throughout the Union. At the same time,of each Member State. Sufficient flexibility is needed to accommodate specific national requirements and Member States should retain the right to adopt measures to organise their radio spectrum for public order, public security purposes and defence. In cases of disputes between Member States over spectrum use, the Commission may coordinate and support dispute settlement.
Amendment 200 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Coordination and consistency of rights of use for radio spectrum should be improved, at least for the bands which have been harmonised for wireless fixed, nomadic and mobile broadband communications. This includes the bands identified at ITU level for International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) Advanced systems, as well as bands used for radio local area networks (RLAN) such as 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz. It should also extend to bands that may be harmonised in the future for wireless broadband communications, as envisaged in Article 3(b) of the RSPP and in the RSPG Opinion on ‘Strategic challenges facing Europe in addressing the growing radio spectrum demand for wireless broadband’ adopted on 13 June 2013, such as, in the near future, the 700 MHz, 1.5 GHz and 3.8-4.2 GHz bandslaid down in Directive 2002/21/EC.
Amendment 225 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
Amendment 236 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Recital 42
Amendment 336 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 8
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 8
(8) ‘'harmonised radio spectrum for wireless broadband communications’' means radio spectrum for which the conditions of availability and efficient use are harmonised at Union level, in particularaccording to the provisions and procedures as laid down in Directive 2002/21/EC and pursuant to Decision 676/2002/EC of the European Parliament and the Council,27 and which serves for electronic communications services other than broadcasting; __________________ 27 Decision 676/2002/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 7 March 2002 on a regulatory framework for radio spectrum policy in the European Community (Radio Spectrum Decision) (OJ L 108, 24.4.2002, p. 1).
Amendment 348 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 14
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 14
(14) ‘'open internet access service’' means a publicly available electronic communications service that provides connectivity to the internet at a level of quality that reflects the advances in technology, and thereby allows for connectivity between virtually all end points connected to the internet, irrespective of the network technology used and without any restrictions to the legal content exchanged. It enables end-users to run any application utilising the electronic communication function of the Internet. Unrestricted Internet access service is based on the best efforts principle, the only exceptions allowed are proportionate technical traffic management measures or implementation of court order;
Amendment 357 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 15
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 15
(15) ‘'specialised service’' means an electronic communications service or any other service that is provides the capability to access specific content, applications or services, or a combination thereof, and whose technical characteristics are controlled from end-to-end or provides the capability to send or receive data to or from a determined number of parties or endpoints;d and operated within a closed electronic communications network using the internet protocol, relying on strict admission control and that is not marketed or widely used as a substitute for internet access service;
Amendment 385 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. This section shall apply to harmonised radio spectrum for wireless broadband communications according to Directive 2009/140/EC and Decision No 676/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with due regard to the provisions as laid down in Article 8a and 9 of Directive 2002/21/EC.
Amendment 393 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. This section shall be without prejudice to the right of the Member States to benefit from fees imposed to ensure the optimal use of radio spectrum resources in accordance with Article 13 of Directive 2002/20/EC and to organise and use their radio spectrum for public order, public security and defence, taking into account general interest objectives such as cultural diversity and media pluralism, as well as the interests of all radio spectrum users.
Amendment 421 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point e
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point e
e) ensuring wide territorial coverage ofefficient use of spectrum to meet the increasing demand for high- speed wireless broadband networks and a high level of penetration, at the same time taking account of the public interest and the social, cultural and econsumption of related servicesomic value of spectrum as a whole.
Amendment 425 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point e a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point e a (new)
e a) ensuring that any change in policy with regard to the efficient use of spectrum takes account of its impact on the public interest in terms of interference and costs.
Amendment 480 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Amendment 580 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – title
Article 23 – title
Amendment 590 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
End-users shall be free to enter into agreements on data volumes and speeds with providers of internet access services and, in accordance with any such agreements relative to data volumes, to avail of any offers by providers of internet content, applications and services. Providers of Internet access services shall advertise with the minimum guaranteed data volume and speed they can provide for, not the maximum speed.
Amendment 685 #
2013/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. National regulatory authorities shall closely monitor and ensure the effective ability of end-users to benefit from the freedoms provided for in Article 23 (1) and (2), compliance with Article 23 (5), and the continued availability of non- discriminatoryopen internet access services at levels of quality that reflect advances in technology and that are not impaired by specialised services. They shall, in cooperation with other competent national authorities, also monitorensure that the effects of specialised services ondo not impair cultural diversity, media pluralism and innovation. National regulatory authorities shall also closely monitor and ensure the application of reasonable traffic management measures in compliance with Article 23 (5) taking the utmost account of the BEREC guidelines specified in paragraph 2 of this Article and in paragraph 3a of Article 21(3a) of the Directive 2002/22/EC. Reasonable traffic management measures shall be subject to periodic review to reflect advances in technology. National regulatory authorities shall report on an annual basis to the Commission and BEREC on their monitoring and findings.
Amendment 64 #
2013/0162(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
For the purpose of promoting the international exchange of cultural objects and the mobility of collections between cultural institutions, the requesting Member State cannot initiate proceedings against the possessor or the holder of a cultural object if that object is on loan and a legally binding return guarantee granting immunity from seizure has been issued by the competent authority of a Member State for the limited period of time of that loan.
Amendment 1 #
2012/2322(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that protecting minors from exposure to online gambling should remain a major policy objective; underlines the need to implement EU-wide standards forcalls on Member States to ensure effective age and identity verifications and to prevent underage gamblers from accessing remote gambling products; calls on them to base their efforts to do so on methods which are already working well in some Member States and to cooperate closely and in good faith where cross-border problems exist;
Amendment 13 #
2012/2322(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Rejects the establishment of an internal market in online gambling with the supply of cross-border products, and draws attention to the consistent case-law of the Court of Justice of the EU; doubts the added value of an EU directive laying down minimum standards for the protection of gamblers and young people; calls, however, for existing high standards in the Member States to be genuinely enforced, and calls on the supervisory authorities of the Member States to cooperate more intensively in law enforcement;
Amendment 43 #
2012/2322(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recommends that Member States set a minimum percentage of gambling revenues to be redistributed to organisations which seek to prevent, or which provide counselling on, addiction;
Amendment 55 #
2012/2322(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets that sport only receives a low financial return on commercial betting activities although it constitutes the main activity area for online gambling; recommends, therefore, the setting ofat Member States set a common minimum percentage of gambling revenues to be redistributed to sports federations, that have to ensure sustainable financing for grassroots sport;
Amendment 69 #
2012/2322(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for more cooperation at European level, under the coordination of the Commission, to identify and prohibit online gambling operators engaged in illegal activities such as match-fixing or betting on competitions predominantly involving minors;
Amendment 14 #
2012/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph A a (new)
Paragraph A a (new)
Aa. whereas the European Parliament has had its seat in Strasbourg since 1952, a situation confirmed by the Edinburgh European Council in 1992 and by the Treaty of Amsterdam in 1997, and not altered by the Lisbon Treaty;
Amendment 16 #
2012/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph A b (new)
Paragraph A b (new)
Ab. whereas the real annual cost of retaining the Strasbourg seat in 2010 was EUR 51.5 million, i.e. 0.04 % of the annual budget of the European Union or 10 cents per citizen per year;
Amendment 18 #
2012/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph A c (new)
Paragraph A c (new)
Ac. whereas the gross cost of holding plenary sessions in Strasbourg is EUR 7 445 000 per part-session, and whereas 80 % of these costs are fixed and would be incurred irrespective of where a given part-session is held (equipment, publications, translation, etc.);
Amendment 20 #
2012/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph A d (new)
Paragraph A d (new)
Ad. whereas mobility is an intrinsic aspect of the work of an MEP, requiring at least a large number of journeys between the European Parliament, the MEP’s Member State of origin and the constituency in which the MEP was elected;
Amendment 70 #
2012/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that only the Member States have the power to amend the Treaties, the substance of which is binding on the Institutions and their members, and that a vote on this subject can only be carried unanimously;
Amendment 72 #
2012/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Recalls that, on this basis, twelve monthly plenary part-sessions, including the budgetary part-session, must be held at the Strasbourg seat, while additional part-sessions are held in Brussels;
Amendment 74 #
2012/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Stresses that the additional part- sessions entail a substantial additional cost, which could be reduced by extending ordinary part-sessions in Strasbourg;
Amendment 79 #
2012/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 97 #
2012/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Points to the tradition of geographical diversity in the siting of EU institutions;
Amendment 99 #
2012/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Stresses that concentrating EU powers in the city of Brussels would adversely effect the way the European public views the EU;
Amendment 101 #
2012/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2e. Emphasises that Strasbourg has come to be viewed by the public as the European capital of democracy and human rights owing to the institutions that are based there, among them the European Parliament;
Amendment 103 #
2012/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 f (new)
Paragraph 2 f (new)
2f. Emphasises that the public associates the city of Brussels with the European Commission, while the city of Strasbourg continues to be associated with the European Parliament;
Amendment 130 #
2012/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underscores the symbolic and historical importance of the European Parliament’s location in Strasbourg as part of the process of European reconciliation;
Amendment 134 #
2012/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Recognises the educational and civic value of Parliament’s Strasbourg seat, which attracts 100 000 visitors a year outside part-session periods, as well as 10 000 students on the Euroscola programme;
Amendment 138 #
2012/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Recognises that efforts are needed to improve working conditions during ordinary part-sessions in Strasbourg;
Amendment 145 #
2012/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 64 #
2012/2300(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to further developapply the concept of media services defined in Article 1 of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive in such a way that the necessity of regulation by the Member States is determined more on the basis of the potential impact of services and specific features of that impact, particularly their relevance to opinion- forming and diversity;
Amendment 96 #
2012/0199(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Every application shall be based on a cultural programme with a strong European dimension. This programme shall last onfor the year of the European Capital of Culture title and shall be cpreasented specifically for the European Capital of Culture title, in accordance with the criteria in Article 5. It must however be embedded in a long term strategy for cultural development in the city.
Amendment 122 #
2012/0199(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point d a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point d a (new)
(da) the inclusion of a plan to increase the cultural force of Europe on a long-term scale.
Amendment 131 #
2012/0199(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – point c
(c) the appointment procedure of the general manager and the artistic director and his/her field of action;
Amendment 144 #
2012/0199(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The short-listed candidate cities shall complete and revise their applications according to the criteria and the recommendations issued by the panel during its pre-selection meeting and transmit them to the Member States concerned, which shall then forward them to the Commission.
Amendment 30 #
2011/2182(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to step up its efforts to develop tools for improving academicand the Member States to achieve full recognition of diplomas, certificates and periods of study and vocational training, thereby removing obstacles to the mobility of students and job-seekers, and to step up their efforts towards an even broader diffusion of the information related to the possibilities offered to the European citizens by educational and vocational training programmes;
Amendment 8 #
2011/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Affirms that the EU programmes for young people have had a great impact on enhancing educational opportunities for youth; appeals to the Commission and the Member States, therefore, to enable students from ENP countries to have access to education in Europeopen up the next generation of mobility, education and youth programmes from 2014 to the EU's neighbouring countries and thus enable these countries to participate in these programmes;
Amendment 23 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the fundamental rights of athletes must be protected,
Amendment 39 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Amendment 113 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need to support the fight against doping, while respecting athletes' individual freedomfundamental rights; urges the Member States to treat trafficking in illegal performance-enhancing substances in the same way as trafficking in illegal drugs and to adopt national legislation to this end;
Amendment 147 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to urge the International Olympic Committee to impose the rule in the Olympic Charter forbidding all demonstrations or political, religious or racist propaganda at sports events and at the same time to ensure that political pressure is not put on women to violate this rule and that it is not evaded by women not being sent by their countries to compete;
Amendment 173 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Considers Social Dialogue in Sport as an appropriate means of balancing the fundamental and employment rights of athletes with the specific nature of European sport;
Amendment 179 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. ConsiderReiterates that sportspeople should be entitled to the same social security rights as workers;
Amendment 208 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that betting on sport is a form of commercial exploitation of competitions and calls on the Commission and the Member States to protect betting from unauthorised activities, in particular by recognising organisers' while protecting sportspeople's intellectual property rights with regard to their competitions, guaranteeing a significant contribution from betting operators towards funding mass-participation sport and by protection the integrity of competitions; with an emphasis on education for athletes ;
Amendment 226 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Reaffirms its attachment to the European model of sport, within which federations play a central role and which has clubs, athletes and their associations and volunteers at its base;
Amendment 293 #
2011/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Recognises the legitimacy of sports courts for resolving disputes in sport, as long as they respect people's fundamental rights and recourse to national and European courts right to a fair trial; calls for the creation of a European chamber of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), to be based in Brussels or Luxembourg, to settle sports disputes within the EU;
Amendment 80 #
2011/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses that free and independent public media always play a crucial role in deepening democracy, in maximising the involvement of civil society in public affairs and in empowering citizens on the path to democracy;
Amendment 137 #
2011/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls for a shift from ad hoc funding of projects to a more sustainable approach, also involving private donors and interlocutors; recognises the need for a country-by-country and tailored approach to programming, both at national and regional level;
Amendment 158 #
2011/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Considers that press and media programmes should also focus on improving the (state and legal) structures and supporting local media companies and businesses, in order to improve their transparency, independence, sustainability and openness;
Amendment 28 #
2011/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. recognising the need to consider the introduction of a school-leaving certificate other than the European baccalaureate for students wishing to specialise in vocational courses,
Amendment 92 #
2011/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Points out that students who hold the European baccalaureate can, under Article 5 of the Convention defining the Statute of the European Schools, students who hold the European baccalaureate can, with the same rights as nationals of the country in question who hold equivalent qualifications, apply to any university in the EU, and urges the Member States to ensure that the relevant provisions are complied with;
Amendment 98 #
2011/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Encourages twinning between the European Schools and national schools, as a means of promoting student and teacher exchanges and raising awareness of the European Schools system in the Member States, along the lines of the Comenius programme;
Amendment 141 #
2011/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on the Board of Governors of the European Schools to implement the recommendations on students with special educational needs made following the 2009 study by a team of Swedish experts, and to draw up an SEN action plan;
Amendment 181 #
2011/0436(APP)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
– Structural support for organisations of a general European interestsuch as:
Amendment 182 #
2011/0436(APP)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 3 – sub-indent 1 (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 3 – sub-indent 1 (new)
– the European networks pursuing an aim of European interest:
Amendment 183 #
2011/0436(APP)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 3 – sub-indent 1 (new) – bullet point 1 (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 3 – sub-indent 1 (new) – bullet point 1 (new)
• European Movement International
Amendment 184 #
2011/0436(APP)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 3 – sub-indent 1 (new) – bullet point 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 3 – sub-indent 1 (new) – bullet point 1 a (new)
• Network of Europehouses (EUNET)
Amendment 185 #
2011/0436(APP)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 3 – sub-indent 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 3 – sub-indent 1 a (new)
– the European education centres pursuing an aim of European interest:
Amendment 186 #
2011/0436(APP)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 3 – sub-indent 1 a (new) – bullet point 1 (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 3 – sub-indent 1 a (new) – bullet point 1 (new)
• Jean Monnet Association
Amendment 187 #
2011/0436(APP)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 3 – sub-indent 1 a (new) – bullet point 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 3 – sub-indent 1 a (new) – bullet point 1 a (new)
• Centre européen Robert Schuman
Amendment 60 #
2011/0387(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – point 2.2 – paragraph 9 – bullet point 1 a (new) (inside the box)
Annex – point 2.2 – paragraph 9 – bullet point 1 a (new) (inside the box)
Provide a platform for fostering excellence, cooperation and common projects for universities throughout the Union.
Amendment 236 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Title 1
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing ‘ERASMUS FOR ALLYES Europe’ The Union Programme for Youth, Education, T and training, Youth and Sport (Text with EEA relevance) This amendment applies throughout the text; adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes.Or. en Remarks
Amendment 274 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The Bologna Declaration, signed by the Ministers for Education of 29 European countries on 19 June 1999, established an intergovernmental process aimed at creating a ‘European Area of Higher Education’. In the 8th Bologna Ministerial Conference held in Bucharest, Romania, on 26 and 27 April 2012, the 47 Ministers responsible for higher education signed the Bucharest Ministerial Communiqué that calls for consolidating the European Area of Higher Education, which requires continuous support at Union level.
Amendment 404 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – point d – introductory part
Article 5 – point d – introductory part
(d) To enhance the international dimension of education, training and youth notably and training, notably through cooperation between Union and third country institutions in the field of VET and in higher education, by increasing the attractiveness of the Union higher education institutions and supporting the Union external action, including its development objectives through the promotion of mobility and cooperation between EU and third country higher education institutions and targeted capacity building in third countries.
Amendment 421 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new) - title and introductory wording (new)
Article 5 a (new) - title and introductory wording (new)
Article 5a Sectors and brand names In the field of education and training, the programme shall support both sectoral and horizontal activities in the following sectors associated with specific brand names:
Amendment 622 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 c (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a (new) - point i a (new)
Article 10 c (new) - paragraph 1 (new) - point a (new) - point i a (new)
(ia) volunteering, notably through the European Voluntary Service, and activities of former volunteers engaged in peer-to-peer information;
Amendment 704 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. The sport activities supported shallmay, where appropriate, leverage supplementary funding through partnership with third parties such as private undertakings.
Amendment 501 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point a a (new)
Article 10 – point a a (new)
(aa) retention of the title of European Cultural Ambassadors for the period from 2014 to 2020 for those organisations which have hitherto been appointed as European Cultural Ambassadors under the Culture 2007 programme and which, therefore, through their influence in the cultural field at European level, have a clear aptitude to be European "representatives" of European culture.
Amendment 553 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – point b
Article 12 – point b
(b) supportmeasures to support European audiovisual operators to develop European audiovisual works with enhanced cross- border circulation potential, and especially to promote the development of projects for the production of European television programmes and films (fiction, animation, documentaries and short films) as well as interactive works;
Amendment 8 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
With regard to digital service infrastructures, building blocks and digital services infrastructures with elements that can be used by other service providers shall take priority over other digital service infrastructures, since the former are a pre- conditionprovides a basis for the later to build on. Digital service infrastructures should, inter alia, create European added value and meet proven needs. They should be sufficiently mature for deployment, technically as well as operationally as proven in particular through successful piloting. They should be based on a concrete sustainability plan to ensure the long-term operation of core service platforms beyond the CEF. Financial assistance under this Regulation should therefore wherever possible be phased out over time and funding from sources other than the CEF should be mobilised.
Amendment 35 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Building blocks essentialand mature digital service infrastructures containing technical models (such as an interoperable data model, a standard for, andccess rights or a networking model connecting all Member States) with demonstrable prospects of being used in, the development, deployment and operation of other digital service infrastructures as listed in the annex shall be given first priority for funding.
Amendment 52 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Section 1 – second paragraph
Annex – Section 1 – second paragraph
The core service platforms and their common building blocks address interoperability and security needs of projects of common interest. They are intended to enable digital interactions between public authorities and citizens, public authorities and businesses and organisations, or among public authorities of different Member States through standardised, cross-border, and user- friendly interaction platforms. Building block dDigital service infrastructures sthall take priority overt provide an integral part of other digital service infrastructures, since the former are a pre- condition foor that can serve as a model for new platforms, shall take priority over othe latterr digital service infrastructures. The generic services provide the connection to the core service platforms and enable the national added value services to use the core service platforms. They provide gateways between national services and core service platforms and allow national public authorities and organisations, businesses and/or citizens to access the core service platform for their cross-border transactions. The quality of the services and the support for stakeholders involved in cross-border transactions shall be assured. They shall support and stimulate take-up of core service platforms.
Amendment 55 #
2011/0299(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – section 1 – point 2 – point f
Annex – section 1 – point 2 – point f
(f) Access to digital resources of European heritage: This refers to the core service platform based on the current Europeana portal. The platform will provide a singles the central access point to Europeana cultural heritage content at item level, a set of interface specifications to interact with the infrastructure (search for data, download data), support for the metadata adaptation and ingestion of new content, as well as information on conditions for reuse of the content accessible through the infrastructure.
Amendment 1468 #
2011/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 463 – paragraph 4
Article 463 – paragraph 4
4. Subject to the limit specified Article 464(3), instruments, and the related share premium accounts, that qualified as original own funds under national transposition measures for point (ca) of Article 57 and Article 154(8) and (9) of Directive 2006/48/EC shall qualify as Additional Tier 1 items, notwithstanding the conditions laid down in Article 49 not being met.
Amendment 1470 #
2011/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 463 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 463 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Subject to paragraph 7, instruments that are deemed to fall within Article 57(ca) pursuant to Article 154, paragraph 9 of Directive 2006/48/EC shall qualify as Additional Tier 1 items until 31 December 2022, notwithstanding the conditions laid down in Article 49 not being met.
Amendment 1471 #
2011/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 463 – paragraph 5 b (new)
Article 463 – paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Subject to the limit specified in Article 464(2), instruments that until 30 December 2010 received unlimited recognition under national law as items pursuant to Article 57(a) of Directive 2006/48/EC and fall under Article 154, paragraph 9 of Directive 2006/48/EC shall qualify as Common Equity Tier 1 items, notwithstanding that conditions laid down in Article 26 or Article 27 as applicable are not met.
Amendment 35 #
2011/0177(APP)
Draft opinion
Recommendation x
Recommendation x
(x) Points out the alarming level of youth unemployment and notes with concern that youth policy is not sufficiently visible in the Commission proposal; stresses the need to create a separate chapter and a separate budget heading for youth-oriented activities;
Amendment 43 #
2011/0177(APP)
Draft opinion
Recommendation xi
Recommendation xi
(xi) Notes the Commission's intention to merge the existing programmes MEDIA, MEDIA Mundus and Culture 2007; stresses, however, that merging these programmes could undermine the success currently being achieved in the fields concerned; points out that for the sake of transparency and visibility, it is crucial to create separate budget allocations and separate budget lines for MEDIA, Culture and the Cross- sectoral strands;
Amendment 38 #
2010/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas cultural diplomacy is anand - even more so - cultural cooperation - are instruments for global peace and stability,
Amendment 58 #
2010/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Values public-private cooperation and a strong role for civil society in cultural aspects of the EU's external actions;
Amendment 84 #
2010/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for IPR reforman effective application of the current IPR rules and the completion of the European Digital Market to strengthen the EU's cultural industries‘ competitive position in a global economy;
Amendment 92 #
2010/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Regrets that censoring and monitoringship of the internet is increasingly used by repressive regimes, and recommends the Commission to develop an EU strategy to promote and defend internet freedom globallycombat this;
Amendment 109 #
2010/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines the importance of cultural diplomacy and cooperation in advancing the EU's role as a civilian power and its interests and values in the world, and underlines the need for the EU to act as assume global playerresponsibility;
Amendment 117 #
2010/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that cultural diplomacycooperation should include digital diplomacmodern technology;
Amendment 130 #
2010/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Regrets that the draft organisational chart of the EEAS does not include any positions relating to cultural aspects and suggests to create such a coordination unit;
Amendment 136 #
2010/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for the appropriate training of EEAS staff with regard to cultural and digital aspects as well as for offering and supporting joint European training possibilities for national experts and staff from cultural institutes, and training facilities open for global participation;
Amendment 177 #
2010/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls for a strategy for the international promotion of European cultural activities and programmes based on respect for diversity and the double nature of cultural goods and activities;
Amendment 184 #
2010/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Recognises the link between cultural rights and human rights and objects to the use of cultural arguments to justify human rights violationneed to respect all the rights in the EU's actions in the cultural field as enshrined in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights;
Amendment 88 #
2010/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. WelcomAcknowledges the Commission broadcasting Communication of July 2009 and calls on Member States to implement its guidelines in orderwhich recognises the right of public service broadcasters to be present on all relevant distribution platforms and reaffirms the competence of the Member States to define the remit, funding and organisation of public service broadcasting while acknowledging the Commission's responsibility to control manifest errors and calls on Member States to maintain a balance amongst the digital media services on offer, to ensure fair competition between public broadcasting and private media and thus to preserve a vibrant media landscape in the online environment;
Amendment 14 #
2010/0242(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The Council adopted on 22 February 2007 a resolution on ‘Opportunities and challenges of demographic change in Europe: the contribution of older people to economic and social development’, which emphasised the need to increase the possibilities of active participation by older people, the new economic opportunities ("silver economy") created by the growing demand of older people for certain goods and services as well as the importance of a positive public image of older people. In the context of the enlargement, neighbourhood and development policies, a 'senior service' of retired experts, such as already exists in many countries, could prove extremely useful.
Amendment 2 #
2009/2225(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the consistent achievements of the i2010 strategy, but calls for more ambitious aims and citizen-orientated priorities under the next strategy, while respecting European cultural diversity;
Amendment 8 #
2009/2225(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recognises the urgent need for a clear definition of the Digital Agenda, as an important aspect of the European cultural dimension and content; calls in this respect on the Commission to implement the Unesco Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions in all policy initiatives relating to the Digital Agenda;
Amendment 19 #
2009/2225(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the importance of teaching secondary school students how to use online resources, in particular governmental ones, in order to make them familiar with ICT and to increase their interest in the political environment;
Amendment 26 #
2009/2225(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the importance of implementing policies and measures promoting ‘Digital literacy’ in order to reduce barriers to social integration and personal development in a lifelong- learning perspective;
Amendment 40 #
2009/2225(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recommends that an EU-level information campaign be initiated in order to achieve a higher level of awareness, notably by the development and dissemination of digital cultural content;
Amendment 43 #
2009/2225(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls for new investment in research in order to better implement existing digital instruments, to guarantee the access of all citizens to cultural products;
Amendment 44 #
2009/2225(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Emphasises that Europeana is the right instrument to enable citizens to access and improve their knowledge of the European cultural heritage;
Amendment 45 #
2009/2225(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 47 #
2009/2225(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 57 #
2009/2225(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 61 #
2009/2225(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 53 #
2009/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses the important role of the Comenius, Erasmus and Leonardo da Vinci programmes in the development of European education and training policies; reiterates its political priority of considering those programmes as a cornerstone in the development of the EU youth strategy, especially for the next generation of multiannual programmes;
Amendment 85 #
2008/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Reiterates the importance to promote and support the development of innovative pedagogical models and approaches for language teaching in order to encourage the acquisition of language skills as well as the citizen's awareness-raising and motivation;
Amendment 88 #
2008/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Reiterates its political priority for the acquisition of language skills by learning other community languages one of which should be the language of a neighbouring country and one international lingua franca: it shall give citizens competences and qualifications for participating in democratic society in terms of active citizenship, employability and knowledge of other cultures;
Amendment 1 #
2008/2070(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
- having regard to the Council Resolution on modernising universities for Europe's competitiveness in a global knowledge economy of 23 November 2007,
Amendment 2 #
2008/2070(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 b (new)
Citation 6 b (new)
- having regard to the Presidency Conclusions of the European Council of 13 and 14 March 2008,
Amendment 28 #
2008/2070(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on universities to improve the quality of the information provided, both for incoming and outgoing students; universities and Erasmus National Agencies should collaborate with student organisations in order to make available all the necessary information in due time. Universities should support student rights, in line with the commitments they have made by adhering to the Erasmus University Charter;
Amendment 35 #
2008/2070(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on European universities to undertake an innovative and far-reaching curricular reform: an ambitious content and organisation restructuring is crucial for student mobility; a «mobility study period » should be introduced in all degree programmes to enable students to go abroad;
Amendment 39 #
2008/2070(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Reiterates the need for more trans- national dialogue and exchange of information and experiences to facilitate a convergence of teacher education including primary teacher education and the effectiveness of continuing professional development;
Amendment 45 #
2008/2070(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12a (new)
Paragraph 12a (new)
12a. Welcomes the fact that in the context of the mid-term review of the Multiannual Financial framework foreseen by the Declaration attached to the Interinstitutional Agreement on budgetary discipline and sound financial management of 17 May 2006, strengthening of the financial envelope foreseen for the programmes in the field of education and notably for Erasmus grants could be considered;
Amendment 52 #
2008/2070(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission and the Member Ss states to proceed with the implementation of athe European legal framework (e.g. qframeworks of reference (Bologna Qualifications Framework, European Qualifications Framework for lifelong learning, European Standards and Guidelines for Quality aAssurance, and recognition of degrees and study periodsthe Lisbon Recognition Convention) in order to establish the European Higher Education Area;
Amendment 56 #
2008/2070(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses, therefore, the urgency of establishimplementing athe comprehensive, unified and effective credit transfer system ECTS: students' and scholars' qualifications should be easily transferable throughout Europe thanks to a single common framework;
Amendment 57 #
2008/2070(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Underlines that the three-cycle degree system (Bachelor degree, Masters Degree and Doctorate) could become more flexible especially by using "4+1" instead of "3+2" system for the first and second cycles; for some studies this could be more appropriate in order to enable greater mobility and employability of graduates;
Amendment 59 #
2008/2070(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Urges Member States to facilitate visa procedures and to reduce their cost for mobile students, especially as far as Eastern European Member and Candidate States are concerned in line with EU Directives on visas;
Amendment 24 #
2008/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines the need for increased cross-national dialogue and exchange of experience, especially in the provision and effectiveness of continuing professional development in the field of primary teacher education;
Amendment 29 #
2008/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on Member States to ensure that, while maintaining the focus on recruiting and retaining the best teachers, notably by making the profession sufficiently attractive, the composition of the teaching workforce at all levels of school education represents the social and cultural diversity within society;
Amendment 31 #
2008/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the particular importance of a gender policy, and of ensuring that pre- school and primary school teachers are of high quality and that they receive the appropriate levels of social and professional support their responsibilities entail;
Amendment 33 #
2008/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Insists on the important role of school in terms of children's social and learning life as well as in terms of giving them the knowledge and skills for participating in democratic society; stresses the importance of having qualified, competent and experienced teachers involved in the conception of efficient pedagogical training methods for teachers;
Amendment 41 #
2008/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Highlights the crucial role of the Comenius and Comenius-regio school partnership in this teacher mobility framework;
Amendment 46 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 92/85/EEC
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
Amendment 47 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point -1 a (new)
Article 1 – point -1 a (new)
Directive 92/85/EEC
Recital 15
Recital 15
-1a. Recital 15 shall be replaced by the following: “Whereas the vulnerability of pregnant workers, workers who have recently given birth or who are breastfeeding makes it necessary for them to be granted the right to maternity leave of at least 24 continuous weeks, allocated before and/or after confinement, and renders necessary the compulsory nature of maternity leave of at least 8 weeks [...] after confinement;”
Amendment 76 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
(2) The maternity leave stipulated in paragraph 1 shall include compulsory leave of at least six weeks after childbirth. The Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers within the meaning of Article 2 are entitled to choose freely the time at which the non- compulsory portion of the maternitmay extend the compulsory portion of the maternity leave under this Directive to a maximum of eight weeks after the birth and/or a maximum of six weeks before the birth, if the workers are allowed the possibility of expressly declaring themselves ready to work within this extended period, by lmeave is taken, before or after childbirthns of a declaration that can be revoked at any time.
Amendment 82 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 — point 1
Article 1 — point 1
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 8 — paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 8 — paragraph 2 a (new)
(2a) To protect the health of both mother and child, the Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers can decide freely and without compulsion whether or not to take the non-compulsory period of maternity leave before the birth.
Amendment 100 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 10 – point 1
Article 10 – point 1
(1) The Member States shall take the necessary measures to prohibit the dismissal and all preparations for a dismissal of workers within the meaning of Article 2 during the period from the beginning of their pregnancy to the end of the maternity leave provided for in Article 8(1)at least four months after the confinement, save in exceptional cases not connected with their condition which are permitted under national legislation and/or practice and, where applicable, provided that the competent authority has given its consent.
Amendment 16 #
2008/0157(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) Among the accompanying transitional measures is the mandatory collective exercise of the rights of performers and phonogram producers concerning on-demand services by broadcasters of their radio or television productions of which music from lawfully published phonograms is an integral part. This system of collective rights management complements the remuneration regime for the broadcasting of lawfully published phonograms under Article 8(2) of Directive 2006/115/EC and guarantees that, throughout the full term of protection of lawfully published phonograms, the relevant performers and phonogram producers receive a fair share of the remuneration for the on-demand use of broadcast productions.
Amendment 23 #
2008/0157(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2006/116/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 10a – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. With respect to the administration of rights concerning on-demand services by broadcasters of their radio or television productions incorporating music from lawfully published phonograms, Member States shall ensure that the rights of performers and phonogram producers to grant or refuse authorization for such use may be exercised only through the collecting society which has been established for collecting and distributing the remuneration for broadcasting such phonograms.
Amendment 10 #
2007/2268(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that the renewed political momentum on the European integration of the Republic of Macedonia results from a strong commitment expressed by all political forces; welcomes the regular and intensive dialogue pursued between the leaders of the four major political parties (VMRO- DPMNE, SDSM, DPA and DUI), which has resulted in the adoption of a number of laws, as well as measures relevant for further EU integration;
Amendment 26 #
2007/2268(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Welcomes the Institutional Platform and the principles adopted by the government for the negotiation process for accession of the Republic of Macedonia into the European Union; observes that the Platform – chaired by the opposition leader – sets the institutional priorities of the country in the preparatory stage of the negotiation process, by precisely allocating the necessary institutional set-up, human resources and budgetary funding;
Amendment 39 #
2007/2268(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 48 #
2007/2268(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes the successful start of the second phase of the fiscal decentralisation in July 2007, when 42 out of 84 municipalities entered the process and a further nine municipalities joined;
Amendment 54 #
2007/2268(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Welcomes the fact that marked progress has been achieved in the fight against organised crime and corruption in 2007, as well as significant progress in the fight against trafficking in persons and narcotics;
Amendment 62 #
2007/2268(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Acknowledges that adoption of the Law on Waste Management has led to some progress on handling asbestos, waste collection and polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) and raw materials waste; points, however, to the need to establish specific legislation quickly which makes waste collection with maximum separation mandatory and is geared to preventing and combating the emergence and the spread of illegal dumps along roads and riverbanks and on the edge of woodlands;
Amendment 96 #
2007/2268(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that, in the years since independence, close economic relations have developed between the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Greece, that Greece is now the largest investor and trading partner and that Greece can provide significant support for coping successfully with the process of accession to the European Union; Welcomes the increased bilateral cooperation, as well as people-to people contacts between the Republic of Macedonia and Greece, regrets, however that since the adoption of its Resolution of 12 July 2007 no progress has been made in the bilateral talks held under the auspices of the United Nations and assisted by Special Envoy Matthew Nimitz to find mutually acceptable solution to the differences that has arisen over the name of the country; calls on both sides to increase efforts to overcome the issue, that in no circumstances should become an obstacle to the membership of the Republic of Macedonia in the international organizations, as provided in the Interim Accord of 1995;
Amendment 99 #
2007/2268(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 114 #
2007/2268(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 133 #
2007/2268(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 154 #
2007/2268(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Amendment 6 #
2007/2267(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas membership of the European Union involves a commitment to overcoming nationalistic divisions and achieving reconciliation between peoples, all of which entails a voluntary delegation of powers in certain key policy areas, which is amongst other things once again proved by the composition of the new Croatian government,
Amendment 41 #
2007/2267(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is aware ofWelcomes the full cooperation with the ICTY and deplores therefore the negative impact which the judgments of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on the Vukovar war crimes cases have had on Croatia's public perception of the work of the ICTY; urges the Croatian government to take steps to restore popular support for the role of the ICTY in addressing the crimes perpetrated during the Yugoslav conflict;
Amendment 44 #
2007/2267(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the strengthening of the mandate of the Office for the Prevention of Corruption and Organised Crime (USKOK) and the increased number of corruption cases which are being prosecuted; calls for these efforts to be maintained in order to eradicate the – in some cases unacceptablyall types of corruption as well as that of high – level of corruption, which undermines the economic development of the country;
Amendment 79 #
2007/2267(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. 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 the agreement reached in 2004 with the Italian and Slovenian authorities; reminds Croatia that, unless a commonly agreed solution ishould be found, but this could have serious repercussions on the paceproblem should not influence the dynamics of the accession negotiations;
Amendment 10 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the UNESCO Convention on the protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions attaches considerable importance to, inter alia, the creation of conditions conductive to diversity of the media,
Amendment 67 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
Amendment 121 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital T
Recital T
T. whereas new media channels have emerged over the last decade and whereas a rising share of advertising revenues going to internet outlets is a source of concern for printtraditional media outlets,
Amendment 153 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Suggests in this respect the creation of independent media ombudsmen in the Member Statesor press council on the initiative of the industry in those Member States in which one does not already exist;
Amendment 167 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need for the EU and Member State authorities to ensure journalistic and editorial independence by appropriate and specific legal and social guarantees as well as for the media owners to follow the best practice in each market where they operate;
Amendment 209 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Encourages the disclosure of ownership of theall media outlets to help to understand the aims and background of the broadcaster and publisher;
Amendment 226 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Asks the European Commission to take due account of the UNESCO Convention on cultural diversity and the Council of Europe recommendation on the remit of public service media in the information society, when making a decision about the necessity of a revision of the EC Broadcasting Communication. In case the European Commission decides to revise the existing guidelines, the European Parliament asks that any measure or clarification proposed is measured against its impact on media pluralism and duly respects member states competences;
Amendment 233 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Recommends to the European Commission to use the process of revising the EC Broadcasting Communication - if it considers it necessary - as a way to strengthen public service broadcasting as an important guarantor of media pluralism in the European Union;