Activities of Mircea DIACONU
Plenary speeches (12)
Rule of law in Romania (debate) RO
Establishing the Creative Europe programme (2021 to 2027) (debate) RO
The rule of law in Romania (B8-0522/2018) RO
Threats to the rule of law by the Romanian justice system reform (debate) RO
European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018 (debate) RO
European Year of Cultural Heritage (debate) RO
European Year of Cultural Heritage (debate) RO
Democracy and justice in Romania (debate) RO
Towards an integrated approach to cultural heritage for Europe (short presentation) RO
Discharge 2013: EU general budget - European Parliament (A8-0082/2015 - Gilles Pargneaux)
Association agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Moldova - Conclusion of an Association agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Moldova (debate) RO
Youth employment (debate) RO
Reports (2)
REPORT on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on a European Year of Cultural Heritage PDF (564 KB) DOC (86 KB)
REPORT towards an integrated approach to cultural heritage for Europe PDF (232 KB) DOC (167 KB)
Shadow reports (7)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Creative Europe programme (2021 to 2027) and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1295/2013 PDF (351 KB) DOC (164 KB)
REPORT on the New European Agenda for Culture PDF (385 KB) DOC (66 KB)
REPORT on structural and financial barriers in the access to culture PDF (340 KB) DOC (73 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1295/2013 establishing the Creative Europe Programme (2014 to 2020) PDF (444 KB) DOC (77 KB)
REPORT on the implementation of Regulation (EU) No 1295/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 establishing the Creative Europe Programme (2014 to 2020) and repealing Decisions No 1718/2006/EC, No 1855/2006/EC and No 1041/2009/EC PDF (412 KB) DOC (77 KB)
REPORT on a coherent EU policy for cultural and creative industries PDF (419 KB) DOC (91 KB)
REPORT on European film in the digital era PDF (185 KB) DOC (104 KB)
Opinions (2)
OPINION on strengthening economic, social and territorial cohesion in the European Union: the 7th report of the European Commission
OPINION on the possible extension of geographical indication protection of the European Union to non-agricultural products
Shadow opinions (5)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Regional Development Fund and on the Cohesion Fund
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the import of cultural goods
OPINION on the situation in Hungary (pursuant to the European Parliament resolution of 17 May 2017)
OPINION on the preparation of the post-electoral revision of the MFF 2014-2020: Parliament’s input ahead of the Commission’s proposal
OPINION on recommendations to the European Commission on the negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)
Institutional motions (2)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the destruction of cultural sites perpetrated by ISIS/Da’esh PDF (152 KB) DOC (76 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Youth Employment PDF (125 KB) DOC (57 KB)
Oral questions (2)
Clearing the Danube of sunken ships PDF (97 KB) DOC (16 KB)
Reasonable grounds for suspicion of irregularities on the part of the Norwegian child protection authority ('Barnevernet') PDF (100 KB) DOC (28 KB)
Written questions (13)
Supporting cultural heritage through the cohesion policy PDF (99 KB) DOC (17 KB)
Supporting education through the cohesion policy PDF (98 KB) DOC (17 KB)
Defending and safeguarding cultural heritage in Syria PDF (104 KB) DOC (19 KB)
Implementation of the Cultural and Creative Sectors Guarantee Facility PDF (103 KB) DOC (24 KB)
Access, participation and equal opportunities and treatment for sportspeople with disabilities PDF (5 KB) DOC (31 KB)
Access, participation and equal opportunities and treatment for sportspeople with disabilities PDF (5 KB) DOC (24 KB)
Progress in the ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty PDF (197 KB) DOC (28 KB)
European Film Forum PDF (100 KB) DOC (24 KB)
Possible problems concerning Europeana PDF (100 KB) DOC (24 KB)
Access to cooperation and verification mechanism PDF (5 KB) DOC (24 KB)
Financial cuts to culture in Europe PDF (196 KB) DOC (25 KB)
Ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty PDF (102 KB) DOC (24 KB)
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund PDF (4 KB) DOC (23 KB)
Individual motions (1)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on access to sport for people with disabilities and equal, fair and non-discriminatory rewards for performance PDF (153 KB) DOC (59 KB)
Written declarations (2)
Amendments (104)
Amendment 46 #
2018/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that the 2018 European Year of Cultural Heritage represents an opportunity to increase awareness of the unique strength and diversity of EU's cultural heritage and the vital role it plays in our societies and economies, in creating a sense of belonging, in promoting active citizenship and in defining our fundamental values and identity; Notes that the EC placed the protection and promotion of cultural heritage as one of the three strategic objectives and recommends that the work carried out within the EYCH 2018 be taken into consideration for the drafting of future policies and programmes.
Amendment 52 #
2018/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to present an Action Plan for Cultural Heritage and emphasises the need to focus on both tangible and intangible aspects of Europe’s heritage, that will contribute to the long-term legacy of the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018. Emphasises the need for the Action Plan to focus on both tangible and intangible heritage, to address all the issues discussed within the 10 European initiatives and to bring forward the recommendations issued during the EYCH 2018. Moreover, agrees with the EC proposal to ask Member States to prepare complementary Action Plans at national level;
Amendment 58 #
2018/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the EC to set up a single EU portal dedicated to cultural heritage, bringing together information from all the EU programmes funding cultural heritage and structured into three main sections - funding opportunities for cultural heritage; a database with examples of best practices and excellence from the field of cultural heritage and relevant references; and news and links concerning cultural heritage-related policy developments, actions and events;
Amendment 134 #
2018/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Underlines that, despite the EU added value of cultural investment, Creative Europe represents 0.15 % of the overall EU budget, of which only 31 % is earmarked for culture; welcomes the new MFF proposal and the proposed increase in funding as a good first step and calls for a doubling ofsignificant increase in the budget allocated to the new Creative Europe programme;
Amendment 144 #
2018/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Underlines the crossover impact of culture and calls on the Commission and the Member States to report on how much funding is allocated to culture across all funding programmes and ensure that it amounts to at least 1 % of the next MFF; invites the EU regions to designate culture, cultural heritage and CCSs as a priority in the structural funds;
Amendment 26 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) Synergies with other programme pursuing the aim of creating a more cohesive, inclusive and innovative society should be supported by the ERDF, in particular with the programmes Creative Europe (also through the seal of excellence), Erasmus, European Solidarity Corps.
Amendment 60 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – point ii
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – point ii
(ii) improving access to inclusive and quality services in culture, education, training and, life long learning and sport through developing infrastructure;
Amendment 73 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – point iii
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – point iii
(iii) increasing the socioeconomic integration of marginalised communities, migrants and disadvantaged groups, through integrated measures including housing and, social services, cultural activities and sports;
Amendment 78 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e – point i
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e – point i
(i) fostering the integrated social, economic and environmental development, culture, cultural heritage and security in urban areas; recalling that all the projects related to cultural heritage preservation, restoration, reuse and communication should take into consideration the recommendations on quality interventions on cultural heritage sites issued during the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018;
Amendment 89 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e – point ii
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e – point ii
(ii) fostering the integrated social, economic and environmental local development, culture, cultural heritage and security, including for rural and coastal areas also through community-led local development.; recalling that all the projects related to cultural heritage preservation, restoration, reuse and communication should take into consideration the recommendations on quality interventions on cultural heritage sites issued during the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018;
Amendment 97 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) Investment into culture and tourism infrastructure shall be considered small scale and eligible for support, if the ERDF co-financing does not exceed EUR 10 000 000; that ceiling shall be raised to EUR 20 000 000 in the case of infrastructure considered to be world cultural heritage within the meaning of Article 1 of the 1972 UNESCO Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage
Amendment 104 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – table 1 – point 4 – column 2 – RCO 71 a (new)
Annex I – table 1 – point 4 – column 2 – RCO 71 a (new)
RCO 71a – Capacity of supported cultural infrastructure
Amendment 105 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – table 1 – point 4 – column 2 – RCO 72 a (new)
Annex I – table 1 – point 4 – column 2 – RCO 72 a (new)
RCO 72a – Capacity of supported sport infrastructure
Amendment 106 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – table 1 – point 5 – column 2 – RCO 78 a (new)
Annex I – table 1 – point 5 – column 2 – RCO 78 a (new)
RCO 78a – Cultural projects
Amendment 107 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – table 1 – point 5 – column 2 – RCO 79 a (new)
Annex I – table 1 – point 5 – column 2 – RCO 79 a (new)
RCO 79a – Sports related projects
Amendment 108 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – table 1 – point 5 – column 3 – RCR 79 a (new)
Annex I – table 1 – point 5 – column 3 – RCR 79 a (new)
RCR 79a – Participants and beneficiaries from cultural projects
Amendment 109 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – table 1 – point 5 – column 3 – RCR 80 a (new)
Annex I – table 1 – point 5 – column 3 – RCR 80 a (new)
RCR 80a – Participants and beneficiaries from sports related projects
Amendment 110 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – table 2 – column 3 – RCR 86 a (new)
Annex I – table 2 – column 3 – RCR 86 a (new)
RCR 86a – Projects contributing to the long term sustainable preservation of cultural heritage sites and following the quality control recommendations issued during the EYCH2018
Amendment 223 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 a (new)
Recital 26 a (new)
(26a) Funding from the Regulation …/…[Neighbourhood Development and International Cooperation Instrument46and Regulation …/… [IPAIII]47should also be used to finance actions under the international dimension of Creative Europe Programme, the implementation of which should be done according to this Regulation.
Amendment 235 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Taking into account the technical expertise required to assess proposals under specific actions of the Programme it should be provided that, where relevant, evaluation committees may be composed of external experts. The invited experts should have a professional cultural background related to the field assessed.
Amendment 240 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) The Programme should include a realistic and manageable system of quantitative and qualitative performance indicators to accompany its actions and monitor its performance on a continuous basis. This monitoring as well as information and communication actions relating to the Programme and its actions should build on the three strands of the programme.
Amendment 280 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) enhancing the economic, social and external dimension of European level cooperation to develop and promote European cultural diversity and Europe's cultural tangible and intangible heritage and strengthening the competitiveness of the European cultural and creative sectors and reinforcing international cultural relations;
Amendment 329 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) to contribute to the professional development of the people working in the cultural domain
Amendment 330 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new)
(db) to support the traditional culture- related professions and trades to continue to be passed-on from one generation to another and to flourish in the age of globalisation and digitisation
Amendment 429 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. In order to promote the international dimension of the Programme, the Regulation …/…[Neighbourhood Development and International Cooperation Instrument46and Regulation …/… [IPAIII]47 shall financially contribute to actions established under this Regulation. This Regulation shall apply to the use of these funds, while ensuring conformity with the Regulations respectively governing the NDICI and IPA III.
Amendment 440 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. The evaluation committee may be composed of external experts. The invited experts should have a professional background related to the field assessed.
Amendment 464 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 477 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) Cooperation projects, with a view to achieve a balanced geographical and sectorial distribution among the EU Member States and between the different cultural fields;
Amendment 485 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) Mobility of artists, artisans and cultural and creative operators;
Amendment 497 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) Support to architecture and cultural heritage sectors: targeted actions for the mobility of operators, capacity-buildingcultural professionals, support for capacity-building and entrepreneurship, audience development and internationalization of the cultural heritage and architecture sectors, promotion of Baukultur, support to the safeguarding, management, conservation, and enhancementdaptive re-use, promotion and communication of cultural heritage and its crafts and values through awareness- raising, outreach, networking and peer-to- peer learning activities; enhance the cooperation and advocacy capacity of the sector through support for activities related to the legacy of the European year of Cultural Heritage 2018; contribute to the long-term sustainable preservation of European cultural heritage through support actions for the artisans and craftsmen skilled in the traditional trades related to cultural heritage restoration;
Amendment 524 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) Actions aimed at supporting the low capacity countries to improve their respective identified shortcomings
Amendment 581 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – table – point 5 a (new)
Annex II – paragraph 1 – table – point 5 a (new)
(5a) The artistic excellence or the quality of the cultural act envisaged, carried out or achieved within the proposed project
Amendment 585 #
2018/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 2 – table – point 4 a (new)
Annex II – paragraph 2 – table – point 4 a (new)
(4a) The recognition at international or European level of the artistic talent or professional achievement of an actor, producer, director, audio-visual production or project, namely through festival nominations and other sectorial awards and distinctions
Amendment 8 #
2017/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets that the Commission’s 7th report on economic, social and territorial cohesion does not make any quantitative or qualitative reference to culture-related projects, which accounted for EUR 611 billion of cohesion policy expenditure for the programming periods 2007-2013 and 2014-2020;
Amendment 31 #
2017/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Urges that the selected projects should ideally complement each other and a greater synergy should be sought between the ESI funds and the financial instruments available (EBI, EFSI); stresses that the grants should not only aim at developing the infrastructure but also at creating “cultural clusters” grouping several related fields, such as cultural heritage, the cultural and creative industries, training programs, cultural tourism and local arts and crafts;
Amendment 42 #
2017/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Asks the Commission to include in the future regulation on the cohesion policy quality indicators for culture-related investments, as also required by Parliament’s resolution of 8 September 2015 entitled ‘Towards an integrated approach to cultural heritage for Europe’.; additionally, calls on the European Court of Auditors and the National Audit authorities to focus also on performance audits in order to check not only the compliance of the investments but also their quality;
Amendment 141 #
2016/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to foresee a coordination effort in order to facilitate trans-national synergies such as cooperation projects, mobility opportunities or joint ventures in the field, taking into account the fact that Member States are using national classification systems for the activities belonging to the culture and creative industries;
Amendment 244 #
2016/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 e (new)
Paragraph 9 e (new)
9e. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support the digitisation of cultural content, such as digital libraries, thus providing European citizens with broad access to content and promoting cultural and media literacy;
Amendment 332 #
2016/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that participation in all EU funded programmes is open to CCIs, but that this participation should still to be considered below its potential; asks the Commission as a first step to create a one stop shop – e.g. a website – highlighting different funding opportunities for CCIs, as this would increase awareness and accessibility of funding for CCIs; asks in addition to also encourage a wider dissemination of the information related to these funding opportunities by better involving the pan-European cultural networks and the national organisations working in the field of culture and creative industries;
Amendment 356 #
2016/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to establish the cultural and creative industries as a horizontal priority within EU funding schemes, in particular Horizon 2020 and the ESIFs and calls the same transversal approach to be envisaged in relation to all the EU policies impacting on the culture and creative sectors;
Amendment 365 #
2016/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Notes that the Guarantee Facility within Creative Europe is one of the ways to address the pressing need for accessing loan financing for innovative and sustainable projects in the CCS; stresses the need to increase the budget of Creative Europe and the Guarantee Facility to effectively support European cultural and creative expressions and diversify the beneficiaries of funding and underlines the importance of guaranteeing equal access to cultural operators from all Member States to this financial facility;
Amendment 33 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Citation 2
Citation 2
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 53(1), 56 and 62 thereof,
Amendment 36 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Citation 3
Citation 3
After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments and the following 11 reasoned opinions by national parliaments objecting the Commission proposal on grounds of subsidiarity,
Amendment 41 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Citation 4
Citation 4
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee5, and its counter-opinion; _________________ 5 OJ C,, p..
Amendment 88 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The principle of equal treatment and the prohibition of any discrimination based on nationality are enshrined in EU law since the founding Treaties. The principle of equal pay has been implemented through secondary law not only between women and men, but also between employees with fix term contracts and comparable permanent workers, between part-time and full-time workers or between temporary agency workers and comparable w, including for companies providing cross-borkders of the user undertaking. (See ECJ cases Case C-76/90, Manfred Säger v Dennemeyer & Co. Ltd, [1991] ECR I-4221; Case C-55/94, Reinhard Gebhard v Consiglio dell'Or services. Or. en includineg degli Avvocati e Procuratori di Milano, [1995] ECR I-04165 and E.g. Joined cases 62 and 63/81, See also Seco SA v. Etablissement d’Assurance contre la Vieillesse et l’Invalidité, [1982] ECR 223, para 8,irect and indirect discrimination)
Amendment 102 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
Amendment 104 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 b (new)
Recital 7 b (new)
Amendment 106 #
2016/0070(COD)
(7c) The aim of Art. 4 of Directive 2014/67/EU on the Enforcement of Directive 96/71/EC concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services is to identify genuine posting and prevent abuse and circumvention.
Amendment 107 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
Amendment 128 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) It is the prerogative of the national competent authorities to assess whether the professional activity pursued in the context of provision of services is genuine and whether the provisions of this Directive are applicable in each individual case according to Directive Art. 4 of Directive 2014/67/EU.
Amendment 157 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Because of the highly mobile nature of work in international road transport, the implementation of the posting of workers directive raises particular legal questions and difficulties (especially where the link with the concerned Member State is insufficient). It would be most suitTherefore transport services such as transit, international transport and linked cabotage are excluded forom these challenges to scope of this Directive and should be addressed through sector-specific legislation together with other EU initiatives aimed at improving the functioning of the internal road transport market.
Amendment 181 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In a competitive internal market, service providers compete not only on the basis of a labour costs but also on factors such as productivity and efficiency, or the quality and innovation of their goods and services.
Amendment 189 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) It is within Member States' competence to set rules on remunerationpay in accordance with their law and practice. However, national rules on remuneration applied to posted workers must be proportionate and justified by the need to protect posted workers and must not disproportionately resrestrict the cross- border provision of services. The national measures must not be liable for hindering or making less attriactive the cross-border provision of services. exercise of fundamental freedoms guaranteed by the Treaty and be applied in a non- discriminatory manner, they must be justified by imperative requirements in the general interest, and suitable for securing the attainment of the objective which they pursue and they must not go beyond what is necessary in order to attain it. Or. en (GEBHARD ν CONSIGLIO DELL'ORDINE DEGLI AVVOCATI E PROCURATORI DI MILANO para 39)
Amendment 200 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
Amendment 203 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 b (new)
Recital 12 b (new)
Amendment 206 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The elements of remuneration under national law or universally applicable collective agreements information on elements of minimum rates of pay under national law or collective agreements or arbitration awards which have been declared universally applicable within the meaning of Article 3 (8)should be clear and, transparent and publicly accessible to all service providers. It is therefore justified to impose on Member States the obligation to publish the constituent elements of remunerationobligations deriving from Article 3 (1) of the Directive on the single website provided for by Article 5 of the Enforcement Directive.
Amendment 231 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Laws, regulations, administrative provisions or collective agreements applicable in Member States may ensure that subcontracting does not confer on undertakings the possibility to avoid rules guaranteeing certain terms and conditions of employment covering remuneration. Where such rules on remuneration exist at national level, the Member State may apply them in a non- discriminatory manner to undertakings posting wMember States have the freedom to establish and enforce on their territory appropriate measures applicable to local and foreign service providers in orkders to its territory provided that they do not disproportionately restrict the cross-border provision of serviceensure compliance with the applicable rules to subcontracting chains.
Amendment 250 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Directive 2008/104/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on temporary agency work gives expression to the principle that the basic working and employment conditions applicable to temporary agency workers should be at least those which would apply to such workers if they were recruited by the user undertaking to occupy the same job. This principle should also apply to temporary agency workers posted to another Member Stateregulates employment conditions applicable to temporary agency workers.
Amendment 262 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(–1) In Article 1, the following paragraph 2a is inserted: 2a. This Directive shall not apply to transport services such as transit, international transport and cabotage.
Amendment 286 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 2 a – title
Article 2 a – title
Amendment 287 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 2 a – paragraph 1
Article 2 a – paragraph 1
Amendment 309 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 2a – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 2a – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 321 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 96/71
Article 2a – paragraph 2
Article 2a – paragraph 2
Amendment 370 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 – point c
(c) remuneration, includingthe minimum rates of pay, including pay for hourly work and/or piecework according to pay groups and overtime rates; this point does not apply to supplementary occupational retirement pension schemes;
Amendment 409 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
For the purposes of this Directive, remuneration means all the elements of remuneration rendered mandatorythe concept of minimum rates of pay referred to in paragraph 1 (c) is defined by national law, regulation or administrative provision, collective agreements or arbitration awards which have been declared universally applicable and/or, in the absence of a system for declaring collective agreements or arbitration awards to be of universal application, other collective agreements or arbitration awards within the meaning of paragraph 8 second subparagraph, in the Member State to whose territory the worker is posted.
Amendment 423 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Member States shall publish in the single official national website referred to in Article 5 of Directive 2014/67/EU the constituent elements of remuneration in accordance with point (c)minimum rates of pay as established by law, regulation or administrative provision, and/or by collective agreements or arbitration awards which have been declared universally applicable within the meaning of paragraph 8.
Amendment 424 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Member States shall publish in the single official national website referred to in Article 5 of Directive 2014/67/EU the constituent elements of remuneration in accordance with point (c)minimum rates of pay as established by law, regulation or administrative provision, and/or by collective agreements or arbitration awards which have been declared universally applicable within the meaning of paragraph 8.
Amendment 440 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 a
For the purpose of calculating the sums due to a posted worker double payments of equal or similar nature shall be avoided.
Amendment 443 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
For the purpose of calculating the sums due to a posted worker double payments of equal or similar nature shall be avoided. Miscalculation or omission of payments to a posted worker resulting from not accessible, incorrect or insufficient information published in the single official national website will not be sanctioned by national authorities.
Amendment 450 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a
Amendment 84 #
2015/2329(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Acknowledges the fact that the impact of the programme remains proportionally high, as is shown by the fact that in 2015 an estimated 1 100 000 participants were involved in the 408 projects selected; considers also that the high number of applications – 2 087 in 2014 and 2 791 in 2015 – and the quality of projects indicate a high level of interest in the programme and the need to dedicate more human and financial resources to the programme in order to increase the number of projects supported;
Amendment 87 #
2015/2329(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -9 a (new)
Paragraph -9 a (new)
-9a. Recommends that the next generation of the Europe for Citizens programme should be adopted with a legal base enabling Parliament to be involved in the adoption of the programme as a co-legislator under the ordinary legislative procedure, on equal footing with the Council; encourages the Commission to think of possible solutions to achieve this objective;
Amendment 109 #
2015/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Asks the Commission to provide training and capacity building opportunities for the cultural operators who wish to improve their skills in respect to the application procedures, overall project management and project implementation;
Amendment 110 #
2015/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Asks the Commission and the EACEA to better support the cultural operators in finding partners for the cooperation projects, through measures including but not limited to dedicated matching sections within the most important European cultural events, improving the existing search tools and databases and organizing networking opportunities on previously announced themes;
Amendment 111 #
2015/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Asks the Commission and the EACEA to take measures in order to improve the transparency of the contestation procedure for rejected applications, thus reducing the overall frustration among candidates and increasing the Programme's credibility on the long-term;
Amendment 123 #
2015/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Notes that there are significant national differences in the salary levels of the staff involved in cooperation projects which then results in considerable discrepancies in terms of the co-financing power between the partners from different Member States; Calls therefore the Commission to consider a possible alternative for the evaluation of the staff's work within the cooperation projects based on other indicators than solely the pay grade;
Amendment 173 #
2015/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Insists that European Networks which are stable and highly representative of one of the sectors of Creative Europe should be supported with a mix of grants: operational grants aimed at ensuring the institutional activities and project grants; in this respect, clear and transparent selection criteria should be established beforehand;
Amendment 177 #
2015/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Recommends that the European Theatre Prize be reintroduced and appropriated funding be allocated;
Amendment 198 #
2015/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Asks the Commission to guarantee a geographic and sectoral balance in the Guarantee Facility and equal access for cultural operators from all Member States, evaluate its impact and examine possibilities as regards the development of synergies with EFSI and other programmes;
Amendment 213 #
2015/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Recommends that Creative Europe be continued in 2021-2028 as a programme with two sub-programmes and a cross- sectoral strand including training, audience development, access to markets, social inclusion, cultural journalism, international cooperation, cross- sectoral and cross-over projects, as well as communication, studies, a Guarantee facility and CED support;
Amendment 123 #
2015/2155(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
Paragraph 52
52. Criticizes the total costTakes note that the expenditure ofn the LUX Film Prize in 2014, which reached an all-time high of EUR 906 902tself in 2014 amounted to EUR 391 506, which is significantly reduced from previous years (2013: EUR 448 000; (2012: EUR 434 421); deeply regrets the fact that the results of a survey on awareness of, to cover the official selection, the competition including subtitling into the 24 official languages of the Union and prints for screenings in the 28 Member States, and the award ceremony; Reminds that advertising and promoting the LUX Film Prize, together with the Sakharov prize and women's rights, aims to illustrate Parliament's commitment to consensual values as human rights and solidarity as well as its commitment to cultural and linguistic diversity. Acknowledges the amount of EUR 193 805 in advertising the LUX- Film Prize, requested in the 2013 discharge report, is not yet available; calls for the results of this studythat reached, via social media mainly, ca. 10 million people, including 23 000 followers on Facebook. Recognises the constant commitment from the European Parliament Information Offices (EPIOs) to the LUX Film Prize and recalls the expenditure for screenings and related events amounted to EUR 317 434 in 2014, which shows a yearly average of ca. EUR 9 000 per EPIO and EUR 9 per participant (on the basis of 35 227 participants in the Member States). Calls for the results of the survey on awareness of the LUX Film Prize, requested in the 2013 discharge report, to be available to the public by mid-May 2016 andat the latest and asks for an official presentation of the results to be made to itsjointly to the Committee on Budgetary Control; and the Committee on Culture and Education;
Amendment 113 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses the need to enhance teachers' and learners' motivation and opportunities to learn more about the EU through their own first-hand experience, such us visits to the European institutions, contacts with EU officials, traineeship opportunities for students within the EU institutions and through media education, such as the European Youth Portal, making full use of the new information and communication technologies and Open Educational Resources;
Amendment 22 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
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 will be progressively authorised by 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 to ensure a greater investment in certain areas of their respective mandates than is possible through the existing programmes. The EFSI should be able to leverage the EU guarantee to multiply the financial effect within those areas of research, developmentEuropean Council in the framework of the annual budgetary procedures 2014- 2020. A constructive and flexible approach should be therefore used by the budgetary authority, without jeopardising the long term grant-based financing scheme envisaged by Horizon 2020 and the Connecting Europe Facility. In order to achieve the goals of the Europe 2020 Strategy, the links of the knowledge triangle - Education, Research and iInnovation 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, appropri-should be reinforced through long-term financing strategy and stability, avoiding cuts to programmes related to redirect part of the funding presently envisaged for those programmes to the benefit of EFSI. ucation, culture and research. __________________ 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).
Amendment 14 #
2014/2245(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the fact that meeting labour market demands and preventing educational mismatches require greater investment into the modernisation of educational systems - in particular in the use of new technology for education and research (access to research database, IT training, E-Learning) - and the strengthening of links between education, research and employment at regional and local level;
Amendment 15 #
2014/2245(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Highlights the importance of lifelong learning and better working conditions for researchers and professors - in order to attract and retain qualified teaching staff - as key factors for economic growth;
Amendment 21 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ensure, via a general clause in the agreement, in full compliance with the GATS and the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, that the parties to the agreement reserve the right to adopt or maintain any measure (in particular of a regulatory and/or financial nature) with respect to the protection or promotion of cultural and linguistic diversity, media pluralism and media freedom, and to preserve or develop, in accordance with the principle of technological neutrality, a regime for audiovisual services, both online and offline, in line with democratic, social and cultural requirements;
Amendment 40 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) maintain the exclusion of the digital products with a strong cultural content from the TTIP agreement;
Amendment 65 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point g
Paragraph 1 – point g
Amendment 74 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) make sure that any provisions on investment protection fully maintain governments' right to regulate while ensuring full transparency, predictability and independence;
Amendment 22 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas it is essential to guarantee funding for the digitisation, preservation and online availability of film heritage and related materials and to establish European standards on preservation of digital films;
Amendment 23 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas media literacy, and in particular film literacy can empower citizens to develop critical thinking and understanding;
Amendment 42 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes in particular the role played by MEDIA in supporting subtitling and dubbing to increase availability of European films in original versions with subtitles which facilitate their circulation and improve knowledge and understanding of European cultures and languages;
Amendment 48 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Invites the National Parliaments to further promote the LUX Prize in the Member States in cooperation with the Information Offices of the European Parliament;
Amendment 51 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Suggests that there is a need to promote and support European coproductions and that the increase in such productions may result in the wider distribution of European films all across Europe;
Amendment 57 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Recognises that cinemas are still the most important places to present and promote films and furthermore places where people meet and exchange views, and stresses that the disappearance of small and independent cinemas, in particular in small towns and less developed regions, limits access to European cultural resources, heritage and dialogue;
Amendment 58 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses the importance of MEDIA in testing innovative approaches in audience development, in particular through supporting festivals, film literacy initiatives and audience development actions;
Amendment 67 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on Member States in particular to increase public funding to support at an early stage distribution and promotion of national films abroad as well as non- national European films;
Amendment 77 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the Commission’'s initiative to establish a European Film Forum, in order to facilitate a structured dialogue on the challenges currently faced by the European film industrywith all stakeholders of the European film industry on the challenges it currently faces in the digital era;
Amendment 81 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls in that respect for a broad participation and cooperation amongst all Institutions concerned, in particular with the European Parliament;
Amendment 98 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Urges the Member States to guarantee the appropriate level of funding for digitisation, preservation and online availability of film heritage;
Amendment 100 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)
Paragraph 21 c (new)
21c. Emphasizes the importance of audiovisual archives, especially from film heritage institutions and public service broadcasters, and the need for appropriate funding and rights clearance schemes to facilitate the fulfilling of their public interest missions, including preservation, digitisation and making available to the public;
Amendment 149 #
2014/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Highlights the rising number of workers, particularly young people, departing their countries of origin for other Member States in search of employment opportunities, and is deeply concerned about the persistent divergences between those Member States creating employment and those supplying a low-cost labour force; urges the Commission to develop a better legal framework for cross-border movement of workers in order to ensure freedom of movement while consecrating the principle of equal treatment and safeguarding wages and social standards; calls for the establishment in each Member State, either by law or through collective bargaining, of a minimum wage equivalent to at least 60 % of the respective national average wage;
Amendment 168 #
2014/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Welcomes the mild decline in youth unemployment, but points out that it is still at alarming levels: 22 % in the EU-28 and 23.1 % in the eurozone; highlights the worrying differences between Member States (7.8 % in Germany and 53.5 % in Spain); considers it regrettable that even when young people do find a job, many of them – 43 % on average, compared with 13 % of adult workers – find themselves working under precarious conditions or on part-time contracts, making it difficult for them to live independently from their families and resulting in a loss of innovation and expert resources which affects production and growthalls on the Commission to prioritise the implementation of any measures necessary to level the playing field between the Member States, recognising the threats that these large differences pose to youth across Europe;
Amendment 175 #
2014/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20 b. Considers it regrettable that even when young people do find a job, many of them – 43 % on average, compared with 13 % of adult workers – find themselves working under precarious conditions or on part-time contracts, making it difficult for them to live independently from their families and resulting in a loss of innovation and expert resources which affects production and growth;