Activities of Sven SCHULZE
Plenary speeches (5)
Effects of the bankruptcy of Thomas Cook Group (debate)
The danger of violent right-wing extremism (in the light of the recent events in Halle, Germany) (debate)
EU strategy for mobility and transport: measures needed until 2030 and beyond (debate)
Saving the summer tourism season - EU support to the hospitality sector (debate)
Rail passengers' rights and obligations (debate)
Reports (1)
RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of a Protocol amending the Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part, to take account of the accession to the European Union of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania
Opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 on type approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on shaping the digital future of Europe: removing barriers to the functioning of the digital single market and improving the use of AI for European consumers
Written explanations (4)
Allocation of slots at Community airports: common rules
. – Ich habe dem Gesetzesvorschlag über die gemeinsamen Regeln für die Zuweisung von Zeitnischen, sogenannten Slots, auf Flughäfen zugestimmt, über die das Europäische Parlament im Rahmen einer Dringlichkeitssitzung im Rahmen der Corona-Krise heute entscheiden musste. Nach den geltenden europäischen Vorschriften müssen Luftfahrtunternehmen, die sich dieselben Zeitnischen („slots“) für das folgende Jahr sichern wollen, mindestens 80 % der ihnen in der laufenden Flugplanperiode zugewiesenen Zeitnischen nutzen – die sogenannte „Use-it-or-lose-it “-Regel. Sonst verfallen diese Flugrechte. Aufgrund des Ausbruches des Corona-Virus würde eine Beibehaltung der Regeln die Airlines zwingen, unausgelastete Flüge („Geisterflüge“) zu unternehmen, da sie ansonsten ihre Slotrechte verlieren würden. Eine Beibehaltung würde zu finanziellen Schäden in ohnehin schwieriger Zeit und unnötigen Umweltbelastungen führen.Ich halte es daher für richtig, dass für den Zeitraum vom 1. März bis 24. Oktober alle Slots rückwirkend als durchgeführt anerkannt werden. Für Flüge nach China oder Hongkong sollen diese sogar rückwirkend ab dem 23. Januar 2020 als durchgeführt betrachtet werden, denn dort begannen die Flughafenschließungen schon früher. Richtig finde ich auch, dass die Kommission die Möglichkeit erhält, den Zeitraum bei Bedarf zu erweitern, falls die Corona-Krise andauert. Als Gesetzgeber können wir Parlamentarier diese Kompetenz aber jederzeit wieder an uns ziehen und eine rechtliche Änderung herbeiführen, sollte sich die Situation bessern.
European Climate Law (A9-0162/2020 - Jytte Guteland)
Ich habe in der ersten Lesung gegen das europäische Klimagesetz gestimmt, denn ich kann ein CO2-Einsparungsziel von 60 % bis 2030 gegenüber den Bürgerinnen und Bürgern sowie der Wirtschaft Sachsen-Anhalts nicht vertreten. Was heute im Europäischen Parlament als Position für weitere Verhandlungen mit dem Rat, dem Gremium der EU-Staaten, angenommen wurde, ist schlicht nicht umsetzbar. Die CDU steht jedoch für eine Klimaschutzpolitik, die anders als bei Sozialdemokraten, Grünen und Linken den Realitäts- und Machbarkeitskompass nicht verloren hat. Klimaschutz kann nur funktionieren, wenn man alle Betroffenen ins Boot holt und einen breiten gesellschaftlichen Konsens schafft. Ich setze jetzt auf die anstehenden Verhandlungen mit dem Rat und die deutsche Ratspräsidentschaft, um am Ende ein kompromissfähiges Klimaziel von netto 55 % zu erreichen – so wie von der EU-Kommission vorgeschlagen; dies ist aus meiner Sicht ebenfalls ambitioniert, aber es dürfte machbar sein.
Stocktaking of European elections (A9-0211/2020 - Pascal Durand)
In einer repräsentativen Demokratie entsendet die Wählerschaft Abgeordnete zur Vertretung ihrer politischen Überzeugungen und ihres Wahlkreises, nicht zur Vertretung einer willkürlich definierbaren Identitätsgruppe. Wählerinnen und Wähler können selbst entscheiden, welchen Kandidaten und Parteien sie vertrauen. Die Argumentation von Quotenbefürwortern, Abgeordnete könnten nur, wenn sie einer Identitätsgruppe selbst zugehörig sind, deren Interessen auch vertreten, entmündigt Wählerinnen und Wähler bei ihrer freien Stimmabgabe und ist im Kern illiberal.Die CDU/CSU-Gruppe im Europäischen Parlament spricht sich trotz der Annahme des Berichts zur Bestandaufnahme europäischer Wahlen entschieden gegen die Absätze 4 und 5 des beschlossenen Textes aus. Der Gesetzgeber sollte unter keinen Umständen durch die Einführung von identitätsbasierten Quoten, beispielsweise nach Geschlecht, ethnischer Herkunft oder sexueller Orientierung in das passive Wahlrecht eingreifen. Die Einführung zwangsweise geschlechterparitätischer Wahllisten wäre eine schwerwiegende Verletzung unserer freiheitlich-demokratischen Grundordnung zugrundeliegenden Gleichheitsprinzips. Auf Länderebene wurde in Deutschland bereits die Verfassungswidrigkeit von Paritätsgesetzen durch die Landesverfassungsgerichte in Bayern, Brandenburg und Thüringen festgestellt. Eine entsprechende, absehbar verfassungswidrige, Einschränkung des passiven Wahlrechts auf europäischer Ebene, würde die Glaubwürdigkeit der EU als Verfechterin von Rechtsstaatlichkeit, Freiheit und Demokratie in Europa und der Welt beschädigen.
European Semester: Annual Sustainable Growth Strategy 2021 (A9-0036/2021 - Markus Ferber)
Die CDU/CSU-Gruppe im Europäischen Parlament spricht sich trotz der Annahme des Initiativberichts zum Europäische Semester in Bezug auf die Beschäftigungs- und sozialpolitische Aspekte in der jährlichen Strategie für nachhaltiges Wachstum 2021 gegen Paragraph 44 zur Arbeitslosen(rück)versicherung aus.Die Verantwortung für die Sozialsysteme und die Arbeitsmarktpolitik muss bei den Mitgliedstaaten bleiben. Eine gemeinsame Arbeitslosenversicherung lehnen wir als CDU/CSU-Gruppe im Europäischen Parlament ab. Sie würde zu dauerhaften Transferzahlungen innerhalb der EU führen und Anreize mindern, strukturelle Arbeitslosigkeit abzubauen.
Written questions (15)
Risk of US sanctions against European undertakings in connection with Nord Stream 2
Comparability of Europe-wide monitoring station sites under Commission Implementing Decision 2011/850/EU
Statement by Commissioner Hahn on Germany’s GDP growth through the EU’s internal market
Difficulties facing persons with disabilities as regards online banking
Transposition of Directive (EU) 2018/957 into national law
Increase in adults-only accommodation as a business model in the tourism industry
Reasons for complexity in current EU law on driving licences where trailers are involved
Newly-proclaimed climate target of at least 55% by 2030
Side-marker lights for cars
State of play of the authorisation procedure for class O1 and O2 vehicles in the Union
Meaningful intellectual property rights for the audiovisual sector in the Digital Services Act
Protection of cultural diversity and European content in the audiovisual sector
Media and audiovisual action plan and the digital transformation of the audiovisual sector
The Media and Audiovisual Action Plan and the financial recovery of the audiovisual sector
Economic recovery of the film and audiovisual industry in the COVID-19 context
Amendments (1464)
Amendment 32 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that a mobility system based on EU-wide digitalisation, data sharing and interoperable standards has the potential to make transport smarter and cleaner; emphasises, in that connection, that the transport system of the future must incorporate more intermodal elements which can be reliably interconnected;
Amendment 53 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for a holistic approach to increase the share of renewable energy in the transport sector, where the further development and deployment of electric vehicles should play a key role; calls on the Commission also to consider alternative fuels with low or zero emissions;
Amendment 97 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for increased efforts to achieve a EU-wide roll-out of charging infrastructure and the adoption of harmonised standards to ensure interoperability. This should apply in particular to public passenger transport as well;
Amendment 123 #
2021/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Points in this regard to the long investment cycles and the long useful life of inland waterway vessels.
Amendment 150 #
2021/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights that increased automation brings the reality of synchromodal transport in Europe closer; insists therefore on the need for a European Roadmap for Smart and Autonomous Inland Waterway Transport Systems that supports research, the development and successful implementation of smart ships and ports, and digital interoperability; stresses the great potential of inland waterway transport for autonomous waterborne travel;
Amendment 162 #
2021/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the role of inland ports as strategic, multimodal nodes in the logistics system; stresses, therefore, that inland ports as well as sea ports should have efficient connections with a focus onso that they should be deemed to be components of a multimodal approach to transport which are worthy of funding, as well as connecting to the TEN- T core and comprehensive corridors where possible;
Amendment 191 #
2021/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses the importance of thorough training for boatmasters and crew to enable them safely to use the increasingly complex technical propulsion and navigation systems on board;
Amendment 213 #
2021/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to set uplook into the establishment of a dedicated European inland waterway fund, taking into account the Member States’ difficult budgetary situation in the pandemic, including a one-stop-shop system that is easily accessible for help and assistance and has the possibility to combine projects into a single application, thus increasing the chances for funding; stresses that the fund should be financed through the reserve funds created under Regulation (EU) 546/20149, where possible complemented with national funds and contributions, and should provide for the possibility of blending with the CEF and the Structural and Cohesion Funds; _________________ 9 OJ L 163, 29.5.2014, p. 15.
Amendment 1 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Whereas methane emissions are the second-largest cause of global warming, with approximately one third of the global anthropogenic methane emissions coming from the energy sector; whereas the energy transition towards reaching climate neutrality by 2050 will require a substantial reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG)emissions from the energy sector, including in methane emissions;
Amendment 2 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1 a. Whereas the intensity of methane emissions varies widely between oil and gas producing countries; whereas oil and gas will continue to be part of the energy mix, in particular for the regions dependent on coal; taking into account the EU’s dependency on third countries for its energy supply;
Amendment 3 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 b (new)
Paragraph -1 b (new)
-1 b. Whereas the fact that methane emissions come from a wide range of sectors, like agriculture, waste and energy, and that, once in the atmosphere, methane blends well with other gases, makes it difficult to measure and report it, which leads to a lack of accurate data that gives methane emissions a relatively high uncertainty compared to CO2;
Amendment 18 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Agrees that an increased ambition of 55% GHG emission reduction by 2030 needs additional efforts to address all greenhouse gases; underlines that these efforts will mean that more investments are necessary.
Amendment 65 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the preparation of legislation for the energy sector with binding rules on monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) and leak detection and repair, and the consideration of rules on routine venting and flaring; Underlines that a well-structured, fit for purpose MRV system, as adequately outlined by the strategy, will be core for more accurate detecting and quantifying methane emissions along the value chains and will allow better evaluation of the results of mitigation measures in place;
Amendment 111 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls the Commission to continue a close dialogue with regulators, as outlined in ACER’s Bridge beyond 2025 and the Commission’ methane strategy.
Amendment 112 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for a thorough assessment of the cost efficiency of the actions proposed in the energy sector, which should consider local conditions and the specific aspects of the various parts of the value chain and provide flexibility to the industry for their implementation; Calls on the Commission to consider the existing best practices in relation to LDAR as a starting point, allowing for flexible approaches across countries and within the value chain to take into consideration local conditions in order to ensure tailored action across the Union;
Amendment 119 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Supports the design and deployment of appropriate and cost- effective methane mitigation tools that take into account the necessary flexibility for the industry to implement them at the lowest cost and in the shortest time.
Amendment 131 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the Commission to continue its active involvement in international initiatives, fostering cooperation with third countries to address methane emission reductions by disseminating best practices for cost- effective methane emission reductions across value chain segments and supports the EU’s diplomatic outreach campaign to fossil fuel producer countries and companies to become active in the OGMP.
Amendment 139 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Calls for a reinforcement of research on measurement and possible uses of methane emissions in coalmines, promoting good practices and disseminating best available technologies of regulatory and fiscal frameworks to foster also the development of commercial collection facilitating the utilization of methane from abandoned sites.
Amendment 4 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to the OECD Declaration of 23 February 2018 on Strengthening SMEs and Entrepreneurship for Productivity and Inclusive Growth,
Amendment 7 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication of 14 October 2020 entitled ‘An EU strategy to reduce methane emissions’ (COM(2020)0663),
Amendment 42 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the current legislative framework regulating natural gas has provided sustainability, security of supply and affordability of energy for European consumers for decades and thus should be expanded further to foster the development of a future pan-European hydrogen market;
Amendment 53 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the development of hydrogen systems might be addressed differently by Member States, taking into account differences in the topology of their existing gas infrastructure, their capacity to develop different ways of hydrogen production technologies, different potential for innovation and a varying demand for hydrogen by different industries in each member state;
Amendment 56 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas building of a competitive hydrogen market that contributes in a time and cost-efficient manner to the Union’s climate-neutrality objective for 2050 requires well developed transmission infrastructure to distribute hydrogen efficiently from production sites to consumption areas across the Union, which may be achieved based on repurposing of existing gas grids and building dedicated hydrogen transmission infrastructure;
Amendment 60 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
Cd. whereas the principle of additionality as framed in article 27 of the Renewable Energy Directive poses major risks to hydrogen investments and hydrogen uptake;
Amendment 65 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the need to maintain and further develop European technological leadership in clearenewable and low-carbon hydrogen13 through a competitive and sustainable hydrogen economy with an integrated hydrogen market; emphasises the necessity of a European hydrogen strategy that covers the whole hydrogen value chain, including the demand and supply sectors, and is coordinated with national efforts to bring down the costs of clearenewable and low-carbon hydrogen; welcomes, therefore, the hydrogen strategy for a climate-neutral Europe proposed by the Commission and the national strategies and investment plans for hydrogen of several member states; urges the Commission to streamline its approach on hydrogen with the industrial strategy and make it part of a coherent industrial policy; _________________ 13 According to the Commission, ʻclean hydrogenʼ refers to hydrogen produced through electrolysis of water with electricity from renewable sources. It may also be produced through reforming of biogas or biochemical conversion of biomass, if in compliance with sustainability requirements.
Amendment 75 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that the ‘energy efficiency first’ principle prevails and that direct electrification, where possible, is the preferable option for decarbonisation as it ise importance of a resilient and climate neutral energy system based on the principles of energy efficiency, cost efficiency and security of supply; stresses that, while direct electrification is an important pathway towards decarbonisation, it should only be the preferable option, where it is technologically, socially and economically more feasible and more cost- and energy- efficient than the use of renewable or low- carbon hydrogen or other alternatives; notes, however, that the ‘energy efficiency first’ principle should not prevent the development of innovative pilot and demonstration projects in view of making clean hydrogen competitive;
Amendment 76 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that the ‘energy efficiency first’ principle prevails and that direct electrification, where possible, is the preferable option for decarbonisation as it is more cost- and energy-efficient than the use of clean hydrogen; recalls at the same time that in many cases direct electrification is associated with higher costs and is therefore less socially acceptable; recalls that factors such as security of supply, technical feasibility and energy system considerations also determine how best an application can be decarbonised;
Amendment 88 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is convinced that only clearenewable and low carbon hydrogen is sustainably contributing to achieving climate neutrality in the long term; stresses that low-carbon hydrogen will play an important role by significantly contributing to the reduction of emissions in the short and medium term and to the development of an EU hydrogen economy by scaling-up the market;
Amendment 94 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Acknowledges the need of a regulatory framework in full respect of the proportionality, subsidiarity, and better regulation principles, emphasising the SME-Test;
Amendment 99 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that a common legal classification of the different types of hydrogen is of utmost importance; welcomes the classification proposed bypoints out that rapid agreement on a comprehensive and science-based uniform EU-wide terminology for renewable and low carbon hydrogen is necessary to adapt national legal definitions and to provide a clear classification which brings with it legal certainty; stresses that this classification should be based on the carbon content of hydrogen and stepping away from the Ccommissiononly used colour-based approach; notes that avoiding two names for the same category, such as ʻrenewableʼ and ʻcleanʼ hydrogen, could further clarify that classification;
Amendment 104 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that a common legal classification of the different types of hydrogen is of utmost importance; welcomes the classification proposed by the Commission; calls on the Commission to conclude its work on establishing a terminology as rapidly as possible; notes that avoiding two names for the same category, such as ʻrenewableʼ and ʻcleanʼ hydrogen, could further clarify that classification;
Amendment 109 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the urgent need for European standards, certification and labelling systems for clean hydrogen and a system of guarantees of origin for renewablehydrogen and electricity; believes that clean hydrogen production should be determinclassified according to an independent, science- based review, well-to-wheels assessment of its lifecycle emissions; calls on the Commission to provide a regulatory framework as early as possible in 2021technology- neutral emissions threshold standard for hydrogen and a regulatory framework that ensures guarantees of origin, tradability across member states and is consistent with the ETS as early as possible in 2021; stresses that one core criterion for the standards, certification and labelling systems should be the carbon content rather than the production method in order to respect technology neutrality;
Amendment 120 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to provide clarification on the role of carbon capture and utilisation or storage (CCU and CCS) by providing an enhanced framework for this technology and by addressing barriers;
Amendment 140 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Commission’s ambitious goals of increasing the capacity of renewable hydrogen electrolysers and hydrogen production; urges the Commission and the Member States to incentivise the value chain and market uptake of clean hydrogen in order to make it technologically mature and competitive with fossil-basedrenewable and low- carbon hydrogen14 ; _________________ 14According to the Commission, ʻlow- carbon hydrogenʼ encompasses fossil- based hydrogen with carbon capture and electricity-based hydrogen, with significantly reduced full life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions compared to existing hydrogen production. in order to make it technologically mature and competitive;
Amendment 149 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Highlights that for a functioning and predictable internal hydrogen market, regulatory barriers need to be overcome and a coherent and comprehensive regulatory framework createdfor a hydrogen market design should be created and proposed by the Commission; highlights in this regard the need for a flexible hydrogen market in order to facilitate innovative first-movers to make full use of the benefits and drive down the costs of hydrogen production; believes that the gas market regulatory framework and the Clean Energy Package could serve as blueprints for that purpose;
Amendment 155 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Acknowledges the role of blending and injecting hydrogen into the natural gas grid as an important driver for the initial scale-up of a hydrogen market by making use of existing infrastructure in the absence of dedicated hydrogen pipelines; notes that blending enables renewable energy producers to access the current gas market and contributes to the decarbonisation of the gas sector;
Amendment 165 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that, in order to build up a sustainable hydrogen economy fast enough to reach our climate goals, low-carbon hydrogen can play a transitional role; calls on the Commission to assess for how long and how much of this hydrogen would be needed approximately for decarbonisation purposes until solely clean hydrogen can play this rolemust play a vital and complementary role in ramping up the market; highlights in this regard, the important role of carbon capture and storage technologies (CCS); calls on the Commission to set up a technology- neutral regulatory framework and reduce regulatory and economic hurdles to foster a quick market uptake of low-carbon hydrogen;
Amendment 180 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines that a clean hydrogen economy requires significant additional amounts of affordable renewable energy and the corresponding infrastructure; urges the Commission to develop a clear roadmap for investments in the relevant infrastructure for the production, transport and distribution of renewable and low carbon hydrogen; calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up their efforts in this regard and to abolishmake expedient use of taxes and levies on renewable electricity used to produce renewable hydrogen, promoting technologies that contribute to the decarbonisation of the economy, while avoiding undue market distortions at the expense of other energy sources;
Amendment 193 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses that electricity purchasing expenses are the cost driver of clean hydrogen production; against this background, calls on the Commission and the Member States to exempt the electricity used in electrolysis from taxes and duties, in so far as fiscally possible;
Amendment 221 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Underlines that interoperability with the gas system and interconnection of hydrogen infrastructure within the EU must be assured in order to develop a functioning internal market and drive forward the integration of the energy system;
Amendment 229 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to assess the possibility ofgradually repurposinge existing gas pipelinesinfrastructure for the transport of pure hydrogen, storage and distribution of hydrogen as well as of hydrogen and natural gas blends in order to maximise cost efficiency and minimise investment costs and levelised costs of transmission; and distribution; underlines the need of setting targets to encourage the necessary energy infrastructure and incentivise appropriate capacity building, while avoiding the creation of artificial needs;
Amendment 244 #
2020/2242(INI)
12a. Underlines the necessity of upholding unbundling as a guiding principle for the design of hydrogen markets; stresses that unbundling plays a key role in ensuring that innovation and new products are provided in the most cost-efficient manner on energy markets; is convinced that any derogation from this regulatory principle in the medium term would come at an unnecessarily high cost to end consumers;
Amendment 248 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to create, in a timely manner, suitable regulatory frameworks for the development of a hydrogen infrastructure, in particular regarding the operation of and connection to such a network;
Amendment 254 #
Amendment 255 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Highlights that, in order to achieve a fast market uptake of crenewable and low- carbon hydrogen and to avoid carbon lock- ins, demand for clean hydrogen mustshould increase; acknowledges that the initial focus of hydrogen demand should be on sectors for which the use of hydrogen is close to being competitive or that currently cannot be decarbonised, by other mealess complex and cheaper means and technological solutions; believes that for these sectors roadmaps for demand development, investment and research needs should be established at European level; agrees with the Commission that demand-side policies such as quotas for the use of clean hydrogen in a limited number of specific sectors and financial tools such as carbon contracts for difference (ʻCCfDʼ) are necessary to promote decarbonisation through clean hydrogencould be considered for a transitional period to promote decarbonisation through renewable and low-carbon hydrogen, while avoiding the creation of artificial needs and undue market distortions at the expense of other energy sources; stresses that demand side policies should be consistent with other policy measures and subject to a thorough impact assessment to avoid any negative effects on energy consuming industries facing international competition; emphasises in this regard the importance of market-based solutions for creating a market and a level playing field for different technologies with a focus on cost-effective reduction of GHG as well as resilience and competitiveness of the EU economy;
Amendment 268 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission to consider clear incentives for the application and use of hydrogen to different end-consumer sectors in order to trigger the demand for hydrogen; stresses that regulatory incentives, such as the possibility to account for hydrogen or synthetic fuels towards sector renewable targets or emission reduction thresholds in relevant EU legislation, including the REDII, should be provided;
Amendment 270 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Notes that regulatory frameworks are one of the obstacles to the use of hydrogen; encourages the Commission and the Member States to adapt regulatory frameworks in the transport, buildings and industrial sectors in such a way that hydrogen demand is stimulated;
Amendment 277 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Calls on the Commission to consider quotas for synthetic fuels for aviation or ship propulsion;
Amendment 280 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Underlines the need to design a market providing clean and low-carbon hydrogen as climate protection option to all businesses and in particular SMEs; calls on the Commission to estimate the amount of renewable and low-carbon hydrogen needed to help industrial SMEs to decarbonise their production processes and energy supply;
Amendment 287 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses the importance of research, development and innovation along the whole value chain and, of demonstration projects on an industrial scale and of pilot projects on a smaller scale in order to make crenewable and low-carbon hydrogen competitive; believes that involving SMEs and equipping workers with adequate knowledge about hydrogen are of the utmost importance; highlights, in this regard, the need for research and development in carbon capture and storage technologies (CCS); stresses that, in order to have a proper integration of hydrogen in European society, human resources with a set of specialised skills are needed, especially when it comes to safety; to this end, believes that involving SMEs and equipping workers with adequate knowledge about hydrogen are of the utmost importance; calls on the Commission to adopt an action plan aimed at guiding Member States to develop dedicated training programmes towards workers, engineers, technicians but also to the general public and to create multi-disciplinary teaching programmes for economists, scientists and students;
Amendment 297 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Stresses the need to ensure access to finance and innovation assets, such as incubators and joint research projects, for start-ups and SMEs to take root in the hydrogen industry; calls on the Commission to ensure equal market access as well as the facilitation of market entries for such undertakings promoting their participation, e.g. by proactively appointing them for roundtables and feedback in public consultation processes;
Amendment 299 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Emphasises that Europe is leading in the manufacturing of electrolysers and needs to maintain and advance this competitive edge; stresses that European RDI efforts in hydrogen should focus on a wide range of hydrogen technologies focusing on raising technology readiness levels;
Amendment 301 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines that significant amounts of investment are needed to make clearenewable and low-carbon hydrogen competitive, and that European programmes and financing instruments such as Horizon Europe, the Connecting Europe Facility, InvestEU and the ETS Innovation Fund have a key role in fostering a crenewable and low-carbon hydrogen economy; stresses the need to ensure access to finance and innovation assets for SMEs; deeply deplores the Council’s cuts affecting these instruments; calls on the Commission to develop a coordinated investment strategy for clean hydrogerenewable and low-carbon hydrogen as well as carbon capture utilisation and storage technologies; calls on the Commission to include low-carbon hydrogen in the EU Taxonomy Regulation;
Amendment 313 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission to include manufacturing, transportation and storage of both renewable and low- carbon hydrogen (as well as blends with natural gas) into the upcoming Delegated Acts on Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation stemming from the Regulation (EU) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2020 on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment, and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 as environmentally sustainable economic activities;
Amendment 319 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance and the Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEIs) as important means to enhance investment in clearenewable and low-carbon hydrogen; encourages the Alliance to come up with an investment agenda and a project pipeline in cooperation with the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking that can ensure the implementation of the hydrogen goals set by the Commission as soon as possible; welcomes the Commission’s plan to revise the State aid guidelines to include cfor environmental protection and energy to better enable renewable and low-carbon hydrogen; encourages Member States, the Commission and the economic operators to rapidly unlock the potential of IPCEIs to support transport and energy projects of relevan hydrogence for the European economy and with positive spillover effects;
Amendment 336 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses the work of the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU); asks the Commission to use it as a competence centre for clean hydrogenWelcomes the renewal of the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU) under Horizon Europe and calls for an increase of its budget compared to Horizon 2020; stresses the importance of the work of the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU); asks the Commission to use it as a competence centre for renewable and low- carbon hydrogen; calls on the Commission to make use of the experiences gained in the Joint Undertakings, especially on Hydrogen fuel cells, and to incentivise further research into these technologies; calls on the future Clean Hydrogen for Europe Partnership to further explore and analyse the potential for hydrogen and fuel cells in buildings and data centres;
Amendment 341 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Suggests to the European Commission to include the deployment of hydrogen in the general objectives of PRIMA in line with the priorities of Horizon Europe in order to strengthen research and innovation capacities and to develop knowledge and common innovative solutions across the PRIMA region;
Amendment 342 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses the importance of an appropriate taxonomy for the ramping up of hydrogen technology, including the hydrogen infrastructure;
Amendment 343 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Believes that the importing of clean hydrogen may become necessary to cater to European demand; calls on the Commission to establish mutually beneficial cooperation with neighbouring regions; Emphasises that Europe’s leading role in the manufacturing of renewable hydrogen technologies presents the opportunity to promote European industrial leadership and innovation on a global level while reinforcing the EU’s role as a global climate leader; underlines the goal of increasing domestic hydrogen production, while acknowledging the possibility of importing additional renewable energy and hydrogen from neighbouring regions and third countries, to cater an increasing domestic demand for affordable hydrogen; therefore calls on the Commission to establish mutually beneficial cooperation with neighbouring regions, while taking into consideration EU energy security as well as environmental standards of the EU's external partners;
Amendment 358 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Stresses that international cooperation in terms of low-carbon hydrogen with the neighbourhood of the EU, that is established on the basis of mutually respected rules and principles based on the EU internal gas market legislation, i.e. with the UK, EEA, Energy Community and the US, should be further developed in order to strengthen the internal market and energy security;
Amendment 364 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Highlights the need to ensure the principles of the internal market in the hydrogen sector and create a level playing field for renewable and low-carbon hydrogen;
Amendment 366 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18c. Calls on the Commission to undertake thorough, transparent, inclusive and science-based impact assessments of initiatives stemming from the EU Hydrogen Strategy in line with Better Regulation guidelines;
Amendment 368 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 d (new)
Paragraph 18 d (new)
18d. Considers, in this regard, the fact that new partnerships, especially those with Northern African countries, are a win-win business opportunity, since they support the development of the renewable and hydrogen energy industries on both sides;
Amendment 372 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Is convinced that the EU should try to promote its standards on hydrogen internationally to improve the Union's strategic autonomy and thus make hydrogen a part of its international cooperation;
Amendment 380 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Underlines the need for an integrated energy system in order to achieve climate neutrality by 2050; believes that the integration of the electricity, gas, heating and cooling and hydrogen grid is beneficial for a well- functioning hydrogen and energy market; welcomes the inclusion of hydrogen in the Commission’s Strategy for Energy System Integration; believes that clearenewable and low-carbon hydrogen can play a key role in terms of energy storage to balance intermittent renewable energy supply and demand; calls on the Commission to address the barriers hindering a wider adoption of hydrogen energy storage, given its high potential in particular in the mobility and building sectors;
Amendment 21 #
2020/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
Amendment 44 #
2020/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas energy system integration canaims to keep costs for European authorities, European businesses and European citizens within realistic and acceptable limits; a cost efficient energy sector integration must be enforced;
Amendment 65 #
2020/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that such a strategy can help the Union achieve its climate goals while maintaining energy accessibility, affordability and security of supply through the development of an efficient, integrated, interconnected, resilient, smart and decarbonised system;
Amendment 72 #
2020/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates its support forAcknowledges the importance of the energy efficiency first principle and recalls that the most sustainable energy is energy which is not consumeddirect electrification, where possible, presents an important pathway towards decarbonisation. Highlights the need to develop a resilient and climate neutral energy system based on the principle of “cost-efficiency";
Amendment 81 #
2020/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Notes the high energy consumption in the water sector needs; calls on the Commission to consider energy-efficient measures for the EU water sector and the possibility to use treated waste water as an “on-site” source of renewable energy in the Energy System Integration;
Amendment 92 #
2020/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. DeplorAcknowledges the insufficient progress made by Member States, as set out in the Energy Efficiency Progress Report; encourages the Commission to propose more ambitious targetexplore the impacts of revised targets on businesses, notably SMEs, taking into account its recommendations as part of the Energy Union governance process; welcomes, in this regard, the renovation wave strategy; emphasizes that the renovation of the existing building stock does not fully compensate for the need to produce more low carbon energy;
Amendment 98 #
2020/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to extend the principle of energy efficiency to the entire value chain and to all end-uses; underlines the potential of circularity and reuse of wasteorganic waste from cities and agricultural sector, energy and waste heat from industrial processes, buildings and data centres; draws attention tocalls on the Commission and the Member States to develop effective incentives and business models for the uncoupling and use of industrial waste heat; draws attention to the replacement of old and inefficient heating systems and the modernisation of heat networks, which can play a significant role in heat decarbonisation; stresses the potential of digital tools for smart energy management;
Amendment 112 #
2020/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that the energy transition will require between EUR 520 and 575 billion in annual infrastructure investment; calls on the Commission to develop sustainable investment criteria which are fully in line with the climate and integration goalsfinancial tools which are fully in line with the climate and integration goals; underlines that European programmes and financing instruments such as Horizon Europe and the European Clean Hydrogen Partnership, the Connecting Europe Facility on the basis of the TEN-E and TEN-T Regulations, cohesion policy, InvestEU, Recovery and Resilience Facility, Just Transition Fund and the ETS Innovation Fund have a key role in fostering a renewable and low-carbon hydrogen economy, biogas/biomethane development and carbon capture and storage and hydrogen-compatible infrastructure, while also providing appropriate investments in the use of natural gas where it provides emission reduction and serves as a transitional enabler; calls on the Commission to develop targets for energy infrastructure rollout and that system integration should make maximum use of existing gas infrastructure which can help deliver a cost-effective transition throughout many sectors including industry and mobility;
Amendment 120 #
2020/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Regrets that the Commission’s draft taxonomy delegated act undermines the climate goals with regards to renewable energy sources, encourages the Commission to embrace a technological neutral approach based on life-cycle GHG emissions and not demand stricter rules from hydropower, biofuel and biogas, than other renewable energy sources; Furthermore, regrets that nuclear power is broken out and dealt with in a separate delegated act as this undermines the holistic energy system perspective, and limits Member States' possibilities for self- determination over the energy mix;
Amendment 125 #
2020/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights the importance of assessing ex-ante and anticipating the need for new energy production, transmission, distribution and conversion of infrastructure in order to optimise itsthe use of existing energy infrastructure in a climate- neutral economy and to ensure its economic viability;
Amendment 128 #
2020/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Believes that a common legal classification of the different types of renewable, decarbonised and low-carbon gases, including hydrogen, based on the full life cycle GHG emissions savings and sustainability criteria, is of utmost importance for market players, authorities and consumers; calls on the Commission to develop a comprehensive classification and certification framework of gaseous carriers;
Amendment 134 #
2020/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to use the revision of Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 on trans-European energy infrastructure as an opportunity to include energy system integration in the Regulation’s objectives and the 10-year network development planning; calls for greater efforts to remove obstacles hindering the full integration of energy systems, which would otherwise encourage citizens and industry to fully embrace cleaner energy alternatives because there will be no Green Deal without a better integration of the energy system; Emphasises that it is necessary to achieve a cost-effective decarbonisation of the EU economies which will build a more flexible, more decentralised and digital energy system, in which consumers are empowered to make their energy choices;
Amendment 144 #
2020/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for the mass deployment of renewable, low carbon and decarbonised energy at competitive costs; encourages the Commission to propose more ambitious targetmeasures in order to increase the share of such energy in electricity generation, heavy industry, transport, construction, heating and cooling;
Amendment 148 #
2020/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Notes that the electrification of consumer sectors faces major hurdles with respect to cost efficiency, social acceptability, environmental compatibility, security of supply, technical feasibility and energy-system stability;
Amendment 149 #
2020/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Notes that a successful and cost- efficient coupling of sectors requires a technology-open approach that fully takes into account the potential of different energy sources;
Amendment 151 #
2020/2241(INI)
10. Welcomes the adoption of the European Hydrogen Strategy; is convinced that renewable and delow carbonised hydrogen, together with other renewable gases, can help reduce persistent emissions from hard to abate sectors, such as industrial processes and ,heavy transport which cannot be decarbonised throughand buildings and where direct electrification might be limited due to low cost-efficiency or technical, social and environmental reasons; recalls also the need to decarbonise existing hydrogen production and the usrole of zero-carbon electricity; recalls also the need to decarbonise existing hydrogen productionCarbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technologies; recalls the potential of blending hydrogen with natural gas as a contribution to the decarbonisation of the gas sector; underlines the potential of hydrogen for energy storage and transport and its contribution to the flexibility of the energy system;
Amendment 157 #
2020/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the adoption of the European Hydrogen Strategy; is convinced that renewable and decarbonised hydrogen can help reduce persistent emissions from industrial processes and heavy transport which cannot be decarbonised through the use of zero-carbon electricityis a crucial component in reducing CO2 emissions in all sectors; recalls also the need to decarbonise existing hydrogen production;
Amendment 163 #
2020/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Recalls that hydrogen and other low- and zero-carbon gases are needed for the decarbonisation of the building sector and, in particular, of the building stock; notes that the electrification of the building sector, which is the focus of attention, cannot be made socially acceptable in many cases due to the very high renovation costs associated with it; recalls that the renovation rate needed for electrification is not being achieved in Europe;
Amendment 168 #
2020/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to extend the obligation laid down in Directive (EU) 2018/2001 for Member States to issue guarantees of origin forthat ensure the traceability of low- and zero- carbon gases and for renewables based on a science-based life-cycle analysis; considers that all sustainable and cost-effective biofuels will be needed and believes that it would be environmentally and economically counterproductive to revise the renewable directive's sustainability criteria for forest biofuels in the way indicated in the Commissions energy system integration strategy; believes that sustainable forest management can contribute to climate adaptation by replacing fossil raw materials and through a long-term increased sequestration of carbon in forests;
Amendment 179 #
2020/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses the need to accelerate research and, development onand full exploitation of technologies for CO2 capture, storage and reuse; emphasizes that the EU needs a technological revolution making large-scale carbon capture (CCS) storage solutions profitable in order to combine economic growth with reduced greenhouse gas emissions;
Amendment 184 #
2020/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to propose ambitious targets for the decarbonisation of road, maritime, rail and air transport; calls on the Commission to build on an open technology approach to decarbonisation of transport, taking into account not only the potential of electrification but also the potential of gas mobility, electricity-based fuels and in particular hydrogen; recalls, in this context, that the deployment of alternative propulsion and fuels requires an appropriate refuelling and charging infrastructure and regulatory framework; welcomes the Commission’s announcement of the deployment of one million charging points for electric vehicles; stresses the need to adapt the electrification networks for Europe’s vehicle fleet;
Amendment 188 #
2020/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to propose ambitious targets for the decarbonisation of road, maritime, rail and air transport in a technology-neutral way; welcomes the Commission’s announcement of the deployment of one million charging points for electric vehicles; stresses the need to adapt the electrification networks for Europe’s vehicle fleetinfrastructure for alternative fuels for Europe’s vehicle fleet as well as to support other readily deployable solutions; highlights that direct electrification is very important but cannot stand alone in order to achieve a fast, affordable and just energy transition;
Amendment 211 #
2020/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Highlights the need to reduce regulatory barriers, improve access to capital and further support all forms of energy storage projects alongthat can offer services along with transmission and distribution networks and at consumption sites; recalls the importance to ensure full interoperability of different transport and storage systems, including those with cross-border relevance and connected to third countries; urges the Commission to revise the Energy Taxation Directive to reduce the costs of taxes and levies on energy transformation and energy storage,while avoiding undue market distortions at the expense of other energy sources;
Amendment 223 #
2020/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Recalls the role that greenewable and low carbon hydrogen can play in balancing grids by using any surpluselectricity; notes the need to develop the hydrogen-storing technologies and capacities and the role that renewable hydrogen and electrolysers can play in providing more flexibility to the grids and integrating the increasing share of renewable electricity production;
Amendment 233 #
2020/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Acknowledges that power-to gas and power-to-heat technologies can play a key role in terms of large scale energy storage, to meet seasonal demand and to balance an electricity system because they are easy to integrate in existing infrastructure, help balance the electricity grid and can be cost-effectively transported across long-distances;
Amendment 236 #
2020/2241(INI)
16a. Emphasises the storage capacity of the gas infrastructure (grids as well as storage facilities), which, in combination with the production of environmentally- friendly hydrogen, can contribute considerably to the stabilisation of energy systems;
Amendment 243 #
2020/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission and the Members States to explore ways of further encouraging, through effective incentives, the development of a European market for demand-side flexibility, potentials for energy storage and balancing electricity grid; welcomes flexible integrated energy systems that aim to optimize the district heating/cooling sector contributing to the balancing of the electricity grid, cost- effective use of renewable energy sources and waste heat integration at local/regional level;
Amendment 253 #
2020/2241(INI)
19. Stresses that a more renewable, decentralised and better integrated energy system requires better forecasting of energy demand and matching with the supply and storage from different energy carriers; highlights, in this regard, the crucial role of digitalisation for the processing of statistical and meteorological data; calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop an internal market for digital energy technologies; welcomes the intention of the Commission to adopt an action plan for the digitalisation of energy to foster the EU technological leadership and enable a more integrated energy system with intelligent solutions in specific sectors (smart grids, more efficient and safe transport, energy savings in buildings), a more active role of consumers and improved funding for the 2021-2027 period;
Amendment 268 #
2020/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Recalls that the primary objective of Union action in the field of energy is to ensure the proper functioning of the market; calls on the Commission to propostake the necessary legislative changes to ensure equal rights for all consumers and undistorted price signmeasures to safeguard the well-functioning of energy markets and to ensure the full implementation of the acquis for the internal energy market, including the Clean Energy Package, equals reflecting the real cost of energy and itsights for all households and businesses and help them contributione to the decarbonisation of the economy; welcomes the initiative to revise Directive 2003/96/EC;
Amendment 300 #
2020/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Recalls that one of the objectives of the Energy Union is to reduce our import dependency and to ensure security of supply; considers that the creation of synergies can help achieve this objective;
Amendment 317 #
2020/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25 a. Welcomes the development of carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) and carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) when it may be necessary to achieve climate neutrality, and to provide negative emissions by CCS on biomass combustion, and to reduce emissions where other reasonable alternatives through CCS at fossil fuel emissions, particularly in certain industrial processes; in this regard, welcomes the Commission proposal to convene an annual European CCUS Forum as part of the Clean Energy Industrial Forum to further study options to foster such projects;
Amendment 321 #
2020/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25 b. Considers that the EU should promote regulatory solutions in the heating sector and energy efficiency legislation which respect the variation between Member States' conditions and most appropriate solutions which are particularly large in these sectors;
Amendment 324 #
2020/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 c (new)
Paragraph 25 c (new)
25 c. Believes that both increased energy system integration and consumers have the opportunity to play an active role which requires a well-functioning energy market with accurate price signals that reflects the cost-effectiveness of different technical systems and greenhouse gas emissions; considers that current regulations enable uncompetitive prices for nuclear power in some Member States that do not sufficiently lead to a cost- effective decarbonised transition;
Amendment 325 #
2020/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 d (new)
Paragraph 25 d (new)
25 d. Underlines that the EU’s climate policy and energy policy has to go hand in hand within creased economic growth; stresses that the energy policy must therefore always encourage cost-effective, low carbon and reliable energy sources that ensure the industry's access to energy.
Amendment 3 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that European leadership can be a reality; establishes the ambition to make the EU a world leader in digital innovation and Artificial Intelligence (AI) development; notes that a second wave of digitalisation lies ahead; underlines that a common EU approach can make Europe the most innovative region in the world by 2030; highlights that digital transformation encompasses all policy areas and is boundless by nature; emphasizes that AI deployment by European industries is key to economic growth and innovations, enhances security and resilience, and strengthens the geopolitical and strategic relevance of the EU;
Amendment 11 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Emphasizes that out of the three key objectives defined in the Communication on Shaping Europe’s Digital Future, digital competitiveness and economic growth are irreplaceable prerequisites for building an open, democratic, and sustainable society, powered by technology that works for people;
Amendment 13 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Calls on the Commission to adopt a balanced approach, based on the principle of subsidiary, technology- neutrality, and thorough impact assessments, when it presents the multitude of legislative and other initiatives outlined in the Communication on Shaping Europe’s Digital Future;
Amendment 16 #
2020/2216(INI)
1 c. Emphasizes that European data and AI regulation should aim to build a borderless digital single market and a competitive, innovation-friendly, human- centric, trustworthy and secure data society and economy, which supports the development and deployment of AI, access to data, interoperability, and data portability; highlights the importance of right to privacy, civil liberties, protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and information, and cyber security;
Amendment 19 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1 d. Reminds the Commission of its commitments to one-in-one-out principle and reducing regulatory burden; notes that the future legislative proposals need to address both fragmentation of the Digital Single Market as well as the amount of red tape and regulatory uncertainty currently faced by European industry and innovators; highlights the importance of clear market approval processes and European wide market access policies;
Amendment 21 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Amendment 25 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that the EU has an enormously strong SME sector; notes that the successful digital transformation of European SMEs is vital for economic growth, job-creation, and social cohesion; recalls that this second wagve of digitalisation could lead to a strong industrial development of SMEs; calls for a goal of 500 digital unicorns within 10 yeacomprehensive measures, such as access to finance, introduction of the EU Start- up Visa, and reduction of regulatory burden, to better facilitate the growth of digital unicorns in Europe; notes that these measures should be developed in constant dialogue with relevant stakeholders;
Amendment 39 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that the COVID crisis provides an opportunity to speed up digitalisation; calls for financial incentives for SMEs that want to enter new marketpublic-private partnerships and financial incentives for innovative digital SMEs, mid-caps, and start-ups that want to enter new markets; calls for the reinforcement of and clearer strategy for the European Digital Innovation Hubs in order to help widespread uptake of new technologies by SMEs; recognizes the potential of intermediaries in the SME ecosystem, such as accountants, chambers of commerce and insurance experts, in helping to foster the digital transition of SMEs;
Amendment 47 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Highlights that current market imbalances between gatekeeper platforms and SMEs and limited access to data continue to pose challenges to European SMEs; emphasizes the need to enhance SME access to data; calls for enabling approach to data sharing practices on predominantly voluntary basis, including the provision of incentives to enable data sharing;
Amendment 48 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Notes that investing in High- Performance Computing (HPC) is crucial to reap the full potential of AI and other emerging technologies; highlights the role of connectivity, especially gigabit connectivity powered by 5G and fibre infrastructures, as a vital building block for a competitive digital society; calls for bridging the connectivity investment gap through Next Generation EU, as well as national and private funding, in order to complement the insufficient EU investments deployed in the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF);
Amendment 50 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Stresses that the deployment of very high capacity networks such as 5G will open new ways of working in areas such as manufacturing, transport, automotive and healthcare, allowing for both increased productivity and completely new user experiences; notes that very high capacity networks will allow Europe to take a quantitative leap benefiting an entire ecosystem of technologies, such as virtualization, cloud computing, edge computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, network slicing, and automation;
Amendment 53 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 60 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 68 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Demands Highlights the lack of European vend to the exodus of start-ups that do not receive follow-up- funding ture capital funding, the disproportionately large role of public entities in the funding that currently exists, and the significant differences in start-up ecosystems and available financing between Member States; calls for a comprehensive European approach, based on competitive taxation and investor-friendly regulation, to ensure access to finance for promising Europe but find it elsewherean start-ups in all growth stages;
Amendment 75 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for massive investment in clusters of excellence; calls on the Commission and Member States to facilitate European excellence in AI research and development by increasing research investments and facilitating additional cooperation between innovative companies, higher education, and research institutions; recognises that sharing and reusing AI application components increases use and uptake of AI solutions;
Amendment 78 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Emphasizes the need to allow comprehensive research into all AI applications and technologies; calls for legislative solutions, such as regulatory sandboxes with a path to scale up for successful pilots, that will ensure the right of both public and private institutions to research and develop AI for potentially high-risk use cases;
Amendment 80 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Highlights the importance of fundamental research into the foundations of AI; notes that current commercial AI applications are based on research that was initiated decades earlier;
Amendment 83 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Demands measures to end toaddress the brain drain and attract the best minds to the EU without prejudice to the national labour market systems and the competencies of the social partners;
Amendment 90 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Stresses that Europe’s growth potential will be determined by the digital skills of its population and businesses; takes note of the skills gap currently visible in the European job market and the need bridge this gap through upskilling and reskilling; calls for increased focus on reskilling and upskilling of digital skills and competences in national education systems;
Amendment 92 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Calls for a whole-of-society approach towards cybersecurity; highlights that new approaches to cybersecurity should be designed based on resilience and adaptability to stresses and attacks; emphasizes the role for cybersecurity as a framework where everything from system design and usability to the education and training of citizens must work in tandem; emphasizes the need to include cybersecurity elements in all sectorial policies;
Amendment 95 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8 c. Fully supports the Commission’s aim to increase the number of women in tech;
Amendment 100 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recognises that AI deployment is key to European competitiveness in the digital era; highlights that to facilitate the uptake of AI in Europe, a common European approach is needed to avoid internal market fragmentbased on a human- centric approach to AI, transparency and clear liability rules is needed to avoid internal market fragmentation; highlights the potential for European added value and the current cost of non-Europe in the field of AI and digital regulation;
Amendment 112 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that access to bihigh quality training data is key for the development of AI; calls for a new approach to data regulationstresses that businesses and researchers should be given greater freedom to use data, with less regulatory interference; calls for a new approach to data regulation; that gives higher priority to innovation and competitiveness by giving businesses greater freedom to the use of data when it is not considered to be high risk, along with clear and balanced rules on IPR and protection of business secrets;
Amendment 132 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Warns against overregulating AI; recalls that regulation must be balanced, agile, permanently evaluated, and based on soft regulation except for high-risk areas; calls for a regulatory approach that is not based on a snapshot of what technological development looks like at the moment, but strives for the rules to be applicable to future technological breakthroughs and phenomena; calls for all AI regulation to be technology-neutral and proportionate;
Amendment 136 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Reminds that AI and other digital technologies are always developed in an international context; notes that unclear and fragmented regulation will drive innovative companies to develop their products and services outside of Europe; underlines the importance of free flow of data across borders; supports the Commission’s aim to address unjustified obstacles to international data flows as well as the restrictions European companies are facing in third countries;
Amendment 145 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 30 #
2020/2043(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points to the dilemma arising if such carbon border tax arrangements were to allow for the reimbursement of carbon costs for EU exports at its external borders in the interests of competitiveness; notes that this would undermine the climate protection objective of the tax;
Amendment 48 #
2020/2043(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points to the great complexity involved in calculating the carbon costs of end products resulting from a division of labour and cross-border manufacturing processes;
Amendment 94 #
2020/2043(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines that the resources incurred by the mechanism are to be considered EU own resources; is convinced that a substantial share of these resources must be used for climate measures;
Amendment 115 #
2020/2043(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to carefully examine the implications of a carbon border tax for the European emissions trading system (ETS) and its possible effects on company competitiveness;
Amendment 18 #
2020/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points to the specific nature of the CPR, which differs in some areas from the general principles of the new legislative framework (NLF), chiefly because it does not harmonise any specific requirements or minimum safety levels for construction products, but instead defines a common technical language for measurassessing the performance of construction products over their essential characteristics;
Amendment 6 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas a European approach to AI needs to include ethical aspects of AI to ensure that it is, robotics and related technologies needs to be in accordance with ethical principles reflecting our European values and principles to ensure that AI, robotics and related technologies are human- centric, enhances human well-being, the well-being of society and the environment, and fully respects EU fundamental rights and values;
Amendment 8 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the EU aimed to reduce annual road fatalities in the EU by 50% by 2020 compared to 2010, but, in view of stagnating progress, renewed its efforts in its Road Safety Policy Framework 2021 - 2030 - Next steps towards "Vision Zero"; whereas in this regard, AI, automation and other new technologies have a great potential to increase road safety by avoidingpotentially reducing the possibilities for human error;
Amendment 13 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas the production of ethically responsible, human-centred and technologically robust AI, robotics and related technologies in transport present European businesses, including SMEs, a business opportunity to become global leaders in this area; whereas such opportunity is particularly present, considering the current global leaders in this area produce technologies that are deemed insufficiently trustworthy and not adequately respecting ethical principles.
Amendment 15 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
D b. whereas such new business opportunities may contribute to the recovery of the European industry after the current health and economic crisis; whereas such opportunities will create new jobs as the uptake of AI and related technologies has the potential to increase businesses' productivity levels and contribute to efficiency gains; whereas innovation programs in this area can enable regional clusters to thrive.
Amendment 17 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
D c. whereas such European approach to the development of AI, robotics and related technologies in transport has the potential to increase the global competitiveness and strategic autonomy of the European economy.
Amendment 20 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the potential of AI, robotics and related technologies for all autonomous means of road, rail, waterborne and air transport;
Amendment 23 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Moreover, highlights the potential of AI, robotics and related technologies to boost the modal shift and intermodality, as these technologies can contribute to finding the optimal combination of transport modes for the transport of goods and passengers
Amendment 27 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Furthermore, stresses that AI, robotics and related technologies have the potential to make transport, logistics and traffic flows more efficient and to make all transport modes safer, smarter, and more environmentally friendly.
Amendment 29 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – introductory part
Paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Stresses that the EU transport sector needs a clear ethical framework for achieving trustworthy AI, including safety, human autonomy and oversight, and liability aspects, which will be key to boosting investments in research and innovation, development of skills and the uptake of AI by SMEs, start-ups and businesses; and in this regard:
Amendment 30 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – point a
Paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 31 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
a a) calls on the Commission to provide for a clear framework of ethical principles for the development, deployment and use of AI, robotics and related technologies in the transport sector; any AI, robotics and related technologies in the transport sector shall be developed, deployed and used in accordance with those ethical principles.
Amendment 33 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – point b
Paragraph 2 – point b
b) recommends the establishment of guidelines for a harmonised risk classification of AI-enabled technologies in all modes of transport, covering vehicle functions allocated to humans and to AI, and clarifying responsibilities and requirements as regards safety;
Amendment 35 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – point c
Paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 42 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recommends the development of an EU-wide trustworthy AI label for the automotive industry, which should provide for common and harmonised standardsethical standards for all modes of transport, including the automotive industry, on safety, technical robustness, privacy and transparency and for testing of AI-enabled vehicles and related products and services;
Amendment 48 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to explore the possibility of entrusting a relevant existing EU agency with enforcement and sanction mechanisms, so that actions can be takehow the existing instruments of supervision and control in the transport sector can be equipped and used to take action if an AI system used in transport violates fundamental rights or the European ethical and security framework;
Amendment 54 #
2020/2012(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to further support the development of trustworthy AI systems in order to render transport safer, more efficient, accessible, affordable and inclusive, including for persons with reduced mobility.
Amendment 104 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Such a substantial connection to the Union should be considered to exist where the service provider has an establishment in the Union or, in its absence, on the basis of the existence of a significant number of users in one or more Member States, or the targeting of activities towards one or more Member States. The targeting of activities towards one or more Member States canshould be determined on the basis of all relevant circumstances, including factors such as the use of a language or a currency generally used in that Member State, or the possibility of ordering products or services, or using a national top level domain. The targeting of activities towards a Member State could also be derived from the availability of an application in the relevant national application store, from the provision of local advertising or advertising in the language used in that Member State, or from the handling of customer relations such as by providing customer service in the language generally used in that Member State. A substantial connection should also be assumed where a service provider directs its activities to one or more Member State as set out in Article 17(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 1215/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council27 . On the other hand, mere technical accessibility of a website from the Union cannot, on that ground alone, be considered as establishing a substantial connection to the Union. _________________ 27 Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2012 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (OJ L351, 20.12.2012, p.1).
Amendment 115 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) It should be clarified that this Regulation is without prejudice to the rules of Union law on copyright and related rights, which establish specific rules and procedures that should remain unaffected and are lex specialis, prevailing over this Regulation.
Amendment 123 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In order to achieve the objective of ensuring a safe, predictable and trusted online environment, for the purpose of this Regulation the concept of “illegal content” should be defined broadly and also covers information relating to illegal content, products, services and activities. In particular, that concept should be understood to refer to information, irrespective of its form, that under the applicable law is either itself illegal, such as illegal hate speech or terrorist content and unlawful discriminatory content, or that relates to activities that are illegal, such as the sharing of images depicting child sexual abuse, unlawful non- consensual sharing of private images, online stalking, the sale of non-compliant, dangerous or counterfeit products, the non-authorised use of copyright protected material or activities involving infringements of consumer protection law. In this regard, it is immaterial whether the illegality of the information or activity results from Union law or from national law that is consistent with Union law and what the precise nature or subject matter is of the law in question.
Amendment 131 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Considering the particular characteristics of the services concerned and the corresponding need to make the providers thereof subject to certain specific obligations, it is necessary to distinguish, within the broader category of providers of hosting services as defined in this Regulation, the subcategory of online platforms. Online platforms, such as social networks or online marketplaces, should be defined as providers of hosting services that not only store information provided by the recipients of the service at their request, but that also disseminate that information to the public, again at their request. However, in order to avoid imposing overly broad obligations, providers of hosting services should not be considered as online platforms where the dissemination to the public is merely a minor and purely ancillary feature of anotherthe principal service and that feature cannot, for objective technical reasons, be used without that other, principal service, and the integration of that feature is not a means to circumvent the applicability of the rules of this Regulation applicable to online platforms. For example, the comments section in an online newspaper could constitute such a feature, where it is clear that it is ancillary to the main service represented by the publication of news under the editorial responsibility of the publisher.
Amendment 141 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) The exemptions from liability established in this Regulation should not apply where, instead of confining itself to providing the services neutrally, by a merely technical and automatic processing of the information provided by the recipient of the service, the provider of intermediary services plays an active role of such a kind as to give it knowledge of, or control over, that information. A provider of intermediary services plays an active role when assistance is given to the recipient of the service, notably for the optimizing and the promotion of the content offered. Those exemptions should accordingly not be available in respect of liability relating to information provided not by the recipient of the service but by the provider of intermediary service itself, including where the information has been developed under the editorial responsibility of that provider.
Amendment 144 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) AThe provider should not be able to benefit from exemptions from liability provided for in this Regulation where the main purpose is to engage in or facilitate illegal activities or where a provider of intermediary services that deliberately collaborates with a recipient of the services in order to undertake illegal activities and does not provide its service neutrally and should therefore not be able to benefit from the exemptions from liability provided for in this Regulation.
Amendment 153 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) In order to ensure the effective protection of consumers when engaging in intermediated commercial transactions online, certain providers of hosting services, namely, online platforms that allow consumers to conclude distance contracts with traders on the platforms, should not be able to benefit from the exemption from liability for hosting service providers established in this Regulation, in so far as those online platforms present the relevant information relating to the transactions at issue in such a way that it leads consumers to believe that the information was provided by those online platforms themselves or by recipients of the service acting under their authority or control, and that those online platforms thus have knowledge of or control over the information, even if that may in reality not be the case. In that regard, is should be determined objectively, on the basis of all relevant circumstances, whether the presentation could lead to such a belief on the side of an average and reasonably well- informed consumer.
Amendment 181 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) The orders to provide information regulated by this Regulation concern the production of specific information about individual recipients of the intermediary service concerned who are identified in those orders for the purposes of determining compliance by the recipients of the services with applicable Union or national rules. Therefore, ois information, which should include the relevant email addresses, telephone numbers, IP addresses and other contact details necessary to ensure such compliance, should be available in respect of all types orders. Orders about information on a group of recipients of the service who are not specifically identified, including orders to provide aggregate information required for statistical purposes or evidence-based policy-making, should remain unaffected by the rules of this Regulation on the provision of information.
Amendment 196 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
Amendment 204 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
Recital 41
Amendment 213 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) Where a hosting service provider decides to remove or disable information provided by a recipient of the service, for instance following receipt of a notice or acting on its own initiative, including through the use of automated means, that provider should inform the recipient of its decision, the reasons for its decision and the available redress possibilities to contest the decision, in view of the negative consequences that such decisions may have for the recipient, including as regards the exercise of its fundamental right to freedom of expression. That obligation should apply irrespective of the reasons for the decision, in particular whether the action has been taken because the information notified is considered to be illegal content or incompatible with the applicable terms and conditions. Available recourses to challenge the decision of the hosting service provider should always include judicial redress.
Amendment 218 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43 a (new)
Recital 43 a (new)
(43 a) Providers of hosting services play a particularly important role in tackling illegal content online, as they store information provided by and at the request of the recipients of the service and typically give other recipients access thereto, sometimes on a large scale. It is important that all providers of hosting services, regardless of their size, put in place user-friendly notice and action mechanisms that facilitate the notification of specific items of information that the notifying party considers to be illegal content to the provider of hosting services concerned ('notice'), pursuant to which that provider can decide, based on its own assessment, whether or not it agrees with that assessment and wishes to remove or disable access to that content ('action'). Provided the requirements on notices are met, it should be possible for individuals or entities to notify multiple specific items of allegedly illegal content through a single notice. The obligation to put in place notice and action mechanisms should apply, for instance, to file storage and sharing services, web hosting services, advertising servers and paste bins, in as far as they qualify as providers of hosting services covered by this Regulation.
Amendment 219 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43 b (new)
Recital 43 b (new)
(43 b) The rules on such notice and action mechanisms should be harmonised at Union level, so as to provide for the timely, diligent and objective processing of notices on the basis of rules that are uniform, transparent and clear and that provide for robust safeguards to protect the right and legitimate interests of all affected parties, in particular their fundamental rights guaranteed by the Charter, irrespective of the Member State in which those parties are established or reside and of the field of law at issue. The fundamental rights include, as the case may be, the right to freedom of expression and information, the right to respect for private and family life, the right to protection of personal data, the right to non-discrimination and the right to an effective remedy of the recipients of the service; the freedom to conduct a business, including the freedom of contract, of service providers; as well as the right to human dignity, the rights of the child, the right to protection of property, including intellectual property, and the right to non-discrimination of parties affected by illegal content.
Amendment 245 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
Recital 52
(52) Online advertisement plays an important role in the online environment, including in relation to the provision of the services of online platforms. However,Online advertising is a significant source of financing for many digital business models and an effective tool to reach new costumers, not least for small- and medium sized companies. However, there are some instances when online advertisement can contribute to significant risks, ranging from advertisement that is itself illegal content, to contributing to financial incentives for the publication or amplification of illegal or otherwise harmful content and activities online, or the discriminatory display of advertising with an impact on the equal treatment and opportunities of citizens. In addition toBased on the requirements resulting from Article 6 of Directive 2000/31/EC, online platforms should therefore be required to ensure that the recipients of the service have certain individualised information necessary for them to understand when and on whose behalf the advertisement is displayed. In addition, recipients of the service should have information on the main parameters used for determining that specific advertising is to be displayed to them, providing meaningful explanations of the logic used to that end, including when this is based on profiling. The requirements of this Regulation on the provision of information relating to advertisement is without prejudice to the application of the relevant provisions of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, in particular those regarding the right to object, automated individual decision-making, including profiling and specifically the need to obtain consent of the data subject prior to the processing of personal data for targeted advertising. Similarly, it is without prejudice to the provisions laid down in Directive 2002/58/EC in particular those regarding the storage of information in terminal equipment and the access to information stored therein.
Amendment 265 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58
Recital 58
(58) Very large online platforms should deploy the necessary and proportionate means to diligently mitigate the systemic risks identified in the risk assessment. Very large online platforms should under such mitigating measures consider, for example, enhancing or otherwise adapting the design and functioning of their content moderation, algorithmic recommender systems and online interfaces, so that they discourage and limit the dissemination of illegal content, adapting their decision- making processes, or adapting their terms and conditions. They may also include corrective measures, such as discontinuing advertising revenue for specific content, or other actions, such as improving the visibility of authoritative information sources. Very large online platforms may reinforce their internal processes or supervision of any of their activities, in particular as regards the detection of systemic risks. They may also initiate or increase cooperation with trusted flaggers, organise training sessions and exchanges with trusted flagger organisations, and cooperate with other service providers, including by initiating or joining existing codes of conduct or other self-regulatory measures. Any measures adopted should respect the due diligence requirements of this Regulation and be effective and appropriate for mitigating the specific risks identified, in the interest of safeguarding public order, protecting privacy and fighting fraudulent and deceptive commercial practices, and should be proportionate in light of the very large online platform’s economic capacity and the need to avoid unnecessary restrictions on the use of their service, taking due account of potential negative effects on the fundamental rights of the recipients of the service.
Amendment 277 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 62
Recital 62
(62) A core part of a very large online platform’s business is the manner in which information is prioritised and presented on its online interface to facilitate and optimise access to information for the recipients of the service. This is done, for example, by algorithmically suggesting, ranking and prioritising information, distinguishing through text or other visual representations, or otherwise curating information provided by recipients. Such recommender systems can have a significantn impact on the ability of recipients to retrieve and interact with information online. They also play an important role in the amplification of certain messages, the viral dissemination of information and the stimulation of online behaviour. Consequently, very large online platforms should ensure that recipients are appropriately informed, and can influence the information presented to them. They should clearly present the main parameters for such recommender systems in an easily comprehensible manner to ensure that the recipients understand how information is prioritised for them. They should also ensure that the recipients enjoy alternative options for the main parameters, including options that are not based on profiling of the recipient.
Amendment 279 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 63
Recital 63
(63) Advertising systems used by very large online platforms could pose particular risks and require further public and regulatory supervision on account of their scale and ability to target and reach recipients of the service based on their behaviour within and outside that platform’s online interface. Very large online platforms should ensure public access to repositories of advertisements displayed on their online interfaces to facilitate supervision and research into emerging risks brought about by the distribution of advertising online, for example in relation to illegal advertisements or manipulative techniques and disinformation with a real and foreseeable negative impact on public health, public security, civil discourse, political participation and equality. Repositories should include the content of advertisements and related data on the advertiser and the delivery of the advertisement, in particular where targeted advertising is concerned.
Amendment 282 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 64
Recital 64
(64) In order to appropriately supervise the compliance of very large online platforms with the obligations laid down by this Regulation, the Digital Services Coordinator of establishment or the Commission may require access to or reporting of specific data. Such a requirement may include, for example, the data necessary to assess the risks and possible harms brought about by the platform’s systems, data on the accuracy, functioning and testing of algorithmic systems for content moderation, recommender systems or advertising systems, or data on processes and outputs of content moderation or of internal complaint-handling systems within the meaning of this Regulation. Investigations by researchers on the evolution and severity of online systemic risks are particularly important for bridging information asymmetries and establishing a resilient system of risk mitigation, informing online platforms, Digital Services Coordinators, other competent authorities, the Commission and the public. This Regulation therefore provides a framework for providing information or compelling access to data from very large online platforms to vetted researchers. All requirements f where relevant to a research project. All requests for providing information or access to data under that framework should be proportionate and appropriately protect the rights and legitimate interests, including trade secrets and other confidential information, of the platform and any other parties concerned, including the recipients of the service.
Amendment 301 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 69
Recital 69
(69) The rules on codes of conduct under this Regulation could serve as a basis for already established self-regulatory efforts at Union level, including the Product Safety Pledge, the Memorandum of Understanding against counterfeit goods, the Code of Conduct against illegal hate speech as well as the Code of practice on disinformation. In particular for the latter, the Commission will issue guidance for strengthening the Code of practice on disinformation as announced in the European Democracy Action Plan.
Amendment 305 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 70
Recital 70
(70) The provision of online advertising generally involves several actors, including intermediary services that connect publishers of advertising with advertisers. Codes of conducts should support and complement the transparency obligations relating to advertisement for online platforms and very large online platforms set out in this Regulation in order to provide for flexible and effective mechanisms to facilitate and enhance the compliance with those obligations, notably as concerns the modalities of the transmission of the relevant information. The involvement of a wide range of stakeholders should ensure that those codes of conduct are widely supported, technically sound, effective and offer the highest levels of user-friendliness to ensure that the transparency obligations achieve their objectives.
Amendment 373 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – indent 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – indent 1
— a significant number of users in relation to their population in one or more Member States; or
Amendment 388 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) ‘online platform’ means a provider of a hosting service which, at the request of a recipient of the service, stores and disseminates to the public information, unless that activity is a minor and purely ancillary feature of anotherthe principal service and, for objective and technical reasons cannot be used without that otherprincipal service, and the integration of the feature into the other service is not a means to circumvent the applicability of this Regulation.
Amendment 389 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(h a) ‘editorial platform’ means an intermediary service which is in connection with a press publication within the meaning of Article 2(4) of Directive (EU) 2019/790 or another editorial media service and which allows users to discuss topics generally covered by the relevant media or to comment editorial content and which is under the supervision of the editorial team of the publication or other editorial media.
Amendment 397 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(i a) 'live streaming platform services' means an information society service which main or one the main purposes is to give the public access to live broadcasted audio or video material and which it organises and promotes for profit-making purposes;
Amendment 400 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o
(o) ‘recommender system’ means a fully or partially automated system, used by an very large online platform to suggest in its online interface specific information to recipients of the service, including as a result of a search initiated by the recipient or otherwise determining the relative order or prominence of information displayed;
Amendment 419 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) upon obtaining such knowledge or awareness, acts expeditiouslyaccording within the deadlines of Article 5Ia new when it comes to remove or toing or disableing access to the illegal content.
Amendment 421 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 423 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Paragraph 1 shall not apply when the main purpose of the information society service is to engage in or facilitate illegal activities or when the provider of the information society service deliberately collaborates with a recipient of the services in order to undertake illegal activities.
Amendment 425 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Paragraph 1 shall not apply with respect to liability under consumer protection law of online platforms allowing consumers to conclude distance contracts with traders on the platform, where such an online platform presents the specific item of information or otherwise enables the specific transaction at issue in a way that would lead an average and reasonably well-informed consumer to believe that the information, or the product or service that is the object of the transaction, is provided either by the online platform itself or by a recipient of the service who is acting under its authority or control.
Amendment 430 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a The exemptions from liability established in Articles 3, 4 and 5 shall not apply where the information society service plays an active role of such a kind as to give it knowledge of, or control over the information provided by the recipient of the service.
Amendment 503 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the order only requires the provider to provide information already collected for the purposes of providing the service and which lies within its control, including email addresses, telephone numbers, IP addresses and other contact details necessary to determine the compliance referred to in (a);
Amendment 525 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Providers of intermediary services which do not have an establishment in the Union but which offer services in the Union shall designate, in writing, a legal or natural person as their legal representative in one of the Member States where the provider offers its services. The Member States may require very large online platforms to designate a legal representative in their Member State.
Amendment 528 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. Providers of intermediary services shall mandate their legal representatives to be addressed in addition to or instead of the provider by the Member States’ authorities, the Commission and the Board on all issues necessary for the receipt of, compliance with and enforcement of decisions issued in relation to this Regulation. Providers of intermediary services shall provide their legal representative with the necessary powers and resource to guarantee the proper and timely cooperateion with the Member States’ authorities, the Commission and the Board and comply with those decisions.
Amendment 531 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a Exclusions Articles 12 and 13 of Section 1,and the provisions of Section 2, and Section 3 of Chapter III shall not apply to: (a) editorial platforms within the meaning of Article 2(h a) of this Regulation; (b) online platforms that qualify as micro and medium-sized enterprises within the meaning of the Annex to Recommendation 2003/361/EC. (c) an intermediary service, except very large online platforms, where it would constitute a disproportionate burden in view of its size, the nature of its activity and the risk posed to users.
Amendment 537 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Providers of intermediary services shall include information on any restrictions that they impose in relation to the use of their service in respect of information provided by the recipients of the service, in their terms and conditions, which have to respect European and national law. That information shall include information on any policies, procedures, measures and tools used for the purpose of content moderation, including algorithmic decision-making and human review. It shall be set out in clear and unambiguous language and shall be publicly available in an easily accessible format.
Amendment 545 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Where very large online platforms within the meaning of Article 25 of this Regulation otherwise allow for the dissemination to the public of press publications within the meaning of Article 2(4) of Directive (EU) 2019/790, such platforms shall not remove, disable access to, suspend or otherwise interfere with such content or the related service or suspend or terminate the related account on the basis of the alleged incompatibility of such content with its terms and conditions, unless it is illegal content
Amendment 564 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the number of orders received from Member States’ authorities, categorised, where possible, by the type of illegal content concerned, including orders issued in accordance with Articles 8 and 9, and the average time needed for taking the action specified in those orders;.
Amendment 566 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the number of notices submitted in accordance with Article 14, categorised by the type of alleged illegal content concerned, any action taken pursuant to the notices by differentiating whether the action was taken on the basis of the law or the terms and conditions of the provider, and the average time needed for taking the action;
Amendment 570 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the number of complaints received through the internal complaint-handling system referred to in Article 17, where identifiable, the basis for those complaints, decisions taken in respect of those complaints, the average time needed for taking those decisions and the number of instances where those decisions were reversed.
Amendment 575 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to providers of intermediary services that qualify as micro or small enterprises within the meaning of the Annex to Recommendation 2003/361/EC. In addition, paragraph 1 shall not apply to enterprises that previously qualified for the status of a small or microenterprise within the meaning of the Annex to Recommendation2003/361/EC during the twelve months following their loss of that status.
Amendment 586 #
Amendment 634 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Article 15 – paragraph 4
4. Providers of hostingaragraphs 2, 3 and 4 shall not apply to providers of intermediary services sthall publish the decisions and the statements of reast qualify as micro or small enterprises within the meaning of the Annex to Recommendation 2003/361/EC. In additions, referred to in paragraph 1 in a publicly accessible database managed by the Commission. That information shall not contain personal datathose paragraphs shall not apply to enterprises that previously qualified for the status of a micro or small enterprise within the meaning of the Annex to Recommendation 2003/361/EC during the twelve months following their loss of that status.
Amendment 647 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 a (new)
Article 16 a (new)
Amendment 680 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. RAfter internal complaint handling mechanisms are exhausted, recipients of the service addressed by the decisions referred to in Article 17(1), shall be entitled to select any out-of- court dispute that has been certified in accordance with paragraph 2 in order to resolve disputes relating to those decisions, including complaints that could not be resolved by means of the internal complaint-handling system referred to in that Article. Online platforms shall engage, in good faith, with the body selected with a view to resolving the dispute and shall be bound by the decision taken by the body.
Amendment 710 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. Online platforms shall take the necessary technical and organisational measures to ensure that notices submitted by trusted flaggers through the mechanisms referred to in Article 14, are processed and decided upon with priority and without delayimmediately processed without prejudice to the implementation of a complaint and redress mechanism.
Amendment 743 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Online platforms shall, where possible, provide trusted flaggers with access to technical means that help them detect illegal content on a large scale.
Amendment 760 #
2020/0361(COD)
(d) where identifiable, the intention of the recipient, individual, entity or complainant.
Amendment 781 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Where an online platform allows consumers to conclude distance contracts with professional traders, it shall ensure that traders can only use its services to promote messages on or to offer products or services to consumers located in the Union if, prior to the use of its services, the online platform has obtained the following information:
Amendment 782 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 822 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24
Article 24
Amendment 865 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) any negative effects for the exercise of the fundamental rights to respect for private and family life, freedom of expression and information, freedom and pluralism of the media, the prohibition of discrimination and the rights of the child, as enshrined in Articles 7, 11, 21 and 24 of the Charter respectively caused by an illegal activity;
Amendment 870 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) intentional manipulation of their service, including by means of inauthentic use or automated exploitation of the service, with an actual or foreseeable negative and illegal effect on the protection of public health, minors, civic discourse, or actual or foreseeable effects related to electoral processes and public security.
Amendment 873 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
2. When conducting risk assessments, very large online platforms shall take into account, in particular, how their content moderation systems, recommender systems and systems for selecting and displaying advertisement influence any of the systemic risks referred to in paragraph 1, including the potentially rapid and wide dissemination of illegal content and of information that is incompatible with their terms and conditions.
Amendment 918 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) any commitmentof voluntary measures undertaken pursuant to the codes of conduct referred to in Articles 35 and 36 and the crisis protocols referred to in Article 37.
Amendment 931 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 1
1. Very large online platforms that use recommender systems shall set out in their terms and conditions, in a clear, accessible and easily comprehensible manner, the mainshall base the parameters used inof their recommender systems, as well as any options for the recipients of the service to modify or influence those main parameters that they may have made available, including at least one option which is not based on profiling, within the meaning of Article 4 (4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on Regulation (EU) 2019/1150 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on promoting fairness and transparency for business users of online intermediation services (P2B) and set them out in their terms and conditions.
Amendment 935 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The parameters used in recommender systems shall always be fair and non-discriminatory.
Amendment 938 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 2
Amendment 946 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. Very large online platforms that display advertising on their online interfaces shall compile and make publicly available through application programming interfaces a repository containing the information referred to in paragraph 2, until one yearfor advertisements that have been seen by more than 5000 recipients of the service and until six months after the advertisement was displayed for the last time on their online interfaces. They shall ensure that the repository does not contain any personal data of the recipients of the service to whom the advertisement was or could have been displayed.
Amendment 953 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point d
Amendment 954 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point e
Amendment 966 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1
Article 31 – paragraph 1
1. Very large online platforms shall provide the Digital Services Coordinator of establishment or the Commission, upon their reasoned request and within a reasonable period, specified in the request, provide information and access to data that are necessary to properly monitor and assess compliance with this Regulation. That Digital Services Coordinator and the Commission shall only use that data for those purposes.
Amendment 969 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2
Article 31 – paragraph 2
2. Upon a reasoned request from the Digital Services Coordinator of establishment or the Commission, very large online platforms shall, within a reasonable period, as specified in the request, provide access toinformation and access to relevant data to vetted researchers who meet the requirements in paragraphs 4 of this Article, for the sole purpose of conducting research that contributes to the identification and understanding of systemic risks as set out in Article 26(1).
Amendment 973 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3
Article 31 – paragraph 3
3. Very large online platforms shall provide access to data pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 2 for a limited time and through online databases or application programming interfaces, as appropriate.
Amendment 1009 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point f
Amendment 1016 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 2
Article 35 – paragraph 2
2. Where significant systemic risk within the meaning of Article 26(1) in relation to the dissemination of illegal content emerge and concern several very large online platforms, the Commission may invite the very large online platforms concerned, other very large online platforms, other online platforms and other providers of intermediary services, as appropriate, as well as civil society organisations and other interested parties, to participate in the drawing up of codes of conduct, including by setting out commitments to take specific risk mitigation measures, as well as a regular reporting framework on any measures taken and their outcomes.
Amendment 1019 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 2
Article 35 – paragraph 2
2. Where significant systemic risk within the meaning of Article 26(1) emerge and concern several very large online platforms, the Commission may invite the very large online platforms concerned, other very large online platforms, other online platforms and other providers of intermediary services, as appropriate, as well as civil society organisations and other interested partierelevant stakeholders, to participate in the drawing up of codes of conduct, including by setting out commitments to take specific risk mitigation measures, as well as a regular reporting framework on any measures taken and their outcomes.
Amendment 1024 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 3
Article 35 – paragraph 3
3. When giving effect to paragraphs 1 and 2, the Commission and the Board shall aim to ensure that the codes of conduct clearly set out their objectives in relation to the dissemination of illegal content, contain key performance indicators to measure the achievement of those objectives and take due account of the needs and interests of all interested partiethe relevant stakeholders, including citizens, at Union level. The Commission and the Board shall also aim to ensure that participants report regularly to the Commission and their respective Digital Service Coordinators of establishment on any measures taken and their outcomes, as measured against the key performance indicators that they contain.
Amendment 1032 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1
Article 36 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall encourage and facilitate the drawing up of codes of conduct at Union level between, online platforms and other relevant service providers, such as providers of online advertising intermediary services or organisations representing recipients of the service and civil society organisations or relevant authorities to contribute to further transparency in online advertising beyond the requirements of Articles 24 30 and 30Article 6 of Directive 2000/31/EC.
Amendment 1034 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The Commission shall aim to ensure that the codes of conduct pursue an effective transmission of information, in full respect for the rights and interests of all parties involved, and a competitive, transparent and fair environment in online advertising, in accordance with Union and national law, in particular on competition and the protection of personal data. The Commission shall aim to ensure that the codes of conduct address at least: the transmission of information held by providers of online advertising intermediaries to the repositories pursuant to Article 30.
Amendment 1035 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 1036 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 1044 #
Amendment 1058 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 41 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) the power to proportionate adopt interim measures to avoid the risk of serious harm.
Amendment 1060 #
2020/0361(COD)
1. Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties including administrative fines applicable to infringements of this Regulation by providers of intermediary services under their jurisdiction and shall take all the necessary measures to ensure that they are properly and effectively implemented in accordance with Article 41.
Amendment 1061 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 2
Article 42 – paragraph 2
2. Penalties shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. They shall take into particular account the interest of small scale providers and start ups and their economic viability. Member States shall notify the Commission of those rules and of those measures and shall notify it, without delay, of any subsequent amendments affecting them.
Amendment 1103 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 47 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) contributing to the effective application of Directive 2000/31/EC Article 3 to prevent fragmentation of the digital single market and the obligations of very large platforms of Article 5 of the Platform to Business Regulation 2019/1150
Amendment 1132 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 1
Article 55 – paragraph 1
1. In the context of proceedings which may lead to the adoption of a decision of non-compliance pursuant to Article 58(1), where there is an urgency due to the risk of serious damage for the recipients of the service, the Commission may, by decision, order proportionate interim measures against the very large online platform concerned on the basis of a prima facie finding of an infringement.
Amendment 1135 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 1
Article 57 – paragraph 1
1. For the purposes of carrying out the tasks assigned to it under this Section, the Commission may take the necessary actions to monitor the effective implementation and compliance with this Regulation by the very large online platform concerned. The Commission may also order that platform to provide access to, and explanations relating to, and, where necessary access to its databases and algorithms.
Amendment 1138 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The Commission may by decision and in compliance with the proportionality principle impose on the very large online platform concerned or other person referred to in Article 52(1) fines not exceeding 1% of the total turnover in the preceding financial year, where they intentionally or negligently:
Amendment 1151 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 74 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 74 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. It shall apply from [date - threesix months after its entry into force].
Amendment 105 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The carbon footprint declaration requirement in the first subparagraph shall apply as of 1 July 2024 to electric vehicle batteries and to rechargeable industrial batteries 18 months after the implementing act and the delegated act come into force, as set out in the following subparagraph.
Amendment 109 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The carbon footprint performance class requirements in the first subparagraph shall apply as of 1 January 2026 for18 months after the implementing act and the delegated act come into force, as set out in the following subparagraph, to electric vehicle batteries and forto rechargeable industrial batteries.
Amendment 112 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – introductory part
Amendment 113 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The requirement for a maximum life cycle carbon footprint threshold in the first subparagraph shall apply as of 1 July 2027 forto electric vehicle batteries and forto rechargeable industrial batteries 36 months after the delegated act comes into force, as set out in the following subparagraph.
Amendment 125 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 131 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The Commission shall, by 31 December 2025, put forward an evaluation of the current recycling technologies together with a projection of the number of batteries at the end of their life cycle in order to establish the percentage share of recycled content in batteries produced.
Amendment 133 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Amendment 141 #
Amendment 142 #
Amendment 143 #
Amendment 144 #
Amendment 147 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(2a) The Commission shall adopt, by 31 December 2025, a delegated act setting out the values laid down in the first subparagraph.
Amendment 148 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 b (new)
(2b) The Commission shall adopt, by 31 December 2025, a delegated act setting out the higher values which will enter into force by 1 January.
Amendment 149 #
2020/0353(COD)
Amendment 157 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The carbon footprint declaration requirement in the first subparagraph shall apply as of 1 July 2024 to electric vehicle batteries and to rechargeable industrial batteries 18 months after the implementing act and the delegated act come into force, as set out in the following subparagraph.
Amendment 167 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The carbon footprint performance class requirements in the first subparagraph shall apply as of 1 January 2026 for18 months after the implementing act and the delegated act come into force, as set out in the following subparagraph, to electric vehicle batteries and forto rechargeable industrial batteries.
Amendment 172 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 172 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – introductory part
The Commission shall, no later than 31 DecemberJuly 20245, adopt:
Amendment 178 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The requirement for a maximum life cycle carbon footprint threshold in the first subparagraph shall apply as of 1 July 2027 forto electric vehicle batteries and forto rechargeable industrial batteries 36 months after the delegated act comes into force, as set out in the following subparagraph.
Amendment 186 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Amendment 187 #
2020/0353(COD)
Amendment 188 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. From 1 January 202718 months after the implementing act from the following subparagraph comes into force, industrial batteries, electric vehicle batteries and automotive batteries with internal storage and a capacity above 2 kWh that contain cobalt, lead, lithium or nickel in active materials shall be accompanied by technical documentation containing information about the amount of cobalt, lead, lithium or nickel recovered from waste present in active materials in each battery model and batch per manufacturing plant.
Amendment 192 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 5 a (new)
(5a) This provision shall apply for 18 months, after the Commission has published the list of notified bodies.
Amendment 192 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The Commission shall, by 31 December 2025, put forward an evaluation of the current recycling technologies together with a projection of the number of batteries at the end of their life cycle in order to establish the percentage share of recycled content in batteries produced.
Amendment 193 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(3a) This provision shall apply for 18 months, after the Commission has published the list of notified bodies.
Amendment 194 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Amendment 196 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. From 1 January 2030, industrial batteries, electric vehicle batteries and automotive batteries with internal storage and a capacity above 2 kWh that contain cobalt, lead, lithium or nickel in active materials shall be accompanied by technical documentation demonstrating that those batteries contain the following minimum share of cobalt, lead, lithium or nickel recovered from waste present in active materials in each battery model and batch per manufacturing plant:producer. New, higher values for the minimum share of recycled cobalt, lead, lithium or nickel shall apply from 1 January 2035.
Amendment 199 #
Amendment 203 #
Amendment 204 #
Amendment 208 #
Amendment 211 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall adopt, by 31 December 2025, a delegated act setting out the values laid down in the first subparagraph.
Amendment 212 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. The Commission shall adopt, by 31 December 2030 a delegated act setting out the higher values which will enter into force by 1 January.
Amendment 213 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Amendment 242 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. From [128 months after entry into force of the Regulation], rechargeable industrial batteries and electric vehicle batteries with internal storage and a capacity above 2 kWh shall be accompanied by a technical documentation containing values for the electrochemical performance and durability parameters laid down in Part A of Annex IV. From [18 months after entry into force of the Regulation], electric battery vehicles with a capacity of 2 kWh shall be provided with technical documentation detailing the main parameters of the electrical performance and durability according to the yet-to-be-determined criteria of the UNECE GTRs.
Amendment 259 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Rechargeable industrial batteries and electric vehicle batteries with internal storage and a capacity above 2 kWh shall include a battery management system containing data on the parameters for determining the state of health and expected lifetime of batteries as laid down in Annex VII. Producers of electric battery vehicles with a capacity of more than 2 kWh should provide, in a practicable way, data at the end of a vehicle's first life cycle in order to determine the state and the expected durability of the battery as these are set out in the yet-to-be-determined technical specifications of the UNECE GTRs (state of certified range and energy).
Amendment 270 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. This provision shall apply for 18 months, after the Commission has published the list of notified bodies.
Amendment 271 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. This provision shall apply for 18 months, after the Commission has published the list of notified bodies.
Amendment 272 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. This provision shall apply for 18 months, after the Commission has published the list of notified bodies.
Amendment 292 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – title
Annex IV – title
Electrochemical performance and durability requirements for rechargeable industrial batteries and electric vehicle batteries
Amendment 395 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – title
Annex IV – title
Electrochemical performance and durability requirements for rechargeable industrial batteries and electric vehicle batteries
Amendment 267 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) In a context of declining collective bargaining coverage, it is essential that the Member States promote collective bargaining to enhance workers’ access to minimum wage protection provided by collective agreements. This applies in particular to Member States where multinational and large corporations in the digital and logistics industries practice social dumping and have further eroded alleged loopholes in the social system in recent years. Member States with a high collective bargaining coverage tend to have a low share of low-wage workers and high minimum wages. Member States with a small share of low wage earners have a collective bargaining coverage rate above 70%. Similarly, the majority of the Member States with high levels of minimum wages relative to the median wage have a collective bargaining coverage above 70%. While all Member States should be encouraged to promote collective bargaining, those who do not reach this level of coverage should, in consultation and/or agreement with the social partners, provide for or, where it already exists, strengthen a framework of facilitative procedures and institutional arrangements enabling the conditions for collective bargaining. Such framework should be established by law or by tripartite agreement.
Amendment 300 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Minimum wages are considered adequate if they are fair in relation to the wage distribution in the country and if they provide a decent standard of living. The adequacy of statutory minimum wages is determined in view of the national socio- economic conditions, including employment growth, competitiveness as well as regional and sectoral developments. Their adequacy should be assessed at least in relation to their purchasing power, to the productivity developments and to their relation to the gross wage levels, distribution and growth. The use of indicators commonly used at international level, such as 60% of the gross median wage and 50% of the gross average wage, can help guide the assessment of minimum wage adequacy in relation to the gross level of wages.
Amendment 391 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. With a view to improving working and living conditions in the Union, this Directive establishes a framework for promoting:
Amendment 442 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States may decide not to apply this Directive to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) within their countries or if the Directive could cause serious damage to the country's own conditions of well-functioning employment and labour market systems.
Amendment 475 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) ‘collective bargaining coverage’ means the share of workers at national level to whom a collective agreement applies; when calculating the collective bargaining coverage, Member States should take into account both direct and indirect collective bargaining coverage, where indirect collective bargaining coverage is provided, for example, by companies oriented towards sectoral collective agreements.
Amendment 490 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. With the aim to increase the collective bargaining coverage Member States shall take, in accordance with their national law and practices, and in consultation with the social partners, at least the following measures:
Amendment 505 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) encourage constructive, meaningful and informed negotiations on wages among social partners;, thereby respecting the free will of workers and employers in the process
Amendment 535 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Member States where overall collective bargaining coverage is less than 70% of the workers defined within the meaning of Article 2 shall in addition provide for a framework of enabling conditions for collective bargaining, either by law after consultation of the social partners or by agreement with them, and shallmay establish an action plan to promote collective bargaining. The action plan shallmay then be made public and shall be notified to the European Commission.
Amendment 642 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure the regular and timely updates of statutory minimum wages in order to preservomote their adequacy.
Amendment 661 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6
Article 6
Amendment 703 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensurable that the social partners are involved in a timely and effective manner in statutory minimum wage setting and updating, including through participation in consultative bodies referred to in Article 5(5) and notably as concerns:
Amendment 731 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall, in cooperation with social partners, take the following measures where proportionate, to enhance the access of workers to statutory minimum wage protection as appropriate:
Amendment 740 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) strengthen the controls and field inspections conducted by labour inspectorates or the bodies responsible for the enforcement of statutory minimum wages. ThWhere duly justified, those controls and inspections shall be proportionate and non-discriminatory;
Amendment 763 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
In accordance with Directive 2014/24/EU, Directive 2014/25/EU and Directive 2014/23/EU, Member States shall take appropriate measures to ensure that in the performance of public procurement or concession contracts economic operators comply with the wages set out by Union law, national provisions or collective agreements for the relevant sector and geographical area and with the statutory minimum wages where they exist.
Amendment 48 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Commission has, in its Communication of 11 December 2019 entitled ‘The European Green Deal’19 , set out a new growth strategy that aims to transform the Union into a fair and prosperous society, with a modern, resource-efficient and, competitive and resilient economy, where there are no net emissions of greenhouse gases in 2050 and where economic growth is decoupled from resource use. It also aims to protect, conserve and enhance the Union's natural capital, and protect the health and well- being of citizens from environment-related risks and impacts. At the same time, this transition must be just and inclusive, leaving no one behind. _________________ 19 Commission Communication - The European Green Deal, COM(2019) 640 final of 11 December 2019.
Amendment 63 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Achieving climate neutrality should require a contribution from all economic sectors, with an emphasis on phasing out the use of fossil resources across all sectors. In light of the importance of energy production and consumption on greenhouse gas emissions, the transition to a sustainable, affordable and secure energy system relying on a well-functioning internal energy market is essential. The digital transformation, technological innovation, and research and development are also importantessential drivers for achieving the climate-neutrality objective.
Amendment 69 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Climate protection is an opportunity for the European economy and should help securing its industry leadership in global innovation. Sustainable production innovations can promote European industrial strength in key market segments and thus protect and create jobs.
Amendment 86 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The Union is responsible only for 9% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions but already a global leader in the transition towards climate neutrality, and is determined to achieve it in a just, fair and inclusive way as well as help raise global ambition and to strengthen the global response to climate change, using all tools at its disposal, including climate diplomacy.
Amendment 94 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The European Parliament called for the necessary transition to a climate-neutral society by 2050 at the latest and for this to be made into a European success story33 and has declared a climate and environment emergency34 . The European Council, in its Conclusions of 12 December 201935 , has agreed on the objective of collectively achieving a climate-neutral Union by 2050, in line with the objectives of the Paris Agreement, while also recognising that it is necessary to put in place an enabling framework and that the transition will require significant public and private investment. The European Council also invited the Commission to prepare a proposal for the Union’s long- term strategy as early as possible in 2020 with a view to its adoption by the Council and its submission to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. _________________ 33European Parliament resolution of 15 January 2020 on the European Green Deal (2019/2956(RSP)). 34European Parliament resolution of 28 November 2019 on the climate and environment emergency (2019/2930(RSP)). 35 Conclusions adopted by the European Council at its meeting on 12 December 2019, EUCO 29/19, CO EUR 31, CONCL 9.
Amendment 95 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Nevertheless, Covid-19 has provoked an unprecedented historical, humanitarian and economic crisis. Thus, the European Union’s policies need to be based on a new in-depth impact assessment taking the new economic reality into account.
Amendment 95 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Achieving climate neutrality should require a contribution from all economic sectors, taking into account their differences. In light of the importance of energy production and consumption on greenhouse gas emissions, the transition to a sustainable, affordable and secure energy system relying on a well-functioning internal energy market is essential. The digital transformation, technological innovation, and research and development are also important drivers for achieving the climate-neutrality objective.
Amendment 96 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 b (new)
Recital 11 b (new)
(11b) In order to overcome the Covid-19 crisis and based on the Commission’s Recovery plan for Europe, Europe needs a clear political framework for infrastructure development and research coupled with market economy principles, including expanded emissions trading and a strategic foreign policy. Trade policies must be coherent with the stringent rules applied to industries operating in the internal market, so as to avoid creating unfair competition for European industry. Market economy principles are the most suitable in order to connect climate protection with economic recovery. Successful market economy tools in the industry sector can be used as a model for the building and transport sector.
Amendment 103 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The Union should aim to achieve a balance between anthropogenic economy- wide emissions and removals, through natural and technological solutions, of greenhouse gases - domestically within the Union and via international mitigations - by 2050. The Union-wide 2050 climate- neutrality objective should be pursued by all Member States collectively, and the Member States, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission should take the necessary measures to enable its achievement. Measures at Union level will constitute an important part of the measures needed to achieve the objective.
Amendment 106 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The Union is a global leader in the transition towards climate neutrality, and is determined to help raise global ambition and to strengthen the global response to, which is necessary to fight climate change, using all tools at its disposal, including climate diplomacy.
Amendment 109 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
Amendment 113 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 b (new)
Recital 12 b (new)
(12b) Many of the technologies we need to drive forward decarbonisation and digitalisation are yet to be developed. If there are 2030/2050 targets on CO2 reduction, there is also a need to set targets to create the necessary infrastructure in order to have hydrogen available sufficiently to decarbonise energy-intensive energy sectors.
Amendment 120 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) The Union should continue its efforts to promote circular economy and further support renewable solutions that can substitute fossil-fuel based products and materials.
Amendment 131 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) The objective of a climate neutral economy by 2050 should be achieved taking into account different starting points of Member States and in the spirit of solidarity between Member States.
Amendment 142 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The Commission, in its Communication ‘The European Green Deal’, announced its intention to assess and make proposals for increasing the Union’s greenhouse gas emission reduction target for 2030 to ensure its consistency with the climate-neutrality objective for 2050. In that Communication, the Commission underlined that all Union policies should contribute to the climate-neutrality objective and that all sectors should play their part. By September 2020, t while considering the polluter pays principle. The Commission should, based on a comprehensive impact assessment with a breakdown per Member State and taking into account its analysis of the integrated national energy and climate plans submitted to the Commission in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council36 , the impact of Brexit on the Union’s general ability to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as well as the economic situation post-Covid-19, review the Union’s 2030 target for climate and explore options fordiscuss a new 2030 target of 50 to 55 % emission reductions compared with 1990 levels. Where it considers necessary to amend the Union’s 2030 target, it should make proposals to the European Parliament and to the Council to amend this Regulation as appropriate. In addition, based on the impact assessment result, the Commission should, by 30 June 2021, assess how the Union legislation implementing that target would need to be amended in order to achieve the proposed emission reductions of 50 to 55 % % compared to 1990. _________________ 36Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, amending Regulations (EC) No 663/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directives 94/22/EC, 98/70/EC, 2009/31/EC, 2009/73/EC, 2010/31/EU, 2012/27/EU and 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 2009/119/EC and (EU) 2015/652 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 1).
Amendment 147 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) The Commission should also assess to what extent the use of international market mechanisms could contribute to the cost-effective achievement of the goals of the EU and the Member States. If it considers it necessary, it should submit proposals to the European Parliament and the Council to amend this Regulation, Directive 2003/87/ EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Amendment 154 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) To ensure the Union and the Member States remain on track to achieve the climate-neutrality objective and progress on adaptation, the Commission should regularly assess progress and gaps in required support. Should the collective progress made by Member States towards the achievement of the climate-neutrality objective or on adaptation be insufficient or Union measures inconsistent with the climate- neutrality objective or inadequate to enhance adaptive capacity, strengthen resilience or reduce vulnerability, the Commission should take the necessary measures in accordance with the Treaties. The Commission should also regularly assess relevant national measures, and issue recommendations where it finds that a Member State’s measures are inconsistent with the climate-neutrality objective or inadequate to enhance adaptive capacity, strengthen resilience and reduce vulnerability to climate change.
Amendment 160 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The Commission should ensure a robust and objective assessment based on the most up to date scientific, technical and socio-economic findings, and representative of a broad range of independent expertise, and base its assessment on relevant information including information submitted and reported by Member States, reports of the European Environment Agency, best available scientific evidence, including the reports of the IPCC, the latest stocktake in accordance with Article 14 of the Paris Agreement and UNFCC. Given that the Commission has committed to exploring how the EU taxonomy can be used in the context of the European Green Deal by the public sector, this should include information on environmentally sustainable investment, by the Union and Member States, consistent with Regulation (EU) 2020/… [Taxonomy Regulation] when such information becomes available. The Commission should use European and global statistics and data where available and seek expert scrutiny. The European Environment Agency should assist the Commission, as appropriate and in accordance with its annual work programme.
Amendment 167 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
Amendment 173 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)
Recital 23 a (new)
(23a) A well-functioning internal energy market is an important component of the energy transition and will help to make it financially viable. The development of smart and digital electricity and gas networks must therefore be given top priority in the multiannual financial framework MFF (TEN networks with Connecting Europe Facility CEF). Covid- 19 recovery programmes must also support the development of transnational energy grids. Effective and swift decision- making procedures are needed to support transnational grid developments, notably in future-oriented and hydrogen- compatible gas infrastructure.
Amendment 177 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 b (new)
Recital 23 b (new)
Amendment 193 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)
Recital 23 a (new)
(23 a) TEN-T infrastructures have a strategic role in achieving the climate neutrality within the Union. Thus, the completion of the core network by 2030 is of the outmost importance in order to allow the modal shift to more sustainable transport modes.
Amendment 206 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. The relevant Union institutions and the Member States shall take the necessary measures at Union and national level respectively, to enable the collective achievement of the climate-neutrality objective set out in paragraph 1, taking into account the importance of promoting fairand applying fairness, competitiveness and solidarity among Member States.
Amendment 218 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. By September 2020, tThe Commission shall review the Union’s 2030 target for climate referred to in Article 2(11) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 in light of the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) and the Covid-19 Pandemic, and explore options for a new 2030 target of 50 to 55% emission reductions compared to 1990. Where the Commission considers that it is necessary to amend that target, it shall make proposals to the European Parliament and to the Council as appropriateThe review shall be based on a thorough impact assessment, with a breakdown per Member State, taking into account the Covid-19 influence on European economy and households, the impact of Brexit and the potential social impact of future measures. Where the Commission considers that it is necessary to amend that target, it shall make proposals to the European Parliament and to the Council as appropriate and set out how the use of international market mechanisms can contribute to the cost-effective achievement of the objectives of the EU and the Member States. The Commission should also pursue in parallel efforts to develop a methodology to calculate life- cycle emissions for some products. The contribution of projects in third countries should be accountable for emission reductions while double counting should be strictly avoided and clear documentation integrated.
Amendment 226 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4
Article 2 – paragraph 4
4. By 30 June 2021, the Commission shall assess how the Union legislation implementing the Union’s 2030 target would need to be amended in order to enable the achievement of 50 to 55 % emission reductions compared to 1990 and to achieve the climate-neutrality-objective set out in Article 2(1), and consider taking the necessary measures, including the adoption of legislative proposals, in accordance with the Treaties. When assessing the need to adopt new legislative proposal revising existing legislation and policies, the Commission shall take into consideration regulatory consistency and stability in order to preserve favourable environment for future-proof investments.
Amendment 252 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 9 to supplement this Regulation byshall assess, based on the criteria set out in paragraph 3, the feasibility of setting out an indicative trajectory at Union level to achieve the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) until 2050. At the latest within six months after each global stocktake referred to in Article 14 of the Paris Agreement, the Commission shall review the trajectoryand make an appropriate legislative proposal to that effect.
Amendment 257 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The indicative trajectory shall start from the Union’s 2030 target for climate referred to in Article 2(3).
Amendment 263 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. When setting athe options for an indicative trajectory in accordance with paragraph 1, the Commission shall consider the following:
Amendment 287 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) best available technologyies, their current penetration in the market and conditions for their further deployment;
Amendment 298 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) energy efficiency, energy affordability and security of supply, including any low-carbon technologies;
Amendment 305 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) best available technologyies, their current market uptake and conditions for their further deployment;
Amendment 316 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point e
(e) fairness and solidarity between and within Member States, as well as Member States' different starting points;
Amendment 331 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point g a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point g a (new)
(ga) the need for predictability and regulatory stability for future-proof investments;
Amendment 335 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point h
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point h
(h) the need to ensure a just and socially fair transition, including the potential social impact of future measures;
Amendment 340 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point i
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point i
(i) international developments and global efforts undertaken by third countries to achieve the long-term climate objectives of the Paris Agreement and the ultimate objective of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change;
Amendment 341 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point i a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point i a (new)
(ia) the prevention of carbon leakage, in particular in energy intensive industries competing at global level;
Amendment 343 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j b (new)
(j b) potential social impact of future measures;
Amendment 349 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j a (new)
(ja) the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Europe’s economic situation (or global economic disruptions, such as Covid-19);
Amendment 353 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j b (new)
(jb) impact of Brexit on the Union’s general ability to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Amendment 370 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall develop and implement, through the national energy and climate plans, adaptation strategies and plans that include comprehensive risk management frameworks, based on robust climate and vulnerability baselines and progress assessments.
Amendment 377 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
By 30 Septem1 October 20238, and every 5 years thereafter, the Commission shall assess, together with the assessment foreseen under Article 29(5) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999:
Amendment 390 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) the collective progress at global level towards the achievement of the Paris Agreement objectives;
Amendment 391 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b b (new)
(b b) the common progress of all Member States in achieving the EU's industrial policy objectives, in particular the objective of increasing the share of industrial value creation in the EU's total value creation;
Amendment 402 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. By 30 Septem1 October 20238, and every 5 years thereafter, the Commission shall review:
Amendment 404 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the consistency of Union measures with the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) as expressed by the indicative trajectory referred to in Article 3(1) and with the global development in accordance with the Paris Agreement objectives;
Amendment 408 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(b a) the adequacy of the measures to ensure progress towards the EU's industrial objectives as well as to ensure effective protection against carbon leakage;
Amendment 428 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
By 30 Septem1 October 20238, and every 5 years, thereafter the Commission shall assess:
Amendment 432 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the consistency of national measures identified, on the basis oftaking into account the National Energy and Climate Plans or the Biennial Progress Reports submitted in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, as relevant for the achievement of the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) with that objective as expressed by the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1);
Amendment 434 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the adequacy of relevant national measures to ensure progress on adaptation as referred to in Article 4.;
Amendment 442 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) the impact of the implemented measures on the national economic and social situation;
Amendment 444 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b b (new)
(b b) the effects of the climate policy on industrial value creation and, in particular, on the goal of increasing the share of industrial value creation in total value creation, in order to achieve a more competitive and resilient economy.
Amendment 458 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Where the Commission finds, under due consideration of the collective progress assessed in accordance with Article 5(1), that a Member State’s measures are inconsistent with that objective as expressed by the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1) or inadequatesufficient to ensure progress on adaptation as referred to in Article 4, it may issue recommendations to that Member State. The Commission shall make such recommendations publicly available.
Amendment 468 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) European and global statistics and data, including data on losses from adverse climate impacts, where available; and
Amendment 469 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) the latest global stocktake referred to in Article 14 of the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 480 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall engage with all parts of society to enable and empower them to take action towards a climate- neutral and climate-resilient society. The Commission shall facilitate an inclusive and accessible process at all levels, including at national, regional and local level and with social partners, industry stakeholders, citizens and civil society, for the exchange of best practice and to identify actions to contribute to the achievement of the objectives of this Regulation. In addition, the Commission may also draw on the multilevel climate and energy dialogues as set up by Member States in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.
Amendment 496 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) implement strategies and measures designed to meet the Union’s climate- neutrality objective as set out in Article 2 of Regulation …/… [Climate Law], the objectives and targets of the Energy Union, and for the first ten-year period, from 2021 to 2030, in particular the Union’s 2030 targets for energy and climate;; , and to achieve the EU's industrial policy goals, in particular the goal of increasing the share of industrial value creation in the total value creation of the EU, in order to achieve a more competitive and resilient economy;
Amendment 502 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) an assessment of the impacts of the planned policies and measures to meet the objectives referred to in point (b) of this paragraph, including their consistency with Union’s climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2 of Regulation …/… [Climate Law], the long-term greenhouse gas emission reduction objectives under the Paris Agreement and the long-term strategies as referred to in Article 15; as well as the EU's industrial policy goals according to COM(2020) 102 final;
Amendment 504 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – introductory part
(4) in Article 8(2), the following point (e) iss are added:
Amendment 506 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point ea (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point ea (new)
(e a) the way in which the current policies and measures and the planned policies and measures contribute to the achievement of the EU's industrial policy goals in accordance with COM (2020) 102 final.
Amendment 508 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Article 11
Article 11
Each Member State shall establish a multilevel climate and energy dialogue pursuant to national rules, in which local authorities, civil society organisation, business community, in particular representatives of SMEs, the digital sector, investors and other relevant stakeholders and the general public are able actively to engage and discuss the achievement of the Union’s climate- neutrality objective set out in Article 2 of Regulation …/… [Climate Law] and the different scenarios envisaged for energy and climate policies, including for the long term, and review progress, unless it already has a structure which serves the same purpose. Integrated national energy and climate plans may be discussed within the framework of such a dialogue.;
Amendment 23 #
2019/2191(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Points out that harnessing the full potential of ERTMS unquestionably depends on the completion of the TEN-T core network; therefore calls on the EC to strengthen the role of the core network coordinators in the upcoming revision of the TEN-T regulation, including measures for an European management of the core network infrastructure;
Amendment 28 #
2019/2191(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Stresses, that the full deployment of ERTMS is a crucial prerequisite for rail to be finally competitive with other modes of transport.
Amendment 40 #
2019/2191(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Points out the necessity to materialize synergies between ERTMS and European GNSS as soon as possible in order to: - reduce costs of deployment; - ensure a quick deployment besides the core network: - enhance the competitiveness of ERTMS outside Europe;
Amendment 51 #
2019/2191(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Calls on ERA to closely coordinate, support and streamline R&D of space and rail stakeholders in order to include GNSS train location in ERTMS as early as possible;
Amendment 55 #
2019/2191(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Believes, that the role of the ERTMS Coordinator needs to be significantly improved, both in ressources and implementing powers, in order to reach the deployment targets;
Amendment 57 #
2019/2191(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Welcomes the opportunity which is provided by the upcoming revision of the TEN-T Regulation to strengthen the role of the ERMTS coordinator by making his consent obligatory for grants related to the CEF;
Amendment 65 #
2019/2191(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Believes, that an efficient and quick deployment of ERTMS can only be achieved by setting binding targets, accompanied by generous grants, reinforced by equally high penalties for infrastructure mangers in case the deployment deadline is missed.
Amendment 142 #
2019/2191(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Calls on the Member States to grant a reduction of track access charges of 75% for at least 10 years for those railway undertakings, which succesfully equipped 100% of their locomotives with ERTMS baseline 3;
Amendment 43 #
2019/2158(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that offshore wind farms can also have positive aspects as regards fisheries, such as a possible use for aquaculture and the introduction of new species;
Amendment 81 #
2019/2158(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to collaborate closely with Member States and neighbouring countries on maritime spatial planning and the development of innovative fisheries technologies and methods, with a view to optimising the use of sea space including in wind farms and cross-sector cooperation, and minimising spatial conflicts;
Amendment 92 #
2019/2158(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Commission to examine the possibility of combining the construction of offshore wind farms and marine nature conservation, for example, by setting up wind farms in marine areas where a fishing ban is particularly relevant for marine protection;
Amendment 34 #
2019/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) The Commission is to mandate CEN to work out a PEMS-Performance Standard for determination of individual error margins of PEM-Systems. Before applying a PEMS-Performance Standard, the Commission is committed to keeping the error margin under annual review and to update them only once improvements in the measuring technology have been made.
Amendment 47 #
2019/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9 a) The Commission will mandate CEN to work out a PEMS-Performance Standard for determination of individual error margins of PEM-Systems. Before applying a PEMS-Performance Standard, the Commission is committed to keeping the error margin under annual review and to only update it once improvements in the measuring technology have been made.
Amendment 76 #
2019/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – paragraph 1
Annex – paragraph 1
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Annex I – table 2a
Annex I – table 2a
Table 2a: Real Driving Emissions Conformity Factors (0a) Oxides of Number of Carbon Total Combined nitrogen (NOx) particles (PN) monoxide hydrocarbons hydrocarbons (CO)(1) (THC) and oxides of nitrogen (THC + NOx) CFpollutant-final (2) 1.43 1.5 CF pollutant-temp 2.1 1.5 (3) (0a) In order to verify an individual error margin of PEM-Systems to complement or replace the margins in Table 2a in Annex to this Regulation, the Commission shall take into account any CEN standards that determine a PEMS-Performance standard with respect to measuring NOx and PN. (1) CO emissions shall be measured and recorded for all RDE tests. (2) CF pollutant-final is the conformity factor used to determine compliance with the Euro 6 emission limits by taking into account the technical uncertainties linked with the use of the Portable Emission Measurement Systems (PEMS). (3)CF pollutant-temp is the temporary conformity factor that may be used upon request of the manufacturer as an alternative to CFpollutant-final during a period of 5 years and 4 months following the dates specified in Article 10(4) and (5).”
Amendment 95 #
2019/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – paragraph 1
Annex – paragraph 1
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Annex I – table 2a – row 2
Annex I – table 2a – row 2
CF 1,43 1+ 1,5 + - - - pollutant- final (2) margin margin final (2) of error of error (margin (margin =[0,43](2 =0,5) a)) (2) CF pollutant-final is the conformity factor used to determine compliance with the Euro 6 emission limits by taking into account the technical uncertainties linked with the use of the Portable Emission Measurement Systems (PEMS). It is therefore expressed as 1 + a margin of error. (2a) In order to verify an individual error margin of PEM-Systems to complement or replace the margins in Table 2a in annex to this Regulation, the Commission shall take into account any CEN standards that determine a PEMS-Performance standard with respect to measuring NOx and PN.
Amendment 7 #
2019/0019(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Good cooperation is necessary to ensure that the rights and entitlements of all persons concerned are protected and upheld.
Amendment 8 #
2019/0019(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) This Regulation does not affect existing social security conventions and agreements between the United Kingdom and one or more Member States, which are in compliance with Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 and Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009. This Regulation is without prejudice to the possibility for the Union or the Member States to take measures addressing the administrative cooperation and exchange of information with the competent institutions in the United Kingdom for giving effect to the principles of this Regulation. Furthermore, this Regulation does not affect the competence of the Member States to conclude social security conventions and agreements with third countries, or with the United Kingdom covering the period after the day on which the Treaties cease to apply to and in the United Kingdom.
Amendment 9 #
2019/0019(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) TSince the objective of this Regulation, namely to achieve a uniform unilateral application of the social security principles of equality of treatment, of assimilation and of aggregation, it is necessary to introduce this contingency Regulation. cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States acting alone but can rather, by reason of coordinating their response, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective.
Amendment 10 #
2019/0019(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) In order to ensure that appropriate and timely information and advice concerning their rights are available to the persons concerned, the necessary means should be made available to relevant bodies at both Union and national level.
Amendment 11 #
2019/0019(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 b (new)
Recital 5 b (new)
(5b) The application of this Regulation is without prejudice to any further provisions in the field of social security coordination.
Amendment 12 #
2019/0019(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 c (new)
Recital 5 c (new)
(5c) In view of the fact that in the absence of a withdrawal agreement or of an extension of the two-year period after the United Kingdom's notification, the Treaties will cease to apply to and in the United Kingdom on the day of exit, and in view of the need to provide legal certainty, it was considered appropriate to provide for an exception to the eight-week period referred to in Article 4 of Protocol No 1 on the role of national Parliaments in the European Union, annexed to the Treaty on European Union, to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community.
Amendment 13 #
2019/0019(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5a Relations of this Regulation with other coordination instruments 1. This Regulation shall be without prejudice to the existing social security conventions and agreements between the United Kingdom and one or more Member States, which are in compliance with Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 and Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009. 2. This Regulation shall be without prejudice to social security conventions and agreements between the United Kingdom and one or more Member States concluded after the day on which the Treaties cease to apply to and in the United Kingdom pursuant to Article 50(3) of the Treaty on European Union and covering the period until that day, provided they give effect to the principles laid down in Article 5(1) and (2), apply the provisions referred to in Article 5(3) of this Regulation, are based on the principles of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 and in keeping with the spirit thereof.
Amendment 5 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) A lively public debate is taking place on summer-time arrangements and some Member States have already expressed their preference to discontinue the application of such arrangements. In the light of these developments, it is necessary to continue safeguarding the proper functioning of the internal market and to avoid any significant disruptions thereto caused by divergences between Member States in this area. TIt is therefore, it is appropriate to put an end in a coordinated way to summer-time arrangements essential that, under the codecision procedure for this Directive, summer-time arrangements not be ended until after Member States have agreed on a coordination mechanism. For determining standard time, that mechanism should take into account the EU's three existing time zones. The Council Presidency-in-Office has a key role to play in setting up the coordination mechanism.
Amendment 17 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) This Directive should apply from 1 April 201920, so that the last summer-time period subject to the rules of Directive 2000/84/EC should start, in every Member State, at 1.00 a.m., Coordinated Universal Time, on 3129 March 201920. Member States that, after that summer-time period, intend to adopt a standard time corresponding to the time applied during the winter season in accordance with Directive 2000/84/EC should change their standard time at 1.00 a.m., Coordinated Universal Time, on 27 Octo1 November 201920, so that similar and lasting changes occurring in different Member States take place simultaneously. It is desirable thatTo put that arrangement into practice, Member States must take the decisions on the standard time that each of them will apply as from 201920 in a concerted manner. and agreed manner, taking into account the time zone currently applying to them.
Amendment 20 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Implementation of this Directive should be monitored and is subject to the coordination mechanism agreed in advance by Member States under this codecision procedure. The results of this monitoring should be presented by the Commission in a report to the European Parliament and to the Council. That report should be based on the information that is made available to the Commission by the Member States in a timely fashion to allow for the report to be presented at the specified time.
Amendment 22 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, Member States may still apply a seasonal change of their standard time or times in 201920, provided that they do so at 1.00 a.m., Coordinated Universal Time, on 27 Octo1 November 201920. The Member States shall notify this decision in accordance with Article 2.
Amendment 26 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) A lively public debate is taking place on summer-time arrangements and swhich has thus far not been accompanied by an impact assessment founded on science and existing analyses upstream of this legislative proposal. Some Member States have already expressed their preference to discontinue the application of such arrangements. In the light of these developments, it is necessary to continue safeguarding the proper functioning of the internal market and to avoid any significant disruptions thereto caused by divergences between Member States in this area. Therefore, it is appropriate to put an end in a coordinated way to summer-time arrangements.
Amendment 27 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to Article 1, if a Member State decides to change its standard time or times in any territory under its jurisdiction, it shall notify the Commission at least 612 months before the change takes effect. Where a Member State has made such a notification and has not withdrawn it at least 612 months before the date of the envisaged change, the Member State shall apply this change.
Amendment 30 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the implementation of this Directive by 31 December 20245 at the latest.
Amendment 32 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall provide the Commission with the relevant information by 30 April 20245 at the latest.
Amendment 35 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall adopt and publish, by 1 April 201920 at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
Amendment 37 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
They shall apply those provisions from 1 April 201920.
Amendment 38 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) This Directive should not prejudice the right of each Member State to decide on the standard time or times for the territories under its jurisdiction and falling under the territorial scope of the Treaties, and on further changes thereto. However, in order to ensure that the application of summer-time arrangements by some Member States only does not disrupt the functioning of the internal market, Member States should refrain from changing the standard time in any given territory under their jurisdiction for reasons related to seasonal changes, be such change presented as a change of time zone. Moreover, in order to minimise disruptions, inter alia, to transport, communications and other concerned sectors such as gas pipeline networks, they should notify the Commission in due time of their intention to change their standard time and subsequently apply the notified changes. The Commission should, on the basis of that notification, inform all other Member States so that they can take all necessary measures. It should also inform the general public and stakeholders by publishing this information.
Amendment 41 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Directive 2000/84/EC is repealed with effect from 1 April 201920.
Amendment 113 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Following an integrated approach and in order to contribute to the enhancement of the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the Union's defence industry, a European Defence Fund should be established. The Fund should aim at enhancing the competitiveness, innovation, efficiency and technological and industrial autonomy of the Union's defence industry thereby contributing to the Union's strategic autonomy by supporting the cross border cooperation between Member States and between enterprises, research centres, national administrations, international organisations and universities, in the research phase and in the development phase of defence products and technologies. To achieve more innovative solutions and an open internal market, the Fund should support the cross-border participation of defence small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and middle capitalisation companies (mid-caps).
Amendment 183 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The general objective of the Fund is to foster the competitiveness, efficiency and innovation capacity of the European defence industry, by supporting collaborative actions and cross-border cooperation between legal entities throughout the Union, including SMEs and mid-caps as well as fostering the better exploitation of the industrial potential of innovation, research and technological development, at each stage of the industrial life cycle, thus contributing to the Union strategic autonomy. The Fund should alsoall contribute to the freedom of action of the Union and its autonomy, in particular in technological and industrial terms.
Amendment 210 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Up toAt least 5 % of the financial envelope referred to in paragraph 1 shall be devoted to support disruptive technologies for defence.
Amendment 216 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Amendment 231 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Proposals shall be systematically screened to identify those actions raising complex or serious ethics issues and submit them to an ethics assessment. Ethics screenings and assessments shall be carried out by the Commission with the support of experts on defence ethics. All experts shall be required to be validated by the Member States that has issued their security clearance. The appropriate security clearance shall be required before appointment. The Commission shall ensure the transparency of the ethics procedures as much as possible.
Amendment 240 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Amendment 245 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 5
5. Actions which are not ethically acceptable may be rejected or terminated at any timshall not be eligible.
Amendment 255 #
Amendment 309 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) studies, such as feasibility studies to explore the feasibility of a new or improved technology, product, process, service, solution or statistics on the defence industry and projects to pilot the collection of data;
Amendment 321 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. Unless otherwise provided for in the work programme referred to in Article 27, the action shall be undertaken in a cooperation of at least three legal entities which are established in at least three different Member States and/or associated countries. At least three of these eligible entities established in at least two Member States and/or associated countries shall not, during the whole implementation of the action, be effectively controlled, directly or indirectly, by the same entity, and shall not control each other. If the cooperation includes at least one legal entity from an associated country, at least two legal entities from two different Member States shall participate.
Amendment 350 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) contribution to the industrial and technological autonomy of the Union by enhancing defence technologies or products in line with defence capability priorities agreed by Member States within the framework of the Common Foreign and Security Policy;
Amendment 352 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) contribution to the security and defence interests of the Union in line with the priorities referred to in Article 3 paragraph 2 and, where appropriate, regional and international cooperative agreements;
Amendment 356 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) contribution to the creation of new cross-border cooperation between legal entities, in particular for SMEs which are established in Member States and/or associated countries other than those where the entities in the consortium which are not SMEs are established;
Amendment 365 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Amendment 367 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. The Fund mayshall finance up to 100% of the eligible costs of an action without prejudice to the co-financing principle.
Amendment 374 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) a consortium shall benefit from a funding rate increased by the percentage points equivalent to the half of the percentage of the total eligible costs allocated to SMEs; if SME's are established in a Member State or an associated country other than those in which the consortium members that are not SMEs are established in, the consortium will benefit from a funding rate increased by 10% of the total eligible costs allocated to those mid-caps;
Amendment 376 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) a consortium shall benefit from a funding rate increased by the percentage points equivalent to the quarter of the percentage of the total eligible costs allocated to mid-caps; if mid-caps are established in a Member State or an associated country other than those in which the other consortium members that are not SMEs or mid-caps are established in, the consortium will benefit from a funding rate increased by 5% of the total eligible costs allocated to those mid-caps;
Amendment 377 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) the overall increase in the funding rate of an action shall not exceed 320 percentage points.
Amendment 382 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. Indirect eligible costs shall be determined by applying a flat rate of 25 % of the total direct eligible costs, exincluding direct eligible costs for subcontracting, but excluding financial support to third parties and any unit costs or lump sums which include indirect costs.
Amendment 385 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. Where appropriatAs an alternative, indirect eligible costs beyond the flat rate of 25 % may be determined in accordance with the beneficiary's usual cost accounting practices on the basis of actual indirect costs provided that these cost accounting practices are accepted by national authorities under comparable funding schemes in accordance with Article [185] of the Financial Regulation and communicated to the Commission.
Amendment 393 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Amendment 396 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. The results of the actions shall be owned by the beneficiaries generating them. Where legal entities jointly generate results, and where their respective contribution cannot be ascertained, or where it is not possible to separate such joint results, the legal entities shall have joint ownership of the results. The joint owners will establish an agreement regarding the allocation and terms of exercise of that joint ownership in accordance with their obligations under the grant agreement.
Amendment 400 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. If justified the grant agreement may require that tThe results of actions receiving support from the Fund shall not be subject to any control or restriction, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediate legal entities, including in terms of technology transfer by a non- associated third country or by a non- associated third country entity.
Amendment 404 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 7
Article 22 – paragraph 7
Amendment 405 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Any two or more Member States or associated countries that, multilaterally or within the frame of an EU organisation, jointly have concluded one or several contracts with one or more participants to further develop together results obtained within the frame of a specific action that has received funding under a grant agreement for a research action on defence, shall enjoy access rights to the results of the action that are owned by such participant(s) and are necessary for the execution of the contract(s). Such access rights shall be granted on a royalty-free basis and under specific conditions aimed at ensuring that those rights will be used only for the purpose of the contract(s) and that appropriate confidentiality obligations will be in place
Amendment 413 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the level of cooperation between Members States in the eligible actionquality of the industrial set-up and governance of programme management.
Amendment 415 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The results of the actions shall be owned by the beneficiaries generating them. Where legal entities jointly generate results, and where their respective contribution cannot be ascertained, or where it is not possible to separate such joint results, the legal entities shall have joint ownership of the results. The joint owners will establish an agreement regarding the allocation and terms of exercise of that joint ownership in accordance with their obligations under the grant agreement.
Amendment 452 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 2
Article 35 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall implement information and communication actions relating to the Fund, and its actions and results. Financial resources allocated to the Fund shall also contribute to the corporate communication of the political priorities of the Union, as far as they are related to the objectives referred to in Article 3, and may be used for projects on statistics on the defence industry and projects to pilot the collection of data.
Amendment 410 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 3
Article 30 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1160 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part III – point 1 – table – Core network corridor “Scandinavian- Mediterranean”
Annex I – Part III – point 1 – table – Core network corridor “Scandinavian- Mediterranean”
Amendment 1207 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.7 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part II – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.7 – paragraph 1
Europe is at the forefront of the global transition towards a circular economy. Europe's industry should become a low carbon circular industry: the value of resources, materials and products should be maintained much longer compared to today, even opening up new value chains.
Amendment 1215 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.7 – paragraph 4 – indent 1
Annex I – part II – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.7 – paragraph 4 – indent 1
– Industrial symbiosis with resource flows between plants across sectors and urban communities; processes and materials, to transport, transform, re-use and store resources, combining the valorisation of by-products, waste, hydrogen and CO2;
Amendment 1239 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.8 – paragraph 2
Annex I – part II – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.8 – paragraph 2
Breakthrough technologies to achieve significant reductions in greenhouse gases and pollutants, poftentially combined with the technologies for circular industry above, will lead to strong industrial value chains, revolutionise manufacturing capacities and improve the global competitiveness of industry; and at the same time make key contributions to our targets for climate action and environmental quality.
Amendment 1255 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.8 – paragraph 3 – indent 3
Annex I – part II – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.8 – paragraph 3 – indent 3
– Electrification and use of unconventional energy sourcelow carbon energy sources such as renewable hydrogen and renewable gas within industrial plants, and energy and resource exchanges between industrial plants (for instance via industrial symbiosis);
Amendment 1264 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.8 – paragraph 3 – indent 4 a (new)
Annex I – part II – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.8 – paragraph 3 – indent 4 a (new)
– Renewably generated hydrogen allows the substitution of hydrogen from fossil feedstocks and can be used e.g. in fuel refineries, in the chemical industry, but also in steel mills (for direct reduction). Likewise, renewable gas can replace fossil natural gas in industry;
Amendment 1267 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.8 – paragraph 3 – indent 4 b (new)
Annex I – part II – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.8 – paragraph 3 – indent 4 b (new)
– Linking relevant sectors through integrated networks ("sector coupling"), by using power-to-x technologies, that contribute to a cost-efficient decarbonisation of the industry sector
Amendment 1294 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 2
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 2
To meet the objectives of the Paris Agreement the EU will need to transition to low-carbon, resource-efficient and resilient economies and societies. This will be based on profound changes in technology and services, to the ways in which businesses and consumers behave, as well as involving new forms of governance. Limiting the increase of global average temperature to well below 2°C, and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C, requires rapid progress in decarbonising the energy system and substantially reducing greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions from the transport sector17 . The European energy systems are undergoing significant change, with the desire to achieve sustainable, affordable and reliable supply of electricity, heat, fuels and other energy products. The energy system transformation takes place through interactions of technology, the infrastructure, the market, policy and regulatory frameworks. There is a need for a systematic approach and systematic innovations in the energy, building, transport and industry sector. It will also need new impetus to accelerate the pace of developing next-generation breakthroughs as well as demonstrating and deploying innovative technologies and solutions, using also the opportunities provided by digital and space technologies. This will be pursued through an integrated approach encompassing decarbonisation, resource efficiency, reduction of air pollution, access to raw materials and circular economy. _________________ 17 Substantial decarbonisation of other sectors is addressed in other areas of the Horizon Europe Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness pillar.
Amendment 1301 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3
Progress in these sectors - but also across the spectrum of EU industry including agriculture, buildings, industrial processes and product use, and waste management - will require continued efforts to better understand the mechanisms of climate change and the associated impacts across the economy and society, exploiting synergies with national activities, other EU types of actions and international cooperation. It is of particular importance to involve all sectors of the energy market (electricity, mobility, heating) in order to achieve a successful energy transition and to reach the objectives of the Paris Agreement.
Amendment 1314 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 8
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 8
Both sectors are major drivers of Europe's economic competitiveness and growth. The EU has upwards of 1.6 million people working in the field of renewables and energy efficiency. Transportation and the storage sectors employ more than 11 million in the EU, accounting for around 5% of GDP and 20% of exports. The EU is a world leader in vehicle, aircraft and vessel design and manufacturing, while patenting of innovative clean energy technologies places the EU in second place worldwide. Technologies to advance the sector coupling such as Power-to-Gas- technologies have the potential to strengthen the domestic manufacturing industry.
Amendment 1352 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.2 – point 4.2.2 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.2 – point 4.2.2 – paragraph 1
The EU aims to be world leader in affordable, secure and sustainable low carbon energy technologies improving its competitiveness in global value chains and its position in growth markets. Diverse climatic, geographical, environmental and socio- economic conditions in the EU as well as the need to ensure energy security, the existing infrastructure and access to raw materials, dictate a broad portfolio of energy solutions, including of non- technical nature. As regards renewable energy technologies, costs need to decrease further, performance must improve, integration into the energy system must be improved and breakthrough technologies need to be developed and implemented. As regards fossil fuels, gradually decarbonising their usage, according to their respective carbon emissions, will be essential to meet the climate objectives.
Amendment 1357 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.2 – point 4.2.2 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.2 – point 4.2.2 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
– Renewable energy technologies and solutions for power generation, hydrogen production, industrial process heating and cooling, sustainable transport fuels as CNG and LNG and intermediate carriers, at various scales and development stages, adapted to geographic conditions and markets, both within the EU and worldwide; Focus on economic efficiency for decarbonisation technologies, such as power-to-gas, that is in an advanced development stage and can be brought to market maturity cost efficiently ;
Amendment 1390 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.2 – point 4.2.3 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.2 – point 4.2.3 – paragraph 1
The expected growth of variable electricity production and shift towards more electric and hydrogen heating, cooling and transport and the increasing importance of sector coupling and flexibility options dictates the need for new approaches to manage energy grids. Next to decarbonisation, the goal is to ensure energy affordability, security and stability of supply, achieved through investments in innovative network infrastructure technologies and innovative system management. Energy storage in different forms will play a key role in providing services to the grid, also improving and reinforcing network capacities. Exploiting synergies between different networks (e.g. electricity grids, heating and cooling networks, gas networks, transport recharging and refuelling infrastructure, hydrogen, and telecom networks) and actors (e.g. industrial sites, data centres, self- producers) will be crucial for enabling the smart, integrated operation of the relevant infrastructures and for the successful implementation of sector coupling.
Amendment 1399 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.2 – point 4.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.2 – point 4.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
– Technologies and tools for electricityxisting networks to integrate renewables and new loads such as electro-mobility and heat pumps, electrolysers, fuel cells and heat pumps and store and transport the increasing decentralized renewable energies by using gas as a key element for a cost efficient, secure, low-carbon and affordable energy system;
Amendment 1409 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.2 – point 4.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 4
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.2 – point 4.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 4
– Network flexibility and synergies between the different energy sources, networks, infrastructures and actors by sector coupling technologies in order to facilitate storage and transport potentials of energy that lead to increased flexibility and supply reliability;
Amendment 1413 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.2 – point 4.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 4 a (new)
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.2 – point 4.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 4 a (new)
- Systemic impact analysis of new energy technologies, like hydrogen and synthetic gas as energy storage;
Amendment 1418 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.2 – point 4.2.4 – paragraph 2
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.2 – point 4.2.4 – paragraph 2
Buildings are an important factor for quality of life of citizens. Integrating different technologies, appliances and systems and linking various energy uses, buildings as well as their inhabitants and users represent a very high potential for energy generation, storage and efficiency improvements. In doing so, the social compatibility and economic efficiency of activities for homeowners and tenants must always be maintained.
Amendment 1432 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.2 – point 4.2.4 – paragraph 4 – indent 5
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.2 – point 4.2.4 – paragraph 4 – indent 5
– Buildings life-cycle design, construction, operation and dismantling, taking into account economic efficiency, social compatibility and circularity and environmental performance, for energy and resource efficiency, climate resilience, and recycling;
Amendment 1467 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.2 – point 4.2.7 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.2 – point 4.2.7 – paragraph 1
For the EU to reach its air quality, climate, and energy goals, including a 60% reduction in green-house gas emissions by 2050 as well as noise reduction, will require rethinking the whole mobility system including users, vehicles, fuels, CO2 measure schemes (well-to-wheel rather than tank-to-wheel approach) and infrastructures. It will also require the deployment of low-emission alternative energies and market uptake of low or zero- emission vehicles/vessels/aircrafts. In addition to the harmful effects of greenhouse gas emissions, transport contributes significantly to poor air quality and noise in Europe with negative consequences for the health of citizens18 . Building on progress with the production and use of alternative fuels, electrification and the use of fuel cells for cars, buses and light duty vehicles it is essential to accelerate research and innovation solutions for other sectors such as aviation, maritime and inland navigation and lorries. _________________ 18 Around one-third of EU citizens live in urban areas with concentration levels of pollutants above legal thresholds
Amendment 1508 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.2 – point 4.2.9 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.2 – point 4.2.9 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
– Low to zero-carbon hydrogen including fuel cells, and the EU value chain from design to end use across various applications.
Amendment 45 #
2018/0212(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) The European Union should not be turned into a transfer union.
Amendment 46 #
2018/0212(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 b (new)
Recital 1 b (new)
(1b) It is essential that EISF does not serve as a gateway to an EU unemployment insurance scheme or other all-embracing EU insurance mechanisms.
Amendment 87 #
2018/0212(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
Amendment 471 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall allocate at least 2% of their ESF+ resources under shared management to the specific objective of addressing material deprivation set out in points (x) and (xi) of Article 4(1).
Amendment 473 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 519 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
The resources referred to in Article 7(4) shall be programmed under a dedicated priority or programme. The maximum co- financing rate for this priority or programme may be increased to no more than 85 % for these ESF+ allocations of the actions under Article 7(4).
Amendment 582 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 5
Article 15 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shallmay, when data are available in registers or equivalent sources, enableallow the Managing Authorities and other bodies entrusted with data collection necessary for the monitoring and the evaluation of the general support of the ESF+ strand under shared management to obtain those data from data registers or equivalent sources, in accordance with points (c) and (e) of Article 6(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
Amendment 583 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6
Article 15 – paragraph 6
Amendment 586 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
This Chapter applies to ESF+ support under points (x) and (xi) of Article 4(1).
Amendment 727 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1
Annex I – paragraph 1
All personal data are to be broken down by gender (female, male, 'non binary'). If certain results are not possible, data for those results do not have to be collected and reportedThese data only have to be collected if they are clearly applicable to the operation and have relevance to the operation.
Amendment 731 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – point 1 b – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 1 – point 1 b – paragraph 1
Amendment 736 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – point 1 b – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annex I – point 1 – point 1 b – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 737 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – point 1b – paragraph 1 – indent 3
Annex I – point 1 – point 1b – paragraph 1 – indent 3
Amendment 738 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – point 1b – paragraph 1 – indent 4
Annex I – point 1 – point 1b – paragraph 1 – indent 4
Amendment 741 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – point 1 b – paragraph 1 – indent 5
Annex I – point 1 – point 1 b – paragraph 1 – indent 5
Amendment 742 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – point 1b – paragraph 1 – indent 6
Annex I – point 1 – point 1b – paragraph 1 – indent 6
Amendment 765 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – title
Annex II – title
Common indicators for ESF+ support for promoting social integration for the most deprived people Output indicators (1) Total number of people who receive help towards social inclusion. Of which: (a) number of children aged 15 or younger; (b) number of persons aged 65 or older; (c) number of women (d) number of migrants, participants with foreign backgrounds; minorities (including marginalised communities such as Roma) (e) number of people with disabilities (f) number of homeless people
Amendment 84 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Title 1
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing 'Erasmus+': the Union programme for education, training, youth and sport and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013 (Text with EEA relevance) (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.)
Amendment 108 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In its Communication on 'A modern budget for a Union that protects, empowers and defends - the multiannual financial framework for 2021-2027'26 adopted on 2 May 2018, the Commission called for greater investment in people and a stronger “"youth”" focus in the next financial framework, notably by more than doubling the size of the 2014-2020 and recognised that the Erasmus+ Programme, has been one of the Union’s most visible success stories. The focus of the new Programme should be on inclusiveness, and toDespite that overall success, the 2014- 2020Programme remained unable to meet the high demand for funding and suffered from low project success rates. To remedy those shortcomings, it is necessary to increase the multiannual budget for the successor Programme to the 2014- 2020Programme. Moreover, the successor Programme aims to boost social inclusion by reaching more young people with fewer opportunities. This should allow more young people to move to another country to learn or work. people from disadvantaged backgrounds and people with disabilities and other special needs, and incorporates a number of new and ambitious initiatives. Therefore, it is necessary to triple the budget, in constant prices, for the successor Programme as compared to the multiannual financial framework for the period 2014-2020. _________________ 26 COM(2018) 321 final.
Amendment 127 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The Programme is a key component of building a European Education Area. It should be equipped to contribute to the successor of the strategic framework for cooperation in education and training and the Skills Agenda for Europe28 with a shared commitment to the strategic importance of skills and competences for sustaining and creating jobs, growth and competitiveness. It should support Member States in reaching the goals of the Paris Declaration on promoting citizenship and the common values of freedom, tolerance and non-discrimination through education29. _________________ 28 COM(2016) 381 final. 29 [Reference].
Amendment 156 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The Programme should be more inclusive by improving its outreach to those with fewer opportunities, including through more flexible learning mobility formats, and by fostering participation of small organisations, in particular newcomers and community-based grassroots organisations that work directly with disadvantaged learners of all ages. Virtual formats, such as virtual cooperation, blended and virtual mobility, shcould be promotadditionally be used to reach more participants, in particular those with fewer opportunities and those for whom moving physically to a country other than their country of residence would be an obstacle. Large differences exist between Member States and cities in the cost of housing for limited periods of study or training abroad, and the award of grants should take greater account of these differences in order to facilitate relocation.
Amendment 192 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The Programme should reinforce existing learning mobility opportunities, notably in those sectors where the Programme could have the biggest efficiency gains, to broaden its reach and meet the high unmet demand. This should be done notably by increasing and facilitating mobility activities for higher education students, school pupils and learners in vocational education and training. Learning mobility opportunities in border regions should be further promoted. It is precisely for vocational education and training students that the possibility of undertaking an internship or part of their training abroad should be made more accessible so as to allow them to acquaint themselves better with the cross-border labour market. Mobility of low-skilled adult learners should be embedded in partnerships for cooperation. Mobility opportunities for youth participating in non-formal learning activities should also be extended to reach more young people. Mobility of staff in education, training, youth and sport should also be reinforced, considering its leverage effect. In line with the vision of a true European Education Area, the Programme should also boost mobility and exchanges and promote student participation in educational and cultural activities by supporting digitalisation of processes, such as the European Student Card. This initiative can be an important step in making mobility for all a reality first by enabling higher education institutions to send and receive more exchange students while still enhancing quality in student mobility and also by facilitating students' access to various services (library, transport, accommodation) before arriving at the institution abroad.
Amendment 218 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) The Programme should offer young people more opportunities to discover Europe through learning experiences abroad. Eighteen year olds, in particular those with fewer opportunitie under the new initiative entitled DiscoverEU. Young people who have recently completed secondary education, in particular those from disadvantaged backgrounds and with disabilities and other special needs, should be given the chance to have a first-time, short- term individual or group experience travelling throughout Europe in the frame of anas part of a non-formal or informal educational activity aimed at fostering their sense of belonging to the European Union and discovering its cultural diversityand linguistic diversity. That initiative should have a robust and verifiable learning component. The Programme should identify bodies in charge of reaching out and selecting the participants and support activities to foster the learning dimension of the experience.
Amendment 227 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) The Programme should also enhance the learning of languages, in particular through widened use languages of neighbouring countries in border regions. To this end, greater use could be made of online tools, as e-learning offers additional advantages for language learning in terms of access and flexibility.
Amendment 237 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) In its Conclusions of the 14 of December 2017, the European Council called on Member States, the Council and the Commission to take forward a number of initiatives to elevate European cooperation in education and training to a new level, including by encouraging the emergence by 2024 of 'European Universities', consisting in bottom-up, excellence-driven networks of universities across the Union. The Programme should support these European Universities.
Amendment 346 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
(11) ‘adult education’ means any form of non-vocational education for adults after initial education, whether of a formal, non- formal or informal nature. The main objectives of adult education are the transfer of knowledge, competences and skills and the promotion of social inclusion, active citizenship, personal development and well-being;
Amendment 424 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the mobility of adult education staff and adult education learners provided that those learners are participating in a formal adult education programme;
Amendment 430 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) language learning opportunities, particularly as regards neighbouring languages, including those supporting mobility activities.
Amendment 515 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 3041 097 000 000 in constant 2018 prices (EUR 46 758 000 000 in current prices).
Amendment 152 #
2018/0111(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) existingpublicly accessible documents held by public sector bodies of the Member States;
Amendment 160 #
2018/0111(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) existingpublicly accessible documents held by public undertakings active in the areas defined in Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council42 and by public undertakings acting as public service operators pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council43, public undertakings acting as air carriers fulfilling public service obligations pursuant to Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council44, and public undertakings acting as Community shipowners fulfilling public service obligations pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3577/9245. _________________ 42 Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors and repealing Directive 2004/17/EC (OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 243). 43 Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 on public passenger transport services by rail and by road and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) Nos 1191/69 and 1107/70. 44 Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 September 2008 on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community (Recast) (Text with EEA relevance) (OJ L 293, 31.10.2008, p. 3– 20). 45 Council Regulation (EEC) No 3577/92 of 7 December 1992 applying the principle of freedom to provide services to maritime transport within Member States (maritime cabotage), (OJ L 364, 12.12.1992, p. 7–10).
Amendment 162 #
2018/0111(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
This Directive in no way affects the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data under the provisions of EU and national law, and in particular does not alter the obligations and rights set out in Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation).
Amendment 171 #
2018/0111(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) documents held by public undertakings of an industrial or commercial nature within the meaning of Article 34 of Directive 2014/25/EU;
Amendment 178 #
2018/0111(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Amendment 239 #
2018/0111(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point –a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point –a (new)
(-a) 2a. by way of exception, documents for which the public sector body concerned is required to generate sufficient revenue to cover a substantial part of the costs relating to their collection, production, reproduction and dissemination. Those requirements shall be defined by law or by other binding rules in the Member State. In the absence of such rules, the requirements shall be defined in accordance with common administrative practice in the Member State concerned.
Amendment 269 #
2018/0111(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. The re-use of documents shall be open to all potential actors in the market, even if one or more market actors already exploit added-value products based on these documents. Contracts or other arrangements between the public sector bodies or public undertakings holding the documents and third parties shall where possible not grant exclusive rights. Any existing exemptions from procurement legislation under Article 11 of Directive 2014/24/EU and innovation partnerships as defined in Article 31 of Directive 2014/24/EU shall be taken into account.
Amendment 157 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) For legal entities in the private sector, the obligation to establish internal channels is commensurate with their size and the level of risk their activities pose to the public interest. It should apply to all medium-sized and large entities irrespective of the nature of their activities, based on their obligation to collect VAT. As a general rule small and microAs a general rule small, micro and medium-sized undertakings, as defined in Article 2 of the Annex of the Commission Recommendation of 6 May 2003, as amended56, should be exempted from the obligation to establish internal channels. However, following an appropriate risk assessment, Member States may require small undertakings to establish internal reporting channels in specific cases (e.g. due to the significant risks that may result from their activities). _________________ 56 Commission Recommendation of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (OJ L 124, 20.5.2003, p. 36).
Amendment 159 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 39
Recital 39
Amendment 225 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. With a view to enhancing the enforcement of Union law and policies in specific areas, this Directive lays down common minimum standards for the protection of persons reporting on the following unlawful activities or abuse of law:
Amendment 242 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) breaches relating to the internal market, as referred to in Article 26(2) TFEU, as regards acts which breach the rules of corporate tax or arrangements whose purpose is to obtain a tax advantage that defeats the object or purpose of the applicable corporate tax law.
Amendment 259 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) shareholders and persons belonging to the management body of an undertaking, including non-executive members, as well as volunteers and unpaid trainees;
Amendment 264 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 267 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Amendment 277 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. However, this Directive should not affect the protection of legal and other professional privilege as provided for under national law.
Amendment 288 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘breaches’ means actual or potentiallikely unlawful activities or abuse of law relating to the Union acts and areas falling within the scope referred to in Article 1 and in the Annex;
Amendment 291 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Amendment 328 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Such channels and procedures shall allow for reporting by employees of the entity. They mayust allow for reporting by other persons who are in contact with the entity in the context of their work-related activities, referred to in Article 2(1)(b),(c) and (d), but the use of internal channels for reporting shall not be mandatory for these categories of personsc).
Amendment 332 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
(3) The legal entities in the private sector referred to in paragraph 1 are the following:Paragraph 1 does not apply to micro, small or medium-sized enterprises in the sense of Commission Recommendation of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises1a. _________________ 1a Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (OJ L 124, 20.5.2003, pp. 36-41)
Amendment 337 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Amendment 339 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Amendment 342 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 6
Article 4 – paragraph 6
Amendment 358 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
d) a reasonable timeframe, not exceeding three months or six months in duly justified cases following the report, to provide feedback to the reporting person about the follow-up to the report;
Amendment 363 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The channels provided for in point (a) of paragraph 1 shall allow for reporting in all of the following ways:
Amendment 365 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) written reports in electronic or paper format and/or oral report through telephone lines, whether recorded or unrecorded, or;
Amendment 387 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 439 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 450 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. A person publicly disclosing information on breaches falling within the scope of this Directive shall qualify for protection under this Directive where: he or she first reported internally and/or externally in accordance with Chapters II and III and paragraph 2 of this Article, but: a) no appropriate action was taken in response to the report within the timeframe referred to in Articles 6(2)(b) and 9(1)(b); b) and there is immediate danger to life and health of individuals.
Amendment 452 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point a
Amendment 457 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point b
Amendment 484 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 5
Article 15 – paragraph 5
Amendment 501 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall provide for effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties applicable to the reporting and other persons making malicious or abusive reports or disclosures, including measures for compensating persons who have suffered damage from malicious or abusive reports or disclosures.
Amendment 48 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title
Title
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a European Labour AuthoritMobility Agency (text with relevance for the EEA and for Switzerland) (This amendment applies throughout the text; its adoption will necessitate linguistic adjustments throughout the text.)
Amendment 83 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) A European Labour AuthoritMobility Agency (the ‘Authoritgency’) should be established in order to help strengthen fairness and trust in the Single Market. To that effect, the Authoritgency should support the Member States and the Commission in strengthening access to information for individuals and employers about their rights and obligations in cross-border labour mobility situations as well as access to relevant services, support compliance and cooperation between the Member States to ensure the effective application of the Union law in these areas, and mediate and facilitate a solution in case of cross- border disputes or labour market disruptions.
Amendment 113 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The Authoritgency should contribute to facilitating the free movement of workers governed by Regulation (EU) No 492/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council39, Directive 2014/54/EU of the European Parliament and the Council40 and Regulation (EU) 2016/589 of the European Parliament and the Council41. It should facilitate the posting of workers governed by Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and the Council42 and Directive 2014/67/EU of the European Parliament and the Council43, including by supporting the enforcement of those provisions implemented through universally applicable collective agreements in line with the practices of Member States. ItTo that end, the Agency should collect all relevant information from the individual national websites referred to in Article 5 of Directive 2014/67/EU and make that information available on a single European website. In addition, the Agency should make a wage-comparison computer available to indicate the wage level applicable in the host Member State during a posting for the benefit of both the employer and the employee in an easily accessible and transparent way. The Agency should also help the coordination of social security systems governed by Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and the Council44, Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 of the European Parliament and the Council45, Regulation (EU) No 1231/2010 of the European Parliament and the Council46 ; as well as Council Regulation (EC) No 1408/7147 and Council Regulation (EC) No 574/7248. __________________ 39 Regulation (EU) No 492/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on freedom of movement for workers within the Union (OJ L 141, 27.5.2011, p. 1). 40 Directive 2014/54/EU of the European Parliament and the Council of 16 April 2014 on measures facilitating the exercise of rights conferred on workers in the context of freedom of movement for workers (OJ L 128, 30.4.2014, p. 8). 41 Regulation (EU) 2016/589 of the European Parliament and the Council of 13 April 2016 on a European network of employment services (EURES), workers’ access to mobility services and the further integration of labour markets, and amending Regulations (EU) No 492/2011 and (EU) No 1296/2013 (OJ L 107, 22.04.2016, p. 1). 42 Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services (OJ L 18, 21.1.1997, p. 1). 43 Directive 2014/67/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the enforcement of Directive 96/71/EC concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services and amending Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012 on administrative cooperation through the Internal Market Information System (‘the IMI Regulation’) (OJ L 159, 28.05.2014, p. 11). 44 Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems, (OJ L 166, 30.4.2004, p.1, corrigendum OJ L 200, 7.6.2004, p. 1). 45 Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems, (OJ L 284, 30.10.2009, p. 1). 46 Regulation (EU) No 1231/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 extending Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 and Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 to nationals of third countries who are not already covered by these Regulations solely on the ground of their nationality (OJ L 344, 29.12.2010, p. 1). 47 Council Regulation (EC) No 1408/71 of 14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community (OJ L 149, 5.7.1971 p. 2). 48 Council Regulation (EC) No 574/72 of 21 March 1972 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons, and to their families moving within the Community (OJ L 74, 27.3.1972, p. 1).
Amendment 323 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) mediate and facilitate a solution in cases of cross-border disputes between national authorities or labour market disruptions.
Amendment 342 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) facilitate access to information by individuals and employers on rights and obligations in cross-border situations as well as access to cross-border labour mobility services, in accordance with Articles 6 and 7; ensure that the information always takes into account the current national circumstances, drawing on expertise from the Member States;
Amendment 376 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g
Amendment 405 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) provide relevant information on the rights and obligations of individuals in cross-border labour mobility situations in all EU official languages;
Amendment 413 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) provide relevant information to employers and employees on labour rules, and the living and working conditions applicable to workers in cross-border labour mobility situations, including posted workers, in all EU official languages; make a wage-comparison computer available to indicate the wage level applicable to a posted worker in the host Member State during a posting;
Amendment 422 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) support Member States in complying with the obligations on the dissemination of and access to information relating to the free movement of workers as laid down in Article 6 of Directive 2014/54/EU, and to the posting of workers as laid down in Article 5 of Directive 2014/67/EU; to that end, the Agency shall establish and manage a single Europe- wide website which shall act as a one-stop shop and contain all relevant information from the individual national websites referred to in Article 5 of Directive 2014/67/EU;
Amendment 435 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) promote cooperation between the Administrative Commission, the platform against undeclared work and EURES.
Amendment 455 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) promote cooperation with the Euroguidance network;
Amendment 480 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) facilitateassist the follow-up to requests and information exchanges between national authorities by providing logistical and technical support, including translation and interpretation services, and through exchanges on the status of cases;
Amendment 495 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point d
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point d
(d) facilitatesupport cross-border enforcement procedures of penalties and fines;
Amendment 697 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) support exchanges of good practices with regard to the coordination of social security systems, and secondment of staff between national authorities in order to simplify exchanges of experience;
Amendment 758 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14
Article 14
Amendment 790 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Authority maygency should set up working groups or expert panels with representatives from Member States and/or from the Commission, or external experts following selection procedures, for the fulfilment of its specific tasks or for specific policy areas, including a Mediation Board in order to fulfil its tasks in accordance with Article 13 of this Regulation, and a dedicated group for the purpose of handling financial matters related towith reference to data processing and an Audit Board concerned with the application of Regulations (EC) No 883/2004 and (EC) No 987/2009, as referred to in Article 8(2) of this Regulation. It shall be ensured that the Member States participate equally in these bodies and that the social security institutions have the opportunity to contribute their expertise with regard to their respective national social security legislation appropriately;
Amendment 838 #
2018/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) adopt the rules of procedures of the working groups and panels of the Authoritygency, drawing on the expertise of the national institutions set up in accordance with Article 17(2);
Amendment 44 #
2017/2114(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Agrees to the inclusion of working indicators, which shall have the same weight as macroeconomic indicators, in order to identify economic imbalances more easily and make structural reforms more successful;
Amendment 10 #
2017/2065(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Highlights the huge wealth potential typically inherent in trade agreements;
Amendment 12 #
2017/2065(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on the Commission to show that there is a consistent link between the digital internal market strategy and a digital trade strategy and make clear its benefit for EU citizens;
Amendment 19 #
2017/2065(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the global nature of best ICT standards and technical specifications for trade infrastructure, both locally and internationally; therefore calls for close cooperation at G7 and G20 level;
Amendment 25 #
2017/2065(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the importance of selecting trade partners that apply the highest digital standards; opposes the use of trade agreements as a standardisation tool;
Amendment 40 #
2017/2065(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that trade agreements should encourage the use of advanced technologies, the interoperability of systems and predictable contractual relations, as well as the rule of law; the handling of cross-border data flows should be taken into account;
Amendment 5 #
2017/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas women's economic empowerment and equal opportunities in the labour market are crucial for women individually but also instrumental for EU's economic growth with positive impact on GDP, inclusiveness and competitiveness of businesses as well as challenges related to the ageing population in the EU
Amendment 27 #
2017/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that equal opportunities for economic independence and the guaranteeimplementation of the principle of equal pay for male and female workers for equal work andor work of equal value applied by the Member States as defined in the article 157 of TFEU are necessary steps for women’'s economic empowerment;
Amendment 47 #
2017/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Stresses that preventing and eliminating the gender pension gap and reducing women's poverty in the old age first and foremost depend on creating conditions for women to make equal pension contributions through further inclusion into the labour market and safeguarding equal opportunities in terms of pay, career advancement and possibilities to work full-time;
Amendment 66 #
2017/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. points out that digitalisation has a profound impact on the labour market by changing value chains, conditions and nature of work as well as creating new job opportunities and more flexible working patterns; notes that opportunities for flexible and teleworking arrangements brought about by digitalisation may serve as a an effective tool for further inclusion of women into the labour market as well as better reconciliation of professional and domestic duties for both women and men;
Amendment 72 #
2017/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. highlights that improving digital skills and IT-literacy among women and boosting inclusion into the ICT, which is one of the highest paying sectors, could contribute to their economic empowerment and independence resulting in the reduction of the total gender wage gap;
Amendment 74 #
2017/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Points out that the demand for digital technology professionals in the EU has grown by 4% annually in the last ten years and the number of unfilled vacancies for ICT professionals is expected to double by 2020; calls therefore on the Member States and the Commission to advance their efforts to promote digital skills and e-literacy among women and girls, who remain underrepresented in this sector, from the earliest stages at school and going through the whole educational cycle as well as in the framework of life-long learning;
Amendment 77 #
2017/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3 d. Encourages Member States to introduce age appropriate ICT education at early stages with a particular focus on inspiring and supporting girls to pursue their interest and talents in the digital field and safeguarding them from constraining and negative stereotyping which discourage girls from advancing their e-skills;
Amendment 79 #
2017/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls Recognises that domestic work and provision of household services, which are largely feminised, are often perfor measures to guarantee the economic and social dignity of feminised work, such as domestic workd as undeclared work; calls on the Member States to promote and further develop the formal sector of domestic services through facilitation and incentives to employ domestic workers with the aim of reducing the undeclared work and improving reconciliation of private and professional life for the working families;
Amendment 88 #
2017/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on policy makers, also through the European Platform Tackling Undeclared Work, to recognise household services, family employment and home- care as a valuable economic sector which needs to be better regulated within the Member States with a view to create both secure position for domestic workers and provide families with a capacity to assume their role as employers;
Amendment 126 #
2017/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Member States to strengthen and enforce the full exercise of the right of collective bargaining in the private and public sectorssocial partners to use collective bargaining to advance equal opportunities for women and men, to ensure that the existing equal treatment legislation is applied in practice as well as to address and combat the gender pay gap;
Amendment 129 #
2017/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States to implement and enforce public social care policies as well as to provide quality childcare fafurther develop care facilities for the dependent, including children and elderly, with the view of enhancing reconciliaties and promote the equal sharing of unpaid domestic work and co- responsibility in care.on of private and professional life for the working families and increasing women's participation in the labour market as a precondition for women's economic empowerment;
Amendment 1 #
2017/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital -A (new)
Recital -A (new)
-A. whereas the collaborative economy offers many opportunities for growth and jobs, especially for people who are distant from the labour market, such as young people, students, women and seniors, and provides innovative new services for citizens and consumers;
Amendment 3 #
2017/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Commission communication entitled ‘A European Agenda for the collaborative economy’ stresses the increasing significance of the platform economy, its important contribution to growth and jobs by providing new opportunities for citizens and innovative entrepreneurs, and its impact on economic and employment policies;
Amendment 5 #
2017/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas with the Communication on a European agenda for the collaborative economy, the EU provides welcomed guidelines on applicable EU rules and recommendations to help citizens, businesses and EU countries to fully benefit from these new business models and promote a balanced and fair development of the collaborative economy;
Amendment 16 #
2017/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the Commission communication on collaborative economy is a starting point of the EU contribution to a balanced and fair development of the collaborative economy, given the rapid evolution of this economy and its related regulatory loopholes and uncertainties that still must be clarified;
Amendment 20 #
2017/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas the European Commission and the Member States need to address more deeply the social dimension of the collaborative economy by providing in depth analysis and data on new forms of employment, by monitoring the evolving regulatory environment and by encouraging the exchange of good practices among EU countries, in order to overcome the social challenges related to this new economy;
Amendment 29 #
2017/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the need for a clear distinction between ‘professional’ and ‘non-professional’ platforms and to recognise activities in the platform economy that are properly categorised as ‘work’platforms with a lucrative business model and those based on the sharing of costs, resources or skills, in order to ensure a level playing field for EU businesses and citizens; in parallel, calls for a clear distinction between non-professional peer-to-peer activity and service providers acting in their professional capacity by further developing sector specific criteria and thresholds, in collaboration with relevant stakeholders; amongst service providers, underlines the need to distinguish employees and self-employed, in order to apply them rights and duties accordingly;
Amendment 36 #
2017/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Whereas the servers and business headquarters of many platforms are located outside the EU and thus fall outside the scope of European law;
Amendment 44 #
2017/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. States that all workers in the platform economy are either employed or self-employed based on the primacy of facts; recalls in this context that the Court of Justice has defined the concept of ‘worker’ on the basis of an employment relationship characterised by certain criteria such as subordination, remuneration andan EU- level definition of the concept of ‘worker’ would lead to disruption in the Member States’ national legislation and is in conflict with the principle of subsidiarity; notes that all that exists in this area is a case-law approach to the nstatures of ‘worker’;
Amendment 57 #
2017/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for a framework directive on working conditions in the platform economy in order to guarantee the legal situation of platform workers and to ensure that all platform workers have the same social and employment rights and health and safety protection as workers in the traditional economto be observed, and experience with this new type of activity collected, with a view to adjusting existing labour law at a later date where necessary;
Amendment 70 #
2017/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Takes note of the multiplication of national and local regulatory initiatives affecting the collaborative economy; Stresses the importance of rapid clarification at European level of the applicable rules in order to limit the fragmentation of the internal market;
Amendment 91 #
2017/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for more reliable data on joband evidence on jobs, skills and working conditions in the platform economy and, if necessary, for the adjustment of related policies to create a level playing field between the platforms and traditional economiebusinesses, especially SMEs, in particular in the field of consumer protection, taxation and working conditions;
Amendment 96 #
2017/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for more reliable data on jobs, activities and working conditions in the platform economy and for the adjustment of related policies to create a level playing field between the platform and traditional economies;
Amendment 99 #
2017/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls for Member States to adapt their education and training policies to the new skills requested in the collaborative economy; Encourages Member States to include digital trainings in their school programs, from primary school; underlines the need to develop lifelong learning programs to be able to acquire new skills related to technological developments all along the professional career;
Amendment 104 #
2017/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Underlines that the collaborative economy fosters entrepreneurship; Stresses the need to adapt training mechanisms to this new kind of businesses;
Amendment 107 #
2017/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls on the national public employment services and the EURES Network to communicate better on the opportunities offered by the collaborative economy;
Amendment 125 #
2017/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the European Commission and the Member States to reflect on the appropriate means to ensure that digital platforms inform providers on the regulatory framework that has to be complied with, when offering services, as individuals using platforms are sometimes not even aware of the requirements they should fulfil; considers that digital platforms should play a more proactive role in checking whether the service provider fulfils its legal requirements; Calls on Member States to operate specific controls in order to check if operators stick to the rules, especially in terms of taxation, consumer protection, working conditions and skills requirements;
Amendment 130 #
2017/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Member States to examine how social security systems can be fashioned so as to also allow them to participate in work intermediated by platforms;
Amendment 132 #
2017/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Emphasizes that the economic model of collaborative economy is based on users' trust, particularly in online comments; calls in this context on the European Commission to propose tools for certification of online consumer opinions in order to allow users to have reliable and fair information on the quality of the services offered on collaborative platforms;
Amendment 140 #
2017/2003(INI)
7. Underlines that constant accessibility represthe platform economy opents a serious health and safety risk in the platform economy; advocates the establishment of a ‘right to log off’.the opportunity to work sharing and promises a simple and rapid access to work;
Amendment 141 #
2017/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines that constant accessibility represnectivity can help for a better work life balance by facilitating working time arrangements; a serious health and safety risk in the platform economy; advocates the establishment of a ‘right to log off’.cknowledges however the need to assess the effects of collaborative economy on health and safety at work and to adapt accordingly the existing health and safety framework;
Amendment 150 #
2017/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Highlights that the collaborative economy has flourished mainly so far in urban areas; Stresses therefore the importance of deploying broadband in rural areas in order to enable all EU territories to benefit from the potential of the collaborative economy, especially in terms of employment; Calls for Member States to strengthen financial and human resources to enable people from rural areas to acquire basic digital skills;
Amendment 33 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the skills and know-how of our societies are the sole basis for prosperity and for safeguarding our social achievements;
Amendment 37 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas cooperation in the area of education at EU level is voluntary, which marks a fundamental difference between education and employment, a policy area which is on a much more firmly Community footing;
Amendment 39 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas Articles 165 and 166 TFEU make the Member States responsible for general education, including higher education and vocational training;
Amendment 152 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Encourages Member States to better match the skills with the jobs in the labour market and in particular to put in place dual systems18 which help people to be flexible in their education paths and later in the labour market; calls for exchanges of best practice models involving the social partners; _________________ 18 A dual education system combines apprenticeships in a company with vocational education at a vocational school in one course.
Amendment 211 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that responsibility for providing primary or basic education lies with the State and that this type of education must be organised in such a way as to allow scope for 'second chances' and to ensure that all educational needs are catered for; stresses that skills development must be a shared responsibility between education providers and employers; insists that the industry/employers should be involved in providing and training people with the necessary skills in order for businesses to be competitive and at the same time boost people’s self-confidence;
Amendment 312 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal to urge Member States to draw up comprehensive national strategies for digital skills; points out however that in order for these strategies to be effective, there is a need for strong pedagogical leadership from teachers and for teachers to have advanced digital skills at all levels of education;
Amendment 351 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the Member States to organise their education systems in such a way that the needs of the labour market are not disregarded and, in so doing, to foster interest in MINT subjects in all educational establishments and create incentives for women to work in the ICT sphere; calls on the Member States to develop EU-wide best practices as regards digital skills, job profiles and training;
Amendment 379 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Regards efforts to ease the transition between academic and vocational education as essential;
Amendment 481 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Calls on Member States to make resources available to employers from all funds which permit this, in order to invest more in the digital training of their less skilled staff or to appoint low-skilled staff with the promise of further training financed from these sources;
Amendment 79 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Principle 75 of the European Pillar of Social Rights, proclaimed at Gothenburg on 17 November 2017, provides that workers have the right to be informed in writing at the start of employment about their rights and obligations resulting from the employment relationship, including any probationary period, and that they have the right to access to effective and impartial dispute resolution and, in case of unjustified dismissal, a right to redress, including adequate compensation. Principle 5 provides that regardless of the type and duration of the employment relationship, workers have the right to fair and equal treatment regarding working conditions, access to social protection and training, that employment relationships that lead to precarious working conditions isare to be prevented, including by prohibiting abuse of atypical contracts, that any probationary period should be of reasonable duration and that the transition towards open-ended forms of employment is to be fostered. It further provides that the necessary flexibility for employers to adapt swiftly to changes in the economic context and to adopt new forms of employment on a collective bargaining basis is to be ensured, in accordance with legislation and collective agreements.
Amendment 80 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) Principle 7 provides that workers have the right to be informed in writing at the start of employment about their rights and obligations resulting from the employment relationship, including any probationary period, and that they have the right to access to effective and impartial dispute resolution and, in case of unjustified dismissal, a right to redress, including adequate compensation.
Amendment 103 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The Commission has undertaken a two-phase consultation with the social partners on the improvement of the scope and effectiveness of Directive 91/533/EEC and the broadening of its objectives in order to insertestablish new rights for workers, in accordance with Article 154 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). This did not result in any agreement among social partners to enter into negotiations on those matters. However, as confirmed byon the basis of the outcome of the open public consultations carried out to seek the views of various stakeholders and citizens, it is importantessential to take action at the Union level in this area by modernising and adapting the current legal framework to new developments.
Amendment 111 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In order to ensure effectiveness of the rights provided by the Union law, the personal scope of Directive 91/533/EEC should be updated. In its case law, the Court of Justice of the European Union has established criteria for determining the status of a worker34 which are appropriate for determining the personal scope of application of this Directive. The definition of worker in Article 2(1) is based on these criteriaits case law, the Court of Justice of the European Union has established criteria for determining the status of a worker34. They ensure a uniform implementation of the personal scope of the Directive while leaving it to national authorities and courts to apply it to specific situations. Provided that they fulfil those criteria, domestic workers, on- demand workers, intermittent workers, voucher based-workers, platform workers, trainees and apprentices could come within scope of this Directive. __________________ 34 Judgments of 3 July 1986, Deborah Lawrie-Blum, Case 66/85; 14 October 2010, Union Syndicale Solidaires Isère, Case C-428/09; 9 July 2015, Balkaya, Case C-229/14; 4 December 2014, FNV Kunsten, Case C-413/13; and 17 November 2016, Ruhrlandklinik, Case C- 216/15.
Amendment 132 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In view of the increasing number of workers excluded from the scope of Directive 91/533/EEC on the basis of derogations made by Member States under Article 1 of that Directive, it is necessary to replace these derogations with a possibility for Member States not to apply the provisions of the Directive to a work relationship equal to or less than 8 hours in total in a reference period of one month. That derogation does not affect the definition of a worker as provided for in Article 2(1).
Amendment 190 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Workers should have the right to be informed about their rights and obligations resulting from the employment relationship in writing at the start of employment. The relevant information should therefore reach them at the latest on the first daye month after the agreed start of the employment.
Amendment 217 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Probationary periods allow employers to verify that workers are suitable for the position for which they have been engaged while providing them with accompanying support and training. Such periods may be accompanied by reduced protection against dismissal. Any entry into the labour market or transition to a new position should not be subject to prolonged insecurity. As established in the European Pillar of Social Rights, probationary periods should therefore be of reasonable duration. A substantial number of Member States have established a general maximum duration of probation between three and six months, which should be considered reasonable. Probationary periods may be longer than six months where this is justified by the nature of the employment such as for managerial positions and where this is in the interest of the worker or employer, such as in the case of long illness or in the context of specific measures promoting permanent employment notably for young workers.
Amendment 222 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Employers should not prohibit workers from taking up employment with other employers, outside the time spent working for them, within the limits set out in Directive 2003/88/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.39 IMember States or social partners should jointly be able to lay down conditions for incompatibility clauses,restrictions understood as a restriction on working for specific categories of employers, may be necessary for objectiv for legitimate reasons, such as health and safety, the protection of business secrets or the avoidance of conflicts of interests. __________________ 39 Directive 2003/88/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 November 2003 concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time (OJ L 299, 18.11.2003, p. 9).
Amendment 252 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Where employers have the possibility to offer full-time or open-ended labour contracts to workers in non-standard forms of employment, a transition to more secure forms of employment should be promoted in accordance with the principles established in the European Pillar of Social Rights. Workers should be able to request another more predictable and secure form of employment, where available, and receive a written response from the employer, which takes into account the needs of the employer and of the worker.
Amendment 259 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Where employers are required by legislation or collective agreements to provide training to workers to carry out the work for which they are employed, it is important to ensure that such training is provided equally, including to those in non-standard forms of employment. The costs of such training should not be charged to the worker nor withheld or deducted from the worker's remuneration, unless the worker gives notice of termination shortly before the training takes place. In this case, a proportionate defrayment of costs by the worker should be regulated by law or collective bargaining.
Amendment 266 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) Social partners may consider that in specific sectors or situations different provisions can be adapted, completed or improved if they are more appropriate, for the pursuit of the purpose of this Directive, than the minimum standards set inin accordance with Chapter Three of this Directive. Member States should therefore be able to allowencourage the social partners to conclude collective agreements modifapplying the provisions contained inof that cChapter, as long asprovided that the overall level of protection of workers is not loweredcontinues to be respected and that the minimum requirements laid down in this Directive are met.
Amendment 276 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) The consultation on the European Pillar of Social Rights showed the need to strengthen enforcement of Union labour law to ensure its effectiveness. As regards Directive 91/533/EEC, the REFIT evaluation41 confirmed that strengthened enforcement mechanisms could improve its effectiveness. It showed that redress systems based solely on claims for damages are less effective than systems that also provide for sanctions (such as lump sums or loss of permits) for employers who fail to issue written statements. It also showed that employees rarely seek redress during the employment relationship, which jeopardises the goal of the provision of the written statement to ensure workers are informed about their essential features of their employment relationship. It is therefore necessary to introduce enforcement provisions which ensure the use either of favourable presumptions where information about the employment relationship is not provided, or of an administrative procedure under which the employer may be required to provide the missing information and subject to sanction if it does not. That redress should be subject to a procedure by which the employer is notified that information is missing and has 15 days in which to supply complete and correct information. __________________ 41__________________ 41 SWD(2017)205 final, page 26. SWD(2017)205 final, page 26.
Amendment 296 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) Member States shouldmay provide for effective, and proportionate and dissuasive penalties for breaches of the obligations under this Directive.
Amendment 321 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Directive lays down minimum rights that apply to every worker in the Union who has an employment contract or employment relationship as defined in law, in collective agreements or by national practice in the Member State concerned.
Amendment 373 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 388 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 397 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 435 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point g
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point g
(g) any training entitlement provided by the employerentitlement to training that the employer is required to provide under Union or national legislation or under relevant collective agreements;
Amendment 471 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point l – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point l – introductory part
(l) if the work schedule is entirely or mostly variable, the principle that the work schedule is variable, the amount of guaranteed paid hours, the remuneration of work performed in addition to the guaranteed hours and, if the work schedule is entirely or mostly determined, by the employer:Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 494 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point n
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point n
(n) if appropriate, the social security institution(s) receiving the social contributions attached to the employment relationship and any protection relating to social security provided by the employer.
Amendment 522 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The information referred to in Article 3(2) shall be provided individually to the worker in the form of a document at the latest on the first daye month after the agreed start of the employment relationship. That document may be provided and transmitted electronically as long as it is easily accessible by the worker and can be stored and printed.
Amendment 532 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. All documents shall be provided personally, on paper or in electronic form, provided that they are easily accessible, receipt is acknowledged, and they can be stored and printed.
Amendment 548 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that the information on the laws, regulations and administrative or statutory provisions or collective agreements governing the legal framework applicable which are to be communicated by employers is made generally available free of charge in a clear, transparent, comprehensive and easily accessible way at a distance and by electronic means, including through existing online portals for Union citizens and businesse. Universally applicable collective agreements are of public interest and shall be made generally available free of charge through existing online portals.
Amendment 566 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The document referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be required in the case of a change in the relevant laws, regulations and administrative or statutory provisions or collective or works council agreements.
Amendment 571 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that, where a worker is required to work in a Member State or third country other than the Member State in which he or she habitually works, the document referred to in Article 4(1) shall be provided by the employer before his or her departure and shall include at least the following additional information:
Amendment 575 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) where applicable, the benefits in cash or kind attendant on the work assignment(s), which includes in the case of posted workers covered by Directive 96/71/EC any allowances specific to posting and any arrangements for reimbursing expenditure on travel, board and lodging;
Amendment 582 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Amendment 595 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. The information referred to in paragraph 1(b) and 2(a) may, where appropriate, be given in the form of a reference to the laws, regulations and administrative or statutory provisions or collective agreements governing those particular points.
Amendment 604 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. Unless Member States provide otherwise, paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply if the duration of each work period outside the Member State in which the worker habitually works is four consecutive weeks or less.
Amendment 609 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shallmay ensure that, where an employment relationship is subject to a probationary period, that period shall not exceed six months, including any extension.
Amendment 615 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may provide for longer probationary periods in cases where this is justified by the nature of the employment or is in the interest of the worker or the employer. In the event that the worker is absent from work during the probationary period, Member States may provide for the probationary period to be extended for the length of the absence.
Amendment 636 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that an employer shall not prohibit workers from taking up employment with other employers, outside the work schedule established with that employer. The employee must immediately notify the employer of any employment in parallel.
Amendment 638 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall ensure that workers who are employed in more than one job are subject to the overall minimum safety and health requirements for the organisation of working time as provided for in Directive 2003/88/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council1a. __________________ 1a Directive 2003/88/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 November 2003 concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time (OJ L 299, 18.11.2003, p. 9).
Amendment 642 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. EmployerMember States may however lay down conditions for the use of incompatibility where such restrictions are justified byrestrictions, namely restrictions on working for specific categories of employers for legitimate reasons, such as health and safety, the protection of business secrets, or the avoidance of conflicts of interests.
Amendment 661 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shallmay ensure that where a worker's work schedule is entirely or mostly variable and entirely or mostly determined by the employer, the worker may be required to work by the employer only:
Amendment 711 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shallmay ensure that workers with at least six months' seniority with the same employer may request a form of employment with more predictable and secure working conditions where available. Member States may limit the frequency of such requests.
Amendment 744 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that where employers are required by Union or national legislation or relevant collective agreea bilateral commitments to provide training to workers to carry out the work for which they are employed, such training shall be provided cost-free to the worker.
Amendment 779 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14
Article 14
Amendment 842 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. Workers who consider that they have been dismissed after expiry of the probationary period, or have been subject to measures with equivalent effect, on the grounds that they have exercised the rights provided for in this Directive may request the employer to provide duly substantiated grounds for the dismissal or its equivalent. The employer shall provide those grounds in writing.
Amendment 849 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Member States shallmay lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of the national provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive or the relevant provisions already in force concerning the rights which are within the scope of this Directive. Member States shall take all measures necessary to ensure that those penalties are applied. Penalties shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. They may take the form of a fine. They may also comprise payment of compensationThe penalties provided must be effective and proportionate.
Amendment 882 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
The rights and obligations set out in this Directive shall apply to existingonly to new employment relationships entered into as from [entry into force date + 2 years]. However, employers shall provide or complement the documents referred to in Article 4(1), Article 5 and Article 6 only upon request of a worker. The absence of such request shall not have the effect of excluding workers from the minimum rights established under this Directive.
Amendment 888 #
2017/0355(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
By [entry into force date + 2two years], the Commission shall, in consultation with the Member States and social partners at Union level and taking into account the impact on small and medium-sized enterprises, review the application of this Directive with a view to proposing, where appropriate, the necessary amendments and improvements.
Amendment 11 #
Amendment 13 #
2017/0294(COD)
Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission to carry out an impact assessment, given that it has still to do so, and analyse the belated stakeholder consultation, which had not yet been concluded at the time of the legislative procedure, and, depending on the outcome, to adapt, replace, or withdraw the proposal;
Amendment 27 #
2017/0294(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) To take account of the previous lack of specific Union rules applicable to gas pipelines to and from third countries, Member States should be able to grant derogations from certain provisions of Directive 2009/73/EC to such pipelines which are completed at the date of entry into force of this Directive or which are already in the process of planning or being built, where major investment has already been made for those purposes. The relevant date for the application of unbundling models other than ownership unbundling should be adapted for gas pipelines to and from third countries.
Amendment 31 #
2017/0294(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The applicability of Directive 2009/73/EC for gas pipelines to and from third countries remains confined to the territorial limit of the Union’s jurisdiction. As regards offshore pipelines, it should be applicable in the territorial waters and exclusive economic zones of the Member States, where this is in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
Amendment 57 #
2017/0294(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Directive 2009/73/EC
Article 2 – point 36 a (new)
Article 2 – point 36 a (new)
(1a) in Article 2, the following point (36a) is inserted : “(36a) ‘import pipeline network’ means any pipeline or pipeline network used mainly or exclusively to convey gas from third countries to the first physical interconnection point with a transmission system within the Union.”
Amendment 79 #
2017/0294(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Directive 2009/73/EC
Article 35 a (new)
Article 35 a (new)
(4a) A new Article 35a is added: “Article 35a A Member State may decide to apply the rules for transmission systems to import pipelines if, on the basis of a cost-benefit analysis, it is proven that this serves to further the objectives of the Directive and if the Member State is also able to prove that agreements can be concluded with the third country concerned, allowing the rules to be applied to the entire import network.”
Amendment 99 #
2017/0294(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b a (new)
Directive 2009/73/EC
Article 36 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 36 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
(ba) In paragraph 9, the following subparagraph is added: “The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee set up pursuant to Article 51(1) of this Directive. The Commission shall adopt its decision in accordance with the procedure pursuant to Article 5 (1) to (4) of Directive 182/2011/EC.”
Amendment 114 #
2017/0294(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2009/73/EC
Article 49 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1
Article 49 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1
In respect of gas pipelines to and from third countries completed before [PO: date of entry into force of this Directive] or of those the planning or construction of which has already begun and for which significant investments have already been made, Member States may decide to derogate from Articles 9, 10, 11 and 32 and Article 41(6), (8) and (10) for the sections of such pipelines between the border of Union jurisdiction and the first interconnection point, provided that the derogation would not be detrimental to competition on or the effective functioning of the internal market in natural gas in the Union, or the security of supply in the Union.
Amendment 64 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) This Regulation should apply from 1 January 2020 in order to provide a coherent and efficient transition following the recast and repeal of Regulations (EC) No 443/2009 and (EU) No 510/2011. However, it is appropriate to maintain the CO2 performance standards and the modalities for achieving them as set out in those Regulations without changes until 20245.
Amendment 94 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Reduction levels for the Union- wide fleets of new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles should therefore be set for 20256 and for 2030, taking into account the vehicle fleet renewal time and the need for the road transport sector to contribute to the 2030 climate and energy targets. This stepwise approach also provides a clear and early signal for the automotive industry not to delay the market introduction of energy efficient technologies and zero- and low-emission vehicles.
Amendment 136 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) In order to maintain the diversity of the market for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles and its ability to cater for different consumer needs, CO2 targets should be defined according to the utility of the vehicles on a linear basis. Maintaining mass as the utility parameter is considered coherent with the existing regime. In order to better reflect the mass of vehicles used on the road, the parameter should be changed from mass in running order to the vehicle's test mass as specified in Regulation (EU) 2017/1151 of 1 June 2017 with effect from 20256.
Amendment 145 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) It should be avoided that the EU fleet-wide targets are altered due to changes in the average mass of the fleet. Changes in the average mass should therefore be reflected without delay in the specific emission target calculations, and the adjustments of the average mass value that is used to this end should therefore take place every two years with effect from 20256.
Amendment 154 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In order to distribute the emission reduction effort in a competitively neutral and fair way that reflects the diversity of the market for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles, and in view of the change in 2021 to WLTP-based specific emission targets, it is appropriate to determine the slope of the limit value curve on the basis of the specific emissions of all newly registered vehicles in that year, and to take into account the change in the EU fleet-wide targets between 2021, 20256 and 2030 with a view to ensuring an equal reduction effort of all manufacturers. With regard to light commercial vehicles, the same approach as that for car manufacturers should apply to manufacturers of lighter, car derived, vans, while for manufacturers of vehicles falling within the heavier segments, a higher and fixed slope should be set for the whole target period.
Amendment 169 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) The procedure for granting derogations from the 95 g CO2/km fleet target to niche car manufacturers ensures that the reduction effort required by niche manufacturers is consistent with that of large volume manufacturers with regard to that target., However, experience shows that niche manufacturers have the same potential as large manufacturers to meet the CO2 targets and with regard to the targets set from 20256 onwards it is not considered appropriate to distinguish between those two categories of manufacturers.
Amendment 213 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. From 1 January 20256 the following EU fleet-wide targets shall apply:
Amendment 224 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) for the average emissions of the new passenger car fleet, an EU fleet-wide target equal to a 150% reduction of the average of the specific emissions targets in 2021 determined in accordance with point 6.1.1 of Part A of Annex I;
Amendment 234 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) for the average emissions of the new light commercial vehicles fleet, an EU fleet-wide target equal to a 150% reduction of the average of the specific emissions targets in 2021 determined in accordance with point 6.1.1 of Part B of Annex I;
Amendment 250 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) for the average emissions of the new passenger car fleet, an EU fleet-wide target equal to a 320% reduction of the average of the specific emissions targets in 2021 determined in accordance with point 6.1.2 of Part A of Annex I;
Amendment 266 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) for the average emissions of the new light commercial vehicles fleet, an EU fleet- wide target equal to a 320% reduction of the average of the specific emissions targets in 2021 determined in accordance with point 6.1.2 of Part B of Annex I.
Amendment 301 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) for each calendar year from 2021 until 20245, the specific emissions target determined in accordance with points 3 and 4 of Parts A or B of Annex I as appropriate or, where a manufacturer is granted a derogation under Article 10 , in accordance with that derogation and point 5 of Parts A or B of Annex I;
Amendment 308 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) for each calendar year, starting from 20256, the specific emissions targets determined in accordance with point 6.3 of Parts A or B of Annex I.
Amendment 364 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) the 20256 and 2030 EU fleet-wide targets referred to in Article 1(4) and (5) calculated by the Commission in accordance with points 6.1.1 and 6.1.2 of Parts A and B of Annex I;
Amendment 369 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the values for a2021, a20256 and a2030 calculated by the Commission in accordance with point 6.2 of Parts A and B of Annex I.
Amendment 375 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
The total contribution of those technologies to reducing the average specific emissions of a manufacturer may be up to 710 g CO2/km.
Amendment 379 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
The Commission may adjust the cap with effect from 2025 onwards. Those adjustments shall be performed by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 16. 1 onwards. The Commission will also propose a system of incentives for placing on the market renewably-produced progressive alternative fuels which should come into operation by 2025. At the same time as these proposals, the Commission will also set out in a notification the procedure for converting this regulation to a life-cycle approach for the post-2030 period. Those adjustments shall be performed by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 16, with the exception of the shift to a life-cycle approach, which will be undertaken in the context of the ordinary legislative procedure.
Amendment 403 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) by 31 October 2020, the figure M0 in points 1 to 5 of Part A of Annex I shall be adjusted to the average mass in running order of new passenger cars in the previous three calendar years 2017, 2018, and 2019. That new M0 value shall apply from 1 January 2022 until 31 December 20245;
Amendment 407 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) by 31 October 2022, the figure M0 in points 1 to 5 of Part B of Annex I shall be adjusted to the average mass in running order of new light commercial vehicles in the previous three calendar years 2019, 2020 and 2021. That new M0 shall apply in 20245;
Amendment 412 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) by 31 October 2022, the indicative TM0 for 20256 shall be determined as the respective average test mass of new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles in 2021;
Amendment 453 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
Annex I – part A – point 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
M0 is 1379.88 in 2021, and as defined in Article 13(1)(a) for the period 2022, 2023 , 2024 and 20245;
Amendment 457 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – introductory part
Annex I – part A – point 6 – introductory part
6. From 1 January 20256, the EU fleet- wide targets and the specific emissions targets of CO2 for a manufacturer shall be calculated as follows:
Amendment 461 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.1 – introductory part
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.1 – introductory part
6.1. EU fleet-wide targets for 20256 and 2030
Amendment 465 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.1 – point 6.1.1 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.1 – point 6.1.1 – paragraph 1
EU fleet-wide target for 20256 to 2029
Amendment 466 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.1 – point 6.1.1 – paragraph 2
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.1 – point 6.1.1 – paragraph 2
EU fleet-wide target20256 = EU fleet-wide target2021 · (1 - reduction factor20256)
Amendment 467 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.1 – point 6.1.1 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.1 – point 6.1.1 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Reduction factor20256 is the reduction specified in Article 1(4)(a)
Amendment 476 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.2 – introductory part
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.2 – introductory part
6.2. Specific emissions reference targets from 20256 onwards
Amendment 478 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.1 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.1 – paragraph 1
20256 to 2029
Amendment 480 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.1 – paragraph 2
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.1 – paragraph 2
The specific emissions reference target = EU fleet-wide target2025 6+ a20256 · (TM-TM0)
Amendment 481 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.1 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.1 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
EU fleet-wide target20256 is as determined in accordance with point 6.1.1
Amendment 483 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.1 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.1 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
a20256 is
Amendment 504 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.3 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.3 – paragraph 1
The specific emissions target from 20256 onwards
Amendment 516 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Specific emissions reference target is the specific emissions reference target of CO2 determined in accordance with point 6.2.1 for the period 20256 to 2029 and 6.2.2 for 2030 onwards
Amendment 545 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 4 – introductory part
Annex I – part B – point 4 – introductory part
4. For the calendar years 2021 to 20245, the specific emissions target for a manufacturer shall be calculated as follows:
Amendment 551 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 6 – introductory part
Annex I – part B – point 6 – introductory part
6. From 1 January 20256, the EU fleet- wide targets and the specific emissions target of CO2 for a manufacturer shall be calculated as follows:
Amendment 555 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.1 – introductory part
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.1 – introductory part
6.1. The EU fleet-wide targets for 20256 and 2030
Amendment 560 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.1 – point 6.1.1 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.1 – point 6.1.1 – paragraph 1
EU fleet-wide target for 20256 to 2029
Amendment 563 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.1 – point 6.1.1 – paragraph 2
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.1 – point 6.1.1 – paragraph 2
EU fleet-wide target20256 = EU fleet-wide target2021 · (1 - reduction factor20256)
Amendment 565 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.1 – point 6.1.1 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.1 – point 6.1.1 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Reduction factor20256 is the reduction specified in Article 1(4)(b)
Amendment 574 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.2 – introductory part
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.2 – introductory part
6.2. The specific emissions reference target from 20256 onwards
Amendment 579 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.1 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.1 – paragraph 1
20256 to 2029
Amendment 580 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.1 – paragraph 2
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.1 – paragraph 2
The specific emissions reference target = EU fleet-wide target20256 + α · (TM-TM0)
Amendment 582 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.1 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.1 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
EU fleet-wide target20256 is as determined in accordance with point 6.1.1
Amendment 584 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.1 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.1 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
α is a20256 where the average test mass of a manufacturer's newly registered vehicles is equal to or lower than TM0 determined in accordance with Article 13(1)(d) and a2021 where the average test mass of a manufacturer's newly registered vehicles is higher than TM0 determined in accordance with Article 13(1)(d),
Amendment 586 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.1 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.1 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
a20256 is
Amendment 601 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.3 – introductory part
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.3 – introductory part
6.3. Specific emissions targets from 20256 onwards
Amendment 607 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.1 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.1 – paragraph 1
From 20256 to 2029
Amendment 613 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.1 – paragraph 2
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.1 – paragraph 2
The specific emissions target = (specific emissions reference target – (øtargets – EU fleet-wide target20256)) · ZLEV factor
Amendment 161 #
2017/0291(COD)
Proposal for a directive
ANNEX 1
ANNEX 1
Directive 2009/33/EU
Annex – table 5 – footnote 1
Annex – table 5 – footnote 1
Vehicles with zero- emissions at tailpipe or vehicles using natural gas, provided that they are fully operated on bio-methane, which should be demonstrated by a contract to procure bio-methane or other means of accessing bio-methane, shall be counted as 1 vehicle contributing to the mandate. This counting is abandoned in the case of those Member States where the minimum procurement mandate exceeds 50% of the overall volume of public procurement, with a cut-off at the 50% mark. All other vehicles that meet the requirements of Table 2 in this annex shall be counted as 0.5 vehicle contributing to the mandate.
Amendment 139 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation establishes a framework for the screening by the Member States and the Commission of foreign direct investments in the Union on the grounds of national security or public order. It furthermore establishes a mechanism under which the European Commission can screen and take a decision on conditioning or restricting foreign direct investment threatening the security or public order of more than one Member State or the European Union as a whole, as well as foreign direct investment threatening the mid- and long term economic security in certain circumstances.
Amendment 155 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission may screen foreign direct investments that are likely to: (a) affect projects or programmes of Union interest on the grounds of security or public orderone or more than one Member State’s or the Union’s security or public order; (b) affect the security or public order of more than one Member State or the Union as a whole; (c) threaten the mid-and long-term economic security of the Union, as defined as key know-how and technologies and listed in Annex II.
Amendment 168 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in order to amend projects or programmes of Union interest listed in Annex I and key know-how and technologies listed in Annex II.
Amendment 170 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
In screening a foreign direct investment on the grounds of security or public order of one or more than one Member State or the security and public order of the Union as a whole, Member States and the Commission may consider the potential effects on, inter alia:
Amendment 175 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
– critical infrastructure, includinge.g. energy, water, transport, communications and the media, health services, data storage, space, defence, research or financial infrastructure, as well as sensitive facilities;
Amendment 180 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
Amendment 197 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
In screening a foreign direct investment on the ground of safeguarding the mid- and long-term economic security of the European Union, the Commission may consider the potential effects on specific key know-how and technologies, e.g. in the field of artificial intelligence, robotics, semiconductors, technologies with potential dual use applications, cybersecurity, space or nuclear technology, as listed in Annex II.
Amendment 203 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
In determining whether a foreign direct investment is likely to affect security or public order of one or more than one Member State or the Union as a whole, or the mid- and long-term economic security of the Union, Member States and the Commission may take into account whether the foreign investor is controlled by the government of a third country, including through significant funding.
Amendment 245 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Where the Commission considers that a foreign direct investment is likely to affect the national security or public order of the Member State where the investment is planned or has been completed, it shall issue a reasoned opinion addressed to the Member State.
Amendment 247 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Where a Member State considers that a foreign direct investment planned or completed in another Member State is likely to affect its national or the Union’s security or public order, it may provide commentsshall indicate this to the Commission and to the Member State where the foreign direct investment is planned or has been completed. The cCommentsission shall be forwarded to the Commission in paralleltake adequate action as outlined in Article 9.
Amendment 252 #
2017/0224(COD)
3. Where the Commission considers that a foreign direct investment is likely to affect security or public order in one or mormore than one Member States, it may issue an opinion addressed or the Union as a whole, it shall indicate this to the Member State in which the foreign direct investment is planned or has been completed. The Commission may issue an opinionshall take adequate action as outlined in Article 9, irrespective of whether other Member States have provided comments.
Amendment 260 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission or a Member State which duly considers that a foreign direct investment is likely to affect its security or public order may request from the Member State where the foreign direct investment is planned or has been completed, any information necessary to provide commenttake an informed decision as referred to in paragraph 23, or to issue the opinion referred to in paragraph 3while paying utmost attention to the potential sensitivity of the information.
Amendment 269 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Article 8 – paragraph 6
6. The Member States where the foreign direct investment is planned or has been completed shall give due consideration to the comments of the other Member States referred to in paragraph 2 and to the opinion of the Commission referred to in paragraph 31(new).
Amendment 279 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Where the Commission or more than one Member State considers that a foreign direct investment is likely to affect projects or programmes of Union interest on grounds of security or public order, the Commission may issue an opinion addressed to the Member State where the foreign direct investment is planned or has been completedo threaten the security or public order of more than one Member State of the European Union or the Union as a whole or the mid-and long-term economic security of the Union, as defined as key know-how and technologies and listed in Annex II, it shall screen the investment.
Amendment 288 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission may request from the Member State where the foreign direct investment is planned or has been completed any information necessary to issue the opinion referred to in paragraph 1, from the foreign investor and from the target company any information necessary to take an informed decision, while paying utmost attention to the potential sensitivity of the information. The Member State, the target company and the investor may submit to the Commission any information they deem necessary to take an informed decision.
Amendment 292 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall address its opinion to the Member State concernedtake a decision within a reasonable period of time, and in any case no later than 25 working days following receipt of the information requested by the Commission pursuant to paragraph 2. This decision can be: (a) a general authorisation of the investment; (b) an authorisation under certain conditions necessary to eliminate the threat; (c) no authorisation; (d) an in-depth investigation in case that there are reasons to assume that more time and information is necessary to take an informed decision, which shall not take longer than 50 days. Where a Member State has a screening mechanism in place as referred to in Article 3(1) and the information on foreign direct investment undergoing screening has been received by the Commission pursuant to Article 8(1), the opinion shall be delivered no later than 25 working days following receipt of such information. Where additional information is needed to issue an opinion, the 25-day period shall run from the date of receipt of the additional information. The opinion of the Commission shall be communicated to the other Member States.
Amendment 300 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. The opindecision of the Commission shall be communicated to the other Member States.
Amendment 301 #
2017/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5
Article 9 – paragraph 5
Amendment 118 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) As the Programme aims at the progressive framing of a common defence policy and enhancing the competitiveness of the Union's defence industry, only entities established in the Union and effectively controlled by Member States or their nationals should be eligible for support. Additionally, in order to ensure the protection of essential security interests of the Union and its Member States, the infrastructure, facilities, assets and resources used by the beneficiaries and subcontractors in actions funded under the Programme, shall not be located on the territory of non-Member States. However, for particular cases where undertakings located in the EU are controlled by non- EU States or by non-EU entities, such undertakings can be eligible if the Member State in which they are located provides sufficient assurances that this would not contravene the security and defence interests of the Union and its Member States as established in the framework of the Common Foreign and Security Policy in accordance with Title V of the TEU, including in terms of strengthening the European Defence Technological and Industrial Base (EDTIB).
Amendment 132 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) The beneficiaries and their subcontractors should in principle not be subject to control by third countries or third country entities. However, for particular cases where undertakings located in the Union are controlled by a third country or a third country entity, such undertakings can be eligible if the Member State in which they are located provides sufficient assurances that this would not contravene the security and defence interests of the Union and its Member States as established in the framework of the Common Foreign and Security Policy in accordance with Title V of the Treaty on European Union, including in terms of strengthening the European Defence Technological and Industrial Base. For the purpose of this Regulation only, a third country entity should mean a legal entity established outside the Union or having its executive management structures outside the Union or a legal entity which is under the control of a third country, a national of a third country or of another such third country entity. The control should be defined as the ability to exercise a decisive influence on an undertaking. Beneficiaries should provide before the signature of the funding agreement all relevant information about elements and infrastructure to be used in the action. Member States' concerns regarding security of supply should also be taken into account.
Amendment 179 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The Commission should establish a multiannual work programme in line with the objectives of the Programme. The Commission should be assisted in the establishment of the work programme by a committee of Member States (hereinafter referred to as Programme Committee). In light of the Union policy on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) as key to ensuring economic growth, innovation, job creation, and social integration in the Union and the fact that the supported actions will typically require trans-national collaboration, it is of importance that the work programme will reflect and enable open, non-discriminatory and transparent such cross-border participation of SMEs and that therefore a proportiont least 10% of the overall budget will benefit such action, which will allow SMEs to be included in the value chains of the envisaged projects.
Amendment 187 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) All actions under the Programme involve entities from at least two Member States. The use of a system of general transfer licenses for the purposes of the Programme would significantly reduce the administrative overhead arising from transfers among the participants. The Member States should therefore publish general transfer licenses relating to this Programme. Where necessary for the performance of the Programme, Union institutions, bodies and agencies as well as the project managers should be included in such licenses.
Amendment 230 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) To foster better exploitation of the results of defence research and contribute to closing the gaps between research and development. development after the research phase and thus to support the progressive framing of a European defence policy, the competitiveness of the European defence industry on the internal market and the global marketplace, including by consolidation where appropriate.
Amendment 295 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) the right to use all or part of the assets of an undertaking in the EU;
Amendment 296 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
(aa) the ownership or resulting know- how and IPR is retained in the EU without any control from third countries;
Amendment 297 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point a b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point a b (new)
(ab) beneficiaries of this action have to provide sufficient assurances that non-EU control may occur;
Amendment 298 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point b
Amendment 332 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. For the purposes of the actions funded under the Programme, the beneficiaries and their subcontractors shall not be subject to exclusive control by third countries or by third country entities.
Amendment 337 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 341 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. If there are no competitive substitutes readily available in the Union, and if this usage would not contravene the security and defence interests of the Union and its Member States, beneficiaries and their subcontractors may use assets, infrastructure, facilities and resources located or held outside the territory of Member States or controlled by third countries. When performing an eligible action, beneficiaries and their subcontractors may also cooperate with undertakings established outside the territory of Member States or exclusively controlled by third countries or third country entities if this would not contravene the security and defence interests of the Union and its Member States. The costs related to these activities shall not be eligible for funding under the Programme.
Amendment 421 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12a General transfer licences 1. For the purposes of this Programme, Article 5 of Directive 2009/43/EC shall apply. 2. Without prejudice to Article 12 of this Regulation, paragraph 1 of this Article shall apply to Union institutions, bodies and agencies as well as to the project managers referred to in Article 4 (4) of this Regulation by analogy.
Amendment 434 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. The work programme shall ensure that a credible proportion of the overall budget will benefit actions enabling the cross-border participintegration of SMEs into valuechains.
Amendment 28 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Title 1
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL laying down the legal framework of the European Voluntary and Solidarity CorpsService and amending Regulations (EU) No 1288/2013, (EU) No 1293/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1305/2013, (EU) No 1306/2013 and Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Amendment 43 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Young people should be provided with easily accessible opportunities to engage in solidarity activities, which could enable them to express their commitment to the benefit of communities while acquiring useful experience, skills and competences for their personal, educational, social, civic and professional development, thereby improving their which may also lead to improved employability. Those activities would also support the mobility of young volunteers, trainees and workers.
Amendment 47 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The solidarity activities offered to young people should be of high quality, in the sense that they should respond to unmesuitably tackle significant societal needchallenges, contributeing to the strengthening of communities and citizenship, respond to personal and professional development needs of the participants, offer young people the opportunity to acquire valuable knowledge and competences, be financially accessible to young people, and be implemented in safe and healthy conditions.
Amendment 52 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The European Solidarity Corps would provide a single entry point for solidarity activities throughout the Union. Consistency and complementarity of that framework should be ensured with other relevant Union policies and programmes. The European Voluntary and Solidarity CorpsService should build on the strengths and synergies of existing programmes, notably the European Voluntary Service. It should also complement the efforts made by Member States to support young people and ease their school-to-work transition under the Youth Guarantee19 by providing them with additional opportunities to make a start on the labour market in the form of traineeships or jobs in solidarity-related areas within their respective Member State or across borders. Complementarity with existing Union level networks pertinent to the activities under the European Solidarity Corps, such as the European Network of Public Employment Services, EURES and the Eurodesk network, should also be ensured. Furthermore, cComplementarity between existing related schemes, in particular national solidarity schemes and mobility schemes for young people, and the European Voluntary and Solidarity CorpsService should be ensured, building on good practices where appropriate. __________________ 19 Council Recommendation of 22 April 2013 on establishing a Youth Guarantee (2013/C 120/01).
Amendment 63 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
Amendment 75 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
Amendment 117 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
Amendment 123 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) The European Voluntary and Solidarity CorpsService should target young people aged 18-30. Participation in the activities offered by the European Voluntary and Solidarity CorpsService should require prior registration in the European Solidarity Corps PortalVoluntary and Solidarity Service Portal. The Online Platform should benefit from Prior Erasmus+ (EVS) experience and knowledge and include them in the registration process of participants and organisations.
Amendment 141 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) “solidarity activity” means an activity aimed at addressing unmetackling significant societal needchallenges to the benefit of a community and the society as a whole while also fostering the individual’s personal, educational, social, civic and professional development, which may take the form of placements, projects or networking activities, developed in relation to different areas, such as education and training, employment, gender equality, entrepreneurship, in particular social entrepreneurship, citizenship and democratic participation, environment and nature protection, climate action, disaster prevention, preparedness and recovery, agriculture and rural development, provision of food and non- food items, health and wellbeing, creativity and culture, physical education and sport, social assistance, social inclusion and welfare, reception and integration of third- country nationals, territorial cooperation and cohesion;
Amendment 162 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
(6) “volunteering” means a full-time32 an unpaid voluntary serviceplacement for a period of uptwo to twelve months, either on a full-time basis or on a flexible basis of at least 20 hours per week, which provides young people with the opportunity to contribute to the daily work of organisnon-for- profit organizations such as youth organizations active in solidarity-related fields, to the ultimate benefit of the communities within which the activities are carried out, including a solid learning and trainingorientation dimension in order to enable the young volunteer(s) to gain skills and competences, which will be useful for their personal, educational, social and professional development, and which will also contribute to improving their employability; __________________ 32 As a general principle, an activity carried out continuously, 5 days a week for 7 hours a day.
Amendment 169 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Amendment 178 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Amendment 193 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 14
(14) "European Voluntary and Solidarity CorpsService Portal" means a multilingual web-based tool that provides relevant online services to the European Voluntary and Solidarity CorpsService participants and participating organisations, including providing information about the European Voluntary and Solidarity CorpsService, registering participants, searching for participants for placements, advertising and searching for placements, searching for potential project partners, managing contacts and offers for placements and projects, training, communication and networking activities, informing and notifying about opportunities providing feedback mechanisms regarding the quality of placements, as well as other relevant developments related to the European Voluntary and Solidarity CorpsService.
Amendment 202 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to provide young people, with the support of participating organisations, with easily accessible opportunities for engagement in solidarity activities while improving their skills and competences for personal, educational, social, civic and professional development, as well as their employability and facilitating transition into the labour market, including by supporting the mobility of young volunteers, trainees and workerswhich may also lead to improved employability;
Amendment 209 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) solidarity placements in the form of cross- border volunteering, traineeships or jobs, including individual cross-border and in- country placements as well as volunteering teams’ placements;
Amendment 223 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Amendment 238 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 240 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Amendment 75 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The current Union legal framework provides limited incentives for men to assume an equal share of caring responsibilities. Lack of paid paternity and parental leave in many Member States contributes to the low take-up of such leave by fathers. The imbalance in the design of EU work-life balance policies between women and men reinforces gender differences between work and care. Conversely, use of work-life balance arrangements by fathers, such as leave or flexible working arrangements, has been shown to have a positive impact in reducing the relative amount of unpaid family work undertaken by women and leaving them more time for paid employment. Furthermore, the availability of high-quality, accessible and affordable childcare facilities has proven to be a crucial aspect of work-life balance policies that facilitates the rapid return of women to work and their increased participation in the labour market.
Amendment 105 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) This Directive lays down minimum requirements related to paternity, parental and carers' leave and to flexible working arrangements for parents and workers with caring responsibilities. By facilitating the reconciliation of work and family life for parents and carers, this Directive should contribute to the Treaty-based goals of equality between men and women with regard to labour market opportunities, equal treatment at work and the promotion of a high level of employment in the Union. This Directive should not undermine successful parental leave models in the Member States, however.
Amendment 130 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) As the majority of fathers do not avail themselves of their right to parental leave or transfer a considerable proportion of their leave entitlement to mothers, in order to encourage the second parent to take parental leave, this Directive, while maintaining the right of each parent to at least four months of parental leave currently provided for by Directive 2010/18/EU, extends from one to fourtwo months the period of parental leave which cannot be transferred from one parent to the other.
Amendment 152 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In order to provide greater possibility for parents to use parental leave as their children grow up, the right to parental leave should be granted until the child is at least twelveeight years old. Member States should be able to specify the period of notice to be given by the worker to the employer when applying for parental leave and to decide whether the right to parental leave may be subject to a certain period of service. In view of the growing diversity of contractual arrangements, the sum of successive fixed-term contracts with the same employer should be taken into account for the purpose of calculating the period of service. To balance the needs of workers with those of employers, Member States should also be able to decide whether they define if the employer may be allowed to postpone the granting of parental leave under certain circumstances. In such cases, the employer should provide justification for the postponement. Given that flexibility makes it more likely that second parents, in particular fathers, will take up their entitlement to such leave, workers should be able to request to take parental leave on a full-time or part-time basis or in other flexible forms. It should be up to the employer whether or not to accept such a request for parental leave in other flexible forms than full-time. Member States should also assess if the conditions and detailed arrangements of parental leave should be adapted to the specific needs of parents in particularly disadvantaged situations.
Amendment 168 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) In order to provide greater opportunities to remain in the work force for men and women carrying of elderly family member and/or other relatives in need of care, workers with a seriously ill or dependant relativerelative in need of significant care or support owing to a serious medical condition should have the right to take time off from work in the form of carers' leave to take care of that relative. To prevent abuse of that right, appropriate proof of the serious illness or dependency maymedical condition must be required prior to granting of the leave, in accordance with national law.
Amendment 187 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) To increase the incentives for workers with children and caring responsibilities, men in particular, to take the periods of leave provided for in this Directive, they should have the right to an adequate allowance while on leave. The level of the allowance should be at least equivalent to what the worker concerned would receive in case of sick leaveall be determined with the Member States and/or social partners. Member States should take into account the importance of the continuity of the entitlements to social security, including healthcare.
Amendment 213 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In order to encourage working parents and carers to remain in the work force, those workers should be able to adapt their working schedules to their personal needs and preferences. Working parents and carers should therefore be able to request flexible working arrangements, meaning the possibility for workers to adjust their working patterns, including through the use of remote working arrangements, flexible working schedules, or a reduction in working hours, for caring purposes. In order to address the needs of workers and employers, it should be possible for Member States to limit the duration of flexible working arrangements, including a reduction in working hours. While working part-time has been shown to be useful in allowing some women to remain in the labour market after having children, long periods of reduced working hours may lead to lower social security contributions translating into reduced or non-existing pension entitlements. The ultimate decision as to whether or not to accept an employee’s request for flexible working arrangements should lie with the employer. Specific circumstances underlying the need for flexible working arrangements can change. Workers should therefore not only have the right to return to their original working patterns at the end of a given agreed period, but should also be able to request to do so at any time where a change in the underlying circumstances so requires.
Amendment 256 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) This Directive should avoid imposingnot apply to SMEs if its administrative, financial and legal constraints are imposed in a way which would hold back the creation and development of small and medium-sized undertakings. Member States are therefore invited to assess the impact of their transposition act on SMEs in order to make sure that SMEs are not disproportionately affected, with specific attention for micro-enterprises and for administrative burden.
Amendment 281 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
This Directive applies to all workers, men and women, who have an employment contract or employment relationship as defined by law, collective agreement and/or practices in force in each Member State.
Amendment 292 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ‘paternity leave’ means leave from work for fathers or an equivalent second parent as defined in national law to be taken on the occasion of the birth or adoption of a child;
Amendment 308 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) ‘carers’ leave’ means time-limited leave from work for carers in order to provide personal care or support to a relative in need of care or support owing to a serious medical condition;
Amendment 321 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) ‘carer’ means a worker providing personal care or support in case of a serious illness or dependency of a relativeto a relative in need of care or support owing to a serious medical condition;
Amendment 342 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 357 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
Amendment 408 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers have an individual right to parental leave of at least four months to be taken before the child reaches a given age which shall be at least twelvethe age of eight.
Amendment 419 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Where Member States allow one parent to transfer their parental leave entitlement to the other parent, they shall ensure that at least fourtwo months of parental leave cannot be transferred.
Amendment 463 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 7
Article 5 – paragraph 7
7. Member States shall assess the need for the conditions of access and detailed arrangements for the application of parental leave to be adapted to the needs of single parents, adoptive parents, parents having a disability and parents with children with a disability or long-term illness.
Amendment 477 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers have the right to carers' leave of at least five working days per year, per workerin order to provide personal care or support to a relative in need of care or support owing to a serious medical condition. Such right mayust be subject to appropriate substantiation of the medical condition of the worker's relative in accordance with national law.
Amendment 494 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The national system of a Member State which guarantees workers the right to care for relatives may be recognised as carers’ leave in accordance with paragraph 1 if the national system offers a comparable level of protection.
Amendment 521 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
In accordance with national circumstances, such as national law, collective agreements and/or practice, and taking into account the powers delegated to social partners, Member States shall ensure that workers exercising the rights to leave referred to in Article 4, 5 or 6 will receive a payment or an adequate allowance at least equivale, the amount tof what the worker concerned would receive in case of sick leaveich shall be determined by the Member States and/or social partners and which may be subject to a specific national ceiling.
Amendment 542 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers with children up to a given age, which shall be at least twelveno more than eight, and carers, have the right to request flexible working arrangements for caring purposes. The duration of such flexible working arrangements may be subject to a reasonable limitation.
Amendment 551 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Employers shall consider and respond to requests for flexible working arrangements referred to in paragraphs 1 and 3, taking into account the needs of both employers and workers. Employers shall justify any refusal ofThe final say as to whether or not to accept a worker’s request for flexible working arrangements shall rest with the employer. Employers shall inform the worker of the main reasons for refusing such a request.
Amendment 592 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – title
Article 11 – title
Amendment 599 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Member States shall take the necessary measures to prohibit less favourable treatment or dismissal of workers on the ground that they have applied for, or have taken, leave referred to in Article 4, 5 or 6, or on the ground that they have exercised their right to flexible working arrangements referred to in Article 9.
Amendment 602 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12
Article 12
Amendment 640 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Member States may introduce or maintain provisions that are more favourable to workers than those laid down in this Directive. They shall, however, ensure that at least fourtwo months of parental leave remain non-transferable in accordance with Article 5(2).
Amendment 679 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States may count the portion of a period of parental leave granted under national rules which goes beyond the minimum period laid down in Article 5 of this Directive towards the requirements under Article 4 of this Directive, provided that the minimum requirements concerning paternal leave laid down in this Directive have been met.
Amendment 2 #
2016/2908(RSP)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the market share of diesel-powered passenger cars grew in the European Union during the last decades to a level where they represent more than half of new cars sold in almost every Member State; whereas this sustained growth in market share of diesel vehicles also came about as a result of the EU climate policy, as diesel technology has a significant advantage over petrol engines when it comes to CO2 emissions; whereas at the combustion stage, diesel engines produce far more pollutants other than CO2, which are significantly and directly harmful to public health, such as NOx, SOx and particulate matter, than do petrol engines; whereas mitigation technologies for these pollutants exist and are deployed in the market;
Amendment 10 #
2016/2908(RSP)
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to change its internal structure in such a way that, under the principle of collective responsibility, the portfolio of one single Commissioner (and Directorate-General) includes at the same time the responsibility for air quality legislation and for policies addressing the sources of pollutant emissions; calls for an increase in the human and technical resources dedicated to vehicles, vehicle systems and emission control technologies in the Commission, and for the Joint Research Centre (JRC) to further improve in-house technical expertise;
Amendment 15 #
2016/2908(RSP)
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to ensure that there are adequate human resources and technical expertise in the JRC, including measures to keep relevant experience with vehicle and emissions technology and vehicle testing in the organisation; notes that the JRC may have additional verification responsibilities for requirements in the context of the proposal for a new market surveillance and type approval regulation;
Amendment 31 #
2016/2908(RSP)
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to review the applicable Union law in order to ascertain whether the placing on the market of other vehicle systems, or of other products, could be dependent on inadequate test procedures, as in the case of vehicle emissions;
Amendment 35 #
2016/2908(RSP)
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to continue its work on improving Portable Emission Measurement System (PEMS) measurements for particulate matter with a view to improving their accuracy and the technological ability to account for particles whose size is smaller than 23 nanometres;
Amendment 43 #
2016/2908(RSP)
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that although the RDE procedure will minimise the risk of defeat device use, it will not completely prevent recourse to illegal practices; recommends therefore that, in line with the approach of the US authorities, a degree of unpredictability is built into the type- approval testing in order to prevent any outstanding loopholes from being exploited; also recommends avoiding strategies that take advantage of the duration of a test;
Amendment 54 #
2016/2908(RSP)
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Member States to require car manufacturers, in the context of the recently introduced obligation for car manufacturers to disclose their base and auxiliary emission strategies, to explain any irrational emissions behaviour of vehicles observed in testing and to demonstrate the need to apply the exemptions set out in Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007; calls on the Member States to share the results of their investigations and the technical test data with the Commission and Parliament;
Amendment 66 #
2016/2908(RSP)
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for the swift adoption of the proposal for a Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers (2016/0014(COD)), replacing the current framework directive on type-approval; considers the preservation of the level of ambition of the original Commission proposal, in particular as regards the introduction of EU oversight of the system, to be the bare minimum objective to be achieved during the interinstitutional negotiations on the dossier;
Amendment 95 #
2016/2908(RSP)
Paragraph 24
24. Points out the need for systematic enforcement of conformity of production and in-use conformity of vehicles by the national authorities responsible, further coordinated and supervised at EU level; urges the Member States to clarify once and for all which authority is in charge of market surveillance in their territory and to notify the Commission accordingly;
Amendment 169 #
2016/2908(RSP)
Paragraph 42
Amendment 170 #
2016/2908(RSP)
Paragraph 44
Amendment 196 #
2016/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that matching skills and qualifications with demand and job opportunities is a precondition for creating a competitive EU labour market; calls on Member States to better align education and training with labour market needs across the EU with a focus on the qualifications the most sought after such as the STEM qualifiations; takes the view that mutual recognition of qualifications will be beneficial for overcoming the gap between skills shortages on the European labour market and jobseekers, especially young people;
Amendment 207 #
2016/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines that insufficient investment in education, and especially in digital skillsand STEM skills at early age, may undermine Europe’s competitive position and the employability of its workforce; calls on the Member States to prioritise comprehensive training in digital skills and those highly sought after by employers and to take into account the shift towards the digital economy in the context of upskilling and retraining;
Amendment 227 #
2016/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that micro-enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are important for sustainable and inclusive development and job creation; calls on the Commission and the Member States to give greater consideration to the interests of MSMEs in the policy-making process and to promote existing financial support to micro enterprises such as the Progress micro credit facility ;
Amendment 249 #
2016/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Highlights that European funds and programmes such as Erasmus for Entrepreneurs, the European Employment Services (EURES), the programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (COSME), the programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) and the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) have the potential to facilitate access to financing and boost investment and, therefore, entrepreneurship; recalls the importance of the partnership principle, the bottom-up approach and adequate resource allocation and a good balance between reporting duties and data collection from those profiting from the funds; calls on the Commission to ensure the close monitoring of the use of EU funds;
Amendment 281 #
2016/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Points out to the Member States, in view of the ageing of Europe’s citizens, the need to ensure the sustainability, safety, adequacy and effectiveness of social security systems over the coming decades; encourages the Member States, therefore, to develop strategies to ensure that more people can continue to be actively employed participants in society;
Amendment 1 #
2016/2304(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas raising the profile of EU- funded projects can play a key role in combating the shadow economy;
Amendment 2 #
2016/2304(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the high degrees of synergy and significant efficiency gains which could be achieved by raising the profile of the EU structural and investment funds could be secured for all EU funds by implementing a similar and hence comparable communication and publicising strategy;
Amendment 33 #
2016/2304(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Regards a higher profile for EU- funded projects and improved communication as a means of combating Euroscepticism; calls for the financial support provided by the EU and the EU’s positive impact on the labour market in the Member State concerned to be publicised more widely prior to significant national elections;
Amendment 41 #
2016/2304(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to reduce the administrative burden on authorities and beneficiaries with a view to ensuring a better absorption rate, in particular for SMEs, which have created around 85 % of new jobs within the Union in the past five years; emphasises, in that connection, the need to maintain a balance as regards the beneficiaries’ reporting obligations and accountability vis-à-vis the European taxpayer, so that, in the context of the revision of a fund, sufficient data is available to improve the way in which funding is targeted;
Amendment 64 #
2016/2304(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Member States to devote an appropriate share of ESF resources to strengthening the institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders in Member States as regards the processing of funding allocations where needed; calls on the Commission to assess the improvements made by the Member States in this respect.
Amendment 53 #
2016/2271(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to clarify the legal situation of platform workers and to guarantee all workers the same social rights, including the freedom of associmonitor the working conditions and methods of platform workers and, after carrying out an appropriate analysis, adjust existing legislation, the right to conclude collective agreements and the right to organiseo take account of new work phenomena;
Amendment 74 #
2016/2271(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States to ensure universal access to training in digital skills, in order to allow equal participation of all citizens in the digital single market, be it as employees, entrepreneurs or customers;
Amendment 80 #
2016/2271(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the need to identifyfirst of all to analyse potential occupational health and safety risks stemming from the digitisation of industry and, so as to take appropriate measures where necessary.
Amendment 26 #
2016/2270(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas a buoyant economy with low unemployment is still the most effective tool for fighting poverty;
Amendment 28 #
2016/2270(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas there are as yet no established indicators of absolute poverty term ‘relative poverty’ says nothing about real need, but, rather, merely describes a person’s income relative to that of others;
Amendment 31 #
2016/2270(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas reconciling family and working life, especially for single parents, is of the utmost importance in order to be able to escape poverty;
Amendment 33 #
2016/2270(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 38 #
2016/2270(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas relative poverty, as a concept, with the poverty threshold being defined as 60% of national median net income, does not tally with real life in that it disregards regional and individual differentials and cannot reflect upward economic trends, since prosperity gains cannot be factored in;1a __________________ 1a The fact is that the 60% threshold - the definition of relative poverty - ensures that there will always be poverty as long as there are income differentials. If, within a society, all incomes double, then, on the basis of that interpretation, the poverty line will automatically be doubled, too, and there will be just as many people classified as poor as there used to be (even if, all of a sudden, they have much more disposable income).
Amendment 42 #
2016/2270(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas there must be no confusion between ‘income differentials’ and ‘poverty’;
Amendment 43 #
2016/2270(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas a general statutory minimum wage is not necessarily the right way to reduce poverty, since it applies to personal income and not household income;
Amendment 46 #
2016/2270(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas 120 million people in the European Union – some 25 % of the total – are at risk of poverty and social exclusion; whereas this fact is accompanied by persistently high unemployment ratein many countries, however, unemployment and hence poverty, too, are being reduced as a result of structural reforms;
Amendment 66 #
2016/2270(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas introducing and strengthening minimum income scharrangements is an important and effective way to overcomeuseful for limiting poverty, supporting social integration and access to the labour market and meeting the targets of the Europe 2020 strategy;
Amendment 118 #
2016/2270(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes the view that introducing minimum income schemes in all EU Member States - consisting of specific measures supporting people whose income is insufficient with a funding supply and facilitated access to services - is one of the most effective ways tos one measure, among many, for combating poverty, guaranteeing an adequate standard of living and fostering social integration;
Amendment 138 #
2016/2270(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to produce a definition of poverty that is more in keeping with real life;
Amendment 140 #
2016/2270(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to make the European Semester more binding;
Amendment 157 #
2016/2270(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that an adequate income is fundamentalimportant for a dignified life and that without a minimum income and a stake in societyhelps individuals cannoto develop their potential to the full and participate in the democratic shaping of society;
Amendment 176 #
2016/2270(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 192 #
2016/2270(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that minimum income schemes should ensure payment of an income that is above the poverty line, prevent situations of severe material deprivation or, where applicable, lift households out of those situationscan serve to reduce poverty, provided that such intervention in the wage formation process is compatible with economic trends at the time;
Amendment 208 #
2016/2270(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 244 #
2016/2270(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 258 #
2016/2270(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to carry out an impact assessment of minimum income schemes in the Union and to consider further steps, taking into account the economic and social circumstances of each Member State as well as assessing whether the schemes enable households to meet their basic personal needshelp reduce poverty;
Amendment 278 #
2016/2270(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 290 #
2016/2270(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Believes that job creation, by providing an environment with flexible labour markets that is economy-friendly and employment-friendly, should be a priority for the European Union as a first step towards reducing poverty;
Amendment 43 #
2016/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas economic growth in the economies of the Member States depends on many factors besides inequality and there is little to suggest a causal link between economic growth and inequality;
Amendment 60 #
2016/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas, due to a global financial crisis, inequalities increased in Member States between 2008 and 2014 in terms of household disposable income, mainly in Mediterranean countries such as Spain, Greece, Portugal, or Cyprus;19; _________________ 19 Eurofound (2017) Income inequalities and employment patterns in Europe before and after the Great Recession.
Amendment 93 #
2016/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Affirms that growing inequalities threaten the future of the European project, erode its legitimacy and damage trust in the EU as an engine of social progress;
Amendment 105 #
2016/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Firmly believes that the reduction of inequalities must be an institutional priority at the European levelapriority, not only in order to tackle poverty or to promote convergence, but also as the precondition for economic recovery, quality job creation and shared prosperity;
Amendment 130 #
2016/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 146 #
2016/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Reiterates its call forNotes the Commission's recent proposals on the establishment of an authentic European Pillar of Social Rights and the building of a deeper and fairer social dimension of the EMU, with the necessary legislative, institutional and financial means being devoted to guaranteeing true social progress proposals therein;
Amendment 160 #
2016/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 186 #
2016/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to raisexamine the funding level of the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) for the period 2017-2020 to least EUR 21 billion, including young people under 30with regard to its budget and beneficiaries; calls on the Commission to ensure better implementation of the Youth Guarantee, taking into account the latest findings of the European Court of Auditors’ report on use of the YEI, and to eliminate the reported shortcomings;
Amendment 206 #
2016/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 224 #
2016/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 238 #
2016/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. ExpStresses its concern regarding the negative effects of increasing automation due to the delay in adapting legislation, which ththe positive effects of increasing digitalisation; points to the need for the jobs thus creatensd to exert downward pressure on social protection systems and wages, especially affecting low and medium-skilled workerbe incorporated into social protection systems, so as to prevent erosion of these systems;
Amendment 246 #
2016/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 256 #
2016/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 268 #
2016/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to set up a living wage index for each Member State and to recommend the establishment, through legislation or collective bargaining, of national wage floors with the involvement of social partners that should be the basis for binding targets in national reform planStresses that wage determination mechanisms should remain in the hands of the social partners;
Amendment 275 #
2016/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4
Subheading 4
Amendment 277 #
2016/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 287 #
2016/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission and the Members States to strengthen workers’ rights and foster the bargaining power of employees through structural reforms of labour markets, widening collective bargaining coverage, and promoting unionisationsocial dialogue in all Member States;
Amendment 299 #
2016/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Highlights that, in many countries, the funding of welfare and social protection systems have been severely undermined by austeritys come under pressure as the result of a recession leading to savings measures, with huge consequences in terms of income inequalities;
Amendment 307 #
2016/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Member States to reform their welfare systemcarry out reforms in the education sector as a whole, including early years (education, health, pensions and transfers) in order to achieve more effective redistribution and promote fairer distribution, taking into account the new social risks and vulnerable groups that have arisen from the social and economic challenges confronting societysince this has an indirect impact on the distribution of incomes and wealth and thus promotes fairer distribution;
Amendment 319 #
2016/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the Commission to put forward a European legal framework in line with the related ILO recommendation to guarantee every European citizenoutlining a social protection floor with universalguaranteeing access to healthcare, basic income security and access to the goods and services defined as necessary at national level and a minimum subsistence income;
Amendment 335 #
2016/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Affirms that universal access to public, solidarity-based and adequate retirement and old-age pensions must be granted to all; calls on the Commission to support Member States in strengthening public and occupational pension systems, as well as private old-age pension schemes, to provide an adequate retirement income well above the poverty threshold and to allow pensioners to maintain their standard of living;
Amendment 340 #
2016/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Considers that international trade has beenis an engine for growth in many countries, but also can be perceived as a source of inequalities; calls on the Commission and the Member State to promote fairconclude further international trade agreements that respect European labour market regulations, while protecting quality employment and workers’ rights and ensuring intra-European and national mechanisms for the compensation of workers and sectors negatively affected;
Amendment 379 #
2016/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Calls on the Commission to complete its work-life balance legislative package with twoone essential initiatives: a proposal for a new Maternity Leave Directive renewireview of the situation of long-term care and carers, looking among othese rights and a new proposal for a directive on long-term care and carersr things at the impact on this sector of the revision of the Posted Workers Directive;
Amendment 7 #
2016/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas from a quantitative perspective, the take-up of the Youth Guarantee (YG) is encouraging in some Member States but implementation of integration services listed under the YG is often only partial – or the range of participants is too narrow – and dependent on the existing capacity and efficiency of public employment services (PES);
Amendment 13 #
2016/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas, although setting an ambitious political target creates a certain political dynamic for more effective employment of adolescents and young people, the use of the term ‘Youth Guarantee’ is seen as an exaggeration and as giving rise to false expectations and hopes;
Amendment 18 #
2016/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas there must be an obligation for the aims of the Youth Guarantee to be made more quantifiable for Europe’s taxpayers and whereas reporting and the monitoring of measures taken must be improved; whereas this will enable a better data situation to be achieved;
Amendment 23 #
2016/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas the EU should improve its marketing and advertising of socio- political measures to the target group in order to achieve better visibility for its actions among the people of the EU;
Amendment 61 #
2016/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes with concern that Youth Employment initiative / ESF funds might replace national funding, with no subsequent net increase in funding to combat youth unemployment;
Amendment 37 #
2016/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas non-standard, atypical forms of employment have been emerging, whereby the number of workers with – often involuntary – fixed termed and part- time contracts has increased considerably in thsome EU Member States over the past 15 years; whereas standard employment across a number of sectors has shifted to non-standard or atypical forms ofin some sectors atypical forms of employment are also to be found alongside standard employment, and whereas, if this trend continues, it is likely that the risk of precariousness will increase8; __________________ 8 Study for the EMPL Committee on precarious employment in Europe, July 2016, http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/et udes/STUD/2016/587285/IPOL_STU%28 2016%29587285_EN.pdf
Amendment 50 #
2016/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the new forms of employment that are emerging are blurring the boundary between dependent employment and self-employment, leading to a decline in the quality of employment and the rise of bogus self-employmentand the implementation of existing legislation is therefore of paramount importance; __________________ 9 ILO report of 2016 on Building a social pillar for European convergence.
Amendment 65 #
2016/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas increases in employment rates mask the insufficient and socially inadequate response to the economic crisis, promoting precarious forms of employment such as zero-hour contracts, bogus self-employment and involuntary part-time jobs, which do not provide workers with eiin Europe since the economic crisis are to be welcomed, but less standard employment has emerged and new forms of employment such as zero-hour contracts and part-time jobs have appeared, in which workers have not always obtained ther a decent living or full labour rightsmount of work they desire;
Amendment 76 #
2016/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas part-time employment in some EU countries had never declined since the crisis, and full- time employment in some Member States is still below its 2008 pre-crisis level; whereas the number of people working full-time in the second quarter of 2016 remained 2.5 % below the figure for 2008, while part-time employment increased by 11.1 % in the same period10; __________________ 10, and at the same time there was a rise in the number of people working full-time and the lowest unemployment rate since 200910a; __________________ 10 ESDE Quarterly Review autumn 2016. ESDE Quarterly Review autumn 2016. 10a aaO
Amendment 94 #
2016/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Understands standard employment to mean full-time, regular employment on the basis of open-ended contracts, and non-standard oropen-ended, full-time work; and atypical forms of employment to include, i.a., marginal part- time work, temporary agency work, fixed- term contract work, and zero-hour contracts, internships that are not part of an education programme, and informal or undeclared work;
Amendment 112 #
2016/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – introductory part
Paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Understands precarious work to mean, as a minimum definition, a non- standard, atypical form ofcritical working conditions to mean employment having any of the following characteristics:
Amendment 119 #
2016/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 1
Paragraph 2 – indent 1
- little or no job security owing to the non-permanent nature of the work, as in some fixed-term contracts, involuntary and often marginal part-time contracts, contracts containing poor conditions, unwritten contracts, unclear working hours, and duties that change owing to work on demandunclear working hours, and duties that change owing to work on demand; - unreasonable remuneration; - rudimentary protection from dismissal;
Amendment 126 #
2016/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 2
Paragraph 2 – indent 2
Amendment 145 #
2016/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 5
Paragraph 2 – indent 5
Amendment 155 #
2016/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 7
Paragraph 2 – indent 7
- a working environment that fails to meet minimum health and safety standards11; __________________ 11European Parliament resolution of 19 October 2010 on precarious women workers, OJ C 70E, 8.3.2012, p. 1.;
Amendment 173 #
2016/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that decent work should specifically guarantee coverage by collective agreements, security of collective bargaining, equal pay for equal work in the same place, and protection of the workers’ families, while supporting the work-life balance for all workers;
Amendment 188 #
2016/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that numerous factors, such as digitalisation, are contributing to a radical transformation of work, with an increase in non-standard forms of employment trends that will intensify unless new regulation is put into place; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that work being transformed through digitalisation, and new employment being created as a result of it, is decentcomplies with the labour laws in force;
Amendment 212 #
2016/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that social protection, and protection by collective agreements and collective bargaining, should be available to all workers; calls on the Commission and the Member States to guarantee effective protection for workers who perform work in the context of an employment relationship, and a comprehensive policy response that includes policies towards reducing and ultimately eradicating precarious work; calls for policies that empower workers by strengthening social dialogue and promoting the extension of collective bargaining, ensuring that all workers can access and exercise their right to associate, and to bargain collectively, freely and without fear;
Amendment 234 #
2016/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the importance of labour inspectorates and the social partners in safeguarding workers’ rights, defining decent wages and incomes in accordance with Member States’ laws and practices, and in providing consultation and guidance to employers and workers; strongly underlines that labour inspectorates should focus on the goal of monitoring and improving working conditions, and should not be used as migration control mechanisms; strongly condemns the practice of companies to employ migrants without securing their full rights and benefits;
Amendment 247 #
2016/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to combat non-standard, atypical and precarious forms ofinhuman employment practices, in line with the ILO Decent Work Agenda and the European Social Charter;
Amendment 267 #
2016/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines the need for public investmentsstructural reforms in order to create an environment that will boost the economy and in which job-creating enterprises can thrive, promoting upwards convergence, the social cohesion of the Union and the creation of decent work;
Amendment 286 #
2016/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes with concern the decrease in collective bargaining and the coverage of collective agreements; calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote strategic policies of universal coverage of workers under collective agreements, safeguarding, at the same time, the role of the trade unions and employers' organisations as social partners;
Amendment 3 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas the market share of diesel-powered passenger cars grew in the European Union during the last decades to a level where they represent more than half of new cars sold in almost every Member State; whereas this sustained growth in market share of diesel vehicles also came about as a result of EU climate policy, as diesel technology has a significant advantage over petrol engines when it comes to CO2 emissions; whereas at the combustion stage, diesel engines produce far more pollutants other than CO2, which are significantly and directly harmful to public health, such as NOx, SOx and particulate matter, than do petrol engines; whereas mitigation technologies for these pollutants exist and are deployed in the market;
Amendment 26 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. The excessive length of the process leading to the introduction of regulatory RDE tests can be explained only in part by the complexity of the development of a new test procedure, the time needed for the technological development of PEMS, and the length of the decision-making and administrative processes at the EU level. The delays were also due to choices of political priorities, such as the focus of the Commission and the Member States on avoiding burdens on industry in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis.
Amendment 48 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 51 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 75 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Defeat devices were generally notnever considered among the possible reasons behind the discrepancies between laboratory and on-road NOx emissions by anyone, and it was not generally suspected that they could be in actual use in any passenger car produced in the EU before the Volkswagen revelations in September 2015.
Amendment 79 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. The ban on defeat devices has never been disputed by anyone. No Member State or car manufacturer ever questioned or asked for clarification on the provisions on defeat devices, including the implementation of the ban, until the Volkswagen case.
Amendment 81 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Some control strategies applied by car manufacturers point towards the possible use of prohibited defeat devices. For instance, some manufacturers decrease the effectiveness of ECTs outside specific “thermal windows” close to the temperature range prescribed by the NEDC test, which are not justifiable by the technical limitations of the ECTs. Others modulate ECTs to decrease their efficiency after a certain time from the start of the engine, close to the duration of the test, has elapsed. Moreover, in many cases, emissions measured on a test cycle after a certain period following engine start are unjustifiably higher than on the same cycle with measurements done immediately after engine start.
Amendment 95 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Experts have noted the consensus view that the pre-emptive checking and possible detection of a fraudulent emissions system defeat device through unrestricted access to the vehicle's proprietary software is not a viable method, due to the extreme complexity of such software. Unrestricted access to such software would also present significant risk of disclosure of intellectual property rights' protected technology, which in turn could have a negative effect on innovation in the automotive sector.
Amendment 104 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Member States contravened their legal obligation to monitor and enforce the ban on defeat devices set out in Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007. None of them found the defeat devices installed in the Volkswagen vehicles. Moreover, according to our investigations, most Member States, and at least Germany, France, Italy and Luxembourg, had evidence that irrational emission control strategies, based on conditions similar to the NEDC test cycle (temperature, duration, speed), were used in order to pass the type- approval test cycle. Ongoing investigations and court cases at national level will decide if emission control strategies used by car manufacturers constitute an illegal use of defeat devices or a lawful application of the derogations.
Amendment 109 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. The Commission hads no legal basis to search for defeat devices itself, but had the legal obligation to oversee the Member States’ enforcement of the ban on defeat devices. However, in spite of the awareness of, and communication between the relevant Commission services on, possible illegal practices by manufacturers, the Commission neither undertook any further technical or legal research or investigation on its own nor requested any information or further action from the Member States to verify whether the law may have been infringed.
Amendment 141 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. However, where technical services also offer consultancy services to car manufacturers on obtaining type-approval, as is the case in certain Member States, a potential conflict of interest arises due to the existence of an additional financial link between technical services and car manufacturers related to the provision of advice on how to successfully acquire type-approval. Member States should have investigated such potential conflicts of interests. This constitutes maladministration.
Amendment 145 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. The Member States should have ensured that type-approval authorities adequately audit technical services. This constitutes maladministration. The choice of the technical service is primarily the choice of the car manufacturer, and the role of the type-approval authority is often just to validate the procedure at the end. The possibility available to type-approval authorities to audit technical services and to challenge the choice of the technical service is very rarely used.
Amendment 155 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Also in the light of its internal deliberations and of external requests, tThe Commission should have requested information from the Member States on how they dealt with those vehicles in the existing fleet that do not comply with the legal emission limits under real driving conditions.
Amendment 160 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. The governance structure in place for monitoring the automotive sector, where the EU merely has regulatory power and the responsibility to implement EU law on car emission measurement lies primarily with the Member States, prevents the efficient enforcement of EU legislation. The enforcement powers of the Commission are limited to initiating infringement procedures against Member States where a Member State has failed to apply EU law correctly.
Amendment 182 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
Paragraph 47
47. Following a strict interpretation of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007, the Commission considered that iIt is the sole duty of the Member States, and not part of its responsibilityof the Commission, as guardian of the Treaties, to investigate the possible illegal use of defeat devices. On this basis, the Commission did not undertake further technical research, did not request additional information from the Member States and did not ask the responsible national type-approval authorities to undertake further investigative and corrective actions.
Amendment 188 #
2016/2215(INI)
49. The Commission did not sufficiently supervise the deadlines by which Member States had to report on the penalties put in place under Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 and Article 46 of Directive 2007/46/EC. This constitutes maladministration.
Amendment 193 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
Paragraph 54
54. Delays in the delivery of requested documentation represented a major obstacle in the work of the committee. The lengthy internal procedure in the Commission, which requires the College’s approval to react to requests from the committee, together with gaps in its archiving system, delayed the collection of evidence during the time available. Furthermore, the transmission of the information requested was not structured in a user-friendly way, which made it more complicated to retrieve the information.
Amendment 196 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55
Paragraph 55
Amendment 199 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58
Paragraph 58
Amendment 201 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59
Paragraph 59
59. The collection of written evidence via questionnaires from non-institutional parties was in generalvery satisfactory. The practice of sending written questions ahead of the hearings, and sending subsequent follow- up questions, proved essentialhelped to maximise the information obtained during the hearings and to clarify issues that could not be answered during the hearing due to time constraints or lack of information.
Amendment 203 #
2016/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61
Paragraph 61
61. Given the temporary nature of committees of inquiry, collecting evidence in an efficient and timely manner is essential. In doing so, it is essential that the committee prioritises gathering facts by asking the technical experts relevant questions. The approach taken by the committee to devote the first months of its mandate to hearing technical experts before moving on the political level proved successful. Ideally, the hearings should start only once the first phase of evidence collection is concluded.
Amendment 1 #
2016/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas 60 million people worldwide work in the textile and clothing sector and the sector creates many jobs, particularly in developing countries;
Amendment 2 #
2016/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas this industry is particularly closely intertwined internationally and supply chains are therefore particularly complex and as a result isolated national initiatives quickly reach their limits;
Amendment 3 #
2016/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas textile manufacturers in developing countries are constantly exposed to aggressive purchasing practices by the international wholesale and retail trade, which is also due to fierce global competition;
Amendment 4 #
2016/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas the scope for entrepreneurial influence is limited, in particular in performing the tasks of sovereign States, but the governments of the producing countries should rather create the economic and legal framework conditions in order thereby to carry out their control functions;
Amendment 5 #
2016/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A e (new)
Recital A e (new)
Ae. whereas international treaties are an essential part of combating labour and social protection abuses in third countries and companies are required to base their entrepreneurial activities on these principles;
Amendment 10 #
2016/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the garment industry is one of the most precarious for workersre are inadequate working conditions in the garment industry both within and particularly outside Europe, particularly as regards protection of the health and safety of workers; calls on the flagship initiative, therefore, to put ratification and implementation of ILO conventions and the Decent Work Agenda at its core, with particular focus on those most vulnerable to exploitation;
Amendment 23 #
2016/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that voluntary initiatives are not adequatelyby the textile industry make an important and effective contribution on the ground in addressing issues such as health and safety, living wages, social security and working time;
Amendment 35 #
2016/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Encourages the EU initiative to promote skills training which contributes to economic and social development and women’s empowermentthe enhancement of women’s role in the societies of third countries;
Amendment 42 #
2016/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes the current flagship initiative doeis not go fartargeted enough in improving the garment sector; calls on the Commission to release as a matter of urgency the report it commissioned identifying gaps in current policy;
Amendment 51 #
2016/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that trade unions must be able to operate independently and freely to promote and protecte need to promote the existence of employers’ organisations and trade unions and to enable them to operate independently and freely in order to ensure the introduction of a collective bargaining agreement system which allows workers’' rights, particularly health and safety, and thatin they are a necessary partner in social dialogueof the protection of health and safety at work and collective bargaining in a social dialogue;
Amendment 56 #
2016/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses also the need to strengthen the capacity building of rule- of-law structures in the producing countries, which should be consistently promoted and required within the framework of European development and foreign policy;
Amendment 59 #
2016/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that under the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the OECD Guidelines for Multinationals, enterprises are accountable in their supply chain; notes also that enterprises should develop procedures that enable them to identify and mitigate the impact of their entrepreneurial activities on human rights and working conditions wherever European enterprises, which are often only contractors in producing countries, are able to do so; calls on the Commission to act to provide assistance in this area; stresses in this context the need to set different standards for small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs) owing to their relatively scarcer financial and human resources than for multinational corporations; stresses that the different size and performance of textile enterprises stand in the way of introducing a binding legal obligation of due diligence;
Amendment 63 #
2016/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that price is still the determiningan important factor in the buying practices of brands and retailers, often at the expense and can have an impact ofn workers’ welfare; calls for the EU to work with stakeholders to develop a fair and stable pricing mechanism which guarantees that a decent proportion of sales revenue is paid to the worker in the form of a living wage; promote a successful social partnership in the producing countries so that sales’ proceeds are distributed as far as possible to the workers in order to meet the basic needs of workers and their families; notes that neither an internationally recognised definition nor a uniform calculation method for living wages exists so far; stresses, therefore, the need for collective bargaining agreements to prevent negative wage cost competition;
Amendment 73 #
2016/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises the importance of independent labour inspections in early warning and prevention, yet notes that factors such as audit fatigueaudits reflecting only the current state of affairs at the time they are conducted can undermine their effectiveness; recommends further research on ways of improving audits and inspections, such as sending different labour inspectors each time, which can lead to more stringent standards, especially in countries with corruption issues; stresses, in this connection, the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the OECD Guidelines for Multinationals, which determine the accountability of enterprises along their supply chain;
Amendment 85 #
2016/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Believes that responsibility should extend throughout the entire supply chain, and commends existing efforts to this effect; believes, however, that the EU is best placed to develop a common framework through legislation on mandatory due diligence and supply chain transparencythe appropriate level for supporting and further developing the UN Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights and the OECD Guidelines for Multinationals with regard to due diligence and supply chain transparency as part of global initiatives of the OECD, G 7 and G 20; recommends that regulation guidelines should come in addition to and in support of voluntary initiatives, and that information gathered as a result of EU action should be publicly available.
Amendment 2 #
2016/2101(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital - A (new)
Recital - A (new)
-A. whereas the main objective of the European Semester includes safeguarding national budgetary discipline and should thus ensure a more effective economy;
Amendment 41 #
2016/2101(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that only economic growth shouldcan guarantee a positive social impact; welcomes the introduction of the three new socialemployment indicators in the macroeconomic imbalances procedure; reiterates the call for these to be placed on an equal footing with existing economic indicators, thereby guaranteeing that internal imbalances within each Member State are better assessed and making structural reforms more effective; calls, in this connection, for a social imbalances procedure to be introduced;
Amendment 92 #
2016/2101(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recognises the significant progress made by the Member States in implementing structural reforms, while nevertheless taking the view that further progress is necessary and that we must not go back on what has been achieved:
Amendment 116 #
2016/2101(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets the facPoints out that the Commission has disregarded Parliament’s request to strengthen the application of Article 349 TFEU with a view to enhancing the outermost regions’ integration into the EU; notes that many of these regions have unemployment rates over 30 %, as do other regions of Europe;
Amendment 127 #
2016/2101(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for accPoints ount to be taken ofhat the challenges that have been emerging in the EU since 2015, which havesince 2015 required serious adaptation efforts; calls on the Commission not to apply any penalties to the Member States in 2016;
Amendment 83 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 a (new)
Citation 22 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission Communication on the Youth Guarantee and Youth Employment Initiative three years on of 4 October 2016,
Amendment 99 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the European Union needs a paradigm shift towardalready has a strong European social model based on solidarity, social justice, a fair distribution of wealth, gender equality, a high-quality public education system, quality employment and sustainable growth - a model that ensures good social protection for all, empowers vulnerable groups, enhances participation in civil and political life, and improves the living standards for all citizens, delivering on the objectives and rights set out in the EU Treaties, the Charter of Fundamental Rights and the European Social Charter;
Amendment 120 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas a pillar of social rights is useful if it sets benchmarks which can facilitate reform processes in the Member States to produce a flexible labour market and make social systems sustainable;
Amendment 125 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the population of the EU represents 7% of the world’s population, the EU generates 20% of global wealth and whereas the EU and its Member States account for more than 40% of global public social security expenditure;
Amendment 127 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas no inefficient double or parallel structures should be established through producing a social pillar;
Amendment 128 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas the Commission consultation process on the social pillar will end on 31 December 2016 and only then is an assessment of the opinions possible;
Amendment 136 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Commission is expected to come forward in the spring of 2017 with a proposal for a binding European Pillar of Social Rights;
Amendment 160 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) cannot be limited to a declaration of principles or good intentions but must consist of real matter (legislation,an important instrument for policy -making mechanisms and financial instruments)aims at EU level to stimulate national social policy, delivering positive impact on citizens’ lives in the short term and enabling support for European construction in the 21st century by effectively, thus upholding social rights and Treaty objectives, strengthening cohesion and upward convergence, and helping to complete EMU;
Amendment 234 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the enactment of a directive on fair working conditions for all forms of employment, ensuring for every worker a core set of enforceable rightsan analysis of the implementation of the existing social standards on fair working conditions for all forms of employment, including equal treatment, social protection, protection in case of dismissal, health and safety protection, provisions on working time and rest time, freedom of association and representation, collective bargaining, collective action, access to training, and adequate information and consultation rights; underlines that this directive should apply to employees as well as to all workers in non-standard forms of employment, such as fixed-term work, part-time work, on-deme EPSR can be an instrument to make social standards in the Member States comparable and can lead to a better and wmork, self-empe precise develoypment, crowd-working, internship or traineeship; requests that the EU acquis be updated accordingly so as to apply to all worker of statistics; recognises at the same time the potential for an assessment of the EU acquis;
Amendment 272 #
Amendment 278 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – introductory part
Paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Calls for decisive steps towards legal certainty on what constitutes ‘employment’, also foran ongoing analysis of work intermediated byg conditions on digital platforms; underlines that open-ended contracts should remain the norm given their importance for socio-economic security; calls for the directive on faircalls for a recommendation on sustainable working conditions to includeand relevant minimum standards to be ensured in more precarious forms of employment, in particular:
Amendment 312 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point a
Paragraph 4 – point a
a. decent working conditions for internships, traineeships and apprenticeships, prohibieventing those that are unpaid or paid so little that they do not enable workers cannoto make ends meet;
Amendment 318 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point b
Paragraph 4 – point b
Amendment 343 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point c
Paragraph 4 – point c
c. limits regarding on-demand work: zero-hour contracts should be banned and certain core working hours should be guaranteed to all workers;
Amendment 361 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises the need for renewed upward convergence in wages throughout the EU; calls on the Commission to actively support a wider coverage for collective bargaining; considers that to ensure decent living wages, minimum wages set at a decent level are necessary; recommends the establishment of national wage floors through legislation or collective bargaining, with the objective of attaining at least 60 % of the respective national average wagelet social partners play a supporting role in generating prosperity and to facilitate social partnerships;
Amendment 389 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that the right to healthy and safe working conditions also involves limitations on working time and provisions on minimum rest periods and annual leave; awaits Commission proposals for legislation and other concrete measures to uphold this right for all workers, reflecting, with all current knowledge about health and safety risks being reflected;
Amendment 443 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Supports more integrated provision of social protection benefits and social services as a way to make the welfare state more understandable and accessible while not weakening social protectionthe coordination of social security systems in accordance with Regulation 883/2004; points to the importance of informing citizens about social rights and to the potential of e- government solutions, possibly including a European social security card, following a thorough assessment of the legal and technical feasibility of that, which could improve individual awareness and also help mobile workers clarify their contributions and entitlements;
Amendment 494 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Is aware that rising life expectancy and workforce shrinking pose a challenge to the sustainability of pensions systems and to intergenerational fairness; reaffirms that the best response is to increase the overall employment rate, taking particular account of the younger generation; considers that pensionable ages should reflect, besides life expectancy, other factors including labour market trends, the economic dependency ratio, the birth rate and differences in job arduousness;
Amendment 507 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. InsistRecommends to Member States that all workers should be covered by insurance against involuntary unemployment or part-time unemployment, coupled with job-search assistance and investment in (re)-training;
Amendment 538 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for a European framework forHighlights the EU’s lack of regulatory competence as regards establishing minimum income schemes; highlights the importance of such schemes for maintaining human dignity as well as their role as a form of social investments enabling people to undertake training and/or look for work;
Amendment 595 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers child poverty to be a major issue on which Europe should ‘act big’; calls for the swift implementcombationg of a Cchild Guaranteepoverty in all Member States, so that every child now living in poverty can have access to free healthcare, free education, free childcare, decent housing and proper nutrition;
Amendment 653 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Supports a Skills Guarantee as a new right for everyone to acquirethe acquisition of digital knowledge as a fundamental skills for the 21st century, including digital literacy; highlights this as an important social investment, requiring adequate financing;
Amendment 676 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 – introductory part
Paragraph 19 – introductory part
19. Is alarmed at the spread of precariousness arising from the excessive use of ‘atypical’ contracts; sStresses the importance of ensuring sufficient institutional and budgetary capacities to provide adequate protection for people in non-standard forms of employment; considers in particular that:
Amendment 694 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 – point a
Paragraph 19 – point a
a. social insurance schemes must be broadened in order to enableMember States must organise social insurance schemes in such a way that all workers tocan accumulate entitlements providing an income security in situations such as unemployment, involuntary part-time work or career breaks for family or training reasons;
Amendment 712 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 – point b
Paragraph 19 – point b
b. all workers should have a personal activity account, easily accessible through a website and/or a smartphone application, where they could consult their social entitlements, provided that that is warranted on the basis of a cost-benefit analysis and no legal problems stand in the way;
Amendment 713 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 – point b
Paragraph 19 – point b
b. all workers should have a personal activity account, easily accessible through a website and/or a smartphone application, where they could consult their social entitlements, provided that that is warranted on the basis of a cost-benefit analysis and no legal problems stand in the way;
Amendment 763 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 – point b
Paragraph 22 – point b
b. there is a need for new legislative proposalMember States must implement European provisions on family leave schemes, including maternity leave, paternity leave, parental leave and carers’ leave, encouragresulting ing equal take-up of leave arrangements by men and women across all categories of workers in order to improve women’s access to and position within the labour market and facilitate work-life balance;
Amendment 781 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to set out new concrete measurerecommendations to ensure non- discrimination and equal opportunities;
Amendment 796 #
Amendment 808 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Emphasises that labour mobility within the EU is a right whose exercise must be supported but which should not be forced on workers by poor conditions in their home regions, and should not undermine host countries’ social standards;
Amendment 835 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission to proposeut forward a clear roadmap for legislative updates and other measures that are necessary for full practical application of the EPSR; highlights that in cases of conflict of law,emphasises, in that connection, the importance of the horizontal social clause (Article 9 TFEU) should be properly applied;
Amendment 853 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – introductory part
Paragraph 26 – introductory part
26. Considers that the objective of upward social convergence should be underpinned by a set of targets, building on the Europe 2020 strategy and the Sustainable Development Goals and serving to guide the coordination of economic, employment and social policies in the EU; believes, and that these targets could also form part of the Convergence Code currently being discussed for the euro area, and couldpossibly be based on the following indicators which are directly affected by public policies:
Amendment 931 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls for a rebAcknowledges the link between social ancing of the European Semester so thatd economic aspects, and draws attention to the role of the existing scoreboard of key employment and social indicators and the new Convergence Code are directly taken into acin the count inext of formulating CSRs and the euro area recommendation as well as for the activation of EU instruments; urges a stronger role for the Macroeconomic Dialogue with social partners; considers ‘macro-social surveillance’ to be of great importance for avoiding that economic imbalances are reduced at the expense of worsening the employment and social situation;
Amendment 955 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls for a ‘silver rule’ on social investment to be applied w, in the context of then implementingation of the Stability and Growth Pact, namely to consider certain public social investments having a clear positive impact on economic growth (e.g. childcare or education and training) as being eligible for favourable treatment when assessingfor the Pact also to cover public social investments, which, with a view to making social security systems sustainable and intergenerationally fair, should not serve as a justification for a higher government deficits and compliance withfor circumventing the 1/20 debt rule;
Amendment 972 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Highlights that today’s phenomena of capital-intensive production, high rates of inequality and the continuing rise in ’atypical’ work imply a need to increase the role ofit must be for the Member States to decide whether or not to use general tax revenue in cofinancing social insurance schemes in order to provide decent social protection for all;
Amendment 1015 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 – point c
Paragraph 30 – point c
c. the establishment of a new instrument, to be financed, for example, from EU revenue arising from competition law enforcement, to support the implementation of threduce Cchild Guaranteepoverty;
Amendment 1046 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – introductory part
Paragraph 32 – introductory part
32. Considers that the specific dynamics of economic adjustment within the euro area call for the development of two financial instruments, within the euro area’s fiscal capacity, that would be particularly relevant for the impleare determined by the existence of the Structural Funds and by the country-specific recommentdation of the EPSR:s;
Amendment 1049 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point a
Paragraph 32 – point a
Amendment 1063 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point b
Paragraph 32 – point b
Amendment 1081 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
Amendment 1095 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Calls on the Commission, the EEAS and the Member States to translate the EPSR into relevant external action, in particular byseek to promotinge the implementation of the UN SDGs, the ILO conventions and European social standards through trade agreements and strategic partnerships;
Amendment 1108 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Considers that the EPSR should be adopted in 2017 as a bindingn agreement between the European Parliament and the European Council, involving social partners at the highest level, and should contain a clear roadmap for implementation, with concrete commitments and target dates;
Amendment 49 #
2016/2061(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges that the implementation of the principle of equal pay for the same work and for work of equal value is crucial to reducing pay and pension gaps and to eliminating the risk of poverty; one reason for the gender-related pensions gap is that men’s and women’s careers frequently differ in terms of length and patterns of employment; notes, further, that today more and better trained young women are entering the labour market;
Amendment 65 #
2016/2061(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that hitherto there has been little public discussion of the issue of the gender-related pensions gap;
Amendment 67 #
2016/2061(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Points out that there are virtually no reliable statistics available concerning the gender-related pensions gap in the Member States;
Amendment 69 #
2016/2061(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Points out that any discussion of the issue of a gender-related pensions gap must take account of individual decisions or agreements, for example between spouses or among family members;
Amendment 75 #
2016/2061(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the fact that all people have the right to a decent public pension, and recalls that the Union recognises the entitlement to social security benefits and social services which provide protection in the event of old age or dependencyimportance of public social security systems funded by means of contributions as a key component of adequate pension provision;
Amendment 98 #
2016/2061(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 117 #
2016/2061(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. RegretNotes that the current freeze and cuts in pensions in some Member States is hitting people with low incomes, part-time jobs or interrupted careers (most of them women) hardestpension levels are determined by each individual’s contribution history and that in certain circumstances some people may need a basic income in old age;
Amendment 131 #
2016/2061(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Asks the Member States to increase minimum wages as an important tool for narrowing pension gapsEmphasises that minimum wages must be linked to productivity and that the social partners should have a major say in setting their level;
Amendment 178 #
2016/2061(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. StressNotes that the sustainability of pension schemes can be reinforced by complementing social security with tax contributions;
Amendment 190 #
2016/2061(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Asks the Member States to eliminate obstacles – such as theEmphasises that increase ing the minimum contributory years necessary to be eligible for pension entitlements or the linking of pension benefits to lifetime contributions – to access to an adequate pension for people with interrupted careers (most of them women)is a key tool in stabilising social security schemes in times of crisis;
Amendment 215 #
2016/2061(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Urges the Member States to reverse any reforms of pension systems that aggravate imbalancecompile more and better data on gender- related imbalances in pensions with a view to understanding the problem better and, on that basis, developing appropriate solutions; calls ion pensions (especially gender imbalances)the Commission to help the Member States compile the data so as to ensure that they are comparable in a European context.
Amendment 138 #
2016/2019(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
Amendment 9 #
2016/0404(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The results of the mutual evaluation process revealed a lack of clarity as regards the criteria to be used by national competent authorities when assessing the proportionality of requirements restricting access to or pursuit of regulated professions, as well as uneven scrutiny of such measures at all levels of regulation. To avoid fragmentation of the internal market and eliminate barriers to taking-up and pursuit of certain employed or self- employed activities and therefore boost employment where relevant, it is therefore necessary to establish a common approach at Union level, preventing disproportionate and unduly excessive measures from being adopted.
Amendment 23 #
2016/0404(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8 a) This Directive establishes rules for proportionality test to be carried out before introducing new, or amending existing, legislative, regulatory or administrative provisions restricting access or pursuit of regulated professions.It has to be underlined, that this Directive leaves the prerogative to regulate access to or pursuit of regulated professions within Member States in respect of principles of non- discrimination and proportionality.
Amendment 29 #
2016/0404(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The burden of proof of justification and proportionality lies on the Member States. The reasons for regulation invoked by a Member State by way of justification should thus be accompanied by an analysis of the appropriateness and proportionality of the measure adopted by that State and by specific evidence substantiating its arguments in view of specific national professional requirements.
Amendment 44 #
2016/0404(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Where the taking-up and pursuit of certain employed or self-employed activities are conditional on complying with certain provisions relating to specific professional qualifications, laid down directly or indirectly by the Member States, it is necessary to ensure that such provisions are justified by public interest objectives, such as those within the meaning of the Treaty, namely public policy, public security and public health or by overriding reasons of general interest, recognised as such in the case-law of the Court of Justice. It is important to ensure that public interest objectives are adequately identified by the Member States, and the degree of protection of such objectives established, in order to determine the intensity of the regulation. For example, in order to ensure a high level of protection of public health, Member States should enjoy a margin of discretion to decide on the degree of protection which they wish to afford to public health and on the way in which that protection is to be achieved. It is also necessary to clarify that among the overriding reasons of general interest, recognised by the Court of Justice, are: preserving the financial equilibrium of the social security system; the protection of consumers, recipients of services and workers; the safeguarding of the proper administration of justice; fairness of trade transactions; combating fraud and prevention of tax evasion and avoidance; road safety; the protection of the environment and the urban environment; the health of animals; intellectual property; thesafeguarding and conservation of the national historic and artistic heritage,; social policy objectives and cultural policy objectives. According to settled case-law, purely economic reasons, having essentially protectionist aims, as well as purely administrative reasons, such as carrying out controls or gathering statistics cannot constitute an overriding reason of general interest.
Amendment 77 #
2016/0404(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20 a) The extent and degree of the criteria being used during the proportionality test should be appropriate and adjusted to the content of the provisions being introduced and its impact.
Amendment 80 #
2016/0404(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) It is essential for the proper functioning of the internal market to ensure that Member States provide information to citizens, representative associations, social partners and consumers or other relevant stakeholders before introducing new measures restricting access to or pursuit of regulated professions and give them the opportunity to make known their views.
Amendment 84 #
2016/0404(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) To facilitate the exchange of best practices, each Member State should encouragesure that the relevant competent authorities to share adequate and regularly updated information with other Member States on the regulation of professions. The Commission should take relevant initiatives in order to encourage smooth exchange of information between Member States.
Amendment 133 #
2016/0404(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. The reasons for considering that a provision is justified, necessary, non- discriminatory and proportionate shall be substantiated by qualitative and, wherever possible, quantitative evidence.
Amendment 155 #
2016/0404(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. The relevant competent authorities shall consider in particular whether those provisions are objectively justified on the basis of public policy, public security or public health, or by overriding reasons in the public interest, such as preserving the financial equilibrium of the social security system, the protection of consumers, recipients of services and workers, the safeguarding of the proper administration of justice, fairness of trade transactions, combating fraud and prevention of tax evasion and avoidance, road safety, the protection of the environment and the urban environment, the health of animals, intellectual property, the safeguarding and conservation of the national historic and artistic heritage, threats to social policy objectives and cultural policy objectives.
Amendment 217 #
2016/0404(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point i
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point i
(i) the economic impact and impact on employment of the measure, with particular regard to the degree of competition in the market and the quality of the service provided, job creation, employment opportunities for young graduates as well as the impact on the free movement of persons and services within the Union;
Amendment 282 #
2016/0404(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point j a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point j a (new)
(j a) proportionality of administrative requirements.
Amendment 291 #
2016/0404(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Member States shall, by appropriate means, inform citizens, service recipients, those in relevant training or education, representative associations and relevant stakeholders other than the members of the profession before introducing new legislative, regulatory or administrative provisions restricting access to or pursuit of regulated professions, or amending existing ones, and give them the opportunity to make known their views.
Amendment 299 #
2016/0404(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. For the purposes of the efficient application of this Directive, before introducing new legislative, regulatory or administrative provisions restricting access to or pursuit of regulated professions, or amending existing ones, Member States shall encourage thsure exchange of information with competent authorities of other Member States on matters covered by this Directive, such as the particular way they regulate a profession or the effects of regulation identified in similar sectors of activities, on a regular basis, or, where appropriate, on an ad hoc basis.
Amendment 1 #
2016/0403(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
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–
The Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs calls on the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, as the committee responsible, to propose rejection of the Commission proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council introducing a European services e-card and related administrative facilities.
Amendment 7 #
2016/0403(COD)
The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy calls on the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, as the committee responsible, to propose rejection of the Commission proposal.
Amendment 1 #
2016/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
–
–
The Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs calls on the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, as the committee responsible, to propose rejection of the Commission proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the legal and operational framework of the European services e-card introduced by Regulation [2016/0403(COD)].
Amendment 12 #
2016/0402(COD)
Proposal for a directive
–
–
The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy calls on the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, as the committee responsible, to propose rejection of the Commission proposal.
Amendment 56 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) As regards family benefits for family members living in a Member State other than the competent Member State, their costs and standards of living are likely to differ compared to those of family members residing in the competent Member State. Family benefits are intended to meet family expenses and therefore predominantly serve the purpose of partially meeting the actual costs for living.
Amendment 58 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In order to enable a timely update of this Regulation to the developments at the national level, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the European Commission in respect oforder to amending the Annexes to this Regulation and to Regulation (EC) No 987/2009, and to supplement this Regulation by establishing a concrete, consistent and functional adjustment mechanism for the allocation of family benefits in relation to children residing in Member States other than the competent Member State. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016.36 In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States'’ experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. __________________ 36 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1–14 .
Amendment 60 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission, to adopt upgrading and downgrading factors for the adjustment of family benefits for children residing in Member States other than the competent Member State. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Amendment 62 #
2016/0397(COD)
Draft legislative resolution
Citation 5
Citation 5
— having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 75 July 20171, __________________ 1 OJ C 345, 13.10.2017, p. 85.
Amendment 67 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Recital 5 – addition
Recital 5 – addition
Amendment 68 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Recital 5
Recital 5
2a. Recital 5 is replaced by the following: (5) It is necessary, within the framework of such coordination, to guarantee within the CommunityUnion equality of treatment under the different national legislation for the persons concerned.
Amendment 70 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Recital 5 a
Recital 5 a
Amendment 73 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Recital 5 b
Recital 5 b
Amendment 76 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Recital 5 c
Recital 5 c
Amendment 79 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Recital 5 d (new)
Recital 5 d (new)
(5d) In applying the general principle of equal treatment provided for in this Regulation, the Court of Justice of the European Union held, in its judgments in cases C-140/12 Brey, C-333/13 Dano, C- 67/14 Alimanovic and C-299/14 Garcia- Nieto, that equal treatment may, as regards the access to special non- contributory cash benefits, which also constitute social assistance within the meaning of Directive 2004/38/EC, be subject to the limitations and the conditions set out in Article 24 of that Directive. In order to improve legal clarity for citizens of the Union and Member States’ institutions, that case-law should be codified. Limitations to equal treatment should respect Union law, including the principle of proportionality as interpreted by the Court of Justice.
Amendment 80 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Recital 5 e (new)
Recital 5 e (new)
(5e) The Court of Justice held, in its judgment in case C-308/14, European Commission v. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, that Member States may, in conformity with Union law, including the principle of proportionality, make the access of persons covered by Article 11(3)(e) of this Regulation to non-contributory social security benefits covered by Article 3 thereof, subject to the condition that those persons have a legal right of residence in accordance with Directive2004/38/EC. As stated by the Court, the verification of the legal right of residence should be carried out in accordance with the requirements of Directive 2004/38/EC. In order to improve legal clarity for Union citizens and Member States’ institutions, that case-law should be codified.
Amendment 81 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 c (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 c (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Recital 5 f (new)
Recital 5 f (new)
(5f) It is necessary to ensure that Union citizens are not treated less favourably than other persons who fall within the scope of this Regulation. The limitations to equal treatment introduced in this Regulation should therefore, without prejudice to rights of equal treatment provided for in other Union law, apply mutatis mutandis to those other persons.
Amendment 83 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Recital 35 a
Recital 35 a
(35a) Family benefits in cash intended to replace income during a periods of child- raising are individual rights which are personal to the parent subject to the legislation of the competent Member State. Given the specific nature of these family benefits, such benefits should be listed in Part I of Annex XIII to this Regulation and should be exclusively reserved to the parent concerned. The Member State with secondary competence may elect that the rules of priority in the case of overlapping of rights to family benefits under the legislation of the competent Member State and under the legislation of the Member State of residence of membersor the purpose of calculating the differential supplement, this Regulation should take into account the judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-347/12, Wiering, while providing for the necessary clarifications and simplifications. Taking into account the particular nature of the various family benefits of the Member States, two types of family benefit should not be of the fsamily should not apply to such benefits. Where a Member State chooses to disapply the priority rules it must do so consistently in respect of all entitled persons in an analogous situation and be listed in Part II of Annex XIIIe kind and should be distinguished on the basis of their main purpose, objectives and the basis on which they are granted.
Amendment 84 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Recital 35 b (new)
Recital 35 b (new)
(35b) The cost of living of family members especially children residing in a Member State other than the competent Member State varies depending on the Member States concerned. The purpose of family benefits is to partially meet the child´s costs of living. Member States listed in an annex to this Regulation should determine the amount of family benefits due to family members residing in Member States other than the competent Member State
Amendment 85 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
Amendment 85 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Recital 35 c (new)
Recital 35 c (new)
(35c) Family benefits in cash which are primarily intended to replace income that could not be earned, whether in part or in full, or income that the person cannot earn due to child-raising, can be distinguished from other family benefits intended to meet family expenses. As family benefits in cash could be considered to be individual rights which are inherent to the claimant, subject to the law of the competent Member State, it should be possible to link the entitlement to such benefits exclusively to the claimant. The Member State in which the family members of the claimant are resident should be able to decide not to apply the priority rules where there are overlapping rights to such benefits under that Member State’s law and the law of the competent Member State. Where a Member State decides not to apply the rules of priority it should do so consistently in respect of all persons entitled to such benefits in analogous situations.
Amendment 86 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Recital 46
Recital 46
(46) In order to enable a timely update of this Regulation to the developments at the national level, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the European Commission in respect of amending the Annexes to this Regulation and to Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 and to supplement this Regulation by establishing a concrete, consistent and functional adjustment mechanism for the allocation of family benefits in relation to children residing in a Member State other than the competent Member State. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016.43 In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States'’ experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. __________________ 43 COM(2015) 216 final.
Amendment 90 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Amendment 93 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Amendment 94 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4 a (new)
11a. The following article is inserted: “Article 4a Limitations to equality of treatment for persons not having a legal right of residence under Union law 1. By way of derogation from Article 4 of this Regulation, a Member State whose legislation is applicable on the basis of Article 11(3)(e) of this Regulation may, in accordance with Union law, provide for access to [non-contributory social security benefits covered by Article 3] to be subject to the condition of having a legal right of residence in accordance with Directive 2004/38/EC. 2. Member States may apply the limitations referred to in paragraph 1 mutatis mutandis to stateless persons and refugees as well as to the members of their families and to their survivors who do not fulfil the conditions of legal residence or stay in accordance with other relevant Union law.”
Amendment 108 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 61
Article 61
Amendment 112 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 64
Article 64
Amendment 120 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 67 a (new)
Article 67 a (new)
Amendment 121 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 b (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 67 b (new)
Article 67 b (new)
22b. The following article is inserted: “Article 67b Delegated acts for the creation of an adjustment mechanism for exported family benefits The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 88a in order to supplement this Regulation by establishing a consistent and functional adjustment mechanism for exported family benefits and to amending the list of Member States and competent regional authorities set out in Annex XIIIb which apply the adjustment mechanism.”
Amendment 122 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 c (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 c (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 67 c (new)
Article 67 c (new)
22c. The following article is inserted: “Article 67c Implementing acts establishing up- and downgrading factors for the adjustment mechanism The Commission shall adopt implementing acts in order to establish up- and downgrading factors for the adjustment mechanism provided for in Article 67b for each Member State. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 88b.”
Amendment 123 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 d (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 d (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 68 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 68 – paragraph 2 a (new)
22d. In Article 68, the following paragraph is inserted: "2a. For the purposes of calculating the differential supplement for family benefits as referred to in paragraph 2, there shall be two categories of benefits of the same kind: (a) family benefits in cash primarily intended to replace part or the whole of income that claimant has not earned or cannot earn due to child-raising; and (b) all other family benefits.”
Amendment 124 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 23
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 23
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 68 b – paragraph 1
Article 68 b – paragraph 1
1. 1. Family benefits in cash which are intended to replace income during periods of child-raising andreferred to in point (a) of Article 68(2a) which are listed in Part 1I of Annex XIII shall be awarded solely to the person subject tounder the legislation of the competent Member State and there shall be no derived right for his or her family memberssolely to the person subject to that legislation. There shall be no derived right to such benefits. Article 68a of this Regulation shall not apply to such benefits nor shall the competent institution be required to take into account a claim submitted by the other parent, a person treated as a parent or institution acting as guardian of the child or children pursuant to Article 60(1) of the Implementing Regulation.
Amendment 125 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 23 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 23 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 70 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 70 – paragraph 4 a (new)
23a. In Article 70, the following paragraph is added: “4a. By way of derogation from Article 4 of this Article, a Member State may, in accordance with Union law, provide that access to the benefits referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, which also constitute social assistance within the meaning of Directive 2004/38/EC, is subject to the fulfilment of the conditions for equal treatment under Article 24 of that Directive by the claimant.”
Amendment 128 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) As regards family benefits for family members living in a Member State other than the competent Member State, their costs and standards of living are likely to differ compared to those of family members residing in the competent Member State. Family benefits are intended to meet family expenses and therefore predominantly serve the purpose of partially meeting the actual costs for living.
Amendment 128 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
2. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 67b and 88 shall be conferred on the European Commission for an indeterminate period of time from the [the date of entry into force of the Regulation (EU) xxxx].
Amendment 129 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 88 a – paragraph 3
Article 88 a – paragraph 3
3. The delegation of the power referred to in Article 67b and 88 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision of revocation shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force
Amendment 130 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Articles 67b and Article 88 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiring of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the European Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council..
Amendment 131 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 88 b (new)
Article 88 b (new)
27a. The following article is inserted: "Article 88b Committee procedure 1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Administrative Commission. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. 2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply."
Amendment 132 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In order to enable a timely update of this Regulation to the developments at the national level, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the European Commission in respect oforder to amending the Annexes to this Regulation and to Regulation (EC) No 987/2009, and to supplement this Regulation by establishing a concrete, consistent and functional adjustment mechanism for the allocation of family benefits in relation to children residing in Member States other than the competent Member State. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016.36 In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States’ experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. __________________ 36 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1–14. OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1–14.
Amendment 132 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 1 – point 2 – point e a
Article 1 – point 2 – point e a
(ea) ‘fraud’ means any intentional act or omission to act, in order to obtain or receive social security benefits or to avoid to pay social security contributions, contrary to the provisions of the basic Regulation and the implementing Regulation or the law of a Member State;.
Amendment 134 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission, to adopt upgrading and downgrading factors for the adjustment of family benefits for children residing in Member States other than the competent Member State. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Amendment 146 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 7
Annex I – point 7
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Annex XIII
Annex XIII
Part II Member States which award family benefits referred in Article 65b(1)8b in full
Amendment 147 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 7 a (new)
Annex I – point 7 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Annex XIII a (new)
Annex XIII a (new)
7a. The following annex is added: “Annex XIIIa (Article 67c) Adjustment mechanism for the allocation of family benefits in relation to children residing in Member States other than the competent Member State Member States and competent regional authorities adapting family benefits in accordance with the adjustment mechanism referred to in Article 67b:”
Amendment 160 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Recital 5 – addition
Recital 5 – addition
Amendment 161 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Recital 5
Recital 5
(2a) Recital 5 is replaced by the following: (5) It is necessary, within the framework of such coordination, to guarantee within the CommunityUnion equality of treatment under theacross different national legislationaw for the persons concerned.
Amendment 165 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Recital 5a
Recital 5a
Amendment 168 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Recital 5b
Recital 5b
Amendment 171 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Recital 5c
Recital 5c
Amendment 173 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Recital 5 d (new)
Recital 5 d (new)
(5d) In applying the general principle of equal treatment provided for in this Regulation, the Court of Justice of the European Union held, in its judgments in cases C-140/12 Brey, C-333/13 Dano, C- 67/14 Alimanovic and C-299/14 Garcia- Nieto, that equal treatment may, as regards the access to special non- contributory cash benefits, which also constitute social assistance within the meaning of Directive 2004/38/EC, be subject to the limitations and the conditions set out in Article 24 of that Directive. In order to improve legal clarity for citizens of the Union and Member States’ institutions, that case-law should be codified. Limitations to equal treatment should respect Union law, including the principle of proportionality as interpreted by the Court of Justice.
Amendment 174 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(5e) The Court of Justice held, in its judgment in case C-308/14, European Commission v. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, that Member States may, in conformity with Union law, including the principle of proportionality, make the access of persons covered by Article 11(3)(e) of this Regulation to non-contributory social security benefits covered by Article 3 thereof, subject to the condition that those persons have a legal right of residence in accordance with Directive 2004/38/EC. As stated by the Court, the verification of the legal right of residence should be carried out in accordance with the requirements of Directive 2004/38/EC. In order to improve legal clarity for Union citizens and Member States’ institutions, that case-law should be codified.
Amendment 175 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Recital 5 f (new)
Recital 5 f (new)
(5f) It is necessary to ensure that Union citizens are not treated less favourably than other persons who fall within the scope of this Regulation. The limitations to equal treatment introduced in this Regulation should therefore, without prejudice to rights of equal treatment provided for in other Union law, apply mutatis mutandis to those other persons.
Amendment 178 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) LIn line with the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union, long-term care benefits for insured persons and members of their families need to be coordinated according to specific rules which, in principle,should, in principle, continue to be coordinated following the rules applicable to sickness benefits, in line with the case law of the Co. However, those rules should take into account the specific naturte of Justicelong- term care benefits. It is also necessary to provide for specific provisions in case of overlapping of long-term care benefits in kind and in cash.
Amendment 182 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Recital 35a
Recital 35a
(35a) Family benefits in cash intended to replace income during a periods of child- raising are individual rights which are personal to the parent subject to the legislation of the competent Member State. Given the specific nature of these family benefits, such benefits should be listed in Part I of Annex XIII to this Regulation and should be exclusively reserved to the parent concerned. The Member State with secondary competence may elect that the rules of priority in the case of overlapping of rights to family benefits under the legislation of the competent Member State and under the legislation of the Member State of residence of membersor the purpose of calculating the differential supplement, this Regulation should take into account the judgement of the Court of Justice in Case C-347/12, Wiering, while providing for the necessary clarifications and simplifications. Taking into account the particular nature of the various family benefits of the Member States, two types of family benefit should not be of the fsamily should not apply to such benefits. Where a Member State chooses to disapply the priority rules it must do so consistently in respect of all entitled persons in an analogous situation and be listed in Part II of Annex XIIIe kind and should be distinguished on the basis of their main purpose, objectives and the basis on which they are granted.
Amendment 186 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Recital 35 b (new)
Recital 35 b (new)
(35b) The cost of living of family members especially children residing in a Member State other than the competent Member State varies depending on the Member States concerned. The purpose of family benefits is to partially meet the child´s costs of living. Member States listed in an annex to this Regulation should determine the amount of family benefits due to family members residing in Member States other than the competent Member State.
Amendment 188 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Recital 35 c (new)
Recital 35 c (new)
(35c) Family benefits in cash which are primarily intended to replace income that could not be earned, whether in part or in full, or income that the person cannot earn due to child-raising, can be distinguished from other family benefits intended to meet family expenses. As family benefits in cash could be considered to be individual rights which are inherent to the claimant, subject to the law of the competent Member State, it should be possible to link the entitlement to such benefits exclusively to the claimant. The Member State in which the family members of the claimant are resident should be able to decide not to apply the priority rules where there are overlapping rights to such benefits under that Member State’s law and the law of the competent Member State. Where a Member State decides not to apply the rules of priority it should do so consistently in respect of all persons entitled to such benefits in analogous situations.
Amendment 192 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Recital 46
Recital 46
(46) In order to enable a timely update of this Regulation to the developments at the national level, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the European Commission in respect of amending the Annexes to this Regulation and to Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 and to supplement this Regulation by establishing a concrete, consistent and functional adjustment mechanism for the allocation of family benefits in relation to children residing in a Member State other than the competent Member State. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016.43 In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States’ experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. __________________ 43 COM(2015) 216 final. COM(2015) 216 final.
Amendment 194 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Recital 47
Recital 47
(47) This Regulation respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised inby the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, notably the protection of personal data (Article 8), the freedom to choose an occupation and right to engage in work (Article 15), the right to property (Article 17), the right to non-discrimination (Article 21), the rights of the child (Article 24), the rights of the elderly (Article 25), integration of persons with disabilities (Article 26), the right to family and professional life (Article 33); the right to social security and social assistance (Article 34), the right to health care (Article 35) and the right to freedom of movement and residence (Article 45); and has to be implemented in accordance with those rights and principle and the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.
Amendment 207 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 1 – point c
Article 1 – point c
(a) In Point (c) the term “Title III, Chapters 1 and 3” is replaced by the term “Title III, Chapters 1, 1a and 3”.is replaced by the following: “(c) ‘insured person’, in relation to the social security branches covered by Title III, Chapters 1 and 3, means any person satisfying the conditions required under the legislation of the Member State competent under Title II to have the right to benefits for at least one of the risks covered by the Chapter which has to be applied, in accordance with this Regulation.”
Amendment 211 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 1 – point i – point 1 – point ii
Article 1 – point i – point 1 – point ii
(b) In Ppoint (i)(1)(ii) after the term “Title III, Chapter 1 on sickness, maternity and equivalent paternity benefits” the term “and Chapter 1a on long-term care benefits” is inserted., point (ii) is replaced by the following: "(ii) with regard to benefits in kind pursuant to Title III, Chapter 1 any person defined or recognised as a member of the family or designated as a member of the household by the legislation of the Member State in which he/she resides;”
Amendment 216 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 1 – point va – point i
Article 1 – point va – point i
(c) In Point (va)(i) after the term “, point (i) is replaced by the following: “(i) for the purposes of Title III, Chapter 1, with regard to (sickness, maternity and equivalent paternity benefits),” the term “and Chapter 1a (long-term care benefits)” is inserted and the last sentence is deleted., (sickness, maternity and equivalent paternity benefits), benefits in kind provided for under the legislation of a Member State which are intended to supply, make available, pay directly or reimburse the cost of medical care and products and services ancillary to that care. This includes long-term care benefits in kind within the meaning of point (vb) of this point.”
Amendment 220 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point d
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 1 – point vb
Article 1 – point vb
(vb) “long-term care benefit” means any benefit in kind, cash or a combination of both for persons who, over an extended period of time, on account of old-age, disability, illness or or in cash, the purpose of which is to address the care needs of a person who, on account of impairment, require considerables assistance from another person or persons to carry out essential daily activities, including of daily living for an extended period of time in order to support this/heir personal autonomy; this includes benefits granted to or forfor the same purpose to the person providing such assistance;
Amendment 224 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 227 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point ba
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point ba
Amendment 230 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Amendment 239 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Amendment 241 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 a (new)
Regulation (EC) 883/2004
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4 a (new)
11a. The following article is inserted: “Article 4a Limitations to equality of treatment for persons not having a legal right of residence under Union law 1. By way of derogation from Article 4 of this Regulation, a Member State whose legislation is applicable on the basis of Article 11(3)(e) of this Regulation may, in accordance with Union law, provide for access to [non-contributory social security benefits covered by Article 3] to be subject to the condition of having a legal right of residence in accordance with Directive 2004/38/EC. 2. Member States may apply the limitations referred to in paragraph 1 mutatis mutandis to stateless persons and refugees as well as to the members of their families and to their survivors who do not fulfil the conditions of legal residence or stay in accordance with other relevant Union law.”
Amendment 243 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
(a) In pParagraph 2 the term “sickness benefits in cash covering treatment for an unis replaced by the following: “2. For the purposes of this Title, persons receiving cash benefits because or as a consequence of their activity as an employed or self-employed person shall be considered to be pursuing the said activity. This shall not apply to invalimdited period” is replaced by the term “y, old age or survivors’ pensions or to pensions in respect of accidents at work or occupational diseases or to long-term care benefits in cash”. paid to the person in need of care.”
Amendment 245 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point c
(aa) In paragraph 3, point (c) is replaced by the following: “(c) a person receiving unemployment benefits in accordance with Article 65 under the legislation of the Member State of residence or of the State of his or her most recent activity as an employed or self-employed person shall be subject to the legislation of that Member State;”
Amendment 248 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 11 – paragraph 5
Article 11 – paragraph 5
5. An activity as a flight crew or cabin crew member performing air passenger or freight services shall be deemed to be an activity pursued exclusively in the Member State where the home base, as defined in Annex III, Subpart FTL to Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 of 5 October 2012 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to air operations pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and the Council as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 83/2014/EU of 29 January 201445, is located. __________________ 45Where there is no home base, or where there are several home bases, the individual shall be subject to the law applicable in accordance with Article 13. __________________ 45 OJ L 28, 31.01.2014, p. 17. OJ L 28, 31.01.2014, p. 17.
Amendment 260 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. A person who pursues an activity as an employed person in a Member State on behalf of an employer which normally carries out its activities there and who is posted within the meaning of Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services46 or sent by that employer to another Member State to perform work on that employer’s behalf shall continue to be subject to the legislation of the first Member State, provided that the anticipated duration of such work does not exceed 24 months and that the person is not posted or sent to replace another employed or self-employed person previously posted or sent within the meaning of this Article. __________________ 46 OJ L 018, 21.01.1997 p. 1.
Amendment 286 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 302 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Title III – Chapter 1 – title
Title III – Chapter 1 – title
Amendment 306 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 c (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 c (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 19
Article 19
14 c. Article 19 is replaced by the following: “Article 19 Stay outside the competent Member State 1. Unless otherwise provided for by paragraph 2, an insured person and the members of his or her family staying in a Member State other than the competent Member State shall be entitled to the benefits in kind which become necessary on medical grounds or due to the need for long-term care during their stay, taking into account the nature of the benefits and the expected length of the stay. These benefits shall be provided on behalf of the competent institution by the institution of the place of stay, in accordance with the provisions of the legislation it applies, as though the persons concerned were insured under the said legislation.< 2. The Administrative Commission shall establish a list of benefits in kind which, in order to be provided during a stay in another Member State, require for practical reasons a prior agreement between the person concerned and the institution providing the care. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32004R0883&from=EN)benefit.” Or. en
Amendment 308 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 d (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 d (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 20 – title
Article 20 – title
14d. In Article 20, the title is replaced by the following: “Travel with the purpose of receiving benefits in kind -— Authorisation to receive appropriate treatment and long-term care outside the Member State of residence (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32004R0883&from=EN)” Or. en
Amendment 310 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 e (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 e (new)
14e. In Article 20, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: “2. An insured person who is authorised by the competent institution to go to another Member State with the purpose of receiving the treatment or long- term care appropriate to his or her condition shall receive the benefits in kind provided, on behalf of the competent institution, by the institution of the place of stay, in accordance with the provisions of the legislation it applies, as though he or she were insured under the said legislation. The authorisation shall be accorded where the treatment or long-term care in question is among the benefits provided for by the legislation in the Member State where the person concerned resides and where he or she cannot be given such treatment within a time- limit which is medically justifiable, taking into account his or her current state of health and the probable course of his illness. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32004R0883&from=EN)or her illness or within a time limit which is justifiable, taking into account his or her current state of need of long-term care and the probable course of his or her need of long-term care.” Or. en
Amendment 311 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 g (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 g (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 25
Article 25
14g. Article 25 is replaced by the following: “Article 25 Pensions under the legislation of one or more Member States other than the Member State of residence, where there is a right to benefits in kind in the latter Member State Where the person receiving a pension or pensions under the legislation of one or more Member States resides in a Member State under whose legislation the right to receive benefits in kind is not subject to conditions of insurance, or of activity as an employed or self-employed person, and no pension is received from that Member State, the cost of benefits in kind provided to him/her and to members of his/her family shall be borne by the Institution of one of the Member States competent in respect of his/her pensions determined in accordance with Article 24(2), to the extent that the pensioner and the members of his/her Family would be entitled to such benefits if they resided in that Member State. ” Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32004R0883R(01)&from=EN)
Amendment 313 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 i (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 i (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 27 – title
Article 27 – title
14i. In Article 27, the title is replaced by the following: “Stay of the pensioner or the members of his family in a Member State other than the Member State in which they reside – Stay in the competent Member State – Authorisation for appropriate treatment or long-term care outside the Member State of residence (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32004R0883&from=EN)” Or. en
Amendment 314 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 j (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 j (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 2
14j. In Article 27, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: “3. Article 20 shall apply mutatis mutandis to a pensioner and/or the members of his family who are staying in a Member State other than the one in which they reside with the purpose of receiving there the treatment or long-term care appropriate to their condition. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32004R0883&from=EN)” Or. en
Amendment 316 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 l (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 l (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. A frontier worker who retires4l. In Article 28(1), the first subparagraph is replaced by the following: “1. A frontier worker who retires because of old-age or invalidity is entitled in casethe event of sickness or the need for long-term care to continue to receive benefits in kind in the Member State where he/she last pursued his or her activity as an employed or self-employed person, in so far as this is a continuation of treatment or long-term care which began in that Member State. The term" "continuation of treatment" means the continued investigation, diagnosis and treatment of an illness for its entire duration. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32004R0883&from=EN)The term "continuation of long-term care" means the continued granting of long-term care benefits in kind due to the need of care which was established before retirement and which continues beyond that date.” Or. en
Amendment 321 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 m (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 m (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 30
Article 30
14m. Article 30 is replaced by the following: “Article 30 Contributions by pensioners 1. The institution of a Member State which is responsible under the legislation it applies for making deductions in respect of contributions for sickness, maternity and equivalent paternity and long-term care benefits, may request and recover such deductions, calculated in accordance with the legislation it applies, only to the extent that the cost of the benefits pursuant to Articles 23 to 26 is to be borne by an institution of the said Member State. 2. Where, in the cases referred to in Article 25, the acquisition of sickness, maternity and equivalent paternity and long-term care benefits is subject to the payment of contributions or similar payments under the legislation of a Member State in which the pensioner concerned resides, these contributions shall not be payable by virtue of such residence. ” Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32004R0883R(01)&from=EN)
Amendment 327 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 32 – paragraph 3 – point a – point i
Article 32 – paragraph 3 – point a – point i
(i) rights available on the basis of an activity as an employed or self-employed person of the insured person, including rights existing in the application of Article 11(2) or (3)(c);
Amendment 329 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 33 a (new)
Article 33 a (new)
Amendment 332 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 34
Article 34
Amendment 337 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 34 – paragraph 1
Article 34 – paragraph 1
1. If a recipient of long-term care benefits in cash, which have to be treated as sickness benefits and are therefore provided by the Member State competent for cash benefits6a. In Article 34, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: “1. If a recipient of long-term care benefits in cash, which is provided under Articles 21 or 29, is, at the same time and under this Chapter, entitled to claim benefits in kind intended for the same purpose from the institution of the place of residence or stay in another Member State, and an institution in the first Member State is also required to reimburse the cost of theose benefits in kind under Article 35, the general provision on prevention of overlapping of benefits laid down in Article 10 shall be applicable, with the following restriction only: if the person concerned claims and receives the benefit in kind, the amount of the benefit in cash shall be reduced by the amount of the benefit in kind which is or could be claimed from the institution of the first Member State required to reimburse the cost. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32004R0883&from=EN)” Or. en
Amendment 339 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 b (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 34 – paragraph 2
Article 34 – paragraph 2
Amendment 341 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 34 – paragraph 3 c (new)
Article 34 – paragraph 3 c (new)
Amendment 342 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Chapter 1 a
Chapter 1 a
Amendment 351 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 61
Article 61
Amendment 356 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 61 – paragraph 1
Article 61 – paragraph 1
1. Except in the cases referred to in Article 65(2), the application of Article 6 shall beThe competent institution of a Member State whose legislation makes the acquisition, retention, recovery or duration of the right to benefits conditional upon the person concerned having most recently completed a period of at least three monthcompletion of either periods of insurance, employment or self- employment shall, to the extent necessary, take into account periods of insurance, employment, or self- employment in accordance with the legislation under which the benefits are claimed. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32004R0883&from=EN)completed under the legislation of any other Member State as though they were completed under the legislation it applies. However, where, under the applicable legislation, the right to benefits is conditional on the completion of periods of insurance, the periods completed under the legislation of another Member State shall be taken into account only if those periods would qualify for the purposes of establishing entitlement to unemployment benefits in the Member State under whose legislation they were completed. Or. en
Amendment 367 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 61 – paragraph 2
Article 61 – paragraph 2
2. Where an unemployed person does not satisfy the conditions for the aggregation of periods in accordance with paragraph 1 because the total duration of his or her most recently completed periods of insurance, employment or self- employmentExcept in the cases referred to in Article 65(5)(a), the application of paragraph 1 of this Article shall be conditional on the person concerned having the most recently completed, in accordance with the legislation under which the benefits are claimed: – periods of insurance of at least one day, inf that Member State is less than three months that person shall be entitled to unemployment benefits in accordance with the legislation of the Member State where he or she had previously completed such periods under the conditions and subject to the limitations laid down in Article 64a. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32004R0883&from=EN)legislation requires periods of insurance, – periods of employment of at least one day, if that legislation requires periods of employment, or – periods of self-employment of at least one day, if that legislation requires periods of self-employment. Or. en
Amendment 376 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 62 – paragraph 1
Article 62 – paragraph 1
19a. In Article 62, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: “1. The competent institution of a Member State whose legislation provides for the calculation of benefits on the basis of the amount of the previous salary or professional income shall take into account exclusively the salary or professional income received by the person concerned in respect of his lastor her activityies as an employed or self-employed person under the said legislation. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32004R0883&from=EN)The salary or professional income to be taken into account for the calculation of the benefits shall be determined on the basis of the legislation of the competent Member State. If no such salary or professional income has been received, the benefits shall be calculated on the basis of the relevant legislation of the competent Member State. This paragraph shall also apply where the legislation administered by the competent institution provides for a specific reference period for the determination of the salary which serves as a basis for the calculation of benefits and where, for all or part of that period, the person concerned was subject to the legislation of another Member State.” Or. en
Amendment 380 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point c and paragraph 3
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point c and paragraph 3
Amendment 381 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point -a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point -a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 64 – paragraph 1
Article 64 – paragraph 1
(-a) In Article 64, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: “1. A wholly unemployed person who satisfies the conditions of the legislation of the competent Member State for entitlement to benefits, and who goes to another Member State in order to seek work there, shall retain his or her entitlement to unemployment benefits in cash under the following conditions and within the following limits: (a) before his or her departure, the unemployed person must have been registered as a person seeking work and have remained available to the employment services of the competent Member State for at least four weeks after becoming unemployed. However, the competent services or institutions may authorise his or her departure before such time has expired; (b) the unemployed person must register as a person seeking work with the employment services of the Member State to which he or she has gone, be subject to the control procedure organised there and adhere to the conditions laid down under the legislation of that Member State. This condition shall be considered satisfied for the period before registration if the person concerned registers within seven days of the date on which he or she ceased to be available to the employment sServices of the Member State which he or she left. In exceptional cases, the competent services or institutions may extend this period; (c) entitlement to benefits shall be retained for a period of three months from the date when the unemployed person ceased to be available to the employment services of the Member State which he or she left, provided that the total duration for which the benefits are provided does not exceed the total duration of the period of his or her entitlement to benefits under the legislation of that Member State; the competent sServices or institutions may extend the period of three months up to a maximum of six months; (dca) the benefits shall be provided by the competent institution in accordance with the legislation it applies and at its own expense. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32004R0883&from=EN)length of the period granted for the export of the entitlement to benefits to another Member State shall be subject to the discretion of the competent employment services or the competent institution, on a case-by-case basis after an overall assessment of all the information and facts available. Information and facts needed for the assessment of the individual cases include: – reasons to seek work in another Member State (e.g. relocation together with spouse), – strategies for finding work abroad, – opportunities of integration into the labour market of the Members State where the person seeks work, – labour supply needs of the competent Member State; (d) the benefits shall be provided by the competent institution in accordance with the legislation it applies and at its own expense. " Or. en
Amendment 405 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 64a
Article 64a
Amendment 409 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 65
Article 65
Amendment 410 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 65
Article 65
Article 65 Unemployed persons who resided in a Member State other than the competent State 1. An unemployed person who, during his or her last activity as an employed or self-employed person resided in a Member State other than the competent Member State shall make himself or herself available to the former employer or to the employment services in the competent Member State. Such a person shall receive benefits in accordance with the legislation of the competent Member State as if he or she were residing in that Member State. These benefits shall be provided by the institution of the competent Member State. 2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, a wholly unemployed person who, during the last activity as an employed or self-employed person, resided in a Member State other than the competent Member State, and who had not completed at least 12 months of unemployment insurance exclusively under the legislation of the competent Member State shall make himself or herself available to the employment service of the Member State of residence. Such a person shall receive benefits in accordance with the legislation of the Member State of residence as if he or she had completed all periods of insurance under the legislation of that Member State. Those benefits shall be provided by the institution of the Member State of residence. Alternatively, a wholly unemployed person referred to in this paragraph, who would be entitled to an unemployment benefit solely under the national legislation of the competent Member State if he or she resided there, may instead opt to make themselves available to the employment services in that Member State and to receive benefits in accordance with the legislation of that Member State as if he or she were residing there. 3. If a wholly unemployed person referred to in paragraphs 1 or 2 does not wish to become or remain available to the employment services of the competent Member State after having been registered there, and wishes to seek work in the Member State of residence or the Member State of last activity Article 64 shall apply mutatis mutandis, except Article 64(1)(a). The competent institution may extend the period referred to in the first sentence of Article 64(1)(c) up to the end of the period of entitlement to benefits. 4. A wholly unemployed person referred to in this Article may in addition to making themselves available to the employment services of the competent Member State also make themselves available to the employment services of the other Member State. 5. Paragraphs 2 to 4 of this Article shall not apply to a person who is partially or intermittently unemployed. State 1. A person who is partially or intermittently unemployed and who, during his/her last activity as an employed or self-employed person, resided in a Member State other than the competent Member State shall make himself or herself available to the employer or to the employment services in the competent Member State. Such a person shall receive benefits in accordance with the legislation of the competent Member State as if he or she were residing in that Member State. Those benefits shall be provided by the institution of the competent Member State. 2. A wholly unemployed person who, during the last activity as an employed or self-employed person, resided in a Member State other than the competent Member State, and who continues to reside in that Member State or returns to that Member State shall make himself or herself available to the employment services in the Member State of residence. Without prejudice to Article 64, a wholly unemployed person may, as a supplementary step, make himself or herself available to the employment Services of the Member State in which he or she pursued his or her last activity as an employed or self-employed person. An unemployed person, other than a frontier worker, who does not return to his or her Member State of residence, shall make himself or herself available to the employment services in the Member State to whose legislation he or she was last subject. 3. The unemployed person referred to in the first sentence of paragraph 2 shall register as a person seeking work with the competent employment services of the Member State in which he or she resides, shall be subject to the control procedure organised there and shall adhere to the conditions laid down under the legislation of that Member State. If he or she chooses also to register as a person seeking work in the Member State in which he or she pursued his or her last activity as an employed or self-employed person, he or she shall comply with the obligations applicable in that State. 4. The implementation of the second sentence of paragraph 2 and of the second sentence of paragraph 3, as well as the arrangements for exchanges of information, cooperation and mutual assistance between the institutions and services of the Member State of residence and the Member State in which he or she pursued his or her last occupation, shall be laid down in the Implementing Regulation. 5. The unemployed person referred to in the first and second sentences of paragraph 2 shall receive benefits in accordance with the legislation of the Member State of residence as if he or she had been subject to that legislation during his or her last activity as an employed or self-employed person. Those benefits shall be provided by the institution of the place of residence. 5a. However, a worker other than a frontier worker who has been provided benefits at the expense of the competent institution of the Member State to whose legislation he or she was last subject shall first receive, on his or her return to the Member State of residence, benefits in accordance with Article 64, receipt of the benefits in accordance with paragraph 5a being suspended for the period during which he or she receives benefits under the legislation to which he or she was last subject. 5b. The benefits provided by the institution of the place of residence under paragraph 5a and 5b shall continue to be at its own expense. The competent institution of the Member State to whose legislation he/she was last subject shall reimburse to the institution of the place of residence the full amount of the benefits provided by the latter institution during the first four months (reimbursement period). Reimbursement for that period shall be claimed only on condition that the person concerned has, during the 12 months preceding the reimbursement period, completed periods of at least three months in the Member State to whose legislation he or she was previously subject and where such periods would qualify for the purposes of establishing entitlement to unemployment benefits in that Member State. The amount of the reimbursement during that period shall not be higher than the amount payable, according to the following rules: (a) number of calendar days subject to the reimbursement period; multiplied by: (b) the average amount per calendar day of the unemployment benefits of the competent Member State of the previous calendar year. 5c. A second request for reimbursement by the same unemployed person shall be admissible no earlier than one year after expiry of the previous reimbursement period. 5d. From the end of the 18-month period referred to in Article 67(5) of the Implementing Regulation, interest may be charged by the creditor institution on outstanding claims. The interest shall be calculated in accordance with Article 68(2) of the Implementing Regulation with a supplement of 8 % above the base rate. 5e. During the reimbursement procedure requests or reactions to requests or notifications have to be answered within a period of six months. Should the deadline be exceeded, the reimbursement request is considered to be accepted. 5f. The arrangements for reimbursement are laid down in the Implementing Regulation. 5f. For the purposes of paragraphs 5b to 5e, two or more Member States, or their competent authorities, may provide for other methods of reimbursement or waive all reimbursement between the institutions falling under their jurisdiction.” Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=LEGISSUM:c10521)
Amendment 439 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 67 a (new)
Article 67 a (new)
Amendment 440 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 b (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 67 b (new)
Article 67 b (new)
22b. The following article is inserted: “Article 67b Delegated acts for the creation of an adjustment mechanism for exported family benefits The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 88a in order to supplement this Regulation by establishing a consistent and functional adjustment mechanism for exported family benefits and to amending the list of Member States and competent regional authorities set out in Annex XIIIb which apply the adjustment mechanism.”
Amendment 442 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 c (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 c (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 67 c (new)
Article 67 c (new)
Amendment 445 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 d (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 d (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 68 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 68 – paragraph 2 a (new)
22d. In Article 68, the following paragraph is inserted: "2a. For the purposes of calculating the differential supplement for family benefits as referred to in paragraph 2, there shall be two categories of benefits of the same kind: (a) family benefits in cash primarily intended to replace part or the whole of income that claimant has not earned or cannot earn due to child-raising; and (b) all other family benefits.”
Amendment 448 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 23
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 23
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 68b – paragraph 1
Article 68b – paragraph 1
1. Family benefits in cash which are intended to replace income during periods of child-raising andreferred to in point (a) of Article 68(2a) which are listed in Part 1I of Annex XIII shall be awarded solely to the person subject tounder the legislation of the competent Member State and tsolely to the person subject to that legislation. There shall be no derived right for his or her family members to such benefits. Article 68a of this Regulation shall not apply to such benefits nor shall the competent institution be required to take into account a claim submitted by the other parent, a person treated as a parent or institution acting as guardian of the child or children pursuant to Article 60(1) of the Implementing Regulation.
Amendment 451 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 23 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 23 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 70 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 70 – paragraph 4 a (new)
23a. In Article 70, the following paragraph is added: “4a. By way of derogation from Article 4 of this Article, a Member State may, in accordance with Union law, provide that access to the benefits referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, which also constitute social assistance within the meaning of Directive 2004/38/EC, is subject to the fulfilment of the conditions for equal treatment under Article 24 of that Directive by the claimant.”
Amendment 464 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 76 a – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Article 76 a – paragraph 1 – indent 1
– the issuance, the format and the contents of a portable electronic document certifying the social security legislation which applies to the holder,
Amendment 481 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 26
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 26
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 87 b – paragraph 4
Article 87 b – paragraph 4
4. Articles 61, 642 and 65 of this Regulation in force before [the entry into application of the Regulation (EU) xxxx] shall continue to apply to unemployment benefits granted to persons whose unemployment started before that date..
Amendment 493 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 88 a – paragraph 2
Article 88 a – paragraph 2
2. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 67b and 88 shall be conferred on the European Commission for an indeterminate period of time from the [the date of entry into force of the Regulation (EU) xxxx].
Amendment 497 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 88 a – paragraph 3
Article 88 a – paragraph 3
3. The delegation of the power referred to in Articles 67b and 88 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision of revocation shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force
Amendment 504 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 88 a – paragraph 6
Article 88 a – paragraph 6
6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Articles 67b and 88 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiring of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the European Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council.
Amendment 506 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 88 b
Article 88 b
27a. The following article is inserted: "Article 88b Committee procedure 1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Administrative Commission. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. 2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply."
Amendment 507 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 29
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 29
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Annexes XII and XIII
Annexes XII and XIII
29. Annexes XII, XIII, XIIIa and XIIIb are inserted in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Amendment 512 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 1 – point 2 – point e a
Article 1 – point 2 – point e a
(ea) ‘fraud’ means any intentional act or omission to act, in order to obtain or receive social security benefits or to avoid to pay social security contributions, contrary to the provisions of the basic Regulation and the implementing Regulation or the law of a Member State;.
Amendment 514 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point e b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point e b (new)
(eb) ‘error’ means unintentional wrong conduct or unintentional omission on the part of an institution or of a person falling within the scope of the basic Regulation and the implementing Regulation;
Amendment 515 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 2 – paragraph 5
Article 2 – paragraph 5
5. When a person's rights or obligations to which the basic and implementing Regulations apply have been established or determined, the competent institution may request the institution in the Member State of residence or stay to providetransmit personal data about that person. within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2016/679. The request and any response shall concern information which enables the competent Member State to identify any inaccuracyconsistencies in the facts on which a document or a decision determining the rights and obligations of a person under the basic or implementing Regulation is based. The request can also be madetransmitted where there is no existing doubt about the validity or accuracy of the information contained in the document or on which the decision is based in a particular case, but the information shall be required in accordance with the legislation applicable to the competent institution. The request for information and any response must be necessary and proportionate.
Amendment 526 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) When receiving such a request, the issuing institution shall reconsider the grounds for issuing the document and, if necessary, withdraw it or rectify it, within 25 working day shall inform the competent institutions of the Member States concerned of the result within three months from the receipt of the request. Upon detection of an irrefutable case of fraud committed by the applicant of the document, the issuing institutionrmination that the applicable law was incorrectly certified, the certificate shall be withdrawn or rectify the document immediately and with retroactive effectied, whereby the legislation applicable in the issuing Member State shall be complied with. This shall also be applied to previous periods.
Amendment 556 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. For the purposes of the application of Article 12(1) of the basic Regulation, a ‘person who pursues an activity as an employed person in a Member State on behalf of an employer which normally carries out its activities there and who is posted within the meaning of the Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services52 or sent by that employer to another Member State’ shall include a person who is recruited with a view to being posted or sent to another Member State, provided that immediatelyn the last month before the start of his employment, the person concerned is already subject to the legislation of the sending Member State in accordance with Title II of the basic Regulation.. __________________ 52 OJ L 018, 21.01.1997 p. 1.
Amendment 582 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Article 16 – paragraph 3
3. If that institution determines that the legislation of another Member State applies, it shall do so provisionally and shall without delay inform the institution of the Member State which it considers to be competent of this provisional decision. The decision shall become definitive within two months after the institution designated by the competent authorities of the Member State concerned has been informed of it, unless the latter institution informs the first institution and the persons and the employers concerned that it cannot yet accept the provisional determination or that it takes a different view on this.
Amendment 586 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 16 – paragraph 5
Article 16 – paragraph 5
5. The competent institution of the Member State whose legislation is determined to be applicable either provisionally or definitively shall without delay inform the person concerned and/or his or her employer.
Amendment 587 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
10a. In Article 19, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: "2. At the request of the person concerned or of the employer, the competent institution of the Member State whose legislation is applicable pursuant to Title II of the basic Regulation shall provide an attestation that such legislation is applicable and shall indicate, where appropriate, until what date and under what conditions. As of 1 July 2019, at the latest, such an attestation shall be made solely in the form of the Structured Electronic Document referred to in point (d) of Article 1(2) of the implementing Regulation and using the Electronic Exchange of Social Security Information — EESSI referred to in the third subparagraph of Article 95(1) of the implementing Regulation. Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/?qid=1515592051048&uri=CELEX:02009R0987-20170411)
Amendment 597 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 20 a – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Article 20 a – paragraph 1 – indent 1
– the issuance, the format and the contents of a portable electronic document certifying the social security legislation which applies to the holder,
Amendment 611 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 24 – paragraph 3
Article 24 – paragraph 3
Amendment 616 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1
15a. In Article 25, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: "1. For the purposes of the application of Article 19 of the basic Regulation, the insured person shall present to the health care or long-term care provider in the Member State of stay a document issued by the competent institution indicating his entitlement to benefits in kind. If the insured person does not have such a document, the institution of the place of stay, upon request or if otherwise necessary, shall contact the competent institution in order to obtain one. " Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:02009R0987- 20170411&from=EN)
Amendment 619 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15 b (new)
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 25 – paragraph 3
Article 25 – paragraph 3
15b. In Article 25, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: "3. The benefits in kind referred to in Article 19(1) of the basic Regulation shall refer to the benefits in kind which are provided in the Member State of stay, in accordance with its legislation, and which become necessary on medical grounds or due to the need for long-term care with a view to preventing an insured person from being forced to return, before the end of the planned duration of stay, to the competent Member State to obtain the necessary treatment. " Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:02009R0987- 20170411&from=EN)
Amendment 621 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15 c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15 c (new)
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 26
Article 26
15c. Article 26 is replaced by the following: "Article 26 Scheduled treatment A. Authorisation procedure 1. For the purposes of the application of Article 20(1) of the basic Regulation, the insured person shall present a document issued by the competent institution to the institution of the place of stay. For the purposes of this Article, the competent institution shall mean the institution which bears the cost of the scheduled treatment or long-term care; in the cases referred to in Article 20(4) and 27(5) of the basic Regulation, in which the benefits in kind provided in the Member State of residence are reimbursed on the basis of fixed amounts, the competent institution shall mean the institution of the place of residence. 2. If an insured person does not reside in the competent Member State, he shall request authorisation from the institution of the place of residence, which shall forward it to the competent institution without delay. In that event, the institution of the place of residence shall certify in a statement whether the conditions set out in the second sentence of Article 20(2) of the basic Regulation are met in the Member State of residence. The competent institution may refuse to grant the requested authorisation only if, in accordance with the assessment of the institution of the place of residence, the conditions set out in the second sentence of Article 20(2) of the basic Regulation are not met in the Member State of residence of the insured person, or if the same treatment or long-term care can be provided in the competent Member State itself, within a time-limit which is medically justifiable, taking into account the current state of healthneed of long-term care and the probable course of illnessneed of long- term care of the person concerned. The competent institution shall inform the institution of the place of residence of its decision. In the absence of a reply within the deadlines set by its national legislation, the authorisation shall be considered to have been granted by the competent institution. 3. If an insured person who does not reside in the competent Member State is in need of urgent vitally necessary treatment, and the authorisation cannot be refused in accordance with the second sentence of Article 20(2) of the basic Regulation, the authorisation shall be granted by the institution of the place of residence on behalf of the competent institution, which shall be immediately informed by the institution of the place of residence. The competent institution shall accept the findings and the treatment options of the doctors approved by the institution of the place of residence that issues the authorisation, concerning the need for urgent vitally necessary treatment. 4. At any time during the procedure granting the authorisation, the competent institution shall retain the right to have the insured person examined by a doctor of its own choice or, in the case of the need for long-term care, by a doctor or another expert of its own choice in the Member State of stay or residence. 5. The institution of the place of stay shall, without prejudice to any decision regarding authorisation, inform the competent institution if it appears medically appropriate to supplement the treatment covered by the existing authorisation. B. Meeting the cost of benefits in kind incurred by the insured persor appropriate taking into account the current state of need for long-term care to supplement the treatment or long-term care covered by the existing authorisation. B. Meeting the cost of benefits in kind incurred by the insured person 6. Without prejudice to paragraph 7, Article 25(4) and (5) of the implementing Regulation shall apply mutatis mutandis. 7. If the insured person has actually borne all or part of the costs for the authorised medical treatment or long-term care him or herself and the costs which the competent institution is obliged to reimburse to the institution of the place of stay or to the insured person according to paragraph 6 (actual cost) are lower than the costs which it would have had to assume for the same treatment or long-term care in the competent Member State (notional cost), the competent institution shall reimburse, upon request, the cost of treatment or long-term care incurred by the insured person up to the amount by which the notional cost exceeds the actual cost. The reimbursed sum may not, however, exceed the costs actually incurred by the insured person and may take account of the amount which the insured person would have had to pay if the treatment or long-term care had been delivered in the competent Member State. C. Meeting the costs of travel and stay as part of scheduled treatment or long-term care 8. Where the national legislation of the competent institution provides for the reimbursement of the costs of travel and stay which are inseparable from the treatment or long-term care of the insured person, such costs for the person concerned and, if necessary, for a person who must accompany him/her, shall be assumed by this institution when an authorisation is granted in the case of treatment or long- term care in another Member State. D. Family members 9. Paragraphs 1 to 8 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the members of the family of the insured persons. " Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:02009R0987- 20170411&from=EN)
Amendment 623 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 28 – paragraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 1
Amendment 626 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 31 – title and paragraphs 1 and 2
Article 31 – title and paragraphs 1 and 2
Amendment 632 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 17 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 17 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
17a. In Article 32, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: "1. When a person or a group of persons are exempted upon request from compulsory sickness or long-term care insurance and such persons are thus not covered by a sickness insurance scheme to which the basic Regulation applies, the institution of another Member State shall not, solely because of this exemption, become responsible for bearing the costs of benefits in kind or in cash provided to such persons or to a member of their family under Title III, Chapter I, of the basic Regulation. " Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:02009R0987- 20170411&from=EN)
Amendment 636 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 55 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Article 55 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 637 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 55 – paragraph 7
Article 55 – paragraph 7
Amendment 640 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 55a
Article 55a
Amendment 644 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 56 – paragraphs 1 and 3
Article 56 – paragraphs 1 and 3
Amendment 646 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 24
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 24
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Title VI – Chapter I – title
Title VI – Chapter I – title
Amendment 648 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 26
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 26
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 65 – paragraph 1
Article 65 – paragraph 1
1. The annual average cost per person in each age group for a specific year shall be notified to the Audit Board at the latest by the end of the second year following the year in question, with sickness and long- term care benefits in kind indicated separately.
Amendment 649 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 26 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 26 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 66 – paragraph 2
Article 66 – paragraph 2
26a. In Article 66, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: "2. The reimbursements between the institutions of the Member States, provided for in Articles 35 and 41 of the basic Regulation, shall be made via the liaison body. There may be a separate liaison body for reimbursements under Articles 35 and Article 41 of the basic Regulation. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:02009R0987- Mutual claims shall be off-set between the liaison bodies. The Administrative Commission shall establish detailed arrangements for such off-setting. " Or. en 20170411&from=EN)
Amendment 650 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 26 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 26 b (new)
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 67 – paragraph 1
Article 67 – paragraph 1
26b. In Article 67, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: "1. Claims based on actual expenditure shall be introduced to the liaison body of the debtor Member State within 12 months of the end of the calendar half-year during which those claims were recorded in the accounts of the creditor institution. Claims shall be met, where possible, within one month, and in any event within six months, of the claim. " Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:02009R0987- 20170411&from=EN)
Amendment 651 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 26 c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 26 c (new)
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 67 – paragraph 3
Article 67 – paragraph 3
Amendment 652 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 26 e (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 26 e (new)
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 67 – paragraph 5
Article 67 – paragraph 5
26e. In Article 67, paragraph 5 is replaced by the following: "5. The claims shall be paid to the liaison body of the creditor Member State referred to in Article 66 of the implementing Regulation by the debtor institution within 18 months of the end of the month during which they were introduced to the liaison body of the debtor Member State. This does not apply to the claims which the debtor institution has rejected for a relevant reason within that period. The liaison body of the creditor Member State shall reply to such a rejection within 12 months of the end of the month during which the rejection was received. In the absence of such a reply, the rejection shall be deemed to be accepted. " Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:02009R0987- 20170411&from=EN)
Amendment 654 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 26 f (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 26 f (new)
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 67 – paragraph 7
Article 67 – paragraph 7
26f. In Article 67, paragraph 7 is replaced by the following: "7. The Audit Board shall facilitate the final closing of accounts in cases where a settlement cannot be reached within the period set out in paragraph 6, and, upon a reasoned request by one of the parties, shall give its opinion on a dispute within sixnine months following the month in which the matter was referred to it. The Audit Board shall receive the request no later than nine months after expiry of the period set out in paragraph 6. " Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:02009R0987- 20170411&from=EN)
Amendment 656 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 26 g (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 26 g (new)
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 68 – paragraph 2
Article 68 – paragraph 2
26g. In Article 68, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: "2. The interest shall be calculated on the basis of the reference rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations plus eight percentage points. The reference rate applicable shall be that in force on the first day of the month on which the payment is due. " Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex:32009R0987)
Amendment 657 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 70
Article 70
Amendment 658 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 27 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 27 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 70 – paragraph 1
Article 70 – paragraph 1
27a. in Article 70, the first paragraph is replaced by the following: “If there is no agreement in accordance with Article 65(811) of the basic Regulation, the institution of the place of residence shall request reimbursement of unemployment benefits pursuant to Article 65(6) andto (79) of the basic Regulation from the institution of the Member State to whose legislation the beneficiary was last subject. The request shall be made within six months of the end of the calendar half- year during which the last payment of unemployment benefit, for which reimbursement is requested, was made. The request shall indicate the amount of benefit paid during the three or fivefour month-period referred to in Article 65(6) and (76) of the basic Regulation, the period for which the benefits were paid and the identification data of the unemployed person. The claims shall be introduced and paid via the liaison bodies of the Member States concerned. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:02009R0987-” Or. en 20170411&from=EN)
Amendment 659 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 27 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 27 b (new)
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 70 – paragraph 3
Article 70 – paragraph 3
Amendment 660 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 28
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 28
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
In case of a retroactive change of the applicable legislation including situations referred to in Article 6(4) and (5) of the implementing Regulation, at the latest threesix months after the applicable legislation has been determined or the institution responsible for paying the benefits has been identified, the institution which unduly paid cash benefits shall draw up a statement of the amount paid and shall send it to the institution identified as being competent for the purpose of their reimbursement.
Amendment 661 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 28
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 28
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 73 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Article 73 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
If the amount of unduly paid contributions exceeds the amount the legal and/or natural person owes to the institution identified as being competent, the institution which unduly received contributions shall reimburse the amount in excess to the legal and/or natural person concerned. in accordance with national law.
Amendment 662 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 28
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 28
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 73 – paragraph 4
Article 73 – paragraph 4
4. The existence of time limits and application procedures under national legislation shall not be a valid ground for the refusal of the settlement of claims between institutions under this Article.
Amendment 685 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 39 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 39 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 86
Article 86
39a. Article 86 is replaced by the following: "Article 86 Review clause 1. No later than the fourth full calendarwo years after the entry into force of the implementing Regulationexpiry of the transitional period referred to in Article 95, the Administrative Commission shall present a comparative report on the time limits set out in Article 67(2), (5) and (6) of the implementing Regulation. On the basis of this report, the European Commission may, as appropriate, submit proposals to review these time limits with the aim of reducing them in a significant way. 2. No later than the date referred to in paragraph 1, the Administrative Commission shall also assess the rules for conversion of periods set out in Article 13 with a view to simplifying those rules, if possible. 3. Administrative Commission shall present a report specifically assessing the application of Chapters I and III of Title IV ofThe report shall include a review of when settlement on the basis of fixed amounts, as referred to in Section 2 of Chapter I of Title IV, can be deleted. On the basis of this report, the Commission may, as appropriate, submit proposals to shorten those timplementing Regulation, in particular with regard to the procedures and time limits referred to in Article 67(2), (5) and (6) of the implementing Regulation and to the recovery procedures referred to in Articles 75 to 85 of the implementing Regulation. In the light of this report, the European Commission may, if necessary, submit appropriate proposals to make these procedures more efficient and balanced. e limits as well as a proposal to delete Section 2 of Chapter I of Title IV. " No later than 1 May 2015, the Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:02009R0987- 20170411&from=EN)
Amendment 687 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 40 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 40 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 87 – paragraph 6
Article 87 – paragraph 6
However, if the institution which was requested to carry out the check also uses the findings for the granting of benefits on its own account to the person concerned under the legislation it applies, it shall not claim the expenses referred to in the previous sentence..
Amendment 688 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 44
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 44
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Article 94 a – paragraph 1
Article 94 a – paragraph 1
Until the entry into force of Regulation (EU) XXX, Articles 56 and 70 of the version of the implementing Regulation in force before [the date of entry into force of the Regulation (EU) xxxx] shall continue to apply to unemployment benefits granted to persons who became unemployed before that date..
Amendment 695 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 7
Annex I – point 7
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Annex XIII
Annex XIII
Part II Member States which award family benefits referred in Article 65b(1)8b in full
Amendment 696 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 7 a (new)
Annex I – point 7 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Annex XIII a (new)
Annex XIII a (new)
7a. The following annex is added: “Annex XIIIa Long-term care benefits in cash provided in derogation from Article 33a(a) of Chapter I (Article 33a(2))”
Amendment 697 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 7 b (new)
Annex I – point 7 b (new)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Annex XIII b (new)
Annex XIII b (new)
7b. The following annex is added: “Annex XIIIb (Article 67c) Adjustment mechanism for the allocation of family benefits in relation to children residing in Member States other than the competent Member State Member States and competent regional authorities adapting family benefits in accordance with the adjustment mechanism referred to in Article 67b:”
Amendment 700 #
2016/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 7 c (new)
Annex I – point 7 c (new)
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
Annex 5
Annex 5
7c. In Regulation (EC) No 987/2009, Annex 5 is deleted.
Amendment 176 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
Amendment 179 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
Amendment 182 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
Amendment 185 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
Amendment 191 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
Amendment 481 #
Amendment 650 #
Amendment 774 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 9
Article 16 – paragraph 9
Amendment 791 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 10
Article 16 – paragraph 10
Amendment 799 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 11
Article 16 – paragraph 11
Amendment 973 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3
Article 21 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall not restrict capacity which is located in their territory from participating in capacity mechanisms of other Member States. It should however be borne in mind that, by preference, national capacity meets its needs from domestic sources at times of particular pressure.
Amendment 982 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 5
Article 21 – paragraph 5
5. Capacity providers shall be able to participate in more thanonly one mechanism outside the domestic market for the same delivery period. They shall be subject to non- availability payments in case of non- availability, and subject to two or more non-availability payments where there is concurrent scarcity in two or more bidding zones where the capacity provider is contracted.
Amendment 989 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 6
Article 21 – paragraph 6
Amendment 1048 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 4
Article 23 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1049 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 4
Article 23 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1129 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) adopt a framework for the cooperation and coordination between regional operational centretransmission system operators;
Amendment 1149 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32
Article 32
Amendment 1367 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1
Article 49 – paragraph 1
Distribution system operators which are not part of a vertically integrated undertaking or which are unbundled according to the provisions of Article 35 [recast of Directive 2009/72/EC as proposed by COM(2016) 864/2], including de minimis distribution system operators, shall cooperate at Union level through a European Entity for Distribution system operators ("EU DSO entity"), in order to promote the completion and functioning of the internal market in electricity, and to promote optimal management and a coordinated operation of distribution and transmission systems. Distribution system operators who wish to participate in the EU DSO entity shall have the right to become registered members of the entity.
Amendment 1467 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 1 – point k
Article 55 – paragraph 1 – point k
Amendment 55 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 266 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 266 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) No 1304/2013
Annex 1 – paragraph (1) – subparagraph 4 – indent 3
Annex 1 – paragraph (1) – subparagraph 4 – indent 3
Amendment 57 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 266 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 266 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) No 1304/2013
Annex 1 – paragraph (1) – subparagraph 4 – indent 4
Annex 1 – paragraph (1) – subparagraph 4 – indent 4
Amendment 63 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 266 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 266 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) No 1304/2013
Annex 1 – paragraph (1) – subparagraph 4 – indent 5
Annex 1 – paragraph (1) – subparagraph 4 – indent 5
Amendment 64 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 266 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 266 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) No 1304/2013
Annex I – paragraph (1) – paragraph 5
Annex I – paragraph (1) – paragraph 5
The data on participants under the two first above indicators will be provided in the annual implementation reports as specified in Article 50(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013. The data on participants under the last three above indicators will be provided in the reports as specified in Article 50(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013. The data of the fivef the two indicators above shall be collected based on a representative sample of participants within each investment priority. Internal validity shall be ensured in such a way that the data can be generalised at the level of the investment priority.
Amendment 49 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The free movement of workers, freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services are fundamental principles of the internal market in the Union enshrined in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) and essential to a properly functioning internal market. The implementation of those principles is further developed by the Union in order to promote social cohesion among the Member States and is aimed at guaranteeing a level playing field for businesses and respect for the rights of workers.
Amendment 59 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) Article 153(5) TFEU explicitly does not give the Union the power to regulate pay.
Amendment 61 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 b (new)
Recital 1 b (new)
(1b) Article 62 TFEU in conjunction with Article 53(1) TFEU establishes a clearly defined system, with set limits, for the allocation of competences in the area of social policy.
Amendment 73 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Almost twenty years after its adoption, it is necessary to assess whether the Posting of Workers Directive still strikes the right balance between the need to promote the freedom to provide services and the need to protect the rights of posted workers. Alongside the review of the Posting of Workers Directive, priority should be given to enforcing and implementing the acquis and assessing the impact of the directive.
Amendment 202 #
2016/0070(COD)
(12a) The setting of wages is a matter for the Member States and social partners alone; particular care should be taken not to undermine the freedom to negotiate wage settlements and freedom of contract, so that wages can continue to be set independently and on the responsibility of the parties involved.
Amendment 221 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Member States should significantly speed up the establishment of the single official national website referred to in Article 5 of Directive 2014/67/EU; the arrangements for using the website should take particular account of the needs of small and medium-sized enterprises.
Amendment 247 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) Member States should enforce existing rules on subcontracting strictly and consistently.
Amendment 295 #
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
1. When the anticipated or the effective duration of posting exceeds twenty-four months, the Member State to whose territory a worker is posted shall be deemed to be the country in which his or her work is habitually carried out, unless the parties have agreed on the application of a different law in accordance with Article 3(1) of the Rome I Regulation.
Amendment 418 #
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 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
The Member States and social partners shall be responsible for determining which elements make up the remuneration.
Amendment 448 #
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 1a
Article 3 – paragraph 1a
Amendment 27 #
2016/0043(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The integrated guidelines are in line with the conclusions of the European Council. They give precise guidance to the Member States on defining their National Reform Programmes and implementing reforms, reflecting interdependence and in line with the Stability and Growth Pact; sufficient attention should be paid to compliance with this Pact and the implementation thereof. The employment guidelines should form the basis for any country-specific recommendations that the Council may address to the Member States under Article 148(4) of the TFEU, in parallel with the country-specific recommendations addressed to the Member States under Article 121(2) of that Treaty. The employment guidelines should also form the basis for the establishment of the Joint Employment Report sent annually by the Council and the European Commission to the European Council.
Amendment 30 #
2016/0043(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The examination of the Member States' National Reform Programmes contained in the Joint Employment Report shows that Member States should continue to make every effort to address the priority areas of increasing labour market participation and reducing structural unemployment by reducing the barriers to entry in the labour market, developing a skilled workforce responding to needs of a labour market needsthat responds more flexibly to supply and demand and promoting job quality and, lifelong learning, and the health and working capacity of the ageing workforce; improve the performance of education and training systems at all levels and increasing participation in tertiary education, Ppromoting social inclusion, the reconciliation of the needs of family and professional life and combating poverty.
Amendment 81 #
2015/2354(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to work towards a simplified and standardised form in the procedure for the cross-border provision of services in order to reduce the requirements in relation to the posting of workers and thereby integrate SMEs more effectively into the internal market;
Amendment 93 #
2015/2354(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support job creation in the collaborative economy by dpreveloping appropriate safeguardsnting legal grey areas where existing requirements in relation to tax and employment law and other regulations as well as consumer rights are undermined, while at the same time providing a pregulatformy framework that will allow entrepreneurs to grow, innovate and create jobs.
Amendment 1 #
2015/2349(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas technological advances, new business models and digitalisation have transformed and opened up the transport sector significantly in recent years, with major impacts on traditional business models and working conditions and employment in the sector;
Amendment 4 #
2015/2349(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas only 1.7 % of EU enterprises make full use of advanced digital technologies, while 41 % do not use them at all; whereas the digitalisation of all sectors is crucial to maintain and improve the EU’s competitiveness;
Amendment 10 #
2015/2349(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas transport services can provide a good way of becoming self- employed and promote a culture of entrepreneurship;
Amendment 12 #
2015/2349(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas online platforms for transport services can meet the individual labour requirements of a registered worker immediately and smoothly;
Amendment 18 #
2015/2349(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the need for a positive regulatory environment that encourages investment and access to financing, and fosters sustainable growth and quality jobs within small transport businesses;
Amendment 24 #
2015/2349(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the emergence of the collaborative economy with more flexible forms of work and the new opportunities it offers for workers to earn additional income; notes that the collaborative economy is an important tool in the fight against underemployment and unemployment; calls on the Commission and Member States to promote the development of the collaborative economy and to provide a stable legal framework for its further development;
Amendment 30 #
2015/2349(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes the opportunities of the collaborative economy and the Digital Single Market for job cthe creation of jobs with a relationvely low entry threshold and more inclusive growth within small transport businesses; stresses, however, that the collaborative economy must not lead to an avoidance of tax and social contributions, nor to non-compliance with the high transparency potential of the collaborative economy through the simplified technical traceability of the transport services provided in the collection of tax and social contributions; stresses that the collaborative economy players must not infringe employment and social legislation;
Amendment 38 #
2015/2349(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points to the relatively low barriers to beginning a career in the transport sector and its great potential therefore in combating long-term unemployment;
Amendment 40 #
2015/2349(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls on the Member States to implement and enforce all national laws and regulations relating to online transport service platforms;
Amendment 50 #
2015/2349(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. ICalls concerned about the rise of precarious employment, bogus self- employment, undeclared work and social dumping; calls on the Member States to guarantee fair competition and ensure decent w the Member States to guarantee fair competition and ensure decent working conditions and enforce existing social protection for all workers in order to reduce precarious working conditions in a sectork ing conditions and the highest possible level of social protection for all worker transition; calls on the Commission and Member States to fight illegal bogus self-employment through the improved enforcement of existing rules;
Amendment 67 #
2015/2349(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is concerned about the misuse of subcontracting in the transport sector to circumvent working and employment standards; calls on the Commission and the Member States to introduce and strengthen laws on joint and several liabilityStresses that working and employment standards must not be circumvented through subcontracting in the transport sector;
Amendment 77 #
2015/2349(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the development of new working time models that enable workers to improve their work-life balance; stresses, however, the importance of, work part-time and have additional earnings; stresses, however, that the digitalisation of the transport sector will make it easier to monitoring compliance with mandatory driving and resting times as well as working hours;
Amendment 90 #
2015/2349(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to gather reliable data on the collaborative economy in the transport sector and to study the impact on working conditions;
Amendment 15 #
2015/2345(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that EU programmes such as the EaSI, ESF and FEAD cannot be implemented without NGO involvement; takes note that evidence on effectiveness of EC-NGO cooperation remains scarce since the monitoring and evaluation systems rely heavily on NGO self - reporting;
Amendment 57 #
2015/2345(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to focus social NGO funding programmes on operational grants beyond one year, in order to ensure continuity and sustainability; however support should be conditional to an evaluation;
Amendment 65 #
2015/2345(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that most EU funds available for social NGOs require co-financing, andccording too high a share can be detrimental to the applicant NGO which may not be able to raise this amountthe co-financing principle, the EU grant may not finance the entire costs of an action implemented by NGO (or any other type of beneficiary); the beneficiary needs to raise a share of the required funds – typically at least 10% – from other sources;
Amendment 3 #
2015/2344(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that the success of the eurozone is dependent on increasing the welfare of all its citizens, and on well- functioning labour markets and; is convinced that growth and prosperity go hand in hand with labour markets which react to supply and demand and with properly functioning welfare systems, based on decent work with rights, a strong role for the social partners, social dialogue, collective bargaining and collective agreements, and; emphasises that European minimum standards are an effective way of preventing individual Member States from trying to gain an unfair competitive advantage by infringing workers’ rights or promoting social dumping;
Amendment 26 #
2015/2344(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 36 #
2015/2344(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Takes the view that the Member States should be provided with incentives and expertise to help them implement agreed structural reforms designed to enhance their competitiveness and their ability to withstand crises; points out that, if such incentives take the form of financial assistance, they should be linked to requirements such as compliance with the Stability and Growth Pact, in order not to undermine the principle of national responsibility and responsibility vis-à-vis the other Member States and to rule out deadweight effects;
Amendment 41 #
2015/2344(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets the fact that the current system of European economic governance is highly unbalanced and focuses almost exclusively on fiscal stability and wage competitiveness, while concerns about economic recovery, public investment policies and more and better jobs and social cohesion are largely ignoredvoluntary economic coordination arrangements are inadequate and that most of the country-specific recommendations are not implemented; is convinced that structural reforms can help to boost economic recovery and thus generate more investment and more jobs, which will in turn enhance social cohesion;
Amendment 60 #
2015/2344(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Asks the Member States to respect and promote the autonomy of collective bargaining on wages and working conditions, and to restore balance with the economic governance pillar by urgently moving aheadmake sure that economic governance takes sufficient account onf the social dimension;
Amendment 72 #
2015/2344(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the importance of not linking any unemployment benefit system with economic conditionality for the Member States, and of promoting social policies which fight poverty, social exclusion and social dumping;
Amendment 38 #
2015/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas unemployment has been diminishing since 2013 thanks to supportive macroeconomic policies and the impact of structural reforms as well as a continued sharp decrease of energy prices and a depreciation of the Euro; whereas it nevertheless remains too high, currently affecting 9.9 % of active citizens, i.e. 23 million Europeans, about half of them being long-term unemployed;
Amendment 61 #
2015/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas about 20 % of active citizens in the EU have only basic skills while 39 % of companies have difficulty finding staff with the required skills, whereas low educational level is one of the key causes of young people becoming NEETs; whereas a mismatch of skills can result in unemployment;
Amendment 105 #
2015/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas growing public debt remains too high in many Member States (the highest figures being for Greece at 167.8 % and Italy at 136 %), impeding growth and making the entire Union more vulnerable to crises; whereas continued low interest rates in the euro zone should be used for structural reforms by member states before an interest rate reversal becomes inevitable;
Amendment 195 #
2015/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that the EUmany EU member states continues to suffer from structural problems, that need to be addressed urgently prior to a potential future interest rate reversal by the ECB with a negative impact on state finances, pointing up the need to continue prioritising investment, structural reforms and responsible fiscal consolidation, thus reinforcing a favourable environment for business with a view to creating more quality jobs while balancing the social and economic dimensions; stresses that those priorities will only be achieved if investment in human capital is prioritised as a common strategy;
Amendment 255 #
2015/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Member States to modernise their current social protection systems, in order to guarantee their sustainability in the face of expected ageing; considers that pension schemes should be linked not only to life expectancy but also tothat can include other social and labour factors, while not jeopardising the sustainability of public finances;
Amendment 297 #
2015/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Points out that enterprises in the social economy face as many difficulties as traditional enterprises in obtaining public or private financing; underlines the need to give them more support, especially as regards access to the different forms of financing, such as European funds; welcomes therefore the fact that part of the funding for the EaSI programme is earmarked to help provide access to finance for social and solidarity-based economy enterprises;
Amendment 39 #
2015/2327(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the fact that vocational education and training (VET) and VET mobility play a vital economic and social role in Europe as a mechanism leading to equal opportunities for all citizens, including those from socially disadvantaged groups, unemployed young people, migrants and women, who are all under-represented in VET; calls on the Commission and the Member States to position VET as a choice which leads to a promising career, make it accessible to all,ensure that Erasmus+ is seen as an enhancement of a person's professional career and thus improves her chances on the labour market and to ensure a gender balance among participants and non- discrimination, and guarantee that it is adequately fundedfunded within the framework of the financial means of the programme;
Amendment 70 #
2015/2327(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to work with the Members States on stronger cooperation between education establishments and key stakeholders (businesses, VET facilities, research organisations, social partners, local/regional authorities and the youth sector) in order to enhance the responsiveness of the education and VET systems to labour market needs, and to guarantee that this cooperation is reflected in Erasmus+; believes that active involvement of beneficiaries in the design and implementation of the programmegood reporting and feedback by beneficiaries and a careful selection of participants can increases its success and added value;
Amendment 90 #
2015/2327(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that, despite clear improvements in recognition and validation systems in education and VET, problems still persist; calls for specific targets such as the implementation of a fully operational credit transfer system and recognition, and for validation of competences acquired through non-formal and informal learning and for them to be made comparable.
Amendment 26 #
2015/2321(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the refugee crisis is first and foremost a humanitarian crisis, brought about, inter alia, by the destabilisation of States in the neighbourhood of the EU, but one with long-term impacts and thus requiring long-term responses;
Amendment 36 #
2015/2321(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the number of asylum seekers and refugees recorded in Europe in 2014 and 2015 is unprecedented, which is due to the difficult humanitarian situation in some neighbouring countries to the EU, but also to better information opportunities through new technologies and a flourishing trafficking business; whereas, according to the Commission’s forecasts, among others, this number is likely to increase significantly in the coming years6; _________________ 6 http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/eu/fo recasts/2015_autumn_forecast_en.htm
Amendment 111 #
2015/2321(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights the fact that in order to facilitate the social inclusion and integration of refugees into the labour market, it is necessary to address serious and multi-faceted issues such as discrimination, linguistic barriers, the recognition of skills, diverse socio- economic and cultural backgrounds, health needs, including psychosocial and post- trauma support, family reunification and the significant share of disadvantaged groups among refugees, in particular worrying numbers of children, including unaccompanied children, people with disabilities, the elderly and women8; _________________ 8 http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset- Management/oecd/social-issues-migration- health/making-integration-work- humanitarian-migrants_9789264251236-en
Amendment 129 #
2015/2321(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Reiterates the importance of recognising the gender dimension of refugee status determination9, the needs of women who apply for international protection and the specific social inclusion and labour market integration challenges that women face; calls for gender to be fully mainstreathe equal treatment of men and womedn into all policies and procedures relating to asylum and migration; _________________ 9 EP Draft Report: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDo c.do?pubRef=- %2F%2FEP%2F%2FNONSGML%2BCO MPARL%2BPE- 571.702%2B01%2BDOC%2BPDF%2BV0 %2F%2FEN
Amendment 165 #
2015/2321(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights the fact that labour market conditions within host countries are a determining factor for the successful and durable integration of refugees; stresses that unemployment in the EU, in particular youth unemployment, is still at alarming levels, and that the Commission and the Member States should continue to prioritise policies and investments aimed at quality job creation and economic growth; calls, in that connection, for an assessment of the impact of the minimum wage on the integration of refugees with low or no qualifications;
Amendment 198 #
2015/2321(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Highlights the fact that expansive public fiscal policies, cover ing the extraordinary investments in social inclusion and labour market integration measures and programmes, are likely to have a positive effect on national GDPs in the short term, while medium- or long- term impacts on public finances will depend on the effectiveness of these measuresMember States must remain geared to budget consolidation in order to create scope for future investment which also fosters the social inclusion of refugees and their integration into the labour market;
Amendment 228 #
2015/2321(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls therefore on the Commission to raise the allocation of the European Social Fund to a 25 % share of the cohesion policy budget in the revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework11; calls on the Council, in the context of the forthcoming revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework, to adjust the ceilings for total allocations and for the individual headings to take account of the internal and external challenges which have arisen in connection with the refugee crisis; calls, further, on the Member States to make greater use of the scope for shifting resources within the Structural Funds to support integration projects for refugees and migrants; _________________ 11 http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/n ews-room/20131118IPR25534/MEPs- approve-new-cohesion-policy-€325bn-to- invest-in-Europe's-regions
Amendment 321 #
2015/2321(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Encourages the Member States to shorten the processing time of applications for international protection and to extend, to record levels of education and qualifications at initial-reception facilities and thus to extend, on a more targeted basis, early intervention measures such as language training, skills assessment and civic integration courses in particular to those asylum seekers who have good prospects of being granted international protection;
Amendment 327 #
2015/2321(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 124 #
2015/2320(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the EU to better engage Member State authorities, universities, businesses and financial institutions with a view to making full use of EU funding sources (e.g. the EFSI, the ESF, the ERDF, COSME, Horizon 2020 and Erasmus+) so as to help overcome the difficulty in accessing finance which is still one of the main barriers to the growth of SMEs; Horizon 2020 and Erasmus+) so as to help overcome the difficulty in accessing finance which is still one of the main barriers to the growth of SMEs; also emphasises the importance of cross- border SME promotion programmes under the framework of the European research initiative EUREKA as a means to further cooperation between SMEs and research institutes;
Amendment 137 #
2015/2320(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Takes the view that the artificial academisation of specific professions idoes not helpful if one wishes to tacklnecessarily solve the problem of skills scarcities in SMEs; believes that vocational training, and especially dual systems operated in cooperation with SMEs, should be given more public support; stresses that dual training is an important tool in reducing youth unemployment and calls for support for SMEs which train young people to become qualified skilled workers and thus make an important contribution to including young people in the labour market and in society;
Amendment 207 #
2015/2320(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. takes the view that only with improved access to financing through the SME correcting factor is a stable financial situation created which fosters growth and thereby sustains employment;
Amendment 249 #
2015/2320(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. calls on the Commission to carry out an SME test on legislation relevant to SMEs in accordance with its guidelines on impact assessment;
Amendment 273 #
2015/2320(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Member States to remove the remaining administrative barriers with a view to facilitating market access for micro-enterprises and SMEs from other Member Stat, particularly those providing cross-border services;
Amendment 294 #
2015/2320(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Notes that in some cases EU competition policy results in privileging that mostly benefits big market operators that are characterised by greater economic efficiency than SMEs; stresses in this regardstresses the need for specific measures for SMEs in order to curb their market diseconomies, thus enabling their internationalisation and boosting their job creation potential;
Amendment 305 #
2015/2320(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. appeals to Member States for public bodies to officially restrict themselves to their statutory sector when providing services so that their special tax position does not give rise to SMEs suffering because competition has been distorted;
Amendment 6 #
2015/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EGF was initially established to provide support to workers made redundant as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation; whereas the objective of the Fund is to prepare redundant workers for a new job and to provide them with support; whereas, by way of derogation, the scope of the EGF was expanded to include workers made redundant as a result of the global financial and economic crisis from 2009 to 2011, and this scope was further expanded to permanently include the crisis criterion and self-employed individuals from 2014 to 2020;
Amendment 39 #
2015/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that the functioning of the EGF has been improved by reforms to the regulation, but that care must nevertheless be taken to ensure that the Fund does not acquire a macroeconomic stabilisation function as a preliminary stage for a European unemployment insurance scheme;
Amendment 133 #
2015/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Notes that SMEs account for 8599 % of all EUthe total number of enterprises in Europe and, in this context, expresses concern that the EGF has had a very limited impact on SMEs, despite the fact that it clearly provides scope for SMEs to be targeted; stresses that greater account must be taken, in the support given to redundant workers, of proportionality between workers from SMEs and workers from large companies;
Amendment 146 #
2015/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Member States to proactively support redundant workers in SMEs using the flexibility provided for in Article 4(2) of the current regulation, in particular with regard to collective applications involving SMEs;
Amendment 13 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
- having regard to its legislative resolution of 2 February 2016 on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a European Platform to enhance cooperation in the prevention and deterrence of undeclared work, (COM(2014)0221 - C7-0144/2014- 2014/0124(COD)),
Amendment 32 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. having regard to the increased trend towardwhereas undeclared work, and bogus self- employment, outsourcing and subcontracting, leading to an increase in precarious jobs and deteriorating levels lead to distortions of competition which result in long-term damage to social insurance systems and to the erosion of worker protection;
Amendment 70 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the Court of Justice of the European Union in its judgment in case C- 341/05, Laval, of 18 December 20073 highlighted the legitimacy of the struggle against social dumping and that it must be viewed together with the fundamental freedoms; __________________ 3 http://curia.europa.eu/juris/showPdf.jsf?te xt=&docid=71925&pageIndex=0&doclang =DE&mode=lst&dir=&occ=first&part=1& cid=498309.
Amendment 96 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. having regard to the importancewhereas the EU has no regulatory powers under Article 153(5) TFEU in respect of the principle of ‘equal pay and the same social protection for the same work at the same place’ for all European workers, and whereas this principle violates the freedom to provide services;
Amendment 147 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 170 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on Member States to increaseconstantly review the staffing levels and resources of their labour inspectorates and their liaison offices, in particular for interpretation and translation;
Amendment 194 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the creation of a European body of cross-border labour inspectors to carry out on-the-spot checks in suspected cases of social dumping, including by identifying 'letterbox companies', which body would work in coordination with the platform against undeclared work in order to limit the financial burden involvedNotes that the recent decision to establish a European platform to combat undeclared work supports the Member States and their labour inspectorates and therefore reduces the financial burden on them and increases the cross-border effectiveness of the measures to combat the grey economy;
Amendment 242 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to submit a proposal for a directive based on ILO Convention No 189 concerning decent work for domestic workersmonitor the working conditions of domestic workers and, if necessary, submit proposals for improvement;
Amendment 246 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 269 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Requests thatCalls for information on postings should not be retroactive and shouldto be entered in a European electronic register; stresses that the competent authorities of the host Member State should be able to revise form A1 in the event of seriouscalls for an effective mechanism to be developed for checking posting certificates in order to effectively eliminate doubts about whether a posting is genuine;
Amendment 302 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for a public list to be drawn up of enterprises responsible for serious breaches of EU legislation to be drawn up, after they have received a prior warning;
Amendment 316 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading II
Subheading II
Amendment 353 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that Directive 96/71/EC refers only to Articles 57 and 66 TFEU relating tobecause it regulates the freedom to provide services and freedom of movement; believes that its legal basis must be complemented by Articles 151 and 153 TFEUon the internal market;
Amendment 365 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that the notion of 'minimum wage' contained in Directive 96/71/EC should be revised to ensure equal pay for posted workers and locEmphasises that Directive 96/71/EC has its legal basis in the internal womarkers in similar positions; stresst rule and that it thus regulates the nfreedom to respect the collective agreements of the host country and to ensure, through the revision of Regulations (EC) No 883/2004 and (EC) No 987/2009, the payment of gross earnprovide services; considers, therefore, that the country-of-origin principle should be retained in order to avoid reverse discrimination and discrimination within the workforce of the postings corresponding to the remuneration paid by the employer before the deduction of taxes and social security contributions payable by employees and withheld by the employer; recalls that specific posting bonuses should be paid on top of remunerationmpany; states that a switch to the country-of-destination principle (“same pay in the same job in the same place”) represents an infringement of the national wage setting system and thus also of the principle of free collective bargaining and that the EU has no powers to take such a measure;
Amendment 392 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 434 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for increased controls on the implementation of working time and rest times in the transport sector; calls, following a thorough analysis of the infrastructure situation and a weighing- up of the costs and administrative burdens, for the introduction of automatic digital records and the development of '“smart tachographs'” for all means of transport, including inland waterway transport; recalls the wish expressed in its resolution from 3 July 2012 that “until 2020 (...) all vehicles that are not exempt from Paragraphs 2 and 3 of this regulation (must) be equipped with a smart tachograph”12 ; __________________ 12 www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do? type=TA&reference=P7-TA-2012- 0271&language=DE&ring=A7-2012- 0195#BKMD-7.
Amendment 454 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls for the creation of a European transport agency bringingan ongoing review tog dether existing agencies; takes the view that, at the very least, a specific road transport agency is needmine how cooperation between the existing transport agencies can be improved;
Amendment 471 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Asks the CommissionEmphasises that the Member States are competent, if necessary, to clarify the provisions so that a distinction can be drawn between employees and self- employed workers to combat '“bogus self employment'”; emphasises that airline pilots and train drivers cannot be considered to be independent of the companies for which they work;
Amendment 494 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Believes that the rules on cabotage are not sufficiently precise, which facilitates the practice of some road operators of engaging in permanent cabotage; wishes cabotage operations to be subject to mandatory prior notifications to their practicability and effectiveness, and improved where necessary;
Amendment 534 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on Member States, where necessary, to review their laws so that instead of “zero-hour-contracts”, agreement can be reached on a set number of working hours which the employer can ask a worker to perform as required, provided that he meets the voluntary or mandatory deadlines for doing so; or to eliminate precarious employment relationships called 'zero-hour-“pay-to- fly” contracts' for 'pay-to-fly” contracts; points out that precarious working conditionsthe purpose of evading social security contributions; points out that such contract designs might represent an additional safety risk in aviation;
Amendment 546 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission to shortly submit a proposal for a directive on requirements with regard to the crews of vessels providing regular cargo, passenger and ferry services operating between Member States so that the conditions applicable on board a vessel are those of the State applying the most favourable standards for workersexamine whether an additional regulatory proposal governing working conditions in the shipping industry which goes beyond the existing agreement concluded by the social partners at EU level;
Amendment 558 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 567 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to rapidly draw up proposals to combat unfair competition in the digital and sharing economyobserve new phenomena in the digital world of work and, where necessary, to make proposals to rectify cases of abuse;
Amendment 595 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Takes the view that a social protocol is necessary to ensure the primacy ofNotes that fundamental rights overmake economic freedoms possible;
Amendment 630 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. WishUrges that wage floors be establishedthe introduction of wage floors be examined by Member States, possibly in the form of a minimum wage; emphasises that this instrument should be set up by Member States on the basis of legislation or convention, in accordance with national practices, with due respect for the role of the social partners; believes that these wage floors should represent at least 60 % of the average national wage; calls on the Commission to consult social partners with a view to introducing, where appropriate, a minimum wage in certain cross-border sectors which are characterised by highly mobile worktakes the view that the level of the wage floor should be determined by the social partners;
Amendment 652 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Supports the further development of unemployment benefit arrangements as a mechanism for absorbing asymmetric social shocks withinexisting support mechanisms such as the eEuro areapean Globalisation Fund;
Amendment 668 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
Amendment 681 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls on the Commission to also propose an appropriate legislative instrument providing that companies have a duty of care for which they may be held liable, inexamine how companies can be required to have a greater duty of care with respect tof both their subsidiaries and their sub-contractors operating in third countries in order to prevent the risk of violations of human rights, corruption, severe physical injury or environmental damage and the violation of ILO Conventions;
Amendment 698 #
2015/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Considers that Directive 96/71/EC and the rules coordinating social security systems must be revised before any trade agreement including provisions relating to 'Mode 4' can be concludedthe social security systems must not be subverted by concluding trade agreements;
Amendment 9 #
2015/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Notes that the gender-specific employment, pay and associated pension gap, together with the fact that most single-parent families are headed by women, contribute to the situation whereby women are particularly affected or threatened by poverty;
Amendment 14 #
2015/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that closing the gender pay gap requirescan only be closed by increased transparency in pay systems, gender-neutral classification, a reversal of the onus of proof when it comes to challenging gender and an improvement in statistical data, gender-neutral job diescrimination in the workplace, and desegregation of theptions and a balanced workforce;
Amendment 29 #
2015/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that efforts to closeing the gender pay gap will benefit from measures that improve conditions for all low- and medium-waged workers, including reversing the trend of declining labour income share and linking wage growth tocan be promoted by achieving gender equality and better using the talents and abilities of women, and that wage growth is dependent on increasing productivity1, increasing the minimum wage, reducing unemployment and boosting collective bargaining rights; __________________ 1 International Labour Organisation, Global Wage Report 2012/13: Wages and equitable growth, 2013.and that this also applies to the minimum wage; is aware that collective bargaining rights will be safeguarded;
Amendment 47 #
2015/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that women are disproportionately and often involuntarily concentrated in precariousmore often employed in less stable work; urges the Member States to consider implementing the International Labour Organisation (ILO) recommendations intended to reduce the scale of precarious work2, such as restrictflexible work2, e.g.by analysing the circumstances in which precarioussuch contracts can be used and limicreating the length of time workers can be employed on such a contract, after which they must be given a permanent contractrules restricting successive fixed-term employment contracts without substantial justification; __________________ 2 International Labour Organisation, Policies and regulations to combat precarious employment, 2011.
Amendment 64 #
2015/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the lack of affordable childcare contributes to the gender employment gap, the pay gap and related pension gap, and the disproportionate number of women who arwomen are particularly often in part-time work, which may be lin precarious work and in or at risk of poverty; urges the Member States to ensure access to childcare by, for example, increasing expenditure on the provision of childcare services and/or subsidies to households,ked to a lack of affordable childcare services; notes that access to childcare is important and calls on the Member States to incentivisinge employer contributions to childcare costs, and makinge better use of EU funds;
Amendment 75 #
2015/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Member States to make better use of the European structural and investment funds, particularly the European Social Fund and the European Regional Development Fund, to prevent women being in or at risk of poverty;
Amendment 81 #
2015/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that women’s economic independence plays a crucial role in their ability to escape situations of domestic violence, and that women who have exhausted their paid leave are at risk of losing their jobs and economic independence; calls on the Commission and the Member States to consider introducing a statutory right to paid domestic violence leave.;
Amendment 130 #
2015/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 158 #
2015/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 200 #
2015/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 215 #
2015/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 220 #
2015/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 227 #
2015/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 234 #
2015/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 253 #
2015/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 263 #
2015/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 272 #
2015/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 278 #
2015/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 4 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that whilst it is impossible to hold back the digital revolution, Welcomes the Commission's Digital Single Market Strategy; stresses the opportunities for innovation and prosperity is possible to shape its courset offers, particularly as greatest job growth is expected in the areas requiring digital literacy;
Amendment 5 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that whilst it is impossible to hold back the digital revolution, it is possible to shape its coursWelcomes the new Commission strategy for a digital single market that will bring growth and jobs to Europe;
Amendment 40 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 47 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that employment and social policy need to keep pace with the digitalisation of socithe labour markety;
Amendment 62 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to undertake a thorough assessment of the impact which digitalisation will have on the number and types of jobs available and to gather information on new forms of employment, such as crowdsourcing and crowdworking; and on the effects of new forms of employment on working and family life;
Amendment 68 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas all Union policies and legislations in the area of the Digital Single Market should allow new opportunities for users and businesses to emerge, especially within today’s service society, while taking a holistic approach that considers their social dimension as they inevitably involve structural changeoffer EU citizens a larger variety of cross-border services, stimulate the creation of innovative online services at competitive prices and facilitate easier access for businesses, and in particular SMEs, to cross-border markets;
Amendment 78 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that as job and skills profiles become more complex, newchange, ever-changing demands are being placed on training and further education; points out that further training should be job-related and in the common interest of workers and employers; emphasises the importance of social dialogue in efforts to bring course content up to date and develop skills strategies;
Amendment 84 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas there is a strong need for an improved and robust digital economy in Europe. Barriers between Member States must be removed to create a real 'Digital Single Market' which constitutes one of the cornerstones of growth and employment in the EU;
Amendment 91 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Member States to adapt educational systems not to the needs of the labour market but rather to promoting teaching and interest in mathematics, IT, science and technology in all educational institutions and to provide incentives for women to work in the field of ICT; calls on the Member States to harmonise digital skills, job profiles and training Europe-wide and to recognise digital skills that are often acquired outside formal training;
Amendment 96 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on Member States to adjust their education systems in response to these new labour market requirements and to promote the acquisition of digital skills;
Amendment 97 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Amendment 102 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Encourages the Member States to develop the digital skills of teachers as part of their training;
Amendment 104 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Calls on the Commission, inter alia, to use appropriations from the Youth Employment Initiative to support associations (grassroots movements) which teach disadvantaged young people digital skills; calls on Member States to provide support by making premises available;
Amendment 106 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Calls on Member States to make appropriations available to employers from all possible funds in order to invest more in the digital training off their less qualified staff or to recruit low-qualified staff with a promise of further training financed from these sources;
Amendment 108 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4e. Calls on the Commission and Member States, jointly with private industry, to develop free, freely accessible, standardised and certified on-line training courses in order to teach participants a minimum of digital skills;
Amendment 108 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas rules that have been crucial in the classical (offline) business world must be appropriately translated into rules for the digital world;
Amendment 110 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 f (new)
Paragraph 4 f (new)
4f. Encourages Member States to make these on-line courses an integral part of the Youth Guarantee;
Amendment 111 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 g (new)
Paragraph 4 g (new)
Amendment 118 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the establishment of the Europe-wide grand coalition for digital jobs, and encourages businesses to join; calls on the Commission and Member States to facilitate suitable instruments for active participation by SMEs in this coalition; draws attention to the necessary role of private industry in overcoming the shortage of education in digital skills, and notes the vital role of dual training in this context; welcomes the Commission’s e- skills campaign and calls on all participants to further develop these jointly with educational establishments and undertakings;
Amendment 126 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points outEmphasises that the digitalisation-driven trend towards more flexible working practices may also give rise to precarious forms of employment to which current standards as regards social security, working time, working location, worker participation and employment protection no longer apply; calls for self-employed persons with quasi-employee status to be placed on an equal footing with employed persons under employment law represents an opportunity for work to be organised in new ways enabling greater efficiency in the performance of tasks and a better work/life balance;
Amendment 129 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points out that the digitalisation-driven trend towards more flexible working practices may also give rise to precarious forms of employment to which current standards as regards social security, working time, working location, worker participation and employment protection no longer apply; calls for self-employed persons with quasi-employee status to be placed on an equal footing with employed persons under employment law can also take account of the desire for more flexible working arrangements and better reconciliation of family life and work; stresses that existing protection standards in the workplace are also maintained in the digital world of work; observes that the principle of codetermination must be preserved; notes that self-employed persons can themselves choose when and where to work, as well as who to accept work from;
Amendment 129 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas a high level of consumer protection and satisfaction entails necessarily entails choice, flexibility, information, responsibility of all operators along the value chain and trust in a secure online environment;
Amendment 138 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
Dc. whereas a regulatory environment which better incentivizes investments in fixed and mobile electronic communications infrastructures is an essential requirement for a flourishing Digital Single Market; Widely available advanced communications infrastructures is essential for an inclusive digital economy;
Amendment 140 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas for the Digital Single Market to be competitive and to deliver its benefits to citizens and businesses, a level playing field for operators must be created. Market players need a reliable, fair, transparent and proportionate regulatory framework that allows them to compete fairly and equitably and to come up with innovative ideas and products without facing burdensome regulation;
Amendment 144 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the increasing development of e-commerce and online activities provides new possibilities for consumer protection and IPR enforcement; whereas the application of a duty of care along the supply chain would reinforce consumer and business trust online[CE1] by increasing cooperation and exchange of information and best practices to combat illegal goods and content;
Amendment 146 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D d (new)
Recital D d (new)
Dd. whereas creativity and innovation are the drivers of the digital economy, and whereas it is essential therefore to ensure a high level of protection of intellectual property rights;
Amendment 150 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that the sharing economy requires a rethinking of social relations in the working world;
Amendment 153 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Stresses that Member States need to adjust their labour legislation to the digital economy, and to the sharing economy in particular;
Amendment 158 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that freedom of association must apply in the context of new forms of employmentcompany-level agreements are an important instrument for dealing with changing requirements within firms; stresses the importance of freedom of association as a fundamental right enshrined in national legislation;
Amendment 172 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the need to develop employee data protection measures which cover new forms of data collection (relations between humans and robots); stresses that new relations between humans and robots also provide opportunities for removing burdens and providing backing for the inclusion of older and physically or mentally impaired workers;
Amendment 181 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission, the Member States and the social partners to suggest ways of enhancadapting social security for self- employed persons in need of protection, in order to safeguard the effectiveness of existing national systems.to this new way of working, particularly in regard to self-employed workers in the context of the sharing economy;
Amendment 185 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission, the Member States and the social partners to suggest ways of enhancing social security for self- employed persons in need of protection, in order to safeguard the effectiveness of existing national systems; stresses the central role of the social partners in shaping an increasingly digitalised world of work; calls on both national and European social partners to monitor and support, in line with their 2015-2017 work programme, digitalisation and its impact on work.
Amendment 188 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Welcomes Commission action to improve price transparency and regulatory oversight over cross-border parcel deliveries, but stresses that, as a result, there must be no adverse consequences for worker health and safety in that sector and jobs must not be relocated outside the EU.
Amendment 193 #
2015/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Calls on the Commission to arrange for a study to be produced on the spillover effects of digitalisation, such as greater labour intensity, on workers' psychological wellbeing and family life and on the development of cognitive abilities in children.
Amendment 210 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the European commission to propose initiatives that will overcome legal fragmentation and allow companies to reap the benefits of the single market, giving consumers a wider choice;
Amendment 220 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that users’ trusttrust of citizens and businesses in digital services is vital to innovation and growth in the digital economy and that reinforcing that trust for both consumers and economic operators should be at the basis of both public policy and business models;
Amendment 255 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the urgent need for the Commission and Member States to promote a more dynamic economy for innovation to flourish and for European companies to scale up, through the development of e- government, a modernised integrated regulatory framework supporting investments in infrastructures and fit for the emergence and scale- up of innovative businesses, and a long term investment strategy in infrastructure, skills, research and innovation; to this end, calls for considering the possibility of financing through the EFSI;
Amendment 277 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the need for cross-border financial instruments of venture capital which can support innovative SMEs in the scale up phase encouraging the emergence of European leaders in this new digital environment.
Amendment 307 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is concerned aboutby the different national approaches taken ton regulating the internet and the sharing economy; urges the Commission to take action to preserve the integrity of the single market and the internet as an trusted and secured open and global platform for communication and innovation while safeguarding citizens' interest in consistent consumer protection standards across all digital services and fair competition in the digital economy;
Amendment 339 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Is concerned by the different national fiscal approaches regarding the digital and sharing economy;
Amendment 369 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Commission’'s initiative to improve theconsumers' legal protection of consumers as regardsconcerning intangible digital content; points out that while consumers buying genuine tangible digital content, goods and services are protected by consumer protection laws, consumer rights when buying intangible digital content remain largely unregulated; agrees that consumers should enjoy a comparablthe same level of protection regardless of whether they purchase digital content online or off, goods and services online or offline; calls on the Commission and Member States to adopt the necessary measures against the sales of illicit content and goods online;
Amendment 378 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Commission’s initiative to improve the legal protection of consumers as regards intangible digital content; points out that while consumers buying tangible digital content are protected by consumer protection laws, consumer rights when buying intangible digital content remain largely unregulated; agrees that consumers should enjoy a comparable level of protection regardless of whether they purchase digital content online or offline and whether they purchase tangible or intangible goods, products or content;
Amendment 384 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that consumers should be at the heart of the digital single market and calls for the adaptation of the current regulatory consumer protection framework for the digital age;
Amendment 387 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Welcomes the important steps that have been taken in recent years on online dispute resolution and underlines that other areas of e-commerce still need to be addressed to ensure a level playing field and help European e-commerce to accelerate;
Amendment 392 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 e (new)
Paragraph 7 e (new)
7e. Believes that better consumer protection has to be balanced with the needs and capacities of business, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises. The rights and obligations of consumers and businesses go hand-in- hand and must come to a fair balance for both sides;
Amendment 397 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Considers that dismantling barriers to the cross-border development of e- commerce is of the utmost importance. This concerns, in particular, cross-border parcel delivery and VAT rules applicable to the sale of goods and services – which, due to their fragmentation and a lack of transparency, hamper cross-border e- commerce;
Amendment 398 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 d (new)
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7d. Believes that building a truly inclusive Digital Single Market requires the interoperability of systems, the use of common standards and the application of the same rules online as offline;
Amendment 404 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that a full harmonisation ofEmphasises that developing the rules and the legal framework govconcerning online sales irrespective of whether they are cross- border or domestic sales, while maintaining the coherence of online and offline rules regarding legal remedies, constitutes the most practical and proportionate approachshould be done in a technology neutral manner, which allows consumers and businesses to choose the appropriate technology for each purpose; welcomes the efforts to boost e-commerce irrespective whether cross-border or domestic sales;
Amendment 414 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that a full harmonisation of the legal framework governing online salesthe supply of digital content irrespective of whether they are cross- border or domestic saletransactions, while maintaining the coherence of online and offline rules regarding legal remedies, constitutes the most practical and proportionate approach;
Amendment 431 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Considers that there is a need for further improvement and harmonisation of consumers' protection rules for both on-line and offline purchases of tangible goods and believes that this should be done together. Consumers should have the same rights and remedies regardless if they buy these goods on-line or offline;
Amendment 439 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that there is a risk that the Commission’s proposals entail a growing disparity between the applicable legal standards for offline and online purchases; believes that online and offline sales should be treated equally and that the consumer protection framework should be updated for the digital age to ensure a level playing field for consumers and for businesses;
Amendment 457 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 459 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Is sceptical about the legal nature ofBelieves that the model contracts regarding online sales of tangible goods in the absence of statutory regulationcould be one of the tools to spread best practices;
Amendment 485 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Considers that the principle of adequate information of consumers should apply in the field of e-commerce. Excessive information can lead to no information at all and may discourage consumers from buying online; considers therefor that current provisions should be adjusted to empower consumers to take informed decisions;
Amendment 492 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for an ambitious enforcement framework forof the consumers' acquis and of the Services Directive; encourages the Commission to make use of all means at its disposal to ensure the full and correct implementation of existing rules, including fast-track infringement procedures whenever incorrect or insufficient implementation of the directive isare identified;
Amendment 527 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Relies upon the high level of competition in delivery markets to adapt to consumer needs online and to guarantee fair prices;
Amendment 554 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that ambitious actions are needed to improve access to legal digital content, and tangible goods and services by in particular by ending unjustified geo- blocking practices and unfair price discrimination based on geographical location;
Amendment 590 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Asks the Commission to propose measures to end practices such as IP tracking or the deliberate non- interoperability of systems restricting the choice of consumers and to guarantee the portability of people's digital lives;
Amendment 596 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Acknowledges that geo-blocking may be justified in certain cases, for example in the audiovisual sector, where financing production depends to a large extent on territorial exclusivity;
Amendment 603 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Supports in particular the Commission’'s planned scrutiny of the practical enforcement of Article 20(2) of the Services Directive, in order to analyse possible patterns of discrimination against consumers based on their country of residence; calls on the Commission to identify and define concise case groups of or general interests, such as public health (e.g. prohibition of selling tobacco products or alcohol to minors online) justifiedying discrimination under Article 20(2) of the Services Directive in order to outlaw unjustified discriminatory behaviour by private entities and in order to provide interpretative assistance to authorities responsible for applying Article 20(2) in practice; calls on the Commission to make concerted efforts to add the provision of Article 20(2) to the Annex of Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 in order to utilise the Consumer Protection Cooperation Network’'s investigation and enforcement powers;
Amendment 611 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Supports in particular the Commission's approach to address geo- blocking in an effective and targeted manner and considers that it is important to focus on technological measures and technical practices resulting in unjustified limitations on access to services provided across borders, on the conclusion of cross-border contracts, and also on adjacent activities, such as payment and delivery;
Amendment 616 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Further points out the importance of the ongoing cCompetition sSector iInquiry into the e- commerce sector in order to investigate, inter alia, whether unjustified geo-blocking restrictions infringe the rules of EU competition law; stresses the importance of increasing consumer and business confidence by introducingased on this sector enquiry results, changes to the Block Exemption Regulation, most importantly Article 4a and Article 4bay be needed, in order to limit undesirable re-routing and territorial restrictions;
Amendment 638 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Emphasises that incentivising private investments in fast and ultra-fast communication networks is a requirement for any digital progress, with competition remaining the main driver of infrastructure investments, innovation, affordable prices and choices for consumers; considers that little evidence exists, in the still fragmented European telecommunications market, of a link between consolidation of operators and increased investment in networks;
Amendment 669 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Believes that the regulatory framework should better reward the risks of private investments in new infrastructures. This will ultimately be beneficial to the end-user also in remote areas;
Amendment 680 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Asks the Commission to take the necessary measures enabling all citizens to be connected to the internet at the highest speed and the lowest possible costs;
Amendment 681 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 d (new)
Paragraph 19 d (new)
19d. Calls the Commission to assess the regulatory restrictions on operators that keep them from taking business risks and investing in sparsely-populated or geographically-challenging areas. In this respect, EU State Aid regime should play a key role where private investment alone cannot be ensured. Therefore, the current application of state aid rules must be reconsidered to enable a better roll-out of broadband and other solutions;
Amendment 683 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Considers that where private investment alone cannot be ensured, citizens and businesses need to be enabled to participate in the Digital Single Market through other measures; an ambitious goal on full Internet coverage should be set;
Amendment 686 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)
Paragraph 19 c (new)
19c. Believes that the financing instruments in the Juncker plan will be crucial sources of investment;
Amendment 711 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses that since the development of over-the-top services has increased demand and competition to the benefit of consumers, modernisation of the telecommunication framework should not lead to more regulatory burdens, but should drive innovation and fair competition; emphasises the importance of regulatory simplicity and predictability to boost infrastructure investments and to ensure similar rules for similar services;
Amendment 715 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses that sincwhile the development of over- the- top services has increased demand and competition to the benefit of consumers, consumers are faced with new risks related to fragmented consumer protection standards; considers therefore that modernisation of the telecommunication framework should not lead to moreunnecessary regulatory burdens, but should ensure a high level of consumer protection, drive innovation and fair competition for all actors across the EU;
Amendment 782 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses that uniform enforcement of the Connected Continent package, including the end of roaming surcharges and the net neutrality principle, requires the establishment of a singlefficient coordination between European telecommunications regulators;
Amendment 807 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Urges the Commission to develop an innovation-friendly policy that fostersacilitates market entry; fosters fair and effective competition between, and innovation in, between online platforms; considers that the priorities should be transparencyransparency, good cooperation with all the actors, facilitation of switching between platforms or online services, non-discrimination, access to platforms, and identifying and addressing barriers to the emergence and scale- up of platforms and ensuring a level playing field between competitors should be priorities;
Amendment 852 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Appreciates the Commission’'s initiative to analyse the role of platforms inas part of the Digital Economy as part ofSingle Market Strategy and calls on the Commission to ensure that all actors along the supcoming Internal Market Strategyply chain apply a duty of care by taking all necessary measures against the sales of illicit content and goods;
Amendment 875 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Urges the Commission to distinguish between technical intermediaries providing straightforward hosting services and platforms seeking to make protected works available to the public, and clarify the provisions of Directive 2000/31 on electronic commerce and Directive 2001/29 on copyright and related rights in the information society;
Amendment 880 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24c. Promotes an appropriate European fiscal framework for addressing the new challenges raised by the digital economy, in particular concerning a territorialization adapted for the digital economy;
Amendment 881 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Urges the Commission to take into account the essential contribution of the cultural and creative industries in the digital economy and ensure that rights holders are entitled to remuneration for the online use of their works by platforms;
Amendment 886 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Encourages the Commission to analyse the need to protect consumers in the sharingNew 3.3.2 New opportunities offered by the sharing economy Encourages the Commission to analyse the need to drive innovation and at the same time to protect consumers in the sharing economy which is essential for the competiveness of the EU economy and, where appropriate and if necessary, to come forward with proposals to ensure the adequacy of the consumer- related legislation framework in the digital sphere, including possible abuses;
Amendment 900 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Welcomes the increased competition due to the growth of the sharing economy and appreciates consumers' access to a broader range of goods and services at competitive prices and easier access;
Amendment 909 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Encourages the Commission and Member States to promote the sharing economy which could bring new opportunities and welcomes the potential of this new model to provide new consumers' safety features, such as turning cash-in-hand transactions into safe electronic payments, or providing more information about products and services;
Amendment 925 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Considers, in order to ensure trust and security in digital services, that increased resources from the public and private sector are required to strengthen the security of IT systems and, internet platforms, online networks and the encryption of communication, to improve cyber-attack prevention and to increase awareness of the risks and knowledge of basic security processes among users of digital services, inter alia via public-private partnership;
Amendment 957 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Considers that the rights and duties of all operators of the digital value chain should be clarified through the application of a duty of care principle, which should apply to online intermediaries;
Amendment 975 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Believes that a thriving European Digital Economy is a cornerstone for boosting job creation and growth in the EU and that it is fundamental also to the modernisation of traditional industry; notes the important role of SMEs as enablers of job creation and welcomes the development of new business models and services;
Amendment 976 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Stresses that the digitalisation of other industries including manufacturing, the energy and transport sectors, the retail sector and SMEs, public services and education needs to be actively strengthened;
Amendment 28 #
2015/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas evidence collected by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) shows that racism, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance are widespread, despite measures taken by governments and civil society across the EU, and whereas the social and political climate is growing ever more tolerant of extremist, racist and xenophobic agendas that exploit fears about youth unemployment, alienation as a result of migration flows and security in the face of terrorism and other geopolitical challenges;
Amendment 60 #
2015/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 172 #
2015/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes that, thanks to policy changes, people aged 55-64 make up an increasing share of workers; regrets, however, that the employment rate for this group has increased too slowly and remains below 50 % in the EU19; is concerned about how thestresses the need for an upgrade of digital market wskills affect employmentmong the working population, in particular for people over 50, and about how little prepared the EUstresses that digitalisation will contribute to social inclusion and the Member States are to address this issuelp older people remain in the labour market for longer by establishing closer human-machine cooperation; __________________ 19 Businesseurope , ‘Position paper on Promoting diversity in employment and workplaces’, Nov. 2013.
Amendment 271 #
2015/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Recalls that pursuing court cases, and ensuring adequate representation, is still problematic in some cases22, and urges the Member States to find ways to help victims in this regard, including by means of tax exemptions, legal aid and assistance from specialised NGOs, etc., and by ensuring legal redress and adequate representation; __________________ 22 EPRS, op. cit. EPRS, op. cit.
Amendment 282 #
2015/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Considers it necessary that adequate training is provided for employees of national, regional and local authorities and law enforcement bodies; believes that training for judges, prosecutors, lawyers and police force on non-discrimination legislation in employment and case-law is of critical importance, along with training on cultural understanding and unconscious bias provided by organisations representing the most discriminated groups;
Amendment 302 #
2015/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Calls on the Commission and Member States to use, and to make available, all possible funds, including the Progress Fund, funds to facilitate awareness raising and education campaigns about discrimination in employment; calls on the private sector to play its part in creating a discrimination-free working environment;
Amendment 39 #
2015/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas administrative burdens and direct costs incurred by companies as a result of occupational health and safety (OSH) policies are significantly lower than those associated with occupational diseases and accidents that the EU regulatory framework aims at preventing1; __________________ whereas some studies suggest that for companies the ‘return on prevention’ can be more than twice the original investment1a; __________________ 1a http://publikationen.dguv.de/dguv/pdf/100 02/dguv-rep1-2013.pdf 1 Evaluation of the European strategy on Safety and Health at Work 2007-2012, EC (2013) http://ec.europa.eu/social/BlobServlet?docI d=10016&langId=en and Socio-economic costs of accidents at work and work-related ill health, (2012) ec.europa.eu/social/BlobServlet?docId=74 16&langId=en
Amendment 111 #
2015/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes that many important fields of action are identified in the EU OSH strategic framework; stresses, in this context, that more concretewhere necessary legislative measureacts should be included in the framework, following the 2016-review;
Amendment 126 #
2015/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to define and applyraw up indicative quantitative reduction targets at EU level for occupational diseases and accidents at work for the Member States on the basis of comprehensive and comparable data following the 2016- review of the OSH strategic framework and to rely on the latest research findings when reviewing the framework;
Amendment 175 #
2015/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Member States, provided that comprehensive, reliable data is available, to incorporate quantitative and measurable targets into their national strategies;
Amendment 193 #
2015/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Acknowledges the importance of taking into account the situation, specific needs and lack of compliance by micro and small enterprises in the implementation of OSH measures at company level; encourages the Commission, EU-OSHA and the Member States to continue developing practical tools and guidelines, which improve the compliance of SMEs with OSH requirements; emphasises the need to rationalise existing legislative provisions and minimise the administrative burden for SMEs;
Amendment 287 #
2015/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to take action on one of the most prevalent work-related health problems in Europe and submit a proposal for a recomprehensive directivemendation on musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) to improve effective prevention and address the causes of MSDs; points out that integrating provisions of existing directives into a comprehensive directive laying down minimum requirements for protecting workers from exposure to ergonomic risk factors can benefit both workers and employers;
Amendment 326 #
2015/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 17 #
2015/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas a lack of relevant skills, together with an often obsolete education system, inflexible labour markets and a lack of economic growth, is an important factor causing youth unemployment;
Amendment 28 #
2015/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas according to recent findings, the majority of young people and entreprevery effort must be made to enesurs are of the opinione that education systems do not prepare students for work, while the and to guarantee close cooperation between representatives of the education sector are often of the opposite opinion, employers and students;
Amendment 42 #
2015/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the implementation of effective skills policies with the support of employers, employment agencies and parents, can improve the situation;
Amendment 71 #
2015/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the involvement of young people, relevant stakeholders, particularly the social partners, and organisations in the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of relevant initiatives aimed at supporting youth employment at EU, national and local level is of the highest importance;
Amendment 80 #
2015/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need to build up partnerships between local authorities, education and employment services and the business community to support the creation, implementation and monitoring of employment strategies and action plans; calls for closer co-operation between education, public administration, social partners, business and civil society, especially youth organisations;
Amendment 94 #
2015/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the importance of administrative capacity and functioning employment agencies; calls therefore for the provision of appropriate training for the administrative staff of local and regional authorities in order to use European funds more effectively and strategically;
Amendment 115 #
2015/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the key role of enterprises, including SMEs and micro-enterprises, in job creation and highlights their willingness to create traineeships and invest in the training of young people; stresses the need to provide education for entrepreneurship on every level, including pre-school education, by including in curricula the development in a safe environment (through games, simulations and youth projects) of the practical skills needed in starting and managing businesses;
Amendment 126 #
2015/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that the promotion of entrepreneurship is an, an understanding of economics, and fostering a sense of responsibility and initiative are important factors in promoting an active approach towards one’s own carrieer; believes that it is the responsibility of public bodies, businesses and the media to promote entrepreneurship;
Amendment 134 #
2015/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for the removal of administrative and financial barriers to starting and managing businesses through the simplification of procedures, easier access for start-ups to credit, venture capital and microfinance, tailor-made counselling, introduction of incentive measuresand an obligation for entrepreneurs to employing young people so as to secure the next generation; underlines the importance of microfinance and the EU Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) programme, as well as the Investment Plan for Europe, for achieving these goals;
Amendment 158 #
2015/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that training in the workplace and high-quality apprenticeships are ways of improving youth access to the labour market and a better use of these opportunities could enlarge the pool of potential candidates for vacancies and also improve their preparedness for work; stresses that disadvantaged undertakings and trainees need special support, e.g. in the form of extra tuition and support courses for trainees, and assistance for undertakings in coping with their administrative and organisational tasks;
Amendment 168 #
2015/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recalls that good quality educational guidance at all stages of education is necessary and can lower the risk of early school-leaving as well as help to overcome difficulties in accessing the labour market; this occupational guidance must be firmly anchored in the curriculum and must be provided in cooperation with economic actors and employment agencies;
Amendment 211 #
2015/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Recalls that traineeships and apprenticeships should lead to employment and condemns the abuse of such arrangementapprenticeships reflecting actual needs should lead to employment and that traineeships should prepare for a job, and condemns any abuses;
Amendment 265 #
2015/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Notes that young people, raised in an era of rapid technological progress have not only potential, talents and skills but also values and priorities that differ from the previous generation, and therefore it is worthwhile stressing the need for programmes and initiatives that would bridge the gap between generations while helping to understandpass on to the older generation the younger generation’s assetskills, which include multitasking, creativity, readiness to change, openness to technological progress and teamwork; stresses that education and training systems should be flexible enough to allow for the full development of the skills and talents of those people, which were often acquired by informal learning outside a school or training environment, and in particular that digital skills should be taught; stresses that the skills acquired should be those demanded on the labour market; emphasises moreover that recruitment and employment services staff should be well trained and equipped with skills that would givenable them a better understanding of Generation Yto recognise and evaluate the skills of Generation Y, which are often acquired by informal learning outside a school or training environment; stresses that job offers and recruitment strategies should be adjusted with a view to the potential of Generation Y;
Amendment 2 #
2015/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
– having regard to the interim assessment of the implementation of the European Progress micro-finance facility drawn up by the European Parliament’s research service in May 2015,
Amendment 4 #
2015/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the financial instruments offered through the Facility are mainly loans and guaranteein 2013 actions funded under the Facility included senior loans and guarantees; further notes that some of the intermediaries receive both a guarantee and a loan, however these two instruments always cover different portfolios;
Amendment 5 #
2015/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. FindNotes that the Facility had a very slow start and took some years to identify the gaps in order to increase its outreach in terms of financial intermediaries and beneficiaries; believes thatruns as a pilot project since 2010; further notes that weaknesses were identified in terms of outreach to vulnerable groups such as migrants and disabled people; however foresees that lessons learned have been reflected and some of the shortcomings have already been tackled in the new Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) instrument, but insist; welcomes that a strategic assessment of the targets, has been developed in accordance with the Europe 2020 objectives, should be developed;
Amendment 6 #
2015/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Welcomes that further budgetary resources have been allocated to the EaSI for micro-financing;
Amendment 8 #
2015/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the Facility’'s geographical coverage within the EU is not adequayet limited, extending as it does to only 20to only 22, soon to be 23, out of the 28 EU Member States; calls on the Commission to make greater efforts to ensure full geographical coverage and to identify and analyse the reasons for some Member States not being covered by the instrument; encourages the Commission to provide the wide public with sufficient information on possibilities of financing by this instrument;
Amendment 9 #
2015/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the growing importance of the microfinance business in the EU; is of the opinion that better account should be taken ofwelcomes the demand-driven approach of the Facility addressing the needs of micro-entrepreneurs and attracting private funding; recommends however that the beneficiaries’' needs in the further development of microcrediare subject to further assessment;
Amendment 11 #
2015/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Regrets that the social and employment impact of the Facility was scarcely assessed, particularly with regard to data on senior entrepreneurship and support for minorities; calls on the Commission to require the intermediate institutions to cooperate explicitly with minority associations in order to actively to involve vulnerable groups, such as women and minority groups, in the programme; in this regard calls on the Commission to initiate an in-depth impact assessment analysing the Facility and its successor programme under the MF/SE axis of EaSI;
Amendment 15 #
2015/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that 44% of all entrepreneurs supported by the Facility existed less than 1 year; calls on the Commission to further evaluate viability of the micro-businesses financed through the Facility; calls on the Commission to encourage development of employment sustainability through adequate guidance and training financed under the new EaSI instrument in order to secure long-lasting impact;
Amendment 16 #
2015/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. TakWelcomes the view that there was not enough complementarity between the Facility and the European Social Fund (ESF) with regard to the requirement that all microcredit providers work with entities providing training and mentoring services, particularly those supported by the ESFincreased flexibility of the new programme under the EaSI in responding to changing needs in respect of the funds reallocation between axes of the programme; calls on the Commission to avoid double funding by developing clear and transparent synergies between the EaSI and other Union programmes and initiatives;
Amendment 18 #
2015/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Asks the Commission to ensure that the ESF adapts better to the specific needs of the Facility’s beneficiaNotes that the ESF should provide key financing for creating enterprises, particularly by developing capacity building and training, in order to guarantee improved synergies between ESF programmes and the Facilityviable microfinance and social enterpreneurship accompanied by mentoring and training programmes; regrets that these tools are not directly financed by the EaSI;
Amendment 20 #
2015/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that the employment creation impact was less than initially expected, in spite of the fact that many recipients would have been completely excluded from the credit market were it not for microcredit; notes however that the Facility substantially contributed to job preservation; takes into account that this will be addressed by the new, more flexible EaSI instrument;
Amendment 22 #
2015/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. RNotes that almost 2000 applications for loans supported by the Facility were rejected; regrets the high number of rejected applications for microfinance and the still significant microfinance market gap, despite the increase in the number of micro-borrowers;
Amendment 30 #
2015/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Encourages the Commission to ensure that the Facility and the EaSI instrument continue to contribute to the EU added value and visibility.
Amendment 1 #
2015/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 25 #
2015/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls foronsiders closer cooperation at multilateral level with a view to achieving genuine coordination between the international organisations WTO and ILO;
Amendment 31 #
2015/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for a strengthening of the chapter on sustainable development in bilateral agreements through the provision of a complaints procedure open to the social partners;
Amendment 69 #
2015/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the fundamental role of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in ensuring sustainable economic growth both in the European Union and around the world; urges the Commission to adopt a new strategy on CSR that establishes stronger reporting and compliance requirements, and urges the Member States to endorse the promotion of CSR on a voluntary basis.
Amendment 23 #
2015/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Member States to address the gender gap in the ICT sector by creating more incentives for women, such as role models and career paths, in order to increase the visibility of women; urges the Commissioncalls on the Member States to adapt educational systems, where necessary, with a view to promote teaching and interest in STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathe Member States to unblock the Women on Boards Directivematics) in general and for female students in particular; takes note of the most recent Council discussion on the Women on Boards Directive and the concerns regarding a possible violation of the subsidiarity principle and its questionable legal basis;
Amendment 41 #
2015/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Demands a regular exchange of best practices among all relevant stakeholders, including social partners, to discuss the implementation of the gender aspect in the Digital Agenda; calls on the Commission to address this issue in its 2016 work programme initiative ‘New start for working parents’; welcomes the European "Code of Best Practices for Women and ICT" and calls for its wide and active implementation; welcomes the establishment of the Europe-wide "Grand coalition for digital jobs" and encourages the involved companies to put a special focus on recruitment and equal career opportunities for women;
Amendment 49 #
2015/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to identify newsuitable forms of employment especially for women that reconcile work and family life and to safeguard fundamental workers’ rights and the social protection of employees in order to combat precarious working conditions;
Amendment 62 #
2015/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that the gender pay gap continues for self-employed women and women working in the ICT sector; stresses that the principle of equal pay for equal work in the same workplace to ensure just and fair wages is being challengedis the result of different participation of women and men in the labour market throughout their working lives; stresses that the advances in the area of gender equality, the increasing employment participation of women and investments in social inclusion policies will help to reduce this gender pension gap in the future while the current pension situation of women is linked to the past; notes that the principle of equal pay for equal work in the same workplace challenges national wage setting mechanisms including the role of the social partners, violates the principle of subsidiarity and is incoherent with EU- treaties;
Amendment 76 #
2015/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the opportunity for a better work-life balance for women in the digital age; emphasises the risks poat work-related mental health problems, such as burnout, caused by the constant accessibility (e.g. burnout); advocates, therefore, a ‘right to log off’ for workerspresent a serious risk;
Amendment 239 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The disparities between the laws and administrative measures adopted by the Member States in relation to accessibility of products and services for persons with functional limitations including persons with disabilities create barriers to the free movement of such products and services and distort effective competition in the internal market. Economic operators, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), are particularly affected by those barriers.
Amendment 243 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Due to tThe differences in national accessibility requirements, individual professionals, SMEs and micro- enterprises in particular are discouraged from entering into business ventures outside their own domestic markets. The national, or even regional or local, accessibility requirements that Member States have put in place currently differ as regards both coverage and level of detail. Those differences may negatively affect competitiveness and growth, due to the additional costs incurred in the development and marketing of accessible products and services for each national market.
Amendment 246 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The approximation of national measures at Union level is therefore necessary for the proppromotes better functioning of the internal market in order to put an end toreduce fragmentation in the market of accessible products and services, to create economies of scale, to facilitate cross-border trade and mobility, as well as to help economic operators to concentrate resources on innovation instead of using those resources for complying with fragmented legal requirements across the Union.
Amendment 266 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) It is necessary to introduce the accessibility requirements in the least burdensome manner for the economic operators and the Member States, notably by only including in the scope the products and services which have been thoroughly selected and in that the Directive applies only to those undertakings which have the resources to comply with reporting and documentation requirements.
Amendment 279 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Most jobs in the Union are provided by SMEs and micro-enterprises. They have a crucial importance for future growth, but very often face hurdles and obstacles in developing their products or services, notably in the cross-border context. It iscould therefore necessary to facilitate the work of the SMEs and micro- enterprisbe advantageous to facilitate cross-border trade and sales by harmonising the national provisions on accessibility while maintaining the necessary safeguards.
Amendment 310 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(3a) This Directive does not apply to the following content of websites and mobile applications: (a) office file formats published before the entry into force of this Directive, unless such content is needed for active administrative processes relating to the tasks performed by the public sector body concerned; (b) time-based media published before 23 September 2020; (c) live time-based media; (d) online maps and mapping services, as long as essential information is provided in an accessible digital manner for maps intended for navigational use; (e) third-party content that is neither funded nor developed by, nor under the control of, the public sector body concerned.
Amendment 313 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Chapter II shall not apply to micro-enterprises, due to their limited resources and their field of operation.
Amendment 379 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(1a) The accessibility requirements referred to in Article 3 shall not apply if appropriate alternatives, such as accessible products or services, to which all consumers have access on identical or virtually identical terms, are available.
Amendment 382 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the estimated additional costs and benefits for the economic operators in relation to the estimated benefit for persons with disabilities, taking into account the frequency and duration of use of the specific product or service.
Amendment 392 #
2015/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 6
Article 12 – paragraph 6
(6) Where the economic operators have used the exception provided for in paragraphs 1 to 5 for a specific product or service they shall notify the relevant market surveillance, at the request of the competent authority of the Member State in the market of which the product or service is placed or made available. Notification shall include the, make available their proportionality assessment referred to in paragraph 3. Microenterprises are exempted from this notification requirement but must be able to supply the relevant documentation upon request from a relevant market surveillance authority.
Amendment 38 #
2015/0051(NLE)
Recital 1
(1) Member States and the Union should work towards developing a coordinated strategy for employment and particularly for promoting a skilled, trained and adaptable workforce and labour markets responsive to economic change through the targeted promotion of training in the MINT-sectors and with a view to achieving the full employment and social progress objectives set out in Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union. Member States, having regard to national practices related to the responsibilities of management and labour, are to regard promoting employment as a matter of common concern and coordinate their action in this respect within the Council.
Amendment 67 #
2015/0051(NLE)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) The introduction of EU-wide unemployment insurance is not considered a suitable coordination tool.
Amendment 68 #
2015/0051(NLE)
Recital 5 b (new)
(5b) The regulatory competence at EU level is lacking for the creation of a regulatory framework for a European minimum wage.
Amendment 126 #
2015/0051(NLE)
Annex 1 – section 1 – paragraph 3
Member States should, together with the social partners, encourage wage-setting mechanisms allowing for a responsiveness of wages to productivity developments. In this respect, differences in skills and local labour market conditions as well as divergences in economic performance across regions, sectors and companies should be taken into account. When setting minimum wages, Member States and social partners should consider their impact on in- work poverty, job creation, productivity and competitiveness.
Amendment 150 #
2015/0051(NLE)
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 2
High unemployment should be tackled and long-term unemployment prevented. The number of long-term unemployed should be significantly reduced by means of comprehensive and mutually reinforcing strategies, while avoiding disincentives, including the provision of specific active support to long-term unemployed to return to the labour market. The youth unemployment needs to be comprehensively addressed, including by equipping the relevant institutions with the necessary means to fully and consistently implement their national Youth Guarantee Implementation Plans.
Amendment 209 #
2015/0051(NLE)
Annex 1 – section 3 – paragraph 4
Mobility of workers should be ensursupported with an aim of exploiting the full potential of the European labour market, including by enhancing the portability of pensions and the recognition of qualifications. Member States should at the same time guard against abuses of the existing rules.
Amendment 236 #
2015/0051(NLE)
Annex 1 – section 4 – paragraph 3
The pension systems should be reformed in order to secure their sustainability and adequacy for women and men in a context of increasing longevity and demographic change, including by linking statutory retirement ages to life expectancy, by increasing effective retirement ages, and by developing complementarycreating incentives to take personal responsibility for accumulating capital for retirement savings.
Amendment 1 #
2015/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that many Member States still have large deficicontinue to be highly indebted and face budgetary constraints and that there is an urgent need to developachieve fiscal responsibility programmes that are fully compatible with quality, with balanced budgets, leading to job creation, and economic growth and welfare state sustainability, as a result, securing the welfare state for future generations too; calls on the Commission, which has already received the national budget proposals for 2016, and within the framework of COM(2015)00121, to provide a flexible process of fiscal responsibility at national level that allows for the adoption of socially responsible and economically efficient policies aimed at decent job creationobserve the Stability and Growth Pact agreements and, as a result, establish socially responsible job creation policies in support of the economy; __________________ 1 COM(2015)0012, ‘Making the best use of the flexibility within the existing rules of the SGP’.
Amendment 32 #
2015/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the fostering, under the agreed rules on deficits, of a European investment policy aimed at boosting growth and job creation; considers it regrettable, however, thatreinforces Parliament’s call3 to promote social investment not only in pursuit of financial profit but also with the aim of promoting a positive social impact has been neglected; __________________ 3 Resolution of 11 March 2015 (Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0068), paragraphs 10 and 18.
Amendment 51 #
2015/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes note of the recommendations on the need to move forward within new labour reforms, and calls for such reforms, if carried out, to guarantee social dialogue and to ensure necessary political consensus in order to be sustainable and effective; considers it regrettable that many labour reforms have not ensured the required balance between flexibility and security, resulting in, for example, the exclusion of millions of workers from collective bargainingstresses that, in connection with labour reforms, the flexicurity approach developed by the Commission is being followed; calls for labour reforms capable of reducing fragmentation, puttingspurring on the labour market to put an end to insecurity and increasinge the productivity and competitiveness of our economy while ensuring decent jobs and livingsocial-partner- negotiated wages through investment in human capital;
Amendment 75 #
2015/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) have warned of the social (in-work poverty) and economic (depressed internal demand) problems caused by the wage devaluation that has occurred in recent years; considers it regrettable that there is no reference to the importance of increasing wages, in so far as productivity advances permit, especially in those countries where wages are below the poverty threshold; recalls that minimum wages differ substantially between Member Statesset in Member States differ substantially (Bulgaria EUR 184/month, Luxembourg EUR 1 923/month), and reiterates its request for a study4 on this issue; __________________ 4 Resolution of 11 March 2015 (Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0068), paragraph 47.;
Amendment 78 #
2015/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that, in some labour reforms have introduced new contractual formulas that, according to the Commission, have increased precariousness in the labour markets; of particular concern are some Member States whose rates of temporary employment are over 90 % for new contracts, which particularly affects young people and women and which, according to the OECD1, is oneMember States, there are ossified, intergenerationally unbalanced labour markets failing to obey the laws of the market on which firms cannot flexibly recruit or release workers in the light of the state of their order books and that, accordingly, some labour reforms have introduced new contractual formulas which, in many instances, unfairly demand flexibility from the younger generation only; notes further that, in many instances, part-time, project-based ofr the direct causes of increasing inequality; __________________ 1 OECD report ‘In it together: Why less inequality benefits all’, 21 May 2015.emporary work makes it easier for the low skilled to enter employment; stresses that such employment arrangements are often specifically sought by workers because they make it possible to have a better work-life balance or additional earnings;
Amendment 92 #
2015/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take note of the IMF2 report on the causes and consequences of inequality, which states that the increase in the income gap is negatively affecting economic growth and the potential for job creation; calls for effective action on labour taxation, labour markets and redistributive policies to facilitate greater and upward economic and social convergenc and for fairer, supply-and- demand-based labour markets ensuring freedom of movement for workers in Europe; __________________ 2 IMF report ‘Causes and Consequences of Income Inequality: A Global Perspective’', June 2015.
Amendment 112 #
2015/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that high rates in long-term unemployment in the EU, especially in some Member States, are resulting in an increasing number of workers losing their benefits before finding a new job; considers it regrettable that manya number of Member States have limited access to such benefits or have reduced the amount available and/or the eligibility period for them; considers it important to maintain a balance between adequate social protection and adequate incentives for active job searching; calls for a specific study on such incentives at EU level, and calls on the Member States to guaranteelook into minimum income schemes to avoid pockets of social exclusion and ensure a minimum income to families;
Amendment 131 #
2015/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines the fact that, according to an IMF report3, the progressivity of tax systems has been weakened in recent years, resulting in increasing inequality; considers that the tax wedge has been much higher for low-wage workers and SMEs with higher effective tax rates; points out the importance of reducing taxes for labour and enterprises in pursuit of more redistributive formgreater demand and new jobs; __________________ 3 IMF report ‘Causes and Consequences of Income Inequality: A Global Perspective', June 2015.
Amendment 148 #
2015/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers it regrettable that, although the Commission has acknowledged tha there is no reference in the CSR to the fight against ‘poverty and marginalisation have increased’5, there is no reference in the CSR to the fight against poverty, and that no comprehensive strategy to fight it has been prepared; __________________ 5 COM(2015)0250 final.that Member States are not being called on to adopt poverty reduction strategies which take account of the various causes of poverty in the countries concerned; points out that education, and hence empowerment for employment, is the best anti-poverty tool;
Amendment 161 #
2015/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls for pension reforms to be made which look into a link between retirement age and increasing life expectancy, taking into account Parliament’s6 repeat recommendations to ensure their sustainability and adequacy; __________________ 6 Resolution of 11 March 2015 (Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0068); Resolution of 22 October 2014 (Texts adopted, P8_TA(2014)0038); Resolution of 25 February 2014 (Texts adopted, P7_TA(2014)0129).
Amendment 171 #
2015/0000(INI)
14. Is deeply concerned by the limited role that national parliaments, social partners and civil society have played in the drafting of the national reform programme (NRP) and the convergence programme (CP); calls on the Commission to favour, within the revision of the economic governance mechanisms, a reform that grants adequate democratic legitimacy to the European Semester.
Amendment 79 #
2014/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Strongly rejects the consideration ofConsiders active ageing policies alsolely as an instrument to maintain the employability of older workers, and calls on the Member States to and to make a contribution to intergenerational justice, and calls on the Member States, in view of rising life expectancy, after makeing all the necessary assessments before rais, to consider an increase ing the mandatory pension agretirement age where appropriate;
Amendment 25 #
2014/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
Amendment 32 #
2014/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas Europe is engaged in global competition, and affordable energy costs, the completion of the EU’s internal market and an improved investment climate for sustainable growth and the creation of jobs play a decisive role;
Amendment 69 #
2014/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to commit to a ‘just transition roadmap’ that combines ambitiounsiders environmental goals with strong socialalongside social and economic requirements, including the promotion of decent work, healthy and safe working conditions, and training and skills programmes, and the strengthening of worker information, consultation and participation rights regarding matters concerning sustainable development as well as of effective workforce representation;
Amendment 118 #
2014/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 125 #
2014/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to adopt ambitious and integrated regulatory, fiscal and financial frameworks to guarantee sustainable investment and encourage innovation, thereby fully unlocking the employment potential of these changes; highlights that policies should be developed in athe framework ofis long-term horizons that includes binding targets where necessary as well asand can include indicators to measure progress towards their achievement;
Amendment 141 #
2014/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Member States to fully respect and implement the new provisions of the revised EU legislation on public procurement, and to introduce proactively environmental and social criteria in their public procurement policies in order to create sustainable jobs;
Amendment 154 #
2014/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to use the EU Semester and the review of the Europe 2020 strategy to support green job creation; calls on the Commission to issue country- specific recommendations that contribute to higher employment and smaller ecological footprints, including a shift from labour to environmental taxation and the phasing out of counterproductive subsidies by 2020;
Amendment 183 #
2014/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Recommends that climate, renewable energy and energy efficiency targets should be considered investment targetskey principles for political action;
Amendment 184 #
2014/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Recommends that climate, targets and non-binding renewable energy and energy efficiency targets should be considered investment targets;
Amendment 204 #
2014/2238(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Notes that SMEs are key drivers of job creation in Europe; stresses that SMEs face particular challenges when exploiting the job opportunities of a green transition, in particular regarding access to finance, training and bridging skills gaps; calls on the Commission and the Member States to take ambitious action to provide support to facilitate green job creation in SMEs, including targeted information, awareness raising, technical assistance and access to finance and training measures;
Amendment 19 #
2014/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. Whereas measures to increase employment are an effective instrument for fighting poverty;
Amendment 25 #
2014/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
Amendment 35 #
2014/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
Amendment 60 #
2014/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. Whereas child poverty can be alleviated by improving opportunities in the labour market, especially those of women, through a better development of childcare;
Amendment 110 #
2014/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Amendment 158 #
2014/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 261 #
2014/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Urges Member States to guarantee universal, public, free and quality health care with regard to prevention and primary care, access to diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation, guaranteeing women the right to sexual and reproductive health by ensuring health care for babies, maternity care in the pre- and post-natal care period, particularly in the case of premature birth, access to family doctors, dentists and mental health specialists for all children, and integrate these aspects into national and the EU public health strategies;
Amendment 129 #
2014/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Welcomes the fact that part of the funding for EaSI is earmarked to finance social enterprises;
Amendment 130 #
2014/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Calls on the Commission to review the ceiling for loans to social enterprises laid down under the EaSI and determine whether this reflects market conditions;
Amendment 10 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point i
Paragraph 1 – point i
i) to ensure that TTIP will both safeguard existing jobs and make a significant positive contribution to creating more and better jobs and set ambitious global trade standards for sustainable development and labourin the areas in which progress on a multilateral level is considerably more difficult;
Amendment 46 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point iii
Paragraph 1 – point iii
iii) to ensure that the horizontal dimensions of labour and social provisions are recognised and fully integrated into all relevant operational parts of thcollated in the chapter on sustainability that is specially provided for that purpose agreement to ensure a coherent and comprehensive approach to trade and sustainable develop taken into account in their entirety in all relevant operational areas of the agreement;
Amendment 51 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. having in mind that bureaucratic burden and administrative costs which stem from tariff and non-tariff barriers to trade affect small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) disproportionately more than big companies;
Amendment 60 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point iv
Paragraph 1 – point iv
iv) to ensure that civil society can make a meaningful contributiois listened to and involved in tohe implementingation of relevant TTIP provisions;
Amendment 70 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point v
Paragraph 1 – point v
v) to take immediate steps to safeguard the right of EU governments to legislate, organise, set quality and safety standards for, manage and regulate public servicesensure that the sensitive issues for the EU in connection with public services and services of general interest (in accordance with the definitions in the EU treaties) in the areas of public education, public health, water supply and waste management are taken into account;
Amendment 87 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point vi
Paragraph 1 – point vi
vi) to ensure that the specific challenges faced by SMEs, such as non-tariff trade barriers, are fully taken into account;
Amendment 757 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xiv
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xiv
(xiv) to ensure that foreign investors are treated in a non-discriminatory fashionway and have a fair opportunity to seek and achieve redress of grievances, which can be achieved without the inclusion of an reformed and well balanced ISDS mechanism; s. Such a mechanism is not necessary in TTIP given the EU’s and the US’ developed legal systems; a state-to- state dispute settlement system and the use of national courts are the most appropriate tools to addressguarantees equal treatment of foreign and national investors and gives an effective investment protection and can be a useful instrument to increase direct foreign investment disputes;
Amendment 20 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU needs to make a decisive change in an economic policy that has allowed the Union to drift away from the EU 2020 targets, and that has increased the risks of secular stagnation; whereas the EU is worryingly losing weight in the world economyis worryingly losing weight in the world economy due to low competitiveness, loss of its industrial base in many Member States and lack of a business- friendly environment and a culture of entrepreneurship, while most other countries are showing solid signs of recovery; whereas in October 2014 the IMF estimated that the probability of a recession in the euro area had increased and would reach 35-40% at year’s end;
Amendment 105 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Is aware of the link between fiscal responsibility, boosting investments and structural reforms in the member states, but recalls that the existing rules of the Stability and Growth Pact have to be respected.
Amendment 126 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets the fact thatWelcomes the existence of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) will be based on recycled EU resources and will not raise public ‘fresh’ money, apart from an extra EUR 5 billion from the EIB; stresses the risks of an insufficient fund based on overly optimistic assumptions about the likelihood of attracting the bulk of the financing needed from private investors; calls on the Commission to consider using the EIB’s annual profits and undisbursed dividends to increase resources without endangering the bank’s AAA ratingand its important contribution of EUR 5 billion from the EIB; calls on the Commission to explore ways of using the agreed EU budget and other, newpossibly other unused resources to ensure that it will not fail to deliver;
Amendment 159 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the extension of the pace of fiscal consolidation, and the introduction of new headline targets – focusing more on structural than on cyclical deficits – that will have a positive effect on employment and growth; notes, however, that the size of fiscal multipliers in the current context is nevertheless still very high and that this will inevitably have a negative impact on economic growth and job creation; calls on the Commission to explore the possibility of introducing escape clauses, or of delaying these targets, in order to avoid weakening demand further and destroying jobs;
Amendment 182 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. stresses the importance of creating a culture of entrepreneurship in Europe by reducing the barriers for self-employment and business foundation. This can be supported by an intelligent mix of financial support such as the microfinance and social entrepreneurship axis of the EaSI programme or One Stop Shop solutions in public administration for registering new business;
Amendment 196 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that cohesion policy measures have an essential role to play in reducing internal competitive disparities and structural imbalances; calls on the Commission to find specific solutions for those Member States that, though facing very high unemployment, are obliged to return EU funds owing to co-financing problems; calls, therefore, on the Commission to apply the frontloading principle to all funds for these Member States in the 2014-2020 period;
Amendment 237 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Regrets that the European Semester has not been sufficiently aligned withCalls on the European Commission to better align the European Semester with the Europe 2020 strategy in respect to the midterm review of the Europe 2020 strategy foreseen in March 2015; calls for more determined efforts to guide and coordinate EU policies to boost smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and create quality jobs; by aligning short term crisis management with long term economic goals.
Amendment 278 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Is concerned that labour market reforms in many Member States have mainly promoted precarious jobs; observes that 50 % of jobs created in 2014 were temporary jobs; notes that, according to the Commission, in-work poverty persists, and that for 50 % of all job seekers, securing employment is not enough to lift them out of poverty, nor does it raise productivity; calls on the Commission and the Member States to make job quality a priority and to address labour market segmentation;
Amendment 330 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Given the number of workers, particularly young people, who are now leaving their countries of origin for other Member States in search of employment opportunities, there is an urgent need to develop appropriate measures to guarantee that no worker is left uncovered by social and labour rights protection; calls, in this regard, on the Commission and the Member States to further improve EU labour mobility through instruments like EURES while upholding the principle of equal treatment and safeguarding wages and social standards; calls on each Member State to establish social and employment policies for equal rights and equal pay at the same place of work for men and women;
Amendment 375 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Welcomes the fact that the Joint Employment Report annexed to the AGS includes a scoreboard for employment and social policies; considers it regrettable, however, that these indicators are not sufficient and that they have not been made binding, which would allow them to be used more forcefully; asks the Commission to remedy this situation;
Amendment 466 #
2014/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Calls on the Commission and the Council to enter intofor an interinstitutional agreement with Parliament in order to gito involve Parliament a full role in the drafting and approval of the AGSnnual Growth Survey and the Economic Policy and Employment Guidelines;
Amendment 21 #
2014/2213(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that, in the operation of the European Fund for Strategic Investment, special attention should be devoted to urban regions in order to promote socially and ecologically sustainable and employment-intensive investment, for example in social housing, renovation of buildings, education or health and careprojects should be selected on the basis of their inherent advantages and disadvantages, without sector-specific or geographic preconditions;
Amendment 90 #
2014/2150(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the SME test; calls on the Commission to use lighter regimes for micro-enterprises and SMEs and to consider exemptions for micro-enterprises on a case-by-case basis, while not compromising on health, safety and employment standards or on standards designed to help in the fight against crime;
Amendment 106 #
2014/2150(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for improved regulatory impact assessment and greater transparency with regard to the extent to which draft laws take account of comments submitted during consultations by the people who will be affected by those laws, along with further measures to check that legislation is doing what it was intended to do and to identify areas where there are inconsistencies and ineffective measures ;
Amendment 99 #
2014/0124(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Undeclared work can take different forms, depending on the Member State. Definitions of undeclared work vary between the Member States, as do national regulations. Consequently, the steps to be taken must be tailored to fit the situation in each Member State.
Amendment 223 #
2014/0124(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) To achieve its objectives, the Platform should be supported by a ‘Single point of contact’senior representative in each Member State who should have the necessary authority to liaise with national authorities and actors dealing with the multifaceted aspects of undeclared work. Participation in the Platform should be mandatory for all Member States. The Member States shall ensure that they are represented in the Platform by senior representatives with decision-making powers.
Amendment 243 #
2014/0124(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) Member States shall each decide on the measures to take, and at which level of management, in order to make the results achieved by the Platform visible.
Amendment 245 #
2014/0124(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 20 b (new)
Recital 20 b (new)
(20b) The Member States shall decide independently how to implement the Platform’s initiatives.
Amendment 462 #
2014/0124(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Amendment 173 #
2014/0120(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the names, the business addresses within the country, the addresses and any other information necessary to identify the founding member and, where applicable, the beneficial owner and a representative that registers the SUP on the member’s behalf;
Amendment 187 #
2014/0120(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall issue a certificate of registration confirming that the registration procedure has been completed. The certificate of registration shall be issued no later than three working days from the receipt ofwhen the competent authority has received all the necessary documentation by the competent authorityand checked that it is complete.
Amendment 196 #
2014/0120(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Member States may lay down rules for verifying reliably the identity of the founding member, and any other person making the registration on the member's behalf, and the acceptabilitygenuineness of the documents and other information submitted to the registration body. Any identification document issued in another Member State by the authorities of that State or on their behalf, including identification documents issued electronically, shall be recognised and accepted for the purposes of the verification by the Member State of registration.
Amendment 219 #
2014/0120(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Article 16 – paragraph 4
(4) Member States shall ensure that the SUP is not subject to rulesmay requiringe the company to build up legal reserves. Member States shall allow companies to build reserves in accordance with their articles of association.
Amendment 222 #
2014/0120(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 5
Article 16 – paragraph 5
(5) Member States shallmay require letter and order forms whether in paper form or in any other medium, to state the capital subscribed and paid up. If the company has a websi and, if a website exists, may require this capital to be indicate,d that information shall also be made available on itere. The legal form, registered office, register of companies, registration number and directors shall be indicated in business correspondence.
Amendment 227 #
2014/0120(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Article 18 – paragraph 3
(3) The SUP shall not make a distribution to the single-member if it results in the SUP being unable to pay its debts as they become due and payable after distribution. TMember States may lay down, in accordance with national law, that those of the company’s assets which are required in order to preserve the share capital must not be paid out to the single- member. Alternatively, Member States may also require the management body musto certify in writing that, having made full inquiry into the affairs and prospects of the SUP, it has formed a reasonable opinion that the SUP will be able to pay its debts as they fall due in the normal course of business in the year following the date of the proposed distribution (a "solvency statement"). The solvency statement must be signed by the management body and a copy of it must be provided to the single member 15 days before the resolution on the distribution is adopted. The SUP shall not make a distribution to the single- member if as a result the SUP would no longer be able to service its debts as they become due and payable after distribution.
Amendment 229 #
2014/0120(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 4
Article 18 – paragraph 4
(4) The solvency statement shall be disclosed where Member States require one to be produced. If the company has a website, this information shall also be made available on it.
Amendment 291 #
2014/0091(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Action is needed to further develop complementary private retirement savings such as occupational pensions. This is important since social-security systems are coming under increasing pressure, which means that citizens will increasingly rely on occupational retirement pensions as a complement in the future. Occupational retirement pensions should be developed, without, however, calling into question the importance of social-security pension systems in terms of secure, durable and effective social protection, which should guarantee a decent standard of living in old age and should therefore be at the centre of the objective of strengthening the European social model. Regrettably, suggestions that Solvency II regimes (such as the holistic balance sheet model) might be applied to institutions for occupational retirement provision have created legal uncertainty and an unpredictable context for planning and therefore hampered the further development and expansion of those institutions. Priority must be assigned to creating legal certainty, reinforcing successful models of institutions for occupational retirement provision and protecting their continued existence.
Amendment 336 #
2014/0091(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Institutions for occupational retirement provision are not financial service providers whichbut provide collective social welfare benefits. Under social- partner management and supervision, they bear a heavy responsibility for the provision of occupational retirement benefits and therefore should meet certain minimum prudential standards with respect to their activities and conditions of operation, taking due account of national rules and traditions.
Amendment 344 #
2014/0091(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) Institutions for occupational retirement provision are often subject to joint management and monitoring by the social partners. This collective organisation makes them fundamentally different from financial service providers.
Amendment 427 #
2014/0091(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 57
Recital 57
(57) In order to ensure the smooth functioning of the internal market for occupational retirement provision organised on a European scale, the Commission should, after consulting EIOPA, review and report on the application of this Directive and should submit that report to the European Parliament and to the Council foursix years after the entry into force of this Directive. That review should assess in particular the application of the rules regarding the calculation of the technical provisions, the funding of technical provisions, regulatory own funds, solvency margins, investment rules and any other aspect relating to the financial solvency situation of the institution.
Amendment 431 #
2014/0091(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 59
Recital 59
Amendment 446 #
2014/0091(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) ‘institution for occupational retirement provision’, or ‘institution’, means an institution, irrespective of its legal form, operating on a funded basis, which is not a financial service provider and is established separately from any sponsoring undertaking or trade for the purpose of providing retirement benefits in the context of an occupational activity on the basis of an agreement or a contract agreed:
Amendment 596 #
2014/0091(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall require, appropriately to their size, internal organisation and the nature, scope and complexity of their activities, institutions, as part of their risk- management system, to carry out their own risk assessment and to produce a risk evaluation for pensions in order to document that assessment. No quantitative capital requirements (for example Solvency II or holistic balance sheet models derived therefrom) may be imposed, as they could jeopardise the survival of successful collective occupational pension schemes by giving rise to high costs.
Amendment 608 #
2014/0091(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 30
Article 30
Amendment 611 #
2014/0091(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Amendment 613 #
2014/0091(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 30 – paragraph 2
Article 30 – paragraph 2
Amendment 631 #
2014/0091(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 38 – paragraph 1
Article 38 – paragraph 1
(1) Depending on the nature of the pension scheme established, and after careful consideration of the administrative burden involved and of the benefits to be secured, Member States shall ensure that every institution located in their territories provides prospective members, members and beneficiaries at least the information set out in Articles 39 to 53 and Articles 55 to 58.
Amendment 646 #
2014/0091(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 42
Article 42
Amendment 725 #
2014/0091(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 75 – paragraph 1
Article 75 – paragraph 1
Amendment 204 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) ‘EURES cross-border partnerships’ means long-term cooperation between the main regional actors (employment services, trade unions and employers) in regional structures established by them.
Amendment 205 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point -a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point -a (new)
(-a) the EURES cross-border partnerships, i.e. the cross-border partnerships which consist of at least the regional public employment services, trade unions and employers’ representatives from two countries and which provide cross-border support services in border regions within the meaning of Article 21(a) and (b) of Regulation (EU) No 1296/2013.
Amendment 339 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 5
5. The National Coordination Office promotes the collaboration with stakeholders such as the social partners, career guidance services, universities, chambers of commerce and organisations involved in apprenticeships and traineeships schemes.
Amendment 350 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7a Tasks of the EURES cross-border partnerships 1. The tasks of the EURES cross-border partnerships shall include: providing information, counselling and placement and recruitment services for frontier workers and mobile workers, promoting the networking of EURES advisers in border regions, coordinating cooperation between partners in the EURES cross- border partnerships, carrying out cross- border activities in order to improve the transparency of the labour market and do away with obstacles to mobility and preparing multilingual publications for frontier workers, jobseekers and employers.
Amendment 372 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Member States inform the European Coordination Office about their national systems put in place and the EURES Partners they authorised to participate in the EURES network accordingly. This information shall also be provided to the social partners.
Amendment 454 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) all job vacancies available with its public employment services as well as those provided by its EURES Partners;Members and EURES Partners; Member States shall make provision for an exemption which gives employers the option of not having a vacancy published where this is justified by the skills required and the criteria to be met and in the case of vacancies which are not made public. Member States may continue to make provision for an exemption for apprenticeships and traineeships.
Amendment 546 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. EURES Members shall not be responsible for ensuring that apprenticeships and traineeships grant the holder proper rights as an employee.
Amendment 670 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3
Article 28 – paragraph 3
3. The National Coordination Offices and the European Coordination Office review together the draft work programmes before finalising them. The national social partners should be consulted on the draft work programmes before they are forwarded to the European Coordination Office. The European social partners should also be consulted before the draft programmes are forwarded to the European Coordination Office.
Amendment 688 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
The European Commission shall submit to the European Parliament, the Council, the Committee of the Regions and the European Economic and Social Committee an ex-post evaluation on the operation and effects of this Regulation fiveour years after its entry into force.
Amendment 97 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) In the cooperative decision making process for the decisions to be taken by the Network Manager, the interest of the network should prevail. Parties to the cooperative decision-making process should therefore act to the maximum extent possible with a view to improving the functioning and performance of the network. The procedures for the cooperative decision-making process should comply with Article 18(3) of Chapter III of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/123, promote the interest of the network, and be such that issues are resolved and consensus found wherever possible.
Amendment 133 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20
(20) ‘breakdown value’ means the value obtained, for a given air trafficnavigation service provider, by breaking down a Union-wide performance target to the level of each air traffic service provider and serving as a reference for assessing consistency of the performance target set in draft performance plan with the Union-wide performance target;determining national performance targets, the assessment and approval of draft performance targets by the responsible national authorities, and the PRB in the context of its European monitoring and benchmarking activities.
Amendment 389 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
(2) The price for common information services shall be based on the fixed, underlying structural and variable costs of providing the service concerned and may, in addition, include a mark-up reflecting an appropriate risk- return trade-off.
Amendment 407 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
(2) The performance scheme shall be implemented over a reference periods, which shall be a minimum of two years and a maximum of five years. The performance scheme shall include: of three years.
Amendment 443 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
(1) The Commission shall adopt the Union-wide performance targets for en route air navigation services and for terminal air navigation services in the key performance areas of environment, capacity and cost-efficiency for each reference period, in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 37(2) and with paragraphs 2 to 3 of this Article. In conjunction with the Union- wide performance targets, the Commission may define complementary baseline values, breakdown values or benchmark groups, for the purpose of enabling the assessment and approval of draft performance plans in accordance with the criteria referred to in Article 13(3).
Amendment 480 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
(2) The draft performance plans for en route air navigation services referred to in paragraph 1 shall include relevant information provided by the Network Manager. Before adopting those draft plans, designated air traffic service providers shall consult airspace users’ representatives and, where relevant, military authorities, airport operators and airport coordinators. Military bodies will also be consulted, where appropriate. The designated air traffic service providers shall also submit those plans to the national competent authority responsible for their certification, which shall verify the compliance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 and the delegated and implementing acts adopted on the basis thereof.
Amendment 485 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
(3) DraftThe performance plans for en route air navigation services shall contain performance targets for en route air navigation services that are consistent with the respective Union-wide performance targets in all key performance areas and fulfil the additional conditions laid down in the third subparagraph.targets for terminal air navigation services included in the draft performance plans shall comply with the following conditions:
Amendment 576 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The draft performance plans shall be adopted after the setting of Union-wide performance targets and before the start of the reference period concerned. They shall contain performance targets for terminal air navigation services in the key performance areas of environment, capacity and cost- efficiency, consistent with the Union-wide performance targets. Those draft performance plans shall take account of the European ATM Master Plan. The draft performance plans shall be made publicly available.
Amendment 584 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
(2) The draft performance plans for terminal air navigation services referred to in paragraph 1 shall include relevant information provided by the Network Manager. Before adopting those draft plans, designated air traffic service providers shall consult airspace users’ representatives and, where relevant, military authorities, airport operators and airport coordinators. Military bodies will also be consulted, where appropriate. The designated air traffic service providers shall also submit those plans to the national competent authority responsible for their certification, which shall verify the compliance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 and the delegated and implementing acts adopted on the basis thereof.
Amendment 590 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 595 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Amendment 598 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Amendment 603 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Amendment 732 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 5
Article 22 – paragraph 5
Amendment 746 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
For the implementation of the charging scheme, the Commission shall adopt detailed requirements and procedures in respect of Articles 19, 20, 21 and 22 in particular regarding the cost bases and determined costs, the setting of unit rates, the incentives schemes and risk sharing mechanisms and the modulation of charges. Those requirements and procedures shall be set out in an implementing delegated act adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 37(2).
Amendment 784 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
(1) The air traffic management network functions shall ensure the sustainable and efficient use of the airspace and of scarce resources. They shall also ensure that airspace users can operate environmentally optimal trajectories, while allowing maximum access to airspace and air navigation services. Those network functions , enumerated in paragraphs 2 and 3, shall support the achievement of the Union-wide performance targets and shall, be based on operational requirements and take sufficient account of national initiatives.
Amendment 829 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3
Article 27 – paragraph 3
(3) The tasks of the Network Manager shall be executed in an independent, impartial and cost efficient manner. They shall be subject to appropriate governance, which shall recognise separate accountabilities for service provision and regulation where the competent body designated as the Network Manager also has regulatory functions. In the execution of its tasks, the Network Manager shall take into consideration the needs of the whole ATM network and shall fully involve the airspace users, air navigation service providers, aerodrome operators and the military not only through consultation but also in the establishment of performance targets, basic decision- making and delimitation of decision- making sovereignty. The respective operational and liability responsibilities are necessarily included in the decision- making process. The participation and initiative rights of stakeholders represented in the Industry Consultation Committee (ICB) thus far will be preserved.
Amendment 834 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 4
Article 27 – paragraph 4
(4) The Network Manager shall contribute to the execution of the network functions through support measures aimed at safe and efficient planning and operations of the network under normal and crisis conditions and through measures aimed at the continuous improvement of network operations in the Single European Sky and the overall performance of the network, especially regarding the implementation of the performance scheme. The action taken by the Network Manager shall take account of the need to fully integrate the airports in the network in order to ensure that there are no negative constraints in the local area and to ensure compliance with the respective local performance plans and performance targets.
Amendment 852 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 7
Article 27 – paragraph 7
(7) The Network Manager shall take decisions through a cooperative decision- making process and in accordance with Article 18(3) of Chapter III of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/123. Parties to the cooperative decision-making process shall act to the maximum extent possible with a view to improving the functioning and performance of the network. The cooperative decision-making process shall promote the interests of the network whilst ensuring a fair, balanced and non-discriminatory approach to airport terminal performance requirements and plans.
Amendment 868 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 1
The air traffic service providers shall establish consultation mechanisms to consult the relevant airspace users and aerodrome operators on all major issues related to services provided, including relevant changes to airspace configurations, or strategic investments which have a relevant impact on air traffic management and air navigation service provision and/or charges. The airspace userstakeholders involved in the consultation and decision- making process shall also be involved in the approcess of approvingval of strategic investment plans and in the development of a national airspace strategy. The Commission shall adopt measures detailing the modalities of the consultation and of the involvement of airspace usstakeholders in approving investment plans. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 37(3).
Amendment 869 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Member States shall, within the context of the common transport policy, ensure that written agreements between the competent civil and military authorities or equivalent legal arrangements are established or renewed in respect of the management of specific airspace blocks and notify the Commission thereof. The Commission shall adopt provisions for implementation pursuant to the procedure set out in Article 37(3) of this Regulation in order to promote cooperation between the civilian and the military sectors (flexible use of airspace).
Amendment 870 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1
Article 31 – paragraph 1
(1) With regard to general air traffic, relevant operational data shall be made available in real-time, on a non- discriminatory basis and without prejudice to security or defence policy interests, by all air navigation service providers, airspace users, airports, and the Network Manager, including on cross-border basis and on a Union-wide basis, to the extent that these are required for process control by the stakeholders involved. Such availability shall be to the benefit of certified or declared air traffic service providers, entities having a proven interest in considering the provision of air navigation services, airspace users and airports as well as the Network Manager. The data shall be used only for operational purposes. Data provider, data receiver, type of data and the purpose of its provision need to be clearly defined in order to ensure data consistency and technical, operational and economic feasibility.
Amendment 911 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 2
Article 38 – paragraph 2
(2) The Commission shall establish such a mechanism at Union level to consult on matters related to the implementation of this Regulation where appropriate. The specific Sectoral Dialogue Committee set up under Commission Decision 98/500/EC shall be involved in the consultation. For the purpose of point (e) of paragraph 3, when consultation relating to military aspects is required, the Commission shall, in addition to Member States, consult the European Defence Agency and other competent military experts designated by the Member States.
Amendment 914 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 3 – point h
Article 38 – paragraph 3 – point h