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1586 Amendments of Luigi MORGANO

Amendment 9 #

2018/2184(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Recognises that the Court of Auditors has a heavy workload; asks the Court, nonetheless, to publish its own reports on time, and in particular its report on the Translation Centre of the Bodies of the European Union, so that Parliament may have suffficient time to perform properly its own duties of budgetary and political control;
2018/11/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 3 #

2018/2166(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the results of 30 years of Erasmus, engaging 9 million people (including young people and students) in mobility activity since 1987; stresses the strong European added value of the programme and its role in delivering as a strategic investment in Europe’s young people;
2018/11/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 14 #

2018/2166(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Is alarmed by the low take-up and insufficient geographical coverage of the Erasmus+ Student Loan Guarantee Facility; urges the Commission and European Investment Fund to put in place an implementation strategy to maximise the Facility’s effectiveness or, alternatively, to facilitate the redistribution of the unused funds in the programme;
2018/11/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 22 #

2018/2166(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Is worried by the still low project success rates under the Europe for Citizens programme and the Creative Europe Culture sub-programme (201% and 1522% respectively in 2017); stresses that a more adequate levels of financing is decisive to tackle this unsatisfactory results;
2018/11/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 25 #

2018/2166(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights the role of EACEA in implementing the three culture and education programmes, expresses however its concern about the EACEA internal control weakness identified by an audit on the Erasmus+ and Creative Europe grant management; calls on EACEA to putnotes that the Commission's Internal Audit Service itself has found weaknesses in EACEA's Erasmus+ grant management process; takes the view, therefore, that the Commission and EACEA should have no difficulty in putting in place the necessary corrective actions, in order to guarantee the highest quality of EACEAtheir implementation of the culture and education programmes;
2018/11/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 30 #

2018/2166(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Notes that the internal control system of the European Schools needs further improvements to meet the recommendation made by the Court of Auditors and the European Commission’s Internal Audit Service (IAS); demands, in particular, further efforts in closing the remaining recommendations related to the management of extra-budgetary accounts; notes that the gradual entry into force of the new Financial Regulation of the European Schools will implicate major challenges for the governance of the European Schools as the functions of Authorising Officer and Accounting Officer will be centralised and Financial control will become an internal control unit, at the service of the Authorising Officer; considers, in this regard, that the restructuring of the different accounting and control functions must be supported by an adequate administrative system; draws attention to the several challenges that lie ahead of the European Schools, such as the Brexit transition and the worsening of the Schools’ overcrowding situation in Brussels;
2018/11/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 31 #

2018/2166(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Recognises that the Court of Auditors has a heavy workload; asks the Court, nonetheless, to publish its own reports on time, and in particular those on the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union and the European Schools, so that Parliament may have sufficient time to perform properly its own duties of budgetary and political control;
2018/11/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 2 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
– having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB) and of the ECB, in particular Article 15s 2, 3, 7, 10(2), 15, 32(5) and 33(1) thereof,
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 5 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
– having regard to Articles 129(3), 130, 138(2), 282(2), 282(3), 283(2) and 284(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 6 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
– having regard to Commission Communication COM(2018)321 entitled ‘A Modern Budget for a Union that Protects, Empowers and Defends’,
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 31 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the economic performance of those Member States which are outside the single currency and which enjoy exchange-rate flexibility for their own currencies has been uneven; whereas the economies of those Member States which have adopted the single currency in the last 10 years have performed better than those of the countries with flexible exchange rates;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 38 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas the euro area banks have accelerated their reduction in the number of non-performing loans (NPLs), from 8 % of total loans in 2014 to 4,9 % in the fourth quarter of 2017; whereas disposals of NPLs in a non-liquid and opaque market can lead to unjustified falls in the value of a loan and negative consequences for current account holders, savers and investors; whereas there are significant differences between Member States in the numbers of NPLs;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 41 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas at its October 2017 meeting, the ECB Governing Council decided to continue its net purchases under the Asset Purchase Programme (APP) at the monthly pace of EUR 30 billion until September 2018; whereas at its June 2018 meeting, the ECB Governing Council decided to prolong the monthly purchase for a reduced amount of EUR 15 billion until the end of 2018 and then to end purchases altogether, subject to incoming data confirming its medium-term inflation outlook, and confirmed that decision at its September 2018 meeting;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 56 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Emphasises that the euro is primarily a political project, rather than an economic one; stresses the irreversible nature of the single currency;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 57 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. Draws attention to the requirement for every Member State with the exception of the United Kingdom and Denmark to adopt the single currency once they have met the Maastricht convergence criteria; takes the view that participation in the Banking Union must be regarded as a key criterion for those countries wishing to join the euro area;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 62 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Emphasises, further, that the ECB’s status as a federal institution - which rules out national vetoes, bans government interference and provides for decision-making by a majority of the members of the Governing Council - enables it to act decisively and independently, in keeping with its remit, to safeguard the single currency;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 67 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the EU economy grew at its fastest rate in 10 years in 2017 and that all Member States saw their economies expand; welcomes the role of the ECB and the structural reforms designed to bring about sustainable, inclusive growth undertaken in some Member States as part of the ongoing recovery; draws attention to the importance of assessing the social, and not just the economic, impact of the reforms undertaken;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 82 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out that monetary policy is a powerful instrument for stabilising the economic cycle, but that it is no substitute for sound and intelligent countercyclical measures to manage State budgets; regards as essential, in that connection, joint institutional consideration of the validity and appropriateness of the requirements laid down in the Stability and Growth Pact and the Fiscal Compact, which, during the financial crisis, exacerbated the negative repercussions of the economic cycle in the Member States;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 84 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the great importance, at this juncture, of maintaining a favourable environment for public and private investment, which is still lagging behind pre-crisis levels and the ECB’s fundamental role in this context; urges the Member States not to waste this opportunity and instead to complete the reform process they have embarked on and increase public spending and investment once again, in particular in education and policies aimed at children, which have shown significant potential as regards the enhancement of skills, productivity and the quality of life of (future) workers and citizens; encourages the ECB to take the necessary measures, in line with its mandate, to help realise thisese objectives;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 92 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 a (new)
EMU and Banking Union
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 94 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Regards it as essential that the ECB should have an institutional discussion partner on its level in the euro area, in the form of a Finance Minister;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 96 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Takes the view, further, that that minister should be able to take decisions concerning the aggregate fiscal position of the euro area and manage its centralised budget, with the European Parliament playing an appropriate governance and supervisory role;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 97 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Calls for the establishment of a rainy day fund, financed from the distributable profits of the Eurosystem, which would play a stabilising role in the event of macroeconomic shocks; calls for that fund to be managed by the Finance Minister, who would be accountable to the European Parliament; points out that in that context the distributable profits of the Eurosystem would be regarded as own resources under the euro area budget;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 103 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. NotesShares fully the ECB’s positive view on the establishment of a European deposit insurance scheme (EDIS) as the third pillar of the banking union; recogniseemphasises in strong terms that risk sharing is, as ECB President Draghi has stated, an effective risk reduction method and that the two should go hand in hand;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 108 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points out that - in the long term - the Single Supervisory Mechanism and the European Central Bank should be institutionally, as well as operationally, independent;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 113 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Deplores the constant pressure exerted by the European Supervisory Authority in favour of the prompt divestment of non-performing loans (NPLs); calls for measures to promote alternative solutions to the disposal of NPLs, for example through the development of secondary markets;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 115 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 b (new)
Monetary policy decisions
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 116 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Shares the concerns voiced by the ECB regarding the uncertainty and risks stemming from the upsurge in protectionism, the vulnerability of emerging markets and the volatility on financial markets, linked in particular to the political risks in some Member States, which are impairing the euro area’s growth prospects;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 117 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Welcomes the decision taken by the ECB Governing Council on 13 September 2018 to leave the benchmark interest rates unchanged;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 118 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Takes the view that the current monetary policy position characterised by low interest rates and high levels of liquidity may reduce the leeway the ECB has to respond to changed economic conditions; considers, however, that in the absence of a positive overall fiscal position in the euro area which would serve to boost aggregate demand, investment and growth the ECB has no choice but to opt for a more gradual and slower process as regards an exit from the APP and the normalisation of interest rates;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 119 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5e. Takes the view that Articles 3 and 11 TFEU constitute a sufficiently sound legal basis for the incorporation in monetary policy decision-making of environmental, social and governance objectives; would be in favour, however, of a change to the Statute of the ECB, if the latter regards it as necessary, with the aim of laying down the conditions in accordance with which the ECB could take measures to support the EU’s efforts to protect the environment and combat climate change;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 132 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Agrees with the ECB’s decision to end the APP, subject to incoming data confirming its medium-term inflation outlook, and considers that this instrument should as a rule only be used on a temporary basis, as it may creates new risks for financial stability and reduces incentives to consolidate public finances; emphasises, however, that an overly hasty APP exit strategy may create different risks to the financial stability of the euro area;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 138 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Notes the decision taken by the ECB Governing Council on 13 September 2018 to continue the process of exiting the APP and to reduce net acquisitions to EUR 15 billion per month;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 139 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Welcomes the undertaking given by the ECB to reinvest maturing securities beyond the end of the net acquisition period, thus guaranteeing that the strategy for ending non-conventional monetary policies will be suitably gradual;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 140 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Welcomes the public acknowledgement by the ECB President of the implications of the Paris Agreement for his institution; calls on the ECB, however, to consider the possibility of bringing the APP into line with the EIB’s investment strategy, in particular in the context of the EFIS, with a view to fostering the incorporation of environmental, social and governance (ESG) objectives, such as support for the energy transition, into monetary policy;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 144 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Takes note that of all private sector purchase programmes, the corporate sector programme (CSPP) contributed the most to the APP in 2017, with EUR 82 billion in net purchases; welcomes the fact that since 2017 the ECB has been publishing the full list of all CSPP holdings, including the names of issuers, together with aggregated data on those holdings by country, risk, rating and sector; takes the view that this transparency drive must be extended to cover other acquisition operations, such as the asset-backed securities purchase programme (ABSPP) and the third covered bond purchase programme (CBPP3); calls, however, for further measures in order to disclose the operational procedures used in the choice of securities purchased by national central banks (NCBs);
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 163 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Is concerned by the impact of the negative deposit facility rate imposed on banks since June 2014; considers that this measure, were it still to be pursued, may affect the profitability of the banking sector and should be phased out in the course of normalising monetary policy in line with the current recovery;deleted
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 171 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates itNotes the many occasions concern about the increase in TARGET2 balances and calls on the ECB to clarify the underlying factors and th which the ECB has explained - both in writing and orally - that the increase in TARGET2 balances is linked to APP liquidity flows and does not constitute a debt owed by NCBs to the ECB, given that the euro is irreversible; calls on the ECB to clarify whether there are potential risks relating to the imbalances that this could causein the TARGET2 balances;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 175 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Expresses concern at the pro- cyclical nature of the ECB’s arrangements regarding collateral and in particular at the excessive degree of trust placed in rating agency assessments; takes the view that the ECB should carry out its own internal assessment of the quality of the assets which can be accepted as collateral; takes the view, further, that this task could be carried out by a European public rating agency, which would also be responsible for assessing risks to long-term sustainability;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 176 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Takes the view that, in keeping with the ban on monetary financing and the ‘no bail out’ clause, the ECB has an important role to play in supporting Member States which are the targets of aggressive financial speculation, in particular by purchasing their government bonds as part of non- conventional policies and by accepting them as collateral; takes the view that the ECB’s decision not to grant a derogation for the purchase of non-investment grade Greek bonds prior to 2016 may have had a pro-cyclical impact;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 177 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Draws attention to inconsistencies in the treatment by Member State governments of the profits generated by the Securities Markets Programme (SMP); takes the view that all the profits generated in this context and not retained by the ECB in accordance with Article 33(1)(a) of its Statute should be returned to the Greek Government;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 178 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)
14d. Calls for the ECB’s profits to be designated as ‘own resources’ or ‘other revenue’ in the EU budget; regards as essential, in that connection, a revision of Article 33(1)(a) of the ECB ‘s Statute which does not involve a change to the rule governing the redistribution of profits to the NCBs, to be carried out in accordance with Article 129(3) TFEU;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 179 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 e (new)
14e. Welcomes the end of the third adjustment programme for Greece and the ECB’s departure from the ‘Troika’;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 180 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Welcome the adoption of the agreement on emergency liquidity assistance (ELA), which clarifies the allocation of responsibilities, costs and risks; notes that this agreement is to be reviewed in 2019 at the latest; takes the view that certain recent banking scandals, in particular in north-eastern Europe, have highlighted the need for greater centralisation within the ECB of the procedures for providing ELA and the inadequacy of the sole criterion of ‘interference in monetary policy’ as the justification for intervention in an ELA operation by the ECB’s Executive Committee and Governing Council;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 195 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Urges an acceleration of the Capital Markets Union (CMU) project in order to deepen financial integration, with a view to helping build resilience to shocks and render the transmission of monetary policy across the monetary union more effective; points out that the CSPP could have contributed, albeit only to a limited degree, to the diversification of the sources of business financing, in particular in the non-financial sector (NFCs);
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 199 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the ECB to continue to pay attention to the issue of access to credit for SMEs, in particular in the light of the slow improvement in their financial situation highlighted by the Survey on the access to finance of enterprises (SAFE) conducted in June 2018;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 206 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Emphasises the importance of IT security for the financial sector and the payments system; calls on the ECB to continue to pay close attention to this matter, and to highlight its importance in international forums, and to continue cooperating with the European Data Protection Supervisor;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 217 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Congratulates the ECB on the efforts it has made thus far to improve transparency and democratic accountability vis-à-vis European citizens and the European Parliament; urges the ECB, however, not to drop its guard or to consider this process complete;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 219 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Emphasises that monetary policy is a strictly EU matter and that scrutiny must therefore be exercised and democratic accountability guaranteed at EU level; regards it as equally important, however, that the NCBs should be transparent and accountable to the citizens and parliaments of the Member States;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 221 #

2018/2101(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Recalls that the coming months will see important changes in the Governing Council of the ECB, with several Board members, including the President; considers that these changes should be prepared carefully and in full transparency with Parliament, in line with the treaties; reiterates its call for a sufficiently broad range of candidates to be submitted, so that Parliament can carry out to the full its institutional role in connection with the appointment of the President, the Vice-President and the other members of the ECB’s Executive Board; reiterates also, looking ahead to the other posts which will fall vacant at EU level in 2019, the importance of a gender balance among candidates;
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 16 #

2018/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas entrusting the ECB with the supervision of financial institutions has proven to be generally successful;
2018/10/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 28 #

2018/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the weighted average NPL ratio for Europe’s main banks stood at 3.6% as of 30 June 2018, according to the EBA’s quarterly Risk Dashboard; whereas over the past 14 quarters this percentage has constantly fallen, particularly since the last quarter of 2016, and in particular with regard to the upper quartile of averages by country;
2018/10/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 39 #

2018/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Takes note of the achievements ofresults hitherto achieved by the Banking Union in fostering a truly single market, a level playing field and predictability for market actors; considers that a fully completed Banking Union, which therefore includes the European Deposit Insurance Scheme, will further strengthen financial stability and growth prospects in the EU;
2018/10/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 52 #

2018/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that one of the aims of the Banking Union should be to preserve the diversity of EU banking models, as this enables the requirements of citizens and of their projects to be met, as well as acting as a diversification tool, a key feature to cope with potential shocks; regrets that the approach hitherto taken by the SSM, however, tends to be guiding the European banking system towards a single operational and commercial banking model for all;
2018/10/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 69 #

2018/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes with concern that most cases of money laundering - in particular ABLV in Latvia and Danske Bank in Estonia - have been reported by non-EU jurisdictions; takes the view that in addition to endangering the reputation of the entire European banking system, cases of money laundering (such as, for example, those linked to ING in the Netherlands) expose the European economy to financial and political instability;
2018/10/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 80 #

2018/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Regrets that its concerns regarding the risks stemming from the presence of Level 3 assets, including derivatives, on the balance sheets of the major banks in the euro area, and in particular the difficulty in ascertaining their value, have not been appropriately taken into consideration in the EBA’s stress tests; notes that these risks should be reduced and that this calls for a progressive reduction of the holdings of these assets; repeats its call to the SSM to make this issue one of its supervisory priorities and to organise, jointly with the EBA, a specific quantitative stress test regarding such assets or to justify to Parliament why it has decided not to do so;
2018/10/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 88 #

2018/2100(INI)

8. Highlights that sovereign debt is not risk-free; takes note of the on-going work of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) on sovereign risk; is concerned by the fact that some financial institutions are heavily invested in their own sovereign debt; calls on the Commission to assess whether to introduce risk weightingWarns against taking unilateral measures to address what is known as ‘home bias’ towards sovereign debt, as these could lead to financial instability in the euro area and create an unlevel playing field with respect to other jurisdictions; notes that the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) has practically halted its work on the prudential treatment of sovereign risk since the publication of its study in 20171 a, as it was unable to find any consensus on the issue; is concerned by the fact that the Union does not yet have a real, safe, pan-European sovereign bond; _________________ 1a 'Discussion paper - The regulatory treatment onf sovereign bonds or exposure limits in the EU;exposures', Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, Bank for International Settlements, December 2017.
2018/10/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 102 #

2018/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Urges all negotiators to work towards the adoption of the legislative package to reduce risk in the banking system before the European elections in 2019; urges the Council, in particular, to negotiate in good faith, taking due account of the diversity of EU banking models and the balanced package adopted by the European Parliament;
2018/10/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 109 #

2018/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Takes note of the on-going negotiations on the NPL package; welcomesCommission's legislative proposals concerning minimum loss coverage for non-performing exposures and the development of a secondary market for NPLs, of the ECB addendum on NPLs and the work of the EBA on guidelines on management of non- performing and forborne exposures; welcomes the reduction in volume of NPLs over the past years; stresses that the risk to financial stability posed by NPLs is still significanttoday is less significant than it was a few years ago; agrees with the Commission that the primary responsibility for reducing NPLs lies with the Member States, notably through efficient insolvency laws, and banks themselves; considers that the causal link between economic growth and the decline in non-performing exposures should be properly assessed, as there is no empirical evidence that the supply of credit is causally determined by the level of NPLs in the European banking system;
2018/10/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 133 #

2018/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Recalls the initial debate on the role of the ECB as both monetary and supervisory authority; considers that, overall, the ECB has succeeded in adequately keeping the two roles separate; believes, however, that further debate is necessary to avoidin order to ensure there risk of a no confusion or conflict of interests between the two taskroles of the ECB, there should be an institutional, as well as operational, separation of the ECB's monetary policy and supervisory functions;
2018/10/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 146 #

2018/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the Considers totally inadequate the 'non-agreement' reached at the Euro Summit meeting of 29 June 2018 that- an agreement in principle according to which the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) will provide the common backstop to the Single Resolution Fund (SRF) and be turned into a true European Monetary Fund (EMF), based on strict conditions ensuring responsibility and the principle of avoiding moral hazard; stresses the need for proper democratic scrutiny; recalls Parliament’s position that the EMF should, however, on conditions which make it extremely difficult to be used from a counter-cyclical and crisis management viewpoint; takes the view that in order to be truly effective as an anti-crisis instrument, a fiscal support tool for the Banking Union should not be limited in its dimensions and should be able to issue debt on the markets to finance itself; stresses that only once it has been fully incorporated into the Union's institutional framework will proper democratic scrutiny be ensured for the EMF;
2018/10/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 161 #

2018/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Reaffirms its position that the rules for precautionary recapitalisation need to be clarified; notes that precautionary recapitalisation can be anthat precautionary recapitalisation is a legitimate instrument for bank crisis -management but believes that it; notes that the conditions use needs to be strictly limited to exceptional cases where the bank is t for it by the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD) are restrictive and have so far been effective in preventing its inappropriate use on insolvent band whereks, in addition to ensuring compliance with EU State aid rules is ensured; recalls that the objective of the EU resolution regime is to make sure that taxpayers are protected, the cost of bank management failures is borne by its shareholders and creditors, and that the stability of the financial system as a whole is preserved;
2018/10/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 166 #

2018/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission to regularly assess whether the banking sector has benefited from implicit subsidies and State aid since the beginning of the crisis and to publish a report in this regard; underlines the distortive effect State aid can have on the functioning of the internal market; recalls the strict requirements for the application of Article 107(3)(b) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU);
2018/10/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 168 #

2018/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Welcomes the adoption of the agreement on emergency liquidity assistance (ELA), which clarifies the allocation of responsibilities, costs and risks; notes that this agreement is to be reviewed in 2019 at the latest; takes the view that certain recent banking scandals, in particular in north-eastern Europe, have highlighted the need for greater centralisation within the ECB of the procedures for providing ELA and the inadequacy of the sole criterion of ‘interference in monetary policy’ as the justification for intervention in an ELA operation by the ECB’s Executive Committee and Governing Council;
2018/10/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 182 #

2018/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Takes note of the agreement reached at the Euro Summit meeting of 29 June 2018 on the European Deposit Insurance Scheme (EDIS); underlines the necessity of EDIS as the third pillar of the Banking Union; believes it should be fully implemented once significant risk reduction has taken placeed for EDIS to be implemented in full, since it is the third pillar of the Banking Union; points out that effective risk sharing ensures the stability of the European banking and financial system;
2018/10/25
Committee: ECON
Amendment 1 #

2018/2054(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph –1 (new)
-1. Recognises the challenges faced by border regions and stresses that socioeconomic disparities, including cultural and language differences, between different border regions can hinder integration, restrict interaction and scale down opportunities for people and businesses on both sides of the border;
2018/05/24
Committee: CULT
Amendment 2 #

2018/2054(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph –1 a (new)
-1a. Emphasises that the EU has contributed positively to the development of border regions and that future funding programmes should continue in the most effective and efficient manner, focusing on areas of particular high European added value ensuring that solving border difficulties is at the heart of cross-border cooperation programmes;
2018/05/24
Committee: CULT
Amendment 3 #

2018/2054(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph –1 b (new)
-1b. Stipulates that cohesion policy should continue to support vulnerable and marginalised people, addressing growing inequalities and building solidarity through investments in education, training and culture, by paying particular attention to cross-border cooperation programmes focused on the existing cultural, territorial and administrative obstacles and future challenges in those regions;
2018/05/24
Committee: CULT
Amendment 4 #

2018/2054(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph –1 c (new)
-1c. Emphasises that EU borders comprise both land and maritime borders to be taken into account; Hence encourages the Commission to look at the challenges faced by maritime border regions in order to allow for a holistic analysis of the obstacles faced by all border regions, as well as the potential cooperation and growth of all borders regions;
2018/05/24
Committee: CULT
Amendment 7 #

2018/2054(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the importance of cross- border cooperation programmes in funding educational, cultural, sporting and other activities whose European added value brings citizens closer and, fosters mutual trust in border regions; stresses, in this regard,and understanding and helps to address different prejudice and stereotypes in border regions; stresses, in this regard, that measures at EU level in cooperation with Member States, regions and other stakeholders are required to better use the potential of border regions and that the large number of INTERREG projects devoted to culture, which proves that there is a strong desire among border regions to invest in joint cultural projects; reiterates, therefore, its view that EU financial support is crucial for these initiatives and should therefore be further strengthened in the next MFF;
2018/05/24
Committee: CULT
Amendment 8 #

2018/2054(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the importance of cross- border cooperation programmes in funding educational, cultural, sporting and other activities whose European added value brings citizens closer and fosters mutual trust in border regions; stresses, in this regard, the large number of INTERREG projects devoted to culture, which proves that there is a strong desire among border regions to invest in joint cultural projects; reiterates, therefore, its view that EU financial support for these initiatives should be further strengthened in the next MFF and also by drawing more extensively and effectively on potential synergies between EU policies, for instance by combining the use of structural funding with the EFSI;
2018/05/24
Committee: CULT
Amendment 12 #

2018/2054(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls for a new information strategy on cross-border and regional cooperation in order to get closer to inhabitants of these regions, to increase their awareness of the opportunities that the EU cross-border programmes bring, and thus to contribute to change attitudes towards more open regional and cross- border mindedness;
2018/05/24
Committee: CULT
Amendment 14 #

2018/2054(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Encourages young people to act, participate and be involved in all aspects of regional and cross-border society development; Supports youth cross-border ideas and activities such as creating platforms for exchange of ideas and good practice, raising awareness and exchanging information on cross-border cooperation and spreading information through social and other media to improve youth participation and possibilities in cross-border project;
2018/05/24
Committee: CULT
Amendment 18 #

2018/2054(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Strongly supports cross-border projects and programmes in improving youth education, employability, inclusion and participation of young people in society by tackling social problems that young people face in border regions, such as unemployment and radicalisation; Requires more systematic cooperation across border regions to improve employment, education, training, culture, sport and other social policies for young people;
2018/05/24
Committee: CULT
Amendment 24 #

2018/2054(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Believes that cross-border cooperation between education and training institutions should be reinforced by facilitating cross-border school visits and extracurricular activities for children from a very young age in order to provide children with a unique opportunity, that goes beyond the class room, to have a direct contact and a first-hand experience with the diversity of cultures, languages and history of their neighbours;
2018/05/24
Committee: CULT
Amendment 30 #

2018/2054(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates that bringing together key players from the research community, business, higher education, public authorities and civil society is essential; Calls on the Member States to facilitate cross-border partnerships between education and training institutions in border regions in order to promote the mobility of students, teachers, trainers and administrative staff, as well as doctoral candidates and researchers; underlines that the use of multilingualism within such cross-border partnerships can prepare graduates to enter the employment market on both sides of the border; urges the Member States to facilitate and encourage the mutual recognition and better understanding of diplomas and professional qualifications between neighbouring regions including validation and recognition of skills;
2018/05/24
Committee: CULT
Amendment 38 #

2018/2054(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Encourages pooling of joint public services and efforts in neighbouring border regions to develop a series of targeted interventions to support low skilled or low-qualified adults in border regions and to help them improve their literacy, numeracy and digital skills by acquiring a broader set of competences and higher qualifications;
2018/05/24
Committee: CULT
Amendment 40 #

2018/2054(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Encourages cross-border cooperation and programmes for dual vocational training among different border regions; Is of the opinion that better cross-border cooperation and investment in skills in border regions will help improve the existing skills gap, reduce poverty, unemployment and social exclusion and will help tackle skill shortages and the brain drain in those peripheral areas;
2018/05/24
Committee: CULT
Amendment 41 #

2018/2054(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Believes that multiculturalism is particularly relevant for border regions; Strongly encourages cross-border cultural cooperation within and between border regions by enhancing the collaboration between creative people and the cultural actors, such as artists and representatives of cultural organizations, administrations and networks in specific cross-border and trans-European projects;
2018/05/24
Committee: CULT
Amendment 43 #

2018/2054(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates that mobility of artists and culture professionals has become invaluable in the promotion of Europe’s cultural and social progress and development of regional, national and European cultural heritage; Is of the opinion that a strong cross- border cooperation in the area of cultural and creative industries (CCIs) can help to create socio-economic value, growth and jobs (also via clustering of enterprises), while also building bridges, increasing mutual understanding and forging a European consciousness through joint initiatives on cultural heritage-related projects;
2018/05/24
Committee: CULT
Amendment 44 #

2018/2054(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Is of the opinion that a strong cross- border cooperation in the area of cultural and creative industries (CCIs), focusing especially on micro-enterprises and SMEs (also via clustering of enterprises), can help to create socio-economic value, growth and jobs (also via clust, in particular for young people, while also preserving of enterprises), while alsoand promoting European cultural and linguistic diversity, building bridges, increasing mutual understanding and forging a European consciousness through joint initiatives on cultural heritage-related projects; projects related to tangible and intangible cultural heritage;
2018/05/24
Committee: CULT
Amendment 54 #

2018/2054(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Believes that cohesion policy can contribute positively to the creation of new ideas and possibilities of cooperation between museums, orchestras, cross- border radio and TV projects in border regions by addressing the legal and financial difficulties which artists have with their common cross-border projects;
2018/05/24
Committee: CULT
Amendment 55 #

2018/2054(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Strongly supports cross-border cultural projects and cooperation between European Capitals of Culture and border regions throughout Europe in order to establish a chain of cultural ‘welding points’ and to generate a new dimension of European cultural networks where new practices of cultural diversity are being developed and integrated in the realization of concrete European projects;
2018/05/24
Committee: CULT
Amendment 56 #

2018/2054(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Regrets that cultural and leisure activities often fail to attract people from different border regions in neighbouring countries, despite the fact that people living in those areas share similar interests and are in close proximity to one another; supports the EU regional portals created in several border regions to provide people with access to information about cultural and leisure activities and encourages the promotion of similar portals across all border regions;
2018/05/24
Committee: CULT
Amendment 59 #

2018/2054(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Strongly believes that border regions, thanks to the existence of long- established contacts between cultural institutions across borders, can create favourable conditions for artistic and cultural mobility and can therefore be vital for thematic tourism and, help promote Europe as a destination., and to actively revitalise the process of European integration by promoting contacts between Europe’s citizens and stimulating a common sense of belonging;
2018/05/24
Committee: CULT
Amendment 63 #

2018/2054(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Encourages various measures aimed at combating all forms of discrimination in border regions and at breaking down barriers for vulnerable people in finding employment and becoming integrated into society; Supports in this regard promotion and development of social enterprises in border regions as a source of job creation, in particular for vulnerable groups of people, such as young unemployed and disabled people;
2018/05/24
Committee: CULT
Amendment 69 #

2018/2054(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Supports apprenticeships measures and multi-stakeholder platforms in border regions aimed at improving the quality, supply and image of apprenticeships and promoting border mobility among young apprentices; Is of the opinion that bringing together relevant stakeholders to create cross- border opportunities for apprenticeships, traineeships, internships will improve competition, education, skills and the labour markets in those regions and in particular, encourages creating internships opportunities in regional and local institutions involved in cross-border and international cooperation;
2018/05/24
Committee: CULT
Amendment 1 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Notes with disappointment that the 2019 draft budget for Erasmus+ does notRecalls that Erasmus+ remains a highly valued and hugely popular programme promoting youth learning mobility, as demonstrated by the volume of applications received, which exceeds the funding available; deeply regrets that the 2019 draft budget for Erasmus+ falls well below Parliament’s expectations, failing to go beyond the programmed figures under the MFF; calls for at leastcurrent MFF, including in providing the remaining available top- up funding for the programme agreed under the MFF revision (around 26 million EUR) to be allocated in 2019; reiterates; calls, therefore, for an increase of 20% of the funding over the draft budget 2019 (DB 2019), across all four Erasmus+ budget lines, in order to cater for current needs, to respond to citizens’ expectations of the programme, and to provide European youth with the future they expect from the EU; reiterates, in that regard, its support for a tripling of Erasmus+ funding in the next MFF and its intention to fight for that increase;
2018/07/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 3 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Reiterates its concern at the manner in which the European Solidarity Corps was initially set up without a legal base and without a stand-alone budget line; is, furthermore, uncomfortable that the final decision on sources of funding for the Corps - with the exception of the stipulation on Erasmus+ - has been left to the annual budgetary procedure; confirms that it will scrutinise the amending letter from the Commission with great care to ensure that the trilogue agreement is fully respected;
2018/07/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 7 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the value of Creative Europe in supporting the EU’s audio- visual and cultural sectors; is pleased to note that the new programme proposal makes provision and insists that funding levels should match the ambitions of the programme; notes, with respect to the MEDIA sub-programme, that, in order to fund all high-quality projects, the budget would need to be increased by some 44%; calls, therefore, for a substantial 22% funding increase over the DB 2019 to tackle low application success rates, to reinforce supporting media pluralism and freedom and media literacy under the cross-sectoral strand; asks, in the meantime, for the budget line on digital content for European cinema operators’ networks and to incorporate - and finance - the successful Preparatory Action on the sub-titling of cultural content without jeopardising the financing of core actions; reiterates that both the Culture sub-programme and the cross-sectoral strand remain chronically underfunded and calls for a funding increase of at least 10% over the DB 2019 on both lines; proposes, with respect to the Culture sub-programme, and audiovisual and other media industries (09 02 05) to be reinforced to boost efforts to tackle fake news through enhanced media literacy work; dditional 3 million EUR funding over the DB 2019 - on top of the 10% increase - to scale up the already successful, but currently limited, trial action on the individual mobility of artists and culture professionals in preparation for the next Creative Europe programme;
2018/07/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 9 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Is pleased to note that the new Creative Europe programme proposal makes provision for supporting media pluralism and freedom and media literacy under the cross-sectoral strand; asks, in the meantime, for the budget line on digital content and audio-visual and other media industries (09 02 05) to be reinforced to boost efforts to tackle fake news through enhanced media literacy work and to provide direct support to organisations monitoring and promoting media freedom and pluralism;
2018/07/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 11 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the Commission to conduct a full-scale review – to be provided to Parliament – of all activities under the ‘multimedia actions’ line to ensure that they deliver on their core aims and that the next MFF strikes the right funding balance across actions; calls for extra funding; calls for an additional 4.2 million EUR in commitment appropriations in 2019 to secure the important work of Euranet Plus for the remainder of the MFF; reiterates that the network’s current ‘hand- to-mouth’ existence is unsustainable, necessitating a long-term solution in the ; notes that the funding aim for Euranext MFFPlus from 2020 onwards is 8.4 million EUR annually;
2018/07/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 13 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the value of Europe for Citizens in enhancing citizens’ understanding of the EU and fostering a sense of citizenship; insists that the planned cuts to the programme to fund the revamped European Citizens’ Initiative be reversed; deplores the fact that the legislative proposal for the new European Citizens’ InitiativeCI failed to detail the budgetary impact on Europe for Citizens, thus depriving the legislator of essential information; beyond the restoration of these funds to the budget line, calls for a 10% funding increase over the DB 2019 - based on current MFF programming figures - to provide the minimum necessary increase for a programme that suffers from persistent under-funding and low project success rates, thus frustrating the expectations of applicants;
2018/07/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 15 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recalls that the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union poses particularly acute challenges for the European Schools, especially given the size of the English language section (around 21% of all pupils) and the prevalence of English as a second language (61% of all pupils in the 2016- 2017 school year); believes that important budgetary and educational questions remain to be addressed with regard to the long-term provision of first-class English- language teaching and the continued recognition of the European baccalaureate in the UK, notwithstanding the provisions in article 120 of the draft withdrawal agreement; urges the Commission and the Board of Governors to report to the Committee on Culture and Education on its long-term plans to deal with the challenges of Brexit;
2018/07/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 18 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that culture- and education- related projects are supported across a range of Union programmes and instruments, notably the ESI Funds, EFSI and Horizon 2020; urges the Commission to improve cross-programme synergies to deliver effective spending.; calls on the Commission, in particular, to fully exploit potential synergies existing between various EU programmes – such as Horizon 2020, the Connecting Europe Facility, Erasmus+, EaSI, Creative Europe and COSME, EFSI and ESI Funds to support more projects in the field of cultural and creative industries;
2018/07/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 20 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points to the potential of Pilot Projects and Preparatory Actions (PPPAs) as means to test out measures in Union policy areas and introduce new innovative initiatives that could become long-term Union measures; stresses that a number of PPPAs proposed by the committee in the current parliamentary term have proved hugely successful, paving the way for the design of the new generation of education and culture programmes; regrets that the pre- assessment of PPPAs by the Commission leaves very limited time for opinion-giving committees in the Parliament to address the ratings and comments; regrets, furthermore, that in some instances the ratings and comments provided by the Commission are not entirely objective, and appear to have been influenced by institutional or personal preferences; recalls that failure to enact a PPPA inside the Commission can never be a reason for a low assessment grade;
2018/07/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 21 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Urges the Committee on Budgets to review the procedure for handling and deciding on Pilot Projects and Preparatory Actions, which currently lacks transparency and does not give sufficient space for individual opinion- giving committees to shape the political priorities on PPPAs within their respective policy remits; asks the Committee on Budgets to engage more actively with the individual opinion-giving committees prior to its vote on the PPPA package and to consider how it could devolve more responsibility to the opinion- giving committees – potentially through a non-binding financial envelope for each committee, based on Parliament’s priorities and past spending in the relevant policy area among other criteria - for adopting their own priority PPPAs; suggests that such an approach might help respond to the Commission’s criticism regarding the proliferation of PPPA proposals over recent years by promoting a more focused, priority-based method in committees;
2018/07/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 5 #

2018/2034(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Is deeply concerned that, in the EU2819, the average rate of general government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP fell year-on-year from 2009 to 20161 ; regrets that the education and training sector has been severely hit by austerity policies and stresses that well- resourced public education systems are vital for equality and social inclusion; calls, therefore, for a shift in the euro area’s macroeconomic policy mixpriorities towards increased public spending on education and training; _________________ 1calls on the Commission to introduce in the Social Scoreboard an indicator on spending (especially public) on education as a share of GDP (or per student), in order to monitor the performance of the Member States; _________________ 1 Eurostat data. Eurostat data.
2018/06/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 11 #

2018/2034(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that social disadvantage is frequently a predictor of poor educational outcomes and vice versa; stresses, furthermore, that, in the constantly changing knowledge economies, employability, even among students with otherwise similar hard skills, is often dependent to a non-negligible extent on ‘softer’ skills (communication, critical thinking, cooperation, creative innovation, confidence and ‘learning to learn’) beyond reading and mathematical and scientific literacy; insists that a properly funded, quality education and lifelong learning system can help break this vicious circle and promote social inclusion and equal opportunities;
2018/06/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 24 #

2018/2034(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that, according to the Education and Training 2020 (ET 2020) benchmarks, by the year 2020, fewer than 15% of 15-year-olds should be under- skilled in reading, mathematics and science; welcomes the inclusion of ‘underachievement in education’ for 15- year-olds (results for low achievement in mathematics from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) survey) in the new Social Scoreboard; invites, the Commission, however, to include also under-achievement in reading and/or scientific literacy;
2018/06/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 25 #

2018/2034(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Recalls that, according to the Education and Training 2020 benchmarks(ET 2020), by the year 2020, at least95% of children (from 4 to compulsory school age) should participate in early childhood education; stresses that the area of “early childhood care” in the Social Scoreboard includes only one indicator, for children aged under 3 in formal care; highlights that it lacks information on the coverage of older children below compulsory age, as well as information about the extent of childcare provision as measured by the number of hours provided;
2018/06/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 27 #

2018/2034(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Considers child poverty to be a major issue on which Europe should ‘act big’; calls for the swift implementation of a Child Guarantee in all Member States, so that every child now living at risk of poverty can have access to free healthcare, free education, free childcare, decent housing and proper nutrition; underlines the importance of pre-natal care and early childhood development; calls for inclusive education systems at all levels, including afterschool care; underlines that implementation of the Child Guarantee will require adequate financing at national and European level; calls, therefore, for an increase in its financing, possibly via the European Social Fund and a new convergence instrument for the Eurozone; requests that national public investments in the Child Guarantee be considered within a 'silver rule on social investment' under the Stability and Growth Pact;
2018/06/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 28 #

2018/2034(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Stresses that one of the objectives of the Youth Guarantee is to ensure that all young people under the age of 25 years receive a good-quality offer of employment, continued education, apprenticeship or traineeship within a period of four months of becoming unemployed or leaving formal education; calls, therefore, for full implementation of the Youth Guarantee, with emphasis on quality offers and effective outreach to all NEETs 1a; highlights that this requires adequate financing in the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF post 2020) including an increase of the European Social Fund and an extension of the Youth Employment Initiative to at least € 21 billion; requests that national public investments for the Youth Guarantee and integration of the long- term unemployed be counted within a ‘silver rule on social investment' under the Stability and Growth Pact; _________________ 1aNEETs: Young people not in employment, education or training
2018/06/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 29 #

2018/2034(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4e. Supports a Skills Guarantee as a new right for everyone to acquire fundamental skills for the 21st century, including digital literacy; considers that the Skills Guarantee should involve individualised assessment of learning needs, a quality learning offer as well as systematic validation of skills and competences acquired, enabling their easy recognition on the labour market; underlines that the Skills Guarantee is an important social investment, requiring adequate financing at national and European level; calls, therefore, for an increase in the financing of the Skills Guarantee, possibly via an increased European Social Fund and a new convergence instrument for the Eurozone; requests that national public investments in the Skills Guarantee be considered within a 'silver rule on social investment' under the Stability and Growth Pact;
2018/06/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 30 #

2018/2034(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 f (new)
4f. Reiterates the European Parliament’s call for the Erasmus+ envelope to be at least tripled in the next MFF with the aim of reaching many more young people, youth organisations and secondary school pupils and apprentices across Europe; calls for particular attention to be paid to people coming from a disadvantaged socio-economic background so as to enable them to participate in the programme, as well as to people with disabilities, in line with the EU’s and the Member States’ obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD);
2018/06/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 31 #

2018/2034(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 g (new)
4g. Calls for a ‘silver rule’ on social investment to be applied when implementing the Stability and Growth Pact, namely to consider certain public social investments having a clear positive impact on economic growth (e.g. the Child Guarantee, the Youth Guarantee and the Skills Guarantee) as being eligible for favourable treatment when assessing government deficits and compliance with the 1/20 debt rule; highlights that fiscal consolidation should not undermine national co-financing of European funding for social investment;
2018/06/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 32 #

2018/2034(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 h (new)
4h. Calls for adequate financing under the next MFF in order to cope with increased needs; calls, in particular, for: (a) the strengthening of the Youth Employment Initiative, with at least €3 billion per year in funding, available in a dedicated budget line; (b) a substantial increase of the financing envelope of the European Social Fund; (c) establishing a new instrument, which will support the implementation of the Child Guarantee and which would be financed from the EU revenue arising, for instance, from the enforcement of EU competition law;
2018/06/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 33 #

2018/2034(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 i (new)
4i. Recalls the strategic potential of the cultural and creative sector (CCS) as a generator of jobs and wealth in the EU; stresses that cultural and creative industries (CCIs) constitute 11.2 % of all private enterprises and 7.5% of all persons employed in the total EU economy and generate 5.3 % of the total European gross value added (GVA); underlines the CCIs’ role in preserving and promoting European cultural and linguistic diversity and their contribution to economic growth, innovation and employment, especially youth employment;
2018/06/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 34 #

2018/2034(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 j (new)
4j. Calls on the Commission to fully exploit potential synergies existing between EU policies, so as to effectively use the funding available under EU programmes – such as Horizon 2020, the Connecting Europe Facility, Erasmus +, Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI), Creative Europe and COSME – and the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIFs) to support more projects in the field of CCIs; notes that, particularly in the case of Creative Europe, Horizon 2020 and the Structural Funds (ERDF and ESF), the role and impact of CCIs on growth, employment and territorial cohesion should be specifically evaluated and further promoted; stresses that this process should provide a solid and coherent basis for the revision of the MFF and the future EU programme architecture post- 2020;
2018/06/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 72 #

2018/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that growth-orientated fiscal policies are needed at the European level, in particular counter-cyclical policies to support aggregate demand in the euro area, alongside an appropriate monetary policy, in order to strengthen the European economy;
2018/07/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 107 #

2018/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that the development of new budgetary tools aimed at stabilisation and convergence in the euro area would be extremely important for the economic governance of the eurozone in order to avoid, as far as possible, the re- emergence of events already experienced during the years of the financial crisis; considers, to that end, that those tools should include European insurance against unemployment related to the economic cycle; is of the opinion, lastly, that those budgetary tools should be financed from own resources that are specific to the euro area;
2018/07/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 132 #

2018/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls the importance of access to quality public services endowed with sufficient resources; points out, in particular, that the best tool for improving social mobility and ensuring a fair distribution of economic and social opportunities is a high-quality universal childcare policy, particularly during the first few years of life;
2018/07/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 143 #

2018/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls the importance of efficient regulation of the banking and financial sectors to forestall any new crises; reiterates, moreover, that risk sharing plays a crucial role in risk reduction and that the establishment of a European Deposit Insurance Scheme is a key building block for the stability of the banking system and of the EU economy;
2018/07/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 174 #

2018/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the Commission recommendation to review the tax systems of a number of Member States which are exploited by multinationals engaged in aggressive tax planning; insists on the need to implement an ambitious pCBCR (public country-by-country reporting) and CCCTB (common consolidated corporate tax base); reiterates the need to adopt a common minimum tax rate for companies at the EU level, calculated on the basis of the CCCTB, and for the revenues thus generated to be regarded as an own resource for the EU budget;
2018/07/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 308 #

2018/2033(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Takes note of the proposed InvestEU programme which focuses on four key priorities for the EU (sustainable infrastructure; research, innovation and digitisation; small and medium-sized businesses; and social investment); requests that the focus of the InvestEU programme be placed on efficient resources and decarbonisation projects, and stresses the need to guarantee a more balanced budget allocation among Member States and regions; stresses that the proposed investment programme should aim at labour intensive projects, which seek to create quality employment in the EU, notably by taking proper account of the financing needs in those countries most affected by the crisis;
2018/07/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 1 #

2018/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph –1 (new)
-1. Points out that programmes in the fields of education, youth, culture and citizenship remain vital as ways of increasing awareness of the common European identity across the board;
2018/05/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 2 #

2018/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph –1 a (new)
-1a. Recalls, inter alia in the light of its 30th anniversary celebrations, that Erasmus + remains the main programme for promoting youth mobility, as demonstrated by the volume of applications received, which exceeds the funding available; recalls furthermore that Erasmus + funding levels are now reaching their peak for the current multiannual financial framework (MFF); considers, therefore, that the budget of Erasmus + for 2019 should be at least doubled to cover eligible applications to participate in the programme, in particular with regard to continuous training and the youth sector, including non-formal education, and to ensure greater participation by vulnerable groups, particularly young people with disabilities;
2018/05/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 3 #

2018/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that Erasmus+ funding levels are now reaching their peak for the current multiannual financial framework (MFF); calls for the remaining top-up funding for the programme under the MFF revision to be allocated in 2019; reiterates its call for substantial additional funding for Erasmus+Considers that the budget allocation to Erasmus + should be increased tenfold in the next MFF, given the popularity of the programme and its capacity at the same time to build a European sense of belonging and enhance the job prospects of the young people participating in it;
2018/05/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 10 #

2018/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the value of Creative Europe in supporting the EU’s audiovisual and cultural sectors; insists that funding levels match the ambitions of the programme, in particular for the Culture sub-programme, which is chronically under-financed, and which consequently has difficulty in achieving satisfactory success rates, frustrating the expectations of candidates; considers that reinforcement of the cross-sectoral strand will enable the Commission to scale up efforts to tackle fake news, both through enhanced media literacy work and by fostering sectoral dialogue; believes, finally, that the exploitation of synergies between EFSI and the guarantee mechanism for the creative cultural sector should continue, including the aspect of training of banking and financial intermediaries to teach them to assess intangible assets correctly, so as to enable the cultural and creative industries to fully express their dual value in protecting and highlighting expression and European cultural and linguistic diversity, and quality job creation and generation of sustainable growth, as well as the development of innovation and production;
2018/05/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 14 #

2018/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Takes note of the interest aroused by the launch of the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018; calls, therefore, for the governance actions and instruments linked to the European Year of Cultural Heritage to continue beyond 2018, including with the aid of the specific introduction of dedicated budget lines under other multi-annual programmes such as Research, External Action, Cohesion, Erasmus Plus and Digitisation of the Cultural Heritage, and inclusion in the Action Plan for Digital Skills;
2018/05/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 24 #

2018/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the value of Europe for Citizens in enhancing citizens’ understanding of the EU and fostering a sense of citizenship, as well as the operational support it provides to European civil-society organisations; reaffirms its commitment to proper funding levels for the programme;
2018/05/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 28 #

2018/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to provide adequate budget funding to raise the profile of the 2019 European elections and increase the effectiveness of media coverage thereof, in particular to promote knowledge of the 'Spitzenkandidaten', the candidates for the Presidency of the Commission;
2018/05/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 2 #

2018/2007(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the Mid-Term Review of the Capital Markets Union Action Plan of the 8 June 2017,
2018/03/02
Committee: ECON
Amendment 15 #

2018/2007(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)
- having regard to the Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions "Climate finance: an essential tool for the implementation of the Paris Agreement" highlighting the role of local and regional governments in enhancing the investment pipeline for achieving the objectives of the Paris Agreement,
2018/03/02
Committee: ECON
Amendment 16 #

2018/2007(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 25
— having regard to the recommendation in the HLEG finterimal report of Julanuary 20178 that the Commission should conduct a sustainability test on all financial legislative proposals,
2018/03/02
Committee: ECON
Amendment 17 #

2018/2007(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 28 a (new)
28 a - having regard to the UNISDR and CRED report "The Human Cost of Weather related Disasters" stating that 90% of recorded major disasters from 1995 to 2015 caused by natural hazards were linked to climate and weather and that globally, disasters cause between 250 and 300 billion USD in economic damages every year;
2018/03/02
Committee: ECON
Amendment 18 #

2018/2007(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 28 b (new)
- having regard to the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk reduction and "Priority 3: Investing in disaster risk reduction for resilience" including Article 30 stating the need "to promote, as appropriate, the integration of disaster risk reduction considerations and measures in financial and fiscal instruments",
2018/03/02
Committee: ECON
Amendment 25 #

2018/2007(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 32 a (new)
- having regard to the report of the High-Level Task force on Investing in Social Infrastructure in Europe, which estimates the minimum gap in social infrastructure investment in the EU, at 100-150 billion Euro per year and a total gap of over 1,5 trillion Euro in 2018-2030,
2018/03/02
Committee: ECON
Amendment 48 #

2018/2007(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas sustainable finance can be a mean to address societal challenges towards a long-term inclusive growth and to promote the citizens’ wellbeing;
2018/03/02
Committee: ECON
Amendment 74 #

2018/2007(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Underlines that a meaningful offer of sustainable financial products may also have positive effects over the enhancement of the European social infrastructure understood as the set of initiatives and projects aiming at creating public value by boosting investment and innovation in the sectors which are strategic and crucial to the wellbeing and the resilience of people and communities, such as education, healthcare and housing;
2018/03/02
Committee: ECON
Amendment 110 #

2018/2007(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States, in coordination with the Commission and the EIB, to evaluate their national and collective public investment needs to ensure that the EU is on track to meet its climate change goals within the next five years. Suggests to coordinate this process at European level and establish a system to track actual financial flows towards sustainable investments, enhancing experiences such as the EU Observatory on Sustainable Finance;
2018/03/02
Committee: ECON
Amendment 112 #

2018/2007(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States, in coordination with the Commission and the EIB, to evaluate their national and collective public investment needs to ensure that the EU is on track to meet its climate change goals within the next five years; underlines the role that national promotional banks and institutions can play in facing this challenge;
2018/03/02
Committee: ECON
Amendment 147 #

2018/2007(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the recent inclusion of sustainability issues in the PRIIPs and STS Regulations, as well as in Shareholders Rights Directive and the NFRD; applauds the inclusion in the IORPs Directive of recognition of stranded assets; asks for the transversal integration of sustainable finance criteria in all legislation related to the financial sector. Calls in particular for a direct reference to ESG criteria in the "product oversight governance" (POG) of PRIIPs, IBIPs, investment products in the field of MIFID II and insurance products in IDD Directive, in order to consider those criteria in the entire process of creation, placement and monitoring of investment and insurance products;
2018/03/02
Committee: ECON
Amendment 160 #

2018/2007(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Believes that the sustainable finance principles should play a significant role in the discussion on the pan-European pension product (PEPP), due both to its importance for Capital Markets Union and to its orientation towards long-term investment; asks for an effective inclusion of the ESG criteria in the PEPP regulation;
2018/03/02
Committee: ECON
Amendment 161 #

2018/2007(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Welcomes the European Commission Statement at the "One Planet Summit" in Paris (December 2017) on the possible introduction of a "Green Supporting Factor" in prudential rules in order to boost lending and investments in low carbon assets;
2018/03/02
Committee: ECON
Amendment 168 #

2018/2007(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Asks the Commission to adopt a regulatory strategy aimed inter alia at measuring sustainabilityle investments´ economic solidity in terms of risks, within the framework of capital adequacy rules; stresses that capital adequacy rules must be based on and fully reflect demonstrated riskdemonstrated risks and need to consider positive externalities; aims to initiate an EU pilot project within the next annual budget to begin developing methodological benchmarks for that purpose;
2018/03/02
Committee: ECON
Amendment 175 #

2018/2007(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Calls to analyze and encourage private initiatives, such as the EeMAP project on "Green Mortgages", in order to assess and demonstrate at what conditions green assets may entail a reduction of risk for investments while at the same time enhancing environmental sustainability;
2018/03/02
Committee: ECON
Amendment 183 #

2018/2007(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises that disclosure is a critical enabling condition for sustainable finance; applauds the work of the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD) and calls on the Commission and the Council to explicitly endorse its recommendations; urges the Commission to include mandatory disclosure, including on disaster and climate risk, in the framework of the revision of the Accounting Directive and the NFRD. In particular stresses that an enlargement of the field of application of the Non Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD - 2014/95) should be considered, with a view to extending the disclosure duty to companies with more than 250 employees;
2018/03/02
Committee: ECON
Amendment 204 #

2018/2007(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Underlines that a direct reference to the knowledge and capability to implement ESG criteria should be considered among the professional requirements for Board Members and Top Management (in particular for Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk Manager) of financial and insurance intermediaries;
2018/03/02
Committee: ECON
Amendment 208 #

2018/2007(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) to develop guidelines for model contracts between asset owners and asset managers, which would clearly incorporate the transmission of the beneficiary interest as well as clear expectations as regards the identification and integration of ESG risks on behalf of the asset manager with a view to avoid, reduce, mitigate and compensate those risks;
2018/03/02
Committee: ECON
Amendment 240 #

2018/2007(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Notes the urgent need for a uniform standard for green bonds, that should build on an EU official, granular green taxonomy to determine what is green; insists that such green bonds should include periodic reporting on the environmental impacts of the underlying assets; underlines that green bonds should also respect negative criteria and must not include any form of fossil fuel asset, nuclear power or investment in aviation infrastructure;
2018/03/02
Committee: ECON
Amendment 243 #

2018/2007(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Stresses the importance of the Social component of Sustainable finance; notes the potential of the development of new financial instruments especially dedicated to social infrastructures, such as social bonds, as endorsed by the Social Bond Principles (SBP) 2017;
2018/03/02
Committee: ECON
Amendment 1 #

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 1
– having regard to Articles 167 and 207 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), under which the Union is required to take cultural aspects into account under other provisions of the Treaties, including those relating to the common commercial policy, and to Article 207 TFEU, regarding the common commercial policy;
2018/05/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 5 #

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 2 a (new)
– having regard to the UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property and the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention on Stolen or Illegally Exported Cultural Objects;
2018/05/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 6 #

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 2 a (new)
– having regard to Article 27 of the UN Convention on Human Rights on the right to participate in cultural life;
2018/05/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 8 #

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 2 b (new)
– having regard to the Commission and European External Action Service Joint Communication ‘Towards an EU strategy for international cultural relations’;
2018/05/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 13 #

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A
A. whereas the EU has the right to adopt policies on trade in cultural and audiovisual services with the aim of protecting and promoting the diversity of cultural expressions and contributing to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 4 on quality education;
2018/05/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 28 #

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D
D. whereas the cultural and creative industries contribute approximately 2.6 % of the EU’s GDP, with a higher growth rate than the rest of the economy, and notably remained one of the most resilient sectors during the financial crisis;
2018/05/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 34 #

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas innovation and creativity are needed to ensure a more sustainable development of cities, regions and societies as a whole, and are key to providing solutions to the societal challenges our societies face today;
2018/05/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 36 #

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018 also includes the fight against illicit trade in cultural goods;
2018/05/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 38 #

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas the harnessing globalisation in trade aspects concerning cultural goods implies strict compliance with all international conventions on the protection of the cultural heritage in particular with the provisions of the 1954 Hague Convention, the 1970 UNESCO Convention and the Convention of the UNIDROIT of 1995;
2018/05/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 39 #

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital E c (new)
Ec. whereas craft and the production of artworks are particularly key to local development;
2018/05/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 40 #

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital E d (new)
Ed. whereas intercultural dialogue fosters respect and mutual understanding, and encourages fairer social and economic exchanges, including trade, helping to develop practices that promote the interests of all parties in a more balanced and respectful way, and fight unfair practices such as abusive clauses and imposed unilateral conditionalities;
2018/05/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 41 #

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that culture and education can, including lifelong learning, are common goods and that access to culture and education are Human Rights, and that culture and education can therefore not be considered or managed in the same way as a discretionary good or service;
2018/05/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 47 #

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates its call for the EU to exercise its right to adopt or maintain any measure, including a legally binding general clause (in particular of a regulatory and/or financial nature) with respect to the protection and promotion of cultural and linguistic diversity, media pluralism and media freedom, irrespective of the technology or distribution platform used, in trade negotiations with third countries;,
2018/05/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 50 #

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates its call for the EU to exercise its right to adopt or maintain any measure (in particular of a regulatory and/or financial nature) with respect to the protection and promotion of cultural and linguistic diversity, cultural heritage and media pluralism and media freedom in trade negotiations with third countries;
2018/05/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 55 #

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that cultural and educational exchanges between the EU and its partners can contribute to mutual sustainable development, growth and the creation of quality jobs, in line with the coIntext of globalisationrnational Labour Organisation's Decent Work agenda, including in the co- operative sector;
2018/05/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 64 #

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that culture and education policies are key to ensuring resilience, fair distribution of wealth and competitiveness, and can provide the skillsocial and transferable skills, such as intercultural skills, entrepreneurship, problem solving, creativity and critical thinking, required to faceaddress globalisation;
2018/05/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 71 #

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Asks the Commission and Member States to promote and develop tailor-made high-quality mobility and scientific cooperation schemes to enable international collaboration and knowledge exchange, whilst also broadening STEM to STEAM;
2018/05/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 74 #

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recalls the specific role of culture in external relations and in development policies, in particular for conflict prevention and resolution, peace-building and empowerment of local populations; therefore considers that an ambitious and sound cultural strategy, including cultural diplomacy, is needed to achieve a new consensus on development;
2018/05/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 77 #

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Recalls that sport is a highly globalised economic activity but also a social tool for inclusion, empowerment and individual and collective development, hence recalls the need to ensure high standards of ethics and transparency in governance of international trade and economic activity in the sports sector;
2018/05/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 79 #

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Recalls the need to ensure transparency and democracy in trade agreements and decision-making processes, furthermore encourages participation in decision-making processes by citizens whose working conditions, environments, health and well-being will be affected.
2018/05/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 54 #

2018/0331(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) This Regulation aims at ensuring the smooth functioning of the digital single market in an open and democratic society, by preventing the misuse of hosting services for terrorist purposes and providing a specific tool for countering such issues and helping to ensure freedom and security for citizens. The functioning of the digital single market should be improved by reinforcing legal certainty for hosting service providers, reinforcing users' trust in the online environment, and by strengthening safeguards to the freedom of expression and information.
2019/02/08
Committee: CULT
Amendment 59 #

2018/0331(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) Hosting service providers active on the internet play an essential role in the digital economy by connecting business and citizens and by facilitating public debate and the distribution and receipt of information, opinions and ideas, contributing significantly to innovation, economic growth and job creation in the Union. However, their services are in certain cases abused by third parties to carry out illegal activities online, which are a criminal offence under Union law. Of particular concern is the misuse of hosting service providers by terrorist groups and their supporters to disseminate terrorist content online in order to spread their message, to radicalise and recruit and to facilitate and direct terrorist activity.
2019/02/08
Committee: CULT
Amendment 61 #

2018/0331(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) TWhile not the only factor, the presence of terrorist content online has proven to be crucial in terms of radicalising individuals who have committed terrorist acts within the Union and beyond, which has had very serious negative consequences for users, for citizens and society at large as well as, but also for the online service providers hosting such content, since it undermines the trust of their users and damages their business models. IAccordingly, in light of their central role and professional capabilities, in addition to the technological means and capabilities associated with the services they provide, while taking account of the importance of safeguarding the fundamental freedoms of expression and information, online service providers have particular societal responsibilities to protect their services from misuse by terrorists and to help tackle terrorist content disseminated through their services.
2019/02/08
Committee: CULT
Amendment 64 #

2018/0331(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) Efforts at Union level to counter terrorist content online commenced in 2015 through a framework of voluntary cooperation between Member States and hosting service providers need. Unfortunately, that cooperation turned out to be insufficient to counter this phenomenon; Union law therefore needs to be complemented by a clear legislative framework in order to further reduce accessibility to terrorist content online and adequately address a rapidly evolving problem. This legislative framework seeks to build on voluntary efforts, which were reinforced by the Commission Recommendation (EU) 2018/3347 and responds to calls made by the European Parliament to strengthen measures to tackle illegal and harmful content and by the European Council to improve the automatic detection and removal of content that incites to terrorist acts. _________________ 7Commission Recommendation (EU) 2018/334 of 1 March 2018 on measures to effectively tackle illegal content online (OJ L 63, 6.3.2018, p. 50).
2019/02/08
Committee: CULT
Amendment 65 #

2018/0331(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) The application of this Regulation should not affect the application of Article 14 of Directive 2000/31/EC8 . In particular, any measures taken by the hosting service provider in compliance with this Regulation, including any proactive measures, should not in themselves lead to that service provider losing the benefit of the liability exemption provided for in that provision, recalling that Article 14 requires service providers to act expeditiously to remove or to disable access to illegal content upon receiving knowledge of illegal activity or information. This Regulation leaves unaffected the powers of national authorities and courts to establish liability of hosting service providers in specific cases where the conditions under Article 14 of Directive 2000/31/EC for liability exemption are not met. _________________ 8 Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2000 on certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal Market ('Directive on electronic commerce') (OJ L 178, 17.7.2000, p. 1).
2019/02/08
Committee: CULT
Amendment 76 #

2018/0331(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) This Regulation contributes to the protection of public security while establishing appropriate and robust safeguards to ensure protection of the fundamental rights at stake. This includes the rights to respect for private life and to the protection of personal data, the right to effective judicial protection, the right to freedom of expression, including the freedom to receive and impart information, the freedom to conduct a business, and the principle of non-discrimination. Competent authorities and hosting service providers should only adopt exclusively measures which are necessary, appropriate and proportionate within a democratic society, taking into account the particular importance accorded to the freedom of expression and information, which constitutes one of the essential foundations of a pluralist, democratic society, and is one of the values on which the Union is founded. Measures constituting interference in the freedom of expression and information should be strictly targeted, in the sense that they must serve to prevent the dissemination of terrorist content, but without thereby affecting the right to lawfully receive and impart information, taking into account the central role of hosting service providers in facilitating public debate and the distribution and receipt of facts, opinions and ideas in accordance with the law.
2019/02/08
Committee: CULT
Amendment 77 #

2018/0331(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) This Regulation contributes to the protection of public security while establishing appropriate and robust safeguards tohat ensure protection of the fundamental rights at stake. This includes the rights to respect for private life and to the protection of personal data, the right to effective judicial protection, the right to freedom of expression, including the freedom to receive and impart information, the freedom to conduct a business, and the principle of non-discrimination. Competent authorities and hosting service providers should only adopt measures which are necessary, appropriate and proportionate within a democratic society, taking into account the particular importance accorded to the freedom of expression and information, which constitutes one of the essential foundations of a pluralist, democratic society, and is one of the values on which the Union is founded. Measures constituting interference ipotentially impacting on the freedom of expression and information should be strictly targeted, in the sense that they must serve to prevent the dissemination of terrorist content, but without therebyand should not affecting the right to lawfully receive and impart information, taking into account the central role of hosting service providers in facilitating public debate and the distribution and receipt of facts, opinions and ideas in accordance with the law.
2019/02/08
Committee: CULT
Amendment 83 #

2018/0331(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) In order to provide clarity about the actions that both hosting service providers and competent authorities should take to prevent the dissemination of terrorist content online, this Regulation should establish a definition of terrorist content for preventative purposes drawing on the definition of terrorist offences under Directive (EU) 2017/541 of the European Parliament and of the Council9. Given the need to address the most harmful terrorist propaganda online, the definition should capture material and information that incites, encourages or advocates the commission or contribution to terrorist offences, provides instructions for the commission of such offences or promotes the participation in activities of a terrorist group. Such information includes in particular text, images, sound recordings and videos. When assessing whether content constitutes terrorist content within the meaning of this Regulation, competent authorities as well as hosting service providers should take into account factors such as the nature and wording of the statements, the context in which the statements were made and their potential to lead to harmful consequences, thereby affecting the security and safety of persons. The fact that the material was produced by, is attributable to or disseminated on behalf of an EU-listed terrorist organisation or person constitutes an important factor in the assessment. CObviously, content disseminated for educational, journalistic or research purposes should be identified and adequately protected. Furthermore and should not be equated with incitement to terrorism unless the dissemination of such content enables it to be used for terrorist purposes; a fair balance will thus be struck between freedom of expression and information and public security requirements. In particular, any decision to remove journalistic content should take account of journalists' codes of self- regulation and ethics, in accordance with Article 11 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. In the interest of consistency, the expression of radical, polemic or controversial views in the public debate on sensitive political questions should not be considered terrorist content. _________________ 9Directive (EU) 2017/541 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on combating terrorism and replacing Council Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA and amending Council Decision 2005/671/JHA (OJ L 88, 31.3.2017, p. 6).
2019/02/08
Committee: CULT
Amendment 96 #

2018/0331(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) Hosting service providers should apply certain duties of care, in order to prevent and deter the dissemination of terrorist content on their services. These duties of care should not amount to a general monitoring obligation and be without prejudice to Article 15 of Directive 2000/31/EC. Duties of care should include that, when applying this Regulation, hosting services providers act in a diligent, proportionate and non- discriminatory manner in respect of content that they store, in particular when implementing their own terms and conditions, with a view to avoiding removal of content which is not terrorist. The removal or disabling of access has to be undertaken in the observance of freedom of expression and information. Effective and expeditious complaints and redress mechanisms should be available by the hosting service providers in the case of unjustified removals of content.
2019/02/08
Committee: CULT
Amendment 107 #

2018/0331(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) The procedure and obligations resulting from legal orders requesting hosting service providers to remove terrorist content or disable access to it, following an assessment by the competent authorities, should be harmonised. Member States should remain free as to the choice of the competent authorities allowing them to designate administrative, law enforcement or judicial authorities with that task, by making provision for appropriate procedures to ensure that every decision complies with the definition of terrorist content, for instance by providing for independent supervision. Given the speed at which terrorist content is disseminated across online services, this provision imposes obligations on hosting service providers to ensure that terrorist content identified in the removal order is removed or access to it is disabled within one hour from receiving the removal order. It is for the hosting service providers to decide whether to remove the content in question or disable access to the content for users in the Union.
2019/02/08
Committee: CULT
Amendment 109 #

2018/0331(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) The procedure and obligations resulting from legal orders requesting hosting service providers to remove terrorist content -or disable access to it, following an assessment by the competent authorities, should be harmonised. Member States should remain free as to the choice of the competent authorities allowing them to designate administrative, law enforcement or judicial authorities with that task. Given the speed at which terrorist content is disseminated across online services, this provision imposes obligations on hosting service providers to ensure that terrorist content identified in the removal order is removed or access to it is disabled within one hour from receiving the removal order. In case of delays the nature and size of the hosting service providers should be taken into account, particularly in the case of microenterprises or small-sized enterprises. It is for the hosting service providers to decide whether to remove the content in question or disable access to the content for users in the Union.
2019/02/08
Committee: CULT
Amendment 116 #

2018/0331(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) Given the scale and speed necessary for effectively identifying and removing terrorist content, proportionate proactive measures, including by using automated means in certain cases, are an essential element in tackling terrorist content online. With a view to reducing the accessibility of terrorist content on their services, hosting service providers should assess whether it is appropriate to take proactive measures depending on the risks and level of exposure to terrorist content as well as to the effects on the rights of third parties and the public interest of information. Consequently, hosting service providers should determine what appropriate, effective and proportionate proactive measure should be put in place. This requirement should not imply a general monitoring obligation pursuant to Article 15 of Directive 2000/31/EC and Article 28(b), paragraph 1(c) of Directive (EU) 2018/1808, which requires video- sharing platform providers to take appropriate measures to protect the general public from programmes containing content the dissemination of which constitutes an activity which is a criminal offence under Union law. In the context of this assessment, the absence of removal orders and referrals addressed to a hosting provider, is an indication of a low level of exposure to terrorist content.
2019/02/08
Committee: CULT
Amendment 125 #

2018/0331(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) When putting in place proactive measures, hosting service providers should ensure that users’ right to freedom of expression and information - including to freely receive and impart information - is preserved. In addition to any requirement laid down in the law, including the legislation on protection of personal data, hosting service providers should act with due diligence and implement safeguards, including notably human oversight and verifications, where appropriate, to avoid any unintended and erroneous decision leading to removal of content that is not terrorist content. This is of particular relevance when hosting service providers use automated means to detect terrorist content. Any decision to use automated means, whether taken by the hosting service provider itself or pursuant to a request by the competent authority, should be assessed with regard to the reliability of the underlying technology and the ensuing impact on fundamental rights. Hosting service providers should put in place effective and expeditious complaints and redress mechanisms to address cases of unjustified removals of content.
2019/02/08
Committee: CULT
Amendment 132 #

2018/0331(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) In order to ensure that hosting service providers exposed to terrorist content take appropriate measures to prevent the misuse of their services, the competent authorities should request hosting service providers having received a removal order, which has become final, to report on the proactive measures taken, as well as on the functioning of the complaints and redress mechanisms. These could consist of measures to prevent the re-upload of terrorist content, removed or access to it disabled as a result of a removal order or referrals they received, checking against publicly or privately-held tools containing known terrorist content. They may also employ the use of reliable technical tools to identify new terrorist content, either using those available on the market or those developed by the hosting service provider. The service provider should report on the specific proactive measures in place in order to allow the competent authority to judge whether the measures are effective and proportionate and whether, if automated means are used, the hosting service provider has the necessary abilities for human oversight and verification. In assessing the effectiveness and proportionality of the measures, competent authorities should take into account relevant parameters including the number of removal orders and referrals issued to the provider, their economic capacity and the impact of its service in disseminating terrorist content (for example, taking into account the number of users in the Union).
2019/02/08
Committee: CULT
Amendment 176 #

2018/0331(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. This Regulation lays down uniform rules to prevent and counter the misuse of hosting services for the dissemination of terrorist content online. It lays down in particular:
2019/02/08
Committee: CULT
Amendment 183 #

2018/0331(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) a set of measures to be put in place by Member States to identify terrorist content, to enable its swift removal by hosting service providers and to facilitate cooperation with the competent authorities in other Member States, hosting service providers and where appropriate relevant Union bodies, while complying with Union legislation specifying clear safeguards with regard to freedom of expression and information.
2019/02/08
Committee: CULT
Amendment 184 #

2018/0331(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) a set of measures to be put in place by Member States to identify terrorist content, to enable its swift removal by hosting service providers and to facilitate cooperation with the relevant competent authorities in other Member States, hosting service providers and where appropriate relevant Union bodies.
2019/02/08
Committee: CULT
Amendment 250 #

2018/0331(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. Hosting service providers shall include in their terms and conditions, and apply, effective and proportionate provisions to prevent the dissemination of terrorist content.
2019/02/08
Committee: CULT
Amendment 308 #

2018/0331(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) effectively preventing the re-upload of content which has previously been removed or to which access has been disabled because it is considered to befound to contain terrorist content;
2019/02/08
Committee: CULT
Amendment 343 #

2018/0331(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) overview and outcome ofassessment of the effectiveness of the complaint procand reduress mechanisms.
2019/02/08
Committee: CULT
Amendment 348 #

2018/0331(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Where hosting service providers use automated tools pursuant to this Regulation in respect of content that they store, they shall provide effective and appropriate safeguards to ensure that decisions taken concerning that content, in particular decisions to remove or disable access to content considered to be terrorist content, are accurate and well-founded.
2019/02/08
Committee: CULT
Amendment 355 #

2018/0331(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – title
10 Complaint and redress mechanisms
2019/02/08
Committee: CULT
Amendment 362 #

2018/0331(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Hosting service providers shall establish expeditious, effective and accessible complaints and redress mechanisms allowing content providers whose content has been removed or access to it disabled as a result of a referral pursuant to Article 5 or of proactive measures pursuant to Article 6, to submit a complaint against the action of the hosting service provider requesting reinstatement of the content.
2019/02/08
Committee: CULT
Amendment 404 #

2018/0331(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
(e a) the nature and size of the hosting service providers, in particular microenterprises or small-sized enterprises, within the meaning of the Commission recommendation 2003/361/EC.
2019/02/08
Committee: CULT
Amendment 41 #

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) The European Union is built on sSolidarity, among itsEU citizens and among itsEU Member States, is one of the universal values on which the European Union is built. This common value guides its actions and provides the necessary unity to cope with current and future societal challenges, which young Europeans are willing to help address by expressing their solidarity in practice.
2018/11/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 62 #

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) The European Solidarity Corps provides a single entry point for solidarity activities throughout the Union and beyond. Consistency and complementarity should be ensured with other relevant Union policies and programmes. The European Solidarity Corps is built on the strengths and synergies of predecessor and existing programmes, notably the European Voluntary Service19 and the EU Aid Volunteers20. It also complements the efforts made by Member States to support young people and ease their school-to- work transition under the Youth Guarantee by providing them with additional opportunities to make a start on the labour market in the form of traineeships or jobs in solidarity-related areas within their respective Member State or across borders. Complementarity with existing Union level networks pertinent to the activities under the European Solidarity Corps, such as the European Network of Public Employment Services, EURES and the Eurodesk network, are also ensured. Furthermore, complementarity between existing related schemes, in particular national solidarity schemes, as volunteering and civil services and mobility schemes for young people, and the European Solidarity Corps should be ensured, building on good practices where appropriate. The European Solidarity Corps should not substitute national schemes. Access for all young people to national solidarity activities should be granted in all Member States with adequate legal Framework and national resources. _________________ 19 Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 establishing ‘Erasmus+’: the Union programme for education, training, youth and sport and repealing Decisions No 1719/2006/EC, No 1720/2006/EC and No 1298/2008/EC (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 50–73). 20 Regulation (EU) No 375/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014 establishing the European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps (‘EU Aid Volunteers initiative’) (OJ L 122, 24.4.2014, p. 1-17).
2018/11/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 69 #

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) These activities should have a clear European added value and be to the benefit of communities while also fostering the individual’s personal, educational, social, civic and professional development, which may take the form of volunteering, traineeships and jobs, projects or networking activities, developed in relation to different areas, such as education and training, employment, gender equality, entrepreneurship – in particular social entrepreneurship –, citizenship and democratic participation, intercultural and interreligious dialogue, social inclusion, inclusion of people with disabilities, environment and nature protection, climate action, disaster prevention, preparedness and recovery, agriculture and rural development, provision of food and non- food items, health and wellbeing, creativity and cultureulture and creativity, physical education and sport, social assistance and welfare, reception and integration of third-country nationals, in particular asylum seekers and refugees, territorial cooperation and cohesion, and cooperation across borders. Such solidarity activities should include a solid learning and training dimension through relevant activities that can be offered to participants before, during and after the solidarity activity.
2018/11/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 91 #

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) Particular attention should be given to ensuring the quality of the activities and other opportunities offered under the European Solidarity Corps, in particular by offering on-line and off-line training, language support, insurance, simplified administrative procedures and pre and post-activity support to participants, also in cooperation with youth and civil society organisations, as well as the validation of the knowledge, skills and competences acquired through their European Solidarity Corps experience. Security and safety of the volunteers remain of paramount importance and volunteers should not be deployed to operations conducted in the theatre of international and non- international armed conflicts.
2018/11/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 97 #

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) Any entity willing to participate in the European Solidarity Corps should receive a quality label provided that the appropriate conditions are fulfilled. It shall ensure compliance of the participating organisations with the principles and requirements of the European Solidarity Corps, as regards their rights and responsibilities during all stages of the solidarity experience. Separate quality labels should be put in place for volunteering and for traineeships and jobs to ensure the effective and continuous compliance of participating organisations with the principles and requirements of the European Solidarity Corps. The process that leads to the attribution of a quality label should be carried out on a continuous basis by the implementing bodies of the European Solidarity Corps. The attributed quality label should be reassessed periodicalregularly and could be revoked if, in the context of the checks to be performed, the conditions that led to its attribution were found to be no longer fulfilled.
2018/11/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 111 #

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
(23) The European Solidarity Corps Portal should be continuously developed in order to ensure easy access to the European Solidarity Corps and to provide a one-stop shop for both interested individuals and organisations as regards, inter alia, registration, identification and matching of profiles and opportunities, networking and virtual exchanges, online training, language, pre and post-activity support, feedback and evaluation mechanisms, as well as other useful functionalities, which may arise in the future.
2018/11/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 129 #

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
(37) Pursuant to paragraph 22 and 23 of the Interinstitutional agreement for Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016, there is a need to evaluate this Programme on the basis of information collected through specific monitoring requirements, while avoiding overregulation and administrative burdens, in particular on Member States. Such requirements should include specific, measurable and, realistic qualitative and quantitative indicators which can be measured over time as a basis for evaluating the effects of the Programme on the ground.
2018/11/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 142 #

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
(-1) “solidarity” means a sense of responsibility on the part of everyone with regard to everyone to commit oneself to the common good to the benefit of a vulnerable person, a community in need or the society as a whole, which is expressed in concrete actions without consideration of return service;
2018/11/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 144 #

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘solidarity activity’ means a high- quality temporary activity addressing important societal challenges to the benefit of a community or society as a whole, contributing to the achievement of the objectives of the European Solidarity Corps, which may take the form of volunteering, traineeships, jobs, solidarity projects and networking activities in various fields, including those referred to in paragraph 13, ensuring the European added value and compliance with health and safety regulations. Such activities include a solid learning and training dimension through relevant activities that can be offered to participants before, during and after the solidarity activity;
2018/11/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 158 #

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) ‘participating organisation’ means any public or private entity, whether non- profit or profit/making, local, regional, national or international, that has been attributed the European Solidarity Corps quality label, in a host and/or supporting, including sending function, ensuring that this organisation is able to implement the high quality solidarity activities in accordance with the objectives of the European Solidarity Corps. Based on this, participating organisation offers a volunteering, traineeship or job opportunity to a participant or implement and supports their activities in the framework of the European Solidarity Corps;
2018/11/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 164 #

2018/0230(COD)

(6) ‘volunteering’ means a solidarity activity taking place as voluntary unpaid activity, either full-time, part-time or during free time, for a period of up to 12 months;
2018/11/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 174 #

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
(10) ‘quality label’ means the certification attributed to a participating organisation willing to provide solidarity activities under the European Solidarity Corps, in the role of a host and/or in a support function, including sending function, that certifies that the organisation is able to ensure the quality of solidarity activities in accordance with the principles and objectives of the European Solidarity Corps, and that is attributed according to varying specific requirements depending on the type of solidarity activity and the function of the organisation; It shall ensure compliance of the participating organisations with the principles and requirements of the European Solidarity Corps, as regards their rights and responsibilities during all stages of the solidarity experience;
2018/11/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 181 #

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12
(12) ‘Union transparency and recognition tools’ means instruments that help stakeholders to understand, appreciate and, as appropriate, recognise non-formal and informal learning outcomes throughout the Union. All participants will receive, after completion of their activities, a certification stating the learning outcomes of, and skills developed during their activities, such as Youthpass or Europass;
2018/11/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 192 #

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The general objective of the Programme is to promote solidarity as a value, mainly through volunteering, enhance the engagement of young people and organisations in accessible and high- quality solidarity activities as a means to contribute to strengthening cohesion, solidarity and, democracy and citizenship in the Union and abroad, addressing societal and humanitarian challenges on the ground, with particular effort to promote social inclusion and equal opportunities.
2018/11/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 199 #

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The specific objective of the Programme is to provide young people, including those with fewer opportunities, with easily accessible opportunities for engagement in solidarity activities in Europe and abroad while improving and properly validating their competences as well as facilitatingfor personal, educational, social, civic, cultural development as well as facilitating their active citizenship and their employability and transition into the labour market.
2018/11/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 222 #

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) measures aimed at ensuring the quality of volunteering, traineeships or jobs, including online and offline training, language support, complementary insurance, support before orduring and after the solidarity activity as well as the further use of Youthpass that identifies and documents the competences acquired during the solidarity activities for participants, and capacity building and, administrative support for participating organisations;
2018/11/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 225 #

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) the development of a European framework for volunteering actions which identifies rights and responsibilities and facilitates mobility and recognition of skills;
2018/11/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 227 #

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the development and maintenance of athe quality labels for entities willing to provide solidarity activities for the European Solidarity Corps;
2018/11/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 230 #

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) measures to encourages social enterprises to support European solidarity corps activities and or to allow employees to engage themselves in volunteering activities in the framework of the European Solidarity Corps.
2018/11/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 231 #

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point d b (new)
(db) the development of a clear and detailed procedure addressed to participants and organisations, establishing steps and timings of all the phases of the placements;
2018/11/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 232 #

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Actions implemented under the strand ‘Participation of young people in solidarity activities addressing societal challenges’ shall in particular contribute to strengthening cohesion, solidarity and , democracy and citizenship in the Union and abroad, while also responding to societal challenges with particular effort to promote social inclusion and equal opportunities.
2018/11/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 255 #

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 1 260113 000 000 in curreonstant prices.
2018/11/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 269 #

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. The European Solidarity Corps shall be open to the participation of public or private entities and international organisations, provided that they have received a European Solidarity Corps quality label. , whether non-profit or profit-making, and international organisations, including youth organisations, Churches, religious and charity associations, communities, NGOs or other actors from civil society, provided that they offer activities that correspond to the definition of solidarity activity within this Regulation, that they have legal personality according to the legislation of the country where they are registered and that they have received a European Solidarity Corps quality label. In line with the EU Financial Regulation, the grants shall not have the purpose or effect of producing a profit.
2018/11/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 274 #

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. An application from an entity to become a European Solidarity Corps participating organisation shall be assessed by the competent implementing body of the European Solidarity Corps on the basis of the principles of equal treatment; equal opportunities and non-discrimination; avoidance of job substitution; provision of high quality activities with learning dimension focusing on personal, socio- educational and professional development; adequate training, working and volunteering arrangements; safe and decent environment and conditions; and the ‘no- profit principle’ in compliance with the Financial Regulation. The above principles ascertain whether its activities meet the requirements of the European Solidarity Corps. The quality label shall only be attributed to organisations committing to comply with these principles. Actual compliance shall be controlled in accordance with Articles 22 and 23 of this Regulation. Any entity which substantially changes its activities shall inform the competent implementing body for reassessment. The process for attributing the quality label for volunteering shall be differentiated from that for jobs and traineeships.
2018/11/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 280 #

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The participating organisation in its capacity of hosting organisation shall have the responsibility to guarantee the preparation and support of the participant before and after the solidarity activity, also with the support and in accordance with participating organisations, in its sending function of the Member State of origin of the participant.
2018/11/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 304 #

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission, in cooperation with national authorities and national agencies in participating countries and relevant union-level networks, shall implement information and communication actions relating to the Programme, and its actions and results. Financial resources allocated to the Programme shall also contribute to the corporate communication of the political priorities of the Union, as far as they are related to the objectives referred to in Article 3.
2018/11/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 305 #

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Participating organisations shall use the brand name “European Solidarity Corps” for the purposes of communication and dissemination of information related to the European Solidarity Corps.
2018/11/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 311 #

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The Commission shall organise regular meetings and trainings with /for the network of national agencies in order to ensure coherent implementation of the European Solidarity Corps across all participating countries. The Commission will regularly consult key stakeholders, including participating organisations, on the implementation of the European Solidarity Corps.
2018/11/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 316 #

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1
1. The actions of the European Solidarity Corps shall be consistent with and complementary to the relevant policies, instruments and programmes at Union level, in particular the Erasmus programme, European Social Fund+ and Rights and Values Programme, as well as to existing networks at Union level relevant to the activities of the European Solidarity Corps.
2018/11/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 317 #

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2
2. The actions of the European Solidarity Corps shall also be consistent with and complementary to the relevant policies, programmes and instruments at national level in the participating countries. To this end, the Commission, national authorities and national agencies shall exchange information on existing national schemes and priorities related to solidarity and youth, on the one hand, and actions under the European Solidarity Corps, on the other hand, with a view to build on relevant good practices and achieve efficiency and effectiveness. The European Solidarity Corps shall not substitute national schemes. Access for all young people to national solidarity activities should be granted in all Member States with adequate legal Framework and national resources.
2018/11/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 330 #

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) quality of placements
2018/11/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 331 #

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
(cb) quality and effectiveness of the procedure
2018/11/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 332 #

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point c c (new)
(cc) quality of results and impact of the solidarity activities
2018/11/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 13 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) With 1.8% of EU GDP, down from 2.2% in 2009, infrastructure investment activities in the Union in 2016 were about 20% below investment rates before the global financial crisis. Thus, while a recovery in investment-to-GDP ratios in the Union can be observed, it remains below what might be expected in a strong recovery period and is insufficient to compensate years of underinvestment. More importantly, the current investment levels and forecasts do not cover the Union’s structural investment needs in the face of technological change and global competitiveness, including for innovation, skills, infrastructure, and small and medium- sized enterprises ('SMEs'), particularly in the cultural and creative sector, and the need to address key societal challenges such as sustainability or population ageing. Consequently, continued support is necessary to address market failures and sub-optimal investment situations to reduce the investment gap in targeted sectors to achieve the Union's policy objectives.
2018/10/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 16 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) In the last years, the Union has adopted ambitious strategies to complete the Single Market and to stimulate sustainable growth and jobs, such as the Capital Markets Union, the Digital Single Market Strategy, the European Agenda for Culture, the Clean Energy for all Europeans package, the Union Action Plan for the Circular Economy, the Low- Emission Mobility Strategy, the Defence and the Space Strategy for Europe. The InvestEU Fund should exploit and reinforce synergies between those mutually reinforcing strategies through providing support to investment and access to financing.
2018/10/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 21 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) The InvestEU Fund should contribute to improving the competitiveness of the Union, including in the field of innovation and digitisation, the sustainability of the Union's economic growth, the social resilience and inclusiveness and the integration of the Union capital markets, including solutions addressing their fragmentation and helping support the twofold value of the cultural and creative industries, diversifying sources of financing for the Union enterprises. To that end, it should support projects that are technically and economically viable by providing a framework for the use of debt, risk sharing and equity instruments underpinned by a guarantee from the Union's budget and by contributions from implementing partners. It should be demand-driven while support under the InvestEU Fund should at the same time focus on contributing to meeting policy objectives of the Union.
2018/10/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 27 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) The InvestEU Fund should support investments in tangible and intangible assets, including cultural heritage, to foster growth, investment and employment, and thereby contributing to improved well- being and fairer income distribution in the Union. Intervention through the InvestEU Fund should complement Union support delivered through grants.
2018/10/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 39 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) Whereas the level of overall investment in the Union is increasing, investment in higher-risk activities such as research and, innovation, culture and creativity is still inadequate. The resulting underinvestment in research and innovation is damaging to the industrial and economic competitiveness of the Union, social cohesion and the quality of life of its citizens. The InvestEU Fund should provide the appropriate financial products to cover different stages in the innovation cycle and a wide range of stakeholders, in particular to allow the upscaling of and deployment of solutions at a commercial scale in the Union, in order to make such solutions competitive on world markets.
2018/10/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 44 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), in particular those in the cultural and creative sector, play a crucial role in the Union. However, they face challenges when accessing finance because of their perceived high risk and lack of sufficient collateral. Additional challenges arise from SMEs' need to stay competitive by engaging in digitisation, internationalisation and innovation activities and skilling up their workforce. Moreover, compared to larger enterprises, they have access to a more limited set of financing sources: they typically do not issue bonds, have only limited access to stock exchanges or large institutional investors. The challenge in accessing finance is even greater for those SMEs whose activities focus on intangible assets. SMEs in the Union rely heavily on banks and debt financing in the form of bank overdrafts, bank loans or leasing. Supporting SMEs that face the above challenges and providing more diversified sources of funding is necessary for increasing the ability of SMEs to finance their creation, growth and development, withstand economic downturns, and for making the economy and the financial system more resilient during economic downturn or shocks. This is also complementary to the initiatives already undertaken in the context of the Capital Markets Union. The InvestEU Fund should provide an opportunity to focus on specific, more targeted financial products.
2018/10/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 48 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) Cultural and creative industries (CCIs) have a dual and intrinsic value since, through their direct links to artists and creators, they preserve and promote cultural and linguistic diversity, and strengthen European, national, regional and local identities, while sustaining social cohesion and contributing substantially, with various value creation models, to creativity, investment, innovation and employment and acting as a driver of sustainable economic growth in the EU and its Member States;
2018/10/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 49 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 b (new)
(16b) Employment in the cultural sector is unlikely to be offshored, as it is connected to specific cultural, often regional and historical competences. Moreover, CCIs contribute significantly and more than any other sector to youth employment and have proved to be most resilient during the post-2008 economic crisis. Employment in CCIs in fact rose throughout the EU between 2008 and 2014.
2018/10/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 56 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) As set out in the reflection paper on the social dimension of Europe16 and the European Pillar of Social Rights17 , building a more inclusive and fairer Union is a key priority for the Union to tackle inequality and foster social inclusion policies in Europe. Inequality of opportunities affects in particular access to education, training and health, health, culture and cultural heritage. Investment in the social, skills and human capital-related economy, as well as in the integration of vulnerable populations in the, and in particular persons with a disability, in society, can enhance economic opportunities, especially if coordinated at Union level. The InvestEU Fund should be used to support investment in education and training, help increase employment, in particular among the unskilled and long-term unemployed, and improve the situation with regard to intergenerational solidarity, the health sector, homelessness, digital inclusiveness, community development, the role and place of young people in society as well as vulnerable people, including persons with a disability and third country nationals. The InvestEU Programme should also contribute to the support of European culture and creativity. To counter the profound transformations of societies in the Union and of the labour market in the coming decade, it is necessary to invest in human capital, microfinance, social enterprise finance and new social economy business models, including social impact investment and social outcomes contracting. The InvestEU Programme should strengthen the nascent social market eco-system, increasing the supply of and access to finance to micro- and social enterprises, to meet the demand of those who need it the most. The report of the High-Level Task-Force on Investing in Social Infrastructure in Europe18 has identified investment gaps in social infrastructure and services, including for education, training, health and housing, which call for support, including at the Union level. Therefore, the collective power of public, commercial and philanthropic capital, as well as support from foundations, should be harnessed to support the social market value chain development and a more resilient Union. _________________ 16 17COM(2017) 206. COM(2017) 206 final. 17 COM(2017) 250. COM(2017) 250 final. 18 Published as European Economy Discussion Paper 074 in January 2018.
2018/10/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 76 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) to increase the access to and the availability of finance for SMEs and, in duly justified cases, for small mid-cap companies, in particular in the cultural and creative sector;
2018/10/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 79 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) to increase the access to and the availability of microfinance and finance to social enterprises, cultural and creative industries, educational institutions, support financing and investment operations related to social investment, abilities and skills, and develop and consolidate social investment markets, in the areas referred to in point (d) of Article 7(1).
2018/10/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 88 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) research, innovation and digitisation policy window: comprises research and innovation activities, transfer of research results to the market, demonstration and deployment of innovative solutions and support to scaling up of innovative companies other than SMEs as well as digitisation of Union industry and capacity building in the cultural and creative industries;
2018/10/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 93 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) SMEs policy window: access to and availability of finance for SMEs and, in duly justified cases, for small mid-cap companies, particularly in the cultural and creative sector;
2018/10/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 96 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) social investment and skills policy window: comprises microfinance, social enterprise finance and social economy; skills, education, training and related services; social infrastructure (including social and student housing); social innovation; health and long-term care; inclusion and accessibility; cultural activities with a social goal; cultural and creative industries (CCIs) with intercultural dialogue and social cohesion goals; integration of vulnerable people, including third country nationals.
2018/10/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 117 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) supporting actions for capacity building to develop organisational capacities, skills and processes and accelerate investment readiness of organisations in order for promoters and authorities to build investment project pipelines and to manage projects and for financial intermediaries to implement financing and investment operations for the benefit of entities that face difficulties in obtaining access to finance, including through support to develop risk assessment capacity or sector specific knowledge, in particular in regard to the cultural and creative sector.
2018/10/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 121 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point h a (new)
(ha) addressing climate change and promoting sustainable cultural heritage, in particular strategies and instruments necessary to safeguarding tangible and intangible cultural heritage in Europe.
2018/10/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 123 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a a (new)
(aa) new technology such as assistive technology applied to cultural and creative goods and services;
2018/10/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 124 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a b (new)
(ab) cultural and creative industries and sectors, for example augmented reality/virtual reality, immersive environments, human computer interfaces, internet protocol and cloud infrastructures, 5G networks, new media;
2018/10/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 125 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point f a (new)
(fa) use of digital technology for the preservation and restoration of European tangible and intangible cultural heritage;
2018/10/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 126 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point f b (new)
(fb) technological management of intellectual property rights
2018/10/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 144 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) With 1.8% of EU GDP, down from 2.2% in 2009, infrastructure investment activities in the Union in 2016 were about 20% below investment rates before the global financial crisis. Thus, while a recovery in investment-to-GDP ratios in the Union can be observed, it remains below what might be expected in a strong recovery period and is insufficient to compensate years of underinvestment. More importantly, the current investment levels and forecasts do not cover the Union’s structural investment needs in the face of technological change and global competitiveness, including for innovation, skills, infrastructure, micro-enterprises, small and medium- sized enterprises ('SMEs') and organisations, particularly from the cultural and creative sector, and the need to address key societal challenges such as sustainability or population ageing. Consequently, continued support is necessary to address market failures and sub-optimal investment situations to reduce the investment gap in targeted sectors to achieve the Union's policy objectives.
2018/11/07
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 169 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Cultural and creative sectors are among the most resilient and fastest growing economic sectors in the EU, generating dual economic and cultural value from intellectual property and individual creativity. However, the intangible nature of their assets limits their access to private financing, which is essential to invest, scale-up and compete at an international level. In light of such specific features, the InvestEU programme shall facilitate access to finance for micro-enterprises, SMEs and organisations from the cultural and creative sectors.
2018/11/07
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 184 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) In the spirit of fostering long-term financing and sustainable growth, long- term investments strategies of insurance companies should be encouraged through a revision of the solvency requirements on the contributions for financing investment projects backed by the EU Guarantee in the framework of the InvestEU programme. In order to align the incentives of insurers towards the Union's objective of long term sustainable growth and to remove obstacle to investments under the InvestEU programme, the Commission should therefore take into account this revision as part of the review referred to in Article 77f (3) of Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (Solvency II).
2018/11/07
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 222 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) As set out in the reflection paper on the social dimension of Europe16 and the European Pillar of Social Rights17 , and the EU framework for the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with disabilities, building a more inclusive and fairer Union is a key priority for the Union to tackle inequality and foster social inclusion policies in Europe. Inequality of opportunities affects in particular access to education, training and health, culture and cultural heritage, employment, health and social services . Investment in the social, skills and human capital- related economy, as well as in the integration of vulnerable populations in the society, in particular people with disabilities, can enhance economic opportunities, especially if coordinated at Union level. The InvestEU Fund should be used to support investment in education and training, help increase employment, in particular among the unskilled and long- term unemployed, and improve the situation with regard to intergenerational solidarity, the health sectorand social services sector, social housing, homelessness, digital inclusiveness, community development, the role and place of young people in society as well as vulnerable people, including people with disabilities and third country nationals. The InvestEU Programme should also contribute to the support of European culture and creativity. To counter the profound transformations of societies in the Union and of the labour market in the coming decade, it is necessary to invest in human capital, social infrastructure, sustainable and social finance, microfinance, social enterprise finance and new social economy business models, including social impact investment and social outcomes contracting. The InvestEU Programme should strengthen nascent social market eco-system, increasing the supply of and access to finance to micro- and social enterprises and social solidarity institutions, to meet the demand of those who need it the most. The report of the High-Level Task-Force on Investing in Social Infrastructure in Europe18 has identified a total investment gaps of at least EUR 1,5 trillion for the period between 2018 and 2030 in social infrastructure and services, including for education, training, health and housing, which call for support, including at the Union level. Therefore, the collective power of public, commercial and philanthropic capital, as well as support from alternative types of financial providers such as ethical, social and sustainable actors, and from foundations, should be harnessed to support the social market value chain development and a more resilient Union. _________________ 16 COM(2017) 206. 17 COM(2017) 250. 18 Published as European Economy Discussion Paper 074 in January 2018.
2018/11/07
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 290 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
(29) In selecting implementing partners for the deployment of the InvestEU Fund, the Commission should consider the counterpart's capacity to fulfil the objectives of the InvestEU Fund and contribute its own resourcesto it, in order to ensure adequate geographical coverage and diversification, to crowd-in private investors and to provide sufficient risk diversification as well as new solutions to address market failures and sub-optimal investment situations. Given its role under the Treaties, its capacity to operate in all Member States and the existing experience under the current financial instruments and the EFSI, the European Investment Bank (‘EIB’) Group should remain a privileged implementing partner under the InvestEU Fund's EU compartment. In addition to the EIB Group, national promotional banks or institutions ('NPBIs') should be able to offer a complementary financial product range given that their experience and capabilities at regional level could be beneficial for the maximisation of the impact of public funds on the territory of the Union. Moreover, it should be possible to have other international financial institutions as implementing partners, in particular when they present a comparative advantage in terms of specific expertise and experience in certain Member States. It should also be possible for other entities fulfilling the criteria laid down in the Financial Regulation to act as implementing partners.
2018/11/07
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 291 #

2018/0229(COD)

(30) In order to ensure that interventions under the EU compartment of the InvestEU Fund focus on market failures and sub- optimal investment situations at Union level, but, at the same time, satisfy the objectives of best possible geographic outreach, the EU guarantee should be allocated to implementing partners, which alone or together with other implementing partners, can cover at least three Member States. However, it is expected that around 75 % of the EU guarantee under the EU compartment would be allocated to implementing partnerone or more Member States. Where the implementing partners cover more than one Member State, the contractual responsibility of implementing partners should remain limited by their respective national mandates. With a view to promoting improved geographic diversification, dedicated regional investments platforms focussed on interested groups of Member States may be established, combining the efforts and expertise orf partners that can offer financial products under the InvestEU Fund in all Member Statesillar assessed financial institutions with national promotional banks with limited experience in the use of financial instruments. Such structures will be encouraged, including with available support from the InvestEU Advisory Hub. However, it is expected that at least 75 % of the EU guarantee under the EU compartment would be allocated to the EIB Group.
2018/11/07
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 328 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
(1a) 'financial contribution' means a contribution from an implementing partner in the form of own risk taking capacity and own financial support to the operations covered under this Regulation;
2018/11/07
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 334 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
(4a) 'proposals' means programmes, platforms or projects submitted by implementing partners for coverage under the EU guarantee and described in the guarantee agreement;
2018/11/07
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 379 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) to increase the access to and the availability of finance for micro- enterprises, SMEs and, in duly justified cases, for small mid-cap companies;
2018/11/07
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 418 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) SMEs policy window: access to and availability of finance for micro- enterprises, SMEs and, in duly justified cases, for small mid-cap companies;
2018/11/07
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 427 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
The Commission guidanceinvestment guidelines shall allow to:
2018/11/07
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 435 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) as regards the sectors referred to in point 8 in Annex 2, fully take into account the specificities of such sectors and foresee, for such financing and investment operations, at least the following: (i) types of loans suitable for promoting investments in tangible and intangible assets, with the exclusion of personal collateral; business transfers; working capital (such as interim finance, gap finance, cash flow, credit lines); (ii) the capacity to build a diversified loan portfolio and to propose a marketing and promotion plan to micro-enterprises, SMEs, and micro-, small- and medium- sized organisations across regions and sectors; (iii) financial intermediaries with additional expertise to evaluate the specific risks associated with micro- enterprises, SMEs, and micro-, small- and medium-sized organisations and with the cultural and creative projects.
2018/11/07
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 476 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Amounts allocated by a Member State under Article [10(1)] of Regulation [[CPR] number] or Article [75(1)] of Regulation [[CAP plan] number] shall be used for the provisioning of the part of the EU guarantee under the Member State compartment covering financing and investment operations in the Member State concerned and can be used, at the discretion of the Member State, in agreement with the implementing partners, to guarantee any tranche of structured financial instruments.
2018/11/07
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 484 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) the overall amount of the part of the EU guarantee under the Member State compartment pertaining to the Member State, its provisioning rate, the amount of the contribution from Funds under shared management, the constitution phase of the provisioning in accordance with an annual financial plan and the amount of the resulting contingent liability to be covered by a back-to-back guarantee provided by the Member State concerned; and/or by the implementing partners or private investors. At the discretion of the Member State the counter-guarantee may also cover the expected losses applicable to the use of the funds under shared management;
2018/11/07
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 541 #

2018/0229(COD)

For the EU compartment, the eligible counterparts shall have expressed their interest and shall be able to cover financing and investment operations in at least three Member States. The implementing partners may also cover together financing and investment operations in at least three Member States by forming a group. This criteria is also fulfilled when the implementing partners, whose contractual responsibility is limited by their respective mandate, address the market failure or suboptimal investment situation with respective, locally adapted, comparable instruments.
2018/11/07
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 582 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The advisory board meeting of the representatives of the implementing partners shall be co-chaired by a representative of the Commission and the representative nominated by the European Investment Bank.
2018/11/07
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 609 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. A pProject tTeam consisting of experts, put at the disposal of the Commission by the implementing partners free of charge for the Union budget,independent and qualified experts shall be established.
2018/11/07
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 612 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. The Project Team shall be composed of remunerated independent experts that will be selected through an open call for application based on their recent proven knowledge, competence and experience in one or more tasks included in the mandate of the Team. Each implementing partner shall assign experts to the project team. The number of the experts shall be established in the guarantee agreement.
2018/11/07
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 622 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3 – point c a (new)
(ca) the quality and contribution of the investment operation to sustainable growth and employment;
2018/11/07
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 625 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3 – point c b (new)
(cb) the contribution of the investment operation to the realisation of the Programme's objectives;
2018/11/07
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 626 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3 – point c c (new)
(cc) the technical and financial contribution to the project.
2018/11/07
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 630 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5
5. A project team expert shall not assess the due diligence or appraisal relating to a potential financing or investment operation submitted by the implementing partner that has put the expert at the disposal of the Commission. That expert shall also not prepare the scoreboard in relation to those proposals.deleted
2018/11/07
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 635 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 8
8. The Commission shall lay downbe empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 26 to supplement this Regulation by establishing detailed rules for the scoreboard to enable the Investment Committee to approve the use of the EU guarantee for a proposed financing or investment operation. The scoreboard shall ensure an independent and transparent assessment of the potential and actual use of the EU guarantee.
2018/11/07
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 647 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Each configuration of the Investment Committee shall be composed of sixeven remunerated external experts. The experts shall be selected in accordance with [Article 237] of the [Financial Regulation] and be appointed by the Commission for a fixed term of up to four years. Their term shall be renewable but shall not exceed seven years in total. The Commission may decide to renew the term of office of an incumbent member of the Investment Committee without availing itself of the procedure laid down in this paragraph.
2018/11/07
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 652 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 5
Four members shall be permanent members of all four configurations of the Investment Committee. In addition, the four configurations shall each have twohree experts with experience in investment in sectors covered by that policy window. At least one of the permanent members shall have expertise in sustainable investment, and one in cultural and creative policies. Their vote should be taken into account when deciding in the matters of their competence. The Commission shall assign the Investment Committee members to its appropriate configuration or configurations. The Investment Committee shall elect a chairperson from among its permanent members.
2018/11/07
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 669 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Conclusions of the Investment Committee shall be adopted by simple majority of all members, which shall include the vote of at least one expert of the specific policy window. In case of a draw, the chair of the Investment Committee has the casting vote.
2018/11/07
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 673 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Conclusions leading to refusing the support of the EU guarantee shall be made available to the concerned implementing partners.
2018/11/07
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 681 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 6
6. Where the Investment Committee is requested to approve the use of the EU guarantee for a financing or investment operation that is a facility, programme or structure which has underlying sub- projects, that approval shall comprise the underlying sub-projects, unless the Investment Committee decides to retain the right to approve them separately.
2018/11/07
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 696 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) supporting actions for capacity building to develop organisational capacities, skills and processes and accelerate investment readiness of organisations in order for promoters and authorities to build investment project pipelines and to manage projects and for financial intermediaries to implement financing and investment operations for the benefit of entities that face difficulties in obtaining access to finance, including through support to develop risk assessment capacity or sector specific knowledge, with particular concern for the cultural and creative sectors.
2018/11/07
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 711 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 a (new)
Article 21a Synergies and complementarities with other Union programmes The Commission and the implementing partners shall ensure that the investEU programme exploits all complementarities and synergies with grant financing and other actions under the policy areas it supports, in line with the objectives of other EU programmes, such as Horizon Europe, the Connecting Europe Facility, the Digital Europe Programme, the Single Market, Competitiveness of SMEs and European Statistics Programme, the European Space Programme, the European Social Fund+, the Creative Europe, the Programme for Environment & Climate Action (LIFE) and the European Defence Fund.
2018/11/07
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 802 #

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 8
8. Cultural and creative sectors; media, audio-visual sector and journalism, in particular through, but not limited to: (a) new technologies such as assistive technologies applied to cultural and creative goods and services; (b) cultural and creative industries and sectors, for example augmented reality/virtual reality, immersive environments, human computer interfaces, internet protocol and cloud infrastructures, 5G networks, new media; (c) use of digital technology for the preservation and restoration of European tangible and intangible cultural heritage; (d) technological management of intellectual property rights.
2018/11/07
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 93 #

2018/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) The motion for resolution on a coherent EU policy for cultural and creative industries(2016/2072(INI))states that digitisation and media convergence create new opportunities for access, distribution and promotion of European works, highlights the important role of cultural and creative industries with regards to reindustrialization of Europe and emphasises the importance of guaranteeing funding for the digitisation, preservation and online availability of European cultural heritage
2018/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 360 #

2018/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 5 – subpart I – point 5
5. Education and culture: Provide creators and creative industry in Europe with access to latest digital technologies from AI to advanced computing. Exploit the European cultural heritage as a vector to promote cultural diversity, social cohesion and European citizenship. Support the uptake of digital technologies in education. , including the set-up of digital collaboration spaces, in particular a European Cultural Heritage Cloud.
2018/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 980 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.2 – paragraph 2 – indent 6 a (new)
- Establish a “European Cultural Heritage Cloud”:A museum collaboration space will be created in order to grant accessibility of cultural heritage through new technologies as well as to encourage and to facilitate transmission of know- how and skills, such as restoring art works.The cloud will be closely linked to the current Europeana platform. The European Cultural Heritage Cloud will: - Create a research and project based collaboration space between museums, sciences organisations, cultural professionals and the public - Make research and knowledge accessible to the public - Provide the opportunity to set up individual workgroups and project structures -Provide and integrate links to existing platforms such as Europeana -Be a European cultural counterpart to commercially driven cloud services
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 37 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) To deliver scientific, economic, cultural and societal impact in pursuit of this general objective, the Union should invest in research and innovation through Horizon Europe - a Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2021-2027 (the ‘Programme’) to support the creation and diffusion of high-quality knowledge and technologies, to strengthen the impact of research and innovation in developing, supporting and implementing Union policies, to support the uptake of innovative solutions in industry andwhilst achieving the goal of establishing a more inclusive, educated and creative society to address global challenges and promote industrial competitiveness; to foster all forms of innovation, including breakthrough innovation, and strengthen market deployment of innovative solutions; and optimise the delivery of such investment for increased impact within a strengthened European Research Area.
2018/09/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 39 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) Cultural and creative sectors, mostly made of SMEs, have a clear strategic potential, especially within the context of digital innovation, in view of their specific dual nature: as an important driver of economic and employment development and a tool for preserving and protecting European linguistic and cultural diversity.
2018/09/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 44 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Universities and higher education institutions play a fundamental role within the fields of the humanities, sciences and technologies by fulfilling and promoting excellence, in both training and research.
2018/09/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 54 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) The Programme should seek synergies with other Union programmes, from their design and strategic planning, application and reporting forms, to project selection, management, communication, dissemination and exploitation of results, to monitoring, auditing and governance. With a view to avoiding overlaps and duplication and increasing the leverage of Union funding, transfers from other Union programmes to Horizon Europe activities can take place. In such cases they will follow Horizon Europe rulas well as decreasing administrative burden for the applicants and beneficiaries.
2018/09/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 59 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) Horizon Europe should support new technologies such as assistive technologies applied to cultural and creative goods and services, which contribute to overcoming obstacles which prevent the access and the full participation of persons with disabilities in culture, education and in all cultural ecosystems and which consequently restrain the development of a truly inclusive, educated and creative society.
2018/09/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 66 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)
(23a) Europe is the cradle of humanistic tradition. Horizon Europe should therefore support research in the field of social sciences and human disciplines (SSH), providing at least one intervention area in all clusters of the second pillar, especially for those that produce knowledge through basic and applied research and that contribute to the development of new fields of interdisciplinary research thanks to new material evidence or new methodologies. Such focus will help to create new jobs, to contribute to a deeper analysis and better understanding of the migration phenomenon, the challenges it entails as well as to reinforce the preservation of the tangible and intangible cultural heritage, in accordance with the objective of creating inclusive, educated and creative societies.
2018/09/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 76 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
(28) The activities developed under the Programme should aim at eliminating gender inequalities and, enhancing family/work life balance, promoting equality between women and men in, as well as ensuring accessibility of researchers with disabilities to, research and innovation, in compliance with Articles 2 and 3 of the Treaty on European Union and Article 8 of the TFEU. The genderse dimensions should be adequately integrated in research and innovation content and followed through at all stages of the research cycle.
2018/09/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 88 #

2018/0224(COD)

(b) cluster 'Inclusive and Secur, Educated and Creative Society';
2018/09/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 90 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 9
9. The Programme shall ensure the effective promotion of gender equality, inter alia through enabling a better family/work life balance, and the gender dimension in research and innovation content. Particular attention shall be paid to ensuring accessibility and gender balance, subject to the situation in the field of research and innovation concerned, across the various parts of the Programme, and notably in evaluation panels and in bodies such as expert groups.
2018/09/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 96 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the Framework Programme for the period 2021 – 2027 shall be EUR 94 1120 000 000 000 in curreonstant prices for the specific programme referred to in Article 1(3)(a) and, in addition, the amount for the specific programme referred to in Article 1(3)(b), as laid down in Regulation…. establishing the European Defence Fund.
2018/09/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 98 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a – point 2
(2) EUR 6 811 300 000 000 for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions;
2018/09/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 99 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a – point 3
(3) EUR 2 43 900 000 000 for research infrastructures;
2018/09/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 100 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 2
(2) EUR 2 83 300 000 000 for cluster 'Inclusive and Secur, Educated and Creative Society';
2018/09/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 146 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point b – introductory part
(b) Cluster 'Inclusive and securEducated and Creative sSociety': Strengthening European democratic values, including rule of law and fundamental rights, safeguarding our cultural heritage, and promoting socio- economic transformations that contribute to inclusion and growth, while responding to the challenges arising from persistent security threats, including cybercrime, as well as natural and man-made disastersupporting in particular research and innovation activities for the development of ICT technologies for the preservation and digitisation of tangible and intangible cultural heritage as well, exploring the potential of cultural and creative sectors and promoting socio- economic transformations that contribute to inclusion and growth, including migration management and integration of migrants.
2018/09/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 148 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point b – paragraph 1
Areas of intervention: Democracy; Cultural heritage; Social and economic transformations; Disaster-resilient societies; Protection and Security; CybersecurityCultural and creative industries and sectors; Accessibility for persons with disabilities to all products and services (including education, cultural goods and services, tangible and intangible cultural heritage)
2018/09/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 154 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point c – paragraph 1
Areas of intervention: Manufacturing technologies; Digital technologies; Cultural and Creative industries - e.g. Augmented reality/Virtual reality, immersive environments, human computer interfaces, Internet Protocol and Cloud infrastructures, 5G, new media; Management of copyright and other intellectual property; Advanced materials; Artificial intelligence and robotics; Next generation internet; High performance computing and Big Data; Circular industries; Low carbon and clean industry; Space
2018/09/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 1074 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. 45% of the Inclusive and Creative Society cluster will support cultural and creative industries, including EU’s cultural heritage.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1075 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. An amount of €500 million will be earmarked for the creation of a European Cultural Heritage Cloud, as detailed in the Specific Programme.
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 74 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) In particular, in order to support Member States whose currency is the euro to respond better to rapidly changing economic circumstances and stabilise their economy by preserving public investment and financing national unemployment schemes in the event of large asymmetric or symmetric shocks, a European Investment Stabilisation Function (EISFProtection Scheme (EPS) should be established.
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 83 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) EISFPS should not only benefit Member States whose currency is the euro but also other Member States that participate in the exchange rate mechanism (ERM II).
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 89 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) EISFPS should be a Union instrument which complements national fiscal policies. It should be recalled that Member States should pursue sound fiscal policies and build up fiscal buffers in favourable economic times.
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 93 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) At Union level, the European Semester of economic policy coordination is the framework to identify national reform priorities and monitor their implementation. Member States develop their own national multiannual investment strategies in support of those reform priorities. Those strategies should be presented alongside the yearly National Reform Programmes as a way to outline and coordinate priority investment projects to be supported by national and/or Union funding. They should also serve to use Union funding in a coherent manner and to maximise the added value of the financial support to be received notably from the programmes supported by the Union under the European Regional Development Fund, the Cohesion fund, the European Social Fund, the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development,, the EISFPS and InvestEU, where relevant.
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 99 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) The European Stability Mechanism (ESM) or its legal successor could provide further support in addition to support under EISFPS.
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 105 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) EISFPS support should be given in case one or several Member States whose currency is the euro or other Member States that participate in the exchange rate mechanism (ERM II) are confronted with a large asymmetric shock. Changes in unemployment rates are highly correlated with business cycle fluctuations in such Member States. Strong increases in national unemployment rates above their long-term averages are a clear indicator of a large shock in a specific Member State. Asymmetric shocks affect one or several Member States significantly more strongly than the average of Member States.
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 125 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) Member States whose currency is the euro which benefit from financial assistance by the ESM, the European Financial Stabilisation Mechanism (EFSM) or the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and which are under a macro-economic adjustment programme within the meaning of Article 7(2) of Regulation (EU) No 472/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council12 should not benefit from EISFPS support since their financing needs including for maintaining public investment are addressed via the financial assistance granted. _________________ 12 Regulation (EU) No 472/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on the strengthening of economic and budgetary surveillance of Member States in the euro area experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability, (OJ L 140, 27.5.2013, p. 1).
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 130 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) Member States with a derogation which benefit from balance of payments support within the meaning of point (a) of Article 3(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 332/200213 should not benefit from EISFPS support since their financing needs including for maintaining public investment are addressed via the medium- term financial assistance facility granted. _________________ 13 Council Regulation (EC) No 332/2002 of 18 February 2002 establishing a facility providing medium-term financial assistance for Member States' balance of payments (OJ L 53, 23.2.2002, p.1).
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 133 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) EISFPS support should take the form of loans to the Member States concerned. That instrument would provide them with financing to continue executing public investment and support national unemployment scheme.
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 140 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
(20) With a view to swiftly provide EISFPS support, the competence for granting the loans when the eligibility and activation criteria are fulfilled and deciding on granting interest rate subsidies should be entrusted to the Commission.
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 144 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) Member States should invest the support received under EISFPS in eligible public investment and also maintain the level of public investment in general compared to the average level of public investment over the five last years in order to ensure that the objective pursued by this Regulation is achieved. In that respect, there is the expectation that Member States should give priority to maintaining eligible investment in programmes supported by the Union under the European Regional Development Fund, the Cohesion fund, the European Social Fund, the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development..
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 152 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
(23) The maximum level of eligible public investment that could be supported by EISFPS loan for a Member State should be automatically set on the basis of a formula which captures the ratio of public eligible investment to gross domestic product (GDP) in the Union over a period of five years before the Member State concerned requests a loan and its GDP over the same period. The maximum level of eligible public investment should also be scaled by means of scaling factor (α) towards the fixed ceiling in the Union budget. That factor is determined such that with hindsight of the recent crisis, all the EISFPS support could have been provided to the Member States concerned, had the mechanism been in place.
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 156 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
(24) The amount of EISFPS loan should also be automatically determined on the basis of a formula which firstly takes into account the maximum level of eligible public investment that can be supported under EISFPS and secondly the severity of the large asymmetric shock. The support determined on the basis of that formula should also be scaled in function of the severity of the shock by means of a factor (β). That factor is determined such that for a shock that increases unemployment by more than 2.5 percentage points, the maximum support is made available to the Member State concerned. An EISFPS loan could be increased up to the maximum level of eligible public investment in case the asymmetric shock is particularly severe as reflected by other indicators of the Member State's position in the economic cycle (e.g. confidence surveys) and a deeper analysis of the macroeconomic situation (as conducted in particular in the context of the macroeconomic forecast and the European Semester). With a view to ensure that as many Member States as possible could qualify for support under EISFPS, the loan to a Member State should not exceed 30 percent of the remaining available means under the ceiling set for calibrating the loans under EISFPS to the available means in the Union budget.
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 160 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
(25) The amount of EISFPS interest rate subsidies should be determined as a percentage of the interest rate costs incurred by the Member State on the loan granted under the EISFPS.
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 179 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
(30) In order to increase the impact of public investment and potential EISFPS support the quality of Member States' public investment systems and practices should be ensured and where appropriate strengthened. An assessment by the Commission should be carried out regularly and take the form of a report and if warranted contain recommendations to improve the quality of public investment systems and practices in Member States. A Member State could request technical assistance from Commission. The latter could undertake technical missions.
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 192 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
(33) EISFPS should be considered as a first step in the development over time of a fully-fledged insurance mechanism to cater for macro-economic stabilisation. Currently, EISFPS would be based on loans and granting of interest rate subsidies. In parallel, it is not excluded that the ESM or its legal successor wshould be involved in the future become the backstop for the EPS by providing financial assistance to Member States whose currency is the euro facing adverse economic conditions in support of public investment. Moreover, a voluntaryn insurance mechanism with a borrowing capacity based on voluntary contributions by Member States cshould be set up in the future to provide for a powerful instrument for the purpose of macro-economic stabilisation against asymmetric and symmetric shocks.
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 198 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation establishes a European Investment and Employment Stabilisation Function (EISF).: the European Protection Scheme (EPS)
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 201 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The EISFPS shall provide swift financial assistance in the form of loans and interest rate subsidies for public investmentfor public investment and national unemployment schemes to a Member State which is experiencing a large symmetric or asymmetric shock.
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 212 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. EISFPS support shall be available for Member States whose currency is the euro and for other Member States that participate in the exchange rate mechanism referred to in Article 140(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 228 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) 'EISFPS support' means Union financial assistance within the meaning of Article [220] of the Financial Regulation in the form of loans and interest rate subsidies under the EISFPS in support of eligible public investment;
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 238 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. A Member State shall be eligible for EISFPS support where it is not subject to:
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 243 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) a decision of the Council establishing that no effective action has been taken to correct its excessive deficit under Article 126(8) or Article 126(11) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union in the two years prior to requesting support from the EISFPS;
2018/11/09
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 251 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) a decision of the Council in accordance with Article 6(2) or Article 10 of Council Regulation (EU) No 1466/9719 establishing that no effective action has been taken to address the observed significant deviation in the two years prior to requesting support from the EISFPS; _________________ 19 Council Regulation (EC) No 1466/97 of 7 July 1997 on the strengthening of the surveillance of budgetary positions and the surveillance and coordination of economic policies OJ L 209, 2.8.1997, p. 1
2018/11/08
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 257 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) two successive recommendations of the Council in the same imbalance procedure in accordance with Article 8(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1176/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council20 on grounds that the Member State concerned has submitted an insufficient corrective action plan in the two years prior to requesting support from the EISFPS; _________________ 20 Regulation (EU) No 1176/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 November 2011 on the prevention and correction of macroeconomic imbalances OJ L 306, 23.11.2011, p. 25
2018/11/08
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 262 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) two successive decisions of the Council in the same imbalance procedure in accordance with Article 10(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1176/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council having established non-compliance by the Member State concerned on grounds that it has not taken the recommended corrective action in the two years prior to requesting support from the EISFPS;
2018/11/08
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 306 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
A Member State benefitting from EISFPS support shall, in any given year in which it receives an EISFPS loan do the following:
2018/11/08
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 307 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) invest insupport eligible public investment or a national unemployment scheme by an amount corresponding to at least the amount of the EISFPS loan,
2018/11/08
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 319 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. A Member State benefiting from EPS support and that faces an asymmetric shock may, in any given year in which it receives EPS support use part of it to support its national unemployment system. The percentage of the EPS support a Member State can use under this paragraph shall be determined by the Commission in accordance with Article 6 of this regulation and upon request by the Member State.
2018/11/08
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 323 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The year following the disbursement of the EISFPS loan, the Commission shall examine whether the Member State concerned has respected the criteria referred to in paragraph 1. In particular, the Commission shall also verify the extent to which the Member State concerned has maintained eligible public investment in programmes supported by the Union under the European Regional Development Fund, the Cohesion fund, the European Social Fund, the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development.
2018/11/08
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 325 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) requesting the early repayment of whole or part of the EISFPS loan, as appropriate; and
2018/11/08
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 327 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) deciding that upon repayment of EISFPS loan the Member State concerned shall not be entitled to receive the interest rate subsidy.
2018/11/08
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 330 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – title
6 Procedure for granting EISFPS support
2018/11/08
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 346 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall decide the terms of the EISFPS support. The decision shall contain the amount, the average maturity, the pricing formula, and the availability period of EISFPS loan and the amount of the interest rate subsidy, and the other detailed rules needed for the implementation of the support. When deciding on the terms of the EISFPS support, the Commission shall take into account the amount deemed to be sustainable within the meaning of Article [210(3)] of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No XX (the ‘Financial Regulation’) under the own resources ceiling for payment appropriations.
2018/11/08
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 361 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Without prejudice to paragraph 3, the amount of an EISFPS loan (S) shall be determined in accordance with the following formula:
2018/11/08
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 379 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
The Commission may nevertheless increase the amount of an EISFPS loan up to the amount of IS in case of particular severity of the large asymmetric shock experienced by the Member State concerned.
2018/11/08
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 395 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. An EISFPS loan shall not exceed 30 percent of the available amount referred to in Article 7 after deduction of the total amount of outstanding loans awarded under EISFPS.
2018/11/08
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 397 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. An interest rate subsidy (IRS) shall contribute to the interest costs of the EISFPS loan incurred by the Member State. The amount of an EISFPS interest rate subsidy shall be determined in accordance with the following formula:
2018/11/08
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 409 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) supplement this Regulation by determining rules of complementarity between the financial assistance from the ESM or its legal successor and amounts of EISFPS support calculated in accordance with Articles 8 and 9;
2018/11/08
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 415 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. The EISFPS loan shall, in principle, be disbursed in one instalment.
2018/11/08
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 418 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. Where a Member State receives an EISFPS loan carrying an early repayment clause and decides to exercise this option, the Commission shall take the necessary steps.
2018/11/08
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 419 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. At the request of the Member State or at the initiative of the Commission and where circumstances permit an improvement in the interest rate on the EISFPS loan, the Commission may refinance all or part of its initial borrowing or restructure the corresponding financial conditions.
2018/11/08
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 421 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Without prejudice to Article 9, the costs incurred by the Union in concluding and carrying out each operation shall be borne by the Member State receiving the EISFPS loan.
2018/11/08
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 422 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. The Member State concerned shall open a special account with its national central bank for the management of EISFPS support received. It shall also transfer the principal and interest due under the EISFPS loan to an account with the ECB fourteen TARGET2 business days prior to the corresponding due date.
2018/11/08
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 424 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Without prejudice to Article 5(2) and Article 16, the interest rate subsidy shall be paid to the Member State concerned at the moment when the Member State repays the EISFPS loan or interest due.
2018/11/08
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 425 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to Article 27 of the Statute of the System of European Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, the European Court of Auditors shall have the right to carry out in the Member State concerned any financial controls or audits that it considers necessary in relation to the management of the EISFPS support.
2018/11/08
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 426 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission, including the European Anti-Fraud Office, shall in particular have the right to send its officials or duly authorised representatives to carry out in the Member State concerned any technical or financial controls or audits that it considers necessary in relation to EISFPS support.
2018/11/08
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 444 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. In order to increase the impact of public investment and potential EISFPS support, Member States shall take the necessary actions to achieve and maintain public investment management systems and practices of high quality.
2018/11/08
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 450 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. The performance reporting system shall ensure that data for monitoring implementation and results are collected efficiently, effectively, and in a timely manner. To that end, proportionate reporting requirements shall be imposed on recipients of EISFPS support.
2018/11/08
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 452 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
An interim evaluation of the EISFPS shall be performed once there is sufficient information available about the implementation of the EISFPS. A final evaluation of the EISFPS shall be carried out by the Commission four years after the entry into force of this Regulation,
2018/11/08
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 453 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) the contribution by EISFPS to the conduct of the economic policies of Member States in such a way as to strengthen cohesion in the Union;
2018/11/08
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 462 #

2018/0212(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 2
The indictors are based on the principles established by this Regulation with regard to the aim and scope of EISFPS, eligibility criteria, and activation criteria.
2018/11/08
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 39 #

2018/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the Rights, Duties, Citizenship and Values programme
2018/10/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 44 #

2018/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) In accordance with Article 2 of the Treaty of the European Union, ‘the Union is founded on the values of respect for human dignity, freedom democracy, equality, the rule of law and the respect for human rights, including the rights of the persons belonging to minorities. TheseIn particular, in accordance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, human dignity is the foundation of all inalienable human rights. These principles and values are common to the Member States in a society wherein which pluralism, non- discrimination, tolerance, justice, solidarity and equality between women and men prevail. Article 3 further specifies that the ‘Union’s aim is to promote peace, its values and the well- being of its people’ and, among others, ‘it shall respect its rich cultural and linguistic diversity, and shall ensure that Europe’s cultural heritage is safeguarded and enhanced’. Those values are further reaffirmed and articulated in the rights, freedoms and principles enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
2018/10/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 47 #

2018/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) Those rights principles and values must continue to be promoted and enforced and shared among the citizens and peoples and be at the heart of the EU project. Therefore, a new Justice, Rights and Values Fund, comprising the Rights, Duties, Citizenship and Values and the Justice programmes shall be created in the EU budget. At a time where European societies are confronted with different various developments such as increasing individualism, erosion of social cohesion and traditional forms of inclusion, mistrust of the European integration process fuelled by widespread disinformation, extremism, radicalism and divisions, it is more important than ever to promote, strengthen and defend justice, rights and EU values: human rights, respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, solidarity and the rule of law. This will have profound and direct implications for political, social, cultural and economic life in the EU. As part of the new Fund, the Justice Programme will continue to support the further development of Union area of justice and cross-border cooperation. The Rights and Values Programme will bring together the 2014-2020 Programme Rights, Equality and Citizenship established by Regulation (EU) No 1381/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council8 and the Europe for Citizens programme established by Council Regulation (EU) No 390/20149, (hereafter 'the predecessor Programmes'). _________________ 8 Regulation (EU) No 1381/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme for the period 2014 to 2020 (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 62) 9 Council Regulation (EU) No 390/2014 of 14 April 2014 establishing the ‘Europe for Citizens’ programme for the period 2014- 2020 (OJ L 115, 17.4.2014, p.3)
2018/10/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 51 #

2018/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) The Justice, Rights and Values Fund and its two underlying funding programmes will focus primarily on people and entities, which contribute to make our common principles, values, rights and rich diversity alive and vibrant. The ultimate objective is to nurture and sustain rights and duties-based, equal, inclusive and democratic society. That includes a vibrant civil society, encouraging people's democratic, civic and social participation and fostering the rich diversity of European society, based on our common history and, memory and roots. Article 11 of the Treaty of the European Union further specifies that the institutions shall, by appropriate means, give citizens and representative associations, together with the bodies referred to in Article 17 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union that actively protect and promote the principles and values underlying this Programme, the opportunity to make known and publicly exchange their views in all areas of Union action.
2018/10/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 60 #

2018/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) The Rights and Values, Duties, Values and Citizenship programme (the 'Programme') should allow developing synergies to tackle the challenges that are common to the promotion and protection of values and to reach a critical dimension to have concrete results in the field. That should be achieved by building on the positive experience of the predecessor Programmes. This will enable to fully exploit the potential of synergies, to more effectively support the policy areas covered and to increase their potential to reach people. To be effective, the Programme should take into account the specific nature of the different policies, their different target groups and their particular needs through tailor-made approaches.
2018/10/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 64 #

2018/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) In order to bring the European Union closer to its citizens, a variety of actions and coordinated efforts are necessary. Bringing together citizens in town-twinning projects or networks of towns and supporting civil society organisations in the areas covered by the programme will contribute to increase citizens' engagement in society and ultimately their involvement in the democratic life of the Union. At the same time supporting activities promoting mutual understanding, diversity, dialogue including intercultural and interreligious dialogue, in view of its key role as an effective means of solving potential social tensions resulting from increasing migration and respect for others fosters a sense of belonging and a European identity, based on a shared understanding of European values, culture, history and heritage. The promotion of a greater sense of belonging to the Union and of Union values is particularly important amongst citizens of the EU outermost regions due to their remoteness and distance from continental Europe.
2018/10/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 74 #

2018/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) Remembrance activities and critical reflection on Europe’s historical memory are necessary to make citizens, especially young people, aware of the common history, as the foundation for a joint and common future, moral purpose and shared valuesrooted in Europe’s spiritual and moral heritage. The relevance of historical, cultural and intercultural aspects should also be taken into account, as well as the links between remembrance and the creation of a European identity and sense of belonging together.
2018/10/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 116 #

2018/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation establishes the Rights, Duties, Citizenship and Values programme (‘Programme’).
2018/10/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 120 #

2018/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. The general objective of the Programme is to protect and promote rights, duties, principles and values as enshrined in the EU Treaties, including by supporting civil society organisations, the bodies referred to in Article 17 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, in order to sustain open, democratic and inclusive societies.
2018/10/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 136 #

2018/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) increasing citizens’ understanding of the Union, its history, cultural heritage andits shared spiritual and moral values, its tangible and intangible cultural heritage and its linguistic and cultural diversity;
2018/10/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 197 #

2018/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) mutual learning through exchange of good practices among stakeholders to improve knowledge and mutual understanding, intercultural and interreligious dialogue and civic and democratic engagement;
2018/10/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 208 #

2018/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) strengthening citizen's awareness of European culture, history, shared spiritual and moral roots and remembrance as well as their sense of belonging to the Union;
2018/10/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 52 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) The cultural and creative sectors in particular play an important role in this context. They make a significant contribution to promoting and safeguarding cultural and linguistic diversity in Europe, to maintaining the Union's competitive advantage, to growth and to job creation, in particular for young people, by fostering social cohesion and technological innovation. Creative competences and capabilities boost people’s self-esteem, promote their creativity and thereby contribute to innovative products, services and processes.
2018/09/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 56 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) In view of this wider scope of the ESF+ it is appropriate to foresee that the aims to enhance the effectiveness of labour markets and promote access to quality employment, to improve the access to and the quality of education and training - taking account of the specific needs of persons with a disability - as well as to promote social inclusion and health and to reduce poverty are not only implemented under shared management, but also under direct and indirect management under the Employment and Social Innovation and Health strands for actions required at Union level.
2018/09/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 60 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) The ESF+ should aim to promote quality employment through active interventions enabling (re)integration into the labour market, notably for youth, the long-term unemployed and the inactive, as well as through promoting self– employment, with the accompanying adaptation of social protection systems, and the social economy. The ESF+ should aim to improve the functioning of labour markets by supporting the modernisation of labour market institutions such as the Public Employment Services in order to improve their capacity to provide intensified targeted and personalised counselling and guidance during the job search and the transition from education to employment and to enhance workers’ mobility. The ESF+ should promote women's participation in the labour market through measures aiming to ensure, amongst others, improved work/life balance and access to childcare. The ESF + should also aim to provide a healthy and well-adapted working environment in order to respond to health risks related to changing forms of work and the needs of the ageing workforce.
2018/09/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 63 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) The ESF+ should aim to promote employment through active interventions enabling (re)integration into the labour market, notably for youth, the long-term unemployed and, the inactive and persons with a disability, as well as through promoting self–employment and the social economy. The ESF+ should aim to improve the functioning of labour markets by supporting the modernisation of labour market institutions such as the Public Employment Services in order to improve their capacity to provide intensified targeted counselling and guidance during the job search and the transition to employment and to enhance workers’ mobility. The ESF+ should promote women's participation in the labour market through measures aiming to ensure, amongst others, improved work/life balance and access to childcare. The ESF + should also aim to provide a healthy and well-adapted working environment in order to respond to health risks related to changing forms of work and the needs of the ageing workforce.
2018/09/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 69 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) The ESF+ should provide support to improving the quality, effectiveness and labour market relevance of education and training systems in order to facilitate the acquisition of key competences notably as regards cultural awareness and expression and digital skills which all individuals need for personal fulfilment and development, employment, social inclusion and active citizenship. The ESF+ should help progression within education and training and transition to work, support lifelong learning and employability, and contribute to competitiveness and societal and economic innovation by supporting scalable and sustainable initiatives in these fields. This could be achieved for example through work-based learning and apprenticeships, lifelong guidance, skills anticipation in cooperation with industry, up-to-date training materials, forecasting and graduate tracking, training of educators, validation of learning outcomes and recognition of qualifications. The ESF+ should encourage and promote access to the teaching profession by minorities, aiming at a better integration of marginalised communities such as the Roma, minorities and migrants.
2018/09/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 72 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
(14 a) In light of the digitisation of all parts of society, e.g. banking, welfare services and education, the acquisition of new key competences, notably digital skills, becomes the precondition of effective civic participation. Local actors, community and cultural spaces including museums, libraries, theatres and other cultural heritage institutions, play a key role in providing access to digital devices and the Internet as well as in fostering digital skills among EU citizens at basic and more advanced levels. The ESF+ should therefore support these actors in the training of their staff members so that they can keep pace with the changing demands upon their services as well as in providing training and education of digital skills, such as media literacy, to the people.
2018/09/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 77 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) Support through the ESF+ should be used to promote equal access for all, in particular for disadvantaged groups, to quality, non-segregated and inclusive education and training, from early childhood education and care through general and vocational education and training and to tertiary level, as well as adult education and learning, and to cultural activities, thereby fostering permeability between education and training sectors, preventing early school leaving, improving health literacy, reinforcing links with non-formal and informal learning, namely in the field of arts, and facilitating learning mobility for all. Special attention should be given to early childhood education as the early years are the most formative in human life and they greatly influence people's education, employment and integration prospects. Synergies with the Erasmus programme, notably to facilitate the participation of disadvantaged learners in learning mobility, with special attention to learners with disabilities, should be supported within this context.
2018/09/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 88 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) The ESF+ should promote flexible upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all, notably digital skills and key enabling technologies, with a view to providing people of all ages across formal, non- formal and informal settings with skills adjusted to digitalisation, technological change, innovation and social and economic change, facilitating transitions from education to employment for young people, career transitions, mobility and supporting in particular low-skilled and/or poorly qualified adults, in line with the Skills Agenda for Europe. In this context, special attention should be paid to local actors, community and cultural spaces including museums, libraries, theatres and other cultural heritage institutions, that play an important role in supporting individuals to acquire skills, especially digital skills and media literacy.
2018/09/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 90 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) Synergies with the Horizon Europe programme should ensure that the ESF+ can mainstream and scale up innovative curricula supported by Horizon Europe in order to equip people with the skills and competences needed for the jobs of the future as well as for the active participation in a digitised society.
2018/09/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 95 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) The ESF+ should support Member States’ efforts at all levels, including at regional and local level, to tackle poverty with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children, marginalised communities such as the Roma, minorities, migrants and the working poor. The ESF+ should promote the active inclusion and citizenship of people far from the labour market with a view to ensuring their socio- economic integration, namely via educational and cultural projects. The potential of sport as a tool for social inclusion should be fully recognised and further exploited. The ESF+ should be also used to enhance timely and equal access to affordable, sustainable and high quality services such as healthcare and long-term care, in particular family and community- based care services. The ESF+ should contribute to the modernisation of social protection systems with a view in particular to promoting their accessibility, and fair conditions for self-employed workers.
2018/09/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 100 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
(18 a) With a view to fully tapping into the potential of cross-sectoral cooperation, to improving synergies and coherence with other policy fields and to achieving the general objectives of the ESF+, sport and physical activity as well as culture should be used as tools in ESF+ actions aimed, in particular, at improving social inclusion and active citizenship.
2018/09/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 126 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
(28) The Member States and the Commission should ensure that ESF+ contributes to the promotion of equality between women and men in accordance with Article 8 TFEU to foster equality of treatment and opportunities between women and men in all areas, including regarding participation in the labour market, terms and conditions of employment and career progression. They should also ensure that the ESF+ promotes equal opportunities for all, without discrimination in accordance with Article 10 TFEU and promotes the inclusion in society of persons with disabilities on equal basis with others and contributes to the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. These principles should be taken into account in all dimensions and in all stages of the preparation, monitoring, implementation and evaluation of programmes, in a timely and consistent manner while ensuring that specific actions are taken to promote gender equality and equal opportunities. The ESF+ should also promote accessibility in accordance with Article 9 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, as ratified by the European Union and its Member States, and the transition from residential/institutional care to family and community-based care, in particular for those who face multiple discrimination. The ESF+ should not support any action that contributes to segregation or to social exclusion. Regulation (EU) No [future CPR] provides that rules on eligibility of expenditure are to be established at national level, with certain exceptions for which it is necessary to lay down specific provisions with regard to the ESF+ strand under shared management.
2018/09/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 134 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
(33) Lack of access to finance for microenterprises, notably in the cultural and creative sectors, social economy and social enterprises is one of the main obstacles to business creation, especially among people furthest from the labour market. The ESF+ Regulation lays down provisions in order to create a market eco- system to increase the supply of and access to finance for social enterprises as well as to meet demand from those who need it most, and in particular the unemployed, women and vulnerable people who wish to start up or develop a microenterprise. This objective will also be addressed through financial instruments and budgetary guarantee under the social investment and skills policy window of the InvestEU Fund.
2018/09/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 161 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) improving access to employment of all jobseekers, in particular youth and long- term unemployed, persons with a disability and of inactive people, promoting self- employment and the social economy;
2018/09/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 167 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iv
(iv) improving the quality, effectiveness, inclusiveness, and labour market relevance of education and training systems, to support acquisition of key competences including digital skills and cultural awareness and expression, while recognising the relevance of non-formal and informal learning and the value of cooperation with social partners and civil society;
2018/09/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 168 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iv
(iv) improving the quality, effectiveness and labour market relevance of education and training systems, also taking account of the specific needs of persons with a disability, to support acquisition of key competences including digital skills;
2018/09/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 176 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point v
(v) promoting equal access to and completion of, quality and inclusive education and training, aiming at breaking the vicious cycle of poverty and deprivation across generations, in particular for disadvantaged groups, from early childhood education and care through general and vocational education and training, and to tertiary level, as well as adult education and learning, including facilitating learning mobility for all;
2018/09/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 181 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point vi
(vi) promoting lifelong learning, notably flexible and learner-centred upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all taking into account digital skills, better anticipating change and new skills requirements based on personal, societal and labour market needs, facilitating career transitions and, promoting professional mobility, fostering participation in society and tackling societal challenges;
2018/09/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 188 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point viii
(viii) promoting socio-economic integration of third country nationals and of marginalised communities such as the Roma and other minorities;
2018/09/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 193 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point x
(x) promoting social integration of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion, including the most deprived and children, by supporting the use of innovative measures, including social inclusion through sport, physical activity and culture;
2018/09/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 220 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Member States shall envisage actions intended to help small beneficiaries to fully comply with the regulatory requirements in the ESF+, including monitoring and reporting, aiming at diversifying the type of recipients of the Fund and increasing the participation of non-traditional beneficiaries in co-funded projects especially at local and regional levels.
2018/09/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 246 #

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1
All personal data are to be broken down by gender (female, male, 'non binary'). If certain results are not possible, data for those results do not have to be collected and reported.
2018/09/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 41 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15
[...]deleted
2018/10/15
Committee: ECON
Amendment 117 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) the Member State has failed to take the necessary action in accordance with Article 15(6).deleted
2018/10/15
Committee: ECON
Amendment 87 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing 'Erasmus + ': the Union programme for education, training, youth and sport and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013 (Text with EEA relevance)
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 91 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) In its Communication on Strengthening European Identity through Education and Culture of 14 November 2017, the Commission put forward its vision to work towards a European Education Area by 2025, in which learning would not be hampered by borders; a Union, where spending time in another Member State for purposes of studying and learning in any form or setting would become the standard and where, in addition to oneʼs mother tongue, speaking two other languages would become the norm; a Union in which people would have a strong sense of their identity as Europeans, ofrooted in Europeʼs common cultural heritage and its, both tangible and intangible, and in the richness of its cultural and linguistic diversity. In this context, the Commission emphasised the need to boost the tried-and-tested Erasmus+ programme in all categories of learners that it already covers and reaching out to learners with fewer opportunities.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 98 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) On 16 September 2016 in Bratislava, the leaders of twenty-seven Member States stressed their determination to provide better opportunities for youth. In the Rome Declaration signed on 25 March 2017, the leaders of twenty- seven Member States and of the European Council, the European Parliament and the European Commission pledged to work towards a Union where young people receive the best education and training, enabling them to achieve personal growth, and can study and find jobs across the Union; a Union which preserves our tangible and intangible cultural heritage and promotes culturalEurope’s rich cultural and linguistic diversity.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 109 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) In its Communication on 'A modern budget for a Union that protects, empowers and defends - the multiannual financial framework for 2021-2027'26 adopted on 2 May 2018, the Commission called for a stronger “youth” focus in the next financial framework, notably by more than doubling the size of the 2014-2020 Erasmus+ Programme, one of the Union’s most visible success stories. In its resolution of 14 March 2018 on the next multiannual financial framework, the European Parliament called for the Programme’s budget to be tripled on order to maintain its success, achieve its goals including increased inclusiveness, as well as reduce its shortcomings and barriers to participation. The focus of the new Programme should be on inclusiveness, and to reach more young people with fewer opportunities. This should allow more young people to move to another country to learn or work.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 113 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) In its Communication on ʻA modern budget for a Union that protects, empowers and defends the multiannual financial framework for 2021-2027ʼ26 adopted on 2 May 2018, the Commission called for a stronger “youth” focus in the next financial framework, notably by more than doubling the size of the 2014-2020 Erasmus+ Programme, one of the Union’s most visible success stories. The focus of the new Programme should be on inclusiveness, andto be achieved not least through measures to promote intercultural and, where appropriate, interreligious dialogue, and the Programme should seek to reach more young people with fewer opportunities. This should allow more young people to move to another country to learn or work. _________________ 26 COM(2018) 321 final. COM(2018) 321 final.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 123 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) The Programme is essential to promoting lifelong learning and this dimension should be encouraged by means of cross-sectoral cooperation as well as greater interaction among different forms of education. In this context, large-scale policy projects should be promoted and provided with sufficient funding and national agencies should have greater flexibility.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 126 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) The Programme is a key component of building a European Education Area and of the development of the key EU competences for lifelong learning. It should be equipped to contribute to the successor of the strategic framework for cooperation in education and training and the Skills Agenda for Europe28 with a shared commitment to the strategic importance of skills and competences for sustaining jobs, growth and competitiveness. It should support Member States in reaching the goals of the Paris Declaration on promoting citizenship and the common values of freedom, tolerance and non-discrimination through education29. _________________ 28 29COM(2016) 381 final. COM(2016) 381 final. 29 [Reference]. [Reference].
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 135 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) The Programme should take into account the Union work plan for sport which is the cooperation framework at Union level in the field of sport for the years […]32. Coherence and complementarity should be ensured between the Union work plan and actions supported under the Programme in the field of sport. There is a need to focus in particular on grassroots sports, taking into account the important role that sports play in promoting physical activity and healthy lifestyle, social inclusion and equality. The Programme should contribute to promoteing European common values through sport, not least through measures to promote intercultural and, where appropriate, interreligious dialogue, good governance and integrity in sport, as well as education, training and skills in and through sport. _________________ 32 [Reference]. [Reference].
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 146 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) Synergies with Horizon Europe should ensure that combined resources from the Programme and the Horizon Europe Programme33 are used to support activities dedicated to strengthening and modernising European higher education institutions. Horizon Europe will, where appropriate, complement the Programme's support for the European Universities initiative, in particular its research dimension as part of developing new joint and integrated long term and sustainable strategies on education, research and innovation. Synergies with Horizon Europe will help to foster the integration of education and research in higher education institutions. The programming of synergies should be coherent and synchronised in all relevant programmes. The simplified procedures for application should be applied for beneficiaries at the implementation level.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 158 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) The Programme should be more inclusive by improving its outreach to those with fewer opportunities, including through more flexible short- and long- term learning mobility formats to meet their material needs and their specific educational requirements, and by fostering the participation of small organisations, in particular newcomers and community-based grassroots organisations that work directly with disadvantaged learners of all ages. Virtual formats at all levels of formal, non-formal, and informal education, 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.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 167 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) Virtual formats, such as virtual cooperation, blended and virtual mobility, can be promoted to reach more participants, in particular those whose participation in transnational activities is limited or strongly impeded. Such virtual formats should be viewed as an enhancement to, rather than a replacement for, physical mobility.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 171 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 b (new)
(16b) Non-discriminatory and barrier- free access to the Programme should be ensured for people with disabilities. To that end, adequate funding and enhanced structural support is necessary to increase the Programme outreach.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 172 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 c (new)
(16c) With a view to enhancing outreach, inclusion and the quality of learning mobility, experienced non-profit mobility providers should benefit from a simplified application procedure, such as accreditation by complying with quality charters, in order to support the participation in the Programme of institutions and organisations with limited resources and capacities.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 173 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 d (new)
(16d) The Programme should put greater emphasis on inclusive and high- quality early school education as a means of enhancing children’s long-term educational potential from early years and preventing social and economic inequalities. The mobility of early education and pre-school staff should be promoted with the aim of strengthening the educational mission of pre-schools and improving the teaching of children.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 174 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 e (new)
(16e) Online tools and platforms connected with the Programme should be optimised and synchronised in order to create a single information point for all stakeholders and Programme beneficiaries.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 175 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 f (new)
(16f) The Programme should ensure the meaningful participation of the representatives of programme beneficiaries, including civil society, in the governance, implementation and evaluation of the Programme actions. Good governance and partnership with key stakeholders contributes to the effective and efficient implementation of the Programme's actions and activities.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 176 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 g (new)
(16g) The Programme should provide structural support to key Union-level networks and European non- governmental organisations whose activities relate to and contribute to the Programme objectives.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 179 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) In its Communication on Strengthening European identity through education and culture, the Commission highlighted the pivotal role of education, culture and sport in promoting active citizenship and common values, such as solidarity, amongst the youngest generations. Strengthening awareness and understanding of the common European identity and fostering the active participation of individuals in the democratic processes is crucial for the future of Europe and our democratic societies, which can become more inclusive, not least through intercultural and, where appropriate, interreligious dialogue. Going abroad to study, learn, train and work or to participate in youth and sport activities contributes to strengthening this European identity in all its diversity and the sense of being part of a cultural community as well as to fostering such active citizenship, among people of all ages. Those taking part in mobility activities should get involved in their local communities as well as engageing in their host country local communities to share their experience. Activities linked to reinforcing all aspects of creativity in education, training and youth and enhancing individual key competencies should be supported.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 189 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) The Programme should ensure quality mobility experiences based on the principles laid down in the European Quality Charter for Mobility (2006/961/EC), where the quality of the practical provisions such as information, preparation, support and recognition of experience and qualifications, as well as clear learning plans and learning outcomes drawn up in advance, have a definitive impact on the advantages of the mobility experiences. In addition, authorities and organisations involved in this process can improve its value by adequate planning and suitable evaluation.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 194 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
(20) The Programme should reinforce existing learning mobility opportunities, notably in those sectors where the Programme could have the biggest efficiency gains, to broaden its reach and meet the high unmet demand. This should be done notably by increasing and facilitating mobility activities for higher education students, school pupils and learners in vocational education and training, and by providing for a range of targeted measures, taking into account the specific educational needs of the intended beneficiaries. Mobility of low- skilled adult learners should be embedded in partnerships for cooperation. Mobility opportunities for youth participating in non-formal learning activities should also be extended to reach more young people. Mobility of staff in education, training, youth and sport should also be reinforced, considering its leverage effect. In line with the vision of a true European Education Area, the Programme should also boost mobility and exchanges and promote student participation in educational and cultural activities by supporting digitalisation of processes, such as the European Student Card. This initiative can be an important step in making mobility for all a reality first by enabling higher education institutions to send and receive more exchange students while still enhancing quality in student mobility and also by facilitating studentsʼ access to various services (library, transport, accommodation) before arriving at the institution abroad.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 199 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) The Programme should strengthen inclusivity and quality in VET in order to ensure its vital role in providing equal opportunities and social inclusion for all citizens. To this end, the Programme should address VET sector-specific issues in relation to Programme participation, such as high-quality mobility partnerships, sector-specific language training and competence recognition and/or certification.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 201 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 b (new)
(20b) VET institutions should be further encouraged to apply for the VET Charter in order to benchmark their quality and attractiveness. Partnerships and networks between employers and VET providers should be strengthened.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 202 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 c (new)
(20c) The Programme should support and encourage the mobility of teachers and educational staff at all levels as an important factor in fostering their ongoing learning, enhanced working practice and overall professional development. To this end, teachers and educational staff should benefit from the same financial support regardless of sending countries, flexible work arrangements as well as the possibility to incorporate periods abroad into their work programmes and regular workloads.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 215 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
(22) The Programme should offer young people more opportunities to discover Europe through learning experiences abroad. Eighteen year oldsYoung people, in particular those with fewer opportunities, should be given the chance to have a first-time, short- term individual or group travel experience travelling throughoutin Europe in the frame of an informal educational activity aimed at fostering their sense of belonging to the European Union and discovering its cultural diversity. Actions proposed within this framework should have a strong learning component enabling the validation of the competences and skills acquired during the mobility periods, and an inclusive character tailored to the needs of all participants. It should also integrate the European Capitals of Culture, the European Youth Capitals, the European Volunteering Capitals and European Green Capitals as a key component of the learning and traveling experience. The Pprogramme should identify bodies in charge of reaching out and selecting the participants and support activities to foster the learning dimension of the experience.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 225 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
(23) The Programme should also enhance the learning of languages, in particular throughcluding on-site language courses and widened use of online tools, as e-learning offers additional advantages for language learning in terms of access and flexibility. The Erasmus Online Linguistic Support should be tailored to the specific needs of participants of the Programme and open to everybody.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 232 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
(24) The Programme should support measures that enhance the cooperation between institutions and organisations active in education, training, youth and sport, recognising their fundamental role in equipping individuals with the knowledge, skills and competences needed in a changing world as well as to adequately fulfil the potential for innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship, in particular within the digital economy. To this end, effective cooperation between all relevant stakeholders at all levels of the Programme’s implementation should be ensured.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 236 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
(25) In its Conclusions of the 14 of December 2017, the European Council called on Member States, the Council and the Commission to take forward a number of initiatives to elevate European cooperation in education and training to a new level, including by encouraging the emergence by 2024 of 'European Universities', consisting in bottom-up networks of universities across the Union. The Programme should support these European Universities ensuring their high quality, as well as inclusive and geographically balanced character.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 247 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
(28) The Programme should contribute to facilitating transparency and automatic recognition of skills and, competences, qualifications, and diplomas as well as the transfer of credits or units of learning outcomes, to foster quality assurance and to support validation of non-formal and informal learning, skills management and guidance. In this regard, the Programme should also provide support to contact points and networks at national and Union level that facilitate cross-European exchanges as well as the development of flexible learning pathways between different fields of education, training and youth and across formal and non-formal settings.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 251 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 a (new)
(29a) The Programme should put special emphasis on the validation and recognition of education and training periods abroad, including for secondary school education. In this regard, the budget allocation and concrete grants should be linked to quality assessment procedures, to a description of the learning outcomes, and to the full application of the Council Recommendation on European Framework for Quality and Effective Apprenticeships.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 263 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31 a (new)
(31a) It is important to reward quality works that enhance young people's understanding of the EU, its history, its nature as a political project, and its values, as well as promoting young people's engagement in the democratic processes that shape the EU's future. Fostering a sense of European identity in and commitment to the European idea of youth is particularly important at a time when the common values on which the Union is founded, and which form part of our European identity, are being put to the test, and when citizens are showing low levels of engagement. The Programme should contribute to giving visibility and European level recognition to such initiatives through the award of the Altiero Spinelli Prize for Outreach.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 274 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
(36) The types of financing and the methods of implementation under this Regulation should be chosen on the basis of their ability to achieve the specific objectives of 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 the Financial Regulation. Targeted financial support for people with fewer opportunities is of paramount importance to the Programme’s inclusiveness. Therefore, pre-financing options should be put in place.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 276 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36 a (new)
(36a) The Programme should foster more synergies with the European Social Fund+ in terms of investments in skills and competences in particular for those with fewer opportunities;
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 285 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
(40) In compliance with the Financial Regulation, the Commission should establish and adopt work programmes and informin close cooperation with the European Parliament and the Council thereof, having consulted National Agencies and relevant stakeholders. The work programme should set out the measures needed for their implementation in line with the general and specific objectives of the Programme, the selection and award criteria for grants, as well as all other elements required. The yearly Programme priorities should maintain continuity. Nevertheless, a certain degree of flexibility is necessary to respond to emerging challenges. Work programmes and any amendments to them should be adopted by implementing acts in accordance with the examination proceduremeans of delegated acts.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 291 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
(42) Appropriate outreach, publicity and dissemination of the opportunities and results of the actions supported by the Programme should be ensured at European, national and local level. The outreach, publicity and dissemination activities should rely on all the implementing bodies of the Programme, including, when relevantapplicable, with the support of other keyrelevant stakeholders.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 294 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
(44) In order to ensure efficient, and effective implementation of this Regulation, the Programme should make maximum use of delivery mechanisms already in place. The implementation of the Programme should therefore be entrusted to the Commission, and to national agencies, which should ensure consistent and coherent application of the Programme rules across the EU countries and proper outreach to and cooperation with all target groups across the wide spectrum of stakeholders. Where feasible, and in order to maximise efficiency, the national agenciesy should be the same as the one designated for the management of the predecessor programme. The scope of the ex- ante compliance assessment should be limited to the requirements that are new and specific to the Programme, unless justified, such as in case of serious shortcomings or under-performance on the part of the national agency concerned.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 300 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46
(46) Member States should endeavour to adopt all appropriate measures to remove legal and administrative obstacles to the proper functioning of the Programme. This includes exempting study grants from taxation and social levies, as well as resolving, where possible, and without prejudice to Union law on the entry and residence of third-country nationals issues that create difficulties in obtaining visas and residence permits. In line with Directive (EU) 2016/801 of the European Parliament and of the Council39, Member States are encouraged to establish fast- track admission procedures. _________________ 39 Directive (EU) 2016/801 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of research, studies, training, voluntary service, pupil exchange schemes or educational projects and au pairing (OJ L 132, 21.5.2016, p. 21).
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 306 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
(49) In order to simplify requirements for beneficiaries, simplified grants in the form of lump-sums, unit-costs and flat-rate funding should be used to the maximum possible extent. The simplified grants to support the mobility actions of the Programme, as defined by the Commission, should take into accountbe regularly reviewed and adjusted to the living and subsistence costs of the host country and regions. The Commission and national agencies of the sending countries should have the possibility to adjust these simplified grants on the basis of objective criteria, in particular to ensure access to people with fewer opportunities. In accordance with national law, Member States should also be encouraged to exempt those grants from any taxes and social levies. The same exemption should apply to public or private entities awarding such financial support to the individuals concerned.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 309 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 51
(51) It is necessary to ensure the complementarity of the actions carried out within the Programme with activities undertaken by the Member States and with other Union activities, with emphasis on sharing knowledge and fostering national and local developments. These activities include in particular those in the fields of education, culture and the media, youth and solidarity, employment and social inclusion, research and innovation, industry and enterprise, agriculture and rural development with a focus on young farmers, cohesion, regional policy and international cooperation and development.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 322 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) 'learning mobility' means moving physically to a country other than the country of residence, in order to undertake study, training or non-formal or informal learning;, including teaching or professional development activities. It may be accompanied by measures such as language support and training and/or be complemented by online learning and virtual cooperation. In some specific cases, it may take the form of learning through the use of information technology and communications tools; tools, but not to the exclusion of physical mobility.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 326 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) ʻnon-formal learningʼ means voluntary learning which takes place outside formal education and training through purposive activities (in terms of objectives, methods and time) and with some form of learning support;. Non- formal learning also includes on-the-job training that may be closely linked to the formal learning pathway which a learner has completed or is in the process of following.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 335 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
(7) 'higher education student' means any person enrolled at a higher education institution, including at short-cycle, bachelor, master or doctoral level or equivalent. It also covers recent graduates who has graduated from such an institution within the previous three years;
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 337 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8
(8) ‘staff’ means any person who, on either a professional or a voluntary basis, is involved in education at all levels, training or non- formal learning, and may include professors, teachers, trainers, school leaders, youth workers, sport coaches, non- educational staff and other practitioners involved in promoting learning;
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 345 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
(11) ‘adult education’ means any form of non-vocational education for adults after initial education, whether of a formal, non- formal or informal nature; The main objectives of adult education are the promotion of social inclusion, active citizenship, personal development and well-being, along with the transfer of knowledge, competences and skills;
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 367 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 21
(21) ‘youth worker’ means a professional or a volunteer involved in non-formal learning who supports young people in their personal socio-educational and, professional and competences development;
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 384 #

2018/0191(COD)

(26a) ‘social inclusion’ means the process of enabling people with fewer opportunities to participate in the Programme or/and addressing issues of inclusion and diversity that ultimately benefit people with fewer opportunities;
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 386 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 27 a (new)
(27a) ‘cross-sector cooperation’ means cooperation between different sectors of the Programme (higher education, vocational education and training, school education, early school education, adult education, youth and sport), as well as between formal, non-formal and informal learning environments and different legal entities (institutions and organisations) within those sectors.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 390 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 27 b (new)
(27b) ‘key competences’ means knowledge, skills and attitudes needed by all for personal fulfilment and development, employability, social inclusion and active citizenship as defined in Key Competences for lifelong learning - a European Reference Framework.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 393 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The general objective of the Programme is to support the educational, professional and personal development of people in education, training, youth and sport, in Europe and beyond, thereby contributing to sustainable growth, quality jobs and social cohesion and to strengthening European identity. As such, the Programme shall be a key instrument for building a European education area, supporting the implementation of the European strategic cooperation in the field of education and training, with its underlying sectoral agendas, advancing youth policy cooperation under the Union Youth Strategy 2019-2027 and developing the, reinforcing lifelong learning and promoting an innovation-driven approach to education and training as well as a European dimension in sport.;
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 394 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The general objective of the Programme is to support the educational, professional and personal development of people in education, training, youth and sport, in Europe and beyond, thereby contributing to sustainable growth, jobs and social cohesion, social cohesion, inclusion – also through inter-cultural dialogue and, where appropriate, inter-religious dialogue – active citizenship and to the strengthening and knowledge of the common European identity. As such, the Programme shall be a key instrument for building a European education area, supporting the implementation of the European strategic cooperation in the field of education and training and adult education, with its underlying sectoral agendas, advancing youth policy cooperation under the Union Youth Strategy 2019-2027 and developing the European dimension in sport.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 405 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) promote learning mobility of individuals, as well as cooperation, inclusion, equity, excellence, creativity and innovation at the level of organisations and policies in the field of education and training;
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 406 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) promote non-formal learning mobility and active participation among young people, as well as cooperation, inclusion (also through inter-cultural dialogue and, where appropriate, inter-religious dialogue), active citizenship, creativity and innovation at the level of organisations and policies in the field of youth;
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 410 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) promote learning mobility of sport coaches and staff, as well as cooperation, inclusionactive citizenship, inclusion (also through inter-cultural dialogue and, where appropriate, inter-religious dialogue), creativity and innovation at the level of sport organisations and sport policies.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 413 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) promote lifelong learning by enhancing cooperation between formal, non -formal and informal learning environments and supporting flexible learning pathways.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 418 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. All actions of the Programme should contain a strong learning component that contributes to the fulfilment of the programme’s objectives.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 419 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. To support and facilitate mobility, the e-card should be available to all students participating in the Programme by 2021 and its potential for all learners should be further explored with the cooperation of relevant stakeholders to maximise its benefits;
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 421 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) the mobility of pre-school teachers and early education and care staff;
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 431 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) language and cultural learning opportunities, including those supporting mobility activities.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 449 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) partnerships for building and strengthening the capacity of participating organisations;
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 454 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) partnerships for innovation in education through large-scale actions such as adult education alliances.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 461 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) policy dialogue and, cooperation withand support for relevant key stakeholders, including Union- wide networks, European non- governmental organisations and international organisations in the field of education and training;
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 478 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) partnerships for cooperation and exchanges of practices with a view to promoting inclusion (also through inter- cultural dialogue and, where appropriate, inter-religious dialogue) and active citizenship, including small- scale partnerships to foster a wider and more inclusive access to the Programme;
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 488 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) Union tools and measures that foster the quality, transparency and recognition of competences and skills, in particular through Youthpass and the e- Card;
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 493 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) works and activities that develop and enhance young citizens’ understanding of the EU, its history, its nature as a political project and its values, and promote young people’s engagement in the democratic processes that shape the EU’s future, in particular through the Altiero Spinelli Prize for Outreach.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 500 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) partnerships for cooperation and exchanges of practices with a view to promoting inclusion (also through inter-cultural dialogue and, where appropriate, inter-religious dialogue) and active citizenship, including small- scale partnerships to foster a wider and more inclusive access to the Programme;
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 503 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) not for profit sport events aiming at further developing the European dimension of sport, as well as promoting social inclusion and equal opportunities.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 512 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Chapter 4 a (new)
CHAPTER V SOCIAL INCLUSION 1. The increased participation of people with fewer opportunities shall be a priority in order to ensure wide outreach, to foster inclusiveness and to contribute to achieving the Programme’s goals. In this context, a Union-wide strategy on enhancing the Programme’s inclusiveness shall be developed, setting common goals, indicating possible measures and guidelines to achieve them, outlining structural and financial support available, as well as monitoring and evaluation tools. The national agencies may further adjust this strategy to national and local contexts and shall implement it. The European Commission shall monitor the implementation of such a strategy. 2. The strategy referred to in paragraph 1 shall give particular attention to the following elements: (a) enhanced cooperation and dialogue with social partners, national and local authorities and civil society; (b) the optimisation of the potential of participating organisations by facilitating their participation in the Programme; (c) adapting the level of financial support for the mobility of individuals to meet the needs of people with fewer opportunities, in line with the living and subsistence costs of the host country or region; (d) collection of qualitative and quantitative data on the Programme’s inclusiveness; (e) cooperation with other Union instruments including the European Social Fund+ and support for other Union policies; (f) dissemination and awareness- raising of the Programme in the most user-friendly way to targeted groups; (g) support to contact points for beneficiaries and organisations working with them; (h) portability of social grants, and provision of pre-financing options and structural aid for the disabled; (i) preparation initiatives for the mobility experience. 3. Grants for mobility actions for people with fewer opportunities shall cover their total cost of participation in the Programme.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 516 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 30 000in 41 097 000 000 constant prices (EUR 46 758 000 000 in current prices).
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 521 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part
(a) EUR 24 940 000 00083.17 % for actions in the field of education and training, from which:
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 524 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a – point 1
(1) at least EUR 8 640 000 000 should34.84 % shall be allocated to higher education actions referred to in point (a) of Article 4 and point (a) of Article 5;
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 528 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a – point 2
(2) at least EUR 5 230 000 00022 % shall be allocated to actions in vocational education and training referred to in point (b) of Article 4 and point (a) of Article 5;
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 533 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a – point 3
(3) at least EUR 3 790 000 00015.40 % shall be allocated to school education actions referred to in point (c) of Article 4 and point (a) of Article 5;
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 539 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a – point 4
(4) at least EUR 1 190 000 0005.5 % shall be allocated to adult education actions referred to in point (d) of Article 4 and point (a) of Article 5;
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 542 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a – point 5
(5) EUR 450 000 000 for Jean Monnet actions referred to in Article 7;deleted
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 550 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a – point 5 a (new)
(5a) the remaining 22.26 % may be used to finance other actions in the field of education and training, in particular centralised actions, which should maintain geographical balance and an inclusive character;
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 552 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) 1.50 % for Jean Monnet actions referred to in Article 7;
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 557 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) EUR 3 100 000 00010.33 % for actions in the field of youth referred to in Articles 8 to 10;
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 562 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) EUR 550 000 0001.80 % for actions in the field of sport referred to in Articles 11 to 13; and
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 568 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) at least EUR 960 000 0003.20 % as a contribution to the operational costs of the national agencies.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 581 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. The funds for the learning mobility of individuals referred to in Article 4 shall be adjusted to the cost of living in the host Member States or regions.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 583 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. The allocations provided for in this Article may be modified, by means of delegated act, according to the performance assessment made in the interim evaluation report prepared by the European Commission in order to promote efficient and effective use of resources.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 584 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Staff such as teachers, professors or researchers working on the same project shall be remunerated equally and their living costs shall be adjusted to reality, based on host regions (reviewed annually or bi-annually and based on updated Eurostat figures).
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 604 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – 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. Additional support shall be provided to allow barrier-free access to all activities for people with fewer opportunities to prepare them culturally, socially, and linguistically for their mobility experiences.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 609 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5
5. To improve access to people with fewer opportunities and ensure the smooth implementation of the Programme, the Commission may adjust or may authorise the national agencies referred to in Article 23 to adjust, on the basis of objective criteria, the grants to support mobility actions of the Programme, for example by providing pre-financing.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 615 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
The Programme shall be implemented by work programmes referred to in Article [108] of the Financial Regulation. In addition, the work programme shall give an indication of the amount allocated to each action and of the distribution of funds between the Member States and third countries associated to the Programme for the actions to be managed through the national agency. The work programme shall be adopted by the Commission by means of an implementing act. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 31 delegated act.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 618 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2
2. The interim evaluation of the Programme shall be performed once there is sufficient information available about the implementation of the Programme, but no later than four years after the startno later than 31 December 2024 in order to assess the effectiveness of the measures taken to achieve the Programme’s objectives and to evaluate the efficiency of the Programme, accompanied, if appropriate, by a legislative proposal to amend this Regulation. In this regard, particular focus should be given to the performance assessment of EU-funded actions and the realisation of the pProgramme implementation. It’s inclusiveness strategy. The interim evaluation shall also be accompanied by a final evaluation of the predecessor programme.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 623 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall communicate the conclusions of the evaluations accompanied by its observationsubmit evaluation reports to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 625 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. National agencies referred to in Article 24, together with the European Commission, shall develop an EU- wide consistent strategy with regard to the effective outreach as well as dissemination and exploitation of results of activities supported under the actions they manage within the Programme, shall assist the Commission in its general task of disseminating information concerning the Programme, including information in respect ofincluding information regarding actions and activities managed at the national and Union level, and its results, and. National agencies shall inform relevant target groups about the actions and activities undertaken in their country, with a view to enhancing outreach across and cooperation with the wide spectrum of stakeholders, and to support a cross- sectoral approach in the Programme’s implementation.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 634 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. All Programme documents for beneficiaries shall be available in all the official languages of the European Union in order to ensure equal opportunities.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 636 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. The Member States shall take all necessary and appropriate measures to remove any legal and administrative obstacles to the proper functioning of the Programme, including, where possible, measures aimed at avoiding the taxation of grants, ensuring portability of rights among EU social systems and resolving issues that give rise to difficulties in obtaining visas.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 642 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The national agencies shall ensure the uniform and coherent application of the Programme’s guidelines in order to ensure high quality in terms of information, administrative procedures and project evaluation for all beneficiaries. The Commission is in charge of monitoring this provision.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 646 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. The national agency shall ensure quality mobility experiences based on the principles laid down in the European Quality Charter for Mobility (2006/961/EC).
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 647 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. The national agency shall regularly consult the beneficiaries of the Programme (individuals and organisations) with a view to improving the Programme’s implementation.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 652 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 7
7. Regular meetings shall be organised with the network of national agencies in order to ensure coherent implementation of the Programme across all Member States and all third countries referred to in Article 17. The representatives of beneficiaries, including civil society and external experts, shall be invited to participate in these meetings as observers.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 658 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 a (new)
Article 25a Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency The Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, being in charge of the implementation of centralised actions, shall also manage all stages of grant and project applications for actions of the Programme listed in Chapter II, III and IV of this Regulation submitted by Union- wide networks, European non- governmental organisations and international organisations.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 662 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4
4. Actions eligible under the Programme which have been assessed in a call for proposals under the Programme and which comply with the minimum quality requirements of that call for proposals, but which are not financed due to budgetary constraints, may beshould be provided with a Seal of Excellence to acknowledge their high quality. This might facilitate their application for funding from other sources and/or enable their selectedion for funding by the European Structural and Investment (ESI) funds, without a new application process. In this case the co- financing rates and the eligibility rules based on this Regulation shall apply. These actions shall be implemented by the managing authority referred to in Article [65] of Regulation (EU)XX [CPR] in accordance with the rules set out in that Regulation and fund specific regulations, including rules on financial corrections.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 670 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – title
Committee procedureStakeholder consultation
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 671 #

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be assisted by an advisory committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. composed of relevant stakeholders, including external experts and representatives of beneficiaries, including civil society and social partners. The Committee shall meet in specific configurations to deal with sectoral issues at all levels of Programme implementation, including the preparation of the Annual Work Programme, its implementation and assessment.
2018/11/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 159 #

2018/0190(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 b (new)
(10b) Music, in all its forms and expressions and especially contemporary music, is an essential component of the cultural, artistic and economic heritage of the European Union. It is an element of social cohesion, multicultural integration, youth socialization and serves as a key instrument to enhance the tourist and cultural offer.
2018/11/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 170 #

2018/0190(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) It is a matter of priority to make culture – and thus cultural goods and services – more accessible to persons with disabilities, as tools to foster their complete personal fulfilment and active participation, thereby contributing to a truly inclusive society based on solidarity.
2018/11/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 196 #

2018/0190(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) In line with the Commission Communication "Investing in a smart, innovative and sustainable Industry – A renewed Industrial Policy strategy" of 13 September 201720 , future actions should contribute to the integration of creativity, design and cutting-edge technologies to generate new industrial value chains and revitalise competitiveness of traditional industries. __________________ 20, as well as to enable more effective copyright protection and management, in particular for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. __________________ 20 COM(2017)479 final. COM(2017)479 final.
2018/11/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 289 #

2018/0190(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) promoting policy cooperation and innovative actions supporting all strands of the programme, including the promotion of a diverse and pluralistic media environment, media literacy and social inclusion, in particular of persons with disabilities, including through greater accessibility of cultural goods and services.
2018/11/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 314 #

2018/0190(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) to promote societal resilience and social inclusion through culture and cultural heritage, including through greater accessibility of cultural goods and services to persons with disabilities;
2018/11/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 369 #

2018/0190(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to support cross-sectoral transnational policy cooperation including on the role of culture for social inclusion, in particular for persons with disabilities, and promote the knowledge of the programme and support the transferability of results;
2018/11/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 375 #

2018/0190(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to promote innovative approaches to content creation, access, distribution and promotion, promotion and the relevant copyright protection and management across cultural and creative sectors;
2018/11/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 492 #

2018/0190(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) Support to the music sector: promoting diversity, creativity and innovation in the field of music, in particular the distribution of musical repertoire in Europe and beyond, training actions and audience development for European repertoire, as well as support for data gathering and analysis; in the framework of the European Observatory for Culture and Creative Sectors, valorisation of professionals operating in the live music sector, including promoters, investment on transnational actions of young artists and support to the organization of performances of emerging artists
2018/11/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 495 #

2018/0190(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) Support to the book and publishing sector: targeted actions promoting diversity, creativity, accessibility for people with disability and innovation, in particular the translation and promotion of European literature across borders in Europe and beyond, training and exchanges for sector professionals, authors and translators as well as transnational projects for collaboration, innovation and development in the sector including through the promotion of "European libraries", both in Europe and abroad, also in partnership with European Cultural Institutes abroad;
2018/11/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 550 #

2018/0190(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) Encourage new forms of creation at the cross roads between different cultural and creative sectors, for instance through the use of innovative technologies, by providing, in particular, for new copyright management models;
2018/11/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 560 #

2018/0190(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point a
(a) Addressing the structural changes faced by the media sector by promoting and monitoring a diverse and pluralistic media environment free, pluralistic and diverse media environment and supporting independent monitoring with a view to assessing risks to media pluralism and freedom;
2018/11/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 569 #

2018/0190(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point c
(c) Promoting media literacy to allow citizens to develop a critical understanding of the media and supporting the creation of a Union platform to share media literacy practices and policies among all the Member States.
2018/11/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 126 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) Article 3(3) of the Treaty on European Union aims to establish an internal market that works for the sustainable development of Europe, based among others on balanced economic growth, social progress and a high level of protection and improvement of the quality of the environment.
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 127 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
(3 a) In November 2017, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission proclaimed and signed the European Pillar of Social Rights, in favour of a Europe that tackles unemployment, poverty and discrimination, giving equal opportunities to the young and vulnerable. A comprehensive and deep implementation of the pillar can be facilitated by making financial flows consistent with such a pathway.
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 129 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
(4 a) The High-Level Task force on Investing in Social Infrastructure in Europe published in January 2018 its Report, estimating the minimum gap in social infrastructure investment in the EU at EUR 100-150 billion per year, and a total gap of over EUR 1.5 trillion in 2018- 2030.
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 132 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) In March 2018, the Commission published its Action Plan 'Financing Sustainable Growth'25 setting up an ambitious and comprehensive strategy on sustainable finance. One of the objectives set out in that Action Plan is to reorient capital flows towards sustainable investment in order to achieve sustainable and inclusive growth. The establishment of a unified classification system for sustainable activities isand of indicators for identifying the degree of sustainability of activities are the most important and urgent action envisaged by the Action Plan. The Action Plan recognises that the shift of capital flows towards more sustainable activities has to be underpinned by a shared, holistic understanding of what 'sustainable' meansthe impact of economic activities and investments in terms of sustainability. As a first step, clear guidance on activities qualifying as contributing to environmental objectives, should help inform investors about the investments that fund environmentally sustainable economic activities. FIn parallel, further guidance on the activities contributing to other sustainability objectives, including social objectives, may be developed at a later stagesocial objectives, are developed, recognising that the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) cover all three pillars of sustainability: environmental, social and economic/governance. This also reflects the European Council conclusions of 20 June 2017 that confirmed the commitment of the Union and the Member States to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda in full, coherent, comprehensive, integrated and effective manner. _________________ 25 COM(2018) 97 final.
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 161 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) Establishing criteria for environmentally sustainable economic activities may encourage firms to disclose on their websites, on a voluntary basis, information on the environmentally sustainable economic activities they carry out. This information will not onlyThe information on the environmental and social impact of activities will help relevant actors in the financial markets to easily identify which firms carry out environmentally sustainable economic activities, but it willtermine the degree of sustainability of the economic activities carried out by firms, also facilitate for theseing firms to raise funding for their greensustainable activities.
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 190 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) For the purposes of determining whether an economic activity is environmentally or socially sustainable, an exhaustive list of environmental and social objectives based on indicators measuring the environmental and social impact should be laid down.
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 205 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
(23) Some economic activities have a negative impact on the environment, and a substantial contribution to one or more environmental objectives can be achieved by reducing that negative impact. For those economic activities, it is appropriate to set out technical screening criteria that require a substantialn improvement in environmental performance compared to, inter alia, the industry average. Those criteria should consider also the long term impact (i.e. more than 3 years) of a specific economic activity.
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 217 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
(27) To encourage environmentally sustainable innovation and to avoid distorting competition when raising financing for environmentally sustainable economic activities, the technical screening criteria should ensure that all relevant economic activities within a specific sector, including among others manufacturing, agriculture, construction, energy and transportation can qualify as environmentally sustainable and are treated equally if they contribute equally towards one or more of the environmental objectives laid out in this Regulation. The potential capacity to contribute towards those environmental objectives may however vary across sectors, which should be reflected in the criteria. However, within each sector, those criteria should not unfairly disadvantage certain economic activities over others if the former contribute towards the environmental objectives to the same extent as the latter.
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 223 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27 a (new)
(27 a) To avoid disrupting well- functioning value-chains, the technical screening criteria should consider that environmentally sustainable activities are enabled by technologies and products developed by multiple economic actors.
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 236 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
(32) It is of particular importance that the Commission when preparing the development of the technical screening criteria, carry out appropriate consultations in line with Better Regulation requirements. The process for the establishment and the update of the technical screening criteria and the harmonised indicators should also involve relevant stakeholders and build on the advice of experts with proven knowledge and experience in the relevant areas. For that purpose, the Commission should set up a Platform on sustainable finance. This Platform should be composed of experts representing both the public and the private sector. Public sector representatives should include experts from the European Environmental Agency, the European Supervisory Authorities and the European Investment Bank. Private sector experts should include representatives of relevant stakeholders, including financial market actors, manufacturing industries, universities, research institutes, associations and organisations. The Platform should advise the Commission on the development, analysis and review of technical screening criteria, including their potential impact on the valuation of assets that until the adoption of the technical screening criteria were considered as green assets under existing market practices. The Platform should also advise the Commission on whether the technical screening criteria are suitable for further uses in future Union policy initiatives aimed at facilitating sustainable investment.
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 240 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
(33) In order to specify the requirements set out in this Regulation, and particularly to establish and update granular and calibrated technical screening criteria for different economic activities as to what constitutes a substantial contribution and significant harm to the environmental and social objectives, 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 Commission in respect of the information required to comply with the disclosure obligation set out in Article 4 (3), and the technical screening criteria mentioned in Article 6(2), Article 7(2), Article 8(2), Article 9(2), Article 10(2), Article 11(2) and Article 11a(2). 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. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council should receive all documents at the same time as Member States’ experts, and the experts of the European Parliament and the Council should systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts.
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 244 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
(35) The application of this Regulation should be reviewed regularly in order to assess the progress on the development of technical screening criteria for environmentally and socially sustainable activities, the use of the definition of environmentally and socially sustainable investment, and whether compliance with the obligations requires the establishment of a verification mechanism. The review should include also an assessment of whether the scope of this Regulation should be extended to cover social sustainability objectives.
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 255 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation establishes the criteria for determining whether an economic activity is environmentally or socially sustainable for the purposes of establishing the degree of environmental or social sustainability of an investment.
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 281 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Proposal for a Regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(b a) 'credit institutions' as defined by Article 4(1), point 1, of Regulation 575/2013/EU, which provide investment or credit-risk management processes, except for small and non-complex institutions, as defined by [PO please insert reference to relevant Article of Regulation (EU) 575/2013];
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 288 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) 'socially sustainable investment' means an investment that funds one or several economic activities that qualify under this Regulation as socially sustainable;
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 302 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) 'circular economy' means maintaining the value of products, materials and other resources in the economy for as long as possible, thus reducing environmental impact and minimising waste, including through the application of the waste hierarchy as laid down in Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council;50 _________________ 50 Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3). and minimising the use of resources based on key circular economy indicators as set out in the monitoring framework on progress towards a circular economy, covering different stages of production, consumption, waste management and secondary raw materials;
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 306 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h – point i
(i) the direct or indirect introduction, as a result of human activity, of substances, vibrations, heat, noise, light or other pollutants into air, water or land which may be harmful to human health or the quality of the environment, may result in damage to material property, or may impair or interfere with amenities and other legitimate uses of the environment;
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 307 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h – point ii a (new)
(ii a) in the context of water environment, pollution as defined in Article 2 (33) of Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council;
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 316 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Chapter 2 – title
Environmentally and socially sustainable economic activities
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 317 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – title
3 Criteria for environmentally and socially sustainable economic activities
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 319 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
For the purposes of establishing the degree of environmental or social sustainability of an investment, an economic activity shall be environmentally and socially sustainable where that activity complies with all of the following criteria:
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 322 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the economic activity contributes substantially to one or more of the environmental or social objectives set out in Article 5 in accordance with Articles 6 to 11(a);
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 327 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the economic activity does not significantly harm any of the environmental and social objectives set out in Article 5 in accordance with Article 12;
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 331 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the economic activity complies with technical screening criteria, where the Commission has specified those, basing them on harmonised indicators, in accordance with Articles 6(2), 7(2), 8(2), 9(2), 10(2), 11(2) and 11a(2).
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 333 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(d a) the economic activity is carried out in compliance with procedures and internal rules adopted by the undertaking in order to mitigate any negative impact on sustainability.
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 342 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – title
4 Use of the criteria for environmentally and socially sustainable economic activities
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 345 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall apply the criteria for determining environmentally and socially sustainable economic activities set out in Article 3 for the purposes of any measures setting out requirements on market actors in respect of financial products or corporate bonds that are marketed as ‘environmentally sustainable’.
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 352 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Financial market participants offering financial products as environmentally sustainable investments, or as investments having similar characteristics, shall disclose information oin how and to what extent the criteria for environmentally sustainable economic activities set out in Article 3 are used to determine the environmental sustainability of the investmentorder to define the degree of environmental and social sustainability of those products pursuant to the criteria of Article 3. Where financial market participants consider that an economic activity which does not comply with the technical screening criteria set out in accordance with this Regulation or for which those technical screening criteria have not been established yet, should be considered environmentally and socially sustainable, they mayshall inform the Commission. Financial market participants shall not offer financial products as environmentally or socially sustainable investments, or as investments having similar characteristics, if those products do not qualify as environmentally or socially sustainable.
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 374 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) the percentage of holdings pertaining to companies carrying out environmentally and socially sustainable economic activities;
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 379 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the share of the investment funding environmentally and socially sustainable economic activities as a percentage of all economic activities.
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 389 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – title
5 Environmental and social objectives
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 392 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following shall be environmental and social objectives:
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 394 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) transition to a circular economy, including waste prevention and recyclingboosting the uptake of secondary raw materials;
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 398 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 6
(6) protection of healthyand restoration of ecosystems.
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 400 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
(6 a) promoting social objectives.
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 418 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) improving energy efficiencysavings and efficiency across sectors, in order to reduce primary and final energy demand, in coherence with the EU energy and climate frameworks, in particular the Articles 7, 14 and 18 of the Energy Efficiency Directive and the long term building renovation strategies foreseen by the Energy Performance of Building Directive;
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 428 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) increasing carbon capture andutilisation or storage use;
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 445 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. An economic activity shall be considered to be contributing substantially to sustainable use and protection of water bodies and marine resourcewaters where that activity substantially contributes to the good status of waters, including freshinland surface waters, transitional waterestuaries and coastal waters, or to the good environmental status of marine waters, where that activity takes all possible measures to restore, protect or maintain the biological diversity, productivity, resilience, value and the overall health of marine ecosystem, as well of the livelihoods of communities dependent upon them, through any of the following means:
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 448 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) protecting the aquatic environment from the adverse effects of urban and industrial waste water discharges, including plastic pollution, by ensuring adequate collection and treatment of urban and industrial waste waters in accordance with Articles 3, 4, 5 and 11 of Council Directive 91/271/EEC53 ; _________________ 53 Council Directive 91/271/EEC of 21 May 1991 concerning urban waste water treatment (OJ L 135, 30.5.1991, p. 40).
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 449 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) protecting the aquatic environment from the adverse effects of at sea emissions and discharges in accordance with IMO based conventions such as MARPOL, as well as conventions not covered under MARPOL such as the Ballast Water Management Convention and the Regional Seas Conventions;
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 450 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) protecting human health from the adverse effects of any contamination of drinking water and bathing (riparian and sea water) in accordance with EU Bathing Water Directive 2006/7/EC by ensuring that it is free from any micro- organisms, parasites and a substances that constitute a potential danger to human health, and verifying that it meets the minimum requirements set out in Annex I, Parts A and B, to Council Directive 98/83/EC54 , and increasing citizens' access to clean drinking water; _________________ 54 Council Directive 98/83/EC of 3 November 1998 on the quality of water intended for human consumption (OJ L 330, 5.12.1998, p. 32).
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 451 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) improving water management and efficiency, facilitating water reuse, systems of rainwater management or any other activity that protects or improves quality and quantity of Union’s water bodies in accordance with Directive 2000/60/EC;
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 454 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – title
9 Substantial contribution to the circular economy and, including waste prevention and recyclingboosting the uptake of secondary raw materials
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 455 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. An economic activity shall be considered to contribute substantially to the transition to a circular economy and, including waste prevention and recycling where that activityboosting the uptake of secondary raw materials, where that activity promotes cascading use of material and contributes substantially to that environmental objective through any of the following means:
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 457 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) promoting innovative production, business and consumption models directed at improving the efficient use of raw materials in production, including through reducing the use of primary raw materials and increasing the use of by-products and wastesecondary raw materials, thus supporting end of waste operations;
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 459 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) iencreasouraging the durability, reparability, upgradability oresign, manufacturing and increasing the use of products that are resource-efficient, durable (including in terms of life span and absence of planned obsolescence), repairable, re-usability of productsle and upgradable;
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 467 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) reducing municipal waste generation and waste generation in processes related to industrial production, extraction of minerals, manufacturing, construction and demolition, taking into account best available techniques;
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 468 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) increasing preparing for re-use and recycling of waste according to the waste hierarchy;
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 469 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(h a) increasing the development of waste management infrastructure needed for prevention, re-use and recycling;
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 470 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) avoiding incineration and, disposal of wasteand landfilling of waste in line with the waste hierarchy;
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 474 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) avoiding and cleaning-up of litter and other pollution caused by improper waste managementidentifying products that are the main sources of littering, notably in natural and marine environments, and taking appropriate measures to prevent and reduce litter from such products; aiming to halt the generation of marine litter as a contribution towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal to prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kind;
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 476 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
(j a) reducing the generation of food waste in primary production, in processing and manufacturing, in retail and other distribution of food, in restaurants and food services as well as in households as a contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal to reduce by 50% the per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and to reduce food losses along production and supply chains by 2030;
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 477 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point k
(k) using natural energy resources efficiently. according to the cascading use of resources;
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 478 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
(k a) fostering bio-economy through the sustainable use of renewable sources for the production of materials and commodities;
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 479 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point k b (new)
(k b) implementing research and innovation in order to boost the creation of smart business models based on resource efficiency projects.
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 481 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. An economic activity shall be considered to contribute substantially to pollution prevention and control where that activity contributes to a high level ofsubstantially to environmental protection from pollution through any of the following means:
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 483 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – title
11 Substantial contribution to protection of healthy ecosystemr restoration of ecosystems and to the conservation of protected habitats and species
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 486 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. For the purposes of this Regulation, an economic activity shall be considered to contribute substantially to healthy ecosystems where that activity contributes substantially to protecting, conserving and enhancing or restoring biodiversity and ecosystem services in line with the relevant legislative and non-legislative Union instruments, through any of the following means:
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 487 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) nature conservation (measures to maintain or restore protected natural habitats, and species) of wild fauna and flora and to reach adequate populations of naturally occurring wild bird species; protecting, restoring and enhancing the condition of ecosystems and their capacity to provide services;
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 491 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) supplement paragraph 1 to establish technical screening criteria for determining under which conditions a specific economic activity is considered, for the purposes of this Regulation, to contribute substantially to the protection of healthy ecosystemr restoration of ecosystems and to the conservation of protected habitats and species;
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 495 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a Substantial contribution to social objectives 1. An economic activity shall be considered to contribute substantially to social objectives through any of the following means: (a) reducing inequality, social exclusion, discrimination and marginalization and/or fostering social cohesion and integration; (b) reducing poverty, including in the areas of income, material deprivations, such as energy poverty, and low work intensity, including labour relations, especially in socially disadvantaged communities; (c) promoting equitable access to affordable, safe, sufficient and nutritious food and/or ensuring food security; (d) promoting equitable access to health services and universal health coverage; (e) promoting equitable access to education and training; (f) promoting equitable access to social protection; (g) promoting equitable access to adequate and affordable housing; (h) promoting equitable access to other essential services, including water, sanitation, energy, transport, financial services and digital communication; (i) supporting the development of social economy organizations and social enterprises. 2. The Commission shall adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 16 to: (a) supplement paragraph 1 to establish technical screening criteria based on indicators for determining under which conditions a specific economic activity is considered, for the purposes of this Regulation, to contribute substantially to social objectives; (b) supplement Article 12 to establish technical screening criteria based on indicators for each relevant social and environmental objective , for determining whether an economic activity in respect of which screening are established pursuant to point (A) of this paragraph is considered, for the purpose of this Regulation, to cause significant harm to one or more of those objectives. 3. The Commission shal establish the technical screening criteria based on indicators referred to in paragraph 2 together in one delegated act, taking into account the requirements laid down in Article 14. 4. The Commission shall adopt the delegated act referred to in paragraph 2 by (1 July 2022), with a view to ensure its entry into application on (31 December 2022).
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 500 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – title
12 Significant harm to environmental and social objectives
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 509 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) circular economy and waste prevention and recycling, where that activity leads to significant inefficiencies in the use of materials in one or more stages of the life-cycle of products, including in terms of durability, reparability, upgradability, reusability or recyclability of products; or where that activity leads to a significant increase in the generation, incineration or disposal of waste; and disposal of waste, including incineration and landfilling, in contrast with Article 4 of the Directive 2008/98/CE
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 513 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(f a) social objectives, where that activity is detrimental to social inclusion and cohesion, food security, access to health services or supplies, access to education and training, access to social protection, affordability of housing, access to essential services, or relates to irresponsible marketing of alcohol, short odds gambling activities, production or distribution of pornography, production or sales of arms that is not compliant with the UN Arms Trade Treaty1a, speculative activities such as food and raw materials speculation, or is carried out in cooperation with parties that infringe political and civil rights and supply strategic products and services to parties that directly contribute to the violation of political and civil rights; _________________ 1aArms Trade Treaty (ATT), adopted by the UN General Assembly on 2 April 2013. https://unoda-web.s3- accelerate.amazonaws.com/wp- content/uploads/2013/06/English7.pdf
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 520 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
The minimum safeguards referred to in Article 3(c) shall be procedures implemented by the undertaking that is carrying out an economic activity to ensure that the following are observed: (a) principles and rights set out in the eight fundamental conventions identified in the International Labour Organisation’s declaration on Fundamental Rights and Principles at Work, namely: the right not to be subjected to forced labour, the freedom of association, workers' right to organise, the right to collective bargaining, equal remuneration for men and women workers for work of equal value, non- discrimination in opportunity and treatment with respect to employment and occupation, as well as the right not to be subjected to child labour, are observed; (b) the UN Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030; (c) Where relevant and applicable: the FOA Voluntary Guidelines on the responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the context of National Food Security and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People.
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 529 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The technical screening criteria adopted in accordance with Articles 6(2), 7(2), 8(2), 9(2), 10(2), 11(2) and 11a(2) shall:
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 532 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) identify the most relevant potential contributions to the given environmental or social objective, considering not only the short- term but also the longer term impacts of a specific economic activity;
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 533 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) be based on harmonised indicators;
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 534 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) be qualitative or quantitative, or both, and contain thresholds where possible, taking into account the overall benefits in terms of environmental and social sustainability;
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 546 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(g a) take into account the functioning of industrial value chains, by considering that environmentally sustainable activities are enabled by technologies and products developed by multiple economic actors;
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 562 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii a (new)
(iii a) experts representing National Promotional Banks and Institutions;
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 571 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) experts representing relevant private stakeholders, including manufacturing sectors;
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 578 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) experts representing civil society, including non-governmental organisations and trade unions;
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 594 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) monitor and report regularly to the Commission on investment needs in the EU and at Member States level, and on capital flows towards sustainable investment;
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 602 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
(f a) contribute to the assessment and development of sustainable public and private finance regulations and policies, including consistency issues across relevant policies, and providing support to Member States on national level finance interventions.
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 616 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 4(3), 6(2), 7(2), 8(2), 9(2), 10(2), 11(2) and 11a(2) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period from [Date of entry into force of this Regulation].
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 617 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4
4. Before adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall consult experts designated by each Member State in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making.arry out appropriate consultations, including at public level, during its preparatory work. These consultations shall be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Technical and Member States experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts;
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 620 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 6
6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Articles 4(3), 6(2), 7(2), 8(2), 9(2), 10(2), 11(2) and 11a(2) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 627 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the progress on the implementation of this Regulation with regard to the development of technical screening criteria for environmentally and socially sustainable economic activities;
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 629 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the possible need to revise the criteria set out in this Regulation for considering an economic activity environmentally or socially sustainable;
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 631 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the appropriateness of extending the scope of this Regulation to cover other sustainability objectives, in particular social objectives;deleted
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 640 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the use of the definition of environmentally or socially sustainable investment in Union law, and at Member State level, including the appropriateness of setting up verification mechanism of compliance with the criteria set out in this Regulation.
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 660 #

2018/0178(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(c a) in respect of the social objectives referred to in point 7 of Article 5, from 31 December 2022.
2018/12/17
Committee: ECONENVI
Amendment 26 #

2018/0135(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) Potential new own resources should be determined on the basis of criteria defined by economic, budgetary, administrative, and political principles specific to the Union’s needs, namely: fairness/justice, efficiency, adequacy and stability, transparency and simplicity, combating tax avoidance and evasion, democratic accountability, financial autonomy of the Union, and emphasis on European added value.
2018/09/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 28 #

2018/0135(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 1 b (new)
(1b) The distinction, in terms of their current state of integration, between the euro area and the rest of the Union means that specific own resources can be found for those Member States which have adopted the single currency.
2018/09/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 34 #

2018/0135(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) The financial provisions are laid down in the Treaties as follows: the annual budget procedure under Articles 313 to 316 TFEU; the multiannual financial framework under Article 312 TFEU; and the own resources system under Articles 311 and 322 TFEU.
2018/09/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 35 #

2018/0135(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 4 b (new)
(4b) The legislative procedures currently provided for in the Treaties are weighted against the European Parliament in terms of decision-making power, given that Parliament acts as a co- legislator for the annual budget procedure, is called upon to give its consent to the adoption of the MFF, and is merely consulted for the purposes of adopting the decision on the own resources system.
2018/09/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 38 #

2018/0135(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 6
(6) In order to better align the Union's financing instruments with its policy priorities, to better reflect the Union's budget role for the functioning of the Single Market, to better support the objectives of Union policies and to reduce Member States' Gross National Income- based contributions to the Union's annual budget, it is necessary to introduce new categories of Own Resources based on the Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base, the proceeds of the financial transaction tax, monetary income from the Eurosystem, the national revenue stemming from the European Union Emissions Trading System and a national contribution calculated on the basis of non- recycled plastic packaging waste.
2018/09/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 56 #

2018/0135(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 10
(10) It is necessary to avoid that Member States which benefit from corrections are confronted with a significant and sudden increase in their national contributions. It is therefore necessary to provide for temporary corrections in favour of Austria, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden by means of lump sum reductions to their Gross National Income-based contributions during a transitional period. Those corrections should be phased out by the end of 2025.deleted
2018/09/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 63 #

2018/0135(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 11
(11) The retention, by way of collection costs, of 20 % of the amounts collected by the Member States for traditional Own Resources constitutes a high share of Own Resources not being made available to the Union Budget. The collection costs retained by Member States from the traditional Own Resources should be restored from 20% to the original level of 10% to better align financial supportabolished, and the actual costs of, and needs for, customs equipment, staff and information with the actual costs and needsshould be met directly out of the Union Budget.
2018/09/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 65 #

2018/0135(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 13
(13) The integration of the European Development Fund into the EU budget and the creation of new budget instruments to stabilise the cycle and support reforms in the euro area will need to be accompanied by an increase in the ceilings established in the Own Resources decision. A sufficient margin between the payments and the own resources ceiling is necessary to ensure that the Union is able - under any circumstances - to fulfil its financial obligations, even in times of economic downturns. The Own Resources ceiling should therefore be increased to a level of 1,29 .33% of the sum of the Member States’ Gross National Income at market prices for appropriations for payments and of 1,35 .41% for the appropriations for commitments.
2018/09/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 70 #

2018/0135(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) the application of a uniform call rate to the share of taxable profits attributed to each Member State pursuant to Union rules on the Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base; the actual call rate shall not exceed 6 10%;
2018/09/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 75 #

2018/0135(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Revenue from the following shall constitute Own Resources entered in the budget of the Union and intended specifically for budget headings relating to the euro area: (a) the application of a uniform call rate of 0.1% to stock, bond, and exchange transactions and of a uniform call rate of 0.01% to derivatives trading; (b) revenue generated by the monetary policy operations of the Eurosystem.
2018/09/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 79 #

2018/0135(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
For the purposes of point (a) of subparagraph 1a, the uniform call rate shall apply only to transactions carried out in Member States which have adopted the financial transaction tax following an enhanced cooperation procedure. The Gross National Income-based contributions of those Member States shall be reduced by an amount equal to the respective revenue shares assigned to them.
2018/09/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 80 #

2018/0135(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Austria shall benefit from a gross reduction in its annual Gross National Income-based contribution of EUR 110 million in 2021, EUR 88 million in 2022, EUR 66 million in 2023, EUR 44 million in 2024, and EUR 22 million in 2025. Denmark shall benefit from a gross reduction in its annual Gross National Income-based contribution of EUR 118 million in 2021, EUR 94 million in 2022, EUR 71 million in 2023, EUR 47 million in 2024, and EUR 24 million in 2025. Germany shall benefit from a gross reduction in its annual Gross National Income-based contribution of EUR 2 799 million in 2021, EUR 2 239 million in 2022, EUR 1 679 million in 2023, EUR 1 119 million in 2024, and EUR 560 million in 2025. The Netherlands shall benefit from a gross reduction in its annual Gross National Income-based contribution of EUR 1 259 million in 2021, EUR 1 007 million in 2022, EUR 755 million in 2023, EUR 503 million in 2024, and EUR 252 million in 2025. Sweden shall benefit from a gross reduction in its annual Gross National Income-based contribution of EUR 578 million in 2021, EUR 462 million in 2022, EUR 347 million in 2023, EUR 231 million in 2024, and EUR 116 million in 2025. Those amounts shall be measured in 2018 prices and adjusted to current prices by applying the most recent Gross Domestic Product deflator for the Union expressed in euros, as provided by the Commission, which is available when the draft budget is drawn up. Those gross reductions shall be financed by all Member States.deleted
2018/09/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 88 #

2018/0135(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The total amount of Own Resources allocated to the Union to cover annual appropriations for payments shall not exceed 1,29 .33% of the sum of all the Member States' Gross National Incomes.
2018/09/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 91 #

2018/0135(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The total annual amount of appropriations for commitments entered in the Union's budget shall not exceed 1,35 .41% of the sum of all the Member States' Gross National Incomes.
2018/09/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 93 #

2018/0135(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1
The revenue referred to in Article 2, subparagraph 1, shall be used without distinction to finance all expenditure entered in the Union's annual budget. The revenue referred to in Article 2, subparagraph 1a, shall be used without distinction to finance all expenditure entered in the Union's annual budget and intended exclusively for the euro area countries.
2018/09/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 94 #

2018/0135(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Any surplus of the Union's revenue over total actual expenditure during a financial year shall be carried over to the following financial year. Any such surplus shall constitute extra revenue allowing commitment and payment appropriations to be raised above the ceilings laid down by the multiannual financial framework.
2018/09/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 97 #

2018/0135(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. In accordance with Article 48 TEU, the Council shall invite the Commission to submit, by the end of 2027, a proposal amending the Treaties, in particular Articles 311, 312, and 322 TFEU, with a view to aligning the budgetary powers of the European Parliament with those of the Council.
2018/09/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 30 #

2018/0076(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) Currency conversion charges represent a significant cost of cross-border payments when different currencies are in use in the payer’s and the payee’s countries. Article 45 of Directive (EU) 2015/2366 of the European Parliament and of the Council12 requires transparency of charges and of the exchange rate used prior to the initiation of a payment transaction. When alternative currency conversion options are offered at a point of sale (POS) or at an automated teller machine (ATM), that transparency may not allow for a quick and clear comparison between those different currency conversion options. That lack of transparency prevents competition from bringing down costs of currency conversion and increases the risk of payconsumers choosing expensive currency conversion options. It is therefore necessary to develop measures addressed to payment service providers that willArticle 59 of Directive (EU) 2015/2366 already provides for general requirements regarding the information disclosed by the currency conversion service provider. It is necessary to ensure consistent application, in line with existing rules, of those measures meant to provide clarity, improve transparency and protect consumers against excessive charges for currency conversion services, in particular when consumers are not given the information they need to choose the best currency conversion option. _________________ 12 Directive (EU) 2015/2366 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 on payment services in the internal market, amending Directives 2002/65/EC, 2009/110/EC and 2013/36/EU and Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010, and repealing Directive 2007/64/EC (OJ L 337, 23.12.2015, p. 35).
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 47 #

2018/0076(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) Considering the technical level of the measures required for transparency in currency conversion charges, the Commission should be empowered to adopt regulatory technical standards developed by the European Banking Authority with regard to the level of transparency required and the comparability of currency conversion services. The Commission should adopt those draft regulatory technical standards by means of delegated acts pursuant to Article 290 Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and in accordance with Articles 10 to 14 of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council13 . _________________ 13 Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 establishing a European Supervisory Authority (European Banking Authority), amending Decision No 716/2009/EC and repealing Commission Decision 2009/78/EC (OJ L 331, 15.12.2010, p. 12).deleted
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 59 #

2018/0076(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) In order to limit consumer detriment before market players are required to comply with the transparency measures, it is appropriate to instruct the European Banking Authority (‘EBA’) to define within the regulatory technical standard the level of a transitional cap that should be applied to limit charges for currency conversion services while at the same time maintaining fair competition among payment service providers.deleted
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 63 #

2018/0076(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 924/2009
Article 1 – paragraph 2
However Articles 3a and 3b shall apply to allnational and cross-border payments, irrespective of whether those payments are denominated in euro or in a national currency of a Member State other than the euro and involving a currency conversion service offered by a party other than the payment service provider of the payer.
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 70 #

2018/0076(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 924/2009
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Charges levied by a payment service provider on a payment service usconsumer in respect of cross-border payments in euro shall be the same as the charges levied by that payment service provider on payment service usconsumers for corresponding national payments of the same value and in the official currency of the payment service user’s Member StateMember State in which the payment service provider offers its service to the consumer.
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 73 #

2018/0076(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 924/2009
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1a. Charges levied by a payment service provider on a payment service usconsumer in respect of cross-border payments in the national currency of a Member State that has notified its decision to extend the application of this Regulation to its national currency in accordance with Article 14, shall be the same as the charges levied by that payment service provider on payment service usconsumers for corresponding national payments of the same value and in the same currency.
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 84 #

2018/0076(COD)

1. From [OP please insert date 36 months after the entry into force of this Regulation], payment servWith regard to the information obligations laid down in Article providers shall inform payment service users of the full cost of currency conversion services, and where applicable, those of alternative currency conversion services prior to the initiation of a payment59(2) of Directive (EU) 2015/2366, the currency conversion charges applied shall be expressed as the difference between the total amount of the transaction, in order that payment service users can compare alternative currency conversion options and their corresponding costs. To that effect, payment service providers shall disclose the exchange rate applied, tthe currency of the payer’s account and the amount resulting from the application of the underlying market rate, which shall be communicated to the consumer. This amount may be expressed as a percentage. The inforeign exchange reference rate used and the total amount of all charges applicable to the conversion of the payment transactionmation referred to in this paragraph shall be provided in a neutral, clear and comprehensible manner.
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 85 #

2018/0076(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 924/2009
Article 3 a – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The obligations arising pursuant to paragraph 1 of this article should apply only to transactions completed with the use of a point of sale terminal (POS) or ATM.
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 86 #

2018/0076(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation 2009/924/EC
Article 3a – paragraph 2
2. The European Banking Authority (‘EBA’) shall develop draft regulatory technical standards specifying how payment service providers shall ensure transparency and price comparability of different currency conversion service options, where those are available, to payment service users. Those standards shall include measures to be applied by payment service providers, including at an ATM or point of sale, to ensure that payment service users are informed about the costs of the currency conversion service and the alternative currency conversion options, where available, before the payment is initiated. The draft regulatory technical standards referred to in the first subparagraph shall also set the maximum amount of all charges allowed for the currency conversion services that can be applied to a payment transaction during the transitional period referred to in Article 3b. Those standards shall take into account the amount of the payment transaction and the fluctuation in exchange rates between currencies of Union Member States, while securing and maintaining fair competition among all payment service providers The regulatory technical standards shall specify the measures to be applied in order to prevent payment service users being charged more than this maximum amount during that period. EBA shall submit those draft regulatory technical standards to the Commission by [6 months after entry into force of this Regulation] Power is delegated to the Commission to adopt the regulatory technical standards referred to in the first subparagraph in accordance with Articles 10 to 14 of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council*. __________________________________ _______________________________ * Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 establishing a European Supervisory Authority (European Banking Authority), amending Decision No 716/2009/EC and repealing Commission Decision 2009/78/EC (OJ L 331, 15.12.2010, p. 12).;deleted
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 103 #

2018/0076(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation 2009/924/EC
Article 3 b
(4) the following Article 3b is inserted: ‘Article 3b Transitional period During the transitional period between the entry into force of the regulatory technical standards referred to in the fourth subparagraph of Article 3a(2) and the date of application of Article 3a(1), the charges for currency conversion services shall not exceed the maximum amount set in the regulatory technical standards adopted in accordance with the fourth subparagraph of Article 3a(2);’deleted
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 117 #

2018/0076(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
It shall apply from 1 January 2019[12 months after entry into force of this Regulation].
2018/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 252 #

2018/0063(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 32
(32) As part of the Council's Action Plan, credit institutions' data infrastructure would be strengthened by having uniform and standardised data for non-performing credit agreements. The European Banking Authority has developed data templates that provide information about credit exposures in the banking book and allow potential buyers to evaluate the value of the credit agreements and carry out their due diligence. AOn the one hand, applying such templates to credit agreements would reduce information asymmetries between potential buyers and sellers of credit agreements and, thus, contribute to the development of a functioning secondary market in the Union. The EBA should therefore develop the data; on the other hand, where such templates are excessively detailed and time-consuming to complete, they might hamper the quality of the data or divert resources away from other tasks and, thus, fail in providing the kind of reliable information on which a well- functioning secondary market would thrive. The EBA should therefore undergo a thorough review of the data templates, including a public consultation of stakeholders and national competent authorities lasting no less than four months, with a view to further developing the templates into workable implementing technical standards andthat credit institutions shwould use those standards in order to facilitate the valuation of credit agreements for sale.
2019/03/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 290 #

2018/0063(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
(7) 'credit purchaser' means any natural or legal person other than a credit institution or a subsidiary of a credit institution which purchases a, which purchases creditor's rights under a non-performing credit agreement or the non-performing credit agreement itself in the course of his trade, business or profession, in accordance with applicable Union and national law;
2019/03/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 375 #

2018/0063(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that a creditor shall provide all necessary information to a credit purchasers the credit purchaser with the necessary information regarding the creditor’s rights under a non-performing credit agreement or the non-performing credit agreement itself, and, if applicable, the collateral, so as to enable thate credit purchaser assess the value of the credit agreementto conduct its own assessment of the value and the likelihood of recovery of the value of thae creditor’s rights under the non-performing credit agreement or the non-performing credit agreement itself, prior to entering into a contract for the transfer of that credit agreementor’s rights under a non-performring agreement or the non- performing agreement itself, while ensuring the protection of information made available by the creditor and the confidentiality of business data.
2019/03/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 377 #

2018/0063(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall require a 2. credit institution or the subsidiary of a credit institution that transfers as that transfer a creditor’s rights under a non-performing credit agreement or the non-performing credit agreement itself to a credit purchaser to inform, no later than three months after each transfer, the competent authorities designated in accordance with Article 20(3) of this Directive and Article 4 of Directive 2013/36/EU39 of, about the legal entity identifier (LEI) of the credit purchaser or where such identifier does not exist about: (i) the identity of the credit purchaser or members of the purchaser's management or administrative organ and the persons who hold qualifying holdings in the purchaser within the meaning of point (36) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013; and (ii) the address of the purchaser. Additionally, no later than three months after the transfer, the credit institution shall inform about at least the following: _________________ 39Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on access to the activity of credit institutions and the prudential supervision of credit institutions and investment firms, amending Directive 2002/87/EC and repealing Directives 2006/48/EC and 2006/49/EC (OJ L 176, 27.6.2013, p. 338).
2019/03/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 385 #

2018/0063(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph -1 (new)
-1. EBA shall undergo, within twelve months from the entry into force of this Directive, a through review, including a public consultation, of the workings of its existing data templates.
2019/03/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 389 #

2018/0063(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Following the review conducted as per [paragraph -1] of this Article, EBA shall develop draft implementing technical standards that specify the formats to be used by creditors who are credit institutions for the provision of information as set out in Article 13(1), in order to provide detailed information on their credit exposures in the banking book to credit purchasers for the screening, financial due diligence and valuation of the credit agreementor’s rights under a non-performing credit agreement or of the non-performing credit agreement itself. EBA shall specify in the implementing technical standards the minimum required data fields for creditor’s rights under a non-performing credit agreement or for the non- performing credit agreement itself in order to meet the information requirements as set out in Article 13(1).
2019/03/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 393 #

2018/0063(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. EBA shall submit those draft implementing technical standards to the Commission by [31 December 2018]24 months from the entry into force of the Directive.
2019/03/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 406 #

2018/0063(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Member States shall ensure that, in the event of the purchase of creditors' rights under a non-performing credit agreement or of the credit agreement itself, only authorised credit purchasers be able to grant new finance to customers.
2019/03/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 444 #

2018/0063(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(g a) the credit institution transferring creditor's rights under a non-performing credit agreement or the non-performing credit agreement itself fails, within three months of the transfer, to communicate the information set out in the national measures transposing Article 13 of this Directive;
2019/03/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 453 #

2018/0063(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Member States and competent authorities shall ensure that information on administrative penalties and remedial measures imposed in accordance to paragraph 6 of this Article be available to creditors.
2019/03/16
Committee: ECON
Amendment 95 #

2018/0060(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) A different calendar should be applied depending on whether the exposure is non-performing because the obligor is past due more than 90 days or if it is non- performing for other reasons. In the first case, the minimum coverage requirementThe prudential backstop should be higherapplied ast the parent-institution has not received any payment from the obligor over a long period. In the second case, there should be no full coverage requirement as there is still some repayment or a higher probability of repaymentportfolio level of prudential consolidation of own funds.
2018/11/23
Committee: ECON
Amendment 113 #

2018/0060(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point m (new)
(m) besides exposures purchased by a specialised debt restructurer which were non-performing at the time of purchase, the applicable amount of insufficient coverage for non-performing exposures.;
2018/11/23
Committee: ECON
Amendment 158 #

2018/0060(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Article 47a – paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. For the purpose of Article 36(m), a ‘specialised debt restructurer’ is an institution that complies with the following conditions during the preceding financial year, on a consolidated basis where applicable: (i) the management body of the institution has implemented a clear and effective governance framework and internal decision process specifically for the purchase of exposures from other institutions; (ii) the book value of its own originated loans does not exceed 20% of the aggregate book value of its loans, including purchased performing and non- performing exposures.
2018/11/23
Committee: ECON
Amendment 162 #

2018/0060(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Article 47a – paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. The European Banking Authority (EBA) shall develop draft regulatory technical standards to specify further the conditions under which an institution may be considered a specialised debt restructurer and the conditions set out in Article 47a(7a).
2018/11/23
Committee: ECON
Amendment 171 #

2018/0060(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Article 47c – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
For the purposes of Article 36(1)(m), institutions shall determine the applicable amount of insufficient coverage for non- performing exposures to be deducted from Common Equity Tier 1 items by subtracting the amounts determined in point (b) and (b a) from the amount determined in point (a):
2018/11/23
Committee: ECON
Amendment 175 #

2018/0060(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Article 47c – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) at the parent-institution portfolio level of prudential consolidation of own funds, the sum of:
2018/11/23
Committee: ECON
Amendment 176 #

2018/0060(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Article 47c – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) at the parent-institution portfolio level of prudential consolidation of own funds, the sum of the following items, provided they relate to a specificn exposure classified as non- performing exposureafter the entry into force of the regulation:
2018/11/23
Committee: ECON
Amendment 182 #

2018/0060(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Article 47c – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b – point ii
(ii) additional value adjustments in accordance with Articles 34 and 105own funds deductions stemming from the calculation of RWA for defaulted assets;
2018/11/23
Committee: ECON
Amendment 183 #

2018/0060(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Article 47c – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b – point iii
(iii) other own funds reductionpartial write-offs;
2018/11/23
Committee: ECON
Amendment 184 #

2018/0060(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Article 47c – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b – point iv
(iv) for institutions calculating risk- weighted exposure amounts using the Internal Ratings Based Approach, the absolute value of the amounts deducted pursuant to point (d) of Article 36(1) which relate to non-performing exposures, where the absolute value attributable to each non-performing exposure is determined by multiplying the amounts deducted pursuant to point (d) of Article 36(1) by the contribution of the expected loss amount for the non- performing exposure to total expected loss amounts for defaulted or non-defaulted exposures, as applicable.deleted
2018/11/23
Committee: ECON
Amendment 193 #

2018/0060(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Regulation (EU) 575/2013
Article 47c – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) at the parent-institution portfolio level of prudential consolidation of own funds, the sum of the following items, multiplied by the ratio between total non- performing exposures, classified after the entry into force of the regulation, and total Performing and Non-Performing exposures: (i) additional value adjustments in accordance with Articles 34 and 105; (ii) other own funds reductions; (iii) for institutions calculating risk- weighted exposure amounts using the Internal Ratings Based Approach, the absolute value of the amounts deducted pursuant to point (d) of Article 36(1) which relate to non-performing exposures.
2018/11/23
Committee: ECON
Amendment 195 #

2018/0060(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Article 47c – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The secured part of a non-performing exposure is the part of such exposure which is covered by: a funded credit protection or unfunded) all types of immovable property collateral; b) other eligible collateral or other forms of credit risk protection in accordance withthat fulfil the criteria of credit risk mitigation set out in Part Three, Title II, Chapters 3 and 4 of Title IIthe CRR, irrespective whether an institution uses the standardised approach or the Internal Ratings Based Approach.
2018/11/23
Committee: ECON
Amendment 199 #

2018/0060(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Regulation 575/2013/EU
Article 47c – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
During three years after the exposure is firstly defined as in forbearance pursuant to article 47a(6), and provided that the obligor continues to meet all payment obligations, the factors as determined by paragraphs 2 and 3 of the present article shall not increase.
2018/11/23
Committee: ECON
Amendment 201 #

2018/0060(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Article 47c – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) 0.35 for the unsecured part of a non-performing exposure to be applied during the period between one year and two years following its classification as non-performing, where the obligor is past due more than 90 days;deleted
2018/11/23
Committee: ECON
Amendment 211 #

2018/0060(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Article 47c – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) 0.28 for the unsecured part of a non-performing exposure to be applied during the period between one year and two years following its classification as non-performing, where the obligor is not past due more than 90 days;deleted
2018/11/23
Committee: ECON
Amendment 218 #

2018/0060(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Article 47c – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) 1 for the unsecured part of a non- performing exposure to be applied as of the first day of the secondfifth year following its classification as non-performing, where the obligor is past due more than 90 days;
2018/11/23
Committee: ECON
Amendment 230 #

2018/0060(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Article 47c – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) 0.8 for the unsecured part of a non-performing exposure to be applied as of the first day of the second year following its classification as non- performing, where the obligor is not past due more than 90 days;deleted
2018/11/23
Committee: ECON
Amendment 91 #

2018/0043(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 18 a (new)
(18 a) Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of the EU economy. Despite improvements in the regulatory framework and investment environment, SMEs still struggle to attract new issuers. It is therefore warranted to establish a framework for secured bonds that takes into account the specificities of the EU economy and SMEs structures.
2018/09/26
Committee: ECON
Amendment 154 #

2018/0043(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 a (new)
Directive 2009/65/EC
Article 6a (new)
Article 6 a European Secured Notes 1. Member States may allow the issuance of debt instruments secured by assets bearing value for growth and innovation, in full compliance with the requirements laid down in this Directive, such as exposures to SMEs. Such debt instruments shall be labelled "European Secured Notes" (ESNs). 2. The EBA shall lay down miminum requirements for SMEs' exposures' eligibility as a cover asset.
2018/09/26
Committee: ECON
Amendment 259 #

2018/0043(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) exposures to credit institutions that qualify for the credit quality step 1, in accordance with Article 129(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013are segregated in accordance with Article 12 of this Directive.
2018/09/26
Committee: ECON
Amendment 16 #

2018/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) Pursuant to the third subparagraph of Article 129(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013, competent authorities may partially waive the application of the requirement for exposures to qualify for credit quality step 1, laid down in point (c) of the first subparagraph of Article 129(1), and allow an exposure which qualifies for credit quality step 2 up to a maximum of 10% of the total exposure of the nominal amount of outstanding covered bonds of the issuing institution. Such a partial waiver however applies only after prior consultation with EBA and only provided that significant potential concentration problems in the Member States concerned can be documented as a result of the application of the credit quality step 1 requirement. As the requirements for exposures to qualify for credit quality step 1 as made available by External Credit Assessment Institutions have become increasingly difficult to comply with in most Member States both within and outside the euro zone, the application of that waiver was considered necessary by those Member States which host the largest covered bonds markets. To simplify the use of exposures to credit institutions as collateral for covered bonds and in order to address that difficulty, it is necessary to amend Article 129(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013. Instead of a possibility for the competent authorities to waive the requirements, it is appropriate to establish a rule allowing exposures to credit institutions which qualify for credit quality step 2 or credit quality step 3 up to a maximum of 10% of the total exposure of the nominal amount of outstanding covered bonds of the issuing institution without the need to consult EBA.
2018/09/26
Committee: ECON
Amendment 21 #

2018/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – point i – indent 2
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Article 129 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) "(c) exposures to credit institutions that qualify for the credit quality step 1, credit quality step 2 or credit quality step 23, as set out in this Chapter.;
2018/09/26
Committee: ECON
Amendment 25 #

2018/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Article 129 – paragraph 1a – point ba (new)
(b a) for exposures to credit institutions that qualify for the credit quality step 3, the exposures shall not exceed 10 % of the total exposure of the nominal amount of outstanding covered bonds of the issuing credit institution;
2018/09/26
Committee: ECON
Amendment 27 #

2018/0042(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Article 129 – paragraph 1a – point c
(c) the total exposure to credit institutions that qualify for the credit quality step 1 or the credit quality step 2 or the credit quality step 3 shall not exceed 15 % of the total exposure of the nominal amount of outstanding covered bonds of the issuing credit institution.
2018/09/26
Committee: ECON
Amendment 22 #

2018/0005(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) In line with the Commission's Digital Single Market Strategy1a and in order to keep abreast of technological progress in a digital economy, in order to stimulate innovation, creation, investment and the production of new content, and in order to facilitate digital learning, knowledge transfer and the access to, and promotion of, culture in the digital environment, Member States should be enabled to align the VAT rates for electronically supplied publications with lower VAT rates for publications on any means of physical support. _________________ 1a COM(2015) 0192 final
2018/06/07
Committee: ECON
Amendment 23 #

2018/0005(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 b (new)
(4b) Allowing Member States to apply reduced rates, including reduced rates without minimum threshold, to printed publications and electronic publications should ensure the transfer of economic benefits to consumers, thus promoting reading, and also to publishers, thus encouraging investment in new content and, in the case of newspapers and magazines, reducing reliance on advertising.
2018/06/07
Committee: ECON
Amendment 24 #

2018/0005(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 c (new)
(4c) Taking into account the importance of facilitating access to books, newspapers and periodicals for persons who are blind, visually impaired or otherwise print-disabled, adapted and audio electronic books, newspapers and periodicals are to be understood as not wholly or predominantly consisting of music or video content. Therefore, reduced VAT rates can also be applied to those formats.
2018/06/07
Committee: ECON
Amendment 23 #

2017/2260(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. In this perspective, calls on the Commission to use the Stability and Growth Pact’s flexibility clause, allowing Member States to enhance investment in cultural and youth policies, education, training, research and innovation and family policies;
2018/01/29
Committee: CULT
Amendment 35 #

2017/2260(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes progress in terms of reduction of early school leaving and higher education attainment, but reminds the Commission and the Member States of the need to promote the right to high- quality inclusive education and training for all, invest in outreach and provide support to the most vulnerable learners and disadvantaged individuals, especially people with disabilities;
2018/01/29
Committee: CULT
Amendment 72 #

2017/2260(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7a. Welcomes the mainstreaming of the rights of people with disabilities in the proposed new guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States annexed to the Annual Growth Survey 2018; calls, nonetheless, for these provisions to include concrete measures to achieve the declared goals, in line with the EU’s and the Member States’ obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD);
2018/01/29
Committee: CULT
Amendment 73 #

2017/2260(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Recalls the strategic potential of the cultural and creative industries (CCIs) to preserve and promote European cultural and linguistic diversity and their contribution to economic growth, innovation and employment, especially youth employment.
2018/01/29
Committee: CULT
Amendment 22 #

2017/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas education, and intercultural dialogue in particular, have a key role to play in preventing the radicalisation of young people and increasing their resilience;
2018/03/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 25 #

2017/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas young people should be actively involved in the planning, development, implementation, monitoring and assessment of all youth policies impacting young people;
2018/03/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 27 #

2017/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas the 2010-18 EU Youth Strategy (EYS) emphasises the need for a structured dialogue between young people and decision makers;
2018/03/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 30 #

2017/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas young people should be helped and empowered to address the serious problems they are currently facing and to tackle the challenges they will face in the future through more relevant, effective and better coordinated youth policies, improved and accessible education and the targeted use of economic, employment and social policies at local, regional, national and EU levels;
2018/03/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 34 #

2017/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas there is a need to mainstream EU action in the field of youth through the inclusion of a youth dimension in current and future planolicies and funding programmes;
2018/03/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 36 #

2017/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas there is a need for a coordination of the implementation of the future EYS across different policy sectors and institutions;
2018/03/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 51 #

2017/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Youth challenges and lessons from the current EU youth-related policymaking process
2018/03/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 66 #

2017/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges the positive achievements of the EYS though the development of cross-sector work and the implementation of structured dialogue in order to ensure the participation of young people; calls on the Commission and the Member States to take into account the results of the VI Cycle of the Structured Dialogue that focuses on the future EU Youth Strategy when developing the new strategy;
2018/03/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 73 #

2017/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Urges the Commission to establish a cross-sectoral working group for coordination of future EYS implementation with participation of EU institutions, including the European Parliament, Member States and civil society, in particular trade unions and youth organisations;
2018/03/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 74 #

2017/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Commission to set-up effective inter-service coordination tools and to assign the responsibility for youth mainstreaming as a cluster to a vice- president in the European Commission;
2018/03/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 83 #

2017/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that the EU should express solidarity with young people and continue to empower them to participate in society, primarily by mainstreaming volunteering, supporting youth work and developing new tools; The increased social participation of young people can, apart from being an important achievement in its own right, act as a stepping stone towards increased political participation;
2018/03/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 92 #

2017/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Strongly urges the Commission and the Member States to encourage young people, including the most disadvantaged, to pursue a participatory approach to life,adopt a participatory approach to policy-making and to create opportunities for young people, in particular those with fewer opportunities, to influence decisions impacting their lives by using online and offline democracyparticipation tools and by involving the relevant stakeholders, such as social partners, civil society and youth organisations, in the development, implementation and assessment of youth policies;
2018/03/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 98 #

2017/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Expresses the need to continue the structured dialogue between young people and decision-makers under the next European cooperation framework in the field of youth; believes that the structured dialogue process should be systematically reaching out to more and diverse groups of young people, and sufficient financial support for national and European working groups should be provided to ensure it; calls on the Member States to encourage participation of national, regional and local decision-makers in the structured dialogue with young people;
2018/03/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 101 #

2017/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to encourage regional and local authorities to ensure that young people are able to fully participate and be involved in decision-making, since engagement starts usually at the level that is closest to them and is therefore also a crucial step towards increased European citizenship;
2018/03/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 123 #

2017/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the fact that YEI measures have provided support for more than 1.6 million young people26 ; emphasises the need to improve the quality of offers under the Youth Guarantee; emphasises the need to improve the outreach to young people in NEET situations facing multiple barriers, and therefore furthest removed from the labour market, and the quality of offers under the Youth Guarantee, by defining clear quality criteria and standards including access to social protection, minimum income and employment rights; _________________ 26 http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDo c.do?pubRef=- //EP//NONSGML+REPORT+A8-2017- 0406+0+DOC+PDF+V0//EN
2018/03/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 129 #

2017/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls that measures that foster the integration of NEETsyoung people not in employment, education or training into the labour market, including paid internships, traineeships or apprenticeships, must be financially supported by the YEI, but should not be used as a way to substitute employment;
2018/03/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 143 #

2017/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Strongly believes that quality formal and non-formal education and quality training is a fundamental right; considers, therefore, that access to quality formal and non-formal education should be guaranteed for all Europeans, regardless of socioeconomic status, ethnicity or gender; underlines the important role played by education in providing young people with the knowledge and skills to become committed citizens and take part in the European project;
2018/03/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 173 #

2017/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Emphasises that youth organisations play a crucial role for young peoples’ participation and inclusion in society; Therefore calls on the Member States to support youth organisations and recognise their role as providers of competences development and social inclusion, and support the establishment of youth councils on all levels, working together with young people;
2018/03/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 175 #

2017/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. strongly believes that adequate funding for non-formal education activities, particularly by youth organisations, should be provided in the successor programme of ERASMUS+; calls for a separate chapter and earmarked budget for the youth sector and non-formal education that needs to account for at least 15% of the overall budget the of Erasmus+ successor programme;
2018/03/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 177 #

2017/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 c (new)
23c. Stresses the importance of non- formal and informal learning, and quality youth work development as it is essential for the development of a society based on social justice and equal opportunities, and contribute to development of citizenship skills and individual fulfilment;
2018/03/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 178 #

2017/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 d (new)
23d. Calls on the Member States to continue efforts to implement a national recognition and validation system for competences acquired through non- formal education activities, recalling the Council recommendation of 20 December 2012 on the validation of non-formal and informal learning;
2018/03/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 198 #

2017/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Highlights the importance of Erasmus+: an essential tool to create active and committed young citizens; strongly believes that Erasmus+ should target all young people and that the greater aspirations for the next Erasmus+ programming period must be matched by significant additional funding to unlock the programme’s full potential, namely an ten- fold increased in budget;
2018/03/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 203 #

2017/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Stresses that the YEI budget is not sufficient to ensure that the programme reaches its targets; calls, therefore, for a significant increase in the YEI allocation under the next MFFthe YEI allocation to be at least doubled in the next MFF, to support a better, large-scale, and fmor thee efficient implementation of the Youth Guarantee; urges Member States to make provisions for youth employment schemes in their national budgets;
2018/03/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 5 #

2017/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 30 November 2017 on implementation of the European Disability Strategy1 a, _________________ 1a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0474.
146/01/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 6 #

2017/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 b (new)
- having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), and in particular Article 30 thereof on participation in cultural life, recreation, leisure and sport,
146/01/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 7 #

2017/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 c (new)
- having regard to Goal 11 of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, signed in September 2015, which proposes making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable,
146/01/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 14 #

2017/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas any kind of barrier that obstructs access and full participation by individuals and communities in cultural processes and cultural ecosystems inhibits, as a result, the development of truly democratic and inclusive societies;
146/01/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 16 #

2017/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas, according to UN estimates, half the human population, namely 3.5 billion people, currently lives in cities; whereas by 2030 nearly 60 % of the world’s population will live in urban areas; whereas it is therefore necessary to lay down strategies with effective policies to solve the issues still present and to have enough time to make changes in order to create truly inclusive urban spaces;
146/01/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 39 #

2017/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points to the importance of a holistic application of the concept of accessibility and its value as a tool for ensuring that every person who is a user of culture and cultural places and initiatives is considered in the broadest and fullest sense and that, as a result, account is taken of the specific needs of persons with disabilities, with a view to ensuring that they enjoy equal opportunities, true social inclusion and active participation in society;
146/01/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 111 #

2017/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Reiterates its call on the Commission to lay down compulsory requirements concerning access to public spaces, particularly those relating to the use of culture in the built urban environment, such as museums, theatres, cinemas, libraries, concert halls, etc.;
146/01/03
Committee: CULT
Amendment 2 #

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
– having regard to the right to education set out in Article 14 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights,
2018/03/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 9 #

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
– having regard to Article 2 of the Protocol to the Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, concerning the right to education,
2018/03/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 11 #

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
– having regard to Council of Europe Resolution 1904 (2012) on the right to freedom of choice in education,
2018/03/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 86 #

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Maintains that education is the key to guaranteeing social cohesion and combating poverty, social exclusion, and gender stereotypes, and continues to be the principal 'social elevator';
2018/03/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 168 #

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Maintains that ECEC brings great benefits to all children, especially those belonging to disadvantaged groups, and therefore recommends that Member States encourage and support participation on as broad a basis as possible;
2018/03/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 190 #

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Maintains that dual education systems (including work-based learning) are of the utmost value both in terms of holistic personal growth in all its dimensions (cultural, professional, civic, etc.) and in terms of developing skills for lifelong learning;
2018/03/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 203 #

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 d (new)
16 d. Is of the opinion that graduates of vocational education should be able to transition easily to higher and other types of education and training; notes, in this context, the importance of providing flexible paths between different types of education, and the advantages and growing attractiveness of the hybrid VET system which combines in equal measure strong school-based and work-based paths;
2018/03/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 204 #

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 e (new)
16 e. Highlights the importance of quality education and vocational training in raising the status of work-based vocations;
2018/03/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 229 #

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Believes that higher education systems should be more flexible and open and that twin-track training should be promoted in universities and in further education institutions, in particular by encouraging apprenticeships, allowing for the recognition of informal and non-formal learning, smoother transitions between different levels of education, and various forms of programme delivery;
2018/03/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 238 #

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Is of the opinion that an all- encompassing approach to internationalisation, including increased mobility for staff and students (also through traineeships and apprenticeships), and an international dimension to the curriculum, and to teaching, research, cooperation and additional activities, should be an important part of European higher education institutions;
2018/03/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 261 #

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Underlines the importance of reshaping and investing in teacher education, by providing for traineeships in schools, encouraging teachers’ continuing professional development, and providing themeachers with opportunities to participate in international teacher exchanges; recommends that teaching staff at vocational training establishments (VET) should attend technical and vocational refresher courses also at partner bodies and partner companies of the schools and training institutions;
2018/03/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 285 #

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Calls on the Member States to support the creation of a European Education Area and to strengthen cooperation in developing and implementing its objectives; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to ensure the sharing of ideas and good practices with a view to achieving those goals;
2018/03/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 286 #

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Member States to increase funding for improving the quality of education, inclusivity, and equity in teaching and learning;
2018/03/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 298 #

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on the Member States to ensure that parents' right to freedom of choice in education is respected, through appropriate support, including financial support, for schools of all categories and levels, state schools and non-profit private schools, provided that the curriculum offered is based on the principles enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU and complies with the legal systems and rules in force in the Member State;
2018/03/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 312 #

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Encourages the Member States and the Commission to support efforts by educational institutions to make greaterxpects the Digital Education Action Plan to support the Member States and educational institutions in the increased and more effective use of state- of-the-art technology in learning, teaching and assessment, while bearing in mind the need to ensurech is age and development-appropriate and which meets quality assurance standards;
2018/03/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 325 #

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Calls for increased incorporation of inquiring, active, project- and problem- based learning into educational programmes at all levels, with a view to promoting cooperation and team work, team work and the development of soft skills and life skills (active citizenship);
2018/03/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 326 #

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Reiterates that the right to education must be guaranteed to every person with disabilities, from kindergarten to university, and stresses the importance of having appropriate teaching and technical equipment, appraisal measures and qualified personnel to ensure that persons with disabilities are genuinely able to enjoy this right;
2018/03/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 328 #

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 b (new)
29 b. Stresses the role of the European Semester in promoting national reforms, namely by defining the education- related country specific recommendations;
2018/03/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 330 #

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 d (new)
29 d. Emphasises the key role of parents as a part of the education triangle in supporting children’s learning; highlights the benefits of parental involvement in child education for increased pupil achievement, their well-being and school development;
2018/03/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 331 #

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 e (new)
29 e. Appreciates the Commission’s activities in the field of modernisation of education systems, and in this context, calls on the Member States to be more involved in and committed to the implementation of proposed improvements;
2018/03/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 333 #

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 g (new)
29 g. Encourages the Member States to further develop and implement all- encompassing policies on inclusive education aimed at targeting specific needs and promoting the rights of the most vulnerable groups;
2018/03/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 334 #

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 h (new)
29 h. Encourages the development of synergies and collaborations between formal, non-formal and informal education as a means of building on the respective expertise, enriching learning experiences, developing new approaches, different perspectives, and pedagogies;
2018/03/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 335 #

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 i (new)
29 i. Calls on the Member States to continue beyond 2018 with their efforts to further enhance the implementation of the 2012 Council recommendation on the validation of non-formal and informal learning;
2018/03/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 336 #

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 j (new)
29 j. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to facilitate the use of the EU Key Competences Framework in all educational settings and to enable its application to formal, non-formal, and informal learning, thus maximising its potential as a crucial tool for lifelong learning;
2018/03/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 337 #

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 k (new)
29 k. Encourages stronger emphasis on creativity and lifelong learning at all levels of education through creative teaching, multidisciplinary courses, the establishment of inspiring classroom environments, as well as project – and problem- based education, among others;
2018/03/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 338 #

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 l (new)
29 l. Supports the increased EU benchmark for participation in lifelong learning; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to propose best practices recommendations with a view to achieving this ambitious goal;
2018/03/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 341 #

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 o (new)
29 o. Supports and encourages the implementation of action concerning the development of media literacy and critical thinking through education and training, as proposed in the Council conclusions of 30 May 2016; calls, in this context, on the Commission to coordinate policy developments at the EU level in the area of media literacy with a view to disseminating updated knowledge and best practices in this field;
2018/03/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 342 #

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 p (new)
29 p. Calls on the Member States to increase cooperation between schools, higher education establishments and the world of work both in the development of curricula and the creation of apprenticeships and internships;
2018/03/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 395 #

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Supports and encourages educational and vocational guidance as a vital educational task for the individual and social development of the young generations;
2018/03/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 415 #

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
36. Calls on the Commission to address school bullying, cyberbullying and violence by developing school prevention programmes, in cooperation with all stakeholders (in particular teachers, parents' associations and specialist NGOs), and awareness-raising campaigns;
2018/03/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 429 #

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37 a. Encourages the Commission to support the development among young Europeans of language skills in formal and non-formal educational settings by developing innovative multilingual pedagogies, sharing best multilingual pedagogical practices, and enhancing teachers’ language competences;
2018/03/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 431 #

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 c (new)
37 c. Calls on the Member States and educational institutions to reinforce basic skills through project- and problem based learning which also contributes to promoting creativity and critical thinking;
2018/03/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 433 #

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 e (new)
37 e. Encourages the Member States to consider adopting measures towards the recognition of school periods abroad that do not result in a diploma or qualification; invites, in this regard, the Commission to propose guidelines for recognition of school periods abroad, taking into consideration the existing best practices of Member States, the principle of mutual appreciation between educational systems, the key- competencies-based approach, as well as the specificities of national educational systems and cultures;
2018/03/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 441 #

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
40. Suggests thatCalls on Member States and regional authorities, in using national and regional resources and in allocating European structural and investment funds, to give priority to educational programmes as well asin which theory and practice are intertwined and which foster cooperation between the higher education, business and research communities and society as a whole;
2018/03/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 451 #

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
41. Advocates facilitating student, trainee, apprentice and staff mobility through: increased support via the Erasmus+ programme; smooth recognition of credits and qualifications obtained abroad, including professional ones; additional economic and personal assistance; and, where appropriate, the incorporation of educational mobility as part of education programmes;
2018/03/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 452 #

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 a (new)
41 a. Calls on the Member States to foster more inclusive mobility of students, teachers, researchers and administrative staff, as it contributes both to their personal and professional development as well as to the increased quality of learning, teaching, research and administration;
2018/03/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 453 #

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 b (new)
41 b. Encourages the inclusion of high quality work placements, recognised through ECTS credits, into higher education programmes;
2018/03/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 454 #

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 c (new)
41 c. Supports, as a basis for increased cooperation among all European universities, the creation of a European network of universities, which contributes to the European Educational Area becoming a more innovative, vital, and appealing place for learning and research;
2018/03/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 456 #

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 e (new)
41 e. Encourages the HEIs to be more involved in local and regional development by engaging in cooperative community projects to foster lifelong learning, entrepreneurship, and research and innovation;
2018/03/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 460 #

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 i (new)
41 i. Supports the awarding of ECTS credits to students for community volunteer work as a means of contributing to students’ professional and personal development;
2018/03/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 469 #

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
42. Calls on the Commission to increase its efforts toand Member States to support teachers in incorporating innovation and technology into teaching through improveing teachers’ digital skills and tos well as provideing them with ongoingrelevant resources and support throughe.g. developing online communities, open educational resources and courses for school professionals;
2018/03/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 476 #

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 a (new)
44 a. Calls on the Member States to reform, coordinate and invest in teacher education from the initial phase and throughout their professional development in order to equip teachers with solid, updated knowledge, skills and competences essential to a high standard of teaching and diversity of teaching methods;
2018/03/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 477 #

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 b (new)
44 b. Sees the necessity to create synergies between knowledge of teachers and the technological potential of pupils in order to maximise the learning outcomes;
2018/03/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 479 #

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 d (new)
44 d. Encourages teachers and school leaders to promote and take a leading role in implementing innovation in the school environment and fostering its development;
2018/03/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 482 #

2017/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 g (new)
44 g. Supports the creation of the Academy of Teaching and Learning as a centre of online exchange of best practice, sharing experiences and mutual learning as well as a place for regular meetings in the form of workshops, seminars, and conferences to promote teachers’ collaboration, enhance quality of teaching, and foster teachers’ professional development; calls on the Commission to propose a project to create such an academy;
2018/03/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 4 #

2017/2153(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Expresses its satisfaction that new agreements were signed between the Centre and three entities in 2016, bringing the Centre’s total number of clients to 64; calls on EU agencies and bodies to avoid the duplication of translation services wherever possible by making greater use of the Centre's services;
2017/12/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 4 #

2017/2136(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the fact that the Erasmus+ funding application procedure has largely been transferred online; believes, however, that the procedure could be simplified further by abolishing the requirement for project partners' letters of accreditation to be signed by hand;
2017/12/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 5 #

2017/2136(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Points out that there are still problems as regards access to Erasmus+ funding in the 'youth' sector because the programme is managed on a decentralised basis by national agencies; calls on the Commission to take the necessary steps, for instance by centralising part of the funding within the executive agency; calls on the Commission, in addition, to provide the means necessary for all programme beneficiaries to become more involved, one example being to set up permanent sector-specific subcommittees, as provided for under Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013;
2017/12/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 7 #

2017/2136(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Is deeply concerned byNotes the low take-up and inadequate geographical coverage of the Erasmus+ Student Loan Guarantee Facility; hopes that the recent direct agreement with Luxembourg University will offer a new model forindications as to a more effective loan roll-out; urges the Commissmodel, but, in general, has reservations and European Investment Fund to redoublebout the use of a facility intended to support mobility; calls, their refforts to maximisee, on the Commission to make a thorough assessment of theis Facility's effectiveness.real benefits;
2017/12/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 12 #

2017/2136(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points out that the Commission's own Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) says that the Europe for Citizens programme reached full maturity in 2016, in its third year of implementation; calls, therefore, on the Commission and Council to allow properly for the long time-frames that have proved necessary for full implementation of new programmes within the 2014-2020 MFF in order to prevent similar delays from occurring within the financial framework to be established after 2020;
2017/12/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 13 #

2017/2136(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. WelcomNotes the 2016 launch of the Cultural and Creative Sectors Guarantee Facility, with a budget of 121 million EUR up to 2022, and the initial interest shown by the sector and financial intermediaries; calls for quick implementation of the planned 60 million EUR frontloading of the Facility from EFSI; recalls that loans complement other essential sources of funding to the sector, such as grants.;
2017/12/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 19 #

2017/2136(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Points out that, as the Court of Auditors has stated, a new record was set in the financial year 2016 as regards payments carried over into future budgets; urges the Commission and Council to reduce the difference between commitment and payment appropriations to a minimum by making the necessary provision to meet contractual obligations to programme beneficiaries without delay;
2017/12/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 21 #

2017/2136(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Considers it unfortunate that – generally speaking – decisions concerning the EU budget should be dictated primarily by notions of 'fair return' and that the budget should be treated as a zero-sum game; believes, therefore, that the EU budget needs to be made more independent from direct national contributions, and supports the proposal to reform the own resources system with a view in the medium term to achieving a maximum figure of 50% for financing by the gross national income-based resource (GNI resource).
2017/12/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 4 #

2017/2127(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on Member States to recognise the importance of quality and inclusive early childhood and primary education and social care and to put in place appropriate structures for young children with disabilities and/or special educational needs (SEN), which must also be able to provide individual support in the best interest of the child;
2017/07/05
Committee: CULT
Amendment 17 #

2017/2127(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Asks Member States and the Commission to pay special attention to the difficulties young people with disabilities and/or SEN encounter in their transition from educationsecondary and university education and/or vocational training to employment, and to use for this purpose all existing instruments and initiatives in the fields of employment, youth policy, culture and education;
2017/07/05
Committee: CULT
Amendment 29 #

2017/2127(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Considers it essential to promote effective access to extracurricular activities, such as theatre, dance, music, art, and to improve information for people with disabilities regarding mobility opportunities and to give special attention to the difficulties they encounter;
2017/07/05
Committee: CULT
Amendment 65 #

2017/2127(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for proper funding and support for progress monitoring as well as scrutiny of existing and future Union legal acts in respect of CPRDUN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) obligations.
2017/07/05
Committee: CULT
Amendment 67 #

2017/2127(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Highlights the key role of carers and in particular family, which often fulfils almost entirely care and assistance needs of the disabled person; stresses the urgent need for EU and national policies and subsequent legislative initiatives to support the family, taking into account that in almost all cases mothers carry the burden of disability management and are forced to reduce or suspend their professional activity to assist their disabled family member, especially in the case of the young and the elderly;
2017/07/05
Committee: CULT
Amendment 72 #

2017/2127(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Recalls the obligations of the CRPD, ratified by the European Union, as well as Articles 21 and 26 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, which state that independence, integration and access to an inclusive education and training system, civic and cultural life, recreational activities and sport are guaranteed rights, and that any form of discrimination based on disability is prohibited; urges the Commission and the Member States to scale up their efforts to fully implement these obligations, namely by adopting legislative measures in compliance with those rights, or else fail to reach the 2020 targets set by European Disability Strategy;
2017/07/05
Committee: CULT
Amendment 26 #

2017/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas, according to the Eurosystem macroeconomic projection of JuneSeptember 2017, annual HICP inflation in the euro area is expected to stand at 1.5 % in 2017, 1.32 % in 2018 and 1.65 % in 2019;
2017/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 127 #

2017/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Agrees with the ECB that in order to reach the inflation target, supportive fiscal policies and socially balanced productivity-enhancing reforms are required; agrees with the ECB, furthermore, that it is necessary to deepen the institutional architecture of EMU to support these reforms and restore the Eurozone after the shocks, including by creating a budgetary capacity and common decision-making institutions to accompany arrangements for better risk- sharing;
2017/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 188 #

2017/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that, in accordance with Article 32 of its Statute, the ECB must support ‘the general economic policies of the Union’, including, as stated in Article 3 of the TEU, ‘the sustainable development of Europe based on balanced economic growth’;
2017/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 245 #

2017/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that monetary policy alone is not sufficient to achieve a sustainable and more even and inclusive economic recovery, and that public and private investments should therefore be encouraged in the context of a moderately positive fiscal stance in the Eurozone as proposed by the Commission; recalls furthermore, in this context, its resolution of 16 February 2017 on a budgetary capacity for the Eurozone;
2017/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 440 #

2017/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Welcomes the amendment ofrecommendation by the ECB on the amendment to be made to Article 22 of the ECBits Statute with a view to provideing a legal basis for the Eurosystem to carry out its role as central bank of issue in the proposed reform of the supervisory architecture for central counterparties (CCPs);
2017/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 485 #

2017/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
34. Calls on the ECB and the relevant EU supervisory authority to assess all the consequences of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU and to stand ready to support banks in relocating their activities in the euro area; considers the strengthening of oversight for euro-clearing outside the euro area to be of the utmost importance;
2017/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 500 #

2017/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
35. Believes that ECB profits from seigniorage revenue should be considered an EU budgetary own resource, since they are directly linked to a fully developed, sui generis European policy;
2017/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 510 #

2017/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
36. CPoints out that the monetary dialogue is an important tool for ensuring the transparency of monetary policy decisions vis-à-vis the European Parliament, and hence for the general public; considers that the ECB’s growing number of responsibilities and tasks necessitate greaterheightened ECB transparency and accountability towards Parliament;
2017/09/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 35 #

2017/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the EU’s excessively low productivity and global competitiveness calls for structural reforms, continued fiscal efforts and investment ingreater investment, structural reforms to promote growth and fiscal efforts in some Member States in order to bring about sustainabled growth and employment and achieve upward convergence with other global economies and within the EUof social and economic standards both within the EU and in relation to other global economies;
2017/07/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 78 #

2017/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that Europe harbours untapped economic potential as growth and employment are advancing unevenlygrowth and employment are still advancing unevenly in Europe and that untapped economic potential remains; underlines that this is the result of the disparate impact and heterogeneous performance ofthat have characterised the Member States’ economies, due to the economic crisis; emphasises that the implementation of structural reforms favourable to growth in the Member States could facilitate at least 1 % higher growth, but that such reforms must be accompanied by policies to support demand;
2017/07/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 91 #

2017/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Takes the view that a greater degree of upward convergence would be needed to sustain the economic recovery in the EU and the euro area in the longer term; considers that upward convergence should be guided by a set of economic, social and environmental indicators to ensure sustainable and inclusive growth;
2017/07/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 102 #

2017/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that, for this to materialise, the EU must adopt a convergence code which includes such economic, social and environmental indicators, thus improving the structural conditions for growth need to be improved; takes the view that the potential growth of all Member States shcould increase in the long term to at least 3 %; for this to happen, establishing clear benchmarks on how to improve the potential growth of Member States could provide the necessary guidance for policy actions; points out that such a regular benchmarking exercise would have to take due account of individual structural strengths and weaknesses of Member States; and at the same time pursue an inclusive and sustainable growth objective;
2017/07/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 110 #

2017/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises that this would complement ongoing efforts on improving the quality and management of national budgets by addressing the triggers for growth in line with Union fiscal rules, particularly the flexibility conditions guaranteed in order to gear fiscal policy more effectively to the economic cycle, greater investment and structural reforms favourable to growth;
2017/07/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 116 #

2017/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers that, in order to ensure upward convergence and macroeconomic stabilisation in the short term, it is necessary to create a fiscal capacity for the euro area;considers that that fiscal capacity should comprise a European unemployment insurance system designed to mitigate the impact of the economic cycle;
2017/07/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 143 #

2017/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Is of the opinion that legacies from the crisis such as a, including the high level of indebtedness in allsome sectors of the economy still act as a drag on growth and pose potential risks; is concerned in this regard that the persistently high level of non- performing loans- given the closely interconnected nature of the European banking system - the persistently high level of non- performing loans and level 3 assets, which are not immediately quantifiable, in some Member States could have significant spill- over effects from one Member State to another, presenting a risk to financial stability in Europe;
2017/07/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 163 #

2017/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Takes the view that reforms to improve the business climate are needed to boost productivity and employment in the euro area; underlines in this context the importance of supply-side reforms; recalls, on the other hand, that growth is impossible without an adequate level of demand for goods and services; stresses, in this context, the need to support demand for consumption and investment, particularly by means of a positive fiscal policy in the euro area;
2017/07/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 185 #

2017/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Shares the Commission’s view on the need for changes in labour market legislation that provide flexibility and security for both employees and employers, thereby increasing employment and ensuring sustainable growth; stresses, in this context, the need for labour market reforms at national level to be accompanied by the rules proposed in the Commission communication on a European pillar of social rights;
2017/07/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 193 #

2017/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Stressesthe importance of wage developments in line withConsiders that the growth of productivity ought to be a priority objective of structural reforms; stresses the importance of wage developments in line with productivity, particularly to ensure fair distribution of the returns from increased productivity;
2017/07/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 229 #

2017/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Agrees that the economic upswing needs to be supported by investment and demand for goods and services, and notes that there is still an investment gap in the euro area; recognises, however,welcomes the fact that in some Member States investments already exceed the pre-crisis level; stresses that, subject to certain conditions, public investment should be excluded from the calculation of deficits under the Stability and Growth Pact; calls on Member States to pursue a coordinated fiscal policy so as to take advantage of the room for manoeuvre in fiscal policy available in some Member States to pursue a policy of support for investment which can underpin growth throughout the Union;
2017/07/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 276 #

2017/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Considers that prudent fiscal policies play a fundamental role for the stability of the euro area and the Union as a wholestability in the euro area and the Union as a whole can be ensured only by bringing together the various national forces to ensure both long-term sustainability of budgets and macroeconomic stabilisation; underlines that strong coordination of fiscal policies and compliance with the Union rules in this area are a legal requirement and key to the proper functioning of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); stresses the need to pursue a positive general fiscal policy, including by improving the composition of public finances, particularly to support internal demand in the euro area;
2017/07/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 305 #

2017/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Warns that low interest rate payments, accommodative monetary policies, one-off measures and other factors alleviating the current debt burden are only temporary and that sound fiscal policies must be self-sustaining and take into accexploit that favourable climate to implement fiscal policies designed to increase potential GDP and bring abount future liabilitiessustainable and inclusive long-term growth;
2017/07/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 324 #

2017/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Underlines that the fiscal stances at national and euro-area level must balance the long-term sustainability of public finances in full compliance with the Stability and Growth Pact, including the provision made for flexibility, with short- term macroeconomic stabilisation, and should make provision for a positive general stance in euro-area fiscal policy;
2017/07/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 332 #

2017/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Points out that the current aggregate fiscal stance for the euro is broadly neutral and presents; observes, however, that, in order to attain an appropriate balance of debt sustainability requirements with support for investment in a favourable monetary context, fiscal policy should create the conditions for an increase in potential GDP in the long term;
2017/07/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 393 #

2017/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Considers it of great importance therefore that all Member States take the necessary policy action to address imbalances, in particular high levels of indebtedness and excessive current- account surpluses, and commit to structural reforms ensuring the economic sustainability of each individual Member State, thereby ensuring the overall competitiveness and resilience of the European economy; stresses that Member States which have current-account deficits or large external debts should seek to increase productivity, while countries with current-account surpluses should increase domestic demand and investment;
2017/07/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 10 #

2017/2072(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission’s targeted consultation on statutory prudential backstops addressing insufficient provisioning for newly originated loans that turn non- performing,
2017/11/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 34 #

2017/2072(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the stock of non- performing loweighted average NPL ratio for Europe’s main banks of significant institutions (SIs) stood at EUR 865 billion at the end of Marchstood at 4.47%, as of 30 June 2017, according to the EBA’s quarterly Risk Dashboard; whereas this ratio has been steadily decreasing for the last 30 months, and particularly since September 20176;
2017/11/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 52 #

2017/2072(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the 2017 banking cases have shown that the move from bail-out to bail-in has yet to be finalisthe Banking Union remains incomplete and that the common framework needs to be improved;
2017/11/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 109 #

2017/2072(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Notes the ECB’s determination in the context of the precautionary recapitalisation of Monte dei Paschi di Siena that the bank is solvent and meets the capital requirements; notes, in this regard, that the determination of solvency leaves room for an element of subjectivity as this determination greatly depends on how a bank’s assets are valued;
2017/11/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 131 #

2017/2072(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates its concerns about the high level of non-performing loans (NPLs) in certain jurisdictions; agrees with the Commission that ‘Member States and banks themselves have a primary responsibility in tackling non-performing loans’4 ; welcomes, nonetheless, the work done by different EU institutions and bodies on this issue; calls on these actors and the Member States to duly implement the Council conclusions of 11 July 2017 on the action plan to tackle non-performing loans in Europe; recognises that the SSM's powers to influence a bank's provisioning policy with regards to NPLs - within the limits of the applicable accounting framework and to apply specific adjustments where necessary for prudential purposes - can only be applied on a case-by-case basis, depending on the individual circumstances of the bank; underlines that the exercise of the minimum supervisory powers granted to competent authorities depends on the specific situation of each supervised bank and only allows for the adoption of measures addressed to the individual bank concerned; _________________ 4 Commission communication on completing the Banking Union, 11 October 2017, p. 15 (COM(2017)0592).
2017/11/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 147 #

2017/2072(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Reiterates its concerns about the risks stemming from the holding of level 3 assets, including derivatives, within large euro area banks, and in particular from the difficulty of their valuation;notes that these risks should be reduced and that this calls for a progressive reduction of the holdings of these assets;calls on the SSM to make this issue one of its supervisory priorities, and to organise, jointly with the EBA, a quantitative stress test on it;
2017/11/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 162 #

2017/2072(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that there are risks associated with sovereign debt; notes that in some Member States financial institutions have overly invested in bonds issued by their own governments, constituting excessive ‘home bias’; takes note, in this respect,Warns against taking unilateral actions to address what is known as ‘home bias’ towards sovereign debt, as these could lead to financial instability in the euro area and create an unlevel playing field with respect to other jurisdictions; takes note of the Commission’s ongoing work on the idea of so-called sovereign bond-backed securities (SBBS);
2017/11/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 222 #

2017/2072(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the work done by the EBA and ESMA on promoting supervisory convergence in the context of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU with a view to limiting the development of regulatory and supervisory arbitrage risks; believes that, in order to preserve financial stability, a new supervisory cooperation model should be developed between the EU and the UK;
2017/11/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 286 #

2017/2072(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to undertake as soon as possible the review referred to in the last subparagraph of Article 32(4) of the BRRD, taking into account the interplay between the new resolution regime and the 2013 Banking Communication, in order to draw lessons from the 2017 banking caseUnderlines that precautionary recapitalisation is a legitimate instrument for bank crisis-management; notes that the conditions set for it by the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD) are restrictive and have so far been effective to prevent its inappropriate use on insolvent banks;
2017/11/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 313 #

2017/2072(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for progress to be made on the legislative proposals implementing total loss-absorbing capacity (TLAC) in Union law; supports the inclusion of a pre- resolution moratorium tool in the BRRD;
2017/11/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 328 #

2017/2072(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Recalls that the substance of the Intergovernmental Agreement on the Single Resolution Fund (SRF) is to be ultimately incorporated into the Union's legal framework; asks the Commission to reflect on ways of doing so; is of the opinion that the proposal on the integration of the ESM into the EU legal framework could provide a useful template;
2017/11/24
Committee: ECON
Amendment 6 #

2017/2069(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Emphasises the importance of promoting the development of transferable skills through the Erasmus+ programme that enhance intercultural understanding and active participation in diverse societies;
2017/07/14
Committee: CULT
Amendment 11 #

2017/2069(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Recalls the need to support teachers and educational practitioners to integrate into their teaching information about EU rights and citizenship;stresses, in this context, the need to further promote and develop online platforms such as School Education Gateway, Teacher Academy, and Open Educational Europe in order that education professionals can access innovative multi- lingual teaching materials, including those adapted for students with special needs, which help them to inspire and motivate students in EU-learning;
2017/07/14
Committee: CULT
Amendment 12 #

2017/2069(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Underlines the role of mobility in the personal development of young people by enhancing learning and cultural exchange, thereby improving understanding of active citizenship and its practise;encourages the Member States to support EU programmes promoting mobility;
2017/07/14
Committee: CULT
Amendment 22 #

2017/2069(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to enhance citizens’ political engagement in the democratic life of the EU; encourages the promotion of democratic participation by intensifying citizens’ dialogue, enhancing citizens’ understanding of the role of EU legislation in their daily lives, and underlining their right to vote in local and European elections; invites the Commission to exploit, in this regard, social media and digital tools with a special emphasis on increasing participation of young people and under-represented groups;
2017/07/14
Committee: CULT
Amendment 24 #

2017/2069(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Recalls the importance of extending and deepening structured dialogue with Citizens concerning their rights, thereby identifying the obstacles citizens encounter in exercising these rights, and improving the monitoring of EU programmes and initiatives in this area;
2017/07/14
Committee: CULT
Amendment 28 #

2017/2069(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises the need to ensure that citizens with disabilities and vulnerable citizens can fully enjoy the rights and opportunities granted by EU citizenship; encourages all EU countries to implement an EU Disability Card in order to facilitate the mobility of persons with disabilities in the EU; stresses the need to improve the accessibility of EU websites for persons with disabilities;
2017/07/14
Committee: CULT
Amendment 32 #

2017/2069(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Underlines the fact that the high youth unemployment rate and uncertain opportunities for the future remain a source of major concern for Europe's youth;recalls, in this context, the objectives set out in the Bratislava Declaration and Roadmap to « create a promising economic future for all, safeguard our way of life and provide better opportunities for youth »;calls on the Commission to continue its efforts to support young people by providing them with new opportunities in the field of education, training and employment;
2017/07/14
Committee: CULT
Amendment 33 #

2017/2069(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Stresses the role of traineeships and apprenticeships in helping students and graduates to acquire practical knowledge and professional experience;supports, in this context, the creation of a unique and centralised platform for cross-border traineeships and apprenticeships as suggested in public consultation;
2017/07/14
Committee: CULT
Amendment 34 #

2017/2069(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the importance of volunteering as an essential component of programmes which foster active citizenship; encourages the development of curricula encompassing educational content and civic involvement as well as the recognition of volunteering as a credit - bearing activity;
2017/07/14
Committee: CULT
Amendment 40 #

2017/2069(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Encourages the Commission to continue its support for action and initiatives which promote citizens' rights and active citizenship;highlights the fact that new initiatives in this field should be complementary to the existing ones and not affect current programme budgets;
2017/07/14
Committee: CULT
Amendment 41 #

2017/2069(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Welcomes the Commission initiative to launch an e-learning tool to facilitate a better understanding and appropriate implementation of free movement rules for the use of local and regional authorities, and to create a 'Single Digital Gateway' to provide online information for citizens and businesses in the EU Single Market;notes that these tools should provide consistent and user- friendly information regarding Citizens' rights in the EU and their practical implementation;points out these tools should be connected with existing tools in this field such as Europe Direct and Your Europe;
2017/07/14
Committee: CULT
Amendment 42 #

2017/2069(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10 c. Underlines the importance of exchange and dissemination of best practices to foster knowledge of EU citizens' rights and their involvement in civic and political life across the EU;
2017/07/14
Committee: CULT
Amendment 43 #

2017/2069(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 d (new)
10 d. Underlines the importance of raising awareness about EU Citizens' rights, especially among youth, by MEPs, and other prominent European figures;
2017/07/14
Committee: CULT
Amendment 44 #

2017/2069(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 e (new)
10 e. Supports the production and dissemination of press and multimedia productions in all official EU languages, with a focus on enhancing EU Citizens' awareness of their rights and strengthening their ability to enforce these rights effectively;
2017/07/14
Committee: CULT
Amendment 45 #

2017/2069(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 f (new)
10 f. Identifies the notion that EU citizenship contributes to creating a more cohesive European society, thereby fostering mutual understanding, intercultural dialogue, and transnational cooperation;
2017/07/14
Committee: CULT
Amendment 36 #

2017/2068(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the lines between cybercrime, cyber espionage, cyber warfare, cyber sabotage and cyber terrorism are becoming increasingly blurred; whereas cybercrimes can target individuals, public or private entities and cover a wide range of offences, including privacy breaches, copyright infringement, child pornography (in accordance with the wording of Article 9 of the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime of 23 November 2001), online incitement to hate, the dissemination of fake news with malicious intent, financial crime and fraud, as well as illegal system interference;
2017/06/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 67 #

2017/2068(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas children are particularly vulnerable to online grooming and other forms of sexual exploitation online and therefore require special protection, be it linked with sexual abuse, sexual exploitation or child pornography online, as well as to the influence of dangerous campaigns intended to promote various kinds of self- harm, in some cases extreme as in the case of “blue whale”, and therefore require special protection and specific education for a healthy use of the Internet;
2017/06/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 104 #

2017/2068(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates the importance of the legal measures taken at European level to harmonise the definition of offences linked to attacks against information systems as well as to chilsexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography online and to oblige the Member States to set up a system for the recording, production and provision of statistical data on these offences;
2017/06/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 108 #

2017/2068(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Cautions against the use of the expression "child sexual abuse materials" as a replacement of the wording "child pornography" - the latter as defined in Recital 9 of Directive 2011/92/EU; points out that, while on the one hand the expression "child sexual abuse materials" correctly aims to underline that this material is always abusive in nature because it relates to minors, on the other hand, in legal terms and as enshrined in international instruments, the wording "child pornography" appears to have a wider scope and therefore to be more protective of children, since it not only relates to the sexual abuse of children, but also includes the production or use of images of children for primarily sexual purposes, with or without the child's knowledge;
2017/06/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 152 #

2017/2068(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Considering that children are making use of the Internet, a combination of instruments should be used to specifically counter cybercrimes against them: making available to their legal representatives a set of rules for safe Internet surfing; educational policies and formation/information of parents, educators and minors on the use of Internet; promoting a greater attention and participation of parents and educators to minors' Internet navigation; establishing so-called "cybercops"; granting to telecommunications authorities specific competences in monitoring the relationship between the Internet industry and minors; specific measures for online activities of perpetrators of paedophilia offences; creating and installing specific technical instruments of protection (e.g. filtering softwares) to be used by providers, schools and families;
2017/06/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 190 #

2017/2068(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to launch awareness-raising campaigns to ensure that citizens, in particular children and other vulnerable users, and the private sector are aware of the risks posed by cybercrime, and to promote the by default use of security measures such as encryption and, in the particular case of children, age verification tools and parental control tools by default; awareness-raising campaigns should be accompanied by educational campaigns about an "informed use" of information technology instruments (for minors, for instance, in schools);
2017/06/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 253 #

2017/2068(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to put forward legislative measures setting out clear definitions and minimum penalties for the dissemination of fake news and online incitement to hate, the related obligations of internet service providers and penalties in the event of non- compliance; recalls that provisions concerning incitement to violence or hatred have to be applied in line with the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights concerning the right to freedom of expression and information;
2017/06/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 264 #

2017/2068(INI)

19. Calls on the Commission to investigate the legal scope for improving the accountability of service providers and for imposing an obligation to respond to foreign EU law-enforcement requests; calls on the Commission to consider the revision of the E-commerce Directive with regard to liability limitations for Internet service providers, with particular regard to reporting child pornography detected in their infrastructure to law enforcement authorities;
2017/06/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 313 #

2017/2068(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Urges the Member States to 23. exchange best practices regarding the circumvention of encryption and to cooperate, in consultation with the judiciary, in aligning the conditions for the lawful use of investigative tools online; also encourages Member States to consider establishing a system to gather data aimed at monitoring the evolution of the phenomena in question;
2017/06/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 337 #

2017/2068(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Welcomes recent legislative developments to fight cyberbullying in different member States, such as in Italy, where the law focuses on aspects concerning the education of minors and foresees, among other things, the appointment of a referent in every educational institution, and that the protected subjects (minors over 14 years of age, but also parents or those who have responsibility over the minor) can ask to the provider of the website or of the social media the blacking-out, the rapid removal or blocking of personal data of the minor disseminated online; in this context, recalls the importance of the so-called "right to be forgotten", especially in the online environment;
2017/06/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 3 #

2017/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomesPoints out that the GNI-based contribution was established to balance those expenses not covered by other EU level revenues and, as such, is residual in nature; highlights that the GNI-based contribution's share increased from 13,2% in 1991 to 66,3% in 2016, and is today the main source of funding for the EU budget, thus contradicting its original function; welcomes, therefore, the work of the High 1. Level Group on Own Resources, and in particular those measures aimed at reducing the share of the GNI-based contribution, which is residual in nature; argues that this reduction should be compensated for by the use of new, genuine own resources;
2017/12/11
Committee: ECON
Amendment 15 #

2017/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers that the reform of the system of own resources should be guided by the principles of simplicity, stability, flexibility, transparency, fairness, democracy and EU added value, with the aim of allowing citizens to better understand how the EU budget is financed;
2017/12/11
Committee: ECON
Amendment 19 #

2017/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that preference should be given to genuine European own resources, such as a tax based on the common consolidated corporate tax base (CCCTB) and a contribution based on a definitive VAT system, therebyown resources with a clear European scope, such as a tax to support the EU's efforts in addressing environmental challenges, a tax based on the common consolidated corporate tax base (CCCTB) and a contribution based on a definitive VAT system; considers that this would contribute to fight tax avoidance and evasion, as well as cross- border frauds, more effectively; considers, furthermore, that only a definitive VAT system, and the related own resource, would delivering a fairer system for European citizens with respect to the EU budget;
2017/12/11
Committee: ECON
Amendment 38 #

2017/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Advocates the establishment of a budgetary capacity for the Eurozone that wouldConsiders that to ensure the Eurozone delivers for all citizens, the establishment of a budgetary capacity for the Eurozone has become necessary and urgent; advocates for this budgetary capacity to be endowed with the means and the tools to perform functions of macroeconomic stabilisation and bring about true economic and social convergence; considers, moreover, that this capacity should be financed through own resources specific tothat can be more easily implemented in the eEuro area, such as a tax on financial transactions, a bank levy established following the CCCTB model, and a share of the ECB’s profits;
2017/12/11
Committee: ECON
Amendment 52 #

2017/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that the EU should be able to issue zero-risk debt assets in order to offset theits own sovereign debt in order to offset any possible business cycle- related volatility in own resources’ revenues;
2017/12/11
Committee: ECON
Amendment 60 #

2017/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses, with a view the need for adequate financial support from the EU to Member States to achievinge common EU and Eurozone economic governance objectives, the need for adequate financialincluding supporting sustainable and inclusive growth and investment; considers that such support, which should be financed by genuine own resources in order, so as to ensure democratic legitimacy for the measures agreed upon at European level;
2017/12/11
Committee: ECON
Amendment 75 #

2017/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Supports the creation of a dedicated budget line to support the adoption of the euro by Member States not yet part of the euro area, but calls for it to be made separate from the Eurozone’s budgetary capacity; considers that the budgetary capacity ofor the Eeurozone-area should be excluded from ceiling calculatpart of the Unions for commitments and payments underramework, over and above the current ceilings of the multiannual financial framework;
2017/12/11
Committee: ECON
Amendment 81 #

2017/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Supports the proposal to create the post, within the Commission, of a so called "European Finance Minister", who would be tasked with managing the budgetary capacity and ensuring full democratic accountability of the EU’s economic governance, in particular towards the European Parliament and, thus, European citizens; believes that, in order to carry out his duties, the "Finance Minister" should also chair Eurogroup meetings and represent the EU in international fora;
2017/12/11
Committee: ECON
Amendment 90 #

2017/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Takes note of the Commission's "EMU package" of December 6th, 2017, consisting of three Communications and four legal proposals; considers that these don't yet achieve their stated purpose of deepening the Eurozone, but welcomes the debate on the issue; regrets that the proposal of the Commission on a "European Monetary Fund" does not include a greater role for the European Parliament;
2017/12/11
Committee: ECON
Amendment 94 #

2017/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that the Council decision on own resources should be taken in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, with full involvement of the European Parliament.
2017/12/11
Committee: ECON
Amendment 5 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. UrgesBelieves that the end of the 2014- 2020 programming period, along with the changed European and international political environment, warrant a rethink of the MFF structure, so as to adapt it to the needs of the Union; urges therefore the Commission and the Member States to introduce a fundamental reform of the multiannual financial framework (MFF) t, in order to also prevent Brexit from having any negative effects on the level of funding earmarked for EU-wide cooperation programmes, in the fields of culture, education and research, that have clearly demonstrated their European added value and enjoy lasting popularity among beneficiaries;
2017/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 12 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers that the structure of the future MFF should respect, at a minimum, the following criteria: i. Simplicity, that is, a reform of the headings that allows citizens to understand its objectives; believes that the programmes for education and training, youth, culture and sport should be collected under a single heading; ii. Predictability, that is, a structure of the MFF and the related programmes allowing for sufficient long-term planning by beneficiaries; invites the Commission to maintain the structure of those programmes whose potential has not been fully exploited yet, chiefly the cross- sectoral strand of Creative Europe, including the Cultural and Creative Sector Guarantee Facility and its joint actions with EFSI, which are crucial for support of cultural and creative industries; iii. Transparency and democratic accountability, that is, the duration of the MFF should be aligned to the European electoral cycle; iv. Adaptability, as the experience of the MFF 2014-2020 has shown its inability to respond to emerging challenges without impacting existing programmes; believes more flexibility and wider margins are needed within the next MFF, along with the establishment of the principle of “new money for new initiatives”; invites the Commission and the Council, therefore, to consider increasing the ceilings of commitment and payment appropriations;
2017/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 16 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Firmly supports the need to reduce the GNI-based resource’s contribution to at most 50% of the EU budget’s own resources, in the context of a comprehensive reform of the system, to respect the spirit and the letter of article 311 of the TFEU;
2017/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 22 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Notes with great concern the rise of social and economic inequalities, xenophobia, racism and violent extremism in Europe; calls, therefore, for increased funding for relevant EU programmes that foster social cohesion, tolerance and human rights, and promote open and inclusive European societies as the bedrock of our democratic model, in accordance with the Paris Declaration of 17 March 2015;
2017/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 27 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises the long-term challenges posed bychallenges facing the Union in the fields of education, culture, youth and citizenship: – the integration of refugees and migrants into European society for new arrivals and host societies, underlines the importance of cultural and educational programm; – concrete accessibility to EU programmes, in particular for people with disabilities; – the need to widen the scope of the programmes to address all young Europeans, including high school pupils and apprentices, reaching beyond university students, who are currently the vast majority of beneficiaries; underlines, in this regard, the importance of cultural, educational, and sport programmes, and calls for long-term and coordinated investments through current and future Erasmus+, Creative Europe and Europe for Citizens programmes to support Member States in their efforts;
2017/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 32 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises the long-term challenges posed by the integration of refugees and migrants into European society for new arrivals and host societies, underlines the importance of cultural and educational programmes in this regard, and calls for long-term and coordinated investments through current and future Erasmus+, Creative Europe and Europe for Citizens programmes to support Member States in their efforts; proposes, therefore, a tenfold increase of the funds dedicated to the successor programme of Erasmus+;
2017/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 35 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that the Youth Guarantee Scheme and the Youth Employment Initiative are key tools to address the persistent problem of high levels of youth unemployment and calls for their continued improvement, as well as a substantial budget increase, within the framework of the European Social Fund; points out that policies supporting demand and investments, growth- enhancing structural reforms, and coordination in social policies are needed to support quality transitions of young people into the labour market in a sustainable way;
2017/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 38 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Believes that the next MFF should provide dedicated funding for non-formal education, volunteer-based activities in the field of European citizenship education for young people in primary and secondary schools, in vocational education and training schools, and any other learning centres, as this kind of activities plays a major role in ensuring that the EU is "taught" in numerous schools across Europe, raising the quality of European citizenship education overall, as well as indirectly fostering European identity and active civic engagement among young citizens;
2017/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 44 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls for continuous investment in the current and future ET2020 framework, Erasmus+, Creative Europe and Europe for Citizens programmes to provide space for youth organisations to continue reaching out to young people and providing them with valuable competences and life-skills through lifelong learning, learner-centred and non-formal education and informal learning opportunities, particularly volunteering and youth work;
2017/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 50 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Considers that to increase the impact of the next MFF, further links should be established between EU funds such as the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, Structural Funds, the European social fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and Creative Europe.
2017/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 133 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses that appropriate recognition and full support of Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs) would strengthen the impact of the next MFF; recalls the dual nature of the cultural and creative sector: economic (wealth and job creation)and cultural (creating values, meaning and identity);recalls that CCIs are one of Europe’s fastest growing sector, generating 509 billion Euros in value added to GDP per year and representing more than 12 million full time jobs ;calls for additional links between the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation and the Creative Europe programme, as this would help to address the increased industrial dependency on design and creativity; reminds that Creative Europe has consistently boasted excellent performance with full implementation at year-end since the start of this MFF; calls on the Commission to comply with Article 167(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and establish the CCIs as a horizontal priority within EU funding schemes and programmes, particularly in the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, the EaSI and the ESIFs.
2017/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 137 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Calls on the Commission to develop , through the MFF, a comprehensive, coherent and long-term industrial policy framework for the cultural and creative industries, with adequate funding to CCIs in order to boost their competitiveness and enable them to fulfil their potential in terms of creating quality jobs and growth for the benefit of the Union;
2017/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 138 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Calls on the Commission to facilitate funding to the sector, based on the following definition of CCIs: ‘Cultural and Creative Industries are those industries that are based on cultural values, cultural diversity, individual and/or collective creativity, skills and talent with the potential to generate innovation, wealth and jobs through the creation of social and economic value, in particular from intellectual property; they include the following sectors relying on cultural and creative inputs: architecture, archives and libraries, artistic crafts, audio-visual (including film, television, software and video games, and multimedia and recorded music), cultural heritage, design, creativity-driven high- end industries and fashion, festivals, live music, performing arts, books and publishing (newspapers and magazines), radio and visual arts, and advertising’, as adopted in its own resolution on “a coherent EU policy for cultural and creative industry” of 13 December 2016;
2017/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 286 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55
55. Believes that, under the next MFF, the Union budget should display with greater accuracy the extent of assigned revenues and their impact on actual expenditure, in particular those stemming from third countries’ contributions; underlines that this is even more relevant in view of the UK’s wish to participate in some Union budgetary programmes of the new MFF post-2020 as a non-Member State, as expressed in the context of the negotiations on its withdrawal from the Union; stresses, however, that the linkage between specific items of revenue and items of expenditure should be avoided in the budget;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 304 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 62
62. Calls on the Commission to simplify and harmonise the rules governing the use of financial instruments in the next MFF in order to maximise their efficient application; considers the option ofat a single fund that would integrate financial instruments at EU level that are centrally managed under such programmes as the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), Horizon 2020, COSME, Creative Europe and the Employment and Social Innovation programme (EaSI) on the one hand and the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) on the other, a proposal to be discussed furthercould allow to reach objectives of efficiency, simplicity, and flexibility in the management of the EU budget; is of the opinion that such an umbrella solution should provide for a clear structure for the choice of different types of financial instruments for different policy areas and types of actions; believes that, in order to guarantee true additionality of a single fund integrating all financial instruments, its governance structure should allow for leveraging local knowledge by supporting the EIB and national promotional banks or institutions to originate and develop operations, while ensuring a level playing field among them; underlines, however, that such a fund could never integrate financial instruments managed by Member States under cohesion policy;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 546 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 84
84. Emphasises in particular the continuous need to fight unemployment and exclusion, especially among young people, and calls, therefore, for a doublingfull implementation of the EU Youth Guarantee, multiplying by six of the Youth Employment Initiative envelope in the next programming period; considers that and, making it accessible to all unemployed young people; underlines the need of an improved regulation in order to safeguard non-discriminatory participation in the programme for young people coming from a disadvantaged socio-economic background; expects Member states to do their utmost to implement corresponding policies; considers that alongside continued support for internal demand, investment to boost education and training, especially the development of digital skills, remains one of the top priorities of the EU;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 557 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 85
85. Expresses support for programmes in the areas of democracy, rule of law, fundamental rights, culture, education, media, youth, sports and, citizenship and civil society that have clearly demonstrated their European added value and enjoy lasting popularity among beneficiaries and without which it is not possible to develop a common European conscience; advocates, therefore, continuous investment in the Education and Training 2020 framework through the Erasmus+, Creative Europe and Europe for Citizens programmes in order to pursue reaching out people of all ages, and especially young people, to young people and providing them with valuable competences and life skills through lifelong learning, learner-centred and non-formal and informal education, as well as informal learning opportunities; calls in particular for at least tripling of the Erasmus+ envelope in the next MFF with the aim of reaching many more young people and learners across Europe,primarily those coming from a disadvantaged socio-economic background, and learners across Europe, beyond university students, with a particular attention to people with disabilities, enabling them to participate in the programme without their own resources and achieving the full potential of the programme; recommends, moreover, the continuation of the European Solidarity Corps and reiterates its support for strengthening the external dimension of the Erasmus+ and Creative Europe programmes; recommends setting up an internal European Democracy Fund for the strengthened support of civil society and NGOs working in the fields of democracy and human rights;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 560 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 85
85. Expresses support for programmes in the areas of culture, education, media, youth, sports and, citizenship and civil society that have clearly demonstrated their European added value and, enjoy lasting popularity among beneficiaries and foster European identity; advocates, therefore, continuous investment in the Education and Training 2020 framework through the Erasmus+, Creative Europe and Europe for Citizens programmes in order to pursue reaching out to young people and providing them with valuable competences and life skills through lifelong learning, learner-centred and non-formal education, as well as informal learning opportunities; calls in particular for a tripling of the Erasmus+ envelope in the next MFF with the aim of reaching many more young people and learners across Europe, and achieving the full potential, furthermore, for broad stability in the sectorial regulations of these programme; recommends, moreovs, in order, the continuation of the European Solidarity Corps and reiterates its support for strengthening the external dimension of the Erasmus+ and Creative Europe programmeso fully harness their potential;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 570 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 85 a (new)
85a. Calls additionally for at least tripling of the Erasmus+ envelope in the next MFF with the aim of reaching many more young people and learners across Europe beyond university students, who are currently the vast majority of beneficiaries, as well as to ensure the accessibility to EU programmes, in particular for people with disabilities, in order to address all young Europeans , and achieving the full potential of the programme; recommends, moreover, the continuation of the European Solidarity Corps and reiterates its support for strengthening the external dimension of the Erasmus+ and Creative Europe programmes;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 575 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 85 b (new)
85b. Believes that the next MFF should provide dedicated funding for non-formal education, volunteer-based activities in the field of European citizenship education for young people in primary and secondary schools, in vocational education and training schools, and any other learning centres, as this kind of activities plays a major role in ensuring that the EU is "taught" in numerous schools across Europe, raising the quality of European citizenship education overall, as well as indirectly fostering European identity and active civic engagement among young citizens;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 576 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 85 b (new)
85b. Recalls the strategic potential of the cultural and creative industries (CCIs), to preserve and promote the European cultural and linguistic diversity and their contribution to economic growth, innovation and employment, especially youth employment; supports the maintaining of sector-specific financial mechanisms in interaction with the Creative Europe Programme and the Cultural and Creative Sectors Guarantee Facility, in order to provide fit-for- purpose loans for those industries;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 681 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 99 a (new)
99a. Considers that the timetable proposed by the Commission, whereby the legislative proposals for the sectoral regulations will be presented after the MFF proposal is issued, will distort the political debate as the negotiations will address the amounts first, and the policy priorities for the EU only at a later stage;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 2 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Deeply regrets that the draft budget does not include any of the additional 50 million EUR earmarked for Erasmus+ in the MFF revision for the period 2018- 2020; calls for a proportionate tranche of that money to be made available in 2018 sothe full amount to be made available in 2018 and distributed between the budget lines of Erasmus+ so as to bring them into line with the amounts established in the financial programming figures, to ensure that Erasmus+ can fully deliver as a strategic investment in Europe’s young people;
2017/07/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 4 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underscores that common European challenges need a common European response; stresses, in this respect, the need to support large-scale innovation projects in the field of education, training and youth carried out by European Civil Society networks; calls, once again, for allocating part of the overall Erasmus+ funding of KA2 'Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices' to centralised actions; notes, furthermore, the need to increase the operational support to European networks under KA3 ‘Support for policy reform’ in order to maximise the promotion and dissemination of the opportunities offered by Erasmus+;
2017/07/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 5 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Recalls that the Youth Guarantee scheme and the Youth Employment Initiative are key tools to address the persistent problem of high levels of youth unemployment and calls for their continued improvement, as well as a substantial budget increase; points out that policies supporting demand and investments, growth-enhancing structural reforms and coordination in social policies are needed to support quality transitions of young people into the labour market in a sustainable way;
2017/07/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 8 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Expresses concern that funding for the Solidarity Corps draws heavily on Erasmus+, Europe for Citizens, Employment and Social Innovation funds, as well as other programmes; considers that greater clarity is required, particularly on the link between the new Corps and the EVS, and on the distinction between the volunteering and occupational strands, so as to ensure there will be no substitution of potential quality jobs with unpaid volunteering; welcomes the fact that 18.4 million EUR set aside for the Corps in 2018 is fresh money; insists that this money must not come from the Erasmus+ top-up under the MFF revision;
2017/07/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 10 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Underlines the crucial importance of the budget line on "Coordination and surveillance of, and communication on, the economic and monetary union, including the euro" as a technical and communication means for better coordination of economic policies, including in the context of the European Semester, for its contribution to Treaty- based surveillance obligations and critical data production, and for its support actions for financial assistance, thus contributing to financial stability within and outside the Union;
2017/07/20
Committee: ECON
Amendment 11 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the chronic under- funding of both the Culture sub- programme under Creative Europe and the Europe for Citizens programme; calls for more funds for both in 2018the Europe for Citizens programme; deplores the 740 000 EUR reduction in the latter's 2018 budget vis-à-vis the financial programming figure; recalls that this represents around 3% of the EfC budget and will impact its already low project success rates;
2017/07/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 14 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Urges Member States to increase the Creative Europe budget to match the expectations of European citizens and applicants, as well as the ambitions of the respective sub-programmes; expresses concern that particularly the Culture sub- programme is severely underfinanced, and consequently struggles to achieve satisfactory success rates; highlights that the MEDIA sub-programme and the Guarantee Facility would also benefit, in terms of improved success rates, from a stable and consistent budget allocation;
2017/07/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 17 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Calls on Member States and the EIB to fully use the potential of EFSI to support the cultural and creative sector, and thereby drive growth, by allocating a greater share of EFSI funding to cultural and creative industries; urges, furthermore, the Commission and the EIB to promote the interaction between the Cultural and Creative Sector Guarantee Facility and EFSI in order to provide fit-for-purpose loans for cultural and creative industries;
2017/07/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 23 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Underscores the value of pilot projects and preparatory actions in shaping future EU policy initiatives; points to the success of the New Narrative for Europe PA, which has effectively fostered debate and fresh thinking among young people on the EU's challenges; recalls forthat the initiative to be continued through the Youth strand of Erasmus+.continuation of Preparatory Actions is best ensured through the establishment of a legal base and the provision of dedicated funds;
2017/07/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 26 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that in order to address the chronically low success rates of some EU programmes that are caused by underfunding and to provide for a counter-cyclical function of the EU budget, a system of genuine and consistent own resources must be put in place for the post-2020 MFF;
2017/07/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 27 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Highlights the importance of creating the best conditions for ensuring that citizens can understand and participate in the functioning of the Union, its policies and processes; emphasises, in that respect, the need for the European Union to improve its communication policy;
2017/07/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 173 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 65 a (new)
65 a. Recalls the 2013 Fox-Häfner report, which estimated the costs of the geographic dispersion of the Parliament to be between EUR 156 million and EUR 204 million and equivalent to 10 % of the Parliament's budget; notes the finding that 78 % of all missions by Parliament statutory staff arise as a direct result of the Parliament's geographic dispersion; emphasises that the report also estimates the environmental impact of the geographic dispersion to be between 11,000 to 19,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions; reiterates the negative public perception caused by this dispersion and calls therefore for a roadmap to a single seat and a reduction in the relevant budget lines;
2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 6 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes, in the context of new societal challenges for Europe, the need to strengthen a European approach to facing common European challenges by supporting large-scale innovation projects in the field of education, training and youth carried out by European civil society networks; points out that this could be done by allocating part of the overall Erasmus+ funding of KA2 'Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices' to centralised actions;
2017/05/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 7 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Notes the need to increase the operational support to European networks under KA3 'Support for policy reform' in order to maximise the promotion and dissemination of the opportunities offered by Erasmus+;
2017/05/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 8 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that proposed funding for the new Solidarity Corps draws heavily on Erasmus+ (circa EUR 58 million in 2017) and, Europe for Citizens (around EUR 3.5 million a year), as well as the Employment and Social Innovation programme (14.2 million a year); notes, furthermore, that the distinction between the volunteering and occupational strands is not clear, and there is therefore a risk of jeopardising the effectiveness of the existing European Voluntary Service (EVS) programme; insists that new initiatives require a new legal base and clear policy design, and must be coordinated with other programmes; stresses that the future roll- out of the Solidarity Corps must not undermine funding for priority education and culture programmes; stresses, furthermore, that the initiative does not provide a clear distinction between volunteering activities and job placements in order to avoid any substitution of potential quality jobs with unpaid volunteering;
2017/05/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 19 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for greater synergies between culture and education programmes and EFSI and the ESI Funds; calls on the EIB to consider allocating a greater share of EFSI funding to cultural and creative industries (CCIs), as they can disseminate more and better than other sectors information about funding opportunities provided by EFSI; urges the Commission to frontload the Creative Europe Guarantee Facility through EFSI to support the cultural and creative sector and thereby drive growth;
2017/05/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 20 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for greater synergies between culture and education programmes and EFSI and the ESI Funds, in particular the ESF; urges the Commission to fprontload themote the interaction between the Cultural and Creative EuropeSector Guarantee Facility through EFSIand EFSI in order to provide fit-for-purpose loans for cultural and creative industries, to support the cultural and creative sector, and thereby drive growth;
2017/05/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 24 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the agreement reached on the European Year of Cultural Heritage (EYCH) 2018 with a budget of EUR 7 million in 2018, 4 million of which is fresh money; reiterates that funding for the EYCH must have no negative impact on Creative Europe, in line with the Council and Commission statements;
2017/05/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 31 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Recalls that the Youth Guarantee scheme and Youth Employment Initiative are key tools to address the persistent problem of high levels of youth unemployment and calls for their continued improvement as well as a substantial budget increase; takes note of the conclusions of the European Court of Auditors report on the Youth Guarantee; points out that more investments, growth- enhancing structural reforms and coordination in social policies are needed to support quality transitions of young people into the labour market in a sustainable way;
2017/05/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 35 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Stresses that, in order to address the chronically low success rates of some EU programmes that are caused by underfunding and to provide for a counter-cyclical function of the EU budget, a system of genuine and consistent own resources must be put in place for the post-2020 MFF;
2017/05/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 32 #

2017/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls on the Commission to identify possible obstacles at national level to the development of covered bonds systems and to publish guidelines to eliminate these barriers, without prejudice to banks sound and prudent conduct of business;
2017/04/28
Committee: ECON
Amendment 35 #

2017/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for a clear definition of CBs in a European Directive; insists that the definition for securities henceforth called ‘covered bonds’ must not fall below the standards currently set by Article 12952(4) of the CRR; requests thatUCITS Directive. Those securities incompatible with this definition but compatiblelying with Article 52(4) of the UCITS Directive arwhose cover pool consists of SME and infrastructure loans shall be properly defined in the same directive under a name clearly distinct from ‘covered bonds’; suggests that this name may be ‘European Secured Notes’; (ESNs);
2017/04/28
Committee: ECON
Amendment 91 #

2017/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point a
a) The security is fully collateralised by assets defined by Article 129(1)(a)-(f) of the CRR and satisfies the additional requirements of Article 129(2) and (7) of the CRR;deleted
2017/04/28
Committee: ECON
Amendment 105 #

2017/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point c
c) The maturity of the CB cannot be extended, except in the event of insolvency or resolution of the issuer and with approval by the competent supervisory authority;subject to objective financial triggers established by national law, including in the event of insolvency or resolution of the issuer.
2017/04/28
Committee: ECON
Amendment 177 #

2017/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Believes it important to promote an understanding of European culture and values among migrants, in order to make it easier for them to integrate, and to foster intercultural dialogue by promoting migrants' cultures of origin and enhancing their core citizenship skills;
2017/04/12
Committee: EMPLCULT
Amendment 8 #

2017/0335(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
The European Parliament rejects the Commission proposal.
2018/10/18
Committee: ECON
Amendment 44 #

2017/0328(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EC) No 726/2004
Article 71a
The seat of the Agency shall have its seat in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. be located in a city of a European Union Member State on the basis of absolute assurance that: - it meets, without any exception or limitation, as from January 2019, all requirements, conditions and criteria necessary to ensure that the Agency can function effectively; - it ensures the full and immediate operational continuity of the Agency’s activities, which are highly important to society and of great scientific value. The Agency's remit shall relate to what is recognised as a fundamental right of European citizens to health protection. Its headquarters shall be selected under the ordinary legislative procedure pursuant to Articles 114 and 168(4)(b) TFEU.
2018/01/31
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 11 #

2017/0231(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 2009/138/EC
Article 26 – paragraph. 1 – point ca (new)
(-1) In paragraph 1 of Article 26, the following point (ca) is added: “(ca) an undertaking whose business plan entails that material part of its activities will be done on the basis of freedom to provide services or freedom of establishment in that Member State. The same information shall be provided to EIOPA which may decide to set up and coordinate collaboration platforms to foster the exchange of information, an enhanced collaboration among the competent authorities and to reach a common view on the granting of the authorization. In case the concerned competent authorities fails to reach a common view in the collaboration platform within a time limit established by EIOPA, EIOPA may issue recommendations to the competent authorities concerned, including recommendation to refuse the authorisation. Where the competent authorities of the Member State concerned do not follow the recommendation of EIOPA within 15 working days, they shall state the reasons including the steps they have taken or intend to take in order to address the concerns of the other competent authorities involved. EIOPA shall assess those steps and decide whether they are sufficient and appropriate. In case they are not deemed appropriate, EIOPA makes its recommendation public together with those reasons and proposed steps.”
2018/09/11
Committee: ECON
Amendment 14 #

2017/0231(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point -1 a (new)
Directive 2009/138/EC
Article 34a (new)
(-1 a) Article 34a in inserted: “Article 34a Exchange of information in the on-going supervision between the competent authorities of the home Member State and the competent authority of the host Member State for reason of policyholder’s protection 1. The supervisory authorities of the home Member State shall notify EIOPA and the competent authorities of the host Member State without delay where they identify any deteriorating financial condition or other emerging risks potentially affecting the protection of policyholders resulting by the activity of an undertaking under their supervision. These notifications to EIOPA shall be sufficiently detailed to allow for a proper assessment by EIOPA. 2. EIOPA may set up and coordinate collaboration platforms to foster the exchange of information, an enhanced collaboration among the competent authorities involved and to reach a common view on the action to be taken on cases referred to in paragraph 1. 3. In case the concerned competent authorities fail to reach a common view in the collaboration platform within a time limit established by EIOPA, EIOPA may issue recommendations to the competent authorities concerned, including a recommendation to withdraw the authorisation. Where the competent authorities concerned do not follow the recommendations of EIOPA within 15 working days, they shall state the reasons including the steps they have taken or intend to take in order to address the concerns of the other competent authorities involved. EIOPA shall assess those steps and decide whether they are sufficient and appropriate. In case they are not deemed appropriate, EIOPA makes its recommendation public together with those reasons and proposed steps. 4. Whether EIOPA ascertains, on the basis of the information received as the result of the regulatory reporting obligations for undertakings active in more than one Member State, that an undertaking carries out its activity entirely or principally in another Member State, it shall inform the concerned authorities and may set up collaboration platforms as referred to in paragraph 2.”
2018/09/11
Committee: ECON
Amendment 923 #

2017/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1094/2010
Article 31
(15a) Article 31 is replaced by the following Article 31 "Article 31 Coordination function Coordination function 1. The Authority shall fulfil a general coordination role between competent authorities, in particular in situations where adverse developments could potentially jeopardise the orderly functioning and integrity of financial markets, or the stability of the financial system or the protection of policyholders, pension scheme members and beneficiaries in the Union. The Authority shall promote a coordinated Union response, inter alia, by: (a) facilitating the exchange of information between the competent authorities; (b) determining the scope and, where possible and appropriate, verifying the reliability of information that should be made available to all the competent authorities concerned; (c) without prejudice to Article 19, carrying out non-binding mediation upon a request from the competent authorities or on its own initiative; (d) notifying the ESRB of any potential emergency situations without delay; (e) taking all appropriate measures, including setting up and leading collaboration platforms in case of developments which may jeopardise the functioning of the financial markets or potentially affect the protection of policyholders, in particular in situations of significant cross-border business, with a view to facilitating the coordination of actions undertaken by relevant competent authorities; (f) centralising information received from competent authorities in accordance with Articles 21 and 35 as the result of the regulatory reporting obligations for institutions active in more than one Member State. The Authority shall share that information with the other competent authorities concerned. 2. The competent authorities shall notify both the Authority and the other competent authorities concerned where they intend to carry out an authorisation related to a financial institution which is under their supervision in accordance with the acts referred to in Article 1 (2) where the business plan of the financial institution entails that material part of its activities will be done on the basis of freedom to provide services or freedom of establishment. The competent authorities shall as well notify the Authority without delay where they identify any deteriorating financial condition or other emerging risks potentially affecting the protection of policyholders posed by the undertaking in the ongoing business, in particular when the business conducted on the basis of freedom to provide services or freedom of establishment by a financial institution under their supervision subsequently turns to be a significant part of its activity. These notifications to the Authority shall be sufficiently detailed to allow for a proper assessment by the Authority. 3. In the cases mentioned in paragraph (2), subparagraph 1 and 2, the Authority may set up and coordinate the collaboration platforms referred to in letter (e) to foster the exchange of information, an enhanced collaboration among the competent authorities and, where relevant, to reach a common view on authorisation or on the action to be taken in cases referred to in paragraph 2, subparagraph 2. Whether the Authority ascertains, on the basis of the information referred to letter (a), that a financial institution carries out its activity entirely or principally in another Member State, it shall inform the concerned authorities and set up coordination platforms on its own initiative in order to facilitate exchange of information between those authorities. Without prejudice to Article 35, at the request of the Authority, the competent authorities shall provide all the necessary information to allow a proper functioning of the collaboration platform. " Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32010R1094)
2018/09/19
Committee: ECON
Amendment 40 #

2017/0158(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) The definitions based on those used in the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, the UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property signed in Paris on 14 November 1970 and the UNIDROIT Convention on Stolen or Illegally Exported Cultural Objects signed in Rome on 24 June 1995, to which a significant number of Member States are a party, should be used in the Regulation, considering the familiarity of many third countries and most Member States with their provisions.
2018/03/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 46 #

2017/0158(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Considering that the art. 5 of the 1970 UNESCO Convention calls for the establishment of one or more national services, equipped with qualified personnel and sufficient in number, in order to ensure the protection of their own cultural goods against illegal import, export and transfer; considering also the need for active collaboration with the competent authorities of third countries in the area of security and fight against illegal import of cultural goods, especially in areas of crisis, States Parties to the 1970 UNESCO Convention are asked to comply with the commitments envisaged within the Convention and those Member States that have not yet done so, are urgently required to ratify it.
2018/03/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 48 #

2017/0158(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) In order not to impede trade within goods across the Union’s external borders disproportionately, this Regulation should only apply to goods meeting a certain age and value limit. For that purpose, it seems appropriate to set a 25100 year minimum age threshold for allthe most vulnerable categories of cultural goods, in line with the provisions of the 1954 Hague Convention, the 1970 UNESCO Convention and of the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention. That minimum age threshold will ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation focus on cultural goods most likely to be targeted by looters in conflict areas, without excluding other goods the control of which is necessary for ensuring protection of cultural heritage.
2018/03/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 58 #

2017/0158(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) Since certain categories of cultural goods, namely archaeological objects, elements of monuments, rare manuscripts and incunabula are particularly vulnerable to pillage and destruction, it seems necessary to provide for a system of increased scrutiny before they may enter the customs territory of the Union. Such a system should require the presentation of a licence issued by the competent authority of the Member State of entry prior to the release for free circulation of those goods or their placement under a special customs procedure other than transit. Persons seeking to obtain such a licence should be able to prove licit export from the source country with the appropriate supportive documents and evidence, in particular, export certificates or licences issued by the thirdsource country of export, ownership titles, invoices, sales contracts, insurance documents, transport documents and experts appraisals. Based on complete and accurate applications, the competent authorities of the Member States should decide whether to issue a licence without undue delay.
2018/03/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 70 #

2017/0158(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) Temporary admission of cultural goods for educational, scientific orestoration, exhibition and academic research purposes should not be subject to the presentation of a licence or of a statement.
2018/03/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 72 #

2017/0158(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) In line with the United Nations Security Council Resolutions, the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 of 7 July 2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq and of Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria prohibit trade in cultural goods with those countries where there are reasonable grounds to suspect that the goods have been removed in contravention of national laws and international law.
2018/03/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 82 #

2017/0158(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation sets out the conditions and procedure for the entryimport of cultural goods into the customs territory of the Union.
2018/03/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 89 #

2017/0158(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 a (new)
Article 1a This Regulation shall be without prejudice to the regimes established by the instruments in force in the Members States for the import of cultural goods into their customs territory.
2018/03/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 93 #

2017/0158(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) 'cultural goods' means any objectitem which is of importance for archaeology, prehistory, history, literature, art or science and which belongs to the categories listed in the table in Annex and meets the minimum age and value threshold specified therein;
2018/03/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 100 #

2017/0158(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) 'source country' means the country in the current territory of which the cultural goods were created or discovered or which has such a close connection with the cultural good that protects it as national cultural property upon removal from its territory;
2018/03/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 101 #

2017/0158(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) 'export country' means the last country in which the cultural goods were permanently held in accordance with that country's laws and regulations before their dispatch to the Union;deleted
2018/03/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 104 #

2017/0158(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) 'permanently' means for a period of time of at least one month and for purposes other than temporary use, transit, export or dispatch;deleted
2018/03/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 116 #

2017/0158(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The release of cultural goods for free circulation and the placing of cultural goods under a special procedure other than transit shall only be permitted upon the presentation of an import licence issued in accordance with Article 4 or of an importer statement made out in accordance with Article 5.
2018/03/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 129 #

2017/0158(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the temporary admission, within the meaning of Article 250 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013, in the customs territory of the Union of cultural goods for educational, scientific restoration, exhibition and academic research purposes;
2018/03/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 143 #

2017/0158(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The holder of the goods shall apply for an import licence to the competent authority of the Member State of entry. The application shall be accompanied by any supporting documents and information substantiating that the cultural goods in question have been exported from the source country in accordance with its laws and regulations. However, where the export country is a Contracting Party to the UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property signed in Paris on 14 November 1970 ('the 1970 UNESCO Convention'), the application shall be accompanied by any supporting documents and information substantiating that the cultural goods have been exported from that country in accordance with its laws and regulations.
2018/03/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 154 #

2017/0158(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) where the export country is not a Contracting Party to the 1970 UNESCO Convention,n it is not demonstrated that the cultural goods were exported from the source country in accordance with its laws and regulations;
2018/03/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 158 #

2017/0158(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) where the export country is a Contracting Party to the 1970 UNESCO Convention, it is not demonstrated that the cultural goods were exported from the export country in accordance with its laws and regulations;deleted
2018/03/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 161 #

2017/0158(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
(ba) when there are pending requests for repayment from the competent authorities of the source country;
2018/03/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 163 #

2017/0158(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point c a (new)
(ca) if the import request concerns a cultural good for which the same application was previously refused by another member state of the Union, refusal that the applicant is required to communicate to the competent authority for the issue of the license import;
2018/03/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 173 #

2017/0158(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5
1. and the placing under a special procedure other than transit in the Union of the cultural goods referred to in points (a), (b), (e), (f), (g), (i), (j), (k) and (l) of the Annex shall be subject to the submission of an importer statement to the customs authorities of the Member State of entry. 2. contain a declaration signed by the holder of the goods that the goods have been exported from the source country in accordance with its laws and regulations. However, where the export country is a Contracting Party to the UNESCO Convention on Cultural Property, the importer statement shall contain a declaration signed by the holder of the goods that the goods have been exported from that country in accordance with its laws and regulations. The importer statement shall include a standardised document describing the cultural goods in question in sufficient detail for them to be identified by the customs authorities. 3. means of implementing acts, the template for the importer statement as well as the procedural rules on the submission and processing of the importer statement. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 13.Article 5 deleted Importer statement The release for free circulation The importer statement shall The Commission may adopt, by
2018/03/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 198 #

2017/0158(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. With regard to cultural goods requiring the issue of an import licence to enter the customs territory of the Union, the customs authorities shall check whether the import licence corresponds to the goods presented. For that purpose, they may physically examine the cultural goods, including by conducting and expertise, in close collaboration with the competent authorities of the ministries for cultural goods.
2018/03/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 200 #

2017/0158(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. With regard to cultural goods requiring the submission of an importer statement to enter the customs territory of the Union, the customs authorities shall check whether the importer statement complies with the requirements provided for in or on the basis of Article 5 and corresponds to the goods presented. For that purpose, they may require additional information from the declarant and physically examine the cultural goods, including by conducting an expertise as set out in paragraph 2. They shall register the importer statement by attributing to it a serial number and a registration date and, upon release of the goods, provide the declarant with a copy of the registered importer statement.
2018/03/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 210 #

2017/0158(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
The Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of Articles 3, 4 and 5 and in particular, to the making of false statements and the submission of false information to obtain entry of cultural goods into the customs territory of the Union, and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. Member States furthermore undertake to assess the advisability of establishing, where they are not already present in their own legal systems, specific operational units specialising in combating the unlawful import of cultural goods. Member States shall notify the Commission of those rules and of those measures within 18 months of the entry into force of the Regulation and shall notify it, without delay, of any subsequent amendment affecting them.
2018/03/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 212 #

2017/0158(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph -1 (new)
-1. In their preparatory works for the implementation of this Regulation, the Commission and the Member States shall cooperate with international organisations, such as the UNESCO, the Interpol, EUROPOL and the ICOM, to ensure effective training, capacity building activities and awareness rising campaigns.
2018/03/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 216 #

2017/0158(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – table
[…]deleted
2018/03/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 217 #

2017/0158(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – table a (new)
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the import of cultural goods Cultural goods covered by Article 2 (1) A. 1. Archaeological objects more than 100 years old which are the products of: – excavations and finds on land or under water 9705 00 00 – archaeological sites 9706 00 00 – archaeological collections 2. Elements forming an integral part of artistic, historical or 9705 00 00 religious monuments which have been dismembered, of an age exceeding 100 years 9706 00 00 3. Pictures and paintings, other than those included in 9701 categories 4 or 5, executed entirely by hand in any medium and on any material 4. Watercolours, gouaches and pastels executed entirely by 9701 hand on any material 5. Mosaics in any material executed entirely by hand, other 6914 than those falling in categories 1 or 2, and drawings in any medium executed entirely by hand on any material 9701 6. Original engravings, prints, serigraphs and lithographs Chapter 49 with their respective plates and original posters 9702 00 00 8442 50 99 7. Original sculptures or statuary and copies produced by 9703 00 00 the same process as the original, other than those in category 1 8. Photographs, films and negatives thereof 3704 3705 3706 4911 91 80 9. Incunabula and manuscripts, including maps and 9702 00 00 musical scores, singly or in collections 9706 00 00 4901 10 00 4901 99 00 4904 00 00 4905 91 00 4905 99 00 4906 00 00 10. Books more than 100 years old, singly or in collections 9705 00 00 9706 00 00 11. Printed maps more than 100 years old 9706 00 00 12. (a) Collections and specimens from zoological, botanical, 9705 00 00 mineralogical or anatomical collections; (b) Collections of historical, paleontological, ethnographic or 9705 00 00 numismatic interest 13. Any other antique items not included in categories A.1 to 97060000 A.12 more than 100 years old The cultural objects in categories A.1 to A.13 are covered by this Regulation only if their value corresponds to, or exceeds, the financial thresholds under B. B. Financial thresholds applicable to certain categories under A (in euro) Value: Whatever the value – 1 (Archaeological objects) – 2 (Dismembered monuments) – 9 (Incunabula and manuscripts) 15 000 – 5 (Mosaics and drawings) – 6 (Engravings) – 8 (Photographs) – 11 (Printed maps) 30 000 – 4 (Watercolours, gouaches and pastels) 50 000 – 3 (Pictures) – 7 (Statuary) – 10 (Books) – 12 (Collections) – 13 (Any other object) The assessment of whether or not the conditions relating to financial value are fulfilled must be made when an application for an import licence is submitted. The financial value is that of the cultural object in the Member State referred to in Article 2, point 1(a). For the Member States which do not have the euro as their currency, the values expressed in euro in Annex I shall be converted and expressed in national currencies at the rate of exchange on 31 December 2001 published in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This countervalue in national currencies shall be reviewed every two years with effect from 31 December 2001. Calculation of this countervalue shall be based on the average daily value of those currencies, expressed in euro, during the 24 months ending on the last day of August preceding the revision which takes effect on 31 December. This method of calculation shall be reviewed, on a proposal from the Commission, by the Advisory Committee on Cultural Goods, in principle two years after the first application. For each revision, the values expressed in euro and their counter values in national currency shall be published periodically in the Official Journal of the European Union in the first days of the month of November preceding the date on which the revision takes effect. Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/?qid=1522064603053&uri=CELEX:32009R0116)
2018/03/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 325 #

2017/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EU) No 648/2012
Article 21 a – paragraph 1
1. Competent authorities shall prepare and submit draft decisions to ESMA for consent prior to adoption of any of the following decisions: (a) Articles 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 30, 31, 35, 49 and 54 of this Regulation and Articles 35 and 36 of Regdecisions adopted pursuant to or in the carrying out of their duties resulting from the requirements set out in Articles 35 and 36 of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014, Articles 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 30, 31, 49, Titles IV and V, except 41, 44, 46, 50, 54 of this Regulation, 1a. Competent authorities may adopt, without prior submission to ESMA for consent or consultation (EU) No 600/2014; (b), decisions adopted pursuant to or in the carrying out of their duties resulting from the requirements set out in Article 16 and Titles IV and V.s 41, 44, 46, 50, 54 of this Regulation decisions adopted pursuant to any decisions adopted in the
2018/04/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 336 #

2017/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EU) No 648/2012
Article 21 a – paragraph 2
Competent authorities shall prepare and submit draft decisions to theWith regards to decisions pursuant to Articles 44 and 50, the competent authority shall consult each central banks of issue referred to in Article 18(2)(h) before adopting any decision pursuant to Articles 14, 15, 20, 44, 46, 50 and 54on those aspects of the draft decision which relate to the currency it issues. Each central bank of issue shall respond to the request for consultation within 10 working days as of the transmission of the draft decision. In emergency situations, the aforementioned period shall not exceed 24 hours.
2018/04/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 343 #

2017/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EU) No 648/2012
Article 21 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Upon conclusion of the period for consulting the central banks of issue, the competent authority shall make every effort to comply with the amendments proposed by them.
2018/04/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 344 #

2017/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EU) No 648/2012
Article 21 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 b (new)
Where the competent authority does not reflect in its draft decision to the amendments proposed by a central bank of issue, the competent authority shall inform that central bank of issue in writing stating its full reasons and an explanation of any significant deviation from these amendments.
2018/04/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 345 #

2017/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EU) No 648/2012
Article 21 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Competent authorities shall obtain, in accordance with Article 21(b) the consent of the central banks of issue referred to in the first subparagraph in respect of any aspect of those decisions relating to the carrying out of their monetary policy tasks.deleted
2018/04/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 367 #

2017/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EU) No 648/2012
Article 21 b
[...]deleted
2018/04/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 383 #

2017/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EU) No 648/2012
Article 21 b – paragraph 1
1. The consent referred to in Article 21a(2) shall be deemed to be given unless the central bank of issue proposes amendments or objects to the draft decision within a maximum period of 15 calendar days after its submission. Where the central bank of issue proposes amendments or objects to a draft decision, it shall provide full and detailed reasons, in writing. Where ESMA has proposed amendments pursuant to Article 21a(4) to the draft decisions to be adopted pursuant to Articles 14, 15, 20 and 54, it shall also submit them also to the central bank of issue. In that case, the deadline referred to in the first subparagraph shall be extended by 5 days.deleted
2018/04/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 387 #

2017/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EU) No 648/2012
Article 21 b – paragraph 2
2. Where the central bank of issue proposes amendments, the competent authority may only adopt the decision as amended by that central bank of issue. Where the central bank of issue objects to a draft decision, the competent authority shall not adopt that decision.deleted
2018/04/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 124 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1 a (new)
– having regard to the Article 2 of the Treaty of the European Union,
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 125 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1 b (new)
– having regard to the preamble of the Charter on Fundamental Rights of the European Union,
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 131 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) The European Union is built on sSolidarity, among itsEU citizens and among itsEU Member States, is one of the universal values on which the European Union is built. This common value guides its actions and provides the necessary unity to cope with current and future societal challenges, which young Europeans are willing to help address by expressing their solidarity in practice.
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 141 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) In its Communication “A European Solidarity Corps” of 7 December 201618, the Commission emphasised the need to strengthen the foundations for solidarity work across Europe, to provide young people with more and better opportunities for solidarity activities covering a broad range of areas, and to support national and local actors, in their efforts to cope with different challenges and crises. The Communication launched a first phase of the European Solidarity Corps whereby different Union programmes have been mobilised to offer volunteering, traineeship or job opportunities to young people across the EU. These activities, whether implemented before or after the entry into force of this Regulation, should continue to apply the rules and conditions set by the respective Union programmes that have financed them under the first phase of the European Solidarity Corps. __________________ 18 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions A European Solidarity Corps, COM(2016) 942 final of 7.12.2016.
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 152 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) The solidarity activities offered to young people should be of high quality, in the sense that they should respond to unmet societalsuitably contribute to tackle significant societal challenges and needs, contribute to strengthening communities, enhancing active citizenship, offer young people the opportunity to acquire valuable knowledge, skills and competences, be financially accessible to young people, and be implemented in safe and healthy conditions; solidarity activities should guarantee a geographical balance and the effective inclusion and accessibility, in particular of disadvantaged people.
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 166 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) The European Solidarity Corps would provide a single entry point for solidarity activities throughout the Union. Consistency and complementarity of that framework should be ensured with other relevant Union policies and programmes. The European Solidarity Corps should build on the strengths and synergies of existing programmes, notably the European Voluntary Service. It should also complement the efforts made by Member States to support young people and ease their school-to-work transition under the Youth Guarantee19 by providing them with additional opportunities to make a start on the labour market in the form of traineeships or jobs in solidarity-related areas within their respective Member State or across borders. Complementarity with existing Union level networks pertinent to the activities under and Youth in Action. Complementarity between existing related schemes, in particular national solidarity, volunteering and civil service schemes and mobility schemes for young people, and the European Solidarity Corps, such as the European Network of Public Employment Services, EURES and the Eurodesk network, should also be ensured. Furthermore, complementarity between existing related schemes, in particular national solidarity schemes and mobility schemehould be ensured, building on good practices where appropriate. The European Solidarity Corps shouldn't substitute national schemes. Access for yall Young people, and the European S to national solidarity Corpactivities should be ensured, building on good practices where appropriate. __________________ 19Council Recommendation of 22 April 2013 on establishing a Youth Guarantee (2013/C 120/01)guaranteed in all Member States with adequate legal Framework and national resources.
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 195 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) Young people’s spirit of initiative is an important asset for society and for the labour market. The European Solidarity Corps should contribute to fostering this aspect by offering young people the opportunity to devise and implement their own projects aimed at addressing specific challenges to the benefit of their local communities. Those projects should be an opportunity to try out ideas and support young people to be themselves drivers of solidarity actions. They could also serve as a springboard for further engagement in solidarity activities and could be a first step towards encouraging European Solidarity Corps participants to engage in self- employment or setting up associations, NGOs or other bodies active in the solidarity, non-profit and youth sectors.
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 228 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) A European Solidarity Corps Portal, accessible to people with disabilities, should continuously be developed in order to contribute to ensureing easy access to the European Solidarity Corps and to provide a one-stop shopn interactive platform for both interested individuals and organisations as regards, inter alia, registration, identification and matching of profiles and opportunities, networking and virtual exchanges, online training, language and post-placement support as well as other useful functionalities, which may arise in the future.
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 275 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
(27) Effective performance management, including monitoring and evaluation, requires the development of specific, measurable and realistic qualitative and quantitative indicators which can be measured over time and which reflect the logic of the intervention.
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 296 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
(37) For reasons of efficiency and effectiveness, a dedicated sub-committee of the committee established under Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013 should also assist the Commission in the implementation of this Regulation. With respect to the European Solidarity Corps, that committee should convene in a specific configuration and its mandate should be aligned in order to fulfil this new role. It should be for the participating countries to appoint the relevant representatives for those meetings, taking into account the volunteering and occupational dimensions of the European Solidarity Corps.
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 310 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
(-1) “solidarity” means a sense of responsibility on the part of everyone with regard to everyone to commit oneself to the common good to the benefit of a vulnerable person, a community in need or the society as a whole, which is expressed in concrete actions without consideration of return service;
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 321 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) “solidarity activity” means an activity aimed at addressing unmesignificant societal needchallenges to the benefit of a communitysociety as a whole while also fostering the individual’s personal, educational, social, civic and professional development, which may take the form of placements, projects or networking activities, developed in relation to different areas, such as education and training, employment, gender equality, entrepreneurship, in particular social entrepreneurship, citizenship and democratic participation, environment and nature protection, climate action, disaster prevention, preparedness and recovery, agriculture and rural development, provision of food and non-food items, health and wellbeing, creativity and culture, physical education and sport, social assistance and welfare, reception and integration of third-country nationals, territorial cooperation and cohesion;
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 322 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) “solidarity activity” means an activity aimed at addressing unmetackling significant societal needchallenges to the benefit of a community and the society as a whole while also fostering the individual’s personal, educational, social, civic and professional development, which may take the form of placements, projects or networking activities, developed in relation to different areas, such as education and training, employment, gender equality, entrepreneurship, in particular social entrepreneurship, citizenship and democratic participation, youth work, environment and nature protection, climate action, disaster prevention, preparedness and recovery, agriculture and rural development, provision of food and non- food items, health and wellbeing, creativity and culture, physical education and sport, social assistance and welfare, reception and integration of third-country nationals, territorial cooperation and cohesion;
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 331 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) “disadvantaged young people” means individuals who need additional support because of disability, educational difficulties, economic obstacles, cultural differences, health problems, social obstacles, geographical obstacles or other exclusion factors;
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 333 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) “participatreceiving organisation” means any public or private entitynot-for-profit entity including youth organisations, Churches and religious associations or communities that hasve been attributed the European Solidarity Corps quality label, whichand offers a placement to a participant in the European Solidarity Corps or implements other activities in the framework of the European Solidarity Corps;
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 342 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
(4a) “sending organisation” means a not-for-profit entity that plays a fundamental role in encouraging, promoting and facilitating accessibility to and partnerships in the volunteering sector such as trade unions, youth organisations, Churches and religious associations or communities, NGOs or other actors from civil society;
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 351 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
(6) “volunteering” means a full-time32n unpaid voluntary serviceplacement undertaken for a period of uptwo to twelve months, either on a full-time basis or on a flexible basis of at least 10 hours per week which provides young people with the opportunity to contribute to the daily work of not-for- profit organisations active in solidarity- related fields, to the ultimate benefit of the communities within which the activities are carried outy in general and, in particular, for the good of the most vulnerable, including a solid learning and training dimension in order to enable the young volunteer(s) to gain skills and competences, which will be useful for their personal, educational, social and professional development, and which will also contribute to improving their employability; __________________ 32As a general principle, an activity carried out continuously, 5 days a week for 7 hours a day.for young disadvantaged people, adapted resources and formats, such as short-term placements of less than two months and in-country placements, shall be provided;
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 383 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
(11) “quality label” means the certification attributed to a public or private entity or an internationalny sending and receiving organisation willing to provide placements under the European Solidarity Corps following a procedure aimed at ensuring compliance with the principles and requirements of the European Solidarity Corps Charter;
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 403 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
The objective of the European Solidarity Corps is to promote European Solidarity; it shall enhance the engagement of young people and organisations in accessible and high quality solidarity activities as a means to contribute to strengthening cohesion and solidarity in Europe, supporting communitiescitizenship in Europe, as well as existing actions and structures of organizations in this regard, supporting communities and individuals, in particular the most vulnerable, and responding to societal challenges.
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 418 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to provide young people, with the support of participating organisations, with easily accessible opportunities for engagement in solidarity activities while improving their skills and competences for personal, educational, social, civic and professional development, as well as their employability and facilitating transition into the labour market, including by supporting the mobility of young volunteers, trainees and workers;
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 426 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to ensure that the solidarity activities that are offered to the European Solidarity Corps participants contribute to addressing concrete, unmet societal challenges and needs and to strengthening communities, are of high quality and properly validated.
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 430 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission and the participating countries shall cooperate to achieve efficiency and effectiveness, by ensuring coherence between national programmes and schemes related to solidarity, volunteering, civil service, education, vocational training and youth on the one hand and actions under the European Solidarity Corps on the other hand. Those actions shall build on relevant good practices and existing programmes.
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 459 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) solidarity placements in the form of volunteering, traineeships or jobs, including individual cross- border and in- country placements as well as volunteering teams’ placements;
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 481 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) activities and measures performed by sending and receiving organisations that support young people in accessing and developing solidarity placements and projects;
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 483 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) the development of a European framework for volunteering actions which identifies rights and responsibilities and facilitates mobility and recognition of skills;
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 548 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – title
ParticipatSending and receiving organisations
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 549 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. The European Solidarity Corps shall be open to the participation of public or private entnot- for-profit entities including youth organisations, churches and religious associations or communities, or international organisations, provided that they have received a European Solidarity Corps quality label and that the activity they offer corresponds to the definition of solidarity established within this regulation or that it does not fall under the list of excluded activities.
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 560 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The receiving organisation shall ensure safe and decent living conditions for the participants throughout the entire activity related period. It shall provide adequate personal, linguistic and task- related support, including the identification of a mentor for each volunteer.
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 563 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. The sending organisation is in charge of the preparation and support of the participants before, during and after the solidarity placement.
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 580 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Any public or private entity established sending a participating country as well as international organisations carrying out solidarity activitiesnd receiving organisation established in thea participating countriesy may apply for funding under the European Solidarity Corps. In the case of the activities referred to in point (a) of Article 7(1), a quality label shall be obtained by the participating organisation as a pre- condition for receiving funding under the European Solidarity Corps. In the case of the solidarity projects referred to in point (b) of Article 7(1), natural persons may also apply for funding on behalf of informal groups of European Solidarity Corps participants.
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 585 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission, in cooperation with the participating countries, the implementing agencies, and sending and receiving organisations, shall regularly monitor the performance of the European Solidarity Corps towards achieving its objectives. To this end, an accompanying programme committee will be set up at EU level with the above-mentioned actors.
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 591 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Progress on the specific objectives shall be measured by using a set of qualitative and quantitative indicators, such as:
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 616 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) quality of the placements;
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 621 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e b (new)
(eb) quality and effectiveness of the whole procedure;
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 665 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 7
7. The Commission shall organise regular meetings with the network of national agencies, sending and receiving organisations, in order to ensure coherent implementation of the European Solidarity Corps across all participating countries.
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 679 #

2017/0102(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be assisted by a dedicated sub-committee of the committee established by Article 36 of Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.
2017/11/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 198 #

2016/2276(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Stresses that despite the fact that more creative content is being consumed today than ever before, on services such as user-uploaded content platforms and content aggregation services, the creative sectors have not seen a comparable increase in revenues from this increase in consumption; stress that one of the main reasons for that is being referred to as a transfer of value that has emerged due to the lack of clarity regarding the status of these online services under copyright and e-commerce law; stress that an unfair market has been created, threatening the development of the Digital Single Market and its main players: the cultural and creative industries;
2017/03/27
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 212 #

2016/2276(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Highlights that liability exemptions can only apply to genuinely neutral and passive online providers, and not to services that play an active role in distributing, promoting and monetising content at the expense of creators;
2017/03/27
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 221 #

2016/2276(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Considers that digital platforms are means of providing wider access to cultural and creative works and offer great opportunities for cultural and creative industries to develop new business models; highlights that consideration is to be made of how this process can function with more legal certainty and respect for right holders; underlines the importance of transparency and of ensuring a fair level playing field; considers in this regard that protection of right holders within the copyright and intellectual property framework is necessary in order to ensure recognition of values and stimulation of innovation, creativity, investment and production of content;
2017/03/27
Committee: ITREIMCO
Amendment 125 #

2016/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Considers that culture in international cultural relations promotes the internationalisation of CCIs and, to that end, calls on the Commission to upgrade the networks of creative and cultural SMEs, European creative districts and creative platforms as creators of spillover and innovation, including in other fields;
2017/04/04
Committee: AFETCULT
Amendment 127 #

2016/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Whereas CCIs contribute to Europe’s ‘soft power’ in their role as ambassadors of European values – acting as vehicles for culture, creativity, quality, excellence and craftsmanship – on the world stage;
2017/04/04
Committee: AFETCULT
Amendment 235 #

2016/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls for the value and role of cultural content, of which Europe is one of the major producers, to be integrated into European policies, including in the digital sector, with a view to creating virtual citizens’ networks globally to increase cultural participation and exchange;
2017/04/04
Committee: AFETCULT
Amendment 245 #

2016/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls on the Commission to step up collaboration with the Council of Europe, in particular in programmes dedicated to highlighting culture as a vehicle for democracy, intercultural dialogue, cultural heritage and the audiovisual world;
2017/04/04
Committee: AFETCULT
Amendment 3 #

2016/2151(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls the concerns expressed by Youth NGOs concerning the decentralisation of funding disbursements for Erasmus+; welcomes the commitment of the Commission to find a solution to this issue; stresses that involving stakeholders and beneficiaries in the meetings of the Programme Committee may pave the way for a sustainable and shared solution;
2016/12/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 20 #

2016/2151(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Takes note of efforts by EU institutions to reduce the payments backlog; highlights that a recurring payments backlog can be avoided by respecting payments appropriations, providing adequate resources in the revision of the MFF, and establishing a system of own-resources for the EU;
2016/12/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 17 #

2016/2072(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas CCIs have dual and intrinsic value, as they preserve and promote cultural and linguistic diversity, and strengthen European and regional identity, while sustaining social cohesion and contributing substantially to investment, growth, innovation and employment in the EU economy;
2016/09/09
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 23 #

2016/2072(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas European culture and arts refer to 3000 years of shared cultural heritage, transmit knowledge and values and contribute to safeguard tangible and intangible evidence of the manmade and natural world for current and future generations;
2016/09/09
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 38 #

2016/2072(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas cultural and creative industries in Europe provide more than 12 million full- time jobs, which amounts to 7.5 % of the EU’s work force, creating approximately EUR 509 billion in value added to GDP (5.3 % of the EU’s total GVA);
2016/09/09
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 57 #

2016/2072(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas flexibility and mobility are indissociable in the context of professional artistic activity, and it is therefore important that the unpredictable and sometimes precarious nature of the artistic profession is offset by a guarantee of genuine social protection;
2016/09/09
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 72 #

2016/2072(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas CCIs and CCI creative labs have the potential to generate positive impact in social inclusion, education, urban regeneration;
2016/09/09
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 73 #

2016/2072(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
Ib. whereas industrial heritage tourism, as well as industrial museums, can offer new cultural and economic perspectives, above all to post-industrial regions, and keep the traditional European know-how alive;
2016/09/09
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 77 #

2016/2072(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas with the entry into force of Commission Regulation (EU) 651/2014 some measures in the sector of cultural heritage (notably restoration and preservation) and, in some cases, of the cultural activities supported by EU funds and additional regional funds, could be considered as State aid, despite their local relevance and despite the non-economic nature and the non-commercial organisation of the activities and of the cultural institution, resulting in considerable hurdles for the relevant regional authorities and in delays in implementing such measures;
2016/09/09
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 78 #

2016/2072(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J b (new)
Jb. whereas in today's converging and globalised market, innovative and research-driven European CCIs are vital for ensuring linguistic and cultural diversity, pluralism and the offer of innovative and high-quality services;
2016/09/09
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 103 #

2016/2072(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Na. whereas even though the development of digital technology and infrastructure is a European policy priority, the dissemination of cultural and creative goods and services online through cultural institutions still needs to be improved;
2016/09/09
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 142 #

2016/2072(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls upon the Commission to introduce an umbrella scheme that bridges the gap between R&D, European creative content production and technological innovation in the media field and beyond; notes that such an umbrella scheme would foster the production of creative and competitive EU services, commercial and employment opportunities, and enhance access to market for SMEs and start-ups, while nourishing a pluralistic and diverse European landscape built on strong synergies between CCIs and technological innovation, strengthening the European Digital Single Market;
2016/09/09
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 155 #

2016/2072(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that digital technology and infrastructure rely on the content provided by creators; calls, therefore, on the Commission to establish a legal framework for the value chain in the digital age that takes into account the specificities of the sector and leads to an improvement in the remuneration of authors and creatorll parties involved in the creative process;
2016/09/09
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 221 #

2016/2072(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Considers that it is essential to overcome silo thinking in traditional policy areas and to promote cultural and creative spillovers;
2016/09/09
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 230 #

2016/2072(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Considers it is essential for the EU and its Member States to maintain the possibility of preserving and developing their cultural and audio-visual policies, and to do so in the context of their existing laws, standards and agreements, including the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions; calls, therefore, for the exclusion of cultural and audio-visual services, including those provided online, to be clearly stated in agreements between the Union and third countries; emphasises, in this context, the need to keep the cultural and audio-visual sectors outside the scope of the negotiating mandate for general free trade agreements, while pointing out that cultural and creative works are not goods like any others;
2016/09/09
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 238 #

2016/2072(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Notes the success of tax relief schemes for the cultural and creative sector existing in certain Member States; encourages all Member States to introduce such schemes;
2016/09/09
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 245 #

2016/2072(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. calls on the Member States to develop or implement a legal and institutional framework for creative artistic activity through the adoption or application of a number of coherent and comprehensive measures in respect of contracts, social security, sickness insurance, direct and indirect taxation and compliance with European rules, in order to improve the mobility of artists across the EU;
2016/09/09
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 264 #

2016/2072(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Recalls to Member States the importance of including art, music, theatre and film education in school curricula, as a key factor to develop knowledge of cultural heritage, artistic practices and expressions, and soft skills geared to creativity and innovation;
2016/09/09
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 267 #

2016/2072(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Recalls that partnerships with education can also contribute to a stimulating learning environment and to the integration of marginalised communities, as well as offer opportunities for people in deprived neighbourhoods;
2016/09/09
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 277 #

2016/2072(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Highlights the potential of CCIs regarding youth employment and reindustrialisation; calls on the Commission and the Member States to include the CCIs in the Youth Employment Initiative and to provide funds to facilitate careers and training in this sector; by creating apprenticeship schemes, facilitating mobility and exchange through mentorship and traineeship programmes;
2016/09/09
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 286 #

2016/2072(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to secure the preservation and heritage of traditional European savoir-faire, preserving and promoting the craft trades linked to the CCS and to re- valorise vocational training and a highly skilled workforce in order to attract talents and new professional competences as, for example, "excellence" craftsmanship in the construction sector, for conservation and restoration;
2016/09/09
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 314 #

2016/2072(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Encourages the Members States to promote cooperation between artistic schools, VET providers and businesses in the field of CCS; recommends the development of work- learn trajectories;
2016/09/09
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 339 #

2016/2072(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Notes that crowdsourcing for CCIs is a good addition to traditional sources of financial support; calls therefore on the Commission to continue monitoring the development of the crowdfunding market, to coordinate the different regulatory approaches, to ensure appropriate clarity on the application of EU rules, to develop best practice and to consider coming up with a new regulatory instrument, if necessary; points nevertheless out that it cannot replace sustainable public and private funding for CCIs;
2016/09/09
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 350 #

2016/2072(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to fully exploit potential synergies existing between EU policies, so as to effectively use the funding available under EU programmes - such as Horizon 2020, the Connecting Europe Facility, Erasmus +, EaSI, Creative Europe and COSME - and the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIFs) to support more projects in the field of CCIs;
2016/09/09
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 353 #

2016/2072(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Points out that much more can still be done to bring about the more effective interaction between the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIFs) and other European programmes which is outlined for the 2014-2020 programming period, with specific reference to ERASMUS+ and Creative Europe, in points 4.6 and 6.4 of Annex 1 to the 'Common Provisions Regulation' 1a, through the provision of better information on an EU-wide basis and by means of much more resolute implementation in the Member States and their regions;
2016/09/09
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 354 #

2016/2072(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Calls on the Commission, to modify and/or interpret Commission Regulation (EU) 651/2014, for the part concerning State aid for culture and preservation of cultural heritage, in light of recital 72 of the Regulation and of Communication of the European Commission adopted on 19.05.2016, so that certain measures in the sector of cultural heritage (notably restoration and preservation) and, in some cases, of the cultural activities supported by EU funds and additional regional funds, do not fall within the notion of State aid;
2016/09/09
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 360 #

2016/2072(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to establish the cultural and creative industries as a horizontal priority within EU funding schemes, in particular Horizon 2020, EaSI and the ESIFs;
2016/09/09
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 361 #

2016/2072(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the EU and its Member States to broaden the range of financing instruments available to micro-enterprises and SMEs in the cultural and creative sector with new and innovative financing schemes such as microcredit, repayable contributions, crowdfunding, risk capital finance, seed funding and venture capital;
2016/09/09
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 362 #

2016/2072(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the Commission to work on mainstreaming EU support for cultural and creative industries, including funding, through the adoption of an overarching EU strategy and specific implementation plans for each;
2016/09/09
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 11 #

2016/2064(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Notes that the cultural and creative sector mainly consists of SMEs with a higher degree of risk; notes, in that respect, that investment platforms may facilitate the outreach of EFSI funding, as they can pool smaller projects together and group contracts; urges the EFSI governing bodies to pay greater attention to investment platforms with a view to maximising the benefits that the latter can bring in overcoming investment barriers; invites the EIB to provide stakeholders with more information on the platforms and to establish mechanisms to finance grouping of contracts;
2017/03/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 131 #

2016/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that the criteria according to which projects are assessed are unneed to be clear and lack transparencyt; requests further information from the EFSI governing bodies on the evaluations carried out on all projects approved under EFSI accordingly, in particular as regards their additionality and contribution to growth and job creation as defined in the Regulation;
2017/03/02
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 148 #

2016/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Acknowledges that it may take some yearstime to prepare new innovative projects, and that the EIB is under pressure to achieve the EUR 315 billion goal and therefore had no option but to launch EFSI activities immediately, is concerned, however, that the EIB, when implementing EFSI, has thus far drawn on its existing project pipeline with lower risk projects to a large extent, thereby reducing its own conventional financing; fears that EFSI does not provide complementary financing for high-risk innovative projects; underlines that even though a project qualifies as a special activity, this does not necessarily imply that it is risky, however the classification as a special activity might also stem from the fact that its financing has been structured in an artificially risky fashion, implying that very low-risk projects can also easily end up as high-risk projectshad to rely on its existing project pipeline, yet shifting it towards riskier instruments and financing structures in order to maximise the benefits for the European economy;
2017/03/02
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 161 #

2016/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Requests that the EIB provide an estimate of its potential annual lending capacity in the medium term, taking into account EFSI and possible regulatory developments and to continue its own lending at rates of EUR 70-75 billion a year, using profits, repayments from the programmes etc., and that it use EFSI as complementary tool; notes that this would mean the business volume of the EIB would reach at least EUR 90 billion, not EUR 75 billi to ensure that the shift towards riskier activities con tin totalues;
2017/03/02
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 193 #

2016/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Emphasises that EFSI is a demand- driven instrument, which should, however, be guided by the political objectives set out in the regulation and defined by the Steering Board;
2017/03/02
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 200 #

2016/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes that all sectors defined in the EFSI Regulation have been covered by EFSI financing; points out, however, that certain sectors are under- represented; notes that this might be due to the fact that certain sectors already offered better investment opportunities in termsunderlines the need to facilitate the demand for investment financing of sthovel-ready, bankable projects when EFSI started up; invites the EIB against this backdrop to discuss howse sectors that drew less from EFSI in order to improve sectorial diversification of EFSI, linking it to the goals set out in the Regulation as well as the issue ofvites to discuss whether EFSI support should be extended to other sectors;
2017/03/02
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 210 #

2016/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Notes that the cultural and creative sector – which mainly consists of SMEs with a higher degree of risk – and the education and training sector are particularly under-represented among projects which benefit from EFSI funding; stresses that every effort should be made to increase financing of projects in these sectors;
2017/03/02
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 227 #

2016/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Recalls that the Managing Director (MD) is responsible for the day-to-day management of EFSI, the preparation and chairing of meetings of the IC and for external representation; recalls that the MD is assisted by the Deputy Managing Director (DMD); regrets that, in practice, the respective roles, especially that of the DMD, have not been clearly identified; invites the EIB to reflect on spelling out the tasks of the MD and the DMD more clearly in order to ensure transparency and accountability; suggests that the MD, assisted by the DMD, could be explicitly put in charge of setting the agenda of the IC meetings, of carrying out an initial screening of the projects presented by the EIB as well as being made explicitly accountable for the decisions of IC experts; suggests, furthermore, that the MD should devise procedures for tackling potential conflicts of interest within the IC, report to the Steering Board (SB), propose sanctions for breaches as well as the means to implement them; believes that the authority of the MD and the DMD in carrying out these tasks would be enhanced by enjoying greater autonomy vis-à-vis the EIB; invites the EIB accordingly to explore options for increasing the independence of the MD and the DMD;
2017/03/02
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 247 #

2016/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Recalls that as a result of their know- how, NPBs are necessary for the success of EFSI, as they are close to the local markets; finds that synergies have so far not been exploited to the requisite extent ; observes a risk of local institutions being crowded out by the EIBinvites the EIB to improve its ability to crowd in national and sub- national partners; recognises that EFSI and the EIB are increasingly willing to take more junior/subordinated tranches with the NPBs and urges them to continue to do so; invites the EIB to discuss whether it would be useful to incorporate NPB expertise into the SB;
2017/03/02
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 261 #

2016/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Urges the EFSI governing bodies to pay greater attention to investment platforms with a view to maximising the benefits that the latter can bring in overcoming investment barriers, especially in EU-13; invites the EIB to provide stakeholders with more information on the platforms;
2017/03/02
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 263 #

2016/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Proposes ato discussion of additional means of further ways to promotinge IPs, such as by prioritising the approval of projects presented via a platform, the pooling ofin order to facilitate the implementation presented through them, to pool smaller projects together and group contracts and, to establishing mechanisms to finance groupings of contracts; believes that transnational platforms should be promoted into promote projects, particular, as manyly in the energy and digital projectssectors that have a transnational dimension;
2017/03/02
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 281 #

2016/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Welcomes that by the end of 2016, all 28 countries received EFSI funding; underlines, however, that as of 30 June 2016, EU- 15 had received 91% whereas EU- 13 had only received 9% of EFSI nominal support; regrets that EFSI nominal support has mainly benefitted a limited number of countries;
2017/03/02
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 294 #

2016/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Acknowledges however that GDP and the number of projects approved are linked; recognises that larger Member States have a larger absorption capacity and are able to take advantage of more developed capital markets and are therefore more likely to benefit from a market-driven instrument such as EFSI; underlines that lower EFSI support in EU- 13 may be attributable to other factors, such as the small size of projects, and competition from the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF); observes with concern, however, the disproportionate benefit to certain countries andhowever, underlines the need to diversify geographical distribution further, especially in crucial sectors such as modernising and improving the productivity and sustainability of economies;
2017/03/02
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 351 #

2016/2064(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 a (new)
45a. Calls on the EIB to address the lack of EFSI funding to Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs) by promoting the interaction with Creative Europe and the Cultural and Creative Sector Guarantee Facility in order to provide fit- for-purpose loans for CCIs;
2017/03/02
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 3 #

2016/2047(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the proposed increases in the draft budget for 2017 for the Erasmus+, Creative Europe and Europe for Citizens programmes; highlights that investment in those policy areas contributes to the Europe 2020 strategy's aim of promoting smart, sustainable, and inclusive growth, and representsto the EU Youth Strategy's aim of active participation and inclusion of young people in society, as well as representing a strategic investment in people as a critical factor for growth and prosperity;
2016/08/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 5 #

2016/2047(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Welcomes the signing of the agreement setting off the Financial Guarantee Facility of Creative Europe, one of the key means to improve access to loan financing for SMEs and organisations working in the cultural and creative sector, and one of the key means for guaranteeing the necessary fair remuneration of creators; welcomes the initiative of the integrated training scheme of the Guarantee Facility proposed to bankers and financial intermediaries; strongly recommends all necessary measures to be put in place in the course of 2016, so that the Guarantee Facility may reach cruising speed as soon as possible;
2016/08/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 6 #

2016/2047(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Highlights that the EU programmes in the field of culture, education, youth and citizenship present additionalities and synergies with integration policies for migrants and refugees; invites, therefore, EU the institutions to respond with appropriate increases in the funding of directly managed programmes - such as Creative Europe - as well as for the Structural and Investment Funds, and dedicated budget lines;
2016/08/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 7 #

2016/2047(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Reiterates its belief that the Youth chapter of Erasmus+ is an emblematic learning mobility programme, equipping young people with the skills and competences needed to face new challenges; stresses that this chapter must receive 10% of the overall programme budget as indicated in the basic act;
2016/08/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 8 #

2016/2047(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Notes, in the context of new societal challenges for Europe, the need to strengthen a European approach to face common European challenges by supporting large scale innovation projects in the field of education, training and youth carried out by the European Civil Society networks; points out that this could be best done by allocating 5% of overall KA2 “Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices” of Erasmus+ funding to centralised actions;
2016/08/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 9 #

2016/2047(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2e. Regrets that no additional commitment appropriations for the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) are included in the 2017 draft budget; calls upon the Member States and the Commission to ensure the continuation of the scheme in 2017;
2016/08/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 10 #

2016/2047(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 f (new)
2f. Highlights that 2017 will mark the th 30 anniversary of the Erasmus programme; calls, therefore, for the allocation of adequate resources to use this moment of celebration to further promote the benefits of the programme for Europe and its citizens; calls, furthermore, for a large involvement of stakeholders, including youth organisations and other education providers, to reach out to a broad European audience;
2016/08/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 191 #

2016/2047(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60 b (new)
60 b. stresses that the Parliament and the Council, in order to create long term savings in the Union budget, must address the need for a roadmap to a single seat, as requested by the large majority of this Parliament in several resolutions;
2016/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 22 #

2016/2032(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Understands that in order to improve access to finance in the cultural and creative sector it is necessary to develop expertise in assessing the specific risks of a lack of tangible collateral and, a dependence on intangible assets and uncertainty of market demand in times of digital change; notes that this expertise is needed both within micro- enterprises and SMEs and within the financial institutions; stresses that intellectual property rights can be accepted as collateral;
2016/04/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 27 #

2016/2032(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the launch of the Guarantee Facility of the Creative Europe programme as one of the means of addressing the pressing need for accessing loan financing for innovative and sustainable projects in the cultural and creative sectors, where the financing gap is expected to exceed EUR 1 billion per year according to the Commission’s ex-ante assessment; recalls that the financing gap is the amount in investments lost as companies with sound business strategies and good risk profiles are either refused a loan or decide not to apply for one altogether because they lack sufficient collateral assets;
2016/04/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 41 #

2016/2032(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Considers it to be crucial that the EU and its Member States broaden the range of financing instruments available to micro- enterprises and SMEs in the cultural and creative sector with new and innovative financing schemes such as microcredit, repayable contributions, crowdfunding, risk capital finance and venture capital.; noting that together with the capacity building of expertise and credit risk protection, the financial intermediaries will propose promotion plans in their application to the European Investment Fund to help fund sustainable and innovative projects for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, including - under specific conditions - cultural public institutions;
2016/04/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 3 #

2016/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Expresses its continued strong support for the programmes in the field of education and culture, training, youth, culture and sport, and calls for the allocation of sufficient commitment and payment appropriations to ensure their proper implementation;
2016/05/31
Committee: CULT
Amendment 11 #

2016/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates its firm belief that Erasmus+, as an emblematic mobility and lifelong learning programme, must receive increased funding, and calls for the strengthening of the Creative Europe and Europe for Citizens programmes;
2016/05/31
Committee: CULT
Amendment 14 #

2016/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Highlights the need to strengthen a European approach to face common European challenges by supporting large scale innovation projects in the field of education, training and youth carried out by European Civil Society networks;
2016/05/31
Committee: CULT
Amendment 17 #

2016/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls on the Institutions, therefore, to promptly address the shortcomings of the decentralisation in the provision of funding under KA2 Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices of Erasmus+;
2016/05/31
Committee: CULT
Amendment 18 #

2016/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Reiterates its concern over how important programmes that seek to make investments in education, training, youth, culture and the EU's cultural and creative industries, and which invest in human capital – Erasmus+, Creative Europe and Europe for Citizens – will manage to reach cruising speed, owing to the late approval of the legal bases and of the operational programmes; welcomes the albeit belated launch of the Financial Guarantee Facility of Creative Europe, one of the key means to improve access to loan financing for SMEs and organisations working in the cultural and creative sector, and one of the key means for guaranteeing the necessary fair remuneration of creators; welcomes the initiative of the integrated training scheme of the Guarantee Facility proposed to bankers and financial intermediaries; strongly recommends the necessary measures to be put in place in the course of 2016, as in the original Commission proposal;
2016/05/31
Committee: CULT
Amendment 26 #

2016/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI) must contribute substantially to investment in the areas of education, training, youth and research, and that the cultural and creative sectors must be given adequate support;
2016/05/31
Committee: CULT
Amendment 36 #

2016/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Notes, in the context of the evolving migration and refugee crisis, the importance of the Paris Declaration of 17 March 2015, which calls for intercultural dialogue and EU-level cooperation to prevent and tackle marginalisation, intolerance, racism and radicalisation. ; notes, furthermore, that upcoming challenges, including migration and diverse societies, require more investments in education, training, youth, culture and sport as a way to reinforce cohesive, equal and inclusive societies, as well as intercultural dialogue; draws, therefore, the attention of the Institutions to the need to respond to such challenges by providing additional resources in both the directly managed programmes and the Structural Funds, in addition to dedicated budget lines;
2016/05/31
Committee: CULT
Amendment 41 #

2016/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Welcomes the efforts undertaken by the Institutions in recent years to address the payments' backlog; recalls that - even more so in the case of programmes in the fields of education, training, youth, culture and sport - the delays in the finalisation of contracts and in payments between authorities and beneficiaries, as they endanger the full implementation of the programmes by the European Commission, and as such undermine the citizens' trust in and the credibility of European Institutions;
2016/05/31
Committee: CULT
Amendment 4 #

2016/2017(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
— having regard to Articles 7, 9, 23, 24 and 33(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,
2016/06/14
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 34 #

2016/2017(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas achieving a genuine work- life balance requires robust, cross-cutting, structural and comprehensive policies including measures for reconciling work, caring for and spending time with family, and time for leisure and personal development; that such policies must be considered the key instrument for dealing with this issue;
2016/06/14
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 145 #

2016/2017(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the favourable or unfavourable impact that satisfactory or unsatisfactory policies to support families may have on the physical and mental health of mothers, fathers and their children;
2016/06/02
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 207 #

2016/2017(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the importance of incorporating a lifecycle approach in work- life balance policies in order to ensure that everyone is supported at different times throughout their life and can actively participate in the labour market and in society as a whole; underlines that the evaluation of the effectiveness of the relevant policies and measures does not merely concern the issue of gender equality and women's access to employment, but also the need to enable parents to fulfil their responsibilities and to spend quality time with their children;
2016/06/02
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 217 #

2016/2017(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. whereas work-life balance is a fundamental right which should be fully protected in any EU law; highlights, more generally, the importance of having family-friendly working environments;
2016/06/02
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 225 #

2016/2017(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Invites to have particular attention for the strengthening of measures concerning parents who have children with a disability or serious or long-term incapacitating illness;
2016/06/02
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 393 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates that intercultural and inter-religious tolerancdialogue needs to be promoted via constant efforts and extensive dialoguecommunication and that the crisis arising from the waves of migrationgrowing influx of refugees and asylum seekers in Europe cannot be tackled without the involvement of all relevant state and non- state actors, including churches and religious organisations;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 748 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Highlights that child protection should be enhanced in the digital world and calls for further cooperation between the private and public sectors; encourages those involved to follow good examples of prevention and complaint mechanisms in online social media and to implement these EU-wide; hopes for better protection of minors, especially in the digital environment, following the reform of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive;
2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 860 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 10 a (new)
Freedom of thought, conscience and religion
2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 861 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39a. Calls on the EU and the Member States to ensure freedom of thought, conscience and religion in every respect (individual and collective, private and public, as well as institutional) and to fully implement Article 10 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights;
2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 862 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 b (new)
39b. Calls on the Member States to uphold the freedom to change religion or belief without being subject to any form of coercion;
2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 863 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 c (new)
39c. Calls on the Member States to ensure full exercise of the right to conscientious objection, both at individual and institutional level, particularly in matters relating to health, pharmaceuticals and education, and to end the harassment of conscientious objectors and other forms of discrimination against them;
2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 3 #

2016/0374(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) In its resolution on the future of VAT1a, the European Parliament recalled that one of the key features of VAT is the principle of neutrality and, for that reason, it argued that ‘all books, newspapers and magazines, regardless of format, should be treated in exactly the same way’. _________________ 1a EuropeanParliament resolution of 13 October 2011 on the future of VAT (TA(2011)0436)
2017/03/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 6 #

2016/0374(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) The possibility for Member States to apply reduced, super-reduced or zero rates to printed publications and electronic publications should ensure the transfer of economic benefits to consumers, thus promoting reading, and also to publishers, thus encouraging investment in new content and, in the case of newspapers and magazines, reducing reliance on advertising.
2017/03/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 58 #

2016/0364(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) Directive2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and the Council (Solvency II), harmonizing the rules that apply to insurance and reinsurance undertakings, had introduced modifications aiming to grant financial stability and equity, in pursuit the fundamental objective of stabilizing the markets. However it should be taken into consideration the presence, in the Member States, of insurance undertakings with listed shares in a regulated market, under the control of the competent supervisory Authorities of the Member States, performing insurance activities according to a low risk business model implying a moderate financial leverage exploitation (not higher than 5 times) a low risk-taking attitude in investments and a high percentage of profits represented by the insurance core business ;therefore, such undertakings result to have a more contained risk profile compared to similar institutions with a broad variety of business models, also with financial content. It has been noted that, in the European union, insurances result to be less exposed to systemic risk, also by virtue of a more conservative investment policy and that the effects of the financial and markets crisis, following 2008, which has driven financial institution’s income statement downwards, has not substantially affected insurance undertakings, generally remaining positive, with relatively stable profit margins. Such stability has been reflected by the last years insurance companies stock market performances of listed shares in regulated markets of the European union, that, compared to financial institutions, although in the context of a general recessive trend of the markets after 2008, have reduced significantly the downward trends in shares value. Non control holdings in such insurance undertakings operating according to a low financial risk business model, can therefore be assimilated to other equity/industrial holdings, and consequently to the specific discipline in matter of deduction of items from Core Tier 1capital, provided for by the supervisory Authorities of the Member States with reference to other industrial undertakings.
2018/02/02
Committee: ECON
Amendment 65 #

2016/0364(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Directive 2013/36/EU
Article 2 – paragraph 5a
5a. This Directive shall not apply to an institution where the Commission establishes in a delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 148, on the basis of information available to it that the institution fulfils all of the following conditions, without prejudice to the application of state aid rules: (a) public law by a Member State's central government, regional government or local authority; (b) institution confirm that its activity is limited to advancing specified objectives of financial, social or economic public policy in accordance with the laws and provisions governing that institution, on a non-competitive, not for profit basis. For these purposes, public policy objectives may include the provision of financing for promotional or development purposes to specific economic activities, or geographical areas of the relevant Member State; (c) effective prudential requireit has been established under laws and provisions governing the it is subject to adequate and the central governments, including minimum own funds requirements, and to an adequate supervisory framework which has similar effect as the framework established under Union law; (d) government or local authority, as applicable, has an obligation to protect the institution's viability or directly or indirectly guarantees at least 90% of the institution's own funds requirements, funding requirements or exposures; (e) covered deposits as defined in point (5) of Article 2(1) of Directive 2014/49/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council12 ; (f) Member State where its head office is situated; (g) assets is below EUR 30 billion; (h) assets over the GDP of the Member State concerned is less than 20%; (i) the institution is not of significant relevance with regard to the domestic economy of the Member State concerned. The Commission shall regularly review whether an institution subject to a delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 148 continues to fulfil the conditions set out in the first subparagraph. __________________ 12 Directive 2014/49/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on deposit guarantee schemes (recast) (OJ L 173, 12.6.2014, p. 149)regional it is precluded from accepting its activities are confined to the the total value of the institution's the ratio of the institution's total
2018/02/02
Committee: ECON
Amendment 93 #

2016/0364(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Directive 2013/36/EU
Article 2 – paragraph 5b a (new)
5b a. This Directive shall not apply to an institution that the Commission includes in the list set out in Article 2(5) through a delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 148.
2018/02/02
Committee: ECON
Amendment 96 #

2016/0364(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point d
Directive 2013/36/EU
Article 2 – paragraph 7
(d) the following paragraph 7 is added: ‘ By [5 years after entry into force], the Commission shall review the list set out in Article 2(5) by considering whether the reasons that led to the inclusion of entities in the list are still valid, the national legal framework and supervision applicable to the entities in the list, the type and quality of deposit coverage of the entities in the list and, for entities of the type specified in paragraphs 2(5a) and 2(5b) taking into account also the criteria described therein.. ’deleted
2018/02/02
Committee: ECON
Amendment 49 #

2016/0363(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
(10) To ensure that the new 'non- preferred' senior class of debt instruments meet the eligibility criteria of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 and of Directive 2014/59/EUas described in the TLAC standard and as set out in Directive 2014/59/EU, thereby enhancing legal certainty, Member States should ensure that their initial relevant contractual maturdocumentation related to their issuance explicitly spans one year, that they have no derivative features, and that the relevant contractual documentation related to their issuance explicitly refers to their ranking under normal insolvencyrefers to their ranking under normal insolvency proceedings, and that those debt instruments have no derivative features, unless a given amount of the liability arising from the debt instrument is known in advance at the time of issuance, is fixed, and is not affected by a derivative feature; and the debt instrument, including its derivative feature, is not subject to any specific valuation rules concerning netting in Directive 2014/59/EU. Such liabilities should only be included in the amount of own funds and eligible liabilities for the part that corresponds to the above fixed amount. This Directive should be without prejudice to any requirement in national legislation to register debt instruments in the issuer's company registry for liabilities to meet the conditions for non-preferred senior class of debt instruments as procevided ings this Directive.
2017/09/08
Committee: ECON
Amendment 71 #

2016/0363(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 108 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) they have no derivative features; , unless the following conditions are met: (i) a given amount of the liability arising from the debt instrument is known in advance at the time of issuance, is fixed, and not affected by a derivative feature; (ii) the debt instrument, including its derivative feature, is not subject to any netting agreement and its valuation is not subject to Article 49(3); such liabilities shall only be included in the amount of own funds and eligible liabilities for the part that corresponds with the amount referred to in point (i);
2017/09/08
Committee: ECON
Amendment 71 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 28
‘(28) ‘extraordinary public financial support’ means State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU, or any other public financial support at supra- national level, which, if provided for at national level, would constitute State aid, that is provided in order to preserve or restore the viability, liquidity or solvency of an institution or entity referred to in point (b), (c) or (d)1 a. In Article 2(1), point 28 is replaced by the following: "‘(28) ‘extraordinary public financial support’ means any public financial support necessary for financial stability reasons. Such support shall not necessarily constitute State aid in the meaning of Article 107(1) or of a group of which such an institution or entity forms part; TFEU." Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex%3A32014L0059)
2018/01/29
Committee: ECON
Amendment 74 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 4
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 83b
(83b) 'resolution group' means: (a) a resolution entity and its subsidiaries that are not: (i) resolution entities themselves and that are not subsidiaries of another; (ii) subsidiaries of other resolution entities; or (iii) entities established in a third country that are not included in the resolution group in accordance with the resolution plan and their subsidiaries; (b) credit institutions affiliated to a central body, the central body and any institution under the control of the central body when at least one of those entities is a resolution entity;.
2018/01/29
Committee: ECON
Amendment 78 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 110 a (new)
4a. In Article 2(1), the following point is added: (110 a)‘material subsidiary’ means a subsidiary that on an individual or consolidated basis meets any of the following conditions: (a) the subsidiary holds more than 5% of the consolidated risk-weighted assets of its original parent undertaking; (b) the subsidiary generates more than 5% of the total operating income of its original parent undertaking; (c) the total leverage exposure measure of the subsidiary is more than 5% of the consolidated leverage exposure measure of its original parent undertaking's;
2018/01/29
Committee: ECON
Amendment 109 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 13
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Where a substantive impediment to resolvability is due to a situation referred to in Article 141a(2) of Directive 2013/36/EU the institution shall, within two weeks of the date of receipt of a notification made in accordance with paragraph 1, propose to the resolution authority possible measures to ensure that the institution complies with Articles 45f or 45g and the requirement referred to in Article 128(6) of Directive 2013/36/EU. The two week deadline may be extended by the resolution authority, in consultation with the competent authority, taking into account the specific circumstances of the case.
2018/01/29
Committee: ECON
Amendment 120 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 17
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Where those impediments are due to a situation referred to in Article 141a(2) of Directive 2013/36/EU, the Union parent undertaking shall, within two weeks of the date of receipt of a notification made in accordance with paragraph 2, propose to the group-level resolution authority possible measures to address or remove those impediments. The two week deadline may be extended by the resolution authority, in consultation with the competent authority, taking into account the specific circumstances of the case.
2018/01/29
Committee: ECON
Amendment 125 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 18
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point i
18. In Article 27(1), the following point (i) is added: ‘(i) Article 29a are complied with, suspend any payment or delivery obligation to which an institution or entity referred to in point (b), (c) or (d) of Article 1(1) is a party.’.deleted where the conditions laid down in
2018/01/29
Committee: ECON
Amendment 138 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 19
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 29a
[...]deleted
2018/01/29
Committee: ECON
Amendment 166 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 20
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) having regard to timing and other relevant circumstances, there is no reasonable prospect that any alternative private sector measures, including measures by an IPS, or including an early intervention action of a DGS in accordance with Article 11 of Directive 2014/49/EU, or supervisory action, including early intervention measures or the write down or conversion of relevant capital instruments or eligible liabilities in accordance with Article 59(2) taken in respect of the institution, would prevent the failure of the institution within a reasonable timeframe;
2018/01/29
Committee: ECON
Amendment 170 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 20 a (new)Directive 2014/59/EU

Article 32 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point d – introductory part
20 a. In Article 32(4), subparagraph (1), the introductory part of point (d) is replaced by the following: "(d) extraordinary public financial support is required except when, in order to remedy a serious disturbance in the economy of a Member State or one of its region and preserve financial stability, the extraordinary public financial support takes any of the following forms:"
2018/01/29
Committee: ECON
Amendment 171 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 20 a (new)Directive 2014/59/EU

Article 32 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
20 a. In Article 32(4), the second subparagraph is replaced by the following: In each of the cases mentioned in points (d)(i), (ii) and (iii) of the first subparagraph, the guarantee or equivalent measures referred to therein shall be confined to solvent institutions and shall be conditional on final approval under the Union State aid framework. Those measures shall be of a precautionary and temporary nature and shall be proportionate to remedy the consequences of the serious disturbance and shall not be used to offset losses that the institution has incurred or is likely to incur in the near future.
2018/01/29
Committee: ECON
Amendment 172 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 20 b (new)Directive 2014/59/EU

Article 32 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
20 b. In Article 32(4), the third subparagraph is replaced by the following: Support measures under point (d)(iii) of the first subparagraph shall be limited to injections necessary to address capital shortfall, including in the baseline scenario, established in the national, Union or SSM-wide stress tests, asset quality reviews or equivalent exercises conducted by the European Central Bank, EBA or national authorities, where applicable, confirmed by the competent authority.
2018/01/29
Committee: ECON
Amendment 182 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 22 a (new)
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 44 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g a (new)
22 a. In Article 44(2), the following point (ga) is added: “(ga) deposits by public authorities.”
2018/01/29
Committee: ECON
Amendment 190 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 22 c (new)
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 44 – paragraph 5 – point a
22 c. In Article 44(5), point (a) is replaced by the following: "(a) a contribution to loss absorption and recapitalisation equal to an amount not less than 8 4% of the total liabilities including own funds of the institution under resolution, measured at the time of resolution action in accordance with the valuation provided for in Article 36, has been made by the shareholders and the holders of other instruments of ownership, the holders of relevant capital instruments and other eligible liabilities through write down, conversion or otherwise; and (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex%3A32014L0059)" Or. en
2018/01/29
Committee: ECON
Amendment 203 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 23
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 45b – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, liabilities issued before ... [the date of entry into force of this amending Directive] which do not meet the conditions set out in points (d) and (g) to (o) of Article 72b(2) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 may be included in the amount of own funds and eligible liabilities of resolution entities.
2018/01/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 220 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 23
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 45b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Resolution authorities may decide that the requirement referred to in Article 45f is fully or partially met by resolution entities with instruments that meet all conditions referred to in Article 72a of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 with a view to ensure that the resolution entity can be resolved in a manner suitable to meet the resolution objectives. For each resolution entity the level of required instruments that meet all conditions referred to in Article 72 a of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 shall not exceed the level of the requirement specified in Article 92a(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 taking into account the transitional provisions specified in Article 494 of that Regulation.
2018/01/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 228 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 23
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 45b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
The resolution authority's decision under this paragraph shall contains the reasons for that decision on the basis of the following elements. These reasons are:
2018/01/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 238 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 23
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 45c – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The requirement referred to in Article 45(1) of each entity shall be determined by the resolution authority, after having consultedin cooperation with the competent authority, on the basis of the following criteria:
2018/01/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 251 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 23
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 45c – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The resolution authority shall ensure that the level of the requirement referred to in Article 45(1) is proportionate to the specificities of the business and funding models of the resolution entity, taking into account: (i) the prevalence of deposits in the funding structure; (ii) the lack of experience in issuing debt instruments due to the limited access to cross-border and wholesale capital markets; (iii) the fact that the institution will rely primarily on CET1 and capital instruments to meet the requirement referred to in Article 45(l).
2018/01/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 261 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 23
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 45c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
For each resolution entity the requirement referred to in Article 45(1) shall not exceed the level of the requirement specified in Article 92a(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013.
2018/01/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 263 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 23
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 45c – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Without prejudice to the last subparagraph, for resolution entities, tThe amount referred to in paragraph 2 shall not exceed the greater of the following:
2018/01/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 274 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 23
(i) the amount of losses to be absorbed in resolution that corresponds to the requirements referred to in Article 92(1)(a),(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 and Article 104a of Directive 2013/36/EU of the resolution entity at sub- consolidated resolution group level,
2018/01/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 279 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 23
(ii) a recapitalisation amount that allows the resolution group resulting from resolution to restore compliance with its total capital ratio requirement referred in Article 92(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 and its requirement referred to in Article 104a of Directive 2013/36/EU at consolidated resolution group sub- consolidated levellevel after the implementation of the preferred resolution action;
2018/01/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 285 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 23
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 45c – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b – point i
(i) the amount of losses to be absorbed in resolution that corresponds to the resolution entity's leverage ratio requirement referred to in theArticle 92(1)(d) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 at consolidated resolution group sub- consolidated level; and
2018/01/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 288 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 23
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 45c – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b – point ii
(ii) a recapitalisation amount that allows the resolution group resulting from resolution to restore compliance with the leverage ratio requirement referred to in Article 92(1)(d) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 at consolidated resolution group sub-consolidated levellevel after the implementation of the preferred resolution action.
2018/01/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 296 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 23
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 45c – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
When determining the recapitalisation amounts referred to in the previous subparagraphs, the resolution authority shall: (a) use the values for the relevant total risk exposure amount or leverage ratio exposure amount as adjusted for any changes resulting from resolution actions foreseen in the resolution plan; (b) after consulting the competent authority, adjust downwards the requirement referred to in Article 104a of Directive 2013/36/EU currently applicable to the resolution entity, to determine the requirement that will be applicable to the resolution entity after the implementation of the resolution actions foreseen in the resolution plan.
2018/01/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 298 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 23
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 45c – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4
The resolution authority shall set the recapitalisation amounts referred to in the previous subparagraphs in accordance with the resolution actions foreseen in the resolution plan and may adjust those recapitalisation amounts to adequately reflect risks that affect resolvability arising from the resolution group’s business model, funding profile and overall risk profile.deleted
2018/01/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 310 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 23
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 45c – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
4. Without prejudice to the last subparagraph, fFor entities that are not themselves resolution entities, the amount referred to in paragraph 2 shall not exceed the greater of any of the following:
2018/01/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 318 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 23
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 45c – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) the amount of losses to be absorbed in resolution that corresponds to the requirements referred to in Article 92(1)(a),(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 and Article 104a of Directive 2013/36/EU of the entity, and
2018/01/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 320 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 23
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 45c – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) a recapitalisation amount that allows the entity to restore compliance with its total capital ratio requirement referred in Article 92(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 and its requirement referred to in Article 104a of Directive 2013/36/EU after the exercise of the power to write down or convert relevant capital instruments and eligible liabilities in accordance with Article 59;
2018/01/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 325 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 23
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 45c – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b – point i
(i) the amount of losses to be absorbed in resolution that corresponds to the entity's leverage ratio requirement referred to in the Article 92(1)(d) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013, and
2018/01/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 327 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 23
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 45c – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b – point ii
(ii) a recapitalisation amount that allows the entity to restore compliance with its leverage ratio requirement referred to in the Article 92(1)(d) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 after the exercise of the power to write down or convert relevant capital instruments and eligible liabilities in accordance with Article 59;
2018/01/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 334 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 23
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 45c – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
When determining the recapitalisation amounts referred to in the previous subparagraphs, the resolution authority shall: (a) use the values for the relevant total risk exposure amount or leverage ratio exposure amount as adjusted for any changes resulting from actions foreseen in the resolution plan; (b) after consulting the competent authority, adjust downwards the requirement referred to in Article 104a of Directive 2013/36/EU currently applicable to the relevant entity, to determine the requirement that will be applicable to the entity after the implementation of the actions foreseen in the resolution plan.
2018/01/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 335 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 23
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 45c – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4
The resolution authority shall set the recapitalisation amounts referred to the previous subparagraphs in accordance with the resolution actions foreseen in the resolution plan and may adjust those recapitalisation amounts to adequately reflect risks that affect the recapitalisation needs arising from the entity's business model, funding profile and overall risk profile.deleted
2018/01/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 363 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 23
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 45d – paragraph 1
1. Tdeleted the requirement referred to in Article 45(1) of a resolution entity that is a G-SII or part of a G-SII shall consist of the following: (a) Article 92a of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013; and (b) own funds and eligible liabilities determined by the resolution authority specific to the entity in accordance with paragraph 2, which shall be met with liabilities that meet the conditions of Article 45b.any additional requirement for
2018/01/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 369 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 23
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 45d – paragraph 2
2. The resolution authority may impose an additional requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities referred to in point (b) of paragraph 1 only: (a) in point (a) of paragraph 1 is not sufficient to fulfil the conditions set out in Article 45c; and (b) required own funds and eligible liabilities does not exceed a level that is necessary to fulfil the conditions of Article 45c.deleted where the requirement referred to to an extent that the amount of
2018/01/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 378 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 23
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 45d – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Where more than one G-SII entity belonging to the same EU G-SII are resolution entities, the relevant resolution authorities shall calculate the amourequirement referred to in paragraph 2Article 92a of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013,
2018/01/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 380 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 23
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 45d – paragraph 4
4. The resolution authority's decision to impose an additional requirement of own funds and eligible liabilities under point (b) of paragraph 1, shall contain the reasons for that decision, including a full assessment of the elements referred to in paragraph 2.deleted
2018/01/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 389 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 23
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 45e – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The resolution authority may give guidance to an entity to have own funds and eligible liabilities that fulfil the conditions of Article 45b(1) or 45g(3) in excess of the levels set out in Article 45c and Article 45d that provides for additional amounts for the following purposes:
2018/01/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 393 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 23
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 45e – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) to ensure that, in the event of resolutionfollowing resolution or the exercise of the power to write down or convert relevant capital instruments and eligible liabilities in accordance with Article 59, a sufficient market confidence in the entity is sustained through capital instruments in addition to the requirement in point (b) of Article 45c(2) ('market confidence buffer').
2018/01/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 396 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 23
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 45e – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The amount of the guidance given in accordance with point (a) of paragraph 1 may be set only where the competent authority has already set its own guidance in accordance with Article 104b of Directive 2013/36/EU and the resolution authority determines that the requirement referred to in point (a) of Article 45c(2) would not be sufficient to absorb all the losses in resolution taking into account the entity’s business model, funding model and risk profile or to reduce or remove an impediment to resolvability or absorb losses on holdings of MREL instruments issued by other entities included in the same resolution group. The amount of the guidance given in accordance with point (a) of paragraph 1 shall not exceed the level of that guidance.
2018/01/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 399 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 23
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 45e – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The amount of the guidance given in accordance with point (b) of paragraph 1 shall not exceed the amount of the combined buffermay be set when the resolution authority determines that the requirement referred to in point (6b) of Article 128 of Directive 2013/36/EU, except for the requirement referred to in point (a) of that provision, unless a higher level is necessary to ensure that, following the event of resolution, the entity continues to meet the conditions for its authorisation for an appropriate period of 45c(2) would not be sufficient to sustain market confidence and ensure both the continued provision of critical economic functions by the entity and the access to funding without recourse to extraordinary financial support other than contributions from resolution financing arrangements. The amount of the guidance given in accordance with point (b) of paragraph 1 shall not exceed the amount of the combined buffer requirement referred to in point (6) of Article 128 of Directimve that is not longer than one year2013/36/EU, except for the requirement referred to in point (a) of that provision.
2018/01/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 407 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 23
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 45e – paragraph 3
3. Where an entity consistently fails to have additional own funds and eligible liabilities as expected under the guidance referred to in the first paragraph, the resolution authority may require that the amount of the requirement referred to in Article 45c(2) be increased to cover the amount of the guidance given pursuant to this Article.deleted
2018/01/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 416 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 23
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 45g – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Institutions that are material subsidiaries of a resolution entity, as defined in Regulation (EU) No 575/2013, and are not resolution entities themselves, shall comply with the requirements laid down in Articles 45c to 45e on an individual basis. A resolution authority may, after having consulted the competent authority, decide to apply the requirement laid down in this Article to an entity referred to in points (a), (b), (c) or (d) of Article 1(1) that is a subsidiary of a resolution entity and is not a resolution entity itself.
2018/01/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 418 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 23
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 45g – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The requirement referred to in Article 45(1)of an entity referred to in the first subparagraph shall be determined in accordance with Article 45h and on the basis of the requirements laid down in Articles 45c to 45e.
2018/01/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 429 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 23
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 45g – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(d a) the requirement shall not exceed 75% of the requirement calculated in accordance with Article 45c.
2018/01/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 438 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 23
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 45g – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. By way of derogation from point (a)(ii) of paragraph 3, liabilities issued before ... [date of entry into force of this amending Directive] which do not meet the conditions set out in points (b)and (g) to (o) of Article 72b(2) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 may be included in the amount of own funds and eligible liabilities.
2018/01/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 454 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 23
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 45g – paragraph 5– introductory part
5. The resolution authority of a material subsidiary that is not a resolution entity may fully waive the application of this Article to that subsidiary where:
2018/01/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 461 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 23
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 45g – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) both the subsidiary and the resolution entity are subject to authorisation and supervision by the same Member Stateby the same competent authority;
2018/01/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 468 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 23
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 45g – paragraph 5 – point f
(f) the resolution entity holds more than 50 % of the voting rights attached to shares in the capital of the subsidiary or has the right to appoint or remove a majority of the members of the management body of the subsidiary, except for credit institutions permanently affiliated to a central body;
2018/01/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 475 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 23
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 45g – paragraph 5 – point g
(g) the competent authority of the subsidiary has fully waived the application of individual capital requirements to the subsidiary under Article 7(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013.deleted
2018/01/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 479 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 23
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 45g – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 to 5, a material subsidiary, or an EU parent undertaking in case of non-EU GSIIs, may not benefit from a full waiver from the application of this Article, where the relevant resolution authority deems that such a requirement is necessary for the resolution strategy or because of exceptional circumstances. The decision of the resolution authority shall contain the reasons for that decision.
2018/01/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 494 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 23
Directive2014/59/EU
Article 45i – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The requirement referred to in the first subparagraph shall not apply to the guidance for the minimum requirement of own funds and eligible liabilities referred to in Article 45e.
2018/01/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 498 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 23
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 45i – paragraph 4
4. Public disclosure requirements shall apply at the date where the requirement referred to in Article 45(1) is fullyFor institutions to which resolution tools or the power to write down and convert relevant capital instruments and eligible liabilities have been applied, public disclosure requirements shall apply after the deadline referred to in point (o) of Article 10(7) to compliedy with for the first timethe requirement referred to in Article 45(1).
2018/01/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 502 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 23
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 45k – paragraph 1 a (new)
Any breach of the guidance referred to in Article 45e shall be addressed by the relevant authorities on the basis of at least one of the powers referred to in point (a), (b) and (d) of paragraph 1.
2018/01/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 507 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 23
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 45l a (new)
Article 45l a Transitional and post-resolution arrangements 1. Resolution authorities, after consulting the competent authorities, shall determine an appropriate transitional period for each institution or entity referred to in points (b), (c) and (d) of Article 1(1) to comply with the MREL requirements in Articles 45f or 45g. The deadline to comply with the requirements in Articles 45f or 45g shall not be earlier than 1 January 2024. 2. When setting the transitional periods, resolution authorities shall take into account, among other relevant circumstances: (i) any relevant characteristics of the institutions, particularly the prevalence of deposits and the absence of debt instruments in the funding model; (ii) the limited access to the capital markets for eligible liabilities; (iii) the reliance on Common Equity Tier 1 to meet the requirement referred to in Article 45f; (iv) the overall conditions of the relevant banking system; (v) any possible impact of the requirements in Articles 45f or 45g on financial stability and any risk of contagion to the financial system.
2018/01/31
Committee: ECON
Amendment 518 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 24
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 55 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The requirement referred to in paragraph 1 mayshall not apply where the resolution authority of a Member State determines all of the following conditions are meteither:
2018/02/01
Committee: ECON
Amendment 523 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 24
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 55 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) that the liabilities or instruments referred to in the first subparagraph can be subject to write down and conversion powers by the resolution authority of a Member State pursuant to the law of the third country or to a binding agreement concluded with that third country; or
2018/02/01
Committee: ECON
Amendment 528 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 24
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 55 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) that a waiver from the requirement referred to in paragraph 1 for certain liabilities does not impede the resolvability of the institutions and entities referred to in points (b), (c) and (d) of Article 1(1).deleted
2018/02/01
Committee: ECON
Amendment 532 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 24
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 55 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The liabilities referred to in points (b) and (c) shall not include unsecured bonds or similar debt instruments which are unsecured liabilities, Additional Tier 1 instruments, and Tier 2 instruments. Moreover, they shall be senior to the liabilities which count towards the minimum requirement for own funds and permissible liabilities.
2018/02/01
Committee: ECON
Amendment 535 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 24
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 55 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
The liabilities which fail to include the contractual term as required by paragraph 1 or for which, in accordance with points (b) and (c), do not include the contractual term referred to in paragraph 1 is not required, shall not be counted towards the minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities.
2018/02/01
Committee: ECON
Amendment 540 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 24
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 55 – paragraph 4
4. Where an institution or entity referred to in point (b), (c) or (d) of Article 1(1) fails todoes not include in the contractual provisions governing a relevant liability a contractual term as required in accordance with paragraph 1, that failure shall not prevent the resolution authority from exercising the write down and conversion powers in relation to that liability.
2018/02/01
Committee: ECON
Amendment 556 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 26
Directive 2014/59/EU
Article 63 – paragraph 1a
1a. The period of the suspension pursuant to paragraph 1(n) shall not exceed the minimum period of time that the resolution authority considers necessary for the effective application of one or more resolution tools or for the purposes of the valuation pursuant to Article 36 and in any event shall not exceed 5 working2 calendar days.
2018/02/01
Committee: ECON
Amendment 583 #

2016/0362(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Member States shall apply Article 45i(2) from 1 January 2028.
2018/02/01
Committee: ECON
Amendment 31 #

2016/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Regulation (EU) No 806/2014
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 24 b
(24b) 'resolution group' means: (a) a group of entities identified by the Board in accordance with Article 8, which consists of resolution entity and its subsidiaries that are not themselves resolution entities and are not subsidiaries of another: (i) resolution entities themselves; (ii) subsidiaries of other resolution entities; or (iii) entities established in a third country that are not included in the resolution group in accordance with the resolution plan and their subsidiaries; (b) credit institutions affiliated to a central body, the central body and any institution under the control of the central body when at least one of those entities is a resolution entity;.
2018/02/01
Committee: ECON
Amendment 41 #

2016/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – point c
Regulation (EU) No 806/2014
Article 10 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 a
Where an impediment to resolvability is due to a a situation referred to in Article 141a(2) of Directive 2013/36/EU, the Union parent undertaking shall propose to the Board possible measures to address or remove the impediment identified in accordance with the first subparagraph within two weeks of the date of receipt of a notification made in accordance with paragraph 7. The two week deadline may be extended by the resolution authority, in consultation with the competent authority, taking into account the specific circumstances of the case.
2018/02/01
Committee: ECON
Amendment 50 #

2016/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5
Regulation (EU) No 806/2014
Article 12 c – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, liabilities issued before ... [date of entry into force of this amending Regulation] which do not meet the conditions set out in points (d) and (g) to (o) of Article 72b(2) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 may be included in the amount of own funds and eligible liabilities of resolution entities.
2018/02/01
Committee: ECON
Amendment 53 #

2016/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5
Regulation (EU) No 806/2014
Article 12 c – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The Board, on its own initiative after consulting the national resolution authority or upon proposal by a national resolution authority, may decide that the requirement referred to in Article 12g is fully or partially met by resolution entities with instruments that meet all conditions referred to in Article 72a of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 with a view to ensure that the resolution entity can be resolved in a manner suitable to meet the resolution objectives. For each resolution entity the level of required instruments that meet all conditions referred to in Article 72 a of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 shall not exceed the level of the requirement specified in Article 92a(1) of that Regulation taking into account the transitional provisions specified in Article 494 of that Regulation.
2018/02/01
Committee: ECON
Amendment 59 #

2016/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5
Regulation (EU) No 806/2014
Article 12 d – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The requirement referred to in Article 12a(1) of each entity shall be determined by the Board resolution authority, after having consultedin cooperation with the competent authorities, including the ECB, on the basis of the following criteria:
2018/02/01
Committee: ECON
Amendment 66 #

2016/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5
Regulation (EU) No 806/2014
Article 12 d – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The Board shall ensure that the level of the requirement referred to in Article 12a(1) is proportionate to the specificities of the business and funding models of the resolution entity, taking into account: (i) the prevalence of deposits in the funding structure; (ii) the lack of experience in issuing debt instruments due to the limited access to cross-border and wholesale capital markets; (iii) the fact that the institution will rely primarily on CET1 and capital instruments to meet the requirement referred to in Article 12a(1).
2018/02/01
Committee: ECON
Amendment 69 #

2016/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5 Regulation (EU) No 806/2014
For each resolution entity the requirement referred to in Article 12a(1) shall not exceed the level of the requirement specified in Article 92a(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013.
2018/02/01
Committee: ECON
Amendment 73 #

2016/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5
Regulation (EU) No 806/2014
Article 12 d – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Without prejudice to the last subparagraph, for resolution entities, tThe amount referred to in paragraph 2 shall not exceed the greater of the following:
2018/02/01
Committee: ECON
Amendment 77 #

2016/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5
Regulation (EU) No 806/2014
Article 12 d – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) the amount of losses that may need to be absorbed in resolution that corresponds to the requirements referred to in Article 92(1)(a),(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 and Article 104a of Directive 2013/36/EU of the resolution entity at sub-consolidated resolution group level,
2018/02/01
Committee: ECON
Amendment 79 #

2016/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5
Regulation (EU) No 806/2014
Article 12 d – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) a recapitalisation amount that allows the resolution group resulting from resolution to restore compliance with its total capital ratio requirement referred in Article 92(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 and its requirement referred to in Article 104a of Directive 2013/36/EU at consolidated resolution group sub- consolidated level in accordance with the resolution actions foreseen in thelevel after the implementation of the preferred resolution plaaction;
2018/02/01
Committee: ECON
Amendment 81 #

2016/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5
Regulation (EU) No 806/2014
Article 12 d – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b – point i
(i) the amount of losses to be absorbed in resolution that corresponds to the resolution entity's leverage ratio requirement referred to in Article 92(1)(d) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 at consolidated resolution group sub-consolidated level; and
2018/02/01
Committee: ECON
Amendment 82 #

2016/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5
Regulation (EU) No 806/2014
Article 12 d – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b – point ii
(ii) a recapitalisation amount that allows the resolution group resulting from resolution to restore compliance with the leverage ratio requirement referred to in Article 92(1)(d) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 at consolidated resolution group sub-consolidated level in accordance with the resolution actions foreseen in thelevel after the implementation of the preferred resolution plaaction;
2018/02/01
Committee: ECON
Amendment 84 #

2016/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5
Regulation (EU) No 806/2014
Article 12 d – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4
The Board shall set the recapitalisation amounts referred to in the previous subparagraphs in accordance with the resolution actions foreseen in the resolution plan and may adjust those recapitalisation amounts to adequately reflect risks that affect resolvability arising from the resolution group’s business model, funding profile and overall risk profile.deleted
2018/02/01
Committee: ECON
Amendment 86 #

2016/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5
Regulation (EU) No 806/2014
Article 12 d – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4 a (new)
When determining the recapitalisation amounts referred to in the previous subparagraphs, the resolution authority shall: (a) use the values for the relevant total risk exposure amount or leverage ratio exposure amount as adjusted for any changes resulting from resolution actions foreseen in the resolution plan; (b) after consulting the competent authority, adjust downwards the requirement referred to in Article 104a of Directive 2013/36/EU currently applicable to the resolution entity, to determine the requirement that will be applicable to the resolution entity after the implementation of the resolution actions foreseen in the resolution plan.
2018/02/01
Committee: ECON
Amendment 91 #

2016/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5
Regulation (EU) No 806/2014
Article 12 d – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Without prejudice to the last subparagraph, fFor entities that are not themselves resolution entities, the amount referred to in paragraph 2 shall not exceed anythe greater of the following:
2018/02/01
Committee: ECON
Amendment 93 #

2016/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5
Regulation (EU) No 806/2014
Article 12 d – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) the amount of losses to be absorbed in resolution that corresponds to the requirements referred to in Article 92(1)(a),(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 and Article 104a of Directive 2013/36/EU of the entity, and
2018/02/01
Committee: ECON
Amendment 95 #

2016/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5
Regulation (EU) No 806/2014
Article 12 d – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) a recapitalisation amount that allows the entity to restore compliance with its total capital ratio requirement referred in Article 92(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 and its requirement referred to in Article 104a of Directive 2013/36/EU in accordance with the resolution plan; orafter the exercise of the power to write down or convert relevant capital instruments and eligible liabilities in accordance with Article 21;
2018/02/01
Committee: ECON
Amendment 97 #

2016/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5
Regulation (EU) No 806/2014
Article 12 d – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b – point ii
(ii) a recapitalisation amount that allows the entity to restore compliance with its leverage ratio requirement referred to in Article 92(1)(d) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 in accordance with the resolution planafter the exercise of the power to write down or convert relevant capital instruments and eligible liabilities in accordance with Article 21;
2018/02/01
Committee: ECON
Amendment 98 #

2016/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5
Regulation (EU) No 806/2014
Article 12 d – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4
The Board shall set the recapitalisation amounts referred to in this paragraph in accordance with the resolution actions foreseen in the resolution plan and may adjust those recapitalisation amounts to adequately reflect risks that affect the recapitalisation needs arising from the entity's business model, funding profile and overall risk profile.deleted
2018/02/01
Committee: ECON
Amendment 100 #

2016/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5
Regulation (EU) No 806/2014
Article 12 d – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4 a (new)
When determining the recapitalisation amounts referred to in the previous subparagraphs, the Board shall: (a) use the values for the relevant total risk exposure amount or leverage ratio exposure amount as adjusted for any changes resulting from resolution actions foreseen in the resolution plan; (b) after consulting the competent authority, adjust downwards the requirement referred to in Article 104a of Directive 2013/36/EU currently applicable to the resolution entity, to determine the requirement that will be applicable to the resolution entity after the implementation of the resolution actions foreseen in the resolution plan.
2018/02/01
Committee: ECON
Amendment 109 #

2016/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5
Regulation (EU) N0 806/2014
Article 12 e
Article 12edeleted
2018/02/01
Committee: ECON
Amendment 120 #

2016/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5
Regulation (EU) No 806/2014
Article 12 f – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The Board may give guidance to an entity to have own funds and eligible liabilities that fulfil the conditions of Article 12c(1) and Article 12h(3) in excess of the levels set out in Article 12d and Article 12e for amounts for the following purposes:
2018/02/01
Committee: ECON
Amendment 122 #

2016/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5
Regulation (EU) No 806/2014
Article 12 f – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) to ensure that, in the event of resolutionfollowing resolution or the exercise of the power to write down or convert relevant capital instruments and eligible liabilities in accordance with Article 21, a sufficient market confidence in the entity is sustained through capital instruments in addition to the requirement in point (b) of Article 12d(2) ('market confidence buffer').
2018/02/01
Committee: ECON
Amendment 127 #

2016/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5
Regulation (EU) No 806/2014
Article 12 f – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The amount of the guidance given in accordance with point (a) of paragraph 1 may be set only where the competent authority has already set its own guidance in accordance with Article 104b of Directive 2013/36/EU and the Board determines that the requirement referred to in point (a) of Article 12d(2) would not be sufficient to absorb all the losses in resolution taking into account the entity’s business model, funding model and risk profile or to reduce or remove an impediment to resolvability or absorb losses on holdings of MREL instruments issued by other entities included in the same resolution group. The amount of the guidance given in accordance with point (a) of paragraph 1 shall not exceed the level of that guidance.
2018/02/01
Committee: ECON
Amendment 128 #

2016/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5
Regulation (EU) No 806/2014
Article 12 f – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The amount of guidance given in accordance with point (b) of paragraph 1 shall not exceed the amount of the combined buffermay be set when the Board determines that the requirement referred to in point (6b) of Article 128 of Directive 2013/36/EU, except for the requirement referred to in point (a) of that provision unless a higher level is necessary to ensure that, following the event of resolution, the entity continues to md(2) would not be sufficient to sustain market confidence and ensure both the continued provision of critical economic functions by the entity and the access to funding without recourse to extraordinary financial support other than contributions from resolution financing arrangements. The amount of the guidance given in accordance with point (b) of paragraph 1 shall not exceetd the conditions for its authorisation for an appropriate period of amount of the combined buffer requirement referred to in point (6) of Article 128 of Directimve that is not longer than one year2013/36/EU, except for the requirement referred to in point(a) of that provision.
2018/02/01
Committee: ECON
Amendment 133 #

2016/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5
Regulation (EU) No 806/2014
Article 12 f – paragraph 3
3. Where an entity consistently fails to have additional own funds and eligible liabilities as expected under the guidance referred to in the first paragraph, the Board may require that the amount of the requirement referred to in Article 12d(2) be increased to cover the guidance given pursuant to this Article.deleted
2018/02/01
Committee: ECON
Amendment 144 #

2016/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5
Regulation (EU) No 806/2014
Article 12 h – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. By way of derogation from point (a)(ii) of paragraph 3, liabilities issued before ... [date of entry into force of this amending Regulation] which do not meet the conditions set out in points (b) and (g) to (o) of Article 72b(2) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 may be included in the amount of own funds and eligible liabilities.
2018/02/01
Committee: ECON
Amendment 149 #

2016/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5
Regulation (EU) No 806/2014
Article 12 i – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The Board mayshall fully waive the application of Article 12h for a material subsidiary of a resolution entity established in a participating Member State where:
2018/02/01
Committee: ECON
Amendment 155 #

2016/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5
Regulation (EU) No 806/2014
Article 12 i – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) both the subsidiary and the resolution entity are established the samein a participanting Member State;
2018/02/01
Committee: ECON
Amendment 157 #

2016/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5
Regulation (EU) No 806/2014
Article 12 i – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) there is no current or foreseen material, practical or legal impediment to the prompt transfer of own funds or repayment of liabilities by the resolution entity to the subsidiary in respect of which a determination has been made in accordance with Article 21(3), in particular when resolution action is taken in respect of the resolution entity.deleted
2018/02/01
Committee: ECON
Amendment 158 #

2016/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5
Regulation (EU) No 806/2014
Article 12 i – paragraph 1 a (new)
By way of derogation from paragraph 1, a material subsidiary, or an EU parent undertaking in case of non-EU GSIIs, may not benefit from a full waiver from the application of this Article, where the relevant resolution authority deems that such a requirement is necessary for the resolution strategy or because of exceptional circumstances. The decision of the resolution authority shall contain the reasons for that decision.
2018/02/01
Committee: ECON
Amendment 161 #

2016/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5
Regulation (EU) No 806/2014
Article 12 j – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) Any breach of the guidance referred to in Article 12f shall be addressed by the relevant authorities on the basis of at least one of the powers referred to in points (a), (b) and (d) of paragraph 1.
2018/02/01
Committee: ECON
Amendment 163 #

2016/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5
Regulation (EU) No 806/2014
Article 12 j a (new)
Article 12ja Transitional and post-resolution arrangements 1. The Board, after consulting the competent authorities, including the ECB and the national resolution authority, shall determine an appropriate transitional period for each institution or entity referred to in points (b), (c) and (d) of Article 1(1) to comply with the MREL requirements as defined in Articles 12g or 12h. The deadline to comply with the requirements in Articles 12g or 12h shall not be earlier than 1 January 2024. 2. When setting the transitional periods, the Board shall take into account, among other relevant circumstances: (i) any relevant characteristics of the institutions, particularly the prevalence of deposits and the absence of debt instruments in the funding model; (ii) the limited access to the capital markets for eligible liabilities; (iii) the reliance on Common Equity Tier 1 to meet the requirement referred to in Article 12g; (iv) the overall conditions of the relevant banking system; (v) any possible impact of the requirements in Articles 12g or 12h on financial stability and any risk of contagion to the financial system.
2018/02/01
Committee: ECON
Amendment 93 #

2016/0360B(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 119
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Article 473a – paragraph 1
1. Until [date of application of this Article + 5 years]the end of the transitional period set out in paragraph 3 institutions that prepare their accounts in conformity with the international accounting standards adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 mayand institutions that are required pursuant to Article 24(2) of this Regulation to effect the valuation of assets and off-balance sheet items and the determination of own funds in accordance with international accounting standards shall, by way of derogation from Article 50 of this Regulation, add to their Common Equity Tier 1 capital the amount calculated in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article multiplied by the applicable factor laid down in paragraph 3.
2017/06/23
Committee: ECON
Amendment 103 #

2016/0360B(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 119
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Article 473a – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) 1 in the period from [date of application of this Article] to [ date of application of this Article + 1 year - 1 day]1 January 2018 to 31 December 2019;
2017/06/23
Committee: ECON
Amendment 124 #

2016/0360B(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 119
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Article 473a – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) 0,8 in the period from [date of application of this Article + 1 year] to [date of application of this Article + 2 years - 1 day]January 2020 to 31 December 2020;
2017/06/23
Committee: ECON
Amendment 133 #

2016/0360B(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 119
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Article 473a – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) 0,6 in the period from [date of application of this Article +2 years] to [date of application of this Article +3 years - 1 day]1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021;
2017/06/23
Committee: ECON
Amendment 144 #

2016/0360B(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 119
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Article 473a – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) 0,4 in the period from [date of application of this Article +3 years] to [date of application of this Article +4 years - 1 day]1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022;
2017/06/23
Committee: ECON
Amendment 149 #

2016/0360B(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 119
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Article 473a – paragraph 3 – point e
(e) 0,2 in the period from [date of application of this Article +4 years] to [date of application of this Article +5 years - 1 day].deleted
2017/06/23
Committee: ECON
Amendment 233 #

2016/0360A(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c c (new)
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 27 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
(cc) in point (27) of paragraph 1, the following subparagraph is added after point (l): "For the purposes of this Regulation, the undertakings referred to in letters d), f) and h) above, shall be qualified as financial sector entity, where one of the following conditions are met: a) the shares of such undertakings are not listed in a EU regulated market; b) such entities do not act according to a low financial risk insurance business model; c) the institution owns more than 15% of the voting rights or capital of that undertaking. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Member States competent authorities retain the power to qualify such entities as financial sector entities if they are not satisfied with the level of risk control and financial analysis procedures specifically adopted by the institution in order to supervise the investment in the undertaking or holding company."
2018/02/02
Committee: ECON
Amendment 236 #

2016/0360A(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point i a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 127 – point a
(ia) in point (127) of paragraph 1, point (a) is replaced by the following: "(127) 'cross-guarantee scheme' means a scheme that meets all the following conditions: (a) the institutions fall within the same institutional protection scheme as referred to in Article 113(7);" (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R0575&from= or are permanently affiliated with a network to a central body;" Or. en)
2018/02/02
Committee: ECON
Amendment 242 #

2016/0360A(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point j
(144a) “Massive disposals” means the ones implemented by institutions in the context of a multi-year program which aim to materially reduce the amount of defaulted exposures in their balance sheets and which has been previously notified by institutions to their competent authority.
2018/02/02
Committee: ECON
Amendment 314 #

2016/0360A(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Article 28 – paragraph 4
(12a) In Article 28, paragraph 4 is replaced by the following: "4. For the purposes of point (h)(i) of paragraph 1, differentiated distributions shall only reflect differentiated voting rights or shall reward the uninterrupted and durable holding of the instrument. In this respect, higher distributions shall only apply to maximum of 5% of Common Equity Tier 1 instruments with fewer or no voting rights." (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R0575&from=, or shall reward the continuous holding of the instrument by the same person for a term at least equal to [four years], provided that the dividend increase does not constitute a disproportionate drag on capital." Or. en)
2018/02/02
Committee: ECON
Amendment 321 #

2016/0360A(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Regulation (EU) 575/2013
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point b
"(b) intangible assets;" (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32013R0575&from=(14) In paragraph 1 of Article 36, point (b) is replaced by the following: "(b) intangible assets, except for software;" Or. en)
2018/02/02
Committee: ECON
Amendment 326 #

2016/0360A(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Article 49 – paragraph 1
(18) In Article 49, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: "1. For the purposes of calculating own funds on an individual basis, a sub- consolidated basis and a consolidated basis, where the competent authorities require or permit institutions to apply method 1, 2 or 3 of Annex I to Directive 2002/87/EC, the competent authorities may permit institutions shall not to deduct the holdings of own funds instruments of a financial sector entity in which the parent institution, parent financial holding company or parent mixed financial holding company or institution has a significant investment, provided that the conditions laid down in points (a) to (ed) of this paragraph are met:" (a) the financial sector entity is an insurance undertaking, a re-insurance undertaking or an insurance holding company; (b) that insurance undertaking, re-insurance undertaking or insurance holding company: (i) is included in the same supplementary supervision under Directive 2002/87/EC as the parent institution, parent financial holding company or parent mixed financial holding company or institution that has the holding; (c) the institution has received the prior permission of the competent authorities; (d) prior to granting the permission referred to in point (c), and on a continuing basis,or (ii) is consolidated by the institution using the net equity method and the competent authorities are satisfied with the level of risk control and financial analysis procedures specifically adopted by the institution in order to supervise the investment in the undertaking or holding company; (c) the competent authorities are satisfied on a continuing basis that the level of integrated management, risk management and internal control regarding the entities that would be included in the scope of consolidation under method 1, 2 or 3 is adequate; (ed) the holdings in the entity belong to one of the following: (i) the parent credit institution; (ii) the parent financial holding company; (iii) the parent mixed financial holding company; (iv) the institution; (v) a subsidiary of one of the entities referred to in points (i) to (iv) that is included in the scope of consolidation pursuant to Chapter 2 of Title II of Part One. The method chosen shall be applied in a consistent manner over time." (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:02013R0575- Or. en 20180101&qid=1516096790798&from=EN)
2018/02/02
Committee: ECON
Amendment 468 #

2016/0360A(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 38 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Article 85 – paragraph 3 a (new)
. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-(38a) In Article 85, the following paragraph 3 a is added: "3a. Where credit institutions permanently affiliated in a network to a central body and institutions established within an institutional protection scheme subject to the conditions laid down in Article 113(7) have set up a cross- guarantee scheme that provides that there is no current or foreseen material, practical or legal impediment to the transfer of the amount of own funds above the regulatory requirements from the countent/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R0575&from=en)rparty to the credit institution, these institutions are exempted from the provisions of this Article regarding deductions and may recognize any qualifying Tier 1 instruments arising within the cross-guarantee scheme in full." Or. en
2018/02/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 472 #

2016/0360A(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 38 b (new)
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Article 87 – paragraph 3 a (new)
. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-(38b) In Article 87, the following paragraph 3 a is added: "3a. Where credit institutions permanently affiliated in a network to a central body and institutions established within an institutional protection scheme subject to the conditions laid down in Article 113(7) have set up a cross- guarantee scheme that provides that there is no current or foreseen material, practical or legal impediment to the transfer of the amount of own funds above the regulatory requirements from the countent/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R0575&from=en)rparty to the credit institution, these institutions are exempted from the provisions of this Article regarding deductions and may recognize any qualifying own funds arising within the cross-guarantee scheme in full." Or. en
2018/02/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 595 #

2016/0360A(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 57 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Article 181 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(57a) In paragraph 1 of Article 181 the following point a a is inserted: "(aa) notwithstanding Article 181(1)(a), massive disposals operations may be excluded for LGD estimation. Where institutions apply this exemption, they shall document the amount, composition and timing of such disposals."
2018/02/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 776 #

2016/0360A(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 114
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Article 428 r – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) assets that have a residual maturity of less than six months resulting from secured lending transactions and capital market-driven transactions as defined in Article 192(2) and (3), where those assets are collateralised by assets that qualify as Level 1 assets under Chapter 2 of Title II of Delegated Regulation(EU) 2015/61, excluding extremely high quality covered bonds referred to in point (f) of Article 10(1) of that Delegated Regulation , and where the institution would be legally entitled and operationally able to reuse those assets for the life of the transaction, regardless of whether the collateral has already been reused. Institutions shall take those assets into account on a net basis where Article 428e (1) of this Regulation applies;
2018/02/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 780 #

2016/0360A(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 114
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Article 428 r – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
(ab) assets that have a residual maturity of less than six months resulting from secured lending transactions and capital market-driven transactions as defined in Article 192(2) and (3) with regulated financial entities, where the institution would be legally entitled and operationally able to reuse those assets for the life of the transaction, regardless of whether the collateral has already been reused. Institutions shall take those assets into account on a net basis where Article 428(1) of this Regulation applies;
2018/02/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 788 #

2016/0360A(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 114
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Article 428 s – point b
(b) assets that have a residual maturity of less than six months resulting from secured lending transactions and capital market-driven transactions as defined in Article 192(2) and (3) with financial customers, where those assets are collateralised by assets that qualify as Level 1 assets under Title II of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/61, excluding extremely high quality covered bonds referred to in point (f) of Article 10(1) of that Delegated Regulation , and where the institution would be legally entitled and operationally able to reuse those assets for the life of the transaction, regardless of whether the collateral has already been reused. Institutions shall take those assets into account on a net basis where Article 428e(1) of this Regulation applies;deleted
2018/02/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 996 #

2016/0360A(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 118 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Article 471 – paragraph 1
(118a) In Article 471, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: "1. By way of derogation from Article 49(1), during the period from 31 January December 20148 to 31 December 20223, competent authorities may permit institutions toshall not deduct equity holdings in insurance undertakings, reinsurance undertakings and insurance holding companies where the following conditions are met:" (a) the conditions laid down in points (a), (c) and (e) of Article 49(1); (b) the competent authorities are satisfied with the level of risk control and financial analysis procedures specifically adopted by the institution in order to supervise the investment in the undertaking or holding company; (c) the equity holdings of the institution in the insurance undertaking, reinsurance undertaking or insurance holding company do not exceed 15 % of the Common Equity Tier 1 instruments issued by that insurance entity as at 31 December 2012 and during the period from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2022; (d) which is not deducted does not exceed the amount held in the Common Equity Tier 1 instruments in the insurance undertaking, reinsurance undertaking or insurance holding company as at 31 December 2012." (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R0575&from=IT);" the amount of the equity holding Or. en
2018/02/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 1057 #

2016/0360A(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 127
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Article 501 d a (new)
Article 501da Support factor for green assets 1. Risk weighted exposure amounts for green exposures, used for a unit that exists or was created to finance, refinance or operate green assets as described in paragraph 2, shall be adjusted in accordance with the factor 0.75. 2. For the purpose of this article, the following shall apply: Green assets are defined in accordance with the definition provided by the Climate Bonds Initiative. For the purpose of implementing the definition referred to in subparagraph 1, the EBA shall prepare draft technical regulatory standards. The EBA shall submit those draft regulatory technical standards to the Commission by... (one year after the entry into force of this Regulation). The Commission is empowered to supplement this Regulation by adopting delegated acts in accordance with Articles 10 to 14 of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 with the regulatory technical standards specified in subparagraph 3 of this paragraph. 3. Institutions shall report the total amount of green assets, calculated in accordance with paragraph 2, to the relevant authorities every three months. 4. The EBA shall, (three years after entry into force of this regulation), report to the Commission on the impact of the own funds requirement on the financing of, and investment in, green assets. For the purposes of this article, the EBA report to the Commission shall include the following: (a) An analysis of the developments in financing and investments in green assets over the period specified in subparagraph I of this article; (b) An analysis of the effective risk profile of green assets over an entire economic cycle; (c) Any additional points which the EBA regards as important in this report. 5. The Commission shall submit this report to the European Parliament and the Council, accompanied by a legislative proposal if considered necessary. 6. The Green Support Factor cannot be combined with the SME support factor referred to in Article 501, the infrastructure support factor referred to in Article 501a or the support factor for social enterprises referred to in Article 501db
2018/02/05
Committee: ECON
Amendment 150 #

2016/0337(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
(8) Taxable revenues should be reduced by business expenses and certain other items. Deductible business expenses should normally include all costs relating to sales and expenses linked to the production, maintenance and securing of income. To support innovation in the economy and modernise the internal market, deductions should be provided for research and development costs, including super-deductions, and those should be fully expensed in the year incurred (with the exception of immovable property). Small starting companies without associated enterprises which are particularly innovative (a category which will in particular cover start-ups) should also be supported through enhanced super- deductions for research and development costs. In order to ensure legal certainty, there should also be a list of non-deductible expenses, which should nonetheless take into account the specificities of the business model of cooperative enterprises and cooperative consortia.
2017/09/29
Committee: ECON
Amendment 297 #

2016/0337(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the transfer of retained earnings to a reserve that forms part of the equity of the company, except for the earnings retained to a reserve by cooperative enterprises and cooperative consortia, both during the current activity of the company and after its expiration, in accordance with national tax rules;
2017/09/29
Committee: ECON
Amendment 316 #

2016/0337(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. By way of an exception, the benefits granted by cooperative enterprises and cooperative consortia to their own members shall be treated as deductible expenses, in accordance with national tax rules.
2017/09/29
Committee: ECON
Amendment 286 #

2016/0336(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 79 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall, five years after the entry into force of this Directive, review its application and report to the Council on the operation of this Directive. The report shall in particular include an analysis of the impact of the mechanism set up in Chapter VIII of this Directive on the apportionment of the tax bases between the Member States. In drawing the conclusions of such a review, the Commission shall propose the terms and conditions to allocate a part of the tax revenues generated from the common consolidated corporate tax base to the budget of the European Union in order to proportionally reduce Member States contributions to the same budget.
2017/09/29
Committee: ECON
Amendment 36 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 37
(37) Over the last years, the functioning of the online content marketplace has gained in complexity. Online services providing access to copyright protected content uploaded by their users without the involvement or consent of right holders have flourished and have become main sources of access to content online. This affects rightholders' possibilities to determine whether, and under which conditions, their work and other subject- matter are used as well as their possibilities to get an appropriate remuneration for it. The providers of the user uploaded content services claim that their services are covered by the safe harbor exemption of Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council1a and either refuse to enter into licensing agreements or underpay creators, whilst at the same time they directly compete with fully licensed content providers for the same users and revenues. Those services therefore conflict with the normal exploitation of copyright protected works and subject-matter and drive down the overall value of creative content online _________________ 1a Directive2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2000 on certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal Market (‘Directive on electronic commerce) (OJ L 178, 17.7.2000, p. 1).
2017/06/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 50 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 38 – paragraph 1
Where iInformation society service providers that store and/or provide access to the public to copyright protected works or other subject- matter uploaded by their users, thereby going beyond the mere provision of physical facilities and performing an act of communication to the public, they and reproduction, are obliged to conclude licensing agreements with rightholders, unless they are. Information society service providers that play an active role are not eligible for the liability exemption provided in Article 14 of Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council34 . __________________ 34 Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2000 on certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal Market (OJ L 178, 17.7.2000, p. 1–16).
2017/06/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 58 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 38 – paragraph 2
In respect of Article 14, it is necessary to verify whether the service provider plays an active role, including by optimising the presentation of the uploaded works or subject-matter or promoting them, irrespective of the nature of the means used therefor. An information society service provider should be obliged to acquire licenses for copyright protected content regardless of whether he has editorial responsibility for that content. The licenses acquired by service providers from right holders should be deemed to cover all the acts of their users, provided that they are acting for non-commercial purposes. This would provide legal certainty for individual users of such services whilst clarifying the liability of platforms.
2017/06/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 73 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 38 – paragraph 3
In order to ensure the functioning of any licensing agreement, or to prevent the availability of works or other subject- matter identified by righholders on the services of information society service providers, those providers storing and providing access to the public to largesignificant amounts of copyright protected works or other subject- matter uploaded by their users should take appropriate and proportionate measures to ensure protection of works or other subject-matter, such as implementing effective technologies. This obligation should also apply when the information society service providers are eligible for the liability exemption provided in Article 14 of Directive 2000/31/EC.
2017/06/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 77 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 39
(39) Collaboration between information society service providers storing and providing access to the public to largesignificant amounts of copyright protected works or other subject-matter uploaded by their users and rightholders is essential for the functioning of technologies, such as content recognition technologies. In such cases, rightholders should provide the necessary data to allow the services to identify their content and the services should be transparent towards rightholders with regard to the deployed technologies, to allow the assessment of their appropriateness. The services should in particular provide rightholders with information on the type of technologies used, the way they are operated and their success rate for the recognition of rightholders' content. Those technologies should also allow rightholders to get information from the information society service providers on the use of their content covered by an agreement. Those technologies should not require the identity of individual users uploading content to be disclosed and should not process data relating to individual users, in accordance with Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council1a, Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council1b and Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council1c. On the contrary it should be limited to preventing the availability of specifically identified and duly notified works based on the information provided by rightholders and should not, therefore, lead to a general monitoring obligation. ____________________ 1a Directive95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (OJ L 281, 23.11.1996, p. 31). 1b Directive2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 2002 concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector (Directive on privacy and electronic communications) (OJ L 201, 31.7.2002, p. 37). 1cRegulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1).
2017/06/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 91 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
(3) Rapid technological developments continue to transform the way works and other subject-matter are created, produced, distributed and exploited. New business models and new actors continue to emerge. The objectives and the principles laid down by the Union copyright framework remain sound. However, legal uncertainty remains, for both rightholders and users, as regards certain uses, including cross-border uses, of works and other subject-matter in the digital environment. As set out in the Communication of the Commission entitled ‘Towards a modern, more European copyright framework’26 , in some areas it is necessary to adapt and supplement the current Union copyright framework. TIn this ever-changing digital environment the Commission should investigate all possible measures to prevent the illegal use of copyright protected visual and audiovisual content for commercial purposes, through embedding or framing techniques. In addition, this Directive provides for rules to adapt certain exceptions and limitations to digital and cross-border environments, as well as measures to facilitate certain licensing practices as regards the dissemination of out-of- commerce works and the online availability of audiovisual works on video- on-demand platforms with a view to ensuring wider access to content. In order to achieve a well-functioning marketplace for copyright, there should also be rules on rights in publications, on the use of works and other subject-matter by online service providers storing and giving access to user uploaded content and on the transparency of authors' and performers' contracts. _________________ 26 COM(2015) 626 final.
2017/03/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 96 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
(5) In the fields of research, education and preservation of cultural heritage, digital technologies permit new types of uses that are not clearly covered by the current Union rules on exceptions and limitations. In addition, the optional nature of exceptions and limitations provided for in Directives 2001/29/EC, 96/9/EC and 2009/24/EC in these fields may negatively impact the functioning of the internal market. This is particularly relevant as regards cross-border uses, which are becoming increasingly important in the digital environment. Therefore, the existing exceptions and limitations in Union law that are relevant for scientific research, teaching and preservation of cultural heritage should be reassessed in the light of those new uses. Mandatory exceptions or limitations for uses of text and data mining technologies in the field of scientific research, illustration for teaching in the digital environment and for preservation of cultural heritage should be introduced. For uses not covered by the exceptions or the limitation provided for in this Directive, the exceptions and limitations existing in Union law should continue to apply. Directives 96/9/EC and 2001/29/EC should be adapted. The European Commission Communication on 'Promoting a fair, efficient and competitive European copyright-based economy in the Digital Single Market'32a accompanying this Directive notes that the results of the public consultation and the Impact Assessment provided no evidence of cross- border problems or obstacles to the Digital Single Market concerning any other exceptions to copyright and related rights. Only the three exceptions included in the proposal would justify an EU intervention. This is particularly the case for the panorama exception. The European Parliament also did not include such a new exception in its resolution of 9 July 2015 on the implementation of Directive 2001/29/EC as an issue that would require further harmonisation. _________________ 32a COM(2016)0592 final.
2017/03/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 103 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – title
Use of protected content by information society service providers storing and/or giving access to largesignificant amounts of works and other subject-matter uploaded by their users
2017/06/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 114 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Information society service providers that store and provide to the public access to largesignificant amounts of works or other subject-matter uploaded by their users shall conclude licensing agreements with rightholders. Those providers shall, in cooperation with rightholders, take measures to ensure the functioning of agreements concluded with rightholders for the use of their works or other subject-matter or to prevent the availability on their services of works or other subject-matter identified by rightholders through the cooperation with the service providers. Those measures, such as the use of effective content recognition technologies, shall be appropriate and proportionate. The service providers shall provide rightholders with adequate information on the functioning and the deployment of the measures, as well as, when relevant, adequate reporting on the recognition and use of the works and other subject-matter. Rightholders shall provide information society service providers with the reference file, metadata or any information necessary to ensure the effective functioning of those measures.
2017/06/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 126 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) Research organisations across the Union encompass a wide variety of entities the primary goal of which is to conduct scientific research or to do so together with the provision of educational services. Due to the diversity of such entities, it is important to have a common understanding of the beneficiaries of the exception. Despite different legal forms and structures, research organisations across Member States generally have in common that they act either on a not for profit non- commercial basis or in the context of a public-interest mission recognised by the State. Such a public-interest mission may, for example, be reflected through public funding or through provisions in national laws or public contracts. Research organisations that carry out text and data mining for commercial purposes should not be considered research organisations for the purposes of this Directive. At the same time, organisations upon which commercial undertakings have a decisivesignificant influence allowing them to exercise control because of structural situations such as their quality of shareholders or members, which may result in preferential access to the results of the research, should not be considered research organisations for the purposes of this Directive. Research organisations that carry out text and data mining as part of a public-private partnership should benefit from the exception provided that they act on a not-for-profit, non-commercial basis. Therefore, content used by research organisations that carry out text and data mining for commercial purposes as part of a public-private partnership should be lawfully acquired by their commercial partner.
2017/03/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 133 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Information society service providers that take measures referred to in paragraph 1, shall ensure that such measures are in full compliance with Directive 95/46/EC and Directive 2002/58/EC, and the Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
2017/06/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 230 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 33
(33) For the purposes of this Directive, it is necessary to define the concept of press publication in a way that embraces only journalistic publications, published by a service provider, periodically or regularly updated in any media, for the purpose of informing or entertaining. Such publications would include, for instance, daily newspapers, weekly or monthly magazines of general or special interest and news websites. Periodical publications which are published for scientific or academic purposes, such as scientific journals, should not be covered by the protection granted to press publications under this Directive. This protection does not extend to acts of hyperlinking which do not constitute communication to the public.
2017/03/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 233 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 33 a (new)
(33 a) The right for press publishers should apply without prejudice to existing provisions relating to authors' rights, neighbouring rights and to the Directives in force in the field of copyright. In particular it is without prejudice to the rights of reproduction or communication or making available to the public of links or extracts of a press publication by an indivisual user for private use and for not for profit, non commercial purposes.
2017/03/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 244 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 35
(35) The protection granted to publishers of press publications under this Directive should not affect the rights of the authors and other rightholders in the works and other subject-matter incorporated therein, including as regards the extent to which authors and other rightholders can exploit their works or other subject-matter independently from the press publication in which they are incorporated. Therefore, publishers of press publications should not be able to invoke the protection granted to them against authors and other rightholders. This is without prejudice to contractual arrangements concluded between the publishers of press publications, on the one side, and authors and other rightholders, on the other side. Member States should ensure that a fair share of remuneration derived from uses of the press publishers rights is attributed to journalists.
2017/03/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 251 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 37
(37) Over the last years, the functioning of the online content marketplace has gained in complexity. Online services providing access to copyright protected content uploaded by their users without the involvement or agreement of right holders have flourished and have become main sources of access to content online. This affects rightholders' possibilities to determine whether, and under which conditions, their work and other subject- matter are used as well as their possibilities to get an appropriate remuneration for it. These user uploaded content services claim to be covered by the safe harbour exemption of Directive 2000/31/EC and either refuse to enter into licensing agreements or underpay creators, whilst at the same time they directly compete with fully licensed content providers for the same users and revenues. These services therefore conflict with the normal exploitation of copyright protected works and subject matter and drive down the overall value of creative content online.
2017/03/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 263 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 38 – paragraph 1
Where information society service providers store and/or provide access to the public - including by optimising the presentation of the content - to copyright protected works or other subject-matter uploaded by their users, thereby going beyond the mere technical, automatic and passive provision of physical facilities and performing an act of communication to the public, they are obliged to conclude licensing agreements with rightholders, unless they arenot eligible for the liability exemption provided in Article 14 of Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council34 and are therefore obliged to conclude licensing agreements with rightholders. _________________ 34 Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2000 on certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal Market (OJ L 178, 17.7.2000, p. 1–16).
2017/03/16
Committee: CULT
Amendment 303 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 40
(40) Certain rightholders such as authors and performers need information to assess the economic value of their rights which are harmonised under Union law. This is especially the case where such rightholders grant a licence or a transfer of rights in return for remuneration. As authors and performers tend to bare in a weaker contractual position when they grant licences or transfer their rights, they need information to assess the continued economic value of their rights, compared to the remuneration received for their licence or transfer, but they often face a lack of transparency. Therefore, the sharing of adequate information by their contractual counterparts orand subsequent transferees or licenses, as well as their successors in title is important for the transparency and balance in the system that governs the remuneration of authors and performers. The reporting and transparency obligation should follow the work across all forms of exploitation and across borders.
2017/03/29
Committee: CULT
Amendment 348 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
(4a) 'lawful access' means access to content acquired with the consent of the rightholder.
2017/03/29
Committee: CULT
Amendment 351 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall provide for an exception to the rights provided for in Article 2 of Directive 2001/29/EC, Articles 5(a) and 7(1) of Directive 96/9/EC and Article 11(1) of this Directive for reproductions and extractions made by research organisations in order to carry out text and data mining of works or other subject-matter to which they have lawfulacquired lawful license-based access for the purposes of non-commercial scientific research.
2017/03/29
Committee: CULT
Amendment 367 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Copies of content obtained under the provision of paragraph 1 can be stored and preserved in a secure way for the time needed to perform the research. Research organisations should delete the content reproduced for the purpose of text and data mining once all the activities necessary for the research have been performed.
2017/03/29
Committee: CULT
Amendment 370 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 37 a (new)
(37 a) Despite the fact that more creative content is being consumed today than ever before, on services such as user- uploaded content platforms and content aggregation services, yielding significant profits, the creative sectors have not seen a comparable increase in revenues from this increase in consumption. The value of cultural and creative works has been diverted away from the authors, artists, producers and others rights holders, generating an unsustainable "value gap". This transfer of value, due to the lack of clarity regarding the status of these online services under copyright and e-commerce law, undermines the efficiency of the online market, distorts competition and drives down the overall value of cultural content online. It also limits consumer choice for new and innovative legitimate services in the European Digital Single Market and puts at risk cultural and creative industries that create significant jobs and growth for EU economy, as underlined by the European Parliament resolution of 13 December 2016 on a "coherent EU policy for cultural and creative industries (2016/2072(INI))"
2017/04/28
Committee: JURI
Amendment 376 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 37 b (new)
(37 b) Digital platforms are means of providing wider access to cultural and creative works and offer great opportunities for cultural and creative industries to develop new business models; consideration is to be made of how this process can function with more legal certainty and fairness and respect for right holders; importance of transparency and of ensuring a level playing field is necessary; in this regard, protection of right holders within the copyright and intellectual property framework is necessary in order to ensure recognition of values and stimulation of innovation, creativity, investment, to guarantee the success of a Digital Single Market, offering all diverse and quality cultural and creative works.
2017/04/28
Committee: JURI
Amendment 379 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point -a (new)
(-a) is limited, for written works, printed and digital, to short parts of a work or small scale works and individual articles from newspapers and periodicals which are not made available individually and separately by rightholders,
2017/03/29
Committee: CULT
Amendment 379 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 37 c (new)
(37 c) This is why liability exemptions can only apply to genuinely neutral and passive online service providers, and not to services that play an active role in distributing, promoting and monetising content at the expense of creators.
2017/04/28
Committee: JURI
Amendment 385 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) takes place on the premises of an educational establishment or through a secure electronic network accessible only by the educational establishment's pupils or students and teaching staff directly involved in the teaching activities where the work is being used;
2017/03/29
Committee: CULT
Amendment 386 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) is limited to the duration justified by the illustrative purpose;
2017/03/29
Committee: CULT
Amendment 389 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) ensures the fair remuneration of the rightholders for the use of their works or other subject-matter.
2017/03/29
Committee: CULT
Amendment 395 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States mayshall provide that the exception adopted pursuant to paragraph 1 does not apply generally or as regards specific types of works or other subject- matter, to the extent that adequate licences authorising the acts described in paragraph 1 are easily available in the market.
2017/03/29
Committee: CULT
Amendment 429 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 5(5) and the first, third, fourth and fifth subparagraphs of Article 6(4) of Directive 2001/29/EC shall apply to the exceptions and the limitation provided for under this Title.
2017/03/29
Committee: CULT
Amendment 431 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
(1) This Directive provides for three mandatory exceptions as outlined in Articles 3, 4 and 5, namely for text and data mining, digital and cross-border teaching activities and preservation of cultural heritage purposes. The optional exceptions and limitation provided for in the Directive 2001/29/EC remain intact, save for the specific elements introduced by Article 6 and Article 17 in relation to the afore-mentioned Articles 3, 4 and 5.
2017/03/29
Committee: CULT
Amendment 505 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Member States may provide that where an author has transferred or licensed a right to a publisher, such a transfer or athat publisher is a right holder by virtue and to the extent of such a transfer or a licence. Therefore, this transfer or licence constitutes a sufficient legal basis for the publisher to claim a share of the compensation for the uses of the work made under an exception, statutory collective licensing or limitation to the transferred or licensed right.
2017/03/29
Committee: CULT
Amendment 512 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – title
Use of protected content by information society service providers storing and/or giving access to large amounts of works and other protected subject-matter uploaded by their users
2017/03/29
Committee: CULT
Amendment 520 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Information society service providers that play an active role in storeing and provide to the public access to large amounts of/or making available to the public – including by optimising the presentation of the content – copyright protected works or other subject-matter, uploaded by their users, going beyond the mere technical, automatic and passive provision of physical facilities, shall conclude licensing agreements with rightholders. Those service providers shall not benefit from the liability exemption provided for in Article 14 of Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. Where information society service providers are not eligible for the liability exemption provided in Article 14 of Directive 2000/31/EC, they shall, in cooperation with rightholders, take measures to ensure the functioning of agreements concluded with rightholders for the use of their works or other subject- matter orand to prevent the availability on their services of works or other protected subject-matter identified by rightholders through the cooperation with the service providers. Those measures, such as the use of effective content recognition technologies, shall be appropriate and proportionate. The service providers shall provide rightholders with adequate information on the functioning and the deployment of the measures, as well as, when relevant, adequate reporting on the recognition and use of the works and other subject-matter.
2017/03/29
Committee: CULT
Amendment 525 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
(4a) "lawful access" means access to content acquired with the consent of the rightholder;
2017/04/28
Committee: JURI
Amendment 536 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 a (new)
Article 13a Licensing agreements for information society service providers that store and/or provide access to the public to significant amounts of copyright protected works or other subject-matter uploaded by their users 1. Information society service providers that store and/or provide access to the public to copyright protected works or other subject-matter uploaded by their users, thereby going beyond the mere provision of physical facilities and performing an act of communication to the public and of reproduction, shall conclude licensing agreements with rightholders, unless they are eligible for the liability exemption provided in Article 14 of Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. 2. Service providers that play an active role, including by optimising the presentation of the uploaded works or subject-matter or promoting them, are not eligible for the safe harbour liability exemption. 3. Licences acquired by information society service providers shall cover all the acts of their individual users, which are not for direct or indirect economic or commercial advantage.
2017/03/29
Committee: CULT
Amendment 583 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point -a (new)
–a is limited, for written works, printed and digital, to short parts of a work or small scale works and individual articles from newspapers and periodicals which are not made available individually and separately by right holders,
2017/04/28
Committee: JURI
Amendment 593 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) takes place on the premises of an educational establishment or through a secure electronic network accessible only by the educational establishment's pupils or students and teaching staff directly involved in the teaching activities where the work is being used;
2017/04/28
Committee: JURI
Amendment 596 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) is limited to the duration justified by the illustrative purpose;
2017/04/28
Committee: JURI
Amendment 791 #

2016/0280(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Member States may provide that where an author has transferred or licensed a right to a publisher, such a transfer or athat publisher is a rightholder by virtue and to the extent of such a transfer or a licence. Therefore, this transfer or licence constitutes a sufficient legal basis for the publisher to claim a share of the compensation for the uses of the work made under an exception, statutory collective licensing or limitation to the transferred or licensed right.
2017/04/28
Committee: JURI
Amendment 15 #

2016/0279(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
(4 a) In order to foster the export of accessible format copies and born accessible publications, i.e. publications produced by rightholders in accessible format, the single online database established in the European Union according to Directive [...] should be publicly accessible from third countries that are parties to the Marrakech Treaty. To facilitate the import of the same publications, it is important that the same database is interoperable with the ABC TIGAR (Trusted Intermediary Global Accessible Resources) Database, hosted by WIPO.
2017/01/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 22 #

2016/0279(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) 'work orand other subject-matter' means a work in the form of a book, journal, newspaper, magazinliterary, academic or artistic work in the form other writing, including sheet music,f text, notation and/or related illustrations, in any media, including in audio form such as audiobookscluding sheet music, which is protected by copyright or related rights and which is published or otherwise lawfully made publicly available in books, e-books, journals, newspapers, magazines or other writing, and in any media form, including in audio form, such as audiobooks and radio broadcasts;
2017/01/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 24 #

2016/0279(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
(c) a person who has a perceptual or reading disabilityimpairment, including dyslexia, and is, as a result, unable to read printed works to substantially the same degree as a person without an impairment orho is not blind, visually impaired or otherwise print disabilityled; or
2017/01/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 25 #

2016/0279(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
(d) a person who is otherwise unable, due to a physical disabilityimpairment, to hold or manipulate a book or to focus or move their eyes to the extent that would be normally acceptable for reading.
2017/01/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 34 #

2016/0279(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) it distributes, communicates and makes available accessible format copies only to beneficiary persons or other authorised entities on a non-profit basis;
2017/01/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 35 #

2016/0279(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) it takes appropriate steps to discourageprevent the unlawful reproduction, distribution, communication and making available of accessible format copies, and operates on a basis of trust to fully serve the needs of beneficiary persons;
2017/01/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 18 #

2016/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
(5) This Directive is designed for the benefit of persons who are blind, have a visual impairment which cannot be improved so as to give those persons visual function substantially equivalent to that of a person who has no such impairment, or have a perceptual or reading disability, including dyslexia, preventing them from reading printed works to substantially the same degree as persons without such disability, or are unable to hold or manipulate a book or to focus or move the eyes to the extent that would be normally acceptable for reading due to a physical disabilityimpairment. The objective of the measures introduced by this Directive is to improve the availability of books, journals, newspapers, magazines and other writings, sheet music and other print material, including in audio form, whether digital or analogue, in formats that make those works and other subject-matter accessible to those persons to substantially the same degree as to persons without an impairment or disabilityho are not blind, visually impaired or otherwise print disabled, without compromising the quality of the content. Accessible formats include Braille, large print, adapted e-books, audio books and radio broadcasts.
2017/01/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 22 #

2016/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
(6) This Directive should therefore provides for mandatory exceptions to the rights that are harmonised by Union law and are relevant for the uses and works covered by the Marrakesh Treaty. These include in particular the rights of reproduction, communication to the public, making available, distribution and lending, as provided for in Directive 2001/29/EC, Directive 2006/115/EC, and Directive 2009/24/EC, as well as the corresponding rights in Directive 96/9/EC. As the scope of exceptions and limitations required by the Marrakesh Treaty also includes works in audio form, like audiobooks, it is necessary that these exceptions also apply to related rights.
2017/01/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 25 #

2016/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
(7) Uses laid down in this Directive include the making of accessible format copies by either the beneficiary persons or authorised entities serving their needs — whether public or private organisations, in particular libraries, schools, universities, training centres, educational establishments and other non-profit organisations that serve persons with a print disability as their main or one of their main activities or public interest missions —. Those uses should alsIt is also necessary for those uses to include making accessible format copies, for the exclusive use of the beneficiary persons, by a natural person who does so on behalf of a beneficiary person or who assists the beneficiary person in doing so.
2017/01/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 26 #

2016/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
(8) The mandatory exception should also limit the right of reproduction so as to allow for any act that is necessary in order to make changes to or convert or adapt a work or other subject-matter in such a way as to produce an accessible format copy. This includes providing the necessary means to navigate information in an accessible format copy, and also the acts that are necessary to adapt existing publications that are already accessible for certain categories of beneficiary persons to the needs of other beneficiary persons who require alternative formats to properly access the work. Lending of the work to beneficiary persons should be granted.
2017/01/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 27 #

2016/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
(8) TIt is also necessary for the mandatory exception should alsto limit the right of reproduction so as to allow for any act that is necessary in order to make changes to or convert or adapt a work or other subject- matter in such a way as to produce an accessible format copy. This includes providing the necessary means to navigate information in an accessible format copy.
2017/01/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 31 #

2016/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) To improve the availability of text- based works, the rightholders' role in making their works accessible to persons with visual impairments or with other print disabilities is equally as important as the exceptions provided by this Directive when the market is unable to provide such access.
2017/01/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 33 #

2016/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 b (new)
(9b) In order to foster cross-border exchange, a single publicly accessible online database should be established and managed [by the European Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)] containing information on authorised entities and bibliographic data about works available in accessible format copies produced and made available by authorised entities. This database should also include information about born accessible publications, i.e. publications produced by publishers in accessible format and should be interoperable with the ABC TIGAR (Trusted Intermediary Global Accessible Resources) Database, hosted by WIPO.
2017/01/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 35 #

2016/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
(10) It shouldwill be possible for accessible format copies made in one Member State to be available in all Member States, in order to ensure their greater availability across the internal market. This would reduce the demand for redundant work in producing accessible format copies of the same work or other subject matter across the Union, thus generating savings and efficiency gains. This Directive shouldwill therefore ensure that accessible format copies made in one Member State may be circulated to and accessed by beneficiary persons and authorised entities in all Member States. An authorised entity should thus be able to disseminate those copies, offline or online, to beneficiary persons and authorised entities in any Member State. Moreover, authorised entities and beneficiary persons should be allowed to obtain or have access to those copies from any authorised entity in any Member State.
2017/01/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 39 #

2016/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) In view of the specific nature of the exception, its targeted scope and the need for legal certainty for its beneficiaries, Member States shouldwill not be allowpermitted to impose additional requirements for the application of the exception, such as compensation schemes or the prior verification of the commercial availability of accessible format copies.
2017/01/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 40 #

2016/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) In the procedures for accrediting the authorised entities, Member States should take into consideration the specialisation in providing non-profit, high quality and effective accessible formats of work and other subject matter, and the principles of trusted intermediary set in the "Memorandum of Understanding on access to works for dyslexic or visually impaired readers", promoted by the European Commission and signed in 2010 by the representatives of rightholders and of the persons who are print disabled.
2017/01/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 47 #

2016/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
(16) The Commission will monitor the effect of this Directive. As part of this, it will assess the situation regarding the availability in accessible formats of works and other subject-matter other than those covered by this Directive, as well as the availability of works and other subject- matter in accessible formats for persons with other disabilitieimpairments. The Commission will review the situation closely. Changes to the scope of this Directive may be considered, if necessary.
2017/01/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 51 #

2016/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
(18) This Directive therefore respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised in particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. TIt is necessary that this Directive ishould be interpreted and applied in accordance with those rights and principles.
2017/01/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 53 #

2016/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
(19) The Marrakesh Treaty imposes certain obligations regarding the exchange of accessible format copies between the Union and third countries that are parties to the Treaty. The measures taken by the Union to fulfil those obligations are contained in Regulation […] which should be reaneeds to be consulted in conjunction with this Directive.
2017/01/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 60 #

2016/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘work and other subject-matter’ means a work in the form of a book, journal, newspaper, magazine or other writing, including sheet music,literary, academic or artistic work in the form of text, notation and/or related illustrations, in any media, including in audio forms such as audiobookscluding sheet music, which is protected by copyright or related rights and which is published or otherwise lawfully made publicly available; in books, e-books, journals, newspapers, magazines or other writing, and in any media form, including in audio form, such as audiobooks and radio broadcasts.
2017/01/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 62 #

2016/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
(d) a person who is otherwise unable, due to a physical disabilityimpairment, to hold or manipulate a book or to focus or move their eyes to the extent that would be normally acceptable for reading.
2017/01/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 65 #

2016/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) ‘authorised entity’ means an organisationentity that is authorised or recognised by the Member State to providinge education, instructional training, adaptive reading or information access to beneficiary persons on a non-profit basis, as its main activity or. It also includes a government institution or non-profit organization that provides the same services to beneficiary persons as one of its mainprimary activities or public- interest missinstitutional obligations.
2017/01/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 69 #

2016/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that the accessible format copy respects the integrity of the work or other subject- matter, having due consideration for the changes required to make the work accessible in the alternative format for the different needs of beneficiary persons.
2017/01/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 75 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
(2 a) Cultural and creative industries play a key role in reindustrialising Europe, are a driver for growth and are in a strategic position to trigger innovative spill-overs in other industrial sectors, such as tourism, retail, and digital technologies.
2017/03/27
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 108 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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, 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 countryline with the EU's commitment to the global fight against climate change, operations supported by the EFSI should contribute, as much as possible, to achieving the objectives of COP21. In order to reinforce the climate action element under the EFSI, the EIB should build on its experience as one of the largest providers of climate finance worldwide and use its internationally agreed methodology to credibly identify climate action components or cost shares. Energy interconnection priority projects and energy efficiency projects should also be increasingly targeted. For reasons of clarity, although they are already eligible, it should be explicitly laid down that projects in the fields of agriculture, forestry, fishery and aquaculture and other elements of a wider bioeconomy come within the general objectives eligible for EFSI support.
2017/03/27
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 123 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
(8 a) Cultural and creative sector companies with fewer than 10 employees account for more than 95%1a of the workforce in the sector. _________________ 1a European Commission study EASME/COSME/2015/003.
2017/03/27
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 138 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) Additionality, a key feature of the EFSI, should be strengthened in the selection of projects. In particular, operations should only be eligible for EFSI support if they address clearly identified market failures or sub-optimal investment situations. Operations in infrastructure under the Infrastructure and Innovation Window linking two or more Member States or regions, including e- infrastructure, should be as a rule considered additional given their inherent difficulty and their high added value for the Union.
2017/03/27
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 142 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
(9 a) It is erroneously argued that there is a higher degree of risk involved in investing in cultural and creative industries compared with other types of business; that argument is based, inter alia, on the fact that cultural and creative industries are IPR-intensive and that there are difficulties involved in using intangible goods as guarantees for financing.
2017/03/27
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 149 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) Due to their potentialWith a view to ensuring a wider geographical coverage of EFSI and to increaseing 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 such as national promotional banks and institutions, 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. Further action to ensure that EU funds and EFSI support can be easily combined is necessary. The Commission has already published a concrete guidance on this matter, however the approach on the issue of combining the EFSI with the EU funds should be further developed.
2017/03/27
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 156 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
(10 a) The EIB should address the lack of EFSI funding to cultural and creative industries by promoting the interaction with Creative Europe and the Cultural and Creative Sector Guarantee Facility, in order to provide fit-for-purpose loans for cultural and creative industries.
2017/03/27
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 162 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) In order to reinforce the take-up of the EFSI in less-developed and transition regions, the scope of the general objectives eligible for EFSI support should be enlarged. In order to ensure that small- scale projects are not penalized, NPBs and institutions could facilitate their financing also through investment platforms development.
2017/03/27
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 206 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
(17 a) Industries in the cultural and creative sector, because of their specific nature - namely, the unlikeliness of employment in this sector of being offshored and their reliance on specific cultural, often regional and historical competences - can disseminate more and better than other sectors information about funding opportunities provided by EFSI.
2017/03/27
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 220 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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 tocontributing actively where possible towards sectorial and geographic diversification of the EFSI and supporting the preparation of projects involving two or more Member States and projects that contribute to achieving the objectives of COP21. 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 projectsEIB where needed in originating projects. In Member States with difficulties in developing projects in particular under the EFSI, the EIAH should establish a local presence. In order to ensure a broad coverage, EIAH should aim to conclude at least one cooperation agreement with a national promotional bank or institution per Member State. These objectives should be complementary and not preclude one another. Furthermore, EIAH should pay particular attention to supporting the preparation of projects involving two or more Member States or regions and projects that contribute to achieving the objectives of COP21. 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. In carrying out its work, the EIAH should continue to ensure complementarity of its services.
2017/03/27
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 273 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 2015/1017
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
To better address market failures or sub- optimal investment situations, thereby ensuring complementarity and thus avoiding crowding out vis-à-vis participants in the same market, EIB special activities supported by the EFSI shall typicallyas a general rule have the features such as of subordination, participation in risk-sharing instruments, cross-border characteristics, exposure to specific risks or other identifiable aspects, as further described in Annex IInd possibly take a junior position vis-à-vis other investors, in order to ensure additionality.
2017/03/27
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 281 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 2015/1017
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5
The projects supported by the EFSI that consist of physical infrastructure linking two or more Member States or of, including e- infrastructure, as well as the extension of physical infrastructure orand services linked to physical infrastructure from one Member State to one or more Member States, shallassociated with such infrastructures, shall as a rule also be considered to provide additionality.
2017/03/27
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 286 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 2015/1017
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5
The projects supported by the EFSI that consist of physical, non-physical or intangible infrastructure linking two or more Member States or of the extension of physical, non-physical or intangible infrastructure or services linked to physical, non-physical or intangible infrastructure from one Member State to one or more Member States, shall also be considered to provide additionality.;
2017/03/27
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 325 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a – point ii
Regulation (EU) No 2015/1017
Article 7 – paragraph 8 – point l
(l) agriculture, forestry, fishery and, aquaculture. and other elements of the wider bioeconomy;
2017/03/27
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 367 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Regulation (EU) No 2015/1017
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a
TWhilst recognising the demand-driven nature of the EFSI, the EIB shall targetaim that at least 40 % of EFSI financing in the combined objective under the infrastructure and innovation window supports projects with components that contributes to climate action, in line with the COP21 commitments. The Steering Board shall provide detailed guidance to that endEFSI financing for SMEs and mid-cap companies shall not be included in that computation.
2017/03/27
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 375 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 2015/1017
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 b (new)
(b a) in paragraph 2, the following subparagraph is added: ‘The EIB shall target that EFSI financing under the infrastructure and innovation window supports projects in the cultural and creative sector. The Steering Board shall provide detailed guidance to that end.’;
2017/03/27
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 376 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b c (new)
Regulation (EU) No 2015/1017
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 d (new)
(b c) in paragraph 2, the following subparagraph is added: ‘The EIB shall target that at least 1 % of EFSI financing supports projects in the cultural and creative sector. The Steering Board shall provide detailed guidance to that end.’
2017/03/27
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 385 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point d a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 2015/1017
Article 9 – paragraph 4 a (new)
(d a) in Article 9, a new paragraph 4a is inserted: ‘4a. If a public authority within a Member State establishes an investment platform or a national promotional bank or institution that shares the objectives of the EFSI, the EIB shall aim to cooperate with that body.’
2017/03/27
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 387 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point d a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 2015/1017
Article 9 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall, as appropriate, provide guidance on combining the use(5 a) in Article 9(7), subparagraph 2 is amended as follows: ‘The Commission shall, as appropriate, introduce the necessary regulatory changes to facilitate the combination of Union instruments with EIB financing under the EU guarantee, particularly European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF), so as to ensure coordination, complementarity and synergies.’;
2017/03/27
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 405 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a – point i
Regulation (EU) No 2015/1017
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – second sentence
Such support shall include providing targeted support on the use of technical assistance for project structuring, on the use of innovative financial instruments, with a special focus on SMEs, and on the use of public-private partnerships and advice, as appropriate, on relevant issues relating to Union law, taking into account the specificities and needs of Member States with less- developed financial markets.
2017/03/27
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 426 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b – point ii
Regulation (EU) No 2015/1017
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) providing pro-active advisory support on the establishment of investment platforms;
2017/03/27
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 436 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point d
Regulation (EU) No 2015/1017
Article 14 – paragraph 6 – second sentence
Cooperation between, on the one hand, the EIAH and, on the other hand, a national promotional bank or institution, an international financingal institution or an institution or a managing authority, including those acting as a national advisor, having expertise relevant for the purposes of the EIAH, may take the form of a contractual partnership.; The EIAH should aim to conclude at least one cooperation agreement with a national promotional bank or institution in each Member State. In Member States where such institutions do not exist, the EIAH may provide, where appropriate, pro- active advisory support on their establishment; To foster the take up of its services, the EIAH and its partners should promote, in a simple and clear way, the services and expertise that they could mobilise in order to better assist project promoters from the private sector, in particular SMEs and Mid-Caps.
2017/03/27
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 453 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 2015/1017
Article 18 – paragraph 6 a (new)
(a a) the following paragraph is inserted after paragraph 6: '6a. In order to actively ensure a wide geographic outreach of the advisory services across the Union and to successfully leverage local knowledge about the EFSI, the local presence of the EIAH shall be established in Member States, where there are difficulties to develop projects in particular under the EFSI, taking into account existing support schemes or the presence of national or regional promotional banks or institutions.'
2017/03/27
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 462 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Regulation 2015/1017
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
In particular the EIB and the EIF shall not participate in any financing or investment operation through a vehicle located in a jurisdiction that does not co-operate with the Union in relation to the application of the internationally agreed tax standards and Union law on transparency, andutomatic exchange of information or internationally agreed rules on anti-money laundering or fight against terrorism financing.
2017/03/27
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 481 #

2016/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 1 – point a
Regulation (EU) No 2015/1017
Annex II – section 2 – point b – subparagraph 1 a (new)
EFSI support to motorways shall 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.deleted
2017/03/27
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 152 #

2016/0222(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Member States shall apply this Directive to all unaccompanied minors from third countries from the moment of their arrival to the moment of their qualification as a refugee or grant of subsidiary protection under Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Qualification Regulation], or the grant of some other form of humanitarian protection, or their transfer to a third country, in accordance with their best interests, under national law.
2017/02/23
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 261 #

2016/0222(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Minors shall not be detained only as a measure of last resort and after it having been established that other less coercive alternative measure; Member States shall instead accommodate minors cannot be applied effectively. Such detention shall be for the shortest period of time and all efforts shall be made to release the detained minors and place them in accommodation suitable for minorsd families with minors in non- custodial, community-based placements while their immigration status is processed.
2017/02/23
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 268 #

2016/0222(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Unaccompanied minors shall be detained only in exceptional circumstances. All efforts shall be made to release the detained unaccompanied minor as soon as possible.deleted
2017/02/23
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 273 #

2016/0222(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Unaccompanied minors shall never be detained in prison accommodation.deleted
2017/02/23
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 277 #

2016/0222(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4
Where unaccompanied minors are detained, Member States shall ensure that they are accommodated separately from adults.deleted
2017/02/23
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 279 #

2016/0222(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. Detained families shall be provided with separate accommodation guaranteeing adequate privacy.deleted
2017/02/23
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 286 #

2016/0222(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall grant to minor children of applicants and to applicants who are minors access to the education system under similarthe same conditions as their own nationals for so long as an expulsion measure against them or their parents is not actually enforced. Such education may be provided in accommodation centresthe entire duration of their presence in the territory of the Member State. Such education may be provided in accommodation centres, as a temporary measure until access to national education systems is ensured.
2017/02/23
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 293 #

2016/0222(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Access to the education system shall not be postponed for more than threone months from the date on which the application for international protection was lodged by or on behalf of the minor.
2017/02/23
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 354 #

2016/0222(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall ensure that that standard of living is met in the specific situation of applicants with special reception needs, such as minors, as well as in relation to the situation of persons who are in detention.
2017/02/23
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 379 #

2016/0222(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Member States shall provide separate sanitary facilities for female applicants and safe place in reception centres for them and their children.
2017/02/23
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 406 #

2016/0222(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 17a – paragraph 3
3. Pending the transfer under Regulation (EU) No XXX/XXX [Dublin Regulation] of a minor to the Member State responsible, Member States shall provide him or her with access to suitable educational activitiesThis article shall not apply to unaccompanied minors. When the applicants concerned are parents of minors, Member States may derogate from this article taking into account the best interests of the child, as this provision restricts access to education, equal treatment and material reception conditions such as housing, food and clothing.
2017/02/23
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 410 #

2016/0222(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall ensure that minor children of applicants and applicants who are minors receive the same access to health care as their own national minors.
2017/02/23
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 466 #

2016/0222(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. The best interests of the child shall be a primary consideration for Member States when implementing the provisions of this Directive that involvemay affect minors. Member States shall ensure a standard of living adequate for the minor’s physical, mental, spiritual, moral and social development.
2017/02/23
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 471 #

2016/0222(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) safety and security considerations, in particular where there is a risk of the minor being a victim of violence and exploitation, including human trafficking;
2017/02/23
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 481 #

2016/0222(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 6
6. Those working with minors, including with unaccompanied minors, shall not have a verified record ofcriminal record, especially with regard to any child- related crimes or offenses and shall receive continuous and appropriate training concerning the rights and needs of unaccompanied minors, including concerning any applicable child safeguarding standards, and shall be bound by the confidentiality rules provided for in national law, in relation to any information they obtain in the course of their work.
2017/02/23
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 483 #

2016/0222(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall as soon as possible and no later than five working days from the moment when an unaccompanied minor makes an application for international protectionarrives in the Member State take measures to ensure that a guardian represents and assists the unaccompanied minor to enable him or her to benefit from the rights and comply with the obligations provided for in this Directive. The guardian appointed in accordance with Article [22] of Regulation (EU) No XXX/XXX [Procedures Regulation] may perform those tasks. The unaccompanied minor shall be informed immediately of the appointment of the guardian. Where an organisation is appointed as guardian, it shall designate a person responsible for carrying out the duties of guardian in respect of the unaccompanied minor, in accordance with this Directive. The guardian shall be qualified and perform his or her duties in accordance with the principle of the best interests of the child, as prescribed in Article 22 (2), shall have the necessary expertise to that end and shall not have a verified record ofcriminal record, especially with regard to any child- related crimes or offences. In order to ensure the minor’s well-being and social development referred to in Article 22 (2)(b), the person acting as guardian shall be changed only when necessary. Appointed guardians' criminal record shall be regularly reviewed by competent authorities to identify potential incompatibilities with their role. Organisations or individuals whose interests conflict or could potentially conflict with those of the unaccompanied minor shall not be appointed as guardians.
2017/02/23
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 493 #

2016/0222(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Member States shall provide unaccompanied minors upon their arrival with: (a) immediate access to health care and education under the same conditions as their own national minors (b) all the necessary information about their rights, procedures and protection opportunities in a child- friendly manner and in a language they understand. To this end, the European Asylum Support Office shall assist Member States in producing reception material to inform children.
2017/02/23
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 533 #

2016/0222(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 29 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take appropriate measures to ensure that authorities and other organisations implementing this Directive have received the necessary training with respect to the needs of both male and female applicants, as well as children. To that end, Member States shall integrate the European asylum curriculum developed by the European Union Agency for Asylum into the training of their personnel in accordance with Regulation (EU) No XXX/XXX [Regulation on the European Union Agency for Asylum] and take into consideration the information material published by the European Asylum Support Office, such as the EASO Tool for Identification of persons with special needs.
2017/02/23
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 55 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
(8) In order to ensure coherence and give certainty to businesses and Member States' authorities, the notion of "incitement to hatred" should, to the appropriate extent, be aligned to the definition in the Council Framework Decision 2008/913/JHA of 28 November 2008 on combating certain forms and expressions of racism and xenophobia by means of criminal law which defines hate speech as "publicly inciting to violence or hatred". This should include aligning the grounds on which incitement to violence or hatred is based. Provisions concerning hate speech should be applied in line with the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights concerning the right to freedom of expression and information.
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 59 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
(9) In order to empower viewers, including particular parents and minors, in making informed decisions about the content to be watched, it is necessary that audiovisual media service providers provide sufficient information about content that may impair minors' physical, mental or moral development. This could be done, for instance, through a system of content descriptors indicating the nature of the content. Content descriptors could be delivered through written, graphical or acoustic means.
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 61 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) The consumption of linear TV channels in Europe remains prominent in comparison to other media services, as demonstrated by the study "Linear and on-demand audiovisual media services in Europe 2015", published by the European Audiovisual Observatory in June 2016, which shows an overall good condition of linear TV in Europe, with the number of available linear TV channels in 2015 increasing on average of 46% compared to 2009;
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 62 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 b (new)
(9b) There has been a slight decrease in Europe of the fruition by young people of linear TV channels, as demonstrated by the study " Measurement of Fragmented Audiovisual Audiences", published by the European Audiovisual Observatory in November 2015, which shows in 2014 an average decrease in the European Union of only 4% of young people aged 12-34, compared to 2011;
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 63 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 c (new)
(9c) A ban for television broadcasts by broadcasters under their jurisdiction for programmes which might seriously impair the physical, mental or moral development of minors and technical measures in the case of on-demand services have been adopted by all Member States, as demonstrated by the study "Analysis of the implementation of the provisions contained in the AVMSD concerning the protection of minors", published by the European Audiovisual Observatory in November 2015;
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 98 #

2016/0151(COD)

Draft legislative resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the study on "Linear and on-demand audiovisual media services in Europe 2015", published by the European Audiovisual Observatory in June 2016,
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 99 #

2016/0151(COD)

Draft legislative resolution
Citation 5 b (new)
- having regard to the study "Analysis of the implementation of the provisions contained in the AVMSD concerning the protection of minors", published by the European Audiovisual Observatory in November 2015,
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 99 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 31 a (new)
(31a) The 2011 EU Agenda for the Rights of the Child defines "the Treaties, the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) as a common basis for all EU action which is relevant to children". Articles 5 and 19 of the UNCRC are of particular relevance for the protection of children in audiovisual media services.
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 111 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 2010/13/EU
Chapter II – Article 1 a (new)
(2a) The following article is inserted: 'Article 1a 1. Without prejudice to Articles 14 and 15 of Directive 2000/31/EC, Member States shall ensure that media service providers and video-sharing platform providers under their jurisdiction take appropriate, effective and efficient measures to: (a) protect all citizens from programmes and user-generated videos containing incitement to violence or hatred directed against a group of individuals or a member of such a group defined by reference to sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, descent or national origin; (b) protect all citizens from programmes and user-generated videos containing incitement to commit terrorist acts and justifying terrorism; (c) protect all citizens from programmes and user-generated videos containing intentional and continuous persecution directed against an individual or a group of individuals; (d) protect minors from programmes or user-generated videos which may impair their physical, mental or moral development. Such content shall, in any case, only be made available in such a way as to ensure that minors will not normally hear or see it. The most harmful content, such as gratuitous violence or pornography, shall not be included in television broadcasts by broadcasters and, in the case of on-demand media services, shall be subject to the strictest measures, such as encryption and effective parental controls. Such measures shall include selecting the time of their availability, age verification tools or other technical measures, including parental control tools by default. 2. What constitutes an appropriate measure for the purposes of paragraph 1 shall be determined in light of the nature of the content in question, shall be proportionate to the potential harm it may cause, the characteristics of the category of persons to be protected as well as the rights and legitimate interests at stake, including those of the providers and the users having created and/or uploaded the content as well as the public interest and respect communicative freedoms. Providers shall provide sufficient information to viewers about such content, preferably using a system of descriptors indicating the nature of the content. 3. Member States shall ensure that complaint and redress mechanisms are available for the settlement of disputes between recipients of a service and media service providers or video-sharing platform providers relating to the application of the appropriate measures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2. Such complaint and redress mechanisms shall ensure the effective and permanent removal of contents referred to in paragraph 1. 4. For the purposes of the implementation of the measures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, Member States shall encourage co-regulation. Member States shall establish the necessary mechanisms to assess the appropriateness of the measures referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article. Member States shall entrust this task to the bodies designated in accordance with Article 30. In case co-regulation or self-regulation prove to be ineffective, national regulatory bodies are entitled to exercise their effective powers.'
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 112 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 2010/13/EU
Chapter II – Article 1 a (new)
(2a) The following article is inserted: 'Article 1a 1. Without prejudice to Articles 14 and 15 of Directive 2000/31/EC, Member States shall ensure that media service providers and video-sharing platform providers under their jurisdiction take appropriate measures to: (a) protect all citizens from programmes and user-generated videos containing incitement to violence or hatred directed against a group of persons or a member of such a group defined by reference to sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, descent or national origin; (b) protect minors from programmes or user-generated videos which may impair their physical, mental or moral development. The most harmful content, such as gratuitous violence or pornography, shall not be included in television broadcasts by broadcasters and, in the case of on demand media services, shall be subject to the strictest measures, such as encryption and effective parental controls. Such measures shall include selecting the time of their availability, age verification tools or other technical measures, including parental control tools by default. Such content shall in any case only be made available in such a way as to ensure that minors will not normally hear or see it. 2. What constitutes an appropriate measure for the purposes of paragraph 1 shall be determined in light of the nature of the content in question, shall be proportionate to the potential harm it may cause, the characteristics of the category of persons to be protected as well as the rights and legitimate interests at stake, including those of the providers and the users having created and/or uploaded the content as well as the public interest and respect communicative freedoms. Providers shall provide sufficient information to viewers about such content, preferably using a system of descriptors indicating the nature of the content. 3. For the purposes of the implementation of the measures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, Member States shall encourage co-regulation as provided for in Article -2f(3) and (4). Member States shall establish the necessary mechanisms to assess the appropriateness of the measures referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article. Member States shall entrust this task to the bodies designated in accordance with Article 29. When adopting such measures the Member States shall respect the conditions set by applicable Union law, in particular Articles 14 and 15 of Directive 2000/31/EC or Article 25 of Directive 2011/93/EU. 4. Member States shall ensure that complaint and redress mechanisms are available for the settlement of disputes between recipients of a service and media service providers or video-sharing platform providers relating to the application of the appropriate measures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2.'
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 113 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
Directive 2010/13/EU
Chapter II – Article 1 b (new)
(2b) The following article is inserted: 'Article 1b 1. Member States shall ensure that audiovisual commercial communications provided by media service providers and video-sharing platform providers under their jurisdiction comply with the following requirements: (a) audiovisual commercial communications shall be readily recognisable as such. Surreptitious audiovisual commercial communication shall be prohibited; (b) audiovisual commercial communications shall not use subliminal techniques; (c) audiovisual commercial communications shall not: i. prejudice respect for human dignity; ii. encourage behaviour prejudicial to health or safety; iii. gratuitously offend or insult religious groups or members thereof with respect to their religious affiliation, or their religious convictions or symbols; iv. encourage behaviour grossly prejudicial to the protection of the environment; v. contain sexualisation of children or degrading depictions of women; (d) all forms of audiovisual commercial communications for cigarettes and other tobacco products shall be prohibited; (e) audiovisual commercial communications for alcoholic beverages shall not be aimed specifically at minors and shall not encourage immoderate consumption of such beverages; (f) audiovisual commercial communication for medicinal products and medical treatment available only on prescription in the Member State within whose jurisdiction the media service provider falls shall be prohibited; (g) audiovisual commercial communications shall not cause physical or moral detriment to minors. Therefore they shall not directly exhort minors to buy or hire a product or service by exploiting their inexperience or credulity, directly encourage them to persuade their parents or others to purchase the goods or services being advertised, exploit the special trust minors place in parents, teachers or other persons, or unreasonably show minors in dangerous situations. (h) pornography, including representations susceptible to incite to hatred based on sex, is prohibited in all forms of audiovisual commercial communications; 2. Member States and the Commission shall encourage the development of self- and co-regulatory codes of conduct regarding inappropriate audiovisual commercial communications.'
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 114 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 c (new)
Directive 2010/13/EU
Chapter II – Article 1 c (new)
(2c) The following article is inserted: 'Article 1c 1. Member States shall, by appropriate means, ensure, within the framework of their legislation, that media service providers and video-sharing platform providers under their jurisdiction effectively comply with the provisions of this Directive. 2. Member States shall remain free to require media service providers and video- sharing platform providers under their jurisdiction to comply with more detailed or stricter rules with regard to Articles -2 to -2e, Article 7, Article 13, Article 16, Article 17, Articles 19 to 26, Articles 30 and 30a provided that such rules are in compliance with Union law and in respect of communicative freedoms. 3. Member States shall encourage co- and self-regulation through codes of conduct adopted at national level in the fields coordinated by this Directive to the extent permitted by their legal systems. Those codes shall be broadly accepted by stakeholders in the Member States concerned, in particular parents' associations active on protection of minors. Such associations shall be involved in the drafting of these codes. The codes of conduct shall clearly and unambiguously set out their objectives. They shall provide for regular, transparent and independent monitoring and evaluation of the achievement of the objectives aimed at, with the full involvement of the above-said associations. They shall provide for effective enforcement, including when appropriate effective and proportionate sanctions. 4. The Commission and ERGA shall encourage media service providers and video-sharing platform providers to exchange best practices on co-regulatory systems across the Union. 5. In co-operation with the Member States, the Commission shall facilitate the development of Union codes of conduct in consultation with media service providers and video-sharing platform providers where appropriate. Draft Union codes of conduct and amendments or extensions to existing Union codes of conduct shall be submitted to the Commission by the signatories of these codes. The contact committee established pursuant Article 29 shall decide on the drafts, amendments or extensions of those codes. The Commission shall publish those codes. 6. If a national independent regulatory body concludes that any code of conduct or parts of it have proven to be not effective enough the Member State of this regulatory body remains free to require media service providers and video- sharing platform providers under their jurisdiction to comply with more detailed or stricter rules in compliance with Union law and in respect of communicative freedoms. Such legislation has to be reported to the Commission without delay. 7. Directive 2000/31/EC shall apply unless otherwise provided for in this Directive. In the event of a conflict between a provision of Directive 2000/31/EC and a provision of this Directive, the provisions of this Directive shall prevail, unless otherwise provided for in this Directive.'
2016/12/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 127 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
(8) In order to ensure coherence and give certainty to businesses and Member States' authorities, the notion of "incitement to hatred" should, to the appropriate extent, be aligned to the definition in the Council Framework Decision 2008/913/JHA of 28 November 2008 on combating certain forms and expressions of racism and xenophobia by means of criminal law which defines hate speech as "publicly inciting to violence or hatred". This should include aligning the grounds on which incitement to violence or hatred is based. Provisions concerning hate speech should be applied in line with the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights concerning the right to freedom of expression and information.
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 137 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
(9) In order to empower viewers, including particular parents and minors, in making informed decisions about the content to be watched, it is necessary that audiovisual media service providers provide sufficient information about content that may impair minors' physical, mental or moral development. This could be done, for instance, through a system of content descriptors indicating the nature of the content. Content descriptors could be delivered through written, graphical or acoustic means.
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 305 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 31 a (new)
(31a) The 2011 EU Agenda for the Rights of the Child defines "the Treaties, the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) as a common basis for all EU action which is relevant to children". Articles 5 and 19 of the UNCRC are of particular relevance for the protection of children in audiovisual media services.
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 365 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a a – point i
(i) the service consists of the storage of a large amount of programmes or user- generated videos, for over the selection of which the video- sharing platform provider does not have editorial responsibilityexercise effective control;
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 410 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 2010/13/EU
Chapter II – Article –2 (new)
(2a) The following article is inserted: 'Article -2 1. Without prejudice to Articles 14 and 15 of Directive 2000/31/EC, Member States shall ensure that media service providers and video-sharing platform providers under their jurisdiction take appropriate measures to: (a) protect all citizens from programmes and user-generated videos containing incitement to violence or hatred directed against a group of persons or a member of such a group defined by reference to sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, descent or national origin; (b) protect minors from programmes or user-generated videos which may impair their physical, mental or moral development. The most harmful content, such as gratuitous violence or pornography, shall not be included in television broadcasts by broadcasters and, in the case of on demand media services, shall be subject to the strictest measures, such as encryption and effective parental controls. Such measures shall include selecting the time of their availability, age verification tools or other technical measures, including parental control tools by default. Such content shall in any case only be made available in such a way as to ensure that minors will not normally hear or see it. 2. What constitutes an appropriate measure for the purposes of paragraph 1 shall be determined in light of the nature of the content in question, shall be proportionate to the potential harm it may cause, the characteristics of the category of persons to be protected as well as the rights and legitimate interests at stake, including those of the providers and the users having created and/or uploaded the content as well as the public interest and respect communicative freedoms. Providers shall provide sufficient information to viewers about such content, preferably using a system of descriptors indicating the nature of the content. 3. For the purposes of the implementation of the measures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, Member States shall encourage co-regulation as provided for in Article -2f(3) and (4). Member States shall establish the necessary mechanisms to assess the appropriateness of the measures referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article. Member States shall entrust this task to the bodies designated in accordance with Article 29. When adopting such measures the Member States shall respect the conditions set by applicable Union law, in particular Articles 14 and 15 of Directive 2000/31/EC or Article 25 of Directive 2011/93/EU. 4. Member States shall ensure that complaint and redress mechanisms are available for the settlement of disputes between recipients of a service and media service providers or video-sharing platform providers relating to the application of the appropriate measures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2.'
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 417 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
Directive 2010/13/EU
Chapter II – Article –2 a (new)
(2b) The following article is inserted: 'Article -2a 1. Member States shall ensure that audiovisual commercial communications provided by media service providers and video-sharing platform providers under their jurisdiction comply with the following requirements: (a) audiovisual commercial communications shall be readily recognisable as such. Surreptitious audiovisual commercial communication shall be prohibited; (b) audiovisual commercial communications shall not use subliminal techniques; (c) audiovisual commercial communications shall not: (i) prejudice respect for human dignity; (ii) encourage behaviour prejudicial to health or safety; (iii) gratuitously offend or insult religious groups or members thereof with respect to their religious affiliation, or their religious convictions or symbols; (iv) encourage behaviour grossly prejudicial to the protection of the environment; (v) contain sexualisation of children or degrading depictions of women; (d) all forms of audiovisual commercial communications for cigarettes and other tobacco products shall be prohibited; (e) audiovisual commercial communications for alcoholic beverages shall not be aimed specifically at minors and shall not encourage immoderate consumption of such beverages; (f) audiovisual commercial communication for medicinal products and medical treatment available only on prescription in the Member State within whose jurisdiction the media service provider falls shall be prohibited; (g) audiovisual commercial communications shall not cause physical or moral detriment to minors. Therefore they shall not directly exhort minors to buy or hire a product or service by exploiting their inexperience or credulity, directly encourage them to persuade their parents or others to purchase the goods or services being advertised, exploit the special trust minors place in parents, teachers or other persons, or unreasonably show minors in dangerous situations. (h) pornography, including representations susceptible to incite to hatred based on sex, is prohibited in all forms of audiovisual commercial communications; 2. Member States and the Commission shall encourage the development of self- and co-regulatory codes of conduct regarding inappropriate audiovisual commercial communications.'
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 429 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 g (new)
Directive 2010/13/EU
Chapter II – Article – 2 f (new)
(2g) The following article is inserted: 'Article -2f 1. Member States shall, by appropriate means, ensure, within the framework of their legislation, that media service providers and video-sharing platform providers under their jurisdiction effectively comply with the provisions of this Directive. 2. Member States shall remain free to require media service providers and video- sharing platform providers under their jurisdiction to comply with more detailed or stricter rules with regard to Articles -2 to -2e, Article 7, Article 13, Article 16, Article 17, Articles 19 to 26, Articles 30 and 30a provided that such rules are in compliance with Union law and in respect of communicative freedoms. 3. Member States shall encourage co- and self-regulation through codes of conduct adopted at national level in the fields coordinated by this Directive to the extent permitted by their legal systems. Those codes shall be broadly accepted by stakeholders in the Member States concerned, in particular parents' associations active on protection of minors. Such associations shall be involved in the drafting of these codes. The codes of conduct shall clearly and unambiguously set out their objectives. They shall provide for regular, transparent and independent monitoring and evaluation of the achievement of the objectives aimed at, with the full involvement of the above-said associations. They shall provide for effective enforcement, including when appropriate effective and proportionate sanctions. 4. The Commission and ERGA shall encourage media service providers and video-sharing platform providers to exchange best practices on co-regulatory systems across the Union. 5. In co-operation with the Member States, the Commission shall facilitate the development of Union codes of conduct in consultation with media service providers and video-sharing platform providers where appropriate. Draft Union codes of conduct and amendments or extensions to existing Union codes of conduct shall be submitted to the Commission by the signatories of these codes. The contact committee established pursuant Article 29 shall decide on the drafts, amendments or extensions of those codes. The Commission shall publish those codes. 6. If a national independent regulatory body concludes that any code of conduct or parts of it have proven to be not effective enough the Member State of this regulatory body remains free to require media service providers and video- sharing platform providers under their jurisdiction to comply with more detailed or stricter rules in compliance with Union law and in respect of communicative freedoms. Such legislation has to be reported to the Commission without delay. 7. Directive 2000/31/EC shall apply unless otherwise provided for in this Directive. In the event of a conflict between a provision of Directive 2000/31/EC and a provision of this Directive, the provisions of this Directive shall prevail, unless otherwise provided for in this Directive.'
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 270 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
(47) The examination procedure should be used for the adoption of a common leaflet on Dublin/Eurodac, as well as a specific leaflet for unaccompanied minors; of a standard form for the exchange of relevant information on unaccompanied minors; of uniform conditions for the consultation and exchange of information on minors and dependent personsthe modalities and periodicity for providing applicants with information on the status of the procedure; of rules on the qualifications of and training for guardians and the modalities for their engagement with other actors; of uniform conditions for the consultation and exchange of information on minors and dependent persons; of standard operating procedures for cross-border cooperation among Member States regarding the assessment of the best interests of the child, family tracing and the identification of family members, siblings, relatives or any other family relations of an unaccompanied minor and for assessing the capacity of a relative to take care of an unaccompanied minor; of uniform conditions on the preparation and submission of take charge requests and take back notifications ; of two lists of relevant elements of proof and circumstantial evidence, and the periodical revision thereof; of a laissez passer; of uniform conditions for the consultation and exchange of information regarding transfers; of a standard form for the exchange of data before a transfer; of a common health certificate; of rules concerning the modalities for the handover from guardian to guardian in the case of transfers; of uniform conditions and practical arrangements for the exchange of information on a person's health data before a transfer, and of secure electronic transmission channels for the transmission of requests..
2017/04/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 274 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
(48) In order to provide for supplementary rules, 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 Commission in respect of the identification of family members orperiodicity and modalities for providing information to applicants on the status of the procedures under this Regulation concerning them, the identification of family members, relatives or any other family relativeons of an unaccompanied minor; the criteria for establishing the existence of proven family links; the criteria for assessing the capacity of a relative to take care of an unaccompanied minor, including where family members, siblings or relatives of the unaccompanied minor stay in more than one Member State; the elements for assessing a dependency link; the criteria for assessing the capacity of a person to take care of a dependent person; and the elements to be taken into account in order to assess the inability to travel for a significant period of time. In exercising its powers to adopt delegated acts, the Commission shall not exceed the scope of the best interests of the child as provided for under Article 8 of this Regulation. 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 . 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. .
2017/04/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 308 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g – indent 2 a (new)
- the dependent married minor children of couples referred to in the first indent or of the applicant, regardless of whether they were born in or out of wedlock or adopted as defined under national law;
2017/04/25
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 314 #

2016/0133(COD)

- when the applicant is a minor and married, the father or mother or another adult responsible for him or her whether by law or by the practice of the Member State where the beneficiary is present, on condition that the minor is dependent on the father, mother or other responsible adult;
2017/04/25
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 319 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g – indent 4 a (new)
- when the beneficiary of international protection is a minor and married, the father, mother or another adult responsible for him or her whether by law or by the practice of the Member State where the beneficiary is present, on condition that the minor is dependent on the father, mother or other responsible adult;
2017/04/25
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 419 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. The applicant shall not be entitled to the reception conditions set out in Articles 14 to 19 of Directive 2013/33/EU, with the exception of emergency health care, during the procedures under this Regulation in any Member State other than the one in which he or she is required to be present. This paragraph shall not apply to minors and families with children.
2017/04/25
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 447 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) of the purpose of the personal interview pursuant to Article 7 and the obligation of submitting and substantiating information regarding the presence of family members, relatives or any other family relations in the Member States, including the means by which the applicant can submit such informations well as the type of elements, information and evidence that the applicant will be asked to submit for the purpose of determining responsibility, including for the application of the discretionary clauses;
2017/04/25
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 485 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. The personal interview shall be conducted in a language that the applicant understands or is reasonably supposed to understand and in which he or she is able to communicate and, when the applicant is a minor, in a child-friendly manner. Where necessary, Member States shall have recourse to an interpreter who is able to ensure appropriate communication between the applicant and the person conducting the personal interview.
2017/04/25
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 491 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5
5. The Member State conducting the personal interview shall make a written summary thereof which shall contain at least the main information supplied by the applicant at the interview. The information provided in the summary shall be verified with the applicant and, where relevant, the guardian and/or legal advisor or counsellor, during the interview. This summary may either take the form of a report or a standard form. The Member State shall ensure that the applicant and/or the guardian, the legal advisor or other counsellor who is representing the applicant have timely access to the summary as soon as possible after the interview, and in any case before a transfer decision is taken.
2017/04/25
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 496 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Where requested by the applicant, the determining authority shall ensure that the interviewers and interpreters are of the same sex as the applicant provided that this is possible and the determining authority does not have reasons to believe that such a request is based on grounds which are not related to difficulties on the part of the applicant to present the grounds of his or her application in a comprehensive manner.
2017/04/25
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 500 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Each Member State where an unaccompanied minor is obliged to be present shall ensure that a representativeguardian represents and/or assists the unaccompanied minor with respect to the relevantall procedures provided for in this Regulation. The representativeguardian shall have the qualifications and, expertise and independence to ensure that the best interests of the minor are taken into consideration during the procedures carried out under this Regulation. Such representativea guardian shall have access to the content of the relevant documents in the applicant's file including the specific leaflet for unaccompanied minorsinformation materials for unaccompanied minors. The guardian shall be appointed no later than five days from the moment when an unaccompanied minor arrives in the Member State.
2017/04/25
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 510 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) safety and security considerations, in particular where there is a risk of the minor being a victim of human traffickingany form of violence and exploitation, including trafficking in human beings;
2017/04/25
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 512 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(ca) situations of vulnerability, including trauma, specific health needs and disability
2017/04/25
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 516 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point d – point i (new)
i) the need for decisions concerning children to be treated with priority
2017/04/25
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 521 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. Before transferring an unaccompanied minor toAny decision on the Member State responsible or, where applicable, to the Member State of allocation, the transferring Member State shall make sure that the Member State responsible or the Member State of allocation takes the measures referred to in Articles 14 and 24 of Directive 2013/33/EU and Article 25 of Directive 2013/32/EU without delay. Any decision to transferon the Member State of allocation concerning an unaccompanied minor shall be preceded by an multidisciplinary assessment of his/her best interests. The assessment shall be based on the factors listed in paragraph 3. The and the conclusions of the assessment on each of the factors shall be clearly stated in the decision on responsibility. The multidisciplinary assessment shall be done swiftly by competent staff with the qualifications and expertise to ensure that the best interests of the minor are taken into considerationexpertise in child rights, psychology and development involving the minor's guardian and legal advisor or counsellor to ensure that the best interests of the minor are respected. Before any transfer of an unaccompanied minor, the transferring Member State shall make sure that the Member State responsible or the Member State of allocation takes the measures referred to in Articles 14 and 24 of Directive 2013/33/EU and Article 25 of Directive 2013/32/EU without delay.
2017/04/25
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 526 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph new5 – subparagraph 1
For the purpose of applying Articles 10 and 19, the Member State where the unaccompanied minor lodgedmade an application for international protection shall, as soon as possible, take appropriate action to identify the family members or, relatives or any other family relativeons of the unaccompanied minor on the territory of Member States, whilst protecting the best interests of the child, when relevant with the assistance of international or other relevant organisation to facilitate the minor's access to the tracing services of such organisations. The staff of the competent authorities referred to in Article 47 who deal with requests concerning unaccompanied minors shall have received, and shall continue to receive, appropriate training concerning the specific needs of minors, including training on child rights, psychology and development.
2017/04/25
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 530 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph new5 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Before the transfer of an unaccompanied minor the authorities shall ensure the appointment of a guardian in the receiving Member State. The authorities shall communicate the information regarding the guardian appointed by the receiving Member State to the current guardian together with the modalities for the transfer. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, provide rules concerning the modalities for the transfer of guardianship.
2017/04/25
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 553 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5
5. In the absence of a family member or a relative as referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3, the Member State responsible shall be that where the unaccompanied minor first has lodged his or her application for international protection, unlis present, unless it is not in the best interests of the minor on the basis of the multidisciplinary besst it is demonstrated that this is not in the best interests of the minornterests assessment conducted in accordance with Article 8. Prior to such a determination the applicant shall be allowed to avail himself or herself of the procedures referred to in Article 19.
2017/04/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 561 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Where a minor is accompanied by one parent, adult sibling or other adult responsible for the minor, whether by law or by the practice of that Member State, and one parent or other adult responsible for the minor, whether by law or by the practice of that Member State, is legally present in a Member State, the Member State responsible shall be that where the parent or other adult responsible for the minor is legally present, provided that this is in the best interests of the minor.
2017/04/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 738 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph new6
new6. Without prejudice to the applicant's right to choose his or her own legal adviser or other counsellor at his or her own cost, Member States shall ensure that the person concerned has access to legal assistance and representation for minor applicants and, where necessary, to linguistic assistance at all stages of the procedures provided for in this Regulation.
2017/04/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 757 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Minors shall not be detained; Member States shall instead accommodate minors and families with minors in non- custodial, community-based placements while their immigration status is processed.
2017/04/04
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 992 #

2016/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 3
3. The authorities referred to in paragraph 1 shall receive the necessary regular training with respect to the application of this Regulation, including as regards the operating procedures for gathering relevant information and assessing the best interests of the child. Member States shall ensure the availability of specially trained staff, or specialized support services for staff, dedicated to the assessment of the best interests of the child in cases involving unaccompanied minors.
2017/05/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 2 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that the RAL (reste à liquider) is an inevitable by-product of multi-annual programming and differentiated appropriations and of an excessive inflexibility of the MFF, which does not allow funding to be reallocated between headings and has limited room for flexibility; notes that the RAL was significantly higher than expected at the end of the financial framework for 2007- 2013, and stresses that current gaps between commitments and payments will inevitably lead to new difficulties for ongoing programmes and that this must be avoided; resolved structurally, without resorting to draft amending budgets each year;
2016/03/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 4 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that the revision of the MFF is a key point in the management of Union spending by ensuring that Union investment programmes remain efficient; insists on a thorough simplification of the application forms and criteria, of reporting and reimbursement, especially for small-scale projects, both in Erasmus+ and in the Creative Europe and Europe for Citizens programmes;
2016/03/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 5 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Notes that the mid-term review of the MFF and the reports on implementation of EU programmes should be regarded as two interconnected parts of the same process; calls on the institutions, therefore, to review the functioning of that process, where there are requirements which are an obstacle to achieving the Union's strategic and political objectives, particularly with regard to decentralisation in the provision of funding under the Youth section of Erasmus +;
2016/03/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 13 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. SReiterates its supports for the creation of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) and highlights; stresses the need to increase the focus on investment in education, training and the cultural and creative industries within the EFSI; highlights, in addition, the need to minimise the impact of the cuts on the Horizon 2020 programmes and the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) in order to allow them to accomplish their respective objectives and to exploit in full the potential additionality and synergies between these three instruments, with a view to restoring sustainable growth in Europe, based on innovation and quality employment;
2016/03/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 17 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. IExpresses concerned by over the slower- than-planned take-off of new programmes under the 2014-2020 MFF period owing to the late approval of the legal bases and of the operational programmes, as well as to the shortages in payment appropriations in 2014; notes that, despite the acceleration of processes throughout 2014, the problem of unfinalised contracts and unpaid invoices persists, and is becoming structural; highlights, from this point of view, the responsibilities of the Member States, which are required to comply with the decisions they themselves have taken as budgetary authorities together with the European Parliament, in particular with regard to payment appropriations; expresses its concern for how the important programmes which invest in education and, in general, in human skillscapital - Erasmus+, Creative Europe and Europe for Citizens - will manage to reach cruising speed; takes notewelcomes the albeit belated launch of the safeguard mechanism for the Creative Europe programme, which is an important financing instrument for SMEs and organisations working in the cultural and creative sectors; stresses that these experiences should be included as an important basis for the coming MFF;
2016/03/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 26 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines, in the context of the migrant crisis that the EU is facing, that the Paris Declaration of the 28 Education Ministers of 17 March 20151 emphasises the role of intercultural dialogue and the combined efforts of the Member States in order to prevent and tackle marginalisation, intolerance, racism and radicalisation, and also to preserve a framework of equal opportunities for all. ; points out that current European programmes relating to culture, education, youth and sport are characterised by their potential additionality and synergies with respect to integration policies for migrants and refugees, and thus informs the institutions of the need to respond to the migration crisis by providing for additional resources in both the directly managed programmes and the Structural Funds, in addition to dedicated budget lines; __________________ 1 The Declaration on Promoting citizenship and the common values of freedom, tolerance and non-discrimination through education (Paris Declaration) of the informal meeting of the European Union Education Ministers of 17 March 2015.
2016/03/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 28 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that the mismatch between the seven-year programming of the multiannual financial framework (MFF) and the ten-year programming of the political and strategic priorities of the EU could adversely affect the consistent evaluation of the results achieved by Union programmes; calls on the institutions, therefore, to consider changing the MFF programming period in order to align it with the parliamentary term, albeit while permitting long-term programming;
2016/03/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 29 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Underlines the difference between the process of "review" and that of "revision" of the MFF, whereas with the second it must be possible to undergo substantial modification of the headings so as to guarantee the democratic legitimacy of EU multiannual financial planning; strongly supports, therefore, the work of the inter-institutional high level group on own resources, as a structural solution to some of the problems inherent in the multiannual planning of the EU budget.
2016/03/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 41 #

2015/2340(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need to tackle human trafficking, the majority of whose victims are members of the most vulnerable social groups, in particular women, who are exploited for principally for sexual purposes, and children and elderly and disabled persons, who are forced into begging or exploited for the purpose of organ trafficking;
2016/02/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 45 #

2015/2340(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Points out that poverty, sexual and ethnic discrimination, ignorance, disinformation, political and economic crises, armed conflict and natural disasters provide fertile ground for child traffickers;
2016/02/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 46 #

2015/2340(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that children who are trafficked are exploited for a variety of purposes, including prostitution, domestic work and work on plantations, as soldiers or adjuncts to armed groups, to carry out crimes and to beg;
2016/02/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 50 #

2015/2340(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Points out that, according to conservative estimates published by the International Organisation for Migration, child trafficking generates profits of around EUR 7.6 billion each year;
2016/02/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 51 #

2015/2340(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Draws attention to the need to address the problem of the disappearance of unaccompanied migrant children following their arrival in Europe and to the fact that Europol has put the number of those currently missing at 10 000;
2016/02/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 52 #

2015/2340(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Points out that the children most exposed to the risk of exploitation, abuse and violence are those who do not have a birth certificate and therefore legally do not exist; stresses the need, therefore, to take steps to guarantee every child's right to a name and a nationality and to be entered in a register of births;
2016/02/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 53 #

2015/2340(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6e. Calls on authorities to use the best interest of the child as their guiding principle in all action that they take;
2016/02/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 110 #

2015/2329(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to gather together all useful information regarding the Europe for Citizens programme (programme guide, priorities, calls for proposals, ongoing and past projects, outcome and lessons learned, newsletter), along with all the programmes, actions, grants and structural funds that come under the umbrella of European citizenship (such as the European Citizens’ Initiative and the European Voluntary Service), in a unique, user-friendly communication portal (one- stop-shop online platform), also accessible to persons with disabilities; recommends that this platform should be used as a public register of the beneficiaries’ contact details and as a tool to access the projects’ descriptions and to find partners in other countries;
2016/11/21
Committee: CULT
Amendment 115 #

2015/2329(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to implement an engaging communication strategy for European citizenship by using social networks, constantly updating the content and reaching new audiences in the participating countries, especially those in which the level of participation is lower, in particular young people, persons with disabilities and vulnerable people;
2016/11/21
Committee: CULT
Amendment 143 #

2015/2329(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses the need to develop – within the ‘European Remembrance’ strand – a European identity that should be oriented towards the future and not only the past, with a view to achieving common secular integration;
2016/11/21
Committee: CULT
Amendment 100 #

2015/2327(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Encourages the Commission to continue its efforts towards an open, consultative and transparent way of working and to further improve its cooperation with partners at all levels of implementation; stresses, to this end, the need to involve stakeholders and beneficiaries in the Programme Committee meetings; highlights that, in line with Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013, this could be facilitated by the establishment of standing sub-committees involving representatives of stakeholders and beneficiaries, sectorial National Agencies, Members of the European Parliament and representatives from the Member States;
2016/10/24
Committee: CULT
Amendment 149 #

2015/2327(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Notes, in the context of new societal challenges for Europe, the need to strengthen a European approach to face common European challenges by supporting large scale innovation projects in the field of education, training and youth carried out by European Civil Society networks; points out that this could be best done by allocating 5% of overall KA2 "Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices" of Erasmus+ funding to centralised actions;
2016/10/24
Committee: CULT
Amendment 158 #

2015/2327(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Welcomes, furthermore, the simplification introduced by the use of lump-sum and flat-rate funding;
2016/10/24
Committee: CULT
Amendment 159 #

2015/2327(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Notes the need to increase the operational support to European networks under KA3 "Support for policy reform" in order to maximise the promotion and dissemination of the opportunities offered by Erasmus+;
2016/10/24
Committee: CULT
Amendment 56 #

2015/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes the economic and social advantages of international mobility in VET which can at a later stage facilitate workers' mobility as well as contribute to increasing European competitiveness by helping to develop a highly skilled workforce and knowledge-based society;
2015/12/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 96 #

2015/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the role of educational systems in better equipping students with both academic and transversal skills, and thereby enhancing their aptitude to match labour market needs as well as increasing their participation in transnational mobility programmes;
2015/12/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 102 #

2015/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Notes the numerous benefits of transnational placement opportunities for VET institutions including making them more attractive for students, giving the possibility to increase cooperation among partners from different EU countries as well as helping to improve linguistic and intercultural skills of their staff and students;
2015/12/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 105 #

2015/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Encourages a holistic approach to VET and apprenticeships, leading to enhanced personal development, and gaining employability skills and occupational competences, as well as encouraging the promotion of vocational education as an equivalent and valid option to academic education;
2015/12/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 106 #

2015/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Encourages flexible pathways between VET, general education and higher education, as well as strengthening tertiary VET as a means to address social inclusion, increase participation in higher education, and promote student success;
2015/12/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 107 #

2015/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8d. Encourages a more complete and effective integration of practical skills and knowledge with traditional academic programmes of higher learning;
2015/12/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 108 #

2015/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 e (new)
8e. Notes that improving the quality in VET, in cooperation with social partners and public employment services, through enhanced practical education and apprenticeships, is necessary to meet the labour market needs and societal demands and should facilitate mobility in the lifelong learning process;
2015/12/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 109 #

2015/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 f (new)
8f. Underlines the benefits of a dual system of vocational education and training as an important part of general education, and aimed at reducing youth unemployment and linking vocational training to current and future labour market needs;
2015/12/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 110 #

2015/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 g (new)
8g. Supports the development of modern technologies and infrastructures in strengthening and modernising national vocational education systems to improve the access and quality of mobility;
2015/12/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 115 #

2015/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls to improve the access to high quality information on VET possibilities for young people and businesses via available and targeted specialised guidance and counselling services;
2015/12/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 126 #

2015/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Advocates allowing mobile students to combine studies abroad with a study- related placement, thereby providing additional financial assistance abroad and enhancing the connections between higher education and the work environment;
2015/12/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 131 #

2015/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Promotes the exchange of best practices and political guidelines involving the improvement and benefits of international mobility in VET and apprenticeships, which also contribute to advancing educational research for practical vocational application, as well as improving vocational training practices in companies;
2015/12/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 133 #

2015/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Acknowledges the importance of European Alliance for Apprenticeships to improve the quality and availability of apprenticeships in the EU, and ask the European Commission to give its financial support and strategic priority to encourage all related stakeholders to improve conditions for apprenticeships;
2015/12/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 145 #

2015/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Draws attention to the diversity and uneven development of validation and recognition systems between Member States, despite growing convergence in the last decade; stresses the need to increase the compatibility between the different vocational education and training systems and to facilitate the validation and recognition of skills and competences acquired in companies or training centres in different Member States;
2015/12/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 147 #

2015/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Enhances mobility in employment, education, apprenticeships and traineeships in national European Youth Guarantee Schemes in order to improve the skills of young people, as well as reduce the geographical skills mismatch in the EU;
2015/12/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 172 #

2015/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Encourages further measures to facilitate access by disadvantaged groups and people with special needs to Erasmus+ mobility actions and to create more flexible and individualised training and learning pathways adapted to people with disabilities;
2015/12/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 188 #

2015/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Emphasises the quality of placements to enable students to acquire desirable professional skills, in addition to highlighting the need, at all levels, for good communication vis-à-vis entrepreneurs to have them on board for further recognition of the experienced acquired by the young people taking advantage of mobility schemes;
2015/12/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 206 #

2015/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Encourages the Commission to examine existing geographic disparities among countries and regions in the participation of VET institutions in the EU mobility programmes, and to address these disparities by enhancing cooperation and the exchange of best practises among national agencies for Erasmus+, promoting team actions among VET institutions (linking experienced VET institutions with other institutions), providing policy support measures and tailor-made advice to VET institutions, and strengthening the existing support networks for VET institutions;
2015/12/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 211 #

2015/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Encourages the Commission to promote VET mobility programmes to new bodies and smaller institutions within the VET system, as well as to help them apply for relevant funding by providing more guidance, on- line trainings, and individualised assistance via national agencies for the Erasmus+ programme on the preparation of high quality applications for funding;
2015/12/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 216 #

2015/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)
22c. Encourages the Commission to boost its efforts to promote the Erasmus+ programme to VET institutions and to increase its effectiveness and accessibility by making it more flexible and simplifying its application process;
2015/12/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 218 #

2015/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 d (new)
22d. Encourages improved promotion and visibility for young people and enterprises of such platforms as Drop'pin EURES the aim of which is to facilitate the mobility of young people for apprenticeships, internships, training programs, and e- learning language courses;
2015/12/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 28 #

2015/2161(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Takes note of the Ombudsman´s calculations with regard to potential savings of EUR 195 000 should there be only one seat of the institution; takes into account that the seat of the Ombudsman is tied with the seat of the Parliament and therefore deems it necessary that the Ombudsman is included in any debate on centralisation of the Parliament´s seat; stresses that such centralization should be actively promoted;
2016/03/04
Committee: CONT
Amendment 23 #

2015/2155(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses that the Court of Auditors report adopted on 11.07.2014 states that the potential saving for the EU budget would be about 114 million EUR per year if the European Parliament centralised its activities; reiterates the call on Parliament and the Council to address, in order to create long term savings, the need for a roadmap to a single seat, as stated by Parliament in several previous resolutions;
2016/03/14
Committee: CONT
Amendment 3 #

2015/2154(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Notes with appreciation that in its first year the Erasmus+ programme has achieved its intended aim of creating closer links between Union programmes and policy developments in education, training and youth, and structured Union action in such a way as to respond better to the lifelong learning paradigm; points out, however, that there are a number of problems relating to the Youth section of Erasmus+, whereby youth associations and NGOs in many Member States are complaining of difficulties in gaining access to funding, compared to the previous Youth in Action programme;
2016/01/21
Committee: CULT
Amendment 5 #

2015/2154(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Takes the view that even though the increased decentralisation of funding disbursements for Erasmus+ is better able to meet some of the programme’s national and local requirements, depending on the Key Actions, such decentralisation needs to be evaluated in order to prevent it from being an obstacle to the achievement of the strategic goals of Erasmus+, particularly as regards Youth;
2016/01/21
Committee: CULT
Amendment 8 #

2015/2154(DEC)

1b. Expresses deep concern about the de facto suspension of Erasmus+ Youth funding disbursements in Greece, as highlighted in the 2015 report of the European Youth Forum on the implementation of the programme;
2016/01/21
Committee: CULT
Amendment 9 #

2015/2154(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Looks forward to the coming years when the Erasmus+Notes the difficulties reported by DG EAC and the EACEA in the initial implementation phase of the Erasmus+, Creative Europe and Europe for Citizens programmes, in particular with regard to some delays in the opening of the calls for proposals and the disbursement of the funding; hopes that these are exceptional circumstances and looks forward, therefore, to the coming years when these programmes will enter into a phase of greater stability compared to this first year of implementation;
2016/01/21
Committee: CULT
Amendment 12 #

2015/2154(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the steps towards funding models based on lump-sums and unit costs which both simplify financial management for beneficiaries of EU funding as well as for the EU itself; points out, however, in particular in the Youth section of Erasmus+, that these lump-sums are also insufficient to finance the key operational expenditure of youth associations and NGOs;
2016/01/21
Committee: CULT
Amendment 16 #

2015/2154(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Expresses concern that the European Schools have not addressed the issues raised by the Court of Auditors and it has therefore needed toPoints out that the Court of Auditors has reiterated its recommendation to the Board of Governors of the European Schools to implement a rotation system for sensitive posts and other weaknesses, which may put at risk the basic principles of sound financial management; welcomes the adoption in 2014 of the new Financial Regulation for the European Schools in response to the critical issues identified by the Court and calls on the European Schools to implement the provisions set out therein;
2016/01/21
Committee: CULT
Amendment 19 #

2015/2154(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Board of Governors of the European Schools to consider responding to the recommendation of the Court of Auditors by following the action already taken for the services of the Commission, centralising some posts that are currently decentralised, such as the post of accountant, and fostering a separation of the roles of authorisation, execution and control of financial transactions, so as to minimise the risk of error and fraud;
2016/01/21
Committee: CULT
Amendment 21 #

2015/2154(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the mismatch between the seven-year programming of the multiannual financial framework (MFF) and the ten-year programming of the political and strategic priorities of the EU could adversely affect the consistent evaluation of the results achieved by Union programmes; notes that the upcoming mid-term review of the 2014- 2020 multiannual financial framework is a key point in the management of EU spending.;
2016/01/21
Committee: CULT
Amendment 23 #

2015/2154(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Is concerned about the Commission’s payment backlog, which amounted to EUR 26 billion in 2014 - half of which was considered ‘abnormal’, i.e. not determined by invoices generated at the end of the financial year, as evidenced by the European Parliamentary Research Service - and for Erasmus+ alone the backlog was EUR 202 million; notes that this backlog is caused in part by an excessively inflexible MFF, which does not allow funding to be reallocated and has tight margins, partly due to the failure by the Member States to meet their commitments with regard to payment appropriations;
2016/01/21
Committee: CULT
Amendment 26 #

2015/2154(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on the EU institutions to continue their work to reduce the payment backlog, while respecting payment appropriations and firmly supporting the work of the inter-institutional high-level group on own resources;
2016/01/21
Committee: CULT
Amendment 19 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Urges the Commission, taking into account the results of the current consultation, to overhaul Directive 2010/13/EU1 without delay, adopting an approach which does away with the distinction between linear and non-linear services, encouraging the use and extends the concept of editorially screened content to whichthose media service providers which are currently not covered by the Directive, with due regard for the country-of- origin principle applies and fleshing out the general social objectives of audiovisual regulation, with particular reference to the financing of the creation and promotion of European works and of cultural diversity and the protection of minors; __________________ 1 Directive 2010/13/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2010 on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the provision of audiovisual media services (Audiovisual Media Services Directive) (OJ L 95, 15.4.2010, p. 1).
2015/10/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 56 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that the regulation of on-line platforms and intermediaries should be regulatharmonised in such a way as, taking account of the results of the current consultation, to create a genuine level playing field and to rule out discrimination between undertakings to a large extent and guarantee the findability of editorially screened content and access to it for citizens;
2015/10/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 139 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission, bearing in mind the results of the current consultation, to specify the scope of so- called unjustified geoblocking practices, in order to ensure that absolute removal does not benefit large distribution platforms to the detriment of cultural diversity in the industry;
2015/10/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 152 #

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Considers it necessary for the Commission to adopt a bidirectional approach to the subject of digital skills and abilities, investing in digital education programmes (starting with the training of teachers) and in digital infrastructure which serves educational purposes, inter alia including digital content and methods in existing school curricula;
2015/10/02
Committee: CULT
Amendment 1 #

2015/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
– having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union1, and in particular Articles 10, 11 and 22 thereof and the preamble thereto, __________________ 1 OJ C 364, 18.12.2000, p. 1.
2015/10/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 40 #

2015/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Argues that a European Union approach should seek to promote a common understanding of the issues by bringing together European and national politicians, local and regional authorities, Churches and religious associations and communities, civil society organisations and academics;
2015/10/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 51 #

2015/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Advocates that fostering an intercultural and interfaith approach in the educational field is needed in order to address and promote multiculturalism diversity, integration and social cohesion;
2015/10/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 59 #

2015/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls for greater prominence to be given to interfaith dialogue as a component of intercultural dialogue and a precondition for peace;
2015/10/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 70 #

2015/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that interfaith dialogue should focus on the dignity of the individual and on the need to uphold human rights around the world (with particular reference to freedom of thought, conscience and religion and to religious minorities’ right to protection);
2015/10/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 93 #

2015/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that education and lifelong learning not only provide knowledge, skills and competences, but should also help learners to develop civic values and become active, responsible, open-minded members of society; recognises the importance of cooperation among all education stakeholders, including parents, families and associbetween parents, who bear primary responsibility for the upbringing of their children, and educativeon structureakeholders;
2015/10/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 114 #

2015/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls for full and proper recognition of parents’ right to bring their children up in accordance with their own ethical, religious, philosophical and educational convictions, in accordance with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Article 2 of Protocol No 1 to the European Convention on Human Rights and other relevant international law instruments;
2015/10/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 160 #

2015/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Member States to involve migrants, refugees and faithhost communities in respectful and empowering integration processes, ensuring their participation in civic and cultural life by designing permanent mechanisms;
2015/10/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 195 #

2015/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to further prioritise initiatives and increase public funds directed towards supporting cultural diversity, intercultural dialogue and education;
2015/10/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 40 #

2015/2138(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the knowledge and skills of teachers and other educational staff need to be further developed and updated through initial and ongoing training;
2015/11/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 88 #

2015/2138(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls the need to ensure, enhance and broaden initial and ongoing professional development opportunities for teachers and educators in order to enable them to incorporate an EU dimension into their teaching, in particular with regard to citizenship education, as well as to implement learner-centred strategies and to adapt their teaching methods to the needs of learners, and to provide them with appropriate support and resources;
2015/11/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 113 #

2015/2138(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses the need to enhance teachers' and learners' motivation and opportunities to learn more about the EU through their own first-hand experience, such us visits to the European institutions, contacts with EU officials, traineeship opportunities for students within the EU institutions and through media education, such as the European Youth Portal, making full use of the new information and communication technologies and Open Educational Resources;
2015/11/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 115 #

2015/2138(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Underlines that learning of foreign languages can play a crucial role in increasing intercultural awareness and providing citizens with the skills needed to live and work in an increasingly complex and globalised world;
2015/11/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 145 #

2015/2138(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the Commission's 2016 Work Programme for the implementation of the Erasmus+ Programme and its commitment to concrete actions following up on the Paris Declaration, in particular those aimed at increasing the impact of Erasmus+ on fostering active and democratic citizenship, intercultural dialogue, social inclusion and solidarity, including stronger support for civil society organisations in their key role in education to citizenship;
2015/11/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 177 #

2015/2138(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Highlights the role information offices of the European Institutions play and welcomes their commitment in fostering relations with the Member States, with national regional and local educational institutions, youth organisations and media in order to bring them closer to each other and to ensure that young people understand the role the institutions play in their daily lives;
2015/11/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 214 #

2015/2138(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on Member States to encourage and facilitate high quality training on EU topics for teachers, other educational staff, youth leaders and trainers, and to ensure the recognition of such training;
2015/11/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 1 #

2015/2132(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the fact that the Commission's Draft General Budget 2016 proposes to step up Union support for an emblematic mobility programme such as Erasmus+, which is consistent with the Commission's commitment to increasing student mobility from the current 10% to 20% by the end of the decade;
2015/08/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 2 #

2015/2132(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls the strong support consistently given by Parliament to adequate funding for culture and media programmes, given their important role in supporting cultural and creative industries; welcomes, therefore, the increase for the Creative Europe Programme, including multimedia actions, compared to the 2015 budget, while expressing reservations regarding the administrative division between its Culture and Media strands; regrets, however, the Council's decreased funding for this programme, as it could give the impression to Union citizens that it underestimates the value of culture as an engine for economic growth and personal development;
2015/08/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 3 #

2015/2132(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Strongly supports the proposed increase for ‘Europe for Citizens’; finds that the decrease in commitments and payments proposed by the Council is politically unjustified, as this programme is vital to civic participation in the democratic process in Europe and is a central instrument for participatory democracy in the Union;
2015/08/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 4 #

2015/2132(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Deeply regrets the fact that in Heading 3 the programmes involving culture and citizenship, such as ‘Creative Europe’ and ‘Europe for Citizens’ have had their budget reduced proportionally more than others in terms of both commitments and payments;
2015/08/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 5 #

2015/2132(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Points out that since the launch of the Cultural and Creative Sectors Guarantee Facility (CCSGF) in the framework of the ‘Creative Europe’ programme is planned for 2016, the fund needs to be allocated enough money in the first year of implementation to secure an effective start;
2015/08/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 6 #

2015/2132(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that investments in education, training, cultural and creative industries, as well as in research, should be included in the EFSI as they are a key factor for social inclusion which, at a later stage, will translate into investment decisions and sustainable economic growth, and – in the long run – competitiveness;
2015/08/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 7 #

2015/2132(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Points out, in general, that decreased funding to European programmes in the fields of culture and education, and the delays in the finalisation of contracts and in payments between authorities and beneficiaries, endanger the full implementation of the programmes by theCommission and undermine the citizens' trust and the credibility of Institutions of the Union;
2015/08/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 2 #

2015/2129(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the fight against the sexual abuse of children and child pornography needs a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary approach in particular for parental education of children; insists, for that reason, that measures such as awareness raising, training and education, in cooperation in particular with parents' and family associations active on the protection of minors, as well as with relevant civil society organizations, are just as essential in the fight against these crimes as assistance to victims, investigation of crimes and prosecution of offenders;
2017/05/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 9 #

2015/2129(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Notes the Commission's reports on the implementation of Directive 2011/93/EU and agrees that despite the recent developments there is still a room for improvement until the Directive reaches its full potential across all Member States; repeats that the child's best interest must be the primary consideration in the implementation of the Directive 2011/93 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography; urges the Commission to assist the Member States in achieving correct and full transposition and implementation of the Directive across the EU so that children can benefit from its full added value;
2017/05/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 14 #

2015/2129(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1 d. Urges that a comprehensive policy response against the new forms of child sexual exploitation and abuse on the internet, such as cyber predation, sex extortion, commercial web streaming, revenge pornography, voyeurism, and grooming is urgently needed, including the strengthening of efforts and resources dedicated to victim identification and victim-centre services; recommends the Commission, in this regard, to further assess if the objectives of the Directive 2011/93 have been achieved effectively and if the Directive provides relevant response to the new digital and technological challenges and threats;
2017/05/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 16 #

2015/2129(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Encourages all Member States who still have not fully implemented Article 23 of the Directive2, 23, 24 and Article 18, 19 and 20 of the Directive to do so without delay and in particular to adopt preventive measures concerning the regular training of officials likely to come into contact with children;
2017/05/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 16 #

2015/2129(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Is concerned that the non- consensual distribution of erotic or pornographic material, including online and through social media, such as the phenomenon of so-called ‘revenge porn’– a rapidly increasing form of abuse and persecution – overwhelmingly affects women and girls, some of whom are under the legal age of consent; calls on the Member States to step up concrete measures to combat this new form of crime and on the internet industry to take their shared responsibility; emphasises the need to educate young girls on the possible consequences of taking intimate photographs or videos of themselves;
2017/05/22
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 17 #

2015/2129(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. EncouraUrges all Member States who still have not fully implemented Article 23 of the Directive to adoptthis Directive, in particular Article 22, 23 and 24 , to adopt as soon as possible preventive measures concerning the regular training of officials likely to come into contact with children;
2017/05/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 19 #

2015/2129(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Encourages all Member States who still have not fully implemented Article 23 of the Directive to adopt preventive measures concerning the regular training of officials likely to come into contact with childrenminors;
2017/05/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 21 #

2015/2129(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Invites the Member States to implement provisions on assistance, support and protection measures for child victims of sexual offenses (Articles 18, 19 and 20) and, taking into account the best interests of the child, to ensure that child victims of sexual offences be considered as particularly vulnerable victims pursuant to the Victims' Rights Directive by adopting special assistance and protection measures, such as the possibility to testify without being required to give evidence in public hearing and the possibility to be assisted only by people that have been specially trained for this purpose;
2017/05/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 22 #

2015/2129(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls on Member States in accordance with Article 23 to provide appropriate training and build competences with the new threats in the online environment and the widespread use of and access to mobile technologies and the internet, in particular among the judiciary and police units to assist them to properly investigate and prosecute perpetrators and to offer assistance to the victims;
2017/05/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 22 #

2015/2129(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises the need to raise awareness at an early stage among all girls and boys about staying safe and about the importance of respecting the dignity and privacy of others in the digital era; encourages Member States to share best practices on education material and training programmes for all actors involved, such as teachers, educators, law enforcement authorities on grooming and other forms of risk to the safety of children online, in particular for girls;
2017/05/22
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 24 #

2015/2129(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Calls on the Commission to promote and support the exchange of good practices and experiences in the Member States, stresses that voluntary initiatives on the part of the relevant stakeholders can provide useful support for the fight against such offenses, but cannot replace effective legislative provisions;
2017/05/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 25 #

2015/2129(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Agrees that awareness-raising materials, channels and campaigns for both children and adults, especially parents and those in contact with children need to be promoted at grass-root level with a view to help them understand and prevent online risks, provide safe online environment and promote positive online experience for children;
2017/05/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 26 #

2015/2129(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2 d. Encourages the Commission and Member States to promote training and educational initiatives to all relevant stakeholders, including children, parents, teachers, social workers, child protection officers, civil organisations and national authorities; supports age appropriate innovative tools to promote empowerment, media literacy and online safety as compulsory education at schools;
2017/05/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 27 #

2015/2129(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2 e. Calls on Member States and the Commission to enhance its efforts in promptly identifying victims and ensuring that they receive the necessary assistance, psychological support and protection to recover from the abuse; encourages Member States to provide victims a child friendly justice system to avoid secondary victimisation of a child;
2017/05/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 31 #

2015/2129(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that the prevention measures should cover technology related aspects in particular, with a view to ensuring a safer internet and digital literacy; calls, therefore, on the Member States to adopt provisions to apply stringent technical measures, such as encryption and parental control by default, to ensure maximum protection for minors;
2017/05/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 32 #

2015/2129(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Member States to step up measures to protect victims of child sexual abuse and to improve the role of national helplines, with a gender sensitive approach;
2017/05/22
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 37 #

2015/2129(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls on the Commission to continue to monitor closely the transposition measures adopted by the Member States and to initiate a timely infringement procedure if such measures do not comply with the Directive;
2017/05/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 41 #

2015/2129(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that the online sexual exploitation of children, among others through online phishing is a constantly evolving phenomenon which parallels developments in technology and that, according to the International Association of Internet Hotlines (INHOPE), the average age of victims of child sexual abuse material is steadily decreasing; underlines that peer-to-peer and Darknet networks provide a high degree of anonymity and are therefore used for exchanging child sexual abuse material;
2017/05/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 43 #

2015/2129(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3e. Calls on the Member States to step up cooperation and to exchange data to identify children victims of sexual abuse, including missing children, especially girls who are particularly vulnerable to trafficking and sexual exploitation;
2017/05/22
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 44 #

2015/2129(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that the online sexual exploitation of children is a constantly evolving phenomenon with long term recurring consequences for its victims which parallels developments in technology; underlines that peer-to-peer and Deep Web and Darknet networks provide a high degree of anonymity for offenders and are therefore used for exchanging child sexual abuse material;
2017/05/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 58 #

2015/2129(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Encourages Member States to regularly exchange information about convictions and disqualifications taken from national criminal records about child sex offenders so as to prevent sex offenders from moving unnoticed from one Member State to another for work or for volunteering with children or children's institutions;
2017/05/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 68 #

2015/2129(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Member States to make it mandatory for Internet service providers (ISP) to report child sexual abuse and child pornography material detected in their infrastructure to law enforcement authorities and calls on the ISPs to preserve evidence; calls on the Commission to consider the revision of the e-commerce directive on the liability limitations of Internet service providers;
2017/05/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 81 #

2015/2129(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Urges Member States which have not yet done so to put in place and support safe and child sensitive reporting and counselling mechanisms, such as telephone or internet helplines and hotlines to which Internet users can report child sexual abuse material they find online and that are capable of assessing this reported content with a view to implementing notice and take-down procedures; takes the view that such hotlines should be allowed to search for child sexual abuse material proactively, as is the case for the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) in the UK;
2017/05/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 82 #

2015/2129(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Urges Member States which have not yet done so to put in place hotlines to which Internet users can report child sexual abuse material they find online and that are capable of assessing this reported content with a view to implementing notice and prompt take-down procedures, and remove content hosted outside their territory; takes the view that such hotlines should be allowed to search for child sexual abuse material proactively, as is the case for the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) in the UK;
2017/05/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 83 #

2015/2129(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Urges Member States to ensure that citizens have access to the service operating hotline 116 000 to report missing children and to provide social support services for children and families in cases when a child goes missing, child abduction and where the life of a child is at risk;
2017/05/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 89 #

2015/2129(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
10. NotesWelcomes the fact that about half of the Member States have chosen to apply – besides measures aimed at the prompt removal of web pages containing child sexual abuse material in accordance with Article 25 (1) – measures which are optional under Article 25 (2) of the Directive to block access to websites containing or disseminating child pornography; encourages those Member States who have not yet introduced such measures to do so; invites the Commission, in the context of a possible future revision, to consider making mandatory the optional measures provided by Article 25(2) and encourages the recourse to EU funds, including on research, to identify new high-potential technological solutions in this domain;
2017/05/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 95 #

2015/2129(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Stresses that when Member States impose measures limiting the fundamental rights on the internet in relation to Article 25 the principles of transparency, necessity and proportionality need to be safeguarded in line with the law of the EU and of Member States and they need to provide the reason for the restriction and possibility of redress;
2017/05/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 97 #

2015/2129(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Stresses that children's personal data must be duly protected and children and parents need to be informed of the risks and consequences of using children's personal data online;
2017/05/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 99 #

2015/2129(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 d (new)
10 d. Highlights also the need for international cooperation and transitional investigation with EU's strategic partners and law enforcement authorities to fight child sexual abuse and exploitation online;
2017/05/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 100 #

2015/2129(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 e (new)
10 e. Repeats that precise statistics and data on the number of crimes committed especial in the area of child sexual abuse is still lacking due to the high percentage of unreported cases, novelty of the offences, and the differences of definitions and methodologies used in various Member States;
2017/05/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 103 #

2015/2129(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Member States to accelerate, in cooperation with the internet industry, the notice and take-down procedures on the basis of due legal process and in accordance with the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
2017/05/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 104 #

2015/2129(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Member States to acceleratenhance, in cooperation with computer science schools and the internet industry, the notice and take-down procedures; calls on the Commission to facilitate an intense exchange of best practices in this regard.
2017/05/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 108 #

2015/2129(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Highlights that there is an increasing threat to children affected by the refugee crisis exposing them to increased risk of sexual exploitation and sexual abuse, in particular for unaccompanied minor children, as many are reported missing after their arrival; urges the Commission and Member States to address this phenomenon and to adopt effective measures to improve the situation and reinforce children's protection;
2017/05/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 109 #

2015/2129(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Calls on the European Commission and the Member States to fully participate into initiatives and information campaigns for the European Day on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse, established by the Council of Europe, to raise awareness among citizens on the importance of combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography;
2017/05/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 112 #

2015/2129(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11 b. Supports a rights-based approach to the protection of children taking into account the international legal order; recalls, in this context, that the 2011 EU Agenda for the Rights of the Child considers "the Treaties, the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) as a common basis for all EU action which is relevant to children".
2017/05/12
Committee: CULT
Amendment 10 #

2015/2118(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas, as stated by the Joint UN Commentary on the EU Directive –A Human Rights-Based Approach (2011), several UN agencies recall that "trafficking in both men and women should be acknowledged, and the similarities and differences in the experiences of women and men in relation to vulnerabilities and violations should be addressed";
2016/02/24
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 101 #

2015/2118(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the EU to pay attention and make visible the new forms of trafficking and exploitation of human beings, including reproductive exploitation and trafficking in new-born children;
2016/02/24
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 108 #

2015/2118(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the EU to provide through Eurostat estimations in its statistics on victims of trafficking in human beings, and not only registered victims, following the general pattern by UN agencies such as IOM, UNODC or ILO;
2016/02/24
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 4 #

2015/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
having regard to Articles 237, 9, 23, 24 and 33(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,
2016/01/29
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 17 #

2015/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas there is little chance of the 75 % employment rate target set in the Europe 2020 strategy being achieved for women (it currently stands at 63.5 %) by 2020 without proactive policies designed to help women enter the job market, especially policies that promote a better work-life balancbalance between private life, family life and working life;
2016/01/29
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 36 #

2015/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas the EU as a whole is facing a serious demographic challenge as birth rates are constantly decreasing in most Member States, and whereas robust, cross- cutting, structural family policies that are fair to men and women must be considered the key instrument for dealing with this issue and should both improve women’s prospects on the job market and have a positive impact on demographic processes; stresses the importance of family mainstreaming in EU policies;
2016/01/29
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 39 #

2015/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the evaluation of the effectiveness of Directive 2010/18/EU does not merely concern the issue of gender equality and women's access to employment, but also the need to enable parents to fulfil, as best they can, their responsibilities towards their children, including their own key educational role, and to spend quality time with their children;
2016/01/29
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 43 #

2015/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas the work-life balance is a fundamental right which should be fully incorporated into every EU text that might have an impact on the matter; highlights, more generally, the importance of having family-friendly working environments;
2016/01/29
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 88 #

2015/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises that family rights assigned by public policies to support families, including parental leave, should be individual rather than transferable, ensuring a flexible approach, with a view to encouraging both parents to achieve a better work-life balancbalance between private life, family life and working life;
2016/01/29
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 103 #

2015/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses the importance of drawing useful lessons from the Member State legislation applicable and incorporating best practices at national level into Directive 2010/18/EU (e.g. exemption from overtime or night work until offspring reach a certain age), while ensuring at the same time that the instrument provides the necessary flexibility; stresses the need to incorporate within the text the various approaches adopted by the Member States;
2016/01/29
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 107 #

2015/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls for measures to improve and strengthen the provisions of Directive 2010/18/EU regarding the conditions of eligibility and detailed rules for granting parental leave to those who have children with a disability or serious or long-term incapacitating illness, taking account also of best practice in the Member States (extension of the age limit of the child regarding eligibility for parental or childcare leave, easier access to part-time work arrangements on return, extension of leave duration);
2016/01/29
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 109 #

2015/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Stresses the need to preserve and strengthen provisions relating to reinstatement in the same post or an equivalent or similar post, in accordance with the contract or terms of employment of a worker who has taken parental leave, changes to working hours and/or routines on return to work (including the need for the employer to justify any refusal) and protection against dismissal and less favourable treatment as a result of applying for or taking parental leave;
2016/01/29
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 110 #

2015/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8d. Stresses that satisfactory parental leave arrangements are closely linked to adequate pay and that any revision of Directive 2010/18/EU must, among its principal objectives, seek to improve the situation in this regard in the Member States;
2016/01/29
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 111 #

2015/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 e (new)
8e. Stresses the favourable or unfavourable impact that satisfactory or unsatisfactory parental leave provisions may have on the physical and mental health of mothers, fathers and their children;
2016/01/29
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 112 #

2015/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 f (new)
8f. Stresses the need to take account of the specific situation and particular needs of large families;
2016/01/29
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 32 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission Communication 'Action Plan on Unaccompanied Minors',[1]and the European Parliament Resolution of 12 September 2013 on the situation of unaccompanied minors in the EU [1] COM 82010)0213 def Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - Action Plan on Unaccompanied Minors (2010-2014)
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 44 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 48 a (new)
- having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 26 November 2015 on education for children in emergency situations and protracted crises (2015/2977(RSP));
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 70 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas in 2015, over 3.771 persons are reported dead or missing in the Mediterranean sea, according to the International Organisation for Migration8 ; whereas children represent 30 per cent of all recorded deaths in the Aegean Sea[1]; whereas according to recent Europol data at least 10 000 unaccompanied children have disappeared after arriving in Europe [1] IOM and UNICEF, Data Brief: Migration of Children to Europe, http://www.iom.int/sites/default/files/press _release/file/IOM-UNICEF-Data-Brief- Refugee-and-Migrant-Crisis-in-Europe- 30.11.15.pdf __________________ 8 IOM, Missing Migrants Project, http://missingmigrants.iom.int/.
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 153 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
M a. whereas all EU Member States have a duty to protect and promote the rights of all children and ensure that migrant children are treated first and foremost as children and that the principle of the child's best interests takes precedence over migration management objectives;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 154 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
M a. whereas the large majority of refugees and migrants are young people under 35 years (81% according to Eurostat) with increasing numbers of children, highlights that education and training policies are crucial for well- managed reception and integration of refugees and migrants;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 259 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Suggests, in that respect, that search and rescue capacities must be strengthened, and that Member States’ governments must deploy more resources – in terms of financial assistance and assets – in the context of a Union-wide humanitarian operation, dedicated to finding, rescuing and assisting migrants in peril and bringing them to the closest place of safety, recommends that, in planning such search and rescue operations, child specific measures be taken, such as child safeguarding policies in manuals on search and rescue, child protection trainings and child-focused care at disembark;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 429 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Believes that the preferences of the applicant, in particular with regard to his/her family ties, language abilities and employment or education opportunities, should, as much as practically possible, be taken into account when carrying out relocation; recognises that this is one way of discouraging secondary movements and encouraging applicants themselves to accept relocation decisions, but that it should not stop the relocation process;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 431 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Believes that the preferences of the applicant should, as much as practically possible, be taken into account when carrying out relocation; recognises that this is one way of discouraging secondary movements and encouraging applicants themselves to accept relocation decisions, but that it should not stop the relocation process; further recalls that the best interest of the child must be a primary consideration should always guide any decision on relocation involving children;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 432 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Underlines that there is a need for a permanent relocation programme, with mandatory participation by Member States, providing relocation for a meaningful number of refugees, having regard to the overall number of refugees seeking protection in the Union;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 505 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Considers that persons seeking international protection should be able to apply for a European humanitarian visa directly at any consulate or embassy of the Member States, and if granted, such a humanitarian visa would allow its holder to enter the territory of the Member State issuing the visa for the sole purpose to lodge therein an application for international protection; believes, therefore, that it is necessary to amend the Visa Code by including more specific common provisions on humanitarian visas;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 650 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
40 a. Emphasises the crucial role played by education and training policies, lifelong learning and intercultural dialogue, as well as youth and sports policy, to foster the integration and social inclusion of refugees and migrants in Europe thus contributing to building a more cohesive and inclusive society. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase the profile of culture and education in those operational measures undertaken as part of the European Agenda for Migration, in particular by supporting integration through access to education and training systems, the creation of a platform for the recognition of competences and the development of effective actions supporting intercultural dialogue and understanding;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 655 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
40 a. Recalls that to be successful, integration requires access to the labour market, but also access to adequate and affordable language courses upon arrival, to adequate and affordable housing, to education, and to services such as healthcare, particularly mental health support;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 656 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 b (new)
40 b. Requests Member States to consider the possibility of regularising migrants in an irregular situation, particularly those who have achieved a degree of integration in the labour market and those who cannot be returned for humanitarian or practical reasons;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 673 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
42. Takes the view that, where those persons granted international protection in the Union have an offer of employment or to follow an educational path, including access to universities in a Member State other than the one in which they have been granted international protection, they should be able to avail themselves of such an offer;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 700 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 a (new)
44 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to examine the possibility of establishing 'education corridors' to ensure that students from countries in conflict, in particular Syria, Iraq and Eritrea, can have access to those European universities, which make available places and scholarships also through agreement among Member States, the European Commission and UNIMED;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 705 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
45. Encourages the Member States to seek to keep families together, which will assist integration prospects in the long-term as the focus can be directed towards the establishment of a new life instead of concerns towards family members that are still in insecure situations; urges Member States to take all measures necessary to prevent the separation of a child from his/her parents;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 718 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 a (new)
47 a. Recommends that the application of the Family Reunification Directive be extended to cover all those who have been granted international protection, including subsidiary protection, under the same favourable family reunification terms that are granted to refugees;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 724 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 b (new)
47 b. Recalls that refugee and migrant children should be provided with information on their right to family reunification and how to claim it in a child-friendly way; Recalls that support and protection should be extended to unaccompanied and separated children, in line with their best interests, and that applications for family reunification filed by unaccompanied and separated children should be expedited;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 725 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 c (new)
47 c. Calls on Member States to fully apply the specific provisions of the Common European Asylum System concerning unaccompanied minors, including access to legal assistance, guardianship, access to healthcare, accommodation and education, the right to be spoken in a language they understand, to have interviews with trained officials not in a uniform, etc.; calls on the Member States to end detention of children because they are migrants.
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 726 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 d (new)
47 d. Calls on the Member States to ensure that refugee and migrant children enjoy rapid and non-discriminatory access to national services, including child protection systems, in line with the provisions of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child with the same level of care and support recognised to national children deprived of parental care; calls on Member States to gather disaggregated data on the situation of refugee and migrant children in order to improve the ability of systems to integrate refugee and migrant children;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 727 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 e (new)
47 e. Believes that age assessment should be carried out in a manner that is multi- disciplinary, safe and in respect of children's physical integrity and human dignity, with particular attention to girls and should be performed by independent, qualified practitioners and experts; calls for legal guardians to be appointed to support unaccompanied and separated children immediately upon identification and calls on the Member States to speed up procedures for appointing legal guardians
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 773 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
50. Believes that the return of migrants should only be carried out safely, in full compliance with the fundamental and procedural rights of the migrants in question, and where the country to which they are being returned is safe for them; reiterates, in that regard, that voluntary return should be prioritised over forced returns; recalls no child should be returned without a thorough risk assessment, conducted by independent child protection officer, and based on Country of Origin Information reports in cooperation with non-governmental, local and international organisation to ensure protection and reintegration after their return;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1027 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 85
85. Calls on the Union to help third countries build up their asylum systems and integration strategies through the offer of educational services and assistance already in refugee camps and in emergency situation in order to allow third country nationals in need of international protection to seek protection there; believes that the Union must adopt a win-win approach to cooperation with third countries, that is, an approach that is beneficial to the Union, to the third country in question and to the refugees and migrants in that third country;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1030 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 85 a (new)
85a. Welcomes the commitments taken at the Valletta summit which recognise the need to give hope and opportunities to young people, and to protect children from violence and abuse;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1102 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 93 a (new)
93a. Calls on the EU Member States to support the Commission's objective of increasing the share of humanitarian funds dedicated to education in emergencies to 4% of the EU humanitarian aid budget by 2018 in order to increase the investments for granting access to high-quality education for all children, boys and girls, in emergency situations and protracted crises, including child refugees;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1186 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 110
110. Notes that the existing EU legislative framework regulating the access of third- country nationals to work in the Union is rather fragmented, as it focuses on specific categories of workers rather than on regulating, generally, all migrant workers; believes that legal channels for migration to Europe should also be available for low-skilled migrants;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1247 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 121 a (new)
121a. Calls on the Union to recognise October 3rd as a ‘Day of Remembrance and Hospitality’, in order to commemorate all migrants and asylum seekers who perish while attempting to flee from persecution, dictatorships, wars and misery, as well as all the men and women who risk their lives each day in order to save them.
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 3 #

2015/2074(BUD)

Draft opinion
Recital A
A. whereas investments in education, training, cultural and creative industries, as well as research, should form part of the general objectives of the European Fund for Strategic Investments as they are a key factor for social inclusion which at a later stage will translate into investment decisions and sustainable economic growth, and in the long term support competitiveness;
2015/05/13
Committee: CULT
Amendment 7 #

2015/2074(BUD)

Draft opinion
Recital B
B. whereas the MFF enters in 2016 into its third year and needs to be reviewed at its mid-term as a means of putting an end to the untenable situation whereby programmes which have already been approved, and which are therefore being implemented, are compromised by a lack of resources and non-payment of funding by the Union; is particularly worried that a similar situation might develop in the context of the new programmes, which - taking into account the great number of citizens directly involved in such as programmes, notably Erasmus+ - would in turn determine a dangerous loss of credibility by the European Union and would undermine the citizens' trust in the European institutions;
2015/05/13
Committee: CULT
Amendment 9 #

2015/2074(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls the importance of programs in the field of education and culture and their need for sufficient commitment and payment appropriation in order to ensure that programs reach the intended number of beneficiaries and thus produce the intended impact;
2015/05/13
Committee: CULT
Amendment 24 #

2015/2074(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to urgently revise the current limitation, set at €5 million (€10 million for UNESCO sites) in the European Fund for Regional Development, for small- scale infrastructure projects which in the cultural sector risks to reduce the scope for investment in culture, which is of vital importance to the social and economic development in the EU;
2015/05/13
Committee: CULT
Amendment 27 #

2015/2074(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the current high level of youth unemployment and asks for strong budget commitments to address this problem, namely by strengthening the links between education, research and innovation, without which the objectives of Europe2020 would be unattainable.
2015/05/13
Committee: CULT
Amendment 2 #

2015/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the current discussions about a possible extension of the Geographical Indication (GI) protection of the European Union to non-agricultural products; considers that the EU is particularly rich in such authentic products based on local know-how and traditional production methods and often rooted in the cultural, social and historical heritage of a specific geographical area;
2015/05/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 6 #

2015/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that non-agricultural products are an integral part of our identity and are an important element of the European cultural heritage as well as the cultural heritage of the Member states;
2015/05/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 8 #

2015/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Emphasises the fact that the existence of a high number of non-agricultural products in Europe, based on traditional skills and handcrafts, represents an integral part of the regional and local culture and stimulates cultural tourism development;
2015/05/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 9 #

2015/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Considers that a uniform GI protection for non-agricultural products would stimulate the technological and economic development at a regional and local level by increasing the number of people employed in producing traditional products;
2015/05/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 10 #

2015/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Emphasises that one of the main challenges faced by the sector of cultural heritage is the gradual extinction of traditional skills and crafts;
2015/05/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 16 #

2015/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that, currently, there is no uniform GI protection for non-agricultural products at EU level but several legal frameworks ensuring only national or regional protection. In this context, underlines the fact that the present legal frameworks may result in consumer deception and countless cases of counterfeiting; therefore, a uniform EU system could better inform consumers about the authenticity of products and, protect the rightful owners of a registered product and ensure the preservation of traditional handcrafts and skills;
2015/05/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 22 #

2015/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines that a uniform GI protection would contribute not only toward promoting traditional products, but also toward the recognition of the quality of the raw materials it uses and the need for excellence at all stages of the production process;
2015/05/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 23 #

2015/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Takes the view that extending the scope of the geographical indication protection system to cover non- agricultural products could help to make the EU’s position on GIs still stronger and more cogent, both in bilateral trade negotiations and in multilateral forums, the ultimate aim being to provide a high level of protection for all high-quality European products outside the EU;
2015/05/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 24 #

2015/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Highlights that the promotion of local and regional traditional products is essential not only for the preservation of the European cultural heritage, but would also guarantee fair remuneration for producers and the widest possible availability of those products;
2015/05/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 26 #

2015/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the economic potential of the GI system in terms of jobs creation, especially in rural or poor areas, and supporting SMEs and individual producers, who are central to the production of handicrafts and other traditional objects; moreover, GIs are a powerful tool for increasing the overall attractiveness and distinctiveness of a region, boosting the sales of a category of products and promoting tourismsustainable cultural tourism and cultural and creative activities in the area;
2015/05/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 31 #

2015/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers that a uniform EU system could increase the attractiveness of the heritage-related professions;
2015/05/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 32 #

2015/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls for such products to be made a central focus of regional development, research and innovation projects and of Horizon 2020 and cohesion funding;
2015/05/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 36 #

2015/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the importance of the cultural and social components of the non- agricultural products that will be included in this process and stresses the need for preserving, passing on and increasing the knowledge of the traditional know-how and skills associated with them;
2015/05/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 41 #

2015/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Acknowledges the important role of highly skilled professionals in the production process of non-agricultural products for preserving and passing on traditional skills and handcrafts, which create our European identity;
2015/05/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 43 #

2015/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. In this regard, invites the Commission to encourage Member states to optimally use the available EU funding and programs for investment in vocational training of specialists, who participate in producing and promoting local and regional artisanal and industrial products;
2015/05/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 45 #

2015/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Encourages the Member states to exchange good practices in creating and supporting initiatives aimed at stimulating the traditional artisanal sector, which could in turn increase the awareness for the local cultural heritage and stimulate the development of rural areas;
2015/05/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 46 #

2015/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Stresses the important role of the companies, often situated in regions with high unemployment rates, which invest in high-quality skills and know-how and offer traineeships and apprenticeships for the development and qualification of skilled professionals;
2015/05/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 47 #

2015/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4e. Highlights the fact that a well-known GI could play an important role in promoting the European cultural itineraries of the Council of Europe;
2015/05/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 56 #

2015/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises the importance of creating a future legal framework that guarantees that the link to the original geographical area remains a priority in order to increase the credibility and the authenticity of products, and that clearly specifies the conditions under which the denomination may be used outside the reference space;
2015/05/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 60 #

2015/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote trans-regional and trans-national cooperation and pooling of best practice between non-agricultural product clusters and related sectors;
2015/05/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 2 #

2015/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 31 a (new)
– having regard to the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI)1b, __________________ 1bProposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Fund for Strategic Investments and amending Regulations (EU) No 1291/2013 and (EU) No 1316/2013 (COM(2015)0010).
2015/03/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 13 #

2015/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the real purpose of the Bologna Process is to support mobility and internationalisation, as well as to ensure compatibility and comparability in standards and quality of different higher educational systems while respecting the autonomy of universities;
2015/03/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 24 #

2015/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas, in this ever-changing context, there is a need to reaffirm the political commitment underlying the Bologna Process and the involvement in the realisation of the Process of the European Institutions, the national governments and all the other relevant stakeholders;
2015/03/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 35 #

2015/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the Bologna reforms resulted in the launching of a European Higher Education Area (EHEA), and have allowed significant achievements in the past 15 years in making higher education structures more comparable, increasing mobility, adjusting educational systems to labour market needs, and improving overall employability and competitivenesimproving the quality of educational systems as well as the attractiveness of higher education in Europe;
2015/03/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 43 #

2015/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the EHEA countries to implement the commonly agreed reforms aimed at hastening the achievement of the Bologna Process goals, and tostrengthening the credibility of the EHEA; encourages support thosefor countries encountering difficulties in implementing these reforms; supports, in this regard, the creation of broad partnerships between countries and relevant stakeholders;
2015/03/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 61 #

2015/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Highlights the potential funding opportunities for higher education, vocational education and training provided by the EFSI; expresses its strong concerns about the planned cutting of funds for Horizon 2020 in favour of the EFSI;
2015/03/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 67 #

2015/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Encourages both top-down and bottom- up approaches, involving the whole academic community and social partners, and calls for the political engagement and cooperation of EHEA ministers in developing a common strategy for the achievement of the Bologna reforms;
2015/03/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 71 #

2015/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for the further development of study programmes with clearly defined objectives, providing the knowledge and mix of skills, both general and professional, needed to prepare graduates for the requirements of the labour market and to build their capacity for LLL;
2015/03/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 81 #

2015/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the importance of guaranteeing the mutual recognition and compatibility of academic degrees for strengthening the system of quality assurance at European level, in line with the revised version of sthe Standards and gGuidelines for qQuality aAssurance (ESG) in the European Higher Education Area;
2015/03/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 82 #

2015/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Invites all countries participating to the Bologna Process, and their respective quality assurance agencies, to join the European networks for quality assurance (ENQA and EQAR);
2015/03/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 87 #

2015/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that the mobility of students, teachers, researchers and staff is one of the main priorities of the Bologna Process, and highlights in this regard the crucial role of the Erasmus+ Programme; in this regard highlights the need to strengthen the implementation of the Mobility strategy 2020 for EHEA and the crucial role of the Erasmus+ Programme; stresses that learning grants pertaining to Erasmus+ should be exempt from taxation and social levies;
2015/03/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 101 #

2015/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Emphasises both in programmes design and delivery the shift of the educational paradigm towards a more student-centred approach that includes the personal development of students; underlines the importance of students' participation in the higher education governance;
2015/03/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 109 #

2015/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for more flexible learning paths that promote joint degree programmes and interdisciplinary studies, and that support innovation, creativity, vocational education and training (VET), dual education, and entrepreneurship in higher education, and calls for the potential offered by new technologies and digitalisation to be explored in order to develop new models for learning, teaching, and assessment;
2015/03/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 113 #

2015/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on HEIs, public administrations, social partners and enterprises to lead an on-going dialogue facilitating and enhancing employability; in this regard stresses the need to focus the discussion on an unused potential of higher education in stimulating growth and employment; calls on EHEA countries and HEIs to enhance cooperation regarding traineeships and apprenticeships;
2015/03/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 121 #

2015/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses that the Member States, the Union and the HEIs are responsible for providing quality education that responds to societal challenges;
2015/03/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 126 #

2015/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls for more involvement of secondary school teachers in the Bologna Process in terms of promoting quality in teacher training and professional mobility in order to meet the new educational and training demands of a knowledge-based society, and to contribute to increased student performance;
2015/03/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 127 #

2015/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Emphasises the role of education, its quality and teaching mission in shaping future generations, contributing to wider social and economic cohesion as well as job creation, higher competitiveness and growth potential; calls in this regard for better recognition of the teaching profession;
2015/03/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 132 #

2015/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Highlights the social dimension of the Bologna Process; calls for targeting the increased participation of under-represented and disadvantaged groups;
2015/03/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 133 #

2015/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Stresses the role of education mobility in intercultural learning, and that the Bologna Process should take active steps in fostering students' intercultural knowledge and respect;
2015/03/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 137 #

2015/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Emphasises the need to enhance data collection among EHEA countries in order to better identify and address the Bologna Process challenges;
2015/03/04
Committee: CULT
Amendment 84 #

2015/2008(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that the EU budget is a tool of internal solidarity in that it supports economic, social and territorial cohesion, helps combat poverty and promotes social inclusion; stresses that it is also an instrument of external solidarity by helping make the EU the biggest donor of development aid, by offering support to neighbouring countries and by assisting countries and people facing humanitarian and civilian crises; points out, furthermore, that more efficient use of the budget could allow support to be stepped up for EU policies on the right of asylum and migrant assistance, with particular reference to action in the southern Mediterranean area;
2015/02/12
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 274 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
12a. The European Firearms Pass is, on the whole, satisfactory and should be regarded as the principal document needed by hunters and marksmen in possession of a firearm while travelling to another Member State. Member States should not make recognition and acceptance of the European Firearms Pass conditional upon payment of fees or charges.
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 704 #

2015/0269(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 8 a (new)
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
(8a) The following is added to Article 12(2), second subparagraph: "Recognition of the European Firearms Pass cannot be made dependent on any form of administrative pre-authorisation or on the payment of any fees or duties, be these direct or indirect, in connection with any potential administrative costs."
2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 45 #

2015/0125(NLE)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 8
(8) According to data of the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders (Frontex), the Central and Eastern Mediterranean route were the main areas for irregular border crossing into the Union in 2014. In 2014, more than 170 000 migrants arrived in Italy alone in an irregular manner, representing an increase of 277% compared to 2013, including more than 26.100 children, of whom around 13.000 were unaccompanied (7.6% of the total migrants arrived). A steady increase was also witnessed by Greece with more than 50 000 irregular migrants reaching the country, representing an increase of 153% compared to 2013. Statistics for the first months of 2015 confirm this clear trend in respect of Italy. In addition, Greece has faced in the first months of 2015 a sharp increase in the number of irregular border crossings, corresponding to more than 50% of the total number of irregular border crossings in 2014 (almost 28 000 in the first four months of 2015 in comparison to a total number of almost 55 000 in 2014). A significant proportion of the total number of irregular migrants detected in these two regions included migrants of nationalities which, based on the Eurostat data, meet a high Union level recognition rate (in 2014, the Syrians and the Eritreans, for which the Union recognition rate is more than 75%, represented more than 40% of the irregular migrants in Italy and more than 50% of them in Greece). According to Eurostat, 30 505 Syrians were found to be irregularly present in Greece in 2014 compared to 8 220 in 2013.
2015/07/14
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 66 #

2015/0125(NLE)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 17
(17) The measures foreseen in this Decision entail a temporary derogation from the criterion laid down in Article 13(1) of Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council and the procedural steps, including the time limits, laid down in Articles 21, 22 and 29 of that Regulation. Child rights principles and the best interest of the Child should be the primary consideration in all procedures put in place.
2015/07/14
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 91 #

2015/0125(NLE)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 26
(26) In addition, in order to decide which specific Member State should be the Member State of relocation, specific account should be given to the specific qualifications of the applicants concerned which could facilitate their integration into the Member State of relocation, such as their language skills. In the case of particularly vulnerable applicants, and particularly in the case of unaccompanied minors, consideration should be given to the capacity of the Member State of relocation to provide adequate support to those applicants.
2015/07/14
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 14 #

2014/2256(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Recalls that the European cultural markets are naturally heterogeneous because of the European cultural and linguistic diversity, notes that this diversity should be considered as a benefit rather than an obstacle to the Single Market;
2015/03/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 17 #

2014/2256(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that the copyright framework and its enforcement on the basis of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU, that attains and safeguards a fair remuneration for artists, creators and rightholders plays a vital role in encouraging creativity, fostering cultural diversity and ensuring the creation of new creative and cultural content across the Union;
2015/03/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 22 #

2014/2256(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Recalls that there is nothing within the current legal framework to prohibit the use of multi-territorial and pan- European licences, notes however that the demand for those licences remains weak, and stresses that these licences should remain optional; emphasizes that multi- territorial and pan-European licenses should ensure the fair remuneration of artists, creators and right-holders;
2015/03/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 26 #

2014/2256(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Emphasizes that any reform of the copyright framework should take as a basis of proportional and adequate protection, since rights are crucial to intellectual creation and provide a stable, clear and flexible legal base that fosters investment and growth in the creative and cultural sector, whilst removing legal uncertainties and inconsistencies that adversely affect the functioning of the internal market;
2015/03/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 35 #

2014/2256(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Supports the initiatives aimed at enhancing the portability of online services of legally acquired and legally made available content within the Union, whilst fully respecting copyrights and the interests of right-holders;
2015/03/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 38 #

2014/2256(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. Notes that several studies have demonstrated that the cultural and creative sectors, often copyright intensive, and are not only essential for cultural diversity but also significantly contribute to social and economic development;
2015/03/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 52 #

2014/2256(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the need to update the concept of ‘reproduction of works’ by taking into account the possibilities offered by digital technologies in terms of communication to the public;deleted
2015/03/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 55 #

2014/2256(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recalls the European Parliament resolution of 27 February 2014 on private copying levies (2013/2114 (INI)) and ask the Commission to implement those proposals in a coherent manner;
2015/03/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 57 #

2014/2256(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Urges for the establishment of mandatory limitations and exceptions to copyright, at least with regard to the most important exceptions, such as those in the field of education, research and libraries, to allow for the more widespread dissemination of cultural content across the EU;deleted
2015/03/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 71 #

2014/2256(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that when Member States provide for exceptions and limitations they should ensure that creators or rightholders receive fair compensation and that the exceptions or limitations do not conflict with a normal exploitation of the work or subject-matter;
2015/03/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 78 #

2014/2256(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Where exceptions and limitations are provided for, stresses the need for them to be targeted whilst reflecting modern digital use, and for clarity to the user with regards to the scope and limits of these exceptions and limitations in order to avoid consumer confusion and ensure legal certainty;
2015/03/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 84 #

2014/2256(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Recognises the importance of libraries for accessing knowledge and encourages the efforts made by the stakeholders to find solutions to allow libraries to make use of the digital environment while respecting the rightholders' interests; notes that the technology allows e-lending of e-books in a way that permits an effective control, making it similar to the lending of physical copies;
2015/03/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 89 #

2014/2256(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Recalls that the Marrakech Treaty will require the Union to have a mandatory exception to copyrights for the non- commercial uses to the benefit of persons with a disability, which are directly related to the disability, to the extent required by the specific disability;
2015/03/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 94 #

2014/2256(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights the fact that a general flexible exception should be introduced to offer a broader interpretation of the current exceptions based on the analogue model, while taking into account the freedom of expression and information, freedom of the arts and sciences and cultural, religious and linguistic diversity, as referred to in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Unionis not adapted to the European legal system and would undermine the legal certainty necessary for both the consumers and the creative and cultural sectors;
2015/03/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 100 #

2014/2256(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Encourages the Commission to safeguard the fair balance between all key actors in the creative process and supply chain in the copyright framework whilst fully respecting the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;
2015/03/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 111 #

2014/2256(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Suggests a review of the liability of service providers to guarantee the dissemination of culture across the EU and in accordance withthat the situation of service providers and intermediaries in relation to the profit from exploitation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the European Convention on Human Rightsist's work should be reviewed;
2015/03/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 117 #

2014/2256(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Recognizes that commercial copyright infringing activities pose a serious threat to the functioning of the digital single market and to the development of the legal offer of diversified cultural and creative content online;
2015/03/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 120 #

2014/2256(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Points out that the rapid rate of technological development in the digital market calls for a technologically neutral legislative framework for copyrights;
2015/03/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 9 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
– having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, adopted in New York on 13 December 2006,
2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 11 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6
– having regard to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the United Nations conventions on the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms,
2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 13 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
– having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted in New York on 20 November 1989,
2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 14 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
– having regard to the following General Comment of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child: No 7 (2005) on implementing child rights in early childhood, No 9 (2006) on the rights of children with disabilities, to No 10 (2007) on children's rights in juvenile justice, No 12 (2009) on the right of the child to be heard, No 13 (2011) on the right of the child to freedom from all forms of violence, No 14 (2013) on the right of the child to have his or her best interests taken as a primary consideration,
2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 35 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15
– having regard to Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data2 , __________________ 2, to Directive 2011/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2002/629/JHA, and to Directive 2011/93/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA, __________________ 2 OJ L 281, 23.11.1995, p. 31. OJ L 281, 23.11.1995, p. 31.
2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 37 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
– having regard to the EU Strategy towards the Eradication of Trafficking in Human Beings 2012-2016, in particular the provisions on financing the development of guidelines on child protection systems and on the exchange of best practices,
2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 38 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 b (new)
– having regard to Commission recommendation 2013/112/EU of 20 February 2013 entitled 'Investing in children: breaking the cycle of disadvantage'
2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 39 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 c (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 12 September 2013 on the situation of unaccompanied minors in the EU(4) ,
2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 82 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas human beings who are citizens or residents are placed at centre stage in the European Union and whereas the personal, civil, political, economic and social rights recognised by the Charter not only have the aim of protecting European citizens and residents against any interference, abuse or violence but are also preconditions for ensuring their full and untroubled personal development;
2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 85 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas Articles 2 and 3 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights recognise the right to life and the right to integrity of the person;
2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 88 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas Article 33 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights guarantees protection of the family in the legal, economic and social spheres;
2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 101 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the EU is undergoing a period of economic and financial crisis and whereas the response of the EU and the Member States has seriously compromised the wellbeing of citizenswhose impact, in combination with an EU response excessively biased towards austerity policies rather than towards reviving sustainable growth, in some Member States has seriously damaged the quality and quantity of services and hence the wellbeing of citizens, particularly families and old people living alone, and their fundamental rights;
2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 189 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Calls on Member States to ensure that the principle of the best interests of the child is respected in all legislation and decisions taken at all levels and encourages Member States to share best practices with a view to improving the correct application of the principle of the best interests of the child across the EU;
2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 239 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Notes the Commission's Communication on a new EU Framework to strengthen the rule of law; considers, however, that the proposed mechanism will not act as a sufficient deterrent when it comes to , which represents a first attempt to remedy the existing shortcomings with regard to preventing and resolving fundamental rights violations and breaches of the principles of the rule of law in Member States;
2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 246 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. Calls on the Commission to reviewimplement and to further perfect the said mechanism with the aim of:
2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 309 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Deplores recent instances of anti- Semitic and anti-Islamdiscrimination and violence against religious minorities (including anti- Semitic and anti-Islamic cases), in addition to cases of racist, ethnic and xenophobic discrimination and violence; calls on Member States fully to protect freedom of religion or belief and to promote tolerancein all its aspects (individual and collective, private, public or institutional) and to promote social harmony; calls on the Member States to ensure there is freedom to change religion or belief without any coercion by non-government stakeholders, in accordance with the principles of equality and non- discrimination;
2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 333 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls for the institutions and the Member States to ensure, also when drawing up and implementing all their legislative and administrative measures with a view to protecting security, that they fully respect the fundamental rights and principles laid down, in particular, in the Treaties, the Charter of Fundamental Rights and the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms;
2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 334 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Supports robust, wide-ranging and effective protection by the Member States of the right to conscientious objection as one of the fundamental rights underpinning democracy and the rule of law in the EU, whilst pointing out, in the context of Article 10(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU, that the Member States are responsible for such matters; calls for an end to the discrimination, including harassment, against conscientious objectors;
2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 351 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls, furthermore, for intolerance and discrimination against Christians in Europe to be addressed, in keeping with Resolution 2036 (2015) of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe;
2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 353 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Condemns any form of violence against children, such as physical and sexual abuse, forced marriages, child labour, sexual exploitation, trafficking, honour killing, female genital mutilation, child soldiers and human shields; considers that tradition, culture and religion should never be used to justify violence against children; calls on the Member States to uphold their obligations and combat any form of violence against children, including by formally prohibiting and sanctioning corporal punishment against children; calls on the Member States to increase their cooperation and dialogue with third countries, to raise awareness and to advocate for children's rights to be respected everywhere in the world;
2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 361 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Considers that children's personal data online must be duly protected and that children need to be informed in a child-friendly manner about the risks and consequences of using their personal data online; stresses that online profiling of children should be prohibited;
2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 368 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7d. Calls on the Member States to ensure effective access to justice for all children, whether as suspects, perpetrators, victims or parties to proceedings;
2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 406 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Ddeplores the fact that even today people belonging to minorities are still victims of discrimination, in particular for religious reasons;
2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 541 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Deplores the discrimination and exclusion that persons with a disability still face today; calls on the Commission and the Member States to implement the European Disability Strategy and to monitor and apply the relevant European legislation; calls on the European Commission to maximize synergies between the EU disability strategy and the provisions of the CEDAW and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child;
2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 546 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. reiterates the importance of protecting and promoting equal access to all rights for Roma children;
2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 584 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Condemns any forms of discrimination against children and calls on the Commission and Member States to make a united action to eradicate discrimination against children; in particular, calls on the Member States and the Commission to explicitly consider children as a priority when programming and implementing regional and cohesion policies, such as the European disability strategy, the EU framework for national Roma integration strategies and the EU’s equality and non-discrimination policy; reiterates the importance of protecting and promoting equal access to health care, dignified accommodation and education for Roma children;
2015/05/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 650 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 1 a (new)
– guarantee decent treatment and a decent reception for all migrants and refugees, regardless of their status;
2015/05/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 661 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 2
– improve legal avenues for refugees and speed up asylum procedures;
2015/05/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 669 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 3
– introduce new procedures for legal entry into the EU, in particular for those who attempt to reach Europe because they are forced by extreme poverty to leave their own lands;
2015/05/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 684 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Considers that migrant children are particularly vulnerable, especially when they are unaccompanied; calls on the Commission and the Member States to implement Parliament’s resolution of 12 September 2013 on the situation of unaccompanied minors in the EU; calls on the Member States to fully implement the Common European Asylum System package in order to improve the condition of unaccompanied minors in the EU; welcomes the Court of Justice judgment in Case C-648/11 , which stated that the Member State responsible for examining an asylum application made in more than one Member State by an unaccompanied minor is the State in which the minor is present after having lodged an application there; recalls that an unaccompanied minor is above all a child and that child protection, rather than immigration policies, must be the leading principle for Member States and the EU when dealing with them;
2015/05/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 707 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Condemns the practice of detaining irregular migrants, including unaccompanied minors, as a prelude to their expulsion; calls on Member States to comply with the provisions of the ‘Return Directive’;
2015/05/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 722 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Is concerned about the growing presence on EU territory of unaccompanied minors, many of whom disappear and are exposed to terrible dangers; calls for the EU to take responsibility for this issue, using all available instruments;
2015/05/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 756 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Deplores the way in which the financial and economic crisis and the measures taken to deal with it have had an impact – in some cases a drastic one – on economic, social and cultural rights, resulting in poverty, exclusion and isolation; underlines the fact that – according to UNICEF’s report on the impact of the economic crisis on child well-being in rich countries - the rights to education, health and social protection of children and young people in the countries most affected by the crisis have been disproportionately harmed;
2015/05/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 778 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the EU institutions and the Member States to look into the impact on fundamental rights, including social and labour rights, of the measures proposed or implemented to deal with the crisis and to take remedial action immediatelyor as a result of thereof, and to take action to restore and promote full respect for those rights, using all possible means;
2015/05/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 779 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the EU institutions to look into the impact on fundamental rights of the measures proposed or implemented to deal with the crisis and to take remedial action immediately, paying special attention to families and to elderly people living alone;
2015/05/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 788 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the EU institutions, when adopting and implementing austerity measures, to guarantee that sufficient resources are still made available to ensure the satisfaction of minimum essential levels of civil, economic and social rights;
2015/05/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 836 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that corruption and crime, in particular organised crime, represents a serious fundamental rights violation; calls on the Member States and institutions to devise effective instruments for combatpreventing and curbing corruption and crime and to monitor regularly the use of public funds, be they European or national; to that end, calls on the Member States and the institutions to facilitate the rapid establishment of the European Public Prosecutor's Office, providing appropriate guarantees of independence and efficiency;
2015/05/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 874 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on the Commission to assess the impact of detention policies and criminal justice systems on children; points out that across the EU children’s rights are directly affected in the case of children living in detention facilities with their parents; underlines the fact that an estimated 800.000 children in the EU are separated from an imprisoned parent each year, which impacts on the rights of children in multiple ways;
2015/05/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 890 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Calls on the Commission to develop a renewed EU Agenda for the Rights of the Child with a comprehensive, integrated and ambitious set of goals aiming at filling remaining gaps in existing national legislation, addressing child rights violations, ensuring better protection for all children, guaranteeing legal certainty and contributing to greater coherence of EU action, in line with Better Regulation principles;
2015/05/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 894 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 d (new)
22d. Welcomes the forthcoming guidelines on integrated child protection system and stressed the need for an integrated and coordinated approach to ensure all children are protected against all forms of violence and neglect; underlines the importance of a common EU approach to finding missing children in the EU; calls on the Member States to increase police and judicial cooperation in cross-border cases involving missing children and to develop hotlines to search for missing children and support victims of child abuse;
2015/05/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 891 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)
38a. Reiterates its commitment to initiating an ordinary treaty revision procedure under Article 48 TEU with a view to proposing the changes to Article 341 TEU and Protocol 6 necessary to allow Parliament to decide on the location of its seat and its internal organisation;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 901 #

2014/2248(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
39. Reiterates its call for a single seat for the European Parliament; proposes that Parliament and the Council each decide the location of their own seat after having obtained the consent of the other; further proposes that the seats of all the other EU institutions, agencies and bodies be determined by Parliament and the Council on a proposal by the European executive, acting in accordance with a special legislative procedure;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 12 #

2014/2241(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Emphasises the potential of cultural tourism, agrotourism and ecotourism in rural, island and coastal areas; stresses, to this end, the importance of ensuring intermodal connectivity, as a means of enhancing the appeal of such remote tourist destinations;
2015/05/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 25 #

2014/2241(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Draws attention to the crucial role played by cultural education in generating demand for high-quality, sustainable and inclusive cultural tourism; calls for better use to be made of the opportunities digitisation and innovation afford for more effective promotion of European cultural tourism, which takes into account not only the top tourist destinations, but also smaller and less-known sites, not included in the usual tourist routes;
2015/05/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 33 #

2014/2241(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the importance of youth policies relating to formal and informal learning for the purpose of promoting personal development, social inclusion and employability in the cultural tourism sector;
2015/05/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 45 #

2014/2241(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that access needs to be made more universal by taking into account, in particular, the specific needs of people with disabilities, families with children and older persons and adapting the facilities and services on offer accordingly;
2015/05/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 51 #

2014/2241(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that Europe's cultural heritage makes it one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world and that cultural tourism, which is of key importance in boosting growth and employment, accounts for 40 % of European tourism; emphasises that, in order to maintain current tourist volumes and attract new tourists, Europe's cultural and natural heritage as well as Europe's intact nature and landscapes, needs to be conserved and showcased and the right balance needs to be struck between expanding the tourism sector in an environmentally sustainable manner and protecting cultural heritage and the natural environment;
2015/05/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 54 #

2014/2241(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that Europe's cultural heritage makes it one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world and that cultural tourism, which is of key importance in boosting growth and employment, accounts for 40 % of European tourism; emphasises that the tourism sector employs around 8 million people in the EU and many of these non-offshorable jobs are linked directly or indirectly to cultural tourism; emphasises, all the while, that, in order to maintain current tourist volumes and attract new tourists, Europe's cultural and natural heritage needs to be conserved and showcased and the right balance needs to be struck between expanding the tourism sector and protecting cultural heritage;
2015/05/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 63 #

2014/2241(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes mobility tools, as well as cooperation projects such as "Knowledge Alliances" and "Sector-Skills Alliances" under Erasmus+, as efficient means for tourism staff involved in education and training at all levels to exchange best practices, improve language skills and get practical knowledge in cultural tourism;
2015/05/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 64 #

2014/2241(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Urges the Commission to address the negative impacts, and threats to cultural heritage and to natural environment posed by mass tourism, and therefore calls for the promotion of environmentally sustainable cultural tourism, and for measures to withstand the impact of seasonality;
2015/05/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 80 #

2014/2241(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Asks the Commission to bolster European measures and programmes relating to cultural tourism and cultural heritage that have proved effective, tosuch as European Capitals of Culture, European Heritage Days, European Cultural Routes, European Heritage Label, Creative Europe and the digital platform Europeana; asks, moreover, that the European Commission look into the feasibility of introducing a 'European cultural card' which would offer reduced entrance fees for museums, monuments, archaeological sites, libraries, theatres and so on, following the example of the UNESCO-endorsed ISIC (International Student Identity Card), and to provide targeted financial support under the relevant EU instruments, including the Structural Funds. ;
2015/05/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 88 #

2014/2241(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers that the establishment of a European Year of Cultural Heritage, preferably in 2018, along with adequate support to cultural events and arts, film and music festivals, may constitute a significant added value in the promotion of European cultural tourism and in maintaining and reinforcing Europe as the leading tourist destination in the world;
2015/05/19
Committee: CULT
Amendment 24 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) adhere fully to the negotiating mandate, in particular the exclusion of audiovisual services, including online services; the exclusion of audiovisual services shall not under any circumstances be called into question by any provision in the future agreement, including those on investment, telecommunications and e-commerce;
2015/03/10
Committee: CULT
Amendment 2 #

2014/2149(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
- having regard to Directive 2013/37 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 amending Directive 2003/98/ EC on the re-use of public sector2 __________________ 2 OJ L 175, 27.6.2013, p. 1.
2015/03/31
Committee: CULT
Amendment 9 #

2014/2149(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas culture is a shared resource and a common good, and its full potential to support economic development has yet to be fully recognised; whereas protecting cultural heritage, both tangible and intangible, means not only protecting history and identity, but also the contemporary nature of European peoples;
2015/03/31
Committee: CULT
Amendment 26 #

2014/2149(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas policies for the maintenance, restoration-conservation, accessibility and exploitation of cultural heritage are primarily national or local responsibilities, but cultural heritage is nonetheless directly addressed in several EU policies, including those concerning agriculture and research and innovation;
2015/03/31
Committee: CULT
Amendment 30 #

2014/2149(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas there are many documents, charters and conventions, including the Venice Charter for the Conservation and Restoration of Monuments and Sites and the Granada Convention for the Protection of the Architectural Heritage of Europe clearly, which define internationally recognised standardmethodological principles for cultural heritage restoration;10; __________________ 10 Venice Charter adopted by ICOMOS (International Council of Monuments and Sites) in 1965; Granada Convention adopted by the Council of Europe in 1985.
2015/03/31
Committee: CULT
Amendment 46 #

2014/2149(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point c
(c) establish a European Year of Tangible, Intangible and Digital Cultural Heritage in the near future, with an adequate budget; and with the aim, amongst other things, of disseminating and increasing awareness and education in respect of the values of the European cultural heritage and its protection, sharing those values among the generations;
2015/03/31
Committee: CULT
Amendment 60 #

2014/2149(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point c
(c) adapt the project management timing requirements for the Structural Funds in order to better accommodate the specific requirements of conservation, restoration and preservation projects;
2015/03/31
Committee: CULT
Amendment 64 #

2014/2149(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises the role of the Member States in ensuring both adequate quality control and a qualified workforce on the heritage restoration sites high level of skill and professional know-how among operators and a business structure that is able to ensure that best practices are implemented in terms of safeguarding cultural heritage, also by using appropriate quality control systems, as required by the international charters;
2015/03/31
Committee: CULT
Amendment 65 #

2014/2149(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. IStresses that European cultural heritage is managed also by private bodies; invites the Member States, therefore, to look into possible fiscal incentives in relation to restoration work, such as VAT reduction;
2015/03/31
Committee: CULT
Amendment 66 #

2014/2149(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Invites the Member States to look into possible fiscal incentives in relation to restoration, preservation and conservation work, such as VAT reduction;
2015/03/31
Committee: CULT
Amendment 74 #

2014/2149(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the Council’s initiative of drafting guidelines for the new participatory governance models for the field of cultural heritage, by promoting the ‘shared resource’ aspect and strengthening links between local, regional, national and European plans;
2015/03/31
Committee: CULT
Amendment 76 #

2014/2149(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Asks the Member States to ensure the development of legal tools that allow alternative funding and administration models, such as community involvement, the participation of civil society and public-private partnerships, with a view to implementing actions related to cultural heritage preservation and promotionto promote measures related to the preservation and optimisation of tangible, intangible and digital cultural heritage, by employing the appropriate professionals;
2015/03/31
Committee: CULT
Amendment 78 #

2014/2149(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Asks the Member States to ensure the development of legal tools that allow alternative funding and administration models, such as community involvement, the participation of civil society and public-private partnerships, with a view to implementing actions related to cultural heritage conservation, restoration, preservation and promotion;
2015/03/31
Committee: CULT
Amendment 83 #

2014/2149(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4
The economic and strategic potential of cultural heritage
2015/03/31
Committee: CULT
Amendment 87 #

2014/2149(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Points out that Europe, thanks to its cultural heritage, is a major world tourist destination and that cultural tourism, which accounts for 40% of European tourism, is a key sector as regards the revival of growth and employment; stresses, however, that to maintain existing levels and attract new flows of tourists, it is important to preserve and showcase Europe’s cultural and natural heritage, striking the right balance between the expansion of tourism and preservation of cultural heritage;
2015/03/31
Committee: CULT
Amendment 90 #

2014/2149(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Recognises that cultural heritage plays a vital role in several of the Europe 2020 flagships initiatives, such as the Digital Agenda, the Innovation Union and, the Agenda for New Skills and Jobs and the industrial policy for the globalisation era; calls, therefore, for greater recognition of the role of European cultural heritage as a strategic resource for smart, sustainable, and inclusive growth in the mid-term review of the Europe 2020 strategy;
2015/03/31
Committee: CULT
Amendment 91 #

2014/2149(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that the field of cultural heritage, in terms of how it interrelates with research and innovation, has the capacity to create high-skilled jobs;
2015/03/31
Committee: CULT
Amendment 98 #

2014/2149(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Expresses its concern regarding the state of conservation, restoration, preservation and promotion policies for cultural heritage, which is of the greatest importance for European identity; stresses that funding for the safeguard of cultural heritage has been drastically reduced in some Member States as a consequence of the economic and financial crisis; to this end calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that adequate funds and initiatives are directed to the valorisation of Europe’s cultural heritage;
2015/03/31
Committee: CULT
Amendment 123 #

2014/2149(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Draws attention to the need to promote mobility opportunities for those working in the cultural heritage sector, by ensuring there is genuine professional reciprocity, as laid down in Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications, by identifying and sharing among Member States minimum skills levels – namely ability and knowledge – in particular for the occupation of restorer- curator;
2015/03/31
Committee: CULT
Amendment 125 #

2014/2149(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Member States to note the value of their heritage assets by promoting studies to determine the cultural and economic value of the cultural heritage so as to transform the ‘cost’ for its preservation into an ‘investment’ in its value;
2015/03/31
Committee: CULT
Amendment 131 #

2014/2149(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Highlights the potential of the digitisation of cultural heritage, both as a tool for preserving our past and as generating research opportunities, job creation and economic development; stresses the need to safeguard the original in its material form, during and after digitisation;
2015/03/31
Committee: CULT
Amendment 137 #

2014/2149(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Notes the noteworthy opportunities that the use of eInfrastructures, as Europeana, can bring to a better access and exploitation of the digital cultural heritage;
2015/03/31
Committee: CULT
Amendment 2 #

2014/2075(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the fact that in 2013, the budget execution rate for the 2007–2013 programmes, in particular Lifelong Learning (LLP), Culture, Media and Youth in Action programmes was 100%; notesis particularly worried that at the end of the year, the mismatch between the adopted commitment and payment appropriations resulted in shortage of payments with grave negative repercussions on the following year; is concernedregrets that a similar situation might develop in the context of the new programmes, which would in turn determine a dangerous loss of credibility by the European Union and would undermine the citizens' trust in the European institutions;
2014/12/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 6 #

2014/2075(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Welcomes that since its launch in 1987, the Erasmus programme has reached and surpassed the 3 million students' benchmark; notes the sustained success this EU flagship programme – one that has contributed to European integration and the rising awareness of and sense of belonging to a common European citizenship – has enjoyed since its inception;
2014/12/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 7 #

2014/2075(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Is concerned that at the European level – as reported in the Eurobarometer Special Report 399 on cultural access and participation from 2013 – public budgets dedicated to the safeguard and promotion of cultural heritage are noticeably decreasing, as is participation in traditional cultural activities. Considers, therefore, that the new EU instruments to support the European Agenda for Culture – such as the Creative Europe and Horizon 2020 programmes, or the Europeana cultural platform – must be strengthened;
2014/12/11
Committee: CULT