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581 Amendments of Daniele VIOTTI

Amendment 5 #

2019/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas negotiations on the 2020 Union budget will run in parallel with the negotiations on the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) and the reform of the EU own resources system; whereas 2019 will mark the seventh year of the 2014-2020 MFF;
2019/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 6 #

2019/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the Council has repeatedly contradicted itself over the last few years, by presenting new political priorities for the EU but showing itself unwilling to provide for fresh appropriations to finance them; whereas new political priorities and upcoming challenges for the EU should be financed by fresh appropriations and not by reducing the appropriations amount for existing programmes;
2019/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 7 #

2019/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas towards the end of the current financial programming period the implementation of the multiannual programmes will require adequate financial resources and therefore require to anticipate the necessary payments in 2020 to prevent another payment crisis in the first years of the 2021-2027 MFF;
2019/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 11 #

2019/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Budget 2020: bridge to the future Europe – Investing in citizens, innovation and securityin citizens' protection
2019/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 13 #

2019/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that the 2020 Union budget is the bridge to the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) for the period 2021-2027 and should contribute to creating a common, long-term vision on the future political priorities of the Union; expects that, at the time of adoption of the 2020 budget, the Council and Parliament will be engaged in fully-fledged MFF negotiations, following a political agreement in the European Council; believes that a strong, responsible and forward-looking 2020 budget will facilitate an agreement and the transition towards the next MFF, and that to reach it, no taboo should prevail on the full use of all flexibilities and all possibilities available under the current MFF regulation and the Financial Regulation;
2019/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 16 #

2019/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Considers, therefore, that the EU budget for next year should define clear political priorities and enable the Unionin order to anticipate social, environmental, economic and technological mutations and enable the Union to create long term growth and jobs, to strengthen its fight against environmental challenges and climate change, to particularly focus on young people, to fully implement the EU 2020 strategy, the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement, to tackle social and regional inequalities and discriminations, to further invest in innovation and research capacities for future solutions, boost competitiveness and economic growth, ensure a safe, secure and peaceful Europe, and to implement the European Social Pillar while strengthening citizens’ work and living conditions, and bolster the Union in its fight against environmental challenges and climate change;
2019/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 24 #

2019/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that, 2020 being the last year of the current MFF, the implementation of EU programmes, including those under shared management in cohesion policy, Common Agricultural Policy (second pillar) and European Maritime and Fisheries Fund will be further accelerated and reach its closing phase, which will be reflected in a substantial increase in payment requests; anticipates, therefore, a peak in the annual level of payment appropriations for 2020 and is determined to secure the necessary payments in 2020 and to prevent another payment crisis in the first years of the 2021-2027 MFF, as was the case during the current period;
2019/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 29 #

2019/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Innovation and research for future solutions: supporting economic growth andan inclusive and long term economic growth in order to accompany mutations and to boost competitiveness
2019/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 33 #

2019/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the transition from Horizon 2020 to Horizon Europe must be smooth to ensure stability for businesses, research facilities and academia; underlines the importance of Europe’s claim to leadership in key technologies in areas such as space, healthcare, the environment, agriculture, safety and transportation; requests an increase in financial resources to ensure that research and innovation activities continue to provide solutions for Europe’s needs and challenges and competitiveness; is alarmed by the substantial underfunding of Horizon 2020 during the entire period, resulting in a low success rate for excellent applications;
2019/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 35 #

2019/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses the potential for economic growth stemming from the technological transformation and calls for the EU budget to have an appropriate role in supporting the digitalisation of European industry and the promotion of digital skills and entrepreneurship;
2019/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 38 #

2019/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Is fully convinced that improving fairness and providing equal chances, both between people and businesses, within the European social market economy is a prerequisite for the sustainable development of the Union; intends to secure sufficient funding for programmes such as COSME and Future and Emerging Technologies that significantly contribute to the success of start-ups and SMEs, which are the backbone of the European economy and key drivers of economic growth, job creation, innovation and social integration; underlines the high level of implementation of these programmes, and points to their capacity to absorb even more;
2019/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 39 #

2019/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Welcomes the extension and enhancement of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI); recalls that the EFSI guarantee fund has been financed partly at the expense of Horizon 2020 and the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF); underlines Parliament’s long- standing position that any new initiatives must be financed by new appropriations and not by redeployments; reiterates that the cuts in those programmes should be reversed as far as possible;
2019/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 40 #

2019/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Considers the protection of the EU’s exa European Union without internal borders, with the support of a strengthened European Border and Coast Guarda proper functioning of the Schengen area and a freedom of movement within the EU to be an inseparable conditions for a European Union without internal borders, the proper functioning of the Schengen area and freedom of movement within the EUthe protection of the EU’s external borders with the support of a strengthened European Border and Coast Guard ; considers it to be an obligation to ensure adequate funding, staffing and training of staff for all agencies operating in the field of security, acknowledging the considerable increase in their responsibilities, the importance of cooperation among them, and their vital role in reinforcing cooperation and coordination among the Member States;
2019/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 47 #

2019/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Welcomes the Member States’ commitment to a renewed EU defence agenda; supports the Commission initiative to support the launching of the European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP), as a first stage of the European Defence Fund; requires the EDIDP to be financed exclusively by unallocated margins and/or special instruments and not, therefore, by redeployments from existing programmes;
2019/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 58 #

2019/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Believes, with reference to its resolution of 25 October 2018 on the use of Facebook users’ data by Cambridge Analytica and the impact on data protection, that the fight against disinformation and any other type of foreign interference is a priority to ensure fair and democratic elections, in particular in the year of the European elections; requests additional financial resources to invest in tools such as the recent What the EU does for me initiative to inform citizens on the Union’s work and highlight the efforts undertaken to promote peace, democracy, the rule of law and freedom of speech;
2019/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 61 #

2019/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Points out that the common agricultural policy and the Common Fisheries Policy are cornerstones of European integration, which aim to ensure safe, high-quality food supply for European citizens, the proper functioning of the agricultural single market, the sustainability of rural regions for many years and the sustainable management of natural resources; recalls that those policies contribute to the viability and stability of the EU; calls on the Commission to continue to support producers across Europe in coping with unexpected market volatility and in securing safe, high-quality food supplies; asks for particular attention to be paid to small-scaled agriculture and small fisheries;
2019/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 65 #

2019/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Requests additional financial resources to meet future demand for Erasmus+, the primary programme for education, training, youth and sport in Europe, also taking into account its external dimension; recalls that Parliament requested that the financial envelope for this programme be tripled in the next MFF; calls for cooperation to be strengthened between education, culture and research;
2019/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 66 #

2019/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Recalls that, at a time when the European project is called into question, it is vital to renew a strong commitment to Europe through culture, knowledge, creation, and innovation; believes therefore that the Creative Europe and Media programmes should be supported at appropriate level;
2019/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 69 #

2019/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. SWelcomes the fact that, at the strong request of Parliament, the result of the negotiations on the 2019 budget was to bring the Youth Employment Initiative to a total amount of EUR 350 million in 2019; stresses that the fight against youth unemployment requires substantial additional financial efforts to create opportunities for education, training and employment; underlines, in this respect, the successful implementation and the positive impact of the Youth Employment Initiative, supporting approximately 1.7 million young people until the end of 2017, thanks a; recallso to additional appropriations that Parliament secured for this programme in the EU budget over the yearshat Parliament requested that the financial envelope for this programme be doubled in the next MFF; expects the 2020 draft budget to demonstrate even higher ambition for this programme to ensure a smooth transition towards the ESF+ in the next MFF;
2019/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 75 #

2019/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Reiterates that social cohesion in Europe must contribute to sustainable solutionsStresses that cohesion policy programmes are now at cruising speed, and emphasises Parliament’s commitment to ensure adequate appropriations for these programmes; calls on the Member States to ensure that the implementation of the programmes is accelerated so as to catch up with the delays, and to seek the Commission’s assistance in this respect ; reiterates that social cohesion in Europe must contribute to sustainable solutions to the fight against discrimination and for better inclusion of people with disabilities, and to long-term structural demographic change; emphasises the need for financial resources to provide ageing populations in Europe with adequate support in terms of access to mobility, healthcare and public services;
2019/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 82 #

2019/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Recalls the need for solidarity in the area of migration, with a focus on long- term, effective integration of migrants and refugees in the Member States, as well as fair and mutual beneficial partnerships with countries in need; welcomes the role played by the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF); calls for adequate budgeting for this fund in 2020 in order to support the dignified reception of asylum seekers in the Member States, fair return strategies, resettlement programmes, legal migration policies and promotion of effective integration of third country nationals, and to tackle irregular migration; reaffirms the importance of possessing targeted financial means to tackle the root causes of the migrant and refugee crisis; stresses, to this end, that the EU budget must fund measures in the countries of origin of migrants and in the host countries of refugees;
2019/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 85 #

2019/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Recalls that the long-lasting solution to the current migration phenomenon lies in the political, economic and social development of the countries from which migration flows originate and reiterates its full commitment to this objective; calls for the European Neighbourhood Instrument and the Development Cooperation Instrument to be endowed with sufficient financial resources to support this priority; within this context, reaffirms the need to provide UNRWA with sufficient and constant financial support;
2019/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 92 #

2019/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12 b. Believes that gender-related discrimination is not only intolerable and incompatible with the values of the EU, but also constitutes a serious impediment to sustainable and inclusive growth as it disempowers women from engaging in meaningful employment; underlines the key contribution of women’s empowerment in achieving more inclusive, equitable and peaceful societies; expects the EU budget to support women’s access for to EU funding and to help women to reconcile private and professional life;
2019/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 94 #

2019/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that the 2020 budget must contribute to tackling environmental challenges and climate change; recalls the Union’s pledge to make the transition to a low-carbon circular economy, but regrets that the Union might fall short of its climate goals; requests increased financial resources for LIFE and should place the EU squarely at the forefront of this challenge; calls on the Commission to fulfil the objectives of the Paris Agreement and the EU’s own long-term climate goals by meeting the 20 % climate spending target in the current MFF (2014-2020); stresses, in this regard, that the contribution for 2020 should significantly overshoot the overall target in order to offset the lower allocations made during the first years of the MFF, and that the climate change mainstreaming mechanism should be fully optimised; recalls the Union’s pledge to make the transition to a low-carbon circular economy, but regrets that the Union might fall short of its climate goals; requests increased financial resources for programmes having massive potential such as LIFE, Horizon 2020, CEF, European Social Fund (ESF), European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF), European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), as these programmes allow notably for investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy, and other programmes to support projects with European added value contributing to a clean energy transition and resource efficiency, as well as nature conservation, with a focus on biodiversity, habitats and endangered species;
2019/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 104 #

2019/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Recalls that, following the joint statement by the European Parliament, Council and Commission on the reinforcement of Heading 1a through an Amending budget issued in the joint conclusions on the 2019 budget, the Commission will present an amending budget raising the levels of appropriations for Erasmus+ and H2020 as soon as the technical adjustment of the MFF for 2020 is completed in the spring of 2019 in order for the Council and the European Parliament to process it swiftly;
2019/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 112 #

2019/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Invites the Commission to report specifically on the amounts de-committed for research programmes and to provide all relevant information and details concerning Article 15(3) of the Financial Regulation; expects this Article and its corresponding procedure to be fully respected and mobilised in the context of the 2020 budgetary procedure and expects that the 2020 draft budget will make full use of this provision to boost research and innovation on top of the financial programming;
2019/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 114 #

2019/2001(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Believes that as the arm of the budgetary authority directly elected by citizens, Parliament should fulfil its political role and put forward proposals for Pilot Projects and Preparatory Actions expressing its political vision for the future; commits itself, in this context, to proposing a package of Pilot Projects and Preparatory Actions developed in close cooperation with each of its committees so as to find the right balance between political will and technical feasibility, as assessed by the Commission;
2019/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 35 #

2018/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas women and girls in the EU experience structural gender inequality in a variety of forms and in a range of settings – including gender discrimination, gender- based violence and misogynistic hate speech – which severely limits their ability to enjoy their rights and to participate on an equal footing in society; whereas in 2017, the #MeToo movement raised awareness of the scale and intensity of the sexual harassment and sexual and gender- based violence women face; whereas in recent years reports have pointed out a growing backlash against women’s rights and gender equality in the EU;
2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 103 #

2018/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the signing of the EU’s accession to the Istanbul Convention on 13 June 2017, despite the limitation to only two mandates; regrets that, to date, only 19 Member States have ratified the Convention and calls on the remaining Member States to do so without delay; regrets that in some Member States, discussions around the ratification of the Istanbul Convention have been accompanied by campaigns against perceived gender ideology; points out that campaigns against perceived gender ideology go against principles of universal human rights and are harmful to society at large; recognises that when it comes to determining European standards for the protection of women againstagainst gender-based violence, the Istanbul Convention is the most important point of reference; calls on the Council to swiftly agree on the Code of Conduct, which will govern the implementation of the Convention by the EU;
2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 131 #

2018/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 a (new)
Fundamental rights of LGBTI people
2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 132 #

2018/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Regrets the fact that LGBTI people keep experiencing bullying, harassment and violence, and suffer multiple discrimination indifferent aspects of their lives;
2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 133 #

2018/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Condemns firmly the promotion and the practice of LGBTI conversion therapies and pathologisation of trans and intersex identities; urges all Member States to adopt similar measures that respect and uphold the right to gender identity, gender expression, physical integrity and self-determination;
2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 134 #

2018/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Regrets that non-consented sex normalising treatments on intersex people, especially children, are only prohibited in two EU countries to this date; calls on all Member States to adopt legislation prohibiting intersex genital mutilations as soon as possible;
2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 135 #

2018/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Calls upon the Commission to hold Member States accountable over national legal gender recognition provisions that pose barriers for trans people’s EU citizenship rights and freedoms, such as freedom of movement, equal access to goods and services and the labour market, notably accessing legal gender recognition, such as the obligation to divorce, forced sterilisation, a mental health diagnosis and other degrading requirements;
2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 136 #

2018/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5e. Reiterates the importance of making accessible, quality healthcare a reality for trans people and calls upon Member States to end gender identity related discrimination in accessing healthcare services and insurance coverage; to this end, calls upon the Commission to study discriminatory practices by insurance providers and support Member States in their efforts develop and implement quality trans- specific healthcare that is based on informed consent and accessible without discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation, age, ethnicity, ethnicity, HIV status or economic means; calls upon Member States to ensure HIV prevention, education, testing and treatment measures recognise trans women and trans men respectively as particularly vulnerable target groups;
2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 137 #

2018/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 f (new)
5f. Is concerned over the continuous experiences of gender-based stigma, violence and discrimination by LGBTI people and the lack of knowledge and interventions by law enforcement authorities particularly towards trans people and marginalised LGBTI people; reminds that combating violence related to the gender identity, gender expression, sex characteristics or sexual orientation of a person falls in the EU gender-based violence remit; calls upon the Commission to mainstream gender identity perspective in it; calls upon Member States to combat impunity in anti-trans crimes as a threat to the rule of law on the one hand, and develop together with civil society effective measures protecting trans people effectively against stigma, discrimination and violence;
2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 138 #

2018/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 g (new)
5g. Welcomes the implementation of some actions contained in the list of actions by the Commission to advance LGBTI equality (2014-2019); calls on the European Commission to renew an ambitious multi-annual list for the period 2019-2024 in close cooperation with civil society organisations working in this field;
2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 336 #

2018/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Expresses concern about persistent fundamental rights challenges in the area of migration, with regard to access to territory, reception conditions, asylum procedures, immigration detention and protection of unaccompanied children; notes with concern that fast-track procedures, safe-country-lists, but also deportation to other unsafe Member States in Dublin procedures put LGBTI asylum seekers at a heightened risk to be deported before being able to substantiate their claim for asylum to foreign or other Member States, where they fear prosecution on grounds of their sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or sex characteristics;
2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 365 #

2018/2103(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Emphasises that the EU and the Member States should develop credible and effective systems that would make it unnecessary to detain children for asylum or return purposes; stresses the importance of taking the principle of the best interests of the child into consideration in all aspects concerning children as well as of the practical implementation of the right to be heard; recalls that Article 14 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and Article 28 of the United Nations Conventions on the Rights of the Child guarantee the right to education to every child, including migrant and refugee children, both unaccompanied and accompanied and avoiding separated schooling and segregation; stresses that Member States should ensure that migrant and refugee children are effectively supported through linguistic, social and psychological support based on individual assessment of their needs; is concerned over the specific needs and vulnerabilities of asylum seekers from marginalised groups, such as LGBTI asylum seekers; calls upon Member States to ensure that the specific needs for safety, healthcare, legal recognition of trans asylum seekers are met;
2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 2 #

2018/2057(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Believes that, given the urgent need to provide a quick response to the migration challenge as well as to the difficulties that Parliament and the Council are already facing in agreeing on a first proposal for the extension of the Facility for Refugees in Turkey, the 2017 surplus, amounting to EUR 555,5 million, provides an excellent solution to finance the Union contribution to this instrument for 2018 without taking the Union general budget to its limits;
2018/05/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 51 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for a fair distribution of direct payments between the Member States, so that the gaps between the different regions of the Union can bewhich must take into account reliable socio- economic indexes, such as standard gross margins, added value per hectare, employment rates as well as labour, inputs and land closed soonerts;
2018/04/09
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 189 #

2018/0166R(APP)


Paragraph 31
31. Welcomes, in this context, as an importan first step towards a more ambitious reform, the Commission’s set of proposals adopted on 2 May 2018 on a new system of own resources;
2018/10/18
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 191 #

2018/0166R(APP)


Paragraph 32
32. Supports the suggested modernisation of existing own resources, which implies: - maintaining the customs duties as traditional own resources for the EU, whilst decreasing the percentage Member States retain as “collection cost”eliminating any collection costs retained by Member States; - simplifying the Value Added Tax- based own resource, i.e. introducing a uniform call rate without exceptions; - maintaining the GNI-based own resource, with the objective of reducing, to less than 6down to 40%, its share in the financing of the EU budget, while preserving its balancing function;
2018/10/18
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 197 #

2018/0166R(APP)


Paragraph 33
33. Takes positive noteRequests, in parallel, of the Commission proposal to graduallyprogrammed introducetion of a basket of new own resources which, without increasing the fiscal burden for citizens, would correspond to two strategic objectives of the EU, the European added value of which is evident and irreplaceable: - the proper functioning, the consolidation and the strengthening of the single market in particular by the implementation of a common consolidated corporate tax base (CCCTB) and the taxation of over the top players that takes advantage of the single market, especially in the digital sector; - the fight against climate change and the acceleration of energy transition, through measures such as a share of the emission trading scheme (ETS) income and a contribution based on the quantity of non- recycled plastic packing;
2018/10/18
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 201 #

2018/0166R(APP)


Paragraph 34
34. Requests the extension of the list of potential new own resources, that could include a share of a digital tax, to be presented in the years to come, as well as further consid A Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) based own resource, according to which all Member States shall join the current scheme implemented under enhanced cooperation; The introduction of a carbon border adjustment mechanism as a new own resource for the EU budget, which should ensure a level playing field in internation of the Financial Transaction Tax; al trade and reduce the off- shoring of production, while internalising the costs of climate change into the prices of imported goods;
2018/10/18
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 206 #

2018/0166R(APP)


Paragraph 35
35. Approves strongly theInsists on the need of suppression of all rebates and other correction mechanisms, accompanied, should the need arise, by a limited period of phasing out;
2018/10/18
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 211 #

2018/0166R(APP)


Paragraph 36
36. CallInsists on the introduction of other revenue of which the allocation to the EU budget cannot be put into question: - fees linked to the implementation of mechanisms in direct relation with the EU, such as the ETIAS system; - fines paid by companies for breaching the Union’s rules or fines for late payments of contributions; - Seignioragproceeds from fines generated by rulings of the European Court of Justice, including penalties on Member States stemming from infringement cases under the same court, provided that these proceeds are not deducted from the GNI based contribution; - Seigniorage, in form of assigned revenue, for the purpose of financing a new investment stabilisation mechanism;
2018/10/18
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 215 #

2018/0166R(APP)


Paragraph 37
37. Points to the need to maintain the credibility of the EU budget vis-à-vis the financial markets which implies an increase of the own resources ceilings; In this sense, takes positive note of the Commission proposal on Own Resources Ceiling and the Ceiling for Appropriations for Commitments and considers that it need to be at least respectively at 1,29% and 1,35% in order to leave sufficient headroom for emergency situations as well as resources for the European Investment Stabilisation Function to efficiently perform its role;
2018/10/18
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 218 #

2018/0166R(APP)


Paragraph 37 a (new)
37 a. Very much supports the presentation by the European Commission of a proposal for a Council Regulation laying gown implementing measures for the system of won resources of the European Unions, reminds that the European Parliament has to deliver its consent on this Regulation: recalls that this regulation is an integral part of the own resources package presented by the European Commission and expects the Council to address the 4 related texts on Own resources as a single package together with the MFF;
2018/10/18
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 39 #

2017/2286(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Believes that the European Union must prepare European economy and EU citizens to face up to the challenge of digitalisation, to manage migration flows, and to put an end to various kinds of discrimination, such as discrimination against women or LGBTI people;
2018/02/06
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 151 #

2017/2286(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Believes that as the arm of the budgetary authority directly elected by citizens, the European Parliament should fulfil its political role and put forward proposals for Pilot Projects and Preparatory Actions expressing its political vision for the future; Commits itself, in this context, to propose a package of Pilot Projects and Preparatory Actions elaborated in close cooperation with each of its committees to find the right balance between the political will and the technical feasibility as assessed by the European Commission;
2018/02/06
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 2 #

2017/2125(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 4 February 2014 on the EU Roadmap against homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity,
2017/11/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 5 #

2017/2125(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 b (new)
- having regard to the European Commission’s List of Actions to advance LGBTI Equality and to the Council conclusions on LGBTI equality, adopted on 16 June 2016,
2017/11/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 17 #

2017/2125(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
- having regard to Fundamental Rights Agency’s EU LGBT Survey (2013), to its report entitled ‘Being Trans in the European Union – Comparative analysis of the EU LGBT survey data’ (2014), to its focus paper on the Fundamental Rights Situation of Intersex people (2015), and to its report entitled 'Professionally speaking: challenges to achieving equality for LGBT people' (2016);
2017/11/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 21 #

2017/2125(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 b (new)
- having regard to Resolution 2191 (2017) of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on Promoting the human rights of and eliminating discrimination against intersex people;
2017/11/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 72 #

2017/2125(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas Article 2 TEU states that the EU is founded on respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the primacy of the law and human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities – values which are shared by all the Member States and which must be upheld by the EU and each Member State individually in all their policies, both internally and externally; whereas Article 17 TEU states that the Commission must ensure the application of the Treaties; whereas the protection of the human rights of the most vulnerable groups, such as ethnic, linguistic and religious minorities, LGBTI persons, people with disabilities, women, children, asylum seekers and migrants deserves special attention;
2017/11/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 80 #

2017/2125(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas states have the ultimate responsibility to safeguard all human rights of people though enacting and implementing international human rights treaties and conventions, monitoring human rights violations and ensuring effective remedy for victims;
2017/11/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 107 #

2017/2125(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas the influx of migrants into Europe is continuing; whereas many of these migrants place their lives in the hands of traffickers and criminals; whereas , according to UNHCR data, 27% of the migrants arriving in Europe via the Mediterranean are children; whereas , according to the IOM, 23% of these children stated that they had never been to school; whereas particularly vulnerable populations, including women, LGBTI people and people with disabilities continue to experience heightened levels of discrimination, violence and re- traumatisation during the asylum process;
2017/11/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 138 #

2017/2125(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas the ongoing wave of terrorist attacks across the EU has fuelled widespread mistrust of Muslim migrants, and whereas certain political parties are employing the rhetoric of cultural isolationism and hatred of those who are different; including ethnic, linguistic and religious minorities, LGBTI persons, and people with disabilities;
2017/11/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 164 #

2017/2125(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas hate speech includes all forms of expression both online and offline which propagate, encourage, promote or justify racial hatred, xenophobia, anti-Semitism, homophobia, transphobia or other forms of hatred based on intolerance; whereas the development of new kinds of media is making it easier to engage in online hate speech;
2017/11/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 175 #

2017/2125(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J
J. whereas there is a risk that the increased levels of hatred, xenophobia and Afro, Afrophobia, homophobia and transphobia, whether expressed in the form of hate crimes, anonymous messages spread on social networks and other internet platforms, protests or political propaganda, will come to be seen as normal in the Member States;
2017/11/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 189 #

2017/2125(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K
K. whereas , as the Council of Europe has stated, the phenomenon of online hate speech requires further analysis and action with a view to regulating and finding new ways of combating rhetoric of this kind; whereas all grounds of discrimination must be considered in such analysis and action, including against ethnic, linguistic and religious minorities, LGBTI persons, people with disabilities, women, children, asylum seekers and migrants;
2017/11/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 249 #

2017/2125(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Strongly condemns increasing restrictions on freedom of assembly, such as on Pride marches, in some cases with violent responses from authorities against protesters; reaffirms the crucial role of these fundamental freedoms in the functioning of democratic societies and the responsibility of states in ensuring such rights are upheld and participants protected; calls on the Commission to take an active role in promoting these rights in line with international human rights standards;
2017/11/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 292 #

2017/2125(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Takes the view, therefore, that a clear distinction should be drawn between migrants who can legitimately claim refugee status and those who cannot; calls for migrants to be identified and for their requests for entry into the EU to be processed before they come; in the meantime calls on Member States to respect and fully implement the adopted common European asylum package and the common migration legislation, particularly to safeguard vulnerable asylum seekers, such as LGBTI people, against violence, discrimination and re- traumatisation during the asylum process; calls on Member States to recognise that specific vulnerabilities of LGBTI people must be considered in classifying whether a third country is “safe”, and to factor this into decisions on applications, country placements and deportation; calls for specific medical needs to be unconditionally provided for throughout the migration and asylum process, especially for particularly vulnerable populations, including women, trans and intersex people and people with disabilities; calls on EASO to provide appropriate training to Member States to enable appropriate and sensible proceedings; calls on Member States to recognise the gender identity of trans asylum seekers already in asylum proceedings; calls on Member States to participate in resettlement programmes, giving access to family reunification and granting humanitarian visas;
2017/11/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 308 #

2017/2125(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Strongly condemns the upsurge in the trafficking of human beings in Africa andall parts of the world, including towards Europe, the perpetrators of which – including official and governmental players – should be made to feel the full force of the law;
2017/11/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 323 #

2017/2125(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Takes the view that legal channels should be available for migration, including from Africa, but not for all the men and women hoping to come to Europe; takes the view that the best way to protect the rights of persons who cannot legally enter Europe would be to bring about the rapid and robust development of Africa, which Europe could promote by stis to address the root causes of migration flows and thereby the external dimension of the refugee phenomenon, including by finding sustainable solutions to conflicts and by developing cooperation and partnerships with the third countries concerned, while keepping up its involvement on the African continentin sight the importance of ensuring the respect of human rights in those countries;
2017/11/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 337 #

2017/2125(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the imperative need for persons of Islamic faith and culture, including those who have already been living here for a long time, to be integrated as effectively as possible into European society; stresses that integration of this kind will be the best way to tackle Islamic radicalisation in Europe;deleted
2017/11/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 373 #

2017/2125(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that integration is best achieved through schooling for young people and education in European citizenship for older people, that the EU should therefore promote a policy reception and integration in all the Member States, and that it is unacceptable that certain Member States should claim that the migration phenomenon is not their concern; calls for the protection, promotion and implementation of human rights and democratic principles to remain at the core of all actions.
2017/11/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 440 #

2017/2125(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Takes the view that particular attention should be paid to the situation of women and the rights of women in the EU, be they immigrants, victims of abuse or modern slavery, alone or accompanied by children; points out that the EU and the Member States must set an example in this regard; calls in this regard on the Council to finally adopt the Council directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation (COM(2008)0426);
2017/11/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 465 #

2017/2125(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Expresses concern at the rhetoric of hatred and fear directed at migrants entering Europe and the upsurge in anti- Islamic, anti-Semitic and anti-African rhetoricdiscrimination, hate speech and hate crime on grounds such as race, colour, religion and belief, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, sex characteristics, language, culture, social origin, caste, birth, age, disability or any other status; calls in this regard on the Commission to propose a recast of the Council Framework Decision on combating certain forms and expressions of racism and xenophobia by means of criminal law to cover other forms of bias crime, including on grounds of sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression;
2017/11/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 472 #

2017/2125(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on Member States which have adopted legislation on same-sex partnerships and/or marriage to recognise provisions with similar effects adopted by other Member States; recalls the Member States' obligation to fully implement Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States, including for same-sex couples and their children; welcomes the fact that more and more Member States have introduced and/or adapted their laws on cohabitation, civil partnership and marriage to overcome the discriminations based on sexual orientation lived by same-sex couples and their children and calls on other Member States to introduce similar laws; calls on the Commission to bring forward a proposal for the full mutual recognition of the effects of all civil status documents across the EU, including legal gender recognition, marriages and registered partnerships, in order to reduce discriminatory legal and administrative barriers for citizens who exercise their right to free movement;
2017/11/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 478 #

2017/2125(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Calls for EU wide training for police enforcement officials in the EU to effectively combat hate crimes against LGBTI persons, provided by the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) and building upon best practices on national level and the work of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights(FRA); underlines the importance of diversity in law enforcement agencies which increases trust;
2017/11/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 486 #

2017/2125(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Points out that social networks and the anonymity guaranteed by many different mediainternet platforms encourage many forms of expression of hatred, from jihadist preaching to anti-Islam speech, including xenophobia, homophobia and transphobia, and calls for this phenomenon to be curbed through closer monitoring and the identification and prosecution of the authors of statements or words incompatible with European culture and law;
2017/11/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 499 #

2017/2125(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Welcomes initiatives prohibiting LGBTI conversion therapies and banning pathologisation of trans identities and urges all member states to adopt similar measures that respect and uphold the right to gender identity and gender expression;
2017/11/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 504 #

2017/2125(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Urges Member States to prohibit invasive and irreversible sex- “normalising” surgery and hormonal treatments on intersex children when they can be deferred, until the child can provide fully informed consent; welcomes gender sensitive birth registration systems and legal gender recognition procedures;
2017/11/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 511 #

2017/2125(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses the importance of maintaining and stepping up efforts in the areas of data protection, safeguards for children, the protection of victims of criminal acts, Roma people, violence against women, freedom of religion and belief, public health, the recognition of marital status in the EU, gender equality, the rights of p for all couples regardless of sexual orientation; and equality between people of all gender identities and gender expressions; banning of conversions with a disability and the rights of elderly persons therapies, forced sterilisation and the introduction of quick, accessible, transparent legal gender recognition based on self-determination and the de-pathologisation of transgender identities, especially of children, while ensuring access to trans-specific healthcare;
2017/11/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 526 #

2017/2125(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. calls on the European Union and Member states to ratify and implement the Istanbul Convention as soon as possible; calls on the Commission and Member States to mainstream the fight against gender-based violence and violence against LGBTI people, including in their work with third countries;
2017/11/20
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 20 #

2017/2122(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)
- having regard to the Guidelines to Promote and Protect the Enjoyment of All Human Rights by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) Persons, adopted by the Council on 24 June 2013,
2017/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 42 #

2017/2122(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the protection of the human rights of the most vulnerable groups, such as ethnic, linguistic and religious minorities, LGBTI persons, women, children, asylum-seekers and migrants deserves special attention;
2017/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 43 #

2017/2122(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas human rights violations such as torture and inhuman treatment, hate crimes, forced disappearances, violation of bodily integrity, and many other violations continue to be a cause for serious concern;
2017/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 62 #

2017/2122(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas placing a high value on freedom and the principle of holding periodic and genuine elections, as well as protecting the fundamental rights to freedom of assembly and expression, are essential elements of democracy;
2017/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 129 #

2017/2122(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Reiterates the fact that freedom of expression online and offline is a vital component of any democratic society, as it nourishes a culture of pluralism that empowers civil society and citizens to hold their governments and decision-makers to account, and supports respect for the rule of law; stresses, therefore, that the EU should intensify its efforts to promote freedom of expression through its external policies and instruments; reiterates its request for the EU and its Member States to enhance their monitoring of all types of restrictions on freedom of expression and the media in third countries, including when they are used to silence minority groups, and to rapidly and systematically condemn such limitations; emphasises the importance of ensuring the effective implementation of the EU Guidelines on Freedom of Expression Online and Offline and of regularly monitoring their impact; welcomes the new European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) launched in 2016, with its specific focus on training EU delegations and media actors in third countries on how to apply the Guidelines;
2017/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 130 #

2017/2122(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Strongly condemns increasing restrictions on freedom of assembly and association of opposition movements or minority group events, such as Pride marches, in some cases with violent responses from authorities against protesters;reaffirms the crucial role of these fundamental freedoms in the functioning of democratic societies and the responsibility of states in ensuring such rights are upheld and participants protected;calls on EU delegations, relevant institutions, bodies and individuals to take an active role in promoting these rights in line with international human rights standards;
2017/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 136 #

2017/2122(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Is deeply concerned that civil society is increasingly under attack worldwide; recalls that independent civil society plays an essential role in the defence and advancement of human rights and in the functioning of democratic societies; calls for the EU and its Member States to constantly monitor and raise cases of violations of freedom of assembly and association, including the various forms of bans and limitations on civil society organisations (CSOs) and their activities through restrictive legislation, heavy administrative burdens, monitoring or other means that inhibit the functioning of the organisations; calls, in addition, for the EU and its Member States to use all available means, such as human rights dialogues, political dialogues and public diplomacy, to systematically raise individual cases of human rights defenders (HRDs) and civil society activists at risk, particularly those in prison;
2017/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 150 #

2017/2122(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Considers it deeply regrettable that torture, ill-treatment and the death penalty continue all over the world, and against dissenting members of society and against vulnerable groups, such as ethnic, linguistic and religious minorities, LGBTI persons, women, children, asylum seekers and migrants; calls for the EU to intensify its efforts to eradicate these serious human rights violations; urges the EEAS and the VP/HR to engage more strongly in the fight against torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment, including the death penalty, through increased diplomatic efforts and more systematic public positioning; recommends that the EEAS, the EU delegations and the Member States use all existing instruments, such as the EU Guidelines on Torture, to their full potential; welcomes the fact that the UN’s resolution on a moratorium on the use of the death penalty was adopted by the UNGA in December 2016 with the support of 117 countries;
2017/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 154 #

2017/2122(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Condemns violations of bodily integrity against women as well as minority groups which are in breach of the fundamental right to bodily integrity and identity, such as female genital mutilation (FGM), intersex genital mutilations, forced sterilisation of people belonging to ethnic minority groups and people with disabilities;calls on states to outlaw these practices, address perpetrators and support victims;highlights that transgender people are psychopathologised and subjected to forced sterilisation in order to obtain legal recognition of their gender identity;calls on states to establish fast, accessible and transparent procedures for legal gender recognition, based on self-determination only and to depathologise trans identities in accordance to the ICD-11;
2017/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 162 #

2017/2122(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Welcomes the adoption of the EU Gender Action Plan 2016-2020 which sets out a comprehensive list of measures to improve the situation of women in terms of equal rights and empowerment; emphasises the importance of ensuring its effective implementation; welcomes, in addition, the adoption of the Strategic Engagement for Gender Equality 2016-2019, which promotes gender equality and women’s rights worldwide; requests that the Commission, the EEAS and the VP/HR step up their fulfilment of the obligations and commitments in the area of women’s rights under the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW); believes that the EU should continue mainstreaming support for women within common security and defence policy (CSDP) operations, conflict prevention and post- conflict reconstruction; recalls that the 2016 Sakharov Prize was awarded to Nadia Murad and Lamiya Aji Bashar, survivors of sexual enslavement perpetrated by ISIS/Daesh; strongly condemns all forms of abuse and violence against all women and girls, including violence based on sexual orientation, gender identity and sex characteristics, in this connection;
2017/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 168 #

2017/2122(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Welcomes the signing of the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence by the European Union;highlights the importance of fighting against gender-based violence in the countries of the Council of Europe and beyond;calls on the EU and Member States to ratify the Istanbul Convention as soon as possible;calls on the EU, EU delegations and Member States to mainstream the fight against gender- based violence and violence against women, including lesbian and bisexual women and transgender and intersex people, in their work with third countries;
2017/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 189 #

2017/2122(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Condemns in the strongest terms all forms of discrimination, including on grounds of race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, sex characteristics, language, culture, social origin, caste, birth, age, disability or any other status; stresses that the EU should intensify its efforts to eradicate all types of discrimination, racism and xenophobia through human rights and political dialogues, the work of the EU delegations and public diplomacy; stresses, in addition, that the EU should continue promoting the ratification and full implementation of all UN conventions that support this cause;
2017/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 200 #

2017/2122(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Expresses profound concern that minorities, such as ethnic, linguistic and religious minorities, LGBTI persons, persons with disabilities, women, children, asylum seekers and migrants, are still at a heightened risk of discrimination and are especially vulnerable to political, economic, environmental and labour- related changes and disruptions; notes that many have little or no access to political representation and are acutely affected by poverty; stresses that the EU should intensify its efforts to eradicate the violations of human rights committed against minorities; stresses the need to mainstream recognition and support for the specific needs of people experiencing multiple vulnerabilities, such as LGBTI asylum seekers, and ethnic or religious minority persons with disabilities;
2017/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 212 #

2017/2122(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Reiterates its support for the introduction of human rights clauses in international agreements between the EU and third countries; recalls that all human rights must be considered of equal value, being indivisible, interdependent and interrelated; calls on the Commission to monitor the implementation of such clauses effectively and systematically and to provide Parliament with regular reports on partner countries’ respect for human rights; takes a positive view of the GSP+ preference system as a means to stimulate the effective implementation of 27 core international conventions on human rights and labour standards; expects the Commission to report back to Parliament and to the Council on the status of its ratification; reiterates the importance of the proper implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights;
2017/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 216 #

2017/2122(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Reaffirms the fact that the activities of all companies, including European ones, operating in third countries should be in full compliance with international human rights standards; reaffirms, moreover, the importance of promoting corporate social responsibility and of European enterprises playing a leading role in promoting international standards on business and human rights; emphasises that European enterprises should serve as examples of good practice by enforcing within their workforce and across vertical and horizontal value chains equal treatment and suitable support for women and minorities, such as ethnic, linguistic and religious minorities, LGBTI people, people with disabilities, children, asylum seekers and migrants; acknowledges that global value chains contribute to enhancing international core labour, environmental and social standards, and represent an opportunity for sustainable progress, especially in developing countries;
2017/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 241 #

2017/2122(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Strongly condemns the heinous crimes and human rights violations committed by non-state actors such as Boko Haram in Nigeria and ISIS/Daesh in Syria and Iraq; is horrified at the vast range of crimes committed, including murder, torture, rape, enslavement and sexual slavery, the recruitment of child soldiers, forced religious conversions and the systematic killing of religious minorities, including Christians, Yazidis and othersethnic, linguistic and religious minorities, LGBTI people, people with disabilities, women and children; emphasises that the EU and its Member States should support the prosecution of members of non-state groups such as ISIS/Daesh by seeking a consensus within the UN Security Council to confer jurisdiction to the International Criminal Court (ICC);
2017/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 289 #

2017/2122(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Considers that the EU should continue its efforts to enhance respect for the human rights of LGBTI people, in line with the EU Guidelines on the topic; recommends that the Guidelines be implementedcalls for the full implementation of the Guidelines, including through the training of EU staff in third countries; regrets that 72 countries still criminalise homosexuality, 13 of which have the death penalty, and believes that practices and acts of violence against individuals on the basis of their sexual orientation, gender identity or sex characteristics, such as forced outings, hate crimes and hate speech both online and offline, corrective rape, and intersex genital mutilations should not go unpunished;
2017/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 314 #

2017/2122(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Expresses its conviction that the revised European neighbourhood policy should continue to have the promotection, promotion and implementation of human rights and democratic principles at its core; reiterates the fact that the promotection, promotion and implementation of human rights and democracy are in the interest of both partner countries and the EU;
2017/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 330 #

2017/2122(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
38. Reiterates its view that the adoption of the EU Strategic Framework and the first Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy in 2012 constituted a major milestone for the EU in placing human rights and democracy at the core of its external relations; welcomes the adoption by the Council in July 2015 of a new Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy for 2015-2019 and the performance of a mid-term review in 2017; calls on the VP/HR, the EEAS, the Commission, the Council and the Member States to ensure the efficient and coherent implementation of the current Action Plan, including through genuine collaboration with civil society organisations; stresses that the Member States should report back on how they have implemented the Plan; draws particular attention to the importance of increasing the effectiveness and maximising the local impact of the tools used to promote respect for human rights and democracy worldwide;
2017/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 332 #

2017/2122(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
39. Reiterates its view that a solid consensus and enhanced coordination between Member States and the EU institutions, as well as genuine collaboration with civil society organisations at local, national and international level, is required in order to advance the human rights and democracy agenda coherently and consistently; stresses firmly that Member States should take greater ownership of the implementation of the Action Plan and the EU Strategic Framework and use them as a blueprint for promoting human rights and democracy bilaterally and multilaterally;
2017/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 175 #

2017/2056(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p
(p) to include provisions related to the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms aimed at ending political prosecutions and abductions, the targeting of political dissidents, independent journalists, human rights defenders, NGO representatives and members of some minority groups including the LGBTQI community; to ensure explicit naming of vulnerable groups, such as LGBTI people, journalists, NGO representatives, dissidents, in any provisions; to set up a reinforced forum for a human rights dialogue between the EU and Azerbaijan to encourage and support in particular the implementation of comprehensive reforms of the judiciary, all in line with EU standards;
2018/04/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 2 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas between 1988 and 2014 the share of own resources (traditional and TVA-based own resources) decreased from 85 % to 23 %of the EU budget and the share of the GNI-based resource has significantly increased over the yearsfrom 11 % to 69 %, and todayhus represents today the largest source of revenue of the EU budget; whereas the GNI-based contribution currently accounts for some 69 % of the EU budget, the VAT resource for around 12 %, the traditional own resources (customs duties, agricultural duties and sugar and isoglucose levies) for around 13 % and the remaining percentage is covered by other revenue, including taxes paid by EU staff or fines paid by companies in breach of competition laws;
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 3 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas, since the introduction in 1984 at the Fontainebleau European Council of the British rebate, whereby 66 % of the UK’s net contribution is reimbursed, regrettably various other rebates and correction mechanisms have been progressively introduced in order to address the so-called ‘operating budgetary balances’ of certain Member States; whereas such corrections may concern principally either a reduction on the financpolitical shortcomings of certain Member States using of the UK correction, or a gross reduction in the annual GNI contributionEU budget;
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 5 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas in 2011 the Commission put forward an ambitious legislative package on own resources10 , presented jointly with the 2014-2020 MFF proposals, with a view to achieving the simplification of Member States’ contributions, the introduction of new own resources – a reformed VAT and a Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) – and the reform of correction mechanisms; whereas these proposals were not taken on board by the Council; _________________ 10 COM(2011)0510completely ignored by the Council;
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 7 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas, as a result of the 2014- 2020 MFF negotiations, a High Level Group on Own Resources (HLGOR) was established, including representatives of all three main EU institutions and chaired by Mario Monti; whereas in December 2016 the HLGOR presented its final report and recommendations, which represent the basishave been duly taken into account for the elaboration of Parliament’s position as set out in the present report; highlights that the final report was adopted by all of its members, including by the members appointed by the Council;
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 9 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the Commission will present its proposals on the post-2020 MFF by May 2018; expectrequires that the future MFF proposed by the Commission will include ambitious proposals to revise the Own Resources Decision and all related legislative acts, as well as to introduce new own resources; underlines that both the expenditure and the revenue side of the next MFF will be treated as a single package in the upcoming negotiations between the Council and Parliament;
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 11 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Presents this report in order to express its position on the main elements of the reform of the EU’s system of own resources, including the composition of a basket of new own resources, as well as the elements of the current system that should remain in place; expects thatcalls on the Commission willto take due account of Parliament’s position in the preparation of itsing the legislative proposals on the EU’s own resources legislative package; is convinced of the imperative need to make significant progress on the revenue side of the EU budget, in order to facilitate an agreement on the next MFF, which should be ambitious in scope and presented together with the MFF proposals; stresses that both the expenditure and the revenue side of the next MFF will be treated as a single package in the upcoming negotiations, and that no agreement will be reached on the MFF without corresponding headway being made on own resources;
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 13 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that Article 310 TFEU stipulates that ‘the revenue and expenditure shown in the budget shall be in balance’; notes, accordingly, that the revenue should cover the totality of expenditure, as adopted every year by the budgetary authority; stressnotes that the EU budget cannot run an annual deficit or be financed byneither Article 310 TFEU nor any other legislative provision forbid the recourse to borrowing money on the financial markets to finance EU policies;
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 14 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that, in this legislative act, the Council sets inter alia the ceiling of own resources, and may establish new categories of own resources or abolish an existing category; underlines that even if the ORD has no expiry date, it is directly linked to the respective MFF that sets the maximum level of expenditure for the same period it covers;deleted
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 15 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that the Treaty of Lisbon introduced new provisions regarding the implementing legislation on own resources, providing for the possibility of the Council adopting a regulation by qualified majority after obtaining the consent of Parliament; regrets, however, that several implementing provisions, especially those relating to the calculation of the GNI resources, still remain in the ORD; therefore calls for a smoother adoption procedure of the ORD, which shall be adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure, implying qualified majority voting within Council and co-decision with Parliament; recalls that according to Article 48(7), TEU the European Council may adopt a decision allowing for acts not falling under the ordinary legislative procedure to still be processed under such procedure, which remains far more democratic and open; calls on the European Council to trigger such a mechanism without any delay;
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 18 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that the current system of own resources is highly complex, non- transparent and totally incomprehensible to the EU citizens; points in particular to the opacity of the calculations relating to the national rebates and correction mechanisms which apply to the system of own resources or the statistical VAT-based resource; stresses, moreover, that this system is not subject to any effective parliamentary control at EU level and in essence lacks democratic legitimacy and accountability;
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 21 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines that the way the system of own resources has evolved, gradually replacing genuine own resources by the so- called ‘national contributions’, places a disproportionate emphasis on net balances between Member States, thus largely ignoring the European added value; notereal contribution of the EU budget for the benefit to all Member States and citizens alike; regrets that the total share of national contributions to the EU budget, calculated either on the basis of GNI or as a percentage of the statistical VAT-based resource, represents around 83 % of total EU revenue;
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 23 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Is convinced that the dominance of the GNI resource has reinforced the budgetary logic of ‘fairjuste retourn’ that has prevailed inmonopolized the debates in the Council, on both the revenue and expenditure sides of the EU budget; recallgrets, in this context, the introduction of the British rebate and a series of related drebates and other correction mechanisms on the revenue side, on the one hand, as well as the inability to agree on a sufficient level of appropriations for the EU budget in the annual budgetary procedure, on the other hand;
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 24 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Considers, in particular, that the decision on the size of the annual EU budget is affected by financial considerations at national level and thatpolitical and financial factors internal to each MS, thus creating constraints on the budgetary negotiations often resultand ending in a zero- sum game between net payers and net beneficiaries in the Council; considers that, as a result, a number of EU policies that show the highest European added value are often the areas where cost savings are proposedagreement ;regrets that, as a result, cuts are proposed on some EU programmes ignoring the Union commitments, including the ones taken by Council; considers that national contributions to the EU budget as well as the contributions made by MS to co- finance EU programmes should not be taken into account when calculating the national spending deficit for compliance with the Maastricht criteria, thus facilitating the negotiations and improving the implementation of these programmes;
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 31 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Is convinced, therefore, that the current system of own resources violates, in essence, the letter and the spirit of the Treaty; reiterates its long-standing position that an in-depth reform of EU resources is imperative in order to realign the financing of the EU budget with the requirements of the Treaty, notably Article 3 TEV, and the needs of the Union as a whole;
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 33 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines that the post 2020-MFF will need to ensure the proper financing of EU policies and programmes with a clear European added value, but also to provide additional means for addressing new challenges that have already been identified in fields such as growth and jobs, competitiveness, cohesion, innovation, migration, security and defence, but also to comply with the Member States’ current and future commitments;
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 39 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses, moreover, the need to avoid the shortcomings of the current MFF and to provide from the outset for a level of resources that will enable the Union to respond effectively to unforeseen events or crises that may occur during the period of the next financial framework; ; recalls the need to solve the recurrent problem of lacking sufficient payment appropriations in the annual budgetary procedure and the necessity to endow coherence between the revenue and the expenditure in the EU budget in order to allow the Union to pursue its policy agenda with adequate financing for its programmes and initiatives;;recalls the substantial mobilisation of the MFF flexibility provisions that was needed in order to confront the migration and refugunforeseen crisis aloneircumstances but also underfinanced programmes;
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 44 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Expects that, without prejudice to the financial settlement, the consequences of the withdrawal of the UK from the EU will represent an important challenge also for the next MFF and all related budgetary decisions; considers that, ahead of a decision on the post-2020 MFF, options will need to be examined for bridging the ‘Brexit gap’ while excluding a decrease or redeployments in EU resources;
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 50 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. SupportsTakes note of the proposal made by the President of the Commission, Jean- Claude Juncker, for the creation of a specific line dedicated to the euro area within the EU budget, included in his ‘state of the union’ speech to the European Parliament and further developed in the Commission communication of 6 December 2017 on new budgetary instruments for a stable euro area within the Union framework;11 _________________ 11 COM(2017)0822
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 51 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Favours, in order to provide stable finances at EU level, the establishment of a transparent, simpler, more predictable and fairer new system of own resources, building on elements of the current system where they have proved effective; considers that the reform of the system of own resources should be based on a series of guiding principles;
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 55 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses the need to link revenues to policy objectivesat EU policies and competences, as stated in the Treaties and secondary legislation, in particular to the single market, the energy union, and the environment, climate and transport policies; is convinced in this respect that the EU budget should focus on policies with real European added value, can generate new resources and should therefore be considered as revenue for the EU budget;
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 58 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Underlines that new own resources cannot all be introduced at the same time, and points out the need for progressive implementation; suggests introducing in the first place less technically complex own resources whose collection is easily manageable at a reasonable cost, with this being followed by the gradual introduction of each additional new own resource, on the basis of a fixed timetable until all have reached cruising speedBelieves that a strong and comprehensive own resources system shall be put into place in order to allow the Union to carry on a fast track implementation mechanism leading to quick and efficient income generation;
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 59 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. ConsiderBelieves that the introduction of new own resources should have a dual purpose, i.e. first, to bring aboutwill allow the Member States to benefit from a substantial reduction inof the proporir nation ofal GNI-based contributions to the EU budget, thus creating savings for Member State budgets, and second, to enable the financing of an higher level of EU spending under the post-2020 MFF, also covering the gap resulting from the withdrawal of the UK; recalls in this context that the new own resources do not aim to increase the overall fiscal burden for the EU taxpayers and underpinning national budgets;
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 62 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Considers that the introduction of new own resources should enable the financing of a higher level of EU spending under the post-2020 MFF, also covering the gap resulting from the withdrawal of the UK; recalls in this context that new own resources aim at reducing the overall fiscal burden for the EU citizens;
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 64 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22 b. Expects the total share of GNI contributions to be reduced by 40% as a result of the revision;
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 66 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Calls for the suppressionabolishment of all rebates and corrections, while so as to ensuringe fair treatment between Member States; underlines in this context that Brexit will mean that the UK rebate and the related ‘rebates on the rebate’ will become obsolete and cease to exist, whilthe reform of the statistical VAT-based own resource will become inevitable;
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 71 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Considers that the traditional own resources, namely customs duties, agricultural duties and the sugar and isoglucose levies, constitute a reliable and genuine source of EU revenue, as they arise directly from the EU being a customs union and from the legal competences and common commercial policy linked to that; takes the view, therefore, that the traditional own resources should be retained as a source of revenue for the EU budget; considers that if the proportion of collection costsbelieves that, even though customs duties on imports from outside the EU constitute already an own resource, the 20 % retained by the Member States ias reduced, a bigger share of this revenue can be secured for the EU budgetcollection costs for the purpose of the management fees should be cancelled for the benefit of the EU own resources;
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 76 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Calls for accounting the existing and future own resources such as VAT or custom duties, collected by a Member State on behalf of the EU, in a separate budgetary item in the national budget of the Member State which collects the revenue; deplores that OLAF repeatedly found severe cases of customs fraud in Member states which created a significant loss of income to the Union budget; points to the ECA special report 19/2017 on import procedures and is concerned that fraudsters will continue to find the ‘weakest link’ among Member states as their points of entry to the customs union, and that losses to the Union budget will continue even during the next MFF; calls on the Commission and the Member states to take the necessary measures to stop these activities that are damaging to the Union budget;
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 81 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Acknowledges that the GNI-based contribution provides a reliable and stable source of revenue for the EU budget, and benefits from very strong support from a large majority of Member States; believes, therefore, that it should be preserved as a balancing and residual resource for the EU budget, which would put an end to the budgetary logic of ‘fair return’; stresses the need, in this context, to ensure that the GNI contribution is classified in the same manner in all national budgets, namely as revenue attributed to the EU and not as expenditure of national governments; believes that the reform should exclude the GNI-based contribution to the EU budget as well as national contributions to initiatives supported by co-financing with the EU from the deficit calculations under the Stability and Growth Pact, so as to encourage investment;
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 86 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Recalls thatShares the view of the report of the High Level Group on Own Resources (HLGOR) proposes, according to which the following criteria toshall be taken into account for identifying potential new own resources: equity/fairness; efficiency; sufficiency and stability; transparency and simplicity; democratic accountability and budgetary discipline; focus on European added value; subsidiarity principle and fiscal sovereignty of Member States; and limiting political transaction costs;
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 90 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30 a. welcomes the High Level Group’s proposal for its vision of the VAT-based own resource with the aim to make it simpler, to lower its administrative costs and to strengthen the link with EU VAT policy and actual VAT receipts;
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 92 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. SNotes the Commission Fair taxation package, “towards a Single EU VAT area” from 4 October 2017; supports an in-depth reform of the VAT system in the EU, which should aim at broadening the tax base, reducing the scope for fraud and compliance costs, and generating new revenue; considers that a fraction of such new revenue should be allocated to the EU budget;
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 103 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
37. Takes notes of the Commission’s proposals for a CCCTB, while recalling its request that this consolidated base be extended to as manyll companies as possiblefter a transition period; draws attention to the fact that current proposals for a CCCTB suggest also covering the digital economy; suggests, on the basis of these proposals, that the digital presence of a company shou1d be treated in the same way as the physical establishment thereofby defining and identifying a permanent digital establishment;
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 109 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)
38 a. Considers that, drawing from the conclusions of the review of the CCCTB Directive, 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;
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 114 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39 a. Is of the opinion that income stemming for the European Central Bank profits (ECB revenue made from issuing currency) and thus having a direct link to the EU monetary union, shall build a new own resource instead of being paid out to national treasuries;
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 119 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
40. NotWelcomes the efforts undertaken under enhanced cooperation by a group of 11 Member States with a view to establishing a tax on financial transactions, following the 2011 Commission proposal;
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 121 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
41. Considers, however, that such a tax, chargeable at the moment the transaction occurs, must be applied throughout the EU, so as to limit purely speculative operations and reduce the number of divergent national approaches to financial transaction taxation, since this is a source of disruption for the financial markets and for the smooth functioning of the single market;deleted
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 123 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 a (new)
41 a. Urges the other MS to join urgently the a abovementioned group;
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 129 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
44. NotWelcomes the conclusions of the informal Council of finance ministers of 16 September 2017 calling for the development of new digital taxation rules, in response to the Four Finance Ministers’ letter requesting the Commission to examine ‘effective solutions based on the concept of establishing a so-called equalisation tax’ on the turnover generated in the EU by digital companies; notes the European Commission communication to the European Parliament and the Council of 21 September 2017 entitled "A fair and efficient tax system in the European Union for the Digital Single Market"; believes that the CCCTB offers the basis to address the tax challenges posed by the digital economy;
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 130 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
45. Agrees that the digital economy should have a modern and stable fiscal framework, in order to stimulate innovation, tackle market fragmentation and unfair competition, and enable all players to take advantage of the new equitable and balanced conditions; insists that digital platforms and companies should pay their fair share of taxes, where they generate their profits; points out, moreover, that it is essential to ensure tax securicertainty for business investment, to close the current gaps , and to prevent the emergence of new tax loopholes within the single market;
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 134 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
47. Calls, in principle, foInsists that a long-term solution is needed to answer these creation of a new own resource hallenges rather than quick fixes; believes therefore the Union budget to be levied on transactions in the digital economy; considers, however, that in view of the important ongoing negotiations at both EU and OECD level, it is too early to decide on the exact arrangements for the establishment of such a resourceat a digital permanent establishment nexus based on a significant and sustained digital presence in the CCCTB Directive would address the tax challenges that arise from the context of digitalisation; considers, however, the need to take into account ongoing negotiations at both EU and OECD level;
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 139 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49
49. Confirms that the fight against climate change isand the transition towards a sustainable , circular, low carbon economy and the commonly agreed Energy Union targets are a major objective of EU policies;;
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 142 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
50. Reiterates its conviction that only common energy or environmental taxes at EU level can ensure fair competition among businesses and the proper functioning of the single market;; furthermore, believes that environmental taxes at EU level can be a en engine towards a more progressive and sustainable development model;
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 144 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50 a (new)
50 a. calls for a significant proportion of ETS auctioning revenues from Phase4 (2021) onwards to be considered as a new EU own resource; recalls that this option has been discussed in the HLGOR
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 147 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
51. Calls for the introduction of a carbon border adjustment tax own resource reflecting the form of import fees levied on goods manufactured in countries without domestic emission pricing systems of their owncarbon content of consumer goods sold in the single market, including goods imported into the single market such as a carbon border adjustment mechanism or a carbon added tax (CAT);
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 149 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
52. Underlines that a carbon border adjustment taxmechanism or a CAT, as a new own resource for the EU budget, should also have the effect of ensuring a level playing field in international trade and reducing the offshoring of production, while internalising the costs of climate change into the prices of imported goods; underlines that these proposals obtained the highest possible score in the parameters established by the HLGOR and are also totally in line with the criteria that should be met by new own resources;
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 159 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
54. Considers it essential that, when introducing environmental taxes, a financial mechanism be set up for the benefit of those Member States where the financial burden per citizen exceeds the EU average;deleted
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 171 #

2017/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 a (new)
61 a. Highlights that in 2016, assigned revenues to EU decentralised agencies such as fees and charges from industries and contributions from national budgets amounted to approximately EUR 1 billion, thereby providing a significant contribution to the Union budget; points to the ongoing study commissioned by the European Parliament Budgetary Committee on exploring ways to extend the scope of fee-financing; underlines that some agencies such as ACER, EBA, EIOPA, and ERA provide services to industries, but do not have the possibility to charge fees yet; asks the Commission to propose a consistent approach as regards fee-financing of agencies in the next MFF
2018/01/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 21 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Expresses its political support for the establishment of the European Solidarity Corps (ESC) and welcomes the legislative proposal put forward in this regard by the Commission; considers, however, that, pending a decision on the financing of the ESC and the adoption of the relevant regulation under the ordinary legislative procedure, no financial provision should be entered for this purpose in the 2018 Budget in accordance with Article 54(1) of the Financial Regulation; decides, therefore, that relevant appropriations and redeployments, entered by the Commission in the Draft Budget 2018 (DB), should be for the moment reversed, as the decision on the 2018 Budget should not prejudge in any way the outcome of the legislative negotiations; remains fully committed to integrate the decision on ESC financing in next year’s budget immediately via an amending budget, in case the negotiations on the relevant regulation are not concluded before the end of the 2018 budgetary procedure;
2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 35 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that, while at present the peak of the migratory and refugee crisihallenges seems to have passlightly decreased, the Union must stand ready to respond to any unforeseenfurther future event in this area; therefore urges the Commission to continuously monitor the adequacy of allocations under Heading 3 and make full use of all available instruments under the current MFF to respond in a timely manner to any unforeseen event that might require additional funding; decides therefore to reinforce in a limited manner the Asylum Migration and, the Integration Fund and the Internal Security Fund and the European Asylum and Support Office (EASO) to provide the adequate financial and human resources; notes, once again, that the Heading 3 ceiling is vastly insufficient to provide for appropriate funding for the internal dimension of the migration and refugee crisihallenges as well as other priority programmes, such as the culture and citizenship programmes;
2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 40 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines that Heading 3 has been largely mobilised in recent years to address challenges arising from the migratory and refugee crisis and that such actions should continue for as long as needed; insists however that in the light of recent security concerns across the Union, funding under that heading should also pay particular attention to measures which will lead to enhancing security of Union citizens; decides for this reason to reinforce agencies in the field of Justice and Home Affairs which due to increased workload and additional tasks, have been facing shortage of staff and funding in the past yearshallenges and that such actions should continue for as long as needed;
2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 44 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Underlines that in the light of recent security concerns across the Union, funding under Heading 3 should also pay attention to measures which will lead to enhancing security of Union citizens; decides for this reason to reinforce agencies in the field of Justice and Home Affairs which due to increased workload and additional tasks, have been facing shortage of staff and funding in the past years;
2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 46 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Reiterates that part of the solution to the migratory and refugee crisihallenges as well as to the security concerns of Union citizens lie in addressing the root causes of migration and devoting sufficient financial means to external instruments that aim at tackling issues such as poverty, lack of employment, education and economic opportunities, instability, conflict and climate change; is of the opinion that the Union should make an optimal use of financial means under Heading 4 which proved to be insufficient to equally address all external challenges, considering that the resources are clearly insufficient and should be increased in a more organic way;
2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 54 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Regrets that, while preparing its position, Parliament has not been sufficiently informed about the budgetary impact of a possible political decision to extend the Facility for Refugees in Turkey (FRT); reiterates its longstanding position that new initiatives shall not be financed to the detriment of existing EU external projects; calls therefore on the Commission, in the event of the prolongation of the FRT, to propose its financing through fresh means; notes that the Heading 4 ceiling is vastly insufficient to provide a sustainable and effective response to the current external challenges, including the migration and refugee crisis; phenomenon;
2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 57 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Concludes that, for the purpose of adequately financing all pressing needs, and considering the very tight MFF margins in 2018, all means available in the MFF Regulation in terms of flexibility will need to be deployed; expects that the Council will share this approach and that an agreement will easily be reached in conciliation, allowing the Union to rise to the occasion and effectively respond to the challenges ahead; underlines that the constant deviation of the original programming under the current MFF each budgetary year advocate in favour of an upward adjustment of the ceilings in the MFF post-2020;
2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 62 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Underlines that the constant deviation of the original programming under the current MFF advocates in favour of an upward adjustment of all headings ceilings in the MFF post-2020;
2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 78 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses the importance of stimulating cooperative defence research in Europe for addressing key capability shortfalls at a time when international developments increasingly require Europe to step up its efforts on defence; fully supports the increased allocation for the Preparatory Action on defence research; reiterates, nevertheless, its longstanding position that new initiatives shouldall be financed through fresh appropriations and not ato the expensedetriment of existing EU programmes;
2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 94 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Notes that, while the number of migrant crossings on the Central and Eastern Mediterranean routes into the Union fell in the first eight months of 2017, pressure on the Western Mediterranean route remains high; is of the opinion that additionalincreased funding is needed to fully cover the needs of the Union in the field of asylum and migration, notably through the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund to support Members States in improving integration measures and practices for those in need of international protection, especially unaccompanied minors, and, where necessary, carrying out return operations for those not entitled to protection while fully respecting the principle of non-refoulement sound return operations; in this context also insists that the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) will be equipped with adequate, increased financial and human resources to allow the agency to fulfil its assigned tasks and deliver the best possible results;
2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 97 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30 a. Is in favour of the creation of a new budget line for a Research and Rescue Fund to support Member States in their obligations under international maritime law; asks the Commission to present a legislative proposal to set up such an EU Research and Rescue Fund;
2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 100 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Is convinced that, in order to effectively tackle security concerns of Union citizens, the budget of the Internal Security Fund must be boostedneeds additional funds to equip the Member States better in the fight against terrorism, cross-border organised crime, and radicalisation and cybercrime; underlines, in particular, that sufficient resources must be provided for reinforcing security infrastructures and boosting information- sharing between law enforcement agencies and national authorities, including through improving the interoperability of information systems;
2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 107 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
35. Reiterates its conviction that it is time to boost funding for important EU programmes in the areas of culture and citizenship, in particular Creative Europe and Europe for Citizens and, which have a key role in supporting cultural and creative industries, as well as participatory citizenship, especially in view of the European elections in 2019; reiterates that all institutions must honour the political agreement found on the 2018 funding for the European Year of Cultural Heritage by providing sufficient appropriations for it through Creative Europe’s Culture sub- programme, in the absence of a separate budget line for the Year;
2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 108 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
36. Is in favour of increased transparency of and visibility for the Daphne objective of the Rights, Equality and Citizenship programme, as a key Union tool in combatting all forms of violence against children, young people, women, LGBTI people and other at-risk groups; supports setting up a European monitoring centre on gender-based violence within the European Institute for Gender Equality;
2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 110 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
37. Reinforces Heading 3 by EUR 108,8 million in commitment appropriations above the Commission’s proposal, excluding pilot projects and preparatory actions, and proposes to finance these reinforcements by a further mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument;
2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 111 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
38. Stresses once again that the Union’s external action is faced with ever growing funding needs which greatly exceed the current size of Heading 4 as well as the related margin ; considers that the mobilisation of the Union budget to respond to the migration challenge will continue to require dynamic responses in the coming years; stresses that an ad hoc one-year increase, such as that in 2017, cannot be considered sufficient in view of the complex challenges that the Union is facing and the urgent need for stronger Union external presence in today’s global world;
2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 112 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
39. Is of the opinion that priority should be given to the Union’s immediate neighbours and to measures aimed at tackling the main issues they are facing, namely the migratory and refugee crisisphenomenon and corresponding humanitarian challenges in the Southern Neighbourhood, and the Russian aggression in the Eastern Neighbourhood; believes that stability and prosperity of the EU Neighbourhood are beneficial to both the concerned regions and to the Union as a whole; reiterates that supporting countries which are implementing association agreements with the Union is pivotal to facilitating political and economic reforms, but stresses that such support should apply as long as those countries meet the eligibility criteria, especially as regards the rule of law and enforcing democratic institutions; therefore decides to increase resources for the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI), for the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA) and for Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA); stresses the importance of the role that Europe plays at global level in eradicating poverty and bringing development in the most deprived regions of the globe, in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals; therefore, allocates additional financial resources to the Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI) and Humanitarian Aid; reminds that, since a consistent share of migrants crossing the |Mediterranean Sea is coming from Sub- Saharan Africa, Union support in this region is the key for tackling the root causes of migration;
2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 113 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
39. Is of the opinion that priority should be given to the Union’s immediate neighbours and to measures aimed at tackling the main issues they are facing, namely the migratory and refugee crisis and corresponding humanitarian challenges in the Southern Neighbourhood, and the Russian aggression in the Eastern Neighbourhood; believes that stability and prosperity of the EU Neighbourhood are beneficial to both the concerned regions and to the Union as a whole; reiterate its call to increase support to UNRWA to cope with growing needs, in order to achieve EU’s stated objective to promote development and stability in the region and support the resilience and staying power of Palestine refugees; reiterates that supporting countries which are implementing association agreements with the Union is pivotal to facilitating political and economic reforms, but stresses that such support should apply as long as those countries meet the eligibility criteria, especially as regards the rule of law and enforcing democratic institutions; therefore decides to increase resources for the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI), for the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA) and for Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA);
2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 120 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
42. Is of the opinion that in order to adequately tackle disinformation campaigns, especially those coming from the Russian Federation, and to promote an objective image of the Union outside its borders, additional financial means are needed; calls therefore to step up funding to counter disinformation campaigns and cyberattacks; decides therefore to increase resources for strategic communication actions to be carried out in the Southern and Eastern Neighbourhood as well as in the Western Balkans;
2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 123 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 a (new)
43 a. Stresses the importance of election observation missions in strengthening democratic institutions and building public confidence in electoral processes, which in return promote peace-building and stability; emphasizes the need to ensure sufficient financial resources for this objective;
2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 124 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 b (new)
43 b. Points out that DCI funding shall not be redeployed in order to finance the new Capacity Building for Security and Development (CBSD) initiative under the IcSP; deplores the draft budget proposal to redeploy EUR 7,5 million from the DCI to the CBSD and stresses the urgent need to find alternative solutions to fill this gap;
2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 133 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
46. Considers that Council’s cuts do not reflect the real needs and therefore restoresus jeopardise the already significantly rationalised administrative expenditure; restores therefore the DB for all Commission administrative expenditure, including administrative and research support expenditure in Headings 1 to 4;
2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 137 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
47. Decides, in line with the conclusion of the "Joint Opinion of the Legal Services of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on three aspects of the relationship between OLAF and its Supervisory Committee" of 12 September 2016, to hold 10% of appropriations of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) until the Supervisory Committee is granted access to OLAF cases files, while slightly reinforcing its budget, in line with increased responsibilities;deleted
2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 145 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
51. Considers that additional appropriation and staff are needed for the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) to fulfil its expanded mission related to the implementation of the electricity and gas network codes and guidelines and its monitoringcoordination between National Regulatory Authorities inthe fields of electricity and natural gas;
2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 150 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54 a (new)
54 a. Stresses therefore the efforts made by the Parliament in this regard and asks the Commission to show good will in the implementation of the adopted PP-PAs at the end of the budgetary procedure, regardless its implementability assessment, as for any decision of the budgetary authority;
2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 154 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57
57. Is concerned about the current under-execution trend in payments throughout the Union budget, not only in subheading1b but also in Headings 3 and 4, despite the surge in crisis-related expenditureneed to answer the surge of new challenges and the setting-up of flexible funding mechanisms; recalls that for the past two years the payment level of the Union budget was considerably decreased, coupled with a high level of budget surplus; expresses, therefore, its concern that the DB still leaves an unprecedented margin of EUR 10 billion below the payment ceiling, which reflects a low execution trend that may lead to an acute payment pressure at the end of the current MFF;
2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 157 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58
58. DecidesInsists on the necessity to restore the DB in payments on all lines cut by the Council and reinforces payment appropriations in targeted manner, mostly on those lines which are amended in commitment appropriations;
2017/10/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 2 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that in its resolution of 15 March 2017, Parliament confirmed that growth, jobs and securitydecent, quality and stable jobs, socio-economic cohesion and convergence, security, energy transition, migration and climate change are the core issues and main priorities for the 2018 EU budget;
2017/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 9 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that in general terms the Commission proposal corresponds to Parliament’s view that the 2018 EU budget must enable the EU to continue to generate growth and jobs while ensuring the security of its citizen, decent jobs, socio-economic convergence and energy transition while ensuring the security of its citizens, facing the challenge of climate change and addressing the migration challenges;
2017/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 12 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that in general terms the Commission proposal corresponds to Parliament’s viewuld be a good starting point for this year negotiations, considering that the 2018 EU budget must enable the EU to continue to generate growth and jobs while ensuring the security of its citizens;
2017/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 13 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that in general terms the Commission proposal corresponds to Parliament’s view that the 2018 EU budget must enable the EU to continue to generate growthsustainable growth, public investment and jobs while ensuring the security of its citizens;
2017/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 20 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the decision of the Commission to already include in the draft budget the results of the mid-term revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2014-2020; is convinced that while the formal adoption is still blocked in the Council, the proposal of the Commission sends a strong signal about the importance of this MFF revision, and the need for increased flexibility in the EU budget that could enable the Union to effectively respond to new emergencies and finance its political priorities; underlines that the European Parliament acted swiftly to grant its consent to the revised MFF Regulation, asks the British government to lift its blockade on the vote in the Council with no further delay and expects that the Council will finalise without any further delay the adoption of the MFF revision, following the UK elections on 8 June 2017;
2017/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 26 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates its firm conviction that in order to achieve sustainable growth and job creation in the EU, investments in research, innovation, infrastructure, education and SMEs are key; welcomes in this respect the proposed reinforcements to Horizon 2020, the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) and Erasmus+ as these programmes will contribute directly to reaching these goals; but considers that the reinforcements should offset the cuts operated in these policies’ financing to the benefit of EFSI financing; regrets, however, that the proposed allocation for COSME is lower in comparison with the 2017 budget and points to the need to further reinforce SMEs, which are the main source of job creation in the EU and have a crucial role in reducing the investment gap and contributing to the prosperity of the EU;
2017/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 36 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Commends the role of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) in bridging the investment gap across the EU and supports its extension until 2020; underlines its position in the on-going legislative negotiations that no further cuts should be incurred on existing EU programmes in order to finance this extension; considers that EFSI, whose guarantee fund is mostly financed by the EU budget and therefore through contributions from taxpayers, shall not serve the purpose of supporting business operations established or incorporated in jurisdictions non-complying with international tax standards;
2017/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 52 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. WelcomNotes theat EU initiatives in the field of defence research, which will contribute to achieving economies of scale in the sector and thus lead to greater coordination among Member States in the filead to greater coordination among Member States in the field and, if developed correctly, lead to a more rational defence spending at EU and National leveld;
2017/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 61 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. RegretNotes that the Commission has not followed up on Parliament’s request to put forward an assessment and relevant proposals for an ‘18th Birthday Interrail Pass for Europe’; is convinced that this proposal has the potential to boost European consciousness and identity and can serve as a concrete example of European added value; strongly reiterates its previous call on the Commission to put forward relevant proposals in this regardreiterates that any new expenditure must be financed by new means and without prejudice for existing programs;
2017/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 68 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the fact that the draft budget 2018 includes an additional allocation for the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI), responding thus to Parliament’s previous calls for the continuation of the programme; notes, in parallel, the proposal for draft amending budget 3/2017 that integrates the provision of EUR 500 million in commitments for YEI, as agreed upon by Parliament and the Council in the 2017 budgetary conciliation; is convinced that while the proposed amounts alone will not be sufficient to tackle youth unemployment, YEI will continue to contribute to the Union’s priority objective of growth and jobs; underlines that YEI can be further improved and become more efficient; notably by ensuring that it brings real European added value to youth employment policies in the Member States and does not replace the financing of former national policies;
2017/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 70 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the fact that the draft budget 2018 includes an additional allocation for the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI), responding thus to Parliament’s previous calls for the continuation of the programme, but highlights that this amount is clearly insufficient for the YEI to reach its goals; notes, in parallel, the proposal for draft amending budget 3/2017 that integrates the provision of EUR 500 million in commitments for YEI, as agreed upon by Parliament and the Council in the 2017 budgetary conciliation; is convinced that while the proposed amounts alone will not be sufficient to tackle youth unemployment, YEI will continue to contribute to the Union’s priority objective of growth and jobs; underlines that YEI canneeds to be further improved andin order to become more efficient;
2017/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 76 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that in 2018, cohesion policy programmes are expected to reach cruising speed and emphasises Parliament’s commitment to ensuring adequate appropriations for these programmes; is however preoccupied by the unacceptable delays in the implementation of operational programmes at national level; calls on Member States to ensure that the designation of managing, auditing and certifying authorities is concluded and implementation is accelerated; considers that a higher level of visibility on the implementation of the ESI Funds could result in an increased number of project applications submitted by Member States; and recognises that, by long negotiations of the legal basis, the EU negotiating institutions have their part of responsibility in the low implementation rate;
2017/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 79 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that the cohesion policy plays a primary role for the development and growth of the EU; Stresses that in 2018, cohesion policy programmes are expected to reach cruising speed and emphasises Parliament’s commitment to ensuring adequate appropriations for these programmes; is however preoccupied by the unacceptable delays in the implementation of operational programmes at national level; calls on Member States to ensure that the designation of managing, auditing and certifying authorities is concluded and implementation is accelerated;
2017/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 85 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Is particularly concerned at the possible reconstitution of a backlog of unpaid bills towards the end of the current MFF period, and recalls the unprecedented amount of EUR 24.7 billion reached at the end of 2014; welcomes the fact that the Commission, on the occasion of the MFF mid-term revision, provided a payment forecast until 2020 for the first time, but stresses that this needs to be duly updated every year, in order to allow the budgetary authority to take the necessary measures in time; is convinced that the credibility of the EU is also linked to its ability to ensure an adequate level of payment appropriations in the EU budget that will allow it to deliver on its commitments; underlines, considering the importance for the private sector and notably EU SMEs of the contracts with public bodies, the detrimental effect on the EU growth of their late payments;
2017/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 95 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Reiterates that while growth and jobs should remain the underlying priority of the EU budget, obtaining sustainable progress in these fields will be impossible if the citizens feel unsafe or insecure; emphasises, moreover, that the unprecedented mobilisation of special instruments has shown that the EU budget was not initially designed to address the magnitude of the migration and refugee crisis; believes that moving to a post-crisis approach is premature given the volatility of the situation in the EU Neighbourhood and the terrorist threat within the EU; questionEmphasises that the unprecedented mobilisation of special instruments has shown that the EU budget was not initially designed to address issues like the current refugee and migration situation. Opposes therefore the proposed cuts in Heading 3 compared to the 2017 Budget which doare not seem to be in line with the EU pledge to deal in an efficient manner with the migration and refugee crisis, enforce security and tackle terrorism and radicalisationoverall financial need for an efficient management of asylum procedures and common borders management;
2017/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 104 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Reaffirms that tackling the root causes of the migratory and refugee crisisphenomenon represent the long-term sustainable solution and that investments in the countries of origin of migrants and refugees are key to achieving this objective; notes therefore with surprise the decreases in Heading 4 which cannot be fully justified in the framework of past budgetary increases or low implementation rate; is convinced that the EU cannot enter in a post-migratory crisis scenario yetmust be always vigilant and maintain a high level of engagement with our neighbourhood countries and that the efforts to address the instability in the Eastern and Southern Neighbourhoodies must be enhanced;
2017/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 114 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the increase proposed for the eastern component of the European Neighbourhood Instrument responding to Parliament’s previous calls; is convinced that in order to counter the activities of an increasingly aggressive Russian Federation, the EU’s support, especially for the countries that have signed Association Agreements, is essential;asks for an increase in the financial resources dedicated to UNRWA and reminds the importance of ensuring sufficient funds for the Southern Neighbourhood, since stability in the Middle East is a key element for addressing the root causes of migration.
2017/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 116 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the increase proposed for the eastern component of the European Neighbourhood Instrument responding to Parliament’s previous calls; is convinced that in order to counter the activities of an increasingly aggressive Russian Federationstabilise this neighbourhood and to reaffirms the inviolability of the borders, the EU’s support, especially for the countries that have signed Association Agreements, is essential;
2017/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 117 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Maintains that the EU needs to focus on an investment strategy towards its southern neighbourhood;
2017/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 119 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that the draft budget 2018 leaves very limited margins or no margin under the MFF ceilings throughout Headings 1a, 1b, 3, 4 and 5; considers this as a logical consequence of the significant new initiatives taken since 2014 (EFSI, migration-related proposals, and lately defence research and the European Solidarity Corps), which have been squeezed within the MFF ceilings agreed in 2013; recalls that the MFF, in particular, once its revision is finalised by the Council, provides for flexibility provisions which, albeit limited, should be used to their fullest in order to maintain the level of ambition of successful programmes and tackle the new and unforeseen challenges; expresses Parliament’s intention to further mobilise such flexibility provisions as part of the amending process;
2017/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 139 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Takes note of the Commission’s proposal to set up a European Solidarity Corps (ESC); notes, however, with concern that, despite Parliament’s warnings, the legislative proposal adopted on 30 May 2017 envisages that three fourths of the ESC budget would be financed by redeployments from existing programmes, and mainly from Erasmus+ (EUR 197.7 million); is concerned by the risk that this situation would pose to those EU programmes; and reiterates that any new political commitments should be financed with new appropriations and not through flexibility instruments or redeployments of appropriations
2017/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 149 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. WelcomNotes the proposed scaling-up of the preparatory action on defence research and the presentation by the Commission of a legislative proposal for a defence industry development programme; recalls its earlier position that new initiatives in this area should be financed by additional funds and not be detrimental to existing programmes; recalls its earlier position that new initiatives in this area should be financed by additional funds and not be detrimental to existing programmes;
2017/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 158 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses the need for the implementation of the 2014-2020 programmes to reach full speed, and strongly believes that any ‘abnormal’ build-up of unpaid bills must be avoided in the future; calls, in this context, on the Commission and the Member States to resolve, as a priority, any outstanding issues linked with the delayed designation of national managing and certifying authorities, as well as other bottlenecks for the submission of payment applications; sincerely hopes that both the national authorities and the Commission have improved their estimates of the payment needs in the 2018 budget and that the proposed level of payment appropriations will be fully executed; recognizes that the lengthy negotiation regarding the legal basis between the EU institutions are among the several causes of this current low implementation rate;
2017/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 173 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Notes the proposed EUR 3 473.1 million in commitment appropriations for Heading 3; emphasises the need for joint, comprehensive and sustainable solutions to the current migration and refugee crisissituation, and to addressing safety and security concerns; welcomes, therefore, the Commission’s proposal for an additional EUR 800 million dedicated to tackling these issues;
2017/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 181 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. Considers that 2018 will be a pivotal year in the establishment of the European Agenda on Migration, with several of its key components under development; underlines the need to carefully assess the budgetary implications of a number of legislative proposals on the table, such as the reform of the Dublin common asylum system, the new Entry- Exit and European Travel Information and Authorisation Systems, including the possibility of their late adoption ; stresses the importance of adequate financing to match the Union’s ambition in this regard and urgently achieve the set-up of an effective European asylum and migration policy based on solidarity among Member States ;
2017/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 191 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
36. Believes, however, that the level of cuts of the Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI) and the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI), especially for the southern component, is not entirely justified given the longer-term needs of the EU action on migration, going beyond the migration compacts under the Partnership Framework; in this context, calls forincreasing the financial resources dedicated to UNRWA and reminds the importance of ensuring sufficient funds for the Southern Neighbourhood, since stability in the Middle East is a key element for addressing the root causes of migration.
2017/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 198 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
38. Notes the increased support for political reforms for Turkey (IPA II); expects however the same logic to apply to the Western Balkans which arecalls on the European Commission to suspend the pre-accession funds if accession negotiations are suspended; asks, in case that scenario unfolds, to use those funds to directly support Turkish civil society and refugees in Turgent need of financial support for reformkey, and to invest more in people-to-people exchange programmes, such as Erasmus+ for students, academics and journalists;
2017/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 203 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)
38 a. Underlines the need for financial support for the political reforms in the Western Balkans;
2017/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 205 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
40. Calls on the Commission, which makes repeated references to a possible prolongation of the FRT, to put forward a genuine proposal for its prolongation as soon as possible if it intends to do so; recalls the commitment by Parliament, the Council and the Commission to ensuring that the establishment of the FRT and trust funds be transparent and clear, and consistent with the principle of the unity of the Union budget, with respect to the prerogatives of the budgetary authority, including parliamentary scrutiny;
2017/06/21
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 216 #

2017/2043(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
44. Stresses the importance of pilot projects (PP) and preparatory actions (PA) as tools for the formulation of political priorities and the introduction of new initiatives that might turn into standing EU activities and programme; intends to proceed with the identification of a balanced package of PP-PAs; notes that in the current proposal, the margin in some headings is quite limited, or even non- existent, and intends to explore ways to make room for possible PP-PAs without decreasing other political priorities; considers that in its implementation of PP-PAs, the European Commission should inform step by step the Members of the European Parliament at their origin to ensure the full respect of the spirit of their proposal;
2017/06/21
Committee: BUDG
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 227 #

2017/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1
This Directive applies to all workers, men and womenirrespective of gender, who have an employment contract or employment relationship as defined by law, collective agreement and/or practices in force in each Member State.
2018/04/12
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 235 #

2017/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) “paternity leave” means paid and mandatory leave from work for fathers or an equivalent second parent as defined in national law to be taken on the occasion of the birth, stillbirth or adoption of a child;
2018/04/12
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 254 #

2017/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) “carer” means a worker providing personal care or support to a relative or a person in their immediate circle in case of a serious illness or dependency of a relative with care or support needs due to a serious or chronic illness, disability, mental health or age related problem;
2018/04/12
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 260 #

2017/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) “carers’ leave” means leave from work for carers in order to provide personal care or support to a relative or a person in their immediate circle in need of care or support due to a serious or chronic illness, disability, mental health or age related problem
2018/04/12
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 265 #

2017/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) “relative” means a worker'first-degree relatives (son, daughter, mother, father, sibling), and second-degree relatives (uncles, aunts, nephews, nieces, grandparents, grandchildren, half- siblings), as well as spouse or partner in civil partnership, where such partnerships are envisaged by national law;, step- and foster children, both in the own and in the spouse’s or partner’s family.
2018/04/12
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 296 #

2017/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that fathers or the equivalent second parents as defined in national law have the right to take paternity leave of at least ten working days on the occasion of the birth, stillbirth or adoption of a child.
2018/04/12
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 368 #

2017/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers have the right to carers' leave of at least five working days per year, per worker. Such right may be subject to appropriate substantiation of the medical conditionserious or chronic illness, disability, mental health or age related problem of the worker's relative.
2018/04/12
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 464 #

2017/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. On the basis of the information provided by Member States pursuant to paragraph 1, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council a report in which it reviews the application of this Directive, including data, disaggregated by sex and sexual orientation, on the take-up of different types of leave contained in this Directive and its impact on micro, small and medium-sized undertakings, accompanied, if appropriate, by a legislative proposal.
2018/04/12
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 14 #

2016/2328(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 a (new)
- having regard to the Yogyakarta Principles plus 10 of 10 November 2017 on the Principles and State Obligations on the Application of International Human Rights Law in Relation to Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Gender Expression and Sex Characteristics;
2018/03/09
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 16 #

2016/2328(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 b (new)
- having regard to the Council of Europe Recommendation CM/Rec(2006)8 of 14 June 2006 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on assistance to crime victims;
2018/03/09
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 18 #

2016/2328(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 c (new)
- having regard to the Council of Europe Recommendation CM/Rec(2010)5 of 31 March 2010 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on measures to combat discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity;
2018/03/09
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 38 #

2016/2328(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas there is still a systematic underreporting of incidences or perpetrators of domestic violence in the EU, particularly in cases involving minorities, LGBTI persons, antisemitic offences and gender-based violence;
2018/03/09
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 63 #

2016/2328(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I – indent 4
- ensuring equal accessibility for all victims to victim support services, particularly in the cases of LGBTI victims and victims of hate crimes and honour- related crimes;
2018/03/09
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 66 #

2016/2328(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I – indent 5 a (new)
- Collecting data on and analysing the culture of violence, misogyny and gender stereotypes, and their link with the incidence of hate crimes.
2018/03/09
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 138 #

2016/2328(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Highlights the fact that individual assessments are crucial as they help the victim realise that he or sthey hasve certain rights, and the right to make decisions, from the very beginning of the legal proceedings;
2018/03/09
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 145 #

2016/2328(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide training programmes and guidelines for law practitioners, police officers, prosecutors and judges to ensuring that they are better able to execute individual assessments without delay once a crime has taken place, to avoid further victimisation or secondary victimisation experienced by victims of crime and to empower victims, as a means of reducing post-traumatic stress; stresses that such training should also be included in education programmes and that compulsory training should be available, on a regular basis, to all professionals involved in dealing with victims of crime, in order to develop a victim-oriented mind- set and help professionals prevent violence and provide appropriate support to vulnerable population groups, such as LGBTI people;
2018/03/09
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 180 #

2016/2328(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Calls on the Commission to include sectoral examinations in its monitoring and reporting, to ensure equal application of the directive to protect all victims irrespective of the ground of victimisation or specific characteristics, including race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, sex characteristics, disability, migration status or any other status;
2018/03/09
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 211 #

2016/2328(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Calls on the Member States to guarantee support services such as trauma support and counselling as a part of targeted support for victims with specific needs, such as children, LGBTI people and people with disabilities;
2018/03/09
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 240 #

2016/2328(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
36. Calls on the Council to activate the passerelle clause by adopting a unanimous decision to identify violence against women and girls (andas well as other forms of gender-based violence) as a criminal offence under Article 83(1) TFEU;
2018/03/09
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 20 #

2016/2323(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
A budget for growth, jobssustainable growth, jobs, social inclusion and security
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 27 #

2016/2323(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the important role played by the EU budget in delivering concrete answers to the challenges the EU is facing; stresses that jobs, economic growth, migration, security and tackling populismsocial inclusion, decent, quality and stable jobs, eradication of poverty, greening, economic growth and socio-economic convergence, migration, development, security are the main concerns at EU level and that the EU budget remains part of the solution to these issues; stresses that solidarity must stay an underlying principle of the EU budget; underlines that a strong EU budget will benefit Member States and EU citizens alike; expects that the Commission will put forward a draft 2018 budget that enables the EU to continue to generate prosperity and ensure the safety of its citizens;
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 52 #

2016/2323(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that the EU budget must be equipped with the tools to enable it to respond to multiple crises simultaneously; is of the opinion that, while growth and jobs continue to remain the core priorities of the EU budget, obtaining a sustainable development progress in these fields will not be possible should EU citizens not feel unsafe or insocial justice and secureity;
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 64 #

2016/2323(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that enhancing the competitiveness of the EU economy is, a sound infrastructure, well-funded research, further support to developing skills of employees and the continued commitment of the EU to strengthen investment are keys to ensuring economic growth and job creation; believes that the creation of socially sustainable, well-paid jobs must be one of the main priorities of the EU budget; argues that jobs are created mainly by the private sector, and that adequate budgetary support therefore needs to be devoted to supporting both private sector investmentsand public investments, namely in the field of public service; consequently, underlines the importance of Heading 1a, which delivers real added value for European citizens and business, and calls for an increase of its share in the global budgetthe allocations for this heading in the budget 2018 in order to provide them the infrastructures they need;
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 79 #

2016/2323(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that investments in research and innovation represent a pre- condition for achieving genuine competitiveness in the EU; regrets the fact that, as a result of an alarmingly low success rate of applications, fewer EU funding for the field of research and innovation is currently inadequate to cover the year on year increase in high- quality projects in the field of research and innovation are receiving EU fundingapplications received, resulting in a low success rate; calls in this respect for an adequppropriate level of appropriationsfunding to be ensured for Horizon 2020;
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 99 #

2016/2323(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the important role and potential of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) in reducing the investment gap in Europe, and recognises the positive results achieved so far; welcomes also the Commission proposal for extending the EFSI until 2020, which will serve to further improve its functioning, especially as regards the additionality principle and the geographical balance, stresses, however, that further efforts are needed to follow the principles of additionality and geographical balance; believes more evidence needs to be presented about EFSI's delivering additionality; calls on the Commission to present an analysis of the added value of EFSI as part of its proposal for extending the EFSI until 2020, which it expects to reflect the above-mentioned principles and the role played by local and national promoting banks;
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 131 #

2016/2323(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. WelcomNotes the proposal to launch an '18th birthday Interrail pass for Europe’; underlines that this project has the potential to become a key component in increasing European consciousness and identity, especially in the face of threats such as populism and the spread of misinformation'; stresses, however, that such a project should not be financed at the expense of other successful EU programmes and should be as socially inclusive as possible; intends to secure adequate financing for the programme in the 2018 budgetespecially in the field of youth and culture, should be as socially inclusive as possible; asks the Commission to assess the potential cost, interest and funding sources of this initiative;;
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 154 #

2016/2323(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Recognises the importance of the European agricultural sector in maintaining food security in the European Union; expresses its full support to the farmers affected by the Russian embargo orthe avian flu, the dairy sector crisis, the meat crisis and severe climate-related losses; calls on the Commission therefore to continue to support farmers across Europe in coping with unexpected market volatility;
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 168 #

2016/2323(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Is convinced that, under the current circumstances, where the ceiling in Heading 3 is too low, the EU budget has maximised its impact in dealing with the effects of the migratory and refugee crisihallenges; points out, however, that a sustainable solution must be found to this issue, as it has been shown by the repeated mobilisation of special instruments, such as the flexibility instrument, that the EU budget was not initially designed to address crises of such magnitude;
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 170 #

2016/2323(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Recalls the importance of European agencies in ensuring the implementation of the European legislative priorities and thereby accomplishing EU policy objectives, such as those related to competitiveness, growth, employment and to managing the current migration and refugee crisis; insists, therefore, that adequate financial and human resources will be provided for both administrative and operational expenditure to allow the agencies to fulfil their assigned tasks and deliver the best possible results; underlines, with regard to increases in staff and appropriations for agencies since the 2014 budget, the fact that these are regarded as part of new policy developments and legislation which do not enter in the calculation of the 5% staff reduction target; recalls, therefore that the 2018 budget should not foresee any further reductions in the European agencies establishment plans beyond the 5% agreed upon, for each Institution and body of the European Union, in the framework of the Interinstitutional Agreement of December 2013 on cooperation in budgetary matters
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 173 #

2016/2323(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the role played by instruments such as the Internal Security Fund (ISF) and the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) in addressing the effects of the migratory and refugee crisihallenges, and calls for adequate budgeting in the coming years for these funds; reiterates its commitment to the principle of burden-sharing among member states in financing the efforts needed to adequately provide for refugees; welcomes also the role of EU agencies in the area of justice and home affairs, such as Europol, EASO, and the European Border and Coast Guard, and calls, in this context, for their mandate to be executed through adequate budgeting and staffing; is convinced that the EU needs to invest more in strengthening its bordersa better border management,, enhancing cooperation between law enforcement agencies, fighting terrorism and radicalisation and ensuringimproving integration measures and practices for those in need of international protection and, where necessary, carrying out return operations for those not entitled to protection while fully respecting the principle of non- refoulement sound return operations;
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 189 #

2016/2323(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Strongly supportsTakes note of the initiatives in the field of defence research with the aim of encouraging better cooperation between Member States stresses however that such an activity needs to be endowed with fresh resources as it is a new political initiative with a significant impact on the EU budget; ; recalls that, while respecting provisions enshrined in the Treaties, strengthened cooperation in the field of defence is needed in order to meet the security challenges that the EU is facing, which are generated by prolonged instability in the EU neighbourhood and uncertainty regarding the commitment of certain EU partners towards NATO objective stresses that any possible expenditure related to the activities of military/defence nature should be counted outside the Multiannual Financial Framework ceilings;
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 195 #

2016/2323(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Recalls the need to provide adequate funding for programmes dealing with education, training and cultural and creative activities; stresses that programmes such as Creative Europe and Europe for Citizens have a key role in supporting cultural and creative industries as well as participatory citizenship; furthermore points to the importance securing sufficient resources for the programme Erasmus+ in order to stand up to Commissions commitment of increasing the student mobility;
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 198 #

2016/2323(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15 b. Recalls the Parliament's commitment to the civilian nature of research funding in the legal bases of Horizon 2020 and the Galileo Programme, and the integrity of the European Research Area as having a civilian research mission; calls for any defence funding proposals to be entirely additional to and distinct from the EU's Research and Space Programmes in line with their legal bases;
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 203 #

2016/2323(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Reaffirms its conviction that in order to tackle the root causes of the migratory and refugee crisihallenges, the EU needs to step up its role through investments in the countries of origin of the refugees and migrants; while not undermining the implementation of the existing external policies, including the EU´s development policy; and mainstreaming fight against discrimination and gender inequality, notes that investments in infrastructure, housing, education, social protection and inclusion; eradication of poverty; medical services and support for SMEs are part of the solution to tackle the root causes of migration; welcomes therefore as a part of a solution to these challenges, the External Investment Plan as a coherent and coordinated framework to promote investments in Africa and the Neighbourhood countries;
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 213 #

2016/2323(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Maintains its previous position that ad hoc external financial instruments such as Facility for Refugees in Turkey (FRT) and Trust Funds which emerged in recent years must be incorporated into the EU budget, with Parliament having full scrutiny over the implementation of these instruments; stresses however that these instruments should not be financed by cuts in other existing instruments; takes note of the divergence between the promises and contribution to these funds by the Member states and urges Member states to stand by their promises to match the contributions of the EU;
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 225 #

2016/2323(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Underlines that one of the conditions for preserving stability and prosperity in the EU is a stable EU Neighbourhood; calls on the Commission therefore to ensure that priority is given to investments in the EU Neighbourhood in order to support efforts to tackle the main issues that this area is facing: the migration and refugee crisis in the Southern Neighbourhood and Russian aggression in the Eastern Neighbourhood; reiterates that supporting countries which are implementing association agreements with the EU is key to facilitating political and economic reformthe humanitarian, migration and refugee situation in the Southern Neighbourhood and the troubles in both the Southern and Eastern Neighbourhood Eastern Neighbourhood; reiterates that supporting countries which are implementing association agreements with the EU while engaging in dialogue with all interested parties is key to improve rule of law and enforcing democratic institutions;
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 228 #

2016/2323(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Stresses that the EU budget is also an instrument of external solidarity, providing urgent assistance in humanitarian and civilian crises by offering support to countries in need; Reminds that the challenges of poverty eradication and sustainable development have been confirmed as a key priority for the EU and its Member States; in this context reminds of the EU commitment to contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and also to achieve the 0.7% ODA/GNI target within the time frame of the post- 2015 agenda; highlights that in the long- term ,development aid yields a return on investment in the form of increased trade and GDP growth in Europe;
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 251 #

2016/2323(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Underlines that the Commission will put forward by the end of 2017 its proposals for the post-2020 MFF; attaches the utmost importance to the process leading up to the establishment of the new financial framework, and expects this to be commensurate to the challenges the Union is facing; calls for a swift and positive conclusion to the ongoing MFF mid-term revision;
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 263 #

2016/2323(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Underlines that predictability and long-term sustainability of the EU budget is a prerequisite for a strong and stable European Union; draws attention to the fact that the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the EU will provide an opportunity to address the long-standing issues which have prevented the EU budget from reaching its real potential, especially as regards the revenue side of the budget; reaffirms its position in favour of an in- depth reform of EU own resources, and welcomes in this respect the presentation of the final report of the High-Level Group on Own Resources (HLGOR); invites all involved parties to draw the appropriate conclusions from this report and analyse the feasibility of implementing the recommendations of the HLGOR that would help make the EU budget more stable and predictableautonomous and fair ; welcomes the conclusion of the HLGOR regarding the 'juste retour' and rebate approach, which should end, as it has been shown by the report that all Member States benefit from the EU budget, irrespective of their 'net- balance';
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 266 #

2016/2323(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Notes and regrets the fact that corporate tax fraud and tax avoidance have caused huge losses of tax income for Member States, and therefore a reduction in their contributions to the EU budget; considers moreover that such unfair tax competition in some cases means GDP transfer from one Member State to another and GNI transfer to non-EU tax havens, thus reducing aggregate Member State contributions to the EU budget;
2017/02/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 72 #

2016/2242(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the full potential of exchanging best practices among Member States has not yet been realised; notes in this respect the importance of mutual learning aimed at the activation of the most vulnerable groups (e.g. young women, young people with disabilities and young LGBTI people);
2017/05/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 21 #

2016/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 c (new)
- having regard to the Guidelines to Promote and Protect the Enjoyment of All Human Rights by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) Persons1a, adopted by the Council on 24 June 2013, __________________ 1a http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/c ms_data/docs/pressdata/en/foraff/137584. pdf
2016/10/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 22 #

2016/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
- having regard to the Council conclusions of 16 June 2016 on LGBTI equality1a and the List of actions by the Commission to advance LGBTI equality (2016-2019)2a, __________________ 1a http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/ press-releases/2016/06/16-epsco- conclusions-lgbti-equality/ 2a http://ec.europa.eu/justice/discrimination/ files/lgbti_actionlist_en.pdf
2016/10/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 166 #

2016/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital U
U. whereas sporting events such as the Olympic Games and the football World Cups should be organised in full respect of all human rights, as enshrined in the Olympic Charter, and should aim at a harmonious development of humankind, with a view to promoting a peaceful society concerned with the preservation of human rights and human dignity, and with no discrimination based on any grounds such as nationality, race, religion, politics, gender or sexual orientation, gender identity, sexual orientation or sex characteristics;
2016/10/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 186 #

2016/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Expresses its serious concern at the numerous, ever-increasing attempts made to shrink the space of civil society and human rights defenders, the increasing limitations on freedom of assembly and freedom of expression, and the growing number of repressive laws adopted throughout the world, amongst others under the pretext of combating terrorism (through the introduction of counter- terrorism laws);
2016/10/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 208 #

2016/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that, in order for the EU to be a credible actor in external relations, it should ensure increased coherence between its internal and external policies with regard to respect for human rights and democratic values, with human rights strategies on the promotion and protection of the rights of LGBTI people being crucial to this end, and it should aim towards a systematically consistent and coherent implementation of the EU’s human rights policy;
2016/10/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 241 #

2016/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Encourages all parties involved in EU external action to identify and address existing gaps in the protection of human rights, and to step up cooperation with civil society and with regional and international organisations on the ground by pro-actively consulting civil society, by reacting to requests from civil society for action to be taken and by keeping civil society informed of actions taken to protect human rights;
2016/10/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 297 #

2016/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Underlines firmly the importance of a continuous assessment of the implementation of the Guidelines by using clear benchmarks; urges the Commission to conduct and publish a thorough evaluation of the implementation of the Guidelines by EU Delegations and Member States' diplomatic representations in all third countries to detect possible differences and gaps in implementation and remedy them; considers that, in order to ensure a proper implementation of the Guidelines, systematic and effective training is needed among EEAS and EU delegation staff;
2016/10/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 380 #

2016/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
34. Calls on the Member States to respect and fully implement the adopted EU common asylum package and the common migration legislation; calls particularly on Member States to safeguard vulnerable asylum seekers, such as LGBTI people, against violence, discrimination and re-traumatisation during the asylum process; calls on EASO to provide appropriate training to Member States to enable appropriate and sensible proceedings; calls on Member States to recognize a transgender asylum seeker's gender identity already in asylum proceedings to prevent forced outings; calls on the Member States to participate in resettlement programmes, giving access to family reunification and granting humanitarian visas;
2016/10/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 411 #

2016/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 k (new)
35k. Recognises that LGBTI asylum seekers are often at risk of additional danger during their journey and upon arrival in the country where they seek asylum, which can take the form of harassment, exclusion, sexual violence, or other forms of violence; recalls that a number of third countries deemed "safe" discriminate against LGBTI people or even criminalise homosexuality and are therefore not "safe" for this group; recognises that vulnerable groups require additional safeguards and calls on states to ensure that LGBTI refugees are protected as required by international human rights obligations;
2016/10/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 538 #

2016/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57
57. Reaffirms its condemnation of all forms of abuse and violence against women and girls and gender-based violence, especially the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and domestic violence, and calls on the EU and its Member States swiftly to ratify the Istanbul Convention in order to ensure coherence between EU internal and external action on violence against women and girls and gender-based violence;
2016/10/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 573 #

2016/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63
63. Firmly condemns the recent increase in discriminatory laws and acts of violence against individuals based on their sexual orientation and, gender identity and sex characteristics;
2016/10/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 577 #

2016/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63 b (new)
63b. Strongly condemns increasing restrictions on freedom of assembly and association of LGBTI groups, in events and protests, such as Pride marches, in some cases with violent responses from authorities against protesters; reaffirms the crucial role of these fundamental freedoms in the functioning of democratic societies and the responsibility of states in ensuring such rights are upheld and participants protected; calls on EU delegations, relevant institutions, bodies, and individuals to take an active role in promoting these rights in line with international human rights standards;
2016/10/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 579 #

2016/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63 d (new)
63d. Welcomes the Foreign Affairs Council Guidelines to promote and protect the enjoyment of all human rights by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) persons adopted on 24 June 2013; calls, in line with its resolution of 4 February 2014 on the EU Roadmap against homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity, for concrete actions to increase coherence between internal and external EU policy on LGBTI rights;
2016/10/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 581 #

2016/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63 f (new)
63f. Recognises the increasingly challenging conditions in which LGBTI human rights defenders operate, and stresses the importance of supporting the work of LGBTI human rights defenders not just in political discourse, but through increased support and resources for effective programming;
2016/10/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 586 #

2016/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64
64. Requests that the EEAS prioritise its actions in situations where the death penIs deeply concerned about the increase in violence and discrimination against LGBTI people; requests that the EEAS prioritise its actions in countries with prevalent violence and discrimination against LGBTI people, including the 76 countries which still criminalise homosexuality is in force,and 20 which still criminalise transgender identities and/or where LGBTI people are subjected to torture and ill- treatment, by condemning these practices in accordance with the EU Guidelines on the Death Penalty and the EU Guidelines on Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, and by continuing to work with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in this field;
2016/10/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 591 #

2016/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 65
65. Calls on the EEAS and the Commission to raise the issue of LGBTI rights in political and human rights dialogues with third countries, and in multilateral fora, and emphasises the importance of making the EU Guidelines to PromoteExpresses concern about inconsistent knowledge and implementation of the Guidelines to promote and protect the enjoyment of all human rights by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) persons by EU delegations as well as Member States' representations; calls on the EEAS and the Commission to push for more strategic and systematic implementation of the guidelines, including awareness raising and Pprotect the Enjoyment of all Hvision of relevant training, in order to effectively raise the issue of LGBTI rights in political and human Rrights widely available to LGBTI personsdialogues with third countries, and in multilateral fora;
2016/10/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 601 #

2016/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 66 a (new)
66a. Welcomes the growing political support for outlawing sterilisation as a requirement for legal gender recognition, and supports the view that such requirements should be treated and persecuted as a breach of the right to bodily integrity, sexual health and reproductive rights;
2016/10/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 721 #

2016/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 80
80. Highlights the role of EU delegations in reaffirming and promoting the crucial role civil society plays in a democracy, and in creating an enabling environment for civil society, requiring a maximum of transparency and inclusion in their cooperation with civil society organisations and human rights defenders; regrets, therefore, that, ten years after the adoption of the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders, the contact information of Human Rights Focal Points / Liaison Officers for Human Rights defenders are still not included on the websites of all EU delegations;
2016/10/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 758 #

2016/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 88
88. Is concerned about the growth of illegal hate speech, meaning speech that attacks a person or a group on the basis of national origin, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or sexual orientation, especially on social media platforms; calls on the Commission to involve representatives of civil society organisations to ensure that their views are taken into account in the negotiations on codes of conduct;
2016/10/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 764 #

2016/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 89
89. Reiterates its unequivocal condemnation of terrorism and its full support for actions aimed at the eradication of terrorist organisations, in particular ISIS, which poses a clear threat to regional and international security, while recalling that such actions should always be in full respect of international human rights law and should not in any way serve to shrink the space in which civil society groups are able to operate; supports the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 2178 (2014) on countering threats posed by foreign terrorist fighters, and of the Madrid Guiding Principles on stemming the flow of foreign terrorist fighters;
2016/10/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 4 #

2016/2145(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the development of the European Open Science Cloud must take place with due regard for the fundamental rights enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights (CFR), in particular for the rights of data protection, privacy, liberty and security, and that it must abide by the principles of privacy by design and by default, and the principles of proportionality, necessity, data minimisation and purpose limitation; recognises that additional safeguards, such as pseudonymisation orand anonymisation, can enhance protection when personal data are used in big data applications or cloud computing; further stresses that all data in the European Science Cloud should be held within the territory of the EU;
2016/11/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 8 #

2016/2145(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Believes that strong and full end- to-end encryption should be used throughout all interactions to, from and within the European Open Science Cloud;
2016/11/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 12 #

2016/2145(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Stresses the need to ensure, when pseudonymised and anonymised data are being used and aggregated, that reidentification of data subjects is avoided; should this never the less happen, especially when using anonymised data, full personal data protection provisions then apply;
2016/11/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 13 #

2016/2145(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Underlines the need to ensure effective opt-out processes for data subjects for further processing of their personal data for the purposes of the European Open Science Cloud;
2016/11/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 16 #

2016/2145(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that the free flow of data is paramount to the digital economy and essential for the development of science and research; emphasises that the Commission initiative on the free flow of data should enable the growing European cloud computing sector to be in the forefront of the global innovation race, including for science and innovation purposes; stresses that the Initiative should also aim to lift any arbitrary restrictions as to where companies should place infrastructure or store data, as these would hamper the development of Europe’s economy;
2016/11/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 20 #

2016/2145(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the scientific community needs a secured and safe high-capacity infrastructure in order to advance research and prevent potential security breaches, cyber-attacks or misuse of personal data, especially when large amounts of data are collected and processed; calls on the Commission and the Member States to support and incentivise the development of the necessary technologyies, including cryptographic technologies, taking into account the security by design approach; supports the Commission’s efforts to enhance cooperation among public authorities, European industry, researchers and academia in the area of big data and cybersecurity from the early stages of the research and innovation process in order to enable innovative and trustworthy European solutions.
2016/11/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 22 #

2016/2145(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the scientific community needs a secured and saf, safe and open source high-capacity infrastructure in order to advance research and prevent potential security breaches, cyber-attacks or misuse of personal data, especially when large amounts of data are collected and processed; calls on the Commission and the Member States to support and incentivise the development of the necessary technology, taking into account the security by design approach; supports the Commission’s efforts to enhance cooperation among public authorities, European industry, researchers and academia in the area of big data and cybersecurity from the early stages of the research and innovation process in order to enable innovative and trustworthy European solutions.
2016/11/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 7 #

2016/2120(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the use of the Flexibility Instrument under heading 3 in the Draft Budget 2017 for an amount of EUR 530 million and recallgrets that this amount is the maximum oneamount that can be mobilised in 2017 with this instrument withunder the current MFF rules;
2016/10/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 14 #

2016/2120(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges that the financial impact of the current refugee, and migration and internal security crischallenges was not accounted for when the current MFF was adopted in 2014; stresses that the Flexibility Instrument has to be used according to the purpose for which it was created, for clearly identified expenses which cannot be covered by other Union budgetary resources;
2016/10/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 22 #

2016/2120(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that, even with the systematic mobilisation of the totality of the Flexibility Instrument under heading 3 in the coming years, the financial resources available will not be sufficient to tackle the increased needs; therefore considers as essential a fair distribution of funding according to priorities, full transparency, and accountability and wise spending;
2016/10/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 10 #

2016/2118(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that additional financial needs are likely to arise in relation to the migration, and refugee and internal security crischallenges in 2017 and recalls that no more margin is available under the ceiling of heading 3 while the Flexibility Instrument has already been used up in its entirety for 2017; therefore, requests the Commission to clarify if and how additional funds could be possibly mobilised using the Contingency Margin to respond to possible additional financial needs for heading 3 during the course of 2017;
2016/10/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 18 #

2016/2118(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. NotWelcomes the proposals of the Commission to mobilise an additional EUR 2,55 billion under heading 3 over the period 2018-2020 as part of the MFF mid- term review/revision; recalls that immediate response is needed to the security, migration and refugee crishallenges and considers it important that full transparency of payments and regular monitoring/reporting of the expenditure are ensured by all actors involved.
2016/10/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 17 #

2016/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that common funding has a key role to play in incentivising the use of mechanisms whose potential remains largely untapped, such as permanent structured cooperation and EU Battlegroups; calls, therefore, for the Athena mechanism to be expanded andin order to cover a greater part of the costs of EU military operations; calls also for consideration to be given to alternative funding for military expenditure in order to do away with the ‘costs lie where they fall’ principle; stresses that, in this context, the EU budget should be able to fund the administrative costs of establishing strategic structures, such as joint operational headquarters; calls also for more ambitious civilian missions that are better integrated in the policy cycle and in the range of available instruments;
2016/09/12
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 19 #

2016/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls also for more ambitious civilian missions that are better integrated in the policy cycle and in the range of available instruments; reminds that civilian mission must be coherent with the overall objectives of EU external policies and promote, as well as military missions, EU values such as peace, security, sustainable development, solidarity and mutual respect among people, eradication of poverty and protection of human rights, in observance of international law, including the United Nations Charter;
2016/09/12
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 20 #

2016/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that, according to its resolution on the preparation of the post- electoral revision of the MFF 2014-2020: Parliament's input ahead of the Commission's proposal, "new political initiatives should not be financed to the detriment of existing EU programmes and policies";
2016/09/12
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 25 #

2016/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the Member States to engage more actively in cooperative projects, e.g. research programmes or pooling and sharing of assets; supportnotes, in this framework, the proposed preparatory action on defence research which should pave the way for a dedicated programme; Believes that if such new action is launched, it would have a significant impact on the EU budget; Therefore, calls on the Commission to find a different way of financing the proposed preparatory action by ensuring that new political initiatives are financed with additional funds and to present the relevant budgetary impact assessment;
2016/09/12
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 2 #

2016/2047(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the commitments of the EC to provide the necessary resources to protect the external borders of the EU, to reinforce security inside and outside the Union, to provide MS support for the reception of people in need for international protection and to address the root causes of migration flows in the countries of origin and transitincrease of 1.8 billion, compared to the original financial programming, of the funding of the Heading III "Security and citizenship"; points out however that the EUR 5.2 billion programmed in 2017 for Heading III and IV to address challenges posed by the refugee and migration crisisarrival of people in need represent less than 3,5% of the total Union budget, which is little considering existential stakes involved for the EU; considerbelieves that the Union should show solidarity with those in real need andpromotion of EU fundamental values such as the preservation of the European democratic valuespect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, wthen they are under threat by terrorism and intolerance aimed at destroying the European tolerance rule of law and respect for human rights should be given adequate funding;
2016/08/25
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 12 #

2016/2047(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for a revision ofReiterates to revise the MFF to deliver a more powerful and sustainable response to the current crisihumanitarian and migratory challenges in 2017 and requests simplification of the financial regulation and procedures, as well as the verification of how Europeaa fair, transparent and accountable distribution of funding; recalls that the Asylum Migration and Integration fFunds are spent is virtually exhausted and calls for an allocation of new resources within the process of revision of the MFF;
2016/08/25
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 18 #

2016/2047(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Expects migratory flows to continue, due to political instability and conflicts in many regions; welcomes the Commission's Communication on establishing a New Partnership Framework with third countries under the European Agenda on Migration; calls for a rapid implementation of the proposals, in order to tackle the root causes of migration in full respect of the values on which the Union is based;
2016/08/25
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 24 #

2016/2047(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Is concerned that the establishment of financial instruments outside the EU budget could threaten its unicity and circumvent the budgetary procedure, that requires the involvement and scrutiny of the European Parliament;
2016/08/25
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 30 #

2016/2047(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes funding of AMIF (EUR 1.6 billion) and ISF (EUR 0.7 billion); supports the total funding (EUR 3 billion) for setting up the European Border and Coast Guard agency, the new Entry-Exit System, the new Common European Asylum System and for creating the instrument providing fast and efficient emergency humanitarian assistance within the EU;
2016/08/25
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 38 #

2016/2047(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Supports the budget increase of the efficient JHA agencies involved with migration and security; requests to further justify the dramatic 92%, EUR 73 million increase of the budget of EU-LISA for the Entry Exit System and the revision of Dublin legislation as well as to explain break-down of appropriations between EU-LISA budget and the ISFand requests to exclude them from the 5% EU staff reduction target;
2016/08/25
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 52 #

2016/2047(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the increase of the budget line "Ensuring the protection of rights and empowering citizens" and the "Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme" and expects the Commission to issue new calls for proposals, in particular to ensure the highest level of protection of fundamental rights, including in the digital environment.
2016/08/25
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 55 #

2016/2047(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Believes that there is no direct link between migration and terrorism in Europe; asks for new funding to fight against the radicalisation of young people within the EU; considers that this can be achieved by promoting integration and fighting against discrimination, racism and xenophobia; calls for specific funding to be allocated to tackle growing homo- transphobia in Member States; calls to support projects aiming at the empowerment of women and girls in the most concerned communities.
2016/08/25
Committee: LIBE
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 106 #

2016/2019(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Takes note ofIs opposed to the proposal of internalisation of chauffeur service replacing the external service provider with Parliament's contractual agents, which willould correspond to approximately EUR 2,7 million of immediate additional expenses; considers that a well organised external contract concluded pursuant to applicable public procurement rules, where the external service provider is clearly obliged to take responsibility for security and background checks as well asto be a preferable alternative; emphasises the need for decent working conditions and pay, would be a preferable alternative; to be guaranteed.
2016/03/15
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 3 #

2016/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
– having regard to the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council configuration's decision to extend the application of the Directive 2004/113/EC to cover gender reassignment discrimination (Doc No. 13369/04 of 27 October 2004),
2016/11/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 5 #

2016/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6
– having regard to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention), and article 3 thereof defining "gender" as "the socially constructed roles, behaviours, activities and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for women and men",
2016/11/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 9 #

2016/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
– having regard to the EU Fundamental Rights Agency’s LGBT survey (2013),
2016/11/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 10 #

2016/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 b (new)
– having regard to the EU Fundamental Rights Agency’s report "Professionally speaking: challenges to achieving equality for LGBT people",
2016/11/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 17 #

2016/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas combating gender discrimination in the field of goods and services is an integral part of the principle of gender equality and equality between women and men which constitutes a fundamental value of the European Union recognised in the Treaties and in the Charter of Fundamental Rights;
2016/11/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 57 #

2016/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Is concerned that 13 Member States have not introduced explicit legal provisions protecting transgender people against discrimination in access to goods and services, contributing to legal uncertainty amidst high discrimination rates;
2016/11/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 66 #

2016/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Is concerned that many insurance companies discriminate against transgender people by excluding trans- specific healthcare needs and considering transgender people as not insurable; is also concerned that intersex people face discriminatory practices when seeking to access life insurance and private health insurance due to their medical history; calls on the European Commission to look into instances of discrimination on the grounds of gender identity and sex characteristics in the insurance industry;
2016/11/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 72 #

2016/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that while the prohibition of harassment, including sexual and gender- based harassment, is embedded in national legislation, women, transgender and intersex persons continue to experience forms of abuse on means of transport on a systematic and frequent basis and there is a persisting need to enhance preventive measures against harassment, including raising awareness among the service providers;
2016/11/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 121 #

2016/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission, given the persisting gaps in the practical application of the Directive, to ask the European Network of Legal Experts in cooperation with equality bodies to draw up a new comprehensive report looking in particular at intersectional forms of gender inequalities, affecting women with disabilities, Roma and migrant women, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex people;
2016/11/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 123 #

2016/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the Commission to include gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics in any future proposal for a recast, and until then, to comprehensively monitor discrimination on these grounds in its future reports on the implementation of the directive and to issue specific guidance supporting inclusive transposition of the directive;
2016/11/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 48 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 29 a (new)
- having regard to the Guidelines to promote and protect the enjoyment of all human rights by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) persons, adopted by the Foreign Affairs Council on 24 June 2013,
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 53 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 32
— having regard to its resolution of 4 February 2014 on the EU Roadmap against homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity13 , being followed up by the List of actions by the European Commission to advance LGBTI Equality, presented at the EPSCO Council on 7 December 2015, __________________ 13 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2014)0062.
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 72 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 41 a (new)
- having regard to Fundamental Rights Agency's EU LGBT Survey (2013), its report "Being Trans in the EU - Comparative analysis of the EU LGBT survey data" (2014), to its focus paper on the Fundamental Rights Situation of Intersex people (2015) and to its report "Professionally speaking: challenges to achieving equality for LGBT people" (2016),
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 189 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas racism, xenophobia and hate crimediscrimination, hate crime and hate speech, motivated by racism, xenophobia, or bias against a person's religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity, threaten the values of the EU and its Member States; whereas there is an increase in hate speech among political forces and increasing xenophobia and other bias in important sectors of the population;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 206 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas violence against women and gender-based violence is still ‘silently’ tolerated in many places and a zero tolerance approach is necessary;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 279 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
DignityHuman rights, dignity and non- discrimination
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 281 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Recalls, in line with international law, that human rights are universal and indivisible; this means that the human rights of one group cannot be used to undermine the rights of others. Human rights are always complementary, and a fair balance must be struck between the rights of all in a rich and diverse society;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 290 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Strongly deplores the fact that the Council has still not adopted the 2008 proposal for a directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation; welcomes the prioritisation of this directive by the Commission; reiterates its call to the Council to adopt the proposal as soon as possible;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 350 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Urges Member States to guarantee decent reception conditions in compliance with existing fundamental rights and asylum legislation, with special attention paid to vulnerable people and to reducing the risk of social exclusion of asylum seekers; calls on the Commission to monitor the implementation of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS), and in particular of Directive 2013/32/EU, with specific attention to asylum seekers in need of special procedural guarantees;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 444 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that appropriate treatment of victims, including victims of terrorism, is a demonstration of our societies’ solidarity with each victim and recognition that such treatment isensuring victims' fundamental rights, essential to the moral integrity of society; recalls in this regard that the rules that have applied across the EU since November 2015for robust policies to prevent violence and which meet the needs of victims, including a thorough assessment of the implementation of the EU Victims' Directive (2012/29/EU) which guarantees that people who fall victim to crime in the EU benefit from a minimum set of rights;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 559 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Expresses its concern that several Member States have insufficiently transposed provisions of Framework Decision 2008/913/JHA and calls on the Member States to fully transpose and implement EU standards and to ensure the enforcement of national legislation punishing all forms of hate crime, incitement to hatred and harassment, and systematically triggering the prosecution of those criminal offences; calls on the Commission to monitor the full transposition of the Framework Decision and to launch infringement procedures against those Member States that fail to transpose it;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 564 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Welcomes the fact that some EU Member States have extended the protection granted to victims of discrimination based on other grounds, such as sexual orientation or gender identity, when implementing the Framework Decision; calls on the Commission to start a dialogue with those Member States whose legislation does not cover homophobic and transphobic hate motives, aimed at filling the remaining legislative gap;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 580 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission to support training programmes for law enforcement and judicial authorities, and for the relevant EU agencies, in preventing and tackling discriminatory practices and hate crime; calls on the Member States to provide the authorities responsible for investigation and prosecution with practical tools and skills to enable them to identify and deal with the offences covered by the Framework Decision, and to interact and communicate with victims;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 597 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the EU and the Member States to strengthen the role of human rights education in national curricula as a tool for preventing racism and related intolerance, homophobia and transphobia, and calls for greater rights awareness;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 634 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Highlights that improvements are still needed to combat violence against women and gender-based violence, and calls on the Member States and the EU to sign and ratify the Istanbul Convention following the launch of the procedure by the Commission in March 2016;
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 656 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission to share Member States' best practices for addressing gender stereotypes at school.
2016/09/21
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 714 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Welcomes the adoption by the Council of Europe of its Strategy for the Rights of the Child (2016-2021) and in particular its focus on the need to counter discrimination against children with disabilities, children affected by migration, Roma children and LGBT and intersex children;
2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 718 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for a focus on violence against children at all levels, from homes to schools, public places and detention centres for migrants; encourages the European Commission to strengthen peer-learning between Member States on how to best address school bullying, in particular when it affects specific groups such as children with disabilities, LGBTI children or children from ethnic minority background;
2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 745 #

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; calls on Member States to take measures to address cyber-bullying, and in particular, when it affects specific groups such as children with disabilities, LGBTI children or children from ethnic minority background;
2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 772 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28 a. Calls on Member States to prohibit unnecessary medical treatments on intersex children when they can be deferred, until the child can provide fully informed consent;
2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 856 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
39. Highlights that discrimination on the basis of age is often combined with other forms of discrimination, such as discrimination on grounds of race and ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation and gender identity, disability, health or socio- economic conditions;
2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 868 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 10 a (new)
Rights of LGBTI people
2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 869 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39 a. Condemns all forms of discrimination and violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex people (LGBTI) in the EU;
2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 870 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 b (new)
39 b. Welcomes the List of actions by the European Commission to advance LGBTI Equality, presented at the EPSCO Council on 7 December 2015 as an internal working document following up on the Parliament's resolution of 4 February 2014 on the EU Roadmap against homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to make specific proposals in the evaluation of the list of actions, on how in the future to ensure coherence between external and internal EU policies, considering that the Foreign Affairs Council adopted the Guidelines to promote and protect the enjoyment of all human rights by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) persons on 24 June 2013;
2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 871 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 d (new)
39 d. Calls on Member States to continue implementing the Employment Equality Directive 2000/78/EC and Gender Recast Directive 2006/54/EC, ensuring non-discrimination in the workplace, including on the basis of sexual orientation and gender reassignment respectively; calls on the Commission to follow CJEU case law and to include the perspective of trans people throughout its gender equality work; encourages EU Member States to support trade unions and employers' organisations in their efforts to adopt diversity and non-discrimination policies with a focus on LGBTI people;
2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 872 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 e (new)
39 e. Reiterates that any legal recognition procedure which imposes forced sterilisation on transgender people is violating human rights standards; welcomes the recent adoption by a number of Member States of new legal gender recognition procedures more respectful of the fundamental rights of trans people. Calls on the European Commission to strengthen peer-learning among Member States to ensure their practices are in line with human rights standards;
2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 873 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 f (new)
39 f. Deplores the fact that transgender people are still considered mentally ill in the majority of Member States and calls on respective states to review national mental health catalogues, and to develop alternative stigma-free access models ensuring that medically necessary treatment remains available for all trans people;
2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 874 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 g (new)
39 g. Welcomes the initiative shown by the Commission in pushing for depathologisation of transgender identities in the review of the World Health Organisation's International Classification of Diseases (ICD); calls on the Commission to intensify efforts to prevent gender variance in childhood from becoming a new ICD diagnosis;
2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 875 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 h (new)
39 h. Strongly regrets that genital "normalisation" surgeries of intersex infants are widespread, despite not being medically necessary and being considered as a violation of the right to bodily integrity, by a number of UN bodies as well as the Fundamental Rights Agency; welcomes the fact that a few Member States have already adopted measures contributing to better protect the human rights of intersex people and calls on the European Commission to encourage the exchange of good practices amongst member states in protecting intersex human rights.
2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 910 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 11 a (new)
Conditions in prisons and other custodial institutions
2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 911 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 a (new)
41a. Points out that the fundamental rights of prisoners must be guaranteed by the national authorities; condemns prison conditions in many Member States, characterised as they are by overcrowding and ill-treatment;
2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 912 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 b (new)
41b. Calls on the Member States to adopt instruments ensuring the more effective implementation of recommendations by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) and rulings by the European Court of Human Rights regarding prison conditions;
2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 913 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 c (new)
41c. Stresses the need for more frequent recourse by the Member States to measures other than incarceration, so as facilitate social reintegration as the ultimate objective of any sentence, a drastic reduction in the number of reoffenders and less overcrowding in prisons; attaches particular importance therefore to the development of training and employment programmes for prison inmates;
2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 914 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 d (new)
41d. Agrees that it is necessary to reform the European Arrest Warrant, in particular through the introduction of procedures for verifying the proportionality thereof and a more clearly and explicitly worded exception linked to respect for human rights by the requesting State; welcomes, in this respect, the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in joined cases C-404/15 and C-659/15 PPU, Pál Aranyosi and Robert Căldăraru, which rules that the execution of a European arrest warrant must be postponed if there is a real risk of inhuman or degrading treatment because of detention conditions in the issuing Member State;
2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 915 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 e (new)
41e. Calls on the Commission to assess the effect on children of the prison and criminal justice system; notes that an estimated 800 children are separated from a parent serving a prison sentence; calls on the Commission, in this connection, to facilitate an exchange of best practices between the authorities of the different Member States to facilitate a secure relationship between prison inmates and their children, allowing them to be present in important moments of their children’s lives, thus safeguarding the interest of the children in question;
2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 938 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
44. Notes that civil society organisations, including volunteering and youth work, play a key role in social and civic participation and calls on the EU and the Member States to support and to promote their work; calls on Member States and on the EU to uphold the freedom of assembly and of association as part of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 953 #

2016/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 a (new)
45 a. Calls on the Commission to submit a proposal for a regulation to ensure mutual recognition of civil status documents (including legal gender recognition, marriage and registered partnerships) and their legal effects, in order to reduce discriminatory legal and administrative barriers for citizens who exercise their right to free movement;
2016/10/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 54 #

2016/2004(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. WelcomNotes, in this context, the Commission's efforts to enhance the use of the European Structural and Investment Funds in support of key priorities highlighted in the country- specific recommendations, and; supports the proposal to use Union funding programmes for the Commission's Structural Reform Support Service, and invites the Commission to guarantee that these funds will be used according to the scopes of intervention and the specific objectives of each fund, in accordance with their goals based on the Treaty, including the economic, social and territorial cohesion;
2016/02/02
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 139 #

2016/2004(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the principle and objectives of the EUR 3 billion Refugee Facility for Turkey, and calls on each Member State to take on its share, but raises the question of how the Union contribution should be made available within the respective ceilings of the Union budget for 2016 and 2017; deplores the fact that Parliament was not properly involved in either the setting- up of the facility or the mobilisation of the Union’s contribution, as shown by the Commission’s announcement of its intention to finance the Union contribution by redeployment from the recently adopted Union budget for 2016 and by pre-empting the margins of the 2017 budget; considers these actions to be clear infringements of Parliament’s rights as an arm of the budgetary authority;
2016/02/02
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 72 #

2016/0275(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Decision No 466/2014/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
To ensure that private sector investments have the greatest development impact, the EIB shall endeavour to strengthen the local private sector in beneficiary countries through support to local investment as provided for in point (a) of paragraph 1. EIB financing operations supporting the general objectives set out in paragraph 1 shall endeavour to also enhance its support to investment projects run by SMEs from the Union. In order to effectively monitor the use of funds for the benefit of the SMEs concerned, the EIB shall establish and maintain adequate contractual provisions imposing standard reporting obligations on both the financial intermediaries and the beneficiaries. The EIB shall cooperate with financial intermediaries that can support the specific needs of SMEs in the countries of operation and that do not participate in EIB financing operations implemented in an eligible country through vehicles located in a foreign non- cooperative jurisdiction referred to in Article 13.’;
2017/03/07
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 104 #

2016/0275(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
“In its financing operations, the EIB shall not tolerate any activities carried out for illegal purposes, including money laundering, financing of terrorism, tax fraud and tax evasion, corruption, and fraud affecting the financial interests of the Union. In particular the EIB shall not participate in any financing operation implemented in an eligible country through a foreign vehicle located in a non- cooperative jurisdiction identified as such by the Union, the United Nations, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development or the Financial Action Task Force. In its financing operations, the EIB shall apply the principles and standards set out in Union law on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing, including a requirement to take reasonable measures to identify the beneficial owners where applicable.” t shall not make use of or engage in tax avoidance structures, in particular aggressive tax planning schemes or practices not complying with tax good governance criteria, as set out in Union legislation or Commission, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development or Financial Action Task Force recommendations and communications or any formal notice by the latter. It shall not maintain business relations with entities established in jurisdictions that do not co-operate with the Union in relation to the application of the internationally agreed tax standards on transparency and exchange of information. When it concludes agreements with financial intermediaries, it shall transpose requirements referred to in this paragraph in the relevant contracts. In its financing operations, the EIB shall apply the principles and standards set out in Union law on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing, including a requirement to take reasonable measures to identify the beneficial owners where applicable. The EIB shall launch a discussion with institutions and stakeholders on revising its policy on non-cooperative jurisdictions so that no business relationships or client relations are maintained or activated, and shall adopt an updated policy by mid- 2018. It shall subsequently report annually about its implementation.” Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32014D0466&from=EN)
2017/03/07
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 108 #

2016/0222(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 32 a (new)
(32a) Violence that is directed against a person because of that person's gender, gender identity or gender expression or that affects persons of a particular gender disproportionately, is understood as gender-based violence. It may result in physical, sexual, emotional or psychological harm, or economic loss, to the victim. Gender-based violence is understood to be a form of discrimination and a violation of the fundamental freedoms of the victim and includes violence in close relationships, sexual violence (including rape, sexual assault and harassment), trafficking in human beings, slavery, and different forms of harmful practices, such as forced marriages, female genital mutilation and so-called 'honour crimes'. Women victims of gender-based violence and their children often require special support and protection because of the high risk of secondary and repeat victimisation, of intimidation and of retaliation connected with such violence.
2017/02/23
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 111 #

2016/0222(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 33
(33) The scope of the definition of family member should reflect the reality of current migratory trends, according to which applicants often arrive to the territory of the Member States after a prolonged period of time in transit. The definition should therefore include families formed outside the country of origin, but before their arrival on the territory of the Member States. Regarding unmarried couples, the notion should not discriminate based on the gender of the partners.
2017/02/23
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 149 #

2016/0222(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
(13) ‘applicant with special reception needs’: means an applicant who is in need of special guarantees in order to benefit from the rights and comply with the obligations provided for in this Directive, such as applicants who are minors, unaccompanied minors, disabled people, elderly people, pregnant women, single parents with minor children, victims of human trafficking, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons, persons with serious illnesses, persons with mental disorders and persons who have been subjected to torture, rape or other serious forms of psychological, physical or sexual violence, such as victims of female genital mutilation.
2017/02/23
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 165 #

2016/0222(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that the information referred to in paragraph 1 is in writing using a standard template which shall be developed by the European Union Agency for Asylum and shall visibly display relevant information in relation to the personal circumstances that may result in special reception needs or needs of special procedural guarantees as listed in this Directive and the Asylum Procedures Regulation, and in a language that the applicant understands or is reasonably supposed to understand. Where necessary, this information shall also be supplied orally and adapted to the needs of minors.
2017/02/23
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 376 #

2016/0222(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall take appropriate measures to prevent assault and gender-based violence, including sexual assault and harassment when providing accommodation as well as all forms of violence committed with a bias and discriminatory motive related to the victims' personal characteristics as set out in Article 22(3) of Directive 2012/29/EU.
2017/02/23
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 128 #

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 in accordance with the grounds contained in Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 140 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
(9) In order to empower viewers, including 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, or 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 272 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
(28) An important share of the content stored on video-sharing platforms is not under the editorial responsibility of the video-sharing platform provider. However, those providers typically determine the organisation of the content, namely programmes or user-generated videos, including by automatic means or algorithms. Therefore, those providers should be required to take appropriate measures to protect minors from content that may impair their physical, or mental or moral development and protect all citizens from incitement to violence or hatred directed against a group of persons or a member of such a group defined by reference to sex, race, colour, religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, descent or national or ethnic origin.
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 340 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 39
(39) This Directive respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised in particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. In particular, this Directive seeks to ensure full respect for the right to freedom of expression, the freedom to conduct a business, the right to judicial review and to promote the application of the rights of the child and the right to non-discrimination enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 578 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 6
"Member States shall ensure by appropriate means that audiovisual media services provided by media service providers under their jurisdiction do not contain any 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. or gender identity.";
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 588 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 6 a – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that audiovisual media service providers provide sufficient information to viewers about content which may impair the physical, or mental or moral development of minors. For this purpose, Member States may use a system of descriptors indicating the nature of the content of an audiovisual media service.
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 713 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 12 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall take appropriate measures to ensure that programmes provided by audiovisual media service providers under their jurisdiction, which may impair the physical, or mental or moral development of minors are only made available in such a way as to ensure that minors will not normally hear or see them. Such measures may include selecting the time of the broadcast, age verification tools or other technical measures. They shall be proportionate to the potential harm of the programme.
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 853 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 28 a – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) protect minors from content which may impair their physical, or mental or moral development;
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 862 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 28 a – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) protect all citizens from content containing incitement to violence or hatred directed against a group of persons or a member of such a group defined by reference to sex, race, colour, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender identity, descent or national or ethnic origin.
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 897 #

2016/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Directive 2010/13/EU (Audiovisual Media Services Directive)
Article 28 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) establishing and operating age verification systems for users of video- sharing platforms with respect to content which may impair the physical, or mental or moral development of minors;
2016/10/27
Committee: CULT
Amendment 39 #

2016/0062(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 17
– having regard to the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights report entitled ‘Violence against women: an EU-wide survey’, published in March 2014, which shows that one-third of all women in Europe have experienced physical or sexual acts of violence at least once during their adult lives,deleted
2017/05/11
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 40 #

2016/0062(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 (new)
– having regard to the European Parliament report on the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities which calls for the EU to become a party to the Istanbul Convention as a further step in combating violence against women and girls with disabilities;
2017/05/11
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 86 #

2016/0062(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas violence against women and gender-based violence are widespread in the EU and is to be understood as an extreme form of discrimination and a violation of the human rights; whereas further measures are needed to encourage women who have been the victims of violence to report their experiences and seek assistance, and to ensure that they receive appropriate support in line with their needs and that they are informed about their rights;
2017/05/11
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 98 #

2016/0062(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights report entitled ‘Violence against women: an EU- wide survey’, published in March 2014, shows that one-third of all women in Europe have experienced physical or sexual acts of violence at least once during their adult lives, 20 % have experienced online harassment, one in twenty have been raped and more than one-tenth have suffered sexual violence involving the use of force;
2017/05/11
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 99 #

2016/0062(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas citizens and residents in the Union are not equally protected against gender-based violence, due to differing policies and legislation across Member States, as regards among other the definition of offences and the scope of the legislation, and are therefore vulnerable to such violence;
2017/05/11
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 132 #

2016/0062(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas certain women such as women and girls with migrant background, undocumented migrant women, refugee women and asylum seekers, women and girls with disabilities, lesbian, transgender women and girls, intersex women and girls, Roma women and girls, young women and elderly women, homeless women, black women and Muslim women face greater risk of violence because of motives fuelled by sexism coupled with racism, xenophobia, homophobia, transphobia and intersexphobia as well as discrimination based on age, disability, ethnicity or religion; whereas those women facing intersectional and multiple forms of discrimination may have specific needs and this entails that they should be granted special protection;
2017/05/11
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 191 #

2016/0062(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Deplores the fact that women and girls are often exposed to domestic violence, sexual harassment, rape, forced marriage and other forms of violence, which constitute a serious violation of the human rights and dignity of women and girlspsychological and physical violence, stalking, sexual violence, rape, forced marriage, female genital mutilation, forced abortion and forced sterilisation, and other forms of violence, which constitute a serious violation of the human rights and dignity of women and girls; stresses that the Istanbul Convention ensures that culture, custom, religion, tradition or so-called “honour” cannot be a justification of any acts of violence against women;
2017/05/11
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 204 #

2016/0062(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that forced pregnancy is defined as a crime against humanity in the article 7 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court of 17 July 1998 and is a gender-based violence against women, that constitute a serious violation of the human rights and dignity of women and girls;
2017/05/11
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 205 #

2016/0062(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Strongly affirms that the denial of safe abortion amounts to a serious breach of human rights and an extreme form of violence against women; calls for the right to abortion to be considered as a Fundamental right at the EU level;
2017/05/11
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 268 #

2016/0062(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point i a (new)
(ia) To take into account significant incidents of violence against women and domestic violence when determining custody and visitation rights;
2017/05/11
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 285 #

2016/0062(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point k
(k) To implement the provisions of the Istanbul Convention on migration and asylum, taking into account the fact that migrant women, whether properly documented or not, and women asylum- seekers are particularly vulnerable to gender-based violence and that gender- based violence may, including female genital mutilation, can be recognised as a form of persecution uander the terms of that the victims can thus avail themselves of the protection offered by the 1951 Refugee Convention; to ensure that Member States respect a gender- sensitive approach in all asylum and reception procedures;
2017/05/11
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 1 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that, in light of the unpreceden the arrival of migrants in Europe has been erroneously treated as an emergency, while it is instead migratory emergency,a structural phenomenon, which will be solved only by tackling its roots; underlines that the current ceilings of the MFF 2014-2020 – in particular heading 3 – have proven to be too tight; recalls that the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) is already virtually exhausted; recalls that the available MFF flexibility mechanisms have already been extensively used;
2016/04/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 7 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. recalls that the available MFF flexibility mechanisms have been extensively used; asks that the most affected member States can fully benefit from them, in particular from the "exceptional circumstances clause" as included in the Stability and Growth Pack;
2016/04/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 14 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Deems substantial additional financial resources at EU level to be necessary to address humanitarian challenges, inside and outside the EU and to develop a new Common European Asylum System, foster integration and prevent discrimination, racism and xenophobiabased on effective solidarity between Member States;
2016/04/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 15 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Considers that the EU budget should support policies focused on integration rather than on security; asks for the full use of the existing security instruments and possibilities before new allocations are decided, in particular when it comes to the exchange of information between security and law enforcement agencies in the member States;
2016/04/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 25 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the Commission recently signed a Common Understanding with Member States on a three-billion-euro Facility for Refugees in Turkey; expresses concern about the establishment of financial instruments outside the EU budget as they threaten its unicity; stresses that these funds should provide direct support to refugees and host communities; calls on the Commission to establish a mechanism to monitor the use of these funds; asks the Commission to monitor, in cooperation with the UNHCR, on the respect of the fundamental rights of the migrants and, in particular, on the full application of the principle of non- refoulement in the implementation of the EU-Turkey agreement; remarks that Lebanon and Jordan proportionally welcome more Syrians than Turkey; believes that hosting communities and Syrian displaced in these countries also deserve help;
2016/04/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 27 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Believes that there is no direct link between migration and terrorism in Europe; asks for new funding to fight against the radicalisation of young people within the EU; considers that this can be achieved by promoting integration and fighting against discrimination, racism and xenophobia; asks not to reduce the funds for projects aiming to the creation of an area of freedom, security and justice;
2016/04/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 33 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Expects thmassive migratory emergencyflows to continue due to sustained political instability and conflict in many regions and the lack of legal means of access to the EU; considers that a genuine MFF revision is essential by the end of 2016 at the latest; requests an updated estimation of budgetary needs to respond to the challenges expected until the end of the MFF; calls for additionalthe greatest flexibility in the MFF.
2016/04/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 68 #

2015/2353(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Recalls that, since the global economic and financial crisis, the EU has suffered from low and insufficient levels of investment; notes in particular that in 2014 total investment was 15 % below the 2007 level, which corresponds to an investment drop of EUR 430 billion; considers that weak investment slows economic recovery and has direct repercussions on growth, jobs and competitiveness;
2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 227 #

2015/2353(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Conditionality to ensure fundamental right of the EU Insists that all countries should assume full share of responsibilities in the context of the refugee crisis and the Decision on the dedicated reallocation mechanism; calls on the Commission to introduce a financial bonus and malus mechanism as regards the Member States' fulfilment, or not, of their commitments under measures adopted by the EU; upholds that any financial contribution coming from sanctioning a Member state who does not respect these measures should flow back into the EU budget as an extra revenue;
2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 7 #

2015/2343(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that recent political developments affecting both the EU and NATO further highlight the utmost urgency of considering shaping a genuine European Defence Union;
2016/12/16
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 21 #

2015/2343(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Strongly believes that the use of Union funds through the EU budget would beConsiders necessary to explore ways in which the use of Union funds could help in achieving a strong expression of cohesion and solidarity and would allow for better and more transparent control of funding; Highlights that any possible expenditure related to the activities of military/defence nature, including defence research, shall be counted over and above the commitment and payment ceilings laid down in the MFF Regulation;
2016/12/16
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 43 #

2015/2343(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 3
- UnfreezingExploring options for optimal financing of the of the budget of the European Defence Agency;
2016/12/16
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 47 #

2015/2343(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 4
- Full implementation ofRecognizing that the preparatory action on CSDP research; is a new political initiative with a significant impact on the EU budget which by its very nature should be endowed with fresh resources; considers that this action can only be prolonged if this this principle is reflected in the upcoming EU budget;
2016/12/16
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 55 #

2015/2343(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that, in the long term, the EU shcould aimexplore the possibilities of at a common budget, financing inter alia the core of the EU integrated military forces, including the command structure, joint operations and equipment, as well as a proper EU programme for CSDP research; looks forward to the presentation ofrespecting the principle that new political initiatives should be financed with additional funds counted over and above the ceilings set by the MFF Regulation; intends to study the Commission’s proposal for a European Defence Fund, and stresses that it should be financed by new additional appropriations.
2016/12/16
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 109 #

2015/2341(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Recalls that the rules and criteria that govern development aid for projects financed by the Trust Fund must respect Europe’s fundamental values; in this respect, underlines that EU policy regarding cooperation on security, border controls and organised crime with governments that do not respect human rights or the rights of people on the move should include specific provisions aimed at enhancguaranteeing respect for human rights and the rule of law, with particular attention to women’s rights, the rights of LGBTI persons, children’s rights, and the rights of minorities and other particularly affected groups; points out that the European Union must encourage efforts to combat discrimination on grounds of religion or personal beliefs, sex, race or ethnic origin, disability and sexual orientation;
2016/04/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 25 #

2015/2285(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Urges thatWelcomes the discussion on the euro area haveing its own budget in order to counteract asymmetric shocks and reward reform efforts; belie, but stresses that that budget would need to offset shocks and reward reform efforts without in any way overlapping with or taking ovesr the European Stability Mechanism to be a prototype of such a toolremit and role of the general budget of the EU as provided for in the Treaties; calls for budgetary policy and monetary policy to be brought into a policy mix to boost growth and job creation.
2016/02/02
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 32 #

2015/2285(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to carry out the review of the multiannual financial framework (MFF) provided for in a political agreement concluded between Parliament, the Commission and the Council in June 2013; points out that the financial and humanitarian crises that hit the EU between 2009 and 2014 highlighted the inadequacy of the current MFF; points, furthermore, to the need for a far-reaching reform of EU financial programming that will take proper account of the objectives, funding and duration of the instruments available.
2016/02/02
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 109 #

2015/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for the Commission and the EEAS to launch a programme in support of the reform of the judicial sector and the rule of law in respect of the values of the Tunisian Constitution, including through technical and financial support for the ongoing establishment of the Supreme Judicial Council and the Constitutional Court; notes that the EU Programme on Justice Reform (PARJI) was only endowed with very limited funding and stopped in 2011;
2016/05/19
Committee: AFET
Amendment 116 #

2015/2273(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for a reform of the penal code, and in particular for the repeal of Article 230, which penalises homosexual practicesity with imprisonment for three years, and is contrary to the constitutional principles of non- discrimination and the protection of privacy, as well as; furthermore, calls for amendments to Law No 92-52 on Narcotics, which propose disproportionate sentences for drug offences, to align it to international standards for the consumption of soft drugs;
2016/05/19
Committee: AFET
Amendment 75 #

2015/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Reaffirms the need for sufficient allocation of resources also at Parliament level in order to develop gender impact assessments and gender-based analysis; emphasises that such analyses and the data collection methodologies need to be sensitive to the experiences of trans and intersex persons;
2016/01/25
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 86 #

2015/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Expresses it full support for developing targeted and regular gender mainstreaming training, with adequate resources and tailor-made for Parliament specific needs; recommends that training sessions include information on the multiple and intersectional forms of discrimination affecting women with disabilities, migrant and ethnic minority women, Roma women, older women, single mothers and LGBTI persons;
2016/01/25
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 89 #

2015/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Highlights the need to ensure that all its services are aware of their responsibilities in implementing gender mainstreaming, including those in charge of human resources, security and facilities; recommends the introduction of specific human resources guidelines on trans and intersex, as well as gender- neutral sanitary facilities, to improve the well-being of trans and intersex people on the workplace; emphasises that data on past or ongoing legal gender recognition should be protected;
2016/01/25
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 95 #

2015/2229(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates the crucial importance of ensuring increased coherence between the EU’s internal and external policies with regard to respect for human rights and democratic values; emphasises in this context that, while this report deals with the EU’s external policies for advancing human rights, Parliament also adopts an annual report on the situation of fundamental rights in the European Union, drawn up by the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs; underlines that for the EU's foreign policy to be credible and coherent in the field of human rights, equality and anti- discrimination, the Council should adopt the directive on equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation;
2015/10/16
Committee: AFET
Amendment 180 #

2015/2229(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
39. Deplores the fact that the proper implementation of legal frameworks for the protection of minorities remains a challenge, as stated in the Commission’s Enlargement Strategy for 2014-2015; welcomes the Strategy's focus on homophobia, discrimination and hate crimes on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity; stresses that this is a recurring problem in all enlargement countries; invites the enlargement countries to step up their efforts to forge a culture of acceptance of minorities through, for example, improved inclusion of minorities in the education system;
2015/10/16
Committee: AFET
Amendment 288 #

2015/2229(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60
60. Recalls that freedom of thoueverybody is entitled to the complete set of human rights as recognised in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, conscience,without discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, ability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or religion andor belief is a fundamental human right, as recognised in the Universal Declaration of Human Right; reaffirms that cultural, traditional or religious values can never be invoked to justify any form of discrimination, including discrimination against women or LGBTI persons;
2015/10/16
Committee: AFET
Amendment 313 #

2015/2229(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63
63. Expresses its concern at the growing number of death sentences worldwide; considers it regrettable that Belarus has resumed executions after a two-year pause; reiterates therefore its call on Belarus to implement a moratorium on the death penalty, which should ultimately lead to its abolition; is concerned that 8 states legislate death penalty for homosexuality (Mauritania, Sudan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Qatar) and provinces of Nigeria and Somalia officially implement death penalty for same-sex sexual acts; calls on these states to stop criminalising homosexuality and calls on Brunei Darussalam not to activate the death penalty for homosexuality in 2016, as is currently foreseen; urges the EEAS to maintain fighting criminalization of LGBTI people a key priority;
2015/10/16
Committee: AFET
Amendment 326 #

2015/2229(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 66
66. Condemns in the strongest terms all forms of discrimination, including those based on race, colour, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, language, culture, social origin, caste, birth, age, disability or any other status; urges the EU to intensify its efforts to eradicate all types of discrimination, racism and xenophobia through human rights and political dialogues, the work of the EU Delegations and public diplomacy; urges the EU also to continue promoting the ratification and full implementation of all UN Conventions that support this cause, such as the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination or the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities;
2015/10/16
Committee: AFET
Amendment 328 #

2015/2229(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 66 a (new)
66a. Welcomes the continued efforts of the EU on the rights of LGBTI persons in its foreign policy, in line with the EU Guidelines to Promote and Protect the Enjoyment of all Human Rights by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) Persons; calls for thorough implementation of the guidelines, including through training of diplomats, staff and interpreters;
2015/10/16
Committee: AFET
Amendment 330 #

2015/2229(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 66 c (new)
66c. Expresses its strong support for the work of the United Nations on the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex people; welcomes, in this regard, the UNHRC resolution on combating violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, adopted on 26 September 2014 (A/HRC/RES/27/32), and the High Commissioner's report on Discrimination and violence against individuals based on their sexual orientation and gender identity published 5 May 2015 (A/HRC/19/41); reaffirms its support for the Secretary General and High Commissioner's work to promote and protect the enjoyment of all human rights by LGBTI people, in particular through statements, reports and the Free & Equal campaign; encourages the Secretary General and High Commissioner to continue fighting discriminatory laws and practices;
2015/10/16
Committee: AFET
Amendment 333 #

2015/2229(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 66 f (new)
66f. Calls on the EU and the Member States to continue their efforts to work to enhance respect for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex people, in line with the EU Guidelines to Promote and Protect the Enjoyment of all Human Rights by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) Persons; calls for thorough implementation of the guidelines, and for adequate training of diplomats and staff on issues of sexual orientation and gender identity;
2015/10/16
Committee: AFET
Amendment 365 #

2015/2229(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72
72. Welcomes the Council conclusions on the promotion and protection of the rights of the child, adopted in December 2014, and calls for the EU to continue supporting partner countries in combatting all forms of violence against children and reinforcing their capacities to protect children’s rights; supports the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights' statement of May 2014 regarding the rights of intersex children; calls accordingly upon all states to recognize the right to self-determination and physical integrity of intersex children and repeal any law allowing for genital- normalizing surgery to be conducted without free and informed consent of the person concerned;
2015/10/16
Committee: AFET
Amendment 397 #

2015/2229(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 79
79. Positively notes that in the new Action Plan the VP/HR reiterated the EU’s commitment to empowering local actors and civil society organisations, and stresses that, given the significant shrinking of its space, civil society, and in particular human rights defenders working on women's rights and the rights of LGBTI people, requires increased attention and efforts from the EU; urges the EU and its Member States, therefore, to elaborate a coherent and comprehensive response to the major challenges that civil society, including human rights defenders, faces worldwide;
2015/10/16
Committee: AFET
Amendment 402 #

2015/2229(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 80
80. Calls on the EU and its Member States to constantly monitor and raise cases of violations of freedom of assembly and association, including through various forms of bans and limitations on civil society organisations and their activities; points out that this happens in Russia through the 'Foreign Agents law' and 'Undesirable Organizations Law'; notes that these legal restrictions aim to demonise and marginalise independent civil society and human rights activism; is deeply concerned that over 100 NGOs have faced or are facing court cases, or have been forced to register as a foreign agent; regrets that other countries follow the Russian example, including Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan, where authorities have imposed or are seeking to impose legal restrictions, and encourages close monitoring of these countries; finds it regrettable that there are cases of shrinking space for civil society within the EU as well; stresses the importance that the EU should lead by example in protecting these rights;
2015/10/16
Committee: AFET
Amendment 3 #

2015/2227(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that the major challenge will be to ensure an adequate food supply the right to food while at the same time preserving the environment and valuable resources for future generations;
2015/11/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 32 #

2015/2227(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses, therefore, the importance of supporting farmers in the transition to more sustainable agricultural practices, with the aim of safeguarding the right to food and increasing efficiency and productivity while ensuring food safety, the protection of human and animal health and a reduction in pollution and greenhouse gas emissions;
2015/11/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 33 #

2015/2227(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses, therefore, the importance of supporting farmers in the transition to more sustainable agricultural practices, with the aim of increasing efficiency and productivity while ensuring fair access to resources, food sovereignty, food safety, the protection of human and animal health and a reduction in pollution and greenhouse gas emissions;
2015/11/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 45 #

2015/2227(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Insists that farm management practices should ensure the protection of water and soil quality and minimispromote biodiversity loss;
2015/11/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 95 #

2015/2227(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Urges the Member States, in addition, to invest in protecting traditional knowledge in the agricultural sector and to promote exchanges between different generations of farmers and between communities in different countries;
2015/11/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 9 #

2015/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the presentation of the five presidents' report, ‘Completing Europe's Economic and Monetary Union', but criticises the fact that the timetable for its implementation is too slow and out of step with the severity ofreform demand triggered by the Greek crisis;
2015/09/10
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 22 #

2015/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the ideas put forward for a eurozone budgetary stability mechanism, which would be the first step towards establishing a European treasury; points out that the publication of a white paper in spring 2017 will coincide with the mid- term review of the MFF; reiterates, in that connection, its call that any additional funding or instrument should fall within the scope of Parliamentʼs budgetary oversight and should be financed over and above the MFF ceiling for 2014-2020; reiterates the need for a new own- resources system, which would pave the way for a genuine overhaul of the EU financing arrangements without requiring EU citizens to pay more tax;
2015/09/10
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 25 #

2015/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Reiterates the need for a new own- resources system, which would pave the way for a genuine overhaul of the EU financing arrangements without requiring EU citizens to pay more tax and creating a real connection between citizens and European authorities. In this sense the Parliament is looking forward to analyse and discuss the proposals that the High Level Working Group on Own Resources will put forward next year;
2015/09/10
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 35 #

2015/2210(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Regards it as essential that the plan should succeed and will therefore monitor its implementation very closely, in particular any move to shift investment expenditure and public debt off State balance sheits impact on the budgets.
2015/09/10
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 68 #

2015/2132(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Decides, in light of the current, exceptional flows of migrants and refugees to concentrate its reinforcements on strengthening the AMIF; strongly supports in this context the second EUR 780 million package on the relocation of 120 000 persons; decides to incorporate it in its reading, and to align the first relocation package with the second one by adding EUR 20 million to finance transport costs (EUR 500 per migrant to Italy and Greece); approves an additional increase of EUR 79 million for general reinforcements of the AMIF; finally decides to reinforce the agencies with migration-related tasks for a total of EUR 26 million; notes that such measures are only the first step towards the full implementation of the principle of solidarity on which the Union is based on; calls on the Commission and the Council to fully implement the plans proposed on 23 September 2015 and show a clear commitment to the respect of human rights as stated in Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;
2015/10/06
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 8 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
– having regard to the EU Guidelines to promote and protect the enjoyment of all human rights by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons adopted by the Foreign Affairs Council of 24 June 2013,
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 130 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Believes that enforceable labour rights, including the elimination of discrimination on the basis of gender, age, disability, race, colour, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion or belief, political opinion or social origin, with respect to employment, must form a part of EU trade agreements;
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 149 #

2015/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Highlights that in line with the 2013 EU Guidelines to promote and protect the enjoyment of all human rights by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons, the EU trade and investment strategy should include efforts to combat the criminalisation of consensual same sex relations between adults as well as other discriminatory laws and policies;
2016/04/28
Committee: INTA
Amendment 5 #

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal to introduce a mechanism for the relocation of 40.000 people over the course of 2016 and 2017, at a total cost of EUR 240 000 000; regrets however that the Council and the European Council were not able to agree on a higher figure of the people to be relocated among the Member States;
2015/07/16
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 9 #

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes, further, the Commission’s recommendation concerning a resettlement programme and the additional EUR 50 000 000 set aside for this purpose in 2015 and 2016; stresses that the amount set aside should correspond to the real needs depending on the future migration flows and therefore shall adapt accordingly;
2015/07/16
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 15 #

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to provide as accurate an assessment as possible of the appropriations needed for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund over the period to 2020 and, on that basis, to present a proposal for an increase inof the heading 3 appropriations and, if necessary, an adjusted allocation among the various implementing programmes whenin the context of the revision of the multiannual financial framework is revised, due by the end of 2016;
2015/07/16
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 21 #

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Acknowledges that the Council did not cut the main lines of AMIF (Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund) and ISF (Internal Security Fund) in heading 3, underlying that an increase would be needed. Criticise, however, that the migration and asylum line under the DCI (-200 000 in CA, -5 million in PA), and the poverty reduction lines for both Mediterranean countries (-50 million in PA) and Eastern Partnership (-12 million in PA) and more generally, the IPA, have been cut. Believes that the proposed cuts are counterproductive in relation to the general management strategy of the future migration's flows;
2015/07/16
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 23 #

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that staff at the JHA agencies must not be reduced or automatically redeployed; calls for a genuine medium- and long-term strategy to be drawn up for these agencies in order to increase their impact and support on the territories mostly affected by migrations flows;
2015/07/16
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 828 #

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
54. Underlines, in any event, that any list of safe countries of origin should not detract from the principle that every person must be allowed an appropriate individual examination of his or her application for international protection; it must be ensured that specific reasons for persecution, particularly those related to gender, sexual orientation and gender identity, are addressed appropriately throughout the examination of each application, also from persons coming from countries that are on such a list;
2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 214 #

2015/2086(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part A – paragraph 5
5. However, in order to avoid forum shopping or the application of inappropriate national laws, that automatic recognition is subject, firstly, to the condition that recognition must not be manifestly contrary to the public order of the recognising Member State, while emphasising that such refusals may never lead to de facto discriminations prohibited by Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, and, secondly, that the Member State which took the adoption decision had jurisdiction under Article 4. Only the Member State of the habitual residence of the parent or parents or of the child can have that jurisdiction. However, where the adoption decision was taken in a third country, jurisdiction for the initial recognition within the Union of that adoption can also lie with the Member State of nationality of the parents or child. This is in order to ensure access to justice for European families resident overseas.
2016/07/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 221 #

2015/2086(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part B – recital 10 a (new)
(10a) This Regulation is to be implemented without discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation. If Member States invoke the public policy exception in order to refuse the recognition of an adoption, such a decision should be preceded by an assessment of the compatibility with the Union legal order, an inquiry into the genuineness of the concern, a check whether in advancing the ground for refusal of recognition of an adoption order the Member States concerned are not violating other values protected by the Union legal order, in particular through the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the Union and finally a proportionality test.
2016/07/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 222 #

2015/2086(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part B – recital 11
(11) This Regulation should not affect the substantive family law, including the law on adoption, of the Member States. Furthermore, any recognition of an adoption order under this Regulation should not imply the recognition of any legal relationship between adopting parents, as long as the separate legal relationships between the adopted child and its adopting parents are recognised.
2016/07/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 227 #

2015/2086(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Part B – Article 1 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) recognise the existence of any legal relationship between parents of an adopted child, as long as the separate legal relationships between the adopted child and all its adopting parents are recognised;
2016/07/07
Committee: JURI
Amendment 8 #

2015/2074(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the fact that the Commission Draft General Budget of the European Union for the financial year 2016 reinforces those priorities and proposes to step up EU support for investment, knowledge, jobs and growth-orientated programmes, and in particular for an emblematic mobility programme such as Erasmus+; is satisfied that, in addition to duly expected increases throughout Heading 3 (Security and Citizenship) and Heading 4 (Global Europe), the Commission is taking up the challenge of responding to new developments such as the crises in Ukraine, Syria and the Mediterranean by responding to the EU's and Member States' needs in the area of security and migration and by demonstrating strong political will in the field of external action; however, considering the margins available in the MFF and the increasing pressure that these migration flows are having on the European coasts, Heading 3 should be increased with new and fresh resources to better implement the recently approved agenda on migration;
2015/06/11
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 25 #

2015/2074(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Reiterates that, due to the recent developments on the global scene and the increasing challenges that the Union is facing, the revision of the MFF should be a top priority for the three Institutions. Since the post - electoral review was a crucial commitment of the interistitutional agreement on the MFF 2014 - 2020 calls on the Commission and the Member States to present a detailed road map on this issue as soon as possible;
2015/06/11
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 26 #

2015/2074(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10 c. Notes that the High Level Working Group on the Own Resources presented its first report on February 2015 and that the final document will be ready by late 2016. Nevertheless the Commission should cooperate with the Parliament and the Council in order to reach a general agreement on the Own Resources system and therefore ensure an appropriate political landscape when the Own Resources HWG report will be ready.
2015/06/11
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 7 #

2015/2008(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas, as a consequence of the economic and financial crisis, the level of investment in the EU has significantly dropped; whereas, given the persistent economic and budgetary constraints at national level and fiscal consolidation policies in all the Member States, the level of investment in the EU has dropped sharply, causing long-term harm to growth; whereas, given the persistent economic and budgetary constraints at national level and the disparities still to be found between Member States and even between regions within individual Member States, the EU budget plays a key role in fostering competitiveness and increasing economic, social and territorial cohesion in the Union;
2015/02/12
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 8 #

2015/2008(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas, as a consequence of the economic and financial crisis, the level of investment in the EU has significantly droppeddropped sharply; whereas, given the persistent economic and budgetary constraints at national level and the major disparities still to be found between Member States and even between regions within individual Member States, the EU budget plays a key role in fostering competitiveness and increasing economic, social and territorial cohesion in the Union;
2015/02/12
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 14 #

2015/2008(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the EU budget cannot accomplish its mission if its soundness, fairness and credibility are put in question; whereas it is imperative that all commitments forming part of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2014- 2020 are respected in full, and that a number of problems that have accumulated over the past years, such as the situation of unpaid invoices at year- end, are resolved without any delay; whereas this backlog of unpaid invoices is giving rise to delays in the implementation of EU programmes and funds, with EU citizens being the first to suffer from this situation; whereas the delays in structural payments raise the issue of whether interest should not be charged on late payments, given that regional and local authorities are obliged to turn to the financial markets for advance funding to cover late EU contributions;
2015/02/12
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 16 #

2015/2008(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Back on track – the ‘threfive Es’: Employment, Environment, Engagement, Enterprises, Entrepreneurship
2015/02/12
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 17 #

2015/2008(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Back on track – the ‘threfive Es’ : Employment, Enterprises, Entrepreneurshipergy, Environment, Engagement
2015/02/12
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 21 #

2015/2008(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the indisputable potential and added value of the EU budget in the creation of employment, the furtherance of social and territorial cohesion, support for green, sustainable growth, action to combat climate change, support for research and development and the development of enterprises and entrepreneurship across the Union; acknowledges that a wide range of EU programmes, including Horizon 2020, COSME and Erasmus+, contribute directly to the attainment of the objectives; expects that the Commission will place such programmes and instruments at the heart of the Draft Budget 2016, in order to ensure that they are endowed with the necessary resources;
2015/02/12
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 23 #

2015/2008(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the indisputable potential and added value of the EU budget in the creation of employment and the development of enterprises and entrepreneurship across the Union; acknowledges that a wide range of EU programmes, including Horizon 2020, COSME and, Erasmus+ and Media, contribute directly to the attainment of the objectives; expects that the Commission will place such programmes and instruments at the heart of the Draft Budget 2016, in order to ensure that they are endowed with the necessary resources to provide support for changes to the labour market and foster student and worker mobility;
2015/02/12
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 37 #

2015/2008(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Draws attention to the energy transition’s potential for generating new jobs and growth and expects the Commission to make provision for the related sustainable development objectives in the EU budget;
2015/02/12
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 39 #

2015/2008(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the European Structural and Investment Funds form the biggest share of expenditure in the EU budget and are instrumental in job creation and competitiveness, boosting growth and enhancing competitiveness and innovation; calls on the Commission and the Member States to make every effort possible for the swift adoption of the remaining Operational Programmes in the coming months, so as to ensure that implementation will reach cruising speed in 2016;
2015/02/12
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 44 #

2015/2008(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Is concerned about the funding of the Youth Employment Initiative in 2016, given the frontloading of the entire financial envelope of the programme in 2014 and 2015; acknowledgstresses that the fight against youth unemployment needs to be further intensified and that all funding possibilities should be considered for this purpose; recalls in this connection that 2016 will be the first year when resources under the Global MFF Margin for commitments will be made available for policy objectives related to growth and employment, in particular youth employment; calls on the Commission to ascertain the reasons behind the delays in the utilisation of appropriations, with a view to ensuring that the necessary support is available for the Member States in their efforts to meet the objectives that have been set;
2015/02/12
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 51 #

2015/2008(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the significance of cross- border mobility as a means of enabling Europe to take advantage of the variety of people’s skills while expanding training and job opportunities for all generations; considers that emblematic and successful mobility programmes such as Erasmus+ work to the benefit of both the individuals and the economy and should therefore be exploitused to the full;
2015/02/12
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 55 #

2015/2008(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points to the importance of food policies, which cover economic activities that are firmly embedded in the EU's economic, social and territorial fabric; stresses that those policies should ensure that people working in the food industry are properly paid and the EU is self- sufficient in terms of food production; considers it essential to strike a balance between production requirements and the need for sustainable resource management and use;
2015/02/12
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 59 #

2015/2008(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. WelcomEndorses the Investment Plan presented by the Commission, which can createCommission’s decision to present an Investment Plan with the potential to mobilise EUR 315 billion of investments in infrastructures, education and research, as well as SMEs and mid-cap companies; notes that the EU budget is expected to provide the backbone of this investment plan by making available the EUR 8 billion required in commitments and payments for the provisioning of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI); considers the EU budget contribution as an opportunity to deliver a significant return on the objectives of the programmes concerned (Horizon 2020, Connecting Europe Facility) through a higher leverage effect; continues, nonetheless, to have doubts as to how the EFSI is to operate, with particular reference to its multiplier effect, the procedures for selecting projects and project additionality;
2015/02/12
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 60 #

2015/2008(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the Investment Plan presented by the Commission, which can create the potential to mobilise EUR 315 billion of investments in infrastructures, education and research, as well as SMEs and mid-cap companies; notes that the EU budget is expected to provide the backbone of this investment plan by making available the EUR 8 billion required in commitments and payments for the provisioning of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI); cConsiders the EU budget contribution as an opportunity to deliver a significant return on the objectives of the programmes concerned (Horizon 2020, Connecting Europe Facility) through a higher leverage effecttinues, nonetheless, to have doubts as to how the EFSI is to operate, with particular reference to its multiplier effect, the procedures for selecting projects and project additionality;
2015/02/12
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 70 #

2015/2008(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights the additional and complementary nature of the proposed Investment Plan and the EU budget and their joint commitment to kick- start the economy and boost job creation; stresses that the EU budget is in itself a major investment tool with a distinctive role and mission, that has provided tangible results with a clear European added value; is convinced that every effort needs to be deployed in order to create synergies not only between the Investment Plan and the EU budget but also with national budgets, in order to bridge the investment gap and maximise the effect of public spending on the real economy; notes the contradiction between the planned mechanism, in particular the leverage effect anticipated, and the objectives of Article 5 of the Regulation establishing the EFSI; calls therefore on the Commission to safeguard the role of the EU budget in funding investment which is not profitable;
2015/02/12
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 71 #

2015/2008(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights the complementary nature of the proposed Investment Plan and the EU budget and their joint commitment to kick- start the economy and boost job creation; stresses that the EU budget is in itself a major investment tool with a distinctive role and mission, that has provided tangible results with a clear European added value; is convinced that every effort needs to be deployed in order to create synergies not only between the Investment Plan and the EU budget but also with national budgets, in order to bridge the investment gap and maximise the effect of public spending on the real economy; proposes therefore by way of a quid pro quo, and in order to encourage national investment, that national cofinancing amounts under the European Structural and Investment Funds in the areas of infrastructure, research and development´, and assistance for SMEs should not be included when convergence criteria calculations are made, regardless of whether the preventive or the corrective arm of the Stability and Growth Pact is applicable to the Member State concerned;
2015/02/12
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 77 #

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 and helps minimise development disparities not only between Member States, but also between their regions; 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;
2015/02/12
Committee: BUDG
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 90 #

2015/2008(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Notes with concern that Europe, despite being one of the safest places in the world, is faced with new types of risks to its internal security which require ensuring closer police and judicial cooperation and coordination and at the same time promoting stability and peace in conflict areas; invites the Commission to propose targeted reinforcements of the relevant programmes and instruments, thus demonstrating the EU’s pledge to tackle these threats;
2015/02/12
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 102 #

2015/2008(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Notes that the first report, submitted on 17 December 2014, by the High Level Group on Own Resources, chaired by Mario Monti, proposes that the question of own resources for the EU budget be looked into from as many perspectives as possible; regards the shortcomings of the current own resources system as the root cause of the serious deadlock encountered during the annual negotiations on the budget and negotiations on the multiannual financial framework; restates its determined backing for an in-depth reform of the EU's own resources system which seeks a major reduction in the share based on Member States' GNI; attaches the utmost political importance to the outcome of the work of the high-level group, and to its proposals, which are due to be presented at an interinstitutional conference in 2016, with the involvement of national parliaments, and considered in the context of the MFF review/revision;
2015/02/12
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 105 #

2015/2008(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Urges the Commission to take due account of the above-mentioned political priorities when establishing its Draft Budget for 2016 so that the relevant EU programmes and actions are provided with the necessary means to accomplish these objectives; anticipates, in this context, a positive response from the Commission to the further requests and positions expressed in this resolution so as to settle recurrent problems and facilitate this year’s budgetary procedure; also expects the Commission to propose an adequate level of payment appropriations in its Draft Budget, based on real forecasts and needs, so as to give the EU resources to match its ambitions;
2015/02/12
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 119 #

2015/2008(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Underlines that the 2016 budget will be crucial as it should serve as a benchmark ofor the post-electoral MFF review / revision, to be launched before the end of 2016; stresses the need to establish political priorities and identify in good time areas of proven added value of EU spending for which further investments will be deemed necessary in the second half of the MFF 2014-2020; stresses, in this context, the importance of closely monitoring the implementation and performance of key EU programmes already during the current budgetary procedure;
2015/02/12
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 121 #

2015/2008(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Reaffirms its position in favour of an in-depth reform of the system of EU own resources, whose current shortcomings are causing severe impasses in budgetary negotiations; attaches, therefore, the highest political importance to the work of the High Level Group on Own Resources, under the chairmanship of Mario Monti; eagerly anticipates the results and proposals of the work of this High-Level Group that are due to be presented in an interinstitutional conference, with the participation of national parliaments, during 2016, and considered in the context of the MFF review / revision;deleted
2015/02/12
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 124 #

2015/2008(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Reaffirms its position in favour of an in-depth reform of the system of EU own resources, whose current shortcomings are causing severe impasses in budgetary negotiations; attaches, therefore, the highest political importance to the work of the High Level Group on Own Resources, under the chairmanship of Mario Monti; eagerly anticipates the results and proposals of the work of this High-Level Group that are due to be presented in an interinstitutional conference, with the participation of national parliaments, during 2016, and considered in the context of the MFF review / revision;
2015/02/12
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 113 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) Comprehensive action is required, especially in Countries with limited fiscal capacity, to reverse the vicious circle created by a lack of investment. Structural reforms and fiscal responsibility are necessary preconditions for stimulating investment. Along with a renewed impetus towards investment financing, these preconditions can contribute to establishing a virtuous circle, where investment projects help support employment and demand and lead to a sustained increase in growth potential.
2015/03/19
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 176 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) The purpose of the EFSI should be to help resolve the difficulties in financing and implementing productive investments in the Union and to ensure increased access to financing, with the aim of reducing unemployment level and boosting growth in Europe. It is intended that increased access to financing should be of particular benefit to small and medium enterprises. It is also appropriate to extend the benefit of such increased access to financing to mid- cap companies, which are companies having up to 3000 employees. Overcoming Europe's current investment difficulties should contribute to strengthening the Union's economic, social and territorial cohesion.
2015/03/19
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 197 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) The EFSI should support strategic investments with high economic value added contributing to achieving Union policy objectives. or operations between a Member State and a country falling within the scope of the European Neighbourhood Policy including the Strategic Partnership, the Enlargement Policy, and the European Economic Area or the European Free Trade Association, or investments implementing the EU Macro-regional strategies and operations between a Member State and an Overseas Country or Territory, as set out in Annex II of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. The investment should guarantee high economic, social and environmental value added, promoting quality jobs, sustainable innovation, skills and high quality employment, integrating and completing the single market, boosting the competitiveness of the EU. These strategic projects should benefit from positive externalities created by public investment and European Structural and Investment Funds in order to achieve Union policy objectives, including economic convergence between Member States and social cohesion.
2015/03/19
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 224 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) Many small and medium enterprises, as well as mid-cap companies,including unincorporated enterprises, as well as mid-cap companies, business clusters and networks across the Union require assistance to attract market financing, especially as regards investments that carry a greater degree of risk. The EFSI should help these businesses to overcome capital shortages by allowing the EIB and the European Investment Fund ('EIF') to provide direct and indirect equity injections, as well as to provide guarantees for high-quality securitisation of loans, and other products that are granted in pursuit of the aims of the EFSI.
2015/03/19
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 238 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) The EFSI should be established within the EIB in order to benefit from its experience and proven track record and in order for its operations to start to have a positive impact as quickly as possible. The work of the EFSI on providing finance to small and medium enterpriseprovision of EFSI funding to small and medium enterprises, unincorporated enterprises, business clusters and networks and small mid-cap companies shouldmay be channelled through the European Investment Fund ('EIF') and the EIB to benefit from itstheir experience in these activities.
2015/03/19
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 242 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) The EFSI should be established within the EIB in order to benefit from its experience and proven track record and in order for its operations to start to have a positive impact as quickly as possible. The work of the EFSI on providing finance to small and medium enterprises, unincorporated enterprises, business clusters and networks and small mid-cap companies should be channelled through the European Investment Fund ('EIF') to benefit from its experience in these activities.
2015/03/19
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 265 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) The EFSI should target projects delivering high societal and economic value and contributing to the objective of reducing unemployment. In particular, the EFSI should target projects that promote job creation, long- term growth and competitiveness and that favour convergence between European Regions. The EFSI should support a wide range of financial products, including equity, debt or guarantees, to best accommodate the needs of the individual project. This wide range of products should allow the EFSI to adapt to market needs whilst encouraging private investment in the projects. The EFSI should not be a substitute for private market finance but should instead catalyse private finance by addressing market failures so as to ensure the most effective and strategic use of public money. The requirement for consistency with State aid principles should contribute to such effective and strategic use.
2015/03/19
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 289 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) The EFSI should target projects with a higher risk-return profile than existing EIB and Union instruments and finance their riskier tranche to ensure additionality over existing operations. The EFSI should aim at financeing projects across the Union, including in the countries most affectwhole of the Union, above all where investment in percentage of GDP has substantially declined, by the financial crisiaking into account the criteria of additionality and high risk- profile in its investment policies. The EFSI should only be used where financing is not available from other sources on reasonable terms.
2015/03/19
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 313 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) The EFSI should target investments that are expected to be economically and technic, technically and environmentally viable, which may entail a degree of appropriate risk, whilst still meeting the particular requirements for EFSI financing.
2015/03/19
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 343 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) Decisions on the use of the EFSI support for infrastructure and large mid- cap projects should be made by an Investment Committee. In order to select the best projects and to ensure the achievement of the EFSI objectives, the Investment Committee should cooperate with national and sectorial investment platforms. The Investment Committee should be composed of independent experts who are knowledgeable and experienced in the areas of investment projects. The Investment Committee should be accountable to a Steering Board of the EFSI, who should supervise the fulfilment of the EFSI's objectives. To effectively benefit from the experience of the EIF, the EFSI should support funding to the EIF to allow the EIF to undertake individual projects in the areas of small and medium enterprises and small mid-cap companies.
2015/03/19
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 355 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) In order to enable the EFSI to support investments, the Union should grant a guarantee of an amount equal to EUR 16 000 000 000. When provided on a portfolio basis, the guarantee coverage should be capped depending upon the type of instrument, such as debt, equity or guarantees, as a percentage of the volume of the portfolio of outstanding commitments. It is expected that when the guarantee is combined with EUR 5 000 000 000 to be provided by the EIB, that the EFSI support should generate EUR 60 800 000 000 additional investment by the EIB and EIF. This EUR 60 800 000 000 supported by the EFSI is expected to generate a total of at least EUR 315 000 000 000 in additional investment in the Union within the period 2015 to 2017. Additional Member State contributions to the EFSI's capital would increase this amount and thereby bring the Fund's investment closer to actual needs. Guarantees that are attached to projects which are completed without a call on a guarantee are available for supporting new operations.
2015/03/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 358 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) On 13 January 2015, the European Commission presented a Communication on how it will apply the existing rules of the Stability and Growth Pact. National co-financing of operations supported by the EFSI, including in the transition period, are eligible to the flexibility within the existing rules of the Stability and Growth Pact, provided for by the Commission Communication of 13 January 2015, in accordance with the conditions and limits there included.
2015/03/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 384 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
(20) At the level of projects, third parties may co-finance together with EFSI on a project-by-project basis or in investment platforms related to specific geographic or thematic sectors.
2015/03/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 411 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
(22) In accordance with the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Infrastructure and project investments supported under EFSI should be consistent with State aid rules. To that end, the Commission has announced that it will formulate a set of core principles, for the purpose of State aid assessments, which a project will have to meet to be eligible for support under the EFSI. If a project meets these criteria and receives support from the EFSI, the Commission has announced that any national complementary support, will be assessed under a simplified and accelerated State aid assessment whereby the only additional issue to be verified by the Commission will be the proportionality of public support (absence of overcompensation). The Commission has also announced that it will provide further guidance on the set of core principles with a view to ensuring an efficient use of public funds. In any case, projects receiving funding under the EFSI, including any national complementary support assessed under a simplified and accelerated State aid assessment, will have to fully comply with the current legislation on State aids.
2015/03/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 414 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
(23) Given the need for urgent action within the Union, the EIB and the EIF may have financed additional projects, outside of their usual profile, in the course of 2015 before the entry into force of this Regulation. In order to maximise the benefit of the measures provided for in this Regulation, it should be possible for such additional projects to be included within the EU guarantee coverage in the event that they fulfil the substantive criteria set out in this Regulation.deleted
2015/03/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 430 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
(25) The EIB should regularly evaluate activities supported by the EFSI and their overall contribution to the achievement of the EFSI objectives with a view to assessing their relevance, performance and impact and to identifying aspects that could improve future activities. Such evaluations should contribute to accountability and analysis of sustainability.
2015/03/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 455 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
(27) In order to cover the risks related to the EU guarantee to the EIB, a guarantee fund should be established. The guarantee fund should be constituted by a gradual payment from the Union budget. The guarantee fund should subsequently also receive revenues and repayments from projects that benefit from EFSI support and amounts recovered from defaulting debtors where the guarantee fund has already honoured the guarantee to the EIB. Any surplus in the guarantee fund or remaining remuneration should constitute internal assigned revenue for any lines of the European budget which may have been used as a source of redeployment to the EFSI guarantee fund.
2015/03/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 482 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
(29) To partially finance the contribution from the Union budget, the available envelopes of the Horizon 2020 – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2014-2020, provided by Regulation (EU) No 1291/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council2 , and the Connecting Europe Facility, provided by Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council3 , should be reduced. Those programmes serve purposes that are not replicated by the EFSI. However, the reduction of both programmes to finance the guarantee fund is expected toshould ensure a greaterlevel of investment in certainthe areas of their respective mandates th, namely research, development and is possible through the existing programmesnnovation and transport, telecommunications and energy infrastructure, at least equal to the contributions made from the Union budget. The EFSI should be able to leverage the EU guarantee to multiply the financial effect within those areas of research, development and innovation and transport, telecommunications and energy infrastructure compared to if the resources had been spent via grants within the planned Horizon 2020 and Connecting Europe Facility programmes. It is, therefore, appropriate to redirect part of the funding presently envisaged for those programmes to the benefit of EFSI. __________________ 2 Regulation (EU) No 1291/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 establishing Horizon 2020 - the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020) and repealing Decision No 1982/2006/EC (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 104). 3 Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 establishing the Connecting Europe Facility, amending Regulation (EU) No 913/2010 and repealing Regulations (EC) No 680/2007 and (EC) No 67/2010 (OJ L 348, 20.12.2013, p. 129).
2015/03/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 500 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
(31) Within the Union, there are a significant number of potentially viable projects that are not being financed due to credit constraints in certain Member States or to a lack of certainty and transparency with respect to such projects. Often, this is because private investors are not aware of the projects or have insufficient information to make an assessment of the investment risks. The Commission and the EIB, with support from the Member States, should promote the creation of a transparent pipeline of current and future investment projects in the Union suitable for investment. This 'project pipeline' should ensure that information is made publicly available regarding investment projects on a regular and structured basis to ensure that investors have reliable information on which to base their investment decisions.
2015/03/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 533 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36 a (new)
(36a) Member States should receive equal treatment with regard to one-off measures consisting of financial contribution to the EFSI investments. National contributions to EFSI eligible investment platforms and individual projects, via direct public budget transfers or National Promotional Banks, including those undertaken in the transitional period referred to by article 20 will be considered by the Commission in the assessment to be made under the existing rules of the Pact the same way as one-off capital contributions to the EFSI.
2015/03/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 534 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36 a (new)
(36a) Member States should receive equal treatment with regard to one-off measures consisting of financial contribution to the EFSI investments. National contributions to EFSI eligible investment platforms and individual projects, via direct public budget transfers or National Promotional Banks, including those undertaken in the transitional period referred to by article 20 will be considered by the Commission in the assessment to be made under the existing rules of the Pact the same way as one-off capital contributions to the EFSI.
2015/03/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 574 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The purpose of the EFSI shall be to boost growth and favour job creation, through the support for investments in the Union and to ensure, including projects between a Member State and a third country, and an increased access to financing for companies having up to 3000 employees, with a particular focus on small and medium enterprises, through the supply of risk bearing capacity to the EIB ('EFSI Agreement').
2015/03/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 578 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point 1 (new)
(1) Definitions For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply: a)´EFSI Agreement´ means the legal instrument whereby the Commission and the EIB specify the conditions laid down in this Regulation for the management of the EFSI; b) ´national promotional banks or institutions´ means legal entities carrying out a financial activity on a professional basis and upon which are conferred a public mandate by a Member State, whether at central, regional or local level, to carry out public development or promotional activities on a non-commercial basis, seeking to address market failures; c) ´investment platforms´ means special purpose vehicles, managed accounts, contract-based co-financing or risk sharing arrangements or arrangements established by any other means by which investors channel a financial contribution in order to finance a number of investment projects and which may include national platforms that regroup several investment projects on the territory of a given Member State, multi- country or regional platforms that regroup several Member States interested in large projects in a given geographic area, or thematic platforms, which could gather investment projects in a given sector; d) 'small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)' means micro, small and medium-sized enterprises as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC; e) ´mid-cap companies´ means legal entities having up to 3000 employees and that are not SMEs. f) 'unincorporated enterprise' means a producer unit which is not incorporated as a legal entity separate from the owner (household, government or foreign resident); g) 'business cluster' means a network of connected businesses, suppliers, and associates in a specific field that are all located in the same geographical area.
2015/03/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 732 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. Member States that become parties to the EFSI Agreement shall be able to provide their contribution, in particular, in the form of cash or a guarantee acceptable to the EIB. Other third parties shall be able to provide their contribution only in cash.
2015/03/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 762 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The EFSI Agreement shall provide that the EFSI shall be governed by a Steering Board, which shall determine the strategic orientation, the strategic asset allocation and operating policies and procedures, including the investment policy of projects that EFSI can support and the risk profile of the EFSI, in order to maximise growth and job creation and in conformity with the objectives under Article 5(2). The Steering Board shall elect one of its members to be Chairperson.
2015/03/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 767 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. When establishing the investment policy and risk policy for the EFSI support, the Steering Board shall pay particular attention to closing investment gaps and accounting for the prevailing business cycle conditions across Europe.
2015/03/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 844 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
The EFSI Agreement shall provide that the EFSI shall have an Investment Committee, which shall be responsible for examining any potential operations in line with the EFSI investment policies and approving the support of the EU guarantee for operations in line with Article 5, irrespective of their geographic locincluding the criteria of additionality, as determined by the Steering Board pursuant to Article 5(2a), as well as approving the support of the EU guarantee for operations under this regulation.
2015/03/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 865 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
The Investment Committee shall be composed of sixeight independent experts and the Managing Director. Independent experts shall have a high level of relevant market experience in project finance and be appointed by the Steering Board for a renewable fixed term of three years. structuring and project financing, as well as macroeconomic expertise. The Investment Committee shall have a pluridisciplinary composition encompassing a broad range of expertise in various sectors, such as research and development, transport and SMEs. It shall be appointed by the Steering Board for a renewable fixed term of three years. When appointing the Committee, the Steering board shall take into account the gender balance of the members.
2015/03/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 889 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. When carrying out their duties, the members of the Investment Committee shall act impartially, in good faith and in the interest of the objectives of the EFSI and of the European Union. The members shall be chosen from persons whose independence is beyond doubt and shall not have any conflict of interests. The members shall not seek nor take instructions from the EIB, the Union institutions, Member States or any other public or private body. EIB staff may assist with analytical, logistical, and administrative support. However, any project assessment conducted by EIB staff shall not be binding on the Investment Committee.
2015/03/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 900 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
The Union shall provide a guarantee to the EIB for financing or investment operations carried out within then irrevocable and unconditional guarantee for financing or investment operations carried out within the Union, or operations between a Member State and a country falling within the scope of the European Neighbourhood Policy including the Strategic Partnership, the Enlargement Policy, and the European Economic Area or the European Free Trade Association, or investments implementing the EU Macro-regional strategies and operations between a Member State and an Overseas Country or Territory, as set out in Annex II of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, covered by this Regulation ('EU guarantee'). The EU guarantee shall be granted as a guarantee on demand in respect of instruments referred to in Article 6.
2015/03/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1052 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The EFSI shall target projects with a higher risk profile than existing EIB and Union instruments so as to ensure additionality over existing operations. The EFSI shall support projects which fulfil the following criteria: a) the pursuit of the Union objective of smart, sustainable, long-term and inclusive growth and having high societal and economic value, the highest possible positive impact on quality job creation, economic convergence between European regions and EU added value; b) a focus on operations that could not have been carried out using the Union budget or by the ordinary activity of the EIB, nor financed by the market; c) be viable from an economic perspective, according to a comprehensive assessment in which not only the project itself but also its overall impact on the economy and its ability to trigger subsequent investments, such as from the private sector, is to be carried out; d) would not have received financing from any other existing Union fund due to a non-availability of the required financing in the market; e) has a higher risk profile than projects supported under existing EIB activity, taking account of the fact that real additionality can only be ensured when financial resources are concentrated on projects not financed otherwise; the design of the appropriate measures is to be elaborated under the procedures of Article 3(1); f) Projects with positive socio-economic impact, taking into consideration the specificities of the sector of the project; g) Projects that can contribute to close EU countries´ investment gaps and properly address market failures; 2b. Acknowledging that projects of any size can bring the European economy forward, there shall be no restrictions on the size of projects to be targeted by the EFSI.
2015/03/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1087 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) EIB loans, guarantees, counter- guarantees, capital market instruments, any other form of funding or credit enhancement instrument, equity or quasi- equity participations. These Instruments shall be granted, acquired or issued for the benefit of operations carried out in the Union, including cross-border operations between a Member State and a third country, in compliance with this Regulation and where EIB financing has been granted in accordance with a signed agreement which has neither expired nor been cancelled;
2015/03/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1095 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) loans, guarantees, counter- guarantees, capital market instruments, any other form of funding or credit enhancement instrument, equity or quasi- equity participations by dedicated investment platforms or national promotional banks in accordance with Article 5. These Instruments shall be granted, acquired or issued for the benefit of operations carried out in compliance with this Regulation and where financing has been granted in accordance with a signed agreement which has neither expired nor been cancelled;
2015/03/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1166 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 17 adjustreducing the target amount provided for in paragraph 5 by a maximum of 10% to better reflect the potential risk of the EU guarantee being called.
2015/03/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1182 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. The EFSI Agreement shall provide for the creation of a European Investment Advisory Hub ('EIAH') within the EIB. The EIAH shall have as its objective to build upon existing EIB and Commission advisory services in order to provide advisory support for investment project identification, preparation and development, and to act as a single technical advisory hub for project financing within the Union. This shall include providing support on the use of technical assistance for project structuring, use of innovative financial instruments, use of public-private partnerships and advice, as appropriate, on relevant issues of Union legislation. EIAH shall provide targeted support in those areas taking into account technical assistance needs and capacity building gaps whenever they surface across Europe, irrespective of their geographic location. To meet the objective referred to in the first subparagraph, the EIAH shall engage the expertise of the EIB, the Commission, national promotional banks and the managing authorities of the European Structural and Investment Funds. Access to expertise from the EIAH shall be free of charge for project promoters. EIB shall ensure that the staff involved in carrying out the tasks of the EIAH shall be organisationally separate from, and be subject to separate reporting lines vis-a-vis, the staff involved in carrying out other tasks conferred upon EIB. In order to ensure the best possible regional and territorial reach across the Union for such advisory services and support, the work of the EIAH shall be reinforced by, and closely networked with, similar structures at national level, such as those provided by national promotional banks or adequate public agencies.
2015/03/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1200 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission and the EIB, with support from the Member States, shall promote the creation of a transparent pipeline of current and potential future investment projects in the Union. The pipeline is without prejudice to the final projects selected for support according to Article 3(5)o identify bankable and EU-added value projects for the pipeline, the Commission and the EIB should involve all relevant stakeholders. The pipeline is without prejudice to the final projects selected for support according to Article 3(5). The Commission and the EIB, with support from the Member States, shall also put in place promotional activities directed at potential investors to promote the EFSI and ensure the highest possible level of contributions to the fund.
2015/03/19
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1216 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall develop, update and disseminate, on a regular and structured basis, information on current and future investment projects in their territory, in order to increase the EFSI visibility and to assure its accountability towards EU citizens.
2015/03/19
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1235 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) an assessment of the added value, the mobilisation of private sector resources, the estimated and actual outputs, outcomes and impact of EIB financing and investment operations at an aggregated basis; this assessment should be accompanied by an opinion of an independent external auditor;
2015/03/19
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1278 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission shall, by 30 June of each year, send to the European Parliament, the Council and the Court of Auditors an annual report on the situation of the guarantee fund and the management thereof in the previous calendar year. In addition, the Commission shall include the EFSI in the annual evaluation report on the Union's finances. The assessment shall be based also on the results achieved in accordance with Article 318 TFEU, second subparagraph, in particular with reference to the underlying assumptions of the Plan in terms of new investment generated and jobs created.
2015/03/19
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1350 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
The EU guarantee and the payments and recoveries under it that are attributable to the general budget of the Union shall be audited by the Court of Auditorsexternal audit of the activities undertaken in accordance with the EFSI Regulation is carried out by the European Court of Auditors in accordance with Article 287 TFEU.
2015/03/19
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1466 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 a (new)
National co-financing of those operations will benefit from the flexibility within the existing rules of the SGP provided for by the Commission Communication of 13 January 2015 according to its terms and conditions.
2015/03/19
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 15 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
– having regard to the Council Directive 2000/43/EC of June 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin,
2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 18 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 b (new)
– having regard to the Council Directive 2000/789/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation,
2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 24 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
– having regard to its Resolution of 4 February 2014 on the EU Roadmap against homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity
2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 25 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 b (new)
– having regard to the Guidelines to promote and protect the enjoyment of all human rights by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) persons, adopted by the Foreign Affairs Council of 24 June 2013,
2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 46 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 a (new)
– having regard to the package of directives on Procedural Defence Rights in the EU,
2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 86 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas respecting the rule of law is a prerequisite for the protection of fundamental rights and is of particular importance within the EU since it is also a prerequisite for upholding all rights and obligations deriving from the Treaties and from international law.
2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 92 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the way the rule of law is implemented at national level plays a key role in ensuring mutual trust among Member States and their legal systems, hence it is of vital importance to establishing an area of freedom, security and justice as described in Title V of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) requires the EU and each Member State to uphold fundamental rights in full;
2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 103 #

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 citizens and their fundamental right, including children and young people and the respect of their fundamental rights, and further increased the socio-economic exclusion of citizens in several countries;
2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 134 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas many fundamental rights violations still occur in the EU and in Member States, as pointed out in reports by the Commission, the FRA, NGOs, the Council of Europe and the UN, such as the violations of the right to freedom of assembly and expression of civil society organisations, the institutional discrimination of LGBTI persons through marriage bans and anti-propaganda legislation, and the remaining high-levels of discrimination and hate crime motivated by racism, xenophobia, religious intolerance, or by bias against a person's disability, sexual orientation or gender identity;
2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 135 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas many fundamental rights violations still occur in the EU and in Member States, as pointed out in reports by the Commission, the FRA, NGOs, the Council of Europe and the UN, such as the violations of the right to freedom of assembly and expression of civil society organisations, the institutional discrimination of LGBTI persons through marriage bans and anti-propaganda legislation, and the remaining high-levels of discrimination and hate crime motivated by racism, xenophobia, religious intolerance, or by bias against a person's disability, sexual orientation or gender identity;
2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 137 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas many fundamental rights violations still occur in the EU and in Member States, as pointed out in reports by the Commission, the FRA, NGOs, the Council of Europe and the UN; such as the violations of the right to freedom of assembly and expression of civil society organisations, freedom of media, the institutional discrimination of LGBTI persons through marriage bans and anti- propaganda legislation, and the remaining high-levels of discrimination and hate crime and hate speech motivated by racism, xenophobia, religious intolerance, or by bias against a person's disability, sexual orientation or gender identity;
2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 143 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas specific human rights guidelines have been developed in external policies of the EU, this has not been the case in its internal policies, which could lead to allegations of double standards;
2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 168 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that it is essential to guarantee that the common European values listed in Article 2 TEU are upheld in full in both European and national legislation, public policies and their implementation;
2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 200 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point a
(a) make provision for an annual policy cycle that monitors its application, taking account of the results of annual and specific reports from the various parties involved, instituinstitutions of the European Union, like the Commission and FRA, the Council of Europe, the United Nationals and otherwisecivil society organisations, and contribute towards improving coordination between those involved and the drafting of policies on the basis of greater transparency and dialogue;
2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 203 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point a a (new)
(aa) ensure that the annual policy cycle is based on the compliance with the rule of law as it is a pre-requisite for the protection of fundamental rights
2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 219 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point c
(c) develop, in cooperation with the FRA, a database that collates and publishes data onbe based on a system of annual country assessment, developed by the Commission and the Council, on the compliance with the rule of law and the situation regardingof fundamental rights in the EU and in individual Member States; reiterates, iall Member States of the European Union, based on data of FRA, Council of Europe and its Venice Commission and NGOs. In that connection, the need for the Commission to propose a revision of the FRA Regulation is essential in order to grant the FRA wider powers; in particular in relation to the situation assessment in each Member States and the possibility of the FRA auto-referral as part of an alert mechanism;
2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 224 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point d
(d) bproadenvide clear indicators in order to assess the enforcement and respect of fundamental rights, and to trigger alert mechanisms in the case of violations. Such indicators could take the form of a fundamental rights scoreboard, possibly as an extension of the scope of the EU Justice Scoreboard t, which should also cover the assessment of criminal justice systems and of efforts to uphold fundamental rights and the rule of law; indicators should include clear data collection mechanisms, including equality data collection disaggregated according to the different discrimination grounds;
2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 241 #

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 is a good tool under the current legal framework provided by the Treaties; considers, however, that the proposed mechanism willmay not act as a sufficient deterrent when it comes to preventing and resolving fundamental rights violations in Member States;
2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 251 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point a
(a) making it part of the internal strategy on fundamental rights, as rule of law is a pre-requisite for the protection of fundamental rights in the European Union and its Member States;
2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 252 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point a a (new)
(aa) finding a way to make better use of the expertise of the Council of Europe and setting up a formal channel of cooperation in matters relating to the rule of law and fundamental rights;
2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 257 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point b
(b) clearly definifying the criteria for its application and ensuring that it is implemented swiftly without waiting for fundamental rights violations to materialise and considering setting up these criteria in a manner that any breach could automatically trigger the mechanism;
2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 264 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point c
(c) ensuring the full involvementand guaranteeing the use of all available data, at the launch and dialogue stages, not only of the Commission and the Member State in question, but also of the European Parliament, the Council, national parliaments, the FRA and civil society, and guaranteeing the use of all available data, the Council of Europe, and its Venice Commission and civil society;
2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 270 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point d
(d) ensuring that Article 7 TEU is implemented automatically by which the possibility of applying double standards can be fully avoided; defining the criteria for "clear risk of breach" and "serious and persistent breach" building inter alia on the case law of European Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights, should such a mechanism fail, and that the possibility of imposing further penalties in keeping with European law is considered;
2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 277 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Welcomes the fact that the Council will hold debates on the rule of law; considers, however, that such debates are not the most effective ways to resolve any non-compliance with the fundamental values of the European Union; regrets the fact that it is neither informed nor involved into the organisation of these debates; calls on the Council to base its debates on the results of annual and specific reports of the European Commission, the European Parliament, the civil society, the Council of Europe and its Venice Commission and other parties involved, institutional and otherwise;
2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 279 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the Council to push for a more ambitious plan on the rule of law framework that enables the various European institutions to monitor and safeguard Member States' compliance with the rule of law; either in form of a Treaty change, allowing the fundamental values enshrined in Article 2 to be monitored and safeguarded beyond the areas covered by EU law, or in form of a peer review, with the involvement of the European institutions and possibly the Council of Europe and its Venice Commission; considers that such ambitious plan should also foresee a more important role for the European Court of Justice that is not limited to procedural guarantees;
2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 281 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls on the Council to find a common ground on the precise content of the principles and standards stemming from the rule of law that vary at national level and to consider the already existing definition of the rule of law of the European Court of Justice, as a starting point for debate, that include legality, which implies a transparent, accountable, democratic and pluralistic process for enacting laws; legal certainty; prohibition of arbitrariness of the executive powers; independent and impartial courts; effective judicial review including respect for fundamental rights; and equality before the law;
2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 283 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Commends the role of the Court of Auditors in monitoring the spending of structural funds for Roma-related projects; equally commends the commitment of the European Ombudsman in inquiring how the European Commission ensures that fundamental rights are complied with at all stages of the implementation of the EU cohesion policy in the Member States;
2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 299 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Deplores recent instances of anti- Semitic and anti-Islamic discrimination and violenceincidents of discrimination, hate speech and hate crime motivated by racism, xenophobia, religious intolerance, or by bias against a person's disability, gender, sexual orientation or gender identity, which occur in the EU on a daily basis; calls on Member States to protect freedom of religion or beliefundamental rights and to promote tolerance;
2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 312 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Deplores recent instancecidents of anti- Semitic and anti-Islamophobic discrimination and violence; calls on Member States to protect freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief and to promote tolerance, as well as to ban any form of discrimination and exception from the law on grounds of individuals' personal choice of thought, conscience, religion or belief;
2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 338 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Deplores incidents of hate speech and hate crime motivated by racism, xenophobia, religious intolerance, or by bias against a person's disability, sexual orientation or gender identity, which occur in the EU on a daily basis; calls on Member States to protect fundamental rights and to promote tolerance;
2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 354 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Urges the EU and the Member States to mainstream social inclusion and non- discrimination measures in future internal security strategies;
2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 362 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Urges Member States to safeguard free movement of Roma, and calls on the EU to monitor forced evictions and repatriations;
2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 409 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Deplores the fact that even today people belonging to any kind of minorities are still victims of discrimination throughout the EU;
2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 418 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Urges the EU and Member States to include multiple discrimination within equality policies;
2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 440 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Strongly deplores the fact that negotiations withat the Council has still not adopted the 2008 proposal for a Directive on implementing the Council on the proposal for an anti-discrimination directive have stalled, andprinciple of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation; welcomes the prioritization of this Directive by the European Commission; reiterates its call to the Council to adopt the proposal as soon as possible;
2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 444 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Strongly deplores the fact that negotiations withat Council has still not adopted the 2008 proposal for a Directive on implementing the Council on the proposal for an anti-discrimination directive have stalled,principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation; welcomes the prioritisation of this Directive by the European Commission; and reiterates its call to the Council to adopt the proposal as soon as possible;
2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 449 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the European Commission and the Council to acknowledge the need for reliable and comparable equality data to measure discrimination, disaggregated according to discrimination grounds, in order to inform policy-making, evaluate the implementation of EU anti- discrimination legislation, and better enforce it; calls on both institutions to define consistent equality data collection principles, based on self-identification, EU data protection standards and the consultation of the relevant communities;
2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 466 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Urges the EU and the Member States to ban all discrimination on grounds of gender identity and to combat and prosecute all forms of violence andEmphasises that regarding article 21 and 22 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU everyone is equal before the law and that any discrimination, including based on sex, shall be prohibited; urges the Member States to implement that ban on discrimination against womenresolutely;
2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 474 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Urges, due to the fact that 33 % of women in the EU since the age of 15 have experienced physical and/or sexual violence and 35 % of women before the age of 15 have experienced physical, sexual or psychological violence, the members states to combat and prosecute all forms of violence against women and girls;
2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 481 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Denounces the persistent and widespread discrimination against Roma in all EU Member States as the root cause of the deprived living conditions and socio-economic exclusion in which many of them still live today; urges the European Commission to take action against those Member States that promote or allow institutionalised discrimination and segregation, especially in education and housing; calls the Commission to mainstream the monitoring of discrimination practices in all areas, especially education, employment, housing and healthcare;
2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 487 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10c. Deplores that ethnic minorities continue to face widespread discrimination in law enforcement and judicial system as well as over-policing practices such as ethnic profiling and unequal treatment;
2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 514 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Condemns all forms of discrimination and violence on EU territory against lesbian, gay, transsexualgender, bisexual and intersex people (LGBTI), as fostered by laws and policies that restrict the fundamental rights of these persons; calls on the Commission and Member States to adopt laws and policies to combat homophobia and transphobia; calls on the Commission to issue an action plan or strategy against homophobia and for equality on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity by the end of this year, as repeatedly called for by Parliament and as promised by Commissioner Jourova in the process of the Commission hearings;
2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 522 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission to bring forward a proposal for the full mutual recognition of the effects of all civil status documents across the EU, including legal gender recognition, marriages and registered partnerships, in order to reduce discriminatory legal and administrative barriers for citizens who exercise their right to free movement;
2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 523 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission to bring forward a proposal for the full mutual recognition of the effects of all civil status documents across the EU, including legal gender recognition, marriages and registered partnerships, in order to reduce discriminatory legal and administrative barriers for citizens who exercise their right to free movement;
2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 525 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Considers that LGBTI people's fundamental rights are more likely to be safeguarded if they have access to legal institutions such as cohabitation, registered partnership or marriage; welcomes the fact that 18 Member States currently offer these options, and calls on other Member States to consider doing so;
2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 528 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Deplores that transgender people are still considered mentally ill in the majority of Member States and calls on them to review national mental health catalogues, while ensuring that medically necessary treatment remains available for all trans people;
2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 530 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Recalls its resolution of 4 February 2014 on the EU Roadmap against homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity and calls upon the European Commission to put forward an EU LGBTI Strategy, comparable to the LGBTI Guidelines adopted by the Foreign Affairs Council of 24 June 2013;
2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 532 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 d (new)
11d. Welcomes initiative shown by the Commission to drive depathologization of transgender identities in the review of the World Health Organisation's International Classification of Diseases; calls on the Commission to intensify efforts to prevent gender variance in childhood from becoming a new ICD diagnosis;
2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 533 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 e (new)
11e. Strongly regrets that genital "normalization" surgery of intersex infants is widespread, despite not being medically necessary; welcomes, in this regard, the Maltese Gender Identity, Gender Expression and Sex Characteristics Act of April 2015, which bans such surgery on intersex infants and reinforces the principle of self- determination for intersex people, and calls on other states to follow the Maltese example;
2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 548 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Member States to collect equality data according to current data protection standards, in consultation with minority representatives, in order to measure inequalities, monitor the impact of EU and Member States policies on them and devise better policies to overcome those inequalities; calls the Commission to address a recommendation to the Member States in order to support equality data collection in the EU;
2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 568 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Expresses its concerns regarding investigations and convictions in connection with hate crimes in the Member States; calls on the EU to make the fight against hate crimes a priority when drawing up European policies against discrimination and in the field of justice; calls for a review of the framework decision on racism and xenophobiaEU legislation against hate speech and hate crime, expanding it to the grounds of religion, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity;
2015/05/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 572 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Expresses its concerns regarding investigations and convictions in connection with hate crimes in the Member States; calls on the EU to make the fight against hate crimes a priority when drawing up European policies against discrimination and in the field of justice; calls for a review of the framework decision on racism and xenophobiaEuropean legislation against hate speech and hate crime expanding it to the grounds of religion, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity; in order to fully cover all forms of hate crimes and crimes committed with a bias or discriminatory motive related to the victims’ personal characteristics, and to clearly define consistent investigation and prosecution standards;
2015/05/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 595 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 d (new)
13d. Condemns all forms of discrimination and violence on EU territory against members of specific ethnic and religious communities; calls on the Commission and the Member States to adopt specific policy commitments to combat all forms of racism, including anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, Afrophobia and anti- Gypsyism;
2015/05/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 683 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on EU institutions to put solidarity and a human rights based approach at the heart of the EU migration policies. Calls on the EU institutions to guarantee that sufficient resources are made available to implement a search and rescue operation in the Mediterranean and promote legal and safe routes for people fleeing wars and seeking for international protection;
2015/05/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 717 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission to monitor closely the implementation of Directive 2013/32/EU on Asylum Qualification, with particular attention to those asylum seekers in need of special procedural guarantees;
2015/05/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 718 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission to monitor closely the implementation of Directive 2013/32/EU on Asylum Qualification, with particular attention to those asylum seekers with special needs;
2015/05/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 770 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Emphasises that, in Member States subject to economic adjustment programmes, the EU institutions are also responsible for the associated conditions; stresses that the EU institutions are always under an obligation to observe the Charter, even when acting outside the framework of EU law, thus, under no circumstances obligations imposed to Member States by the economic adjustment programmes should lead to restrictions and violations of fundamental rights guaranteed in the EU Charter;
2015/05/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 780 #

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; ensure, empower and promote the involvement of civil society organization in monitoring applications of fundamental rights in Member States and designing and implementing remedial actions;
2015/05/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 782 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the EU institutions and on the Member States to recognise that long- term investment in social inclusion is beneficial as it tackles the high cost of discrimination and inequality; calls on EU institutions and the Member States to ensure that access to justice and redressing discrimination are not put in danger by drastic funding cuts in equality bodies budgets; calls on EU and national institutions not to threaten social inclusion by budgetary measures threatening the survival of community- based organisations working for equality;
2015/05/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 790 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the EU institutions, when adopting and implementing austerity measures, to further strengthen the role of the European Union in the protection and promotion of economic, social and cultural rights and to guarantee that sufficient resources are still made available to ensure the satisfaction of minimum essential levels of economicthis aim, especially when adopting and implementing austerity measures; this should also possibly include the extension of the social rights in the EU Charter to other social rights mentioned in the revised Social Charter of the Council of Europe such as the right to work, the right to fair remuneration, the right to be protected from poverty and social rightsexclusion;
2015/05/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 839 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that corruption represents a serious fundamental rights violation; calls on the Member States and institutions to devise effective instruments for combating and sanctioning corruption and to monitor regularly the use of public funds, be they European or national;
2015/05/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 863 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7
Detention condiUse and Conditions of detentions
2015/05/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 867 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Deplores the conditions in the prisons of numerous Member States and the overuse of detention, in particular of pre- trial detention; regards it as essential that the EU should adopt an instrument which guarantees that the recommendations of the European Committee for the prevention of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment and punishment (CPT) and the judgments of the ECtHR are implemented; and adopts an instrument that addresses the use of detention and the detention conditions;
2015/05/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 875 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Deplores the lack of access to legal aid in many Member States and the fact that this reduces the right to access a lawyer to those with sufficient financial means; regards it as essential that the EU adopt a strong and comprehensive directive on access to legal aid;
2015/05/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 891 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Recognises that the financial and economic crisis has had a serious negative impact on the realisation of children’s rights and well-being;
2015/05/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 893 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)
22c. Calls on Member States to step up their efforts on tackling child poverty and social exclusion through effective implementation of the European Commission Recommendation ‘Investing in children: breaking the cycle of disadvantage’ through integrated strategies supporting access to adequate resources, enabling access to affordable quality services and promoting children’s participation in decision making that affects them; calls on the Commission to take further measures for monitoring the implementation of the Recommendation;
2015/05/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 895 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 d (new)
22d. Invites the European Commission to propose an ambitious and comprehensive successor to the EU Agenda on the Rights of the Child in 2015;
2015/05/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 897 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 e (new)
22e. Encourages all Member States to make a contribution to the realisation of children’s rights through the ratification of the Third Optional Protocol to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child on a Communications Procedure;
2015/05/19
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 28 #

2014/2248(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Is convinced that the EU budget needs to be endowed with a system of genuine own resources, with simplicity, fairness and transparency as guiding principles; considers of primary importance the work of the High Level Group on Own Resources and expects from it timely, effective and ambitious proposals; considers that such a system should reduce the share of GNI contributions to the EU budget with a view to abandoning the ‘juste retour’ approach of Member States; insists, in this context, on the phasing-out of all forms of rebates;
2016/09/07
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 42 #

2014/2248(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that the multiannual financial framework should allow for maximum flexibility in order to respond to crises and evolving political priorities;, underlines therefore the importance of the 2014-2020 MFF mid - term revision and stresses, in this context, the need to make available in the budget all extraordinary revenue resulting from decommitments under the EU budget or competition fines;
2016/09/07
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 51 #

2014/2248(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the need to safeguard the principle of unity of the budget, and is concerned about the recent shift from the Community method to intergovernmental decision-making as observed in the setting- up of ad hoc satellite instruments outside the EU budget such as the Trust Funds; stresses the need to ensure parliamentarydemocratic oversight over all EU expenditure.
2016/09/07
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 20 #

2014/2221(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Council and the Commission to undertake, together with Parliament, a draft revision of the current budgetary procedure so as to consolidate the role of the two branches of the budgetary authority and the executive role of the Commission;
2015/01/26
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 37 #

2014/2221(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Hopes that, following the presentation of the report by Mr Monti's High Level Group on Own Resources, the Council, Parliament and the Commission will, without delay, take steps to introduce and implement a system of EU own resources designed - in the long term - to replace current national contributions;
2015/01/26
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 3 #

2014/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child and the European Parliament resolution on the 25th anniversary of the Right of the Child adopted on the 27th November 2014;
2014/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 366 #

2014/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 66
66. Points out that 78 countries still criminalise homosexuality, including seven which provide for the death penalty, and 20 countries still criminalise transgender identities; firmly condemns the recent increase in discriminatory laws and practices and acts of violence against individuals based on their sexual orientation and gender identity, worldwide, and most notably in Nigeria and Uganda; encourages close monitoring of the situation in Nigeria, Uganda, India and Russia, where new laws or recent legal developments seriously threaten the freedom of sexual minorities; reaffirms its support for the continuing work of the High Commissioner on Human Rights to combat these discriminatory laws and practices and for the work of the UN more generally on this issue;
2014/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 370 #

2014/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 67
67. Welcomes the adoption in 2013 of the EU Guidelines to promote and protect the enjoyment of all human rights by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) persons; calls on the EEAS and the Commission to raise the issue of LGBTI rights in political and human rights dialogues with third countries and multilateral forums; emphasises the importance of the Commission and the EEAS continuing to raise the issue of LGBTI rights in political and human rights dialogues and of using the EIDHR to support organisations defending LGBTI rights by empowering them to challenge homo- and transphobic laws and discrimination against LGBTI people, raising awareness among the general public of the discrimination and violence experienced by persons of different sexual orientations and gender identities, and ensuring the provision of emergency assistance (from psychosocial and medical help to mediation and reintegration assistance) to those in need of such support;
2014/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 381 #

2014/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 68 a (new)
68a. Calls upon the European Commission and the World Health Organisation to withdraw gender identity disorders from the list of mental and behavioural disorders; calls on the Commission to reinforce its efforts towards ending the pathologisation of trans identities; encourages states to ensure quick, accessible and transparent gender recognition procedures respecting the right to self-determination;
2014/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 382 #

2014/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 68 b (new)
68b. Welcomes the growing political support to outlaw sterilisation as a requirement for legal gender recognition, as expressed by the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and supports the view that such requirements should be treated and persecuted as a breach of the right to bodily integrity and sexual and reproductive health and rights;
2014/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 390 #

2014/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69
69. Welcomes the annulment in October 2013 of the Moldovan law prohibiting the ‘propagation of any other relations than those related to marriage or family’, and calls on Lithuania and Russia to follow the Moldovan example; regrets the outcome of the Croatian referendum of December 2013, which endorsed a constitutional ban on equal marriage; highlights that such a referendum will take place in Slovakia in February 2015; regrets that in Macedonia, a bill constitutionally banning same-sex marriage is currently considered in Parliament; stresses that such referendumdevelopments contribute to a climate of homophobia and discrimination; stresses that there is a strong need for improved protection of basic rights and freedoms for LGBTI people, including by legislating on hate crimes and anti- discrimination legislation, and asks the national authorities to denounce hatred and violence on grounds of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression; considers that LGBTI persons’ fundamental rights are more likely to be safeguarded if they have access to legal institutions such as cohabitation, registered partnership or marriage;
2014/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 400 #

2014/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70 a (new)
70a. Reiterates its call on the Commission to propose an ambitious and comprehensive Child Rights Strategy and Action Plan for the next five years, as requested in its resolution on the 25th Anniversary of the Right of the Child of 27 November 2014;
2014/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 407 #

2014/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72
72. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to continue to take action regarding the rights of the child, with a specific focus on violence against children, including torture, as cases of torture and detention of children have been reported by organisations such as UNICEF and Amnesty International; calls for particular focus on the issues of forced child labour, child marriage, enlistment of children in armed groups and their disarmament, rehabilitation and subsequent reintegration, as well as placing the issue of child witchcraft on the agenda of human rights dialogues with the countries concerned; stresses the importance of prioritising children’s rights within EU external policy, development cooperation and humanitarian aid ,in order to ensure adequate funding and increase the level of protection for children in emergency situations; calls on the VP/HR to report annually to Parliament on the results achieved with regard to child-focused EU external action;
2014/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 415 #

2014/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73
73. Reiterates the need to step up efforts to implement the Revised Implementation Strategy of the EU Guidelines on Children and Armed Conflict; encourages the EU to further deepen its cooperation with the UN Special Representative for Children affected by Armed Conflicts; calls for the universal ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and notably the third Optional Protocol which will allow children to submit their complaints to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child; Calls on the Commission and the High representative/Vice President of the Commission to explore ways for the EU to accede unilaterally to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child;
2014/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 449 #

2014/2216(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74 a (new)
74a. Considers that migrant children are particularly vulnerable, especially when they are unaccompanied; recalls that unaccompanied children are above all children and that child protection, rather than immigration policies, must be the leading principle when dealing with them, thus respecting the core principle of the best interests of the child.
2014/12/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 2 #

2014/2170(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that these redundancies will further aggravate the unemployment situation in the province of Trento, where the unemployment rate has doubled since the beginning of the crisis, raising from 2,9 % in 2007 to 6,1 % in 2013; underlines that the decline in employment has affected both the construction (-10,3%) and the industry (-2,4%) sectors and that in Trentino the number of unemployed, surveyed by ISTAT in the first quarter of 2014, is approximately 18 700, while the number of those registered in the employment offices of the Province is about 41 800;
2014/12/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 4 #

2014/2170(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes that the Italian authorities have indicated that the coordinated package of personalised services has been drawn up in consultation with the workers and the social partners; welcomes also the fact that the planned measures , their content and relevant aspects of their implementation (including the timeline) were presented and discussed with the former workers of the Whirpool plant of Spini di Gargarolo during several meetings (15 in total) held between February and March 2014 and that, of the total number of workers participating in these meetings, 393 have registered as participants of these measures;
2014/12/04
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 10 #

2014/2170(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Recalls the negative effects caused by the lack of funds for promotion and communication of the EGF instrument, especially in light of the growing number of eligible persons and in light of the recognition of the role of the EU in social affairs;
2014/12/04
Committee: BUDG