Activities of Andrea BOCSKOR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point af b (new)

(af b) acknowledge the importance of cross-border mobility in strengthening people-to-people contacts, and encourage to develop border infrastructure for this purpose,

2022/07/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2064(INI)

(af a) foster the Partner countries’ further integration into EU programs, like Erasmus+, Horizon Europe, and Creative Europe, and improve the relevant cooperation in the framework of current and future programmes;

2022/07/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point af a (new)

(af a) strengthen partnership between candidate countries and the EU through principal infrastructure projects, within the framework of the Trans-European Networks in energy and transport (TEN-E and TEN-T), while increasing financial assistance to candidate countries in order to alleviate cross-border bottlenecks and develop transport links for passengers and freight transport;

2022/07/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 31 a (new)

— having regard to the EU Guidelines on the promotion and protection of freedom and religion or belief, adopted on 24 June 2013,

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the Union strongly believes in and fully supports multilateralism, a ~~rules-based global order~~world order based on international law and the set of universal values, principles and norms that guide the UN member states;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas violations of the rights to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, including the right to believe or not to believe, to change religion, and to express publicly one's own faith, give rise to situations of oppression, conflict and war around the world;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Reaffirms the universality ~~and indivisibility~~ of human rights and the inherent dignity of every human being; stresses, in this regard, its strong commitment to addressing first and foremost the challenges to human rights worldwide and reiterates the ~~duty of the EU and~~responsibility of the EU, with the support of its Member States to act as a global leader in the promotion and protection of human rights and democracy in line with the founding values of the Union, while respecting international law;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Insists that the protection of the human dignity of every human being as well as human rights and fundamental freedoms must be the cornerstone of the Union’s external policy; strongly encourages the Union, to that end, to strive for a continued ambitious commitment to make the protection of human rights a central part of all EU policies in a streamlined manner and to enhance the consistency between the EU’s internal and external policies in this field, while respecting international law;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Emphasises the importance that the EU and its Member States consistently act together and in unity to address global challenges to human rights and democracy, while ensuring that human rights do not become a tool of radical political ideologies in the Union's external and internal relations;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Urges the EU and its Member States to intensify their efforts all over the world to support democracy and human rights; calls on the EU and its Member States, in this regard, both individually and in cooperation with like-minded international partners, to thwart unacceptable attempts to weaken democratic institutions and universal human rights, especially those that present authoritarian regimes as superior to democracies and diminish the space for and role of civil society, and religious and faith-based actors;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls for the EU to reflect on how to promote a human rights-based approach in all EU instruments and strategies in order to strengthen the EU’s human rights foreign policy; underlines that the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI – Global Europe), including its thematic programme on human rights and democracy, is one of the main tools at the EU’s disposal to improve the human rights situation around the world and help foster resilient, inclusive and democratic societies; stresses that the engagement of local civil society, and religious and faith- based actors is vital to protect human rights and democracy in their countries and reiterates its call to fully engage them in all of the EU’s relevant external activities; highlights the importance that NDICI – Global Europe attaches to the promotion of human rights and democracy with strategic international and local partners, particularly through EU Election Observation Missions; underlines Parliament’s role in the instrument’s programming process and calls on the Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) to share all the relevant information in a timely manner in order to enable Parliament to play its role accordingly, in particular during high-level geopolitical dialogues with the Commission;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Notes with deep regret that the post of the EU Special Envoy for the promotion of freedom of religion or belief outside the EU has remained vacant for more than a year; reiterates its urgent call for the Council and the Commission to carry out a transparent and comprehensive assessment of the effectiveness and added value of the position of the Special Envoy as part of renewing and reinforcing its mandate, to provide the Special Envoy with adequate human and financial resources, and to adequately support the Special Envoy’s institutional mandate, capacity and duties; recalls that the Special Envoy’s duties should focus on promoting and protecting freedom of thought, conscience, religion and belief, ~~and~~including the right~~s to non-belief, apostasy and the espousal of atheistic views~~ not to have a religion and the right to change religion, the fights against forced conversion and misuse of blasphemy legislation, the support to the public and peaceful expression of ones' own faith;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11 a. Welcomes the initiative of the EEAS to have a regular dialogue and consultation with churches and religious and non-religious actors in the preparation of the EU human rights dialogues and calls other EU institutions to follow this example when designing and implementing their external policies, under the framework of Article 17 of the TFEU;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Stresses that corruption seriously hinders the enjoyment of human rights worldwide; calls for the fight against corruption to be a part of all of the EU’s efforts and policies to promote human rights and democracy, by formulating a dedicated global anti-corruption strategy, including programmes under the EU’s external financial instruments and enhancing Parliament’s role of scrutiny; underlines the utmost importance for the EU and its Member States to lead by example by applying the highest transparency standards to their external funding and by stepping up their support for civil society organisations, churches and faith-based organisations and leaders, activists and investigative journalists engaged in the fight against corruption;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Highlights that 2022 marks the 10th anniversary of Parliament’s decision to exert political leadership in committing to a major advancement in its democracy support activities, which it has implemented through a Comprehensive Democracy Support Approach since 2014; welcomes, in particular, its support for capacity-building for partner parliaments, mediation and fostering a culture of dialogue, including intercultural and interreligious dialogue and compromise, including among young political leaders, as well as for empowering women parliamentarians, human rights defenders and relevant representatives from civil society organisations, churches and faith- based organisations, and the free media; calls on the Commission to continue to pursue and step up its activities in these areas and to bolster funding and assistance for EU bodies and agencies, as well as other grant-based organisations, respecting the principle of non-discrimination; underlines that in the current context of heightened global tensions and repression in an increasing number of countries, direct support for civil society, religious and faith-based organisations’ leaders and people who express critical and dissenting opinions is of the utmost importance; stresses the importance of EU election observation missions and Parliament’s contribution to developing and enhancing their methodology; calls on the Commission, in this regard, to consider updating the election observation methodology to reflect the developments of the last two decades;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Notes with concern the increasing disregard for international humanitarian law and international human rights law, particularly in the ongoing conflicts around the world; underlines the utmost importance for humanitarian aid agencies, as well as humanitarian charitable organisations, including religious and faith-based ones, to be able to provide full, timely and unhindered assistance to all vulnerable populations and calls on all parties to armed conflicts to protect civilian populations and humanitarian, health and medicucational workers, as well as religious actors carrying out humanitarian or pastoral activities; calls for the systematic creation of humanitarian corridors in regions at war and in combat situations, whenever necessary, in order to allow civilians at risk to escape the conflict, and strongly condemns any attacks on them;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18 a. Calls on the EU and its Member States to admit the important role of churches and the faith based organizations in responding to humanitarian crises, recognizing that religious actors can contribute to promoting peace in different ways, address non-violence in their communities and stress universal respect for justice and human rights; highlights that religious communities have indispensable potential in conflict- management in developing countries towards political transitions as being key mediator in negotiations;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

~~21.~~ Reiterates its call on the ~~21.~~ Commission to develop a comprehensive EU action plan on fighting impunity, which should include a chapter on Ukraine; calls for the EU and its international partners to make full use of all relevant instruments to fight impunity, including support for ~~universal jurisdiction at national level,~~ special tribunals at a national and international level including for the crime of aggression, as well as establishing flexible cooperation and funding mechanisms to swiftly collect and analyse evidence of these crimes; calls on the Commission to ensure that these instruments are applied in a coordinated and complementary manner with other relevant EU and Member State instruments; reiterates its commitment to providing all possible assistance to ensure accountability for atrocities committed by Russian armed forces in Ukraine and provide effective remedies for the damages suffered by Ukrainian civilians;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Reiterates that personal liberty and freedom of assembly, as well as freedom of religion and freedom of expression are cornerstones of democracy; is deeply concerned by the growing use of mass surveillance technologies by totalitarian, dictatorial and authoritarian regimes to curtail these freedoms, which increased further under the guise of COVID-19 prevention measures; calls for a strict and effective ban on sales of mass surveillance technologies to totalitarian, dictatorial and authoritarian regimes; calls for a greater response to the mass infiltration of disinformation ~~and conspiracy theories~~ within the digital sphere, perpetuated largely but not exclusively by ~~authoritarian regime~~totalitarian, dictatorial and authoritarian regimes, as well as non-state actors;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Calls for a systematic and consistent approach to promoting and defending children’s rights throughout the EU’s external policies; calls for more concerted efforts to protect children’s rights in crisis or emergency situations and welcomes the Council conclusions on this subject; expresses concern that the growing number of such crisis situations around the world, coupled with the long-lasting effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, has led to increasing violations of child rights around the world, including violence, early and forced marriage, sexual abuse including genital mutilation, paedophilia trafficking, child labour, recruitment as child soldiers, a lack of access to education, including the right to education in the mother tongue and healthcare, malnutrition and extreme poverty; stresses the disproportionate and long-term effects of food insecurity on children, which directly affects not only their health and development but also their education, as well as increasing the outrageous practice of child marriage; stresses that 2021 was the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour and recalls the EU’s zero tolerance policy on this practice;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Stresses that the right to education has suffered particular setbacks, with unparalleled disruptions to education due to COVID-19 but also to ~~religious extremism and gender discrimination against girls~~political instrumentalisation of religion and discrimination against girls and serious weakening of the fundamental right and freedom of parents to educate their children in accordance with their ethical, pedagogical or religious views, as recognised in international human rights law; calls for the EU to step up its work to provide access to quality education, including innovative ways to circumvent the obstacles imposed by national authorities; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to step up their support for third countries to help them adapt to the challenges they have faced during the COVID-19 pandemic in the field of education; stresses that support could take the form of an increased funding allocation through NDICI – Global Europe, but could also include providing capacity-building and best practices based on the lessons learned through the EU delegations worldwide; highlights that the changed international environment and emerged sudden major crisis situation may require a financial solution enabling multi donor response to cover the growing gap of funding to achieve SDG4;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Underlines its opposition to and condemnation of intolerance, xenophobia and discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, social class, disability, caste, religion, belief, age, sex~~ual orientation or gender identity~~, which in many of the world’s regions leads to killings and persecution; stresses that racism, discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance continue to be a major problem worldwide and have been further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic; calls for the EU and its Member States to lead the global fight against increasing antisemitism, andti-Christian hatred and religious persecution, welcomes the adoption of the EU strategy to this end;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)

30 a. Deplores that many countries despite their international obligations and commitments to protect minorities are pursuing a policy of forced assimilation of national, ethnic and linguistic minorities by disregarding their fundamental and human rights; calls for the EU and its Member States to provide active support for EU partnercountries to respect the fundamental human rights of national, ethnic and linguistic minorities, including their culture, language, religion, traditions and history in order to preserve diversity, linguistic and cultural identity, where these minorities can freely enjoy their individual and community rights, in all areas of education and public life; reiterates the need to fulfil the obligations and commitments based on international treaties and agreements;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Underlines the utmost importance of freedom of expression and access to reliable information for democracy and flourishing civic space; expresses deep concern about the growing limitations to freedom of expression in many countries around the world by state and non-state actors, particularly for journalists, through censorship or the need for self-censorship and the abuse of counter-terrorism laws or anti-corruption laws to silence journalists and civil society organisations as well as members of religious communities and churches; expresses concern, moreover, about the physical safety of journalists and their being targeted in conflicts; as well as religious leaders who are under threat for their commitment to human dignity and fundamental rights;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

35. Notes that 2021 marked the 40th anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief; notes with grave concern that the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, to hold a ~~belief, or not to believe~~religious or non- religious belief, including the right to change religion or publicly express it, is still violated in many countries around the world; stresses the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, as some governments still use it as a pretext for further discriminatory practices including violence against and scapegoating religious minorities; calls for the EU and its Member States to step up their efforts to protect the right to freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief, to raise these issues at UN human rights forums and to work with the relevant UN mechanisms and committees;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37

37. Reaffirms the inalienable human rights of migrants, refugees and forcibly displaced persons, which must be reflected in the EU’s migration policy and in its cooperation with third countries in this area; stresses that the EU should step up its efforts to acknowledge and develop ways to address the root causes of irregular migration and forced displacement, building the resilience of migrants’ communities of origin and helping them offer their members the possibility to enjoy a decent life in their home country; calls for the EU and its Member States to continue and where possible step up their support for countries hosting most refugees, as well as transit countries; reiterates that close cooperation and engagement with third countries remain key to preventing migrant smuggling; stresses, in this regard, that the dissemination of information and awareness-raising campaigns on the risks of smuggling is crucial; calls for EU- funded humanitarian operations to take into consideration the specific needs and vulnerabilities of children and to ensure their protection while they are displaced; underlines the importance of prioritising the crisis-management locally, respecting the national competences, strengthening the external borders of the Union and developing an effective framework of safe and legal pathways to the EU and welcomes, in this regard, the Commission communication on attracting skills and talent to the EU13 , including the development of Talent Partnerships with partner countries; _________________ 13 Commission communication of 27 April 2022 on attracting skills and talent to the EU (COM(2022)0657).

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2049(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40

40. Stresses the multitude of threats to human rights caused by modern warfare and conflicts around the world today; underlines that in addition to the states parties themselves, such conflicts often involve non-state agents including private military and security companies as well as terrorist organisations; stresses the disastrous humanitarian consequences of these conflicts and their devastating impact on civilians, who are directly targeted, have to endure grave human rights violations, and often have no or limited access to justice or legal remedies; emphasises that the ethnic and national minorities should not become a target or instrument of any military tension or conflict; calls for the EU to continue developing and implementing tools to enable it to respond swiftly and efficiently to such conflicts, to help put an end to the perpetration of human rights violations, and to provide assistance to the victims;

2022/10/11
Committee: AFET

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 17

(17) ‘serious crime’ means any of the following criminal offences listed in Article 2(2) of the Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA58: (a) terrorism, (b) trafficking in human beings, (c) sexual exploitation of children and child pornography, (d) illicit trafficking in weapons, munitions and explosives, (e) murder, grievous bodily injury, (f) illicit trade in human organs and tissues, (g) kidnapping, illegal restraint and hostage-taking, (h) organised or armed robbery, (i) rape, (j) crimes within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court. _________________ 58 Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA of 13 June 2002 on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States (OJ L 190, 18.7.2002, p. 1-20).deleted

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1

1. Media service providers shall have the right to exercise their economic activities in the internal market without restrictions other than those ~~allowed under~~that are in compliance with Union law.

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) shall not interfere in or try to influence ~~in any way, directly or indirectly,~~ editorial policies and editorial decisions by media service providers;.

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) detain, sanction, intercept, subject to surveillance or search and seizure, or inspect media service providers or, if applicable, their family members, their employees or their family members, or their corporate and private premises, on the ground that they refuseMember States shall not oblige media service providers and their employees to disclose information on their sources, unless this is justified by an overriding requirement in the public interest, provided for in national law, in accordance with Article 52(1) of the Charter and in compliance with other Union law;

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)

(ba) Member states shall not: carry out coercive measures to get access to information on the sources of media service providers unless it is indispensable for detecting an intentional criminal offence, and evidence expected from doing so may not be replaced in any other way, and this is justified by an overriding requirement in the public interest, provided for in national law, in accordance with Article 52(1) of the Charter and in compliance with other Union law.

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) Member States shall not use covert means – such as secret surveillance of an information system, secret search, secret surveillance of a locality, secret interception of a consignment, interception of communications, deploying spyware in any device or machine used by media service providers or, if applicable, their family members, or their employees or their family members~~, unless the deployment is justified, on a case-by-case basis, on grounds of national security and is in compliance with Article 52(1) of the Charter and other Un~~ – against media service providers and their employees or, if applicable, their family members unless (i) the use of covert means is justified, on a case-by-case basis, on grounds of national security; (ii) measures adopted pursuant to paragraph 2 point ba) are insufficient for detecting an intentional criminal offence and the use of covert means occurs in investigations of the following crimes, as defined by national law or the deployment occurs in serious crimes investigations of one of the aforementioned persons, it is provided for under national law and is in compliance with Article 52(1) of the Charter and other Union law, and measures adopted pursuant to sub-paragraph (b) would be inadequate and insufficient to obtain the information sought. : - terrorism; - trafficking in human beings; - sexual exploitation of children and child pornography; - illicit trafficking in weapons, munitions and explosives; - murder, grievous bodily injury; - illicit trade in human organs and tissues; - kidnapping, illegal restraint and hostage-taking; - organised or armed robbery;or - rape;or - any other cases where it is permitted under national law to use covert means, such as secret surveillance of an information system, secret search, secret surveillance of a locality, secret interception of a consignment, interception of communications, deploying spyware in any device or machine. (iii) occurs in investigations of crimes within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3

3. Without prejudice and in addition to the right to effective judicial protection guaranteed to each natural and legal person, Member States ~~shall designate~~may entrust an independent authority or body ~~to handle complaints lodged by~~with relevant expertise to assist media service providers or, if applicable, their family members, or their employees or their family members, ~~regarding~~in cases of breaches of paragraph 23, ~~points (b) and (c). Media service providers shall have the right to request that authority or body to issue, within three month~~and, where relevant, formulate general recommendations ofn the ~~request, an opinion regarding compliance with paragraph 2, points (b) and (c)~~application of paragraph 3.

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Without prejudice to the powers granted to the Commission by the Treaties, the Board shall promote the effective and consistent application of this Regulation and ~~of national rules implementing~~the compliance with Directive 2010/13/EU throughout the Union~~. The Board shall~~:

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) promote cooperation and the effective exchange of information, experience and best practices between the national regulatory authorities or bodies on the application of the Union ~~and national~~ rules applicable to media services, including this Regulation and Directive 2010/13/EU, in particular as regards Articles 3, 4 and 7 of that Directive;

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point f – point i

~~(i) national measures which are likely to affect the functioning of the internal market for media services, in accordance with Article 20(4) of this Regulation;~~deleted

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point f – point ii

(ii) media market concentrations which are ~~likely to~~directly and significantly affect the functioning of the internal market for media services, in accordance with Article 22(1) of this Regulation;

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point g

(g) draw up opinions on draft national opinions or decisions assessing the impact on media pluralism and editorial independence of a notifiable media market concentration where such a concentration may affect the functioning of the internal market, in accordance with Article 21(5) of this Regulation;deleted

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1

1. The Board shall foster the exchange of best practices among the national regulatory authorities or bodies, consulting stakeholders, where appropriate, and in close cooperation with the Commission, on regulatory, technical or practical aspects pertinent to the consistent and effective application of this Regulation and of the ~~national rules implementing~~ Directive 2010/13/EU.

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

2. Where the Commission issues guidelines related to the application of this Regulation or the ~~national rules implementing~~ Directive 2010/13/EU, the Board shall assist it by providing expertise on regulatory, technical or practical aspects, as regards in particular:

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3

3. The Commission may issue an opinion on any matter related to the application of this Regulation and ~~of the national rules implementing~~ Directive 2010/13/EU. The Board shall assist the Commission in this regard, where requested.

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 5

5. Where a national authority or body adopts a measure that affects individually and directly a media service provider and is ~~likely to~~directly and significantly affect the functioning of the internal market for media services, it shall communicate, at the request of the Board, and where applicable, of the Commission, without undue delay and by electronic means, any relevant information, including the summary of the facts, its measure, the grounds on which the national authority or body has based its measure, and, where applicable, the views of other authorities concerned.

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 4

4. The national regulatory authority or body shall consult the Board in advance on any opinion or decision it aims to adopt assessing the impact on media pluralism and editorial independence of a notifiable media market concentration where such concentrations ~~may~~ affect the functioning of the internal market.

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1

1. In the absence of an assessment or a consultation pursuant to Article 21, the Board, upon request of the Commission, shall draw up an opinion on the impact of a media market concentration on media pluralism and editorial independence, where a media market concentration is likely to affect the functioning of the internal market for media services. The Board shall base its opinion on the elements set out in Article 21(2). The Board may bring media market concentrations ~~likely to~~directly and significantly affect the functioning of the internal market for media services to the attention of the Commission.

2023/05/05
Committee: CULT

2022/0117(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7

(7) Human rights defenders also play an important role in European democracies, especially in upholding fundamental rights, democratic values, social inclusion, environmental protection and the rule of law. They should be able to participate actively in public life and make their voice heard on policy matters and in decision-making processes without fear of intimidation. Hre individuals, groups and organizations in civil society that promote and protect universally recognised human rights and fundamental freedoms. As such, human rights defenders arefer to individuals or organisations engaged in defending fundamental rights and a variety of other rights, such as environmental and climate rights, women’s rights, LGBTIQ rights, the rights of the people with a minority racial or ethnic background, labour rights or religious freedoms. Other participants in public debate, such as academics and researchers, also deserve adequate protection committed to promoting and safeguarding civil, political, economic, social, cultural and environmental rights and to fighting against direct or indirect discrimination as listed in Article 21 of the Charter.

2023/03/09
Committee: CULT

2022/0117(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 31

(31) Costs should include all reasonably incurred costs of the proceedings, including the full costs of legal representation incurred by the defendant unless such costs are excessive. Costs of legal representation exceeding amounts laid down in statutory fee tables should not be considered as excessive per se. Full compensation of damages should include both material and immaterial damages, such as physical and psychological harm.

2023/03/09
Committee: CULT

2022/0117(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 34

(34) This Directive creates a new special ground of jurisdiction in order to ensure that targets of SLAPPs domiciled in the European Union have an efficient remedy available in the Union against abusive court proceedings brought in a court or tribunal of a third country. This special ground of jurisdiction allows the targets domiciled in the European Union to seek, in the courts or tribunals of their domicile, for compensation of damages and costs incurred in connection with the proceedings before the court or tribunal of the third country. This right applies irrespective of the domicile of the claimant in the proceedings in the third country.deleted

2023/03/09
Committee: CULT

2022/0117(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1

Member States shall ensure that a decision ~~refusing or~~ granting early dismissal pursuant to Article 9 is subject to an appeal.

2023/03/09
Committee: CULT

2022/0117(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1

Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that a claimant who has brought abusive court proceedings against public participation can be ordered to bear all the reasonably incurred costs of the proceedings, including the full costs of legal representation incurred by the defendant, unless such costs are excessive.

2023/03/09
Committee: CULT

2022/0000(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)

(aa) enhance negotiations on ceasefire and humanitarian corridors for saving lives of civilians; urges continued diplomatic efforts to stop the Russian aggression against Ukraine and find a peaceful solution based on respect for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity;

2022/05/06
Committee: AFET

2022/0000(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point c

~~(c) introduce qualified majority voting for certain foreign policy areas, as already provided for in the Treaties, and strive to extend it in order to increase the effectiveness of EU foreign policy;~~deleted

2022/05/06
Committee: AFET

2021/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Underlines that the criteria for candidate status should be applied equally to all countries and that the candidate status of countries should be considered on the basis of the same values and criteria, while emphasizes that the accession criteria and the Copenhagen criteria should be binding for all candidates in the accession procedure; at the same time stresses that Georgia and Georgian people deserve the candidate status of the European Union;

2022/09/09
Committee: AFET

2021/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Condemns the violence committed against peaceful participants of the Tbilisi Pride march on 5 July 2021 and the journalists covering the event; strongly denounces the lack of diligent investigations into or prosecutions of those responsible for organising the violence; notes that six perpetrators of the violence were sentenced to a maximum of five years in prison in April 2022; calls on the authorities to ensure the protection of the human rights of vulnerable groups~~, such as women, the LGBTQI+ community and ethnic~~ and persons belonging to minorities;

2022/09/09
Committee: AFET

2021/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Welcomes the agreement between European Commission and Georgia on granting Georgia association status to Horizon Europe, the EU's research and innovation programme (2021-2027) signed on 7 December 2021, which helps to strengthen the relationship between the EU and Georgia; furthermore, it can contribute to the strengthening and growth of the country's economy.

2022/09/09
Committee: AFET

2021/2181(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)

— having regard to the UN Declarations on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities, adopted on 18 December 1992;

2021/10/13
Committee: AFET

2021/2181(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 b (new)

— having regard to the Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities and the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, adopted on 5 November 1992;

2021/10/13
Committee: AFET

2021/2181(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 14 a (new)

National, ethnic and linguistic minorities

2021/10/13
Committee: AFET

2021/2181(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)

30a. Calls for governments of the EU’s partner countries to respect the fundamental human rights of national, ethnic and linguistic minorities, including their culture, language, religion, traditions and history to preserve cultures and diversity; reiterates the need to fulfil the obligations and commitments they have assumed under international treaties and agreements, so as the Council of Europe’s recommendations;

2021/10/13
Committee: AFET

2021/2181(INI)

Loránt VINCZE, François ALFONSI, Andrea BOCSKOR, Herbert DORFMANN, Łukasz KOHUT, Waldemar TOMASZEWSKI, Jana TOOM, István UJHELYI, Iuliu WINKLER, Tatjana ŽDANOKA, Antoni COMÍN I OLIVERES, Clara PONSATÍ OBIOLS, Carles PUIGDEMONT I CASAMAJÓ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)

30b. Deplores that many countries despite their international obligations and commitments to protect minorities are pursuing a policy of forced assimilation of national, ethnic and linguistic minorities by disregarding their fundamental and human rights;

2021/10/13
Committee: AFET

2021/2025(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15

— having regard to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, the European Social Charter, the case law of the European Court of Human Rights and the European Committee of Social Rights, the Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (FCNM) and the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (ECRML) and the conventions, recommendations, resolutions, opinions and reports of the Parliamentary Assembly, the Committee of Ministers, the Human Rights Commissioner, the European Commission Against Racism and Intolerance, the Steering Committee on Anti- Discrimination, Diversity and Inclusion, the Venice Commission, the Advisory Committee on the FCNM, the Committee of Experts of the ECRML and other bodies of the Council of Europe,

2021/04/26
Committee: LIBE

2021/2025(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

C a. whereas respect for the rights of minorities is a part of the political criteria an accession-candidate country must fulfil at the time of accession; whereas while the Union has an important role in ensuring respect for the rights of national and linguistic minorities in candidate- countries, it so far hasn't yet adopted any benchmarks for its Member States in this area, thus making possible that Member States backtrack on their commitments; whereas the 2020 report, too, misses to cover the rights of national and linguistic minorities;

2021/04/26
Committee: LIBE

2021/2025(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)

C b. whereas the European Parliament has already called on the European Commission to adopt a common framework of Union minimum standards for the protection of rights of persons belonging to minorities, which are strongly embedded in a legal framework guaranteeing democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights throughout the Union1a; _________________ 1aEuropean Parliament Resolution of 13 November 2018 on minimum standards for minorities in the EU (OJ C 363, 28.10.2020, p. 13)

2021/04/26
Committee: LIBE

2 a. Calls on the European Commission to take into consideration the use of EU funds and programmes, including the European Social Fund Plus and the Digital Europe programme, to effectively support lifelong learning and training so to advance competences in data analysis and its ethical aspects; calls for a prioritisation of inclusion and diversity, which will consequently not only help to address the problem of shortage in data experts but, from a more global perspective, will also allow to increase Europe’s technological autonomy and resilience, while putting our European values and respect of fundamental rights at its core;

2020/11/11
Committee: CULT

2020/2217(INI)

François-Xavier BELLAMY, Peter POLLÁK, Željana ZOVKO, Christian EHLER, Sabine VERHEYEN, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Andrea BOCSKOR, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2 b. Encourages Member States to set- up specialised Master programmes, modules and short-term training courses in advanced digital technologies to develop digital skills in key professions handling data, including sensitive data;

2020/2216(INI)

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Loucas FOURLAS, Iuliu WINKLER, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Peter POLLÁK, Milan ZVER, François-Xavier BELLAMY, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Christian EHLER, Andrea BOCSKOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Points out that AI can be an effective tool for enforcing the rules on online content, such as illegal content or fake news, through automated content filtering, and can also be used to implement the ‘notice, take down and stay down’ mechanisms; stresses, however, that AI may pose challenges to fundamental rights, in particular freedom of expression, as well as access to information, cultural diversity and media pluralism; points out that the digital single market should be driven by the principle that "what is illegal offline is also illegal online";

2021/02/02
Committee: CULT

2020/2201(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Iuliu WINKLER, Milan ZVER, Željana ZOVKO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Expresses its deep disappointment at the decision of the European Commission on the European Citizens’ Initiative Minority Safepack and its lack of consideration for the voice of over 1.1 million signatory citizens, its organizers and the European Parliament; highlights that the decision sends a wrong message to the expectations expressed by millions of citizens, despite the vote of a very large majority in the European Parliament expressing their strong support for the initiative and calling on the Commission to propose legal acts on it;

2021/02/03
Committee: CULT

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

2020/11/19
Committee: CULT

2020/2135(INI)

H a. whereas mastering basic transversal skills, such as numeracy, critical thinking and social communication skills, is a fundamental prerequisite for the acquisition of digital skills and competences;

2020/11/19
Committee: CULT

2020/2135(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)

H b. whereas excessive use of technological and digital equipment, such as computers and tablets, can cause problems related to health and well-being, including sleep deprivation, a sedentary lifestyle and addiction;

2020/11/19
Committee: CULT

2020/2135(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H c (new)

H c. whereas digital technologies must be introduced in a learner-focused, age- appropriate and development-oriented way; whereas it is vital to maintain personal contact between students and teachers and to prioritise the well-being and healthy development of children and adult learners;

2020/11/19
Committee: CULT

2020/2135(INI)

Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Asim ADEMOV, Sabine VERHEYEN, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Andrea BOCSKOR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Stresses that while it is essential to increase learners’ basic and advanced digital skills, traditional and humanistic skills should nevertheless continue to be nurtured;

2020/11/19
Committee: CULT

2020/2135(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Commends the decision to align the plan with the multiannual financial framework (MFF), as this allows for a longer-term perspective and ties it in with the relevant funding instruments; underlines the importance of the plan in delivering the European Education Area; welcomes in particular the ambition of the Commission to establish a Strategic Dialogue with the Member States on key enabling factors for successful digital education;

2020/11/19
Committee: CULT

2020/2135(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Sabine VERHEYEN, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Milan ZVER, Christian EHLER, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Iuliu WINKLER, Peter POLLÁK, Loucas FOURLAS, Alexander BERNHUBER, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Željana ZOVKO, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Notes, that the new DEAP is now extending the scope of action and sets specific targets to address persistent gaps, for example in digital skills, the promotion of quality computer and information technology education, support for better connectivity in schools, online learning content and tools, and digital literacy of schools and higher education institutions;

2020/11/19
Committee: CULT

2020/2135(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Peter POLLÁK, Loucas FOURLAS, Sabine VERHEYEN, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Milan ZVER, Christian EHLER, Alexander BERNHUBER, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Željana ZOVKO, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Iuliu WINKLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes, however, that delivering the plan effectively depends on coordination across a broad range of programmes; calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure effective synergies between these programmes; emphasises the need to learn from the Covid-19 crisis by applying the good practices (peer learning) of some countries in terms of using digital tools for education;

2020/11/19
Committee: CULT

2020/2135(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Milan ZVER, Christian EHLER, Alexander BERNHUBER, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Željana ZOVKO, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Iuliu WINKLER, Sabine VERHEYEN, Peter POLLÁK, Loucas FOURLAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Encourages Member States to make use of the Recovery Package to invest in digital equipment for schools and for pupils in the EU, notably in excluded areas as no child should be left behind;

2020/11/19
Committee: CULT

2020/2135(INI)

Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Asim ADEMOV, Sabine VERHEYEN, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Andrea BOCSKOR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Welcomes the Digital Education Hubs as a first step towards a co-creation process involving key stakeholders; calls on the Commission to supervise implementation at national level and ensure fair representation and independence within the hubs; calls on the Commission to fully involve Parliament in creating European and national hubs and in nominating relevant stakeholders and experts representing different pedagogical approaches to digital education from both inside and outside mainstream education;

2020/11/19
Committee: CULT

2020/2135(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Sabine VERHEYEN, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Alexander BERNHUBER, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Željana ZOVKO, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Iuliu WINKLER, Peter POLLÁK, Loucas FOURLAS, Milan ZVER, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Christian EHLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Stresses the importance of a number of European instruments which can be used for the development of formal and non-formal education as well as investment in educational infrastructure and digital equipments in schools, such as the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF), the Connecting Europe Facility, Horizon Europe, Erasmus+, the European Solidarity Corps and the new Digital Education Action Plan; points out furthermore that investments at national level are also essential;

2020/11/19
Committee: CULT

2020/2135(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Sabine VERHEYEN, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Loucas FOURLAS, Alexander BERNHUBER, Iuliu WINKLER, Peter POLLÁK, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Milan ZVER, Christian EHLER, Željana ZOVKO, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7 b. Supports the Erasmus+ programme and the increase of its budget in order to make it more efficient and inclusive; supports volunteering as the key activity of the ESC;

2020/11/19
Committee: CULT

2020/2135(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Sabine VERHEYEN, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Peter POLLÁK, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Milan ZVER, Christian EHLER, Željana ZOVKO, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Loucas FOURLAS, Alexander BERNHUBER, Iuliu WINKLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Deplores the persistent digital divide in the Union; regrets the fact that in some Member States~~, like Romania,~~ efforts to provide access to quality digital education have failed, leaving more than 30 % of pupils without access to education for several months; shares the Commission’s analysis that fast and reliable internet and quality digital equipment in educational establishments, non-formal settings and the home are prerequisites for effective digital education;

2020/11/19
Committee: CULT

2020/2135(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Sabine VERHEYEN, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Christian EHLER, Željana ZOVKO, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Loucas FOURLAS, Alexander BERNHUBER, Iuliu WINKLER, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Peter POLLÁK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Insists that broadband should be considered a public good and be universally accessible as a critical step in closing the digital divide; calls for specific measures to enhance access for remote, rural and mountain areas with low connectivity and limited access to emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, blockchain, new educational devices or gamification, in the light of their growing importance and potential; calls for a new initiative on AI and robotics for education; recalls furthermore that an ethical and human- centric Al approach should be ensured by EU programmes and schemes;

2020/11/19
Committee: CULT

2020/2135(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Sabine VERHEYEN, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Loucas FOURLAS, Alexander BERNHUBER, Iuliu WINKLER, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Peter POLLÁK, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Milan ZVER, Christian EHLER, Željana ZOVKO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Insists that greater attention be devoted to teacher training as the plan is rolled out so as to ensure that teachers not only possess digital skills, but can also teach them; calls for a pan-Union initiative to develop new pedagogical methods for the digital environment; underlines the increasingly important role played by parents, families and tutors in distance learning and ~~calls for them to be given special training and support mechanisms~~the need for them to have good internet, digital and technical skills and calls for them to be given special training and support mechanisms; stresses the need to assist all families with digital tools in order to grant access to remote education;

2020/11/19
Committee: CULT

2020/2135(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Sabine VERHEYEN, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Loucas FOURLAS, Alexander BERNHUBER, Iuliu WINKLER, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Peter POLLÁK, Milan ZVER, Christian EHLER, Željana ZOVKO, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11 a. Calls on the European Commission, together with the Member States, to provide financial support for training courses designed for teachers in order to prepare them to carry out teaching activities using the new platforms; notes that the next generation of teachers needs to be equipped with digital skills and competences to prepare children for the future, while exploiting the potential of digital teaching methods;

2020/11/19
Committee: CULT

2020/2135(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Sabine VERHEYEN, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Peter POLLÁK, Milan ZVER, Christian EHLER, Željana ZOVKO, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Loucas FOURLAS, Iuliu WINKLER, Alexander BERNHUBER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)

11 b. Calls on the European Commission, together with the Member States to provide schools (teachers and students) not only with technical support and an Internet connection, but also with the necessary support on safe and reliable software, e-learning materials and platforms for best practice sharing to be able to continue with distance learning;

2020/11/19
Committee: CULT

2020/2135(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Sabine VERHEYEN, Loucas FOURLAS, Iuliu WINKLER, Alexander BERNHUBER, Christian EHLER, Željana ZOVKO, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Milan ZVER, Peter POLLÁK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)

11 c. Calls for further enhancements to existing online education platforms which should focus on online education and provide teachers with best practices; calls, in this regard, for better promotion and development of programmes such as the Electronic Platform for Adult Learning in Europe (EPALE) and the School Education Gateway;

2020/11/19
Committee: CULT

2020/2135(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Sabine VERHEYEN, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Loucas FOURLAS, Iuliu WINKLER, Alexander BERNHUBER, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Milan ZVER, Peter POLLÁK, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Željana ZOVKO, Christian EHLER, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Underlines the challenge of cyberthreats, cyberbullying, data and privacy protection, dangerous online games and disinformation in the digital environment; highlights that any development in the field of digital education must go hand-in-hand with a robust framework of data protection; warmly welcomes, therefore, the increased focus on digital and information literacy in the revised plan; looks forward to the swift adoption of the Media Action Plan and the guidelines for teachers and educational staff; calls on the Commission to be more ambitious and to launch large-scale digital literacy campaigns;

2020/11/19
Committee: CULT

2020/2135(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Underlines the challenge of cyberthreats, cyberbullying, data and privacy protection, dangerous online games and disinformation in the digital environment; warmly welcomes, therefore, the increased focus on digital and information literacy through education and training in the revised plan; looks forward to the swift adoption of the Media Action Plan and the guidelines for teachers and educational staff; calls on the Commission to be more ambitious and to launch large-scale digital literacy campaigns;

2020/11/19
Committee: CULT

2020/2135(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Sabine VERHEYEN, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Alexander BERNHUBER, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Milan ZVER, Peter POLLÁK, Željana ZOVKO, Christian EHLER, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Loucas FOURLAS, Iuliu WINKLER, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13 a. Supports dual education in VET, lifelong learning and adult learning with a view to a better adaptation to labour market developments and preventing social isolation;

2020/11/19
Committee: CULT

2020/2131(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that SME-related actions should be at the core of the EU’s industrial and green recovery plans and initiatives and should go hand in hand with measures to protect workers; considers the ~~strengthening of EU~~proper implementation of existing rules on coordination of social security systems as essential for labour mobility and protecting workers, in particular those in precarious situations and is of the opinion that the ongoing discussions related to the amendment of the regulation 883/2004 will only make SMEs’ life more difficult and will cause uncertainties for mobile workers;

2020/09/04
Committee: EMPL

2020/2111(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)

— having regard to the Commission Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 April 2020 on providing Macro-Financial Assistance to enlargement and neighbourhood partners in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis,

2020/10/01
Committee: AFET

2020/2111(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas some countries worldwide have not reacted and have not taken swift and adequate security measures to curb the epidemic from China and its spread to whole the world;

2020/10/01
Committee: AFET

2020/2111(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the EU can be only powerful if it identifies its position in the global economy, if it picks up competitiveness in technological race and lines up allies in the world;

2020/10/01
Committee: AFET

2020/2111(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Underlines that despite of the COVID-19 pandemic, EU partner countries during the legislative process should not deviate from the path of reforms, take the fight against corruption seriously, and commit themselves to respect and implementation of fundamental human and minority rights in line with their international obligations and commitments;

2020/10/01
Committee: AFET

2020/2111(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Eastern Partnership

2020/10/01
Committee: AFET

2020/2111(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Notes that in autumn 2020 several elections are being held in the Eastern Partnership countries: local elections in Ukraine, parliamentary elections in Georgia and presidential elections in Moldova;

2020/10/01
Committee: AFET

2020/2111(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 – point a (new)

(a) Calls the EaP countries, that despite the coronavirus epidemic elections should comply with the implementation of basic electoral standards, election campaigns should be free and fair, without improper campaign financing methods, in which there is no room for hate speech and vote-buying; stresses that the electoral process should be held with higher safety standards and to take special safety measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19;

2020/10/01
Committee: AFET

2020/2111(INI)

László TRÓCSÁNYI, Andrea BOCSKOR, Andor DELI, Tamás DEUTSCH, Lívia JÁRÓKA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 – point b (new)

(b) Calls for the EU and the Member States to provide financial support for the Eastern Partnership countries on the field of Education and to share best practices with them on the organization of remote teaching to help them improve the educational infrastructure and provide the educators and pupils with necessary skills and equipment;

2020/10/01
Committee: AFET

2020/2098(REG)

László TRÓCSÁNYI, Andrea BOCSKOR, Andor DELI, Tamás DEUTSCH, Lívia JÁRÓKA, Kinga GÁL, Enikő GYŐRI, György HÖLVÉNYI, Balázs HIDVÉGHI, Edina TÓTH, József SZÁJER, Ádám KÓSA

Proposal for a decision
Citation -1 (new)

-1 having regard to Parliament's roles, functions and competences laid down in the Treaties,

2020/09/24
Committee: AFCO

2020/2098(REG)

László TRÓCSÁNYI, Lívia JÁRÓKA, Kinga GÁL, Enikő GYŐRI, György HÖLVÉNYI, Balázs HIDVÉGHI, Edina TÓTH, József SZÁJER, Ádám KÓSA, Andrea BOCSKOR, Andor DELI, Tamás DEUTSCH

Proposal for a decision
Citation -1 a (new)

-1a having regard to the primary obligation of the institutions of the European Union to safeguard the rule of law also in their own functioning,

2020/09/24
Committee: AFCO

2020/2098(REG)

László TRÓCSÁNYI, Andrea BOCSKOR, Andor DELI, Tamás DEUTSCH, Lívia JÁRÓKA, Kinga GÁL, Enikő GYŐRI, György HÖLVÉNYI, Balázs HIDVÉGHI, Edina TÓTH, József SZÁJER, Ádám KÓSA

Proposal for a decision
Citation -1 b (new)

-1b having regard to the rights of persons with disabilities and to the European Parliament resolution of 7 July 2016 on the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, with special regard to the Concluding Observations of the UN CRPD Committee1a ; _________________ 1a OJ C 101, 16.3.2018, p. 138.

2020/09/24
Committee: AFCO

2020/2098(REG)

László TRÓCSÁNYI, Andrea BOCSKOR, Andor DELI, Tamás DEUTSCH, Lívia JÁRÓKA, Kinga GÁL, Enikő GYŐRI, György HÖLVÉNYI, Balázs HIDVÉGHI, Edina TÓTH, József SZÁJER, Ádám KÓSA

Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 3

3. Takes note of the temporary measures adopted by its President and its governing bodies in order to cope with such extraordinary circumstances; underlines that those measures were needed to guarantee the continuity of Parliament’s business, which is required by the Treaties, allowing Parliament to carry out its legislative, budgetary and political control functions during the crisis;

2020/09/24
Committee: AFCO

2020/2098(REG)

László TRÓCSÁNYI, Andrea BOCSKOR, Andor DELI, Tamás DEUTSCH, Lívia JÁRÓKA, Kinga GÁL, Enikő GYŐRI, György HÖLVÉNYI, Balázs HIDVÉGHI, Edina TÓTH, József SZÁJER, Ádám KÓSA

Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 4

4. Recognises that th~~ose temporary measures were fully justified and ensured the validity of all votes taken during their period of application~~e motive and necessity of those temporary measures were tackling the circumstances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic;

2020/09/24
Committee: AFCO

2020/2098(REG)

László TRÓCSÁNYI, Ádám KÓSA, József SZÁJER, Edina TÓTH, Balázs HIDVÉGHI, György HÖLVÉNYI, Enikő GYŐRI, Kinga GÁL, Lívia JÁRÓKA, Tamás DEUTSCH, Andor DELI, Andrea BOCSKOR

Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Expresses its desire to restore Parliament's full operation in compliance with its own rules, as laid down in the Treaties;

2020/09/24
Committee: AFCO

2020/2098(REG)

Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Recalls that the European Union is a community of values that cherishes and holds the principle of the rule of law in high esteem and therefore instructs its President to initiate a review procedure in accordance with Article 263 of the TFEU to ensure the legality of those amendments to the Rules of Procedure within two months of their adoption;

2020/09/24
Committee: AFCO

2020/2098(REG)

László TRÓCSÁNYI, Andrea BOCSKOR, Andor DELI, Tamás DEUTSCH, Lívia JÁRÓKA, Kinga GÁL, Enikő GYŐRI, György HÖLVÉNYI, Balázs HIDVÉGHI, Edina TÓTH, József SZÁJER, Ádám KÓSA

Title XIII a (new) – rule 237 a (new)

Rule 237a Extraordinary measures 1. This Rule applies to situations in which the European Parliament, due to exceptional and unforeseeable circumstances beyond its control, is hindered from carrying out its duties and exercising its prerogatives under the, and according to the Treaties and a temporary derogation from Parliament’s usual procedures set out elsewhere in these Rules is necessary in order to adopt extraordinary measures to enable it to continue to carry out those duties and to exercise those prerogatives. Such extraordinary circumstances shall be considered to exist where the President comes to the conclusion, on the basis of reliable evidence confirmed, where appropriate, by the services responsible for security and safety, the Legal Service of the European Parliament and after consultation with the President of the European Commission and the President of the Council of the European Union, that for reasons of security or safety or as a result of the non-availability of technical means it is or will be impossible or dangerous for Parliament to convene in accordance with its usual procedures as set out elsewhere in these Rules and its adopted calendar. 2. Where the conditions set out in paragraph 1 are fulfilled, the President may decide, with the agreement of the Conference of Presidents and after consultation with the Quaestors, to apply one or more of the measures referred to in paragraph 3. If it is impossible, due to reasons of imperative urgency, for the Conference of Presidents to convene, the President may decide to apply one or more of the measures set out in paragraph 3, points (a), (b) and (c). Such a decision shall lapse five days after its adoption unless approved by the Conference of Presidents within that deadline. The Conference of Presidents shall consult with the Quaestors before its decision. Following a decision by the President, approved by the Conference of Presidents, a political group or Members whose rights stemming from their parliamentary mandate are affected by the decision may, at any time, request that some or all of the measures addressed by that decision be submitted individually to Parliament for approval without debate. The vote in plenary shall be placed on the agenda of the first sitting following the day on which the request was tabled. If a measure fails to obtain a majority of the votes cast, it shall lapse after the announcement of the result of the vote. A measure approved by the plenary may not be the subject of a further vote during the same part-session. 3. The decisions referred to in paragraph 2 shall include the following, exhaustive list of measures: (a) postponement of a scheduled part- session, sitting or meeting of a committee to a later date and/or cancellation or limitation of meetings of inter- parliamentary delegations and other bodies; (b) displacement of the part-session, sitting or meeting of a committee from Parliament’s seat to one of its working places or to an external place or from one of its working places to Parliament’s seat, to one of Parliament’s other working places or to an external place; (c) holding of the part-session or the sitting on the premises of Parliament but fully or partially in separate meeting rooms allowing for appropriate physical distancing; (d) holding of the part session, sitting or meeting of bodies of Parliament under the remote participation regime laid down in Rule 237c; (e) in the event that the ad hoc replacement mechanism laid down in Rule 209(7) fails to provide sufficient remedies to the extraordinary circumstances under consideration, temporary replacement by political groups of Members in a committee unless the Member concerned opposes; (f) the definition of presence in the Chamber and its legal consequences such as rules related to the establishment of quorum and threshold. 4. A decision referred to in paragraph 2 shall be limited in time and scope, shall state the reasons on which it is based and might be subject to the procedure laid down in Article 263 of the TFEU. It shall enter into force upon its publication on Parliament’s website or, if circumstances prevent such publication, by the best available means. All Members shall also be informed individually of the decision without delay. The decision may be renewed by the President in accordance with the procedure under paragraph 2 once or more for a limited time. A decision to renew shall state the reasons on which it is based and might be subject to the procedure laid down in Article 263 of the TFEU. The President shall revoke a decision adopted under this Rule as soon as the extraordinary circumstances referred to in paragraph 1 that gave rise to its adoption have disappeared. 5. This Rule shall be applied only as a last resort, and only measures that are strictly necessary to address the extraordinary circumstances under consideration shall be selected and applied. When applying this Rule, due account shall be taken, in particular, of the principle of representative democracy and of the rule of law, the principle of equal treatment of Members, the right of Members to exercise their parliamentary mandate without impairment, providing proportional and balanced political representation, their right to speak in one of the official languages of the European Union and to vote freely, individually and in person. Compliance with Protocol No 6 to the Treaties needs to be ensured, and, if derogation is necessary with regards to the extraordinary circumstances referred to in this Rule, the formal agreement of the Member States shall be required, in accordance with the Treaties.

2020/09/24
Committee: AFCO

2020/2098(REG)

László TRÓCSÁNYI, Andrea BOCSKOR, Andor DELI, Tamás DEUTSCH, Lívia JÁRÓKA, Kinga GÁL, Enikő GYŐRI, György HÖLVÉNYI, Balázs HIDVÉGHI, Edina TÓTH, József SZÁJER, Ádám KÓSA

Title XIII a (new) – rule 237 b (new)

Rule 237b Disturbance of the political balance in Parliament 1. The President may, with the agreement of the Conference of Presidents, adopt the necessary measures in order to facilitate participation of Members or a political group concerned if, on the basis of reliable evidence, the President comes to the conclusion that the political balance in Parliament resulting from the election is severely impaired because a significant number of Members or a political group cannot take part in Parliament’s proceedings in accordance with its usual procedures as set out elsewhere in these Rules, for reasons of security or safety or as a result of the non- availability of technical means. The sole aim of such measures shall be to allow the remote participation of Members concerned by the application of selected technical means under Rule 237c(1) or by other appropriate means serving the same purpose. 2. Measures under paragraph 1 may be adopted for the benefit of a significant number of Members if exceptional and unforeseeable circumstances beyond their control occurring in a regional context lead to their non-participation. Measures under paragraph 1 may also be adopted for the benefit of members of a political group if that group has requested them where the non-participation of a group results from exceptional and unforeseeable circumstances beyond the control of that group. 3. Rule 237a(2), second and third subparagraphs, and the rules and principles laid down in Rule 237a(4) and (5) shall apply accordingly.

2020/09/24
Committee: AFCO

2020/2098(REG)

László TRÓCSÁNYI, Andrea BOCSKOR, Andor DELI, Tamás DEUTSCH, Lívia JÁRÓKA, Kinga GÁL, Enikő GYŐRI, György HÖLVÉNYI, Balázs HIDVÉGHI, Edina TÓTH, József SZÁJER, Ádám KÓSA

Title XIII a (new) – rule 237 c (new)

Rule 237c Remote participation regime 1. Where the President decides under Rule 237a(2), to apply the remote participation regime by adopting a measure under Rule 237a(3), point (d), Parliament may conduct its proceedings remotely inter alia by permitting all Members to exercise certain of their parliamentary rights by electronic means. Where the President decides in accordance with Rule 237b that selected technical means under the remote participation regime are to be used, this Rule shall apply only to the necessary extent and only to the Members concerned. 2. The remote participation regime shall ensure that : – Members are able to exercise their parliamentary mandate, including, in particular, their right to speak in plenary and in the committees, to vote and to table texts, without impairment; – all votes are cast by Members individually and in person; – the remote voting system enables Members to cast ordinary votes, roll call votes and secret ballots; – a uniform voting system is applied for all Members, whether present or not on Parliament’s premises; – translation and interpretation services are provided to the greatest possible extent; – the information technology solutions made available to Members and their staff are ‘technology neutral’; – participation of Members in parliamentary debates and votes takes place using secure electronic means that are managed and supervised by Parliament’s services. At the same time, this amendment derogates from Rule 178 and explicitly allows the remote voting system to be used to check the quorum; 3. When taking the decision referred to in paragraph 1, the President shall determine whether that regime applies to the exercise of Members’ rights in plenary only, or also to the exercise of Members’ rights in Parliament’s committees and/or other bodies. The President shall also determine in his or her decision how rights and practices which cannot be exercised appropriately without the Members’ physical presence are adapted for the duration of the regime. These rights and practices concern, inter alia: – the manner in which attendance at a sitting or meeting is counted; – the conditions under which a request for a check of the quorum is made, – the tabling of texts; – the presentation of, and the objection to, oral amendments; – the order of votes; – the deadlines and time limits for the setting of the agenda and for procedural motions. 4. For the purposes of the application of the provisions of the Rules relating to quorum and voting in the Chamber, Members who are participating remotely shall be deemed to be physically present in the Chamber. By way of derogation from Rule 171(11), Members who have not spoken in a debate may, three times per sitting, hand in a written statement, which shall be appended to the verbatim report of the debate. The President shall, where necessary, determine the manner in which the Chamber may be used by Members during the application of the remote participation regime, and in particular the maximum number of Members who can be physically present. 5. Where the President decides in accordance with paragraph 3, first subparagraph, to apply the remote participation regime to committees or other bodies, paragraph 4, first subparagraph, shall apply, mutatis mutandis. 6. The Bureau shall adopt measures concerning the operation and security of the electronic means used under this Rule, in accordance with the requirements and standards laid down in paragraph 2 and after consultation with the Quaestors. 7. Parliament’s competent bodies shall take all measures, including financial measures, necessary to ensure the availability of state-of-the-art technology and optimal conditions for the effective implementation of Rules 237a to 237d.

2020/09/24
Committee: AFCO

2020/2098(REG)

László TRÓCSÁNYI, Andrea BOCSKOR, Andor DELI, Tamás DEUTSCH, Lívia JÁRÓKA, Kinga GÁL, Enikő GYŐRI, György HÖLVÉNYI, Balázs HIDVÉGHI, Edina TÓTH, József SZÁJER, Ádám KÓSA

Title XIII a (new) – rule 237 d (new)

Rule 237d Holding of the plenary session in separate meeting rooms Where the President decides in accordance with Rule 237a(3), point (c), to allow a plenary session of Parliament to be held in whole or in part in more than one meeting room, including, where appropriate, the hemicycle, the following rules shall apply: – the meeting rooms used in this context shall be considered to collectively constitute the Chamber; – the President may, if necessary, determine the manner in which the respective meeting rooms can be used, in order to ensure that physical distancing requirements are respected.

2020/09/24
Committee: AFCO

2020/2098(REG)

László TRÓCSÁNYI, Andrea BOCSKOR, Andor DELI, Tamás DEUTSCH, Lívia JÁRÓKA, Kinga GÁL, Enikő GYŐRI, György HÖLVÉNYI, Balázs HIDVÉGHI, Edina TÓTH, József SZÁJER, Ádám KÓSA

Title XIII a (new) – rule 237 e (new)

Rule 237e Parliamentary business during a period of extraordinary circumstances 1. Without delay after the adoption of a decision by the President under Rule 237a(2), the Conference of Presidents shall identify those activities which are essential and urgent for Parliament during the period of extraordinary circumstances referred to in Rule 237a(1), taking into account the opinion of the Conference of Committee Chairs. Those activities shall include measures that need to be taken with regard to the extraordinary circumstances, to budgetary matters, to urgent legislative procedures, or to major political events. 2. During the period of validity of a decision adopted under Rule 237a(2), the parliamentary business conducted in part- sessions and committee meetings shall be limited to the consideration and adoption of measures identified as essential and urgent by the Conference of Presidents taking into account the opinion of the Conference of Committee Chairs in accordance with paragraph 1. 3. Within two months after the adoption or modification of the rules regarding extraordinary circumstances under Title XIIIa, the President of the European Parliament shall initiate the procedure of Article 263 TFEU to review the legality of the modification of the Rules of Procedure and ensure that the modification is in line with the principle of the rule of law and democracy.

2020/09/24
Committee: AFCO

2020/2098(REG)

László TRÓCSÁNYI, Tamás DEUTSCH, Lívia JÁRÓKA, Kinga GÁL, Enikő GYŐRI, György HÖLVÉNYI, Balázs HIDVÉGHI, Edina TÓTH, József SZÁJER, Ádám KÓSA, Andrea BOCSKOR, Andor DELI

Title XIII a (new) – rule 237 f (new)

Rule 237f Members with disabilities The European Parliament, to the best of its capabilities, shall ensure reasonable accommodation for Members with disabilities and their staff in the course of operating under extraordinary circumstances described in this Title.

2020/09/24
Committee: AFCO

2020/2084(INI)

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Andrea BOCSKOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. At the start of the Parliamentary term, the European Commission presented the Green Deal and the Just Transition Fund as one of its priorities. The appearance of COVID-19, with its devastating health and economic effects, is forcing us to redefine our priorities in the short and medium term in order to prioritise health and social policies, as well as economic development and job creation;

2020/06/08
Committee: CULT

2020/2084(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Peter POLLÁK, Alexander BERNHUBER, Asim ADEMOV, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Milan ZVER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Asserts that an adequate education and training in transitions to environmentally and socially sustainable economies can become a strong driver of job creation, social justice and poverty eradication and can contribute to the better matching with changing labour market needs;

2020/06/08
Committee: CULT

2020/2084(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Peter POLLÁK, Alexander BERNHUBER, Asim ADEMOV, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Milan ZVER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Emphasises that a transition to a more environmentally sustainable society requires skilled ~~workers~~and highly skilled labour and believes that just transition funds should cover a strong investment in ~~education,~~all levels of education, including vocational education and training (VET) ~~and retraining~~, upskilling and reskilling on-the-job retraining or a combination of part-time working and part-time retraining are to be prioritised to maximise the efficiency of support;

2020/06/08
Committee: CULT

2020/2084(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Peter POLLÁK, Alexander BERNHUBER, Asim ADEMOV, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Milan ZVER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for an enhanced university- business dialogue to ~~allow for study in a sector where there will be jobs~~improve study programmes where students acquire knowledge, competences and skills sought in the labour market, particularly infor vulnerable people, communities, and regions; and ~~sector~~to improve the labour mobility of workers in order to avoid high levels of unemployment in affected regions;

2020/06/08
Committee: CULT

2020/2084(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Peter POLLÁK, Alexander BERNHUBER, Asim ADEMOV, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Milan ZVER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on governments and employers to invest in programmes and measures to ensure that vulnerable groups of individuals ~~have th~~and those affected by the transitions in the labour market have the opportunity to acquire skills necessary for a successful transition to a zero-emission economy;

2020/06/08
Committee: CULT

2020/2084(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Peter POLLÁK, Alexander BERNHUBER, Asim ADEMOV, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Milan ZVER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses that the European Education Area should include tra~~nsversal training in~~ining for promoting transversal skills related to the ecological and digital transition, as well as an adequate connection with the world of work, especially at the later levels of the curriculum.;

2020/06/08
Committee: CULT

2020/2079(INI)

Dennis RADTKE, Miriam LEXMANN, Loucas FOURLAS, Sara SKYTTEDAL, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT, Antonius MANDERS, Romana TOMC, Andrea BOCSKOR, Ádám KÓSA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Highlights that in the current crisis~~, the Stability and Growth Pact has proven to be inadequate, not allowing Member States the fiscal spac~~ Member States remain fully committed to the Stability and Growth Pact and welcomes their decision to make use of the general escape clause to ensure they need ~~to absorb imbalances and mitigate the social consequences, which mad~~ed flexibility to take all necessary measures to support the the ~~activation of the escape clause necessary; demands that social and ecological objectives be given the same legal enforceability as fiscal consolidation and financial stability~~alth of the European citizens and civil protections systems and to stabilise the European social market economy; asks for better integration and strengthening of the role of the social and ecological objectives;

2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL

2020/2079(INI)

Dennis RADTKE, Loucas FOURLAS, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT, Antonius MANDERS, Romana TOMC, Andrea BOCSKOR, Ádám KÓSA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Welcomes Next Generation EU, the EU’s recovery plan; calls on the Member States to make use of the general escape clause and invest in people and social welfare systems, without endeavouring fiscal sustainability and remaining committed to respect the Stability and Growth Pact; calls for specific social progress plans to ensure more effective and stronger welfare states;

2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL

2020/2079(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses th~~e importance of the implementation of~~at the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) is a political declaration without legal binding force and that the principle of subsidiarity shall be respected; stresses that in order to fuel the recovery, the EU’s investment effort through the Recovery Plan must have a strong social dimension;

2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL

2020/2079(INI)

Dennis RADTKE, Cindy FRANSSEN, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Loucas FOURLAS, Sara SKYTTEDAL, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT, Antonius MANDERS, Romana TOMC, Andrea BOCSKOR, Ádám KÓSA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that financial assistance is only provided to undertakings not registered in t~~ax havens;~~he countries listed in the Annex 1 of the Council conclusions on the revised EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes; 1a __________________ 1aCouncil conclusions (6129/20) on the revised EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes of 18 February 2020

2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL

2020/2079(INI)

Dennis RADTKE, Cindy FRANSSEN, Loucas FOURLAS, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT, Antonius MANDERS, Romana TOMC, Andrea BOCSKOR, Ádám KÓSA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Commission to ~~improve the scoreboard by integrating further indicators and clear targets reflecting all 20 principles of the EPSR, and to develop mandatory social targets~~build upon existing indicators and reinforce the scoreboard by reflecting all 20 principles of the EPSR;

2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL

2020/2079(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Is concerned about the increased rate of unemployment, which will especially affect youth and workers in low- skilled positions and precarious employment; calls on the Commission to propose a ~~permanent EU unemployment reinsurance scheme and a~~ more effective and inclusive Youth Guarantee; calls on the Member States to adequately invest in effective active labour market policies to prevent long-term unemployment;

2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL

2020/2079(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Welcomes the Commission’s second phase consultation of the social partners on an EU framework for minimum wages; calls on the Commission to present a European framework for minimum wages to eliminate in-work poverty byStresses the importance of ensuring decent living wages above the poverty threshold for all workers through collective agreements or through national law; calls for EU-level safeguards for decent old-age pensions for all workers;

2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL

2020/2079(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Asks the Commission to propose legal instruments where Community legislation is absent and necessary to ensure decent working conditions for all workers, strengthen collective bargaining coverage, ban zero- hour contracts, end bogus self- employment, set strict limits on subcontracting practices, and ~~improve~~consider non- legislative instruments to support Member States in improving their social protection ~~standards~~; calls on the Commission to present a European directive on decent working conditions for platform workers and non- standard workers;

2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL

2020/2079(INI)

Dennis RADTKE, Cindy FRANSSEN, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Loucas FOURLAS, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT, Antonius MANDERS, Romana TOMC, Andrea BOCSKOR, Ádám KÓSA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Asks the Commission to propose legal instruments to ensure decent working conditions for all workers, strengthen collective bargaining coverage~~, ban zero- hour contracts, end bogus self- employment, set strict limits on subcontracting practices,~~ and improve social protection standards; calls on the Commission to present a European directive on decent working conditions for platform workers ~~and~~, non-standard workers and workers in precarious forms of employment;

2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL

2020/2079(INI)

Dennis RADTKE, Cindy FRANSSEN, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Loucas FOURLAS, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT, Antonius MANDERS, Romana TOMC, Andrea BOCSKOR, Ádám KÓSA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls for an EU teleworking agenda, including a legislative ~~proposal~~framework to ensure decent working conditions including respect for working hours, leave and the right to disconnect;

2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL

2020/2079(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls for an EU teleworking agenda, including a ~~legislative~~ proposal to ensure decent working conditions including respect for working hours, leave and the right to disconnect;

2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL

2020/2079(INI)

Dennis RADTKE, Cindy FRANSSEN, Miriam LEXMANN, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Loucas FOURLAS, Sara SKYTTEDAL, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT, Antonius MANDERS, Romana TOMC, Andrea BOCSKOR, Ádám KÓSA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Pays attention to the fact that flexible working arrangements and tele- working also play an important role in preserving jobs and production and are one of the key factors in supporting better work-life balance;

2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL

2020/2079(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls on the Commission to present an EU child guarantee in 2020, a rights- based, comprehensive and integrated anti- poverty strategy~~, an EU framework on national homelessness strategies,~~ to conduct a comparative study on the different minimum income schemes in the Member States, and to highlight best practice cases with a view to presenting a framework in this regard;

2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL

2020/2079(INI)

Dennis RADTKE, Cindy FRANSSEN, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Loucas FOURLAS, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT, Antonius MANDERS, Romana TOMC, Andrea BOCSKOR, Ádám KÓSA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls on the Commission to present an EU child guarantee ~~in 2020, a rights- based,~~as soon as possible, a comprehensive and integrated anti- poverty strategy, an EU framework on national homelessness strategies, to conduct a comparative study on the different minimum income schemes in the Member States, and to highlight best practice cases ~~with a view to presenting a framework in this regard~~;

2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL

2020/2079(INI)

Alexander BERNHUBER, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Peter POLLÁK, Andrea BOCSKOR, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to introduce ~~binding~~ pay transparency measures, and urges their swift adoption in order to avoid further gender-based inequalities;

2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL

2020/2079(INI)

Dennis RADTKE, Cindy FRANSSEN, Miriam LEXMANN, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Loucas FOURLAS, Sara SKYTTEDAL, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT, Antonius MANDERS, Romana TOMC, Andrea BOCSKOR, Ádám KÓSA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Calls on the Commission to update the Skills Agenda for Europe in order to meet the skills requirements of the EU labour market and of the ecological and digital transition; underlines that supporting adequate skills with emphasis on digital skills will improve the productivity and resilience of the labour force easing the ecological and digital transition towards a greener and smarter economy;

2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL

2020/2079(INI)

Dennis RADTKE, Cindy FRANSSEN, Miriam LEXMANN, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Loucas FOURLAS, Sara SKYTTEDAL, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT, Antonius MANDERS, Romana TOMC, Andrea BOCSKOR, Ádám KÓSA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Calls on the Member States to actively promote the development of the circular and social economy, foster social innovation, social enterprises and strengthen their sustainability, and encourage those forms of work which create quality job opportunities;

2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL

2020/2058(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Underlines that Erasmus+, the European Solidarity Corps and Creative Europe, as the EU’s main education, volunteering and culture programmes, play a key role in fostering education in the skills needed for the green transition, raising awareness of environmental and climate issues, volunteering to protect the environment and the rural area, and developing creative, inclusive and accessible solutions to tackle environmental challenges; highlights in this regard the importance of agricultural internships supported by Erasmus+;

2020/05/27
Committee: CULT

2020/2058(INI)

Alexander BERNHUBER, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Peter POLLÁK, Andrea BOCSKOR, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Highlights in regard to Erasmus+ that agricultural internships raise awareness on challenges related to the environment and climate change; notes, that agricultural internships ensure, that young people work with nature, act environmentally friendly, learn about the high standards and values of European food production and furthermore, learn to preserve and respect biodiversity;

2020/05/27
Committee: CULT

2020/2058(INI)

Alexander BERNHUBER, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Peter POLLÁK, Andrea BOCSKOR, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1 b. Through solidarity placements, projects and networking activities in the field of agriculture and rural development, the European Solidarity Corps and Erasmus+ offer a valuable and sustainable opportunity for young people to learn to respect and protect the climate and the environment and exchange best practices;

2020/05/27
Committee: CULT

2020/2058(INI)

Alexander BERNHUBER, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Peter POLLÁK, Andrea BOCSKOR, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ

1 c. Welcomes the European Commission's communication on the Sustainable European Investment plan; calls on the Commission to facilitate sustainable investments in the fields of culture, education, youth and sports;

2020/05/27
Committee: CULT

2020/2058(INI)

Alexander BERNHUBER, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Peter POLLÁK, Andrea BOCSKOR, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)

1 d. Considers that the investment plan has to be complementarity with other relevant Union policies, programmes and funds, in particular those relating to education and youth, culture and sport, agriculture and rural development, environment and climate;

2020/05/27
Committee: CULT

2020/2058(INI)

Alexander BERNHUBER, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Peter POLLÁK, Andrea BOCSKOR, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)

1 e. Points out that the investment plan should support research on nature-based solutions, green technologies and other sustainable solutions that can help to protect the environment and the climate; highlightes that especially start-ups, young professionals and young people who already work on innovative green solutions should have access to funding;

2020/05/27
Committee: CULT

2020/2058(INI)

Alexander BERNHUBER, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Peter POLLÁK, Andrea BOCSKOR, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission to introduce financial incentives in the investment plan to complement the Erasmus+, European Solidarity Corps and Creative Europe programmes in the shift towards more environmentally friendly, sustainable means of transport, in particular railways, while also promoting inclusion and accessibility; takes the view that participants for whom air travel is the only option, shall not be discriminated or excluded from the programmes; such incentives should be supported with an ambitious and dedicated budget within the investment plan;

2020/05/27
Committee: CULT

2020/2038(INI)

Milan ZVER, Andrea BOCSKOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Points out that the existence of cultural heritage sites encourages people to travel and learn about different societies and cultures; recalls that 72 % of a survey group aged between 15-24 agree that the presence of cultural heritage can have an influence on their choice of holiday destination; highlights the role that the DiscoverEU initiative can play in this regard; ~~notes, however, that the initiative has not benefited young people equally;~~ calls on the Commission to f~~ind~~urther improve ways to ~~better~~ involve young people from socially disadvantaged backgrounds, from rural and remote areas of the Member States, and from Member States without good rail links to other EU countries;

2020/05/04
Committee: CULT

2020/2018(INL)

Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Sabine VERHEYEN, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Loucas FOURLAS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Peter POLLÁK, François-Xavier BELLAMY, Andrea BOCSKOR, Iuliu WINKLER, Asim ADEMOV, Milan ZVER, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on platform operators to take their responsibility as content distributors and gatekeepers, as they play a crucial role in accessing news, audiovisual content and creative works; stresses that in order to safeguard and promote cultural and linguistic diversity, the promotion of European works, as well as media pluralism, the use of algorithms by such platforms should be transparent so that it is clear how access to content is granted, denied, ranked and/or undermined; calls on platform operators to not only to immediately delete illegal content after positive identification, but also to continuously transmit it to the law enforcement authorities for the purpose of further prosecution, including the metadata necessary for this purpose,;

2020/04/15
Committee: CULT

2020/2015(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Recalls that AI cannot only perform activities which used to be exclusively human, but that it can also acquire and develop autonomous and cognitive features, through experience learning; stresses that trained AI systems can autonomously create and generate cultural and creative works, with only minimum human input; notes, moreover, that AI systems can evolve in an unpredictable way, by creating original works unknown even to their initial programmers;

2020/04/08
Committee: CULT

2020/2015(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Emphasises the need to address copyright issues relating to ~~AI-generated~~ cultural and creative works generated by AI or assisted by AI in their creation; underlines, in that context, the need to assess whether the notion of the human creator as the basis for the intellectual property rights (IPR) system is still adequate for AI-generated works; considers that automatically assigning the copyright of AI-generated works to the copyright holder of the AI software, algorithm or programme may not be the best way forward;

2020/04/08
Committee: CULT

2020/2015(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Recalls that data is the central element of the development and training of any AI system; stresses that this includes structured data, such as databases, copyright protected works and other creations enjoying IP protection which may not be considered as data generally; stresses therefore that it is also important to address the notion of IP relevant uses carried out in relation to the functioning of AI technologies;

2020/04/08
Committee: CULT

2020/2015(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Further recalls that the EU copyright reform introduced a text and data mining exception according to which scientific research may benefit from free data uses, and TDM carried out for other purposes will also be allowed under the new exception, if further requirements are met;

2020/04/08
Committee: CULT

2020/2015(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Emphasises the need to address the issue of liability for copyright and other intellectual property infringements made by AI systems, as well as the issue of data ownership.;

2020/04/08
Committee: CULT

2020/2013(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights that the security and defence policies of the European Union and its Member States are guided by the principles of the UN Charter, the prohibition on the use of force by States in their relations with each other, and by a common understanding of the universal values of the inviolable and inalienable rights of the human person, of freedom, of democracy, of equality and of the rule of law; highlights that all defence-related efforts within the Union framework must respect these universal values while promoting peace, security and progress in Europe and in the world;

2020/06/04
Committee: AFET

2020/2013(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that states, parties to a conflict and individuals, when employing AI-enabled systems in warfare, must at all times adhere to their obligations under the applicable international law and remain accountable for actions resulting from the use of such systems; recalls that AI machines can under no circumstances be held accountable for intended, unintended or undesirable effects caused by AI- enabled systems on the battlefield; emphasizes that the decision to take lethal action by means of autonomous weapons systems must always be made by human operators exercising the necessary level of judgment in line with the principles of proportionality and necessity;

2020/06/04
Committee: AFET

2020/2013(INI)

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Andrea BOCSKOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Highlights the need to adopt clear safety and security provisions and requirements for AI-systems in defence, and carry our regular tests and verifications across the entire lifecycle;

2020/06/04
Committee: AFET

2020/2012(INL)

Cindy FRANSSEN, Loucas FOURLAS, Dennis RADTKE, Ádám KÓSA, Andrea BOCSKOR, Anne SANDER, Jarosław DUDA, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Krzysztof HETMAN

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. Wwhereas AI offers economic and societal benefits, while at the same time raising a number of challenges; Whereas AI offers economic and societal benefits, while at same time raising a number of challenges and that new AI applications should not have a negative impact on the current labour conditions;

2020/06/24
Committee: EMPL

2020/2012(INL)

Cindy FRANSSEN, Loucas FOURLAS, Dennis RADTKE, Ádám KÓSA, Andrea BOCSKOR, Anne SANDER, Jarosław DUDA, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Sara SKYTTEDAL, Krzysztof HETMAN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights the need to thoroughly assess the effects or implications of AI applications in companies and in public administration in relation to workers, jobs and workflows; considers it indispensable as part of this assessment that workers and the~~ir representative~~ social partners are consulted and receive sufficient information before AI applications are put to use; considers it necessary that training be provided to all concerned employees when new AI technologies are introduced at the workplace;

2020/06/24
Committee: EMPL

2020/2012(INL)

Cindy FRANSSEN, Loucas FOURLAS, Dennis RADTKE, Ádám KÓSA, Andrea BOCSKOR, Anne SANDER, Jarosław DUDA, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Sara SKYTTEDAL, Krzysztof HETMAN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Points out that AI solutions have the potential to improve working conditions and the quality of life, yet they can also lead to disproportionate and illegal surveillance of workers, discriminatory treatment due to biased algorithms, including gender biased algorithms3 - and they can undermine the dignity and autonomy of people; AI algorithms at the workplace should be fair, transparent and respecting social implications for the workers concerned. __________________ 3 European Parliament “Education and employment of women in science, technology and the digital economy, including AI and its influence on gender equality”, April 2020

2020/06/24
Committee: EMPL

2020/2012(INL)

Cindy FRANSSEN, Loucas FOURLAS, Dennis RADTKE, Ádám KÓSA, Andrea BOCSKOR, Anne SANDER, Jarosław DUDA, Sara SKYTTEDAL, Krzysztof HETMAN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for a legislative framework on the ethical aspects of AI applications in the workplace, especially with regard to workers’ rights and working conditions; points out the necessity for this legislative framework to be in line with the rules of protection of personal data and respect privacy of the workers;

2020/06/24
Committee: EMPL

2020/2011(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Notes that in some Member States, as monitored by the FRA agency, only limited progress has been achieved over previous years in the education of socially disadvantaged Roma children, and that due to the lack of political will, in particular, the gap between Roma and non-Roma pupils and students remains high; urges Member States to adopt a holistic approach across all policy areas, and to place the education of Roma children high on governments’ agendas in order to fight effectively against the poverty and social exclusion they experience;

2020/05/05
Committee: CULT

2020/2011(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Notes that only limited progress has been achieved over previous years in the education of socially disadvantaged Roma children, and that - in some cases - due to the lack of political will, in particular, the gap between Roma and non-Roma pupils and students in educational outcomes remains high; urges Member States to adopt a holistic approach across all policy areas, and to place the education of Roma children high on governments’ agendas in order to fight effectively against the poverty and social exclusion they experience;

2020/05/05
Committee: CULT

2020/2011(INI)

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Andrea BOCSKOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Recalls that the role of Roma educators in desegregating education is essential and that they should be part of the solution for geographically segregated schools, moreover, stresses that it is of utmost importance to strengthen their presence in the educational bodies in order to help the process of desegregation, to reduce analphabetism and to encourage in lifelong learning programs and adult education;

2020/05/05
Committee: CULT

2020/2011(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Welcomes the effort of some Member States who have adopted legislative tools with a view to ensure compliance between quality to equality of education, while introducing inclusive education; the aim of such measures is to integrate Roma children as well as all other disadvantaged groups as much as possible into the education system from the early childhood education until upper secondary education, which is a condition for personal development and career;

2020/05/05
Committee: CULT

2020/2011(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Insists that Roma children should stay in education until at least the ~~end~~completion of upper secondary education; to this end, urges Member States to ensure sufficient financing so that mainstream education policies reinforce schools’ and teachers’ capacities to respond appropriately to Roma pupils’ learning needs; stresses the need to eliminate grade repetition and reduce the dropout rate by providing both appropriate teacher training and early, regular and timely support for Roma pupils and students, including after- school learning;

2020/05/05
Committee: CULT

2020/2011(INI)

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Andrea BOCSKOR

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas one third of Roma households do not have tap water, just over half have an indoor flush toilet or shower, and 78 % of Roma lived in overcrowded housing4 in 20164; _________________ 4European Commission, 2019 Report on National Roma Integration Strategies: Key Conclusions, p. 6.

2020/06/04
Committee: EMPL

2020/2011(INI)

2020/09/11
Committee: EMPL

2020/0104(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 3 – point 2.1 – introductory part

2.1 The recovery and resilience plan is expected to contribute to effectively address challenges identified in the relevant country-specific recommendations addressed to the Member State concerned or in other relevant documents ~~officially adopted by the Commission in the European Semester~~in the European Semester, such as the National Reform Programs.

2020/09/11
Committee: EMPL

2020/0104(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 3 – point 2.1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – indent 1

— The recovery and resilience plan is expected to contribute to effectively address challenges identified in the relevant country-specific recommendations, including fiscal aspects, or in other relevant documents ~~officially adopted by the Commission in the European Semester addressed to the Member States concerned~~in the European Semester, such as the National Reform Programs,

2020/09/11
Committee: EMPL

2020/0104(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 3 – point 2.1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 6

A – The recovery and resilience plan contributes to effectively address challenges identified in the CSRs, or in other relevant documents ~~officially adopted by the Commission in the European Semester,~~in the European Semester, such as the National Reform Programs and the plan represents an adequate response to the economic and social situation of the Member State concerned.

2020/09/11
Committee: EMPL

2020/0104(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 3 – point 2.1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 7

B – The recovery and resilience plan contributes to partially address challenges identified in the CSRs, or in other relevant documents ~~officially adopted by the Commission in the European Semester~~in the European Semester, such as the National Reform Programs and the plan represents a partially adequate response to the economic and social situation of the Member State concerned.

2020/09/11
Committee: EMPL

2020/0104(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 3 – point 2.1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 8

C – The recovery and resilience plan does not contribute to address any challenges identified in the CSRs, or in other relevant documents ~~officially adopted by the Commission in the European Semester~~in the European Semester, such as the National Reform Programs and the plan does not represent an adequate response to the economic and social situation of the Member State concerned.

2020/09/11
Committee: EMPL

2020/0104(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point a

(a) number of recovery and resilience plans as approved in the implementing ~~act~~decision of the Commission;

2020/09/11
Committee: EMPL

2020/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1

(1) Member States have been affected by the crisis due to the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in an unprecedented manner. The crisis deepens social cleavages, increases job losses and inequalities and hampers growth in Member States, which in turn aggravates the serious liquidity shortages due to the sudden and important increase in public investments needed in their health systems and other sectors of their economies. This has created an exceptional situation which needs to be addressed with specific measures.

2020/07/08
Committee: EMPL

2020/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) An additional exceptional amount of EUR 58 272 800 000 (in current prices) for budgetary commitment from the Structural Funds under the Investment for growth and jobs goal, for the years 2020, 2021 and 2022 should be made available to support Member States and regions most impacted in crisis repair in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic or preparing a green, digital, social and resilient recovery of the economy, with a view to deploying resources quickly to the real economy through the existing operational programmes. Resources for 2020 stem from an increase in the resources available for economic, social and territorial cohesion in the multiannual financial framework for 2014-2020 whereas resources for 2021 and 2022 stem from the European Union Recovery Instrument. Part of the additional resources should be allocated to technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission. The Commission should set out the breakdown of the remaining additional resources for each Member State on the basis of an allocation method based on the latest available objective statistical data concerning Member States’ relative prosperity and the extent of the effect of the current crisis on their economies and societies. The allocation method should include a dedicated additional amount for the outermost regions given the specific vulnerability of their economies and societies. In order to reflect the evolving nature of the effects of the crisis, the breakdown should be revised in 2021 on the basis of the same allocation method using the latest statistical data available by 19 October 2021 to distribute the 2022 tranche of the additional resources.

2020/07/08
Committee: EMPL

2020/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) In order to allow maximum flexibility to Member States for tailoring crisis repair actions in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic or preparing a green, digital and resilient recovery of the economy, allocations should be established by the Commission at Member State level. Furthermore, the possibility for using any additional resources to support aid for the most deprived should also be provided for. In addition, it is necessary to establish ceilings concerning the allocation to technical assistance at the initiative of the Member States while allowing maximum flexibility to the Member States as to its allocation within operational programmes supported by the ERDF or the ESF. ~~It should be clarified that there is no need to respect the ESF minimum share for the additional resources.~~ Taking account of the expected quick spending of the additional resources, the commitments linked to those additional resources should only be decommitted at the closure of the operational programmes.

2020/07/08
Committee: EMPL

2020/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18

(18) Given the urgency of the situation related to the COVID-19 pandemic, this Regulation should enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

2020/07/08
Committee: EMPL

2020/0030(NLE)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 3

(3) In accordance with the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), the Union has developed and implemented policy coordination instruments for economic and employment policies. As part of these instruments, the present Guidelines for the Employment Policies of the Member States, together with the Broad Guidelines for the Economic Policies of the Member States and of the Union set out in Council Recommendation (EU) 2015/1184 (5 ), form the Integrated Guidelines. They are to guide policy implementation in the Member States and in the Union, reflecting the interdependence between the Member States. The resulting set of coordinated European and national policies and reforms are to constitute an appropriate overall sustainable economic and employment policy mix in line with the relevant Sustainable Development Goals, which should achieve positive spill-over effects. __________________ 5Council Recommendation (EU) 2015/1184 of 14 July 2015 on broad guidelines for the economic policies of the Member States and of the European Union (OJ L 192, 18.7.2015, p. 27).

2020/05/07
Committee: EMPL

2020/0030(NLE)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 9

(9) Member States and the Union should ensure that the transformations are fair and socially just, strengthening the drive towards an inclusive and resilient society in which people are protected and empowered to anticipate and manage change, and in which they can actively participate in society and the economy. Discrimination in all its forms should be tackled. Access and opportunities for all should be ensured and poverty and social exclusion (including that of children) should be reduced, in particular by ensuring an effective functioning of labour markets and of social protection systems and by removing barriers to education, training and labour-market participation, including through investments in early childhood education and care. Timely and equal access to affordable healthcare services, including prevention and health promotion are particularly relevant in a context of ageing societies. The potential of pe~~ople~~rsons with disabilities to contribute to economic growth and social development should be further realised. As new economic and business models take hold in Union workplaces, employment relationships are also changing. Member States should ensure that employment relationships stemming from new forms of work maintain and strengthen Europe’s social model.

2020/05/07
Committee: EMPL

2020/0030(NLE)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 5 – paragraph 1

Member States should actively promote a sustainable social market economy and facilitate and support investment in the creation of quality jobs. To this end, they should reduce the barriers that businesses face in retaining or hiring people, foster responsible entrepreneurship and genuine self- employment and, in particular, support the creation and growth of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises, including through access to finance. Member States should actively promote the development of the social economy, foster social innovation, and social enterprises and strengthen their sustainability, and encourage those innovative forms of work, which creat~~ing~~e quality job opportunities ~~and~~ generating social benefits at local level.

2020/05/07
Committee: EMPL

2020/0030(NLE)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Member States should actively promote full employment based on quality jobs in a sustainable economy, by making full use of the support under the ESF+ and, where relevant, other Union instruments such as the InvestEU and the Just Transition Fund. These measures should take into account the context of the COVID-19 crisis

2020/05/07
Committee: EMPL

2020/0030(NLE)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 6 – paragraph 1

In the context of technological and environmental transitions, as well as demographic change, Member States should promote sustainability, productivity, employability and human capital, fostering relevant knowledge, skills and competences throughout people's lives, responding to current and future labour market needs. Member States should also adapt and invest in their education and training systems to provide high quality and inclusive education, including vocational education and training and out of or after school training where necessary. Member States should work together with ~~the~~ social partners, education and training providers, enterprises and other relevant stakeholders to address structural weaknesses and identify development needs in education and training systems and improve their quality and labour market relevance, also with a view to enabling the environmental transition. Particular attention should be paid to challenges of the teaching profession. Education and training systems should equip all learners with key competences, ~~including~~notably basic and digital skills as well as transversal competences to lay the foundations for adaptability later in life and should prepare the teachers for being able to provide these competencies to their learners. Member States should seek to ensure the transfer of training entitlements during professional career changes, including, where appropriate, through individual learning accounts. They should enable everyone to anticipate and better adapt to labour market needs notably through systems for skills anticipation and through continuous reskilling and upskilling, with a view to supporting fair and just transitions for all, strengthening social outcomes, addressing labour market shortages and improving the overall resilience of the economy to shocks.

2020/05/07
Committee: EMPL

2020/0030(NLE)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 6 – paragraph 2

Member States should foster equal opportunities for all by addressing inequalities in education and training systems, including by providing access to good quality early childhood education. They should raise overall education levels, reduce the number of young people leaving school early, increase access to and completion of tertiary education and increase adult participation in continuing learning, particularly among learners from disadvantaged backgrounds, and the least qualified. Taking into account new requirements in digital, green and ageing societies, Member States should strengthen work-based learning in their vocational education and training systems (VET) (including through quality and effective apprenticeships) and increase the number of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) graduates both in medium-level VET and in tertiary education. Furthermore, Member States should enhance the labour-market relevance of tertiary education and research, strengthen dual- and cooperative trainings, improve skills monitoring and forecasting, make skills more visible and qualifications comparable, including those acquired abroad, and increase opportunities for recognising and validating skills and competences acquired both in and outside formal education and training. They should upgrade and increase the supply and take- up of flexible continuing vocational education and training. Member States should also support low skilled adults to maintain or develop their long-term employability by boosting access to and take up of quality learning opportunities, through the implementation of Upskilling Pathways, including a skills assessment, an offer of education and training matching labour market opportunities, and the validation and recognition of the skills acquired.

2020/05/07
Committee: EMPL

2020/0030(NLE)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 6 – paragraph 3

Member States should provide unemployed and inactive people with effective, timely, coordinated and tailor-made assistance based on support for job-search, training, requalification and access to other enabling services. Comprehensive strategies that include in-depth individual assessment of the unemploy~~ment~~ed should be pursued as soon as possible but at the latest after 18 months of unemployment with a view to significantly reducing and preventing long- term and structural unemployment. Youth unemployment and the issue of young people not in employment, education or training, should continue to be addressed through prevention of early school leaving and structural improvement in the school- to-work transition, including through the full implementation of the Youth Guarantee (15 ). __________________ 15 ()OJ C 120, 26.4.2013, p. 1.

2020/05/07
Committee: EMPL

2020/0030(NLE)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 6 – paragraph 4

Member States should aim to remove barriers and disincentives to, and provide incentives for, participation in the labour market, in particular for low income, second earners, disadvantaged groups and those furthest away from the labour market. Member States should support an adapted work environment for people with disabilities, including through targeted financial support and services that enable them to participate in the labour market and in society.

2020/05/07
Committee: EMPL

2020/0030(NLE)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 7 – paragraph 2

Policies should aim to improve and support labour-market participation, matching and transitions and to enhance the employment also in disadvantaged territories. Member States should effectively activate and enable those who can participate in the labour market. Member States should strengthen the effectiveness of active labour-market policies by increasing their targeting, outreach, coverage and better linking them with income support for the unemployed, whilst they are seeking work and based on their rights and responsibilities. Member States should aim for more effective and efficient public employment services by ensuring timely and tailor-made assistance to support jobseekers, supporting labour- market demand and implementing performance-based management.

2020/05/07
Committee: EMPL

2020/0030(NLE)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 7 – paragraph 6 a (new)

Member States should address the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the labour market by supporting workers who are temporarily in “technical unemployment” because the employers were forced to close their services as well as by supporting the self-employed and small businesses to retain staff/maintain activity.

2020/05/07
Committee: EMPL

2020/0030(NLE)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Guideline 8 – paragraph 3

Member States should develop and integrate the three strands of active inclusion: adequate income support, inclusive labour markets and access to quality ~~enabling~~ services, meeting individual needs. Social protection systems should ensure adequate minimum income benefits for everyone lacking sufficient resources and promote social inclusion by encouraging people to actively participate in the labour market and society, including through targeted social services.

2020/05/07
Committee: EMPL

2020/0006(COD)

Miriam LEXMANN, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Lukas MANDL, Ádám KÓSA, Andrea BOCSKOR

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2

(2) The transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy constitutes one of the most important policy objectives for the Union. On 12 December 2019, the European Council endorsed the objective of achieving a climate-neutral Union by 2050, in line with the objectives of the Paris Agreement. While fighting climate change and environmental degradation will benefit all in the long term and provides opportunities and challenges for all in the medium term, not all regions and Member States start their transition from the same point or have the same capacity to respond. Some are more advanced than others, but also in light of the COVID-19 crisis, some are more impacted than the others, whereas the transition entails a wider social and economic impact for those regions that rely heavily on fossil fuels - especially coal, lignite, peat and oil shale - or greenhouse gas intensive industries. Such a situation not only creates the risk of a variable speed transition in the Union as regards climate action, but also of growing disparities between regions, detrimental to the objectives of social, economic and territorial cohesion.

2020/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0006(COD)

Miriam LEXMANN, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Lukas MANDL, Ádám KÓSA, Andrea BOCSKOR

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3

(3) In order to be successful, the transition has to be fair and socially acceptable for all. Therefore, both the Union and the Member States must take into account its economic and social implications from the outset, as well as the impact of coronavirus crisis on their crucial industries, and deploy all possible instruments to mitigate adverse consequences. The Union budget has an important role in that regard.

2020/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6

(6) In view of the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union’s commitments to implement the Paris Agreement, the commitment regarding the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the increased ambition of the Union as proposed in the European Green Deal, the JTF should provide a key contribution to mainstream climate actions. Resources from the JTF own envelope are additional and come on top of the investments needed to achieve the overall target of 25% of the Union budget expenditure contributing to climate objectives. ~~Resources transferred from the ERDF and ESF+ will contribute fully to the achievement of this target.~~

2020/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)

(6a) In order to alleviate the effects of the transition to climate neutrality, the JTF should have a distinct financial allocation, independent of the allocation of other EU structural and investment funds. Access to the JTF should not be conditional upon transfers from other EU funds. Such independent access will enable the JTF to function adequately, deliver the expected results and generate predictability for beneficiaries.

2020/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

~~(7) The resources from the JTF should complement the resources available under cohesion policy.~~deleted

2020/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13

(13) In order to provide flexibility for the programming of the JTF resources under the Investment for jobs and growth goal, it should be possible to prepare a self- standing JTF programme or to programme JTF resources in one or more dedicated priorities within a programme supported by the European Regional Development Fund (‘ERDF’), the European Social Fund Plus (‘ESF+’) or the Cohesion Fund. In accordance with Article 21a of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], JTF resources should be reinforced with complementary funding from the ERDF and the ESF+. The respective amounts transferred from the ERDF and the ESF+ should be consistent with the type of operations set out in the territorial just transition plans.

2020/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4

4. By way of derogation from Article [21a] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], any additional resources referred to in paragraph 2, allocated to the JTF in the Union budget or provided by other resources shall not require complementary support from the ERDF or the ESF+.deleted

2020/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point k a (new)

(ka) upskilling and reskilling not only of workers but also jobseekers, particularly those with under-exploited or low educational levels, with the aim of bridging the skills gap necessary for the just transition to a green and resource- efficient society.

2020/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d

(d) investment related to the production, processing, distribution, storage or combustion of fossil fuels except gas;

2020/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2

2. The JTF priority or priorities shall comprise the JTF resources consisting of all or part of the JTF allocation for the Member States and the resources transferred in accordance with Article [21a] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR]. The total of the ERDF and ESF+ resources transferred to the JTF priority shall be at least equal to one and a half times the amount of support from the JTF to that priority but shall not exceed three times that amount.

2020/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – introductory part

For each Member State, the financial envelope is determined in accordance with the following steps: I. An amount of 6.5 billion EUR of the Just Transition Fund resources is shared amongst Member States as follows:

2020/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 a (new)

II. The remaining 1billion EUR of the Just Transition Fund resources should serve as a compensation mechanism for Member States that achieved at least 30% gross greenhouse gas emission reduction by 2017 based on their national inventories compared to the 1990 emission levels, thus outperforming the 2020 EU emission reduction target by at least 150%. The 1billion EUR is shared amongst these Member States based on the ratio of their 2017 gross greenhouse gas emissions.

2020/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2019/2212(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Calls for an increase in the quality and efficiency of education and training systems, the strengthening of comprehensive lifelong learning and the upgrading of skills, notably of disadvantaged groups~~, including people with a migrant background~~; reiterates its support to citizenship education in schools as a key pillar of developing European democracy;

2020/01/30
Committee: CULT

2019/2210(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j

~~(j) to consider introducing qualified majority voting on EU accession issues and maintaining the unanimity rule in the Council only for the opening and closing of accession negotiations;~~deleted

2020/03/02
Committee: AFET

2019/2209(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)

- having regard to the Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities and the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages,

2020/03/25
Committee: AFET

2019/2209(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 b (new)

- having regard to the opinion on the Law on Supporting the Functioning of the Ukrainian Language as the State Language, adopted by Venice Commission - CDL-AD(2019)032-e and the opinion on the provisions of the Law on Education of 5 September 2017, which concern the use of the State Language and Minority and other Languages in Education, adopted by the Venice Commission - CDL-AD (2017) 030-e,

2020/03/25
Committee: AFET

2019/2209(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas cooperation between the EU and all EaP countries can be achieved and maintained only in so far as those core values and principles are respected and ensured during constitutional and legislative process;

2020/03/25
Committee: AFET

2019/2209(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas even more advanced forms of cooperation and integration are possible, provided that comprehensive reforms are implemented in a timely ~~and~~, sustainable ~~manner~~and effective manner in accordance with international commitments and obligations, and with respect for fundamental human and minority rights;

2020/03/25
Committee: AFET

2019/2209(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m

(m) acknowledge that the implementation of the DCFTAs has ~~been sufficiently successful that it~~delivered numerous positive results, however there are still some outstanding issues in some EaP countries that need to be adequately addressed. Sufficient progress may gradually lead to the opening up of the EU single market in line with the implemented EU standards and requirements;

2020/03/25
Committee: AFET

2019/2209(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p

(p) adopt a comprehensive infrastructure-building plan (including opening up new border-crossings, and people friendly conditions) with the aim of improving connectivity between the EU and its Eastern European Partners, and among the EaP countries themselves;

2020/03/25
Committee: AFET

2019/2209(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u

(u) ensure that all EU support programmes ~~include a gender-equality dimension~~ and target the most disadvantaged and vulnerable groups of society and young people with fewer opportunities;

2020/03/25
Committee: AFET

2019/2209(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point y a (new)

(ya) ensure, that the Eastern Partner Countries during the amending process of the electoral legislation creates equal possibilities for the representation of all ethnic and national minorities;;

2020/03/25
Committee: AFET

2019/2209(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point z a (new)

(za) support freedom of belief, opinion and expression and the right to information in the native language of all citizens, counter hate speech and discrimination based on ethnicity or language;

2020/03/25
Committee: AFET

2019/2209(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point z b (new)

(zb) encourage the importance of a true free media, the need for independent media and media pluralism in order to ensure the security of media workers and journalists, and ensure on not to limit the opportunities of media sources in order to have equal access of citizens of all ethnics to information as key ingredients to any democracy; condemns fake news and misinformation targeting ethnic and national minorities;

2020/03/25
Committee: AFET

2019/2201(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Notes that the AA/DCFTA remains of primary importance, especially in current exceptional times, and commends the progress achieved by Moldova to date; reaffirms the EU's commitment to support Moldova's European aspiration; recalls, however, that further progress must be achieved;

2020/07/22
Committee: AFET

2019/2201(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the European Commission to ~~develop a mechanism to~~further monitor the concrete implementation of reforms, including clear benchmarks;

2020/07/22
Committee: AFET

2019/2201(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Acknowledg~~Welcomes the adoption by the Moldovan Parliament of numerous legislative acts in line with the country’s commitments enshrined in the AA; underlines the importance of a full implementation of these acts, including by adopting secondary legislation;

2020/07/22
Committee: AFET

2019/2200(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)

- having regard the study entitled ‘Association agreement between the EU and Georgia. European Implementation Assessment (update) ’, published in April 2020,

2020/05/26
Committee: AFET

2019/2200(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas Georgia and the EU, as associated partners, are committed to promoting accelerated political association and further economic integration based on common values and principles such as democracy, human rights and fundamental freedoms, the rule of law and good governance;

2020/05/26
Committee: AFET

2019/2200(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Commends the Georgian authorities for completing the constitutional reform process and the major political parties for signing the Memorandum of Understanding of 8 March 2020, which established the key features of the electoral system to be used for the upcoming parliamentary elections; reminds that agreement aiming at introducing an electoral system based on 120 proportional and 30 majoritarian seats, a fair composition of electoral districts in line with Venice Commission Recommendations; welcomes that the consideration of amendments to the Electoral Code by the Parliament of Georgia will take place once the state of emergency is lifted; in this regard calls on all parties to ensure that the agreement is translated into law and fully implemented as soon as possible;

2020/05/26
Committee: AFET

2019/2200(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Calls on~~Encourages the Georgian authorities to implement swiftly and fully the OSCE/ODIHR recommendations and review relevant legislation to address the identified shortcomings;

2020/05/26
Committee: AFET

2019/2200(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the Georgian authorities to ensure democratic conduct of the upcoming 2020 parliamentary elections in line with international standards and OSCE commitments; expresses hope that the pre-election campaign will be held in a competitive, fair and equal environment for all political contestants and the period in the run-up to the elections will be free from abuse of state resources, vote buying, intimidation of voters and violence; encourages the authorities to safeguard and guarantee the work of civil society organizations and election observers, and protect integrity of information environment ahead of election.

2020/05/26
Committee: AFET

2019/2200(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Expresses its concern about certain recent court cases against opposition politicians, which contributed to a climate of increased mistrust and heightened tensions ~~between the ruling party and the opposition~~, and led to a polarisation of politics and society; calls on Georgia to respect the highest standards of judicial independence and fair trial as committed to under the AA;

2020/05/26
Committee: AFET

2019/2200(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Welcomes the presidential pardon of Gigi Ugulava and Irakli Okruashvili as a positive step towards easing tensions;

2020/05/26
Committee: AFET

2019/2200(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls for a revision of the selection procedures for judges to be carried out to ensure that the recommendations of the Venice Commission are fully implemented before any new appointments are made; regrets that the recent selection procedure of Supreme Court judges ~~suffered from serious~~was not entirely in line with all the recommendations of the Venice Commission and was characterised by key shortcomings;

2020/05/26
Committee: AFET

2019/2200(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Acknowledges Georgia’s progress towards democracy, the rule of law, human rights and fundamental freedoms and development in combating corruption; encourages to put more efforts, for instance, into reforming its justice sector, implementing anti- discrimination legislation and labour rights, as well as ensuring the independence of the judiciary;

2020/05/26
Committee: AFET

2019/2200(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Welcomes Georgia’s new education programme, with a declared increase of state funding to 6% of GDP by 2022; notes that the State funding of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport increased by 14% over the year (reaching 2.8% of GDP, i.e. a 0.05% increase compared to 2018); notes with satisfaction that the 2017-2021 overarching strategy for education and science is being reviewed in the light of the new wave of education reform; welcomes the new VET Law, which created new life-long learning opportunities for young people and adults; underlines that Georgia is making progress in aligning its quality assurance mechanism with the AA;

2020/05/26
Committee: AFET

2019/2200(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14b. Underlines that Georgia continues its successful Erasmus+ participation in the areas of higher education and youth mobility;

2020/05/26
Committee: AFET

2019/2200(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)

14c. Warmly welcomes the success of the pilot scholarship programme of the Eastern Partnership European School in Tbilisi for students from all Eastern Partnership countries; recognises it as a crucial milestone in the EU's relations with its Eastern partner countries and Georgia's commitment to education reforms; notes with satisfaction the establishment of the first European school by European Union and Georgian Government at the Lisi Lake in Tbilisi in September 2019 as the outcome of the pilot programme;

2020/05/26
Committee: AFET

2019/2200(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Welcomes the reallocation by European Commission of EUR 183 million for Georgia under the emergency support package ‘The EU’s response to the coronavirus pandemic in the Eastern Partnership’ to alleviate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health systems as well as to support in mitigating their socio-economic consequences and impact on people's daily lives;

2020/05/26
Committee: AFET

2019/2200(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)

17b. Welcomes the allocation by the European Commission of EUR 150 million for Georgia under the Macro- Financial Assistance to enlargement and neighbourhood partners in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis;

2020/05/26
Committee: AFET

2019/2200(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)

17c. Highly appreciates the preventive measures taken by the Georgian government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which was praised and recognised by many foreign governments and international actors;

2020/05/26
Committee: AFET

2019/2195(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas Creative Europe has a role to play in promoting culture and the audiovisual media, which can help raise people’s awareness of environmental, climate and sustainability issues and are also a unique source of creative solutions;

2020/05/07
Committee: CULT

2019/2195(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas Parliament has called for an ambitious budget for the three programmes in the next programming period, to help them, in particular, become more inclusive and accessible, and whereas a smaller budget would neither make this possible nor create scope for the introduction of environmental, climate and sustainability measures without jeopardising other key parts of the programmes;

2020/05/07
Committee: CULT

2019/2195(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Deplores the Commission’s failure to propose environmental, climate and sustainability indicators for the new programmes; calls, therefore, for specific indicators to be incorporated into their operating rules; calls for the data gathered to be made public once a year;

2020/05/07
Committee: CULT

2019/2195(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the main stakeholders in the programmes to inform participants of examples of good practice which they can employ in their everyday lives, as well as to inform the participants of the environmental impact of their actions, perhaps by means of a digital app;

2020/05/07
Committee: CULT

2019/2195(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Emphasises the potential of the European Universities and Vocational Education and Training Centres of Excellence, as they could introduce programmes of excellence for teaching and training in environmental, climate and sustainability issues, provided sufficient funding is available;

2020/05/07
Committee: CULT

2019/2195(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Considers that long-term, locally implemented programmes and encouraging mobility among the staff of local sports organisations would help make them aware of more environmentally friendly ways of organising sports events; calls for greater emphasis to be placed on environmental, climate and sustainability issues when the European Week of Sport takes place;

2020/05/07
Committee: CULT

2019/2195(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Urges the Commission to investigate the scope for synergies with Horizon Europe, the LIFE Programme and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT);

2020/05/07
Committee: CULT

2019/2195(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Points out that the Commission can launch calls for thematic projects; calls on it to step up its promotion of the environmental, climate and sustainability dimension of the ESC by increasing the visibility of these projects on the PASS platform;

2020/05/07
Committee: CULT

2019/2195(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Calls on the Commission to publish a ‘good environmental practice’ guide covering audiovisual and cultural production, dissemination and event organisation, with a particular focus on transport, energy, resource-efficiency and waste management and with the aim of making the practices concerned standard for all projects financed by the programme;

2020/05/07
Committee: CULT

2019/2195(INI)

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Peter POLLÁK, François-Xavier BELLAMY, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Sabine VERHEYEN, Andrea BOCSKOR, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Calls on the Commission to authorise, as a trans-sectoral measure, the establishment of a European network of environmental, climate and sustainability consultants to advise project developers and Creative Europe Desks;

2020/05/07
Committee: CULT

2019/2194(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 31 a (new)

- having regard to the 2018 Leeuwarden Declaration on the adaptive reuse of built heritage31a, _________________ 31ahttps://www.ace- cae.eu/uploads/tx_jidocumentsview/LEEU WARDEN_STATEMENT_FINAL_EN- NEW.pdf

2020/04/27
Committee: CULT

2019/2194(INI)

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Peter POLLÁK, François-Xavier BELLAMY, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Sabine VERHEYEN, Andrea BOCSKOR, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas EYCH´s activities were focused on youth generation and on interactive and creative projects;

2020/04/27
Committee: CULT

2019/2194(INI)

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Peter POLLÁK, François-Xavier BELLAMY, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Sabine VERHEYEN, Andrea BOCSKOR, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)

Db. whereas EYCH 2018 was held in the year with important historical anniversaries; whereas during this year many national and international celebrations and commemorative events took place and they left significant footprint on European cultural map;

2020/04/27
Committee: CULT

2019/2194(INI)

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Peter POLLÁK, François-Xavier BELLAMY, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Sabine VERHEYEN, Andrea BOCSKOR, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas one of the achievements of the EYCH was the establishment of a European stakeholder network with lasting ties; whereas this network should be sustainable and durable;

2020/04/27
Committee: CULT

2019/2194(INI)

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Peter POLLÁK, François-Xavier BELLAMY, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Sabine VERHEYEN, Andrea BOCSKOR, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

Ha. whereas EYCH 2018 demonstrated that the cultural heritage can provide basis for international projects involving citizens of all categories of age and liaising them with experts; whereas these projects proved to be a good tool of raising awareness of common European cultural history;

2020/04/27
Committee: CULT

2019/2194(INI)

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Peter POLLÁK, François-Xavier BELLAMY, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Sabine VERHEYEN, Andrea BOCSKOR, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Asim ADEMOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)

Ia. whereas the recent COVID-19 crisis highlighted new risks and dangers arising from globalisation and mass tourism; whereas in the time of pandemic, digital tools are the only possible way to visit and enjoy the cultural heritage;

2020/04/27
Committee: CULT

2019/2194(INI)

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Peter POLLÁK, François-Xavier BELLAMY, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Sabine VERHEYEN, Andrea BOCSKOR, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Željana ZOVKO

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)

Ja. whereas within the ongoing negotiation on MFF 2021-2027 a window of opportunity is open for setting-up new and favourable terms for investments to cultural heritage from the European Structural and Investment Funds;

2020/04/27
Committee: CULT

2019/2194(INI)

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Peter POLLÁK, François-Xavier BELLAMY, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Sabine VERHEYEN, Andrea BOCSKOR, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Considers that cultural heritage is an invaluable resource, enabling us to reflect on history and helping to identify not only different memories, but also the common threads that bind us all, thus promoting diversity, cohesion, solidarity and understanding and developing intellectual capacities of individuals in society; considers the cultural heritage as the important source of pleasure, intellectual satisfaction and place of active relaxation;

2020/04/27
Committee: CULT

2019/2194(INI)

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Peter POLLÁK, François-Xavier BELLAMY, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Sabine VERHEYEN, Andrea BOCSKOR, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Asim ADEMOV, Željana ZOVKO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Welcomes the Commission´s initiative “Cultural Heritage In Action”, as a legacy of EYCH 2018, and the peer- learning programme for local and regional policymakers to exchange knowledge on cultural heritage; stresses its preparedness to monitor and support the programme if it proves successful;

2020/04/27
Committee: CULT

2019/2194(INI)

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Peter POLLÁK, François-Xavier BELLAMY, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Sabine VERHEYEN, Andrea BOCSKOR, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Asim ADEMOV, Željana ZOVKO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Reiterates that in new situations challenging for society, such as pandemic crisis, readiness for limited freedom of movement and ability to use distant and virtual communication tools are crucial elements for preserving cultural life of a society; stresses the need of digitalisation of cultural heritage in order to provide remote and online access to audience;

2020/04/27
Committee: CULT

2019/2194(INI)

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Peter POLLÁK, François-Xavier BELLAMY, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Sabine VERHEYEN, Andrea BOCSKOR, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Željana ZOVKO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Underlines the role of civil society and volunteers in preserving reconstruction works, sustainable use and even discovering of cultural heritage; calls on the Commission and the Member States to continue to support this kind of civil society activities;

2020/04/27
Committee: CULT

2019/2194(INI)

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Peter POLLÁK, François-Xavier BELLAMY, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Sabine VERHEYEN, Andrea BOCSKOR, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Željana ZOVKO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls on the Commission to adopt a more integrated approach towards cultural heritage, treating tangible, intangible, natural and digital heritage as interconnected and inseparable and for that purpose to refer to the UNESCO standards;

2020/04/27
Committee: CULT

2019/2194(INI)

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Peter POLLÁK, François-Xavier BELLAMY, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Sabine VERHEYEN, Andrea BOCSKOR, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Asim ADEMOV, Željana ZOVKO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25a. Calls for support to establishment and functioning of a network of the European Heritage Label sites;

2020/04/27
Committee: CULT

2019/2194(INI)

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Peter POLLÁK, François-Xavier BELLAMY, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Sabine VERHEYEN, Andrea BOCSKOR, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Asim ADEMOV, Željana ZOVKO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)

25b. Highlights the potential of the Creative Europe programme in terms of building ties between living art and tangible and intangible cultural heritage, and of the European Solidarity Corps in terms of solidarity and volunteering projects aimed at preserving and sustainable use of cultural heritage in Europe;

2020/04/27
Committee: CULT

2019/2194(INI)

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Peter POLLÁK, François-Xavier BELLAMY, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Sabine VERHEYEN, Andrea BOCSKOR, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Željana ZOVKO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26a. Calls on maximising the potential of the European Structural and Investment funds in preserving the cultural heritage; supports the idea, as expressed in the Parliament´s position on future ERDF, that investment into culture and tourism infrastructure shall be considered small scale and eligible for support, if the ERDF co-financing does not exceed EUR 10 000 000, and that the ceiling shall be raised to EUR 20 000 000 in the case of infrastructure considered to be world cultural heritage within the meaning of Article 1 of the1972 UNESCO Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage;

2020/04/27
Committee: CULT

2019/2194(INI)

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Peter POLLÁK, François-Xavier BELLAMY, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Sabine VERHEYEN, Andrea BOCSKOR, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Asim ADEMOV, Željana ZOVKO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)

26b. Calls on the Commission to determine and organise the next European Year of Cultural Heritage in order to enhance the importance of our common culture legacy for today´s as well as for the future generations; recommends the next European Year of Cultural Heritage to take place in 2023, thus reflecting the five year cycle;

2020/04/27
Committee: CULT

2019/2187(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas ~~access to housing is a fundamental right that~~the European Union acknowledges and respects the right to social and housing assistance so as to ensure a decent existence for all those who lack sufficient resources, and access to housing must be seen as a precondition for ~~the exercise of, and for~~ access to~~, other~~ fundamental rights and for a life in conditions of human dignity;

2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL

2019/2187(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas growing numbers of people living in certain regions of the EU in low or medium income brackets face affordability limits, an excessive housing cost burden and unhealthy, low-quality, energy-inefficient or overcrowded housing situations, or are homeless or at risk of eviction;

2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL

2019/2187(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the COVID-19 crisis has aggravated housing insecurity, overindebtedness, and the risk of eviction and homelessness in certain regions of the EU;

2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL

2019/2187(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure access for all to decent housing, including clean and high- quality drinking water and adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene, and to affordable, reliable and sustainable energy, hence contributing to eradicating poverty in all its forms; reaffirms its call for EU- wide action for a winter heating disconnection moratorium; calls on the Member States ~~to meet~~, with particular regard to the COVID-19 pandemic, to comply strictly, and enforce compliance, with the basic rules of public sanitation and public health as well as the standards laid down by the World Health Organization (WHO) for adequate housing temperature; demands that the revision of the air quality regulation be aligned with WHO standards;

2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL

2019/2187(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission to prioritise emissions reductions through housing renovation in the social housing sector and for worst performing buildings in the Renovation Wave, while tackling inadequate housing and housing accessibility and eliminating energy poverty in order to ensure a socially just transition to a climate-neutral economy that leaves no one behind; stresses, therefore, that tenants and owner-occupiers should be fully informed and involved in renovation projects and should not see overall costs increase disproportionately because of them;

2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL

2019/2187(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for an EU-level goal of ending homelessness by 2030; calls on the Commission to take stronger action to support Member States in reducing and eradicating homelessness as a priority in the context of the action plan on the EPSR; calls on the Commission to ~~propose an EU framework for~~respect national homelessness strategies; calls on the Member States to ~~prioritise~~create enough space in temporary shelters for homeless people so that nobody has to spend the night on the streets, and to strive towards the provision of permanent housing to homeless people; stresses the importance of reliable data collection on homelessness;

2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL

2019/2187(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Reiterates its call for ~~an end to the criminalisation of homeless people~~support for the Member States’ efforts to provide the greatest possible number of appropriate homeless shelters for the people affected as quickly as possible, and to ensure authorities have adequate capacities and means to comply, and enforce compliance with, public health rules;

2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL

2019/2187(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Member States to ensure that exceptional measures to prevent homelessness and protect homeless people in the context of the COVID-19 crisis are maintained as long as ~~needed~~justified by the exceptional circumstances and are followed up with adequate and permanent solutions;

2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL

2019/2187(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls for a comprehensive and integrated anti-poverty strategy with a designated poverty reduction target, including for child poverty; calls for ~~a Europea~~the Member States to develop their own framework for minimum income schemes;

2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL

2019/2187(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Member States to ensure ~~equal~~ access to housing for all and safeguard non-discrimination on all grounds stipulated in Article 21 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure the implementation of the Charter as well as of the Racial Equality Directive; ~~calls on the Council to swiftly adopt the horizontal anti-discrimination directive;~~ calls on the Commission to launch infringement procedures against Member States which do not enforce EU anti- discrimination legislation ~~or which criminalise the homeless~~;

2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL

2019/2187(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Notes with deep concern that the living conditions of Roma continue to be extremely worrying; calls on the Member States to promote spatial desegregation and engage Roma beneficiaries in housing projects, to prevent ~~forced evictions, and to provide halting sites for non-sedentary Roma; emphasises the urgent need for public investment in this regard~~illegal squatting; emphasises the urgent need, with particular regard to the COVID-19 pandemic, to enforce compliance with public sanitation and public safety rules in public spaces;

2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL

2019/2187(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Recalls that EU policies, funding programmes and financing instruments have a great impact on housing markets and citizens’ lives; calls on the Commission to develop ~~an integrated strategy~~proposals for social, public and affordable housing at EU level to ensure the provision of safe, accessible and affordable quality housing for all;

2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL

2019/2187(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Welcomes the inclusion of housing affordability in the European Semester; urges the Commission to ensure that all country-specific recommendations contribute positively to the implementation of the principles of the EPSR; stresses the need to refine the House Price Index indicator and to set the reference threshold for the housing cost overburden rate at no higher than 25% of the disposable income of a household; calls on the Member States to consider applying the results of the Hungarian scheme to reduce public utility charges (Law LIV of 2013), which rules out special taxes on the energy networks and incorporates in network usage charges the expenses associated with financial transaction fees, thereby providing cheaper and innovative energy sources for the population;

2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL

2019/2187(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the Member States and regional and local authorities to put in place legal provisions to protect ~~tenants and owner-occupiers from eviction~~owners’ property rights and to ensure security of tenure by favouring long-term rental contracts ~~as the default option~~, together with rent transparency and rent control measures;

2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL

2019/2187(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Invites the Member States to pursue housing policies that are based on the principle of neutrality between home ownership, private rented accommodation and rented social housing; ~~calls on the Commission to respect this principle in the European Semester;~~

2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL

2019/2187(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Notes with concern the increased financialisation of the housing market, in particular in cities, whereby investors treat housing as a tradable asset rather than a human right; calls on the Commission to assess the contribution of EU policies and regulations to financialisation of the housing market and the ability of national and local authorities to ensure the right to housing and, where appropriate, to put forward legislative proposals to counter financialisation of the housing market by mid-2021; calls on the Member States and local authorities to put in place taxation measures to counter speculative investment, and to develop urban and rural planning policies that favour affordable housing, social mix and social cohesion;deleted

2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL

2019/2187(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Points out that the expansive growth of short-term holiday rental in citiesis extracting housing from the market and driving up prices, and has a negative impact on liveability; calls on the Commission to set up a regulatory framework for short-term accommodation rental that gives wide discretion to national and local authorities to define proportionate rules for hospitality services; urges the Commission to include in the Digital Services Act a proposal for mandatory information-sharing obligations for platforms in the short-term accommodation rental market, in line with data protection rules;

2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL

2019/2187(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to close the investment gap for affordable housing as a matter of priority; calls in this regard for a reform of the Stability and Growth Pact allowing for increased fiscal space for sustainable public investments, in particular in affordable housing; calls, furthermore, for a harmonised accounting for amortisation methodology for affordable housing investments;deleted

2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL

2019/2187(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Urges the Commission to adapt the target group definition of social and publicly funded housing in the rules on services of general economic interest, so as to allow national, regional and local authorities to support housing for all groups whose needs for decent and affordable housing cannot be met within market conditions, while also ensuring that funding is not steered away from the most disadvantaged, in order to unblock investment and ensure affordable housing, create socially diverse neighbourhoods and enhance social cohesion;deleted

2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL

2019/2187(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to further increase investment in the EU in affordable and energy-efficient social housing and in tackling homelessness and housing exclusion, throughthe European Regional Development Fund, the Just Transition Fund, InvestEU, ESF+, Horizon Europe and Next Generation EU, and to ensure greater synergies between those instrumentsensure greater synergies between the European Regional Development Fund, the Just Transition Fund, InvestEU, ESF+, Horizon Europe and Next Generation EU in order to provide adequate resources for investment in the EU in affordable social housing and in tackling homelessness and housing exclusion;

2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6

— having regard to UN Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999, to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) Advisory Opinion of 22 July 2010 on the accordance with international law of the unilateral declaration of independence in respect of Kosovo, and to UN General Assembly Resolution 64/298 of 9 September 2010, which acknowledged the content of the ICJ opinion and welcomed the EU’s readiness to facilitate dialogue between ~~Serbia and Kosovo~~Belgrade and Pristina,

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)

— having regard to the Commission communication of 29 April 2020 entitled ‘Support to the Western Balkans in tackling COVID-19 and the post- pandemic recovery’,

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas Serbia has remained committed to regional cooperation and good neighbourly relations; as well as to peace, stability, reconciliation and to maintaining a climate conducive to addressing open bilateral issues from the past;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the fact that EU membership continues to be Serbia’s strategic goal and that it is among the priorities of the newly elected government; takes note of the positive fact that all of the parliamentary parties are supportive of Serbia’s EU integration process;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Stresses the importance of the swift implementation of the revised enlargement methodology based on thematic negotiation chapter clusters and phasing-in to individual EU policies and programmes, in order to accelerate the overall negotiation process and provide clear and tangible incentives of direct interest to citizens of Serbia;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Underlines that the momentum created by the new mandate following the 21 June 2020 elections in Serbia is an opportunity to make important progress towards Serbia’s European perspective; ~~advocates for the opening of additional negotiating chapter~~notes that the European Commission assessed that an overall balance is currently ensured between progress under the Rule of Law and normalisation, on the one side, and progress in the negotiations across chapters, on the other side; advocates for the opening of all technically prepared negotiating chapters and to accelerate the overall accession negotiation process as Serbia makes the necessary commitments to reform; notes that the opening of chapters is a tool for achieving sustainable pro-European change in Serbia;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on the Council to take, in close cooperation with the European Commission and where appropriate with the inclusion of the Serbian partners, the necessary steps and adjustments in order to implement the provisions of the new enlargement methodology, especially the ones concerning the thematic negotiation clusters, the role of the Stabilization and Association Councils and the country specific IGCs;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on Serbia and the EU Member States to pursue a more active and effective communication policy on the European perspective, aimed at both Serbian and EU citizens and continue the coordinated efforts on increasing the visibility of the EU funded projects;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Welcomes the establishment of the Inter-Party Dialogue (IPD) facilitated by the European Parliament and the initial measures taken by the Serbian authorities and the parliamentary majority to improve electoral conditions; welcomes the establishment of a Working Group for improving electoral conditions; calls for further implementation of all commitments undertaken in the framework of the IPD;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the new government to ~~focus on~~keep up fundamental ~~reforms and address structural shortcoming~~and structural reforms in the areas of rule of law, fundamental rights, the functioning of democratic institutions and public administration;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Urges Serbia to deliver convincing results, including a sustainable track record with effective investigations in areas of concern such as the judiciary, freedom of expression and the fight against corruption and organised crime; ~~reiterates its call for justice from 2018 with regard to the unlawful demolition of private property in Belgrade~~notes that the new Law on prevention of corruption has started with its implementation from 1 September 2020;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. ~~Urg~~Notes th~~e Serbian parliament to adopt constitutional reforms aimed at strengthening the indep~~at the Government has drafted a proposal for constitutional reforms, which have received a positive assessment from the Venice Commission, and sent it to the competent committee of the Assembly, which should adopt amendmen~~ce of the judiciary~~ts in accordance with the prescribed procedure;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Reiterates the importance of the adoption of the Law on the financing of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Welcomes improvements to the practices and procedures of the national assembly; notes that use of the urgent procedure for adopting laws was significantly reduced and that the plenary discussed the annual reports of independent bodies and adopted conclusions; underlines that the quality of the legislative process still needs to be improved by increasing transparency and social dialogue and ensuring that independent regulatory bodies are empowered to exercise their oversight roles effectively;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Welcomes the adoption of the new action plan for media strategy and ~~calls for its full implementatio~~the fact that a Working Group will be set up to monitor the implementation of the strategy and action plan;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. ~~Regrets~~Takes note of the lack of sufficient progress on media freedom, abusive language, intimidation and even hate speech; urges Serbian authorities to ~~take immediate measures to guarantee freedom of expression and media independence~~continue taking further steps in order to maintain and improve freedom of expression and media independence; welcomes the Government's announcement that it will form a Working Group for the safety of journalists;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Notes that the legal and institutional framework for upholding human rights is broadly in place and calls for its more effective implementation, with particular regard to the most vulnerable groups in society, including national minorities, in the areas of education, use of minority languages, adequate representation in public administration and the judiciary at all levels; reiterates its call for improved coordination and inclusion of stakeholders, for the full, consistent and timely implementation and periodic revision of the Action Plan for the Realization of Rights of National Minorities;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Underlines the need ~~for~~to continue protecti~~on of~~ng LGBTI rights; calls for more adequate responses from the authorities to hate speech and hate-motivated crimes;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Commends the strong female representation in the new parliament and government; welcomes the substantial representation of national minorities in the parliament;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Welcomes Serbia’s engagement in regional cooperation initiatives; encourages Serbia to sustain its efforts at all levels aimed at reconciliation and strengthening good neighbourly relations; welcomes the recent decisions of the Serbian Government concerning citizens of Albania to implement the Regional Agreement for Free Movement with ID Card;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Stresses that the normalisation of relations between Serbia and Kosovo is a priority and a precondition for EU accession; calls for active and constructive engagement in the EU-facilitated dialogue led by the EU Special Representative seeking a comprehensive and legally binding agreement, in accordance with international law; reiterates its call to move forward with the full implementation, in good faith and in a timely manner, of all the agreements already reached; highlights the importance of creating the Community of Serbian municipalities as it represents a crucial element of the 2013 Brussels Agreement;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Welcomes Serbia's active and constructive participation in the dialogue with Pristina and the implementation of the agreed obligations under the Brussels Agreement; welcomes the fact that Serbia has not introduced countermeasures to the Pristina authorities after the introduction of 100% tariffs on goods from Serbia introduced by Pristina in November 2018;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Welcomes the progress Serbia has made in the development of a functional market economy; invites Serbia to continue its efforts to boost competitiveness and long-term and inclusive growth through structural reforms; underlines the importance of developing entrepreneurial skills among youth;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)

33a. Underlines that the contribution of Serbia to the protection of the European Union’s external border is of crucial importance and calls on the EU to intensify its support to border protection in the region;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2174(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 b (new)

- having regard to the comprehensive Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans adopted by the Commission, which aims to spur the long-term economic recovery of the region, support a green and digital transition, foster regional integration and convergence with the European Union,

2020/12/22
Committee: AFET

2019/2174(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)

- having regard to the Commission communication of 29 April 2020 entitled ‘Support to the Western Balkans in tackling COVID-19 and the post- pandemic recovery’,

2020/12/22
Committee: AFET

2019/2174(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas North Macedonia's economy was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, measures to prevent the spread of the virus have slowed the economic activity, which in turn has begun to negatively impact the national budget;

2020/12/22
Committee: AFET

2019/2174(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D c(new)

Dc. whereas the EU has mobilised EUR 3.3 billion to address the coronavirus pandemic in the Western Balkans, including EUR 38 million in immediate support to the health sector, EUR 389 million for the social and economic recovery, EUR 750 million for macro-financial assistance, EUR 455 million for economic reactivation and EUR 1.7 billion in preferential loans from the European Investment Bank;

2020/12/22
Committee: AFET

2019/2174(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D d (new)

Dd. whereas the EU should continue promoting investment and developing trade relations with North Macedonia as the economic development of the country is of paramount importance;

2020/12/22
Committee: AFET

2019/2174(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D e (new)

De. whereas regional cooperation between the countries of the Western Balkans are indispensable in order to maintain and strengthen the stability and improve the prosperity of the region; whereas good neighbourly relations are indispensable for North Macedonia's progress towards EU accession;

2020/12/22
Committee: AFET

2019/2174(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D m (new)

Dm. whereas the full EU membership for Northern Macedonia is in the Union's very own political, security and economic interest;

2020/12/22
Committee: AFET

2019/2174(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Underlines the importance for the region of North Macedonia becoming the 30th member state of NATO on 27 March 2020;

2020/12/22
Committee: AFET

2019/2174(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Expresses its support for the efforts to ensure inclusive policies to protect the fundamental freedoms and rights of all citizens, with special attention to women, youth, persons with disabilities, national minorities, non- majority ethnic groups, LGBTQI+ persons, and the low-skilled unemployed;

2020/12/22
Committee: AFET

2019/2174(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Welcomes the country’s efforts in improving cooperation on ~~managing~~countering illegal migration and addressing the needs of refugees, asylum seekers and illegal migrants; recalls the need to ~~establish a viable mechanism for managing irregular migratory flows, ensuring international protection and~~ combat~~ing~~ people smuggling networks;

2020/12/22
Committee: AFET

2019/2174(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Underlines that the contribution of North Macedonia to the protection of the European Union’s external border is of crucial importance and calls on the EU to intensify its support to border protection in the region;

2020/12/22
Committee: AFET

2019/2174(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)

31a. Takes note of the fact that strengthening the competitiveness of Northern Macedonia's SMEs is of great importance having in mind the future integration aspirations of North Macedonia.

2020/12/22
Committee: AFET

2019/2171(INI)

Željana ZOVKO, Lukas MANDL, Andrea BOCSKOR, Kinga GÁL, Karlo RESSLER, Sunčana GLAVAK, Tomislav SOKOL, Javier ZARZALEJOS, Milan ZVER, Jeroen LENAERS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)

- having regard to the Council conclusions on enhancing cooperation with Western Balkans partners in the field of migration and security of 5 June 2020,

2021/02/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2171(INI)

Željana ZOVKO, Lukas MANDL, Andrea BOCSKOR, Kinga GÁL, Karlo RESSLER, Sunčana GLAVAK, Tomislav SOKOL, Javier ZARZALEJOS, Milan ZVER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Notes the increased migratory pressure on the country; calls for effective inter-institutional coordination of migration and border management in the face of a mounting humanitarian crisis; calls for e~~qui~~stabl~~e burden-sharing and adequate support for local communities hosting temporary reception centres; underlines the need to~~ishing of reception capacities away from the EU external border, preferably at the entry points of migrants to the country; underlines the need for the European Commission, EU agencies and international organisations to provide assistance to BiH in ensureing appropriate reception conditions ~~and to boos~~in boosting the relevant capacityies for processing incoming migrants and asylum~~- seeker~~ claims and , where applicable, conducting return procedures; urges BiH to conclude an agreement with the European Asylum Support Office (EASO); calls on the EU to step up its support to BiH’s authorities, namely with regard to operational assistance;

2021/02/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2171(INI)

Željana ZOVKO, Lukas MANDL, Andrea BOCSKOR, Kinga GÁL, Karlo RESSLER, Sunčana GLAVAK, Tomislav SOKOL, Javier ZARZALEJOS, Milan ZVER, Jeroen LENAERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Urges BiH to step up its efforts against cross-border crime, especially human trafficking, and to ensure swift conclusion of the status agreement with the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) that would facilitate better protection of borders in full respect for fundamental rights, while helping fight cross-border crimecooperation with neighbouring countries and relevant EU agencies (Europol, Eurojust, Frontex) against cross-border crime, especially human trafficking¸ migrant smuggling networks, firearms and drug trafficking;

2021/02/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2171(INI)

Željana ZOVKO, Lukas MANDL, Andrea BOCSKOR, Kinga GÁL, Karlo RESSLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Urges BiH to ensure swift conclusion of the status agreement with the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) that would facilitate better protection of its external borders and improve its overall migration management capacities;

2021/02/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)

- having regard to the Commission communication of 29 April 2020 entitled ‘Support to the Western Balkans in tackling COVID-19 and the post- pandemic recovery’,

2020/12/22
Committee: AFET

2019/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)

- having regard to the Commission communication of 6 October 2020 entitled ‘An Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans’ (COM(2020)0641),

2020/12/22
Committee: AFET

2019/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas the EU membership for Albania is in the Union's very own political, security and economic interest;

2020/12/22
Committee: AFET

2019/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)

Dc. whereas Albania's economy was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, measures to prevent the spread of the virus have slowed the economic activity, which in turn has begun to negatively impact the national budget;

2020/12/22
Committee: AFET

2019/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D d (new)

Dd. whereas the EU has mobilised EUR 3.3 billion to address the coronavirus pandemic in the Western Balkans, including EUR 38 million in immediate support to the health sector, EUR 389 million for the social and economic recovery, EUR 750 million for macro-financial assistance, EUR 455 million for economic reactivation and EUR 1.7 billion in preferential loans from the European Investment Bank;

2020/12/22
Committee: AFET

2019/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)

28a. Underlines that the contribution of Albania to the protection of the European Union’s external border is of crucial importance and calls on the EU to intensify its support to border protection in the region;

2020/12/22
Committee: AFET

2019/2170(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)

38a. Stresses the importance of tackling brain drain with concrete measures such as promoting quality and inclusive educational reforms and the creation of long-term and sustainable job opportunities for young people;

2020/12/22
Committee: AFET

2019/2169(INI)

Sabine VERHEYEN, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Asim ADEMOV, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Loucas FOURLAS, Iuliu WINKLER, Peter POLLÁK, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Željana ZOVKO, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Andrea BOCSKOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Believes that mothers and fathers should receive more social recognition for caring for their children and parenting, taking i~~Notes with concern that women are still underrepresented in sport, both in participation and in governance; emphasises that although the number of women actively involved in sport has significantly increased, only 20%-30% of all sports coaches in Europe are women; stresses that the gender pay gap in sport is persistento a~~ccount~~nd even greater thatn they a~~re investing in the future of society by raising and bringing up their children~~verage gender pay gap at the highest levels; stresses that there are still significant differences in the media coverage of sport;

2020/04/14
Committee: CULT

2019/2169(INI)

Sabine VERHEYEN, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Asim ADEMOV, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Loucas FOURLAS, Iuliu WINKLER, Peter POLLÁK, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Željana ZOVKO, Alexander BERNHUBER, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Andrea BOCSKOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Takes the view that the national statistical offices of th~~Calls on Member States to foster initiatives that encourage gender equality and equal participation in decision- making roles in sports, enable Mfem~~ber States should, if possible, check whe~~ale athletes to reconcile their ~~a gender-based value for invisible work in the area of solidarity between ge~~family and professional sporting life, and seek to reduce the gender-based remunerations gap and ~~the contribution of this work to national GDP is included in the respective national calculation system~~award disparities, as well as any kind of stereotypes and harassment in sports;

2020/04/14
Committee: CULT

2019/2169(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to address the feminisation of poverty in all its forms, particularly by factoring gender into pension entitlements in order to eliminate the gender pension gap, and by improving working conditions in feminised sectors; stresses that the potential of women with disabilities to contribute to economic growth and social development must be more effectively exploited and points out the importance of addressing the cultural undervaluation of jobs dominated by women and the overrepresentation of women in atypical forms of work; emphasises the need to strengthen collective bargaining in order to foster stable and quality employment;

2020/05/26
Committee: EMPL

2019/2169(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to put forward a Care Deal for Europe to cover all care needs throughout the lifecycle, with particular regard for the situation of women caring for their own children with disabilities; calls on the Member States to ratify ILO Convention No 189 on domestic workers and to fully implement and go beyond the Barcelona care targets, ensuring the coverage of those needs through quality universal public care services; urges Member States to fully implement the Work-Life Balance Directive1 and invites them to go beyond the Directive’s minimum standards; __________________ 1 OJ L 188, 12.7.2019, p. 79.

2020/05/26
Committee: EMPL

2019/2169(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Is deeply worried about violence and harassment in the world of work; ~~calls on the Commission to propose a directive on a holistic approach to combatting violence against women; calls on Member States to ratify and implemen~~believes that the reservations expressed by some Member States against the Istanbul Convention ~~and ILO Convention No 190 on violence and harassment~~should be respected, and Member States should not be prevented from addressing the societal problem of gender-based violence between persons using existing tools;

2020/05/26
Committee: EMPL

2019/2164(INI)

Sabine VERHEYEN, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Asim ADEMOV, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Peter POLLÁK, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Alexander BERNHUBER, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Milan ZVER, Andrea BOCSKOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Notes that, of~~Recalls that women are an untapped resource even in emerging fields, such as digital, AI and ICT, with women accounting for just 16% of the almost 18 million ~~scientists and engineers in the EU, 59 % are men and 41 % are women~~people working in ICT in Europe; notes that increasing the number of women in the digital sector has the potential to contribute to women’s financial empowerment, resulting in the reduction of the total gender pay gap and the enhancement of women’s financial independence; emphasises that by integrating more women into the digital jobs market, there is potential fora €16 billion GDP boost to the European economy;

2020/04/14
Committee: CULT

2019/2164(INI)

Sabine VERHEYEN, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Asim ADEMOV, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Peter POLLÁK, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Alexander BERNHUBER, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Milan ZVER, Andrea BOCSKOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights the fact that there are major disparities in the EU with regard to schoolgirls’ attitude to STEM careers, with only four out of every 100 schoolgirls in Finland, for instance, seeking a STEM career, while that figure is four times higher in Latvia, and therefore proposes that more be learnt about the reasons for such disparities and therefore proposes that best practices should be exchanged among Member States how to attract more girls into STEM, with the European Union having a facilitating and coordinating function;

2020/04/14
Committee: CULT

2019/2164(INI)

Sabine VERHEYEN, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Asim ADEMOV, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Peter POLLÁK, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Alexander BERNHUBER, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Milan ZVER, Andrea BOCSKOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that in firms quoted on the German DAX stock exchange, for example, 41 % of board members have a science degree and that, consequently, women continue to be correspondingly underrepresented right up to senior management level;deleted

2020/04/14
Committee: CULT

2019/2164(INI)

Sabine VERHEYEN, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Asim ADEMOV, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Peter POLLÁK, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Alexander BERNHUBER, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Milan ZVER, Andrea BOCSKOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Points out that ~~many jobs will be lost as a result of AI in future, affecting women and men to the same extent, which ought to be factored in to education policy now as a matter of urgency~~the effects and the impact of the development and increase of AI in the labour market and education systems require a particular focus on how it will affect women`s education and career paths and choices made by girls;

2020/04/14
Committee: CULT

2019/2164(INI)

Sabine VERHEYEN, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Asim ADEMOV, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Peter POLLÁK, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Alexander BERNHUBER, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Milan ZVER, Andrea BOCSKOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Calls on the Member States to advance education, training and maintenance of new digital skills and capacities, with a special focus on girls, through training and life-long learning, and to prioritise diversity and inclusion in STEM to enhance equal opportunities in the economy and in business;

2020/04/14
Committee: CULT

2019/2164(INI)

Sabine VERHEYEN, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Asim ADEMOV, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Peter POLLÁK, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Alexander BERNHUBER, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Milan ZVER, Andrea BOCSKOR

5 b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to enable the exploitation of EU funds and programmes, including Erasmus+, to effectively support lifelong learning and training in this regard;

2020/04/14
Committee: CULT

2019/2164(INI)

Sabine VERHEYEN, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Asim ADEMOV, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Peter POLLÁK, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Alexander BERNHUBER, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Milan ZVER, Andrea BOCSKOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Urges the Commission and Member States to encourage young people with a STEM training qualification to become entrepreneurs set up their own businesses, in particular in the digital and tech sector, and to support them in the process~~, women already being just as successful with~~ of becoming tech leaders; urges the Commission to ensure equal access of women and men to all sorts of EU funding to STEM related projects and start-ups ~~as men~~;

2020/04/14
Committee: CULT

2019/2164(INI)

Sabine VERHEYEN, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Asim ADEMOV, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Peter POLLÁK, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Alexander BERNHUBER, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Milan ZVER, Andrea BOCSKOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Is convinced that additional and greater incentives for both companies and women for role models, mentoring programmes and career paths both at national and European level can challenge gender stereotypes and bias and increase the visibility of women and the promotion of their access to these sectors;

2020/04/14
Committee: CULT

2019/2164(INI)

Sabine VERHEYEN, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Asim ADEMOV, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Peter POLLÁK, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Alexander BERNHUBER, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Milan ZVER, Andrea BOCSKOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6 b. Welcomes the Pilot Project “Girls 4 STEM in Europe” adopted by the Commission in 2019 with the objective of promoting STEM to girls and fully supports its action of creating a network between schools, universities and companies across Europe as a platform to exchange best practices and asks the Commission to present the results of the Pilot Project to the European Parliament;

2020/04/14
Committee: CULT

2019/2125(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3a (new)

– having regard to the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights which forbids making the human body and its parts as such a source of financial gain,

2019/10/28
Committee: AFET

2019/2125(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11

– having regard to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (hereinafter ‘the Istanbul Convention’) of 11 May 2011, but also bearing in mind that not all Member States ratified the text,

2019/10/28
Committee: AFET

2019/2125(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)

– having regard to the Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities and the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages,

2019/10/28
Committee: AFET

2019/2125(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 b (new)

– having regard to the Council of Europe Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine, known as the Oviedo Convention and entered into force on 1 December 1999, which prohibits the use of human body for financial gain,

2019/10/28
Committee: AFET

2019/2125(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)

– having regard to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples,

2019/10/28
Committee: AFET

2019/2125(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)

– having regard to the UN General Assembly's decision of 28 May 2019, designating 22 August as UN International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief,

2019/10/28
Committee: AFET

2019/2125(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15

– having regard to the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration adopted by the majority of the UN General Assembly on 10 and 11 December 2018, but also bearing in mind that not all Member States accepted the text in the General Assembly,

2019/10/28
Committee: AFET

2019/2125(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16

– having regard to the Global Compact on Refugees, affirmed by the majority of the UN General Assembly on 17 December 2018, but also bearing in mind that not all Member States accepted the text in the General Assembly,

2019/10/28
Committee: AFET

2019/2125(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 a (new)

– having regard to the EU Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World 2015, condemning all forms of gestational surrogacy,

2019/10/28
Committee: AFET

2019/2125(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Maintains that all states that adhere to internationally recognized fundamental freedoms as cornerstones of democracy must be at the forefront of spreading good governance practices based on human rights and the rule of law around the world, and of strengthening legal international instruments for protecting human rights; underlines the challenges posed by the use of harmful influences that undermine democratic governance and the values intrinsic to human rights, and thus thwart the positive endeavours of democratic states;

2019/10/28
Committee: AFET

2019/2125(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses the importance of advancing gender equality and women’s rights worldwide; emphasises that, in spite of progress, women and girls continue to suffer discrimination ~~and violence~~, violence and reproductive exploitation; stresses that many societies still struggle to provide women and girls with equal rights under the law and equal access to education, healthcare, decent work and political and economic representation;

2019/10/28
Committee: AFET

2019/2125(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Draws attention to instances of persecution and discrimination based on ethnicity, nationality, class, caste, religion, belief, language, ~~sexual orientation~~gender and age, which remain rife in many countries and societies; is seriously concerned at the increasingly intolerant and hate-filled responses targeting people who are the victims of these human rights violations;

2019/10/28
Committee: AFET

2019/2125(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Stresses that freedom of speech and expression, as well as media pluralism, are at the heart of resilient democratic societies; recalls that media should reflect the plurality, diversity and non- discrimination; the State regulation of broadcast media should not restrict minority rights of persons belonging to national minorities who should have access to broadcast in their own language; condemns media propaganda and misinformation against ethnic and national minorities; urges that the best possible safeguards against disinformation campaigns and hostile propaganda be put in place by developing a legal framework both at EU and international level for tackling hybrid threats, including cyber and information warfare;

2019/10/28
Committee: AFET

2019/2125(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Strongly supports the work and efforts of the EU Special Representative for Human Rights (EUSR) in protecting and promoting human rights in the world; underlines the important objective within the mandate of the EUSR to enhance the Union’s effectiveness in this area; calls for the renewal and reinforcement of the mandate and position of the Special Envoy on the promotion of FoRB outside the EU;

2019/10/28
Committee: AFET

2019/2125(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Commits itself to promote greater transparency of democratic processes, particularly of the financing of political and issue-based campaigning by different non-state actors2a; __________________ 2aCouncils Conclusions on Democracy adopted by the Council at its 3720th meeting held on 14 October 2019

2019/10/28
Committee: AFET

2019/2125(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Stresses the link between the increase in human rights violations and widespread impunity and the lack of accountability in regions and countries devastated by conflicts or marked by politically motivated intimidation, discrimination, harassment and assault, abduction, violent policing, arbitrary arrests and cases of torture, in particular, against members of ethnic, racial, religious, political, or cultural minorities;

2019/10/28
Committee: AFET

2019/2125(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. ~~Welcomes the initial~~Takes note of the initial exploratory discussions within the Council regarding the establishment of an possible global EU human rights sanctions mechanism, ~~the so-called ‘Magnitsky List’,~~ allowing for targeted sanctions against individuals complicit in serious human rights violations, while noting that no political decision has been made on this issue;

2019/10/28
Committee: AFET

2019/2125(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Strongly supports the EU’s strategic engagement for gender equality and its ongoing efforts to improve the human rights situation of women and girls, in line with the 2030 SDGs; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to further contribute to gender equality and girls’ and women’s empowerment by working closely with international organisations and non-EU countries, in order to develop and implement new legal frameworks regarding gender equality, and to eradicate harmful practices targeted at women and girls, such as child marriage and female genital mutilation, as well as forced religious conversion that usually entails abduction, rape and stigmatization;

2019/10/28
Committee: AFET

2019/2125(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Calls for new EU initiatives to prevent and combat child abuse in the world, to rehabilitate conflict-affected children and to provide them with a sheltered environment in which care and education are fundamental; calls for the EU to initiate an international movement to advocate the rights of the child, and reinforcing the family as the natural context of children’s lives, inter alia by organising an international conference on the protection of children in fragile environments;

2019/10/28
Committee: AFET

2019/2125(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Welcomes the ratifications of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; reiterates the importance of efficient implementation by both the EU Member States and the EU institutions; stresses~~, in particular,~~ the importance of non- discrimination and the need to credibly mainstream the principle of universal accessibility and to ensure all the rights of persons with disabilities throughout all relevant EU policies;

2019/10/28
Committee: AFET

2019/2125(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

Ethnic and linguistic minorities1a Emphasises that national minority communities have specific needs, therefore full and effective equality between persons belonging to a national minority and those belonging to the majority should be promoted in all areas of economic, social, political and cultural life; urges the EU to follow closely the implementation of provisions protecting human rights and of the rights of persons belonging to minorities throughout the enlargement process; stresses the need for more serious attention to the various Council of Europe and UN monitoring mechanisms and for closer cooperation with their different treaty bodies to better channel their findings and use their expertise in the field; recommends to establish the office of an Ombudsman or a Special Rapporteur for Minority Rights whose mandate would include protection of minority rights through country visits and the possibility to interact with minorities’ representatives with a view to raising awareness of challenges and making recommendations for EU Member States as well; stresses that persons belonging to ethnic or national minorities must be not subject to any form of discrimination in the exercise of their rights: culture, traditions, history, mother tongue of the ethnic and linguistic minorities should be respected; people belonging to ethnic and linguistic minorities should be guaranteed the possibility to choose education in their mother tongue or to learn it at different levels of education; in order to encourage and facilitate the effective participation of minorities in public life, the use of their mother tongue in educational system, municipalities, electoral, consultative and other public participation processes should be provided where practicable; condemns all forms of discrimination on whatever grounds, hate crime, incitement to hatred, hate speech and all types of social exclusion against ethnic and national minorities, and calls on the European Union to explicitly condemn and sanction atrocities against people belonging to ethnic and national minorities; __________________ 1aEthnic and linguistic minorities would be a new category between the New technologies and human rights and the Migrants and refugees.

2019/10/28
Committee: AFET

2019/2125(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Urges the Commission, the EEAS and the Member States to step up advocacy in relation to FoRB, ~~and to launch~~to fully implement the EU Guidelines on Freedom of Religion or Belief, and to promote interreligious dialogue with states and representatives of civil society ~~and~~, churches, religious communities and associations and other faith groups in order to prevent acts of violence, persecution, intolerance and discrimination against persons on the grounds of thought, conscience, religion or belief; calls for the EU to continue to forge alliances and to enhance cooperation with a broad range of countries and regional organisations, in order to deliver positive ~~change~~narratives in relation to FoRB; reminds the Council and Commission of the need to adequately support the institutional mandate, capacity and duties of the Special Envoy for the promotion of FoRB outside the EU; calls the Commission, the EEAS and the Member States to promote and protect the fundamental right to conscientious objection, as an expression of Freedom of Religion or Belief;

2019/10/28
Committee: AFET

2019/2125(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Notes with concern that Christians represent the largest persecuted religious minority in the world; calls on the Commission to aid persecuted Christian communities in need around the world;

2019/10/28
Committee: AFET

2019/2125(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Reaffirms that the activities of all companies, whether operating domestically or across borders, must be in full compliance with international human rights standards; stresses the need to establish an instrument to regulate, in international human rights law, the activities of transnational corporations and other companies; reminds all countries to implement the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), and calls on those EU Member States that have not yet adopted National Action Plans on Business Rights to do so as early as possible; calls on the private sector, in particular financial, insurance and transport companies, to provide their services to humanitarian actors carrying out relief activities, including territories under EU sanctions, in full compliance with the humanitarian exemptions and exemptions foreseen in EU legislation;

2019/10/28
Committee: AFET

2019/2125(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Stresses the urgent need to tackle the root causes of migration flows such as wars, conflicts, persecution, networks of illegal migration, trafficking, smuggling and climate change; calls for the external dimension of the refugee crisis to be addressed, including by finding sustainable solutions to conflicts through building cooperation and partnerships with the third countries concerned; in~~sists that the implementation of the Global Compacts on migration and refugees must~~ this context, recognises the re~~fore go hand in hand with~~levance of the implementation of the UN’s 2030 Agenda as set out in the Strategic Development Goals, ~~as well as~~going hand in hand with increased investment in developing countries;

2019/10/28
Committee: AFET

2019/2125(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Stresses that the EU should continue to actively support democratic and effective human rights institutions and civil society in their efforts to promote democratisation in a context-sensitive manner, while takes into account the cultural and national background of the third countries concerned in order to strengthen dialogue and partnership; positively notes, in this context, the European Endowment for Democracy’s consistent engagement in the eastern and southern neighbourhoods of the EU to promote democracy and respect for fundamental rights and freedoms; recalls that the experience gained and the lessons learned from transitions to democracy in the framework of the enlargement and neighbourhood policies could make a positive contribution to the identification of best practices that could be used to support and consolidate other democratisation processes worldwide;

2019/10/28
Committee: AFET

2019/2125(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Reiterates its positive view of the EU’s continued support for electoral processes and its provision of electoral assistance and support to domestic observers; welcomes and fully supports, in this context, the work of the European Parliament’s Democracy Support and Election Coordination Group; recalls the importance of proper follow-up to the reports and recommendations of the election observation missions as a way of enhancing their impact and strengthening the EU’s support for democratic standards in the countries concerned; urges to follow-up the cases of atrocities against ethnic and national minorities representatives during the electoral process, encourage governments to guarantee quota places for minority representation, thereby ensuring democratic elections in the countries;

2019/10/28
Committee: AFET

2019/0152(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 a (new)

Article 1 a Budget 1. The revenue of the EIT shall consist of a contribution from the Union. The revenue of the EIT may also include a contribution from other private and public sources. 2. The Union contribution for the period from 2021 to 2027 shall be provided through a financial contribution of 4% from the Horizon Europe overall budget and shall cover: (a) the expenditure for the existing eight KICs; (b) the launch of a new KIC on CCI; (c) the launch of a new KIC in 2024; (d) the launch of a new EIT support and coordination action; and (e) administrative expenditure. 3. Additional financial resources from other Union programmes may be received by the EIT.

2020/01/28
Committee: CULT

2019/0152(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 3

The SIA takes into account the Strategic Planning of Horizon Europe to ensure ~~alignment~~coherence with the Framework Programme activities, with other relevant Union programmes and consistency with EU priorities and commitments and increase complementarity and synergies with national and regional funding programmes and priorities.

2020/01/28
Committee: CULT

2019/0152(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 3

With ~~the [~~Horizon Europe ~~proposal] for a new Framework Programme supporting research and innovation for the period 2021-2027~~, the European Commission made a firm commitment to raise further Europe's innovation potential in order to be able to respond to the challenges of the future. The EIT’s distinctive role in fostering innovation by bringing together business, education, research, public authorities and civil society is reinforced by its positioning in the [Innovative Europe Pillar] of ~~the [~~Horizon Europe. ~~proposal]. The [~~Horizon Europe ~~proposal]~~ reflects the growing ~~ambition of the EU on innovation and the necessity to deliver on it~~scientific and technical ambition of the EU. The EIT should provide the necessary excellence in education entrepreneurship and technical innovation.

2020/01/28
Committee: CULT

2019/0152(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 1

The EIT is part of the overall Horizon Europe framework that aims, inter alia, to deliver scientific, economic/technological and societal impact so as to strengthen the scientific and technological bases of the Union; deliver on the Union strategic policy priorities, foster its competitiveness in all Member States, including in its industry, and contribute to tackling global challenges, including the Sustainable Development Goalsnnovation in the Member States across the Union. There are three particular challenges that the Union faces which will guide the EIT’s actions in 2021-2027 as reflected by its general objectives, i.e.: (1) strengthening sustainable innovation across Europe; (2) fostering the development of entrepreneurial and innovation skills in a lifelong learning perspective and support the entrepreneurial transformation of universities in the Union; and (3) bringing new solutions to global societal challenges to the market. A core condition for being successful in thisese endeavor ~~is to respond to the persisting nee~~s and to increase innovation capacity across the Union~~. T~~ will be the ability to drive technical and entrepreneurial education. As mentioned above, there are in particular three challenges the EUnion faces that will guide EIT’s actions in 2021-2027 as reflected by its general objectives.

2020/01/28
Committee: CULT

2019/0152(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 1

Excellence is the main driver for the EIT. It seeks to extend the ambition of existing KICs and encourage the very highest quality of research and innovation in new innovation communities. Outreach and contribution of addressing gaps in innovation in Member States and associated countries is an important part of the EIT strategic agenda for 2021-2027 as well as extending quality higher education opportunities to moderate and modest innovator countries named in the Regional Innovation Scheme (‘RIS’). The EIT as an integral part of the Horizon Europe programme will contribute to strengthening of the innovation capacity of the Union and delivering on its overarching objectives and priorities. ~~The~~ KICs will become part of the Institutionalised European Partnerships, meaning they will follow a set of principles and life-cycle criteria, as laid down in Horizon Europe, to ensure a more coherent, open and impact-driven approach. The EIT general objectives ~~therefore~~ reflect the overall role of the EIT in Horizon Europe and its place in the [Innovative Europe Pillar].

2020/01/28
Committee: CULT

2019/0152(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 3 – paragraph 1

A reinforced role of the EIT, through a focus on actions where it will add value at the EU level and contribute to achieving the objectives of Horizon Europe, will guide the EIT strategy for 2021-2027. First, the EIT will continue to support the innovation capacity ~~and ecosys~~of all Member Statems through KICs, and their further development and expansion~~, and~~ of innovative ecosystems through the launch of new KICs. Secondly, building on its experience with the knowledge triangle integration, the EIT will directly support quality science and technical research as well as the development of ~~the~~ entrepreneurial and innovation capacity in the higher education sector. With a view to cross-fertilisation between different subject areas, the EIT will provide tailored platforms for interaction between students and researchers working indifferent KICs as well as entrepreneurs and start-up communities. This would include business mentoring for researchers in: - assessment of new ideas; - intellectual property; - investment and sustainable financial planning. Finally, through more effective cross- cutting measures, the EIT will ensure that its visibility, efficiency and impact at the EUnion level increases. ~~In addition, the EIT will also improve its operations in a number of areas in order to increase its effectiveness, efficiency and impact~~Spreading the world about the EIT successes to the European Parliament, the Council and the wider public is important as a step towards greater openness and transparency.

2020/01/28
Committee: CULT

2019/0152(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.1 – point 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)

The EIT budget devoted to implementing EIT RIS activities will be at least 10% of the overall EIT support funding to KICs, thereby increasing the number of KIC partners from targeted regions in countries that are eligible for the RIS. Support from the RIS should encourage gender balance in all areas.

2020/01/28
Committee: CULT

2019/0152(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.1 – point 3 – paragraph 4

Based on the proposed budget for the EIT, a second new KIC could be launched in 2025 with a call to be published in 2024, after an amendment to Annex 1A to add new priority field(s) and successful mid- term evaluation of the new business and financial strategy for the existing nine KICs. The priority area(s) will be selected in light of the proposals of the EIT Governing Board. These proposals will take into account the priority areas to be identified in the Horizon Europe Strategic Research and Innovation Plan and the criteria set for the selection of European Partnerships, in particular openness, transparency, EU added value, coherence and synergies. The criteria for selecting new KICs will be aligned with those in the Horizon Europe. They will also support delivery on EU policy priorities such as missions and Sustainable Development Goals. Other new KIC/KICs could be selected in case additional budget to that of the EIT would become available.

2020/01/28
Committee: CULT

2019/0152(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – point 1 – paragraph 4

EIT will organise ~~regular~~annual meetings of the Member States’ Representatives Group as well as Commission related services~~, at least twice a year,~~ to ensure an appropriate communication and flow of information with Member States and at EU level, and keep them informed of the performances and achievements of the EIT-funded activities. The Member States’ Representatives Group shall also ensure appropriate support to liaise EIT- supported activities with national programmes and initiatives, including the potential national co-financing of those activities.

2020/01/28
Committee: CULT

2019/0152(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.4 – point 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Finally, the governing board should elaborate guidelines for KICs to have mechanisms in place to ensure a stream of revenue from successful products and projects for the EIT as well as for partners involved. To achieve this, KICs should have agreements with business partners who launch such products/services/processes based on e.g. success fee, licensing, royalties and/or volume of sales.

2020/01/28
Committee: CULT

2019/0152(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 9

Additional indicators, including societal impact indicators in the KICs areas of activity, will be developed by the EIT together with the Commission in line with the development of the Horizon Europe programme indicator framework and will reflect the overall approach for European Partnerships to contribute to : -scientific impact, -economic ~~and societal impact~~impact, -societal impact. In addition, KICs should be required to deliver on appropriate measures of quality and high standards in all areas, and across a wide spread of Member States including in particular RIS countries. Appropriate measures may vary between the KIC subject areas but every KIC should provide evidence of high standards of working. Where innovative products are concerned, specific measures of success are required, for example the number of start-ups created by students, investment attracted by start-ups supported by EIT KICs, patents granted - the tip of good innovation iceberg. Overall the alignment of the impact indicators with Horizon Europe will aim at monitoring the progress towards the set objectives over time. This will ensure a comparative evidence-base on results and impacts generated by KICs vis-à-vis the rest of the programme. In addition, the EIT will ensure that the monitoring system would capture progress in relation to activities specific to the KIC model, such as knowledge triangle integration and entrepreneurial skills.These additional indicators will aim at monitoring the progress and impact over time. For example, the indicators on EIT education- related activities (including those supporting the capacities of HEIs) shall monitor human capital skill acquisition (short term), career (medium term) and working conditions (long term), HEIs engagement and capacity improvement (short term) or HEIs role and performance in local innovation ecosystems (medium and long term).

2020/01/28
Committee: CULT

2019/0151(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8

(8) ‘Regional Innovation Scheme’ (‘RIS’) means a~~n outreach scheme targeted at partnerships between higher education institutions, research organisations, companies and other stakeholders, in order to foster innovation across the Union~~ scheme fostering the integration of the knowledge triangle and the innovation capacity of moderate and modest innovator countries, in particular by attracting and integrating new partners into the KICs;

2020/01/29
Committee: CULT

2019/0151(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2

~~The EIT shall~~For the period 2021-2027, the EIT shall in particular contribute to deliver on the general and specific objectives of ~~the Union framework programme supporting research and innovation~~Horizon Europe, taking into account its strategic planning.

2020/01/29
Committee: CULT

2019/0151(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 a (new)

Article 3 a Specific objectives The specific objectives of the EIT shall be: (a) to increase the impact of KICs and knowledge triangle integration; (b) to increase the innovation capacity of the higher education sector by promoting higher education institutions (‘HEIs’); (c) to increase the regional outreach of the EIT in order to address disparities in innovation capacity across the Union.

2020/01/29
Committee: CULT

2019/0151(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1

1. The SIA shall define the ~~priority fields and strategy~~strategy and the priorities for the EIT for the seven-year period concerned, taking into account the Union framework programme supporting research and innovation, and shall include an assessment of its socioeconomic impact and its capacity to generate the best innovation added-value. The SIA shall take into account the results of the monitoring and evaluation of the EIT as referred to in Article 19.

2020/01/29
Committee: CULT

2018/2158(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas new areas of tension between the EU and Russia have arisen since 2015, including: Russian intervention in Syria; large-scale military exercises (Zapad 2017); ~~russian interference aimed at influencing elections and stoking tensions in European societies;~~ restrictions on fundamental freedoms and extensive human rights violations in Russia, including the systemic targeting of human rights defenders and civil society in Russia, discrimination against the Tatar minority in occupied Crimea, and the politically motivated persecution of Alexei Navalny and many others; cyber attacks and assassinations on European soil carried out by Russian intelligence agents using chemical weapons; the intimidation, arrest and imprisonment of foreign citizens in Russia in breach of international law, including Oleg Sentsov and many others; the organisation of illegal and illegitimate elections in the Donbas; ~~flawed presidential elections lacking any real choice and with restrictions on fundamental freedoms;~~ violations of arms control agreements;

2019/01/16
Committee: AFET

2018/2158(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Believes therefore that the EU- Russia relationship requires a new framework of cooperation only in those areas that are necessary and in a common interest, and with a view to guaranteeing security in the EU’s neighbourhood and a European peace order; ~~is of the view that the PCA should be discontinued;~~

2019/01/16
Committee: AFET

2018/2158(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. EU and the member states should contribute to preventing the escalation of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and urge the diplomatic solution of it;

2019/01/16
Committee: AFET

2018/2158(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

~~8. Highlights in this context that there is no place, space or time for new major initiatives;~~deleted

2019/01/16
Committee: AFET

2018/2158(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Reiterates that while the EU's stance is firm, coherent and concerted with respect to EU sanctions on Russia, further coordination and coherence is required in its foreign and security policy approach to Russia; ~~calls, in this context, on Member States to end 'golden visa/passport' programmes;~~

2019/01/16
Committee: AFET

2018/2158(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Reiterates its support for the five principles guiding the EU's policy towards Russia, and calls for further definition of the selective engagement principle; recommends that the focus be placed inter alia on issues relating to the MENA region, terrorism, non-proliferation, arms control and climate change; calls for a high-level dialogue between EU, EEU and AA/DCFTA countries; reiterates that while consultations between the EU and Russia on cyber terrorism and organised crime need to continue, Russia’s systematic hybrid threats require strong deterrence; calls, in this context, for the initiation of a high-level EU-EEU-China-Central Asia dialogue on Belt and Road Initiative and connectivity;

2019/01/16
Committee: AFET

2018/2158(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Underlines that Russia and the EU will remain key economic partners in the foreseeable future, but Nord Stream 2 reinforces EU dependency on Russian gas supplies, threatens the EU internal market and is not in line with EU energy policy~~, and therefore needs to be stopped~~;

2019/01/16
Committee: AFET

2018/2158(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

~~18. Believes that the EU should stand ready to consider adopting further sanctions, including targeted personal sanctions, in response to Russia’s continued actions;~~deleted

2019/01/16
Committee: AFET

2018/2158(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

~~19. Calls for a European version of the Magnitsky Act;~~deleted

2019/01/16
Committee: AFET

2018/2158(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Support~~s increased funding for the~~ the work of European Endowment for Democracy and other instruments to advance democracy and human rights;

2019/01/16
Committee: AFET

2018/2149(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes the ~~long overdue~~ ratification of the August 2015 Border Demarcation Agreement with Montenegro in March 2018; underlines the significance of this step towards visa liberalisation;

2018/09/10
Committee: AFET

2018/2149(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Calls for sustained efforts to comprehensively normalise relations between Serbia and Kosovo; considers that a full normalisation of relations with Serbia, under a legally binding agreement and its implementing arrangements, will not be possible without a comprehensive application of the existing agreements and is a key element of the European path of both parties;

2018/09/10
Committee: AFET

2018/2149(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Regrets the fact that many of the agreements signed hitherto have not been implemented or have been delayed~~, such as those on energy and on the association of Serb majority municipalities; calls on both parties to implement all the agreements in full and in good faith~~; calls on both parties to implement all the agreements in full and in good faith; urges the Kosovar authorities to increase their efforts on creating the Community of Serbian municipalities in good faith and without any further delay; urges the European External Action Service (EEAS) to produce an annual report on the state of implementation of the agreements so as to address all their shortcomings;

2018/09/10
Committee: AFET

2018/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas Albania has continued to make steady progress towards meeting the ~~political criteria and the~~ five key priorities for the opening of accession negotiations;

2018/09/03
Committee: AFET

2018/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

B a. whereas on 28 June 2018 the European Council endorsed the 26 June 2018 Council Conclusions, setting out the path towards opening accession negotiations in June 2019;

2018/09/03
Committee: AFET

2018/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes Albania’s intensified efforts in this regard, leading to steady progress on the implementation of EU- related reforms, especially on the comprehensive justice reform; ~~urges~~calls on Albania to consolidate the reforms achieved and to continue preparing for EU membership obligations across all chapters;

2018/09/03
Committee: AFET

2018/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Fully supports the Commission’s recommendation that accession negotiations be opened in recognition of the ~~reform ef~~progress concerning the implementation of refortms made by Albania; ~~calls on the Council to~~takes note of Council's decision to set June 2019 as a date for opening accession talks ~~without delay~~ in order to sustain the reform momentum; considers that the opening of negotiations would provide further incentives for the reform process and enhance its scrutiny;

2018/09/03
Committee: AFET

2018/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Welcomes the good progress made in justice reform aimed at increasing the independence, accountability, professionalism and efficiency of judicial institutions; ~~regrets~~notes with concern that the administration of justice continues to be slow and inefficient; acknowledges the tangible results of the re-evaluation process for judges and prosecutors and calls on the Albanian authorities to speed up the vetting process, without compromising on quality or fairness; takes note of the first dismissals and the voluntary resignations of candidates prior to their hearings;

2018/09/03
Committee: AFET

2018/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Reiterates its call ton the Albanian authorities to effectively ensure the enforcement of property rights, while at the same time taking into account property registration, restitution and compensation; urges the Albanian authorities to adequately inform citizens about their rights and possibilities for enforcement of their claims; underlines the importance of an effective property rights regime for guaranteeing the rule of law and an attractive business environment;

2018/09/03
Committee: AFET

2018/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Expresses concern that Albania remains the Western Balkan country from which ~~are made~~ the highest number of illegal entries and stays, ands well as unfounded asylum claims, are made in Member States;

2018/09/03
Committee: AFET

2018/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Welcomes Albania’s active participation in the Berlin Process, the Western Balkans Six initiative and other regional initiatives, and its contribution to strengthening the profile of the Regional Cooperation Council; welcomes Albania’s proactive role in promoting regional cooperation and good neighbourly relations with other enlargement countries and with neighbouring Member States;

2018/09/03
Committee: AFET

2018/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. CHighly commends Albania on its continued full alignment with all EU positions and declarations made in the context of the Common Foreign and Security Policy; calls on Albania to align itself with the EU common position on the integrity of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and to renounce its bilateral immunity agreement with the United States;

2018/09/03
Committee: AFET

2018/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas since the opening of negotiations with Serbia ~~twelve~~fourteen chapters have been opened, two of which have been provisionally closed;

2018/09/05
Committee: AFET

2018/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas Serbia has contributed to strengthening regional cooperation and good neighbourly relations, as well as peace and stability, reconciliation and a climate conducive to addressing open bilateral issues from the past;

2018/09/05
Committee: AFET

2018/2146(INI)

1. ~~Acknowledg~~Welcomes the government’s strong political ~~resolve~~commitment to fully implement the Pržino Agreement and the Urgent Reform Priorities, leading to intensified efforts on EU-related reforms, based on cross-party and inter-ethnic cooperation and consultations with civil society;

2018/09/07
Committee: AFET

2018/2145(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. CHighly commends the positive diplomacy and active trust-building efforts leading to compromise and to the settlement of open bilateral issues; welcomes the entry into force on 14 February 2018 of the friendship treaty with Bulgaria;

2018/09/07
Committee: AFET

2018/2145(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes the ratification by the Parliament of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia of the strategic partnership agreement with Greece on 20 June 2018; ~~urges~~calls on the parties to duly inform their citizens of the contents and implications of the agreement and to diligently complete all internal procedures for the ratification and implementation of this strategically important agreement~~, bringing an end to a protracted geopolitical limbo~~;

2018/09/07
Committee: AFET

2018/2145(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Recalls that the country has already achieved a high level of alignment with the acquis; welcomes its continued alignment with EU declarations and Council decisions on the Common Foreign and Security Policy and notes that reaching a full alignment is a prerequisite for the Euro~~- Atlantic~~pean future of the country;

2018/09/07
Committee: AFET

2018/2145(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Fully ~~endorse~~supports the Commission’s recommendation and ensuing Council decision setting June 2019 as a date for opening accession negotiations in recognition of the encouraging reform efforts; considers that a swift opening of the screening process and accession talks will sustain and deepen the reform momentum; considers that the opening of negotiations would provide further incentives for democratisation and enhance scrutiny and accountability;

2018/09/07
Committee: AFET

2018/2144(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Underlines that the implementation and application of reforms remain a key indicator of successful integration; calls on Montenegro to improve the planning, coordination and monitoring of the implementation of new legislation and policies and calls on the timely implementation of interim benchmarks for chapters 23 and 24;

2018/09/03
Committee: AFET

2018/2144(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Welcomes the Commission’s assessment stated in its February communication “A credible enlargement perspective for and enhanced EU engagement with the Western Balkans” that with strong political will, with delivery of real and sustained reforms and definitive solutions to disputes with neighbours, Montenegro could potentially be ready for the membership by 2025;

2018/09/03
Committee: AFET

2018/2144(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2 b. Calls on the Commission and the Council to ensure an adequate provision in the next Multi-annual Financial Framework to cater for this possible accession of Montenegro to the European Union as outlined in the Western Balkans Strategy of February 2018;

2018/09/03
Committee: AFET

2018/2117(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)

- having regard to the International Covenant on Civiland Political Rights,

2018/10/16
Committee: AFET

2018/2117(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 b (new)

- having regard to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,

2018/10/16
Committee: AFET

2018/2117(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas it is important to identify attacks on academic freedom as part of global phenomena, and to encourage the recognition of academics and students being targeted ~~not only~~ as individuals whose rights are being violated~~, but also as human rights defenders who are being attacked~~;

2018/10/16
Committee: AFET

2018/2117(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas many at-risk academics and students are not able to obtain access to the opportunities provided by EU programmes for academic mobility ~~as a result of not meeting the application criteria or of having great difficulty in following the general application procedures, requirements and schedules~~;

2018/10/16
Committee: AFET

2018/2117(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas funding limitations in EU programmes restrict the actions of universities in the EU that already support students and scholars who flee their countries as a result of the threat of persecution for their academic engagement;

2018/10/16
Committee: AFET

2018/2117(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a

(a) explicitly recognise the importance of the defence of academic freedom in the EU’s external action in public statements, policies and actions, including recognition of the principles that ideas are not crimes and that critical discourse is not disloyalty;

2018/10/16
Committee: AFET

2018/2117(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)

(a a) underline that academic freedom, as an element of the right to education, includes the liberty of individuals to fulfill their functions without discrimination;

2018/10/16
Committee: AFET

2018/2117(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b

(b) publicly highlight the problems of attacks on academic freedom, including their negative consequences, and the responsibility of states to protect ~~higher education~~academic freedom;

2018/10/16
Committee: AFET

2018/2117(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b a (new)

(b a) raise academic freedom at different levels of political dialogues, including in human rights dialogues and consultations with partner countries;

2018/10/16
Committee: AFET

2018/2117(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b b (new)

(b b) ensure that EU institutions and Member States’ representatives visiting third countries are briefed on the situation of academic freedom;

2018/10/16
Committee: AFET

2018/2117(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d

(d) support the production, dissemination and use of relevant information, as well as the organisation of workshops and training courses, in order to raise awareness and improve the capacity to advocate ~~and~~, defend academic freedom and to keep public trust in the credibility of science;

2018/10/16
Committee: AFET

2018/2117(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j

(j) review existing programmes and resources for academic mobility, ~~including their criteria, application procedures, requirements and schedules, for the purpose of~~for the purpose of identifying and where possible eliminating obstacles which might preclude otherwise qualified at-risk academics or students from being able to obtain access to programme opportunities, placements or other resources;

2018/10/16
Committee: AFET

2018/2117(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k

(k) create new initiatives within existing programmes, such as Erasmus+ and the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions of new EU-funded programmes to support the placement of at-risk academics and students with international protection status at European higher education and research institutions;deleted

2018/10/16
Committee: AFET

2018/2098(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Reaffirms that freedom of thought, conscience, religion and belief, and the rights to apostasy and to espouse atheistic views, must be enhanced unconditionally through interreligious and intercultural dialogue; condemns the persecution of and attacks against ethnic and religious groups in 2017 with special regard to the persecution of Christians in the Middle East; deplores the attempts by state actors to limit freedom of religion and belief and freedom of expression by adopting and implementing blasphemy laws, among other means; requests that further action be taken to protect religious minorities, non- believers and atheists, including the victims of blasphemy laws, and calls for the EU and its Member States to increase their engagement in political discussions to repeal such laws; supports the EU’s efforts to implement the Guidelines on the promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief;

2018/09/06
Committee: AFET

2018/2098(INI)

Kinga GÁL, László TŐKÉS, Andrea BOCSKOR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Calls on the EU and its Member States to establish full transparency as regards the funds allocated to third countries for cooperation on migration and to ensure that such cooperation should not benefit, either directly or indirectly, security, police and justice systems involved in human rights violations; warns against the instrumentalisation of EU foreign policy as ‘migration management’ and emphasises that all attempts to work with third countries on migration must aim to address the root causes of migration and go hand in hand with improving human rights conditions within these countries; calls on the Commission to continue to treat the protection and promotion of the rights of ~~migrants and~~ refugees as a priority in its policies; insists on the need to develop and better implement protection frameworks for ~~migrants; calls for the European Parliament to have oversight of migration agreement~~refugees;

2018/09/06
Committee: AFET

2018/2098(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Strongly condemns all forms of discrimination, including that carried out on the grounds of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability or any other status; is alarmed by the many manifestations of racism, xenophobia and other forms of intolerance and a lack of political representation for the most vulnerable groups, such as ethnic, linguistic and religious minorities, people with disabilities, the LGBTI community, women and children; calls for the EU to enhance its efforts to eradicate, without distinction, all forms of discrimination and to promote awareness, a culture of tolerance and inclusion, and special protection for the most vulnerable groups by means of human rights and political dialogues, the work of EU delegations and public diplomacy; welcomes in this regard that the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Resolution on “Rights of Indigenous Peoples” (Ref.: A/RES/71/178, Para 13, adopted in December 2016) proclaimed 2019 as the International Year of Indigenous Languages and invites all states, including the EU and its Member States, to contribute to the implementation and realization of this; calls on all countries to ensure that their respective institutions provide effective legal protection within their jurisdictions;

2018/09/06
Committee: AFET

2018/2036(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Milan ZVER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Regrets that the EU has no explicit competence regarding minority issues, but recalls that minority rights are guaranteed under the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; recalls that the EU has a special duty to take care of the more than 50 million people belonging to national or regional minorities who live on its territory;

2018/06/26
Committee: CULT

2018/2036(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Milan ZVER, Marc JOULAUD

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Is convinced that mother-tongue language is a central element of cultural and individual identity, but besides it, learning the state language(s) is an important aspect of integrating into society;

2018/06/26
Committee: CULT

2018/2036(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Stresses that greater efforts should be made to ensure access to education and training for pupils from national or regional minorities and to support regional educational institutions that provide services in their mother tongue; encourages the Member States to facilitate the development of teaching in the regions with national or regional minorities in the mother tongue of pupils and students;

2018/06/26
Committee: CULT

2018/2036(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. In the regions with national or regional minorities, Member States are invited to ensure that people living in widely scattered settlements receive appropriate education in the language of regional or national minority;

2018/06/26
Committee: CULT

2018/2036(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4c. Encourages the Member States to ensure that those who speak a regional or minority language as their mother tongue have the opportunity to learn the official language sufficiently, by incorporating good practice from the teaching of foreign and second languages into the methodological approach adopted for teaching the official language of the State;

2018/06/26
Committee: CULT

2018/2036(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Milan ZVER, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Jill EVANS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)

4d. Encourages the Member States to produce textbooks that meet the needs of the speakers of regional or minority languages, and -if that proves to be impossible- facilitate the use of textbooks from other countries published in those languages, in co-operation with educational regulation bodies of the countries where regional or minority languages are used;

2018/06/26
Committee: CULT

2018/2036(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the European Commission to strengthen the promotion of programmes focused on the exchange of experiences and best practices concerning education in regional and minority languages in Europe; calls on the European Union and Commission to put greater emphasis on regional and minority languages in the future generation of Erasmus+, Creative Europe and Europe for Citizens programmes under the new MFF;

2018/06/26
Committee: CULT

2018/2036(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Milan ZVER, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Marc JOULAUD

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Restates firmly that freedom of expression includes the ability of minorities to express themselves and communicate freely with members of their own communities and others in their own language through private and public sector broadcast, print and electronic media;

2018/06/26
Committee: CULT

2018/2036(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Encourages the Member States to promote the use of regional or minority languages at regional level by adopting legal and regulatory standards, as well as by means of appropriate incentives in their media policy;

2018/06/26
Committee: CULT

2018/2036(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Marc JOULAUD

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6c. Calls on the Member States and Commission to provide appropriate funding for the promotion of the identity, language, history and culture of national and regional minorities;

2018/06/26
Committee: CULT

2018/2036(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)

6d. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to create the legal and regulatory conditions to ensure the freedom of service, passage and reception of audio-visual content in those regions where the minorities live in order to watch and listen content in their mother tongue, by, for example, encouraging the cross- border licensing for broadcasting;

2018/06/26
Committee: CULT

2018/2036(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Milan ZVER, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)

6e. Considers that in order to encourage and facilitate the effective participation of minorities in public life, the use of their languages in municipalities, electoral, administrative, consultative and other public participation processes should be encouraged, where practicable;

2018/06/26
Committee: CULT

2018/2036(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Milan ZVER, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 f (new)

6f. Invites the Member States to promote and encourage the use of regional or minority languages at local and regional level; with this aim in mind, actively encourage municipal authorities to ensure the use of such languages in practice;

2018/06/26
Committee: CULT

2018/2036(INI)

Herbert DORFMANN, Andrea BOCSKOR, József NAGY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 g (new)

6g. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to ensure that place names and topographical designations are written in their correct form and available in the languages commonly used in a given region, including on signs indicating entry into or exit from urban areas, on all road signs providing information and also important instructions and public announcements;

2018/06/26
Committee: CULT

2018/2036(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to create the legal and regulatory conditions which ensures the freedom of service, passage and reception of audio-visual content in those regions where the minorities live in order to watch and listen content in their mother tongue, which is broadcasted cross-border without being geoblocked.

2018/06/26
Committee: CULT

2018/2036(INI)

Herbert DORFMANN, József NAGY, Andrea BOCSKOR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Encourages the Commission to set up a commission at EU level (either within existing structures or as a separate body) to maintain the aim of the minimum standards for minorities in the EU.

2018/06/22
Committee: LIBE

2018/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Highlights the fact that media plays a central role with regard to cultural and linguistic rights; recalls that being able to have access, receive and publish information and content in a language one can fully understand and communicate in is a precondition for equal and effective participation in public, economic, social and cultural life; notes in this regard that special attention must be given to the needs of persons belonging to national minorities living in border, rural and remote areas;

2018/06/22
Committee: LIBE

2018/2036(INI)

Herbert DORFMANN, József NAGY, Andrea BOCSKOR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to ensure that the media can operate independently and free from discrimination in minority languages, to take into account national minorities when licensing or privatising media services, including assigning TV and radio broadcasters, to provide appropriate funds for self-governance to organisations representing minorities, with a view to fostering their sense of belonging to, and identification with, their respective minority groups, and to bring their identities, languages, histories and cultures to the attention of the majority; Calls on the Commission and the Member States to create the legal and regulatory conditions which ensures the freedom of service, passage and reception of audio-visual content in those regions where the minorities live in order to watch and listen content in their mother tongue, which is broadcasted cross-border without being geoblocked.

2018/06/22
Committee: LIBE

2018/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Encourages the Member States to ensure that those who speak a regional or minority language as their mother tongue have the opportunity to learn the official language sufficiently, by incorporating good practice from the teaching of foreign and second languages into the methodological approach adopted for teaching the official language of the State.

2018/06/22
Committee: LIBE

2018/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)

20b. Encourages the Member States to produce textbooks that meet the requirements of the speakers of regional or minority languages, and – if that proves to be impossible - facilitate the use of textbooks from other countries published in those languages, in co- operation with educational regulation bodies of the countries where regional or minority languages are used.

2018/06/22
Committee: LIBE

2018/2036(INI)

26a. Encourages the Member States to promote and encourage the use of regional or minority languages at local and regional level; with this aim in mind, actively encourage municipal authorities to ensure the use of such languages in practice.

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point c

2019/02/11
Committee: LIBE

2018/0329(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

In the other cases, return decisions may be accompanied by an entry ban.

2019/02/11
Committee: LIBE

2018/0329(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)

In cases involving children, return decisions shall not be accompanied by an entry ban, after a proved and valid age determination process, based on the national practices and laws of the responsible Member State.

2019/02/11
Committee: LIBE

2018/0329(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2

2. Member States may impose an entry ban, which does not accompany a return decision, to a third-country national who has been illegally staying in the territory of the Member States and whose illegal stay is ~~detect~~recognised in connection with border checks carried out at exit in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2016/399, where justified on the basis of the specific circumstances of the individual case and taking into account the principle of proportionality.

2019/02/11
Committee: LIBE

2018/0329(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Member States may impose an entry ban, which does not accompany a return decision, to a third-country national who has been illegally staying in the territory of the Member States and whose illegal stay is detected in connection with border checks carried out at exit in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2016/399, where justified on the basis of the specific circumstances of the individual case and taking into account the principle of proportionality.

2019/02/11
Committee: LIBE

2018/0329(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 4

Member States shall establish ~~reason~~applicable time limits and other necessary rules to ensure the exercise of the right to an effective remedy pursuant to this Article. Member States shall grant a period not exceeding five days to lodge an appeal against a return decision when such a decision is the consequence of a final decision rejecting an application for international protection taken in accordance with Regulation (EU) …/… [Asylum Procedure Regulation].

2019/02/11
Committee: LIBE

2018/0329(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 3

3. Minors in detention shall have the possibility to engage in leisure activities, including play and recreational activities appropriate to their age, and shall have, depending on the length of their stay, access to education and psychosocial support.

2019/02/11
Committee: LIBE

2018/0329(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22

Article 22 Article 22 Border procedure Border procedure 1. Member States shall establish return procedures app~~licabl~~ropriate to illegally staying third -country nationals subject to an obligation to return following a decision rejecting an ~~EN 37 EN~~ application for international protection taken by virtue of Article 41 of Regulation (EU) …/… [Asylum Procedure Regulation]. 2. Except in cases, where otherwise provided in this Chapter, the provisions of Chapters II, III and IV apply to return procedures carried out in accordance with paragraph 1. 3. Return decisions issued in return procedures carried out in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article shall be given by means of a standard form as set out under national legislation, and in accordance with Article 15(3). 4. A period for voluntary departure shall not be granted. Member States shall however grant an appropriate period of time for voluntary departure in accordance with Article 9 to third-country nationals holding a valid travel document and fulfilling the obligation to cooperate with the competent authorities of the Member States at all stages of the return procedures established in accordance with Article 7. Member States shall require the third- country nationals concerned to hand over the valid travel document to the competent authority until departure. 5. Member States shall grant a period of time not exceeding 48 hours to lodge an appeal against the return decisions based on a final decision rejecting an application for international protection taken by virtue of Article 41 of Regulation (EU) …/… [Asylum Procedure Regulation] at the border or in transit zones of the Member States. 6. The enforcement of a return decision during the period of time for bringing the appeal at first instance and, where that appeal has been lodged within the period established, during the examination of the appeal, shall be automatically suspended where there is a risk of breach of the principle of non- refoulement and one of the following two conditions applies : (a) new elements or findings have arisen or have been presented by the third country national concerned after a decision rejecting an application for international protection taken by virtue of Article 41 of Regulation (EU) …/… [Asylum Procedure Regulation], which significantly modify the specific circumstances of the individual case; or (b) the decision rejecting an application for international protection taken by virtue of Article 41 of Regulation(EU) …/… [Asylum Procedure Regulation] was not subject to an effective judicial review in accordance with Article 53 of that Regulation. Where a further appeal against a first or subsequent appeal decision is lodged, and in all other cases, the enforcement of the return decision shall not be suspended unless a court or tribunal decides otherwise taking into account the specific circumstances of the individual case upon the applicant’s request or acting ex officio. Member States shall provide that a decision on the request by the person concerned for a temporary suspension of the enforcement of a return decision shall be taken within 48 hours from the lodging of such a request by the third-country national concerned. In individual cases involving complex issues of fact or law, the time limits set out in this paragraph may be extended as appropriate by the competent judicial authority. 7. In order to prepare the return or carry out the removal process, or both, Member States may keep in detention a third-country national who has been detained in accordance with point (d) of Article 8(3) of Directive (EU) …/… [recast Reception EN 38 EN Condition Directive] in the context of a procedure carried out by virtue of Article 41 of Regulation (EU) …/… [Asylum Procedure Regulation], and who is subject to return procedures pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter. Detention shall be for as short a period of time as possible, which shall in no case exceed four months. It may be maintained only as long as removal arrangements are in progress and executed with due diligence. When the return decision cannot be enforced within the maximum period referred to in this paragraph, the third- country national may be further detained in accordance with Article 18.

2019/02/11
Committee: LIBE

2018/0329(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. In order to prevent secondary movements of illegally staying third- country nationals, Member States shall have the right to introduce return procedures at the border, for cases in which illegally staying third-country nationals were involved into border controls and took part in unauthorised movement, or did not comply with orders given by law enforcement offices or where illegally staying third-country nationals are under ongoing criminal investigations or proceedings.

2019/02/11
Committee: LIBE

2018/0247(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) Assistance should also be provided in compliance with the agreements concluded by the Union with the beneficiaries listed in Annex I. Assistance should mainly focus on assisting the beneficiaries listed in Annex I to strengthen democratic institutions and the rule of law, reform the judiciary and public administration, respect fundamental and minority rights and promote gender equality, tolerance, social inclusion and non-discrimination. Assistance should also support the key principles and rights as defined in the European Pillar of Social Rights.17 Assistance should continue to support their efforts to advance regional, macro-regional and cross-border cooperation as well as territorial development, including through implementation of Union macro-regional strategies. It should also enhance their economic and social development and economic governance, underpinning a smart, sustainable and inclusive growth agenda, including through implementation of regional development, agriculture and rural development, social and employment policies and the development of the digital economy and society, also in line with the flagship initiative Digital Agenda for the Western Balkans. _________________ 17 European Pillar of Social Rights solemnly proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission at the Gothenburg Social Summit for Fair Jobs and Growth, Gothenburg 17 November 2017.

2018/11/29
Committee: AFET

2018/0247(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10

(10) It is essential to further step up cooperation on migration ~~including border management~~related issues such as border control and protection, ensuring access to international protection, sharing relevant information, ~~strengthening the development benefits of migration, facilitating legal and labour migration,~~ enhancing border control and pursuing our effort in the fight against irregular migration, trafficking in human beings and migrant smuggling.

2018/11/29
Committee: AFET

2018/0247(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13

(13) The beneficiaries listed in Annex I need to be better prepared to address global challenges, such as sustainable development and climate change, and align with the Union's efforts to address those issues. Reflecting the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union's commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this Programme should contribute to mainstream climate action in the Union's policies and to the achievement of an overall target of 25 % of the EU budget expenditures supporting climate objectives. Actions under this Programme are expected to contribute 16 % of the overall financial envelope of the Programme to climate and environmental objectives. Relevant actions will be identified during the Programme's preparation and implementation, and the overall contribution from this Programme should be part of relevant evaluations and review processes.

2018/11/29
Committee: AFET

2018/0247(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 a (new)

(29 a) Cross border cooperation programmes are the most visible programmes of the Instrument of Pre- Accession Assistance as well as the well- known by citizens thus cross border cooperation programmes could significantly improve the visibility of the EU funded projects in the candidate states;

2018/11/29
Committee: AFET

2018/0247(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) To strengthen the rule of law, democracy, the respect of human rights including the rights of persons belonging to national, ethnic, linguistic and other minorities, fundamental rights and international law, civil society and security as well as ~~improve~~stem migration man~~agement including border management~~d enhance border control and protection;

2018/11/29
Committee: AFET

2018/0247(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1

1. The enlargement policy framework defined by the European Council and the Council, the agreements that establish a legally binding relationship with the beneficiaries listed in Annex I, as well as relevant resolutions of the European Parliament, communications of the Commission or joint Communications of the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, shall constitute the overall policy framework for the implementation of this regulation. The Commission shall ensure coherence between the assistance and the overall enlargement policy framework. The Commission shall ensure overall political coordination of the Union's external action, the utilisation of funds as well as its consistency and effectiveness, by means of this Regulation. The Commission and its relevant Directorate- General shall therefore coordinate programming under this Regulation and contribute to the management cycle fort his Regulation, within the framework of the policy objectives set out in Article 3.

2018/11/29
Committee: AFET

2018/0247(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2

2. Programmes and actions under this Regulation shall mainstream climate change, environmental protection ~~and~~, gender equality, cultural and linguistic diversity and shall, where applicable, address interlinkages between Sustainable Development Goals34 , to promote integrated actions that can create co- benefits and meet multiple objectives in a coherent way. _________________ 34 https://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/policies/sust ainable-development-goals_en

2018/11/29
Committee: AFET

2018/0247(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1

1. Up to 35 % of the financial envelope shall be indicatively allocated to cross- border cooperation programmes between the beneficiaries listed in Annex I and the Member States, in line with their needs and priorities.

2018/11/29
Committee: AFET

2018/0247(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2

2. The Union co-financing rate at the level of each priority shall not be ~~high~~lesser than 85 % of the eligible expenditure of a cross-border cooperation programme. For technical assistance the Union co-financing rate shall be 100%.

2018/11/29
Committee: AFET

2018/0247(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) Establishing and promoting from an early stage the proper functioning of the institutions necessary in order to secure the rule of law. Interventions in this area shall aim at: establishing independent, accountable and efficient judicial systems, including transparent and merit-based recruitment and promoting judicial cooperation, evaluation and promotion systems and effective disciplinary procedures in cases of wrongdoing; ensuring the establishment of robust systems to protect the borders, ~~manage~~stem migration flows and provide asylum to those in need; developing effective tools to prevent and fight organised crime, trafficking in human beings, migrants smuggling, money laundering/financing of terrorism and corruption; promoting and protecting human rights, rights of persons belonging to ~~minorities including Roma as well as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender~~national, ethnic, linguistic and other minorities including Roma, promoting and protecting cultural and lin~~tersex persons~~guistic diversity, fundamental ~~freedoms,~~rights including freedom of the media and data protection.

2018/11/29
Committee: AFET

2018/0247(COD)

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Helga TRÜPEL, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Andrea BOCSKOR, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Milan ZVER, Silvia COSTA, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) promoting employment, labour mobility and social and cultural inclusion across borders through, inter alia: integrating cross-border labour markets, including cross-border mobility; joint local employment initiatives; information and advisory services and joint training; gender equality; equal opportunities; promotion and protection of linguistic and cultural diversity, integration of immigrants' communities and vulnerable groups; investment in public employment services; and supporting investment in public health and social services;

2018/11/29
Committee: AFET

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) Young people should be provided with easily accessible and inclusive opportunities to engage in solidarity activities, which could enable them to express their commitment to the benefit of communities while acquiring useful experience, skills and competences for their personal, educational, social, civic and professional development, thereby improving their employability. Those activities should also support the mobility of young volunteers, trainees and workers.

2018/11/07
Committee: CULT

2018/0230(COD)

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Helga TRÜPEL, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Andrea BOCSKOR, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Milan ZVER, Silvia COSTA, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6

(6) The solidarity activities offered to young people should be of high quality, in the sense that they should respond to unmet societal needs, contribute to strengthening communities, offer young people the opportunity to acquire valuable knowledge and competences, be financially accessible to young people, and be implemented in safe and healthy conditions. Dialogue with local and regional authorities and stakeholders should be encouraged in order to best determine unmet societal needs and ensure a needs-oriented programme.

2018/11/07
Committee: CULT

2018/0230(COD)

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Helga TRÜPEL, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Andrea BOCSKOR, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Milan ZVER, Silvia COSTA, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15

(15) Particular attention should be given to ensuring the quality of the activities and other opportunities offered under the European Solidarity Corps, in particular by offering training, language support, insurance, administrative and post-activity support to participants as well as the validation of the knowledge, skills and competences acquired through their European Solidarity Corps experience. Security and safety of the volunteers remain of paramount importance and volunteers should not be deployed to operations conducted in the theatre of international and non-international armed conflicts. Due consideration should also be given to the safety and interests of beneficiaries. Activities involving direct contact with children should be guided by the “best interests of the child” principle and should be subject, where appropriate, to background checks or other measures with a view to ensure child safeguarding.

2018/11/07
Committee: CULT

2018/0230(COD)

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Helga TRÜPEL, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Andrea BOCSKOR, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Milan ZVER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18

(18) Any entity willing to participate in the European Solidarity Corps should receive a quality label provided that the appropriate conditions are fulfilled. The process that leads to the attribution of a quality label should be carried out on a continuous basis by the implementing bodies of the European Solidarity Corps. The attributed quality label should be reassessed periodically and could be revoked if, in the context of the checks to be performed, the conditions that led to its attribution were found to be no longer fulfilled, taking account of the main fields where solidarity is developing in the Member States.

2018/11/07
Committee: CULT

2018/0230(COD)

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Helga TRÜPEL, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Andrea BOCSKOR, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Milan ZVER, Silvia COSTA, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23

(23) The European Solidarity Corps Portal should be continuously developed in order to ensure easy access to the European Solidarity Corps ~~and to~~, in accordance with the standards established by Directive (EU) 2016/2102 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2016 on the accessibility of the websites and mobile applications of public sector bodies. The European Solidarity Corps Portal provides a one-stop shop for both interested individuals and organisations as regards, inter alia, registration, identification and matching of profiles and opportunities, networking and virtual exchanges, online training, language and post-activity support as well as other useful functionalities, which may arise in the future. While a one-stop shop provides the advantage of integrated access to diverse activities, individuals may encounter physical, social and other obstacles in acceding the European Solidarity Corps Portal. In order to overcome such obstacles, participating organisations should provide participants with registration support.

2018/11/07
Committee: CULT

2018/0230(COD)

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Helga TRÜPEL, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Andrea BOCSKOR, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Milan ZVER, Silvia COSTA

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36

(36) ~~In compliance with the Financial Regulation, the Commission should adopt work programmes and inform the European Parliament and the Council thereof~~Given that the Programme is implemented over a seven-year period, it is necessary to provide for adequate flexibility to enable adaptation to changing realities and political priorities for the implementation of solidarity activities under the strands of the Programme. As such, the Regulation does not define in detail how the actions will be designed, nor does it prejudge political priorities or respective budgetary priorities for the next seven years. Instead, the secondary policy choices and priorities, including details of specific actions, to be implemented through the different activities, should be determined through an annual work programme in compliance with the Financial Regulation. The work programme should also set out the measures needed for their implementation in line with the general and specific objectives of the Programme, the selection and award criteria for grants, as well as all other elements required. Work programmes and any amendments to them should be adopted by ~~implementing acts in accordance with the examination procedure.~~ means of a delegated act. To ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the Commission, when preparing and drawing up delegated acts, should carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level and ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and to the Council.

2018/11/07
Committee: CULT

2018/0230(COD)

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Helga TRÜPEL, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Andrea BOCSKOR, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Milan ZVER, Silvia COSTA, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45

(45) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council33. _________________ 33 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011. Laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55 28.2.2011 p.13).deleted

2018/11/07
Committee: CULT

2018/0230(COD)

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Helga TRÜPEL, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Andrea BOCSKOR, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1

(1) ‘solidarity activity’ means an easily accessible, high- quality ~~temporary~~, inclusive and adequately funded activity contributing to the achievement of the objectives of the European Solidarity Corps, which may take the form of volunteering, traineeships, jobs, solidarity projects and networking activities in various fields, including those referred to in paragraph 13, ensuring the European added value and compliance with health and safety regulations;

2018/11/07
Committee: CULT

2018/0230(COD)

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Helga TRÜPEL, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Andrea BOCSKOR, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Milan ZVER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4

(4) ‘young people with fewer opportunities’ means young people facing some obstacles that ~~prevent~~hinder them from having effective access to opportunities under the Programme for economic, social, cultural, geographical or health reasons or for reasons such as disabilities and educational difficulties;

2018/11/07
Committee: CULT

2018/0230(COD)

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Helga TRÜPEL, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Andrea BOCSKOR, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Milan ZVER, Silvia COSTA, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. The operational objectives and corresponding policy priorities of the actions to be implemented through the activities under the strands shall be specified in detail in the annual work programme to be adopted pursuant to Article 18.

2018/11/07
Committee: CULT

2018/0230(COD)

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Helga TRÜPEL, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Andrea BOCSKOR, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Milan ZVER, Silvia COSTA, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. The Annual Work Programme adopted pursuant to Article 18 shall include a list of activities that are potentially harmful to participants, beneficiaries and society, or inappropriate for participants, which shall not be carried out in the framework of the Programme or which shall be subject to special training, background checks or other measures.

2018/11/07
Committee: CULT

2018/0230(COD)

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Helga TRÜPEL, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Andrea BOCSKOR, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Silvia COSTA, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) reinforcing the capacities of the participating organisations to offer good quality, easily accessible and adequately funded projects to an increasing number of European Solidarity Corps participants;

2018/11/07
Committee: CULT

2018/0230(COD)

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Helga TRÜPEL, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Andrea BOCSKOR, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Milan ZVER, Silvia COSTA, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point d

(d) the establishment, maintenance and updating of than accessible European Solidarity Corps Portal and other relevant online services as well as ~~the~~ necessary IT support systems and web-based tools in line with the accessibility requirements of Directive (EU) 2016/2102 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2016 on the accessibility of the websites and mobile applications of public sector bodies.

2018/11/07
Committee: CULT

2018/0230(COD)

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Helga TRÜPEL, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Andrea BOCSKOR, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Silvia COSTA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. To allow for flexibility and adaptation of the indicative budgetary breakdown by activities under Article 12a the Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 29. The delegated acts adopted under this article shall reflect the new political priorities by readjusting the breakdown respecting a maximum margin of 20%.

2018/11/07
Committee: CULT

2018/0230(COD)

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Helga TRÜPEL, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Andrea BOCSKOR, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Silvia COSTA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Grant requests shall be submitted to the national agency of the country where the organisation is based. Grant requests for activities organised by Europe-wide or international organisations, activities of volunteering teams in priority fields identified at European level and activities in support of humanitarian aid operations in third countries shall be submitted to the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency of the European Commission.

2018/11/07
Committee: CULT

Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Marc JOULAUD, Sabine VERHEYEN, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Andrea BOCSKOR, Francis ZAMMIT DIMECH

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10

(10) The general objective of the Programme should be to support the digital transformation of industry and to foster better exploitation of the industrial potential of ~~policies of~~ innovation, and research ~~and technological development~~policies, as well as the full use of R&D results, technological development and European and international standards, for the benefit of businesses and citizens all over the Union. The programme should be structured into five Specific Objectives reflecting key policy areas, namely: high- performance computing, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, advanced digital skills, and deployment, best use of digital capacities and interoperability. For all these areas, the Programme should also aim at better aligning Union, Member States and regional policies, and pooling of private and industrial resources in order to increase investment and develop stronger synergies.

2018/09/10
Committee: CULT

2018/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27

(27) In its resolution of 1 June 2017 on digitising European industry67 the European Parliament stated that education, training and lifelong learning are the cornerstone of social cohesion in a digital society. It emphasised as well the importance of basic digital skills which should encompass knowledge of the possibilities that digital skills offer, advanced use of basic digital tools, safe internet behaviour and search methodologies to identify credible sources, and promote awareness-raising about rights online. It would also contribute to allowing citizens to have a critical understanding of different forms of digital media and thereby increasing and enhancing the resources and opportunities offered by ‘digital literacy’. _________________ 67 Document ref. A8-0183/2017, available at: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDo c.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference= P8-TA-2017-0240

2018/09/10
Committee: CULT

2018/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35 a (new)

(35a) Furthermore historical and cultural sites are often not easily accessible for persons with disabilities. The Programme could therefore contribute to support digital initiatives aiming at improving engagement and making cultural experiences, sites and artefacts throughout Europe more accessible to persons with disabilities, regardless of geographical location.

2018/09/10
Committee: CULT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. The Commission shall, where necessary and on the basis of the mid- term review, put forward appropriate legislative proposals amending this Regulation. The Commission shall appear before the competent committee of the European Parliament and the competent body of the Council to report on the mid- term review, including with respect to its decision on whether an amendment of this Regulation is required.

2018/11/16
Committee: CULT

Milan ZVER, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Hermann WINKLER, Andrea BOCSKOR, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Sabine VERHEYEN, Bogdan Brunon WENTA

4. Actions eligible under the Programme which have been assessed in a call for proposals under the Programme and which comply with the minimum quality requirements of that call for proposals, but which are not financed due to budgetary constraints, may be ~~selected~~awarded a Seal of Excellence to acknowledge their high quality, thereby facilitating their application for funding from other sources and/or enabling their selection for funding by the European Structural and Investment (ESI) funds without the need to submit a new application. In this case the co- financing rates and the eligibility rules based on this Regulation shall apply. These actions shall be implemented by the managing authority referred to in Article [65] of Regulation (EU)XX [CPR] in accordance with the rules set out in that Regulation and fund specific regulations, including rules on financial corrections.

2018/11/16
Committee: CULT

2018/0191(COD)

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Andrea BOCSKOR, Jeroen LENAERS, Milan ZVER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4

4. Actions eligible under the Programme which have been assessed in a call for proposals under the Programme and which comply with the minimum quality requirements of that call for proposals, but which are not financed due to budgetary constraints, may be selected for funding by the European Structural and Investment (ESI) funds without the need to submit a new application. In this case the co- financing rates and the eligibility rules based on this Regulation shall apply. These actions shall be implemented by the managing authority referred to in Article [65] of Regulation (EU)XX [CPR] in accordance with the rules set out in that Regulation and fund specific regulations, including rules on financial corrections.

2018/11/16
Committee: CULT

2018/0191(COD)

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Isabella ADINOLFI, Remo SERNAGIOTTO, Sabine VERHEYEN, Andrea BOCSKOR, Milan ZVER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2

2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 19 and 20 shall be conferred on the Commission until 31 December 2028.

2018/11/16
Committee: CULT

2018/0191(COD)

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Isabella ADINOLFI, Remo SERNAGIOTTO, Sabine VERHEYEN, Andrea BOCSKOR, Milan ZVER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 3

3. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 19 and 20 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.

2018/11/16
Committee: CULT

2018/0191(COD)

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Isabella ADINOLFI, Remo SERNAGIOTTO, Sabine VERHEYEN, Andrea BOCSKOR, Milan ZVER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 6

6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Articles 19 and 20 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.

2018/11/16
Committee: CULT

2018/0191(COD)

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Isabella ADINOLFI, Remo SERNAGIOTTO, Sabine VERHEYEN, Andrea BOCSKOR, Milan ZVER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31

1. by a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. 2. specific configurations to deal with sectoral issues. Where appropriate, in accordance with its rules of procedure and on an ad hoc basis, external experts, including representatives of the social partners, may be invited to participate in its meetings as observers. 3. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.Article 31 deleted Committee procedure The Commission shall be assisted The committee may meet in

2018/11/16
Committee: CULT

2018/0191(COD)

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Sabine VERHEYEN, Andrea BOCSKOR, Milan ZVER

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I

Indicators (1) High quality learning mobility for people from diverse backgrounds (2) Europeanisation and internationalisation of organisations and institutions What to measure? (3) Number of people taking part in mobility activities under the Programme (4) Number of people with fewer opportunities taking part in learning mobility activities under the Programme (5) Share of participants that consider having benefitted from their participation in learning mobility activities under the Programme (6) Number of institutions and organisations supported by the Programme under key action 1 (learning mobility) and key action 2 (cooperation) (7) Number of newcomer organisations supported by the Programme under the key action 1 (learning mobility) and key action 2 (cooperation) (8) Share of institutions and organisations supported by the Programme who have developed high quality practices as a result of their participation in the Programmedeleted

2018/11/16
Committee: CULT

2018/0191(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Sabine VERHEYEN, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Milan ZVER, Andrea BOCSKOR

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I a (new)

(1a) Annex Ia Objective to measure: Key Action 1 - Learning mobility Indicators: Number of people taking part in mobility actions and activities under the Programme Number of organisations/institutions supported by the Programme under Key Action 1 Number of individuals and organisations/institutions making use of virtual learning opportunities in the Programme Share of participants that consider they have benefited from their participation in Key Action 1 activities Share of participants that consider they have an increased European sense of belonging after participation in the Programme Share of participants that consider they have improved foreign language proficiency after participation in the Programme Objective to measure: Key Action 2 - Cooperation among organisations and institutions Indicators: Number of organisations/institutions supported by the Programme under Key Action 2 Share of organisations/institutions that consider they have benefited from their participation in Key Action 2 activities Number of organisations/institutions making use of Union tools and platforms for cooperation Objective to measure: Key Action 3 - Support to policy development and cooperation Indicators: Number of individuals or organisations/institutions benefiting from actions under Key Action 3 Objective to measure: Inclusion Indicators: Number of people from disadvantaged backgrounds and with disabilities and other special needs taking part in physical mobility actions and activities Number of people from disadvantaged backgrounds and with disabilities and other special needs taking part in virtual learning activities Number of newcomer organisations supported by the Programme under Key Action 1 and Key Action 2 Share of participants from disadvantaged backgrounds and with disabilities and other special needs that consider they have benefited from their participation in the Programme Objective to measure: Simplification Indicators: Number of small-scale partnerships supported under Key Action 2 Share of participants that consider that the application, participation and evaluation procedures are proportionate and simple

2018/11/16
Committee: CULT

2018/0190(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) The promotion of European cultural diversity depends on the existence of flourishing and resilient cultural and creative sectors, able to create, produce and distribute their works to a large and diverse European audience. This thereby enlarges their business potential and contributes to sustainable growth and jobs creation. In addition, promotion of creativity contributes to boosting competitiveness and sparkling innovation in the industrial value chains. In spite of recent progress, the European cultural and creative market continues to be fragmented along national and linguistic lines~~, which do not~~. While respecting the specificity of each market, more can be done to allow the cultural and creative sectors to fully benefit from the European single market and the digital single market in particular.

2018/11/30
Committee: CULT

2018/0190(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Sabine VERHEYEN, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Andrea BOCSKOR

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6

(6) The Programme should take into account the ~~dual~~multiple nature of the cultural and creative sectors, recognising, on the one hand, the intrinsic and artistic value of culture and, on the other, the social and economic value of those sectors, including their broader contribution to intercultural dialogue, social cohesion, growth and competitiveness, creativity and innovation. This requires strong European cultural and creative sectors, in particular a vibrant European audiovisual industry, taking into account its capacity to reach large audiences and its economic importance, including for other creative sectors as well as cultural tourism. However, competition in global audiovisual markets has been further intensified by the deepening digital disruption e.g. changes in media production, consumption and the growing position of global platforms in the distribution of content. Therefore, there is a need to step-up the support to the European industry.

2018/11/30
Committee: CULT

2018/0190(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Tadeusz ZWIEFKA, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Sabine VERHEYEN, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Milan ZVER, Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH, Andrea BOCSKOR

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22

(22) Since its creation, the European Film Academy has developed a unique expertise and is in a unique position to create a pan-European community of film creators and professionals, promoting and disseminating European films beyond their national borders and developing truly European audiences from an early age on. Therefore, it should be eligible for direct Union support.

2018/11/30
Committee: CULT

2018/0190(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Christian EHLER, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Sabine VERHEYEN, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Milan ZVER, Andrea BOCSKOR

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 a (new)

(29a) Considering the complexity of gathering appropriate statistical data to measure and analyse the impact of cultural policies, the Commission should reinforce the cooperation within its services – in particular the Joint Research Centre and EUROSTAT – in order to gather and analyse such data. For this task, the Commission shall actin cooperation with relevant European research organisations in this field and with the Council of Europe, as well as the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and UNESCO.

2018/11/30
Committee: CULT

2018/0190(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Sabine VERHEYEN, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Andrea BOCSKOR

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36

(36) In order to ensure ~~smooth implementation of the Programme~~the continuity of funding support provided under the Programme and cover the increasing funding gaps experienced by beneficiaries, the costs incurred by the beneficiary before the grant application is submitted, in particular costs related to intellectual property rights, ~~may~~shall be considered as eligible, provided that they are directly linked to the implementation of the supported actions.

2018/11/30
Committee: CULT

2018/0190(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Sabine VERHEYEN, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Milan ZVER, Andrea BOCSKOR

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) promoting the competitiveness ~~and~~, scalability of the European audiovisual industry and the quality of its activities;

2018/11/30
Committee: CULT

2018/0190(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Christian EHLER, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Sabine VERHEYEN, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Andrea BOCSKOR

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)

(3a) Article 3a European added value Recognising the intrinsic and economic value of culture and creativity, the Programme shall support actions and activities with a European added value in the cultural and creative sectors through one or more of the following: (a) the transnational character of actions and activities which complement regional, national, international and other Union programmes and policies, and the impact of such actions and activities on citizens’ access to culture and active engagement, education, social inclusion and intercultural dialogue; (b) the development and promotion of transnational and international cooperation between cultural and creative players, including artists, audiovisual professionals, cultural and creative organisations and SMEs and audiovisual operators, focused on stimulating more comprehensive, rapid, effective and long- term responses to global challenges, in particular to the digital shift; (c) the economies of scale and critical mass which Union support fosters, creating a leverage effect for additional funds; (d) ensuring a more level playing field in the Union cultural and creative sectors by taking account of the specificities of the different countries, in particular of countries or regions with a restricted geographical or linguistic area; (e) promoting a narrative on European common roots and diversity.

2018/11/30
Committee: CULT

2018/0190(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Sabine VERHEYEN, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Milan ZVER, Andrea BOCSKOR

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d

(d) to enhance the capacity of European cultural and creative sectors to prosper and to generate jobs and growth and contribute to local and regional development;

2018/11/30
Committee: CULT

2018/0190(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) to enhance thea tr~~ical and online distribution and provide wider access across borders to~~ansnational and international circulation, online and offline and theatrical distribution of European audiovisual works, including through innovative business models and the use of new technologies;

2018/11/30
Committee: CULT

2018/0190(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Tadeusz ZWIEFKA, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Sabine VERHEYEN, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Milan ZVER, Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH, Andrea BOCSKOR

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c

(c) to promote European audiovisual works and support audience development, in particular young audience by raising awareness and development of legal offers across Europe and beyond.

2018/11/30
Committee: CULT

2018/0190(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Milan ZVER, Andrea BOCSKOR

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

The financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2021 – 2027 shall be EUR 12 8506 000 000 in c~~urre~~onstant prices, taking 2021 as a reference-year.

2018/11/30
Committee: CULT

2018/0190(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – indent 3

– up to ~~EUR 160 000 000~~9 % for the activities referred to in Article 3(2)(c) (CROSS SECTORAL strand).

2018/11/30
Committee: CULT

2018/0058(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1

1. A pre-condition for granting the Union’s macro-financial assistance shall be that Ukraine respects effective democratic mechanisms – including a multi-party parliamentary system – and the rule of law, and guarantees respect for human rights including ensuring respect for rights already exercised of persons belonging to national minorities.

2018/04/25
Committee: AFET

2018/0058(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)

The Memorandum of Understanding between the European Union and Ukraine shall therefore indicate as preconditions for the disbursement of instalments under the MFA IV programme, amongst others, that, in accordance with Ukraine’s commitment to fully implement the opinion of the Venice Commission, a meaningful dialogue shall be conducted with regard to the law on education and an agreement shall be reached with the representatives of the European minorities concerned on the modalities of the implementation of that law.

2018/04/25
Committee: AFET

2017/2283(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, László TŐKÉS, József SZÁJER, András GYÜRK, Kinga GÁL, Andor DELI, Tamás DEUTSCH, Norbert ERDŐS, György HÖLVÉNYI, Lívia JÁRÓKA, Ádám KÓSA, György SCHÖPFLIN

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas Ukraine deserves ~~particular praise~~acknowledgement for reforms in the areas of energy, health, pensions~~, education~~ and decentralisation;

2018/09/10
Committee: AFET

2017/2283(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, László TŐKÉS, József SZÁJER, András GYÜRK, Kinga GÁL, Andor DELI, Tamás DEUTSCH, Norbert ERDŐS, György HÖLVÉNYI, Lívia JÁRÓKA, Ádám KÓSA, György SCHÖPFLIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Emphasises that the effectiveness of reform implementation is directly linked to the preliminary stages of policymaking and legislation; notes, however, that the policymaking cycle is lacking the essential instrument of public consultation and research-informed decision-making; stresses the need to avoid any influence of election campaign on reforms;

2018/09/10
Committee: AFET

2017/2283(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, László TŐKÉS, József SZÁJER, András GYÜRK, Kinga GÁL, Andor DELI, Tamás DEUTSCH, Norbert ERDŐS, György HÖLVÉNYI, Lívia JÁRÓKA, Ádám KÓSA, György SCHÖPFLIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Recalls that the government has committed to further amending the constitution in line with the recommendations of the Venice Commission; ~~urges the speedy adoption of the new electoral code and the law on party financing~~during the amending process of legislation take care of respecting the existing minority rights (for example in formulating the draft text of ethno-national policy of Ukraine) and take fully into account the non- discrimination act adopted by Ukraine; urges the speedy adoption of the law on party financing and the new electoral code which has to secure equal possibilities for representation and running for a mandate of candidates of all nationalities living in Ukraine by recreation of constituencies that enable the candidates of national minorities to gain mandate;

2018/09/10
Committee: AFET

2017/2283(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, László TŐKÉS, József SZÁJER, András GYÜRK, Kinga GÁL, Andor DELI, Tamás DEUTSCH, Norbert ERDŐS, György HÖLVÉNYI, Lívia JÁRÓKA, Ádám KÓSA, György SCHÖPFLIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Underlines the need for independent media and media pluralism to ensure the security of media workers and journalists, and calls on not to limit the opportunities of minority language media sources in order to have equal access of citizens of all ethnics to information;

2018/09/10
Committee: AFET

2017/2283(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, László TŐKÉS, József SZÁJER, András GYÜRK, Kinga GÁL, Andor DELI, Tamás DEUTSCH, Norbert ERDŐS, György SCHÖPFLIN, Lívia JÁRÓKA, Ádám KÓSA, György HÖLVÉNYI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. ~~Welcom~~Urges Ukraine~~’s intention to amend the law on education in line with the recommendations of the Venice Commission~~ to amend the law on education to ensure the respect for rights already exercised of persons belonging to national minorities as enshrined in UN and Council of Europe Conventions and related protocols, non-discrimination of persons belonging to minorities and respect for diversity, in line with the recommendations of the Venice Commission, which has to be fully implemented on the basis of a substantive dialogue with the representatives of persons belonging to national minorities, including legislation to extend the transition period until 2023 and which regulates exemption for private schools;

2018/09/10
Committee: AFET

2017/2283(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, László TŐKÉS, József SZÁJER, András GYÜRK, Kinga GÁL, Andor DELI, Tamás DEUTSCH, Norbert ERDŐS, György HÖLVÉNYI, Lívia JÁRÓKA, Ádám KÓSA, György SCHÖPFLIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Welcomes Ukraine’s economic stabilisation and the progress achieved in implementing the DCFTA; encourages the Commission to support Ukraine in identifying areas that could further foster economic diversification and in prioritising them in the process of implementing the DCFTA; and calls on Ukraine not to take legislation incompatible with DCFTA;

2018/09/10
Committee: AFET

2017/2283(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, László TŐKÉS, József SZÁJER, András GYÜRK, Kinga GÁL, Andor DELI, Tamás DEUTSCH, Norbert ERDŐS, György HÖLVÉNYI, Lívia JÁRÓKA, Ádám KÓSA, György SCHÖPFLIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Praises Ukraine for good cooperation in the energy sector, not least the progress it has made in energy efficiency; points out the need for continued reforms, in particular to complete reform of the gas and electricity market, and to end existing monopolies, which will bring long-term economic benefits to industry and consumers, moreover encourages the Commission to ensure that all of the pipeline projects comply with EU regulation and all projects are examined on the basis of the same conditions;

2018/09/10
Committee: AFET

2017/2283(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, László TŐKÉS, József SZÁJER, András GYÜRK, Kinga GÁL, Andor DELI, Tamás DEUTSCH, Norbert ERDŐS, György HÖLVÉNYI, Lívia JÁRÓKA, Ádám KÓSA, György SCHÖPFLIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Welcomes ~~the immense effort~~steps undertaken to modernise Ukraine’s army, while encouraging, nonetheless, reform of the defence industry;

2018/09/10
Committee: AFET

2017/2280(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 33 a (new)

- having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions of 6 February 2018 entitled ‘A credible enlargement perspective for and enhanced EU engagement with the Western Balkans' (COM(2018)65),

2018/02/13
Committee: AFET

2017/2280(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Stresses that these financing instruments are essential for effective EU external action, in particular in the ENI and IPA II recipient countries;

2018/02/13
Committee: AFET

2017/2280(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Recommends a stronger emphasis on ~~democratisation, strengthening the rule of law and improving respect for universal human~~strengthening democratic institutions, fight against corruption and building administrative capacities, thereby strengthening the rule of law, legal security and improving consistent implementation of human and minority rights;

2018/02/13
Committee: AFET

2017/2280(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Recommends ~~enabling the transfer of funds to civil society when state authorities are unwilling to meet the EU’s stated objectives and calls on~~ the Commission to suspend funding for countries ~~not fulfill~~violating the ~~basic~~ Copenhagen criteria;

2018/02/13
Committee: AFET

2017/2280(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40

40. Notes that this could be achieved through a simplification of the current architecture while finding it important for the current IPA II and the ENI to continue as separate instruments;

2018/02/13
Committee: AFET

2017/2280(INI)

Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Marc JOULAUD, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Francis ZAMMIT DIMECH, Stefano MAULLU, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Sabine VERHEYEN, Milan ZVER, Andrea BOCSKOR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41

41. Stresses that a single instrument cannot exist without the inclusion of clear and dedicated envelopes for the various goals, objectives and priorities of EU external action, including democracy, human rights, the rule of law, support to civil society, conflict resolution, fragile states, development policy, economic and social development, and support to countries in various stages of EU accession; underlines that a supplementary and progressively increasing financial support is needed for candidate countries, especially frontrunners such as Montenegro and Serbia, in order to ensure their successful preparation for full membership; stresses that the result-oriented approach of IPA II for candidate and potential candidate countries should be reinforced in the post- 2020 pre-accession assistance framework;

2018/02/13
Committee: AFET

2017/2279(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Underlines that investments in culture, education, youth and sport significantly improve social cohesion in the European Union, especially by facilitating social integration of European citizens;

2018/02/28
Committee: CULT

2017/2279(INI)

Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Marc JOULAUD, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Francis ZAMMIT DIMECH, Stefano MAULLU, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Milan ZVER, Sabine VERHEYEN, Andrea BOCSKOR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)

16 b. Notes that in a digital society the school should remain a fundamental and attractive learning environment;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 o (new)

29 o. Supports and encourages the implementation of action concerning the development of media literacy and critical thinking through education and training, as proposed in the Council conclusions of 30 May 2016; calls, in this context, on the Commission to coordinate policy developments at the EU level in the area of media literacy with a view to disseminating updated knowledge and best practices in this field;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 p (new)

29 p. Calls on the Member States to increase cooperation between schools, higher education establishments and the world of work both in the development of curricula and the creation of apprenticeships and internships;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 r (new)

29 r. Encourages the Commission to support the Member States in developing training and educational programmes facilitating the active inclusion of adults returning to the labour market;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 c (new)

41 c. Supports, as a basis for increased cooperation among all European universities, the creation of a European network of universities, which contributes to the European Educational Area becoming a more innovative, vital, and appealing place for learning and research;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 d (new)

41 d. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote the renewed EU agenda for higher education among HEIs, regional and local authorities, employers, with a view to addressing HEIs and students‘ needs and challenges, creating links with local and regional actors, and strengthening collaboration with the world of work;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

2017/2224(INI)

Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Damian DRĂGHICI, Luigi MORGANO, Milan ZVER, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Momchil NEKOV, Liliana RODRIGUES, Marlene MIZZI, Julie WARD, Andrea BOCSKOR, Silvia COSTA, Jill EVANS, Bogdan Brunon WENTA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 e (new)

41 e. Encourages the HEIs to be more involved in local and regional development by engaging in cooperative community projects to foster lifelong learning, entrepreneurship, and research and innovation;

2018/03/02
Committee: CULT

Andor DELI, Andrea BOCSKOR, András GYÜRK, Kinga GÁL, László TŐKÉS

3. Underlines that the thorough implementation of reforms and policies remains a key indicator of a successful integration process; commends the adoption of Revised National Programme for the Adoption of Aquis (NPAA); calls on Serbia to improve the planning, coordination and monitoring of the implementation of new legislation and policies;

2017/01/19
Committee: AFET

2016/2311(INI)

Andor DELI, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, András GYÜRK, Kinga GÁL, László TŐKÉS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes the progress made by Serbia in developing a functioning market economy and the improvement of the overall economic situation in the country; stresses that Serbia has made good progress in addressing some of its policy weaknesses, in particular with regard to the budget deficit; highlights that growth prospects have improved and domestic and external imbalances have been reduced; ~~underlin~~in view of harmonization with aquis communautaire welcomes that the restructuring of publicly owned enterprises has advanced~~; notes the paramount importance of smal~~, particularly in the field of energy and railway transportation and underlines the importance of their professional man~~d medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to Serbia's~~agement in order to make them more effective, competitive and economyic;

2017/01/19
Committee: AFET

2016/2311(INI)

Andor DELI, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, András GYÜRK, Kinga GÁL, László TŐKÉS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Underlines the paramount role of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for Serbia's economy; calls the Serbian government and the EU institutions to expand their funding opportunities for SMEs, especially in the field of IT and digital economy; commends its efforts concerning dual and vocational education in order to address youth unemployment and encourages it to promote entrepreneurship, particularly among young people;

2017/01/19
Committee: AFET

2016/2311(INI)

Andor DELI, Andrea BOCSKOR, András GYÜRK, Kinga GÁL, László TŐKÉS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on Serbia to progressively align its foreign and security policy with that of the EU, including its policy on Russia; welcomes Serbia’s important contribution to and continued participation in international peacekeeping operations;

2017/01/19
Committee: AFET

2016/2311(INI)

Andor DELI, Andrea BOCSKOR, András GYÜRK, Kinga GÁL, László TŐKÉS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Welcomes Serbia's active role in police and judicial cooperation on international and regional level and the progress made in the fight against organised crime and the adoption of Serbia’s first national serious and organise crime threat assessment (SOCTA); calls on Serbia to step up efforts to investigate wider criminal networks, improve financial investigations and intelligence-led policing and develop a solid track record of final convictions; has taken note of the controversial events in Belgrade’s Savamala district and calls for their swift resolution;

2017/01/19
Committee: AFET

2016/2311(INI)

Andor DELI, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, András GYÜRK, Kinga GÁL, László TŐKÉS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Reiterates the importance of all independent regulatory bodies, ~~including the Ombudsman,~~ in ensuring oversight and accountability of the executive; calls on the authorities to provide the ~~Ombudsman~~independent regulatory bodies with full political and administrative support for ~~his~~their work;

2017/01/19
Committee: AFET

2016/2311(INI)

Andor DELI, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, András GYÜRK, Kinga GÁL, László TŐKÉS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. WUnderlines the importance of consistent legal framework on the rights of national minorities and the clarification of legal status and jurisdiction of national minority councils, hence commends the progress made in the drafting of the Law on rights and freedoms of national minorities and that a working group was appointed to draft the amendments of the Law on national councils of national minorities; welcomes the adoption of an action plan for the realisation of the rights of national minorities, and the adoption of a decree establishing a fund for national minorities; calls for the full and timely implementation of the action plan; reiterates its call on Serbia to ensure consistent and effective implementation of legislation on protection of minorities, including in relation to education, use of languages, adequate representation in judiciary and public administration and access to media and religious services in minority languages; calls for the swift implementation of the new Law on police which enables a recruitment of citizens with dual- citizenship as a police officers, thus contributing to adequate representation of national minorities as well;

2017/01/19
Committee: AFET

2016/2311(INI)

Andor DELI, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, András GYÜRK, Kinga GÁL, László TŐKÉS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17 a. Welcomes the adoption of new educational standards for the subject Serbian as non-mother tongue and calls the authorities to swiftly adopt a new curriculum accordingly, thus enabling national minorities to acquire the language of majority on the appropriate level helping their inclusion and participation in the Serbian society and public life;

2017/01/19
Committee: AFET

2016/2311(INI)

Andor DELI, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, András GYÜRK, Kinga GÁL, László TŐKÉS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Welcomes the fact that Serbia remains constructively committed to bilateral relations with other enlargement countries and neighbouring EU Member States; has taken positive note of the fact that Serbia has shown an increasingly constructive engagement in regional cooperation initiatives such as the South- East Europe Cooperation Process, the Regional Cooperation Council, the Central European Free Trade Agreement, the Adriatic-Ionian Initiative, the Brdo process, the Western Balkan Six initiative and its connectivity agenda and the Berlin process; calls on Serbia to implement the connectivity reform measures associated with the connectivity agenda; commends the role of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia in promoting regional cooperation by taking a lead in setting up and developing the Western Balkan Chamber Investment Forum which plays important role in the framework of the Berlin Process and calls upon the Commission and other regional organizations to support the efforts of the Forum and facilitate its capacity building; underlines that outstanding bilateral disputes should not have a detrimental effect on the accession process; welcomes the adoption of a national strategy for the investigation and prosecution of war crimes; notes that the mandate of the former War Crimes Prosecutor expired in December 2015; stresses that the appointment of his successor is a matter of serious concern; calls for the implementation of this strategy and the adoption of an operational prosecutorial strategy; calls for full cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY); urges the authorities to continue working on the issue of the fate of missing persons;

2017/01/19
Committee: AFET

2016/2311(INI)

Andor DELI, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, András GYÜRK, Kinga GÁL, László TŐKÉS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Welcomes Serbia’s continued engagement in the normalisation process with Kosovo, and its commitment to the implementation of the agreements reached in the EU- facilitated dialogue; reiterates its call to move forward with the full implementation, in good faith and in a timely manner, of all the agreements already reached and to determinedly continue the normalisation process; urges the establishment of the Community of Serbian Municipalities; encourages Serbia and Kosovo to identify new areas of discussion for the dialogue, with the aim of improving the lives of people and comprehensively normalising relations; reiterates its call on the EEAS to carry out an evaluation of the performance of the sides in fulfilling their obligations;

2017/01/19
Committee: AFET

2016/2311(INI)

Andor DELI, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, András GYÜRK, Kinga GÁL, László TŐKÉS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls on Serbia to fully implement the connectivity reform measures in the energy sector; encourages Serbia to develop competition in the gas market and to take measures to improve alignment with the acquis in the fields of energy efficiency and renewable energy, and calls on Serbia to focus more strongly on green energy and to decrease the country's dependency on energy imports;

2017/01/19
Committee: AFET

2016/2271(INI)

Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Marc JOULAUD, Andrea BOCSKOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Underlines the need to include media literacy in school curricula and institutions of cultural education allowing citizens to have a critical understanding of different forms of media, thereby increasing and enhancing the resources and opportunities offered by 'digital literacy';

2016/12/08
Committee: CULT

2016/2271(INI)

Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Marc JOULAUD, Andrea BOCSKOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Stresses that digitisation and media convergence create new opportunities for access, distribution and promotion of European works and emphasises the importance of guaranteeing funding for the digitisation, preservation and online availability of European cultural heritage;

2016/12/08
Committee: CULT

2016/2271(INI)

Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Marc JOULAUD, Andrea BOCSKOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Recommends that all new audiovisual works should be systematically registered with an international standard identifier such as the International Standard Audiovisual Number (ISAN) or the Entertainment Identifier Registry (EIDR) to improve the identification and discoverability of audiovisual content online and to achieve interoperability among film databases and catalogues in Europe;

2016/12/08
Committee: CULT

2016/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas cultural diplomacy should promote cultural and linguistic diversity including preservation of minority languages as they are value in itself and contribute to Europe's cultural heritage;

2017/04/04
Committee: AFET CULT

2016/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas mobility of researchers, students, teachers and staff to and from third countries and alumni networks of former participants in EU programmes17 are a key part of the EU’s international cultural relations; __________________ 17 For instance, Erasmus and Horizon 2020.

2017/04/04
Committee: AFET CULT

2016/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Calls on the Commission to encourage participation in Creative Europe programme for all ENP countries and promote culture within the Eastern partnership;

2017/04/04
Committee: AFET CULT

2016/2240(INI)

Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Andrea BOCSKOR, Milan ZVER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Emphasises the important role of European cultural institutes in EU MS and outside the EU which can promote and facilitate bilateral relationships between the countries and help to develop and implement a European strategy for cultural diplomacy;

2017/04/04
Committee: AFET CULT

2016/2148(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) are the EU Cohesion Policy’'s main financial instruments; underlines that the aim of these funds is to address a funding gap that is hampering the ability of businesses and SMEs to grow and innovate, and to support strategic investments in key areas such as infrastructure, education, research and innovation; notes that it also fosters the importance of equal access to education and training in delivering genuine convergence and reducing disparities and socioeconomic inequalities among European regions;

2016/09/13
Committee: CULT

2016/2148(INI)

Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Andrea BOCSKOR, Milan ZVER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Recalls that two million companies will be directly supported by the ESI Funds, to boost their competitiveness and increase their research and innovation capacity; welcomes that almost 15 million households will have access to high-speed broadband thanks to European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) support, while almost 20 million people in rural areas will have new or improved ICT services or infrastructure with the support of the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD);

2016/09/13
Committee: CULT

2016/2148(INI)

Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Andrea BOCSKOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Regrets that the overall level of the MFF 2014-2020 is lower compared with the MFF 2007-2013; stresses that in a period of austerity policies and extreme fiscal adjustments, pressure on Member States’ budgets increases; highlights the fact that such pressure has led toNotes with concern a decrease in the budget between MFF 2014-2020 and MFF 2007-2013; notes that a decrease in public financing for education ~~and has~~may contribute to generated high and persistent unemployment, especially among young people;

2016/09/13
Committee: CULT

2016/2148(INI)

Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Andrea BOCSKOR, Milan ZVER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Notes that the ESIF targets areas which foster an environment for job creation such as the areas of education, training, cultural and creative industries, by supplementing national budgets and compensating for decreasing investment levels;

2016/09/13
Committee: CULT

2016/2148(INI)

Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Andrea BOCSKOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2 b. Calls for more investment in the area of education and social inclusion, vocational training and life-long learning to improve both the relevance of education and training systems and the transition from education to work and life-long learning; stresses the need for concentrated funding to prevent early school leaving and for equal access to quality education;

2016/09/13
Committee: CULT

2016/2148(INI)

Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Andrea BOCSKOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Notes thate importance of the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) tha~~s failed to date to~~t can address the persisting problem of high levels of youth unemployment, which in several Member States remains at over 40 %; calls for an evaluation of the YEI following a fully fledged assessment of its performance; asks the Commission to take all necessary actions to ensure its continuation and its revision in order to promote the creation of new high-asks the Commission to promote infrastructures that create new quality jobs and ~~decent~~ social protection for young people within the framework of the European Structural and Investment Fund;

2016/09/13
Committee: CULT

2016/2148(INI)

Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Andrea BOCSKOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Notes that there appear to be increased difficulties in filling vacancies due to skills mismatch in the labour market, stresses that the problems of mismatched skills, limited geographic mobility and precarious practices of work need to be addressed through ESIF and calls for a closer cooperation between higher education institutions, training bodies and SMEs in the field of access to ESIF;

2016/09/13
Committee: CULT

2016/2148(INI)

Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Andrea BOCSKOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. Calls on the Commission to ensure that Member States comply with the Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities when implementing projects supported by the ESIF;

2016/09/13
Committee: CULT

2016/2148(INI)

Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Andrea BOCSKOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3 c. Positively notes that the objectives of the European Structural and Investment Fund legislative package for 2014-2020 includes the aim to foster a shift from institutional to community living for persons with disabilities and calls on the Commission to ensure that Member States respect the provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities when implementing the ESIF in this regard;

2016/09/13
Committee: CULT

2016/2148(INI)

Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Andrea BOCSKOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)

3 d. Underlines the importance of the Smart Specialisation Strategies that are helping the shift from a classic ICT sector approach to a comprehensive one, empowering regions to identify ICT investment priorities relevant for their territory; calls on the Commission to ensure that Member States and regions develop the necessary infrastructures and strategies before making any digital investments using ESIF, in order to optimise their impact;

2016/09/13
Committee: CULT

2016/2148(INI)

Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Andrea BOCSKOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)

3 e. Recalls, that EUR 2.2 billion from the European Social Fund (ESF) will be accessible to support human capital development in ICT focusing on ICT skills, support for business creation and e- justice, and that this should be supported by funds that improve simplification of procedures and processes as well as transparency;

2016/09/13
Committee: CULT

2016/2148(INI)

Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Andrea BOCSKOR, Milan ZVER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 f (new)

3 f. Emphasises the need to maintain the traditional trades, including the craft tradition and associated skills, and to establish strategies to foster growth for traditional trade entrepreneurship in order to maintain the cultural identity of the traditional trade sectors; draws attention to the importance of supporting work linked to professional training and the mobility of young craftsmen and women;

2016/09/13
Committee: CULT

2016/2148(INI)

Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Milan ZVER, Andrea BOCSKOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Underlines the need to enhance coordination and to enable and optimise synergies between ESIF and other Union programmes in order to achieve greater impact and efficiency. and to boost growth and jobs in the EU;

2016/09/13
Committee: CULT

2016/2143(INI)

Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Marc JOULAUD, Milan ZVER, Stefano MAULLU, Hannu TAKKULA, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Marc TARABELLA, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Andrea BOCSKOR

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas compliance with basic labour rights is essential for professional athletes;

2016/10/19
Committee: CULT

Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Marc JOULAUD, Milan ZVER, Stefano MAULLU, Hannu TAKKULA, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Marc TARABELLA, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Andrea BOCSKOR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on sports organisations to put forward by 2018, and subsequently implement, concrete proposals to enhance their governance and to publish the outcomes;

2016/10/19
Committee: CULT

2016/2072(INI)

Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Milan ZVER, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Andrea BOCSKOR, Stefano MAULLU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls on the Commission to propose, in view of the ongoing review of the EU Enforcement framework, effective enforcement measures for the digital environment;

2016/09/09
Committee: ITRE CULT

2016/2072(INI)

Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Milan ZVER, Andrea BOCSKOR, Stefano MAULLU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls on the Commission to propose effective measures to fight online piracy, in particular to ensure that online services which host content apply effective means in order to remove unlicensed content from their services and, once removed, to take action to prevent this content from reappearing;

2016/09/09
Committee: ITRE CULT

2016/2072(INI)

Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Milan ZVER, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Andrea BOCSKOR, Stefano MAULLU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Underlines that digital and online platforms offer great opportunities for the CCS to develop new business models, attract new audiences and expand their markets both within the European Union and in the third countries;

2016/09/09
Committee: ITRE CULT

2016/2072(INI)

Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Milan ZVER, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Andrea BOCSKOR, Stefano MAULLU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9b. Calls for the European External Action Service to harness the potential of cultural diplomacy by promoting and improving the competitive strength of European CCS;

2016/09/09
Committee: ITRE CULT

2016/2072(INI)

Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Milan ZVER, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Andrea BOCSKOR, Stefano MAULLU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Underlines the need to include media literacy in school curricula and institutions of cultural education, and supports competitions and initiatives at national, regional or local level, aimed at empowering citizens to develop critical thinking and understanding by stimulating their creativity and capacity of expression;

2016/09/09
Committee: ITRE CULT

2016/2072(INI)

Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Milan ZVER, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Andrea BOCSKOR, Stefano MAULLU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10b. In this regard highlights the importance of education inclined towards combining the development of key entrepreneurial skills with critical understanding of the cultural and creative industries;

2016/09/09
Committee: ITRE CULT

2016/2072(INI)

Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Milan ZVER, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Andrea BOCSKOR, Stefano MAULLU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Stresses that digitisation and media convergence create new opportunities for access, distribution and promotion of European works and emphasises the importance of guaranteeing funding for the digitisation, preservation and online availability of European cultural heritage;

2016/09/09
Committee: ITRE CULT

2016/2072(INI)

Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Milan ZVER, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Andrea BOCSKOR, Stefano MAULLU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Calls on the European Commission and the Member States to take the required actions by introducing mixed methods of funding, such as public and private partnerships;

2016/09/09
Committee: ITRE CULT

2016/2032(INI)

Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Milan ZVER, Andrea BOCSKOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Underlines that Eurostat figures show that 2.9 % of the EU’s workforce, i.e. 6.3 million people, were employed in the cultural sector in 2014, whi~~ch is comparable to the proportion of the workforce employed in the banking and insurance sector;~~ ghlights that according to the same figures employment in the creative sector has since 2008 continuously increased and is one of the fastest growing sectors of the European economy, generating about 4.2% of total EU GDP;

2016/04/28
Committee: CULT

2016/2032(INI)

Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Milan ZVER, Andrea BOCSKOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Highlights that a lack of readily available information on sources of funding is a current challenge for SMEs and start ups, and that awareness of and an understanding of the funding schemes available needs to be fostered;

2016/04/28
Committee: CULT

2016/2032(INI)

Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Milan ZVER, Andrea BOCSKOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Notes with concern that according to the survey conducted in 2013 by the Commission, barriers of access to finance in the cultural and creative sector are mostly related to high uncertainty of market demand, lack of business skills, dependence on public investment schemes and specific market conditions and consequences, in order to address these, more accurate, non-traditional sector specific financial instruments would be needed;

2016/04/28
Committee: CULT

2016/2032(INI)

Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Milan ZVER, Andrea BOCSKOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. Welcomes the new report published by the EU Member States expert group on access to finance for the CCS (creative and cultural sectors), a report drafted through the open method of coordination, and emphasises that the recommendations made therein are to be implemented by the Commission so as to create more efficient and innovative instruments and also to facilitate access to finance;

2016/04/28
Committee: CULT

2016/2032(INI)

Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Milan ZVER, Andrea BOCSKOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)

5 d. Proposes that more data analysis on existing financing tools should be carried out so as to identify best financing practices and to increase awareness and understanding of the investment and business opportunities offered by CCS companies;

2016/04/28
Committee: CULT

2016/2032(INI)

Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Milan ZVER, Andrea BOCSKOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Considers it to be crucial that the EU and its Member States broaden the range of financing instruments available to micro- enterprises and SMEs in the cultural and creative sector with new and innovative financing schemes such as microcredit, repayable contributions, crowdfunding, risk capital finance and venture capital., and proposes the development of public guarantee schemes aimed at stimulating investment in CCS by sharing the risks of investors;

2016/04/28
Committee: CULT

2016/2032(INI)

Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Milan ZVER, Andrea BOCSKOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Welcomes the ongoing project of the Commission on crowdfunding for the cultural and creative sectors and notes that according to good practices of CCS finance in Member States, policy and regulatory frameworks should focus on reward-based and donation-based crowdfunding which have been the most frequently used by SMEs in the creative sector;

2016/04/28
Committee: CULT

2016/2008(INI)

Milan ZVER, Sabine VERHEYEN, Andrea BOCSKOR, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Brunon WENTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that an increasing number of citizens use ICT tools and new media and technologies to engage and participate in political life at both national and EU level ~~and that it i~~; considers therefore as crucial t~~o increase digital inclusion and literacy, thus eradicating the existing digital divide~~he eradication of the existing digital divide and asks to develop actions and policies to increase digital inclusion and literacy;

2016/06/09
Committee: CULT

2016/2008(INI)

Milan ZVER, Sabine VERHEYEN, Andrea BOCSKOR, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Brunon WENTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Believes that, in order to stimulate a proper ~~and critical~~ knowledge of the EU and its history, values and fundamental rights, its functioning and structured decision-making processes, ICT tools and new media and technologies are crucial and will increasingly play a fundamental role;

2016/06/09
Committee: CULT

2016/2008(INI)

Milan ZVER, Sabine VERHEYEN, Andrea BOCSKOR, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Brunon WENTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Considers it crucial that the EU ~~should strategically launch e-democracy tools able to provide decentral~~proposes actions and policies in support of e-democracy to provide citizens with skills to recognised sources of independent information ~~and~~, to support innovative models of learning, and to stimulate citizens’ active participation and political engagement through participatory and direct democracy mechanisms able to reinforce and complement, where possible, representative democracy;

2016/06/09
Committee: CULT

2016/2008(INI)

Milan ZVER, Sabine VERHEYEN, Andrea BOCSKOR, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Brunon WENTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to develop and implement specific pilot projects, as provided for in the Digital Agenda, to promote and reinforce responsible and active European citizenship schemes and the sense of belonging to the European Union, democracy being a social experience which needs to be experienced and learned about.;

2016/06/09
Committee: CULT

2016/2008(INI)

Milan ZVER, Sabine VERHEYEN, Andrea BOCSKOR, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Brunon WENTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Considers that e-democracy can be a tool to attract more people, especially young, to participate in democratic processes, decrease the democratic deficit and stop the decline of democratic participation in EU;

2016/06/09
Committee: CULT

2016/2008(INI)

Milan ZVER, Sabine VERHEYEN, Andrea BOCSKOR, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Brunon WENTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Considers that e-democracy can increase transparency of decision making process in representative democracy and can have a positive impact on trust of citizens in their elected representatives;

2016/06/09
Committee: CULT

2016/2008(INI)

Milan ZVER, Andrea BOCSKOR, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Marc JOULAUD, Sabine VERHEYEN, Bogdan Brunon WENTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6c. Acknowledges the importance of decreasing the digital divide in a way that as many people as possible have access to internet and can participate in processes of e-democracy;

2016/06/09
Committee: CULT

2016/2008(INI)

Milan ZVER, Sabine VERHEYEN, Andrea BOCSKOR, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Brunon WENTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)

6d. Notes that e-democracy has the potential to increase the sense of ownership of EU among the citizens, which is especially important in the current Eurosceptic climate;

2016/06/09
Committee: CULT

2016/2008(INI)

Milan ZVER, Sabine VERHEYEN, Andrea BOCSKOR, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Brunon WENTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)

6e. Believes that despite mostly positive aspects of e-democracy some caution is needed; notes the possibility of abuse of private data in the online environment, possibility of electoral fraud in online elections and other sorts of democratic online participation;

2016/06/09
Committee: CULT

2016/2008(INI)

Milan ZVER, Sabine VERHEYEN, Andrea BOCSKOR, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Brunon WENTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 f (new)

6f. Calls for caution as the online political debates often produce excessively polarised opinions and can be prone to hate speech, whereas moderate voices are often overlooked;

2016/06/09
Committee: CULT

2016/2008(INI)

Milan ZVER, Sabine VERHEYEN, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Andrea BOCSKOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 g (new)

6g. Acknowledges that e-democracy can only have a positive impact when citizens are well-informed, have the skills to be critical towards wrong and biased information and are able to identify attempts of propaganda;

2016/06/09
Committee: CULT

2016/2008(INI)

Milan ZVER, Sabine VERHEYEN, Andrea BOCSKOR, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Brunon WENTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 h (new)

6h. Calls on EU and the Member States to increase the digital and media literacy of citizens, especially young ones, so that they will be able to make informed decisions and contribute positively to democratic processes;

2016/06/09
Committee: CULT

2016/2008(INI)

Milan ZVER, Sabine VERHEYEN, Andrea BOCSKOR, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Brunon WENTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 i (new)

6i. Notes the enormous amount of information that can be found on internet today and stresses that citizens' capacity for critical thinking should be strengthened so that they would be able to better discern between reliable and non- reliable sources of information;

2016/06/09
Committee: CULT

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5

(5) In the fields of research, education and preservation of cultural heritage, digital technologies permit new types of uses that are not clearly covered by the current Union rules on exceptions and limitations. In addition, the optional nature of exceptions and limitations provided for in Directives 2001/29/EC, 96/9/EC and 2009/24/EC in these fields may negatively impact the functioning of the internal market. This is particularly relevant as regards cross-border uses, which are becoming increasingly important in the digital environment. Therefore, the existing exceptions and limitations in Union law that are relevant for scientific research, teaching, libraries and preservation of cultural heritage should be reassessed in the light of those new uses. Mandatory exceptions or limitations for uses of text and data mining technologies in the field of scientific research, illustration for teaching in the digital environment ~~and~~, for preservation of cultural heritage, for user-generated content and for the reproduction of works permanently situated in public places should be introduced. For uses not covered by the exceptions or the limitation provided for in this Directive, the exceptions and limitations existing in Union law should continue to apply. Directives 96/9/EC and 2001/29/EC should be adapted.

2017/04/28
Committee: JURI

Proposal for a directive
Recital 31

2017/04/28
Committee: JURI

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 4

2017/04/28
Committee: JURI

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Research organisations shall delete the reproductions of the works or other subject-matter made pursuant to paragraph 1 once the text and data mining acts necessary for the purposes of scientific research have been carried out.

2017/04/28
Committee: JURI

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Member States may provide for fair compensation for the harm incurred by rightholders due to the use of their works or other subject-matter pursuant to paragraph 1.

2017/04/28
Committee: JURI

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. For the purposes of applying paragraph 2, Member States shall actively assist in facilitating dialogue between rightholders and educational establishments with a view to establishing specific licences authorising the acts described in paragraph 1. Member States may be encouraged to ensure the visibility of the licences authorising the acts described in paragraph 1 through appropriate tools, such as a single portal or database accessible to educational establishments, where the available licences shall be listed and kept up-to- date.

2017/04/28
Committee: JURI

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. For the purpose of enjoying the exception under the first paragraph of this Article, cultural heritage institutions may request that another cultural heritage institution or a service provider perform on their behalf the act of copying or digitising the works or other subject- matter that are permanently in the collection of the requesting cultural heritage institution, provided that no such copies shall remain available by the requested institution or service provider.

2017/04/28
Committee: JURI

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

2017/04/28
Committee: JURI

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11

Protection of press publications 1. Member States shall provide publishers of press publications with the rights provided for in Article 2 and Article 3(2) of Directive 2001/29/EC for the digital use of their press publications. 2. The rights referred to in paragraph 1 shall leave intact and shall in no way affect any rights provided for in Union law to authors and other rightholders, in respect of the works and other subject- matter incorporated in a press publication. Such rights may not be invoked against those authors and other rightholders and, in particular, may not deprive them of their right to exploit their works and other subject-matter independently from the press publication in which they are incorporated. 3. Articles 5 to 8 of Directive 2001/29/EC and Directive 2012/28/EU shall apply mutatis mutandis in respect of the rights referred to in paragraph 1. 4. The rights referred to in paragraph 1 shall expire 20 years after the publication of the press publication. This term shall be calculated from the first day of January of the year following the date of publication.Article 11 deleted concerning digital uses

2017/04/28
Committee: JURI

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 c (new)

Directive 2010/13/EU
Chapter II – Article – 2 b (new)

~~(The amendment seeks to amend a provision within the existing act that was not referred to in~~(2c) The following article is inserted: 'Article -2b 1. Audiovisual media services that are sponsored shall meet the following requirements: (a) their content and, in the case of television broadcasting, their scheduling shall in no circumstances be influenced in such a way as to affect the responsibility and editorial independence of the service provider; (b) they shall not directly encourage the purchase or rental of goods or services, in particular by making special promotional references to those goods or services; (c) viewers shall be clearly informed of the existence of a sponsorship agreement. Sponsored programmes or user-generated videos shall be clearly identified as such by the name, logo and/or any other symbol of the sponsor such as a reference to its product(s) or service(s) or a distinctive sign thereof in an appropriate way for programmes at the beginning and the end of the programmes or user-generated videos. 2. Audiovisual media services, user- generated videos or programmes shall not be sponsored by undertakings whose principal activity is the manufacture or sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products. 3. The sponsorship of audiovisual media services, video-sharing platform services, user-generated videos or programmes by undertakings whose activities include the manufacture or sale of medicinal products and medical treatment may promote the name or the image of the undertaking, but shall not promote specific medicinal products or medical treatments available only on prescription in the Member State within whose jurisdiction the media service provider falls.'" (This amendment applies throughout the text) Or. en the Commission proposal.)

2016/10/27
Committee: CULT

2016/0151(COD)

Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Jean-Marie CAVADA, Louis MICHEL, Andrea BOCSKOR

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 d (new)

Directive 2010/13/EU
Chapter II – Article –2 c (new)

~~(The amendment seeks to amend a provision within the existing act that was not referred to in~~(2d) The following article is inserted: 'Article -2c 1. This Article shall apply only to programmes produced after 19 December 2009. 2. Product placement shall be admissible in user-generated videos and all audiovisual media services, except in news and current affairs programmes, consumer affairs programmes, religious programmes and children's programmes or any other content aiming children's audience. 3. Programmes that contain product placement shall meet the following requirements: (a) their content and, in the case of television broadcasting, their scheduling shall in no circumstances be influenced in such a way as to affect the responsibility and editorial independence of the media service provider; (b) they shall not directly encourage the purchase or rental of goods or services, in particular by making special promotional references to those goods or services; (c) they shall not give undue prominence to the product in question; (d) viewers shall be clearly informed of the existence of product placement. Programmes or user-generated videos containing product placement shall be appropriately identified at the start and the end of the programme. By way of exception, Member States may choose to waive the requirements set out in point (d) of the first subparagraph provided that the programme concerned has neither been produced nor commissioned by the service provider itself or a company affiliated to the service provider. In any event programmes or user- generated videos shall not contain product placement of: (a) tobacco products or cigarettes or product placement from undertakings whose principal activity is the manufacture or sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products; (b) specific medicinal products or medical treatments available only on prescription in the Member State under whose jurisdiction the media service provider falls.’ Or. en the Commission proposal.)

2016/10/27
Committee: CULT

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 g (new)

Directive 2010/13/EU
Chapter II – Article –2 f (new)

(2g) The following article is inserted: ‘Article -2f 1. Member States shall, by appropriate means, ensure, within the framework of their legislation, that media service providers and video-sharing platform providers under their jurisdiction effectively comply with the provisions of this Directive. 2. Member States shall remain free to require media service providers and video- sharing platform providers under their jurisdiction to comply with more detailed or stricter rules with regard to Articles -2 to -2e, Article 7, Article 13, Article 16, Article 17, Articles 19 to 26, Articles 30 and 30a provided that such rules are in compliance with Union law and in respect of communicative freedoms. 3. Member States shall encourage co- regulation through codes of conduct adopted at national level in the fields coordinated by this Directive to the extent permitted by their legal systems. Those codes shall be broadly accepted by stakeholders in the Member States concerned. The codes of conduct shall clearly and unambiguously set out their objectives. National regulatory bodies shall provide for regular, transparent and independent monitoring and evaluation of the achievement of the objectives aimed at in these codes. The codes shall provide for effective enforcement by the national regulatory bodies, including effective and proportionate sanctions. 4. The Commission and ERGA shall encourage media service providers and video-sharing platform providers to exchange best practices on co-regulatory systems across the Union. 5. In co-operation with the Member States, the Commission shall facilitate the development of Union codes of conduct in consultation with media service providers and video-sharing platform providers where appropriate. Draft Union codes of conduct and amendments or extensions to existing Union codes of conduct shall be submitted to the Commission by the signatories of these codes. The contact committee established pursuant Article 29 shall approve the drafts, amendments or extensions of those codes on the basis of an opinion of ERGA. The Commission shall publish those codes. ERGA shall provide the Commission and the contact committee with a regular transparent and independent monitoring and evaluation of the achievement of the objectives aimed at in these Union codes of conduct. 6. If a national independent regulatory body concludes that any code of conduct or parts of it have proven to be not effective enough the Member State of this regulatory body remains free to require media service providers and video- sharing platform providers under their jurisdiction to comply with more detailed or stricter rules in compliance with Union law and in respect of communicative freedoms. Such legislation has to be reported to the Commission without delay. 7. Directive 2000/31/EC shall apply unless otherwise provided for in this Directive. In the event of a conflict between a provision of Directive 2000/31/EC and a provision of this Directive, the provisions of this Directive shall prevail, unless otherwise provided for in this Directive.’

2016/10/27
Committee: CULT

2016/0151(COD)

Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Andrea BOCSKOR

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b

Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 2 – paragraph 5 a

5a. Member States shall communicate to the Commission a list of the audiovisual media service providers under their jurisdiction and the criteria set out in paragraphs 2 to 5 on which their jurisdiction is based. The list shall also include information on Member States, to which audiovisual media service is directed and language versions of the service. They shall subsequently inform the Commission without undue delay of any changes to that list. The Commission shall ensure that the competent independent regulatory authorities have access to this information.

2016/10/27
Committee: CULT

2016/0151(COD)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Norbert ERDŐS, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, György SCHÖPFLIN, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Milan ZVER, Marc JOULAUD

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b

Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 2 – paragraph 5 b

5b. Where, in applying Articles 3 and 4 of this Directive, the Member States concerned do not agree on which Member State has jurisdiction, they shall bring the matter to the Commission's attention without undue delay. The Commission may request the European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services (ERGA) to provide an preliminary draft opinion on the matter within 15 working days from submission of the Commission's request. If the Commission requests an opinion from ERGA, the time-limits set out in Articles 3(5) and 4(5) shall be suspended until ERGA has adopted an opinion. (This amendment applies throughout the text.)

2016/10/27
Committee: CULT

Artis PABRIKS, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Traian UNGUREANU, Kinga GÁL, Andrea BOCSKOR, Pál CSÁKY, Brice HORTEFEUX, Petri SARVAMAA, Roberts ZĪLE, Jussi HALLA-AHO, Anders VISTISEN, Mariya GABRIEL, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

(9) The European Union Agency for Asylum should provide adequate support in the implementation of this Regulation, in particular by establishing the reference key for the distribution of asylum seekers under the corrective allocation mechanism, and by adapting the figures underlying the reference key annually, as well as the reference key based on Eurostat data.

2017/04/04
Committee: LIBE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point q

(q) ‘resettled person’ means a person subject to the process of resettlement whereby, on a request from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (‘UNHCR’) based on a person’s need for international protection, third-country nationals are transferred from a third country and established in a Member State where they are permitted to reside with one of the following statuses: (i) ‘refugee status’ within the meaning of point (e) of Article 2 of Directive 2011/95/EU; (ii) ‘subsidiary protection status’ within the meaning of point (g) of Article 2 of Directive 2011/95/EU; or (iii) any other status which offers similar rights and benefits under national and Union law as those referred to in points (i) and (ii);deleted

2017/04/25
Committee: LIBE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35

1. For the purpose of the corrective mechanism, the reference number for each Member State shall be determined by a key. 2. The reference key referred to in paragraph 1 shall be based on the following criteria for each Member State, according to Eurostat figures: (a) the size of the population (50 % weighting); (b) the total GDP (50% weighting); 3. The criteria referred to in paragraph 2 shall be applied by the formula as set out in Annex I. 4. The European Union Agency for Asylum shall establish the reference key and adapt the figures of the criteria for the reference key as well as the reference key referred to in paragraph 2 annually, based on Eurostat figures.Article 35 deleted Reference key

2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36

Application of the reference key 1. Where the threshold referred to in Article 34(2) is reached, the automated system referred to in Article 44(1) shall apply the reference key referred to in Article 35 to those Member States with a number of applications for which they are the Member States responsible below their share pursuant to Article 35(1) and notify the Member States thereof. 2. Applicants who lodged their application in the benefitting Member State after notification of allocation referred to in Article 34(5) shall be allocated to the Member States referred to in paragraph 1, and these Member States shall determine the Member State responsible; 3. Applications declared inadmissible or examined in accelerated procedure in accordance with Article 3(3) shall not be subject to allocation. 4. On the basis of the application of the reference key pursuant to paragraph 1, the automated system referred to in Article 44(1) shall indicate the Member State of allocation and communicate this information not later than 72 hours after the registration referred to in Article 22(1) to the benefitting Member State and to the Member State of allocation, and add the Member State of allocation in the electronic file referred to in Article 23(2).rticle 36 deleted

2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38

Obligations of the benefitting Member The benefitting Member State shall: (a) take a decision at the latest within one week from the communication referred to in Article 36(4) to transfer the applicant to the Member State of allocation, unless the benefitting Member State can accept within the same time limit responsibility for examining the application pursuant to the criteria set out in Articles 10 to 13 and Article 18; (b) notify without delay the applicant of the decision to transfer him or her to the Member State of allocation; (c) transfer the applicant to the Member State of allocation, at the latest within four weeks from the final transfer decision.Article 38 deleted State

2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39

The Member State of allocation shall: (a) confirm to the benefitting Member State the receipt of the allocation communication and indicate the competent authority to which the applicant shall report following his or her transfer; (b) communicate to the benefitting Member State the arrival of the applicant or the fact that he or she did not appear within the set time limit; (c) receive the applicant and carry out the personal interview pursuant to Article 7, where applicable; (d) examine his or her application for international protection as Member State responsible, unless, according to the criteria set out in Articles 10 to 13 and 16 to 18, a different Member State is responsible for examining the application; (e) where, according to the criteria set out in Articles 10 to 13 and 16 to 18 a different Member State is responsible for examining the application, the Member State of allocation shall request that other Member State to take charge of the applicant; (f) where applicable, communicate to the Member State responsible the transfer to that Member State; (g) where applicable, transfer the applicant to the Member State responsible; (h) where applicable, enter in the electronic file referred to in Article 23(2) that it will examine the application for international protection as Member State responsible.Article 39 deleted Obligations of the Member State of allocation

2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE

2016/0133(COD)

Artis PABRIKS, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Traian UNGUREANU, Kinga GÁL, Andrea BOCSKOR, Pál CSÁKY, Brice HORTEFEUX, Roberts ZĪLE, Jussi HALLA-AHO, Anders VISTISEN, József NAGY, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ

1. Where a transfer decision according to point (a) of Article 38 is taken, the benefitting Member State shall transmit, at the same time and for the sole purpose of verifying whether the applicant may for serious reasons be considered a danger to the national security or public order, the fingerprint data of the applicant taken pursuant to Regulation (Proposal for a Regulation recasting Regulation 603/2013/EU) to the Member State of allocation. 2. Where, following a security verification, information on an applicant reveals that he or she is for serious reasons considered to be a danger to the national security or public order, information on the nature of the alert shall be shared with the law enforcement authorities in the benefitting Member State and shall not be communicated via the electronic communication channels referred to in Article 47(4). The Member State of allocation shall inform the benefitting Member State of the existence of such alert, specifying the law enforcement authorities in the Member State of application that have been fully informed, and record the existence of the alert in the automated system pursuant to point d of Article 23(2), within one week of receipt of the fingerprints. 3. Where the outcome of the security verification confirms that the applicant may for serious reasons be considered a danger to the national security or public order, the benefitting Member State of application shall be the Member State responsible and shall examine the application in accelerated procedure pursuant to Article 31(8) of Directive 2013/32/EU. 4. The information exchanged shall only be used for the purposes set out in paragraph 1 and shall not be further processed.Article 40 deleted Exchange of relevant information for security verification

2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE

József SZÁJER, Ádám KÓSA, Andor DELI, László TŐKÉS, Tamás DEUTSCH, György HÖLVÉNYI, Kinga GÁL, Andrea BOCSKOR, Pál CSÁKY, Pavel SVOBODA, Tadeusz ZWIEFKA, Daniel BUDA

(5a) It is also necessary to take account of the reasoned opinions issued by the national parliaments of 11 Member States objecting the Commission's proposal based on the ground of the principle of subsidiarity,

2017/03/17
Committee: JURI

Ádám KÓSA, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, András GYÜRK, György SCHÖPFLIN, József SZÁJER, László TŐKÉS, Andrea BOCSKOR, Andor DELI, Tamás DEUTSCH, Kinga GÁL, Pál CSÁKY

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2

(2) The freedom to provide services includes the right of undertakings to provide services in another Member State, to which they may post their own workers temporarily in order to provide those services there and the difference of wages has never been considered as "unfair competition" in the EU and in the case law of the ECJ. The Treaty provides that restrictions on the freedom to provide services are prohibited.

2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL

2016/0070(COD)

József SZÁJER, Ádám KÓSA, Andor DELI, László TŐKÉS, Tamás DEUTSCH, György HÖLVÉNYI, Kinga GÁL, Andrea BOCSKOR, Pál CSÁKY, Pavel SVOBODA, Tadeusz ZWIEFKA, Daniel BUDA

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1

Directive 96/71/EC
Article 2 a

(1) The following Article 2a is added: ‘Article 2a Posting exceeding twenty-four months 1. effective duration of posting exceeds twenty-four months, the Member State to whose territory a worker is posted shall be deemed to be the country in which his or her work is habitually carried out. 2. case of replacement of posted workers performing the same task at the same place, the cumulative duration of the posting periods of the workers concerned shall be taken into account, with regard to workers that are posted for an effective duration of at least six months.’deleted When the anticipated or the For the purpose of paragraph 1, in

2017/03/17
Committee: JURI

2016/0070(COD)

Ádám KÓSA, András GYÜRK, György SCHÖPFLIN, József SZÁJER, László TŐKÉS, Andrea BOCSKOR, Andor DELI, Tamás DEUTSCH, Kinga GÁL, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Pál CSÁKY

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4

(4) Almost twenty years after its adoption, it is necessary to ~~assess whether~~indeed enforce the rules and confirm that the Posting of Workers Directive still strikes the right balance between the need to promote the freedom to provide services and the need to protect the rights of posted workers, as well as the to explore that whether there is a possibility of reintroduction of custom duties for a temporarily but limited period in some regions or areas suffering high unemployment level based on public interest in terms of the social protection of workers due to unfair competitiveness of imported products and services, which were previously produced or provided locally within the framework of the revision of the current legislation relevant to posted workers.

2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL

2016/0070(COD)

Ádám KÓSA, György SCHÖPFLIN, József SZÁJER, László TŐKÉS, Andrea BOCSKOR, Andor DELI, Tamás DEUTSCH, Kinga GÁL, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, András GYÜRK, Pál CSÁKY

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5

(5) The principle of equal treatment and the prohibition of any discrimination based on nationality are enshrined in EU law since the founding Treaties. The principle of equal pay has been implemented through secondary law not only between women and men, but also between employees with fix term contracts and comparable permanent workers, between part-time and full-time workers or between temporary agency workers and comparable workers of the user undertaking. By doing so the related jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the European Union must be respected and taken into consideration.

2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL

2016/0070(COD)

József SZÁJER, Ádám KÓSA, Andor DELI, László TŐKÉS, Tamás DEUTSCH, György HÖLVÉNYI, Kinga GÁL, Andrea BOCSKOR, Pál CSÁKY, Pavel SVOBODA

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a Directive 96/71/EC

(c) ~~remuneration,~~minimum rates of pay, bonuses and allowances including overtime rates; this point does not apply to supplementary occupational retirement pension schemes;

2017/03/17
Committee: JURI

2016/0070(COD)

József SZÁJER, Ádám KÓSA, Andor DELI, László TŐKÉS, Tamás DEUTSCH, György HÖLVÉNYI, Kinga GÁL, Andrea BOCSKOR, Pál CSÁKY, Pavel SVOBODA, Tadeusz ZWIEFKA

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a

Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

For the purpose of this Directive, remuneration means all the elements of remuneration rendered mandatory by national law, regulation or administrative provision, collective agreements or arbitration awards which have been declared universally applicable and/or, in the absence of a system for declaring collective agreements or arbitration awards to be of universal application, other collective agreements or arbitration awards within the meaning of paragraph 8 second subparagraph, in the Member State to whose territory the worker is posted.deleted

2017/03/17
Committee: JURI

2016/0070(COD)

Ádám KÓSA, György SCHÖPFLIN, József SZÁJER, László TŐKÉS, Andrea BOCSKOR, Andor DELI, Tamás DEUTSCH, Kinga GÁL, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, András GYÜRK, Pál CSÁKY

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7

(7) The Rome I Regulation clarifies also the situation of posted workers as it provides that the country where the work is habitually carried out shall not be deemed to have changed if he is temporarily employed in another country.

2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL

2016/0070(COD)

Ádám KÓSA, József SZÁJER, László TŐKÉS, Andrea BOCSKOR, Andor DELI, Tamás DEUTSCH, Kinga GÁL, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, András GYÜRK, György SCHÖPFLIN, Pál CSÁKY

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8

(8) In view of the long duration of certain posting assignments, it is necessary to provide that, in case of posting lasting for periods higher than 24 months, the host Member State is deemed to be the country in which the work is carried out. In accordance with the principle of Rome I Regulation, the law of the host Member Sates therefore applies to the employment contr in line with Recital (2), it is necessary to state that posting is clearly covered by Article 8 (2) of Rome I. Regulation. The temporary nature of posting (as provision of service), which is a crucial element in the determination of habitual placte of such posted workers if no other choice of law was made by the parties. In case a different choice was made, it cannot, however, have the result of depriving the employee of the protection afforded to him by provisions that cannot be derogated from by agreement under the law of the host Member State. This should apply from the start of the posting assignment whenever it is envisaged for more than 24 months and from the first day subsequent to the 24 monwork can only be determined on a case by case basis and it is not only determined by the length of time but also by other factors and facts of the individual worker's life. In addition to this, Article 2 of this ~~when it effectively exceeds this duration. This rule does not affect the right of undertakings posting workers to the territory of another Member State to invoke the freedom to provide service~~Directive defines the nature of posting as having a temporary character therefore temporary character is ian circumstances also where the posting exceeds 24 months. The purpose is merely to create legal certainty in the application of the Rome I Regulation to a specific situation, without amending that Regulation in any way. The employee will in particular enjoy the protection and benefits pursuant to the Rome I Regulationindispensable feature of genuine posting. Moreover, the case law provides explanation of the notion of temporary nature of the provision of services, which is to be determined by its duration, regularity, periodicity and continuity.

2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL

2016/0070(COD)

József SZÁJER, Ádám KÓSA, Andor DELI, László TŐKÉS, Tamás DEUTSCH, György HÖLVÉNYI, Kinga GÁL, Andrea BOCSKOR, Pál CSÁKY, Pavel SVOBODA, Tadeusz ZWIEFKA, Daniel BUDA

Ádám KÓSA, Kinga GÁL, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, András GYÜRK, György SCHÖPFLIN, József SZÁJER, László TŐKÉS, Andrea BOCSKOR, Andor DELI, Tamás DEUTSCH, Pál CSÁKY

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13

(13) The elements of ~~remuneration~~minimum pay, bonus and allowance under national law or universally applicable collective agreements should be clear and transparent to all service providers. It is therefore justified to impose on Member States the obligation to publish the constituent elements of ~~remuneration~~minimum rates of pays, bonuses and allowances on the single website provided for by Article 5 of the Enforcement Directive.

22a. Stresses the value of youth organisations as providers of citizenship learning and education of democratic values, skills and competences, and recognises their contribution to improving youth participation in democratic processes;

2016/04/27
Committee: CULT

2015/2351(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Norbert ERDŐS, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, György SCHÖPFLIN, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Marc JOULAUD, Milan ZVER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Stresses the vital importance of sports and social activities for encouraging youth participation and social cohesion as tools that can have a huge impact on local communities and can help address many of the societal challenges facing youth;

2016/04/27
Committee: CULT

2015/2351(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Norbert ERDŐS, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, György SCHÖPFLIN, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Milan ZVER, Marc JOULAUD

25. Calls on the Commission to take advantage of the dynamism of social media in education, training and youth participation in order to increase employability and enhance entrepreneurship, innovation and culture;

2016/04/27
Committee: CULT

2015/2328(INI)

Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Silvia COSTA, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Andrea BOCSKOR, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Stresses that, in an international and increasingly competitive film landscape, the European audiovisual sector continues to require the need to uphold and foster support measures to safeguard its diversity and independence, as well as to strengthen its competitiveness;

2016/11/22
Committee: CULT

2015/2328(INI)

Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Silvia COSTA, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Andrea BOCSKOR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Underlines the need for the European Commission to put forward a data-driven European audience engagement project, which would aim at exploring and strengthening the capacity of Europe's audio-visual and film sector to collect, analyse and predict data concerning audience behaviours with a view to increase demand for non-national European films;

2016/11/22
Committee: CULT

2015/2328(INI)

Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Silvia COSTA, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Andrea BOCSKOR, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Asks the Commission to maintain its support to cinemas networks, such as Europa Cinemas, that promote European film worldwide by financially and operationally helping cinemas which exhibit a significant number of European films and underlines the crucial role that cinemas have in raising audience awareness and maintaining the social element of the cinema experience;

2016/11/22
Committee: CULT

2015/2328(INI)

Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Andrea BOCSKOR, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Asks the Commission to introduce possible measures to limit the disproportion of the number of beneficiaries and the number of applicants include, among others, Culture Sub-programme budget increase, more adequate representation of all cultural and creative sectors and more support to smaller scale projects;

2016/11/22
Committee: CULT

2015/2328(INI)

Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Silvia COSTA, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Andrea BOCSKOR, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)

32a. Asks the Commission to make the tools and documentation produced by various Creative Europe Desks available online as models of good practices to be followed;

2016/11/22
Committee: CULT

2015/2328(INI)

Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Silvia COSTA, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Andrea BOCSKOR, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 b (new)

32b. Underlines a need for better collaboration between CEDs in order to become more effective advisory tools for their national applicants;

2016/11/22
Committee: CULT

2015/2328(INI)

Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Silvia COSTA, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Andrea BOCSKOR, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 c (new)

32c. Calls on the Commission and EACEA to improve the communication and exchange of the information with CEDs, in particular on the financial instruments and on new cross sectorial initiatives;

2016/11/22
Committee: CULT

2015/2328(INI)

Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Silvia COSTA, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Andrea BOCSKOR, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)

33a. Calls on the Commissions to increase the transparency of the evaluations and selection process for learning purposes by providing more detailed information on selected and rejected projects;

2016/11/22
Committee: CULT

2015/2328(INI)

Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Andrea BOCSKOR, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

35. Urges the Commission to take a proactive approach to the admission of new countries to the programme, with special status for European Neighbourhood South and East countries;

2016/11/22
Committee: CULT

2015/2281(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Stresses that cooperation through the Strategic framework for European cooperation in education and training 2020 fundamentally complements national measures which, such as learning from one another, data gathering, working groups and exchanges of good national practices, will be reinforced by means of improvements in their transparency and coordination and the dissemination of their results;

2016/03/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2281(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Is concerned at the fact that the quality of teacher education is lagging behind, in terms of range and complexity, with regard to competences that are necessary for teaching today, and welcomes the choice of support for educators as a priority area for ET2020; encourages Member States to adapt their initial teacher training and in- service development programmes ~~and~~, to make better use of peer-learning activities between Member States and to promote cooperation and partnerships between teacher training colleges and schools;

2016/03/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2281(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Stresses the need to develop basic skills in order to achieve quality education;

2016/03/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2258(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that independence, integration and access to an inclusive education and training system, cultural life, leisure and sport are rights guaranteed by Articles 19, 24 and 30 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and are protected under EU law, in particular in the context of fighting discrimination on the grounds of disability (Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU) and the principle of integration of persons with disabilities (Article 26 of the Charter); asks the Commission and the Member States therefore to reinforce measures aimed at ensuring that people with disabilities have equal access to key areas such as inclusive, quality education, culture and sport and include disability-specific indicators in the Europe 2020 strategy when pursuing the education target;

2016/02/26
Committee: CULT

2015/2258(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Recalls that people with disabilities are often excluded or do not have adequate access to education and training services where tailored education projects are needed; ~~asks the Member States to strengthen training programmes for teachers and other school staff in order to increase the support they can provide to students with disabilities;~~ stresses that the necessary measures shall be taken to ensure that all students with disabilities receive the reasonable accommodation needed to enjoy their right to inclusive quality education; recommends that European Schools implement a non-rejection policy on the grounds of disability and ensure inclusive, quality education for all students with disabilities; asks the Member States to strengthen training programmes for teachers and other school staff in order to increase the support they can provide to students with disabilities and in order to combat prejudice against persons with disabilities and especially persons with psychosocial disabilities, intellectual disabilities and older persons with disabilities;

2016/02/26
Committee: CULT

2015/2258(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Pál CSÁKY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. UStresses that people with disabilities need to have access to information and communication in accessible formats and technologies appropriate to different kinds of disabilities, including sign languages, Braille, augmentative and alternative communication, and other accessible means, modes and formats of communication of their choice, including easy-to-read formats, subtitling; hence urges the Council to adopt without further delay the Decision on the conclusion of the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled;

2016/02/26
Committee: CULT

2015/2258(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Recognises that vulnerable members of society are further marginalised if they have a disability; considers that the EU should redouble its efforts to fully accommodate the provision of rights and services for all people in its care~~, including stateless people, homeless people, refugees and asylum seekers~~;

2016/04/08
Committee: LIBE

2015/2258(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Insists on the importance of digital systems for people with disabilities as a tool to facilitate their participation in all aspects of society, including through assistive technologies; calls on the legislator at national and EU level to include accessibility provisions when implementing digital single market legislation and to take the necessary measures to fight cybercrime and cyberbullying; urges that the use of assisting ambient technologies for the inclusion of people with disabilities in education are to be investigated and that their impact on people with disabilities and also on the possible use for other citizens shall be examined;

2016/02/26
Committee: CULT

2015/2258(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Asks the Commission to launch a campaign to raise awareness about the CRPD; asks each EU institution and agency to organise a specific training module on the CRPD for its staff, in cooperation with organisations for people with disabilities and urges that further all materials related to capacity-building, training and awareness raising shall be made available in accessible formats.

2016/02/26
Committee: CULT

2015/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Highlights the importance of exchange of best practices and innovative ideas, moreover the development and delivery of new vocational teaching and training materials and cooperation between different sectors to share knowledge;

2015/12/07
Committee: CULT

2015/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Notes that current and future measures to tackle skills mismatches should both facilitate the involvement of employers, businesses, educational actors and local communities, and be better connected with forecasts concerning labour market developments and future skill needs;

2015/12/07
Committee: CULT

2015/2257(INI)

Marijana PETIR, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Andrea BOCSKOR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Encourages further measures to promote the recognition and validation of learning outcomes, including those developed through non-formal and informal learning, particularly through better use of existing tools such as Europass CV, European Skills Passport, Entrepreneurial Skills Pass, EQAVET, ESCO, ECTS and ECVET;

2015/12/07
Committee: CULT

2015/2254(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5

— having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union of 7 December 2000 (‘'the Charter’'), proclaimed on 12 December 2007 in Strasbourg, which entered into force with the Treaty of Lisbon in December 2009, and in particular its Articles 52(4) and 53,

2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Marijana PETIR, Kinga GÁL, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Andrea BOCSKOR

Motion for a resolution
Citation 19

~~– having regard to the statement by First Vice-President Timmermans on the situation in Hungary of 19 May 2015, SPEECH/15/5010,~~deleted

2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Marijana PETIR, Kinga GÁL, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Andrea BOCSKOR

Motion for a resolution
Citation 20

~~– having regard to the statement by First Vice-President Timmermans and Commissioner Oettinger on the situation in Poland of 19 January 2016, SPEECH/16/114,~~deleted

2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Marijana PETIR, Kinga GÁL, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Andrea BOCSKOR

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21

~~– having regard to the Commission's launch of a dialogue with the Polish government under the Rule of Law Framework, announced 13 January 2016,~~deleted

2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Marijana PETIR, Kinga GÁL, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Andrea BOCSKOR

Motion for a resolution
Citation 22

– having regard to its resolutions of 7 July 2013 on the situation of fundamental rights: standards and practices in Hungary, in particular paragraph 795 , 27 February 2014 on the situation of fundamental rights in the European Union (2012)6 , 8 September 2015 on the situation of fundamental rights in the European Union (2013- 2014)7 , and 10 June 2015 on the situation in Hungary, in particular paragraph 128 , __________________ 5 6 7 8deleted Texts adopted, P8_TA(2013)0315. Texts adopted, P8_TA(2014)0173. Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0286. Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0227.

2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Marijana PETIR, Kinga GÁL, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Andrea BOCSKOR, Tunne KELAM

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the European Union is ~~a community of values, based on democrac~~founded on the values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and ~~fundamental~~respect for human rights, enshrined in ~~its core principles and objectives in~~ the first articles of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), and in the criteria for Union membership;

2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Marijana PETIR, Kinga GÁL, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Andrea BOCSKOR, Tunne KELAM

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas, in accordance with Article 2, Article 3(1) and Article 7 TEU, the Union avails itself of the possibility to act in order to protect ~~its "constitutional core", reflected by the common values it shares with its Member States~~the values on which it is founded;

2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Marijana PETIR, Kinga GÁL, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Andrea BOCSKOR

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the definition of ~~cor~~the values and principles is a living and permanent process, and while those values and principles may evolve over time, they must be protected against short termism and ad hoc changes as a result of different political majoron which the Union is founded is to be grounded on full respect for national traditions and identities;

2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Marijana PETIR, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Andrea BOCSKOR

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas respect for cultural diversity and national traditions ~~may not impede a uni~~and identities is the precondition form an~~d high level of~~y initiative aimed at promoting the protection of democracy, rule of law and fundamental rights (DRF);

2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Marijana PETIR, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Andrea BOCSKOR

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality shall constitute key reference points for the present instrument;

2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Marijana PETIR, Kinga GÁL, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Andrea BOCSKOR

Motion for a resolution
Recital T

~~T. whereas in situations where a Member State no longer guarantee respect for DRF, the Union and its Member States have a duty to protect the rights of the residents of that Member State;~~deleted

2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Marijana PETIR, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Andrea BOCSKOR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Requests the Commission to submit, by the end of 2016, on the basis of Article 295 TFEU, a proposal for the conclusion of an EU Pact for Democracy, the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights (DRF) in the form of an interinstitutional agreement laying down arrangements facilitating the cooperation of institutions of the Union and its Member States in the framework of Article 7 TEU, integrating, aligning and complementing existing mechanisms, following the detailed recommendations set out in the Annex hereto;deleted

2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Requests the Commission to submit, byonce the ~~end of 2016~~process of accession of the European Union to the European Convention of Human Rights will have been completed, on the basis of Article 295 TFEU, a proposal for the conclusion of an EU Pact for Democracy, the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights (DRF) in the form of an interinstitutional agreement laying down arrangements facilitating the cooperation of institutions of the Union and its Member States in the framework of Article 7 TEU, ~~integrating, aligning and~~ complementing existing mechanisms, following the detailed recommendations set out in the Annex hereto;

2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Marijana PETIR, Kinga GÁL, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Andrea BOCSKOR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for the creation of a Union Fund, on the basis of a pilot project, for legal assistance to individuals and organisations litigating cases relating to DRF violations by national governments or the institutions of the Union;deleted

2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Marijana PETIR, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Andrea BOCSKOR, Tunne KELAM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Considers that the DRF Scoreboard may draw on the expertise of a variety of actors, including academics, representative associations and civil society, Churches and religious associations or communities, professional and sectoral associations;

2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Marijana PETIR, Kinga GÁL, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Andrea BOCSKOR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Considers, furthermore, that any future Treaty revision should include the following changes: - Article 2 TEU to become a legal base for infringement procedures and legislative measures to be adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure; - Enabling national courts under Article 2 TEU to bring before the CJEU actions on the legality of Member States' actions; - Enabling individuals to bring actions before the CJEU; - Abolition of Article 51 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, and the conversion of the Charter into a Bill of Rights of the Union; - Reviewing the unanimity requirement in areas relating to respect for and protection and promotion of fundamental rights, such as equality and non- discrimination;deleted

2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Kinga GÁL, Andrea BOCSKOR, Marijana PETIR

Motion for a resolution
Annex

~~Annex as a whole~~deleted

2016/06/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2147(INI)

Marc JOULAUD, Sabine VERHEYEN, Jean-Marie CAVADA, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Philippe JUVIN, Andrea BOCSKOR, Constance LE GRIP

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses th~~at further efforts ar~~e needed to ~~overhaul~~review copyright law ~~and that any revised provisions should apply to all~~only where it is strictly necessary, while taking into account the convergence of media;

2015/10/02
Committee: CULT

2015/2147(INI)

Marc JOULAUD, Jean-Marie CAVADA, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Sabine VERHEYEN, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Philippe JUVIN, Milan ZVER, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Andrea BOCSKOR, Constance LE GRIP

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)

3e. Calls for further dialogue between the rightholders, the online platforms and the creators relying on these platforms in order to achieve a mutually beneficial cooperation, where copyrights are protected while allowing and encouraging innovative ways of creating;

2015/10/02
Committee: CULT

2015/2147(INI)

Marc JOULAUD, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Jean-Marie CAVADA, Sabine VERHEYEN, Philippe JUVIN, Milan ZVER, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Andrea BOCSKOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to set the basis for mutual recognition of the digital skills developed by European citizens through the education system or through training programs.

2015/10/02
Committee: CULT

2015/2147(INI)

Marc JOULAUD, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Jean-Marie CAVADA, Sabine VERHEYEN, Philippe JUVIN, Milan ZVER, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Andrea BOCSKOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Calls the Commission and the Member States to set up a European certificate or grading system to establish a common assessment of the digital skills developed by European citizens, following the example of the European common framework of reference for language learning and teaching.

2015/10/02
Committee: CULT

2015/2147(INI)

Marc JOULAUD, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Jean-Marie CAVADA, Sabine VERHEYEN, Philippe JUVIN, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Andrea BOCSKOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4c. Underlines the importance of proper training for teachers on digital skills, on the way to teach these skills efficiently to students, and on how to use these skills to support the learning process in general.

2015/10/02
Committee: CULT

2015/2147(INI)

Marc JOULAUD, Jean-Marie CAVADA, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Sabine VERHEYEN, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Philippe JUVIN, Milan ZVER, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Andrea BOCSKOR, Constance LE GRIP

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)

4d. Underline the importance of enhancing the portability within the European Union of online services of legally acquired and legally made available content, whilst fully respecting copyrights and the interests of right- holders.

2015/10/02
Committee: CULT

2015/2139(INI)

György HÖLVÉNYI, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Andrea BOCSKOR, Norbert ERDŐS

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the EU represents an immense richness of cultural, social and linguistic diversity; whereas emphasizing the relationship between religion and the cultural roots and traditions in Europe; whereas, in this context, the shared values that hold together our societies, such as freedom, fairness, democracy, human rights, the rule of law, tolerance and solidarity, are crucial for Europe’'s future; whereas in addition to political actors, it is important to emphasize the role of all other stakeholders involved in intercultural dialogue; whereas underlining the difficulties in relation to the integration process, all efforts should be taken into account in the established cultural identities of Europe;

2015/10/28
Committee: CULT

2015/2139(INI)

György HÖLVÉNYI, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Andrea BOCSKOR, Norbert ERDŐS

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas ~~not being a legal concept, intercultural dialogue is not regulated by national, European or international law, but is built on international frameworks aimed at protecting human right~~according to Article 17 of Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) the EU follows an open and transparent dialogue with representatives and religions, therefore it promotes interreligious and intercultural di~~versity~~alogue;

2015/10/28
Committee: CULT

2015/2139(INI)

György HÖLVÉNYI, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Andrea BOCSKOR, Norbert ERDŐS

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas it is important to provide the means for intercultural dialogue and dialogue between citizens in order to strengthen respect for cultural diversity and to address the complex realities of our societies and to effectively manage conflicts;

2015/10/28
Committee: CULT

2015/2139(INI)

György HÖLVÉNYI, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Andrea BOCSKOR, Norbert ERDŐS

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas, in light of the European Year of Development 2015 and the review of the UN Millennium Development Goals, the role of culture in development should not be overlooked; whereas, apart from intercultural dialogue, family, as defined in Article 16 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, also plays a key role in effective conflict management and in promoting fundamental values;

2015/10/28
Committee: CULT

2015/2139(INI)

György HÖLVÉNYI, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Andrea BOCSKOR, Norbert ERDŐS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Advocates that including culture in EU external relations and development policy provides a tool for conflict resolution, peacemaking and crisis prevention, together with interreligious dialogue, which is another essential tool of conflict management;

2015/10/28
Committee: CULT

2015/2139(INI)

György HÖLVÉNYI, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Andrea BOCSKOR, Norbert ERDŐS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses that education and lifelong learning not only provide knowledge, skills and competences, but should also help learners to develop civic values and become active, responsible, open-minded members of society; recognises the importance of cooperation among all education stakeholders, including parents, families and associative structures, and churches and religious institutions, as they substantially support integration processes of all members of society;

2015/10/28
Committee: CULT

2015/2139(INI)

György HÖLVÉNYI, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Andrea BOCSKOR, Norbert ERDŐS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Underlines the family role in the preservation of cultural identity, traditions, ethics and the value systems of society, and stresses that the introduction of children to the culture, values and norms of their society begins in the family;

2015/10/28
Committee: CULT

2015/2138(INI)

Marc JOULAUD, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Sabine VERHEYEN, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Andrea BOCSKOR, György HÖLVÉNYI

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas poor knowledge about the EU, its concrete added-value and its values may contribute to the perception of a democratic deficit and lead to widespread Euroscepticism in Member States;

2015/11/26
Committee: CULT

2015/2138(INI)

Marc JOULAUD, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Sabine VERHEYEN, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Andrea BOCSKOR, György HÖLVÉNYI

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas increased awareness about the benefits of European policies, such as free movement of people and services within the Union and EU mobility programmes can help to create a sense of belonging to the EU, community spirit and acceptance of multicultural and multinational societies;

2015/11/26
Committee: CULT

2015/2138(INI)

Marc JOULAUD, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Sabine VERHEYEN, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Andrea BOCSKOR, György HÖLVÉNYI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Underlines the increasing importance of a European dimension in education across the different disciplines, while stressing the need for a broad understanding of the concept which takes into account its complex, dynamic and multi-layered nature, with learning about the EU at school being a crucial component;

2015/11/26
Committee: CULT

2015/2138(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, György HÖLVÉNYI, Therese COMODINI CACHIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Emphasises the need of understanding and promoting attachment to the fundamental values of the European Union; points out that knowing and understanding the common history and values of the EU and its Member States is a key for mutual understanding, peaceful living together, tolerance and solidarity and also to understand the core principles of the European Union;

2015/11/26
Committee: CULT

2015/2138(INI)

Marc JOULAUD, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Sabine VERHEYEN, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Andrea BOCSKOR, György HÖLVÉNYI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Points out that the EU should be more visible in teaching materials, given its impact on the everyday life of its citizens; considers that content explicitly related to the EU can add substantial value to school curricula and to the personal development of students, for instance in the awareness of the European cultural and opinion diversity and in the understanding of the world around us; emphasises the need to use active and participative teaching methods tailored to learners’ levels, needs and interests;

2015/11/26
Committee: CULT

2015/2138(INI)

Marc JOULAUD, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Sabine VERHEYEN, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Andrea BOCSKOR, György HÖLVÉNYI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Underlines that an EU dimension in education should enable learners not only to acquire knowledge, but also to engage in a critical reflection on the EU, including EU decision-making processes and how these influence their Member State and their democratic participation; encourages to this end the use of European Youth Parliament role-play games, to help children and students understand the European processes and raise their awareness of European issues;

2015/11/26
Committee: CULT

2015/2138(INI)

Marc JOULAUD, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Sabine VERHEYEN, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Andrea BOCSKOR, György HÖLVÉNYI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Recalls the need to ensure, enhance and broaden initial and ongoing professional development opportunities for teachers and educators in order to enable them to incorporate an EU dimension into their teaching, in particular with regard to citizenship education, for instance through the organisation of European-level seminars where teachers and national education civil servants from the Member States could exchange on good practices on teaching the European dimension both in general and in their specific discipline;

2015/11/26
Committee: CULT

2015/2138(INI)

Marc JOULAUD, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Sabine VERHEYEN, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Andrea BOCSKOR, György HÖLVÉNYI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls for an urgent renewal and strengthening of EU citizenship and political education across thboth the Member States and the future Member States, with the aim of equipping learners with relevant knowledge, skills and competences, and empowering them to exercise their democratic rights and responsibilities, to value diversity, and to be active and responsible citizens;

2015/11/26
Committee: CULT

2015/2138(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, György HÖLVÉNYI, Therese COMODINI CACHIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls for an urgent renewal and strengthening of EU citizenship and political education across the Member States, with the aim of equipping learners appropriate to their age with relevant knowledge, skills and competences, and empowering them to think critically and form a well-informed and balanced opinion, exercise their democratic rights and responsibilities, to value diversity, and to be active and responsible citizens;

2015/11/26
Committee: CULT

2015/2138(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, György HÖLVÉNYI, Therese COMODINI CACHIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Highlights the role of non-formal and informal learning, including youth work and adult learning, in developing social and civic competences and shaping responsible and active European citizens; underlines the need to recognise such competences within formal learning and to create closer links between formal, non-formal and informal learning and in this context stresses the use of the methodology of intercultural dialogue;

2015/11/26
Committee: CULT

2015/2138(INI)

Marc JOULAUD, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Sabine VERHEYEN, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Andrea BOCSKOR, György HÖLVÉNYI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Call to make full use of the opportunities offered by digital technologies to further develop cross- border teaching, through digital courses and video conferences, in order to facilitate the discovery for students of other points of view and approaches regarding their disciplines;

2015/11/26
Committee: CULT

2015/2138(INI)

Marc JOULAUD, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Sabine VERHEYEN, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Philippe JUVIN, Andrea BOCSKOR, György HÖLVÉNYI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9b. Stresses the importance and the potential of a European approach on the teaching of history, while bearing in mind the competence of Member States on the matter, as some historic events were determinant in the emergence of the European ideal and values;

2015/11/26
Committee: CULT

2015/2138(INI)

Marc JOULAUD, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Sabine VERHEYEN, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Andrea BOCSKOR, György HÖLVÉNYI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)

9c. Calls the Commission to prepare guidelines, with concrete examples, on the way to teach the benefits of the European Union for its citizens in an understandable manner for children;

2015/11/26
Committee: CULT

2015/2138(INI)

Marc JOULAUD, György HÖLVÉNYI, Sabine VERHEYEN, Andrea BOCSKOR, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Bogdan Brunon WENTA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Recalls the wide range of actions possible through the Erasmus+ programme, as well as its popularity and recognition by the general public, in particular for the mobility of students as part of their studies; calls on the Commission and the Member States to raise awareness around the parts of the Erasmus+ programme which are less well-known, such as the European Voluntary Service;

2015/11/26
Committee: CULT

2015/2138(INI)

Marc JOULAUD, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Sabine VERHEYEN, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Andrea BOCSKOR, György HÖLVÉNYI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Encourages the Commission to continue its support for efforts to develop and promote an EU dimension in education as well as the mobility of educational actors, and to actively disseminate information – including information on relevant funding opportunities and available studies and reports – to key stakeholders;

2015/11/26
Committee: CULT

2015/2138(INI)

Marc JOULAUD, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Sabine VERHEYEN, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Andrea BOCSKOR, György HÖLVÉNYI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on Member States to increase investment in education and to provide the necessary support and training for schools and teachers to carry out and continuously develop an EU dimension in education; to this end, teachers should be encouraged to spend part of their initial formation in another Member States in order to discover other perspectives and teaching methods of their discipline;

2015/11/26
Committee: CULT

2015/2104(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Sabine VERHEYEN, Milan ZVER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that culture is a powerful instrument for European diplomatic relations, fostering EU core values and global citizenship, and that it should be incorporated consistently into the EU's external action; calls for a fruitful cooperation between the European Commission – more specifically its Directorate-General (DG) for Education and Culture and its DG for International Cooperation and Development –, the European External Action Service and the UN in areas such as cultural heritage at risk and illicit trade in cultural property, conflict prevention, the development of creative industries, the mobility of culture professionals, cultural goods and services, and education in emergencies; emphasizes the need for cultural exchanges and forums with the aim of mutual understanding and cooperation at bilateral and multilateral level;

2015/07/20
Committee: CULT

2015/2104(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital Y

Y. whereas the EU and its Member States have a crucial role in promoting the principles and goals of the United Nations and in solving the common problems of mankind; whereas, on the other hand, Europe needs global partners in solving its ~~own~~ problems arising from external and internal factors, which affect the continent and thus the world in areas such security, the protection of the environment, immigration and solving financial instabilities;

2015/09/17
Committee: AFET

2015/2104(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that the General Assembly, which represents the governments of all member countries, must have ~~way~~procedures and means to ~~give~~be capable of giving direction to the United Nations System and coordinateing all its activities; is of the opinion that in the long term the democratic governance of the UN should be strengthened by establishing a World Parliament representing the people and nations;

2015/09/17
Committee: AFET

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Andrea BOCSKOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Citation 43

— having regard to the Policy Department C studies on the implementation of Article 80 TFEU, on new approaches, alternative avenues and means of access to asylum procedures for persons seeking international protection, on exploring new avenues for legislation for labour migration to the EU, on enhancing the Common European Asylum System and Alternatives to Dublin, and on EU cooperation with third countries in the field of migration, and having regard to the Policy Department D study on EU funds for Migration policies: Analysis of Efficiency and best practice for the future, and to the Policy Department EXPO study on Migrants in the Mediterranean: protecting human rights,deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Citation 52

~~— having regard to the working document on Article 80 – Solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility, including search and rescue obligations,~~deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Inese VAIDERE, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Citation 53

~~— having regard to the working document on tackling criminal smuggling, trafficking and labour exploitation of irregular migrants,~~deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Inese VAIDERE, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Citation 54

~~— having regard to the working document on border management and visa-policy, including the role of Frontex and other relevant agencies,~~deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Citation 55

— having regard to the working document on developing safe and lawful routes for asylum seekers and refugees into the EU, including the Union resettlement policy and corresponding integration policies,deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Citation 56

~~— having regard to the working document on developing adequate legal economic migration channels,~~deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Inese VAIDERE, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Citation 57

~~— having regard to the working document on the EU internal and external funding related to its migration and asylum policy,~~deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Inese VAIDERE, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Citation 58

~~— having regard to the working document on effective implementation of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS), including the role of EASO,~~deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Inese VAIDERE, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Citation 60

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the opinions of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Development, the Committee on Budget, the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, the Committee on Transport and Tourism, the Committee on Regional Development, the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality and the Committee on Petitions (A8-0000/2016),deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas according to Frontex data5 , in the first eleven months of 2015, 1.55 million persons were detected while attempting to cross irregularly the EU’s external borders, setting an unprecedented record compared to the 282 000 migrants who arrived in the EU in the course of the whole 2014; and whereas, according to IOM/UNICEF data, around 20 % of all migrants arriving by sea are children6 ; and whereas, according to the preliminary data available, the percentage of Syrians vary from 26% to 50% of all arrivals in the EU in 20156a ; and whereas a large number of counterfeit Syrian passports poses a serious challenge for proper identity checks; __________________ 5 Frontex news, http://frontex.europa.eu/news/number-of- migrants-arriving-in-greece-dropped-by- half-in-november-cITv3V. 6 IOM and UNICEF, Data Brief: Migration of Children to Europe, http://www.iom.int/sites/default/files/press _release/file/IOM-UNICEF-Data-Brief- Refugee-and-Migrant-Crisis-in-Europe- 30.11.15.pdf. 6aInternational Centre for Migration policy Development, http://www.icmpd.org/news-centre/2015- in-review-infographic/ ; Frontex, http://frontex.europa.eu/assets/Publicatio ns/Risk_Analysis/FRAN_Q3_2015.pdf

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Krišjānis KARIŅŠ, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Andrea BOCSKOR, Sandra KALNIETE, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas solidarity ~~can take the forms of internal and external solidarity; and whereas relocation, mutual recognition of asylum decis~~may be expressed in many different ways besides CEAS provisions such as financial assistance, human resources, equipment, training and other operational support measures and should be addressed at a global and universal level given the challenges with which Europe is not capable to cope alone; whereas voluntary relocations, operational support measures, financial support measures, a pro-active interpretation and implementation of the current Dublin Regulation and the Temporary Protection Directive ~~are all tools for internal solidarity, while~~, voluntary resettlement, humanitarian admission and search and rescue ~~at sea promote external~~operations at sea are all tools that can be used by the Member States to demonstrate their solidarity;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2

Tackling ~~criminal~~ smuggling, trafficking and ~~labour exploitation~~forced labour of irregular migrants

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas migrant smuggling, trafficking and ~~labour exploitation are distinct legal phenomena requiring properly targeted responses, while often overlapping in practice~~forced labour are distinct phenomena, while often overlapping in practice, involving other criminal acts too; whereas smuggling is a facilitation of irregular entry of a person into another country, with the consent of the smuggled person, while trafficking in human beings is a modern form of slavery, where traffickers exploit vulnerable people for financial gain by tricking or forcing them mainly into sexual and labour exploitation; and whereas ~~criminal~~ smuggling and trafficking networks can change their modus operandi very quickly, thus requiring rapidly adapted and properly targeted responses based on the most recent ~~and accurate~~findings of investigation and data;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Pál CSÁKY, Andrea BOCSKOR, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Artis PABRIKS

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas the fight against migrant smuggling, trafficking and ~~labour exploitation~~forced labour necessitates both short, medium and long- term responses, including measures to disrupt criminal networks and to bring criminals to justice, t~~he gathering and analysis of data, measures to protec~~o protect and assist victims and to return irregularly staying migrants, as well as cooperation with ~~third~~ countries of origin and transit and longer- term strategies to address the demand for trafficked ~~and smuggled~~ persons and the root causes of migration ~~which force people into the hands of criminal smuggler~~in third countries;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Krišjānis KARIŅŠ, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Andrea BOCSKOR, Sandra KALNIETE, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas the abolishment of internal border controls must go hand-in-hand with the effective management ofand protection of the Union's external borders, with high common standards, effective exchange of information between Member States, and full respect for everyone’s fundamental rights;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas the current Visa Code allows Member States to deviate from the ~~normal~~standard admissibility criteria for a visa application in exceptional cases with limited territorial validity ‘on humanitarian grounds’ (as defined in Articles 19 and 25);

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)

L a. whereas the current migration crisis is a global challenge that requires a global action;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)

P a. whereas a functioning return policy through readmission agreements should be an integral part of cooperation with third countries;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Krišjānis KARIŅŠ, Pál CSÁKY, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Andrea BOCSKOR, Sandra KALNIETE, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital R a (new)

R a. whereas legal migration for labour market needs, based on the principle of subsidiarity, is and should remain a national competence of the EU Member States;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Krišjānis KARIŅŠ, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Andrea BOCSKOR, Sandra KALNIETE, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital U

U. whereas the CEAS includes a set of common rules for a common asylum policy, a uniform asylum status and common asylum procedures valid throughout the Union; whereas, however, many alerts, including the infringement decisions adopted by the Commission, show that the CEAS has not been fully implemented in many Member States; whereas implementation ~~is essential in order to harmonise national laws and promote solidarity among Member States~~of existing rules is essential, and whereas Member States can seek supporting assistance from EASO to meet the standards required by the CEAS; ~~whereas harmonisation of reception conditions and asylum procedures can avoid stress on countries offering better conditions and are key to responsibility sharing;~~

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Andrea BOCSKOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Starts from the premise that saving lives must be a first priority and ~~that~~ proper funding, at Union and Member State level, for search and rescue operations is essential along with proper and effective external border controls; notes that there has been an increase in the number of irregular arrivals by sea and an alarming increase in the number of deaths at sea, and that a better European response is still required;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 11

On tackling human trafficking and ~~criminal~~ smuggling

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls for a clear distinction to be made between those persons who are smuggled ~~into the Union~~ and those who are trafficked into the Union because, ~~while the policy response must be properly integrated, they must also be~~as the consequences are distinct, therefore the policy response must be adjusted to these differences thus being properly targeted; states that, in general terms, the ~~criminal~~ smuggling of migrants involves facilitating the irregular entry of a person to a Member State, wh~~ereas human trafficking involves the recruitment, transportation or reception of a person through the use of violent~~ile often undertaken in dangerous or degrading conditions but with the consent of the migrant, while human trafficking is a serious crime, a gross violation of fundamental rights, which involves the recruitment, transportation or reception of a person by means of threat, or use of threat, or other forms of coercion, abduction, fraud, deceptiveon or abus~~ive means~~e of power or vulnerability, for the purpose of exploitation;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Pál CSÁKY, Andrea BOCSKOR, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Artis PABRIKS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Calls on the Member States to fully implement and enforce the Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and take all the necessary measures to prevent this serious crime, to prosecute and punish the perpetrators by effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctions, including seizure and confiscation of proceeds of crime and to identify, protect and assist victims;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Andrea BOCSKOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Underlines that military operations should ~~not be the predominate aspec~~be a considerable part of any holistic approach to migration and reiterates that Operation Sophia must not distract assets already deployed in the Mediterranean from saving lives at sea;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 12

On the role of Union agencies in the fight against ~~criminal smuggl~~smuggling and human trafficking

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Points out that, since criminals can and do change their modus operandi very quickly, policy responses must adapt to the most recent ~~and accurate~~investigations and data; notes, as a positive step forward, that the Commission adopted a Union Action Plan against Migrant Smuggling on 27 May 2015 (‘the Action Plan on Smuggling’), under which it provides for the setting up of a Contact Group of Union Agencies on migrant smuggling, to strengthen their operational cooperation and information exchange;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Acknowledges the steps the EU and its agencies, with the coordination of its EU Anti-Trafficking Coordinator have taken against trafficking in human beings and encourages the EU and Member States to put more efforts on identifying and adequately addressing new trends and forms of human trafficking which might be provoked and caused by the significantly increased migration;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Krišjānis KARIŅŠ, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Kinga GÁL, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Andrea BOCSKOR, Sandra KALNIETE, Bendt BENDTSEN, Csaba SÓGOR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Recalls that the process of relocation – that is to say, transferring an applicant for international protection~~, or a beneficiary of international protection,~~ from one Member State to another – is a practical example of solidarity within the Union; ~~recalls, in addition, that, since 2009, Parliament has been calling for a binding mechanism for the distribution of asylum seekers among all the Member States;~~

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Takes the view that the ~~establishment of urgent~~voluntary relocation measures isagreed are a move in the right direction of mutual solidarity, and calls on Member States to fulfil their obligations with regard to th~~ose~~e agreed measures as soon as possible;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Recalls that, for the purposes of the Rrelocation ~~Decisions~~measures taken by the Council, relocation ~~will~~may cover only those nationalities for which the proportion of positive decisions granting international protection in the Union has been 75 % or more for the preceding three months, on the basis of Eurostat data; notes that the Relocation Decisions will affect a relatively small number of people, and will leave out the large numbers of applicants originating from other third countries who cannot be relocated under those decisions;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Krišjānis KARIŅŠ, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Andrea BOCSKOR, Sandra KALNIETE, Csaba SÓGOR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Is of the opinion that, ~~in addition to~~ the criteria contained in the ~~Relocation Decisions~~Council Decisions on relocations from Italy and Greece, namely the GDP of the Member State, the population of the Member State, the unemployment rate in the Member State, and the past numbers of asylum seekers in the Member State, ~~consideration should be given to two other criteria, namely, the size of the territory of the Member State and the population density of the Member State~~must be reviewed, taking into account specific national circumstances, such as reception, absorption and integration capacity, labour market absorption capacity, historical factors and number of past migrants which goes beyond the 2010- 2014 timeframe laid down in the European Agenda on Migration;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Pál CSÁKY, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Takes the view that resettlement i~~s one of the preferred~~n cooperation with UNHCR if a Member State so decides is one of options for granting safe and lawful access ~~to the Union~~ for refugees and those in need of international protection, where it is clear that in long term the refugees can neither return to their home countries nor receive effective protection or be integrated into the host country;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. ~~Points out that, given~~Notes the unprecedented flows of migrants that have reached and continue to reach the Union’s external borders, and the steady increase in the number of people asking for international protection, the Union needs a binding and mandatory legislative approach to resettlement, as set out in the Commission’s agenda for migration; recommends that, to have an impact, such an approach must provide for resettlement of a meaningful number of refugees, with regard to the overall numbers of refugees seeking international protection in the Union;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Kinga GÁL, Artis PABRIKS, Andrea BOCSKOR, Pál CSÁKY, Inese VAIDERE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Underlines that ~~there is a need for a permanent~~a Union-wide resettlement programme~~, with mandato~~ can only be based on voluntary participation by Member States, providing resettlement for a meaningful number of refugees, having regard to the overall number of refugees seeking protection in the Union;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Krišjānis KARIŅŠ, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Pál CSÁKY, Andrea BOCSKOR, Sandra KALNIETE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Underlines that there is a need for a ~~permanent~~n Union-wide resettlement programme, with ~~mandatory~~ participation by Member States, providing resettlement for a meaningful number of refugees, having regard to the overall number of refugees seeking protection in the Union; while taking into account the capacity of Member States to provide adequate reception conditions, integration opportunities in society and labour market;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Krišjānis KARIŅŠ, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Andrea BOCSKOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Acknowledges that such resettlement programme should be on voluntary basis to encourage greater solidarity among the Member States;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Points out that further steps are necessary to ensure that the CEAS becomes a truly uniform system while respecting subsidiarity and proportionality principles;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Observes that the operation of the Dublin III Regulation10 has raised many questions linked to its implementation, fairness and solidarity in the allocation of the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection; notes that the current system does not take into sufficient consideration the particular migratory pressure faced in crisis situations by Member States situated at the Union’s external borders; believes that the European Union needs to accept the on-going difficulties with the Dublin logic, and to develop options for solidarity both among its Member States and the migrants concerned; __________________ 10 Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national or a stateless person (recast) (OJ L 180, 29.6.2013, p. 31).

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

33. Recommends that the criteria on which the Rrelocation ~~Decisions are based should b~~s of asylum seekers from Italy and Greece were based should be further evaluated before they are built directly into the Union’s standard rules for voluntary allocating responsibility; emphasises that, in reviewing the Dublin Regulation, it is important to reflect on the value of describing certain asylum seekers as ‘applicants in clear need of international protection’, since those migrants and refugees who do not fall into that category would still – at least under the current system – have to be dealt with by the Member State of first arrival;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Takes the view that the European Union should support the frontline Member States having external borders as well as those Member States receiving the most asylum claims with proportionate and adequate financial and technical support; considers that the rationale of using solidarity and responsibility-sharing measures is to enhance the quality and functioning of the CEAS;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Krišjānis KARIŅŠ, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Andrea BOCSKOR, Sandra KALNIETE, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

35. Points out that one option for a fundamental overhaul of the Dublin system would be to establish a central collection of applications at Union level – viewing each asylum seeker as someone seeking asylum in the Union as a whole and not in an individual Member State – and to establish a central system for the allocation of responsibility for any persons seeking asylum in the Union; suggests that such a system could provide for certain relative thresholds per Member State, above which no further allocation of responsibility could be made until all other Member States have met their own thresholds, which could conceivably help in deterring secondary movements, as all Member States would be fully involved in the centralised system and no longer have individual responsibility for allocation of applicants to other Member States; believes that such a system could function on the basis of a number of Union ‘hotspots’ from where Union distribution should take place; underlines that any new system for allocation of responsibility must incorporate the key concepts of family unity and the best interests of the child;deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Krišjānis KARIŅŠ, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Kinga GÁL, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Andrea BOCSKOR, Sandra KALNIETE, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36

36. Notes that, at present, Member States recognise asylum decisions from other Member States only when they are negative; reiterates that mutual recognition by Member States of positive asylum decisions is a logical step towards proper implementation of Article 78(2)(a) TFEU, which calls for ‘a uniform status of asylum valid throughout the Union’;deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Krišjānis KARIŅŠ, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Andrea BOCSKOR, Sandra KALNIETE, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40

40. Emphasises that hosting Member States must offer refugees support and opportunities to integrate and build a life in their new society and – as provided for in the Qualifications Directive12 ~~– this should also include effective access to democratic structures in society~~; notes that refugees have not only rights but also obligations towards the hosting Member State; emphasises that integration is a two- way process and that respect for the values upon which the EU isand its Member States are built must be an integral part of the integration process; __________________ 12 Directive 2011/95/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on standards for the qualification of third-country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection, for a uniform status for refugees or for persons eligible for subsidiary protection, and for the content of the protection granted (OJ L 337, 20.12.2011, p. 9).

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Krišjānis KARIŅŠ, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Andrea BOCSKOR, Sandra KALNIETE, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)

40 a. Emphasises that those granted asylum in an EU Member State should fully respect the principles, values, rules and laws of the Union and the Member State that has granted international protection;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Pál CSÁKY, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43

43. Reaffirms that better recognition of foreign qualifications is one practical way of ensuring that those third-country nationals already present in the Union can integrate better, and calls on the Commission to come forward with appropriate proposals in that regard; notes however the high number of unemployment among EU citizens in several Member States; points out that as of November 2015 the youth unemployment rate across all the Member States stood at 20%;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46

46. Underlines that Member States should overcome any legal and practical obstacles to arrive at swifter decisions on family reunification in full respect of the national legislation;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48

48. ~~Understand~~Emphasises that the safe and swift return of those people who, following an individual assessment of their asylum application, are determined not to be eligible for protection in the Union is something that must be carried out as part of the proper implementation of the CEAS;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49

49. Acknowledges that, in the light of the fact that, in 2014, only 36 % of third country nationals who were ordered to leave the Union were effectively returned, there is an urgent need to improve the effectiveness of the Union’s return system;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Krišjānis KARIŅŠ, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Andrea BOCSKOR, Sandra KALNIETE, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 a (new)

61 a. Acknowledges that without strong and well protected Union's external borders there is no possibility to ensure safety within and fully implement CEAS;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 65

65. ~~Accept~~Emphasises that the Union needs to strengthen its external border protection and further develop the CEAS, and that measures are necessary to enhance the capacity of the Schengen Area to address the new challenges facing Europe and preserve the fundamental principles of security and free movement of persons;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Pál CSÁKY, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74

74. Recognises that one of the main purposes of hotspots is to allow the Union to grant protection and humanitarian assistance in a swift manner to those in need and identify those who do not qualify for international protection; emphasises that great care needs to be taken to ensure that the categorising of migrants at hotspots is carried out in full respect for the rights of all migrants; acknowledges, however, that proper identification of applicants for international protection at the point of first arrival in the Union should help facilitate the overall functioning of any reformed CEAS;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Pál CSÁKY, Andrea BOCSKOR, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Artis PABRIKS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 76

76. Believes that such a revision is necessary and should consider introducing a system allowing for victims of human trafficking and ~~criminal~~ smuggling to come forward and aid in the effective prosecution of a trafficker or ~~criminal~~ smuggler without fear of being prosecuted themselves;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78

78. Underlines that another crucial step in dismantling ~~criminal~~ smuggling and trafficking networks is to prioritise financial investigations, as tracking and confiscating the profits and assets of those criminal networks is essential if they are to be weakened and eventually dismantled; calls, in this regard, for the Member States to transpose swiftly and effectively the fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Pál CSÁKY, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 89 a (new)

89a. Acknowledges that tackling the 'push factors' is a global responsibility and cannot be seen solely as the responsibility of the European Union, while the Union must still do its utmost to address root causes;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Pál CSÁKY, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Andrea BOCSKOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 90

90. Recalls that the UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants has also called on the Union to open up regular migration channels so as to allow migrants to use formal entry and exit channels instead of having to resort to criminal smuggling networks;deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 92

92. Understands that, in the long term, greater impetus is needed in solving the geo-political issues that affect the root causes of migration, as war, poverty, corruption, hunger and a lack of opportunities means that people will still feel forced to flee to Europe unless Europe and the rest of the world looks at how to help re-build those countries; points out that this means that the Commission and the Member States must put up the money to help build capacity in third countries, such as by facilitating investment and education, strengthening and enforcing asylum systems, helping to manage borders better, and reinforcing legal and judicial systems there;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 95

95. Recommends that, in line with the GAMM, the four thematic pillars addressing (i) legal migration and mobility, (ii) irregular migration and trafficking in human beings, (iii) international protection, and (iv) the development impact of migration should be of equal importance in Union external policy and funding; stresses that funding to third countries under various programmes should be assessed in light of their respect to the EU's efforts of migration management - including developing their asylum systems and facilitating returns of their citizens;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Kinga GÁL, Andrea BOCSKOR, Artis PABRIKS, Inese VAIDERE, Pál CSÁKY, Traian UNGUREANU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 104

104. Notes that, prior the increased migratory flows into the Union in 2015, according to an OECD and Commission study of 2014, the working-age population (15-64) in the Union will decline by 7.5 million between 2013 and 2020, and that if net migration were to be excluded from their projections, the decline would be even more pronounced, as it would amount to a reduction of the working age population by 11.7 million;deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Kinga GÁL, Artis PABRIKS, Andrea BOCSKOR, Pál CSÁKY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 105

~~105. Points out, nevertheless, that, as of November 2015, the youth unemployment rate across all the Member States stood at 20 %;~~deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Kinga GÁL, Artis PABRIKS, Andrea BOCSKOR, Pál CSÁKY, Traian UNGUREANU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 106

106. Further notes that, according to recent Eurostat projections, the ratio of people aged 65 or older, relative to those aged 15 to 64, will increase from 27.5 % at the beginning of 2013 to almost 50 % by 2050; notes that this would mean a change from the present ratio of four working-age persons for every person aged 65 or older to only two working-age persons for everyone aged 65 or older;deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Kinga GÁL, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 109

109. Points out that the Europe 2020 strategy has identified the need for a comprehensive labour migration policy, and for better integration of migrants, in order to meet the Union’s goals for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth; this should be done in full respect of the principle of subsidiarity;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Kinga GÁL, Artis PABRIKS, Andrea BOCSKOR, Pál CSÁKY, Traian UNGUREANU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 111

111. Takes the view that, in the long run, the Union will need to establish more general rules governing the entry and residence for those third-country nationals seeking employment in the Union to fill the gaps identified in the Union labour market;deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Pál CSÁKY, Andrea BOCSKOR, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Artis PABRIKS

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 41

On ~~labour exploitation~~forced labour

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Pál CSÁKY, Andrea BOCSKOR, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Artis PABRIKS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 114

114. Notes that ~~labour exploitation~~forced labour can take place as a consequence of trafficking~~, of smuggl~~ in human being,s or even in ~~the~~its absence ~~of both, with the result that there is impunity~~ , calls on the Member States to fully implement and enforce th~~ose exploiting irregular migrant~~e Directive 2009/52/EC on providing for minimum standards ion ~~those Member States in which it is not criminalised as such~~sanctions and measures against employers of illegally staying third- country nationals;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 115

115. Deplores the fact that the low risk of being detected and/or prosecuted as an employer exploiting the labour of irregular migrants has been identified as an important factor in ~~labour exploitation~~forced labour, in particular in sectors most at risk (agriculture, fishing, construction, manufacturing, hotels and restaurants, domestic work~~ers~~ and care services); recommends that in order to tackle this impunity it is necessary, firstly, to ensure that all cases of severe labour exploitation are criminalised and adequately punished under national law and, secondly, to increase labour inspectionso ensure that forced labour is criminalised and punished under national law and that Member States provide adequate powers to competent authorities to carry out inspections, while sufficient staff are available with the skills and qualifications needed to carry out targeted inspections effectively in at-risk sectors;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Pál CSÁKY, Andrea BOCSKOR, Artis PABRIKS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 116

116. Takes note of the fact that, at present, many Member States criminalise ~~labour exploitation on~~forced labour mostly when it takes place as a form of trafficking, which leaves a wide gap in all cases where the labour exploiters were not involved in the trafficking, or their involvement cannot be proved;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 117

117. Reiterates that special procedures to ensure facilitation of complaints foreseen by Directive 2009/52/EC providing for minimum standards on sanctions and measures against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals (the ‘Employers’ Sanctions Directive’) should be fully implemented and correctly applied in practice; believes that increased protection for those vEncourages the setting up of a European Business Coalition against Trafficking in Human Beings (as mooted in the 2012-2016 EU Strategy towards the Eradicatimson of tTrafficking~~, and for those smuggled into the Union, who cooperate and facilitate prosecution of traffickers and/or criminal smugglers, is necessary; suggests that, in addition, support s~~ in Human Beings) which should improve cooperation with businesses and other stakehould ~~be given for the setting up of a European Business Coalition against Trafficking in Human Beings (as mooted in the 2014 Strategy agains~~ers, respond to emerging challenges and discuss measures to prevent Ttrafficking in Hhuman Bbeings~~) with the purpose of developing supply chains that do not involve trafficking in human being~~, in particular in high-risk areas;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2088(INI)

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Andrea BOCSKOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses the need to introduce or to further develop dual VET systems or its elements in order to facilitate the acquisition of core employability and job- specific skills, while ensuring quality control by public institutions over its general content, implementation and certification procedure;

2015/08/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2088(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Sabine VERHEYEN, Norbert ERDŐS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Milan ZVER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses the need to introduce or to further develop dual VET systems in order to facilitate the acquisition of core employability and job-specific skills, while ensuring quality control by public institutions over its general content, implementation and certification procedure; highlights the importance of exchange of best practices related to the dual education systems which could contribute to structural changes in the labour market and lead to higher levels of youth employment;

2015/08/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2088(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Sabine VERHEYEN, Norbert ERDŐS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Milan ZVER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Emphasises the importance of addressing skills shortages and mismatches by facilitating the mobility of learners in VET, through a better use of tools such as the European Qualifications Framework, the European Skills Passport, the Youth Guarantee and the European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training; and cross-border recognition of qualifications acquired in VET or higher education, or by promoting entrepreneurship education and related skills and competences, through a better use of tools such as the European Qualifications Framework, the European Skills Passport, the Youth Guarantee, Europass-CV, Entrepreneurial Skills Pass, EURES, Knowledge Alliances, European Alliance for Apprenticeships, the European Credit Transfer System and the European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training; highlights the importance of ESCO which identifies and categorises the skills, competences and qualifications relevant for the EU labour market and education and training, in 25 European languages; calls for a better promotion of these initiatives in order to improve the labour market in Europe;

2015/08/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2088(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Sabine VERHEYEN, Norbert ERDŐS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Milan ZVER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Welcomes the transformation of the existing EU Skills Panorama website which provides a more comprehensive and user-friendly central access point for information and intelligence on skill needs in occupations and sectors in Europe, and which helps policy-makers, experts, employment agencies, career advisers and individuals to take better and more informed decisions;

2015/08/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2088(INI)

Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Angel DZHAMBAZKI, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Andrew LEWER, Andrea BOCSKOR, Emma McCLARKIN, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on the Member States to encourage a cross-sectoral approach between different areas within educational institutions, such as joint programmes between arts, science, ICT, engineering, business and other relevant fields;

2015/08/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2088(INI)

Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Angel DZHAMBAZKI, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Andrew LEWER, Andrea BOCSKOR, Emma McCLARKIN, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Highlights the importance of internships as part of secondary and higher education curricula for the acquisition of work experience and transversal skills;

2015/08/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2088(INI)

Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Angel DZHAMBAZKI, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Andrea BOCSKOR, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3c. Calls on the Member States to facilitate the involvement of young people in voluntary activities within youth organisations and grassroots sport as a method of non-formal and informal learning to help young people acquire skills and transversal competences that complement formal education and enhance their employability;

2015/08/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2088(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Sabine VERHEYEN, Norbert ERDŐS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

2015/08/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2088(INI)

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Andrea BOCSKOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Notes the constant evolution of the labour market and stresses the importance of meeting labour market demands with appropriate qualifications and skills, by revising and developing existing curricula and by addressing technological, social and environmental changes in close cooperation with employers, professional organisations and business communities; stresses that it is necessary, in this context, to provide and develop quality career advisory services helping future students to choose well their field of study with regards to their work preferences and the needs of the labour market;

2015/08/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2088(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Sabine VERHEYEN, Norbert ERDŐS, Milan ZVER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the Member States to act, as soon as possible, on education- and labour market-related country-specific recommendations in the European Semester and other Commission recommendations;

2015/08/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2088(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Sabine VERHEYEN, Norbert ERDŐS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Milan ZVER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Encourages the Member States to incorporate new technologies in the learning process ~~and~~, to intensify ICT training at all levels and types of education and training, to provide more digitally aligned degrees and curricula and to motivate young people to study ICT and pursue related careers; emphasises the need for the development of entrepreneurial and transversal skills within the framework of Youth Guarantee schemes;

2015/08/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2088(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Sabine VERHEYEN, Norbert ERDŐS, Milan ZVER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls for a forward-looking and output-oriented European Skills Strategy to guide national skills strategies and integrate them in the National Employment Plans while providing a comprehensive framework for the sectoral action plans proposed in the Employment Package.

2015/08/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2088(INI)

Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Angel DZHAMBAZKI, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Andrew LEWER, Andrea BOCSKOR, Emma McCLARKIN, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Stresses that humanities and general humanistic knowledge are indispensable in making effective use of the opportunities presented by STEM disciplines and thus should receive effective support within their institutions and play an explicit role in developing institutional curricula;

2015/08/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2074(BUD)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Milan ZVER, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Underscores that the Union communication policy must urgently be improved in order to better enter into dialogue with citizens, and in this regard highlights the positive role of pan- European networks made up of local and national media such as EuranetPlus; calls on the Commission to reinstate sustainable financing for these networks;

2015/05/13
Committee: CULT

2015/2074(BUD)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Milan ZVER, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Reiterates the importance of cultural diplomacy and cultural cooperation in relations with EU neighbours; therefore, calls for a coherent strategy to support the mobility of young people, artists ~~and creator~~, creators and other professionals working in the cultural sector, in the context of joint cultural and educational projects through which the EU should promote its culture and values;

2015/05/13
Committee: CULT

2015/2063(INI)

Milan ZVER, Sabine VERHEYEN, Andrea BOCSKOR, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Marc JOULAUD, Norbert ERDŐS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that the prevention of terrorism and countering of radicalisation is one of the key priorities within the European Agenda for Security, and stresses the need for a multifaceted, holistic preventive approach to address the root causes of terrorism; reiterates the fundamental role of family, education, teacher training, youth policies and interfaith and intercultural dialogue to prevent radicalisation leading to violent extremism;

2015/08/13
Committee: CULT

2015/2063(INI)

Milan ZVER, Sabine VERHEYEN, Andrea BOCSKOR, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Marc JOULAUD, Norbert ERDŐS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Notes with concern the use of the internet and social media for the dissemination of propaganda material and recruitment by terrorist organisations, and underlines the need to develop innovative online counter-communication with Member States and to stimulate critical digital judgement skills among all vulnerable internet users; emphasises the crucial role of a wide range of stakeholders, including educators, media, political organisations, role models and community groups, to develop effective counter-messages;

2015/08/13
Committee: CULT

2015/2063(INI)

Milan ZVER, Sabine VERHEYEN, Andrea BOCSKOR, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Marc JOULAUD, Norbert ERDŐS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Recalls the importance of EU programmes in the field of education, culture and sport, such as Erasmus+, Creative Europe and Europe for Citizens, as crucial vectors for supporting Member States' efforts to tackle inequalities and prevent marginalisation; calls on the Commission to implement its commitment to mobilise targeted funding to promote concrete actions to challenge extremist ideologies and radicalisation;

2015/08/13
Committee: CULT

2015/2063(INI)

Milan ZVER, Andrea BOCSKOR, Marc JOULAUD, Norbert ERDŐS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Notes that a low political participation of young people in the democratic life of Europe as well as the recent outburst of political radicalisation are a consequence of the lack of democratic culture, especially among the youth;

2015/08/13
Committee: CULT

2015/2063(INI)

Milan ZVER, Sabine VERHEYEN, Andrea BOCSKOR, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Marc JOULAUD, Norbert ERDŐS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Recalls the importance of education for democracy, active citizenship and democratic political culture and the importance of values that are at the heart of the European Union – freedom, tolerance, equality and rule of law;

2015/08/13
Committee: CULT

2015/2063(INI)

Milan ZVER, Sabine VERHEYEN, Andrea BOCSKOR, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Marc JOULAUD, Norbert ERDŐS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5c. Notes that a highly inclusive education, one of the strategic objectives of the Education and Training 2020 framework, can counterbalance disadvantages that many children and young people face at home and in this way help to prevent the radicalisation;

2015/08/13
Committee: CULT

2015/2063(INI)

Milan ZVER, Sabine VERHEYEN, Andrea BOCSKOR, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Marc JOULAUD, Norbert ERDŐS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)

5d. Reiterates the importance of promotion of equality, social cohesion and active citizenship through education and training and the importance of providing the children and young people with a chance to develop skills and competencies needed for active citizenship, intercultural and interreligious dialogue;

2015/08/13
Committee: CULT

2015/2063(INI)

Milan ZVER, Sabine VERHEYEN, Andrea BOCSKOR, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Marc JOULAUD, Norbert ERDŐS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)

5e. Stresses that participation in the Erasmus+ programme increases the level of active citizenship among youth; recalls that the former Erasmus students show greater sense of European identity, increased sense of belonging and positive perception of the EU which can all diminish the possibility of radicalisation and tackle problems of intolerance and discrimination;

2015/08/13
Committee: CULT

2015/2063(INI)

Milan ZVER, Sabine VERHEYEN, Andrea BOCSKOR, Marc JOULAUD, Norbert ERDŐS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 f (new)

5f. Stresses the need to find a balance between the freedom of expression and the objectives of security and prevention of radicalisation;

2015/08/13
Committee: CULT

2015/2063(INI)

Milan ZVER, Sabine VERHEYEN, Andrea BOCSKOR, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Norbert ERDŐS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 g (new)

5g. Notes the role of non-formal and informal learning as well as grassroots sports in developing critical thinking and problem solving skills as well as increasing sense of belonging, positive self-perception of young people and increasing the social inclusion and cohesion.

2015/08/13
Committee: CULT

2015/2053(INI)

Milan ZVER, Marc JOULAUD, Andrea BOCSKOR, Bogdan Brunon WENTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the current discussions about a possible extension of the Geographical Indication (GI) protection of the European Union to non-agricultural products; considers that the EU is particularly rich in such authentic products based on local know-how and traditional production methods and often rooted in the heritage of a specific geographical area; recalls that the preservation of these methods is based on a continuous transfer of knowledge from generation to generation;

2015/05/19
Committee: CULT

2015/2053(INI)

Milan ZVER, Andrea BOCSKOR, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Marc JOULAUD

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Highlights that the geographical indication protection of non-agricultural products can function as an incentive to preserve the cultural heritage, traditional know-how, as well as the traditional ways of knowledge transfer from one generation to the next one;

2015/05/19
Committee: CULT

2015/2053(INI)

Milan ZVER, Andrea BOCSKOR, Bogdan Brunon WENTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Recalls that, currently, there is no uniform GI protection for non-agricultural products at EU level but several legal frameworks ensuring only national or regional protection, that do not cover the cross-border products. In this context, underlines the fact that the discrepancies between the present legal frameworks may result in consumer deception and countless cases of counterfeiting; therefore, a uniform EU system could better inform consumers about the authenticity of products and protect the rightful owners of a registered product;

2015/05/19
Committee: CULT

2015/2053(INI)

Milan ZVER, Andrea BOCSKOR, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Marc JOULAUD

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses that preserving of traditional know-how and production can help to stop the depopulation and destruction of rural areas and the flow of young people that are leaving those areas;

2015/05/19
Committee: CULT

2015/2053(INI)

Milan ZVER, Andrea BOCSKOR, Bogdan Brunon WENTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Highlights the importance of the cultural, educational and social components of the non- agricultural products that will be included in this process and ~~stresses the need for~~considers it will contribute to preserving the valuable traditional know- how and skills associated with them;

2015/05/19
Committee: CULT

2015/2053(INI)

Milan ZVER, Andrea BOCSKOR, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Brunon WENTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. The traditional know-how represents an important aspect of European cultural heritage and European history and should be specially protected, also through the geographical indication protection mechanism;

2015/05/19
Committee: CULT

2015/2053(INI)

Milan ZVER, Andrea BOCSKOR, Bogdan Brunon WENTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Educational institutions should teach the young generations about the traditional know-how, production methods and products, which are often more respectful to the nature and are more sustainable than the modern production methods;

2015/05/19
Committee: CULT

2015/2053(INI)

Milan ZVER, Andrea BOCSKOR, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Marc JOULAUD

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Emphasises the importance of creating a future legal framework that guarantees that the link to the original geographical area and traditional methods remains a priority, and that clearly specifies the conditions under which the denomination may be used outside the reference space;

2015/05/19
Committee: CULT

2015/2053(INI)

Milan ZVER, Andrea BOCSKOR, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Brunon WENTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the regulator to take into account the GIs already existing in the Member States in order to avoid unnecessary red tape for their registration at European level.; calls on the regulator to propose the most efficient, simple, useful and accessible mechanism for registration of products;

2015/05/19
Committee: CULT

2015/2039(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Norbert ERDŐS, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Sabine VERHEYEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Member States, the EHEA countries and on the EU as a whole, to foster public understanding of, and support for, the Bologna Process, including action at grass- roots level to achieve more effective and dynamic involvement in reaching the Process goals;

2015/03/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2039(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Norbert ERDŐS, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Sabine VERHEYEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls for a dialogue to be pursued between governments and higher education institutions (HEIs) in order to target and maximise the use of available funds and to seek new and diverse models for funding; to complement public funding;

2015/03/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2039(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Norbert ERDŐS, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Sabine VERHEYEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls for the correct implementation of the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) and the Diploma Supplement in the EHEA, key tools linked to student workload and learning outcomes, in order to facilitate mobility and help students compile their academic achievements;

2015/03/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2039(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Norbert ERDŐS, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Sabine VERHEYEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Stresses the importance of guaranteeing the mutual recognition and compatibility of academic degrees for strengthening the system of quality assurance at European level and in all countries that joined the EHEA, in line with the revised version of standards and guidelines for quality assurance;

2015/03/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2039(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Norbert ERDŐS, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Sabine VERHEYEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Notes that the mobility of students, teachers, researchers and staff is one of the main priorities of the Bologna Process; calls on the Member States to increase opportunities for and quality of mobility in order to reach the quantitative target of 20 % for student mobility by 2020, and highlights in this regard the crucial role of the Erasmus+ Programme;

2015/03/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2039(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Norbert ERDŐS, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Sabine VERHEYEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Member States, ~~and on~~ the EU a~~s a whole,~~nd the EHEA to strengthen mobility by removing administrative obstacles, providing adequate financial support mechanism and guaranteeing the transferability of grants and credits;

2015/03/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2039(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Norbert ERDŐS, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Sabine VERHEYEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls for efforts to strengthen the link between higher education ~~and~~, research and innovation, including through the promotion of research-based education, and highlights the Horizon 2020 Programme as a key funding mechanism for boosting research; calls for better synchronisation of actions supporting the Bologna Process such as the Horizon 2020 and Erasmus+ programmes;

2015/03/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2039(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Norbert ERDŐS, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Sabine VERHEYEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Calls for more flexible learning paths that promote joint degree programmes and interdisciplinary studies, and that support innovation, creativity, vocational education and training (VET), dual education, and entrepreneurship in higher education, and calls for the potential offered by new technologies ~~and~~, digitalisation and ICTs to be explored in order to enrich teaching, improve learning experiences and support personalised learning;

2015/03/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2039(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Norbert ERDŐS, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Sabine VERHEYEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls on HEIs, public administrations, social partners and enterprises to lead an on-going dialogue facilitating and enhancing employability; stresses that stakeholders should cooperate better to raise initial qualifications and renew a skilled workforce, as well as to improve the provision, accessibility and quality of guidance on careers and employment; moreover notes that work placements included in study programmes and on-the-job learning should be further encouraged;

2015/03/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2039(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Norbert ERDŐS, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Sabine VERHEYEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Stresses that the Member States, the Union and ~~the HEIs~~all HEIs that joined the EHEA are responsible for providing quality education that responds to social challenges;

2015/03/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2039(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Norbert ERDŐS, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Sabine VERHEYEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Calls for efforts to develop a strategy for the external dimension of the EHEA, through cooperation with other regions of the world, in order to increase its competitiveness ~~in a global setting;~~ and attractiveness in a global setting, to improve information on the EHEA, to strengthen cooperation based on partnership, to intensify policy dialogue and to further recognise qualifications;

2015/03/04
Committee: CULT

2015/2006(INI)

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Andrea BOCSKOR, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Norbert ERDŐS, Milan ZVER

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)

La. whereas entrepreneurship skills are linked to other sets of skills such as ICT skills, problem-solving skills and financial literacy which should be promoted;

2015/05/27
Committee: CULT

2015/2006(INI)

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Andrea BOCSKOR, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Norbert ERDŐS, Milan ZVER

Motion for a resolution
Recital W

W. whereas considerable contributions are made by civil society organisations (non- governmental groups such as trade unions, employers’ associations and other social groups), among them the Junior Achievement – Young Enterprise Europe initiative, which provide informal and life- long entrepreneurship education and training that yet need to be more recognised, although they may not lead to a certified formal diploma, as well as by enterprises providing training for themselves;

2015/05/27
Committee: CULT

2015/2006(INI)

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Andrea BOCSKOR, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Norbert ERDŐS, Milan ZVER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Emphasises the necessity of the broad definition of the key competence ‘a sense of initiative and entrepreneurship’, which involves creativity, innovation and risk- taking, as well as the ability to plan and manage projects in order to achieve objectives, and even the idea that the individual is aware of the context of his/her work and is able to seize opportunities that arise, which concerns both entrepreneurship and employment activity (in the latter case referred as ′intrapreneurship′);

2015/05/27
Committee: CULT

2015/2006(INI)

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Andrea BOCSKOR, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Norbert ERDŐS, Milan ZVER

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2

Role of the EU institutions – ~~methodology, communication~~coordination, methodology and financial tools

2015/05/27
Committee: CULT

2015/2006(INI)

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Andrea BOCSKOR, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Norbert ERDŐS, Milan ZVER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Commission to ~~create~~support a European Eentrepreneurship Eeducation Nnetwork to gather together and make available good practice to be shared by schools, organisations, businesses, authorities and other stakeholders at European, national and local levels, such as the European Entrepreneurship Education NETwork (EE-HUB) established in May 2015;

2015/05/27
Committee: CULT

2015/2006(INI)

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Andrea BOCSKOR, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Norbert ERDŐS, Milan ZVER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – introductory part

11. Proposes that the Commission include entrepreneurship education and training as an explicit objective of a future Erasmus+ programme in the next financial period (post-2020) in all its actions, including mobility, while containing the following elements:

2015/05/27
Committee: CULT

2015/2006(INI)

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Andrea BOCSKOR, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Norbert ERDŐS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – point ii

(ii) support for the qualifications of teachers and educators and their continuing professional development in the entrepreneurship education area,

2015/05/27
Committee: CULT

2015/2006(INI)

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Andrea BOCSKOR, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Norbert ERDŐS, Milan ZVER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Urges the Commission to follow up on the collaborative action with the OECD on Entrepreneurship360 and Guiding Frameworks for Entrepreneurial Education at the level of schools, vocational and educational training (VET) programmes and universitiesand further develop its work on Entrepreneurship360 (Schools and VET) and on HEInnovate (higher education);

2015/05/27
Committee: CULT

2015/2006(INI)

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Andrea BOCSKOR, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Norbert ERDŐS, Milan ZVER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Calls on the Commission to include measures related to entrepreneurship education into the European Semester evaluation indicators starting in 2016;

2015/05/27
Committee: CULT

2015/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas Russia is the instigator of and, directly or indirectly, party to a number of ‘frozen conflicts’ in its neighbourhood – in Transnistria, South Ossetia, Abkhasia, and Nagorno Karabakh – that constitute serious impediments to the development and stability of the neighbouring countries concerned and to rapprochement between them and the European Union;

2015/03/31
Committee: AFET

2015/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas these restrictive targeted measures are not directed against the Russian people but aim at stimulating a change in Russian policy towards, and actions in, the common neighbourhood; whereas the sanctions could be lifted, partially or fully, as soon as Russia not only commits itself to implementing, fully and honestly, the provisions of the Minsk agreements ~~and the return of Crimea~~but also demonstrably complies with them and as soon as Crimea is returned to Ukraine; whereas the sanctions will be strengthened should Russia chose to do otherwise and refrain from taking any positive step to change its policy;

2015/03/31
Committee: AFET

2015/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that at this point, Russia, because of its actions, can no longer be treated as, or considered, a ‘strategic partner’; points out that strategic partnerships are only conceivable with countries that do not jeopardise the international order, which is based on democracy, state sovereignty (including the choice of internal constitutional order and foreign policy orientation), the inviolability of state borders, respect for the rule of law and the principles of international diplomacy and trade, and mutual trust;

2015/03/31
Committee: AFET

2015/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Underlines that EU-Russia relations must henceforth be based on the rule of law and on preconditioned dialogue, whereby the EU would be ready to relaunch cooperation with the authorities in Moscow on the condition that Russia unambiguously and without pretence takes its share of responsibility and fully implements the Minsk Agreements; stresses that in order to ensure that such a dialogue – if renewed (for which the complete withdrawal of military assistance to and matériel for the separatists and the return of Crimea to Ukraine would be a prerequisites) – is not conducted at the expense of European values, standards and international commitments, it would be necessary to specify very clearly the EU’s expectations of Russia, along with the retaliatory measures it would take should Russia not keep to its commitments;

2015/04/01
Committee: AFET

2015/0284(COD)

Milan ZVER, Andrea BOCSKOR, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Norbert ERDŐS

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28

(28) In order to achieve the objective of ensuring cross-border portability of online content services in the Union, it is appropriate to adopt a regulation, which directly applies in Member States. This is necessary in order to guarantee a uniform application of the cross-border portability rules across Member States and their entering into force at the same time with regard to all online content services. Only a regulation ensures the degree of legal certainty which is necessary in order to enable consumers to fully benefit from cross-border portability across the Union; the choice of this kind of legal act reflects the special objectives of the cross-border portability rules and the unique circumstances underlying them, and thus it should by no means be regarded as setting a precedent for any later legal act of the Union in the field of copyright.

2016/05/17
Committee: CULT

2015/0026(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)

(4a) To ensure that the end-users, unemployed young people, are the ones to benefit from the pre-financing amount, an impact assessment of every YEI action should be foreseen.

2015/03/27
Committee: CULT

2015/0026(COD)

Milan ZVER, Andrea BOCSKOR, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Norbert ERDŐS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Condemns any forms of discrimination and violence against children and calls on the Commission and Member States to make a united action to eradicate violence against children.

2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE

2014/2254(INI)

Pál CSÁKY, Csaba SÓGOR, Kinga GÁL, Andrea BOCSKOR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10b. Calls on the Commission and the FRA to take targeted actions to monitor the situation of traditional national minorities in the EU by systematic collection of specified data and reporting;

2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE

2014/2254(INI)

Pál CSÁKY, Csaba SÓGOR, Kinga GÁL, Andrea BOCSKOR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 d (new)

10d. Condemns all forms of discrimination on grounds of language use; calls on those Member States who have not yet done so to ratify and effectively implement the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages;

2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE

2014/2254(INI)

Pál CSÁKY, Csaba SÓGOR, Kinga GÁL, Andrea BOCSKOR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 e (new)

10e. Urges the European Union and the Member States to intensify their efforts to guarantee that the fundamental rights of all Roma in the EU are respected; urges the Member States to invest more effort in the design and selection of sustainable and ambitious Roma integration projects;

2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE

2014/2250(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that gender stereotyping and sexism remain the greatest obstacles to achievement of gender equality, and highlights the importance of combating gender stereotypes in terms of field of studies, academic curricula and performance in and through formal and informal education at all educational levels; also recalls that gendered perception of field of studies and career choices is a main factor of decision on training options; highlights the importance of further enhancing girls’ participation in science, engineering, technology ~~and ICT~~, ICT, arts and creative industries, and welcomes all initiatives and programmes aiming to attract girls to those areas of study and the corresponding research careers;

2015/04/01
Committee: CULT

2014/2250(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls for a revamped impetus to accredit informal education as a certificate of competence, as well as ensure a high standard certificate of work-based learning in relation to vocational education, as this will assist girls in finding better jobs and re-integrate in the labour market ensuring that females are equated to males through dignity and competence;

2015/04/01
Committee: CULT

2014/2250(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Emphasises that education is an important tool to assist women to fully participate in social and economic development; calls on the Commission to ensure that education at all levels is accessible to girls and women, that obstacles to accessing education are addressed through the financing of targeted measures; stresses that lifelong learning measures are key in providing women with skills that enable them to return to employment, to better their job, their income and job conditions;

2015/04/01
Committee: CULT

2014/2250(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Recalls that education is a tool to empower women towards attaining economic independence thereby often providing them with a platform to be survivors rather than victims of domestic violence;

2015/04/01
Committee: CULT

2014/2250(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Sabine VERHEYEN, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Norbert ERDŐS, Bogdan Brunon WENTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4c. Stresses that measures are to be taken to ensure that girls with disabilities are given equal opportunity to access education at all levels, thereby providing them with better opportunities when seeking employment and empowering them to overcome multiple forms of discrimination; emphasises that education is an important tool towards giving girls from disadvantaged groups the possibility of living a life free from marginalisation and as active members of society.

2015/04/01
Committee: CULT

2014/2245(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that in order to contribute efficiently to combating the high levels of youth unemployment, EU cohesion policy needs to be fully in line with the Europe 2020 strategy, and in particular the headline targets for education of reducing school drop-out rates to below 10 % and increasing the share of young people with a third-level degree ~~or diploma~~, diploma or an equivalent vocational training qualification to at least 40 %, and with the benchmark for an average of at least 15 % of adults to participate in lifelong learning and not less than 95% of children to take part in early childhood education;

2015/01/29
Committee: CULT

2014/2245(INI)

Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Sabine VERHEYEN, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Andrea BOCSKOR, Norbert ERDŐS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Highlights the fact that 12% of the 18- 24 year old population are early school leavers and calls on the EU to identify the main factors leading to early school leaving and monitor the characteristics of the phenomenon at national, regional and local level as the foundation for targeted and effective evidence-based policies. Policies to reduce early school leaving must address a range of factors including educational and social challenges that might be possibly leading to such a phenomenon;

2015/01/29
Committee: CULT

2014/2245(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Sabine VERHEYEN, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Norbert ERDŐS, Bogdan Brunon WENTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights the fact that meeting labour market demands and preventing educational mismatches require greater investment into the modernisation of educational systems and ~~the strengthening of~~calls on the Member States to act on education-related country-specific recommendations (CSRs) in the European Semester and other Commission recommendations as soon as possible; also stresses the need to strengthen the links between education, research and ~~employment~~business at regional ~~and loc~~, local, national and supranational level;

2015/01/29
Committee: CULT

2014/2245(INI)

Andrea BOCSKOR, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Sabine VERHEYEN, Norbert ERDŐS, Bogdan Brunon WENTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes the Youth Guarantee Scheme as an efficient means of reducing youth unemployment and as a fundamental structural reform in the mid- and longer term; calls on Member States to establish strong ~~partnerships~~cooperation with stakeholders ~~and~~, to make full use of the European Social Fund, Youth Employment Initiative and other structural funds when implementing the scheme and creating an infrastructure therefore; emphasizes the need for the development of entrepreneurial skills within the framework of the Youth Guarantee Schemes; nevertheless early intervention and activation and, in many cases, reforms are needed such as improving vocational education and training systems, and exchange of best practices related to the dual education system could contribute to structural changes in the labour market and lead to higher levels of employment;

2015/01/29
Committee: CULT

2014/2228(INI)

Norbert ERDŐS, Andrea BOCSKOR, György HÖLVÉNYI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point a

(a) ensure, via a general clause in the agreement, in full compliance with the GATS and the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, that the parties to the agreement reserve the right to adopt or maintain any measure (in particular of a regulatory and/or financial nature) with respect to the protection or promotion of cultural and linguistic diversity, media pluralism and media freedom~~, and to preserve or develop, in accordance with the principle of technological neutrality, a regime for audiovisual services in line with democratic, social and cultural requirements~~;

2015/03/10
Committee: CULT

2014/2228(INI)

Norbert ERDŐS, Andrea BOCSKOR, György HÖLVÉNYI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)

(aa) reaffirm that audiovisual services should remain excluded from the scope of TTIP commitments on services and establishment, ensure the right to preserve or develop, in accordance with the principle of technological neutrality, a regime for audiovisual services in line with democratic, social and cultural requirements;

2015/03/10
Committee: CULT

2014/2228(INI)

Norbert ERDŐS, Andrea BOCSKOR, György HÖLVÉNYI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point b

~~(b) reaffirm that services with a strong cultural component will not be challenged by the TTIP agreement;~~deleted

2015/03/10
Committee: CULT

2014/2228(INI)

Norbert ERDŐS, Andrea BOCSKOR, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Milan ZVER, Therese COMODINI CACHIA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point d

(d) ensure with a general clause the right for EU Member States to adopt or maintain any measure with regard to the provision of all educational services which receive public funding or state support in any form and ensure that privately funded foreign providers meet the same quality and accreditation requirements as domestic providers;

2015/03/10
Committee: CULT

2014/2149(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas heritage resources are long- term assets which have a role of creating value and contribute to skills development and create ~~permanent~~ jobs;

2015/03/31
Committee: CULT

2014/2149(INI)

Norbert ERDŐS, Andrea BOCSKOR, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Milan ZVER, Therese COMODINI CACHIA

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas cultural heritage plays significant role in creating and preserving European, national, regional, local and individual identity;

2015/03/31
Committee: CULT

2014/2149(INI)

Norbert ERDŐS, Andrea BOCSKOR, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Milan ZVER, Therese COMODINI CACHIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Encourages all stakeholders participating in the governance of cultural heritage to find the balance between the sustainable conservation and the development of economic and social potential of cultural heritage;

2015/03/31
Committee: CULT

2014/2149(INI)

Norbert ERDŐS, Andrea BOCSKOR, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Therese COMODINI CACHIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Draws attention to the specific characteristics of national minorities in the Member States regarding cultural heritage, therefore calls for the preservation of their cultural heritage and promotion and protection of cultural diversity;

2015/03/31
Committee: CULT

2014/2148(INI)

Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Sabine VERHEYEN, Jean-Marie CAVADA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Mircea DIACONU, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Helga TRÜPEL, Andrea BOCSKOR, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas media literacy, and in particular film literacy can empower citizens to develop critical thinking and understanding;

2015/01/30
Committee: CULT

2014/2148(INI)

Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Sabine VERHEYEN, Jean-Marie CAVADA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Mircea DIACONU, Therese COMODINI CACHIA, Krystyna ŁYBACKA, Helga TRÜPEL, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Andrea BOCSKOR, Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN