1394 Amendments of Sofia RIBEIRO
Amendment 7 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas every year millions of animals are transported across Member States and to third countries over long distances to be brfor commercial purposes, which includes situations where they have to be bred, fattened or slaughtered;
Amendment 23 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas transport iscan be stressful for animals as it can exposes them to a potential range of challenges for hours at a time; whereas, as regards trade with third countries, particularly to Turkey, additional animal suffering iscan be caused by very long journeys including long stops at borders for checking documents, vehicles and animals;
Amendment 47 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. Whereas the farmer is the most interested part in order to maintain their animal fit for transport and is the part that has more to lose if the transport does not comply with the existing rules;
Amendment 50 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. Whereas the European Union is where the animals welfare is more respected and defended, and it is an example for the rest of the world;
Amendment 52 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)
Recital F c (new)
Amendment 61 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
Amendment 87 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Recalls that the Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 is a very good one, recognized by all stakeholders and players; Notes that there is always some space for improvement, specially the need of reinforcement, but the situations of non- compliance are residual;
Amendment 90 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. DeplorNotes the fact that the overall degree of progress in implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 by the Member States has been insufficient to meet the Regulation’s main objective, which is to improve animal welfare during transport, particularly in what is related with the journey logs and the application of penalties;
Amendment 107 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that a partial implementation is insufficient to achieve the Regulation’s overarching purpose of avoiding injury to or undue suffering of animals during transport; nonetheless, the percentage of injured/suffering animals is residual and an exception;
Amendment 124 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets that the CommissionMember States ignored Parliament’s resolution of 12 December 2012, and emphasises that stronger and harmonised enforcement with effective and dissuasive penalties is central to improving animal welfare during transport; further regrets that the Commission ignored the call made on it in that resolution to check the Regulation for incompatibilities with legal requirements in individual Member States;
Amendment 129 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that enforcement is particularly difficult when a journey passes through several Member States and when different Member States (i) approved the journey log,(ii) granted the transporter’s authorization, (iii) granted the vehicle’s certificate of approval and (iv) granted the driver’s certificate of competence; calls on Member States which discover breaches to notify all the other Member States involved, as required by Article 26 of Regulation 1/2005 so that they can prevent recurrence of the breaches;
Amendment 140 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that repeated infringements should lead to prosecution, penalties including the confiscation of vehicles, and compulsory retraining of those responsible for the welfare and transport of animals, and this should be harmonized through the European Union;
Amendment 148 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. RecCalls on the Member States to make a more effective use of the strong enforcement powers given to Member States under the Regulation, including the power to require transporters to establish systems to prevent the recurrence of breaches and to suspend or withdraw a transporter’s authorisation;
Amendment 163 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for increased cooperation between competent authorities to strengthen enforcement by using technology to create a real-time feedback loop between the Member State at the point of departure and the Member State at the point of arrival; takes the view that should animals which started out in a good state of fitness arrive in a poor state of fitness, then the exporter company must be immediately warned and in case of being a recurrent one, should be penaliszed;
Amendment 171 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to disseminate best practices for the transportation of livestock to Member States; welcomes the cases where governments, scientists, businesses and national competent authorities have worked together to define best practices in order to ensure compliance with the requirements of the legislation, like the “Animal Transport Guide” website, among others;
Amendment 180 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 184 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses the importance of distinguishing the responsibility of animal transport undertakings from the responsibility of farmers, since such undertakings should be held accountable for problems arising from the transport of animals and not from farmers; recalls that farmers are the most interested in animal welfare, for emotional, affection, but also economic reasons;
Amendment 196 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. DeploRegrets the difficulty of carrying out a coherent analysis of the implementation of the Regulation that exists owing to differing approaches to data collection between Member States; calls on the Commission to set common minimum standards for tracing systems regarding all journeys in order to allow better harmonised data collection and assessment of the parameters monitored; calls on Member States to step up their efforts to supply the Commission with harmonised, comprehensive and complete data on transport inspections and infringement levels;
Amendment 210 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Is concerned at the, although still few situations, number of reports of inappropriate vehicles being used to transport live animals by both land and sea, and calls for the monitoring of such practices to be stepped up;
Amendment 232 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls the Member States to create new structures and adapt their ports and vessels, in order to improve the conditions of animal welfare in the animal maritime transportation, even during the transport;
Amendment 269 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls for the reduction, as much as possible, of animal journey times, specially outside EU border, in particular long and very long journey times, by employing alternative strategies, such as economically viable local slaughter facilities, replacing the transport of breeding animals by using semen or embryos, and transportation of carcasses and meat products, as well as by means of legislative initiatives in Member States to facilitate on-farm slaughter;
Amendment 286 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Urges the Commission to support, where needed, the construction of economically viable slaughter facilities within Member States sAsks to the Member States to create conditions, if possible and when necessary, in order to thatve the animals are slaughtered as close as possible to their place of rearing;
Amendment 303 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to develop a strategy to shift from live transport to a major meat-and-carcasses-only trade, given the environmental, animal welfare and food safety impact of live animal transport for countries outside the Union;
Amendment 317 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Insists that animal welfare legislation should be based on science and the latest technology; deplores the fact that, despite clear recommendations from EFSA and Parliament’s request in its 2012 resoluticalls on, the Commission has failed to update the rules on animal transport with the latest scientific evidence; calls on the Commission, therefore, to update the rules on the basis of the latest scientific knowledge and technology, in particular as regards factors including sufficient ventilation and cooling in all vehicles, appropriate drinking systems, particularly for unweaned animals, and specific minimum headroomto update the rules on the basis of the latest scientific knowledge and technology;
Amendment 342 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission to develop a full working definition of what constitutes fitness, and to provide robust training courses, education and certification to farmers, drivers and veterinarians, border agents, in order to reduce the high levels of fitness infringement in Member States;
Amendment 355 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 357 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the Commission to avoid adding further conditionalities to farmers, since they are already in large numbers and in the obligations and already include issues related to animal welfare; Believes that the actual CAP budget is clearly insufficient and that all new requests for farmers must be linked to an increase in the CAP budget;
Amendment 365 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Recalls that according to the study on the impact of Regulation(EC) 1/2005 on the protection of animal during transport, more than 80% considered that the regulation has improved transport quality as a whole and around 90% of the improvements is in long distance and international animal transport are outside European borders;
Amendment 377 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Is concerned at persistent reports of animal welfare problems in third countries; calls on the Commission and Member States to promote astudy the possibility to shift towards the transport of meat or carcasses, instead of live animals, to third countries;
Amendment 397 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. DeploRegrets the fact that the standards practised by third countries are not as high as those within the EU; calls on the Commission to strengthen the existing requirements vis-à-vis the Union’s trading partners, especially regarding trade in animals;
Amendment 411 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Deplores the often lengthy delays at borders and the increased pain and distress for animals that they cause; calls on the Member States to better plan their journeys and to communicate each-others to avoid concentration of animal trucks transporting animals at the borders, cause of severe animal health and welfare problems;
Amendment 424 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Stresses that unlessin the case of the animal transport standards in third countries are not aligned with those of the EU, live animal transport journeys to third countries should be forbiddenthe subject of bilateral agreements to mitigate these differences;
Amendment 429 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Calls the Commission and the Member States to use the full potential of the new technologies like the GPS, tachographs that could register the time of the travel and even some information related with temperature, quantity of water, quality of air, etc, inside the vehicles;
Amendment 2 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
– having regard to Articles 40 and 42 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) establishing a Common Market Organisation in agricultural products and the extent to which rules on competition apply to production of and trade in agricultural products,
Amendment 3 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
– having regard to Article 349 of the EU Treaty, that defines the statute of the Outermost Regions and lays down the conditions of application of the Treaties to these Regions,
Amendment 6 #
2018/2037(INI)
– having regard to Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2013 laying down specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 247/2006,
Amendment 13 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
– having regard to the Opinion of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development for the Committee on Budgets on the next MFF: Preparing the Parliament’s position on the MFF post- 2020 (2017/2052(INI)),
Amendment 14 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)
Citation 5 b (new)
– having regard to report A8- 0048/2018 of the European Parliament on the next MFF: Preparing the Parliament’s position on the MFF post- 2020,
Amendment 33 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
– having regard to the report XXX of the European Parliament on the current situation and future prospects for the sheep and goat sectors in the EU,
Amendment 35 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 b (new)
Citation 10 b (new)
– having regard to the recommendations of the EU Sheep Meat Forum, held in 2015 and 2016, under the aegis of the European Commission,
Amendment 40 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 d (new)
Citation 10 d (new)
– having regard to the Commission report of 15 December 2016 on the implementation of the scheme of specific measures for agriculture in favour of the outermost regions of the Union,
Amendment 86 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas over the years the CAP has undergone regular re-programming in line with new challenges, but another step in this continuous process of modernisation and simplification, building on previous reforms, is now necessary to tackle the challenges of food security, environmental protection and climate change and to increase EU added value;
Amendment 90 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas EU agriculture is at a turning point from an economic, technological and environmental perspective and that a strong and renewed ambition at EU level needs to provide the EU agricultural sector visibility and certainty with regards to the challenges arising from the impacts of Brexit and of the multilateral and bilateral trade agenda;
Amendment 115 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas such a new delivery model should ensure a direct relationship between the EU and European farmers;
Amendment 127 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas direct payments provide the first substantial layer of stability and a safety net to farm incomes as they represent from a tangible portion of annual farming incomes to as much as 100% of farm revenues in certain regions and should continue to allow farmers to compete on a level playing field with third countries;
Amendment 132 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas direct payments must be more targeted to farmers, as those who contribute to the stability and the future of our rural regions and who face economic market risks;
Amendment 143 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas specific tools for Mediterranean sectors should remain in the first pillar;
Amendment 145 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas it is essential to provide flexible and responsive tools to help sensitive and strategic sectors cope with structural changes, such as the potential impacts of Brexit or of approved bilateral trade agreements with the EU’s main partners;
Amendment 152 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas sectorial strategies for fruits and vegetables, wine and apiculture should remain compulsory for the producing countries and the specificities of these tools and rules should be kept;
Amendment 167 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas it is essential to ensure a fair standard of living for farmers across regions and Member States, affordable prices for citizens and consumers, and access to quality food and healthy diets, while delivering on the commitments for environmental care, climate action, and animal and plant health and welfare;
Amendment 215 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the emergence of new challenges, such as increasing global trade, is necessitating a common level playing field based on fair and sustainable conditions for the global exchange of goods and services as well as renewed and efficient trade defence mechanisms, within the framework of the WTO and in accordance with existing EU social, economic and environmental standards, which should be promoted;
Amendment 222 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas the application of the CAP framework in the Outermost Regions should fully explore the scope of Article 349 of the TFUE that should be used in its entirety;
Amendment 244 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas the CAP has progressively integrated environmental objectives by ensuring that its rules are compatible with and farmers comply to the environmental requirements laid down in Union legislation and promote sustainable farming practices that preserve the environment and biodiversity;
Amendment 246 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas direct investment support should be better targeted to the dual demands of economic and environmental performance and consider the needs of the farms themselves;
Amendment 268 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas the CAP must develop a real ambition to reconcile environmental and climate objectives and the economic sustainability of the farming sector as only economically healthy farms will be capable to deliver on EU environmental and climate objectives;
Amendment 282 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas the European Court of Auditors has identified significant shortcomings in the implementation of Pillar II, especially the long approval process as well as the complex and bureaucratic nature of the Rural Development Programmes;
Amendment 288 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the objectives of the Cork 2.0 Declaration for a Better Life in Rural Areas stipulate vibrant rural areas, multi- functionality, biodiversity in and outside agriculture and forestry, rare animal breeds and conservation crops, as well as organic agriculture, less-favoured areas and commitments in the context of Natura 2000, the role of young people and women in rural development;
Amendment 299 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas less-favoured areas, such as mountainous and outermost regions, should continue to be compensated by the CAP for the extra costs associated with their specific constraints in order to maintain farming activity in such areas;
Amendment 301 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas the CAP should give due recognition to the strong environmental benefits provided by certain sectors, like sheep and goat or protein crops;
Amendment 307 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M b (new)
Recital M b (new)
Mb. whereas in the framework of the global EU strategy on forest, special attention should be paid to the Mediterranean forests, which suffer more from climate change and fires, putting at risk potential for agricultural production and biodiversity;
Amendment 316 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas it is essential to ensure fair competition within the single market, within the sector and with other players in the food supply chain, both up and downstream, and to further strengthen incentives to prevent risks and crises with active management tools to be deployed at sectorial level and by public authorities;
Amendment 334 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Recital P a (new)
Pa. whereas the POSEI is an effective tool intended for the development and strengthening of sector structuring, which addresses the specific agricultural issues in the outermost regions; whereas the Commission, in its report to Parliament and the Council on the implementation of the POSEI, concluded that ‘taking into account the assessment of the [POSEI] scheme, a modification of basic Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 is not deemed necessary’;
Amendment 388 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Believes that any renationalisation attempts of the CAP, via co-financing of the first pillar or disproportionate use of the subsidiary principle, must be avoided as it would lead to much worst imbalances for competition in the single market;
Amendment 406 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that subsidiarity for Member States should only be granted within a common set of rules and tools agreed at EU level, understood as a coherent room for manoeuvre and reasonable level of flexibility, should only be granted within a common set of rules, basic standards, tools and financial allocations agreed at EU level by the co-legislator as part of a uniform approach to all programming efforts and eligibility criteria, should cover both of the CAP’s pillars and ensure, in particular, a European approach in Pillar I and thus a level playing field;
Amendment 413 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that subsidiarity for Member States should only be granted within a strong common set of rules and tools agreed at EU level as part of a uniform approach to all programming efforts and eligibility criteria, should cover both of the CAP’s pillars and ensure, in particular, a European approach in Pillar I and thus a level playing field;
Amendment 423 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers that in a view of streamlining national choices taken within the framework of the EU-defined tool box available under Pillar I and II, Member States should design their own coherent and performance-based national strategy aiming at delivering on EU objectives in due respect of the rules and principles of the EU single market;
Amendment 431 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers that farmers should be allowed to select, among those European tools, the most effective ways and means of achieving the goals set at EU level;
Amendment 439 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that the European Commission in the process of assessing, approving and/or monitoring the implementation of the CAP by Member States, shall commit itself to strictly respect the political agreement and the objectives set by the co-legislators without adding extra layers of rules and policy objectives;
Amendment 478 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to ensurbe in charge of the that financial and performance control and audit functions are performed towith the aim of warranting the same standard and under the same criteria across all Member States, irrespective of enhanced flexibility for Member States in programme design and management, and with a view, in particular, to ensuring a timely disbursement of funds across Member States to all eligible famers;
Amendment 493 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls onWelcomes the proposal of the Commission to grant more flexibility to Member States and regions within the framework of the agricultural de minimis rules;
Amendment 503 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Considers that POSEI programs for outermost regions and the specific regime for Aegian Islands should be kept separated from the general EU direct payments scheme, since those regions face specific challenges due to their remoteness, insularity, small size, difficult topography and climate or economic dependence on few products;
Amendment 505 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls also on the Commission to provide Member States with more flexibility in the framework of the agricultural State aid rules to encourage farmers to setup voluntary precautionary savings in a view to better cope with the upsurge in climate-driven and health risks as well as economic crises;
Amendment 521 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers it necessary to maintain the current two-pillared architecture, particularly Pillar I, which is ; underlines that Pillar I must remain dedicated to income support for farmers; considers it necessary and, at the same time, to compensate forincentivise the provision of enhanced public goods on the basis of uniform criteria, whilevia a new European scheme focused on the economic and environmental performance of farmers’ practices and production model, while, as a complement, Pillar II should allowing Member States to takeadopt specific approaches to reflect local conditions, including the compensation of the extra- costs related to natural constraints, and be better targeted to support the development of agriculture activities;
Amendment 574 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Is of the opinion that administrative burden in the Rural Development programs should be eliminated, and the current long approval procedure should be reviewed to avoid delaying the application of those programs in each multiannual financial framework.
Amendment 578 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses that the CAP budget should be adapted to future needs and challenges, like those derived from the impacts of Brexit and of free-trade agreements adopted by the EU with its main trading partners;
Amendment 581 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Considers also that the budget of POSEI should increase to face the challenges of Agriculture in the Outermost Regions, as called several times by the European Parliament;
Amendment 585 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Considers that the development of new EU policies and objectives must not be done to the detriment of a successful CAP;
Amendment 591 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Considers that the development of new EU policies and objectives must not be to the detriment of the CAP resources;
Amendment 594 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Considers that those delays strongly reduce the effectiveness of the programs and create huge uncertainty to European farmers;
Amendment 595 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 d (new)
Paragraph 9 d (new)
9d. Considers that New rural Development lines, which are not matched with extra funds, should be avoided;
Amendment 676 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls foronsiders that the existing system for calculating direct payments in Pillar I, which is often based on historic entitlements, tocould be replaced by an EU-wideon a voluntary basis by national uniform methods of calculating payments, in order to make the system simpler and more transparent;
Amendment 702 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Amendment 728 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the need for a fair distribution of direct payments between Member States, which must take into account socio-economic differences, different production costs and the amounts received by Member States under Pillar II;.
Amendment 741 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the need for a fair distribution of direct payments between Member States, which must take into account socio-economic differences, different production costs and the amounts received by Member States under Pillar II between Member States;
Amendment 758 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses that an increased convergence of the amount of direct payments between Member States can only be achieved if the budget is adequately increased;
Amendment 774 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that, provided that a level playing field in the single market can be guaranteed, voluntary coupled support (VCS) payments should be maintained, as a tool to counteract specific difficulties, particularly those arising from the structural competitive disadvantage of less- favoured and mountainous regions, as well as those which are more temporary in nature and arise from a shift away from the old entitlement scheme, for example;.
Amendment 792 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Believes that the Single Common Market Organisation’s sectorial schemes, especially the operational programmes in the Fruits and Vegetable sector, have proven their effectiveness in enhancing the competitiveness and the structuration of the targeted sectors as well as improving their sustainability;
Amendment 796 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Believes that VCS payments should, under precise and limited conditions, support sectors, especially livestock production, in regions where other policy tools are not available or are less efficient;
Amendment 804 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Calls on the Commission to allow Member States to design similar sectorial and/or territorial schemes to support sectors facing difficulties arising from structural changes in international trade or in the socioeconomic conditions within the Member State (Brexit for example);
Amendment 805 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Special support for mountain areas, islands, outermost regions, and other less favoured areas should be maintained while special treatment should be granted to farmers who have extra costs due to specific constraints linked to high value natural areas;
Amendment 812 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Considers that generational renewal is one of the key challenges of the farming sector in the EU and should be one of the main crosscutting objectives of the next reform;
Amendment 820 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls that generational renewal is a challenge faced by famers in many Member States and that each national strategy must therefore address this issue through a comprehensive approach, including top-ups in Pillar I and targeted measures in Pillar II, as well as by means of new financial instruments and national measures, in order to incentivise famers to pass on their farming operation promoting succession planning, facilitating and encouraging collaborative arrangements —such as partnerships, shared farming, contract rearing and leasing between old and young farmers;
Amendment 849 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Considers that in order to effectively reach the objective of generational renewal, the European Commission should reintroduce an exit scheme, allowing old farmers to retire and young farmers to enter the sector;
Amendment 856 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses that better support should be given to young farmers since the current second-pillar start up support is not always efficient and does not encompass investment support;
Amendment 866 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Considers that financial instruments of the second pillar should also be further mobilised to support the entry of young farmers in the sector;
Amendment 869 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Supports initiatives aimed at promoting succession planning, facilitating and encouraging collaborative arrangements, such as partnerships, shared farming, contract rearing and leasing between old and young farmers;
Amendment 873 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)
Paragraph 15 d (new)
15d. Believes that an effective exit scheme, allowing old farmers to retire and young farmers to entry into the sector should be introduced to reach effectively the objective of generational renewal;
Amendment 884 #
2018/2037(INI)
16. Underlines the importance of rural development, including the LEADER initiative, in supporting multi-functional agriculture and in fostering additional entrepreneurial activities and opportunities, in order to generate income from agri- tourism, and to secure community- supported agriculture and the provision of social services in rural areaforestry and in fostering the investments and innovation, additional entrepreneurial activities and opportunities, enhancing the provision of environmental and climate actions;
Amendment 908 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Underlines that rural development provides opportunities to generate income from agri-tourism, and to secure community-supported agriculture and forestry, the provision of social services in rural areas;
Amendment 928 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to introduce a new and comprehensivsimplified cross- compliance lregal framework which allows the integration ofime encompassing the various types of environmental actions at present, such as the current cross compliance, greening and the good agricultural and environmental conditions (GAEC) standards, as well a; stresses that this regime should be designed at EU level and clearly lay out what the measures and results are expected from farmers; considers that Pillar II’s agri- environment measures (AEMs) for rural developmshould be simplified, more targeted and efficient, so that farmers can deliver effectively and with less bureaucracy on environmental care, biodiversity and climate action, while ensuring that Member States have adequate control and taking into account local conditions;
Amendment 954 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Considers that the CAP needs to reconcile environmental ambition and competitiveness of farming;
Amendment 957 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Underlines that Mediterranean EU regions are more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, such as drought, fires and desertification, so greater efforts will be required by farmers in these areas to adapt their activities to the altered environment;
Amendment 968 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Calls therefore on the Commission to introduce a new European incentive scheme instead of the first pillar’s green payments to support farmers who already adopted or wish to move towards environmentally sustainable and economically rewarding practices and production models (e.g. organic farming, conservation agriculture, integrated farming, precision farming and digitalised agriculture...);
Amendment 975 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Underlines that such efforts should be reflected and supported in the CAP policy framework, as climatic cohesion should be transversal to all common policies;
Amendment 980 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17c. Stresses that such an eco-scheme should be simple and inclusive while defining under which conditions relevant practices and production models are eligible and how certification schemes controlled by public authorities could be used;
Amendment 982 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 d (new)
Paragraph 17 d (new)
17d. Adds that Member States in cooperation with the European Commission should also be able to design equivalence measures in their national strategies;
Amendment 1007 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Recalls that some challenges, such as climate change, biodiversity and water management, go beyond the CAP and serve other policy objectives;
Amendment 1015 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Recalls that their funding should also be ensured by other instruments;
Amendment 1018 #
2018/2037(INI)
18c. Considers that the greater use of field residues as a renewable, efficient and sustainable source of energy for rural areas should be supported and promoted;
Amendment 1040 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Considers that support to direct investment, training and innovation should be better targeted to the dual demands of economic and environmental performance, and increased via national top-ups if farmers engage in this approach;
Amendment 1050 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Considers that the revision of the Single Common Market Organisation (SCMO) should not be detached from the proposals on the new delivery model, as it is still necessary to improve the mechanisms in place to deal with crises and to reinforce the role played by farmers in the food chain;
Amendment 1069 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Stresses that the CAP should promote the use of financial instruments and the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) to all farms and used to provide access to finance for bigger investments and projects;
Amendment 1096 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission to maintain the current single common market organisation (SCMO) framework, includingespecially the marketing standards, the production management systems, the individual sector plans (wine, andpiculture, fruit and vegetables and other relevant sectors) and the EU school fruit, vegetables and milk scheme, with the ultimate aim of strengthening the sustainability and competiveness of each sector while enabling access for all farmers;
Amendment 1103 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Insists on maintaining the fruits and vegetables regime under the current rules, which are based on the application of operational programs by the Producer Organisations and the absence of dedicated national envelopes, and also on maintaining the EU current marketing standards in fruits and vegetables;
Amendment 1105 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Stresses that such specific tools should remain in the first pillar and that sectorial strategies for fruits and vegetables, wine and apiculture should remain compulsory for the producing countries and their specificities should be kept;
Amendment 1112 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Recalls that management systems should be reinforced, mainly in fruits and vegetables, wine and olive oil;
Amendment 1115 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Stresses that the attractiveness of the European Risk Management Toolbox (insurance, income stabilisation tools and mutual funds) included in the CAP has been strengthened by the Omnibus regulation;
Amendment 1116 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)
Paragraph 20 c (new)
20c. Calls for the introduction of a new self-help management tool for olive oil that would allow storage action in those years where there is an overproduction, to release it in the market when the production is below the demand;
Amendment 1121 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 d (new)
Paragraph 20 d (new)
20d. Recalls that management systems should be reinforced, mainly in fruits and vegetables, wine and olive oil.
Amendment 1123 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Insists on the critical need for the future CAP to support farmers more efficiently in order to cope with price and income volatility due to climate, health and market risks, by creating additional incentives for flexiblethe development and the use of such risk management and stabiliszation tools while ensuring broad access and compatibility with existing national schemes;
Amendment 1146 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Believes that the definition of “crisis” and the intervention of the Commission, should be adapted to the Outermost Regions, considering the size of the market, dependence of few economic activities and less possibility of diversification;
Amendment 1150 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls for better support to be given to increase the leguminous plant productions in the EU and for specific aids for extensive sheep and goat breeders, taking into consideration the positive impact on the environment of those sectors and the need to reduce the EU dependency on imports of proteins for feed;
Amendment 1158 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Calls the Commission to include in the Milk Market Observatory an autonomous section to study the prices in the Outermost Regions, in order to react promptly to a crisis in the sector.
Amendment 1163 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Insists on the necessity of strengthening the position of producers within the food supply chain, in particular by guaranteeing them a fair share of the added value, by fostering inter-sectoral cooperation, and strengthening transparency in the markets and crisis prevention;
Amendment 1183 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Considers that supply management measures for cheeses and ham with a protected designation of origin or a protected geographical indication or for wine have proven their efficiency in improving the sustainability, the competitiveness and the quality of the targeted products and should therefore be maintained and, if appropriate extended to cover all quality-labelled products in line with the CAP objectives;
Amendment 1193 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Stresses that, based on the provisions obtained in the Omnibus regulation to rebalance the bargaining power within the food supply chain, farmers should be further incentivised to organise and use such new collective possibilities provided by farmers’ organisations;
Amendment 1194 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)
Paragraph 22 c (new)
22c. Stresses that the future CAP should also foster the development of economic organisations of the agricultural sector, both vertical and horizontal cooperation,, and continue to strengthen transparency in the markets and crisis prevention tools;
Amendment 1195 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 d (new)
Paragraph 22 d (new)
22d. Considers that, based on the lessons drawn on the functioning of the diverse EU Market observatories (Milk, Meat, Sugar & Crops), such tools should be extended to the sectors that are not already covered and further developed to offer reliable data and forecasts to the market operators in order to deliver early warning in case of market disturbances;
Amendment 1196 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 e (new)
Paragraph 22 e (new)
22e. Stresses that the historical market management tools of the CAP (public intervention and private storage) no longer have sufficient efficiency in a global economy context;
Amendment 1198 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to allow and indeed encourage – drawing on the lessons learnt during the last market crises particularly in the dairy sector – activethe complementary use of innovative market and crisis management instruments, such as voluntary sector agreements to manage, and if appropriate reduce, supply in quantitative terms among producers, producers organisations, farmers’ associations and processors, and to examine the possibility of extending such instruments to other sectors;
Amendment 1221 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for an in-depth review of the current crisis reserve mechanism in order to create an independent financial instrumentworkable and independent EU fund for agricultural crisis exempt from the budgetary principle of annuality, so as to permit budgetary transfers from one year to the next, thereby enabling quick and effective prevention actions and responses to crisis situations, including those involving animal and plant health, disease- related issues and food safety; Insists that this renewed EU fund for agricultural crisis should be used to complement the post-Omnibus European Risk Management Toolbox in case of severe crisis;
Amendment 1248 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Believes that while trade agreements are beneficial to the EU agricultural sector overall, and necessary for strengthening the EU’s position on the global agricultural market, they also pose a number of challenges that require reinforcneed to be tackled, safeguard mechanismsuch as respect of EU sanitary and phyto-sanitary standards, to ensure a level playing field between farmers in the EU and in the rest of the world;
Amendment 1254 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on the Commission to review the current safeguard mechanisms available within the SCMO, which should play a preventive role for sensitive sectors based on reference volume and prices thresholds allowing the safeguard mechanisms to be triggered automatically when such thresholds are reached;
Amendment 1315 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Stresses that Parliament and the Council should, via the co-decision procedure, set the general objectives, basic standards, measures and financial allocations, and determine the level of flexibility needed to enable the Member States to cope with their specificities and needs in line with the single market;
Amendment 1332 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the Commission to propose, before the applicany substantial change in the design and/or the implementation of the NDMCAP, a transitional period long enough to ensure a soft landing and to avoid any delay in farmers’ annual payments and in the implementation of rural development programmes;
Amendment 134 #
2018/0250(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) Pursuant to Article 349 of the TFEU and in line with the Commission Communication “A stronger and renewed strategic partnership with the EU’s outermost regions25”, endorsed by the Council in its conclusion of 12 April 2018, relevant Member States should ensure that their programmes address the specific challenges the outermost regions face in the field of security, such as civil protection or the deployment and connection of European Information Systems. The Fund supports these Member States with adequate resources to help these regions as appropriatein light of such specificities. __________________ 25 COM (2017)623 final.
Amendment 143 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. The Programme shall be implemented by work programme(s) referred to inCommission is empowered to adopt delegated acts pursuant to Article 20 supplementing this Regulation by adopting work programmes in accordance with Article 110 of the Financial Regulation. WThe work programmes shall set out, where applicable, the overall amount reserved for blending operations.
Amendment 144 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 9, 16 and 17 shall be conferred on the Commission until 31 December 2028.
Amendment 145 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21
Article 21
Amendment 28 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Reflecting the important contribution that research and innovation should make to address challenges in food, agriculture, fisheries and aquaculture, rural development and the bioeconomy, and to seize the corresponding research and innovation opportunities in close synergy with Common Agricultural Policy and Common Fisheries Policy, relevant actions under the Specific Programme will be supported with EUR 106 billion for the cluster '‘Food and, Natural Resources', Seas and Oceans’ for the period 2021-2027.
Amendment 43 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e
(e) cluster Food and, Natural Resources, Seas and Oceans', as described in Annex I, Pillar II, section 5;
Amendment 110 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 10
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 10
Activities under this Cluster contribute in particular to the goals of the Energy Union, as well as to those of the Digital Single Market, the Jobs, Growth and Investment agenda, the strengthening of the EU as a global actor, the new EU Industrial Policy Strategy, the Circular Economy, the Raw Materials Initiative, the Security Union and the Urban Agenda, the Maritime Policy as well as the Common Agricultural Policy of the EU as well as EU legal provisions to reduce noise and air pollution.
Amendment 148 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – introductory part
Annex I – part II – point 5 – introductory part
5. CLUSTER 'FOOD AND, NATURAL RESOURCES, SEAS AND OCEANS'
Amendment 149 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 7 a (new)
They will especially contribute to a mission "Clean and productive seas and oceans" described in detail in the specific Work Programme.
Amendment 153 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.4 – introductory part
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.4 – introductory part
5.2.4. Seas and Oceans
Amendment 167 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.2 – paragraph 2 – point 5 – introductory part
Annex I – part II – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.2 – paragraph 2 – point 5 – introductory part
5. Food and, Natural Resources, Seas and Oceans
Amendment 175 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 8
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 8
8. Food and, Natural Resources, Seas and Oceans
Amendment 47 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e
(e) cluster 'Food and, Natural Resources, Seas and Oceans';
Amendment 76 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 5
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 5
(5) EUR 106 000 000 000 for cluster '‘Food and, Natural Resources', Seas and Oceans’;
Amendment 196 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) The amounts of financial resources available to finance measures under Regulations (EU) No 228/201320 and (EU) No 229/201321 of the European Parliament and of the Council should be updatincreased. __________________ 20 Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2013 laying down specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 (OJ L 78, 20.3.2013, p. 23). 21 Regulation (EU) No 229/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2013 laying down specific measures for agriculture in favour of the smaller Aegean islands and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1405/2006 (OJ L 78, 20.3.2013, p. 41).
Amendment 223 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point f
(3a) Article 7, paragraph 1, point f is replaced by the following: "(f) as regards pigmeat, EUR 1 4509,39 / tonne for pig carcasses of a standard quality defined in terms of weight and lean meat content as laid down in the Union scale for the classification of pig carcasses referred to in point B of Annex IV as follows: (i) carcasses weighing from 60 to less than 120 kg: classgrade E; (ii) carcasses weighing from 120 to 180 kg: class R; (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308-grade R. " Or. en 20180101&from=FR)
Amendment 235 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1. – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
Article 1. – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 12
Article 12
Amendment 283 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c – point iii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c – point iii
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 4
Article 23 a – paragraph 4
4. Without exceeding the overall limit of EUR 220 804 135 laid down in paragraph 1, any Member State may transfer once per school year up to 20% of either one or the other of its indicative allocations.; (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308-that percentage may be increased up to 25% for the Member States with outermost regions listed in Article 349 TFEU and in other duly justified cases; Or. en 20180101&from=FR)
Amendment 293 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1. – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point d a (new)
Article 1. – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point d a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 61 – paragraph 1
Article 61 – paragraph 1
(da) Article 61 is replaced by the following: ‘The scheme of authorisations for vine plantings established in this Chapter shall apply from 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2030, with a mid-term review to be undertakenis reviewed by the Commission in 2023 to evaluate the operation of the scheme and, if appropriate, make proposals. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308-’ Or. pt 20180101&from=FR
Amendment 325 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1. – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Article 1. – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 1308/2013
Article 75 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
Article 75 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(5a) in Article 75(1), the following point shall be added: (ia) milk and milk products;
Amendment 398 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 93 – paragraph 1 – point a – subpoint v a (new)
Article 93 – paragraph 1 – point a – subpoint v a (new)
(va) a derogation is established from authorisation for marketing outside of the region for the outermost regions and other European regions which can demonstrate that they, for historical and cultural reasons, have a custom of producing this sort of hybrid cross.
Amendment 608 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 26 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 26 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 220 a (new)
Article 220 a (new)
Amendment 764 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EU) No 228/2013
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
— in the French overseas departments: EUR 26312 877 1580 000
Amendment 767 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EU) No 228/2013
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
— Azores and Madeira - EUR 102 0831 210 000
Amendment 769 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EU) No 228/2013
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
— Canary Islands: EUR 257 970 000301 650 396
Amendment 771 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EU) No 228/2013
Article 30 – paragraph 3 – indent 1
Article 30 – paragraph 3 – indent 1
— in the French overseas departments: EUR 25 900 0030 230 220
Amendment 774 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EU) No 228/2013
Article 30 – paragraph 3 – indent 2
Article 30 – paragraph 3 – indent 2
— Azores and Madeira: EUR 20 400 003 824 560
Amendment 776 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EU) No 228/2013
Article 30 – paragraph 3 – indent 3
Article 30 – paragraph 3 – indent 3
— Canary Islands: EUR 69 981 700 00260
Amendment 321 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
A reserve intended to provide additional support for the agricultural sector for the purpose of market management or stabilisation or in the case of crises affecting the agricultural production or distribution (“"the agriculturalcrisis reserve”") shall be established at the beginning of each year in the EAGFoutside the ceilings of the Multiannual Financial Framework. This reserve has to have more clear and adapted activation mechanisms, specially regarding the Outermost Regions.
Amendment 330 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 359 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The amount of the agriculturalcrisis reserve shall be at least EUR 400 million in current prices at the beginning of each year of the period 2021-2027. The Commission may adjust the amount of the agriculturalcrisis reserve during the year when appropriate in view of marketcrisis developments or perspectives in the current or following year and taking into account available appropriations under the EAGF.
Amendment 862 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103.º – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 103.º – paragraph 1 a (new)
In the event that no agreement is reached in time for the post-2020 reform of the CAP or for the next multiannual financial framework, a transitional mechanism guaranteeing continuity of support for European farmers will need to be set up. This mechanism should be able to guarantee the influx of new funding, and should maintain the current CAP rules for both the first and second pillars, with the multiannual nature of investment projects guaranteed.
Amendment 1084 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Regulation applies to Union support financed by the EAGF and the EAFRD for interventions specified in a CAP Strategic Plan drawn up by the Member States and approved by the Commission, covering the period from 1 January 2021X [Date of entry into force of the Regulation on Strategic plans] + 2 to 31 December 2027.
Amendment 1220 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) 'genuine farmers' shall be defined in a way to ensure that no support is granted to those whose agricultural activity forms onlydoes not form an insignificant part of their overall economic activities orand whose principal business activity is not agricultural, while not precluding from support pluri-active farmers. The definition shall allow to determine which farmers are not considered genuine farmers, based on conditions such as income tests, labour inputs on the farm, company object and/or inclusion in registers. The definition shall take into consideration the modifications to the active farmer definition as introduced in Regulation (EU)2017/2393, especially the possibility given to MS to use only one or two of the eligibility criteria to determine the genuine farmer. The MS shall however be obliged to use the active farmer criterion. The definition must, in any event, preserve the family farming model of the European Union of an individual or group nature, irrespective of its size, and may take into account, if necessary, the special features of the regions defined in Article 349 TFEU.
Amendment 1259 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e – point i
(i) a maximum age limit that mayshall not exceed 40 years;
Amendment 1277 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4.º – paragraph 1 – point e – point iii a (new)
Article 4.º – paragraph 1 – point e – point iii a (new)
(iiia) Member States may also, under this programme, grant new farmers the same conditions as those given to young farmers, on the basis of age limits in all cases.
Amendment 1286 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(e a) 'new farmer' shall be defined in such a way that it includes: (i) the conditions for being 'head of the holding'; (ii) the appropriate training and/or skills; (iii) a minimum age limit of over 40 years; A ‘new farmer’ according to this definition cannot be recognised as a young farmer as defined in Article 4 (e)
Amendment 1376 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) enhance market orientation and increase competitiveness, including greater focus on quality differentiation, research, technology and digitalisation;
Amendment 1519 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) impact indicators related to the objectives set out in Articles 5 and 6(1), but also considering external factors beyond the influence of farmers and foresters, factors and used in the context of the CAP Strategic Plans and of the CAP.
Amendment 1659 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12.º – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 12.º – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 1677 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12.º – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 12.º – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1994 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 2003 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Amendment 2074 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. Where Member States having applied the basic payment scheme as laid down in Section 1 of Chapter I of Title III of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 decide not to grant the basic income support based on payment entitlements, the payment entitlements allocated under Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 shall expire on 31 December 2020X.
Amendment 2078 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall determine the unit value of payment entitlements before convergence in accordance with this Article by adjusting the value of payment entitlements proportionally to their value as established in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 for claim year 2020X and the related payment for agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and environment provided for in Chapter III of Title III of that Regulation for claim year 2020X.
Amendment 2110 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20.º – paragraph 7
Article 20.º – paragraph 7
7. The reductions referred to in paragraph 6 shall be based on objective and non-discriminatory criteria. Without prejudice to the minimum set in accordance with paragraph 5, such criteria may include the fixing of a maximum decrease that may not be lowhigher than 30 %.
Amendment 2176 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25.º – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 25.º – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States may exempt farmers participating under this Article from the cross-compliance checks laid down in Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy..
Amendment 2249 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. As part of their obligations to contribute to the specific objective ‘attract young farmers and facilitate business development in rural areas’ set out in point (g) of Article 6(1) and to dedicate at least 2% of their allocations for direct payments to this objective in accordance with Article 86(4), Member States may provide a one- off complementary income support payment for young farmers who have newly set up for the first time/new entrants who have recently become responsible for a holding and who are entitled to a payment under the basic income support as referred to in Article 17.
Amendment 2409 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28.º – paragraph 5 – point c a (new)
Article 28.º – paragraph 5 – point c a (new)
(ca) meet the requirements set out in points (a), (b) and (c) and contribute to the conservation of environmentally friendly practices that make good use of by-products from the holding to replace new inputs, especially in the livestock sector, as part of a circular economy.
Amendment 2430 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Member States may decide to set up eco-schemes to promote production models that are beneficial for the environment, particularly extensive livestock rearing or integrated farming system with diversification of arable crops and livestock production and to promote all kinds of agricultural practices such as, among other measures, the enhanced management of permanent pastures, landscape features and environmental certification schemes, such as organic farming, integrated production or conservation agriculture. These schemes may also include practices to promote smart farming and practices to improve reliance on non-fossil based fuels and energies, carbon management in grass land and arable land, nutrient management schemes, water retention practices and water quality protection, bee friendly cultivation practices and practices linked to bee-keeping management, wildlife-friendly cultivation practices, erosion and drought prevention measures and habitat management plans. Eco-schemes might also support collective approaches to these measures. As a condition for taking up more ambitious rural development commitments, the ecoschemes may also include ‘entry-level schemes’
Amendment 2438 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28.º – paragraph 6 – introductory part
Article 28.º – paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. Support for eco-schemes shall take the form of an annual payment per eligible hectare or per holding and it shall be granted as either:
Amendment 2841 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46.º – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 46.º – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. By way of derogation from the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2, the financial support may be increased by 2% for producer organisations that have twice the minimum number of members or the minimum criteria on the value of marketed production laid down by Member States.
Amendment 2854 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46.º – paragraph 3 – point g a (new)
Article 46.º – paragraph 3 – point g a (new)
(ga) the operational program of a producer organisation that increases by at least 25% the number of members or the value of marketed production as compared with the previous operational programme.
Amendment 3027 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 53 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) 785% of eligible investment costs in the outermost regions referred to in Article 349 TFEU;
Amendment 3039 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 53 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) 785% of eligible investment costs in the outermost regions referred to in Article 349 TFEU;
Amendment 3040 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 53 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) 785% of eligible investment costs in the outermost regions referred to in Article 349 TFEU;
Amendment 3460 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 2
Article 67 – paragraph 2
2. These payments may be granted to farmers, forest holders and other land managers in respect of areas with disadvantages referred to in paragraph 1producers’ organisations, groupings of farmers, forest owners and groupings of forest owners. In duly justified cases, it may also be granted to other land managers.
Amendment 3925 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) 7085% of the eligible public expenditure in the outermost regions and in the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 229/2013;
Amendment 3932 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) 7085% of the eligible public expenditure in the outermost regions and in the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 229/2013;
Amendment 3991 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 1
Article 86 – paragraph 1
1. At least 7.5 % of the total EAFRD contribution to the CAP Strategic Plan as set out in Annex IX shall be reserved for LEADER, referred to as community-led local development in Article 25 of Regulation (EU) [CPR], at least 5% of the amount of which shall be allocated to projects the proponent of which are farmers. The LEADER initiative shall only support activities that are linked to agriculture.
Amendment 4218 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 1
Article 91 – paragraph 1
Member States and the outermost regions shall establish CAP Strategic Plans in accordance with this Regulation to implement the Union support financed by the EAGF and the EAFRD for the achievement of the specific objectives set out to in Article 6.
Amendment 4229 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 4
Article 91 – paragraph 4
Each CAP Strategic Plan shall cover the period from 1 January 2021X to 31 December 2027.
Amendment 4254 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 93 – paragraph 1
Article 93 – paragraph 1
Each Member State shall establish a single CAP Strategic Plan for its entire territory, except where this territory includes one of the outermost regions; said regions must each have a specific plan drawn up for them.
Amendment 4279 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) regional governments;
Amendment 4297 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 94.º – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 94.º – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The outermost regions should submit autonomous strategic plans directly to the European Commission, both for the first and second pillar of the CAP.
Amendment 4335 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 96.º – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 96.º – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) where applicable, an analysis of the specific needs of vulnerable geographical areas, such as the outermost regions;
Amendment 4460 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 1
Article 106 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State and the outermost regions shall submit to the Commission a proposal for a CAP Strategic Plan, containing the information referred to in Article 95 no later than 1 January 2020].
Amendment 4517 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 106 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. The approval of the CAP Strategic Plans and its implementation by Member States shall not cause any delays in the aid application period for beneficiaries nor in the timely payment of the aid, especially in the first year of implementation.
Amendment 4527 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 107 – paragraph 1
Article 107 – paragraph 1
1. Member States and outermost regions may submit to the Commission requests to amend their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 4738 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 121 – paragraph 1
Article 121 – paragraph 1
1. By 15 February 2023X and 15 February of each subsequent year until and including 2030, the Member States shall submit to the Commission an annual performance report on the implementation of the CAP Strategic Plan in the previous financial year. The report submitted in 2023X shall cover the financial years 2021X and 2022X. For direct payments as referred to in Chapter II of Title III, the report shall cover only financial year 2022X.
Amendment 4920 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 140 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 140 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
However, without prejudice to Annexes IX and IXa to this Regulation, Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 shall continue to be apply to operations implemented pursuanticable, until 202X at the latest, to rural development programmes approved by the Commission underin accordance with Article 10(2) of thatis Regulation before 1 January 2021X.
Amendment 4933 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 141 – paragraph 1
Article 141 – paragraph 1
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 138 supplementing this Regulation with measures to protect any acquired rights and legitimate expectations of beneficiaries to the extent necessary for the transition from the arrangements provided for in Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013, (EU) No 1307/2013 and (EU) No 13078/2013 to those laid down in this Regulation. Those transitional rules shall in particular lay down the conditions under which support approved by the Commission under Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 and Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 may be integrated into support provided for under this Regulation, including for technical assistance and for the ex post evaluations, until the CAP Strategic Plan is approved. Should this Regulation not entry into force on 1 January 2021, the transitional rules shall take immediate effect.
Amendment 45 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The multiannual financial framework set out in Regulation (EU) xx/xx6 provides that the Union budget must continue to support fisheries and maritime policies. The EMFF budget should amount, in current prices, to EUR 6 140 000 000. EMFF resources should be split between shared, direct and indirect management. EUR 5 311219 000 000 should be allocated to support under shared management and EUR 829921 000 000 to support under direct and indirect management. In order to ensure stability in particular with regard to the achievement of the objectives of the CFP, the definition of national allocations under shared management for the 2021- 2027 programming period should be based on the EMFF 2014-2020 shares. Specific amounts should be reserved for the outermost regions, control and enforcement and collection and processing of data for fisheries management and scientific purposes, while amounts for permanent cessation and extraordinary cessation of fishing activities should be capped. _________________ 6 OJ C […], […], p. […]. OJ C […], […], p. […].
Amendment 94 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) It is necessary to establish a European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) for the 2021-2027 period. That fund should aim to target funding from the Union budget to support the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), the Union's maritime policy and the Union's international commitments in the field of ocean governance. Such funding is a key enabler for sustainable fisheries and, the conservation of marine biological resources and habitats, for food security through the supply of seafood products, for the growth of a sustainable blue economy and for healthy, safe, secure, clean and sustainably managed seas and oceans.
Amendment 109 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The types of financing and the methods of implementation under this Regulation should be chosen on the basis of their ability to achieve the priorities set for the actions and to deliver results, taking into account, in particular, the costs of controls, the administrative burden, and the expected risk of non-compliance. This should include consideration of the use of lump sums, flat rates and unit costs, as well as financing not linked to costs as referred to in Article 125(1) of Regulation (EU) No [Regulation on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union].
Amendment 111 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The multiannual financial framework set out in Regulation (EU) xx/xx6 provides that the Union budget must continue to support fisheries and maritime policies. The EMFF budget should amount, in current prices, to EUR 6 140 000 000. EMFF resources should be split between shared, direct and indirect management. EUR 5 311 000 000 to EUR 6 867 000 000 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. EUR 7 739 000 000 in current prices). EMFF resources should be split between shared, direct and indirect management. A percentage of 86.5% of FMFF budget, corresponding to EUR 5 940 000 000 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. EUR 6 694 000 000 in current prices), should be allocated to support under shared management and a percentage of 13.5%, corresponding to EUR 829927 000 000 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. 1 045 000 000 in current prices), to support under direct and indirect management. In order to ensure stability in particular with regard to the achievement of the objectives of the CFP, the definition of national allocations under shared management for the 2021- 2027 programming period should be based on the EMFF 2014-2020 shares. Specific amounts should be reserved for the outermost regions, control and enforcement and collection and processing of data for fisheries management and scientific purposes, while amounts for permanent cessation and extraordintemporary cessation of fishing activities should be capped. _________________ 6 OJ C […], […], p. […]. OJ C […], […], p. […].
Amendment 133 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The EMFF should be based on four priorities: fostering sustainable fisheries, at economic, social and environmental level, and the conservation of marine biological resources; contributing to food security in the Union through competitive and sustainable fisheries, aquaculture and markets; enabling the growth of a sustainable blue economy and fostering prosperous coastal communities; strengthening international ocean governance and enabling safe, secure, clean and sustainably managed seas and oceans. Those priorities should be pursued through shared, direct and indirect management.
Amendment 135 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The part of the financial envelope under shared management as specified in Title II shall be EUR 5 311219 000 000 in current prices in accordance with the annual breakdown set out in Annex V.
Amendment 141 #
2018/0210(COD)
(11) The EMFF beyond 2020 should be based on a simplified architecture without predefining measures and detailed eligibility rules at Union level in an overly prescriptive manner. Instead, broad areas of support should be described under each priority. Member States should thus draw up their programme indicating therein the most appropriate means for achieving the priorities. A variety of measures identified by the Member States in those programmes might be supported under the rules set out in this Regulation and in Regulation (EU) No [Regulation laying down Common Provisions], provided they are covered by the areas of supportone or more priorities identified in this Regulation. However, it is necessary to set out a list of ineligible operations so as to avoid detrimental impacts in terms of fisheries conservation, for example a general prohibition of investments enhancing fishing capacity. Moreover, investments and compensations for the fleet should be strictly conditional on their consistency with the conservation objectives of the CFP.
Amendment 145 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. The part of the financial envelope under direct and indirect management as specified in Title III shall be EUR 829921 000 000 in current prices.
Amendment 148 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The United nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development identified conservation and sustainable use of oceans as one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 14). The Union is fully committed to that goal and its implementation. In that context, it has committed to promote a sustainable blue economy which is consistent with maritime spatial planningan ecosystem-based approach to maritime spatial planning, in particular, having in consideration the sensitivity of species and habitats to human activities at sea, the conservation of biological resources and the achievement of good environmental status, to prohibit certain forms of fisheries subsidies which contribute to overcapacity and overfishing, to eliminate subsidies that contribute to illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and to refrain from introducing new such subsidies. This outcome should result from the World Trade Organisation fisheries subsidies negotiation. In addition, in the course of World Trade Organisation negotiations at the 2002 World Summit of Sustainable Development and at the 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), the Union has committed to eliminate subsidies contributing to fisheries overcapacity and overfishing.
Amendment 161 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The EMFF should contribute to the achievement of the environmental objectives of the Union, particularly the ones that are included in the CFP. This contribution should be tracked through the application of Union environmental markers and reported regularly in the context of evaluations and annual performance reports.
Amendment 169 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Much has been achieved over the last few years by the CFP in bringing fish stocks back to healthy levels, in increasing the profitability of the Union's fishing industry and in conserving marine ecosystems. However, substantial challenges remain to achieve the socio- economic and environmental objectives of CFP. This requires continued support beyond 2020, notably in sea basins where progress has been slower, particularly in the most isolated ones like outermost regions.
Amendment 175 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Fisheries are vital to the livelihood and cultural heritage of many coastal communities in the Union, in particular where small-scale coastal fishing plays an important role such as outermost regions. With the average age in many fishing communities being over 50, generational renewal and diversification of activities remain a challenge.
Amendment 181 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The EMFF should aim to achieve the environmental, economic, social and employment objectives of the CFP, as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. Such support should ensure that fishing activities are environmentally sustainable in the long-term and managed in a way that is consistent with the objectives of achieving economic, social and employment benefits, and of contributing to the availability of healthy food supplies.
Amendment 200 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Fisheries control is of utmost importance for the implementation of the CFP. Therefore, the EMFF should support under shared management the development and implementation of a Union fisheries control system as specified in Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 ('Control Regulation')8 . Certain obligations foreseen by the revision of the Control Regulation justify a specific support from the EMFF, i.e. the compulsory vessel tracking and electronic reporting systems in the case of small-scale coastal fishing vessels, the compulsorIn addition, investments by rMemote electronic monitoring systems and the compulsory continuous measurement and recording of propulsive engine power. In addition, investments by Member States in control and inspection assets could also be used for the purpose of maritime surveillance and cooperation on coastguard functions, as well as contribute with fundamental information to knowledge and management of fisheries. _________________ 8 Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy, amending Regulations (EC) No 847/96, (EC) No 2371/2002, (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 2115/2005, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007, (EC) No 676/2007, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1300/2008, (EC) No 1342/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94 and (EC) No 1966/2006 (OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1).
Amendment 203 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) The success of the CFP is dependent on the availability of scientific advice for the management of fisheries, and hence on the availability of data on fisheries. In the light of the challenges and costs to obtain reliable and complete data, it is necessary to support Member States' actions to collect and process data in line with Regulation (EU) No 2017/1004 of the European Parliament and of the Council ('Data Collection Framework Regulation')9 and to contribute to the best available scientific advice. This support should allow synergies with the collection and processing of other types of marine data, including data about recreational fisheries. _________________ 9 Regulation (EU) 2017/1004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2017 on the establishment of a Union framework for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector and support for scientific advice regarding the common fisheries policy and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 (OJ L 157, 20.06.2017, p. 1).
Amendment 205 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) The EMFF should support an effective knowledge-based implementation and governance of the CFP under direct and indirect management through the provision of scientific advice, the development and implementation of a Union fisheries control system, the functioning of Advisory Councils and voluntary contributions to international organisations, as well as better commitment of UE in international ocean governance.
Amendment 211 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Given the challenges to achieve the social, economic and conservation objectives of the CFP, it should be possible for the EMFF to support actions for the management of fisheries and fishing fleets. In this context, support for fleet adaptation remains sometimes necessary with regard to certain fleet segments and sea basins. Such support should be tightly targeted to the conservation and sustainable exploitation of marine biological resources and aimed to achieve balance between the fishing capacity and the available fishing opportunities. Therefore, it should be possible for the EMFF to support the permanent cessation of fishing activities in fleet segments where the fishing capacity is not balanced with the available fishing opportunities. Such support should be a tool of the action plans for the adjustment of fleet segments with identified structural overcapacity, as provided for in Article 22(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, and should be implemented either through the scrapping of the fishing vessel or through its decommissioning and retrofitting for other activities. Where the retrofitting would lead to an increased pressure of recreational fishing on the marine ecosystem, support should only be granted if in line with the CFP and the objectives of the relevant multiannual plans. In order to ensure the consistency of fleet structural adaptation with conservation objectives, support for the permanent cessation of fishing activities should be strictly conditional and linked to the achievement of results. It should therefore be implemented only by financing not linked to costs, as provided for in Regulation (EU) No [Regulation laying down Common Provisions]. Under that mechanism, Member States should not be reimbursed by the Commission for permanent cessation of fishing activities on the basis of real costs incurred but on the basis of the fulfilment of conditions and of the achievement of results. For this purpose, the Commission should establish in a delegated act such conditions, which should relate to the achievement of the conservation objectives of the CFP.
Amendment 223 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) Given the high level of unpredictability of fishing activities, exceptional circumstances may cause significant economic losses to fishers. In order to mitigate those consequences, it should be possible for the EMFF to support a compensation for the extraordintemporary cessation of fishing activities caused by the implementation of certain conservation measures, i.e. multiannual plans, targets for the conservation and sustainable exploitation of stocks, measures to adapt the fishing capacity of fishing vessels to available fishing opportunities and technical measures, by the implementation of emergency measures, by the interruption, due to reasons of force majeure, of the application of a sustainable fisheries partnership agreement, by a natural disaster or by an environmental incident. Support should be granted only if the impact on fishers of such circumstances is significant, i.e. if the commercial activities of the vessel concerned are stopped during at least 90 consecutive days and if the economic losses resulting from the cessation amount to more than 30% of the average annual turnover of the business concerned during a specified period of time. The specificities of eel fisheries should be taken into account in the conditions for granting such support.
Amendment 244 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) The outermost regions, as outlined in the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank of 24 October 2017 entitled 'A stronger and renewed strategic partnership with the EU's outermost regions'10, face specific challenges linked to their remoteness, topography and climate as referred to in Article 349 of the Treaty and also have specific assets on which to develop a sustainable blue economy. Therefore, for each outermost region, an action plan for the development of sustainable blue economy sectors, including the sustainable exploitation of fisheries and aquaculture, should be attached to the programme of the concerned Member States and a financial allocation should be reserved to support the implementation of those action plans. It should also be possible for the EMFF to support a compensation of the additional costs the outermost regions face due to their locationremoteness and insularity. That support should be capped as a percentage of this overall financial allocatione lessons drawn from the 2014-2020 programming period call for a simplified implementation of the compensation of the additional costs scheme in the interest of beneficiaries, in line with the Commission’s goal of simplification. Member States should have more flexibility to modify their allocation during the budgetary period. In addition, a higher aid intensity rate than the one that applies to other operations should be applied in the outermost regions. _________________ 10COM(2017) 623.
Amendment 245 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) The outermost regions, as outlined in the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank of 24 October 2017 entitled 'A stronger and renewed strategic partnership with the EU's outermost regions'10 , face specific challenges linked to their remoteness, topography and climate as referred to in Article 349 of the Treaty and also have specific assets on which to develop a sustainable blue economy. Therefore, for each outermost region, an action plan for the development of sustainable blue economy sectors, including the sustainable exploitation of fisheries and aquaculture, should be attached to the programme of the concerned Member States and a financial allocation should be reserved to support the implementation of those action plans. It should also be possible for the EMFF to support a compensation of the additional costs the outermost regions face due to their location and insularity. That support should be capped as a percentage of this overall financial allocation. In addition, a higher aid intensity rate and EMFF financing rate than the one that applies to other operatutermost regions should be applied in the outermost regions. _________________ 10 COM(2017) 623
Amendment 247 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 a (new)
Recital 29 a (new)
(29a) In order to ensure the survival of the fisheries sector in the outermost regions and in compliance with the principles of differential treatment for small islands and territories mentioned in Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14, it should be possible for the EMFF to support, on the basis of Article 349 TFEU, the renewal of the outermost regions’ small-scale coastal fishing vessels which land all their catches in ports in the outermost regions and contribute to local sustainable development, so as to increase human safety, to comply with European hygiene standards, to fight IUU fishing and to achieve greater environmental efficiency. This fishing fleet renewal should remain within the limits of authorised capacity ceilings, should be restricted to the replacement of an old vessel by a new one, and should allow sustainable fishing and the reaching of the Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) objective. It should be possible for the EMFF to support associated measures, such as the construction or the modernisation of small shipyards dedicated to traditional and artisanal fishing vessels in the outermost regions, the renovation of the deck, or studies.
Amendment 251 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 b (new)
Recital 29 b (new)
(29b) With a view to alleviating the above-mentioned specific constraints in outermost regions and on the basis of Article 349 TFEU, it should be possible to grant State operating aid under a simplified procedure.
Amendment 256 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) Under shared management, it should be possible for the EMFF to support the protection and restoration of marine and coastal biodiversity and ecosystems. For that purpose, support should be available to compensate the collection by fishers of lost fishing gears and marine litter, in particular plastic, from the sea and for investments in ports to provide adequate reception and storage facilities for lost fishing gears and marine litter collected. Support should also be available for actions to achieve or maintain a good environmental status in the marine environment as set out in Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council ('Maritime Strategy Framework Directive')11 , for the implementation of spatial protection measures established pursuant to that Directive and, in accordance with the prioritised action frameworks established pursuant to Council Directive 92/43/EEC ('Habitats Directive')12 , for the management, restoration and monitoring of NATURA 2000 areas as well as for the protection of species under Directive 92/43/EEC and Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council ('Birds Directive')13 . Under direct management, the EMFF should support the promotion of clean and healthy seas and the implementation of the European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy developed in the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions of 16 January 201614 , in coherence with the objective of achieving or maintaining a good environmental status in the marine environment. _________________ 11 Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 establishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy (OJ L 164, 25.6.2008, p. 19). 12 Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (OJ L 206, 22.07.1992, p. 7). 13 Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds (OJ L 20, 26.01.2010, p. 7). 14 COM(2018) 28
Amendment 260 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) Fisheries and aquaculture contribute to food security and nutrition. However, the Union currently imports more than 60% of its supply of fishery products and is therefore highly dependent on third countries. An important challenge is to encourage the consumption of fishery proteinducts produced in the Union with high quality standards and available for consumers at affordable prices.
Amendment 290 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) Job creation in coastal regions relies on a locally driven development of a sustainable blue economy that revives the social fabric of those regions. Ocean industries and services are likely to outperform the growth of the global economy and make an important contribution to employment and growth by 2030. To be sustainable, blue growth depends on innovation and investment in new maritime businesses and, in the bio- economy and in biotechnology, including sustainable tourism models, ocean-based renewable energy, innovative high-end shipbuilding and new port service, which can create jobs and at the same time enhance local development, as well as development of new biology-based marine products. Whilst public investment in the sustainable blue economy should be mainstreamed throughout the Union budget, the EMFF should specifically concentrate on enabling conditions for the development of the sustainable blue economy and on removing bottlenecks to facilitate investment and the development of new markets and technologies or services. Support for the development of the sustainable blue economy should be delivered through shared, direct and indirect management.
Amendment 297 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) The development of a sustainable blue economy strongly relies on partnerships between local stakeholders that contribute to the vitality of coastal and inland communities and economies. The EMFF should provide tools to foster such partnerships. For that purpose, support for community-led local development (CLLD) should be available under shared management. That approach should boost economic diversification in a local context through the development of coastal and inland fisheries, aquaculture and a sustainable blue economy. CLLD strategies should ensure that local communities better exploit and benefit from the opportunities offered by the sustainable blue economy, capitalising on and strengthening environmental, cultural, social and human existing resources. Every local partnership should therefore reflect the main focus of its strategy by ensuring a balanced involvement and representation of all relevant stakeholders from the local sustainable blue economy.
Amendment 303 #
2018/0210(COD)
(37) Under shared management, it should be possible for the EMFF to support the sustainable blue economy through the collection, management and use of data to improve the knowledge on the state of the marine environment and of the resources. That support should aim to fulfil requirements under Directive 92/43/EEC and Directive 2009/147/EC, to support maritime spatial planning and to increase data quality and sharing through the European marine observation and data network.
Amendment 310 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) 60% of the oceans are beyond the borders of national jurisdiction. This implies a shared international responsibility. Most problems facing the oceans are transboundary in nature such as overexploitation, climate change, acidification, pollution and decliningreduction of biodiversity, and therefore require a shared response. Under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, to which the Union is a Party under Council Decision 98/392/EC16 , many jurisdictional rights, institutions and specific frameworks have been set up to regulate and manage human activity in the oceans. In recent years, a global consensus has emerged that the marine environment and maritime human activities should be managed more effectively to address the increasing pressures on the oceans and seas. _________________ 16 Council Decision 98/392/EC of 23 March 1998 concerning the conclusion by the European Community of the United Nations Convention of 10 December 1982 on the Law of the Sea and the Agreement of 28 July 1994 relating to the implementation of Part XI thereof (OJ L 179, 23.06.1998, p. 1).
Amendment 313 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) As a global actor, the Union is strongly committed to promoting international ocean governance, in accordance with the Joint Communication to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions of 10 November 2016 entitled 'International Ocean Governance: and agenda for the future of our oceans'17 . The Union's ocean governance policy is a new policy that covers the oceans in an integrated manner. International ocean governance is not only core to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and in particular Sustainable Development Goal 14 ('Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development'), but also to guarantee safe, secure, clean and sustainably managed seas and oceans for future generations. The Union needs to deliver on those international commitments and be a driving force for better international ocean governance at bilateral, regional and multilateral levels, including to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishingIUU fishing and minimise the impact on the marine environment, to improve the international ocean governance framework, to reduce pressures on oceans and seas, to create the conditions for a sustainable blue economy and to strengthen international ocean research and data. _________________ 17 JOIN(2016) 49
Amendment 321 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) Under shared management, each Member States should prepare one single programme that should be approved by the Commission. In the context of regionalisation and with a view to encouraging Member States to have a more strategic approach during the preparation of programmes, the Commission should develop an analysis for each sea basin indicating the common strengths and weaknesses with regard to the achievement of the objectives of the CFP. That analysis should guide both the Member States and the Commission in negotiating each programme taking into account regional challenges and needs. When assessing the programmes, the Commission should take into account the environmental and socio- economic challenges of the CFP, the socio- economic performance of the sustainable blue economy, the challenges at sea basin level, the conservation and restoration of marine ecosystems, the reduction and collection of marine litter and climate change fight, mitigation and adaptation.
Amendment 335 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 2
(2) 'common information sharing environment’ (CISE) means an environment of systems developed to support the exchange of information between authorities involved in maritime surveillance, across sectors and borders, in order to improve their awareness of activities made at sea;
Amendment 337 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 3
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 3
(3) ‘coastguard’ means national authorities performing coastguard functions, which encompass maritime safety, maritime security, maritime customs, prevention and suppression of trafficking and smuggling, connected maritime law enforcement, maritime border control, maritime surveillance, protection of the marine environment, search and rescue, accident and disaster response, fisheries control, inspection and other activities related to those functions;
Amendment 339 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 5
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 5
(5) 'exploratory fishing' means fishing for stocks that have not been subject to commercial fishing or have not been subject to fishing by a particular gear type or technique in the previous ten years;
Amendment 341 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 6
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 6
(6) ‘professional fisher’ means any natural person engaging in commercial fishing activities, as recognised by the relevant Member State;
Amendment 342 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 6 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 6 a (new)
(6 a) 'recreational fisheries' means non- commercial fishing activities exploiting marine biological resources for recreation, tourism or sport;
Amendment 353 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 13
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 13
(13) 'sea basin strategy' means an integrated framework to address common marine and maritime challenges faced by Member States, and where appropriate third countries, in a specific sea basin or in one or more sub-sea basins, and promote cooperation and coordination in order to achieve economic, social and territorial cohesion; it is developed by the Commission in cooperation with the Member States and third countries concerned, their regions and other stakeholders as appropriate;
Amendment 362 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 14 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 14 a (new)
(14 a) 'small-scale fleet from outermost regions' means the small-scale fleets that operates at the outermost regions as defined in each national operational programs
Amendment 389 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) Contributing to food security in the Union through competitive and sustainable fisheries, aquaculture and markets;
Amendment 399 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Support under the EMFF shall also contribute to the achievement of the environmental and climate change fight, mitigation and adaptation objectives of the Union. That contribution shall be tracked in accordance with the methodology set out in Annex IV.
Amendment 403 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the EMFF for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 6 140867 000 000 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. 7 739 000 000 in current prices).
Amendment 414 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The part of the financial envelope under shared management as specified in Title II shall be EUR 5 31186.5% of the EMFF financial envelope corresponding to EUR 5 940 000 000 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. 6 694 000 000 in current prices) in accordance with the annual breakdown set out in Annex V.
Amendment 421 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) EUR 102 000 00014 000 000 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. 128 566 000 in current prices) for the Azores and Madeira;
Amendment 425 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) EUR 82 000 00091 700 000 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. 103 357 000 in current prices) for the Canary Islands;
Amendment 431 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) EUR 131 000 00046 500 000 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. 165 119 000 in current prices) for Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, Réunion and Saint- Martin.
Amendment 454 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. The part of the financial envelope under direct and indirect management as specified in Title III shall be EUR 82913.5% of the EMFF financial envelope corresponding to EUR 927 000 000 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. 1 045 000 000 in current prices).
Amendment 460 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. In accordance with Article 16 of Regulation (EU) No [Regulation laying down Common Provisions], each Member State shall prepare a single programmenational programme or regional operational programmes to implement the priorities referred to in Article 4.
Amendment 466 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Member States concerned shall prepare as part of their programme an specific action plan for each of their outermost regions referred to in Article 6(2), which shall set out:
Amendment 473 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point b – point ii
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point b – point ii
ii) the compensation for additional costs referred to in Article 21, including the amounts of additional costs calculated by the Member State concerned and the amounts of aid estimated as compensation;
Amendment 492 #
2018/0210(COD)
(h) the contribution of the programme to the collection and reduction of marine litter, in accordance with Directive xx/xx of the European Parliament and of the Council [Directive on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment]27 ; _________________ 27 OJ C […], […], p. […].
Amendment 493 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 6 – point i
Article 9 – paragraph 6 – point i
(i) the contribution of the programme to climate change fight, mitigation and adaptation.
Amendment 505 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) has committed serious infringements under Article 42 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/200828 or Article 90 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 or under other CFP related legislation adopted by the European Parliament and by the Council; _________________ 28 Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 of 29 September 2008 establishing a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, amending Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1936/2001 and (EC) No 601/2004 and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1093/94 and (EC) No 1447/1999 (OJ L 286, 29.10.2008, p. 1).
Amendment 510 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. The beneficiary, after submitting the application, shall continue to comply with the admissibility conditions referred to in paragraph 1 throughout the period of implementation of the operation and for a period of five years after the final payment to that beneficiary.
Amendment 524 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12 a Eligible operations In Member States programmes should be identified a variety of operations that may be supported by the EMFF, and this operations should be covered by one or more priorities of this Regulation.
Amendment 565 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) market intervention mechanisms aiming to temporarily or permanently withdraw fishery or aquaculture products from the market with a view to reducing supply in order to prevent price decline or drive up prices; by extension, storage operations in a logistics chain that would produce the same effects either intentionally or unintentionally;
Amendment 598 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall prepare as part of their programme an specific action plan for small-scale coastal fishing which shall set out a strategy for the development of profitable and sustainable small-scale coastal fishing. This strategy shall be structured along the following sections, where applicable:
Amendment 607 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) promotion of skills, knowledge, innovation and capacity building for fishermen;
Amendment 619 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) diversification of activities in the broader sustainable blue economy; , in particular redirecting fishermen to other activities to reduce fishing effort if necessary;
Amendment 639 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the replacement or modernisation of a main or ancillary engine, or the modernization of any other component of the propulsion equipment, as well as the alterations and additions necessary for its installation on board.
Amendment 653 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. The vessels referred to in paragraph 1 shall be equipped for sea fishing and be between 5 and 30 years old, when duly justified may apply to newer vessels.
Amendment 656 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) the new or modernised engine shall not have more power in kW than the current engine, without prejudice to the provisions of point 3a;
Amendment 665 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In the outermost regions, the power of the new engine or the modernized engine may exceed the current engine's kW in the case of a duly justified need for increased power for reasons of safety at sea and that does not involve an increase in fishing effort
Amendment 677 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the fishing vessel is registered as active and has carried out fishing activities at sea for at least 1290 days, or 25% of time in seasonal fisheries, in each of the last threewo calendar years preceding the year of submission of the application for support;
Amendment 688 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Amendment 697 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – title
Article 18 – title
18 ExtraordinTemporary cessation of fishing activities
Amendment 706 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The EMFF may support a compensation for the extraordintemporary cessation of fishing activities caused by:
Amendment 719 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) natural disasters or, environmental incidents or accidents at sea occurring during fishing activities, as formally recognised by the competent authorities of the relevant Member State.
Amendment 734 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the commercial activities of the vessel concerned are stopped during at least 90 consecutive days, or 25% of time in seasonal fisheries; and
Amendment 748 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) owners of fishing vessels which are registered as active and which have carried out fishing activities at sea for at least 120 days, or 30% of time in seasonal fisheries, in each of the last threewo calendar years preceding the year of submission of the application for support; or
Amendment 757 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) fishers who have worked at sea for at least 120 days in each ofduring the last threewo calendar years preceding the year of submission of the application for support on board a Union fishing vessel concerned by the extraordintemporary cessation.
Amendment 779 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the purchase and installation on vessels of the necessary components for compulsory vessel tracking and electronic reporting systems used for control and inspection purposes, only in the case of small-scale coastal fishing vessels;
Amendment 780 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the purchase and installation on vessels of the necessary components for compulsory remote electronic monitoring systems used for controlling the implementation of the landing obligation referred to in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013;
Amendment 781 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the purchase and installation on vessels of devices for compulsory continuous measurement and recording of propulsive engine power.
Amendment 784 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – title
Article 20 – title
20 Collection and processing of data for fisheries and aquaculture management and scientific purposes
Amendment 785 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. The EMFF may support the collection, management and use of data for fisheries and aquaculture management and scientific purposes, including data on recreational fisheries, as provided for in Article 25(1) and (2) and Article 27 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and further specified in Regulation (EU) No 2017/1004, on the basis of the national work plans referred to in Article 6 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/1004.
Amendment 812 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) investments in ports to provide adequate reception and storage facilities for lost fishing gears and marine litter collected from the sea;
Amendment 818 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
(f a) The construction, installation or modernization of fixed or mobile devices intended to protect and enhance marine fauna and flora, including their scientific preparation and assessment and, in the case of the outermost regions, anchored fish aggregation devices that contribute to sustainable and selective fishing.
Amendment 837 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title 2 – chapter 3 – title
Title 2 – chapter 3 – title
Priority 2: Contributing to food security in the Union through competitive and sustainable fisheries, aquaculture and markets
Amendment 853 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 3
Article 23 – paragraph 3
3. Productive aquaculture investments under this Article may only be supported through grants and through the financial instruments provided for in Article 52 of Regulation (EU) No [Regulation laying down Common Provisions] and through InvestEU, in accordance Article 10 of that Regulation.
Amendment 880 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2
2. Support under this Article shall only be granted through grants and through the financial instruments provided for in Article 52 of Regulation (EU) No [Regulation laying down Common Provisions] and through InvestEU, in accordance Article 10 of that Regulation.
Amendment 897 #
2018/0210(COD)
2. For the purpose of EMFF support, the community-led local development strategies referred to in Article 26 of Regulation (EU) No [Regulation laying down Common Provisions] shall ensure that local communities better exploit and benefit from the opportunities offered by the sustainable blue economy, capitalising on and strengthening environmental, cultural, social and human existing resources.
Amendment 914 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title 3 – chapter 5 a (new)
Title 3 – chapter 5 a (new)
Amendment 920 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. The support for actions referred to in paragraph 1 may also contribute to the development and implementation of a Union fisheries control and inspection system under the conditions set out in Article 19.
Amendment 949 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title 3 – chapter 2 – title
Title 3 – chapter 2 – title
Priority 2: Contributing to food security in the Union through competitive and sustainable fisheries, aquaculture and markets
Amendment 980 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) the implementation of relevant international agreements, measures and tools to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishingIUU fishing and measures and tool to minimise the impact on the marine environment, in particular incidental catches of seabirds, marine mammals and sea turtles;
Amendment 191 #
2018/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. In small labour markets, in the outermost regions, or in exceptional circumstances, in particular with regard to applications involving SMEs or VSEs, where duly substantiated by the applicant Member State, an application for a financial contribution under this Article may be considered admissible even if the criteria laid down in points (a), (b) or (c) of paragraph 1 are not entirely met, when the redundancies have a serious impact on employment and the local or regional economy. The applicant Member State shall specify which of the intervention criteria set out in points (a), (b) or (c) of paragraph 1 are not entirely met. The aggregated amount of contributions in exceptional circumstances may not exceed 15 % of the annual ceiling of the EGF.
Amendment 314 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) 3.2 % (i.e., a total of EUR 270 100 000)5 % for outermost regions' cooperation (component 3);
Amendment 365 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
The co-financing rate at the level of each Interreg programme shall be not higher than 70 %, unless, with regard to external cross-border or component 3 Interreg programmes, a higher percentage is fixed in Regulations (EU) [IPA III], [NDICI] or Council Decision (EU) [OCTP] respectively or in any act adopted thereunder85 %; the outermost regions shall receive the maximum rate permitted.
Amendment 148 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The ERDF should help to redress the main regional imbalances in the Union and to reduce disparities between the levels of development of the various regions and the backwardness of the least favoured regions including those facing challenges due to the decarbonisation commitments. It should also foster resilience and prevent vulnerable territories from falling behind. ERDF support under the Investment for jobs and growth goal should therefore be concentrated on key Union priorities in line with policy objectives laid down in Regulation (EU) 2018/xxx [new CPR]. Therefore support from the ERDF should be concentrated on the policy objectives of 'a smarter Europe by promoting innovative and smart economic transformation' and 'a greener, low-carbon Europe by promoting clean and fair energy transition, green and blue investment, the circular economy, climate adaptation and risk prevention and management'. That thematic concentration should be attained at natregional level while allowing for flexibility at the level of individual programmes and between the three groups of Member Statecategories of regions formed according to respective gross national income. In addition, the methodology to classify Member States should be set out in detailgional Gross Domestic Product and taking into account the specific situation of the outermost regions.
Amendment 192 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25 a) As demographic challenges affect European regions in a variety of specific ways, ERDF and Cohesion Fund should provide tailor made support for the different challenges faced in the regions, including ageing, rural desertification and demographic decline but also demographic pressure especially in certain outermost regions.
Amendment 197 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 a (new)
Recital 26 a (new)
(26a) For the purpose of strengthening economic, social and territorial cohesion, as envisaged in Article 174 TFEU, the European Urban Initiative and support for rural, mountainous and isolated areas, particularly those most affected by demographic decline, should be the two sides of the same coin, that is to say, they should focus not only on the more central urban hubs and their surrounding fabric, but also on the more remote rural areas located further away from them. Indeed, priority could even be given to more remote, rural or mountainous areas with low urban or demographic density, through the formulation and development of specific measures encompassing outlying urban centres, accompanied by services or infrastructures that will inevitably be necessary to ensure a functional and successful outcome.
Amendment 213 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) enhancing research and innovation capacities and the uptake of advanced technologinvestments, the uptake, transfer and dissemination of research and advanced technologies, pilot lines, demonstrations, applied and technological research, and the synergies between business, research, academia and public authorities;
Amendment 386 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e – introductory part
(e) 'a Europe closer to citizens by fostering the sustainable and integrated development of urban, rural, mountainous, isolated and coastal areas and local initiatives' ('PO 5') by:
Amendment 401 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e – point i
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e – point i
(i) fostering the integrated social, economic and environmental development, cultural and natural heritage, and security in urban areas;
Amendment 411 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e – point ii
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e – point ii
(ii) fostering the integrated social, economic and environmental local development, cultural and natural heritage, and security, including for rural, mountainous, isolated and coastal areas also through community-led local development.
Amendment 442 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. With regard to programmes implemented under the Investment for jobs and growth goal, the total ERDF resources in each Member State shall be concentrated at natregional level in accordance with paragraphs 3 and 4 2 article 102 of Regulation (EU) 2018/xxxx [new CPR].
Amendment 473 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 514 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point c a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point c a (new)
(ca) the outermost regions, due to their specific constraints and in particular their remoteness, insularity, small size, difficult topography and climate, economic dependence on a small number of products, allocate at least 25 % of their total ERDF resources to priorities other than technical assistance to PO 1 and at least 20 % to PO 2.
Amendment 621 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) investment in disposal of waste in landfill, except in the outermost regions in certain duly substantiated cases;
Amendment 628 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) investment in facilities for the treatment of residual waste, with the exception of outermost regions or in case of innovative solutions compatible with the principles of the circular economy;
Amendment 759 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The thematic concentration provided for in Article 3 (4) (c) new of this Regulation shall not apply to the allocation referred to in paragraph 1. The allocation shall support:
Amendment 765 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. By way of derogation from Article 4 (1) (c), the ERDF may support productive investment in enterprises in the outermost regions, irrespective of their size.
Amendment 472 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission may implement outermost regions' cooperation under the European territorial cooperation goal (Interreg) under indirect management, following consultation with the stakeholders.
Amendment 832 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 9
Article 15 – paragraph 9
9. The scope and level of the suspension of commitments or payments to be imposed shall be proportionate, shall respect the equality of treatment between Member States and shall take into account the economic and social circumstances of the Member State concerned, in particular the level of unemployment, the level of poverty or social exclusion of the Member State concerned in relation to the Union average and the impact of the suspension on the economy of the Member State concerned. The impact of suspensions on programmes of critical importance to address adverse economic or social conditionsstructural conditions, as is the case in the outermost regions in particular, shall be a specific factor to be taken into account.
Amendment 1057 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. For the outermost regions, the Member State may transfer during the programming period an amount of up to 15 % of the allocation of a priority and no more than 5 % of the programme budget to another priority of the same Fund of the same programme.
Amendment 1217 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) for the ERDF support under the Investment for jobs and growth goal, and for the Cohesion Fund support: 2,4 %; for the outermost regions it shall be 5 %;
Amendment 1236 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) for the ESF+ support: 4% % or 5 % for the outermost regions and for programmes under Article 4(1)(c)(vii) of the ESF+ Regulation: 5 %;
Amendment 1243 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) for the EMFF support: 6 % or 7 % for the outermost regions;
Amendment 1304 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The managing authority shall electronically transmit to the Commission cumulative data for each programme by 31 January, 31 March, 31 May, 31 July, 30 SeptemberMay and 30 November of each year in accordance with the template set out in Annex VII.
Amendment 1315 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The first transmission shall be due by 31 JanuarMay 2022 and the last one by 31 JanuarMay 2030.
Amendment 1435 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 6
Article 57 – paragraph 6
6. Operations shall not be selected for support by the Funds where they have been physically completed or fully implemented before the application for funding under the programme is submitted to the managing authority, irrespective of whether all related payments have been made. This paragraph shall not apply to EMFF compensation for additional costs in outermost regions or expenditure financed by specific supplementary ERDF and ESF+ allocations for outermost regions.
Amendment 1454 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 a (new)
Article 61 a (new)
Article 61a State aid Aid granted by a State or using resources allocated under programmes covered by this Regulation shall be deemed compatible with the internal market.
Amendment 1625 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 84.º – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 84.º – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) 2021: 01.5 %;
Amendment 1644 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 84.º – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 84.º – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) 2022: 01.5 %;
Amendment 1663 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 84.º – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 84.º – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) 2023: 01.5 %;
Amendment 1694 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 84.º – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 84.º – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) 2024: 0.53 %;
Amendment 1716 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 84.º – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Article 84.º – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e
(e) 2025: 0.53 %;
Amendment 1734 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 84.º – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f
Article 84.º – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f
(f) 2026: 0.5 %3%;
Amendment 1739 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 84.º – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 84.º – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) 2027-2030: 3%
Amendment 1789 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 99.º – paragraph 1
Article 99.º – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall decommit any amount in a programme which has not been used for pre-financing in accordance with Article 84 or for which a payment application has not been submitted in accordance with Articles 85 and 86 by 26 December of the seconthird calendar year following the year of the budget commitments for the years 2021 to 2026.
Amendment 1844 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 104 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) 0.4 % (i.e., a total of EUR 1 447 034 001621 456 739) as additional funding for the outermost regions identified in Article 349 of the TFEU and the NUTS level 2 regions fulfilling the criteria laid down in Article 2 of Protocol No 6 to the 1994 Act of Accession.
Amendment 1855 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 104 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The amount of additional funding for the outermost regions referred to in point (e) in paragraph 1 allocated toprovided under the ESF+ shall be EUR 376 928 934424 296 056.
Amendment 1964 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 2002 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 106 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The co-financing rate for the outermost regions referred to in Article 349 TFEU shall not exceed 85% for all Funds covered by this Regulation.
Amendment 2074 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex XXIV – point 9
Annex XXIV – point 9
9. An additional special allocation corresponding to an aid intensity of EUR 340 per inhabitant per year will be allocated to the outermost NUTS level 2 regions andregions referred to in Article 349 TFEU and an aid intensity of EUR 30 per inhabitant per year will be allocated to the northern sparsely populated NUTS level 2 regions. That allocation will be distributed per region and Member State in a manner proportional to the total population of those regions.
Amendment 290 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, masters of Union fishing vessels below 12 metres’ length overall may carry on board a mobile device which allows the vessel to be automatically located and identified by a vessel monitoring system through recording and transmitting vessel position data at regular intervals. In case the device is not within reach of a mobile network, the vessel position data shall be recorded during that period of time and shall be transmitted as soon as the vessel is in reach of such network and at the latest before entering port. For fishing vessels below 12 metres’ length overall registered in an outermost region, a 5-year delay from the entry into force of this Regulation to comply with the new vessel monitoring system is permitted.
Amendment 329 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
(g) the estimated quantities of each species in kilograms live weight or, where appropriate and especially when the weight of the fish is too high to allow a sufficiently accurate estimate, the number of individuals, including the quantities or individuals below the applicable minimum conservation reference size, as a separate entry; for Union fishing vessels of 12 metres' length overall or more, this information shall be provided per haul or per fishing operation;
Amendment 348 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 14 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. For fishing vessels of less than 12 metres overall length, Member States shall ensure that an easy-to-use electronic logbook application is made available to fishermen, taking into account the specificities of the different sea basins. The design of this application will be subject to consultations with fishermen.
Amendment 601 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 47
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 47
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 59 – paragraph 3
Article 59 – paragraph 3
3. Consumers acquiring up to an amount of 5kg of fishery product per day, and up to an amount of 30 kg per day in the outermost regions, which are not thereafter placed on the market but used only for private consumption shall be exempted from this Article.
Amendment 819 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 86 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 86 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 118a (new)
Article 118a (new)
(86a) The following Article 118 a (new) is inserted: Article 118a (new) In the case of French Guiana, whose vast territory suffers from a structurally inadequate internet coverage, and whose extensive coastline offers a large number of landing spots with little or no electronic infrastructure, a period of up to 72 hours in total is granted for the various electronic operations provided for in Articles 15, 17 22, 24, 58, 62 and 66.
Amendment 90 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) In its communication on 'A stronger and renewed strategic partnership with the EU's outermost regions' of 24 October 2017, the Commission recognises that increased mobility of learners and staff in education and training, notably under the Erasmus + programme, would be highly beneficial for the outermost regions and undertakes to further adjust financial support to participants travelling from and to the outermost regions by maintaining specific funding rules for these regions under Erasmus + and to explore the possibilities of extending regional Erasmus + cooperation to further stimulate mobility between the outermost regions and neighbouring third countries.
Amendment 106 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The Programme should be more inclusive by improving its outreach to those with fewer opportunities, including through more flexible learning mobility formats, and by fostering participation of small organisations, in particular newcomers and community-based grassroots organisations that work directly with disadvantaged learners of all ages. Virtual formats, such as virtual cooperation, blended and virtual mobility, should be promoted to reach more participants, in particular those with fewer opportunities and those for whom moving physically to a country other than their country of residence would be an obstacle, as is the case of young people from the outermost regions. Online cultural, social and linguistic preparation tools should be made available for young people from these regions, with fewer opportunities for access to all Erasmus + programme activities, and it should be a priority of this programme to reinforce the physical structures that provide them with local support. In order to support these additional inclusive measures, with a guaranteed impact on the future of young people from the outermost regions, the European Social Fund + should be used as a complement to Erasmus +.
Amendment 121 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) The European mobility of teaching staff should be strengthened and the corresponding period should be considered for all purposes and may not be an obstacle to their progression, national internal mobility and the enjoyment of their retirement and social assistance rights. In order to increase access by teachers to this programme, their representative associations at national and regional level should be involved in local outreach campaigns to be coordinated by their respective national agencies.
Amendment 159 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) In line with the Commission's communication on 'A stronger and renewed strategic partnership with the Union's outermost regions'36, the Programme should take into account the specific situation of these regions. Measures will be taken to increase the outermost regions' participation in all actions. Mobility exchanges and cooperation between people and organisations from these regions and third countries, in particular their neighbours, should be fostered. Such measures will be monitored and evaluated regularly. _________________ 36Does not affect the English version.) COM(2017) 623 final.
Amendment 268 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14.º – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 14.º – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) EUR 550 000 0002% for actions in the field of sport referred to in Articles 11 to 13; and
Amendment 270 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14.º – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 14.º – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) at least EUR 960 000 0003% as a contribution to the operational costs of the national agencies.
Amendment 274 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The levels of financial support - such as grants, travel or administration lump sums, flat rates and unit costs - shall be regularly reviewed and adjusted to the living and subsistence costs of the host country or region, as well as to travelling conditions, with particular attention to the Outermost Regions, in compliance with Article 349 TFEU.
Amendment 279 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18.º – paragraph 2
Article 18.º – paragraph 2
2. When implementing the Programme, inter alia in the selection of participants and the award of grants, the Commission and the Member States shall ensure that efforts are made to promote social inclusion and improve outreach to people with fewer opportunities, by exploring the possibilities for extending regional Erasmus + cooperation to further stimulate mobility between the outermost regions and neighbouring third countries.
Amendment 281 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) In line with Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and with the Commission's communication on 'A stronger and renewed strategic partnership with the Union's outermost regions'36, the Programme should take into account the specific situation of these regions. Measures will be taken to increase the outermost regions' participation in all actions. Mobility exchanges and cooperation between people and organisations from these regions and third countries, in particular their neighbours, should be fostered. Such measures will be monitored and evaluated regularly. _________________ 36 COM(2017) 623 final.
Amendment 499 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
It shall also support the mobility of amateur sportsmen and sportswomen in connection with competitions, in particular those from remote, insular or outermost areas.
Amendment 249 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34 a (new)
Recital 34 a (new)
(34a) In accordance with Article 349, Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, measures will be taken to increase the outermost regions' participation in all actions. Mobility exchanges for their artists and their works, and cooperation between people and organisations from these regions and third countries, their neighbours, should be fostered. It will thus be possible for them to benefit equally from the competitive advantages that the cultural and creative industries can offer, in particular economic growth and employment. Such measures will be monitored and evaluated regularly.
Amendment 301 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3a European added value Recognising the intrinsic and economic value of culture, 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 low production capacity countries or countries or regions with linguistic or geographical specificities such as the outermost regions as recognized in Article 349 TFEU; (e) promoting a narrative on European common roots and diversity.
Amendment 302 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to strengthen the cross-border dimension and circulation of European cultural and creative operators and works;, including through residency programmes, touring, events, exhibitions and festivals, taking into special consideration the regions with specific geographic difficulties such as the outermost regions of the Union.
Amendment 345 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) to contribute to the Union 's global strategy for international relations through cultural diplomacy, including the outermost regions as key players.
Amendment 26 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
Having regardto the Commission Communication A European Strategy for plastics in a circulareconomy of 16 January 2018 (COM(2018) 28)
Amendment 28 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The established high functionality and relatively low cost of plastic means that this material is increasingly ubiquitous in everyday life. Its growing use in short- lived applications, which are not designed for re-use or cost-effective recycling means that related production and consumption patterns have become increasingly inefficient and linear. Therefore, in the context of the Circular Economy Action Plan32 , the Commission concluded in the European Strategy for Plastics33 that the steady increase in plastic waste generation and its leakage into our environment, in particular into the marine environment, must be tackled in order to achieve a truly circular lifecycle for plastics. _________________ 32 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions "Closing the loop – An EU action plan for the Circular Economy" (COM(2015)0614 final). 33 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions "A European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy" (COM(2018)28 final).
Amendment 37 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5 a) The EU should adopt acomprehensive approach to the problem of micro-plastics and should encourageall producers to limit micro-plastics from their formulations, and strictly limit micro-plastic-forming products from entering into soil and into freshwaterand therefore into marine aquatic ecosystems, unless they are non-polluting and biodegradable according to an established EU standard.
Amendment 47 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7 a) There is considerable heterogeneity in the sources of plastic pollution between regions. In certain regions, other plastic products make a large contribution to marine litter, as demonstrated through monitoring conducted under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive and by civil society. In such areas, Member States should be required to adopt specific measures to address other nationally or locally prevalent sources of plastic pollution. For example, the plastics used in agriculture, fisheries, and other outdoor economic activities, should be either compostable or better designed to be accepted by recycling or disposal facilities without unnecessary obstacles.
Amendment 51 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 b (new)
Recital 7 b (new)
(7 b) In addition,terrestrial pollution and contamination of soil by larger items of plastic andresulting fragments or micro-plastics, which are not biodegradable, can besignificant on local or regional scales.
Amendment 77 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17 a) As the outermost regions are more affected by the marine litter, specially from plastics, and due to the lack of possibilities for recycling, as they face huge amounts of plastics brought by the sea and also from own consumption, it should be created an european fund to help them to clean their maritime zone and also to bet on prevention of the use of plastics;
Amendment 85 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22 a (new)
Recital 22 a (new)
(22 a) It is nevertheless essential to stress that biodegradation cannot be a voluntary end-of-life option. Yet, reality shows that some plastic products will inevitably leak into the environment and that for some applications it is better to have products that biodegrade within a short period of time by the action of micro-organisms, rather than products that will remain in the environment for centuries without disintegrating. This does not preclude all the required efforts on reuse and recycling systems.
Amendment 178 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall carry out an evaluation of this Directive by … [sixthree years after the end-date for transposition of this Directive]. The evaluation shall be based on the information available in accordance with Article 13. Member States shall provide the Commission with any additional information necessary for the purposes of the evaluation and the preparation of the report referred to in paragraph 2.
Amendment 182 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) sufficient scientific and technical progress has been made, and criteria or aan European standard for biodegradability in the marine environment applicable to single-use plastic products within the scope of this directive and their single-use substitutes have been developed, in order to determine which products no longer need to be subject to the restrictions on placing on the market, where appropriate.
Amendment 196 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part B – indent 6 a (new)
Annex I – part B – indent 6 a (new)
- plastic-containing food packaging or contact material that contribute to soil micro-plastic load upon composting or biogas fermentation, such as plastic or plastic-impregnated tea bags, unless they are non-pollute, biodegradable and compostable.
Amendment 37 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Paragraph 4
4. Declares, moreover, its opposition to any reduction in the level of key EU policies, such as the EU cohesion policy and the common agricultural policy (CAP) including the Programmes of Options Specifically Relating to Remoteness and Insularity (POSEI) ; is particularly opposed to any radical cuts that will adversely impact on the very nature and objectives of these policies, such as the cuts proposed for the Cohesion Fund or for the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development; opposes, in this context, the proposal to reduce the European Social Fund despite its enlarged scope and the integration of the Youth Employment Initiative;
Amendment 37 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Disagrees with the Commission’s proposal for the next MFF, which would entail substantial and painful cuts to the CAP, including the POSEI programme for the outermost regions; highlights the fact that the extent of the cuts varies according to the parameters used for the comparison; disagrees with the Commission’s approach of providing two calculation methods for the MFF (current vs constant);
Amendment 58 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the importance of direct payments (the POSEI in the case of the outermost regions) as well as second-pillar funds for farmers; deplores in particular the severe cuts envisaged for the second pillar of the CAP, which makes a significant contribution to investment and employment in rural areas and the outermost regions; stresses that it cannot be taken for granted that national co- funding will fill the budget gap;
Amendment 70 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to make full use of Article 349 TFEU with regard to the outermost regions so as to establish the rural development plans of these regions on a fully autonomous independent basis, similar to the POSEI in the first pillar of the CAP, to be negotiated and addressed directly with the European Union and not made dependent on national rural development plans.
Amendment 109 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Paragraph 14 – point xii a (new)
xii a. Increase funding for Programmes of Options Specifically Relating to Remoteness and Insularity (POSEI);
Amendment 119 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Asks for the increase of the budgetary allocations, in the 2021 - 2027 MFF, for POSEI programmes of the outermost regions, which are still strongly hit by the crisis and exposed to the structural disadvantages referred to in article 349 of the TFEU (remoteness, insularity, small size, difficult topography and climate and economic dependence on a few products).
Amendment 26 #
2018/0162(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2008/106/EC
Article 5 b – point 4
Article 5 b – point 4
4. Member States shall ensure that seafarers have the right to appeal against any refusal to endorse or accept a valid certificate, or the absence of any response, in accordance with national legislation and procedures. and a response must be guaranteed within no more than three weeks, after which the appeal procedure will be transferred to the jurisdiction of the European Maritime Safety Agency, without prejudice to an adequate judicial remedy;
Amendment 34 #
2018/0162(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Directive 2008/106/EC
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to meet the standards of medical fitness prescribed by Article 11, physical as well mental; and
Amendment 18 #
2018/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The Agreements may also include other mechanisms, such as the stabilisation mechanism for bananas, for temporary withdrawal of tariff or of other preferential treatment. It is also necessary to lay down the procedures for the application of such mechanisms, where included in the Agreements.
Amendment 24 #
2018/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Close monitoring of sensitive products, if any, – including products from the outermost regions, which are key to these small, remote and often insular economies – should facilitate a timely decision concerning the possible initiation of an investigation and subsequent application of measures. Therefore the Commission should regularly monitor imports of sensitive products, if any, from the date of provisional application or entry into force of the Agreements, if there is no provisional application. Monitoring should be extended to other sectors upon a duly justified request made by the relevant industry.
Amendment 34 #
2018/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) Provisions implementing mechanisms for the temporary withdrawal of tariff preferences in certain agreements between the European Union and certain third countries will be adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure.
Amendment 46 #
2018/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) ‘sensitive product’ means a product identified in a specific agreement as being relatively more vulnerable to a surge of imports than other products, or any product from an outermost region;
Amendment 86 #
2018/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11a Outermost regions Where a product originating from a country that is party to the agreement with the EU is imported in such large quantities or under such conditions as to cause or potentially cause serious damage to the economic situation in one or more of the EU outermost regions as defined in Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, a safeguard measure may be imposed under this Regulation, and any other necessary measure may be adopted.
Amendment 90 #
2018/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Where an Agreement provides for other mechanisms, such as the stabilisation mechanism for bananas, and criteria permitting temporary withdrawal of preferences in respect of certain products, the Commission shall, where the conditions laid down in the relevant Agreement are met, adopt duly justified implementing acts:
Amendment 91 #
2018/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) suspending or confirming the non- suspension of the preferences for the product concerned;
Amendment 92 #
2018/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. If an agreement provides for a stabilisation mechanism for bananas, the arrangements provided for in Regulation 2017/540 and the declaration in the annex shall apply mutatis mutandis. The Commission shall extend and strengthen the banana stabilisation mechanism in the agreements in which it will expire in 2020.
Amendment 70 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The number and size of operators vary across the different stages of the agricultural and food supply chain. Differences in bargaining power relate to the different levels of concentration of operators and can enable the unfair exercise of bargaining power by using unfair trading practices. Unfair trading practices are in particulareven more harmful for small and medium-sized operators in the agricultural and food supply chain. Agricultural producers, who supply primary agricultural products, are largelyoften small and medium- sized. sized, but all suppliers irrespective of size are susceptible to unfair trading practices.
Amendment 83 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) A minimum Union standard of protection against certain manifestly unfair trading practices should be introduced to reduce the occurrence of such practices and to contribute to ensuring a fair standard of living for agricultural producers. It should benefit all agricultural producers or any natural or legal person that supplies agricultural and food products, including producer organisations and, associations of producer organisations, provided that all those persons meet the definition of micro, small and medium- sized enterprises set out in the Annex to Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC12 . Those micro, small or medium suppliers are particularly vulnerable to unfair trading practices and least able to weather them without negative effects on their economic viability. As the financial pressure on small and medium-sized enterprises and cooperatives. The financial pressure caused by unfair trading practices often passes through the chain and reaches agricultural producers, and therefore rules on unfair trading practices should also protect small and medium- sized intermediary suppliers at the stages downstream of primary production. Protection of intermediary suppliers should also avoid unintended consequences (notably in terms of unduly raising prices) of trade diversion away from agricultural producers and their associations, who produce processed products, to non- protected suppliers. _________________ 12. OJ L 124, 20.5.2003, p. 36.
Amendment 126 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) When deciding whether an individual trading practice is considered unfair it is important to reduce the risk of limiting the use of fair and efficiency- creating agreements agreed between parties. As a result, it is appropriate to distinguish practices that are foreseen in clear and unambiguous terms in supply agreements between parties from practices that occur after the transaction has started without being agreed in advance in clear and unambiguous terms, so that only unilateral and retrospective changes to those relevant terms of the supply agreement are prohibited. However, certain trading practices are considered as unfair by their very nature and should not be subject to the parties’ contractual freedom to deviate from them. In addition, suppliers should not be put under duress when agreeing to a supply agreement.
Amendment 139 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In order to ensure an effective enforcement of the prohibitions laid down in this Directive, Member States should designate an authority that is entrusted with their enforcement. The authority should be able to act either on its own initiative or by way of complaints by parties affected by unfair trading practices in the agricultural and food supply chain. Where a complainant requests that his identity remain confidential because of fear of retaliation, the enforcement authorities of the Member States should honour such a requestguarantee the complainant's anonymity.
Amendment 160 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The enforcement authorities of the Member States should have the necessary powers that enable them to effectively gather any factual information by way of information requests. They should have the power to order the termination of a prohibited praFor the effective implementation of this Directicve, where applicable. The existence of a deterrent, such as the power to impose fines and the publication of investigation results, cenforcement authorities should have the power to outlaw a prohibited unfair trading practice, impose fines, sanctions and publish the results of investigations. These powers can act as a deterrent and encourage behavioural change and pre- litigation solutions between the parties and should therefore be part of the powers of the enforcement authorities. Enforcement authorities should take repeated infringements of this Directive into account. The Commission and the enforcement authorities of the Member States should cooperate closely so as to ensure a common approach with respect to the application of the rules set out in this Directive, particularly with regard to fines and sanctions. In particular, the enforcement authorities should provide each other mutual assistance, for example by sharing information and assisting in investigations which have a cross-border dimension.
Amendment 167 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) To facilitate effective enforcement, the Commission should helpcoordinate and organise meetings between the enforcement authorities of the Member States where best practices can be exchanged and relevant information can be shared. The Commission should establish and manage a website to facilitate those exchanges.
Amendment 198 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Directive applies to certain unfair trading practices which occur in relation to the sales of food products by a supplier that is a small and medium-sized enterprise to a buyer that is not a small and medium-sized enterprisepurchase of agricultural and food products by a buyer from a supplier and the subsequent sale of these products.
Amendment 246 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) “supplier” means any agricultural producer or any natural or legal person, irrespective of their place of establishment, who sells agricultural and food products. The term “supplier” may include a group of such agricultural producers or such natural and legal persons, including producer organisations and, associations of producer organisations and cooperatives;
Amendment 306 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that at the minimum the following unfair trading practices are prohibited:
Amendment 347 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) a buyer unilaterally and retroactively changes the terms of the supply agreement concerning the frequency, timing or volume of the supply or delivery, the quality standards or the prices of the food products, or the terms of payment;
Amendment 363 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) a supplier pays for the wastage of food products that occurs owhen the agricultural and food products are in the buyer's premisesownership and that is not caused by the negligence or fault of the supplier.
Amendment 375 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) A buyer sells certain products at a loss as a marketing mechanism and the loss or cost is ultimately borne by the supplier;
Amendment 393 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d d (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d d (new)
Amendment 402 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d c (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d c (new)
(dc) A buyer shares with third parties or misuses, intentionally or otherwise, confidential information relating to the supply agreement, including sensitive trade information shared by the supplier with the buyer;
Amendment 534 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. A supplierComplaints shall be address a complaint to theed to the enforcement authority of the Member State in which the supplier is located. The enforcement authority which receives the complaint shall forward it for investigation to the competent enforcement authority of the Member State in which the buyer suspected to haveof engageding in a prohibited trading practice is established. When the buyer is established outside the Union, the competent enforcement authority that receives the complaint must take action.
Amendment 591 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to initiate and conduct investigations on its own initiative or based on a complaint, including anonymous complaints or complaints from whistleblowers;
Amendment 603 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) to impose a pecuniary fine on the author of the infringement. The fineand if necessary other dissuasive sanctions on the natural or legal person found to have made an infringement of this Directive, in accordance with national law. The fine and, if necessary, the sanction shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive taking into account the nature, duration and gravity of the infringement as well as any previous and repeated infringements of this Directive;
Amendment 667 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. No soonlater than three years after the date of application of this Directive, the Commission shall carry out an evaluation of this Directive and present a report on the main findings to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions.
Amendment 669 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 3 #
2017/2284(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Expresses its satisfaction with the overall degree of progress shown by the Member States in implementing Directive 2009/128/EC; urges the Commission to promote the harmonisation of risk indicators at EU level and to oblige the Member States to provide more comprehensive information in their National Action Plans, which must be coherent and include measurable and achievable goals and targets, and to collect more reliable data on the health impacts of exposure to pesticides; warns also of the numerous derogations, which undermine predictability of use and hamper company investment in research and innovation;
Amendment 41 #
2017/2284(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that pesticides are important tools for the agriculturale and other sectors, not least for reducing losses caused by pests, and therefore help stabilise farmers’ incomes so that they can produce safely and at affordable prices; highlights the fact that EFSA’s latest report on pesticide residues in food showed that 97.2 % of samples throughout Europe were within the legal limits of EU legislation, which bears witness to a very rigorous and safe food production system;
Amendment 55 #
2017/2284(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the fact that European waters are becoming cleaner and calls for greater investment in practices that prevent pesticides from reaching surface and deep water; notes that both surface water and ground water resources need continued protection; encourages in this connection, measures to contain possible leaching of these substances into watercourses, rivers and seas and recommends that their use be prohibited in soils possibly draining into groundwater;
Amendment 62 #
2017/2284(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights the need to focus on precision and digital agriculture, so as to prevent the dispersion of pesticides in areas where they are not needed; underlines the need for research into new low-risk substances and into the equipment and technology that could render them more efficient and reduce the potential exposure of farmers, operators and the general public.; observes that the number of authorized substances should be increased in order to reduce the use of broad spectrum pesticides; notes the need for progress in ensuring traceability and information regarding fruit and vegetables;
Amendment 73 #
2017/2284(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the fundamental need to step up information and awareness campaigns regarding the use of pesticides and their harmful effects, ensuring that farmers know how to use them properly and how to protect their health and that of others; calls for the promotion of comprehensive protection through information and awareness campaigns and for agricultural advisors in the field of pesticides and integrated protection to be more widely established, providing solutions adapted to the situation in each case; welcomes the almost total ban on the aerial application of pesticides;
Amendment 81 #
2017/2284(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Stresses the essential need for regular assessment of proportionality between the quantity of pesticides sold and the agricultural area of application, based on user databases and sales records; calls on the Commission and Member States to create platforms for good practice in the use of pesticides and integrated protection at regional and local level;
Amendment 61 #
2017/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that the EU-US relationship is the fundamental guarantor for global stability and has been the cornerstone of our efforts to ensure peace and stability for our societies since the end of the Second World War, and stronger multilateral economic cooperation and trade; believes that the ‘America first’ policy will harm the interests of both the EU and the US; stresses that protectionism should be avoided in the interest of all parties;
Amendment 80 #
2017/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is concerned about the diverging views on addressing global issues and regional conflicts that have appeared since the election of President Trumpespecially since 2017; seeks clarity as to whether the transatlantic relationship, which was defined over decades, still has the same relevance today; stresses that the values-based overarching framework of our partnership is essential to securing the architecture of the global economy and security;
Amendment 128 #
2017/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the ongoing and uninterrupted work of the TLD in fostering EU-US relations through parliamentary dialogue and coordination on issues of specific common interest, such as trade, security, economic and cultural issues; calls furthermore for a continued intensification of the dialogue and a strengthening of the transatlantic cooperation;
Amendment 133 #
2017/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recalls that both in the EU and the US, our societies are strong because they are built on a plurality of actors, including among others our governments, parliaments, various political institutions, civil society organisations, media and religious groups; highlights that we should foster links across the Atlantic to promote the merits of our transatlantic partnership, including by allocating appropriate funding, at different levels and not only focusing on the East and West Coasts;
Amendment 198 #
2017/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses the importance of cooperation, coordination and synergy effects in the field of security and defence and insists that burden sharing should not be solely focused on the target of spending 2 % of GDP on defence; states that NATO is still crucial for the collective defence of Europe and its allies;
Amendment 210 #
2017/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the EU to strengthen and speed up the European Defence Union with a view to creating more synergies in defence spending; insists that more defence cooperation at EU level strengthens the European contribution within the NATO alliance and reinforces our transatlantic bond; supports, therefore, the recent efforts to step up the European defence architecture, including the European Defence Fund and the newly established Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) as well as expanding efforts of common European Defence Research in close cooperation with non-EU members of NATO;
Amendment 218 #
2017/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Reiterates the need for the EU and the US to enhance their cooperation in the field of cybersecurity and defence as well as ICT-security and strengthening of safety efforts to protect critical infrastructure including advancing common standards and stimulating compatibility and interoperability;
Amendment 229 #
2017/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Underlines the need for a common approach to regulating digital platforms and to increasing their accountability as well as their adherence to copyright and the rights of the rightholders;
Amendment 234 #
2017/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Stresses the need for proper negotiations regarding standardisation especially in the context of the increasingly rapid developments of technology, especially in the IT area;
Amendment 235 #
2017/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Emphasises that an important part of strengthening EU-US counter-terrorism efforts includes the protection of critical infrastructure as well as a comprehensive approach to fighting terrorism, also via coordination in global forumregional, multilateral, and global forums as well as to promote the exchange of data relating to terrorist activities;
Amendment 244 #
2017/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls for the stipulation of a political and societal dialogue balancing anonymity and responsibility in social media in the context of hate speech and fake news phenomena, cybercrime, extremist propaganda, and the infringement of the electoral process in social media;
Amendment 316 #
2017/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Is concerned about US security and trade policy in East and Southeast Asia, including the political vacuum resulting from its TPP withdrawal, and welcomes the active trade policy of the EU in this part of the world, also for sake of political balance, this also applies to the TTIP or similar EU-US efforts;
Amendment 345 #
2017/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Reiterates that we have sharedcommon interests in Africa where we must coordinate and intensify our support for good governance, democracy, human rights and security issueefforts regarding stable good governance with respect of democracy, economy with respect to internationally agreed standards for sustainability and the protection of the environment as well as regarding human rights and security issues on local, regional, and multinational levels;
Amendment 363 #
2017/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Points to our common political, economic and security interests with regard to China and Russia and recalls that joint efforts, including atespecially through the appointment of judges in the WTO, could be helpful to address imbalances in global trade deals with foreign ambitions, as on Ukraine and on the silk road;
Amendment 50 #
2017/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas 46.4% of the unemployed in EU28 are long-term unemployed, that is to say, they have been out of work for 12 months or more (the corresponding figure for the euro area is 49.7%);
Amendment 65 #
2017/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the social economy sector comprises 2 million businesses (roughly 10% of the EU total) employing more than 14 million people (about 6.5% of EU workers); whereas this sector has an important role to play in meeting the innumerable challenges facing present- day societies, not least the ageing of their populations;
Amendment 76 #
2017/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas high-quality education and training must be accessible to all, as the Commission has stated in the AGS; whereas vocational training is starting to become more credible both in the eyes of young Europeans and in the eyes of the businesses which are recognising their abilities; whereas training acquired in an informal context also provides Europeans with essential tools for the labour market;
Amendment 82 #
2017/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas technological and scientific advances, which this AGS welcomes, are making it possible to find better, more efficacious, and more affordable treatments and medicines; whereas this progress is helping to ensure that people suffering from given conditions, for instance those suffering from chronic pain, will be fit to enter the labour market or continue working for much longer;
Amendment 85 #
2017/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H c (new)
Recital H c (new)
Hc. whereas population ageing and the rise in the number of dependent older people are having, and will have, a growing impact on health services and long-term care systems, as well as on the need for formal and informal care provision; whereas informal carers constitute a vital asset to society;
Amendment 87 #
2017/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H d (new)
Recital H d (new)
Hd. whereas undeclared work deprives workers of their rights, encourages social dumping, entailing serious budgetary implications, and adversely affects employment, productivity, the quality of work and skills development, and the efficiency and effectiveness of the pension entitlements system; whereas continued efforts must be brought to bear in order to turn undeclared work into declared work;
Amendment 89 #
2017/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H e (new)
Recital H e (new)
He. whereas the outermost regions have to contend with immense difficulties related to their specific characteristics that limit their potential for growth; whereas in those regions unemployment rates range between 11.2% and 27.1%, and the long-term unemployment rate, between 54.5% and 80.9%; whereas in those regions youth unemployment is above 40%;
Amendment 107 #
2017/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Urges the Commission to bring efforts to bear with a view to helping people suffering from given conditions, for example chronic pain, to enter or remain on the labour market; maintains that the labour market needs to be geared to such situations, and made more flexible and non-discriminatory, so as to ensure that the people concerned can likewise contribute to the EU’s economic development, thus relieving the strain on social security systems;
Amendment 118 #
2017/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the Interinstitutional Proclamation on the European Pillar of Social Rights and believes its 20 key principles regarding equal opportunities and access to the labour market, fair working conditions and social protection and inclusion should serve as a point of reference when implementing the European Semester policy coordination cycle; points out that the European Semester coordination process is an essential means of consolidating the European social model, from which the Social Pillar derives;
Amendment 131 #
2017/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls for partnerships encompassing employers, social partners, public and private employment services, public authorities, social services, and education and training institutions to be established and developed in order to provide the tools necessary to respond more effectively to labour market needs and prevent long-term unemployment; points out that it is essential to have personalised and individualised follow-up, capable of delivering effective solutions for the long-term unemployed;
Amendment 177 #
2017/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Points out that qualifications and skills acquired in non-formal and informal learning contexts are important to the extent that they improve the employability of young people and those who have been out of the labour market because they have had to act as carers; points, therefore, to the importance of establishing a validation system for non- formal and informal forms of knowledge and experience, especially those acquired through volunteering; welcomes the fact that the Commission has in the AGS taken into account the importance of recognising those skills for the purposes of the New Skills Agenda for Europe;
Amendment 180 #
2017/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the Member States to support apprenticeship programmes and make full use of the ERASMUS+ funding available for trainees in order to guarantee the quality of training of this kind and make it attractive, and draws the Commission’s attention to the need to boost the uptake of this programme by young people in the outermost regions, as was outlined in the Commission communication entitled ‘A stronger and renewed strategic partnership with the EU’s outermost regions’;
Amendment 187 #
2017/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to take all the necessary measures to improve the services and legislation that are important for a proper work-life balance; calls for the development of accessible and affordable childcare and early education services, and for the creation of favourable conditions for parents and carers by allowing for advantageous family leave take-up, with particular focus on training and social protection, and flexible working arrangements which tap into the potential of new technologies; underlines, in this respect, the potential of public-private partnerships;
Amendment 201 #
2017/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Member States to develop policies which foster a real entrepreneurship culture among young people from an early age, providing them with internship and company visit opportunities; urges, in this context, the Commission to continue the Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs programmes; calls on the Member States to support associations and initiatives which help young entrepreneurs to develop innovative projects;
Amendment 203 #
2017/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Points out that social economy enterprises were crucial in minimising the impact of the crisis; stresses, therefore, the need to give those enterprises more support, particularly with regard to access to the different forms of financing, including European funds, and reducing their administrative burden; stresses the need to give them a legal framework which recognises their activities in the EU and prevents unfair competition; deplores the fact that the assessment of their activities is not reflected in the AGS, as requested by Parliament;
Amendment 205 #
2017/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Urges the Member States to double down on their efforts to transform undeclared work into declared work by bolstering their labour inspection mechanisms and putting measures in place that enable workers to move from the informal economy to the formal economy; reminds the Member States of the existence of the Undeclared Work Platform, which they should actively participate in by using it for the exchange best practices and with a view to tackling undeclared work, letterbox companies and bogus self-employment, all of which jeopardise both the quality of work and workers’ access to social protection systems and national public finances, leading to unfair competition between European enterprises;
Amendment 223 #
2017/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Points out to the Member States, in view of the ageing of EU citizens and the high unemployment rates among young people in some parts of the EU, the social risk implied in not being able to guarantee the sustainability, safety, adequacy and effectiveness of social security systems over the coming decades; encourages the Member States, therefore, to tackle worklessness among people of working age;
Amendment 230 #
2017/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Urges the Member States to assess whether they could reduce taxes on essential items, particularly food, a step which constitutes one of the most basic social justice measures;
Amendment 233 #
2017/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up efforts for further inclusion of people with disabilities into the labour market by removing legislative barriers and creating incentives for their employment; stresses that training and education are the best means to boost quality employment and argues that measures should be taken to integrate people with disabilities in all levels of education and training, with the resources to meet their special needs;
Amendment 240 #
2017/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines the fact that the non- alignment of labour demand with labour supply is a problem that encompasses all EU regions, including the most developed; calls on the Commission and the Member States to tackle this issue by introducing measures to facilitate the mobility of workers across jobs, sectors and locations in order to meet labour demand in less and better developed regions alike; calls on the Commission and the Member States, furthermore, to devote particular attention to the unique circumstances of cross-border workers and workers in peripheral and outermost regions;
Amendment 241 #
2017/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Deplores the fact that, after countless requests from the European Parliament, the outermost regions are still not included in the AGS; urges the Commission, with the aim of guaranteeing equity between regions and furthering upward convergence, which has been much discussed, to step up the application of Article 349 TFEU in an effort to boost the integration of the outermost regions into the EU; stresses that the special attention given to the outermost regions must be maintained, not only with regard to allocation of funds but also in the light of the impact that European policies can have on their social situation and levels of employment;
Amendment 251 #
2017/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Underlines the role of the social partners as essential stakeholders in the reform process and the added value of their involvement in the drafting, sequencing and implementation of reforms; supports the opinion that new forms of employment in the globalised market call for new forms of social dialogue; affirms that the Member States need to help people build the skills required in the labour market; Believes that, if we are to move towards upward convergence, social dialogue must be pursued in every phase of the European Semester process;
Amendment 7 #
2017/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas, according to Eurostat, youth unemployment stood at 18.7% in 2016, even exceeding 40% in some countries; whereas, when compared with the figures from 2008 (15.6%), we can see that the rate has increased;
Amendment 11 #
2017/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the ultimate objective of the European Youth Strategy is to increase the number and equality of opportunities for all young Europeans;
Amendment 13 #
2017/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas there continue to be many inequalities between Member States and regions of the European Union, which exacerbates the situation of young Europeans; whereas there are worryingly high rates of youth unemployment in the outermost regions, with some of these regions registering rates of over 50%, as in the case of Mayotte;
Amendment 16 #
2017/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas in 2016 the percentage of NEETs, or rather young people who are not in education, employment or training, stood at 15.6%.
Amendment 18 #
2017/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas although the EU Youth Strategy is an ongoing strategy that is continually being refined, its objectives are still very broad and ambitious; whereas there is a lack of duly established parameters of reference;
Amendment 28 #
2017/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas it is difficult for young Europeans to secure stable jobs and, as a result, gain financial independence and the possibility of starting a family; whereas the late entry of these young people into the labour market puts social security systems under pressure;
Amendment 35 #
2017/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas there is an urgent need to give young Europeans a voice, both through successful structured dialogue as well as in other ways;
Amendment 36 #
2017/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas in establishing the objectives of, implementing and evaluating this strategy, the European Union must work in close partnership with national, regional and local authorities;
Amendment 41 #
2017/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that an inclusive youth policy is inseparable from the defence and promotion of decent work, grounded in collective labour agreements, with non- precarious labour relations, adequate salaries and wages, high-quality, free, universal public services, and programmes facilitating political and cultural participation, parenthood, well-being and creativity;
Amendment 48 #
2017/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Urges the continuity of key programmes like Erasmus +, Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs and the Youth Employment Initiative, and welcomes the new European Solidarity Corps; argues, as a result, that these programmes should be adapted to the differing situations of young Europeans so that everyone has the same opportunities; draws attention to the specific situations of young people from the outermost regions, which often stop them from making use of these programmes;
Amendment 54 #
2017/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Urges the Commission to keep the Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs programme; encourages the Member States and the Commission to invest in promoting this programme together, along with Chambers of Commerce, companies and young people, without overlooking their main area of activity;
Amendment 57 #
2017/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Welcomes the positive results of the Youth Guarantee, whilst highlighting that there is still a worrying number of NEETs in the European Union; therefore urges the Commission to strengthen and continue to implement it, and replicate these results in Member States where the Guarantee has yet to be implemented;
Amendment 60 #
2017/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Urges the Commission to improve the quality of and increase awareness among the Member States of vocational training, which is an essential alternative to higher education;
Amendment 61 #
2017/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Points out attempts to undermine the implementation of many of the programmes included in the EU Youth Strategy, with young people often being put in precarious jobs; urges the Commission to strengthen control and monitoring measures to make sure that European youth programmes do not have opposite effects to their intended ones.
Amendment 63 #
2017/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. Urges the Commission to create an online platform for young people, where they can anonymously report violations by the persons responsible for promoting the programmes, as well as suggest changes and ask questions; reiterates the need to guarantee that promoting authorities and employers are also involved, creating a space within the platform where they can ask questions and share good practices;
Amendment 64 #
2017/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 g (new)
Paragraph 1 g (new)
1g. Highlights the need for an external evaluation of the implementation of the Youth Strategy in the Member States without prejudice to the principle of solidarity; urges the Commission to create an independent mechanism, with its own staff, to allow for increased checks and monitoring on the ground;
Amendment 65 #
2017/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 h (new)
Paragraph 1 h (new)
1h. Highlights the importance of continuing this strategy and approves the way it has developed; highlights, as a result, the need to not only increase the number and equality of opportunities, but to clarify the objectives and transparency of the results too; urges the Commission to, in establishing these objectives and analysing the results, bear the specificities of each European Member State and region in mind;
Amendment 66 #
2017/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 i (new)
Paragraph 1 i (new)
1i. Urges the Commission to pursue economic and employment policies, with the aim of creating more and better jobs for young people; argues, as a result, that a proper EU Youth Strategy should be based not only on getting young people into work, but must support companies and other employers in creating dignified and high-quality jobs;
Amendment 67 #
2017/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 j (new)
Paragraph 1 j (new)
1j. Urges the Commission to establish objectives for the EU Youth Strategy that can be measured quantitatively and concretely reached to make the Strategy more effective, both in identifying constraints to making improvements and in identifying adjustments and changes that need to be made;
Amendment 78 #
2017/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. AEmphasises that the European labour market is constantly changing; argues that individuals’ transition into the labour market is facilitated by a comprehensive education system that ensures they acquire cross-cutting skills that promote critical thinking, universality and multicultural dialogue, fostering employability not through early specialisation, but rather by enabling the attainment of a wide variety of qualifications;
Amendment 83 #
2017/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Reiterates the importance of adults over the age of 55 in training young people in the workplace; argues, together with the Commission, in favour of the creation of programmes that allow the gradual departure of these people from the labour market up to retirement age, more specifically transitioning first to part-time work, during which they also train young people and help them to gradually integrate into the workplace;
Amendment 106 #
2017/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Urges the Commission to establish a limit to the length of time a young person can spend doing internships funded by European programmes, and to limit these to one unpaid internship per young person, after which that person must be offered employment;
Amendment 110 #
2017/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Urges the Commission and the Member States to supervise establishments that repeatedly offer consecutive internships without following them up with jobs, in order to ensure that jobs are not replaced with so-called internships;
Amendment 113 #
2017/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Argues for the harmonisation, with European support, of the concept of an internship, highlighting its nature as training in the context of work, with specific guidance and supervision, setting it apart from an employment contract, without prejudice to the rights to social security and benefits that are granted in each Member State;
Amendment 116 #
2017/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Urges the Commission to put measures into place that allow for a qualitative and quantitative assessment of the implementation of the Strategy and apply to all the Member States and regions, taking the specificities of each Member State or region into account;
Amendment 118 #
2017/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3e. Argues for the harmonisation, without prejudice to the principle of subsidiarity, of the concept of young person, setting an age limit applicable across the European Union; encourages all the Member States to contribute to this harmonisation, eliminating obstacles to the gauging of progress and establishing measures to put in place;
Amendment 119 #
2017/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 f (new)
Paragraph 3 f (new)
3f. Urges the Member States to uphold transparency in submitting their accounts and using funds earmarked for boosting sustainable employment opportunities for young people; reiterates the importance, as a result, of the Member States submitting detailed information on the situation of their young people when requested; urges the Commission to limit access to these programmes if Member States do not cooperate;
Amendment 122 #
2017/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 g (new)
Paragraph 3 g (new)
3g. Highlights the lack of systematic updates and reliable data on the implementation of the Strategy; therefore urges the Member States and the Commission to promote closer cooperation between national and regional statistics services when it comes to submitting relevant and up-to-date statistics on youth, which are important for assessing the level of success of the strategy being implemented; argues that the triannual reports submitted must be accompanied by these statistics;
Amendment 123 #
2017/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 h (new)
Paragraph 3 h (new)
3h. Urges the Member States to indicate the hoped-for impact of the measures to be adopted in their action plans; argues, as a result, the importance of the Member States providing guarantees that the measures put in place have effectively boosted employment; reiterates the need to gauge the sustainability of the policies to be implemented;
Amendment 124 #
2017/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 i (new)
Paragraph 3 i (new)
3i. Urges the Commission to hold a conference at European level to share good practices in adopting European youth programmes, and to be a platform for communication between youth associations, employers, and national and local governments; urges the Commission to create a European prize rewarding good practices and positive results, to be awarded at that conference;
Amendment 43 #
2017/2114(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Reiterates the call for the three new headline employment indicators to be placed on an equal footing with existing economic indicators, thereby guaranteeing that internal imbalances are better assessed and making structural reforms more effective;
Amendment 45 #
2017/2114(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that Member States should give priority to reforms that will give sustained support to social and economic recovery, create quality employment and boost social and territorial cohesion;
Amendment 47 #
2017/2114(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Believes that the European Semester process should help to address not only existing but also emerging societal challenges in order to ensure greater economic efficiency coupled with a more socially cohesive European Union; acknowledges, in this respect, the need for an assessment of the social impact of EU policies;
Amendment 48 #
2017/2114(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Proposes introducing a non- punitive social imbalances procedure in the design of the CSRs so as to prevent a race to the bottom in terms of social standards, building on effective use of the social and employment indicators in macroeconomic surveillance;
Amendment 50 #
2017/2114(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Reiterates the call for the three new headline employment indicators to be placed on an equal footing with existing economic indicators, thereby guaranteeing that internal imbalances are better assessed and making structural reforms more effective
Amendment 56 #
2017/2114(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to continue the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) up to the end of the current MFF, while at the same time improving its functioning and implementation; stresses the need for a qualitative and quantitative assessment of the jobs created;
Amendment 58 #
2017/2114(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Member States to implement the proposals contained in the Council Recommendation of 15 February 2016 on the integration of the long-term unemployed into the labour market (2016/C 67/01);
Amendment 64 #
2017/2114(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Regrets that the social economy has been overlooked by the Commission in its package of assessments/recommendations; points out that this sector encompasses 2 million businesses employing more than 14 million people and contributing to the achievement of the 2020 targets; calls on the Commission and the Member States to give social economy enterprises greater recognition and a higher profile, through a European Action Plan for the social economy; considers that this lack of recognition makes it harder for them to access funding; calls on the Commission to come forward with a proposal for a European statute for associations, foundations and mutual societies;
Amendment 67 #
2017/2114(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the importance of increasing public investment and enhancing private-sector involvement in economic and social development;
Amendment 69 #
2017/2114(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to make every effort to reduce the resulting administrative burden and financial cost to the business sector, especially micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, and to repeal legislation resulting in excessive bureaucracy, thereby boosting growth and employment;
Amendment 89 #
2017/2114(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Underlines the profound changes ushering in the labour market of the future following the emergence of artificial intelligence; calls on Member States and the Commission to develop instruments and cooperative initiatives, involving the social partners, to enhance skills in this sector by means of preliminary, initial and ongoing training;
Amendment 91 #
2017/2114(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. To this end and also as a means achieving work-life balance, calls for consideration to be given to flexicurity arrangements, including teleworking and flexitime, in consultation with the social partners;
Amendment 93 #
2017/2114(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Highlights the importance of investment in human capital a driving force behind development, competitiveness and growth;
Amendment 115 #
2017/2114(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for an integrated anti-poverty strategy in order to achieve the Europe 2020 poverty target; underlines the role of Member States’ minimum income schemes in seeking to reduce poverty., especially when combined with social inclusion measures that involve the beneficiaries;
Amendment 118 #
2017/2114(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Points to the need for the coordination at European level regarding the management of social security systems, for which the Member States are responsible; stresses the absolute priority of ensuring the sustainability of social security systems, this being a central pillar of the European social model;
Amendment 121 #
2017/2114(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Calls on the Member States to establish specific investment programmes for their regions whose unemployment, youth unemployment and long-term unemployment rates exceed 30 %;
Amendment 123 #
2017/2114(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Deplores the fact that, in its package of recommendations, the Commission has disregarded Parliament’s request to step up the implementation of Article 349 TFEU, in particular through the adoption of specific measures designed to integrate the outermost regions more closely into the EU; notes that these regions have their own particular characteristics and constraints, with unemployment at over the 30 % mark; stresses the need for differentiated measures and programmes to reduce asymmetries and thereby maximise social cohesion in the EU;
Amendment 128 #
2017/2114(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Regrets that Parliament’s position, after being adopted in plenary, will have little possibility of influencing the CSRs under discussion; calls for an agenda focusing more closely on Parliament's position and taking in into account before a decision is reached; calls for the strengthening of the role of the EPSCO Council in the European Semester;
Amendment 74 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recommends that the support to the ‘Young Farmer Scheme’ should continue and the maximum level of national funding allocation be increased beyond 2 %implement the recent decisions taken in the Omnibus Regulation in order to encourage generational renewal;
Amendment 86 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 129 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the fact that Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform 2014- 2020 introduced new measures to support young farmers in setting up farms; expresses concern however thatthat the level of administrative burdens may be inhibitings the take-up of these measures; notes that the overall administration of the direct payments and Rural Development Programme measures is perceived as very complex and difficult, especially for new entrants who are not familiar with the payment system;
Amendment 157 #
Amendment 158 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that access to land is the largest barrier to new entrants to farming in Europe and is limited by the low supply of land for sale or rent in many regions, as well as by the competition from other farmers, investors and residential users; considers that the land access problem is exacerbated by the current direct payment structure, which requires minimal active use of the land and allocates subsidies largely on the basis of land ownership; believes that the existing farmers are incentivised to retain land access in order to retain subsidy access instead of ensuring the best use of the land; recommends increasing the activity levels required to receive payments and to target subsidy payments towards the achievement of particular outcomes (e.g. production of specific environmental or social goods);
Amendment 182 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Considers that Member States could develop tools such as land banks (already existing in some Member States) to further facilitate access to land and prioritizing new entrants to farming;
Amendment 195 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 232 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that the Member States and the regions should be given more power to regulate farmland and set restrictions to that end, particularly with a view to tackling Europe’s land-grabbing and concentration phenomenon, which is limiting young farmers’ options when starting out;
Amendment 252 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. The same conditions and standard of living should be ensured for young people living in rural areas as well as for those living in urban areas. In order to avoid discrimination and to prevent the abandonment of rural areas, it should be provided: Wi-Fi connection, access to health, education, training and innovation, better roads;
Amendment 261 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Encourages the setting-up of an "Erasmus" type scheme associated with vocational training to improve young farmers' skills and experience;
Amendment 1 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses thate enormous importance of the common agricultural policy (CAP), as the Union's oldest common policy, which is fundamental, for example, to food security, the preservation of rural populations and and self-sufficiency in Europe, to the stabilisation and preservation of rural populations, to territorial and social cohesion, and to sustainable development in the Union; regrets that the CAP, which once accounted for 75 % of the EU budget is now only 38 % as laid down in the current multiannual financial framework (MFFunder the current MFF 2014- 2020, and for the first time, the CAP is no longer the EU policy with the biggest budget (over the last three decades its share of the MFF has fallen from 75% of the MFF to only 38%), while food requirements, challenges and demands have increased, as has the need to develop environmentally friendly farming practices, for example, to ensure that food supplies are secure and environmental resources are protected, to develop sustainable farming practices, greening and investment in new farming technology, and to mitigate the effects and impact of climate change; urges the Commission to increase, or at least to maintain at its current level, the CAP budget post-2020;
Amendment 40 #
2017/2052(INI)
2. Calls on the Commission to continue defending farmers and to fund information campaigns on the CAP budget since, as the amnnount of aid publicised can be misleadingcement that millions will be given to the sector can be misleading and provoke criticism, gdiven that the public is unaware of the fact that the bulk of the CAP is financed at EU level and replaces national spending; stresses that the CAP delivers good quality products at affordable prices to Europeanrting attention away from the need to ensure that goods are of high quality and meet European production standards, but are also affordable to European consumers; points out the need to make EU citizens aware that the bulk of the CAP is financed at EU level and replaces national spending; points out that if every policy was fully financed from the EU budget, the CAP would represent just 1% of that budget, which is reasonable, as it supplies the food for more than 500 million Europeans; stresses that the CAP represents less than 0.4% of the total public expenditure of the EU and the Member States;
Amendment 60 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that Brexit will have a projected impact of between EUR 3.8 and EUR 4.1 billion a year on the CAP, and calls therefore on the Commission to find alternative forms of financing, for example byand set the increase ing Member States’ contributions as a percentage of gross national income, in an effort to keep the CAP budget in tact following the UK's departure from the EU, so that it can fully meet the current and future challenges facing European farming; stresses the need to increase funding in line with responses to the various cyclical crises in sensitive sectors such as milk, pork, fruits and vegetables, and to create instruments that can mitigate price volatility;
Amendment 68 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to scrap the conditions governing CAP payments; however, if new conditions are to be created, urges the Commission to match the introduction of new conditions with an appropriate increase in the budget;
Amendment 73 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to keep direct payments intact as they help to avoid distortions of competition between Member States, and to maintain them without any national co-financing; acknowledges the importance of continuing to fund rural development programmes under European territorial and social cohesion policies, as rural areas make up 90% of the EU; urges the Commission to continue the process of convergence of direct payments between Member States;
Amendment 88 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission, in the next CAP budget, to consider rejuvenating the sector by making it easier for young people and new farmers to join the industry and for older people to leave it; urges the Commission to continue developing generational renewal measures, thus supporting the modernisation and rejuvenation of the farming sector, always with a view to using and transferring knowledge;
Amendment 99 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for continued support for those most in need, including family farms and small and medium-sized farms, as well as the most disadvantaged, mountain and outermost regions; calls on the Commission to envisage increasing the envelope for programmes of options specific to isolation and insularity (POSEI), as called for by Parliamenadopted by Parliament in order to safeguard a scheme which is very important to the ORs; recalls that three Member States are eligible for those programmes, which represent less than 1% of the CAP budget;
Amendment 117 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to ensure the necessary financial and legal framework for the food supply chain, in order to combat unfair trading practices; suggests that this measure could be financed through fines levied for infringements of the new rules;
Amendment 445 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78
Paragraph 78
78. Expects the global amount of direct payments to be kept intact under the next MFF, as theyStresses that the CAP budget in the next MFF should be at least maintained at its current level for the EU- 27 in current prices, including both the global amount of direct payments and of rural development; underlines that direct payments generate clear EU added value and strengthen the single market by avoiding distortions of competition between Member States; opposes any renationalisation and any national co- financing in that respectfor direct payments; stresses the need to increase funding in line with responses to the various cyclical crises in sensitive sectors, to create new instruments that can mitigate price volatility and to increase funding for Programmes of Options Specifically Relating to Remoteness and Insularity (POSEI); concludes, therefore, that the CAP budget in the next MFF should be at least maintained at its current level for the EU-27; alls on the Commission to ensure the necessary financial and legal framework for the food supply chain, in order to combat unfair trading practices;
Amendment 463 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 79
Paragraph 79
79. Stresses the socioeconomic and ecological importance of the fisheries sector, the ‘blue economy’ and their contribution to the food autonomy of the EU; points out that the common fisheries policy is an exclusive EU competence; emphasises, in this respect, the need to keep a specific, substantial, independent and accessible fisheries fund to implement this policy; calls for the reestablishment of the Program of Options Specifically relating to Remoteness and Insularity in Fisheries (POSEI Fisheries), as this is a very important program for the European Outermost Regions; calls, at least, for the level of financial appropriations dedicated to the fisheries sector under the current MFF to be maintained and, if new needs arise, to increase the financial appropriations for maritime affairs; warns about the possible negative impacts of a hard Brexit on this sector; notes that other financial instruments, in addition to non- repayable aid, could provide complementary financing possibilities;
Amendment 5 #
2017/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas women's economic empowerment and equal opportunities in the labour market are crucial for women individually but also instrumental for EU's economic growth with positive impact on GDP, inclusiveness and competitiveness of businesses as well as challenges related to the ageing population in the EU
Amendment 9 #
2017/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas maternity should not be seen as an obstacle to women’s professional development and consequently to their emancipation;
Amendment 11 #
2017/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas women and men have equal rights and duties in relation to parenthood (with the exception of recovery after giving birth), and bearing in mind that the burden of bringing up children should be shared and should therefore not be assigned exclusively to mothers;
Amendment 12 #
2017/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas gender equality policies have a strong impact on GDP and by 2050, improving gender equality would lead to an increase in EU GDP per capita by 6.1 to 9.6%, which amounts to €1.95 to €3.15 trillion (EIGE's estimates)
Amendment 16 #
2017/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas balancing work and family is essential in order to boost women’s professional careers, and this requires public and private childcare structures;
Amendment 18 #
2017/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas the European rate of female participation in scientific and technical degree courses is lower than the equivalent rate for men, and it is estimated that jobs in the area of ICT and computer sciences will play a significant role in the short term, in terms of both vacancies and earnings;
Amendment 27 #
2017/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that equal opportunities for economic independence and the guaranteeimplementation of the principle of equal pay for male and female workers for equal work andor work of equal value applied by the Member States as defined in the article 157 of TFEU are necessary steps for women’'s economic empowerment;
Amendment 34 #
2017/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Member States to promote the well-being of women, by tackling the pay and pension gaps and combating atypical and insecure forms of work and employment, such as temporary contracts or involuntary part-time workand equal opportunities for women, by tackling the pay gap, addressing and eliminating breaches of anti-discrimination legislation in employment, combating insecure forms of work and employment, such as involuntary part-time work or the use of contracts which do not correspond to the nature of the work performed in accordance with the national law;
Amendment 41 #
2017/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Member States to promotect the well-beingrights of women, by tackling the pay and pension gaps and combating atypical and insecure forms of work and employment, such as the majority of temporary contracts or involuntary part- time work;
Amendment 47 #
2017/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Stresses that preventing and eliminating the gender pension gap and reducing women's poverty in the old age first and foremost depend on creating conditions for women to make equal pension contributions through further inclusion into the labour market and safeguarding equal opportunities in terms of pay, career advancement and possibilities to work full-time;
Amendment 66 #
2017/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. points out that digitalisation has a profound impact on the labour market by changing value chains, conditions and nature of work as well as creating new job opportunities and more flexible working patterns; notes that opportunities for flexible and teleworking arrangements brought about by digitalisation may serve as a an effective tool for further inclusion of women into the labour market as well as better reconciliation of professional and domestic duties for both women and men;
Amendment 72 #
2017/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. highlights that improving digital skills and IT-literacy among women and boosting inclusion into the ICT, which is one of the highest paying sectors, could contribute to their economic empowerment and independence resulting in the reduction of the total gender wage gap;
Amendment 74 #
2017/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Points out that the demand for digital technology professionals in the EU has grown by 4% annually in the last ten years and the number of unfilled vacancies for ICT professionals is expected to double by 2020; calls therefore on the Member States and the Commission to advance their efforts to promote digital skills and e-literacy among women and girls, who remain underrepresented in this sector, from the earliest stages at school and going through the whole educational cycle as well as in the framework of life-long learning;
Amendment 77 #
2017/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3 d. Encourages Member States to introduce age appropriate ICT education at early stages with a particular focus on inspiring and supporting girls to pursue their interest and talents in the digital field and safeguarding them from constraining and negative stereotyping which discourage girls from advancing their e-skills;
Amendment 79 #
2017/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls Recognises that domestic work and provision of household services, which are largely feminised, are often perfor measures to guarantee the economic and social dignity of feminised work, such as domestic workd as undeclared work; calls on the Member States to promote and further develop the formal sector of domestic services through facilitation and incentives to employ domestic workers with the aim of reducing the undeclared work and improving reconciliation of private and professional life for the working families;
Amendment 88 #
2017/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on policy makers, also through the European Platform Tackling Undeclared Work, to recognise household services, family employment and home- care as a valuable economic sector which needs to be better regulated within the Member States with a view to create both secure position for domestic workers and provide families with a capacity to assume their role as employers;
Amendment 99 #
2017/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States to enforce laws and workplace policies that prohibitsure proper application of the existing equal treatment legislation in order to eliminate gender-based discrimination in the recruitment, retention and promotion of women in employment in both the public and private sectors and at work in both the public and private sectors and to offer women a level-playing field in terms of pay and career advancement;
Amendment 106 #
2017/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Urges Member States to implement, where applicable, parental protection schemes comprising mandatory exclusive maternity and paternity leave for each parent, as well as parental leave that can be used in accordance with a joint decision by the parents, as a way of recognising the rights of both parents and countering any presumption on the part of employers that parenting responsibilities fall exclusively on mothers;
Amendment 129 #
2017/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States to implement and enforce public social care policies as well as to provide quality childcare fafurther develop care facilities for the dependent, including children and elderly, with the view of enhancing reconciliaties and promote the equal sharing of unpaid domestic work and co- responsibility in care.on of private and professional life for the working families and increasing women's participation in the labour market as a precondition for women's economic empowerment;
Amendment 136 #
2017/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Urges Member States to incorporate mechanisms into their labour legislation aimed at offering an incentive for the creation of flexible working patterns and distance working models that will make it easier for parents to look after their children after school hours and help strike a balance between work- related and family responsibilities;
Amendment 137 #
2017/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Encourages the Member States based on the provisions of the Public Procurement Directive (2014/24/EU) to promote the use of social clauses in public procurement as a tool for enhancing equality between women and men where relevant national legislations exists and can act as a ground for social clauses;
Amendment 142 #
2017/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Urges Member States to invest in informal after-school play-centred learning facilities that could provide support for children after school and crèche hours in particular, as a way of responding to the gap between school and business hours;
Amendment 146 #
2017/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Suggests that Member States draw up programmes to combat social and gender stereotypes, particularly among the youngest groups, as a way of preventing a socio-professional categorisation that frequently restricts women’s access to the highest-paid positions and jobs;
Amendment 1 #
2017/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital -A (new)
Recital -A (new)
-A. whereas the collaborative economy offers many opportunities for growth and jobs, especially for people who are distant from the labour market, such as young people, students, women and seniors, and provides innovative new services for citizens and consumers;
Amendment 3 #
2017/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Commission communication entitled ‘A European Agenda for the collaborative economy’ stresses the increasing significance of the platform economy, its important contribution to growth and jobs by providing new opportunities for citizens and innovative entrepreneurs, and its impact on economic and employment policies;
Amendment 5 #
2017/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas with the Communication on a European agenda for the collaborative economy, the EU provides welcomed guidelines on applicable EU rules and recommendations to help citizens, businesses and EU countries to fully benefit from these new business models and promote a balanced and fair development of the collaborative economy;
Amendment 16 #
2017/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the Commission communication on collaborative economy is a starting point of the EU contribution to a balanced and fair development of the collaborative economy, given the rapid evolution of this economy and its related regulatory loopholes and uncertainties that still must be clarified;
Amendment 20 #
2017/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas the European Commission and the Member States need to address more deeply the social dimension of the collaborative economy by providing in depth analysis and data on new forms of employment, by monitoring the evolving regulatory environment and by encouraging the exchange of good practices among EU countries, in order to overcome the social challenges related to this new economy;
Amendment 29 #
2017/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the need for a clear distinction between ‘professional’ and ‘non-professional’ platforms and to recognise activities in the platform economy that are properly categorised as ‘work’platforms with a lucrative business model and those based on the sharing of costs, resources or skills, in order to ensure a level playing field for EU businesses and citizens; in parallel, calls for a clear distinction between non-professional peer-to-peer activity and service providers acting in their professional capacity by further developing sector specific criteria and thresholds, in collaboration with relevant stakeholders; amongst service providers, underlines the need to distinguish employees and self-employed, in order to apply them rights and duties accordingly;
Amendment 48 #
2017/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. States that all workers in the platform economy are either employed or self-employed based on the primacy of facts; recalls in this context that, for the purpose of applying EU law, the Court of Justice has defined the concept of ‘worker’ on the basis of an employment relationship characterised by certain criteria such as subordination, remuneration and the nature of workthe existence of a subordination link, the presence of a remuneration and the nature of work, even so EU Member States are responsible for deciding who is to be considered a worker in their national legal order; calls also to clarify self- employment in order to prevent bogus self-employment and to ensure the rights of self-employed workers;
Amendment 59 #
2017/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for a framework directiveon the Commission and the Member States, in cooperation with social partners, to assess the impact of the collaborative economy on forms of employment and working conditions, to check if the current legislations are able to cover platform workers and, if necessary, to consider accordingly the need to update the current social acquis, to better enforce legal frameworks on working conditions into the platform economy, in order to guarantee the legal situation of platform workers and, to ensure that all platform workers have the same social and employment rights and health and safety protection as workers in the traditional economy and to ensure a level playing field for businesses; Underlines that digital technologies are evolving so fast that policy making should not be based on a catch-up approach but rather on a logic of anticipation;
Amendment 70 #
2017/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Takes note of the multiplication of national and local regulatory initiatives affecting the collaborative economy; Stresses the importance of rapid clarification at European level of the applicable rules in order to limit the fragmentation of the internal market;
Amendment 91 #
2017/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for more reliable data on joband evidence on jobs, skills and working conditions in the platform economy and, if necessary, for the adjustment of related policies to create a level playing field between the platforms and traditional economiebusinesses, especially SMEs, in particular in the field of consumer protection, taxation and working conditions;
Amendment 99 #
2017/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls for Member States to adapt their education and training policies to the new skills requested in the collaborative economy; Encourages Member States to include digital trainings in their school programs, from primary school; underlines the need to develop lifelong learning programs to be able to acquire new skills related to technological developments all along the professional career;
Amendment 104 #
2017/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Underlines that the collaborative economy fosters entrepreneurship; Stresses the need to adapt training mechanisms to this new kind of businesses;
Amendment 107 #
2017/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls on the national public employment services and the EURES Network to communicate better on the opportunities offered by the collaborative economy;
Amendment 125 #
2017/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the European Commission and the Member States to reflect on the appropriate means to ensure that digital platforms inform providers on the regulatory framework that has to be complied with, when offering services, as individuals using platforms are sometimes not even aware of the requirements they should fulfil; considers that digital platforms should play a more proactive role in checking whether the service provider fulfils its legal requirements; Calls on Member States to operate specific controls in order to check if operators stick to the rules, especially in terms of taxation, consumer protection, working conditions and skills requirements;
Amendment 132 #
2017/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Emphasizes that the economic model of collaborative economy is based on users' trust, particularly in online comments; calls in this context on the European Commission to propose tools for certification of online consumer opinions in order to allow users to have reliable and fair information on the quality of the services offered on collaborative platforms;
Amendment 141 #
2017/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines that constant accessibility represnectivity can help for a better work life balance by facilitating working time arrangements; a serious health and safety risk in the platform economy; advocates the establishment of a ‘right to log off’.cknowledges however the need to assess the effects of collaborative economy on health and safety at work and to adapt accordingly the existing health and safety framework;
Amendment 150 #
2017/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Highlights that the collaborative economy has flourished mainly so far in urban areas; Stresses therefore the importance of deploying broadband in rural areas in order to enable all EU territories to benefit from the potential of the collaborative economy, especially in terms of employment; Calls for Member States to strengthen financial and human resources to enable people from rural areas to acquire basic digital skills;
Amendment 498 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Member States must guarantee that, with a view to increasing transparency and workers’ negotiating power and thus reducing wage disparities between workers doing similar jobs, employers – particularly large companies – publish a record of the salaries and working conditions at their companies, keeping personal data protected in accordance with the relevant legislation in force.
Amendment 499 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Employers must submit confirmation to a Member State’s labour inspection body that workers have been given the above information and they must divulge what working conditions will apply to each new contract, particularly with regard to remuneration, working hours and the length of the contract.
Amendment 506 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Member States must make sure that trainees are given all the information that they need regarding their training and work plan, specifically, information on their working hours and the length of their traineeship, all the remuneration and salary benefits (when applicable), their work rights and duties, the details and duties of their traineeship supervisor and the assessment and progression objectives and methodologies applicable to them.
Amendment 747 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall ensure that employers do not successively renew the trainee contract.
Amendment 826 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall ensure that this Directive is implemented in all regions of the European Union, providing protection for workers in the outermost regions in particular.
Amendment 61 #
2017/0122(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) In order to guarantee appropriate health and safety standards for drivers who cannot reach home for a weekly rest period, more efforts are needed to ensure that secure parking areas, adequate sanitary facilities and adequate accommodation are established or upgraded.
Amendment 71 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Such balanced criteria should be based on a concept of a sufficient link of a driver with a territory of a host Member State. Therefore, a time threshold should be established, beyond which the minimum rate of pay and the minimum annual paid holidays of the host Member State shall apply in case of international transport operations. This time threshold should not apply to cabotage operations as defined by Regulations 1072/200918 and 1073/200919 since the entire transport operation is taking place in a host Member State. As a consequenceper diem should be paid at a level not less than the minimum rate of pay of the host Member State, where the time spent in that Member State is not less than half a day18a. In the case of cabotage, at least the minimum rate of pay and the minimum annual paid holidays of the host Member State should apply to cabotage, irrespective of the frequency and duration of the operations carried out by a driver. __________________ 18Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 on common rules for access to the international road haulage market (OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 72). 19Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 on common rules for access toa A daily working period shorter than six hours spent in the international market for coach and bus services, and amending Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 (OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p.88)ritory of a host Member State
Amendment 94 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In order to ensure effective and efficient enforcement of the sector-specific rules on posting of workers and to avoid disproportionate administrative burdens for non-resident operators sector, standardised forms developed by the Commission and specific administrative and control requirements should be established in the road transport sector, taking full advantage of control tools such as the digital tachograph.
Amendment 165 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall not apply points (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph of Article 3 (1) of Directive 96/71/EC to drivers in the road transport sector employed by undertakings referred to in Article 1(3)(a) of that Directive, when performingor Directive 2014/67/EU to international carriage and transit operations as defined by Regulations 1072/2009 and 1073/2009 where the period of posting to their territory to perform these operations is shorter than or equal to 3 days during a period of one calendar month.
Amendment 186 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 207 #
2017/0121(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Amendment 21 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Article 153(1)(i) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union enables the Union to support and complement the activities of the Member States, in the field of equality between men and women with regard to labour market opportunities and treatment at work.
Amendment 25 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Equality between men and women is a fundamental principle of the Union. According to Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union the promotion of equality between women and men is one of the Union's aims. Similarly, Article 23 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union requires equality between women and men to be ensured in all areas, including employment, work and pay.
Amendment 41 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Work-life balance policies should contribute to the achievement of gender equality by promoting the participation of women in the labour market, making it easier forencouraging men to share caring responsibilities on an equal basis with women, and closing gender gaps in earnings and pay. Such policies should take into account demographic changes including the effects of an ageing population.
Amendment 49 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) At Union level, several Directives in the fields of gender equality and working conditions already address certain issues that are relevant for work-life balance, in particular Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council 16 , Directive 2010/41/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council 17 , Council Directive 92/85/EEC 18 , Council Directive 97/81/EC 19 and Council Directive 2010/18/EU 20. __________________ 16 Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation (OJ L 204, 26.7.2006, p. 23). 17 Directive 2010/41/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2010 on the application of the principle of equal treatment between men and women engaged in an activity in a self-employed capacity and repealing Council Directive 86/613/EEC (OJ L 180, 15.7.2010, p. 1). 18 Council Directive 92/85/EEC of 19 October 1992 on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding (tenth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) (OJ L 348, 28.11.1992, p. 1). 19 Council Directive 97/81/EC of 15 December 1997 concerning the Framework Agreement on part-time work concluded by UNICE, CEEP and the ETUC - Annex: Framework agreement on part-time work (OJ L 14, 20.1.1998, p. 9). 20 Council Directive 2010/18/EU of 8 March 2010 implementing the revised Framework Agreement on parental leave concluded by BUSINESSEUROPE, UEAPME, CEEP and ETUC and repealing Directive 96/34/EC (OJ L 68, 18.3.2010, p. 13).
Amendment 64 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Work-life balance remains however a considerable challenge for many parents and workers with caring responsibilities, with a particularly negative impact on female employment. A major factor contributing to the underrepresentation of women in the labour market is the difficulty of balancing work and family obligations. When they have children, women tend to work less hours in paid employment and spend more time fulfilling unpaid care responsibilities. Having an ill or dependent relative has also been shown to have a negative impact on female employment, leading some women to drop out of the labour market entirely.
Amendment 106 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) This Directive lays down minimum requirements related to paternity, parental and carers' leave and to flexible working arrangements for parents and workers with caring responsibilities. By facilitating the reconciliation of work and family life for parents and carers, this Directive should contribute to the Treaty-based goals of equality between men and women with regard to labour market opportunities, equal treatment at work and the promotion of a high level of employment in the Union.
Amendment 146 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In order to provide greater possibility for parents to use parental leave as their children grow up, the right to parental leave should be granted until the child is at least twelve years old. Member States should be able to specify the period of notice to be given by the worker to the employer when applying for parental leave and to decide whether the right to parental leave may be subject to a certain period of service. In view of the growing diversity of contractual arrangements, the sum of successive fixed-term contracts with the same employer should be taken into account for the purpose of calculating the period of service. To balance the needs of workers with those of employers, Member States should also be able to decide whether they define if the employer may be allowed to postpone the granting of parental leave under certain circumstances. In such cases, the employer should provide justification for the postponement. Given that flexibility makes it more likely that second parents, in particular fathers, will take up their entitlement to such leave, workers should be able to request to take parental leave on a full-time or part-time basis or in other flexible forms. It should be up to the employer whether or not toThe employer should accept such a requests for parental leave in other flexible forms than full-time, unless there are compelling and justified reasons not to do so. Member States should also assess if the conditions and detailed arrangements of parental leave should be adapted to favour the specific needs of parents in particularly disadvantaged situations.
Amendment 171 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) In order to provide greater opportunities to remain in the work force for men and women carrying of elderly family member and/or other relatives in need of care, workers with a seriously ill or dependant relativerelative in need of care or support due to a disability or physical or mental health condition should have the right to take time off from work in the form of carers' leave to take care of that relative. To prevent abuse of that right, medical proof of the serious illness or dependencyhealth condition may be required prior to granting of the leave.
Amendment 190 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) To increase the incentives for workers with children and caring responsibilities, men in particular, to take the periods of leave provided for in this Directive, they should have the right to an adequate allowance while on leave. The level of the allowance should be at least equivalent to what the worker concerned woul’s pay, so as to avoid creceive ating disincentives for having case of sick leavehildren. Member States should take into account the importance of the continuity of the entitlements to social security, including healthcare.
Amendment 203 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In order to encourage working parents and carers to remain in the work force, those workers should be able to adapt their working schedules to their personal needs and preferences. Working parents and carers should therefore be able to request flexible working arrangements, meaning the possibility for workers to adjust their working patterns, including through the use of remote working arrangements, flexible working schedules, or a reduction in working hours, for caring purposes. In order to address the needs of workers and employers, it should be possible for Member States to limit the duration of flexible working arrangements, including a reduction in working hours. While working part-time has been shown to be useful in allowing some women to remain in the labour market after having children, long periods of reduced working hours may lead to lower social security contributions translating into reduced or non-existing pension entitlements. The ultimate decision as to whether or not to accept a worker’s request for flexible working arrangements should lie with the employer,employer should accept flexible working arrangements, unless there are compelling and justified reasons not to do so. Specific circumstances underlying the need for flexible working arrangements can change. Workers should therefore not only have the right to return to their original working patterns at the end of a given agreed period, but should also be able to request to do so at any time where a change in the underlying circumstances so requires.
Amendment 249 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
Recital 30
Amendment 263 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Directive lays down minimum requirements designed to achieve equality between men and women with regard to labour market opportunities and treatment at work through facilitating the reconciliation of work and family life for working parents and carers.
Amendment 266 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
a) maternity leave, paternity leave, parental leave and carers' leave;
Amendment 290 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) “paternity leave" means paid leave from work for fathers to be taken on the occasion of the birth of a child;
Amendment 293 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) “maternity leave” means paid leave from work for mothers to be taken on the occasion of the birth of a child;
Amendment 298 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) “parental leave” means paid leave from work on the grounds of the birth or adoption of a child to take care of that child;
Amendment 317 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) “carer" means a worker providing personal care or support in case of a serious illness or dependency of a relativeto a relative of any age who needs care or support as a result of a serious disability or serious mental or physical health condition;
Amendment 332 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) “relative" means a worker's next of kin (son, daughter, mother, father, spouse or partner in civil partnership, where such partnerships are envisaged by national law or sibling), second-degree relatives (uncles, aunts, nephews, nieces, grandparents, grandchildren, half-siblings) or spouse or partner in civil partnership as provided for in national law, foster and adopted children, whether the worker’s own family or a spouse or partner’s family;
Amendment 343 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 360 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) “carers’ leave” means care providers may take time off work to provide personal care or support to a relative who needs care or support owing to a serious disability or a serious mental or physical health condition;
Amendment 380 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that fathers have the rightare obliged to take paternity leave of at least ten working days on the occasion of the birth of a child.
Amendment 396 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Paternity leave shall be enshrined mutatis mutandis for same-sex families;
Amendment 397 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4a Maternity leave Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that mothers have the right to take maternity leave of at least 30 working days on the occasion of the birth of a child.
Amendment 401 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that every workers haves an individual right to parental leave of at least four months to be taken before the child reaches a given age which shall be at least twelve.
Amendment 416 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Where Member States grant a longer leave period than that established in the previous paragraph and allow one parent to transfer their parental leave entitlement to the other parent, they shall ensure that at least four months of individual parental leave cannot be transferred; where Member States grant parental leave longer than the four-month minimum set out in this Directive, a limited period may be transferred not only to the other parent, but also to the individuals who actually care for the child, such as grandparents who work.
Amendment 435 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Amendment 462 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 7
Article 5 – paragraph 7
7. Member States shall assess the need for the conditions of access and detailed arrangements for the application of parental leave to be adapted to the needs of adoptive parents, parents having a disability and parents with children with a disability or long-term illness and parents of twins, which may not be set at a lower level than under this Directive.
Amendment 476 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers have the right to carers' leave of at least five working days per year, per worker. Such right may be subject to appropriate substantiation of the medical condition of the worker's relativphysical or mental condition or disability of the person in need of care and support and, if possible, of that person’s wish to receive care and support from the relative concerned. Information on the medical condition or loss of autonomy shall be kept confidential and shared only with a small number of services involved in order to safeguard the right to data protection of both the worker and the person in need of care.
Amendment 489 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
(1) Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers have the right to paid carers' leave of at least five working days per year, per worker. Such right may be subject to appropriate substantiation of the medical condition of the worker's relative.
Amendment 490 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 2 (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 2 (new)
(2) Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that carers have the right to take time off from work in order to provide care that has been substantiated pursuant to the previous point.
Amendment 497 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers have the right to time off from work on grounds of force majeure for urgent family reasons in cases of illness or accident making the immediate presence of the worker indispensable. Member States may limit the right to time off from work on grounds of force majeure to a certain amount of time per year or per case, or both.
Amendment 522 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
(1) In accordance with national circumstances, such as national law, collective agreements and/or practice, and taking into account the powers delegated to social partners, Member States shall ensure that workers exercising the rights to leave referred to in Article 3, 4 or 5 will receive a payment or an allowance at least equivalent to their pay, so as to avoid creating disincentives for having children.
Amendment 524 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8.º – paragraph 1 – point 2 (new)
Article 8.º – paragraph 1 – point 2 (new)
(2) Member States shall ensure that workers exercising the rights to leave referred to in Article 6 will receive a payment or an adequate allowance at least equivalent to what the worker concerned would receive in case of sick leave.
Amendment 572 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9a Supervising children and young people Member States shall take steps to ensure that parents can supervise their children on an ad hoc basis, notably in order to learn about their progress at school, and provision shall be made for ad hoc arrangements to adjust working hours or for paid absences or leave.
Amendment 577 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Rights acquired or in the process of being acquired by workers on the date on which leave referred to in Article 3, 4, 5 or 6 starts shall be maintained until the end of such leave. At the end of such leave, those rights, including any changes arising from national law, collective agreements or practice, shall apply.
Amendment 579 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that, at the end of leave referred to in Article 3, 4, 5 or 6, workers are entitled to return to their jobs or to equivalent posts on terms and conditions which are no less favourable to them, and to benefit from any improvement in working conditions to which they would have been entitled during their absence.
Amendment 585 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall define the status of the employment contract or employment relationship for the period of leave referred to in Article 3, 4, 5 or 6, including as regards entitlements to social security, while ensuring that the employment relationship is maintained during that period.
Amendment 600 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Member States shall take the necessary measures to prohibit less favourable treatment of workers on the ground that they have applied for, or have taken, leave referred to in Article 3, 4, 5 or 6, or on the ground that they have exercised their right to flexible working arrangements referred to in Article 9.
Amendment 612 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to prohibit the dismissal and all preparations for dismissal of workers, on the grounds that they have applied for, or have taken, leave referred to in Article 3, 4, 5 or 6, or have exercised the right to request flexible working arrangements referred to in Article 9.
Amendment 618 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Workers who consider that they have been dismissed on the grounds that they have applied for, or have taken, leave referred to in Article 3, 4, 5 or 6 or of exercising the right to request flexible working arrangements referred to in Article 9 may request the employer to provide duly substantiated grounds for the dismissal. The employer shall provide those grounds in writing.
Amendment 20 #
2016/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 35 a (new)
Citation 35 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 24 September 2015 on the European Semester for economic policy coordination: implementation of the priorities for 2015,
Amendment 21 #
2016/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 35 b (new)
Citation 35 b (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 5 March 2015 on the European Semester for economic policy coordination: social and employment aspects in the Annual Growth Survey,
Amendment 25 #
2016/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 53 a (new)
Citation 53 a (new)
- having regard to Article 349 TFEU on a specific statute for the outermost regions,
Amendment 26 #
2016/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 53 b (new)
Citation 53 b (new)
- having regard to the meetings of 3 October and 8 November in the framework of the structured dialogue on the suspension of funds for Portugal and Spain,
Amendment 48 #
2016/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. Whereas the number of young people who are neither in employment nor in education and training (NEETs), recorded in 2015, will continue to decline; Whereas 6.6 million people between the ages of 15 and 24 are still in this situation, which is equivalent to 12% of the population in this age group;
Amendment 55 #
2016/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the long-term unemployment rate (relating to unemployment of more than one year) fell by 0.7 % in the year to the first quarter of 2016, to 4.2 % of the labour force; whereas the very long-term unemployment rate (relating to unemployment of more than two years) fell to 2.6 % of the labour force; whereas the number of long-term unemployed remains high, at around 10 million; whereas long-term unemployment is of particular concern to young people and the elder people, with 30% (15-24) and 64% (55-64) respectively, looking for a work more than a year;
Amendment 60 #
2016/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. Whereas the accompaniment of the long-term unemployed is crucial, otherwise this situation will begin to affect their self-confidence, well-being and future development, putting them at risk of poverty and social exclusion, and jeopardising the sustainability of national social security systems, as well as the European social model;
Amendment 74 #
2016/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. Whereas the social economy, which represents 2 million enterprises that employs more than 14.5 million people in the Union, has been an important sector, contributing to the European resilience and economic recovery;
Amendment 75 #
2016/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
E b. Whereas the undeclared work is still a reality, which has serious budgetary implications, leading to the loss of tax revenues and social security discounts, as well as to negative effects on employment, productivity, the quality of work and the development of skills;
Amendment 76 #
2016/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
E c. Whereas the outermost regions(ORs) face huge difficulties related to their specific specificities, which limit their potential for growth and development; Whereas unemployment, youth unemployment and long-term unemployment in these regions are among the highest in the EU, exceeding in many cases 30%;
Amendment 100 #
2016/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the fact that in the Annual Growth Survey 2017 emphasis is placed on the importance of ensuring social fairness as a means of stimulating more inclusive growth, as well as on creating jobs and enhancing skills and on the need to strengthen competitiveness, innovation and productivity; Welcomes, therefore, the European Commission for the remarkable evolution towards the balance between the economic pillar and the social pillar, having met the requests of this Parliament;
Amendment 166 #
2016/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that the integration of long-term unemployed individuals through individually tailored measures is a key factor for fighting poverty and social exclusion and contributing to the sustainability of national social security systems; highlights, in this context, the importance of skills and competences acquired in non-formal and informal learning environments, as well as their validation and certification;
Amendment 167 #
2016/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls for the establishment and development of partnerships between employers, social partners, public and private employment services, public authorities, social services and education and training institutions in order to provide the tools needed to better respond to the needs of the labour market and to prevent long-term unemployment; Recalls that personalized and individualized follow-up, capable of delivering effective responses to the long-term unemployed, is indispensable;
Amendment 188 #
2016/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Considers that expansionary policies are an essential mechanism to create sustainable growth if they don't put at stake the economic and social sustainability of Member States; stresses, in this regard, the emergence of guaranteeing the consolidation of public finances, which is essential to continue to provide the European social model that characterises EU;
Amendment 189 #
2016/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Regrets that the Commission's last recommendations ignored Parliament's request to strengthen the application of Article 349 of the TFEU, namely by adopting differentiated measures and programs to reduce asymmetries, as well as to maximize social cohesion in the EU; Urges, in this context, the Member States to establish specific investment programs for their subregions where unemployment rates exceed 30%; Reiterates its call on the Commission to assist Member States and European Regions, particularly ORs, in the design and funding of the investment programs under the MFF;
Amendment 190 #
2016/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Recognizes the fragile situation that remains on the European labour market, which in the one hand is unable to solve the still high unemployment rates, and on the other hand the companies demand for skilled and adequate labour force; Calls on the Commission to promote, at Member State level, forms of cooperation involving governments, enterprises, including social economy enterprises, educational institutions, individualized support services, civil society and the social partners, on the basis of an exchange of best practices and with a view to adapting the education and training systems of the Member States in the combat of skills mismatch, to meet labour market needs;
Amendment 202 #
2016/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines that insufficient investment in education, and especially in digital skills, may undermine Europe’s competitive position and the employability of its workforce, particularly those at risk of falling into long-term unemployment; calls on the Member States to prioritise comprehensive training in digital skills for people of all ages and to take into account the shift towards the digital economy in the context of upskilling and retraining, which should not be limited to knowledge from the user's perspective;
Amendment 211 #
2016/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the Commission to stress the importance of mitigate obstacles and barriers, both physical and digital, still faced by people with disabilities in the Member States;
Amendment 222 #
2016/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that micro-enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are importantthe engine of the European economy, effectively contributing for a sustainable and inclusive development and job creation; calls on the Commission and the Member States to give greater consideration to the interests of MSMEs in the policy-making process; Considers of utmost importance to reduce the administrative burden on these companies and to eliminate the unnecessary legislation,
Amendment 235 #
2016/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Urges the Commission and the Council to explore how to increase productivity by investing in human capital, taking into account that the most competent, well integrated and fulfilled workers are the ones that can better address enterprises and services' demands and challenges;
Amendment 238 #
2016/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Recalls the importance of implementing a true culture of entrepreneurship, which stimulates young people from an early age; Calls, therefore, on the Member States to adapt their education and training programs to this principle; alerts Member States to the importance of creating incentives for entrepreneurship, in particular through the implementation of fiscal rules and reduction of administrative burdens; Calls on the Commission, in close cooperation with the Member States, to take measures to provide better information on all European funds and programs with the potential to boost entrepreneurship, investment and access to finance, such as Eramus for Young Entrepreneurs,
Amendment 312 #
2016/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Reiterates the request made to the European Commission in the last opinion of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs to the Committee on Economic Affairs to consider the introduction of a procedure for social imbalances in the design of Country Specific Recommendations to avoid a race to the bottom in terms of standards based on the effective use of social and employment indicators in the framework of macroeconomic surveillance;
Amendment 320 #
2016/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the involvement in the European Semester process of the social partners, the national parliaments and other relevant stakeholders from civil society; reiterates that social dialogue must be pursued in all phases of the Semester, essential for enhancing the effectiveness and adequacy of European and national policies;
Amendment 323 #
2016/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Recalls the various requests for an agenda in which the position of the European Parliament is strengthened and taken into account before the Council takes a decision; Calls, furthermore, for the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs to be on an equal footing, considering their specific competences, with the Committee on Economic Affairs whenever the European Parliament is called to give its opinion at the various stages of the European Semester;
Amendment 331 #
2016/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18 b. Calls once more for the EPSCO Council role in the European Semester to be strengthened;
Amendment 4 #
2016/2270(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
Citation 4
— having regard to International Labour Organization (ILO) Conventions Nos 269 and 13105 on minimum wage fixing and Nos 29 andthe abolition of forced labour, No 1052 on the abolition of forced labourSocial Security and ILO Recommendation 202 on Social Protection Floors,
Amendment 21 #
2016/2270(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 a (new)
Citation 20 a (new)
– having regard to the report "Minimum Income Schemes in Europe - A study of national policies 2015" prepared for the European Commission by The European Social Policy Network (ESPN) in 2016,
Amendment 109 #
2016/2270(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Recital P a (new)
Pa. whereas the Council Conclusions on the 2017 Annual Growth Survey and the Joint Employment Report adopted by the EPSCO Council on the 3rd March 20171a call on Member States to ensure that social protection systems provide adequate income support and that reforms should continue to focus, amongst others, on providing adequate income support and high quality activation and enabling services; __________________ 1a6885/17 "The 2017 Annual Growth Survey and Joint Employment Report: Political guidance on employment and social policies - Council Conclusions (3 March 2017)" and 6887/17 "JOINT EMPLOYMENT REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION AND THE COUNCIL accompanying the Communication from the Commission on the Annual Growth Survey 2017 (3 March 2017)"
Amendment 146 #
2016/2270(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. StressBelieves that it is vital for everyone to have a sufficient minimum income to be able to mall citizens and families in Europe should be entitled to an income support which enables them to cover their living costs; believes that support mechanisms, such as minimum income schemes have to guaranteet their basic requirements non-perpetuation of social dependency and must constitute an incentive to education or entering the job market;
Amendment 162 #
2016/2270(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Emphasises that adequate minimum income schemes as an active inclusion tool promote social participation and inclusion;
Amendment 163 #
2016/2270(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Recalls that one of the main goals of the Europe 2020 strategy is reducing poverty and social exclusion by at least 20 million people and that still more efforts are needed to reach that goal; believes that minimum income schemes can be a helpful way to reach this objective;
Amendment 164 #
2016/2270(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Stresses that the best way to fight poverty and social exclusion are decent jobs; recalls in this context the importance to boost growth, investment and job creation;
Amendment 171 #
2016/2270(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the importance of the European Semester in encouraging Member States who do not yet have minimum income schemes to introduce systems of adequate income support;
Amendment 187 #
2016/2270(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Believes that, given the many questions minimum income schemes pose, such as accessibility, coverage, financing, entitlement conditions, duration, a concept elaborated at European level on common objectives for national minimum income schemes could be helpful in contributing to a level playing field among Member States;
Amendment 190 #
2016/2270(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Stresses the importance of the European Semester in monitoring the adequacy of existing minimum income schemes and their impact on reducing poverty, specifically through the country specific recommendations, but also the joint employment report and the Annual Growth Survey;
Amendment 248 #
2016/2270(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Is of the opinion that adequate minimum income schemes should set minimum incomes at a level equivalent to at leasBelieves that Member States, when setting minimum income schemes should take into account that the at-risk-of- poverty threshold is set at 60 % of median income in the Member State concernedthe national median equivalised disposable income (after social transfers);
Amendment 1 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
— having regard to Article 355, first paragraph, (1) TFEU, as amended by Article 2 of Decision the decisions of the European Council of 29 October 2010 amending the status with regard to the European Union of the island of Saint-Barthélemy (2010/718/EU) and of 11 July 2012 amending the status of Mayotte with regard to the European Union (2012/419/EU), which stipulates that the provisions of the Treaties shall apply to the outermost regions in accordance with Article 349 TFEU,
Amendment 2 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
Citation 4
— having regard to Article 107(3)(a) TFEU, which definesstates that aid to promote the economic development of the outermost regions asmay be compatible with the internal market,
Amendment 8 #
2016/2250(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points to the importance of the ruling handed down on 15 December 2015, in which the Court of Justice established that Article 349 TFEU is the proper legal basis for adopting and adjusting EU legislative measures, thereby consolidating the status of the outermost regions (ORs) and confirming the need for all EU policies to differentiate in their favour in order to mitigate the permanent intrinsic constraints affecting them and, thus, allowing their economies to compete on an equal footing with the rest of the Union;
Amendment 10 #
2016/2250(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points to the importance of the ruling handed down on 15 December 2015, in which the Court of Justice established that Article 349 TFEU is the proper legal basis for adopting and adjusting EU legislative measures, thereby consolidating the status of the outermost regions (ORs) and confirming the need for all EU policies to differentiate in their favour in order tospecific differentiated measures to be adopted in relation to all EU policies, for the purpose of mitigateing the permanent intrinsicor temporary, intrinsic or cyclical constraints affecting them;
Amendment 13 #
2016/2250(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that farming plays a key role in stimulating the economies of the ORs, maintaining their economic and social cohesion and the occupation of the land in these regions, and safeguarding the environment, biodiversity, and ecological and cultural values;
Amendment 14 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas in that judgment, the Court confirms, above all, that legal acts with the aim of introducing specific measures for the outermost regions may be adopted on the legal basis of Article 349, that this legal basis makes it possible to derogate both from primary and from secondary law, and that the list of areas covered in the wording of Article 349 is not exhaustive, as ‘the authors of the FEU Treaty did not intend to lay down an exhaustive list of the types of measures that may be adopted on the basis of that article’,
Amendment 23 #
2016/2250(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Highlights the importance of rural development programmes in the ORs, thanks above all to their role in complementing direct support and in implementing the guidelines defined by the European Union: promoting social inclusion, poverty reduction and economic development in rural areas (1), promoting food chain organisation, animal welfare and risk management in agriculture (2); fostering knowledge transfer and innovation in agriculture, forestry, and rural areas (3); enhancing the viability and competitiveness of all types of agriculture and promoting innovative farm technologies and sustainable management of forests (4); promoting resource efficiency and supporting the shift towards a low-carbon and climate-resistant economy in the agriculture, food and forestry sectors (5);
Amendment 25 #
2016/2250(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Stresses that the RDP and POSEI represent essential tools in providing a timely response to increasingly intense and unforeseeable economic, social and territorial challenges and that, in line with the subsidiarity principle, these programmes must continue to be presented, defined and managed by the representative bodies of the regions themselves;
Amendment 26 #
2016/2250(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Points out that the POSEI programmes regularly show annual implementation rates of around 100%, but the budget allocated to many of these measures is manifestly insufficient to cover the needs of the farming sector in these regions;
Amendment 33 #
2016/2250(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Maintains that the abolition of market management toolend of quotas in the milk sector, the loss of business opportunities resulting from the Russian embargo, growing price volatility, and the prevailing crisis are undermining the sustainability of milk production in the Azores, one of the main driving forces within the region’s socio-economic fabric; points, therefore, to the need to take extraordinary measures, backed by the necessary resources, in order to help milk production continue in the Azores and to offset the effects of deconstraints and restrictions regsulation andng from changes in the market, as well as the difficulty of selling production;
Amendment 37 #
2016/2250(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Highlights the tremendous importance of banana production in the outermost regions of Madeira and the Azores, as well as the importance of other smaller-scale production sectors such as honey, pineapple, passion fruit, tea and beet, among others, which means that these sectors should continue to receive support tailored to their needs;
Amendment 39 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that the TreatiesArticle 7 TEU confers on the Commission the role of guardian of the Treaties, which is applicable to all, starting with itself;
Amendment 39 #
2016/2250(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Believes that it is necessary to increase the budget of POSEI in order to provide greater support for the diversification of agricultural production in the outermost regions and to introduce actions orientated to solving the market crises faced by certain sectors, including tomatoes, livestock and beef in certain regions, and to facilitate the development of some small-scale productions, like goat and sheep dairy products, honey, flowers, sugar beet, tea, pineapple, passion fruit and others;
Amendment 41 #
2016/2250(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Warns of the potential impact of free trade agreements on traditional OR products (including milk, meat, sugar, and bananas)OR products and urges the Commission to honour the commitment arising from the POSEI Regulation to gauging the impact of trade negotiations on matters affecting ORs and to involving the ORs in, and informing them about, negotiating processes; reiterates the importance of the specific support schemes for the banana and sugar sectors and maintains that special sugars must be excludedproducts of these regions and asks for appropriate measures to offset the negative effects of trade agreements with third countries on OR agricultural sectors and the exclusion of sensitive products from tradhose negotiations, such as special sugars;
Amendment 43 #
2016/2250(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Warns of the potential impact of free trade agreements on traditional OR products (including milk, meat, sugar, and bananas) and urges the Commission to honour the commitment arising from the POSEI Regulation to gauging the impact of trade negotiations on matters affecting ORs and to involving the ORs in, and informing them about, negotiating processes; reiterates the importance of the support schemes for the banana and sugar sectors, urges that similar support mechanisms be introduced for milk from the ORs and maintains that special sugars must be excluded from trade negotiations;
Amendment 49 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that this interpretation by the Commission has damaged the capacity of the outermost regions to take full advantage of their belonging tof the Union and to develop in a way which takes full account of their specific characteristics and structural constraints but also of their assets;
Amendment 49 #
2016/2250(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Takes the view that an additional financial allocation is needed over and above the existing envelope, with the aim of introducing actions geared to resolving market crises in the ORs’ traditional sectors; in the case of milk, urges the Milk Observatory to include the ORs, on an autonomous and independent basis, in its assessment of market prices and to define clear criteria for declaring a crisis in this sector in the region, together with the Commission, producer organisations and the Member State;
Amendment 51 #
2016/2250(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Urges the Commission to carry out regular analyses of the markets of the Member States concerned and to consult these Member States and producers in the ORs and decide appropriate support measures, including financial compensation, in case a serious deterioration of the situation of producers or markets occurs or is likely to occur because of trade concessions made to third countries;
Amendment 52 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that POSEI (Programme of Options Specifically Relating to Remoteness and Insularity) is the only autonomous programme covered bya programme which takes full account of the special characteristics of the outermost regions, through a regulation of its own based both on Article 349 TFEU and on Articles 42, first paragraph, and 43(2), and recognises the dual principles of the outermost regions’ belonging to the Union and the full adaptation of a common European policy to the realities of the outermost regions;
Amendment 54 #
2016/2250(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Calls on the Commission to negotiate efficient and operational safeguard clauses and stabilisation mechanisms for bananas and to effectively apply them;
Amendment 56 #
2016/2250(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Considers that farmers in the ORs should be encouraged to promote their high quality products and that to this end, the use of the ORs' logo, as well as other forms of quality certification, should be promoted and given the necessary funds;
Amendment 58 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recalls that Article 349 TFEU enables the outermost regions to be given operating aid that is not limited in time and not progressively reduced, on the basis of flexible procedures, intended to offset the additional costs that they have to handle; recalls that those exemptions relate both to the EU’s financial instruments and to State aid;
Amendment 58 #
2016/2250(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for POSEI to be strengthened and for the necessary funding to thbe earmarked in the negotiations on the future multi-annual financial framework., and points out that a reduction in the current financial envelope cannot be accepted under any circumstances;
Amendment 59 #
2016/2250(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Urges the Commission, bearing in mind that the shortage of land and problems in relation to land consolidation pose an obstacle to the entry of new farmers in the ORs, to support early retirement schemes accompanied by incentives designed to encourage young farmers to take up farming;
Amendment 61 #
2016/2250(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Given that agriculture and fisheries form part of the primary sector in these regions, and also bearing in mind the importance of the sea and marine resources in promoting cohesion and development in the outermost regions and the implementation of Article 349 TFEU, regrets the fact that this report is not accompanied by the opinion of the European Parliament’s Committee on Fisheries; urges the Commission, in this context, to respect Article 349, also in relation to fisheries, by fully reinstating the independent POSEI-Pescas programme which was abolished as part of the reform of the current European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF);
Amendment 66 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Deplores the fact that the various European strategies for the outermost regions have so far been only partially implemented and fleshed out; considers that the outermost regions have wasted much time on defending the upholding of specific policies for them; considers that confidence needs to be restored between the outermost regions andNotes that several communications on the outermost regions have been adopted by the European InstitutCommissions;
Amendment 73 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls therefore on the European Union Institutions, in concert with the outermost regions, to open a new chapter in relations between the EU and the outermost regions, based on a genuine new European strategy fornow on the Commission to put forward an action plan accompanied by legislative initiatives making it possible to implement a consistent and effective strategy with regard to the outermost regions, a plan which takes full advantage of the possibilities offered by Article 349 TFEU, particularly for the creation of specific programmes and policies appropriate to their sustainable development needs; emphasises the need to work in close cooperation with the regional authorities of the outermost regions and the stakeholders;
Amendment 83 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to adopt a long-term overall common strategy detailing the approach to the outermost regions, accompanied, in the case of each outermost region, by a specific legislative package, strategic frameworks and appropriate, precise, attainable and assessable objectives;
Amendment 94 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission to step up coordination between its Directorates- General in the areas concerning the outermost regions with a view to having an appropriate approach to outermost area issues in European policies and strategies; on that point, emphasises the crucial role of the Secretariat-General in ensuring that Article 349 TFEU is applied soundly, given the fact that adjusting EU policies to the special characteristics of the outermost regions entails decisions being taken at the highest political level;
Amendment 97 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2 a (new)
Subheading 2 a (new)
Calls on the Commission to include, in its tools for managing and detecting market crises in agricultural sectors such as banana, sugar, rum, fisheries or milk, with the European Milk Market Observatory, a clear definition of a market crisis in the outermost regions, and to adapt its indicators to the actual situations in those regions;
Amendment 98 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes the recent report by the Commission4, which concluded that the overall performance of the POSEI programmes (2006-2014) was positive, considers that that programme seems essential for the purpose of maintaining diverse and traditional productproduction by the outermost regions and that it accords with the new objectives of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), and recommends that the current basic regulation should remain in force, while bearing in mind the fact that budget adjustments might be required following the entry into force of any free trade agreements that might change or threaten to change the production of the outermost regions; _________________ 4 Report from the Commission on the implementation of the scheme of specific measures for agriculture in favour of the outermost regions of the Union (POSEI) of 15 December 2016 (COM(2016)0797).
Amendment 101 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Deplores the fact that the successive reforms ofCalls for the reforms relating to the common organisations of the market (COMs) have not sufficiently takento take into account of the specific characteristics of the outermost regions;
Amendment 106 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission to take account of the crucial importance of milk production in the Azores, to maintain support to producers and to lay down additional measures in the event of a market crisis;
Amendment 109 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Observes that the disappearance of quotas and guaranteed prices which began with the reform of the COM in sugar in 2005 is damaging cane sugar producers in the outermost regions; emphasises the need to place on a permanent footing all the specific instruments put in place within the framework of Article 349 TFEU in the interests of the sustainable competitiveness of this industry; calls for the establishment of a support scheme for sugar-cane growers in the event of a fall in world sugar prices;
Amendment 113 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Recalls that banana production plays a crucial role in the socio-economic fabric of some outermost regions; calls, therefore, for support for producers to be maintained and, where necessary, increased;
Amendment 114 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Considers it necessary to provide better support for diversification of production in the outermost regions, and to introduce actions designed to resolve the market crises which certain sectors are facing, particularly the tomato and livestock sectors, and to facilitate the development of small-scale holdings, such as dairy product holdings;
Amendment 115 #
2016/2250(INI)
18c. Urges the Commission to plan a specific financial allocation for the outermost regions when exceptional and emergency aid is granted to the agricultural sector because of serious market crises;
Amendment 117 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. DeplorStresses, in the name of consistency of policies, the fact that the efforts made in the outermost regions to modernise and to render their traditional industries competitive are increasingly being jeopardised byshould not be undermined by the negative effects that certain free trade agreements signed between the EU and third countries may have on the economies of the outermost regions;
Amendment 121 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the European Commission to encourage the farmers of the outermost regions to promote their high-quality products by supporting the use of the outermost regions logo, as well as other forms of quality certification;
Amendment 123 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Deplores the fact thatCalls for the trade negotiations conducted by the Union fail toto duly take into account either the specific characteristics orand the sensitive products of the outermost regions, and in particular bananas, sugar, rum, tomatoes and fishery products;
Amendment 131 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Considers that the Union’s trade policy ought not to endangers the small number of products which are exported and the traditional industries on which the economies of the outermost regions dependindustries of the outermost regions, since they play a major role in economic, social and environmental terms;
Amendment 146 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for the Union’s trade policies to be adjusted so as to take full account of the competitive disadvantages of the outermost regions; calls for the preservation of tariff and non-tariff barriers which are vitalnecessary for the protection of the sensitive products of the outermost regions and for safeguard clauses and stabilisation mechanisms to be activated in the event of the products of the outermost regions being seriously affected, or the threat of such an occurrence;
Amendment 152 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls for the systemUnderlines the limits ofn tolerance of imports to be abandoned which makes it possible for goods to enter the Union that have been treated with active substances not authorised therehe principle of equivalence, particularly for organic agriculture products, which makes it possible for products from third countries which are not in compliance with all the European requirements to enter the European Union; Calls for the principle of compliance to be applied immediately;
Amendment 159 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Considers essential to set up a support system for the fisheries of the ORs based on Article 349 in the light of what is done in agriculture with POSEI;
Amendment 160 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the Union to remove all the regulatory obstacles, to authorise aid for the renewal of traditional fishing fleets in the outermost regions, to increase investIn the interests of the survival of the fisheries sector in the outermost regions, and in accordance with the principles of differentiated treatment for the small islands and territories referred to in SDG 14, calls on the Commission to create support measures based on Article 349 TFEU to enable the funding (whether European or national) of the artisanal and traditional fishing boats of the outermost regions which land all their catches in outermost region ports and contribute to local sustainable development, which is needed for the sustainable development of local fishing and to protect sensitive fishing grounds of the outermost regionsith a view to increasing human safety, compliance with European hygiene standards, combating IUU fishing and becoming more environmentally friendly; notes that the renewal of the fishing fleet must remain within the permitted capacity ceilings, must be restricted to replacing an old ship with a new one and must be conducive to sustainable fishing and the attainment of the MSY objective;
Amendment 168 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Considers that the Union has, overall, under-invested in the seas and oceans and more specifically in the case ofalls on the Union to support the outermost regions, so that it has not ensuredthey can progress with the sustainable and efficient economic development of their exclusive economic zones of the outermost regions, and that it has left these marine areas at the mercy of pillage of their resources by fishing fleets, both foreign and European;
Amendment 176 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Deplores the fact that, by means of this under-investment, the Union ends up almost exclusively becoming, and regarding itself as, a continental entity and not also aCalls on the European Union to rely upon the outermost regions in an effort to reinforce its position as an international maritime power;
Amendment 184 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Calls for the creation of a specific instrument for fisheries in the outermost regions, based on former Regulation No 1791/2007 and drawing inspiration from the agricultural POSEI regulation, with a view, in particular, to ensuring legal certainty in relation to the plans for compensation of additional costs through ex ante approval by the Commission and permanent funding;
Amendment 190 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Recalls that Article 349 TFEU provides for specific access to structural funds for the outermost regions and that, on that basis, all the outermost regions should be regarded as ‘least developed regions’ and as systematically eligible for the maximum level of support;
Amendment 208 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Recalls the shared objective of twofold integration of the outermost regions; calls for all schemes concerned with cross-border cooperation between the outermost regions and third countries or the overseas countries and territories in their geographical regions to be intensified and made operational;
Amendment 212 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
Amendment 219 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Regrets the fact that the most important fund for training and employment, the European Social Fund, has never taken into account the structural nature and critical levels of unemployment in the outermost regions, particularly as Article 349 TFEU grants the outermost regions the right to specific access to the Structural Funds; calls, therefore, for the creation of an additional allocation within the framework of the ESF in order to support employability, mobility and training in the outermost regions;
Amendment 220 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Recalls that the most important fund for training and employment is the European Social Fund (ESF); calls on the Commission – in view of the structural nature and critical levels of unemployment in the outermost regions, and on the basis of Article 349 TFEU, which grants the outermost regions the right to specific access to the Structural Funds – to create an additional allocation within the framework of the ESF in order to support employability, mobility and training in the outermost regions;
Amendment 222 #
Amendment 223 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Recalls, furthermore, that Article 107(3) TFEU states that aid to promote the economic development of the outermost regions may be considered to be compatible with the internal market, in view of their structural, economic and social situation;
Amendment 226 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Deplores the fact thatCalls on the Commission to rely on Articles 107(3)(a) and TFEU in the Regional State Aid Guidelines and the GBER (General Block Exemption Regulation) do not take sufficient account of Article 107(3)(a) and Article 349 TFEU and that they create a situation which may lastingly damagein order to contribute to the economic and social development of the outermost regions;
Amendment 241 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. CondemnsWarns of trade practices such as those of clearance markets, which end upcan destabilisinge the island micro-markets of local economies;
Amendment 242 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7
Subheading 7
Research, environmentbusiness competitiveness, environment, education, transport, energy and telecommunications
Amendment 248 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Does not consider that any of the Union’Calls on the Commission to lay down in its horizontal programmes provides for access conditions specific to the outermost regions; regards this situation as particularly discriminatory;
Amendment 260 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 a (new)
Paragraph 45 a (new)
45a. Points out the central role played by SMEs in the outermost regions with regard to economic and social development; calls on the Commission, therefore, to take better account of the situation of the outermost regions within the framework of the COSME programmes, or the EU employment and social innovation programme (EaSI);
Amendment 264 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 b (new)
Paragraph 45 b (new)
45b. Would like to see an improvement in the way the common characteristics of the outermost regions are taken into account within the framework of the Erasmus programme, including through the promotion of exchanges between outermost regions;
Amendment 270 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 a (new)
Paragraph 46 a (new)
Amendment 273 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
Paragraph 47
47. DeplorStresses the fact that the Natura 2000 programme is not applicable to the French outermoutermost regions enjoy extraordinary biodiversity and that they are particularly seriously affected by the effects of climate change, therefore instruments specific to thoste regions; considers this situation to be particul need to be introduced to combat those effects; calls on the Commission once again to put the BEST preliminarly damaging to theaction on a permanent footing by creating a sustainable mechanism for funding protjections ofn biodiversity and the environment in those region, the promotion of ecosystem services and adaptation to climate change in European overseas countries and territories;
Amendment 274 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 a (new)
Paragraph 47 a (new)
47a. Recalls that, in its Special Report 01/2017, the European Court of Auditors considered that ‘significant progress is needed from the Member States, and more efforts from the Commission, in order to better contribute to the ambitious goals of the EU 2020 biodiversity strategy’;
Amendment 275 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 a (new)
Paragraph 47 a (new)
47a. Recalls that the European Court of Auditors in the Special Report 01/2017 considered that "Significant progress is needed from the Member States and further efforts by the Commission to better contribute to the ambitious objectives of the EU's biodiversity strategy for 2020";
Amendment 276 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 a (new)
Paragraph 47 a (new)
47a. Suggests that an impact study be carried out regarding the possibilities of applying the Natura 2000 programme to the French outermost regions, with a view to establishing the most appropriate tools for the protection of the biodiversity and environment of these regions;
Amendment 277 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 b (new)
Paragraph 47 b (new)
47b. Recalls that the mid-term review of the EU Biodiversity Strategy published by the Commission in October 2015 and mentioned by the European Court of Auditors in the Special Report 01/2017 concluded that, although significant progress has been made since 2011 in implementing the measures under Objective 1, the most significant challenges remain the completion of the marine element of the Natura 2000 network and the guarantee of effective management of the sites and funding needed to support the Natura 2000 network, both of which are important factors for ORs";
Amendment 281 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
48. Considers that people and businesses in the outermost regions do not enjoy the same right to freedom of movement as other European citizens, and calls on the European Union to establish a programme relating tosupport programmes designed to provide the territorial continuity of the outermost regions and promoting free movement of citizens between the outermost regions and the Union or between different outermost regions; calls on the Union to exclude the outermost regions from the ETS;
Amendment 282 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 a (new)
Paragraph 48 a (new)
48a. Calls for the creation of a specific POSEI-type programme for transport to promote the territorial, social and economic cohesion of the regions and to reduce the isolation, or double isolation, of some outermost regions; stresses that this programme should provide for support for the transport of people and goods between the outermost regions and the continent, within the outermost regions themselves and between outermost regions that are close to each other, such as the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Isles; stresses that this programme should also promote trade between these regions;
Amendment 25 #
2016/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Whereas regions around Europe are substantially different; in some cases territories with high unemployment will not be part of the eligible regions when it comes to the allocation of EU funds at NUTS level;
Amendment 46 #
2016/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Emphasises that Youth Guarantee has become a driver for policy reforms and better coordination in the fields of employment and education;
Amendment 48 #
2016/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Calls for an efficient control and monitoring of spending of allocated funds at European and national levels to prevent abuses and wasting of resources;
Amendment 49 #
2016/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Calls for an effective multi-lateral surveillance of compliance with the Council's recommendation establishing a Youth Guarantee within the European Semester and to address specific country recommendations where needed;
Amendment 90 #
2016/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Highlights the need to provide tailored solutions to a diverse group of young people and making the non- registered NEETs a key target group;
Amendment 91 #
2016/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Stresses that persistent mismatches between the participant's profiles and the YG's offers results in people's return to NEET status, is of the opinion that good quality offers should be tailored to the profile and qualification level of individuals and therefore boosting their competences to better meet labour-market demands;
Amendment 93 #
2016/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Takes note that the NEET's group is highly heterogeneous, calls on Members States to conduct a comprehensive analysis of NEET population including a skills mismatch analysis in order to facilitate a smooth transition from education to employment and therefore increase employability of the NEETs;
Amendment 94 #
2016/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Highlights the importance of strengthening cooperation between relevant stakeholders such as public and private employment services, education and training institutions, employers, youth organisations and non- governmental organisations working with youth in order to reach the entire NEET population, especially inactive NEETs, who are not covered by the existing systems to enable their effective integration into the labour market; calls on Member States to actively identify and register all NEETs;
Amendment 95 #
2016/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4e. Calls for enhanced cooperation between education institutions and entrepreneurs to develop curricula tailored to the labour market needs which facilitates a smooth transition from education to employment and tackles skills mismatch;
Amendment 97 #
2016/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 g (new)
Paragraph 4 g (new)
4g. Stresses that increasing the mobility of workers, for example through deepening international cooperation and by facilitating cross-border recognition of qualifications is effective way of tackling skills mismatch;
Amendment 113 #
2016/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Cautions against the repeated take-up of the YG which goes against the spirit of labour market activation and the aim of transition into permanent employment.lls on Member States to ensure that young people receive good quality offers, tailored to the profile and qualification level of the individuals, in order to prevent them from the repeated take-up of the YG;
Amendment 115 #
2016/2242(INI)
6. Cautions againsTakes the view that the repeated take- up of the YG which goes againstmust not hamper the spirit of labour market activation and the aim of transition into permanent employment.
Amendment 118 #
2016/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for an assessment of the effectiveness of the YG to be carried out in each participating Member State so as to prevent the exploitation of young people by certain companies who are using bogus training schemes to benefit from state-funded labour. Proposes, to that end, monitoring the job prospects of young people who have been beneficiaries of the programme and setting up mechanisms requiring participating employers, whether public or private, to convert a minimum percentage of traineeships into employment contracts as a condition for continuing to benefit from the programme;
Amendment 123 #
2016/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Advocates ensuring that the young people covered by the YG continue to contribute to and have access to the social and labour protection systems in force in the Member State, thus reinforcing the shared responsibility of all involved, particularly, the young people and employers.
Amendment 4 #
2016/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the geography, topography and accessibility of the land, in particular in mountainous areas and the outermost regions - ORs, necessarily make employment and working conditions in the farming industry very problematic and insecure;
Amendment 32 #
2016/2221(INI)
1. Stresses that farmers and farm workers are, by virtue of their profession, exposed to a range of external factors, such as price and market fluctuations or even unpredictable weather, that make employment prospects precarious and insecure, and these have a particular impact on the ORs and mountain regions; considers that the Commission and the Member States must encourage the use of income-stabilisation and risk- management tools, as well as action to strengthen the food supply chain, thus ensuring fair remuneration for farmers;
Amendment 45 #
2016/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Draws attention to the specific case of seasonal workers, whose working conditions are particularly precarious; understands ‘seasonal workers’ to be workers who have entered into open-ended or fixed-term employment contracts, the duration and renewal of which are contingent to a major degree on seasonal factors, such as the changing weather, public holidays and/or the timing of harvests; calls on the Commission and the Member States to regulate the social and legal status of seasonal workers, to safeguard hygiene, health and safety conditions at work and to provide them with social security cover;
Amendment 49 #
2016/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Highlights the importance of never confusing family work with precarious work, recalling that family farms make up around 85% of all farms in Europe and account for 68% of the total utilised agricultural area, which means that it is important to establish a legal framework for this type of work at European level, with its own status, rights and obligations;
Amendment 73 #
2016/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to step up support for technical training for seasonal farm workers, while involving producers' organisations in this process, in relation to both the drawing-up of training plans and dissemination and incentives for workers, as well as action to raise workers' awareness of their rights;
Amendment 76 #
2016/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Urges Member States to develop coordination mechanisms that will offer seasonal workers continuous work, through professional integration in the various businesses in the various agricultural subsectors, as a means of preventing precariousness;
Amendment 89 #
2016/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States to emphasise the role that the social partners and labour inspection and social protection agencies should play in rural areas in combating undeclared work and improving safety and well-being at work, with a view to integrating all types of farm worker, particularly young people and women, even - and above all - those engaged in seasonal work.
Amendment 94 #
2016/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to study the relationship between undeclared agricultural work and the seasonal nature of activity in the sector, and invites them to develop employment insurance and social protection mechanisms that are compatible with the temporary nature of much agricultural work, which is not infrequently taken on alongside another job;
Amendment 55 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas adequate financial resources and measures at EU level are important means of support, given that they can help to improve the status of family farms as primary food producers can only be improved andd to maintain their farming and livestock activities maintained through providing adequate financial resources and measures at EU level;
Amendment 79 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas in 2014 women were responsible for about 35 % of total working time in agriculture, carrying out 53.8 % of part-time work and 30.8 % of full-time work, thereby making a significant contribution to agricultural production; whereas work carried out by spouses and other female family members on farms may constitute ‘invisible work’, as there is still no professional status which makes it possible to recognise the work of these women in the Member States;
Amendment 126 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q a (new)
Recital Q a (new)
Qa. whereas in some Member States, such as France, different legal statuses exist for wives who work regularly on the farm (coworker, employee or farm manager), which makes it possible for proper social protection to be extended to them to insure tham against adverse eventualities in their personal life and their work;
Amendment 128 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q b (new)
Recital Q b (new)
Qb. whereas women are the most vulnerable victims of the crisis in farming, and whereas they directly and very violently experience its impact in the management of their farms and homes;
Amendment 184 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages the Member States to encourage the participation of female spouses or other family members in the joint management of farms by recognising professional statuses which will enable them to be covered by social protection;
Amendment 225 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for an exchange of good practices between Member States concerning the establishment of professional status for wives in farming, enabling them to enjoy fundamental individual rights, including in particular maternity leave, social insurance against accidents at work, access to training and retirement pension rights;
Amendment 317 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to create conditions to facilitate a satisfactory balance between work and family life for women farmers;
Amendment 5 #
2016/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is of the opinion that the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESI Funds) are crucial investment tools, including for rural areas, and that the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) is the main financing vehicle for boosting rural development in many Member States, and that POSEI is chiefly responsible for creating direct and indirect agricultural sector jobs for the outermost regions, and hopes that its budget will be maintained on a par with the specific political and administrative characteristics of these regions and the constraints and provisions set out in Article 349 TFEU;
Amendment 26 #
2016/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the budget initially allocated for the current programming period under Pillar II was EUR 99.6 billion, which represents a decrease in real terms compared with the previous period, but because of provisions for additional national financing, variable co-financing rates and the possibility of fund-switching between CAP pillars, the final amount shows a slight overall increase at present;
Amendment 41 #
2016/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Believes that priority should be given in the RDP to proposed projects that have a direct impact on agricultural development, taking care to ensure that this programme does not include projects that, while they are intended for rural areas, could be included in other European programmes;
Amendment 111 #
2016/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls for action to improve awareness among the Member States of the need to boost mechanisms for initial and further training in agriculture, with European Social Fund resources, also using programmes such as the Youth Guarantee, for example;
Amendment 49 #
2016/2101(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Argues that the balance between the economic and social dimension of the European Union must also be reflected in the European institutions; calls on the Council, in this connection, to consider reforming its organisational structure so that the activities of the EPSCO Council are given the same profile and importance as those of the ECOFIN Council;
Amendment A #
2016/2101(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the country-specific recommendations (CSRs) demonstrate the differences that exist between Member States under the European Semester framework and the need for upward social and economic convergence; argues that the Member States should continue to give priority to reforms tailored to their own policy bottlenecks that will strengthen their social and economic recovery, making a commitment to investment, implementing structural reforms and taking an approach based on fiscal and budgetary responsibility and competitiveness, and create quality employment and boost social cohesion. Therefore, recalls that it is necessary to increase public and private investment, implementing socially responsible structural reforms which reduce economic and social inequalities and taking an approach based on fiscal and budgetary responsibility, making the best use of the existing flexibility margins where necessary so as to make it compatible with economic growth and quality employment;) considers that the social partners should be actively involved in the process of drafting and implementing structural reforms; when is necessary, in order to improve the unsatisfactory implementation of reform reiterates that these reforms should enable the European Union and its Member States to meet the five targets of the Europe 2020 Strategy and insists on these reforms not weakening the protection afforded to workers and SMEs;
Amendment B #
2016/2101(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a (new) Considers that the Council and the Commission should aim to achieve that the fiscal consolidation processes are accompanied by measures that help to reduce inequalities and highlight that the European Semester process should help to provide answers to existing and emerging social challenges, thus ensuring a more effective economy; Points out that social investments in human capital shall constitute core complementary action, since human capital is one of the factors of growth and a motor of competitiveness and development; request that major structural reforms advocated by CSRs should be accompanied by a social impact assessment regarding their short, medium-long term effects with the purpose to better understand the social, economic and employment consequences, especially the impact on job creation and economic growth;
Amendment 66 #
2016/2101(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. CApplauds the success of the first year of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), which is playing a key role in leveraging investment and promoting growth and job creation; calls for a strong commitment to promoting the Juncker Plan (EFSI) in Member States with a low or zero level of participation in this instrument in the past year;
Amendment C #
2016/2101(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b (new) Underlines that unemployment and in particular youth unemployment remains an overriding problem for European societies and that according to the European Commission, unemployment has continued to gradually decrease, but remains above 2008 levels with 21.2 million unemployed people in April 2016 with huge differences among Member States) Points out the need of qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the employment created, in order to avoid an increase of employment rates as a mere consequence of precarious employment or by the decrease of the labour force level ); notes that despite producing results in skills and knowledge some Member States's education and training systems do not perform internationally and present growing skill shortages, which contributes to the fact that 39 % of companies still have difficulties in finding staff with the required skills; insists that in the CSRs greater priority is given to overcoming structural imbalances on the labour market including long-term unemployment and mismatch of skills and underlines the need to further invest and develop education and training systems, providing the society with the tools and capacities to readapt to changing labour market demands;
Amendment D #
2016/2101(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c (new) Highlights the importance of private investment, but believes that public expenditure should be also promoted in an efficient and effective way; Considers it vital to grant Member States broad leeway for investing in quality vocational training and education, as well as in granting equal access to them, starting with greater national co-financing margins to support the main EU projects in these areas Member States should focus on sources of expenditure that will raise productive capacity in the future and that will have strong positive spill-overs on the economy as a whole- especially through education and training (academic, professional and vocational), R&D and infrastructures (transport, energy and communication);
Amendment E #
2016/2101(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1 d (new) Points out that from 2008 to 2014, there were 4.2 million more Europeans 1a at risk of poverty and social exclusion, raising to more than 22 million (22.3%) in the EU; takes note that the European Commission has stated that "most of the Member States are still facing the acute social legacy from the crisis”; Calls for a stronger effort from the Commission and Members States to reduce poverty, social exclusion and growing inequalities, in order to tackle the economic and social disparities between Member States and within societies; is of the opinion that combating poverty and social exclusion and reducing inequalities should be one of the priorities reflected in CSRs, which is fundamental to achieve long lasting economic growth and a socially sustainable rhythm of implementation;
Amendment F #
2016/2101(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that economic growth should guarantee a positive social impact; welcomes the introduction of the three new headline socialemployment indicators in the macroeconomic imbalances procedurescoreboard ; reiterates the call for these to be placed on an equal footing with existing economic indicators, thereby guaranteeing that internal imbalances are better assessed and making structural reforms more effective; calls, in this connection, for a social imbalances procedure to be introduced; sense, in order to avoid a selective application, to allow them triggering in-depth analyses, and to understand better a cause-effect link of policies and actions; Proposes in the design of CSRs ; for a social imbalances procedure to be introduced, which must prevent a race to the bottom in terms of social standards, building on an effective use of the social and employment indicators in macroeconomic surveillance; takes the view that in case of placing employment and economic indicators on an equal footing it should go hand in hand with upgrading the role of the EPSCO Council in the European Semester;
Amendment G #
2016/2101(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a (new) Recognises that the Commission has initiated work on the establishment of a European Pillar of Social Rights; but recalls the need to deliver the results of the consultation process and to move forward with new effective steps which seeks to deliver a deeper and fairer EU and should play an important role in addressing inequality; highlights in this regard the five Presidents Report which calls for greater, economic and social convergence but recognises that there are no one size fits all solution ; in this sense each common policy should be adapted to each Member State; considers that the European action should also address inequalities and income differences within Member States and cannot be done by only addressing the situation of those in greatest need;
Amendment GA #
2016/2101(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b (new) Recognizes that the European Semester has now a stronger focus on employment and social performance; respecting Member States own competences, calls on Member States for urgent action to ensure decent work with living wages, access to adequate minimum income and social protection , (which already reduced poverty rate from 26.1% to 17.2%) and quality public services and advocates the development and establishment of a proper sustainable social security systems; Calls on the Commission to help and to exchange best practices with Member States to improve administrative capacity at national, regional and local level, which is a key challenge for re-launching long-term investments and ensuring job creation and sustainable growth;
Amendment H #
2016/2101(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for a strong commitment to promoting the Juncker Plan (EFSI) in Member States with a low level of participation; Recognises the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), has been developed to play a key role in leveraging investment and promoting growth and job creation ; Demands on the Commission to make a strong commitment to promoting the EFSI and use of the resources earmarked for it in European territories that are especially affected by severe unemployment , and in those with a low or zero level of participation; Calls on the European Commission to closely monitor and control the investments under the Juncker Plan, in order to assess the economic and employment impact of the investments in real terms with a parallel analysis of the obstacles encountered, particularly with regard to SMEs as the Plan does not just represent a new source of finance for them but also provides them with technical assistance and advice; calls at the same time on the Commission to continue its efforts to improve the business environment and conditions for obtaining business finance; Advocates an increase in social and environmental investments and support for the participation of social actors in the operation of the fund; stresses also the importance of ensuring that the rules governing the EFSI funded programmes are fully adhered to; considers that, as requested by Parliament, the projects should be focusing on quality and additionally, boosting the creation of quality employment and upward social convergence; reiterates its call on the importance of investments in human capital and other social investments and on the need of the effective implementation of the Social Investment Package;
Amendment I #
2016/2101(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recognises the significant progress made by thefforts made by several Member States in implementing structural reforms to enhance productivity, foster job creation, raise competitiveness and improve the business environment, Recalls that, in some Member States in, the implementing structural reforms, while nevertheless taking the view that further progress is necessary:ed reforms have favoured flexibility at the expense of security and insists therefore on the need to rebalance the general approach so as to implement new socially responsible reforms focusing on the well-being of citizens making efficient and sustainable economic growth compatible with EU social standards; while nevertheless taking the view that further progress is necessary, especially in cases of inefficiency; Recalls that, in order to boost strong and sustainable growth and upwards social convergence, there are many other pending structural reforms in areas such as fiscal policy, energy and industrial policy and reforms with regards to pension and health care systems, public spending and social investment,, as well as shift taxes from labour in a way to foster job creation and to foster incentives on enterpreneurship and employment creation;
Amendment J #
2016/2101(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets the fact that the Commission, in its package of recommendations, has disregarded Parliament’s request to strengthen the application of Article 349 TFEU, in particular through the adoption of specific measures, with a view to enhancing the outermost regions’ integration into the EU; notes that these regions have specific characteristics and constraints and unemployment rates over 30 %; stresses the need for differentiated measures and programmes to be implemented to reduce asymmetries and maximise social cohesion in the EU ;Calls on the Commission to pay particular attention to other rural areas that are faced with a great many economic, environmental, demographic and social challenges; Considers that priority should be also given to all regions that still face high long-term and youth unemployment and that productivity growth remains slow affecting living standards and competitiveness; Calls in this regard on the Member States for the establishment of a specific investment programme, for their subregions whose unemployment rates exceed 30%; reiterates its call on the Commission to help those Member States in the design and the finance, within the MFF as agreed, of those investment programmes );
Amendment L #
2016/2101(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for accPoints ount to be taken ofhat the challenges that have been emerging in the EU since 2015, such as the need to accommodate refugees, fight terrorism and boost security, the ongoing economic and social crisis, the farming crisis and the identity crisis affecting the European Union itself, which have required serious adaptation efforts; calls on the Commission not to apply any and careful consideration with regard to the application of sanctions to Member States with an excessive deficit; highlights the serious efforts made to adapt to these new circumstances; notes the importance of the Commission to consistently and coherently apply the rules of the Stability and Growth Pact; calls on the Commission and on the Council to consider not to apply any cuts on structural and investment funds as sanctions to the Member States in 2016, given the current situation, and considering that it would imply a suspension of the application of these funds in the countries under sanction at the moment when they most need them;
Amendment M #
2016/2101(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Regrets that Parliament’s position, after being adopted in plenary, will not have anylittle possibility of influencing and indeed modifying the CSRs under discussion; calls for an enhanced democratic component in the European Semester procedure at both EU and national levels;; calls for an agenda in which Parliament’s position is strengthened and can beis taken into consideration before the Council takes a decision.;
Amendment N #
2016/2101(INI)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a (new) Regrets that the social economy has been overlooked by the Commission in its package of assessments/recommendations; points out that the sector encompasses 2 million businesses employing more than 14 million people and contributing to the achievement of the 2020 targets; calls on the Commission and the Member States to give social enterprises greater recognition and a higher profile; considers that this lack of recognition makes it harder for them to access funding; calls on the Commission to come forward with a proposal on European statute for cooperatives, associations, foundations and mutual societies;
Amendment 95 #
2016/2101(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes the importance of the structural reform support service and therefore calls for the necessary efforts to be made to swiftly convert it into a Union instrument, in the form of a structural reform support programme, enabling specialised technical support to be mobilised for the various areas in which reforms will be implemented;
Amendment 100 #
2016/2101(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Regrets that the social economy has been overlooked by the Commission in its package of assessments/recommendations; points out that the sector encompasses 2 million businesses employing more than 14 million people and contributing to the achievement of the 2020 targets;
Amendment 113 #
2016/2101(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets the fact that, in its package of recommendations, the Commission has disregarded Parliament’s request to strengthen the application of Article 349 TFEU, in particular through the adoption of specific measures, with a view to enhancing the outermost regions’ integration into the EU; notes that these regions have unemployment rates over 30%specific characteristics and constraints and have unemployment rates over 30%; stresses the need for differentiated measures and programmes to be implemented to reduce asymmetries in these regions and maximise social cohesion in the EU;
Amendment 123 #
2016/2101(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for account to be taken of the challenges that have been emerging in the EU since 2015, which have required serious adaptation effortsuch as the need to welcome refugees, fight terrorism and boost security, the ongoing economic crisis, the farming crisis and the identity crisis affecting the European Union itself, which have required serious adaptation efforts and careful consideration with regard to the application of sanctions to Member States with an excessive deficit; highlights the serious efforts made to adapt to these new circumstances; calls on the Commission not to apply any sanctions to the Member States in 2016;
Amendment 137 #
2016/2101(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Regrets that Parliament’s position, after being adopted in plenary, will not have any possibility of influencing and indeed modifying the CSRs under discussion; calls for a stronger democratic component in the European Semester procedure, in particular the creation of an agenda in which Parliament’s position is strengthened and can be taken into consideration before the Council takes a decision;
Amendment 80 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 a (new)
Citation 20 a (new)
– having regard to the Council Conclusions of 7 December 2015 on ‘The promotion of the social economy as a key driver of economic and social development in Europe’,
Amendment 103 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the European Union needs a paradigm shiftprogress towards a strong European social model based on solidarity, social justice, a fair distribution of wealth, gender equality, a high-quality public education system, quality employment and sustainable growth - a model that ensures good social protection for all, empowerprotects vulnerable groups, enhances participation in civil and political life, and improves the living standards for all citizens, delivering on the objectives and rights set out in the EU Treaties, the Charter of Fundamental Rights and the European Social Charter;
Amendment 239 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the enactment of a directive on fair working conditions for all forms of employment, ensuring for every worker a core set of enforceable rights, including equal treatment, social protection, protection in case of dismissal, health and safety protection, provisions on working time and rest time, freedom of association and representation, collective bargaining, collective action, access to training, and adequate information and consultation rights; underlines that this directive should apply to employees as well as to all workers in non-standard forms of employment, such as fixed-term work, part-time work, on-demand work, self- employment, crowd-working, internship or traineeshipall forms of employment and work-related training; requests that the EU acquis be updated accordingly so as to apply to all workers;
Amendment 297 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point a
Paragraph 4 – point a
Amendment 353 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to promote social economy business models as an effective way to ensure worker’s rights and social protection within the emerging collaborative and sharing economy;
Amendment 372 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises the need for renewed upward convergence in wages throughout the EU; calls on the Commission to actively support a wider coverage for collective bargaining; considers that to ensure decent living wages, minimum wages set at a decent level are necessary; recommends the establishment of minimum national wage floors withrough legislation ort harming collective bargaining, with the objective of attaining at least 60 % of the respective national average wage;
Amendment 411 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the importance of collective rights; expects the Commission to step up concrete support for recommend strengthening social dialogue in Member States and sectors where it is weak owing to the prolonged crisis or the prevalence of non-standard forms of employment;
Amendment 430 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to fully take advantage of enterprise models based on solidarity and worker's participation in the decision- making process, such as within the social economy enterprise models;
Amendment 434 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2 a (new)
Subheading 2 a (new)
High-quality traineeships to integrate young people into the labour market
Amendment 437 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Urges the Commission to submit a proposal for a directive laying down decent conditions for traineeships, work placements, and apprenticeship programmes, limiting the number of cases in which such schemes are unpaid or the pay is so low that the workers cannot make ends meet, and providing for mandatory contributions to social security systems or equivalent schemes, while preserving statutory absence and leave entitlements;
Amendment 478 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Agrees with the importance of universal access to timely, good-quality and affordable preventative and curative health care; emphasises that all workers must be covered by health insurance or an equivalent assistance arrangement;
Amendment 489 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Is aware that rising life expectancy and workforce shrinking pose a challenge to the sustainability of pensions and social security systems and to intergenerational fairness; reaffirms that the best response is to increase the overall employment rate; considers that pensionable ages should reflect, besides life expectancy, other factors including the total time worked, the sustainability of social security systems, labour market trends, the economic dependency ratio, the birth rate and differences in job arduousness;
Amendment 513 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Insists that all workers should be covered by insurance against involuntary unemployment or part-time employment, coupled with job-search assistance and investment in (re)-training;
Amendment 548 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for a European framework for minimum income schemes, without prejudice to subsidiarity; highlights the importance of such schemes for maintaining human dignity as well as their role as a form of social investments enabling people to undertake training and/or look for work; maintains that, in order to be effective, such schemes have to be encompassed within social integration systems, for they cannot serve merely as individual and household financial support models;
Amendment 564 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Agrees that all persons with disabilities must be ensured enabling services and basic income security allowing them a decent standard of living and social inclusion, without prejudice to positive differentiation to help them gain access to work; urges the Member States to set up systems providing the necessary support to persons with disabilities during their school and academic career, so as to reduce the barriers that they face as regards access to education and training, whatever the level of education or course;
Amendment 584 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers access to quality and affordable long-term care services, including home-based care, to be a right that should be upheld with the help of suitably qualified professionals employed under decent conditions; believes that low- income households should therefore be targeted by adequate public services and tax deductions; repeats its call for legislation on carers’ leave accompanied by adequate remuneration and, social protection, and training;
Amendment 592 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers child poverty to be a major issue on which Europe should ‘act big’; calls foron the swift implementation of a Child Guarantee in all Member States, soCommission to draw up and establish a Child Guarantee to be implemented by all Member States, including common specific support arrangements ensuring that every child now living in poverty can have access to free healthcare, free education, free childcare, decent housing and proper nutrition;
Amendment 619 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for legislation to ensure that access to social housing or adequate housing benefits are provided for those in need, obviously including homeless people, and that vulnerable people and poor households are protected against eviction; calls for tax incentives to help young people on low incomes set up their own households; calls for greater use of the EFSI to support urban renewal and affordable housing provision;
Amendment 644 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for legislation ensuring fair access for all to good-quality and affordable social services of general interest and other essential services, such as e-communications, energy, transport and financial services; highlights the role of social enterprisconomy enterprises in providing these services;
Amendment 685 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 – introductory part
Paragraph 19 – introductory part
19. Is alarmed at the spread of precariousness arising from the excessivein many cases from the wrongful use of ‘atypical’ contracts; stresses the importance of ensuring sufficient institutional and budgetary capacities to provide adequate protection for people in non-standard forms of employment; considers in particular that:
Amendment 716 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 – point b a (new)
Paragraph 19 – point b a (new)
ba. Council Directive 1999/70/EC of 28 June 1999, which seeks to prevent abuses arising from the use of fixed-term contracts, should be strengthened and enforced under every arrangement and in all sectors of activity;
Amendment 787 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Calls on the Commission to better acknowledge and promote social economy's entrepreneurship models because of their effective contribution to the creation of decent jobs, to the social integration of vulnerable people and to the provision of high-quality social services;
Amendment 940 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls for a rebalancing of the European Semester so that the existing scoreboard of key employment and social indicators and the new Convergence Code are directly taken into account in formulating CSRs and the euro area recommendation as well as for the activation of EU instruments; urges a stronger role for the Macroeconomic Dialogue with social partners; considers ‘macro-social surveillance’ to be of great importance for avoiding that economic imbalances are reduced at the expense of worsening the employment and social situation; calls, in this connection, for a social imbalances procedure to be introduced that will prevent a race to the bottom in terms of social standards in the EU;
Amendment 945 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Believes that economic growth should guarantee a positive social impact in the EU, therefore proposes, in the design of the European Semester Process, for a Social Imbalances procedure to be introduced which must prevent the deterioration of social and labour standards in the EU and must boost upwards social convergence;
Amendment 1027 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Calls on the Commission and the EIB to refocus the EFSI on job creation and social investment and adapt its risk/return requirements accordingly;
Amendment 1058 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point a
Paragraph 32 – point a
a. a fund for renewed structural convergence, supporting the implementation of socially just reforms and investments that are necessary for increasing the growth potential of crisis- affected areas and restoring upward social convergence, including implementation of the Youth Guarantee, Skills Guarantee and Child Guarantee;
Amendment 1088 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
Amendment 1112 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
Amendment 1114 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Considers that the EPSR should be adopted in 2017 as a binding agreement between the European Parliament and the European Council, involving social partners at the highest level, as well as with other socio-economic stakeholders such as within the social economy and should contain a clear roadmap for implementation, with concrete commitments and target dates;
Amendment 1 #
2016/2079(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Notes that the Mediterranean coastline is shared by 19 countries with legal and administrative responsibilities in this geographical area, including eight European Union Member States (Spain, France, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Malta, Greece and Cyprus);
Amendment 2 #
2016/2079(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. Notes that fishing in the Mediterranean can essentially be split into three categories/segments of the fleet: small-scale coastal and artisanal fishing, seiners and trawlers (pelagic and demersal), in other words, the Mediterranean fishing sector is highly diverse and, while it includes some industrial fisheries, it mainly comprises genuinely artisanal fisheries, sometimes geared simply to family subsistence;
Amendment 3 #
2016/2079(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 b (new)
Paragraph -1 b (new)
-1b. Points out that fishing activity in the Mediterranean is quite varied and complex, chiefly involving multi-species fisheries (with a range of target and by- catch species), using many types of fishing gear with different technical characteristics and degrees of selectivity, and this makes it difficult to apply classical and traditional methods of fisheries assessment and management;
Amendment 4 #
2016/2079(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 c (new)
Paragraph -1 c (new)
-1c. Notes that the rich marine biodiversity in the Mediterranean (≈ 10 000 – 12 000 species) is under serious threat from phenomena linked to global climate change, marine pollution and above all overfishing; points to the general sharp decline in fish stocks in the Mediterranean ( > 90% of stocks are being overfished), including some depleted stocks at risk of collapse;
Amendment 5 #
2016/2079(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 d (new)
Paragraph -1 d (new)
-1d. Highlights the lack of information available on the state of the majority of stocks (‘data-poor stocks’), and stresses that around 50% of catches are not officially declared and 80% of landings come from ‘data-poor stocks’, with these problems being further aggravated by illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU fishing);
Amendment 6 #
2016/2079(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 e (new)
Paragraph -1 e (new)
-1e. Points out that this set of problems is posing a serious threat to the sustainability, viability and profitability of the fishing sector, in particular as regards employment and income, which is of particular concern in the case of small- scale fishing and may indeed jeopardise the future of this traditional way of life and the survival of local communities that rely heavily on fishing;
Amendment 7 #
2016/2079(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that small-scale fishing in the Mediterranean accounts for 80% of the fishing fleet and 60% of jobs in the sector; points to the importance of small- scale non-industrial fishing for the sustainability of fish stocks, environmental conservation, and the socio- shared by different countries, biological and environmental conservation of species, and the preservation of the cultural heritage and traditions linked to this activity, as well as the socio-economic development of fishing communities;
Amendment 16 #
2016/2079(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Maintains that where fisheries are concerned, policy-making should be such as to enable fishermen and their associations and producers’ organisations, trade unions, andCoastal Action Groups (CAGs) and local communities to be involved in – and made an integral part of – decision-taking processes;
Amendment 20 #
2016/2079(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that these complex issues require cooperation and concerted action by all stakeholders, including third countries on the eastern and southern shores of the Mediterranean basin; stresses that only by creating fair, balanced and egalitarian conditions for all the countries involved and for all fishing operators in the Mediterranean will it be possible to ensure healthy fishery resources and sustainable and profitable fisheries, and hence to guarantee current levels of employment and ideally create more jobs in the fishing sector;
Amendment 23 #
2016/2079(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – introductory part
Paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote and make information and support more readily available to fishermen’s and producers’ organisations applying for EU funding (in particular the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund - EMFF), which should meet the sector’s logistical, human and financial needs by:
Amendment 29 #
2016/2079(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – indent 1
Paragraph 3 – indent 1
– promoting fleet renewal and modernisation, while seeking to reduce the fishing effort andby using less invasive and environmentally more sustainable fishing gear and reducing by-catches and discards and to improve active and passive safety devices, for example remote personal locator systems infitted to life jackets;
Amendment 36 #
2016/2079(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – indent 2
Paragraph 3 – indent 2
– promoting the recruitment of young people, thereby introducing new blood into the sector, a process also including the adoption of best practice and environmental awareness raising, and enhancing the status of work and, basic vocational training, and training throughout working life;
Amendment 39 #
2016/2079(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – indent 2 a (new)
Paragraph 3 – indent 2 a (new)
– improving health, safety, and hygiene at work, both on board fishing vessels and on land, for those performing roles related to and dependent on the fisheries sector;
Amendment 42 #
2016/2079(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – indent 3
Paragraph 3 – indent 3
– encouraging those working in the sectorfishing sector and fishery product industries to join forces and organise themselves;
Amendment 46 #
2016/2079(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – indent 4
Paragraph 3 – indent 4
– emphasising the role that women play in fishing and production sectors directly linked to and dependent on it;
Amendment 52 #
2016/2079(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Suggests that a minimum wage be establishedo the Member States that they establish a minimum wage for fishermen in line with their practices of the individual Member States; recommends that a wage compensation fund be set up to cover non-fishing periods due to adverse weather conditions that make fishing impossible, close seasons (biological rest periods) serving to safeguard the life cycle of species exploited, environmental disasters, or events involving prolonged environmental pollution or contamination by marine biotoxins and that such periods be treated as actual working time for the purposes of the retirement pension and other social security entitlements;
Amendment 59 #
2016/2079(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points to the need to promote social dialogue and collective negotiation and bargaining so as to confer dignity on the profession and safeguard and enhance the rights of workers in the sector;
Amendment 73 #
2016/2079(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 33 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas there is insufficient data available to directly quantify how many working equidae are used on small and semi-subsistence farms, 86 %many of which are found in the newer Member States, and in tourism;
Amendment 40 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas equidae provide valuable employment and revenue to localities from tourism, but the welfare of some equidae is compromised and tourists a and, by recognising welfare labels introduced by the industry, it can be ensured too often insufficiently informed to identify welfare problems15 ; _________________ 15Santorini Donkey and Mule Taxis – an Independent Animal Welfare Report for the Donkey Sanctuary, 2013.hat the activities concerned are carried out properly and that the public is given the necessary information;
Amendment 43 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas equidae provide valuable employment and revenue to localities from tourism, but the welfare of some equidae is compromised and tourists are too often insufficiently informed to identify welfare problems15 ; _________________ 15 Santorini Donkey and Mule Taxis – an Independent Animal Welfare Report for the Donkey Sanctuary, 2013.
Amendment 50 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas unlimited, indiscriminate and irresponsible breeding of equidae can lead to animals that are devoid of economic value and are often left with serious welfare problems, particularly during an economic downturn; whereas equid abandonment has increased since 2008 in western Member States, especially where they have become expensive luxuries as opposed to working animals16 ; _________________ 16The Donkey Sanctuary & University College Dublin: Donkey Welfare in Ireland in 2015.;
Amendment 99 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that good equid health and welfare boosts the economic output of farms and businesses alike and benefits the rural economy overall and encourages Member States to create an environment in which farmers can earn enough to make their businesses viable;
Amendment 104 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to introduce EU-wide measures that will take greater account of the equine sector and its benefits for the rural economy, in particular under the CAP;
Amendment 109 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Affirms that equidprivate owners shouldof equidae must have a minimum level of knowledge of equid husbandrycare provided by equid professionals, and that with ownership comes a personal responsibility for the standard of health and welfare of the animals in their care;
Amendment 131 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to actively support the development of guides to good practice, by releasing resources for translation of such documents and in consultation with equine professionals, in order to assisting with their distribution and with that of the guides already existing in Member States;
Amendment 169 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission to promote exchanges of good practices between Member States to facilitate rational use of medicines for Equidae, and to analyse the problem of the taking of medicines which exclude them from the food chain;
Amendment 182 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to ensure effective and uniform enforcement of existing EU legislation on animal transport and legally binding reporting across all Member States; requests that the Commission propose a shortened maximum journey limit for all movements of horses for slaughter, based on findings of the European Food Safety Authority and on the transport guides for Equidae produced by industry professionals;
Amendment 208 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to commit to the development of validated Animal Welfarmake use of existing indicators of the welfare of Equidae validated by professionals in the Iindicatorsustry, which should be used to assess the welfare of equidae, identifyreview existing problems and help drivencourage improvements, promoting exchanges of good practices between Member States;
Amendment 219 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 244 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to issue guidance on donkey milk farming; calls on the Member States to commit to increasing the number of inspections on donkey milk farms;
Amendment 253 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the Commission to establish European rules making it possible to protect against fraudulent practices, particularly doping, in horse racing;
Amendment 56 #
2016/2061(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges that the implementation of the principle of equal pay for the same work and for work of equal value is crucial tooffers a mechanism for reducing pay and pension gaps and to eliminating the risk of poverty;
Amendment 119 #
2016/2061(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets that the current freeze and cuts in pensions in some Member States is hitting people with low incomes, part-time jobs or interrupted careers (most of them women) hardest, while acknowledging that these cuts have been progressive, and have had the greatest impact on people with higher incomes;
Amendment 140 #
2016/2061(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Asks the Member States to increasfrequently to analyse the need to update minimum wages, as an important tool for narrowing pension gaps;
Amendment 191 #
2016/2061(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Asks the Member States to eliminate obstacles – such as the increase in the minimum contributory years necessary to be eligible for pension entitlements or the linking of pension benefits to lifetime contributions – to access to an adequate pension for people with interrupted careers (most of them women);
Amendment 225 #
2016/2061(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Urges the Commission and Member States to review maternity and paternity protection schemes, moving towards a system of parental leave at the choice of the couple which would remove the exclusive burden of supporting children from one member of the couple, which has in most cases fallen on women; notes, however, that a scheme of this kind cannot replace exclusive leave for fathers and mothers, which should coexist;
Amendment 12 #
2016/2057(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas people living with disabilities are the most vulnerable and need medicines the mostit is those who are the most vulnerable that have the greatest difficulty in accessing medicines;
Amendment 25 #
2016/2057(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the importance of observing the principle of subsidiarity, as each Member State must manage its own resources and address any shortcomings on the basis of its own particular requirements;
Amendment 33 #
2016/2057(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for support for the progress achieved by the pharmaceutical industry, especially the progress hitherto driven by European SMEs, which have transformed the standard of healthcare in Europe and helped to prolong life expectancy;
Amendment 40 #
2016/2057(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 55 #
2016/2057(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recommends that information sharing and the training of medical professionals and researchers be made an immediate priority;
Amendment 66 #
2016/2057(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recommends that a medicine price negotiation mechanism be devised to ensure greater uniformity at EU level, especially in those cases where the cost of the labour is incompatible with Member States’ welfare systems;
Amendment 68 #
2016/2057(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 75 #
2016/2057(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 56 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas price volatility creates a climathigh degree of uncertainty, and puts a brake on investment, in farmingmong producers and consumers, with the former seeing their income and ability to invest and therefore the long-term viability of their activities as under threat when prices are low, whilst the ability of consumers to feed themselves and have access to basic goods might be compromised by high food prices, thereby giving rise to crisis situations;
Amendment 92 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that volatility must be accepted as a givenfarmers will be increasingly exposed to price volatility as a result of the globalisation and sophistication of agricultural markets, greater variability of supply due to climatic vagaries, increased health risks and the parlous equilibrium of food supply; considers that it must be integrated in public policy and that those operators who are most exposed must be supported in order to lessen its negative effects;
Amendment 96 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Takes the view that price volatility implies increases and decreases in prices but this has not happened in some European regions, particularly the outermost regions, where in the past two years we have only seen sharply falling prices, which means that urgent action needs to be taken to protect all those involved in the sector in these regions;
Amendment 97 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. notes that the various agricultural sectors have different degrees of exposure to price volatility and that the calibration of public policy tools or mitigation strategies of the actors in these sectors must be adapted to each production area and to the real, current and future risks faced by farmers;
Amendment 100 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the Union’, while the European Union is scaling back its strategic support for agriculture, its competitors make very considerable and increasing sums of public money available for protecting their farmers from thagainst the adverse effects of price volatility;
Amendment 119 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Points out that decoupled direct aid under the first CAP pillar, representing close to 30% of farmers' incomes, is a vital component of income but, in isolation, is not helping to stabilise agricultural markets;
Amendment 127 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points out that most of the risk management instruments introduced in connection with the CAP Health Check in 2008 were transferred to the second CAP pillar for the period 2014-2020 and made optional and subject to cofinancing; notes that, for the time being, they are being implemented unevenly and with limited budget funding under rural development programmes;
Amendment 131 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Notes that, in all Member States, farmers have access to very varied types of risk management instruments that have differing degrees of sophistication and differ in scope and design in order to meet what farmers are calling for and cater for the various European farming models;
Amendment 132 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Considers that any European initiative to develop risk management instruments must be in keeping with existing national models and, where appropriate, complement them;
Amendment 156 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that the objectives of the CAP include ensuring a fair standard of living for the agricultural community, stabilising markets and, guaranteeing viable food production and the highest food safety requirements, with an emphasis on farmers’ incomes and price stability;
Amendment 163 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that food autonomy and security, on the basis of food production within Europe, must be long-term aimstrategical objectives for the future CAP;
Amendment 180 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 d (new)
Paragraph 10 d (new)
10d. Is convinced that the Commission should have flexible and productive instruments in order to prevent and manage the very high levels of market risk which farmers cannot guard against by themselves;
Amendment 198 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that inter-branch organisations encourage dialogue among the various stakeholders and facilitate joint initiatives to understand markets and production better and to enhance their transparency, forecast production potential, help improve supply management and draw up standard contracts that are compatible with EU rules and regulations;
Amendment 207 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Amendment 209 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Call on the Commission to conduct an in-depth analysis of what is holding back optimal implementation of the CMO and the measures that would enable better use to be made of tools placed at the disposal of Member States and sectoral stakeholders;
Amendment 211 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that producer organisations and their associations must be facilitated and better able organisationally to involve producers who do not meet the criteria of the single CMOin regard to implementation of the CAP and enforcement of competition law;
Amendment 212 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Welcomes therefore the adoption of European Commission Guidelines on the application of the specific rules set out in Articles 169, 170 and 171 of the CMO Regulation concerning the olive oil, beef and veal, and arable crops sectors; considers that the purpose of these Guidelines is to facilitate the organisation and taking of steps to introduce contractual systems into these sectors;
Amendment 217 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that farmers must be permitted to come together in bodies, against a background of processing and distribution stakeholders becoming increasingly concentrated at both EU and national level, farmers must be permitted to come together in producer organisations or associations thereof that carry as much clout as those of the other stakeholders in the chain with whom they negotiate;
Amendment 221 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Urges the Commission to encourage and support the setting-up of interbranch organisations in the agricultural sector in the outermost regions, so as to ensure that price volatility in the agricultural markets has the smallest possible impact on the weakest, with a view to guaranteeing fair prices along the food chain;
Amendment 234 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to facilitate the introduction of contractual systems by adapting competition law to meet the needs of the agricultural industry within the framework of the CAP’'s basic rules, so as to permit commercial cooperation at the stage when produce is first placed on the market, irrespective of the type of producer organisation involved in accordance with Article 42 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), so as to permit farmers to negotiate collectively through producer organisations of a similar size to other stakeholders in processing and distribution;
Amendment 246 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Recommends that the tools for climate, health and economic risk management, particularly the various types of insurance andinsurance support, the income stabilisation tool and the mutual funds, be developed;
Amendment 257 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the European Commission to analyse the weak growth and the impediments to implementation of these tools, given that currently only EUR 1.7 billion (2.7 billion in co- financing), corresponding to 2% of the second-pillar budget and 0.4% of the CAP budget, is spent on these tools, with an estimated number of around 635 000 holdings covered by such schemes;
Amendment 266 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Believes that the guidance from the European Commission for the development of these tools, particularly the mutual funds and the income stabilisation tool, is particularly vague and must be made more accessible for farmers;
Amendment 282 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Considers that price volatility adversely affects the income of farmers who have made investments, and that CAP tools should be put in place to prevent the impetus for investment being lost; is detrimental to the impetus for investment and to the establishment of young farmers and that sectoral tools for risk management should be developed that are adapted to the specific features of the different European agricultural sectors; notes by way of comparison that in its Farm Bill 2014 the United States has developed specific insurance policies for different agricultural sectors, including cereals (wheat, soya, maize, cotton), livestock and dairy production, beekeeping, fish farming and horticulture;
Amendment 294 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Considers that farmers and farmers' organisations should be better informed about and trained for the management of risk in order to take ownership of these tools; calls on the European Commission to adopt an awareness-raising plan and calls on the Member States and the local authorities to strengthen these aspects in their programme of agricultural education and vocational training;
Amendment 328 #
Amendment 339 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Notes that price volatility can also be generated at national level, and calls, therefore, on the Member States to take market volatility into account in their fiscal rules, in particular by providing for the constitution of crisis reserves outside national budgets;
Amendment 340 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Notes that the traditional CAP crisis management tools (public intervention and private storage) are no longer sufficiently effective in a globalised economy;
Amendment 344 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 f (new)
Paragraph 21 f (new)
21f. Calls on the Commission to propose the introduction of revised, effective crisis prevention and management tools;
Amendment 345 #
Amendment 348 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Considers that agricultural markets must be transparent and that information about prices must be easily accessible and useful to all those involved;
Amendment 365 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Takes the view that a farm price observatory will be effective only if it works with the most up-to-date data possible, and therefore considers it vital for this observatory to be proactive in requesting the necessary data from markets and Member States, so that it can be disseminated to those involved in the sector in a timely and useful manner;
Amendment 366 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Welcomes the Commission's decision to set up a meat market observatory along the lines of the European Milk Market Observatory, and points out that in the context of the last CAP reform Parliament had called for a price and margin observatory covering the agricultural sector as a whole to be established;
Amendment 368 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Recommends thatCalls on the Commission to assess the advisability of setting up European agricultural price and market observatories be established for the various sectors of the industry, to provide ongoing, segment-by- segment analysis of agricultural markets, with the involvement of economic stakeholders, and to make relevant data and forecasts available at regular intervalfor other agricultural sectors, such as the plant-based sectors;
Amendment 375 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Draws attention to the important role which observatories of this kind can play in disseminating and analysing market data, and urges the Commission to regard the observatories as tools which can be used to manage agricultural markets, and not only as a means of monitoring disruptions to markets;
Amendment 386 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Urges the Commission to take the steps needed to ensure that these observatories can, on the one hand, provide accurate data in real time on market and price trends, production costs, consumption, stock levels, prices and imports and exports of agricultural foodstuffs at European level, and, on the other, issue early warnings ahead of crises and recommendations to the Commission, the Member States and economic actors based on up-to-the- minute analyses of agricultural markets by segment;
Amendment 4 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
— having regard to the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Communities in Joined Cases C-132/14 to C-136/14 on the interpretation of Article 349 TFEU, which stresses that Article 349 allows derogations not only from the treaties but also from secondary law,
Amendment 5 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 28 a (new)
Citation 28 a (new)
- having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries entitled 'How to make fisheries controls in Europe uniform' (A8-0324/2016),
Amendment 6 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 28 b (new)
Citation 28 b (new)
- having regard to the study commissioned by the Committee on Fisheries on fisheries in Madeira (Directorate-General for Internal Policies, Policy Department B, Structural and Cohesion Policies, Fisheries: IP/B/PECH/NT/2008-08; PE 408.947; October 2008),
Amendment 7 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 28 c (new)
Citation 28 c (new)
- having regard to the study commissioned by the Committee on Fisheries on fisheries in the Azores (Directorate-General for Internal Policies, Policy Department B, Structural and Cohesion Policies, Fisheries: IP/B/PECH/INT/2015-02; PE 540.355; February 2015),
Amendment 8 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 28 d (new)
Citation 28 d (new)
- having regard to the study commissioned by the Committee on Fisheries on pelagic fisheries and the canning industry in the outermost regions (Directorate-General for Internal Policies, Policy Department B, Structural and Cohesion Policies, Fisheries: IP/B/PECH/IC/2014-083; PE 563.378; June 2015),
Amendment 11 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU needs to assume responsibilities in the maritime realm of the ORs, and whereas their exclusive economic zones (EEZ) cover a vast area (more than 2.5 million km2) and make up a large percentage of the EU’s total EEZ;
Amendment 12 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU needs to assume responsibilities in the maritime realm of the ORs, and whereas their exclusive economic zones (EEZ) make up a large percentageroportion of the EU’s total EEZ;
Amendment 13 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the fisheries sectors in the ORs have to be seen against the background of a particular structural, social and economic situation (Article 349 TFEU), which requires specific and adapted consideration of common European policies;
Amendment 15 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) recognises the specific characteristics of the ORs andand the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), which were designed to tackle the problems and challenges of continental Europe, allows for a differentiated approach in these regionfor the ORs but can only provide a limited response to the specific characteristics of fisheries in the ORs;
Amendment 18 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) recognises the specific characteristics of the ORs and allows for and encourages a differentiated approach in these regions;
Amendment 20 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the ORs began to be incorpotegrated into the CFP when the limitation on fishing effort was introduced in the 1990s; whereas, this is the reason the ORs consider themselvesare unfairly treated by the CFP and call it the ‘doubley penalty’ised (no access to previous aid for fleet renewal and the current prohibition on aid for renewal);
Amendment 21 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the ORs began to be incorporated into the CFP when the limitation on fishing effort was introduced in the 1990s; whereas, this is the reason why the ORs consider themselves to be discriminated against and unfairly treated by the CFP and call it the ‘double penalty’ (no access to previous aid for fleet renewal and the current prohibition on aid for renewal);
Amendment 25 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas one of the objectives of the CFP is to promote coastal fishing activities, taking into account the various socio- economic issues related to fishing;
Amendment 28 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas a sizeable level of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing takes place in some of the ORs’ EEZ7 ; whereas this implies a need for effective countermeasures, proper surveillance, and greater financial, logistic, and human resources allocated for those purposes; _________________ 7 European Parliament Draft study on the management of the fishing fleet in the outermost regions (IP/B/PECH/IC/2016_100) and European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) operational programme of France.
Amendment 29 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas a sizeable level of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing takes place in some of the ORs’ EEZ7 EEZs of some ORs7 and in the sea basins around others; _________________ 7 European Parliament Draft study on the management of the fishing fleet in the outermost regions (IP/B/PECH/IC/2016_100) and European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) operational programme of France.
Amendment 30 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the ORs are affected by some of the highest levels of unemployment in the EU and have a great impact on the youth unemployment rate, especially in the fisheries sector;
Amendment 31 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the ORs are affected by some of the highest levels of unemployment in the EU (up to 60% youth unemployment in some ORs);
Amendment 32 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
Amendment 34 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) among other things providesprovides, under certain conditions, for support of producer organisations, engines, and community-led local development (CLLD) under certain conditions;
Amendment 36 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas, given that it is seeking to bring existing fishing capacity into balance with available stocks and prevent instances of overfishing, the EMFF considers the following means of action ineligible: operations which increase the fishing capacity of a vessel, equipment which increases the ability of a vessel to find fishtarget species, and the construction of new fishing vessels or the importation of fishing vessels;
Amendment 38 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
Amendment 39 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that responsible, sustainable, and ‘honest’ fishing is the basis for the sustainability and prosperousity of coastal communities and contributes to food security in the ORsthe historical and cultural heritage, wealth creation, job creation, and food security in the ORs, as it is a cornerstone of environmental, economic, and social development in those regions, which to a great extent have to rely on fishing;
Amendment 40 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that sustainable and ‘honest’ fishing is the basis for prosperous coastal communities and contributes to food security in the ORs; insists, in this context, on the need to involve local fisheries in achieving food security for local communities, as food security in the ORs is currently too dependent on imports;
Amendment 42 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that the common fisheries policy and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), designed to tackle the problems and challenges of continental Europe, can only provide a limited response to the specific characteristics of fisheries in the ORs, that they cannot be uniformly applied to the challenges and specific characteristics of fisheries in the ORs and that they must be allowed a degree of flexibility and pragmatism or be subject to derogations; calls also for the development of a strategy for each regional sea basin tailored to the specific situation of each of the outermost regions;
Amendment 43 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Maintains that over and above the direct socio-economic impact, the fisheries sector in the ORs is central to the sustainability and viability of a whole range of activities dependent on, and complementary to, fishing (e.g. shipbuilding and ship-repair, fishing gear and equipment, the canning industry, and processing and marketing of fish), whose services and products likewise contribute to the development and vitality of the ORs, as well as to employment in those regions;
Amendment 44 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the presence in the ORs of a wide variety of small communities which are highly dependent on traditional, coastal and small-scale fishing and for which fishing is often the only livelihood;
Amendment 45 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Recalls various specific features of the ORs, in particular their vast, eminently oceanic EEZs and very distant and remote fishing areas/grounds, combined with the type of species exploited (mostly deep-water species and highly migratory pelagic fish) and the dearth of alternative resources;
Amendment 48 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that marine biological resources around the ORs should be especially protected and hence only fishing vessels registered in OR ports are allowed to fish; takes the view that access to the ORs' EEZs should be granted exclusively to the local fleet that uses environmentally sustainable fishing methods and less invasive and more selective fishing gear;
Amendment 49 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that marine biological resources around the ORs should be especially protected and hencethat particular attention should be paid to fishing; stresses, therefore, that only fishing vessels registered in OR ports arshould be allowed to fish;
Amendment 51 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls that fishery resources in the ORs are highly vulnerable to the extreme harm caused by fleets known to infringe CFP rules, and this warrants tighter control and surveillance measures in these regions, which rely heavily on fishing;
Amendment 52 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is of the opinion that the precautionary principle should prevail as long as the balance between fishing capacity and opportunities is not evidentStresses the need to maintain the balance between fishing capacity and opportunities in accordance with the precautionary principle and taking into account socio-economic realities;
Amendment 54 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is of the opinion that the precautionary principle should prevail as long as the balance between fishing capacity and opportunities is not evident, but stresses that this objective requires stepping up the collection of data on fishing activities/operations and on target species for which little information is available ('data poor stocks');
Amendment 56 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that in some ORs the fishing fleets are below their capacity limits set by the CFP, owing in particular to the lack of access to financing;
Amendment 59 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the fact that in its 2016 report, the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF)8 could not assess the balance between fishing capacity and opportunities for all fleets operating in the ORs as a result of insufficient biological data; considers, in this regard, that it is vital for reliable data on the state of resources and practices in these overseas EEZs to be available and accessible; _________________ 8 Reports of the (STECF) - Assessment of balance indicators for key fleet segments and review of national reports on Member States efforts to achieve balance between fleet capacity and fishing opportunities (STECF-16-18).
Amendment 60 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the fact that in its 2016 report, the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF)8 could not assess the balance between fishing capacity and opportunities for all fleets operating in the ORs as a result of insufficient biological data, which underlines the need to allocate more support for data collection; _________________ 8 Reports of the (STECF) - Assessment of balance indicators for key fleet segments and review of national reports on Member States efforts to achieve balance between fleet capacity and fishing opportunities (STECF-16-18)
Amendment 62 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Regrets the delay in the approval of EMFF Operational Programmes and consequently the late implementation of supportive EMFF provisions, which has resulted in delays in implementing projects and serious financial difficulties for some fishing sector undertakings in the ORs; highlights the need to simplify these rules, the complexity of which is hindering access to funding for some fishing sector operators in the ORs;
Amendment 64 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Regrets the delay in the approval of EMFF Operational Programmes and consequently the late implementation of supportive EMFF provisions, which has resulted in serious financial difficulties for some undertakings in the ORs;
Amendment 66 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the specific provisions for the ORs in the EMFF, such as the compensation for additional costs – which is higher than in the previous programming period – and the maximum public aid intensity, which is higher than for other regions; regrets, however, the end of the 'POSEI-Pescas' programme (integrated into and replaced by the EMFF), which was an independent instrument with its own rules and financial allocation, geared specifically to the practical needs of the fishing sector in the ORs;
Amendment 70 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the specific provisions for the ORs in the EMFF, such as the compensation for additional costs – which is higher than in the previous programming period but still not enough for some ORs – and the maximum public aid intensity, which is higher than for other regions;
Amendment 72 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Observes the difficulties or even impossibility for certain fishermen in the ORs to access credit and/or insurance for their vessels, causing safety problems and economic constraints for these fishermen;
Amendment 73 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Observes the difficulties or even impossibility for certain fishermen in the ORs to access credit and/or insurance for their vessels, factors which contribute to the increased instability and risk associated with engaging in fishing activity;
Amendment 74 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Points out that in the ORs small boats make up a large majority of registered vessels; stresses that in some ORs, small vessels are more than 40 years old, which poses real safety problems,
Amendment 77 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the economic multiplying effect of EU funds and support on the private sector contribution, particularly in the ORs;
Amendment 78 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Making better use of possibilities provided under the currentArticle 349 of the Treaty and the CFP
Amendment 79 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that a separate Advisory Council for the ORs, as provided for in the CFP, is a suitable platform for an essential exchange of knowledge and experience, and therefore regrets that the Advisory Council for the OR has still not been set up, since it could be an excellent partner in the unwavering defence of the legitimate interests of the fishing sector in the ORs;
Amendment 80 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls for the full application of Article 349 TFEU in the European Union's policies, regulations, funds and programmes relating to fisheries, particularly in the EMFF, in order to respond to the specific difficulties encountered by the ORs;
Amendment 82 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that CLLD is a promising approach and the respective Member State should make best use of the possibilities provided for in the EMFF to support this kind of local development in the fishing sector in the ORs;
Amendment 84 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission when proposing delegatedislative acts in respect of costs for hygiene, health and safety-related investments and investments related to working conditions, to facilitate a holistic and appropriately tailored approach;
Amendment 85 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission when proposing delegated acts in respect of costs for hygiene, health and safety-related investments and investments related to working conditions on board fishing vessels, to facilitate a holistic approach;
Amendment 87 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission when proposing delegatedislative acts with regard to the criteria for calculation of additional costs resulting from the specific handicaps of ORs, to also consider the impact of climatic and geographical conditions and depredation;
Amendment 88 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission when proposing delegated acts with regard to the criteria for calculation of additional costs resulting from the specific handicaps of ORs, to also consider the impact of climatic and geographicalgeographical, oceanographical and climatic conditions, particularly in terms of distance from fishing areas/grounds and heavy sea conditions;
Amendment 90 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Deplores the significant level of IUU fishing taking place in the ORs’ EEZ attributable to both domestic and foreign vessels; points out that for the domestic part, such highly reprehensible practices also result fromin unfair competition with CFP- compliant operators and in local food supply issues;
Amendment 92 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Deplores the significant level of IUU fishing taking place in the ORs’ EEZEEZ of certain ORs attributable to both domestic and foreign vessels, and in surrounding sea areas in the case of others; points out that for the domestic part, such practices also result from local food supply issues;
Amendment 94 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Encourages therefore the Commission to promote negotiations with neighbouring countries of thsome ORs with which Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements (SFPAs) have not yet been signed; notes that this could help counteract unfair competition and market distortion;
Amendment 97 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls for genuine consideration to be given to the interests of ORs when fisheries agreements are concluded with third countries, including by laying down obligations to land catches in the ORs or to employ personnel from the ORs on vessels;
Amendment 100 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes thate need to consider a restructuring of the fishing sector in the ORs is needed and, if necessary a reduction of the number of vessels should be considered, the renewal, modernisation and possible conversion of fishing vessels with a view to diversifying fisheries, reducing pollution and increasing energy efficiency, improving occupational safety and hygiene conditions, adopting more environmentally friendly fishing techniques and more selective fishing gear;
Amendment 110 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Requests the Member States when implementing the provision of the CFP on the allocation of fishing opportunities to consider indevote particular fishing vesselsattention to traditional or small-scale fishing, which contributes to the local economy and haves a low impact on the environment;
Amendment 111 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Requests the Member States when implementing the provision of the CFP on the allocation of fishing opportunities to consider in particular fishing vessels which contribute to the local economy, help maintain and create jobs and have a lowreduced impact on the environment and marine resources;
Amendment 116 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Considers that both the databases both on stocks and the impacttype of operations (such as on the spatial and temporal distribution of the fishing effort and catches) of small- scale vessels in the ORs hasve to be improve, which necessitates allocating greater financial, logistical and human resources to that end;
Amendment 119 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 121 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses that the potential of aquaculture should be better exploited in the ORs, as it might open up new export possibilities, while paying due account of the inherent difficulties faced by ORs concerning the increased costs of equipment, materials and consumables and the considerable distances between sales channels along the fisheries supply chain;
Amendment 131 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Advocates reconsidering the fleet segmentation basis under a potential future CFP, in order to make better use of capacity limits and facilitate developmentRecommends that the future CFP take full account of the specific features of the ORs and enable them to realise the strong economic, social and environmental potential created by the sustainable and rational development of the fisheries sectors in the ORs;
Amendment 135 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Advocates reconsidering the fleet segmentation basis under a potential future CFP, in order to make better use of capacity limits and facilitate the development, renewal, modernisation and diversification of the fleet;
Amendment 136 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Recalls that the ORs’ fishing fleet is mainly made up of small-scale (less than 12 m in overall length), rather outdated coastal fishing vessels that are inefficient or even obsolete and do not meet recommended safety standards or suitable on-board working or hygiene conditions;
Amendment 141 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Proposes increasing aid intensity for engine replacement in the ORs where scientific evidence indicates that climate conditions and climate change have a decisive negative impact on the ORs’ fleets;
Amendment 142 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Proposes increasing aid intensity for engine replacement in the ORs where scientific evidence indicates that climate conditions and climate change have a decisive negative impact on the ORs’ fleetgeographic, climatic and oceanographic conditions have a comparatively negative impact on the ORs’ fleets; recalls that distances to fishing areas and grounds and rough sea conditions place great strain on the engines of the vessels making up fleets in ORs;
Amendment 145 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Advocates not establishing a dedicated fund for the ORs, as comprehensive resources of the European Structural and Investment Funds are already availableProposes that a specific instrument for fisheries in the ORs be established as soon as possible, modelled on POSEI for agriculture and taking as a basis Regulation No 791/2007, giving consideration to the possibility of bringing together in this specific instrument, in particular, the provisions of Articles 8 (State aid), 13(5) (budget) and 70-73 (compensation plans for additional costs) of the existing EMFF in order to ensure legal certainty of compensation plans for additional costs thanks to prior approval by the Commission and long-term financing;
Amendment 146 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Advocates not establishing a dedicated fund for the ORs, as comprehensive resources of the European Structural and Investment Fund, despite the significant resources provided through the European Structural and Investment Funds, establishing a dedicated fund for the fisheries sector in the ORs tailored to suit the specific features of sea basins, the type of fleet and fisheries are already availablesources exploited in each OR;
Amendment 152 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Proposes that the capacities of certain segments of the fleets in the ORs be increased provided that it has been scientifically demonstrated that the rate of exploitation of certain fisheries resources can be increased without compromising sustainable fishing objectives;
Amendment 154 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 157 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Notes that modernisation may lead to increased and more diversified fishing activities; stresses that these activities must not undermine the objectives of sustainable fisheries and healthy stocks, and should entail, in particular, the adoption of more environmentally friendly fishing techniques and more selective fishing gear;
Amendment 158 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Recommends creating better incentives under a future EMFF to encourage young people to enter the fishing sector, including in respect of vocational training, improving on-board safety and hygiene and working conditions on board and improving the attractiveness of the profession and revitalising the sector;
Amendment 161 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Recommends creating better incentives under a future EMFF to encourage young people to enter the fishing sectorwork in the maritime economy;
Amendment 85 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
Amendment 128 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) As regards family benefits for family members living in a Member State other than the competent Member State, their costs and standards of living are likely to differ compared to those of family members residing in the competent Member State. Family benefits are intended to meet family expenses and therefore predominantly serve the purpose of partially meeting the actual costs for living.
Amendment 160 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Recital 5 – addition
Recital 5 – addition
Amendment 161 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Recital 5
Recital 5
(2a) Recital 5 is replaced by the following: (5) It is necessary, within the framework of such coordination, to guarantee within the CommunityUnion equality of treatment under theacross different national legislationaw for the persons concerned.
Amendment 175 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Recital 5 f (new)
Recital 5 f (new)
(5f) It is necessary to ensure that Union citizens are not treated less favourably than other persons who fall within the scope of this Regulation. The limitations to equal treatment introduced in this Regulation should therefore, without prejudice to rights of equal treatment provided for in other Union law, apply mutatis mutandis to those other persons.
Amendment 178 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) LIn line with the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union, long-term care benefits for insured persons and members of their families need to be coordinated according to specific rules which, in principle,should, in principle, continue to be coordinated following the rules applicable to sickness benefits, in line with the case law of the Co. However, those rules should take into account the specific naturte of Justicelong- term care benefits. It is also necessary to provide for specific provisions in case of overlapping of long-term care benefits in kind and in cash.
Amendment 192 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Recital 46
Recital 46
(46) In order to enable a timely update of this Regulation to the developments at the national level, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the European Commission in respect of amending the Annexes to this Regulation and to Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 and to supplement this Regulation by establishing a concrete, consistent and functional adjustment mechanism for the allocation of family benefits in relation to children residing in a Member State other than the competent Member State. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016.43 In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States’ experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. __________________ 43 COM(2015) 216 final. COM(2015) 216 final.
Amendment 194 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Recital 47
Recital 47
(47) This Regulation respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised inby the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, notably the protection of personal data (Article 8), the freedom to choose an occupation and right to engage in work (Article 15), the right to property (Article 17), the right to non-discrimination (Article 21), the rights of the child (Article 24), the rights of the elderly (Article 25), integration of persons with disabilities (Article 26), the right to family and professional life (Article 33); the right to social security and social assistance (Article 34), the right to health care (Article 35) and the right to freedom of movement and residence (Article 45); and has to be implemented in accordance with those rights and principle and the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.
Amendment 230 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Amendment 245 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point c
(aa) In paragraph 3, point (c) is replaced by the following: “(c) a person receiving unemployment benefits in accordance with Article 65 under the legislation of the Member State of residence or of the State of his or her most recent activity as an employed or self-employed person shall be subject to the legislation of that Member State;”
Amendment 260 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. A person who pursues an activity as an employed person in a Member State on behalf of an employer which normally carries out its activities there and who is posted within the meaning of Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services46 or sent by that employer to another Member State to perform work on that employer’s behalf shall continue to be subject to the legislation of the first Member State, provided that the anticipated duration of such work does not exceed 24 months and that the person is not posted or sent to replace another employed or self-employed person previously posted or sent within the meaning of this Article. __________________ 46 OJ L 018, 21.01.1997 p. 1.
Amendment 286 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 321 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 m (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 m (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 30
Article 30
14m. Article 30 is replaced by the following: “Article 30 Contributions by pensioners 1. The institution of a Member State which is responsible under the legislation it applies for making deductions in respect of contributions for sickness, maternity and equivalent paternity and long-term care benefits, may request and recover such deductions, calculated in accordance with the legislation it applies, only to the extent that the cost of the benefits pursuant to Articles 23 to 26 is to be borne by an institution of the said Member State. 2. Where, in the cases referred to in Article 25, the acquisition of sickness, maternity and equivalent paternity and long-term care benefits is subject to the payment of contributions or similar payments under the legislation of a Member State in which the pensioner concerned resides, these contributions shall not be payable by virtue of such residence. ” Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32004R0883R(01)&from=EN)
Amendment 512 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 1 – point 2 – point e a
Article 1 – point 2 – point e a
(ea) ‘fraud’ means any intentional act or omission to act, in order to obtain or receive social security benefits or to avoid to pay social security contributions, contrary to the provisions of the basic Regulation and the implementing Regulation or the law of a Member State;.
Amendment 582 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Article 16 – paragraph 3
3. If that institution determines that the legislation of another Member State applies, it shall do so provisionally and shall without delay inform the institution of the Member State which it considers to be competent of this provisional decision. The decision shall become definitive within two months after the institution designated by the competent authorities of the Member State concerned has been informed of it, unless the latter institution informs the first institution and the persons and the employers concerned that it cannot yet accept the provisional determination or that it takes a different view on this.
Amendment 586 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 16 – paragraph 5
Article 16 – paragraph 5
5. The competent institution of the Member State whose legislation is determined to be applicable either provisionally or definitively shall without delay inform the person concerned and/or his or her employer.
Amendment 648 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 26
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 26
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 65 – paragraph 1
Article 65 – paragraph 1
1. The annual average cost per person in each age group for a specific year shall be notified to the Audit Board at the latest by the end of the second year following the year in question, with sickness and long- term care benefits in kind indicated separately.
Amendment 38 #
2016/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The extended EFSI should address remaining market failures and sub-optimal investment situations and continue to mobilise private sector financing in investments crucial for Europe’s future job creation – including for the youth –, growth and competitiveness with strengthened additionality. They include investments in the areas of energy, environment and climate action, social and human capital and related infrastructure, the social economy, healthcare, research and innovation, cross- border and sustainable transport, as well as the digital transformation. In particular, the contribution of operations supported by the EFSI to achieving the Union's ambitious targets set at the Paris Climate Conference (COP21) should be reinforced. Energy interconnection priority projects and energy efficiency projects should also be increasingly targeted. In addition, EFSI support to motorways should be avoided, unless it is needed to support private investment in transport in cohesion countries or in cross- border transport projects involving at least one cohesion country. For reasons of clarity, although they are already eligible, it should be explicitly laid down that projects in the fields of agriculture, fishery and aquaculture come within the general objectives eligible for EFSI support.
Amendment 48 #
2016/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Due to their potential to increase the efficiency of the EFSI intervention, blending operations combining non- reimbursable forms of support and/or financial instruments from the Union budget, such as those available under the Connecting Europe Facility, and financing from EIB Group, including EIB financing under the EFSI, as well as other investors should be encouraged. Blending aims to enhance the value added of Union spending by attracting additional resources from private investors and to ensure the actions supported become economically and financially viable.
Amendment 73 #
2016/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The European Investment Advisory Hub (EIAH) should be enhanced and its activities should focus on needs not covered adequately under current arrangements. It should pay particular attention to supporting the preparation of projects involving two or more Member States and projects that contribute to achieving the objectives of COP21, with a particular focus on the outermost regions (ORs), bearing in mind the provisions of Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the added difficulty associated with investment that has been recorded in these regions and their potential in the fields of the green and blue economies. It should pay particular attention to supporting the preparation of projects involving two or more Member States and projects that contribute to achieving the objectives of COP21, in particular those which make a sustained contribution to job creation and sustainable growth or include projects with the ORs, bearing in mind their potential in the fields of the green and blue economies. Notwithstanding its objective to build upon existing advisory services of the EIB and the Commission, so to act as a single technical advisory hub for project financing within the Union, the EIAH should also contribute actively to the objective of sectorial and geographical diversification of the EFSI and support the EIB where needed in originating projects. It should also actively contribute to the establishment of investment platforms and provide advice on the combination of other sources of Union funding with the EFSI.
Amendment 79 #
2016/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 –paragraph 1 – point - 1 (new)
Article 1 –paragraph 1 – point - 1 (new)
Regulation (EU) 2015/1017
Article 2 – point 8 a (new)
Article 2 – point 8 a (new)
-1 In Article 2, the following point is added: (8a) ‘social enterprise’ means an operator in the social economy whose main objective is to have a positive social impact and whose profits are reinvested in its social mission;
Amendment 2 #
2016/0205(NLE)
Draft opinion
Article 1
Article 1
The Committee on Employment and Social Affairs calls on the Committee on International Trade, as the committee responsible, to recommend that Parliament decline to give its consent to the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada, of the one part, and the European Union and its Member States, of the other part;.
Amendment 211 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The elements of remuneration under national law or universally applicable collective agreements should be clear and transparent to all service providers and posted workers. It is therefore justified to impose on Member States the obligation to publish the constituent elements of remuneration as defined by national law and applicable collective agreements on the single website provided for by Article 5 of the Enforcement Directive as the transparency and the access to information is a key element for service providers. The provision of information on the single website should be in line with national law and practice and respect the autonomy of the social partners.
Amendment 432 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Member States shall publish in the single official national website referred to in Article 5 of Directive 2014/67/EU the constituent elements of remuneration as defined by national law and applicable collective agreements in accordance with point (c).
Amendment 82 #
2015/2354(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that the possible introduction of a services passport for companies, which aims to further promote the free movement of services, should be without prejudice to the competence of the host Member State to ensure the effective enforcement and control of national and European employment legislation;
Amendment 4 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is the EU’s most genuinely common policy, which means that agricultural spending accounts for a considerablen important percentage of the total EU budget; stresses that spending on agriculture has declined considerably in relative terms over the last three decades from 75 % to the current 38 %; stresses, therefore, that each EU citizen contributes only 32 cents per day to the CAP and that this policy has a low error rate in terms of spending irregularities;
Amendment 13 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the CAP provides income support to farmers through Pillar 1 and provides support for environmental programmes and economic activity in rural areas and prevents rural depopulation through Pillar 2; notes, in this connection, that it is essential to maintain the two-pillar CAP structure in order to compensate and support farmers and rural areas;
Amendment 23 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Maintains that investment in research and development is crucially important for the competitiveness of the European economy and for job creation; notes, however, that, according to the most recent Eurostat figures, R & D investment accounted for just 2.03% of EU GDP, which is well below the Europe 2020 target; urges the Commission, therefore, to find a way of fully offsetting the cuts by which the EFSI has been financed at the expense of the Horizon 2020 budget;
Amendment 33 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Insists that the current amount in Heading 2, as provided for in the current MFF, must remain at least at the same level; refers, in this connection, to Article 2 of the MFF Regulation, which clearly states that allocated national envelopes may not be reduced by the midterm revision; considers, furthermore, that other Union policies must have the necessary financial means to allow the Union to honour its legal obligations in accordance with the corresponding sectoral legislation; calls on the Commission, in a context of migration crisis, to explore the possibility to strengthen synergies between the withdrawal of agricultural products from the market and the distribution of food aid to the most deprived citizens and to refugees through the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD) ;
Amendment 64 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that the fixed ceilings for the CAP until 2020 entail much lower margins than in the previous MFF, while the sector faces more challenges; stresses, in this regard, that any use of the margin must be exclusively to address the needs of the agricultural sector, given that long-term planning and investment security are essential for EU farmers; points out that agriculture should not be the only sector to bear the brunt of political decisions, as is currently the case with the Russian embargo; calls on the Commission to provide the European Parliament with an assessment of the impact of the Russian embargo on the EU agricultural sector;
Amendment 72 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that price volatility is increasing and that it is therefore erroneous to believe that farm subsidies are no longer needed; strongly disagrees, in this context, with the notion that a rise in food prices and sales of produce in recent years have provided farmers with a stable income allowing business planning or security; recalls also that European consumers are not ready to pay their food at a price which would be undeniably higher if the agricultural sector was not receiving public support;
Amendment 93 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that agricultural production has an extremely high added value, since it also supplies the processing sector, thereby contributing to economic and social cohesion in regions and to the EU’s balanced regional development; points out that it is therefore necessary to maintain and, where appropriate, step up the support received by farmers, since this provides an incentive to increase agricultural production; stresses that the CAP contributes significantly to growth and employment in rural areas, more so than other Union policies; recalls that, in statistical terms, one farmer provides seven additional jobs in related sectors; points to the importance of maintaining the CAP’s focus on supporting small-scale and family farming businesses as the cornerstone of agricultural production in the EU and of life in the EU’s rural areas; underlines how essential is to maintain specific measures in the framework of the CAP towards areas suffering from severe and permanent natural handicaps, notably mountainous areas and outermost regions, and other specific handicaps;
Amendment 118 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Strongly opposes any renationalisation of agricultural policies; stresses that the common nature of the EU’s agricultural policy avoids distortion of competition within the internal market and generates savings for European taxpayers; is worried about the trend of renationalisation of public responses to agricultural crisis, in particular the mobilisation of targeted payments instead of real European actions ; affirms that a well-functioning and well-financed second pillar is essential for the success of the CAP and for the economic well-being of the Union’s rural areas;
Amendment 6 #
2015/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)
Citation 19 a (new)
- Having regard to the Commission's Recommendation on the active inclusion of people excluded from the labour market (October 2008),
Amendment 8 #
2015/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 b (new)
Citation 19 b (new)
- Having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,
Amendment 10 #
2015/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 c (new)
Citation 19 c (new)
- Having regard to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities' Concluding Observations on the initial report of the European Union (September 2015),
Amendment 19 #
2015/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 30 a (new)
Citation 30 a (new)
- - having regard to its resolution of 16 January 2014 on an EU Homelessness Strategy,
Amendment 23 #
2015/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 34 a (new)
Citation 34 a (new)
- having regard to the Eurofound forthcoming report (16 February 2016) Role of social partners in the European Semester;
Amendment 27 #
2015/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 34 b (new)
Citation 34 b (new)
- having regard to the debate with representatives of national parliaments on the priorities of the 2016 European Semester,
Amendment 85 #
2015/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas one of the five Europe 2020 targets aims at reducing by at least 20 million the number of people in or at risk of poverty and social exclusion; whereas almost 123 million people in the EU are in this situation; whereas in 2013 26.5 million children in the EU28 were at risk of falling into poverty or social exclusion; whereas homelessness has increased in many EU Member States; whereas in 2012 32.2 million persons with disabilities over 16 years were in this situation;
Amendment 130 #
2015/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the fact that the Commission’'s Annual Growth Survey (AGS) underlines the need to pay more attention to social fairness in the context of the new macroeconomic adjustment programmes, adding three social indicators (activity rate, youth unemployment and long-term unemployment) in the 2016 Alert Mechanism Report; stresses that the need to invest in social development is not just a means of guaranteeing that economic growth and convergence can be achieved, but must also be a specific target in itself; welcomes the Commission's call for investment in services such as housing support, healthcare, childcare, and rehabilitation services;
Amendment 132 #
2015/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Welcomes the Commission for, in this AGS, having put social fairness at the heart of European economic recovery; Stresses the EU´s convergence achievements by creating an EMU and calls on the Commission and the Member States to boost for an European social convergence;
Amendment 135 #
2015/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that good and qualityquality and inclusive jobs constitute an essential pillar for social fairness, promoting human dignity for all; believes that in this sense employment and growth must be placed at the centre of EU policies, especially for youth, as a way to construct a more sustainable social European Union;
Amendment 157 #
2015/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to foster, at Member State level, forms of cooperation involving governments, enterprises, educational institutions, individualised services, civil society and social partners, with a view to adapting Member States’' education and training systems to the needs of the labour market;
Amendment 158 #
2015/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. In order to better adapt Member States' education and training systems to the needs of the labour market, calls on the Member States to support apprenticeship and to fully use the ERAMUS + funds available for apprentices in order to guarantee the quality and attractiveness of this kind of training;
Amendment 173 #
2015/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the Commission´s proposal to enhance the Youth Guarantee at national, regional and local level, and stresses its importance for school-to-work transitions; stresses the need to guarantee suitable forms of collaboration between public and private employment services and social support services, including mainstream and individualised support services; emphasises the need to ensure that Youth Guarantees reach young people facing multiple exclusions and extreme poverty;
Amendment 192 #
2015/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Urges the need to give a quick and correct answer to the unemployed people with 55+; Calls on both the Commission and the Member States to support flexible employment solutions to those people (including par-time and temporary jobs) that meet their specific needs, thus preventing their early-leave of work; Underlines the importance of elderly in the workplace to pass on their knowledge and experience to younger workers, for e.g. by involving them in workplace training processes, ensuring that 55+ workers do not fall in unemployment situation.
Amendment 220 #
2015/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Draws attention to the urgent need to fight undeclared work, which jeopardises both the quality of work and workers’' access to social protection systems and national public finances and creates unfair competition between European enterprises; calls on the Member States to reinforce labour inspection mechanisms and to design measures to enable workers in the grey economy to have access to employment protection regimes; recognises the role of agency work to transform available work into declared employment and encourages Member States to implement rates of taxation related to the diverse forms of employment relationships, as one of the incentives for stable contracts;
Amendment 230 #
2015/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considering that flexicurity contributes to avoiding labour fragmentation and promoting the creation of more quality jobs; calls on the Member States to modernise their employment protection legislation in order to guarantee more stability in transitions between jobs and also through more and better cooperation between public and private employment services where applicable, as well as employees’' access to social security and welfare rights; calls on the Commission to step up monitoring of the abusive practice of successive fixed-term contracts, in both private and public sectors;
Amendment 234 #
2015/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Calls on the Member States to consider overall progresses in public services incomes as well as in minimum income, when applyable, without putting aside the productivity growth and in a sustainable and stable way, without jeopardizing Member States own competences;
Amendment 263 #
2015/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Member States to modernise their current social protection systems, in order to guarantee their sustainability in the face of expected ageingperformance in tackling and preventing poverty and inequalities while ensuring their sustainability in the face of expected demographic, economic and social challenges; considers that pension schemes should be linked not only to life expectancy but also to other social and labour factors, while not jeopardising the sustainability of public finances;
Amendment 286 #
2015/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. calls on the Member States to simplify regulatory frameworks and to avoid gold plating in order to reduce administrative burdens which hinder the creation and development of SMEs;
Amendment 289 #
2015/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Calls on the Member States to develop policies which boost entrepreneurship among young people, from an early age, by providing opportunities for internships and company visits;
Amendment 291 #
2015/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Calls on the Commission to evaluate all these programmes in a holistic way, in order to prevent conflicts between its targets and demands and to cut red tape; in such a revision should be an analysis of each Member State appliance, thus guaranteeing more equity in its access to the funds;
Amendment 292 #
2015/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17 b. In order to boost entrepreneurship among Youth, calls on the Member States to support associations and initiatives which help young entrepreneurs in the development of innovative projects by providing them administrative, legal or organisational support ;
Amendment 297 #
2015/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Points out that enterprises in the social economy face as many difficulties as traditional enterprises in obtaining public or private financing; underlines the need to give them more support, especially as regards access to the different forms of financing, such as European funds; welcomes therefore the fact that part of the funding for the EaSI programme is earmarked to help provide access to finance for social and solidarity-based economy enterprises;
Amendment 301 #
2015/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Points out that enterprises in the social economy face as many difficulties as traditional enterprises in obtaining public or private financing; underlines the need to give them more support, especially as regards access to the different forms of financing, such as European funds; Urges the need to give them a legal framework, for e.g. an European statute for cooperative societies, associations, foundations and mutuals, recognizing their action in EU and avoiding unfair competition;
Amendment 324 #
2015/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Welcomes the Commission’'s call on Member States to increase their social investments, especially in healthcare, childcare, housing support and rehabilitation services; calls on Member States to fully implement the European Commission's Investing in children recommendation of 2013 as requested by a majority of MEPs in the written declaration 2015/0042; calls on enterprises and other eligible beneficiaries to make better use of the investment mechanisms provided by European funds and projects having direct application;
Amendment 340 #
2015/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission to enhance the application of Article 349 TFEU in order to make the outermost regions more integrated in the Europe of Regions, differentiating EU policies in order to guarantee equity between regions and promote upward convergence; Underlines that it is necessary to maintain the special attention given to outermost regions, not only in terms of allocation of funds but also attending to the impact that European policies can have on their social situation and levels of employment, for e.g. the impact of the end of milk quotas; Calls on the Commission to ensure that European decisions and funding allocation are accompanied by proper monitoring, reproducing significant improvement on the welfare of outermost regions citizens.
Amendment 392 #
2015/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support labour mobility all around Europe as a way to create new job opportunities for workers and to provide labour for companies; Calls for the Member States to use and to promote the European tools available to facilitate this labour mobility, especially the European jobs network EURES; In cross border regions where the labour mobility is really high, encourages Member States to develop EURES cross-border partnerships to help workers in their mobility projects;
Amendment 420 #
2015/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Welcomes the fact that the Commission has clearly distinguished a European and a national phase with regard to the European Semester; stresses the need for closer coordination between the European institutions in the design, implementation and evaluation of the European strategy for growth; calls on the Commission to establish a clear agenda in this respect, also involving the social partners and the national parliaments; believes that the Commission could monitor and report whether suggestions to implement certain Country Specific Recommendations in 'consultation with the social partners' were taken up.
Amendment 430 #
2015/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33 a. Believes that the Commission could strengthen the role of the European Semester Officers by better defining their objectives and functions.
Amendment 102 #
2015/2327(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Advocates a review of the implementation of the Erasmus+ programme, covering the take-up rate among young people, broken down by region; calls for efforts to boost participation in regions with lower rates, especially the outermost regions, pursuant to Article 349 of the TFEU;
Amendment 112 #
2015/2327(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls for an additional funding mechanism to be established to enable deaf students and teachers to participate in Erasmus+ and thereby overcome language barriers, particularly via the use of sign-language interpreters;
Amendment 12 #
2015/2320(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas SMEs (22.3 million1-Awere active in the EU-28 in 2014) create more jobs than other private sector companies, providing about two thirds of all private- sector employment in the EU; Points out that supporting SMEs helps to combat European unemployment and youth unemployment rates, which are at 8.9% and 19.4% respectively2-A; __________________ 1-A Annual Report on European SMEs 2014/2015 (http://ec.europa.eu/growth/smes/business -friendly-environment/performance- review/index_en.htm) 2-AData from February 2016 (http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/2 995521/7225076/3-04042016-BP- EN.pdf/e04dadf1-8c8b-4d9b-af51- bfc2d5ab8c4a)
Amendment 131 #
2015/2320(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Urges the Commission to work with national contact points to develop assertive and effective marketing campaigns, designed solely for SMEs, on the ‘Fast Track to Innovation’ instrument which is part of the Horizon 2020 programme.
Amendment 133 #
2015/2320(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Urges Member States to develop forms of cooperation that involve their governments, their business base (including businesses linked to the social economy), teaching institutions and social partners, with a view to adapting their education and training systems to address the disparity between skills/qualifications and the needs of the job market, particularly those of SMEs;
Amendment 176 #
2015/2320(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the ‘Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs’ programme, which helps provide aspiring European entrepreneurs with the requisite skillsskills necessary to start and/or successfully run a small business, and helps them to understand the advantages and challenges of the European Single Market;
Amendment 263 #
2015/2320(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Notes that the difficulties faced by SMEs are more tangible in some European regions, specifically the Outermost Regions which, besides their geographical distance from the big markets, are also by their very nature geographically disperse/islands; Calls on the Commission to create an ‘OR SME’ programme that takes into consideration the specific nature of those regions and creates the conditions for their SMEs to compete on an equal footing with other European SMEs;
Amendment 350 #
2015/2320(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Notes the opportunities offered by the Digital Single Market to generate growth and jobs, notably in the field of e- commerce; stresses, however, the need for an SME-focused evaluation of the potential risks and benefits in different Member States; suggests that the Commission create the requisite conditions for SMEs to adapt and move gradually into the Digital Single Market.
Amendment 8 #
2015/2277(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that over-reliance on imported food should be replaced by establishing resilient domestic food production, given that climates and markets are increasingly volatile, and that emphasis has shifted from increasing the production of agricultural commodities to enabling countries to feed themselves, using this self-sufficiency to reduce hunger among their citizens, ensuring better living conditions and guaranteeing food security; considers that export can be considered only once these aims have been achieved;
Amendment 22 #
2015/2277(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Supports ‘medium and long-term sustainable agricultural, food security, nutrition and rural development programmes to eliminate the root causes of hunger and poverty, including through the progressive realisation of the right to adequate food’, especially by ‘building capacity', involving communities in production, 'focusing on integrated actions addressing policy, institutions and people, with a special emphasis on smallholders and women farmers’1 , empowering them and promoting their right to decent work; ___________ 1 Final declaration of the World Summit on Food Security, FAO, 2009
Amendment 30 #
2015/2277(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises the need to shift to sustainable farmingand diversified farming, involving local communities in agricultural activities (farming, processing and marketing), moving away from extractive monocultures that increase input dependency and land degradation, including susceptibility to the effects of climate change;
Amendment 78 #
2015/2277(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – indent 2
Paragraph 6 – indent 2
- monitor land titling and certification schemes to ensure that they are transparent and non-binding, protect the interests of smallholder farmers, involving them in this process, and do not concentrate land ownership or dispossess communities of the resources they rely upon; enact measures against land grabbing, corruption based on land transfer and the use of land for speculative investment,
Amendment 88 #
2015/2277(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – indent 3
Paragraph 6 – indent 3
- usencourage participatory processes to design model contract farming schemes, geared to the needs of local communities, and support cooperatives that strengthen farmers’ bargaining positions, through the sharing of knowledge and European best practice,
Amendment 94 #
2015/2277(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – indent 4
Paragraph 6 – indent 4
- give farmers the option of avoiding input dependency and support farmers’ seed systems in order to maintain and improve agro-biodiversity through local seed banks, exchanges and continuous development of local seed varieties, specifically providing flexibility on seed catalogues so as not to exclude farmers’ varieties, while at the same time guaranteeing the continuation of traditional produce,
Amendment 119 #
2015/2277(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – indent 7
Paragraph 6 – indent 7
- ensure that financial, tax or administrative reforms do not exempt investors from making a fair contribution to the tax base of participating countries or give an unfair advantage to investors over smallholders. Given the aims of the Alliance, participating private companies should be called upon to draw up an ambitious social responsibility programme;
Amendment 138 #
2015/2277(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – indent 2
Paragraph 7 – indent 2
- ensure that EU-based investors respect, and encourage other partners in the Alliance to respect, the rights of local communities and provide transparency regarding their investment plans;
Amendment 151 #
2015/2277(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Urges the EU to reassess the food aid programmes in which it is involved, with a view to ensuring that they are appropriate and effective and achieve their appointed aims, and to determine whether it should pursue projects on s smaller scale, but with operations taking place more at a local or regional level, thus guaranteeing the success of the programmes.
Amendment 152 #
2015/2277(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Urges the EU to consider whether it should broaden its involvement in this programme, or establish a similar programme, in order to cover countries affected by mass migration caused by humanitarian situations, such as food shortages, the object being to provide nourishing food and enable territory to be occupied and land cultivated, thereby bringing about subsistence farming and keeping populations in the countries concerned.
Amendment 31 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. having regard to the increased trend towards undeclared work, bogus self- employment, outsourcing and subhe need to fight against undeclared work at all its forms in many sectors such as constraucting, leading to an increase in precarious jobs and deteriorating levels of worker protectionon, industry and agriculture,
Amendment 99 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. having regard to the importance of the principle of 'equal pay and social protection for the same work at the same place' for all European woequal treatment of workers within the European Union and the essential social convergence in the single markerst,
Amendment 173 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on Member States to increase the staffing levels and resources of their labour inspectorates and their liaison offices, in particularcluding for interpretation and translation;
Amendment 202 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the creation of a European bodenhancement of the cooperation between Member States entities responsible for labour inspections, especially ofn cross-border labour inspectorsions, to carry out on-the-spot checks in suspected cases of social dumping, including by identifying '"letterbox companies', which body would work in coordination with the platform against undeclared work in order to limit the financial burden involved;" and by helping other countries transmitting its national information.
Amendment 218 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls for means of effective cooperation between labour inspections via standards documents.
Amendment 272 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Requests that information on postings should not be retroactive and should be entered in a European electronic register; stresses that the competent authorities of the host Member State should be able to revise form A1 in the event of serious doubts about whether a posting is genuinef proved an illegal posting;
Amendment 281 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls its appeal for the creation of 'a forgery-proofan European social security card (...)network managed by the European Union on which could be stored all the data needed to verify the bearer’'s employment relationship'11 ; wishes all the information associated with the worker's postings to feature on this card; __________________ 11 http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDo c.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+TA+P7-TA- 2014-0012+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN
Amendment 307 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Invite the Commission to promote an European social labelling system for services providers;
Amendment 314 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Calls for reasoned procedures, efficient and safe, and non-carriers of unnecessary administrative burdens.
Amendment 317 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading II
Subheading II
II. Addressing regulatory gaps in order to implementImproving the fight against the fraud in posting and in particular addressing the principle of 'equal pay and equal social protection for the same work'treatment
Amendment 363 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that the notion of 'minimum wage' contained in Directive 96/71/EC should be revised to ensure equal pay for posted workers and local workers in similar positions; stresses the need to respect the collective agreements of the host country and to ensure, through the revision of Regulations (EC) No 883/2004 and (EC) No 987/2009, the payment of gross earnings corresponding to the remuneration paid by the employer before the deduction of taxes and social security contributions payable by employees and withheld by the employer; recalls that specific postings bonuses should be paid on top of remuneratRegulations (EC) No 883/2004 and (EC) No 987/2009 need to be analysed in order to know how to improve them in terms of understanding and clarification of their provision;s.
Amendment 394 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Wishes periods of postings to be limited in Directive 96/71/EC and temporary employment agencies to be excluded from the scope of the directiveCalls for better cooperation between competent authorities in each Member State involved in case of posting situations, as exchanges of information are essential to fight against posting frauds;
Amendment 412 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls for an ex-post evaluation on the implementation of the Directive 96/71/EC and an ex-ante evaluation on the "Labour Mobility package";
Amendment 417 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Notes that the isolated increment of sanctions is not enough and that it's necessary to develop accompanying policies ahead.
Amendment 582 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Believes that in sectors, such as in agriculture, social dumping is not so much connected to abusive practices in posting of workers, but rather on undeclared work, with national or transnational relevance/significance (characterized of both national and transnational dimension); therefore calls on Member States for integrated approaches both of preventive nature, meant at providing simpler administrative burdens for managing employment relations and/or favouring the recourse to electronic means of salary payment, and of repressive nature, reinforcing labour inspections;
Amendment 584 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Recalls that in some economic sectors, like agriculture, the working hours system varies according with its seasonal constrains;
Amendment 586 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading III a (new)
Subheading III a (new)
IIIa. Combating social dumping in agriculture
Amendment 637 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Desires that wage floors be established, possibly in the form of a minimum wage; emphasises that this instrument should be set up on the basis of legislation or convention, in accordance with national practices, with due respect for the role of the social partners; believes that these wage floors should represent at least 60% of the average national wage; calls on the Commission to consult the social partners with a view to introducing, where appropriate, a minimum wage in some border areas associated with highly mobile workersn important part of the average national wage;
Amendment 669 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
Amendment 692 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
Amendment 703 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Stresses the need for a better coordination of the different European policies;
Amendment 704 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 b (new)
Paragraph 29 b (new)
29b. Calls for a strengthened European coordination to move towards a social convergence, for the creation of a renewed European social model.
Amendment 2 #
2015/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and to the European Parliament resolution of 27 November 2014 on the 25th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child,
Amendment 10 #
2015/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
- having regard to the Council conclusions of 5 December 2014 on the promotion and protection of children's rights,
Amendment 41 #
2015/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas in 2014 an estimated 230 million children currently living in countries and areas affected by armed conflicts are exposed to extreme violence, trauma, forcibly recruited and deliberately targeted by violent groups;
Amendment 135 #
2015/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Notes that 132 human rights country strategies (HRCS) have been endorsed by the Political and Security Committee, following concerted efforts by the EU Delegations, EU institutions and Member States; reiterates its support for the objective of the HRCS, which is to tailor the EU’s action in each country to its specific situation and needs; calls for further improvement in cooperation between EU Delegations, Member States’ embassies and EU institutions in drawing up and implementing the HRCS; notes that 86 EU Delegations have recognised children's rights as a priority and welcomes the inclusion of children rights in the human rights dialogues;
Amendment 162 #
2015/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Strongly underlines the importance of systematically assessing the implementation of the EU Guidelines on Human Rights, including the implementation of the EU Guidelines for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of the Child, by using well-defined benchmarks; considers that, in order to ensure proper implementation of the Guidelines, further measures aimed at raising awareness of their content among EEAS and EU Delegation staff must be taken;
Amendment 179 #
2015/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Deplores the fact that the proper implementation of legal frameworks for the protection of minorities remains a challenge, as stated in the Commission’s Enlargement Strategy for 2014-2015; invites the enlargement countries to step up their efforts to forge a culture of acceptance of minorities through, for example, improved inclusion of minorities in the education system with a special focus on Roma children;
Amendment 272 #
2015/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
Paragraph 54
54. Reiterates its full support for the EU’s strong engagement in promoting the advancement of human rights and democratic principles through cooperation with the structures of the United Nations and its specialised agencies, the Council of Europe, the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, in line with Articles 21 and 220 TEU; welcomes therefore the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 348 #
2015/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 68
Paragraph 68
68. Recalls that the 2014 Sakharov Prize was awarded to Dr Denis Mukwege for his strong engagement with victims of sexual violence and continuous promotion of women’s rights; strongly condemns all forms of abuse and violence against women and girls, including female genital mutilation, child marriage and other forms of harmful traditional practices;
Amendment 355 #
2015/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69 c (new)
Paragraph 69 c (new)
69c. Strongly condemns the continued use of rape against women and girls as a weapon of war; stresses that more needs to be done to ensure respect of international law and access to health and psychological care for women and girls abused in conflicts; calls on the EU, the Member States, international organisations, and civil society to increase cooperation to raise awareness and combat impunity;
Amendment 366 #
2015/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72
Paragraph 72
72. Welcomes the Council conclusions on the promotion and protection of the rights of the child, adopted in December 2014, and calls for the EU to continue supporting partner countries in combatting all forms of violence against children and reinforcing their capacities to protect children’s rights; welcomes the global roll-out in 2014 of the EU-UNICEF Child Rights Toolkit reaffirming the EU's commitment to mainstream children's rights in all sectors and policies;
Amendment 374 #
2015/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73
Paragraph 73
73. Reiterates its request for the Commission to propose a comprehensive Child Rights Strategy and Action Plan for the next five years, supporting the EU’s efforts to promote children’s rights, namely by contributing to ensuring children’s access to water, sanitation, healthcare and education, as well as by eliminating child labour and assisting children in armed conflicts; commends the "Children No Soldiers" campaign and calls on the EU and Member States to step up their support in order to reach the target of ending the recruitment and use of children in conflicts by government armed forces by 2016.
Amendment 376 #
2015/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73 b (new)
Paragraph 73 b (new)
73 b. Underlines that children are particularly vulnerable in the current refugee and migrant crisis and especially when unaccompanied and that conflicts and instability have uprooted millions of children across several countries around Europe; calls on the Member States to take into account the best interest of the child in all procedures and ensure protection for children and particularly access to safe water, food, health care and education;
Amendment 43 #
2015/2226(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. RegretNotes the strong market orientation of the EU’s agricultural policies and its potentially negative effect on rural incomes and employment, as evidenced by the liberalisation ofespecially in the outermost regions, when they are not properly integrated and covered; points out that the Russian embargo, combined with the abolition of milk quotas, has exacerbated the crisis in the dairy sector;, condemns the negative impact on agricultural labour of free trade agreementsausing difficulties for European farmers; urges the Commission to assess the impact on agricultural labour of free trade agreements with countries outside the EU, especially those currently being negotiated, such as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership;
Amendment 63 #
2015/2226(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the introduction of social conditionality in the CAP’s first pillarretention, as part of the CAP, of a strong first pillar with an economic function, capable of helping farmers make their farms into profitable and prosperous businesses, which can create jobs both directly and indirectly throughout agriculture and the agro-food industry; recalls, in this context, that one job created in agriculture results in the creation of seven jobs elsewhere;
Amendment 72 #
2015/2226(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls for producer organisations to be strengthened, since they play an essential role in safeguarding the interests of smallholder farmers and family farms in particular, and for them accordingly to become more actively involved in social support for those working in the sector;
Amendment 78 #
2015/2226(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for a stronger role for social partnersRecommends that the social partners, alongside the national management authorities, play a stronger role in the development and implementation of agriculturalrural development policy in order to create quality jobs, ensure adequate health and safety conditions and foster the social integration of rural workers, in particular migrant for all workers;
Amendment 106 #
2015/2226(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that improving access to land through instruments such as public land banks is key to agricultural employment;
Amendment 114 #
2015/2226(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recalls that the average European farmer holds a mere 12 hectares of land and that 70% of agricultural holdings have a surface area below five hectares; notes that due to their size and structure, agricultural holdings cannot always afford to take on full-time employees or highly qualified workers; encourages the Commission and the Member States therefore to put in place measures to encourage employer groups;
Amendment 124 #
2015/2226(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 236 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Recognises the long-term challenges associated with sustainable agriculture and calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop a long-term investment plan, with continuity of funding, for basic and applied research; considers that the plan should, in addition, be such as to be applicable to small-scale producers, rural areas, the outermost regions, and mountain regions;
Amendment 241 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Welcomes the progress made in applied research in recent years, but calls for greater efforts to involve farmers and other users of agricultural technologies and products. with particular emphasis on those who have smaller farms further away from European decision-making centres; notes that in Member States where public-private partnerships are promoted there has been a greater shift towards applied research and a higher involvement of end-users;
Amendment 257 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Notes that throughout much of the EU, centres for education, training and innovation in agriculture have declined or do not adequately cater for transdisciplinary approaches in emerging fields such as agricultural engineering; recognises that in some Member States farmers' qualifications are still limited, making access to, and the application of, new technologies more difficult, and therefore calls on the Commission to draw up a European plan for investment in technical or higher-level agricultural training and education;
Amendment 266 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Urges the Commission to ensure that, alongside technological and scientific innovations, traditional techniques and farms can continue - wherever justified - to survive, given that these are an immense asset, being a source of cultural, rural, historical, and tourism diversity, and provide a livelihood for numerous European small-scale farmers in a whole variety of regions;
Amendment 276 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Notes that rural areas, the outermost regions, and in particular agriculture, are most exposed to actual and potential climate change; recognises that agriculture must be allowed to adapt to meet changing circumstances using all available technological solutions;
Amendment 289 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Notes in particular the high cost, long timescales and commercial uncertainty of bringing new technologies and products to market under current EU regulations; notes that these facts are even more clearly evident in the ORs, rural areas, less favoured areas, and mountain areas;
Amendment 304 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Urges the Commission to utilise and enhance all the characteristics of the ORs by carrying out pilot projects in the field of technological and scientific innovation aimed at reducing their natural disadvantages and, given their small scale, the difficulty of gaining access to and applying the latest scientific and technological developments;
Amendment 21 #
2015/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 a (new)
Citation 25 a (new)
- having regard to the ‘Think small first’ principle and the Small Business Act,
Amendment 196 #
2015/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Urges the Member States, with a view to complementing the action taken by SMEs and their compliance with workplace health and safety requirements, to create workplace health service structures to support SMEs, in particular micro-enterprises, and ensure that their employees have access to monitoring by properly qualified workplace health and safety professionals;
Amendment 268 #
2015/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Points to the importance of protecting workers against exposure to carcinogens, mutagens and substances that are toxic to reproduction, in pregnancy and while breastfeeding; calls on the Commission to present a proposal for a revision of Directive 2004/37/EC adding more binding occupational exposure limit values and in cooperation with the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work to develop an assessment system that can be used to assess binding occupational limit values based on clear and explicit criteria;
Amendment 313 #
2015/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop and implement an occupational programme for systematic monitoring of psychosocial risks and support for workers affected by psychosocial illnesses, including stress;
Amendment 359 #
2015/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Urges the Commission to create a database, in which national health and safety organisations would have a presence, in order to facilitate access to national plans by all the Member States, fostering the exchange of best practice and mutual learning and helping to fill all their policy gaps in this field;
Amendment 9 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers the opening of new markets for EU agricultural productions, such as dairy products, meat and live animals (pig, poultry and bovine), and fruits and vegetables, to be of the utmost importance in the context of the current farming crisis and accordingly favours the balanced negotiation of bilateral or multilateral agreements with third countries, provided that the most sensitive sectors are adequately protected;
Amendment 28 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. recalls the multifunctional nature of the agri-food sector and its specific sensitivities and constraints and demands that such sensitivities and constraints be considered in the conduct of EU trade policy;
Amendment 32 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. calls EU negotiators, in all free trade negotiations, such as those ongoing with the US and Mercosur, to strive to achieve a balanced result within the agricultural chapter of such negotiations with market access opportunities which are equivalent on both sides; invites them therefore to resist the temptation of cross concessions at the expense of European agriculture;
Amendment 44 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Oopposes any form of negotiation involving the treatment of European agriculture as an expendable bargaining chip and warns ofabout the cumulative effect of tariff concessions granted under different trade agreements, whether resulting from multilateral or bilateral negotiations or from autonomous schemes such as the GSP; points out that a zero rate of duty is imposed onalready applicable to 71 % of all EU agri- food imports;
Amendment 50 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. considers that the free trade agreement about to be concluded with Canada and those currently under negotiation with the USA and Mercosur or envisaged with Australia and New Zealand will open up the EU market to the most competitive agricultural producers in the world and those with the greatest export potential ; calls therefore on the Commission to defend sensitive agricultural products in a appropriate way;
Amendment 60 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Uurges the Commission to assess the impact on Europe of fresh trade concessions to third countries and forwardthoroughly assess the cumulative impact on the agri-food sector of current and pending trade concessions to third countries, especially with respect to sensitive products, and to submit its findings to the European Parliament before acceptmaking or makrevising any commercial offermarket access offer; recalls that the Commission also has to present an individual impact assessment for any new proposal for a trade agreement;
Amendment 81 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that trade agreements should ensure a considers that the EU trade strategy should be coherent with the objectives of the Common Agricultural Policy as set out in the TFEU; warns in this regard against the risk of disrupting the "level playing field" between the differentEU and its tradinge partners in the agricultural sector, taking into account the high environmental, food safety and social costs to be met by European farmers, so as to ensure that the latter are able to benefit fully from the opening of new marketf free trade is introduced without any consideration for the domestic policies conducted on both sides and for the high costs borne by European farmers as a result of strict environmental, food safety and social standards;
Amendment 100 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Cconsiders that the protection of geographical indications should be a sine qua non in trade negotiations with third countries, especially the USA; calls on the Commission to stand firm on this matter and to not consider GI protection as a substitute for genuine market opening from the other party; considers that sensitive agricultural products should be excluded from any "cumulation of origins" for products imported from third countries with which the EU and its FTA's partners already have a free trade agreement in order to protect the real European origin in the agriculture, instead of opening the EU origin to third countries;
Amendment 119 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Sstresses the importance of progress regarding sanitary, phytosanitary barrierand other non-tariff barriers to agricultural trade, in all free trade negotiations, paying particular attention to the red lines drawn by the European Union that might have implications for the health of consumers.;
Amendment 124 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. welcomes the realistic assessment of the Commission concerning the persistent lack of progress in the DDA; believes that, even if multilateral negotiations are indispensable, the DDA has clearly not met the expectations of the European agri-food sector despite unilateral concessions from the EU such as those made at the 10th Ministerial Conference in Nairobi; calls therefore on the EU to define a new and more effective strategy concerning multilateral negotiations at the WTO;
Amendment 132 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. believes that, in the conduct of trade negotiations affecting directly European agricultural interests, the Commissioner for agriculture should be recognised as a leading role on all agricultural aspects; considers also that, in the functioning of collegiality in the European Commission, no decision concerning the conclusion of trade agreements should ever be taken against this Commissioner's assessment of the fundamental interests of EU agriculture;
Amendment 23 #
2015/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas available data confirms that unpaid or poorly paid family leave results in low participation rates, fathers make use of very few of their parental leave rights and non-transferable, properly paid parental leave is used in a more balanced way by both parents;
Amendment 28 #
2015/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas a mixed model composed by both a maternity and a paternity and by a common, i.e., parental leave allows both parents to properly co-decide how they can manage their leaves, in the best interest of their children and considering their job specificities;
Amendment 85 #
2015/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises that family rights assigned by public policies, including parental leave, should be individual rather than transferable, with a view to encouraging both parents to achieve a better work-life balance;composed by a maternity and a paternity leaves, each one with a minimum duration and both non- transferable by a parental leave that can be used fully by one of the progenitors or by both in a shared system, with a view to encouraging both parents to achieve a better work-life balance; with this model of a parental leave is no possible any kind of pre-assumption of which parent is going to use the parental leave that covers, firstly, the best interests of children, contributing to a balanced model that fosters gender equity
Amendment 114 #
2015/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 137 #
2015/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 151 #
2015/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 175 #
2015/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Urges the Member States and the social partners to continue with their efforts at sharing best practices on positive action in the area of work-life balance, paying particular attention to policies that help mothers and fathers to enter the job market and fathers to participate in family life;
Amendment 10 #
2015/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. having regard to the varying conditions under which women are employed as domestic workers or carers, which can be as undeclared, undocumented, casual or migrant workers with no contract, or no recognition of their qualifications,
Amendment 44 #
2015/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. having regard to the particular relationship of dependency between a male employer and a female employee as a result of the latter'’s working in the former'’s private space,
Amendment 51 #
2015/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas it is estimated that jobs and services provided for families represent 4.9% of European jobs, totalling 10.7 million, which demonstrates the economic significance of this type of service,
Amendment 74 #
2015/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality to table a document that reflects gender equality, tackling the rights of both women and men carers and domestic workers without discrimination;
Amendment 87 #
2015/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 91 #
2015/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Member States to consider the adoption of tax incentives for families that employ or contract the provision of services to their family unit, examples of which include support and/or care for children and older people, and domestic workers, as a means of combating undeclared work and promoting adequate training of these workers;
Amendment 105 #
2015/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 128 #
2015/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Supports the promotion of organisations working to safeguard the labour rights of wdomenstic workers and carers;
Amendment 164 #
2015/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recommends affording women domestic workers and carers the same status as the rest of the labour force;
Amendment 180 #
2015/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 4 #
2015/2093(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10
Citation 10
– having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries (A8-0000/2016) (‘European Fisheries Control Agency’ – PECH/8/05354),
Amendment 5 #
2015/2093(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
– having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries (A8-0000/2016) (‘traceability of fishery and aquaculture products in restaurants and retail’ – PECH/8/05296),
Amendment 8 #
2015/2093(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas there is real inequity or it is felt by the fishermen as regards the implementation of fisheries control in Europeregularity, severity, thoroughness, and effectiveness of fisheries control in Europe and as regards the differences in administrative and/or criminal penalties;
Amendment 15 #
2015/2093(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas substantial differences exist in the application of European regulations in Member States, particularly those induced by the ‘control’ regulation, and whereas each Member State has different administrative and judicial structures, which are inevitably reflected in the systems of administrative and/or criminal penalties for failure to comply with CFP rules and in the fact that those systems lead to discrepancies and unfairness from one Member State to the next;
Amendment 38 #
2015/2093(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the diverse fields of application of the controls and the disparity between different inspection sites, with some Member States organising control of equipment via the tax baseat every stage from fishing up to the time of reaching the final consumer and others controlling only certain links in the chain and excluding aspects relating to transport of catches, for example;
Amendment 46 #
2015/2093(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes the diversity in the organisation of controls, with some Member States splitting them up between different administrations and others carrying them out under the auspices of a single body, and also notes the diversity of instruments, tools and human, logistic, and financial resources used to effect such controls;
Amendment 47 #
2015/2093(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that the effectiveness of controls also varies on account of the immense diversity of fishing grounds within the EU, ranging from narrow, confined zones, whose fishery resources are shared essentially by neighbouring Member States, to very distant and remote zones; maintains that the specific features of the outermost regions (ORs), whose vast and eminently oceanic exclusive economic zones (EEZs), combined with the type of fish stocks exploited (mostly deep-water species and highly migratory pelagic fishes ) and the dearth of alternative resources, clearly warrant tighter control measures in those regions, which depend greatly on fishing and are very vulnerable to the extreme harm caused by fleets known to infringe CFP rules;
Amendment 49 #
2015/2093(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes a difference in approach between controls based on a calculation of risk and random checkrisk assessment and random checks on fishing activity and marketing channels for catches;
Amendment 51 #
2015/2093(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that most random checks are performed at the time of landing while inspections at sea reveal an apparently higher rate of infraction than those conducted on land, since they are based on risk assessment;
Amendment 54 #
2015/2093(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that Member States transpose the regulations into national law differently because of the large number of optional provisions in Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009; stresses the non- enforceability of some of its provisions in practice, either owing to the poor adaptability of the regulations to realitythe defining characteristics of the fisheries sector (fleet, fishing gear, fishing grounds, and target species), which vary from one Member State to another, or because of contradictions such as Article 17 of this Regulation which is open to several different interpretations by inspectors;
Amendment 58 #
2015/2093(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the level of infraction differs from one Member State to another, and that for the same infraction the sanction may be either an administrative or penal one; contends that the points-based systemfishing licence system, with points deducted for non-compliance, could be a European instrument which would serve to impose sanctions for serious infractions, but that without the necessary uniformity would aggravate an already inequitable situation entailing inequalities among operators in Member States;
Amendment 65 #
2015/2093(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that the implementation by the EFCA of a ‘core curriculum’ for the training of fisheries inspectors is one starting point for the standardisation of inspector training and control procedures; notes that Member States do not have, unless it is voluntarily so, the same training standards, which means that the content of qualifications, recruitment and objectives are different;
Amendment 67 #
2015/2093(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that fishermen are trained and informed differently from one Member State to another and that no tool simplifying or granting easier access toas regards the aims and substance of the ‘control’ regulation has been put in place; is of the view that this situation is a major disincentive to the desirable uniform application of this legislation;
Amendment 72 #
2015/2093(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that the use of new monitoring and real-time information transmission technologies is essential to improving maritime surveillance; regrets the technical incompatibility of certain instruments used by Member States as well as the only partial sharing of databases relating to control and the resultant disparity and loss of efficiency;
Amendment 83 #
2015/2093(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Is in favour of the simplification and improvement of Union legislation with a view to achieving ‘better lawmaking’, in particular through the revision of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, scheduled for 2017;
Amendment 91 #
2015/2093(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that the Commission should attend to the uniform and accurate transposition of the Regulation and verify the state of implementation of existing legislation; believes furthermore that control procedures should be transparent, even-handed, and standardised;
Amendment 100 #
2015/2093(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Supports the strengthening of cooperation between Member States through the exchanges between of inspectors and the exchange of control methods, and through data and risk analysis sharing;
Amendment 106 #
2015/2093(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls for the implementation by the EFCA of a European training course for inspectors based on a common syllabus and standardised rules;
Amendment 110 #
2015/2093(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Proposes the improvement of training and information for fishermenfor fishermen and the information provided to them about control measures, both of which could be incorporated into their professional organisations and the coastal action groups (CAGs), with a view to improving their understanding of the purpose and general importance of the regulations and thus inculcate a culture of understanding and respect for them; recommends in this regard that consultations with the advisory committees would be effective; proposes to create online databases making the regulations accessible for all to read and understand; is of the opinion that the EMFF could contribute to these measures;
Amendment 118 #
2015/2093(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses the necessity to strengthen the role of the EFCA, particularly its budget, skills and human resources; suggests revising the conditions of intervention referred to in Articles 94 and 95 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 and to give it in particular the initiative of intervention over all speciesfishery resources which are overexploited and those which have not reached the maximum sustainable yield (MSY);
Amendment 124 #
2015/2093(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Suggests that at least one representative of the European Parliament Committee on Fisheries be included on the Management Board of the Agency, on which there are already six representatives from the Commission and one from each Member State;
Amendment 126 #
2015/2093(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Recommends expanding the controls to cover the entire chain of production and assigning responsibilities for control at sea to a single administrative body in order to avoid an overlapping of controls, which causes unnecessary pressurewastes human, logistic, and financial resources and causes confusion and unnecessary pressure on those operating in the fisheries sector;
Amendment 135 #
2015/2093(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Is of the view that controls based on risk assessment should be based on transparent, specific, and measurable criteria defined at European level;
Amendment 137 #
2015/2093(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls for a standardisation of sanctions and prefers economic sanctions, including temporary suspensions of activity in the form of a ban on fishing trips, rather than penal sanctions, but also recalls the need to introduce incentives for fishermen; who comply with CFP rules;
Amendment 150 #
2015/2093(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Is of the view that the capacity of actors to invest in modern technologies compatible with each other will make controlsfrom one Member State to the next will make controls fairer, more balanced, and more efficient;
Amendment 158 #
2015/2093(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Recommends enforcing a control equivalent to that governing imported fishery products on shore fishing and recreational fishing as well as on the European fleet fishing in non-EU waters and on the fleets of non-EU countries fishing in European waters; proposes to make the exchange of data mandatory as regards illegal, unreported and unregulated fisheries (IUU);
Amendment 162 #
2015/2093(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Asserts that the available budgetary resources, particularly under the EMFF, should be consistent withrealistic, consistent, and sufficient to pursue the objectives of controls;
Amendment 166 #
2015/2093(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Requests the development of a datamonitoring, information transfer, and data analysis system which is compatible throughout the Union; further requests that it falls to the Commission to set the framework for, and lay down the substance of, the exchange of data and information;
Amendment 29 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Requests that the proceeds obtained from the milk super levy in 2014 be used solely to protect the sector, especially in the regions hardest hit by the abolition of the quotas; to that end, calls for a stability fund to be set up to protect farmers in the outermost regions, less favoured regions, and mountain regions, and for this to be activated whenever producer prices fall below production costs;
Amendment 19 #
2015/2065(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that CAP reform introduced measures aimed at addressing the bargaining power gap between farmers and other stakeholders in the food supply chain; recognises, likewise, that in food supply chains in small markets that depend on two or three agri-food industries, as is the case for the markets in the outermost regions, these measures are not sufficient to balance bargaining power between the parties involved;
Amendment 43 #
2015/2065(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points to the limitWelcomes the creations of the Supply Chain Initiative (SCI), and specifically the absence of but regrets the lack of participation by farmers’ organisations owing to lack of trust, restriction of anonymous complaints, absence of meaningful mechanisms to adequately combat well- documented unfair trading practices (UTPs), and, in particular, the lack of enforcement measures and sanctions, which makes its actions basically innocuous and discredits it among farmers’ organisations;
Amendment 75 #
2015/2065(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Doubts whether voluntary initiatives are adequate for addressing UTPsraws attention to the ineffectiveness and inadequacy of voluntary initiatives to combat UTPs in the agri-food sector and the acknowledged ‘fear factor’ in the supply chain arising from the imbalance of power between farmers and retailers; considers it important, therefore, to combine voluntary initiatives with framework legislation at European level;
Amendment 101 #
2015/2065(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. QuestionRegrets the Commission’s unwavering support for the SCI, givendisregarding the reluctance of farmers to participate and the huge impact of UTPs in the agri-food sector; regrets the pre-emptive conclusion that regulatory action at EU level is not foreseen;
Amendment 129 #
2015/2065(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that several Member States have initiated actions in national law to address the concerns of primary producers regarding the negative impact of UTPs, producing extremely interesting results, one example being Portugal; asks the Commission to assess these national efforts with a view to selecting best practices for application at EU level; notes in particular the Groceries Code Adjudicator in the UK as a potential model for adaptation at EU level, with strengthened powers of independent investigation;
Amendment 274 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to the European Commission's report to the European Parliament and to the Council on unfair business-to-business trading practices in the food supply Chain (COM(2016)32 final)
Amendment 275 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
- having regard to the European Parliament's Annual report on EU Competition Policy, namely on paragraph 104,
Amendment 276 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
- having regard to the Final report of the Study "Monitoring the implementation of principles of good practice in vertical relationships in the food supply chain" produced by Areté srl for the European Commission (January 2016),
Amendment 277 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
- having regard to the UK Groceries Code Adjudicator Investigation into Tesco plc from 26th January 2016,
Amendment 282 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
- having regard to the extremely critical situation faced by farmers and agricultural cooperatives, especially, in the dairy, pigmeat, beef, fruit & vegetables and cereals,
Amendment 289 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas unfair trading practices (UTPs) are a problem attested to by all entities in the food supply chain and by many national competition authorities; whereas the Commission and, Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee have repeatedly drawn attention to the problem of UTPs;
Amendment 294 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas significant structural changes have taken place in the business-to- business (B2B) food supply chain in recent years, involving excessive concentration and vertical integration of entities operating in the production, processing and retail sectors, as well as in the upstream to production;
Amendment 316 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Believes that the Supply Chain Initiative, as recognised by the recent European Commission report, has inherent weaknesses such as lack of effective deterrents against UTPs, not allowing for individual anonymous complaints by potential victims of UTPs or for own-initiative investigations by an independent body.
Amendment 321 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Points out that the Supply Chain Initiative must be further improved namely through the four actions identified by the European Commission on its recent report by: Step up efforts to publicise the SCI, especially among SMEs; Ensuring the impartiality of the governance structure, for instance by establishing an independent chair who is not affiliated to specific stakeholder groups; Allow alleged victims of UTPs to complain confidentially. Nominate an independent body with power to investigate and impose sanctions; Enhance internal procedures to check that individual operators comply with their processes commitments and to monitor the occurrence and outcome of bilateral disputes in a confidential manner;
Amendment 332 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the setting up of national platforms of organisations and businesses in the food supply chain to promote fair trading practices and seek to put an end to UTPs; points out that some national platforms have not delivered on these objectives and, as in the case of Finland, farmers have abandoned that platform;
Amendment 341 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that whilst many Member States have adopted legislation to combat UTPs in the food supply chain, a coordinated and harmonised binding action at EU level to improve the functioning of the food supply chain is still necessary; stresses that whilst many Member States have adopted legislation to combat UTPs in the food supply chain, a coordinated and harmonised binding action at EU level to improve the functioning of the food supply chain is still necessary;
Amendment 390 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for due account to be taken, when drafting rules in thibinding action in the food supply chain against retailers harea, ofming farmers and consumers, in particular the of following aspects: the specific features of each market and the legal requirements obtaining on it, the different situations and approaches in individual Member States, the degree of consolidation or fragmentation of individual markets, and other significant factors; takes the view that such regulatory efforts should ensure that there is relatively broad discretion to tailor the measures to be taken to the specific features of each market and should be based on the general principle of improving enforcement by involving the relevant public agencies;
Amendment 7 #
2015/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for the ILO’s eight core labour standards and the four ILO Priority Conventions for the industrialised countries to be systematically includpromoted in all bilateral EU trade agreements;
Amendment 18 #
2015/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 23 #
2015/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls foronsiders that closer cooperation at multilateral level with a viewll promote to achieving genuine coordination between the international organisations WTO and ILO;
Amendment 30 #
2015/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for a strengthening of the chapter on sustainable development in bilateral agreements through the provision of a complaints procedure open to the social partners;
Amendment 40 #
2015/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for sustainable impact assessments and human rights impact assessments to be carried out, at bilateral levelto be carried out, before, during and after the negotiations; takes the view, also, that negotiators should take into account to a greater extent the priorities and concerns that emerge from these impact studies;
Amendment 52 #
2015/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to includrespect and promote systematically in all free trade agreements negotiated with non-EU countries a series of social standards that include the full implementation ofbut are not limited to the ILO’s Decent Work Agenda;
Amendment 70 #
2015/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the fundamental role of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in ensuring sustainable economic growth both in the European Union and around the world; urges the Commission to adopt a new strategy on CSR that establishes stronger reporting and compliance requirements, and urges the Member States to endorse the promotion of CSR; underlines at the same time that CSR have to keep its voluntary status.
Amendment 22 #
2015/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the inability to use information and communication technologies constitutes a latter-day form of illiteracy;
Amendment 27 #
2015/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas if they are proficient in foreign languages, young people will be better qualified to engage in business on a transnational scale;
Amendment 34 #
2015/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Member States to use existing EU-level funding resources to support initiatives pursuing links with businesses and offering entrepreneurship education to young people, including low- income young people, school dropouts, young people in danger of long-term unemployment and young people with disabilities;
Amendment 62 #
2015/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Member States to provide for information and communication technologies and foreign languages to be taught during the first years of schooling;
Amendment 80 #
2015/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Urges the Member States to keep up a flow of investment in continuing education for primary and secondary school teachers to enable them to update their knowledge and skills and in that way further the development of their pupils, as is essential if pupils are to acquire entrepreneurial skills;
Amendment 98 #
2015/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Member States to ensure that European programmes to boost youth entrepreneurship, along the lines of, say, the Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs programme, are publicised within secondary, vocational, and higher education institutions;
Amendment 78 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the resources available to the EU for its action as a ‘'global player' until 2020 within the multiannual financial framework only amount to 6 % of the total budget and cover all related programmes, including development and cooperation assistance; whereas the importance of domestic resources mobilization should be translated directly into increased investment in human development;
Amendment 133 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes in the continued value of its initially stated objective of creating an area of prosperity, stability and good neighbourliness, based on the founding values and principles of the Union, through a deep structural transformation in the neighbouring countries; stresses therefore the need to go back to basics and bring this objective back to the top of the agenda;
Amendment 153 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that respect for the universal fundamental values of human rights, rule of law and democracy on which the EU is founded must remain at the core of the revised policy; underlines the importance of promoting the rights of children, youth and gender equality to build inclusive, prosperous and stable societies in the EU neighbourhood;
Amendment 174 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the renewed policy must be more strategic, with a real political vision, and politically driven; calls for special envoys to be appointed for the East and the South, with the task of politically coordinating the revised policy and monitor progress in the partnership and the situation of women's and children's rights;
Amendment 197 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that local ownership, accountability and inclusiveness should be key aspects of the new approach so as to ensure that the benefits of the ENP reach all levels of society throughout the country;
Amendment 284 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to focus on sectors identified together with its partners, in which progress and universal added value can be achieved, and to gradually expand cooperation based on progress and ambitions, in particular to contribute to economic growth and human development with a focus on the new generations;
Amendment 326 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines the continuous need to focus on strengthening and consolidating democracy, the rule of law, the independence of the justice system, respect for minoritiesjustice for children, respect for minorities, children's rights, gender equality and diversity; highlights that capacity-building in national institutions, including their national assemblies, together with support for civil society, pro- democracy groups and political parties, will enhance political dialogue and pluralism; underlines the importance of developing systems to promote youth participation;
Amendment 406 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Notes that security and stability are basic concerns in the neighbourhood and that current developments in the region call for a strong security and peacebuilding component in the ENP, which has regrettably been missing to date; underlines the importance of investing in education to build long-term prospects for stability in the regions concerned by the European Neighbourhood Policy;
Amendment 438 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Underlines the need for an overarching political strategy to restore the European political order while ensuring full compliance with international law and commitments, as laid down in the Helsinki Final Act of 1975, based on respect for human rights, minority rights and fundamental freedoms, independence, sovereignty and the territorial integrity of states, and peaceful resolution of conflicts; notes that the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), as the biggest regional organisation responsible for security, can play an important role in this regard, within the framework of the United Nations;
Amendment 525 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Emphasises the need to build strong partnerships with neighbouring countries; stresses the importance of ensuring that the ENP is part of the EU's broader external policy and of taking into account the other strategic players that have influence on the neighbourhood – the ‘'neighbours of neighbours' – as well as relevant UN agencies, international and regional organisations;
Amendment 541 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls on the EU to take advantage of the expertise of the regional organisations to which the neighbours belong, such as the Council of Europe, the OSCE, the African Union, relevant Regional Offices of the United Nations and the League of Arab States, which are important fora in which to engage partners in carrying out reforms, to address concerns on human rights and to foster democratisation;
Amendment 554 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Calls for the EU to explore and identify, together with its partners, priorities for integration in different policy fields, such as economic and human development, social protection, conflict and disaster prevention, infrastructure and regional development, water, the environment, competition policies, SMEs, migration, security, energy and energy efficiency, with the aim of creating an area of prosperity, stability and good neighbourliness;
Amendment 598 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Notes that high unemployment, social exclusion and poverty, in particular amongst children and young people, combined with the low political participation of women and new generations, are root causes of instability, and demands engagement beyond the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Areas (DCFTAs);
Amendment 622 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Takes the view that the parliamentary dimension of the policy needs to be reinforced by enhancing the effectiveness of the interparliamentary meetings and parliamentary assemblies; welcomes, in this context, the new approach that Parliament has adopted to parliamentary democracy support; underlines the role played by Parliaments in ENP countries in holding governments accountable;
Amendment 630 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Emphasises that for the ENP to be a successful policy, it should also ensure that there is ownership by the Member States; calls on the Commission, therefore, to reinforce policy coordination and joint programming of financial assistance, and to provide mechanisms to foster consultation between the Member States, EU structures, and neighbouring countries and other stakeholders, including UN agencies;
Amendment 13 #
2015/0112(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Ecuador, one of the main producers and suppliers of banana to the Union, along with Colombia, is acceding the Agreement. The current stabilisation mechanism for bananas should therefore be extended to Ecuador. However, the application of the current stabilisation mechanism for banana has proved to be inefficient. Indeed, experience shows that the mechanism lacks flexibility, hampering its effectiveness. For three consecutive years the defined import trigger volume for Peru was exceeded, but no measure was taken. For those reasons, changes need to be made to ensure that the applicable procedure is faster and simplified in order to improve the information flow among the Commission, the Member States and the European Parliament, in particular by including an early warning when 80% of the trigger volumes are exceeded and by establishing a price observatory.
Amendment 15 #
2015/0112(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 b (new)
Recital 4 b (new)
(4b) The stabilisation mechanism for bananas will cease, together with the possibility to suspend swiftly for a short period the preferential customs duties in the case of increased imports, a necessary safety-net, without which the particularly vulnerable EU banana sector will not be able to face harsh competition by low-cost third-country banana producers. Therefore, compensation should be provided to EU banana producers.
Amendment 16 #
2015/0112(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 c (new)
Recital 4 c (new)
(4c) The outermost regions´ socio- economic situation remains very fragile, and some of them are particularly dependent on the banana sector, which suffers from a lack of competitiveness and from the difficulties in reacting to the evolution of the market conditions. The tariff concessions granted to third countries can have a significant impact on the banana market, in which production is concentrated in the European Union's outermost regions, where production alternatives are rare. In the last revision of the POSEI, the Union agreed financial aid to Union producers aiming to offset the impact of the tariff concessions granted to Peru and Colombia. It is, therefore, necessary to grant compensation to Union producers in order to alleviate the negative consequences that the accession of Ecuador to the Agreement will have on them when the POSEI is revised.
Amendment 23 #
2015/0112(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 b (new)
Regulation (EU) No 19/2013
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 25 #
2015/0112(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 c (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 c (new)
Regulation (EU) No 19/2013
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Amendment 30 #
2015/0112(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 d (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 d (new)
Regulation (EU) No 19/2013
Article 15 – paragraph 7
Article 15 – paragraph 7
4d. In Article 15, paragraph 7 is replaced by the following: "7. The measures referred to in paragraphs 2 and 4 shall be applicable only during the period ending on 31 December 2019. From 31 December 2019, the Union banana sector shall receive, through the appropriate financial instrument, an annual compensation corresponding to the difference between the preferential rate of customs duty applicable for 2019 and the most-favoured-nation (MFN) applied rate." Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32013R0019)
Amendment 37 #
2015/0112(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 1 b (new)
Article 2 – point 1 b (new)
Regulation (EU) No 20/2013
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 39 #
2015/0112(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 1 c (new)
Article 2 – point 1 c (new)
Article Regulation (EU) No. 20/2013
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Amendment 7 #
2015/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council2 was adopted with the objective of eliminating obstacles to the functioning of the internal market due to differences in national measures regulating trade in seal products. Those measures were adopted in response to public moral concerns about the animal welfare aspects of the killing of seals and the possible presence on the market of products obtained from animals killed in a way that causes excessive pain, distress, fear and other forms of suffering. Such concerns were supported by scientific evidence showing that a genuinely humane killing method cannot be consistently and effectively applied and enforced in the specific conditions in which seal hunting takes place. In order to achieve that objective, Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009 introduced, as a general rule, a prohibition of placing on the market of seal products. ___________ 2 Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 on trade in seal products (OJ L 286, 31.10.2009, p 36).
Amendment 15 #
2015/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) At the same time, seal hunting is an integral part of the culture and identity of the Inuit and other indigenous communities and makes a major contribution to their subsistence, and it is considered to be sustainable. For those reasons, seal hunts traditionally conducted by Inuit and other indigenous communities do not raise the same public moral concerns as the hunts conducted primarily for commercial purposes. Moreover, it is broadly recognised that the fundamental, economic, and social interests of Inuit and other indigenous communities should not be adversely affected, in accordance with United Nations Declaration on the rights of Indigenous Peoples and other relevant international instruments. For those reasons, by way of exception, Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009 allows the placing on the market of seal products which result from hunts traditionally conducted by Inuit and other indigenous communities and which contribute to their subsistence.
Amendment 21 #
2015/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) A genuinely humane killing method cannot be effectively and consistently applied in the hunts conducted by the Inuit and other indigenous communities, just like in the other seal hunts. Nonetheless, it is appropriate, in light of the objective pursued by Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009, to make the placing in the Union market of products resulting from hunts by the Inuit and other indigenous communities conditional upon those hunts being conducted in a sustainable manner which reduces pain, distress, fear or other forms of suffering of the animals hunted to the extent possible, while having regard to the traditional way of life and the subsistence needs of the Inuit and other indigenous communities and without endangering the particular habitat and the ecosystem as a whole. The exception granted in respect of seal products resulting from hunts conducted by Inuit and other indigenous communities should be limited to hunts that contribute to the subsistence need of those communities and are therefore not conducted primarily for commercial purposes. Thus, the Commission should be enabled to limit, if necessary, the quantity of seal products placed on the market under thato restore consumer confidence the Commission should accordingly take steps to inform the public about this Regulation and the exception made under it for products resulting from hunts conducted by indigenous communities. Thus, where there is material evidence and after consultation of the entities involved, the Commission should be enabled, if necessary, to limit the permitted quantity of seal products or prohibit such products where these have been placed on the market by means of hunting methods contravening the principles underlying the exception, this in order to prevent the use of the exception by products resulting from hunts which are conducted primarily for commercial purposes.
Amendment 22 #
2015/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Products obtained from seals hunted by Inuit and other indigenous communities should not be placed on the market unless they are subject to an arrangement, or accompanied by a document, constituting proof of their origin and their conformity with this Regulation. To that end, a label could be introduced in order to certify products of this type resulting from hunting necessary to meet the subsistence needs of the communities concerned and hence not conducted primarily for commercial purposes.
Amendment 26 #
2015/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009 also allows, by way of exception, the placing on the market of seal products where the hunt is conducted with the sole purpose of sustainable management of marine resources. While recognizing the importance of hunts for the purpose of sustainable management of marine resources, in practice, however, these hunts may be difficult to distinguish from the large hunts conducted primarily for commercial purposes. This may lead to unjustified discrimination between the seal products concerned. Therefore, this exception should no longer be provided for. This is without prejudice to the right of Member States to continue regulating hunts conducted for the purposes of management of marine resources, provided that they are conducted in a manner which reduces pain, distress, fear, or other forms of suffering caused to the animals hunted.
Amendment 29 #
2015/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Where there is reliable information that seal hunting methods employed in a given third country contravene any of the principles laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009, the Commission should be enabled, by means of a delegated act, to impose a total ban on imports of seal products resulting from methods of this kind. The Commission should warn the third country concerned and, in case of recurrence, prohibit imports of such products for a period of two years.
Amendment 45 #
2015/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009
Article 3– paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 3– paragraph 3 a (new)
(3a) The Commission and the Member States shall take appropriate measures to inform competent authorities and the public that seal products placed on the market in accordance with Article 3, having resulted from hunting by Inuit or other indigenous communities, comply with the applicable rules.
Amendment 47 #
2015/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 4a in order to lay down detailed rules for the placing on the market of seal products in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2, which shall specify the differences between sustainable hunting and hunting for purely commercial purposes.
Amendment 53 #
2015/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009
5. If there is material evidence to suggest that the number of seals hunted, the quantity of seal products being placed on the market pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 2 or other circumstances are such as to indicatprove that a hunt is conducted primarily for commercial purposes, the Commission, after consulting the entities involved, shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 4 in order to limit the quantityor prohibit the placing on the market of products resulting from that hunt that may be placed on the market.
Amendment 5 #
2015/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that many Member States still have large deficits and that there is a need to develop fiscal responsibility programmes that are fully compatible with quality job creation, economic growth and welfare state sustainability; calls on the Commission, which has already received the national budget proposals for 2016, and within the framework of COM(2015)00121, to provide a flexible process of fiscal responsibility at national level that allows for the adoption of socially responsible and economically efficient policies aimed at decent job creation; __________________ 1 COM(2015)0012, ‘Making the best use of the flexibility within the existing rules of the SGP’.
Amendment 22 #
2015/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the country-specific recommendations (CSR) to include the Commission’s recommendation2 on private debt aimed at creating second chances for enterprises; calls for these programmes to be extended to families at risk of eviction from their first home and for these to be guaranteed, in particular, in banking entities within bank restructuring programmes supported by public money; eventive restructuring of businesses at risk of insolvency and discharge of debts of bankrupt entrepreneurs, whether natural or legal persons; __________________ 2 Recommendation of 12 March 2014 on a new approach to business failure and insolvency.
Amendment 35 #
2015/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the fostering of a European investment policy aimed at boosting growth and job creation; considers it regrettable, however, thatthat there should be stronger measures meeting Parliament’s call3 to promote social investment not only in pursuit of financial profit but also with the aim of promoting a positive social impact has been neglected; ; __________________ 3 Resolution of 11 March 2015 (Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0068), paragraphs 10 and 18.
Amendment 55 #
2015/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes note of the recommendations on the need to move forward within new labour reforms, and calls for such reforms, if carried out, to guarantee social dialogue and to ensure necessary political consensus in order to be sustainable and effective; considers it regrettable that many labour reforms have not ensured the required balance between flexibility and security, resulting in, for example, the exclusion of millions of workers from collective bargaining; calls for labour reforms capable of reducing improper fragmentation of work, putting an end to insecurity and increasing the productivity and competitiveness of our economy while ensuring decent jobs and living wages through investment in human capital;
Amendment 72 #
2015/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) have warned of the social (in-work poverty) and economic (depressed internal demand) problems causrelated byto the wage devaluation that has occurred in recent years; considers it regrettable that there is nomaintains that there has to be a reference to the importance of increasing wages, especially in those countries where wages are below the poverty threshold, but that it must be made without undermining the subsidiarity principle or interfering with fiscal stability; recalls that minimum wages differ substantially between Member States (Bulgaria EUR 184/month, Luxembourg EUR 1 923/month), and reiterates its request for an in-depth study4 on this issuee impact of introducing minimum wages in Member States; __________________ 4 Resolution of 11 March 2015 (Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0068), paragraph 476.
Amendment 80 #
2015/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that some labour reforms have introduced new contractual formulas that, according to the Commission, have increased precariousness in the labour markets; of particular concern arewith concern the figures from some Member States whose rates of temporary employment are over 90% for new contracts, which particularly affects young people and women and which, according to the OECD1, is one of the direct causes of increasing inequality; __________________ 1 OECD report ‘In it together: Why less inequality benefits all’, 21 May 2015.
Amendment 97 #
2015/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take note of the IMF2 report on the causes and consequences of inequality, which states that the increase in the income gap is negatively affecting economic growth and the potential for job creation; calls for effective action on labour taxation, labour markets and redistributive policies, taking into account the specific features of the individual Member States, to facilitate greater and upward economic and social convergence; __________________ 2 IMF report ‘Causes and Consequences of Income Inequality: A Global Perspective’, June 2015.
Amendment 103 #
2015/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that high rates in long-term unemployment in the EU, especially in some Member States, are resulting in an increasing number of workers losing their benefits before finding a new job; considers it regrettablenotes that manysome Member States have limited access to such benefits or have reduced the amount available and/or the eligibility period for them; considers it important to maintain a balance between adequate social protection and adequate incentives for active job searching; calls for a specific study on such incentives at EU level, and calls on the Member States to guarantee minimum income schemes to avoid pockets of social exclusion and ensure a minimum income to families, with the proviso that the subsidiarity principle and fiscal stability must be complied with;
Amendment 116 #
2015/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the reduction in youth unemployment rates, but points out that they are still at alarming levels and not necessarily based on net job creation; stresses that job insecurity and underemployment have also risen and that 43% of young people work urges the Member States to keep existing employment contracts under review and to combat job insecurity, giving precarious conditions witharticular attention to cases involving involuntary part-time contracts or asand to bogus self- employed workers;
Amendment 129 #
2015/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines the fact that, according to an IMF report3, the progressivity of tax systems has been weakened in recent years, resulting in increasing inequality; considers that the tax wedge has been much higher for low-wage workers and SMEs with higher effective tax rates; points out the importance of reducing taxes for labour and enterprises in pursuit of more redistributive forms; __________________ 3 IMF report ‘Causes and Consequences of Income Inequality: A Global Perspective’, June 2015.Points out the importance of reducing taxes for labour and enterprises in pursuit of more redistributive forms;
Amendment 143 #
2015/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers it regrettableNotes that the Commission, regrettably, has not included in the CSR the importance of maintaining strong automatic stabilisers in Member States, as called for by Parliament4, given its important role in maintaining social cohesion and stimulating internal demand and economic growth; __________________ 4 Resolution of 11 March 2015 (Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0068).
Amendment 146 #
2015/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Considers that the CSR should place stronger emphasis on the role of social economy enterprises in promoting social and economic cohesion in Europe as a whole, given that they have been helping to achieve the Europe 2020 goals and to build a resilient pluralist social market economy;
Amendment 147 #
2015/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 168 #
2015/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Is deeply concerned by the limitedRecognises the role that national parliaments, social partners and civil society have played, and might come to play, in the drafting of the national reform programme (NRP) and the convergence programme (CP); calls on the Commission to favour, within the revision of thehen streamlining the existing economic governance mechanisms, a reform that grants adequate democratic legitimacy to the European Semester.
Amendment 88 #
2014/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Strongly rejects the consideration of active ageing policies solely as an instrument to maintain the employability of older workers, and calls on the Member States to make all the necessary assessments before raising the mandatory pension age and to make every effort to stabilise the rules on retirement, giving citizens the security that will enable them to plan the end of their working life and transition to retirement;
Amendment 109 #
2014/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to study the worrying problem of unemployment among people over the age of 50 and, in conjunction with the Member States, to develop effective tools for reintegrating such workers into the labour market and consider special retirement plans for older long-term unemployed people, striking a balance between these people’s need for social stability and that of social security systems;
Amendment 137 #
2014/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Believes that priority should be given to integrating elderly people within their families, suggests to the Commission that it explore the potential offered by family businesses and the corresponding work in the field of care for the elderly, and urges the Member States to recognise this care as actual work, linked to the corresponding social benefits;
Amendment 179 #
2014/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses the importance of volunteering, which promotes intercultural learning and intergenerational solidarity, fosters active ageing and lifelong civic participation, and enables older people to make a contribution to society and earn recognition, thereby improving their quality of life, well-being and general state of health; highlights, in this context, the importance of European and transnational networks of associations and public and private bodies working to foster the integration of elderly people, which should be given particular support;
Amendment 18 #
2014/2247(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. As regards the promotion of community-based services, calls for caregiving in the family home, for example looking after children, the elderly, or people with a disability, to be recognised as actual work, and for systems to be established to combat undeclared work; calls for recognition of the right to welfare payments, social assistance, and the acquisition of assets;
Amendment 1 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to Directive 2014/89/EU of 23 July 2014 establishing a framework for maritime spatial planning,
Amendment 23 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas there is a great deal of ignorance about the seas and oceans, their resources and biodiversity, and the ways in which these interact with human activities – whether taking place or still to be developed – and whereas inadequate knowledge on those points severely inhibits sustainable use of the resources concerned and poses an obstacle to innovation;
Amendment 33 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas investments in marine and maritime research and innovation will strengthen the position of the EU as a global leader in the field of maritime policy;
Amendment 63 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls for the development of a unified European maritime industrial strategy which should bring together EU initiatives on all maritime-related sectors;
Amendment 73 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to launch a comprehensive study on the importance and weight of the blue economy for the European Union;
Amendment 84 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for clear-cut objectives and time- frames to be laid down with a view to making data – whether relating to the sea- floor or to the water column and living resources – more accessible and, more fully interoperable and harmonised for information about seas and oceans to be supplied to the public;
Amendment 94 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for an EU initiative to encourage private companies of the maritime sector to share economically insensitive data for research purposes;
Amendment 106 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Points out that the Member States and regional authorities have a key role to play in developing the blue economy and urges the Commission to support and encourage all forms of cooperation between Member States and regional authorities, for example joint programming initiatives;
Amendment 119 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers the shortage of qualified professionals in various fields of study and activity – including, though not confined to, researchers, engineers, and technicians, to be a huge hurdle that could prevent the blue economy from fully realising its potential; maintains that this shortcoming is closely bound up with the growing disengagement and disinvestment by Member States in the spheres of science and education and with the decline in ththerefore urges Member States and regional authorities to invest in an ambitious social dimension of blue pgrofessional status and social standwth and maritime literacy ing of several of the professions concerned, and therefore calls for thesrder to promote training and access for young people two trends to be reversed without delaymaritime professions;
Amendment 135 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for an appropriate financial framework to be established in order to stimulate innovation, the development of the blue economy and job creation, combining and coordinating the financial instruments available – structural and investment funding (EMFF, ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund), the research framework programme, the possible creation of a future KIC focused on the blue economy and so forth; points out that the instruments should be better geared to the needs of individual stakeholders – public institutions, businesses, especially SMEs, non-governmental organisations, etc. – and the opportunities being offered widely publicised;
Amendment 136 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for an appropriate financial framework to be established in order to stimulate the development of the blue economy and job creation, combining and, coordinating and facilitating the access to the financial instruments available – structural and investment funding (EMFF, ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund), the research framework programme, and so forth; points out that the instruments should be better geared to the needs of individual stakeholders – public institutions, businesses, especially SMEs, non- governmental organisations, etc. – and the opportunities being offered widely publicised;
Amendment 145 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the Commission to support the efforts of Member States to promote specialisation strategies with a view to creating and exploiting value chains linked to the many and varied blue economy activities; considers that the development of clusters or ‘hyperclusters’ implies that Member States must play an active role in fostering synergies between sectors; considers that strategies for maritime research and technological development could pilot in a single sea basin at first and hence serve for the wider blue economy as a best practice example;
Amendment 149 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses the importance of maritime spatial planning for the sustainable and coordinated development of maritime activities;
Amendment 151 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Considers that the implementation of the Maritime Spatial Planning directive in a timely manner will foster investment in the blue economy as it provides the necessary certainty;
Amendment 153 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Stresses in this context the importance of land-sea interactions and Integrated Coastal Zone Management;
Amendment 163 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Considers that environmentally healthy coastal and maritime areas are key for sustainable human activities; calls therefore for the full implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework directive;
Amendment 165 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Considers that the governance of Integrated Maritime Policy should be strengthened at EU and sea-basin levels;
Amendment 204 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Stresses that renewable marine energies are an industrial sector for the future that can combat climate change and EU energy dependence, achieve greater energy sustainability and meet the Europe 2020 targets; points out that in this regard offshore grids between the Member States are of great importance;
Amendment 209 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission to propose and update a non-exhaustive list of maritime activities (e.g. offshore energy production, deep-sea mining, sand and gravel exploitation at sea etc.) requiring prior environmental impact assessments; considers that prospection and mining on the continental shelf require uninterrupted State involvement, especially as regards information, environmental impact assessment, analysing and minimising risks, and the exercise of sovereignty; points to the potential offered by these activities for embedding scientific knowledge and development and technology transfer; points to the challenges entailed in extracting minerals dissolved in sea water;
Amendment 221 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Emphasises the importance of promoting socially, economically and environmentally sustainable forms of tourism that can constitute a significant source of added value for maritime areas;
Amendment 223 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Believes that a maritime safety "Erika IV" package should be launched to prevent further major maritime disasters; considers that this package should recognise the ecological damage to marine waters in the European legislation;
Amendment 9 #
2014/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 a (new)
Citation 22 a (new)
- having regard to the report from the 11th Eurochild conference, which took place from 26 to 28 November 2014 in Bucharest,
Amendment 49 #
2014/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. Whereas several organisations point out that the mainone of the causes of increasing child poverty is the so-called austerity measures (a significantand their consequences (a reduction of social support to children and families, rising unemployment, the spread of precarious employment and an increase in the tax burden), UNICEF states that budget cuts, particularly in the Mediterranean countries, have increased inequalities and helped worsen the living conditions of children10 so that these policies violate the rights of children and constitute a violation of international obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; __________________ 10 UNICEF Office of Research (2014), ‘Children of the Recession: The impact of the economic crisis on child well-being in rich countries’, Innocenti Report Card 12, UNICEF Office of Research, Florence
Amendment 58 #
2014/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
Whereas single-parent families, especially families headed by single mothers, are at greater risk of poverty or social exclusion (49.8% compared to 25.2%), which is duerelated to the feminisation of poverty and to wage discrimination between men and women;
Amendment 70 #
2014/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. Whereas the effects of poverty and social exclusion on children can last a lifetime and continue into future generations; that the educational gap between children from different socio- economic backgrounds has increased (in 11 countries, the provision of services to children between the ages of 0 and 3 reaches no more than 15% coverage);
Amendment 82 #
2014/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. Whereas spending on education expenses, especially as regards school materials and transportation, is essentially borne by households in most countries, but bearing in mind that the Member States provide frequent support for the families in greatest need;
Amendment 102 #
2014/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. Whereas all children have the right to be protected from abuse, violence and neglect and that research has concluded that financial pressures within families and cuts in public services put children at greater risk and that so-called austerity measures are leading to greater violence against children;
Amendment 137 #
2014/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recommends that Member States increase the quantity, amounts, scope and effectiveness of the social support specifically directed to children, but also to parents (such as unemployment benefits) in proportion to the income they bring in, and to promote labour laws that guarantee social rights and security to families and fight precarious employment;
Amendment 141 #
2014/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Calls for monitoring and evaluation of the effectiveness of this support, in order to adapt policies for combating poverty, exclusion and dropping out of school to existing social equality requirements; urges the Member States to develop and apply diverse evidence- gathering processes appropriate for each stage of intervention;
Amendment 142 #
2014/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Without neglecting the need to support children who are poor, have dropped out of school or are socially excluded, policies supporting children and young people should be strongly marked by prevention, including long-term strategies for combating social inequality;
Amendment 160 #
2014/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 207 #
2014/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Urges the Member States to put in place, where necessary, cooperation agreements with entities and institutions that promote the education, cultural or sporting training, and integration of children, as well as combating their poverty; recommends, however, that the Member States ensure the supervision, quality, sustainability and relevance of this support, as well as its actual results;
Amendment 216 #
2014/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on Member States to introduce legislation to protect or increase maternity and paternity rights; re-emphasises the need for enhanced national and European policies to encourage pregnancy, with a view to intergenerational balance and solidarity;
Amendment 227 #
2014/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recommends that Member States develop proactive social policies that prevent poverty and the departure of children from their family environment, ensuring that it is not through poverty that children are institutionalised; further recommends that these policies aim to prevent dependency becoming permanent;
Amendment 231 #
2014/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Calls for the institutionalisation of children and young people only as a last resort, preferring their incorporation into families and support from foster families;
Amendment 286 #
2014/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on Member States, particularly those where social inequalities are greater, to strengthen social rights that the state must guarantee, increasing, where necessary, the number of employees and technicians in social security services, and increasing the medical, psychological and social care of children;
Amendment 292 #
2014/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support the functioning of European and transnational networks to combat child and youth poverty and exclusion; warns that integrating the outermost regions and the most disadvantaged regions into these networks and institutions should be particularly supported;
Amendment 306 #
2014/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recommends that the Commission and Member States develop statisticalcomparison methods that integrate multidimensional indicators in measuring poverty to take into account the limitations of relative poverty measurements and the work of the UNDP, UNICEF and the OECD, going beyond the AROPE indicator;
Amendment 1 #
2014/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Title
Title
on the social economy, social entrepreneurship and social innovation in combating unemployment
Amendment 23 #
2014/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas social economy enterprises are characterised by their democratic governance arrangements, the strong involvement of their members or partners in the management of the enterprise and the high level of transparency in their operations, and respond to the growing public demand for ethical, social and environmentally friendly business behaviour;
Amendment 32 #
2014/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the lack of recognition that frequently faces social economy enterprises makes it even more difficult for them to access both public and private financing; whereas social economy enterprises are chiefly SMEs and micro- enterpristhe EU structural funds and programmes should make a positive contribution to financing social economy enterprises, which, while most of them are SMEs, include companies of many different types (cooperatives, mutual organisations, foundations, associations and new forms of social enterprise) and different sizes;
Amendment 50 #
2014/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas any improvement in the Member States’ economic and financial situation should be accompanied by intensive support for inclusive and sustainable growth and for the creation of high-quality jobs;
Amendment 56 #
2014/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that social economy enterprises are enterprises whose main purpose is to achieve their social objectivegoal, which may be to create jobs for vulnerable groups, provide services for their members, or more generally to create a positive social and environmental impact, over and above maximising profits for their members or partners, and which reinvest their profits in order to achieve those objectives; points out that, despite legal disparities and the different activities carried out by social economy enterprises across the EU, they share a series of common recognisable features;
Amendment 72 #
2014/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 99 #
2014/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and Member States to include social economy enterprises in action plans for employmentthe National Reform Programmes and Country-Specific Recommendations drawn up as part of the European Semester, in order to help the EU to achieve the objectives of its Europe 2020 strategy in the areas of employment, poverty reduction and social integrnovation;
Amendment 105 #
Amendment 112 #
2014/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the reform of the Public Procurement Directive, which includes social clauses and criteria in order to promote social inclusion and social innovation, inter alia and contracts earmarked to foster the employment of disadvantaged persons and persons with a disability; urges the Member States to include social clauses and criteria, when transposing the directive, to take advantage of the scope it offers to include social criteria, social clauses and reserved contracts in public procurement procedures;
Amendment 124 #
2014/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the adoption of the regulation on European social entrepreneurship funds, but criticises the relatively small budget made available, given the role played by the social economy in the European economy as a whole and in fostering social cohesion;
Amendment 138 #
2014/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for investment in the social economy to be taken into account when assessing European Strategic Investment Fund projecriticises the fact that the regulation establishing the European Fund for Strategic Investments refers to the social economy only in its recitals and, in its Article 5(2), uses the narrower concept of the ‘social sector’ to define the scope of these investments;
Amendment 144 #
2014/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Criticises the fact that training and placement enterprises, set up on the basis of partnerships between social economy enterprises, are generally prevented from accessing funds intended for SMEs; calls on the Commission to propose a new exception to the legal definition of ‘SME’, similar to those which already apply to public investment corporations, venture capital firms and non-profit-making universities and research centres, so that a training and placement enterprise can be classified as an autonomous enterprise even if another enterprise holds, alone or jointly with other enterprises, more than 25 % of its capital or of the voting rights on its administrative board;
Amendment 150 #
2014/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on Member States to include the entrepreneurial spirit and the principles of the social economy in education and training curricula; social economy enterprises are to be defined by their commitment to upholding the following values: – the primacy of the individual and social goals over the interests of capital; – democratic governance by members; – the conjunction of the interests of its members and users with the general interest; – the safeguarding and application of the principles of solidarity and responsibility; – the reinvestment of surplus funds in long-term development objectives, or in the provision of services of interest to members or services of general interest; – voluntary, open membership; – autonomous management independent of the public authorities.
Amendment 156 #
2014/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Points out that some social economy enterprises are competitive and are at the forefront of their sector, while others require specialised knowledge in order to launch, develop and manage their enterprises; calls on the Member States to develop training programmes targeted at and specifically tailored to entrepreneurs in the social sector with a view to developing basic business management skills and knowledge;
Amendment 179 #
2014/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on the Commission, in keeping with the Rome Strategy adopted by European representatives of the social economy at the conclusion of the conference organised by the Italian Council Presidency on 17 and 18 November 2014: – the setting-up of a specific unit with the task of promoting the social economy, which can draw on resources commensurate with the importance of the social economy in Europe; Deplores, in that connection, the fact that the Commission seems to be moving towards a decision to merge units in the Directorate-General for the Internal Market to form a larger entity entitled ‘Clusters, social business and social entrepreneurship’, which does not cover all social economy enterprises or reflect the true nature of the social economy in Europe, which mainly consists of cooperatives, mutual societies, foundations, associations and new forms of social enterprise; – work closely with representatives of the sector to prepare a new initiative to promote the social economy which acknowledges its importance in Europe and provides even more support for its development, with a view to maximising the contribution the social economy can make to sustainable, fair development and the creation of high-quality jobs in Europe; – grant legal recognition at EU level to all social economy enterprises (mutual societies and public-interest foundations and associations)by putting forward a proposal for a directive which endows them with a specific legal status and enables them to take full advantage of the benefits offered by the internal market; – simplify the status of cooperatives.
Amendment 48 #
2014/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that ambitious economic and social policies and labour market reforms are needed in order to boost smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and create more jobs; further stresses the need for economically sustainable social welfare systems which are based on incentives to work;
Amendment 64 #
2014/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 A. Stresses the unsustainable level of youth unemployment, which, in addition to affecting an entire generation, jeopardises the balance between generations, contributing to reducing the birth rate and damaging the sustainability of social security systems;
Amendment 70 #
2014/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Notes the high level of long-term unemployment, warning of the need to combat it immediately, in view of the resilience with which it is associated;
Amendment 125 #
2014/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the importance of human development, and career flexibility and self- responsibility; recalls in this respect that investment is needed to actively support employability and prevent skills depletion among the unemployed; emphasises that such measures should be combined with reforms in pension and social welfare systems that encourage more people to work;
Amendment 148 #
2014/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Believes that, in order to anticipate future skills needs, labour market stakeholders, including employers’ and employees’ organisations, have to be strongly involved at all levels, in particular in designing and implemenin evaluating vocational qualification programmes;
Amendment 156 #
2014/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses the importance of partnerships between universities, businessehigher education institutions, businesses, trade unions and authorities with a view to estimatgauging labour needs for the future, reviewing and implementing new vocational training programmes, as well as fostering cooperation between Member States in this regard;
Amendment 181 #
2014/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that training and re- qualification programs for the unemployed should be designed and implemented in close cooperation with employers’ associations and trade unions, with a view to better aligning workers’ new skills with the needs of employers;
Amendment 199 #
2014/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Believes that dual vocational training and dual systems should be given more consideration and prioritise quality, without academic bias, as they tend to favour integration into the labour market and have proved to be effective in fostering youth employment;
Amendment 267 #
2014/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Believes that teaching self- responsibility and fostering entrepreneurial education from an early age further improves links between school and the labour market, and can contribute to lowering unemployment levels;
Amendment 323 #
2014/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to consider innovative ways to encourage investment in the EU in order to boost growth and jobs; appeals to them to increase investment in basic and applied research and in innovation, as a driver of development;
Amendment 330 #
2014/2235(INI)
31a. Calls on the Member States to invest in early childhood education, and in early teaching of foreign languages and of information and communication technologies in primary education;
Amendment 347 #
2014/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33 A. Petitions the Commission to develop a European platform for recognition and validation of skills common to specific activities and professions that incorporates recognition of skills acquired through volunteer work;
Amendment 350 #
2014/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Calls on the Member States to support the close involvement of labour market stakeholders, including employers’ and employees’ organisations, at local, regional and national level, in order to foster closer links between education and training and the workplace and to anticipate future skills needs; calls on the Commission to support the Member States in attracting companies involved in dual learning; the Commission should also help with conducting campaigns to raise public awareness of the suitability and excellence of dual learning, and of gender parity in scientific and technical professions;
Amendment 358 #
2014/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Calls on the Member States to offer tax relief to companies that hire researchers and persons with doctorates, without prejudice to their fair remuneration;
Amendment 1 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to Article 349 TFEU, concerning the specific measures for the Outermost Regions;
Amendment 3 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 15 July 2014 on "Youths Employment"7 a, __________________ 7a Texts adopted P8_TA(2014)0010.
Amendment 4 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 b (new)
Citation 17 b (new)
- having regard to its Motion for Resolution on Employment and Social aspects of the Europe 2020 Strategy, of 19 November 20148 a , __________________ 8a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2014)0060
Amendment 7 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)
Recital -A (new)
-A. whereas Europe must be committed to the model of the social market economy, ensuring sustainable growth in order to provide the next generation with jobs instead of debts;
Amendment 15 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas fiscal responsibility has to continue to guarantee not only the success and sustainability of the structural reforms carried out but also those needed to be implemented to foster economic growth and job creation;
Amendment 18 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas fiscal policies should be differentiated and appropriated, depending on the situation of each Member State;
Amendment 19 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU needs to make a decisive change in an economic policy that has allowed the Union to drift away from the EU 2020 targets, and that has increased the risks of secular stagnation; whereas the EU is worryingly losing weight in the world economy, while mostany other countries are showing solid signs of recovery; whereas in October 2014 the IMF estimated that the probability of a recession in the euro area had increased and would reach 35-40% at year’s end;
Amendment 29 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas Europe has to tackle the rapid ageing of its population as soon as possible;
Amendment 46 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas thigh unemployment levels, excessive focus on wage depression to regain competitiveness, and athe decline in spending on social protection in almost allthe Member States that needed to restore their economic balance due to excessive spending, have led to significant reductions in household gross disposable incomes, leaving millionswhich contribute to the increase of number of European families at risk of exclusion, and have increased inequalities alarmingly; whereas one in four Europeans are at risk of poverty; whereas underemployment and precariousness has peaked and, for 50 % of all job seekers, securing employment is not enough to lift them out of poverty;
Amendment 63 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas Parliament has for the past two years warned of the social risks of deflation in a context of low growth, high unemployment and downward pressure on wages; whereas the ECB has forecast low inflation in the long run, and has warned of the consequences of this on internal demand, growth and employment; whereas deflation has become a reality since August 2014 in eight Member States (six in the eurozone); whereas demand and job creation in the EU is heavily constrained by the prevailing weakness of credit provision to SMEs and the need to reduce excessive public and private debt; whereas the drop in inflation rates significantly increases these difficulties, by raising real interest rates and the real debt burden, and could lead to a vicious circle of economic depression;
Amendment 67 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
Amendment 75 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas investment in quality jobs, human capital, research and innovation must be the topone of the priorityies for both the Commission and the Member States, as investment in these areas are essential not only to ensuring a recovery but also to expanding the EU’s economic potential to grow and to create prosperity;
Amendment 86 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
Ambitious economic policies for growth, and quality job creation and fighting deflation
Amendment 87 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Welcomes the Commission integrated approach to growth, funded on three main pillars: an Investment Plan for Europe; the aim of implementing structural reforms; and pursuing fiscal responsibility;
Amendment 92 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls onWelcomes the Commission to introduce a much-needed, expansionary economic policycommitment to boost smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and to create quality jobs; stresses that low inflation is already increasing real interest rates as well as real public and private debt, which, together with high unemployment, depresses growth and increases poverty;
Amendment 114 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is concerned that the EU is caught in an investment trap whereby investments have fallen more than EUR 400 billion since they peaked in 2007, and are now close to 20 % below the pre-crisis level; warns that the decline has been even greater in peripheral Member States where fiscal consolidation was more acute;
Amendment 124 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 136 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the fact that the EFSI must be focused on creating new investments in areas where investor appetite is subdued rather than on substituting investments that would have been produced elsewhere (crowding out), or on focusing on highly profitable investments that would have occurred in any case (deadweight); calls on the Commission to include and promote social investments that not only generate financial returns but promote positive social spillovers, such as investments in human capital or investments with high impact in job creation, social inclusion or poverty reduction; reiterates its call for the implementation of the Strategic Implementation Plan (SIP);
Amendment 148 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to tackle specific enhanced mechanisms to implement investment programmes in the outermost regions, whose remoteness, geographical fragmentation, fragile economies and natural constraints lead to heightened inequalities in accessing job opportunities, goods and services;
Amendment 150 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to review and improve the EU-EIB Project Bond Initiative, launched as a pilot project in 2012 to sum up the investment plan, with a view of giving it a greater role in promoting employment; recalls, in this context, the social impact bonds included in the SIP;
Amendment 162 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the extension of the pace of fiscal consolidation, and the introduction of new headline targeits – focusing more on structural than on cyclical deficits – that will have a positive effect on employment and growth; notes, however, that the size of fiscal multipliers in the current context is nevertheless still very high and that this will inevitably have a negative impact on economic growth and job creation; calls on the Commission to explore the possibility of introducing escape clauses, or of delaying these targets, in order to avoid weakening demand further and destroying jobs;
Amendment 168 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the development of a European framework to assure that investments under the Juncker Plan, which are excluded from national deficit targets, have a significant impact in terms of stimulating economic growth and, creating quality jobs and fostering social progress;
Amendment 184 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Calls on Member States to eliminate unnecessary administrative burdens and bureaucracy for the self-employed, micro- enterprises and SMEs and to facilitate start-ups conditions;
Amendment 198 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that cohesion policy measures have an essential role to play in reducing internal competitive disparities and structural imbalances; calls on the Commission to find specific solutions for those Member States that, though facing very high unemployment, are obliged to return EU funds owing to co-financing problems; calls, therefore, on the Commission to apply the frontloading principle to all funds for these Member States in the 2014-2020 period;
Amendment 201 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Strongly supports the fight against tax fraud and tax evasion and stresses the necessity of a more efficient use of tax payers' money, and of further steps in the protection of the Union´s financial stability and sustainability;
Amendment 206 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Amendment 210 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that decisive investment plans for growth and job creation can only be fully realised if they are coupled with national reforms that enhance quality labour participation, boost productivity and develop human capital in all age groups; believes that structural labour market reforms should introduce internal flexibility measures aimed at maintaining employment in times of economic disruption, ensure job quality and security in employment transitions, and provide unemployment benefit schemes that are based on activation requirements and linked to reintegration policies;
Amendment 247 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Is concerned that the Commission’s strategy to regain competitiveness has been more focused on reducing costs than on raising productivity via investments in human capital; sStresses that more than 20 Member States have reduced their education expenditures in relative terms (as percentages of their GDPs), thereby jeopardising their growth, job potential and competitiveness;
Amendment 256 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the fact that in the AGS 2015 the Commission calls on the Member States to protect or promote longer-term investments in education, research and innovation; notes, however, that Member States with already-constrained budgets do not have sufficient means to accomplish that goal; calls, therefore, on the Commission to exclude productive investments in education, research and development from the deficit targets established under EU rules;
Amendment 258 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Stresses the need to adequate working skills to markets needs and welcomes that the Commission emphasises vocational training, dual education and lifelong learning systems to reach that goal, involving public and private actors; points out that social partners must be involved in the assessment of the skills needs; calls Member States to consider lowering fiscal burden to enterprises, specially SME's, that establish a working contract with an higher degree worker, in cases where employers do not contract people according to their qualifications and skills;
Amendment 263 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Member States to pay special attention to high unemployment rates among disadvantaged groups, giving priority to access and integration into the labour market and the mainstreaming of accession and integration policies, as employment is the key to successful integration;
Amendment 277 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Recalls that decent wages are important not only for social cohesion, but also for maintaining a strong economy and a productive labour force; calls on the Commission to submit a proposal for a European framework for minimum wages with a view to reducing wage inequalities and limiting nominal imbalances in competitiveness;
Amendment 282 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Is concerned that labour market reforms in many Member States have mainly promoted precariouswith the high levels of precarious jobs; observes that 50 % of jobs created in 2014 were temporary jobs; observes that 50 % of jobs created in 2014 were temporary jobs; notes that, according to the Commission, in-work poverty persists, and that for 50 % of all job seekers, securing employment is not enough to lift them out of poverty, nor does it raise productivity; calls on the Commission and the Member States to make job quality a priority and to address labour market segmentation;
Amendment 310 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission to propose a European framework introducing minimum standards for the implementation of Youth Guarantees covering young people aged 25-30; calls on the Member States to use the available budget efficiently and to implement the Youth Guarantees without delay; calls to explore the possibility for the available budget to be increased during the promised mid-term review of the MFF in accordance with ILO recommendations;
Amendment 325 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Stresses that, according to the Commission, despite high unemployment rates there are 2 million job vacancies in the EU, and that only 30.3 % of the active population works in another Member State; recalls that divergences in labour mobility rates range up to 10 percentage points, notably in those Member States hardest hit by the crisis, can be overcome also using the tool of the EURES platform;
Amendment 331 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Given the number of workers, particularly young people, who are now leaving their countries of origin for other Member States in search of employment opportunities, there is an urgent need to develop appropriate measures to guarantee that no worker is left uncovered by social and labour rights protection; calls, in this regard, on the Commission and the Member States to further improve EU labour mobility while upholding the principle of equal treatment and safeguarding wages and social standards; calls on each Member State to establish social and employment policies for equal rights and equal pay at the same place of workbetween men and women;
Amendment 344 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Considering that Europe is rapidly ageing, putting in stage the necessary generations renewable to maintain social services, urges the Commission to present a proposal referring to the parental leave in order to contribute to equal gender working conditions; calls the Commission and Member States to implement more policies that contribute to an European demographic raise, referring either to birth rates and immigrations;
Amendment 354 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Reiterates its warning of the socioeconomic challenges facing the Union and the risks to its sustainability and its stable growth potential posed by a reversal in regional convergence; recalls that more than 122 million EU citizens are at risk of poverty or social exclusion, including in- work poverty and child poverty, and that these levels are unacceptable and need to be reduced immediately; calls for a true ‘social pillar’ to be implemented withon the Commission to continue developing the EMU as part of the process of improvingsocial dimension into the economic governance mechanisms;
Amendment 359 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Points out that social protection and social policy – in particular unemployment benefits, minimum income support and progressive taxation – initially helped to reduce the depth of the recession and stabilised labour markets and consumption in some Member States; stresses, however, that social stabilisers have been widely used as adjustment factors by those EMU members experiencing negative economic shocks;
Amendment 364 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
Amendment 381 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Welcomes the fact that the Joint Employment Report annexed to the AGS includes a scoreboard for employment and social policies; considers it regrettable, however, that these indicators are not sufficient and that they have not been made binding, which would allow them to be used more forcefully; asks the Commission to remedy this situationalls on the Commission to assess its scope and effectiveness;
Amendment 395 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
Amendment 406 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Calls on the Commission to tackle immediately the alarming increase in child poverty throughout the EU through the introduction of a child guarantee against poverty;
Amendment 417 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Points out that emerging new forms of poverty – such as in-work poverty compounding difficulties such as e.g. paying mortgages, or high utility prices creating energy poverty – have resulted in an increase in the number of evictions, foreclosures and homeless people; calls on the Commission and the Member States to implement integrated policies favouring social and affordable housing, effective prevention policies aimed at reducing the number of evictions, and policies tackling energy poverty;
Amendment 432 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Reminds the Commission that in order to ensure both the sustainability and the adequacy of pensions, pension reforms need to be accompanied by policies that: develop employment opportunities for older workers; limit access to early retirement schemes and other early exit pathways; develop employment opportunities for older workers; guarantee access to life-long learning for both employed and unemployed people of all ages; enhance healthy ageing at the workplace, considering physical and psycho-social risks to health and safety; introduce tax benefit policies offering incentives to stay in work longer; and support active healthy ageing; stresses that pension reforms require national political and social cohesion, and should be negotiated with the social partners and representatives of younger and elder generations as the directly affected population groups in order to be successful;
Amendment 439 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Takes note of the Commission’s recommendation to reform healthcmodernise welfare systems sto thameet they meet their objectives challenges of the rapid ageing of our population, focusing on of providing universal access to high- quality care – including affordable access to medicines, especially those that are life- saving – and to secure respect for the rights of health staff; observes that, as a consequence of the crisis, some Member States have failed to ensure full coverage of public health; calls for this situation to be corrected without delay;
Amendment 444 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Stresses that the tax wedge has been much higherigger impact for low-wage and second- income earners, and that this remains an issue; calls on the Commission to take note of the IMF’s October 2013 tax report, which points out that there is scope for better and more progressive forms of taxation;
Amendment 451 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Notes the importance of reducing taxation on labour, especially by low-paid and low-skilled workers, the long-term unemployed and other vulnerable groups, while ensuring the long-range sustainability of public pension systems; calls on the Commission to suggest Member States to shift the tax burden away from labour to consumption while making sure not to endanger social benefits; notes that such shifts should not affect taxes with regressive effects such as consumption taxes, but should focus instead on taxes on capital, wealth, energy and natural resources;
Amendment 468 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Calls on the Commission and the Council to enter intofor an interinstitutional agreement with Parliament in order to ginvolve Parliament a full role in the drafting and approval of the AGS and the Economic Policy and Employment Guidelines;
Amendment 48 #
2014/2160(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States to guarantee a return to work for women after pregnancy and maternity leave, to safas well as for men reguarding their mpaternity leave to safeguard their parental entitlements, and to take measures to prevent the unfair dismissal of employees during pregnancy and parental leave and protect women and men with care responsibilities from unfair dismissal;
Amendment 51 #
2014/2160(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to restore the discussion with the European Parliament and the Council concerning maternity leave and stresses that the integration of a paternity leave and of parental leave with equal rights to both parents gives an important boost to combat gender discrimination in work;
Amendment 58 #
2014/2160(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that occupational and sectoral segregation of the labour market remains a factor in determining the gender pay gap; also stresses that women`s jobs, particularly domestic workers and careers, are consistently undervalued; those questions must be rapidly tackled;
Amendment 62 #
2014/2160(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to support campaigns which combat gender stereotypes in accessing jobs, stressing that booth women and men are able to access to different areas, with a special emphasise to sciences and technologies;
Amendment 72 #
2014/2160(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Regrets that some Member States do not follow or are omissive regarding the provisions of the Directive and urges the Commission to act quickly and firmly to solve this situation;
Amendment 73 #
2014/2160(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls on the Member States to create platforms that could receive complaints and provide free support on the legal contest in cases of discrimination at the workplace.
Amendment 58 #
2014/2150(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. WelcomUrges the Commission’s indication that the maternity leave directive should be considered for withdrawal; to resume discussions with the European Parliament and the Council on maternity leave, and highlights the need to include paternity and parental leave, with equal rights for both parents, as a key factor in combating gender discrimination at the workplace;
Amendment 79 #
2014/2150(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Rejects the proposal to withdraw aid schemes for the distribution of fruit and vegetables, bananas and milk in schools;
Amendment 136 #
2014/2150(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to persist in its negotiations, at Council level, on combating late payments in commercial transactions, on company accounting requirements, on the collection of statistics, on coordination on VAT and simplification of VAT obligations, and on common rules to calculate the corporate tax base;
Amendment 3 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to Article 349 relating to the outermost regions, from the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Amendment 6 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
- having regard to Regulation (EU) No 247/2006 which establishes specific measures in the field of agriculture in favour of the outermost regions of the European Union,
Amendment 17 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the global dairy market is increasingly volatile, with the highest ever price since records began noted in January 2014, followed by substantial drops in prices throughout the rest of 2014, preventing farmers from creating financial reserves to withstand the end of quotas because of the impact of the unexpected Russian embargo;
Amendment 29 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the Russian ban on European dairy products since August 2014 has had a significant impact on the EU internal market, limiting the income of farmers who needed it to withstand the end of this regime with greater security, and demonstrated the importance of securing diverse export markets for EU products;
Amendment 54 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas a large number of dairy farms are located in disadvantaged, outermost, remote or mountainous areas, where the costs of production, collection and marketing milk and dairy products outside their production area are much higher than in other areas;
Amendment 58 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. Whereas one of the main objectives of the CAP is balanced territorial development, in economic, social and environmental terms; this presupposes that agriculture will continue to be productive and sustainable in disadvantaged, outermost, remote or mountainous areas;
Amendment 71 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas the end of quotas will have a considerable negative impact on the outermost regions, particularly in the Azores, where dairy farming is the main economic activity, representing around 46 % of the regional economy;
Amendment 90 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that dairy farmers are particularly vulnerable to income variations and risks owing to high capital costs, volatile dairy commodity prices, input and energy costs, and that a sustainable livelihood from dairy farming is an ongoing challenge as production costs are frequently close to or above farm gate prices, an issue which frequently occurs in the outermost regions;
Amendment 135 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. These potentially positive market prospects are part of a global perspective, and do not consider the impact that a regime without quotas will have on the outermost regions, mountain areas or disadvantaged areas, and could even lead to production being abandoned in these regions;
Amendment 141 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Acknowledges the important socio- economic contribution dairy farming makes across the EU and its particular importance in disadvantaged and outermost regions, where it is often the only type of farming possible. Adds that for the outermost regions, this sector is responsible for the subsistence of many families, the typical landscape, the organisation, occupation and protection of the territory and the maintenance of cultural and traditional practices, among other things;
Amendment 151 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Reminds that dairy production in disadvantaged, outermost, remote or mountainous areas requires a specific approach in terms of the Investment Plan and financial subsidies to preserve or rebuild the conditions necessary for farming activities, and for the processing and marketing of this production;
Amendment 154 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Urges the Commission to closely monitor the evolution of dairy production in disadvantaged, outermost, remote or mountainous areas and to assess the economic impact of the end of quotas on dairy farms;
Amendment 162 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Underlines that the suppression of the milk quotas system and the greater openness of markets will led to stronger competition between the production areas at a European level, which might endanger the objective of territorial equilibrium across the EU;
Amendment 168 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recommends that, in order to prevent further market instability, previous decisions on milk quotas should be maintained, namely the super levy;
Amendment 173 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Considers it necessary to foresee calling into question a quotas system to control supply in the dairy sector due to the unavailability of a mechanism with an equivalent effect on the market;
Amendment 174 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 192 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Urges the Commission and the Member States to improve and strengthen the milk distribution regimes in schools, favouring short supply chains and thereby enabling the distribution of production, especially in the outermost regions, mountain areas or disadvantaged areas;
Amendment 201 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. It is important to provide POSEI with an adequate financial reinforcement to enable it, together with farmers, to mitigate the additional difficulties that the dairy sector is already facing in the outermost regions, particularly in the Azores, and an expected deterioration in the situation.
Amendment 208 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights that implementation of the Milk Package is still at an early stage; expresses disappointment, nevertheless, with the low levels of implementation, with this situation being even more pronounced in the outermost regions, mountain areas or disadvantaged areas;
Amendment 263 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Requests that assistance for the establishment and activities of producer organisations (POs) is tailored to the realities of disadvantaged, outlying, isolated and mountainous areas;
Amendment 307 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Requests that the Commission anticipates for 2017 the report on the development of the situation of the milk and dairy products markets, assessing in particular the effects of the ‘milk package’ on producers and on milk production in the disadvantaged, outlying, isolated and mountainous areas, in line with the general objective to preserve production in these areas, and encompassing potential incentives seeking to encourage the farmers to conclude joint production agreements; this report must be accompanied by any relevant proposals within the scope of these objectives;
Amendment 310 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Believes that it is necessary to allocate additional resources to the POSEI programme so as to assist milk producers in adapting to the effects resulting from the deregulation of the markets and enabling them to maintain a viable and competitive business relative to the rest of the European area;
Amendment 330 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. The aforementioned growth in demand refers to the European market as a whole, which could increase the concentration of production in a small number of more competitive Member States/Regions, leading the other farmers to abandon the sector;
Amendment 388 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses the need for the sector to move away from unprocessed bulk production; considers that full use should be made of research measures to develop innovative high-value dairy products in high growth markets such as medicinal nutritional products and nutritional products for infants, athletes and athletese elderly;
Amendment 400 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Notes that the sector has not engaged with the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) and Protected Geographical Indications (PGI) schemes in a meaningful manner; calls on the Commission to simplify access to these schemes, while retaining them as the quality benchmark for European products, unquestioned among EU export markets;
Amendment 427 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. It is essential to create a transition mechanism in the outermost regions between the elimination of quotas and the liberalisation of the markets, which makes it possible to protect farmers and the sector in these regions;
Amendment 481 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. In the outermost regions this chain is highly imbalanced, since farmers depend directly and exclusively on a small number of companies and distributors because of their geographic isolation. The Commission must therefore be able to encourage the use of short supply chains, giving preference to local production in these specific cases, in order to ensure continued production in these regions.
Amendment 88 #
2014/0124(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The European Parliament in its resolution on ‘Effective labour inspections as a strategy to improve working conditions in Europe’ welcomed the Commission’s initiative to create a European Platform and called for enhanced cooperation at EU level to fight undeclared work27, which leads to unfair competition that distorts the market, damages the European economy and results in an increasing lack of social and employment protection for workers. __________________ 27 European Parliament resolution of 14 January 2014 on effective labour inspections as a strategy to improve working conditions in Europe (2013/2112/INI) http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups /ficheprocedure.do?lang=en&reference=20 13/2112(INI)
Amendment 260 #
2014/0124(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) national enforcement authorities as nominated by all the Member States, which shall include representatives of workers’ and employers’ associations based on an equitable distribution,
Amendment 448 #
2014/0124(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
(4a) The Platform shall submit an annual report on its activities to the Commission, the competent parliamentary committee and the Council, containing indicators regarding the extent of undeclared work at both Union and Member State level, including its impact on national economies and trends in these indicators.
Amendment 980 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – indent 15 a (new)
Annex I – indent 15 a (new)
- Natural corks, non-agglomerated and without binders,
Amendment 34 #
2014/0014(COD)
Proposal for a Regulation
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
having regard to Article 349(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, with regard to the outermost regions;
Amendment 39 #
2014/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The experience gained with the application of the current schemes, together with the conclusions of the external evaluations and subsequent analysis of different policy options, point to the conclusion that the rationale which led to the establishment of the two school schemes is still relevant. In the current context of and the difficult social conditions in many Member States, point to the conclusion that the two school schemes are indispensable within the Union. In the current context of high rates of child obesity, declining consumption of fruit and vegetables including bananas and milk products, exacerbated by amongst other things, the modern trend towards the consumption of highly processed foods which, additionally, are often high in added sugars, salt and fat, fat and preservatives, the Union aid to finance the supply to children in educational establishments of selected agricultural products should therefore continue to exist, contributing to the development of healthy eating and the promotion of local agricultural products.
Amendment 44 #
2014/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2 A) Highly processed foods are often sold on school premises themselves. These contain various additives and are both harmful to health and highly appealing for children and young people to eat. It is important that this regulation is also able to provide marketing campaigns for healthy eating habits, which have the same visibility and impact as the products mentioned.
Amendment 46 #
2014/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The analysis of different policy options points out that a unified approach under a common legal and financial framework is more appropriate and effective in meeting the specific objectives that the Common Agricultural Policy is pursuing through school schemes. This would allow Member States to maximise the impact of distribution within a constant budget and increase management efficiency. However, in order to take into account the differences between the fruit and vegetables including bananas, and milk products and their supply chains, certain elements should remain separaonly the separation of budgetary envelopes should be accepted, such as the respective budgetary envelopeswithout prejudice to the existence of a common budget solely to cover expenditure on educational measures, monitoring and evaluation of the scheme. In light of the experience with the current schemes, the participation in the scheme should continue to be voluntary for Member States. This expression of interest should be registered by April, in order that the remaining funds can be redistributed by the other Member States that adopt the programme. Taking into the account the different consumption situations across Member States, the possibility should be given to participating Member States to choose whether they want to distribute all or just one of the products eligible for the supply to children in educational establishments, provided they come within the respective budget.
Amendment 58 #
2014/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) A trend of declining consumption in particular of fresh fruit and vegetables including bananas and drinking milk has been identified. It is therefore appropriate to focus the distribution under the school schemes on these products, and these foods could be served in a variety of ways. This would in turn also help reduce the organisational burden for schools, increase the impact of the distribution within a limited budget and would be in line with the current practice, as these products are most frequently distributed. Considering the high milk and therefore calcium content of cheeses and yogurts, these may be included in the scheme, if properly justified and identifiable as having been produced in the European Union. For health reasons, including possible lactose intolerance, lactose-free versions of the aforementioned dairy products may also be included.
Amendment 71 #
2014/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Educational measures that support the distribution are necessary in order to make the scheme effective in reaching its short- and long-term objectives of increasing the consumption of selected agricultural products and shaping healthier diets, thereby helping to reduce childhood obesity and other risk factors for health. Considering their importance, these measures should support both the fruit and vegetables including bananas and milk distribution. They should be eligible for the Union aid. As supporting measures they represent a critical tool to reconnect children with agriculture and its different products and t, particularly those produced in their region, and this should make them more aware of both European agricultural production methods, and the whole process involved in the food supply chain, until it gets to the plate. To meet the objectives that the scheme is pursuing, Member States should be allowed to include a wider variety of agricultural products into their thematic measures. However, so as to promote healthy eating habits, the national health authorities should be involved in this process and approve, preferably from local and regional production in short supply chains, to which no sugar, salt, fat and preservatives are added. The occasional inclusion of other local or regional agricultural products of proven nutritional value is also acceptable, such as honey or olive oil. However, so as to promote healthy eating habits, Member States should, based on reports from the relevant authorities, draw up the list of these products, as well as the two groups of products eligible for the distribution, and decide on their nutritional aspects., without calling into question the provisions of this regulation
Amendment 90 #
2014/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In order to ensure a sound budgetary management, a fixed ceiling of the Union aid towards the distribution of fruit and vegetables including bananas and milk, supporting educational measures and related costs should be provided for. This ceiling should reflect the current situation, this cost being adapted to the reality of each of the Member States. This ceiling should reflect the current situation and should be reviewed whenever the average price of any of these products rises by more than 10 %. In light of the experience gained and with a view to simplify the management, the financing models should be approximated and based on a single approach as regards the level of Union financial contribution. It is therefore appropriate to limit the level of Union aid towards the price of products through a maximum Union aid per portion (previously defined and adapted to the reality of each Member State), both for fruit and vegetables including bananas and milk and abolish the principle of obligatory co-financing for fruit and vegetables including bananas. Considering the price volatility of products in question, the power to adopt certain acts should be delegated to the Commission in respect of measures setting the levels of the Union aid towards the price of a portion of products and laying down the definition of a portion.
Amendment 106 #
2014/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
Amendment 110 #
2014/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8 A) The Union aid should be increased by 5 % in the implementation of this scheme in outermost regions, in view of their limited agricultural diversification and the frequent impossibility of finding some products in the region, which involves greater costs of transport and storage; this contribution should be increased by a further 5 % if these products come from another outermost region.
Amendment 117 #
2014/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The national strategy should be considered as thea condition for the Member State'’s participation in the scheme and as, presenting a strategic multiannual document, setting out targets to be achieved by Member States and theirdocument for a period of six years, quantifying the existing problem and setting out targets to be achieved by Member States, the methodologies in line with the problem presented and respective priorities. Member States should be allowed to update them regularly, in particular in light of the evaluations and reassessment of priorities or targets and of the success of the programme.
Amendment 126 #
2014/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In order to ensure the visibility of the scheme, Member States should explain in their strategy how they will guarantee the added value of their scheme, creating a slogan that can quickly identify a school that applies this scheme and promotes healthy eating habits, among other actions, especially where products financed under the Union scheme are consumed at the same time as other meals provided to children in an educational establishment. In order to ensure that the educational purpose of the Union scheme is attained and effective, the power to adopt certain acts should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the rules concerning the distribution of the products financed under the Union scheme in relation to the provision of other meals in educational establishments and their preparation.
Amendment 128 #
2014/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In order to ensure that the price of products provided to children under the scheme fully reflects the amount of the aid provided and that subsidised products are not deflected from their intended use, the power to adopt certain acts should be delegated to the Commission in respect of establishment of price monitoring underverification of the application of the scheme.
Amendment 154 #
2014/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) For supporting educational measures, including promotion of healthy eating habits and measures for connecting children and young people with agricultural production; and
Amendment 165 #
2014/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 – paragraph 2
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. Member States wishing to participate in the aid scheme established in paragraph 1 (“the school scheme”) may distribute either, cumulatively or otherwise, fruit and vegetables including bananas, or milk products (with and without lactose) falling within CN codes 0401, or both0403, 0406 provided that they contain no added sugar, salt, fats and preservatives.
Amendment 178 #
2014/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 – paragraph 3
Article 23 – paragraph 3
3. As a condition for their participation in the school scheme Member States shall draw up, prior to their participation in the school scheme, and subsequently every 6 years, at national or regional level, a strategy for the implementation of the scheme The strategy may be amended by a Member State, in particular in the light of monitoring and evaluation and of the results achieved, making good use of the Community funds. The strategy shall at least identify the needs to be met, the ranking of the needs in terms of priorities, the target population, the results expected and the quantified targets to be attained in relation to the initial situation, and lay down the most appropriate instruments and actions for attaining those objectives.
Amendment 181 #
2014/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
4. Member States shall, in order to make the school scheme effective, also provide for the supporting educational measures, which mayshould include measures and activities aimed at promoting the aid that the European Union provides for this scheme, at connecting children with agriculture and producers, and a wider variety of agricultural products, educating about related issues, such as healthy eating habits, combating food waste, local food chains or, organic farming and also environmentally-friendly farms.
Amendment 199 #
2014/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 – paragraph 5
Article 23 – paragraph 5
5. When drawing up their strategies, Member States shall determine, based on their nutritional importance and on the principles of healthy eating, a list of agricultural products, in addition to fruit and vegetables, bananas and milk, that may occasionally be included under the supporting educational measures.
Amendment 208 #
2014/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 – paragraph 6
Article 23 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall choose the products to be featured in the distributioned or to be included in supporting educational measures on the basis of objective criteria which may include the health and environmental considerations, seasonality, variety, or availability of local produce, giving priority to the extentwhenever practicable to products originating in the Union, particularly to local purchasing, organic products, short supply chains or environmental benefits.
Amendment 221 #
2014/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 23 a – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The aid under the school scheme allocated for the distribution of products, the supporting educational measures and the related costs referred to in Article 23(1), and without prejudice to the provisions in paragraph 4, shall not exceed:
Amendment 227 #
2014/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 23 a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The reference for these values is the year 2015, and they are updated annually in accordance with the evolution of the European average inflation rate.
Amendment 234 #
2014/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 23 a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 227 determining the level of Union aid that may be paid towards the price of the portion of fruit and vegetables including bananas and milk distributed and laying down the definition of a portion. The Commission shall also be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 227 fixing a minimum amount and a maximum amount for the financing of supporting educational measures from Member States' annual definitive allocations.
Amendment 252 #
2014/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii a (new)
Article 23 a – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii a (new)
ii A) the provisions of ii) also imply an increase of 5% on the Union aid for the outermost regions, with a further 5 % increase if these regions import products from other outermost regions.
Amendment 280 #
2014/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 3
Article 23 a – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall apply every year, by the end of April, for the participation in the school scheme by submitting their request for the Union aid for each product they wish to distribute as referred to in Article 23(1)(a).
Amendment 291 #
2014/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 4
Article 23 a – paragraph 4
4. Without exceeding the global ceiling of EUR 230 million resulting from the amounts referred to under points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1, Member States may transfer up to 150 % of their indicative allocations for fruit and vegetables including bananas or for milk to the other sector, and this transfer may be increased to 20 % in the case of outermost regions, under the conditions to be specified by the Commission by means of delegated acts adopted in accordance with Article 227.
Amendment 301 #
2014/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 7
Article 23 a – paragraph 7
7. The Union mayshould also finance, pursuant to Article 6 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013, information, monitoring and evaluation measures relating to the school scheme, including raising public awareness of it, and related networking measures. , referred to in Article 23(1)(b) and (c). For this, it should support the creation of a common budget for both pillars, made up of a minimum of 10 % of the initial allocations to the Member States, with a view to the implementation of the aforementioned actions.
Amendment 305 #
2014/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 23 a – paragraph 7 a (new)
7 A. The financing referred to in the previous paragraph should not be less than 10 % of the allocations to each Member State, after which a reallocation is applicable, in accordance with the provisions of Article 24(2)(a), in cases where this is applicable.
Amendment 310 #
2014/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 8
Article 23 a – paragraph 8
8. Member States participating in the school scheme shall publicise, at the places where the food is distributed, their involvement in the scheme and the fact that it is subsidised by the Union, by means of informative graphic material, slogans, but also information and awareness-raising campaigns, either for the children or for the surrounding community. Member States shall ensure the added value and the visibility of the Union school scheme in relation to the provision of other meals in educational establishments.
Amendment 320 #
2014/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. In order to ensure the efficient and targeted use of European funds, with minimal bureaucracy, attractive to Member States, schools and other bodies involved, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 227 concerning:
Amendment 348 #
2014/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 24 – paragraph 5
Article 24 – paragraph 5
5. Taking into account the need to ensure the aid is reflected in the price at which the products are available under the school scheme, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 227, adopt rules on the establishment of price monitoring underverification of application of the scheme.