1329 Amendments of Michela GIUFFRIDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Highlights the poor conditions prevailing during maritime transport, and calls on Member States to be more rigorous in their certification and approval procedures for vessels, and to improve their pre-loading checks ~~on animal fitness~~livestock vessels and animal fitness that are required by Regulation 1/2005; calls on the Commission to provide a list of ports with adequate animal inspection facilities and on competent authorities not to approve journey logs that plan to use ports without such facilities;

2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Notes that loading onto livestock vessels is often carried out roughly with the use of sticks and electric prods, loading ramps in some cases are steeper than the maximum slope permitted by Regulation 1/2005, and the entry to vessels at the end of the loading ramp is often unlit causing animals to balk as they do not want to move from light into dark areas; calls on competent authorities to properly inspect loading operations as required by Article 20 of Regulation1/2005;

2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Given the impossibility of safeguarding the welfare of unweaned animals during transport, calls on the Commission to prohibit the transport of unweaned animals on journeys over 4 hours;

2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Calls on competent authorities not to approve journey logs where under the Court’s ruling animals must be unloaded for a 24 hour rest in a non-EU country unless the organiser has identified a place for that rest that provides facilities equivalent to those of a control post; calls on official veterinarians at exit points to check, as required by Article 21 of Regulation 1/2005 as interpreted by the Court’s ruling, that before vehicles leave the EU they are not overcrowded, provide sufficient headroom, provide bedding, are carrying sufficient feed and water and that the ventilation and water devices are functioning correctly.

2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26a. Calls on competent authorities not to approve journey logs for exports to Turkey until facilities have been constructed on the Turkish side of the border where, in the event of delays, animals can be unloaded and given feed, water, rest and veterinary care;

2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas the EU is still facing the worst economic, social and political crisis since its foundation; whereas ~~the ineffectiv~~it important to improve the approach ~~adopted by~~of the EU Iinstitutions in tackling the lack of transparency in both the EU decision- making process and in lobbying activities, in addition to other significant ethical issues within the Institutions, are contributing to further undermining the image of the EU;

2018/09/07
Committee: PETI

2018/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas given the often time- sensitive nature of requests for access to document the Ombudsman initiated a trial phase for a fast-track procedure;

2018/09/07
Committee: PETI

2018/2105(INI)

Virginie ROZIÈRE, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Marlene MIZZI

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas the Ombudsman has a crucial role to play in ~~ensur~~making the ~~full transparency and impartiality of both the EU’s decision-making processes and administration in order to successfully protect citizens’ rights~~EU legislative process more accountable to citizens so they can exercise their right to participate in the democratic life of the Union thereby increasing their engagement and trust;

2018/09/07
Committee: PETI

2018/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas on 25 October 2017 a meeting took place between former Commission President Barroso and a current Commission Vice-President, and was registered as an official meeting with Goldman Sachs; whereas the Ombudsman noted that the exact nature of this meeting was not clear; whereas the Ombudsman highlighted that there are understandable concerns that the former President is using his previous status and his contacts with former colleagues to influence and obtain information; whereas this case raises systematic issues as to the Commission’s overall approach to handling such cases and the degree of independence of the Ethics Committee and thus questions the need for stronger rules at EU level to prevent and sanction any conflict of interests within the Institutions and the agencies of the EU;

2018/09/07
Committee: PETI

2018/2105(INI)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Virginie ROZIÈRE

Motion for a resolution
Recital M

M. whereas in March 2017 the Ombudsman opened a strategic inquiry into the openness and accountability of the Council; whereas the Ombudsman found maladministration in the Council’s failure to record the identities of Member States that take a position in a legislative procedure and in the lack of transparency by the Council on public access to its legislative documents; such as the practice of disproportionately marking documents as “limite”, meaning not for circulation;

2018/09/07
Committee: PETI

2018/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)

M a. whereas more openness on positions taken by national governments may reduce the ‘blame Brussels’ phenomenon which misrepresents the reality of how EU legislation is agreed, promoting Euro- scepticism and anti-EU sentiment”

2018/09/07
Committee: PETI

2018/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital P

P. whereas the Ombudsman inquired into citizens’ complaints denouncing the Commission’s failure to reach a timely decision on infringement cases concerning the abuse of fixed-term work contracts; whereas several Member States have, over the years, experienced a significant increase in atypical and temporary employment contracts, which has ~~undermi~~questioned the i~~ntegrity~~mplementation of European employment law and the jurisprudence of the Court of Justice;

2018/09/07
Committee: PETI

2018/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Welcomes the Ombudsman’s five- year strategy ‘Towards 2019’ which aims to increase the impact and visibility of her office and build strong relationships with the EU institutions, agencies and organisations, for the greater benefit of citizens

2018/09/07
Committee: PETI

2018/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Welcomes the Ombudsman’s introduction of the fast-track complaint procedure to deal with inquiries on access to documents

2018/09/07
Committee: PETI

2018/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Emphasises the importance of ~~full~~greater transparency and ~~full~~greater public access to the documents held by the EU institutions; highlights the Ombudsman’s structural work in bringing suspec~~ific secretive p~~ted maladministracti~~ces~~on to light by adopting a case-by- case approach and launching an increasing number of own-initiative enquiries;

2018/09/07
Committee: PETI

2018/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Underlines the fact that EU legislation on access to documents ~~is seriously out~~should be updated; reiterates its call for a revision of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 in order to also facilitate the Ombudsman’s work in scrutinising the granting of access to documents by Parliament, the Council and the Commission; emphasises that Regulation 1049/2001 no longer reflects the current legal situation and institutional practices implemented by EU institutions, offices, bodies and agencies;

2018/09/07
Committee: PETI

2018/2105(INI)

Virginie ROZIÈRE, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Emphasises that citizens must be able to ~~directly~~ participate in the democratic life of the EU and follow in detail the decision- making process within the EU institutions, and have access to all the relevant information in order to fully exercise their democratic rights;

2018/09/07
Committee: PETI

2018/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Emphasises that citizens must be able to ~~directly~~ participate more directly in and follow in detail the decision-making process within the EU institutions, and have access to all the relevant information in order to fully exercise their democratic rights;

2018/09/07
Committee: PETI

2018/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses th~~at the lack of information and debate about~~e role of the Ombudsman in working for greater transparency and accountability in the EU legislative process in order to increases citizens’ ~~dis~~trust, with regard not only to the lawfulness of an isolated act, but also to the legitimacy of the decision-making process as a whole;

2018/09/07
Committee: PETI

2018/2105(INI)

Virginie ROZIÈRE, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Marlene MIZZI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Recognises the need for ~~full~~greater transparency in the EU decision-making process and commends the Ombudsman’s inquiry into informal negotiations between the three main EU institutions (‘trilogues’); supports the publication of ~~all~~key trilogue documents;

2018/09/07
Committee: PETI

2018/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Recognises the need for ~~full~~increased transparency in the EU decision-making process and commends the Ombudsman’s inquiry into informal negotiations between the three main EU institutions (‘trilogues’); supports the publication of all trilogue documents in accordance with the rulings of the Court;

2018/09/07
Committee: PETI

2018/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Strongly believes that the Ombudsman’s ~~recommenda~~suggestions on the EIB’s Transparency Policy ~~must be implemented~~should be acted on without further delay; calls on the EIB to immediately start to remove the presumption of non-disclosure relating to the information and documents collected during audits, inspections and investigations~~, including~~ after thoese ~~launched both during and after fraud and corruption ca~~have been closesd;

2018/09/07
Committee: PETI

2018/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses that the positions of the Member States in the EU legislative process must be recorded and made a matter of public knowledge in a timely and accessible manner, as in any system rooted in the principle of democratic legitimacy, co-legislators must be held accountable to the public for their actions; ~~strongly criticises the fact that the Council’s legislative documents are not, to any significant extent, directly and proactively accessible to the public while the legislative process is ongoing~~believes that increased accountability in the Council on positions taken by national governments on EU legislation could reduce the ‘blame Brussels’ culture for decisions ultimately taken by national governments themselves; calls on the Council to revise its confidentiality policy in order to ensure the highest level of transparency in its work;

2018/09/07
Committee: PETI

2018/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Commission to ensure ~~full~~greater transparency and access to documents and information with regard to the EU Pilot procedures in relation to petitions received, and to the EU Pilot and infringement procedures that have already ended;

2018/09/07
Committee: PETI

2018/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Urges the Ombudsman to continue to monitor the implementation of the Commission’s reform of the expert groups’ system in order to ensure full compliance with legally binding rules and ~~full~~greater transparency in the performance of all expert groups’ activities, and to investigate and report any possible conflict of interests; believes that a ~~careful assessment of all expert groups is needed in order to arrive at an overall understanding of their independence and added value within EU policymaking~~ll members of expert groups must be on the Transparency Register;

2018/09/07
Committee: PETI

2018/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Reiterates its call for a central transparency hub for all EU institutions and agencies.

2018/09/07
Committee: PETI

2018/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Supports the Ombudsman’s commitment to improving the transparency of EU lobbying; stresses the importance of making the EU transparency register fully mandatory ~~and legally-binding in order to ensure full transparency of lobby~~for interest representatives and third parties and legally-binding ~~for~~on all EU institutions, and agencies ~~and third parties~~, in order to ensure greater transparency;

2018/09/07
Committee: PETI

2018/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Stresses the importance of greatly improving the accuracy of data in the EU transparency register, including ~~the oblig~~information ~~for~~on law firms that lobby ~~to declare all their clients~~; underlines the need to make available all information on the influence of lobbyists free of charge, fully comprehensible and easily accessible to the public; believes that full transparency of the funding of all interest representatives must be ensured; calls for any organisation that breaks the revolving doors rules to be suspended from the Transparency register;

2018/09/07
Committee: PETI

2018/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Str~~ongly regrets the decision of the ECB President not to suspend his membership of the G30 in spite of the Ombudsman’s recommendation to do so; str~~esses that the ECB President’s continued membership of the G30 increases citizens’ mistrust as to the integrity of the ECB and its independence from private financial interests; ~~urges the ECB to amend the relevant rules in order to fully comply with the Ombudsman’s recommendations and to ensure that the highest ethical and accountability standards are concretely implemented~~Stresses that the members of the Executive Board of the ECB should in principle abstain from being simultaneous members of forums or other organisations which include executives from banks supervised by the ECB, unless such membership is in line with established practice at global level and the ECB participates alongside other central banks such as the United States Federal Reserve or the Bank of Japan. Takes notes of the recommendations of the European ombudsman of 16January 2018, regarding the involvement of the President of the European Central Bank and the members of its decision-making bodies in the ‘Group of Thirty’;

2018/09/07
Committee: PETI

2018/2105(INI)

Virginie ROZIÈRE, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Marlene MIZZI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Ombudsman to continue her work on strengthening ethics rules within the EU institutions in order to solve revolving door issues and to ensure the swift publication of the ~~names of all those EU officials involv~~cases assessed , and to guarantee full transparency on ~~all related inform~~the implementation of this obligation; looks forward to the Ombudsman’s analysis into how the Commission is implementing her guidelines and suggestions on how to improve the handling of revolving doors situations;

2018/09/07
Committee: PETI

2018/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Ombudsman to continue her work on strengthening ethics rules within the EU institutions in order to solve revolving door issues and to ensure the swift publication of the names of all those EU officials involved, and to guarantee full transparency on all related information; looks forward to the Ombudsman’s analysis into how the Commission is implementing her guidelines and suggestions on how to improve the handling of revolving doors situations including the possibility to adopt legislative rules for preventing and sanctioning such situations and possible abuses;

2018/09/07
Committee: PETI

2018/2105(INI)

Virginie ROZIÈRE, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Marlene MIZZI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Strongly believes that stricter moral and ethical rules and standards need to be applied throughout the EU institutions with a view to securing respect for the duty of integrity and discretion, as well as ~~full independence from~~no conflict of interest with the private sector;

2018/09/07
Committee: PETI

2018/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Strongly believes that stricter moral and ethical rules and standards need to be applied throughout the EU institutions with a view to securing respect for the duty of integrity and discretion, as well as full independence from the private sector; considers that these rules and standards could be based on a legislative act;

2018/09/07
Committee: PETI

2018/2105(INI)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Virginie ROZIÈRE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Reiterates its call on the Commission to guarantee proactive publication and full transparency with regard to the post-term-of-office occupations of former Commissioners; calls on the Commission to ensure that the Ethics Committee is fully ~~independent~~accountable and encourages the Ombudsman to continue to assess and report on any possible conflict of interest of the Ethics Committee’s members;

2018/09/07
Committee: PETI

2018/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Highlights the need to adopt major improvements on conflict of interest rules for special advisers; calls on the Commission to fully implement the Ombudsman’s recommendations, by adopting ~~full~~a more transparencyt and a proactive approach to its assessment of any potential conflict of interests before and after their appointment, and ensuring that citizens have complete access to all the relevant information on special advisers;

2018/09/07
Committee: PETI

2018/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Urges the Ombudsman to monitor the implementation of the recommendations for EU public officials on their interactions with interest representatives, and to continue to raise awareness of these recommendations among EU staff members throughout all the EU institutions, through educational training, seminars and related support measures;

2018/09/07
Committee: PETI

2018/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Deeply regrets the delays accumulated by the Commission in connection with infringement procedures on the abuse of fixed-term contracts, which has ~~served to perpetuate~~allowed for the abuse and violation of workers’ rights in the Member States; calls on the Ombudsman to ~~step up her efforts on~~monitor this issue in order to safeguard citizens’ rights effectively;

2018/09/07
Committee: PETI

2018/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Supports the Ombudsman’s role in shaping a proactive and transparent policy in all EU agencies; urges the Ombudsman to continue monitoring all EU agencies in order to ensure that they meet the highest standards of transparency and provide ~~full~~ public access to documents and information, with a particular focus on procedures and activities relating to the protection of human health;

2018/09/07
Committee: PETI

2018/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27a. Welcomes the Ombudsman’s annual conference with the European Network of Ombudsmen which took place in June 2017 dedicated to the fallout for citizens’ rights from Brexit and from increased ‘populism’ in Europe.

2018/09/07
Committee: PETI

2018/2105(INI)

Virginie ROZIÈRE, Marlene MIZZI, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Andrea COZZOLINO, Jude KIRTON-DARLING

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)

27b. Welcomes the Ombudsman’s Award for Good administration that recognises efforts among the EU civil service in finding innovative ways of implementing citizen-friendly policies.

2018/09/07
Committee: PETI

2018/2104(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas petitions are a useful ~~source of information with regard to~~tools for detecting breaches of EU law and enable Parliament and other EU institutions to assess the transposition and application of EU law and its impact on EU citizens and residents;

2018/10/01
Committee: PETI

2018/2104(INI)

Virginie ROZIÈRE, Marlene MIZZI, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Andrea COZZOLINO, Jude KIRTON-DARLING

Motion for a resolution
Recital T

T. whereas the Committee on Petitions considers the European Citizens’ Initiative an i~~mportant instrument~~nstrument of utmost importance of direct and participatory democracy, enabling citizens to become actively involved in the framing of European policies and legislation;

2018/10/01
Committee: PETI

2018/2104(INI)

Virginie ROZIÈRE, Marlene MIZZI, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Jude KIRTON-DARLING

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Draws attention to the fundamental role of the Committee on Petitions as a bridge between EU citizens and the European institutions, through which EU citizens and residents can formally alert the European Parliament of cases of misapplication of EU law and bring their concerns and ideas to the attention of their elected representatives, thereby allowing for the timely examination and resolution of citizen requests wherever possible; Reminds the Commission that petitions offer a unique means to identify situations in which EU law is not upheld and to investigate such situations by means of the political scrutiny of the European Parliament;

2018/10/01
Committee: PETI

2018/2104(INI)

Virginie ROZIÈRE, Marlene MIZZI, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Andrea COZZOLINO, Jude KIRTON-DARLING

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Points out that petitions constitute both an opportunity and a challenge for Parliament and other EU institutions to reconnect with EU citizens and to maintain dialogue with them, particularly if they are affected by the application of EU law and seek an effective and efficient redress mechanism;

2018/10/01
Committee: PETI

2018/2104(INI)

Virginie ROZIÈRE, Marlene MIZZI, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Jude KIRTON-DARLING

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the importance of a continuous public debate about the competences of the EU, its limits and its future in order to ensure that citizens are well informed about the levels at which decisions are taken and to prevent the "blame Brussels" phenomenon used by some irresponsible Member States; considers that a broader public debate about the EU and everyday media reporting would reduce the number of inadmissible petitions, as citizens would be better aware of the competences of the EU; emphasises that the subject matter of an inadmissible petition can play an important role for policymaking even though it falls outside the scope of the Committee;

2018/10/01
Committee: PETI

2018/2104(INI)

Virginie ROZIÈRE, Marlene MIZZI, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Andrea COZZOLINO, Jude KIRTON-DARLING

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses the need for enhanced cooperation between the Commission and other EU institutions with Member States’ national, regional and local authorities on inquiries regarding the implementation of and compliance with EU law; underlines the need for more active cooperation with Member States’ representatives at committee meetings and for swifter follow- up on requests sent from the Committee; calls therefore for a strong commitment from all the authorities involved at national and European levels in handling and resolving petitions as a matter of priority;

2018/10/01
Committee: PETI

2018/2104(INI)

Virginie ROZIÈRE, Marlene MIZZI, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Jude KIRTON-DARLING

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Urges the Commission to use properly its powers stemming from its role as Guardian of the Treaties as such a role is of utmost importance in the functioning of the EU with regard to citizens and to European legislators; calls for a timely handling of infringement procedures in order to put an end, without delay, to situations where EU law is not respected;

2018/10/01
Committee: PETI

2018/2104(INI)

Virginie ROZIÈRE, Marlene MIZZI, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Andrea COZZOLINO, Jude KIRTON-DARLING

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Repeats its call on the Commission for regular information on developments with regard to ongoing infringement procedures; welcomes the centralised platform created by the Commission in 2014 on which infringement decisions are published1 ; demands access to the relevant Commission documents on infringements, and to EU pilot procedures pertaining to petitions, especially when they were fully or partly opened on the basis of petitions; asks the Commission to receive, on a systematic basis, the documents exchanged in the course of EU pilot and infringement procedures once these are closed in application of the jurisprudence of the European Court of justice; _________________ 1 http://ec.europa.eu/atwork/applying-eu- law/infringements- proceedings/infringement_decisions/?lang_ code=en

2018/10/01
Committee: PETI

2018/2104(INI)

Virginie ROZIÈRE, Marlene MIZZI, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Jude KIRTON-DARLING

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Emphasises the role of protection of the Committee on Petitions within the EU framework of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; points to a workshop on the Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities that took place at the committee meeting on 12 October 2017, which included the presentation of a study on inclusive education; calls on the European institutions to lead by example on this subject and to ensure that national authorities are correctly implementing, without delay, the legislation adopted in this field;

2018/10/01
Committee: PETI

2018/2104(INI)

Virginie ROZIÈRE, Marlene MIZZI, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Andrea COZZOLINO, Jude KIRTON-DARLING

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20 a. Stresses the important role of the SOLVIT network, which provides a means for citizens and enterprises to address concerns about possible breaches of EU law by public authorities in other Member States; calls on the Commission, and on the Member States, to promote SOLVIT in order to make it more helpful and visible to citizens; welcomes, in this regard, the Action Plan to reinforce the SOLVIT network published by the Commission in May 2017; calls on the Commission to report back to the European Parliament on the results of the Action plan to reinforce the SOLVIT network published by the Commission in May 2017;

2018/10/01
Committee: PETI

2018/2103(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Jean LAMBERT, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Marlene MIZZI, Barbara MATERA, Julie WARD, Theresa GRIFFIN, Brando BENIFEI, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Tokia SAÏFI

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)

- having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child;

2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE

2018/2103(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Jean LAMBERT, Julie WARD, Hilde VAUTMANS, Marlene MIZZI, Barbara MATERA, Theresa GRIFFIN, Brando BENIFEI, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Tokia SAÏFI, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas the arrival in Europe of migrants and asylum seekers continued in 2017; whereas this reality requires real EU solidarity to put in place adequate reception structures for those most in need and most vulnerable; whereas many migrants place their lives in the hands of smugglers and criminals and are vulnerable to violations of their rights, including violence, abuse and exploitation; whereas women and children are at higher risk of being trafficked and sexually abused at the hands of traffickers and there is therefore a need to build and strengthen child protection systems to prevent and respond to violence, abuse, neglect and the exploitation of children, in line with the commitments set out in the Valletta Action Plan, as well as the European Parliament Resolution on the protection of children in migration of 3 May 2018;

2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE

2018/2103(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Marlene MIZZI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Barbara MATERA, Julie WARD, Theresa GRIFFIN, Tokia SAÏFI, Brando BENIFEI, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. Whereas grooming, cyberbullying or revenge pornography represent growing concerns for our societies especially among young people;

2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE

2018/2103(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Jean LAMBERT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Marlene MIZZI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Barbara MATERA, Julie WARD, Theresa GRIFFIN, Tokia SAÏFI, Brando BENIFEI, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 b (new)

Children’s Rights

2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE

2018/2103(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Jean LAMBERT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Marlene MIZZI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Barbara MATERA, Julie WARD, Theresa GRIFFIN, Tokia SAÏFI, Brando BENIFEI, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 b (new)–Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the Member States to work out a national plan to combat any form of violence against children, such as physical and sexual abuse, forced marriages, child labour, sexual exploitation, honour killing, FGM and child soldiers; stresses on the importance of including formal provisions to prohibit and sanction corporal punishment against children;

2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE

2018/2103(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Jean LAMBERT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Marlene MIZZI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Barbara MATERA, Julie WARD, Theresa GRIFFIN, Tokia SAÏFI, Brando BENIFEI, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 b (new)–Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Reiterates its call on the Commission to renew its commitment to set out a new EU Agenda for the Rights of the Child, as well a new strategy for the Rights of the Child;

2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE

2018/2103(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Jean LAMBERT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Marlene MIZZI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Barbara MATERA, Julie WARD, Theresa GRIFFIN, Tokia SAÏFI, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Brando BENIFEI, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 b (new)–Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Calls on the EU Member States and the Commission to explicitly consider children’s rights as a priority when programming and implementing regional and cohesion policies;

2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE

2018/2103(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Jean LAMBERT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Marlene MIZZI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Julie WARD, Barbara MATERA, Brando BENIFEI, Tokia SAÏFI, Theresa GRIFFIN, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Helga STEVENS

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 b (new)–Paragraph 5 c (new)

5c. Calls on the Commission to ensure coordination within its different services with the aim of effectively mainstreaming children’s rights in all EU legislative proposals, policies and financial decisions;

2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE

2018/2103(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Jean LAMBERT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Marlene MIZZI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Barbara MATERA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Theresa GRIFFIN, Tokia SAÏFI, Brando BENIFEI, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Helga STEVENS, Julie WARD

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 b (new)–Paragraph 5 d (new)

5d. Reiterates that cyberbullying and revenge pornography are new forms of crime online and can have extremely serious impact especially among young people and children. Encourages all Member States to set up future-proofed legislation to address this alarming phenomenon including provisions for removal from social media of harmful content for human dignity within well- defined deadlines in line with the European Parliament resolution of 14 December 2017 on the implementation of Directive 2011/93/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography;

2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE

2018/2103(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Jean LAMBERT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Marlene MIZZI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Barbara MATERA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Julie WARD, Tokia SAÏFI, Theresa GRIFFIN, Brando BENIFEI, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Helga STEVENS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls on the Member States to invest adequate financial resources to integrate media and information literacy into national education systems and more generally in order to empower children and young people with the tools to use the internet responsibly and avoid possible risks;

2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE

2018/2103(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Jean LAMBERT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Marlene MIZZI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Julie WARD, Barbara MATERA, Theresa GRIFFIN, Tokia SAÏFI, Brando BENIFEI, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Helga STEVENS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Points out that EU Member States should address adequately discriminatory or violent reactions against the schooling of migrant and refugee children, both through law enforcement and by promoting mutual understanding and social cohesion; calls on Member States to structurally address respect for diversity, intercultural understanding and human rights, including children’s rights, in regular school curricula; to that end, calls on EU Member States to promote inclusive education from an early age in schools;

2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE

2018/2103(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Marlene MIZZI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Barbara MATERA, Julie WARD, Theresa GRIFFIN, Tokia SAÏFI, Brando BENIFEI, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. ~~Emphasises that the EU and the Member States should develop credible and effective systems that would make it unnecessary to detain children for asylum or return purpo~~Calls on the Member States to accommodate all children and families with children in non-custodial, community-based placements while their immigration status is processesd; stresses the importance of taking the principle of the best interests of the child into consideration in all aspects concerning children as well as of the practical implementation of the right to be heard as called for in the European Parliament Resolution on the protection of migrant children of 3 May 2018; recalls that Article 14 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and Article 28 of the United Nations Conventions on the Rights of the Child guarantee the right to education to every child, including migrant and refugee children, both unaccompanied and accompanied and avoiding separated schooling and segregation, and calls therefore on the Member States to ensure migrant and refugee children are granted access to formal and informal education swiftly after their arrival; stresses that Member States should ensure that migrant and refugee children are effectively supported through linguistic, social and psychological support based on individual assessment of their needs;

2018/10/05
Committee: LIBE

2018/2094(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. C. (new) whereas gender equality is a core objective of the EU and its Member States; whereas many roles played by women in rural areas help to keep farms viable and rural communities dynamic; whereas efforts to prevent rural depopulation are linked to opportunities for women and young people, and whereas women in rural areas currently face many challenges;

2018/10/11
Committee: AGRI

2018/2094(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Insists that special consideration should be granted to farmers who face extra costs owing to specific constraints linked to high value natural areas such as mountain areas, islands, the outermost regions and other less favoured areas; believes that, owing to their specific constraints, CAP financing is vitally important for these regions and that any reduction would have a very damaging impact on many agricultural products; urges the Member States to develop and implement quality schemes in order to give the producers concerned the opportunity to introduce them swiftly;

2018/10/11
Committee: AGRI

2018/2094(INI)

Tibor SZANYI, Paolo DE CASTRO, Marc TARABELLA, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Karin KADENBACH, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Recalls the role of women in rural areas and their contribution as entrepreneurs and promoters of sustainable development; stresses the need to develop their potential in sustainable agriculture and in the resilience of rural areas; calls therefore for increased support for family farms and young farmers and for support for employment in agriculture in rural areas, especially for young farmers;

2018/10/11
Committee: AGRI

2018/2046(BUD)

Karine GLOANEC MAURIN, Nicola CAPUTO, Marc TARABELLA, Eric ANDRIEU, Tibor SZANYI, Maria NOICHL, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Underscores the importance of pilot projects and preparatory actions for innovation in the agricultural and rural development sectors: asks for continued support for ongoing and new pilot projects and preparatory actions;

2018/07/16
Committee: AGRI

2018/2037(INI)

Nicola CAPUTO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Marc TARABELLA, Karin KADENBACH, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Maria NOICHL

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the Commission’s communication on the Future of Food and Farming acknowledges that the common agricultural policy (CAP) is the most integrated policy in the EU and is enabling the EU farming sector to respond to citizens’ demands regarding not only food security, safety, quality and sustainability, but also environmental care, climate change action, health and high animal welfare standards;

2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2018/2037(INI)

Momchil NEKOV, Karin KADENBACH, Paolo DE CASTRO, Tibor SZANYI, Marc TARABELLA, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Maria NOICHL

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas there are other instruments available to be used in rural communities via structural and cohesions funds, which are not necessarily being well synergized with the CAP, even though this would help the regions become more competitive faster;

2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2018/2037(INI)

Eric ANDRIEU, Paolo DE CASTRO, Karin KADENBACH, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Momchil NEKOV, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Marc TARABELLA, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ, Nicola CAPUTO, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Tibor SZANYI

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the new delivery model (NDM) is, at the core of the Commission’s communication on the Future of Food and Farming, ~~and~~involves many uncertainties regarding its implementation and mighto be welcomed, provided that it does not lead to the renationalization of the CAP, does not damage the proper functioning of the single market and ensures genuine simplification, not only at EU level but also at Member State and regional level, and flexibility for farmers, without adding new constraints on Member States and thus a new layer of complexity;

2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)

15d. Calls for a fair playing field for special technological improvements for rural hubs and grids;

2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI

2018/2037(INI)

Nicola CAPUTO, Tibor SZANYI, Paolo DE CASTRO, Momchil NEKOV, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Marc TARABELLA, Karin KADENBACH, Michela GIUFFRIDA

16. Underlines the importance of rural development, including the LEADER initiative, in supporting multi-functional agriculture ~~and~~, in fostering the investments and innovation, additional entrepreneurial activities and opportunities, ~~in order to generate income from agri- tourism, and to secure community- supported agriculture and the provision of social services in rural area~~and in enhancing the provision of environmental and climate actions;

2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI

2018/2037(INI)

Tibor SZANYI, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Marc TARABELLA, Paolo DE CASTRO, Karin KADENBACH, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Calls on the Commission to introduce a multi-funded, investment approach in the post 2020 legislative period to ensure the smooth implementation of the integrated rural development tools, such as the smart villages initiative;

2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI

2018/2037(INI)

Nicola CAPUTO, Tibor SZANYI, Paolo DE CASTRO, Momchil NEKOV, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Marc TARABELLA, Karin KADENBACH, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Underlines that rural development provides opportunities to generate income from agri-tourism and to secure community-supported agriculture and the provision of social services in rural areas;

2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI

2018/2037(INI)

Tibor SZANYI, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Marc TARABELLA, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Paolo DE CASTRO, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)

16b. Calls for the integration of the different networks in the rural area, such as the ENRD and the EIP under the Smart villages approach and with the help of the Leader method;

2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI

2018/2037(INI)

Tibor SZANYI, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Marc TARABELLA, Paolo DE CASTRO, Karin KADENBACH, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)

16c. Calls on the Commission to set up the smart villages initiative measures and to create the smart villages as priority of the next rural development policy;

2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI

2018/2037(INI)

Tibor SZANYI, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Marc TARABELLA, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Paolo DE CASTRO, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 d (new)

16d. Urges the Commission to keep in mind the possibility of a cross-fund integration during the preparation of the new legislation;

2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI

2018/2037(INI)

Eric ANDRIEU, Paolo DE CASTRO, Karin KADENBACH, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Momchil NEKOV, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Maria NOICHL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls on the Commission, in view of the limited results of the current greening measures, to introduce a new ~~and~~ comprehensive legal framework ~~which allows~~allowing for the integration of the ~~various~~different types of environmental actions ~~at present, such as cross compliance, greening and the good agricultural and environmental conditions (GAEC) standards,~~currently existing under Pillar I (cross compliance, greening payments) as well as agrio-environmental measures ~~(AEMs) for rural development, so that farmer~~under Pillar II, in order to improve the greening results can ~~deliver effectively and with less bureaucracy on environmental care, biodiversity and climate actio~~d help all farmers more effectively in the adaptation of their farming systems, as imposed by the environmental and climatic challenges and citizens demands , without having to bear excessive administrative burden, while ensuring that Member States ~~have adequate control and~~maintain a level of action to tak~~ing~~e into account local agricultural conditions;

2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI

2018/2037(INI)

Eric ANDRIEU, Paolo DE CASTRO, Karin KADENBACH, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Maria NOICHL, Marc TARABELLA, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ, Nicola CAPUTO, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Tibor SZANYI, Momchil NEKOV, Paul BRANNEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Considers that the Commission's future legislative proposals should be able to support the largest number of farmers in their efforts to modernize towards more sustainable agricultural development;

2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI

2018/2037(INI)

Eric ANDRIEU, Paolo DE CASTRO, Karin KADENBACH, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Maria NOICHL, Marc TARABELLA, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ, Nicola CAPUTO, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Tibor SZANYI, Momchil NEKOV, Paul BRANNEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)

17b. Considers that this ambition for the CAP must be based on a first level corresponding to a simplified and reinforced conditionality and constituting a common base applicable to all farms, and on a second level to go beyond conditionality and including both the current climate and environmental measures of the second pillar and a new European incentive scheme in the first pillar;

2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI

2018/2037(INI)

Eric ANDRIEU, Paolo DE CASTRO, Karin KADENBACH, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Momchil NEKOV, Marc TARABELLA, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ, Nicola CAPUTO, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Tibor SZANYI, Paul BRANNEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)

17c. Considers that the Commission must present an improved system, determined at European level, with mandatory enhanced conditionality applicable in all Member States, additional agri-environmental tools, along with a mandatory new European incentive scheme, to be settled by each Member State for farmers who can voluntarily participate and for which payment levels would reflect the level of ambition of the different environmental practices;

2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI

2018/2037(INI)

Eric ANDRIEU, Maria NOICHL, Marc TARABELLA, Paolo DE CASTRO, Karin KADENBACH, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Momchil NEKOV, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ, Nicola CAPUTO, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Tibor SZANYI, Paul BRANNEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 d (new)

17d. Proposes that this new form of greening should be accompanied by significant, coordinated and more efficient means in Pillar II through targeted tangible and intangible investments (knowledge transfer, training, advice, exchange of know-how, networking, EIP innovation) as another driver of change;

2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI

2018/2037(INI)

Eric ANDRIEU, Paolo DE CASTRO, Karin KADENBACH, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Momchil NEKOV, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Marc TARABELLA, Maria NOICHL, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Tibor SZANYI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Believes that this new framework should be underpinned by the possible allocation of a minimum amount of the total available budget to AEMs, including organic agriculture, support for biodiversity, agroforestry, and genetic diversity in animals and plants;

2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI

2018/2037(INI)

Eric ANDRIEU, Paolo DE CASTRO, Karin KADENBACH, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Momchil NEKOV, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Marc TARABELLA, Maria NOICHL, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Tibor SZANYI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the Commission to foster innovation, research and modernisation in agriculture by supporting ~~training~~a strong advisory system, better adapted to beneficiaries 'needs and agricultural extension as a pre- condition in programme design and implementation in all Member States, while fostering targeted training, the transfer of know-how and the exchange of best practice models between Member States, with a general focus on new technologies and digitalization;

2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI

2018/2037(INI)

Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Paolo DE CASTRO, Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Tibor SZANYI, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the Commission to foster innovation and modernisation in agriculture by supporting training and agricultural extension as a pre-condition in programme design and implementation in all Member States, while fostering the transfer of know-how, for which cooperatives and other producer organizations have been identified as having a crucial role, and the exchange of best practice models between Member States;

2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI

2018/2037(INI)

Tibor SZANYI, Paolo DE CASTRO, Marc TARABELLA, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Calls on the Commission to focus on the quality of life in rural areas, to make the living attractive for all people, especially for the young generation;

2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI

2018/2037(INI)

Tibor SZANYI, Paolo DE CASTRO, Marc TARABELLA, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)

19b. Urges the Commission and the Member States to give more emphasis on the entrepreneur-opportunities for services to- and from the villages;

2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI

2018/2037(INI)

Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Paolo DE CASTRO, Eric ANDRIEU, Tibor SZANYI, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Calls on the Commission to maintain the current single common market organisation (Single CMO) framework~~, inclu~~ regarding the individual sector plans (wine, apiculture, and fruit and vegetables) and the EU school fruit, vegetables and milk scheme, within the first pillar and with the ultimate aim of strengthening the sustainability and competiveness of each sector while enabling access for all farmers;

2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI

2018/2037(INI)

Eric ANDRIEU, Paolo DE CASTRO, Karin KADENBACH, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Momchil NEKOV, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Marc TARABELLA, Nicola CAPUTO, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Tibor SZANYI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Reminds the Commission that risk management strategies, only based on insurance systems and income stabilization tools, are not sufficiently effective when price volatility is significantly fluctuating compared to production cost levels, which is the case for agricultural markets;

2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI

2018/2037(INI)

Eric ANDRIEU, Paolo DE CASTRO, Karin KADENBACH, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Momchil NEKOV, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Marc TARABELLA, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ, Nicola CAPUTO, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Tibor SZANYI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Calls for an in-depth review of the current crisis reserve mechanism in order to create an independent financial instrument exempt from the budgetary principle of annuality, so as to permit budgetary transfers from one year to the next, thereby enabling quick and effective responses to crisis situations, including those involving animal and plant health, disease-related issues and food safenot subject to the principle of annuality of the budget so as to allow transfers from one year to the next, especially when market prices are sufficiently high, and will increase the speed and effectiveness of crisis responses, including animal health issues, plant diseases, food safety and security;

2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI

2018/2037(INI)

Eric ANDRIEU, Paolo DE CASTRO, Karin KADENBACH, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Marc TARABELLA, Nicola CAPUTO, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Tibor SZANYI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Believes that while t~~rade~~hey agre~~ements are~~ generally beneficial ~~to the EU~~for some agricultural sector ~~overall,~~s and necessary ~~for~~to strengthen~~ing~~ the EUnion’s position on the ~~global~~world agricultural market, t~~hey~~rade agreements also pose a number of ~~challenges that require reinforced safeguard mechanism~~difficulties which require coherence between trade policy and certain objectives of the CAP concerning family farm income, the future of certain rural territories, which in practice implies the establishment of safeguard mechanisms or even exclusion of the most sensitive sectors from the negotiations and the application of the principle of reciprocity in production conditions, so as to ensure a level playing field between farmers in the E~~U and in the rest of the world~~uropean Union their foreign competitors;

2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI

2018/2037(INI)

Momchil NEKOV, Paolo DE CASTRO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Tibor SZANYI, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26a. Welcomes the steady increase in the budget available for promotional schemes and programmes and urges the EC to maintain the pace of increase of this budget due to the increasing interests from producers;

2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI

2018/2037(INI)

Momchil NEKOV, Paolo DE CASTRO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Tibor SZANYI, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)

26b. Calls for reducing the red tape and unnecessary conditions to allow also smaller producers partake in these schemes;

2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI

2018/0256M(NLE)

Paolo DE CASTRO, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Stresses moreover that, in many cases, European products are denied not only a totally level playing field but also adequate protection against the risk of imported plant diseases not present in the EU; notes that, in light of the amendments to this Agreement, and as required also by the report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the effectiveness and consistency of sanitary and phytosanitary controls on imports of food, feed, animals and plants' (COM/2010/0785), it will be necessary to review EU plant health arrangements, taking into account new realities in order to protect the Union from the introduction and spread of harmful organisms, while helping to ensure sustainable development, the competitiveness of the agricultural sector and food safety;

2018/10/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/0256M(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Emphasises that, although serious concerns remain regarding competitive disadvantages for EU farmers generated by the initial association agreement, this updated text does not alter the tariff rate quotas and the preferential import regime previously established, while it only provides European producers with a clarification on the geographical scope of the agreement;

2018/10/12
Committee: AGRI

2018/0236(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)

(13a) In light of the importance of policies underpinning food safety, and in line with the EU’s commitments to implementing the ‘Hygiene package’ under the ‘Farm to Fork’ approach, the programme will contribute to the integration of actions to improve food monitoring and traceability and help combat fraud. Relevant actions will be identified during the Programme's preparation and implementation, and reassessed in the context of the relevant ensuing evaluation and review processes.

2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/0236(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38

(38) A growing number of key economic sectors, in particular transport, telecommunications, agriculture, food safety and energy, increasingly use satellite navigation systems, not to mention the synergies with activities linked to the security and defence of the Union and its Member States. Having full control of satellite navigation should therefore guarantee the Union's technological independence, including in the longer term for the components of infrastructure equipment, and ensure its strategic autonomy.

2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/0236(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 53

(53) As part of the data and information processing function, Copernicus should ensure the long-term sustainability and further development of the core Copernicus services, providing information in order to satisfy public sector needs and those arising from the Union’s international commitments, and to maximise opportunities for commercial exploitation. In particular, Copernicus should deliver, at the local, national, European and global scale, information on the state of the atmosphere; information on the state of the oceans; information in support of land monitoring supporting the implementation of local, national and Union policies; information in support of climate change adaptation and mitigation; information on the state of agricultural lands and land use, information on fishing activities, geospatial information in support of emergency management, including through prevention activities, environmental compliance assurance, as well as civil security including support for the Union's external action. The Commission should identify appropriate contractual arrangements fostering the sustainability of service provision.

2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/0236(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) for Copernicus: to deliver accurate and reliable Earth Observation data and information, supplied on a long-term basis, to support the implementation and monitoring of the Union and its Member States' policies in the fields of the environment, climate change, agriculture and rural development, fisheries, civil protection, safety and security, as well as the digital economy;

2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/0236(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

may receive support from the European Regional Development Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Social Fund+, the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund or the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, in accordance with paragraph 5 of Article [67] of Regulation (EU) XX [Common Provisions Regulation] and Article [8] orf Regulation (EU) XX [Financing, management and monitoring of the Common Agricultural Policy], provided that such actions are consistent with the objectives of the programme concerned. The rules of the Fund providing support shall apply.

2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/0236(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) actions to provide continuity of existing Sentinel missions and to develop, launch, maintain and operate further Sentinels expanding the observation scope, giving priority to: observation capacities for monitoring anthropogenic CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions, allowing for polar coverage and enabling innovative environmental applications in a~~griculture~~rable and livestock farming, fisheries, forest and water management domains;

2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/0236(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 4 a (new)

– mapping farmland in need of irrigation, crop forecasts and land use, and ensuring better food safety and quality by safeguarding the environment;

2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/0236(COD)

Gesine MEISSNER, Marlene MIZZI, Jozo RADOŠ, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR

Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 4 b (new)

– monitoring fishing activities, to ensure better food safety and quality by safeguarding the environment;

2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 13 a (new)

13a. Seas and Oceans, through the development of a sustainable blue economy in line with the objectives of the Integrated Maritime Policy in particular through (a) maritime entrepreneurship (b) an innovative and competitive maritime industry (c) ocean literacy and blue careers (d) the International Ocean Governance agenda (e) maritime surveillance and security (f) cross-border cooperation (g) the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, in particular SDG 14 (Life Below Water)

2018/09/14
Committee: ITRE

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 2

Meeting the goals of sustainable development, guaranteeing the production and consumption of safe and healthy food, promoting sustainable practices in agriculture, aquaculture, fisheries and forestry, combating soil consumption, ensuring access to clean water, soil and air for all, cleaning up the seas and oceans, preserving and restoring the planet’s vital natural systems and environment requires that we harness the potential of research and innovation. But the pathways for the transition to sustainability and ways to overcome resilient barriers are hardly understood. Making the transition to sustainable consumption and production and restoring planetary health requires investing in technologies, new business models, and social and environmental innovation. This creates new opportunities for a sustainable, resilient, innovative and responsible European economy, boosting resource efficiency, productivity and competitiveness, and generating jobs and growth.

2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 9

– ~~Land use, r~~Rural development and territorial linkages; capitalising on the social, cultural, economic and environmental assets of rural areas for new services, business models, value chains and public goods;

2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 9 a (new)

- Land use; as soil formation is an extremely slow process, soil can essentially be considered as a non- renewable resource. Because of its importance in socio-economic and environmental terms, soil should be protected because it provides us with food, biomass and raw materials; it serves as a platform for human activities; It is an element of the landscape and cultural heritage, and plays a central role as a habitat and gene pool; It stores, filters and transforms many substances, including water, nutrients and carbon.

2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 10

– Digital innovations in farming, forestry and across value chains and rural areas through the use of data and development of infrastructures, technologies and governance models for private entities as well as public authorities and smart utilities;

2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.4 – paragraph 1

Seas and oceans' natural capital and ecosystem services offer significant socio- economic and welfare benefits. This potential is at risk because of the severe pressure from human and natural stressors such as pollution, overfishing, climate change, sea-level rise and extreme weather events. To prevent seas and oceans from reaching a point of no return and in order to promote the value chains of the blue economy, it is necessary to strengthen our knowledge and understanding in order to sustainably manage, protect and restore marine and coastal ecosystems and prevent marine pollution, in a context of an improved and responsible ocean governance framework. This will also include research to sustainably unlock the vast and unexploited economic potential of seas and oceans aiming at producing more food without increasing pressures on them, and also contribute to alleviate pressure on land, freshwater and ocean resources. There is a need for partnering approaches, including sea basin and macro-regional strategies, extending beyond the EU (e.g. in the Mediterranean, the Baltic, the Black Sea, the Atlantic, the Caribbean Sea and in the Indian Ocean); and for contributing to International Ocean Governance commitments, initiatives like the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development and commitments linked to the conservation of marine biological diversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction.

2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.4 – paragraph 1

Seas and oceans' natural capital and ecosystem services offer significant socio- economic and welfare benefits. This potential is at risk because of the severe pressure from human and natural stressors such as pollution, overfishing, climate change, sea-level rise and extreme weather events. To prevent seas and oceans from reaching a point of no return, it is necessary to strengthen our knowledge and understanding in order to sustainably manage, protect and restore marine and coastal ecosystems and prevent marine pollution, in a context of an improved and responsible ocean governance framework. This will also include research to sustainably unlock the vast and unexploited economic potential of seas and oceans aiming at producing more food without increasing pressures on them, and also contribute to alleviate pressure on land, freshwater and ocean resources. There is a need for partnering approaches, including sea basins, fishing districts and macro- regional strategies, including those extending beyond the EU (e.g. in the Mediterranean, the Baltic, the Black Sea, the Atlantic, the Caribbean Sea and in the Indian Ocean); and for contributing to International Ocean Governance commitments, initiatives like the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development and commitments linked to the conservation of marine biological diversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction.

2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.4 – paragraph 2 – indent 6

– Blue value-chains, the multiple-use of marine space and growth of the renewable energy sector from seas and oceans, including sustainable micro- and macro- algae, investing in maritime technologies and services such as ocean energy and marine biotechnology;

2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.4 – paragraph 2 – indent 8

– Blue innovation including in the blue and digital economies, across coastline areas, coastal cities and ports in order to strengthen resilience of coastal areas and ~~increase citizens' benefits~~combat their gradual depopulation by supporting employment and encouraging sustainable tourism over time.

2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1

1. The Programme’s general objective is to deliver scientific, economic and societal impact from the Union’s investments in research and innovation so as to strengthen the scientific and technological bases of the Union and foster its territorial cohesion and competitiveness, including in its industry, deliver on the Union strategic priorities, and contribute to tackling global challenges, including the Sustainable Development Goals.

2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) to foster all forms of innovation, including breakthrough innovation, and strengthen market deployment of innovative solutions consistent with the aims of sustainable development;

2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI

2018/0224(COD)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Ulrike RODUST, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Tonino PICULA, Elena GENTILE, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point e – paragraph 1

Areas of intervention: Environmental observation; Biodiversity and natural capital; Agriculture, forestry and rural areas; Land take; Sea and oceans; Food systems; Bio- based innovation systems; Circular systems

2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8

(8) The multiannual financial framework set out in Regulation (EU) xx/xx6 provides that the Union budget must continue to support fisheries and maritime policies. The EMFF budget should amount~~, in current prices, to EUR 6 140 000 000~~ to 6 866 943 600 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. EUR 7 739 176 524 in current prices). EMFF resources should be split between shared, direct and indirect management. EUR 5 ~~311 000 000 should be allocated to support under shared management and EUR 829 000 000~~939 794 375 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. EUR 6 694 261 648 in current prices) should be allocated to support under shared management and EUR 927 149225 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. EUR 1 044 914 876 in current prices) to support under direct and indirect management. In order to ensure stability in particular with regard to the achievement of the objectives of the CFP, the definition of national allocations under shared management for the 2021- 2027 programming period should be based on the EMFF 2014-2020 shares. Specific amounts should be reserved for the outermost regions, control and enforcement and collection and processing of data for fisheries management and scientific purposes, while amounts for permanent cessation and extraordinary cessation of fishing activities should be capped. _________________ 6 OJ C […], […], p. […].

2018/11/09
Committee: REGI

2018/0210(COD)

Gesine MEISSNER, Tonino PICULA, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Sofia RIBEIRO, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8

(8) The multiannual financial framework set out in Regulation (EU) xx/xx6 provides that the Union budget must continue to support fisheries and maritime policies. The EMFF budget should amount, in current prices, to EUR 6 140 000 000. EMFF resources should be split between shared, direct and indirect management. EUR 5 ~~311~~219 000 000 should be allocated to support under shared management and EUR ~~829~~921 000 000 to support under direct and indirect management. In order to ensure stability in particular with regard to the achievement of the objectives of the CFP, the definition of national allocations under shared management for the 2021- 2027 programming period should be based on the EMFF 2014-2020 shares. Specific amounts should be reserved for the outermost regions, control and enforcement and collection and processing of data for fisheries management and scientific purposes, while amounts for permanent cessation and extraordinary cessation of fishing activities should be capped. _________________ 6 OJ C […], […], p. […]. OJ C […], […], p. […].

2018/10/17
Committee: ENVI

2018/0210(COD)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Tonino PICULA, Elena GENTILE, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ, Ulrike RODUST, Liliana RODRIGUES, Louis-Joseph MANSCOUR

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)

(12 a) The EMFF must also contribute to other United Nations Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs).In particular, this Regulation highlights the following objectives: a) SDG.1 Eradicate poverty:the EMFF contributes to improving the living conditions of the most fragile coastal communities, especially those dependent on a single fish stocks threatened by overfishing, global change and environmental issues. b) SDG.3 Good health and well-being:the EMFF contributes to the fight against the pollution of coastal water bodies, responsible for endemic diseases, and to ensure good quality of food from fisheries and aquaculture. c) SDG.7 Clean energy:by financing the blue economy, the EMFF supports the deployment of marine renewables and ensure that this development is consistent with the protection of the marine environment and preservation of fish resources. d) SDG.8 Decent work and economic growth:The EMFF contributes to the development of the blue economy as a factor of economic growth.It also ensures that this economic growth is a source of decent jobs for coastal communities.In addition, the EMFF contributes to improving the working conditions of fishermen. e) SDG.12 Responsible Consumption and Production:The EMFF contributes to the rational use of natural resources and limits the waste of natural and energy resources. f) SDG.13 Fight against climate change:the EMFF devotes 30% of its budget to the fight against climate change. g) SDG.14 Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development

2018/11/09
Committee: REGI

2018/0210(COD)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Tonino PICULA, Elena GENTILE, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ, Liliana RODRIGUES

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28

(28) Small-scale coastal fishing is carried out by fishing vessels below 12 metres and not using towed fishing gears. That sector represents nearly 75% of all fishing vessels registered in the Union and nearly half of all employment in the fishery sector. Operators from small-scale coastal fisheries are particularly dependant on healthy fish stocks for their main source of income. The EMFF should therefore give them a preferential treatment through a 100% aid intensity rate, including for operations related to control and enforcement, with the aim of encouraging sustainable fishing practices. In addition, certain areas of support should be reserved for small-scale fishing in fleet segment where the fishing capacity is balanced with the available fishing opportunities, i.e. support for the acquisition of a ~~second- hand~~ vessel ~~and~~, for engine replacement or modernisation, for renovation and restoring of old infrastructure or new infrastructure such as auction halls or reception facilities. Furthermore, Member States should include in their programme an action plan for small-scale coastal fishing, which should be monitored on the basis of indicators for which milestones and targets should be set.

2018/11/09
Committee: REGI

2018/0210(COD)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Tonino PICULA, Elena GENTILE, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ, Liliana RODRIGUES

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 a (new)

(29 a) having regard to the European Parliament resolution on the special situation of islands (2015/3014(RSP) and the European Economic and Social Committee’s opinion on ‘Specific problems facing islands’ (1229/2011), agriculture, breeding and fisheries constitute an important element of local island economies. European insular regions suffer due to lack of accessibility, particularly for SMEs, a low level of product differentiation and need a strategy in order to use all possible synergies between the European Structural and Investment Funds and other Union instruments with a view to counterbalancing the handicaps of islands and enhancing their economic growth, job creation and sustainable development. While Article 174 of the TFEU recognises the permanent natural and geographical handicaps specific to the situation of islands, the Commission must establish an ‘EU Strategic Framework for Islands’ with a view to linking up instruments that can have a major territorial impact.

2018/11/09
Committee: REGI

2018/0210(COD)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Tonino PICULA, Elena GENTILE, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ, Liliana RODRIGUES, Ulrike RODUST

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35 a (new)

(35 a) (new) There is a need for support measures in order to facilitate social dialogue and to use the EMFF to help train skilled professionals for the maritime and fisheries sector. The importance of modernising the maritime and fisheries sector and the role that innovation plays in this calls for reassessing the financial allocations for professional and vocational training in the EMFF.

2018/11/09
Committee: REGI

2018/0210(COD)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Ulrike RODUST, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Tonino PICULA, Elena GENTILE, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ, Liliana RODRIGUES, Louis-Joseph MANSCOUR

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35 b (new)

(35 b) Investment in human capital is also vital to increase the competitiveness and economic performance of fishing and maritime activities. Therefore, the EMFF should support advisory services, cooperation between scientists and fishermen, professional training, lifelong learning, and should stimulate the dissemination of knowledge, help to improve the overall performance and competitiveness of operators and promote social dialogue. In recognition of their role in fishing communities, spouses and life partners of self-employed fishermen should, under certain conditions, also be granted support for professional training, lifelong learning and the dissemination of knowledge, and for networking that contributes to their professional development.

2018/11/09
Committee: REGI

2018/0210(COD)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Tonino PICULA, Elena GENTILE, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ, Liliana RODRIGUES

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41 a (new)

(41 a) (new) The objectives and actions of the EMFF should be consistent with international and regional processes of the Union for the governance of the seas, such as the Agreement for the establishment of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (‘the GFCM Agreement’). This agreement provides an appropriate framework for multilateral cooperation to promote the development, conservation, rational management and best utilisation of living marine resources in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea at levels which are considered sustainable and at low risk of collapse.

2018/11/09
Committee: REGI

2018/0210(COD)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Ulrike RODUST, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Tonino PICULA, Elena GENTILE, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ, Liliana RODRIGUES

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 15

(15) ‘sustainable blue economy’ means all sectoral and cross-sectoral economic activities throughout the single market related to oceans, seas, coasts and inland waters, covering the Union's insular and outermost regions and landlocked countries, including emerging sectors and non-market goods and services and being consistent with Union environmental legislation.

2018/11/09
Committee: REGI

2018/0210(COD)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Tonino PICULA, Elena GENTILE, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ, Liliana RODRIGUES

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4

(4) Strengthening international ocean governance and ~~enabling~~regional processes of the Union for the governance of the seas in order to enable safe, secure, clean and sustainably managed seas and oceans.

2018/11/09
Committee: REGI

2018/0210(COD)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Ulrike RODUST, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Tonino PICULA, Elena GENTILE, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1

1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the EMFF for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 6 ~~140 000 000~~866 943 600 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. EUR 7 739 176 524 in current prices).

2018/11/09
Committee: REGI

2018/0210(COD)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Ulrike RODUST, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Tonino PICULA, Elena GENTILE, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1

1. The part of the financial envelope under shared management as specified in Title II shall be EUR 5 ~~311 000 000~~939 794 375 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. EUR 6 694 261 648 in current prices) in accordance with the annual breakdown set out in Annex V.

2018/11/09
Committee: REGI

2018/0210(COD)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Tonino PICULA, Elena GENTILE, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) EUR 1~~02 000 000~~ 14 076 262 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. EUR 128 566 125 in current prices)for the Azores and Madeira;

2018/11/09
Committee: REGI

2018/0210(COD)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Tonino PICULA, Elena GENTILE, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ

(b) EUR ~~82 000 000~~91 708 367 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. EUR 103 357 081 in current prices) for the Canary Islands;

2018/11/09
Committee: REGI

2018/0210(COD)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Tonino PICULA, Elena GENTILE, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) EUR 1~~31 000 000~~46 509 709 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. EUR 165 119 239 in current prices) for Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, Réunion and Saint- Martin.

2018/11/09
Committee: REGI

2018/0210(COD)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Tonino PICULA, Elena GENTILE, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ, Ulrike RODUST

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1

1. The part of the financial envelope under direct and indirect management as specified in Title III shall be EUR ~~829 000 000~~927 149 225 in 2018 constant prices (EUR 1 044 914 876 in current prices).

2018/11/09
Committee: REGI

2018/0210(COD)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Elena GENTILE, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ, Tonino PICULA, Liliana RODRIGUES

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1

1. In accordance with Article 16 of Regulation (EU) No [Regulation laying down Common Provisions], each Member State shall prepare a single ~~programme~~national programme and / or regional operational programmes to implement the priorities referred to in Article 4.

2018/11/09
Committee: REGI

2018/0210(COD)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Elena GENTILE, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ, Tonino PICULA, Liliana RODRIGUES

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)

(c a) (new) where applicable, the regional operational program for sub-national authorities responsible for fisheries and maritime affairs.

2018/11/09
Committee: REGI

2018/0210(COD)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Elena GENTILE, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ, Tonino PICULA, Liliana RODRIGUES

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – introductory part

4. Member States concerned shall prepare as part of their programme, jointly with relevant authorities and stakeholders of their territories, regional operational programmes for each of their regions, including an action plan for each of their outermost regions referred to in Article 6(2), which shall set out:

2018/11/09
Committee: REGI

2018/0210(COD)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Elena GENTILE, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ, Tonino PICULA, Liliana RODRIGUES, Ulrike RODUST

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point a

(a) a strategy for the sustainable exploitation of fisheries and the development of sustainable blue economy sectors, while fighting against marine litter and promoting community-led local development (CLLD) and fisheries local action groups (FLAGs);

2018/11/09
Committee: REGI

2018/0210(COD)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Elena GENTILE, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ, Tonino PICULA, Liliana RODRIGUES

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)

(i a) (new d) (a) facilitating access to credit, insurance and financial instruments, without excluding the necessity for grants;

2018/11/09
Committee: REGI

2018/0210(COD)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Elena GENTILE, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ, Tonino PICULA, Liliana RODRIGUES, Louis-Joseph MANSCOUR

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. (new) In order to reduce the administrative burden for small-scale inshore fishermen, the action plan shall take into account the possibility of a simplified single application form for EMFF measures or the previous existence of a simplified single form at regional or national level.

2018/11/09
Committee: REGI

2018/0210(COD)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Elena GENTILE, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ, Tonino PICULA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) the first acquisition of a fishing vessel by a young fisher who, at the moment of submitting the application, is under 40 years of age and has worked at least ~~fiv~~three years as fisher or has acquired adequate vocational qualification;

2018/11/09
Committee: REGI

2018/0210(COD)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Elena GENTILE, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ, Tonino PICULA, Liliana RODRIGUES

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)

(b a) (new) new eco-friendly and energy-efficient infrastructures, such as new auction halls or reception facilities

2018/11/09
Committee: REGI

2018/0210(COD)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Elena GENTILE, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ, Tonino PICULA, Liliana RODRIGUES, Ulrike RODUST

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)

(b b) (new) in order to improve their environmental sustainability and energy efficiency, the eco-friendly renovation and restoring of old building and infrastructures, given that the activity is directly linked to the fishing activity

2018/11/09
Committee: REGI

2018/0210(COD)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Elena GENTILE, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ, Tonino PICULA, Liliana RODRIGUES

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2

2. The vessels referred to in paragraph 1 shall be equipped for sea fishing and be ~~between 5~~ less thand 30 years old.

2018/11/09
Committee: REGI

2018/0210(COD)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Elena GENTILE, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ, Tonino PICULA, Liliana RODRIGUES

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. (new) The support referred to in paragraph 1(c) may only be granted if it can be proved that the new infrastructure will improve the valorisation and quality of products and the sustainability of all fleets, without increasing fishing capacity and in accordance with the objectives of the CFP.

2018/11/09
Committee: REGI

2018/0210(COD)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Elena GENTILE, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ, Tonino PICULA, Liliana RODRIGUES, Ulrike RODUST

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. (new) The support referred to in paragraph 1(c) may only be granted if it can be proved that the old infrastructure will be renovated or restored in order to foster a diversification of the income given that the activity is directly linked to the fishing activity.

2018/11/09
Committee: REGI

2018/0210(COD)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Elena GENTILE, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ, Tonino PICULA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) the fishing vessel is registered as active and has carried out fishing activities at sea for at least 1290 days in each of the last t~~hree~~wo calendar years preceding the year of submission of the application for support;

2018/11/09
Committee: REGI

2018/0210(COD)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Elena GENTILE, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ, Tonino PICULA, Liliana RODRIGUES

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. (new) The EMFF may support the access of fishing and aquaculture enterprises to risk management tools such as incentives for insurance policies or mutual funds, in order to cover losses due to one or more of the following events: a) natural disasters, in compliance with provisions established with the EU Solidarity Fund; b) adverse major weather events; c) sudden changes in the quality and quantity of water for which the operator is not responsible; d) diseases in the aquaculture sector, failure to function or destruction of production facilities for which the operator is not responsible; e) costs of rescuing fishermen or fishing vessels in the event of accidents at sea during their fishing activities.

2018/11/09
Committee: REGI

2018/0210(COD)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Elena GENTILE, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ, Tonino PICULA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) the commercial activities of the vessel concerned are stopped during at least 930 consecutive days; ~~and~~or

2018/11/09
Committee: REGI

2018/0210(COD)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Elena GENTILE, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ, Tonino PICULA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) the economic losses resulting from the cessation amount to more than 30% of the annual turnover of the business concerned, calculated on the basis of the average turnover of that business over the preceding ~~three~~ calendar years.

2018/11/09
Committee: REGI

2018/0210(COD)

Gesine MEISSNER, Tonino PICULA, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Sofia RIBEIRO, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1

1. The part of the financial envelope under shared management as specified in Title II shall be EUR 5 ~~311~~219 000 000 in current prices in accordance with the annual breakdown set out in Annex V.

2018/10/17
Committee: ENVI

2018/0210(COD)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Elena GENTILE, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ, Tonino PICULA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a

(a) owners of fishing vessels which are registered as active and which have carried out fishing activities at sea for at least 1290 days in each of the last t~~hree~~wo calendar years preceding the year of submission of the application for support; or

2018/11/09
Committee: REGI

2018/0210(COD)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Elena GENTILE, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ, Tonino PICULA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b

(b) fishers who have worked at sea for at least 1290 days in each of the last t~~hree~~wo calendar years preceding the year of submission of the application for support on board a Union fishing vessel concerned by the extraordinary cessation.

2018/11/09
Committee: REGI

2018/0210(COD)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Elena GENTILE, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ, Tonino PICULA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 a (new)

Article 19 a Promotion of human capital, job creation and social dialogue 1. In order to promote human capital, job creation and social dialogue, the EMFF may support: (a) professional training, lifelong learning, joint projects, the dissemination of knowledge of an economic, technical, regulatory or scientific nature and of innovative practices, and the acquisition of new professional skills, in particular linked to the sustainable management of marine ecosystems, hygiene, health, safety, activities in the maritime sector, innovation and entrepreneurship; (b) networking and exchange of experiences and best practices between stakeholders, including among organisations promoting equal opportunities between men and women, promoting the role of women in fishing communities and promoting under- represented groups involved in small- scale coastal fishing or in on-foot fishing; (c) social dialogue at Union, national, regional or local level involving fishermen, social partners and other relevant stakeholders. 2. The support referred to in paragraph 1 may also be granted to spouses of self- employed fishermen or, where and in so far as recognised by national law, the life partners of self-employed fishermen, under the conditions laid down in point (b) of Article 2 of Directive 2010/41/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 1 ). 3. The support referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1 may be granted, for a maximum period of two years, for the training of people under the age of 40 years old who are recognised as unemployed by the Member State concerned (‘trainees’). Such support shall be limited to training on board a small– scale coastal fishing vessel owned by a professional fisherman, formalised by a contract between the trainee and the owner of the vessel that is recognised by the Member State concerned, including courses on sustainable fishing practices and the conservation of marine biological resources as defined in Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. 4. Support under paragraph 3 shall be granted to professional fishermen to cover the trainee’s salary and related charges, and shall be calculated in accordance with Article 67(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013, taking into account the economic situation and living standards of the Member State concerned. That support shall not exceed a maximum amount of EUR 40 000 for each beneficiary during the programming period.

2018/11/09
Committee: REGI

2018/0210(COD)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Elena GENTILE, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ, Tonino PICULA, Liliana RODRIGUES, Ulrike RODUST

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – title

Collection ~~and~~, processing and dissemination of data for fisheries management and scientific purposes

2018/11/09
Committee: REGI

2018/0210(COD)

Gesine MEISSNER, Tonino PICULA, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Sofia RIBEIRO, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1

1. The part of the financial envelope under direct and indirect management as specified in Title III shall be EUR ~~829~~921 000 000 in current prices.

2018/10/17
Committee: ENVI

2018/0210(COD)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Elena GENTILE, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ, Tonino PICULA, Liliana RODRIGUES, Ulrike RODUST

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1

1. The EMFF may support the collection, management ~~and use~~, use and dissemination of data for ~~fisheries~~ management and scientific purposes in fisheries and aquaculture, as provided for in Article 25(1) and (2) and Article 27 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and further specified in Regulation (EU) No 2017/1004, on the basis of the national work plans referred to in Article 6 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/1004.

2018/11/09
Committee: REGI

2018/0210(COD)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Elena GENTILE, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ, Tonino PICULA, Liliana RODRIGUES

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. (new) The Commission shall evaluate the possibility to create a Programme of Options Specifically Relating to Remoteness and Insularity (POSEI) for European insular and outermost regions focusing on maritime and fisheries issues and come forward with appropriate proposals.

2018/11/09
Committee: REGI

2018/0210(COD)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Elena GENTILE, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ, Tonino PICULA, Ulrike RODUST

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) investments in ports to provide adequate reception facilities for lost fishing gears and marine litter collected from the sea, as well as unwanted catches referred to in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 1380/2013;

2018/11/09
Committee: REGI

2018/0210(COD)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Elena GENTILE, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ, Tonino PICULA, Liliana RODRIGUES

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 3

3. Productive aquaculture investments under this Article may only be supported through grants and the financial instruments provided for in Article 52 of Regulation (EU) No [Regulation laying down Common Provisions] and through InvestEU, in accordance Article 10 of that Regulation.

2018/11/09
Committee: REGI

2018/0210(COD)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Elena GENTILE, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ, Tonino PICULA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1

The EMFF may support actions contributing to the achievement of the objectives of the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products as provided for in Article 35 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and further specified in Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013. ~~It may also support actions promoting the marketing, the quality and the value added of fishery and aquaculture products.~~

2018/11/09
Committee: REGI

2018/0210(COD)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Elena GENTILE, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ, Tonino PICULA, Liliana RODRIGUES

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)

(1) The EMFF shall support actions promoting the marketing, the quality and the value added of fishery and aquaculture products. In particular, the EMFF shall support the marketing activities of sustainable fish tourism, which have an added value in terms of creation of employment, diversification of income and development of tourism and business activities.

2018/11/09
Committee: REGI

2018/0210(COD)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Elena GENTILE, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ, Tonino PICULA, Liliana RODRIGUES

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. The EMFF may also support investments for the innovation in the processing of fishery and aquaculture products, as well as the promotion of partnership between POs and scientific entities.

2018/11/09
Committee: REGI

2018/0210(COD)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Elena GENTILE, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ, Tonino PICULA, Liliana RODRIGUES, Ulrike RODUST

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 a (new)

Article 25 a Statistical information network of aquaculture 1. The EMFF may support the collection, management and use of aquaculture management data as referred to in Article 34 (1) (a) and(e) and (5) and Article 35 ( 1) (d) of Regulation (EU) no. 1380/2013 in view of the establishment of a statistical information network on aquaculture and national work plans for its application. 2. By way of derogation from Article 2, the support referred to in paragraph 1 may also be granted for operations outside the territory of the Union. 3. Implementing acts shall be established in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 2, paragraph 2, paragraph 2. 4. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts approving or amending the national work plans referred to in paragraph 1 by 31 December of the year preceding last year by which the work plan is to be applied.

2018/11/09
Committee: REGI

2018/0210(COD)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Elena GENTILE, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ, Tonino PICULA, Liliana RODRIGUES

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)

(e a) (new) (a) the support to actions for the protection and restoration of marine and coastal biodiversity and ecosystems providing compensations to fishers for the collection of lost fishing gears and marine litter from the sea.

2018/11/09
Committee: REGI

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)

(3a) The internal border regions generate a quarter of the EU’s GDP and account for 40% of the EU’s territory, with 150 million European residents. However, there are obstacles that hinder their growth, such as legal and administrative barriers that translate into legal uncertainty (for instance, problems concerning social security and recognition of degree or qualifications requirements) for border workers or inadequate transport networks.

2018/10/03
Committee: REGI

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)

(7a) Based on the experience in cross- border and transnational cooperation during the 2014-2020 programming period in island regions, where simplification by the authorities responsible for the programmes and for the beneficiaries did not produce the expected results, a specific component should be set up for these regions because of their special situation as islands, which was formally recognised in Parliament’s Resolution of 4 February 2016.

2018/10/03
Committee: REGI

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)

(8a) Stresses that the potential of the European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC) is not yet being fully exploited, which could be due partly to regional and local authorities’ reservations, and partly to their fear of a transfer of competences and an ongoing lack of awareness of their respective competences; calls for any other possible causes of this situation to be swiftly identified and addressed; calls on the Commission to put forward measures to overcome the obstacles hindering effective application of this instrument in the context of the new ‘interregional’ component.

2018/10/03
Committee: REGI

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)

(13a) Border regions, especially those with lower population density, tend to face worse conditions for social and economic development and generally perform less well economically than other regions within the Member States, and their full economic potential is untapped. Physical and/or geographical barriers also contribute to restricting economic, social and territorial cohesion between border regions, both within and outside the EU, particularly in the case of island and mountain regions.

2018/10/03
Committee: REGI

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14

(14) In view of the specific situation of island and outmost regions of the Union, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the conditions under which those regions may have access to structural funds. Consequently, certain provisions of this Regulation should be adapted to the specificities of the island and outermost regions in order to simplify and foster cooperation with their neighbors, while taking into account the Communication from the Commission 'A stronger and renewed strategic partnership with the EU's outermost regions'31. _________________ 31 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank 'A stronger and renewed strategic partnership with the EU's outermost regions', - COM(2017) 623 final, 24.10.2017.

2018/10/03
Committee: REGI

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 a (new)

(20a) A significant proportion of EU support should be designed to enhance the use of existing innovative tools which contribute to the ongoing modernisation and deepening of cross-border cooperation, such as Border Focal Point, reinforced SOLVIT, as well as the Single Digital Gateway, aimed at organising expertise and advice on cross-border regional aspects, and to continue to develop new ones.

2018/10/03
Committee: REGI

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33 a (new)

(33a) In the current multiannual financial framework (MFFP), 95% of funds from the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) and the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) are earmarked for the central corridors of the TEN-T, while small projects relating to the overall network and to interventions connected with the TEN-T network, although essential for solving specific problems and for developing border connections and economies, are often not eligible for co-financing or national financing. It is therefore essential for them to be reviewed in the context of the new cross-border and transnational components.

2018/10/03
Committee: REGI

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – point a – point ii a (new)

ii a) the eGovernment actions planned for the 2016-2020 period as a tool to achieve an efficient and inclusive public administration, recognising the particular value of this plan for simplification measures in the border regions;

2018/10/03
Committee: REGI

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) Horizontal principles as set out in Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union ('TEU') and in Article 10 of the TFEU, including principles of subsidiarity and proportionality as set out in Article 5 of the TEU, should be respected in the implementation of the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund, taking into account the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Member States should also respect the obligations of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and ensure accessibility in line with its article 9 and in accordance with the Union law harmonising accessibility requirements for products and services. Member States and the Commission should aim at eliminating inequalities and at promoting equality between men and women and integrating the gender perspective, as well as at combating discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation. The Funds should not support actions that contribute to any form of segregation. The objectives of the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund should be pursued in the framework of sustainable development ~~and~~, notably in line with the Union's commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, as well as the Union's promotion of the aim of preserving, protecting and improving the quality of the environment as set out in Articles 11 and 191(1) of the TFEU, taking into account the polluter pays principle. In order to protect the integrity of the internal market, operations benefitting undertakings shall comply with State aid rules as set out in Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU.

2018/11/06
Committee: REGI

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18

(18) In order to concentrate the support on key Union priorities, and in line with the objectives of social, economic and territorial cohesion set out in Article 174, it is also appropriate that thematic concentration requirements should be respected throughout the programming period, including in the case of transfer between priorities within a programme or between programmes.

2018/11/06
Committee: REGI

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)

(18 a) The ERDF should address the problems of accessibility to, and remoteness from, large markets, faced by areas with an extremely low population density, as referred to in Protocol No 6 on special provisions for Objective 6 in the framework of the Structural Funds in Finland and Sweden to the 1994 Act of Accession. The ERDF should also address the specific difficulties encountered by certain islands, border regions, mountain regions and sparsely populated areas, the geographical situation of which slows down their development, with a view to supporting their sustainable development.

2018/11/06
Committee: REGI

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv a (new)

(iv a) (v) enhancing smart growth and competitiveness in tourism sector focusing on cultural and natural heritage.

2018/11/06
Committee: REGI

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – point iv a (new)

(iv a) (v) providing support for physical, economic and social regeneration of deprived, demographically and geographically challenged communities in urban and rural areas.

2018/11/06
Committee: REGI

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e – point ii

(ii) fostering the integrated social, economic and environmental local development, cultural heritage and security, including for rural, mountain regions, islands and coastal areas also through community-led local development.

2018/11/06
Committee: REGI

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e – point ii a (new)

(ii a) supporting the capacity building of local and regional administrations in order to localise the Sustainable Development Goals by ensuring tailored instruments for territorial development and boosting implementation on the ground.

2018/11/06
Committee: REGI

2018/0197(COD)

Tonino PICULA, Alfred SANT, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e – point ii b (new)

(ii b) integrated territorial development support for NUTS III areas with high ageing, rurality and population outflow indices to improve their transport and telecommunications infrastructure, bridge the digital divide (including between generations), and improve public services including e-learning and e-health

2018/11/06
Committee: REGI

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3

With regard to programmes under the Investment for Jobs and growth goal for the outermost regions and all NUTS level 2 regions consisting solely of island Member States or of islands which form part of Member States, they shall be classified as falling within group 3.

2018/11/06
Committee: REGI

2018/0197(COD)

Tonino PICULA, Alfred SANT, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e

(e) investment in airport infrastructure except for outermost regions and island Member States or islands which form part of Member States;

2018/11/06
Committee: REGI

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 a (new)

Article 10 a New Article 10bis – Areas with natural or demographic handicaps In operational programmes co-financed by the ERDF, covering areas with severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps as referred to in Art.174 TFEU, particular attention shall be paid to addressing the specific difficulties of those areas.

2018/11/06
Committee: REGI

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1

(1) The high functionality and relatively low cost of plastic means that this material is increasingly ubiquitous in everyday life. Its growing use in short- lived applications, which are not designed for re-use or cost-effective recycling means that related production and consumption patterns have become increasingly inefficient and linear. Therefore, in the context of the Circular Economy Action Plan32, the Commission concluded in the European Strategy for Plastics33 that the steady increase in plastic waste generation and its leakage into our environment, in particular ~~into~~waste which, even if not consumed or used near the sea or the ocean, adversely affects the marine environment, must be tackled in order to achieve a truly circular lifecycle for plastics. _________________ 32 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: "Closing the loop –- An EU action plan for the Circular Economy" (COM(2015)0614 final). 33 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions "A European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy" (COM(2018)28 final).

2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10

(10) The single-use plastic products ~~should~~must be addressed by one or several measures, depending on various factors, such as the availability of suitable and more sustainable alternatives, the feasibility to change consumption patterns, and the extent to which they are already covered by existing Union legislation, bearing in mind inter alia the environmental and economic impact of the choice of alternative materials, particularly in farming.

2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)

(12a) The replacement or restriction of plastic products covered by this Directive must take place in such an appropriate transitional period and in such a way as not to jeopardise the economic, social and environmental sustainability of the production and placing on the market of the new product identified as an alternative, in particular if it is likely to have negative consequences for the identification and cultivation of the raw material required to produce it.

2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14

(14) Certain single-use plastic products end up in the environment as a result of inappropriate disposal through sewers or other inappropriate release into the environment. Given their nature, these products are covered by Directive 91/271/EEC on urban waste water treatment, but remain a primary cause of the problems of pollution and incorrect disposal in waste water, as well as rainwater run-off. Therefore, single-use plastic products that are frequently disposed of through sewers otherwise inappropriately disposed of should be subject to marking requirements. The marking should inform consumers about appropriate waste disposal options and/or waste disposal options to be avoided and/or about the negative environmental impacts of litter as a result of inappropriate disposal. The Commission should be empowered to establish a harmonised format for the marking and when doing so should, where appropriate, test the perception of the proposed marking with representative groups of consumers to ensure that it is effective and clearly understandable.

2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15

(15) WAlso with regard to single-use plastic products for which there are no readily available suitable and more sustainable alternatives, Member States should, in line with the polluter pays principle, also introduce extended producer responsibility schemes to cover the costs of waste management and clean-up of litter as well as the costs of awareness-raising measures to prevent and reduce such litter, without prejudice to the necessary assessment of the proportionality of the system to be applied in relation to the size of the producer enterprise.

2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 24 a (new)

(24a) It is also desirable that, together with the information that the European Environment Agency is required to provide, the Commission should also include the results of the study by the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) of a marine biodegradability standard that is scientifically accepted at European level, the subject of which is both the products in the annex to the Directive and the proposed alternatives, as referred to in Article 15 below.

2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)

New-generation single-use products for which a European biodegradability standard has been scientifically established by the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) and single-use products made using recycled raw materials shall be regarded as some of the alternatives that may be used to reduce consumption of single-use plastic products listed in Part A of the Annex or to restrict the placing on the market of single-use plastic products listed in Part B of the Annex.

2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2

(2) '‘single-use plastic product'’ means a product listed in the annex that is made wholly or partly from plastic and that is not conceived, designed or placed on the market to accomplish, within its life span, multiple trips or rotations by being returned to the producer for refill or re- used for the same purpose for which it was conceived;

2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)

Within three years of the end-date for transposition of this Directive, the Commission shall assess the significant reduction in these products in the various Member States in order to evaluate progress with this and to adjust the significant reduction targets among the various Member States in accordance with the provisions of Article 15 of this Directive.

2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

Those measures may include national consumption reduction targets, assessment of the impact of using alternative materials, with particular reference to those that are recyclable and are derived from agricultural and food products, measures ensuring that reusable alternatives to those products are made available at the point of sale to the final consumer, economic instruments such as ensuring that single- use plastic products are not provided free of charge at the point of sale to the final consumer. Those measures may vary depending on the environmental impact of the products referred to in the first subparagraph.

2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)

The reusable alternatives to food containers listed in Part A of the Annex shall include wooden food boxes, with or without a lid, intended for the packaging and transport of agricultural and fisheries products, in accordance with Directive 2018/852 of 30 May 2018 amending Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste.

2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2015/1017 of 25 June 2015, which stipulates that the purpose of the EFSI should be to help resolve the difficulties in financing and implementing strategic, transformative and productive investments with high economic, environmental and societal added value contributing to achieving Union policy objectives such as those set out in Regulation (EU) No 1287/2013, Regulation (EU) No 1291/2013, Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 and Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013, stakeholders may make use of the resources of the European Fund for Strategic Investments in order to take the measures necessary to convert from production of single-use plastic products listed in Part A of the Annex.

2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2

2. The Commission mayust adopt an implementing act laying down the methodology for the calculation and verification of the significant reduction in the consumption of the single-use plastic products referred to in paragraph 1. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 16(2).

2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – indent 1 (new)

- With reference to the single-use plastic products listed in Part A of the Annex as referred to in Article 4 of this Directive, the Commission must monitor whether, if proposed alternatives are derived from products of agricultural origin which are favoured because of their characteristics of biodegradability and sustainability, they have any adverse impact on consumer prices and as a result of the cultivation of raw materials used for new production, either in Member States or in third countries.

2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – indent 2 (new)

- In the case of new-generation single-use products for which a marine biodegradability standard that is scientifically accepted and devised by the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) has been adopted, and in the case of products made from recycled raw materials in accordance with the European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy of 16 January 2018, which serve as replacements for the products listed in Part A of the Annex, Member States may modify tariffs levied on the raw materials used to produce them, in order to promote imports from third countries.

2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – indent 3 (new)

- In the case of new-generation single-use products for which a marine biodegradability standard that is scientifically accepted and devised by the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) has been adopted, and in the case of products made from recycled raw materials in accordance with the European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy of 16 January 2018, which serve as replacements for the products listed in Part A of the Annex, Member States may adopt tax incentives to promote the use of the raw materials needed to produce them.

2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)

(1) With reference to the single-use plastic products listed in Part B of the Annex as referred to in Article 5 of this Directive, the Commission must monitor whether, if proposed alternatives are derived from products of agricultural origin which are favoured because of their characteristics of biodegradability and sustainability, they have any adverse impact on consumer prices and as a result of the cultivation of raw materials used for new production, either in Member States or in third countries.

2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 (new)

(2) In particular, Member States shall prohibit the use of single-use plastic straws, cutlery (forks, spoons, knives and containers) and plates to serve food in the canteens of public bodies (schools, hospitals and public-authority offices).

2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)

As substitutes for single-use plastic products listed in Part B of the Annex, Member States shall promote the placing on the market of more sustainable and environmentally sound alternatives such as bamboo or birch sticks which do not endanger food hygiene or food safety, good hygienic practices and good manufacturing practice within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 or the principles of the Union's food legislation (Regulation (EC) No 1025/2012).

2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 b (new)

In the case of new-generation single-use products for which a marine biodegradability standard that is scientifically accepted and devised by the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) has been adopted, and in the case of products made from recycled raw materials in accordance with the European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy of 16 January 2018, which serve as replacements for the products listed in Part B of the Annex, Member States may adopt tax incentives to promote the use of the raw materials needed to produce them.

2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 c (new)

In the case of new-generation single-use products for which a marine biodegradability standard that is scientifically accepted and devised by the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) has been adopted, and in the case of products made from recycled raw materials in accordance with the European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy of 16 January 2018, which serve as replacements for the products listed in Part B of the Annex, Member States may modify tariffs levied on the raw materials used to produce them, in order to promote imports from third countries.

2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 d (new)

In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2015/1017 of 25 June 2015, which stipulates that the purpose of the EFSI should be to help resolve the difficulties in financing and implementing strategic, transformative and productive investments with high economic, environmental and societal added value contributing to achieving Union policy objectives such as those set out in Regulation (EU) No 1287/2013, Regulation (EU) No 1291/2013, Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 and Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013, stakeholders may make use of the resources of the European Fund for Strategic Investments in order to take the measures necessary to convert from production of single-use plastic products listed in Part B of the Annex.

2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph –1 (new)

-1. In view of their nature, the products listed in Part D of the Annex must be marked with a particular marking by the Member States in addition to the measures taken under Directive 91/271/EEC on the treatment of urban waste water and in order to prevent effectively incorrect disposal in discharges and storm water overflows.

2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. Member States shall ensure that each single-use plastic product listed in Part D of the Annex placed on the market bears a conspicuous, clearly legible and indelible marking informing consumers at least of one or more of the following:

2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c

(c) the ~~presence of plastics in the product~~fact that a product is made of plastic and that, solely because of its single-use function, if not correctly disposed of, it may contribute to the increase in marine litter.

2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)

On grounds of proportionality, small and micro enterprises which manufacture fishing gear containing plastics shall not be covered by the extended producer responsibility scheme.

2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – indent 1 (new)

- With regard to the schemes referred to in paragraph 1, Member States shall require manufacturers of the single- use plastic products listed in Part E of the Annex to contribute to the costs of raising consumer awareness in order to avoid encouraging short lifetimes or the premature disposal of products, particularly by supplying information about responsible collection, disposal and dispersion.

2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – indent 2 (new)

- With regard to the schemes referred to in paragraph 1, Member States shall require manufacturers of fishing gear containing single-use plastic listed in Part E of the Annex to contribute to the costs of raisingiconsumer awareness in order to avoid encouraging short lifetimes or the premature disposal of products, particularly by supplying information about responsible collection, disposal and dispersion.

2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – indent 3 (new)

- On grounds of proportionality, small and micro enterprises which manufacture fishing gear containing plastics shall not be covered by the extended producer responsibility scheme.

2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Member States shall take measures to inform consumers of the single-use plastic products ~~listed in Part G of the An~~with which this Directive is concernexd and fishing gear containing plastic about the following:

2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Member States shall also adopt measures to avoid encouraging short lifetimes or the premature disposal of products, with the aim of striking a balance between extension of the lifetime of products, conversion of waste into resources (secondary raw materials), industrial symbiosis, innovation, consumer demand, environmental protection and growth policy at all stages of the product cycle.

2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 b (new)

Therefore, in line with what the European Parliament called for in its resolution of 4 July 2017 on a longer lifetime for products, the Commission, and also the Member States, shall assist local authorities, undertakings and associations in conducting awareness-raising campaigns for consumers concerning increasing the lifetime of products, particularly by supplying advice on responsible disposal or dispersion.

2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a (new)

(a) the information about single-use plastic products listed in Part B of the Annex which have been placed on the market of the Union each year, in order to have an up-to-date picture of the effectiveness of the restrictions on placing in the market pursuant to Article 5 and in accordance with the assessments to be conducted by the Commission;

2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b (new)

(b) information on the measures taken by Member States for the purposes of Article 5.

2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – indent 1 (new)

- The data referred to in point (c) of the first subparagraph shall be updated annually within 12 months from the end of the reference year for which it is collected. Where possible, spatial data services as defined in Article 3(4) of Directive 2007/2/EC shall be used to present those data sets.

2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – indent 1 (new)

- For purposes of the general periodic updating at Union level as referred to in paragraph 3 of this article, the European Environment Agency shall also include the results of the study by the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) of a marine biodegradability standard that is scientifically accepted at European level, the subject of which is both the products in the Annex to the Directive and any proposed alternatives.

2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)

(1) At the time of transposition of this Directive, the Commission shall promote research by the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) into a marine biodegradability standard that will be scientifically accepted at European level, the subject of which is both the products to which the Directive refers and any proposed alternatives. In its assessment under paragraph 1 of this Article, the Commission is obliged to take the results of the study into account and to promote as far as possible European harmonisation of the standards identified so that Member States can be guided by them in complying with the obligations under the Directive.

2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)

(ca) sufficient scientific and technical progress has been made, and criteria or a standard for biodegradability in the marine environment applicable to single- use plastic products within the scope of this Directive and their single-use substitutes have been developed, in order, where appropriate, to determine which products no longer need to be subject to measures to reduce consumption.

2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part A – title

A~~Single-use plastic products covered by Article 4 on consumption reduction~~ Beverage stirrers

2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part A – indent 1

— Food containers, i.e. receptacles such as boxes, with or without a cover, used to contain food that is intended for immediate consumption from the receptacle either on-the-spot or take-away without any further preparation, such as food containers used for fast food, except beverage containers, plates and packets and single-use wrappers containing f~~ood~~resh agrofood products and meat for domestic use.

2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part A – indent 2 a (new)

- Single-use plastic boxes for the packaging and transport of agricultural and fisheries products

2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part B – indent 5

~~— Beverage stirrers~~deleted

2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part E – indent 8 a (new)

- Single-use plastic boxes for the packaging and transport of agricultural and fisheries products

2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/0172(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part F – indent 1 a (new)

- Single-use wrappers containing fresh agrofood products and meat for domestic use

2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI

2018/0158(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)

(3a) It should be recalled that, in matters relating to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), signed in Geneva in 1947, and the Agreement establishing the World Trade Organisation (WTO), signed in Marrakesh in 1994, the EU and its Member States act under Articles 207 (common commercial policy), 217 and 218 (international agreements) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (5.2.2).

2018/10/04
Committee: AGRI

2018/0158(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) However, given the time limits imposed on this process by the negotiations on the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the Union, it is possible that agreements may not be concluded with all WTO Members concerned in relation to all of the tariff rate quotas on the date Union's WTO schedule of concessions and commitments on trade in goods cease to apply to the United Kingdom. In view of the need to ensure legal certainty and the continuous smooth operation of imports under the tariff rate quotas to the Union and the United Kingdom it is necessary for the Union to be able to proceed unilaterally to the apportionment of the tariff rate quotas. The methodology used should be in line with the requirements of Article XXVIII of the GATT 1994. In particular, for the part relating to the common agricultural policy (CAP), should a dispute arise in relation to the apportionment decided upon, the measure in question will be submitted for examination by the WTO Dispute Settlement Body (DSB), ensuring that the signatory States comply with the new multilateral rules, but without this preventing application of the tariff quota established unilaterally by the Union in the meantime.

2018/10/04
Committee: AGRI

2018/0158(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8

(8) For the agricultural TRQs concerned, Articles 184-188 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/20131 provides the necessary legal basis for administration of the TRQs once apportioned by the present Regulation. This administration must therefore be carried out in accordance with the European agricultural model, based on the multi-functionality of agricultural activity, with emphasis also on explicit recognition of non-commercial considerations and catering for the needs of the public in the field of food safety, environmental protection, food quality and animal welfare. For the TRQs covering fisheries, industrial and certain processed agricultural products, administration is carried out pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 32/20002 . The TRQ quantities concerned are set out in Annex I to that Regulation, which should therefore be replaced by the quantities set out in Part B of the Annex to the present Regulation. _________________ 1 Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671). 2 Council Regulation (EC) No 32/2000 of 17 December 1999 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas bound in GATT and certain other Community tariff quotas and establishing detailed rules for adjusting the quotas, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1808/95 (OJ L 5, 8.1.2000, p. 1).

2018/10/04
Committee: AGRI

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)

(9a) A lack of transparency and the difficulty in accessing documents processed by EU agencies were the second most common reason for complaints being filed with the European Ombudsman in 2017. It should also be stressed in this regard that the European Ombudsman, after requests for clarification had been made to the Authority in a number of cases, called on EFSA in her 2017 annual report to publish additional information on the authorisations granted on the basis of the risk assessments it conducted, especially when specifically requested to do so by members of the public.

2018/09/06
Committee: AGRI

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17

(17) Provisions exist on the content of applications for authorisations. It is essential that the application for authorisation submitted to the Authority for its risk assessment meets the applicable specifications to ensure the best quality scientific assessment by the Authority. Applicants and in particular small- and medium-sized enterprises do not always have a clear understanding of these specifications. It should be thus appropriate that the Authority provides advice to a potential applicant, upon request, on the applicable rules and the required content of an application for authorisation, before an application is formally submitted, while not entering into the design of the studies to be submitted that remain the applicant’s responsibility. To ensure the transparency of this process, the advice of the Authority ~~should be made public~~and the reasoning behind its scientific assessments should be made public, as was indicated by the Ombudsman in her 2017 annual report.

2018/09/06
Committee: AGRI

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24 a (new)

(24a) The setting up by Parliament of the Special Committee on Pesticides is in itself a response to the concerns raised over the system for assessing risks in connection with the herbicidal substance glyphosate and over the studies and assessments relating to it.

2018/09/06
Committee: AGRI

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d

(d) a supplier pays for the ~~wastage of food products that occurs~~unsuitable storage or marketing conditions of food products that can endanger consumer safety and that occur on the buyer's premises and ~~that is~~are not caused by the negligence or fault of the supplier.

2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2018/0082(COD)

Nicola CAPUTO, Marc TARABELLA, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)

(da) a buyer carries out communication or promotional activities or implements commercial policies which - also on account of their duration - damage, or are liable to damage, the image of products bearing a geographical indication pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 or Regulation (EU) No 251/2014;

2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Member States shall ensure that unnaturally low transfer prices are prohibited. Production costs should be used as a basis for setting prices in contracts between a supplier and a buyer so that the transfer price cannot be lower than the supplier's production costs. Member States shall lay down the procedures for determining the production costs of agricultural products and food products. This shall also apply to private label food products.

2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2018/0082(COD)

Nicola CAPUTO, Marc TARABELLA, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Member States shall ensure that the abusive exploitation by a purchaser or a group of buyers of the state of economic dependence in which a supplier finds itself is prohibited.

2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2018/0082(COD)

Nicola CAPUTO, Marc TARABELLA, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1

1. ~~A supplier shall address a~~Complaints shall be addressed to the enforcement authority of the Member State in which the buyer suspected to have engaged in a prohibited trading practice is established. If a supplier, or the supplier's representative, is unable to submit a complaint to the enforcement authority of the Member State where the buyer is established, he or she may submit a complaint to the enforcement authority of the Member State where he or she is established. The latter authority shall forward the complaint to the enforcement authority of the Member State in which the buyer suspected to have engaged in a prohibited trading practice is established.

2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1

Member States may provide for rules designed to combat unfair trading practices going beyond those set out in Articles 3, 5, 6 and 7, provided that such national rules are compatible with the rules on the functioning of the internal marketshall not under this Directive be precluded from adopting and applying in their territory stricter national laws, which prohibit or sanction trading practices by undertakings.

2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2017/9999(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Emphasises the need for an impact assessment to be carried out on the European agricultural market and the markets of the most sensitive sectors, which should therefore be excluded from the agreement;

2017/09/06
Committee: AGRI

2017/9999(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Emphasises that agreements should include safeguard clauses for the parties that are activated by simple and flexible mechanisms;

2017/09/06
Committee: AGRI

2017/9999(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Insists on the importance of providing specific guarantees for sensitive sectors and suitable protection for all European agricultural producers;

2017/09/06
Committee: AGRI

2017/9999(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Acknowledges the importance for the EU of an agreement with Australia which would reduce tariff barriers for some processed agricultural products, relax overly strict health checks and protect geographical indications effectively; whereas ~~clear provisions safeguarding~~the recognition of GIs should be a prerequisite for any agreement; reminds the Commission, however, that it would be unacceptable to sacrifice the interests of European agriculture and its sensitive sectors in order to secure an agreement.

2017/09/06
Committee: AGRI

2017/9999(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Insists on the need to include measures designed to clamp down on the counterfeiting of agro-food products;

2017/09/06
Committee: AGRI

2017/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the 7th Cohesion Report shows that regional disparities are narrowing again, but that the p~~icture is~~attern is very uneven, and that certain disparities persist, or are shifting or growing, between and within regions, in particular in some eurozone Member States;

2018/02/28
Committee: REGI

2017/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the 7th Cohesion Report draws attention to the diversity of regions and territories, including within current categories of regions, owing to their specific circumstances ~~(ultraperipherality, low income, low growth, etc.)~~, making a tailored territorial approach essential;

2018/02/28
Committee: REGI

2017/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Considers it crucial that cohesion policy should continue to cover all European regions and remain the European Union’s main investment instrument, with a budget which is commensurate with the challenges and at least equal to the current budget;

2018/02/28
Committee: REGI

2017/2279(INI)

Mercedes BRESSO, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Emphasises that cohesion policy investments ~~provide European added value by contributing to European public goods and to the Treaty objective of reducing disparitie~~have as their priority objective, as laid down in the Treaties, reducing disparities between regions, but that they also provide European added value and can help to produce European public goods;

2018/02/28
Committee: REGI

2017/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Reiterates its commitment to shared management which should be maintained and strengthened for post 2020 and the principles of partnership and subsidiarity, which contribute to the added value generated by cohesion policy; stresses that the added value of this policy stems primarily from its ability to take account of the needs and specificities of each territory and to bring the European Union closer to its citizens;

2018/02/28
Committee: REGI

2017/2279(INI)

Mercedes BRESSO, Andrea COZZOLINO, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Emphasises that European added value is also reflected in European territorial cooperation, in all its dimensions; calls for an increase in its share of the budget allocated to cohesion policy, while improving coordination between different programmes ~~to avoid overlaps~~, by means of ambitious tailored strategies, funding and measures which help to generate increased synergies with other EU funds, to avoid overlaps and attract complementary financial support under the post-2020 multiannual programming period;

2018/02/28
Committee: REGI

2017/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Emphasises that European added value is also reflected in European territorial cooperation, in all its dimensions; calls for an increase in its share of the budget allocated to cohesion policy, while improving coordination between different programmes to avoid overlaps; reminds the importance of macroregional strategies in the achievement of the cohesion policy objectives;

2018/02/28
Committee: REGI

2017/2279(INI)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Andrea COZZOLINO, Mercedes BRESSO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses the importance of supporting rural areas in all their diversity, by valuing their potential and supporting projects which boost local economies, improving their transport connectivity and very high-speed broadband and providing support to help them meet the challenges they face: rural desertification, the destruction of city- centre communities, areas without health care, etc.;

2018/02/28
Committee: REGI

2017/2279(INI)

Andrea COZZOLINO, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Mercedes BRESSO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls for greater account to be taken of certain specific territorial characteristics, such as those of island, mountain or border regions, and of territories in which people are required to travel long distances to avail themselves of essential services (e.g. health, education, collective mobility) when investment priorities are set;

2018/02/28
Committee: REGI

2017/2279(INI)

Andrea COZZOLINO, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Victor BOŞTINARU, Mercedes BRESSO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Stresses that social and fiscal convergence help to foster cohesion while improving the functioning of the single market; takes the view that divergent practices in this area may run counter to the objective of cohesion and are liable to cause further problems for territories which are ~~lagg~~falling behind or are the most vulnerable to globalisation; ~~considers~~points out that cohesion policy ~~could contribute to the~~is geared to promoti~~on of~~ng social ~~and fiscal convergence by providing incentives~~, economic and territorial convergence; calls on the Commission to take better account of this aspect in the European Semester;

2018/02/28
Committee: REGI

2017/2279(INI)

Mercedes BRESSO, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Constanze KREHL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Supports a strong thematic concentration on a ~~limi~~n appropriated number of priorities linked to major European political objectives, leaving managing authorities the task of drawing up their territorial strategies on the basis of their needs; stresses that employment, innovation, support for SMEs, climate change and the circular economy should constitute priority areas for cohesion policy in future;

2018/02/28
Committee: REGI

2017/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Underlines that Investments through the ESIF fund support other political priorities such as research, digitalisation or combating climate change as well and stresses therefore that not only the poorest regions need support in these areas but all regions and a concentration of Cohesion policy on only the least developed regions would hinder progress in these political priorities in the whole European Union;

2018/02/28
Committee: REGI

2017/2279(INI)

Mercedes BRESSO, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)

19b. Stresses the need to promote further investments in quality education, training and vocational training, further improvements in the labour market for the creation of quality jobs and to tackle youth unemployment in particular; welcomes a promotion for social inclusion and to be more ambitious to combat poverty and any form of discrimination; supports the development of cultural and creative industries that are closely linked to innovation and creativity; highlights the investment priorities of research, technological development, innovation and creativity; investments in SMEs and start-ups and investments in digitalisation of industries and societies;

2018/02/28
Committee: REGI

2017/2279(INI)

Mercedes BRESSO, Andrea COZZOLINO, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)

19c. Stresses that although cohesion policy has mitigated the impact of the recent economic and financial crisis in the EU, and that of the austerity measures, regional disparities, as well as disparities in competitiveness and social inequalities, remain high; calls for strengthened action to reduce these disparities and prevent the development of new disparities in all types of regions, while maintaining and consolidating support for the regions so as to facilitate ownership of the policy in every type of region and to achieve EU objectives throughout the EU; considers, in this context, that more attention needs to be paid to making regions more resilient to sudden shocks;

2018/02/28
Committee: REGI

2017/2279(INI)

Victor BOŞTINARU, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Andrea COZZOLINO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Believes that it is both legitimate and necessary to establish a link between cohesion policy and the guarantee of an environment conducive to investment, effectiveness and the proper use of funds, while stressing that cohesion policy is not meant to be reduced to an instrument for serving priorities without reference to its objectives; ~~expresses its support for a balanced link with economic governance where this helps to maxim~~rules out any link between the ESI Funds and economic governance that might lead to the consequence of commitments or payments being suspended despite of the regularity of the action taken by beneficiaries; emphasises th~~e impact of ESI Funds~~at such situations necessarily jeopardise the very essence and objectives of the ESI Funds and significantly weaken their impact on the ground; calls on the Commission to overhaul the European Semester to strengthen its territorial dimension and take account of other factors which contribute to the achievement of cohesion objectives, such as real convergence;

2018/02/28
Committee: REGI

2017/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Believes that ~~it is both legitimate and necessary to establish a~~establishing a positive link between cohesion policy and the guarantee of an environment conducive to investment, effectiveness and the proper use of funds~~, while stressing that cohesion policy is not meant to be reduced~~ must not on any account reduce cohesion policy to an instrument ~~for~~ serving priorities without reference to its objectives; ~~expresses its support for a balanced~~by the same token, regards a link with economic governance, where this helps to maximise the impact of ESI Funds~~; calls on the Commission to overhaul the European Semester to strengthen its territorial dimension and take accoun~~, as balanced and non-punitive; calls on the Commission to take account of the reform ideas put forward as part of othe~~r factors which contribute to the achievement of cohesion objectives, such as real convergence~~ European Semester with a view to strengthening its territorial dimension;

2018/02/28
Committee: REGI

2017/2279(INI)

Andrea COZZOLINO, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Victor BOŞTINARU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Believes that it is both legitimate and necessary to establish a link between cohesion policy and the guarantee of an environment conducive to investment, effectiveness and the proper use of funds, while stressing that cohesion policy is not meant to be reduced to an instrument for serving priorities without reference to its objectives; expresses its support for a balanced link with economic governance where this helps to maximise the impact of ESI Funds; calls on the Commission to overhaul the European Semester to strengthen its territorial dimension and take account of other factors which contribute to the achievement of cohesion objectives~~, such as real convergence~~;

2018/02/28
Committee: REGI

2017/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Calls for the smart specialisation strategies to be continued, and acknowledges the importance of ex-ante conditionalities, which have proved their worth, but stresses that they have been a source of complexity and delays in the development and launching of programming; calls on the Commission to re~~duce the number of ex ante conditionalities and, in this field, to improve compliance with~~vise and rationalise the conditionality mechanism, applying the principles of proportionality and subsidiarity more strictly, making maximum use of existing strategic documents and selecting ex ante conditionalities which have a direct bearing on the effectiveness of the investments;

2018/02/28
Committee: REGI

2017/2279(INI)

Mercedes BRESSO, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Notes that the quality of public administration is a decisive factor in regional growth and the effectiveness of ESI funds; emphasises the need to increase administrative capacities, provided that any increase is accompanied and supported by the administrative measures needed to achieve results in many territories which, more than others, encounter problems in using EU funds properly and effectively;

2018/02/28
Committee: REGI

2017/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)

29a. Underlines that the most effective simplification comes from the stability and continuity of the procedures and regulations, to which the interested subjects and managing authorities are now familiar with; calls therefore for the next cohesion policy regulations to be changed only where strictly necessary;

2018/02/28
Committee: REGI

2017/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Stresses, at the same time, the need to make operational programmes genuine strategic documents which are more concise and more flexible, establishing a simplified procedure for their modification during programming, by cutting red tape, calling for greater flexibility as regards compliance with the macroeconomic conditions laid down as part of the European Semester and, at the same time, releasing co-financing from the budgetary straitjacket imposed by the Stability Pact;

2018/02/28
Committee: REGI

2017/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Welcomes the establishment of a task force on subsidiarity and proportionality, and looks to this working group to make practical proposals to improve compliance with these principles in the context of cohesion policy, on the basis of the closer involvement of all stakeholders, and to consolidate the vertical and horizontal partnerships in order to improve the way the strategy is implemented;

2018/02/28
Committee: REGI

2017/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. ~~Welcom~~Notes the establishment of a task force on subsidiarity and proportionality, and looks to it~~his working group~~ to make practical proposals to improve compliance with these principles in the context of ~~cohesion~~EU policyies;

2018/02/28
Committee: REGI

2017/2279(INI)

Andrea COZZOLINO, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Victor BOŞTINARU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

33. Calls for requirements in respect of the programming, implementation and monitoring of ESI Funds in future to be based on the principle of differentiation, in accordance with the amounts allocated to programmes, the risk profile, the quality of administration and the level of financing by recipients;deleted

2018/02/28
Committee: REGI

2017/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Regards it as essential that the relationship between the Commission and managing authorities should evolve towards a ‘contract of confidence’; calls on the Commission to build on the work already done in the area of sound public finance management~~, introducing the principle of a new label to reward managing authorities which have demonstrated their ability to comply with the rules~~; in relation to monitoring, calls for greater reliance on national and regional rules where their effectiveness has been verified and validated;

2018/02/28
Committee: REGI

2017/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36

36. Is concerned at the Commission’s recent statements concerning the cuts to the cohesion policy budget that might be made under the next MFF and which would exclude certain regions from the scope of cohesion policy; wishes to see a budget commensurate with ~~the~~all the major challenges facing the regions, and calls for cohesion policy not to be made an adjustment variable; points out that the coverage of all EU regions is a ‘red line’ for the European Parliament; stresses that the theory of ‘economic development clubs’ confirms the importance of differentiated support for all European regions, including regions with a very high income, which must remain competitive with their global competitors;

2018/02/28
Committee: REGI

2017/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)

36a. Points out that the coverage of all EU regions is a ‘red line’ for the European Parliament; stresses that the theory of ‘economic development clubs’ confirms the importance of differentiated support for all European regions and that, while adequate resources must still be set aside for less-developed regions, regions with a high income, which must remain competitive with their global competitors, must also still continue to receive support;

2018/02/28
Committee: REGI

2017/2279(INI)

Andrea COZZOLINO, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Victor BOŞTINARU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38

38. ~~Welcomes the positive results of the Juncker investment plan~~Notes the extension of the scope of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) and the data on the take-up of resources, but draws attention to the consistent failure to provide information on the progress of the projects funded and the leverage effect generated by attracting private capital; stresses that cohesion policy and the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) are complementary, but that one cannot be a substitute for the other, irrespective of the level of development of the regions;

2018/02/28
Committee: REGI

2017/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40

40. Calls for every effort to be made to avoid delays in programming for the new period; stresses the importance of submitting all documents relating to the future legal framework on time in all the official languages and of simplifying the formalities which managing authorities must complete before they can start the programming process (e.g. ex-ante conditionality, designation of the managing authority itself);

2018/02/28
Committee: REGI

2017/2279(INI)

Virginie ROZIÈRE, Andrea COZZOLINO, Gabriele PREUSS, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Marlene MIZZI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)

40a. Takes the view that any move to increase co-financing levels must take account of the problems which some Member States and regions in particular have in raising funds without placing a strain on national budgets; emphasises that any such increase must be covered by mechanisms for the netting of resources invested, excluding these from the calculation of the deficit for the purposes of the Stability and Growth Pact;

2018/02/28
Committee: REGI

2017/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that the right to petition the European Parliament is a cornerstone of European citizenship, as enshrined in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, ranking second in importance to citizens according to recent surveys; underlines the importance of petitions as a means for citizens to express their concerns about instances of misapplication or violation of EU law and on potential lacunae, while at the same time highlighting these deficiencies to the Commission in recognition of its role as guardian of the Treaties; calls on the Commission to improve in this respect its handling of petitions addressed by providing timely and in-depth answers ;

2018/03/01
Committee: PETI

2017/2273(INI)

Gabriele PREUSS, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Marlene MIZZI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that the right to petition the European Parliament is a cornerstone of European citizenship, as enshrined in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, ranking second in importance to citizens according to recent surveys; underlines the importance of petitions as a means for citizens to feel involved in the activities of the Union and to express their concerns about instances of misapplication or violation of EU law and on potential lacunae, while at the same time highlighting these deficiencies to the Commission in recognition of its role as guardian of the Treaties;

2018/03/01
Committee: PETI

2017/2273(INI)

Gabriele PREUSS, Andrea COZZOLINO, Virginie ROZIÈRE, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Notes that many petitions received in 2016 relate to precarious work, such as the use of zero hour contracts; Calls on the Commission to check the compatibility of these contracts with EU employment legislation, including the part time workers directive;

2018/03/01
Committee: PETI

2017/2273(INI)

Virginie ROZIÈRE, Andrea COZZOLINO, Gabriele PREUSS, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Notes the increasing number of complaints addressed to the Commission (3 783) and the launch of 986 new infringements in 2016 as well as the 1 657 open infringement procedures ; regrets that the report does not provide information about the length of the infringement procedures between the different stages, Member States and policy fields ; assumes, based on the information made available on the Commissions dedicated website that the infringement procedures are too lengthy although many of them are closed before being referred to the CJEU ; invites therefore the Commission to translate into concrete actions its constant declarations as regard EU law enforcement as being its utmost priorities ; in this regards reminds the commitment of the Juncker Commission to achieve a better application of EU law ; deplores the current worrying trends in Member States transposition performances , the growing number of situations where EU law is incorrectly or not applied and expresses its greatest concern as regards the respect of the CJEU's rulings ;

2018/03/01
Committee: PETI

2017/2254(INI)

Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Paolo DE CASTRO, Eric ANDRIEU, Karin KADENBACH, Marc TARABELLA, Nicola CAPUTO, Tibor SZANYI, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ, Maria NOICHL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a critical global health issue that requires commitment and willingness of the Member States to cooperate within the EU and at the international level and a proactive, coordinated action; underlines the importance of taking a holistic approach to tackling AMR through the one-health approach, by ensuring coherence and coordination between human health, animal health and the environment;

2018/03/07
Committee: AGRI

2017/2254(INI)

Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Paolo DE CASTRO, Karin KADENBACH, Marc TARABELLA, Nicola CAPUTO, Tibor SZANYI, Eric ANDRIEU, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Maria NOICHL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Calls upon the Commission to support Member States in the development, assessment and implementation of national action plans against AMR, namely in what regards monitoring and surveillance systems and adequate support and incentive, taking into account the differences in reality among Member States;

2018/03/07
Committee: AGRI

2017/2254(INI)

Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Paolo DE CASTRO, Karin KADENBACH, Tibor SZANYI, Marc TARABELLA, Eric ANDRIEU, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Maria NOICHL, Nicola CAPUTO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take an ambitious approach to ensuring that the ~~targets set out in their respective Action Plans are fully and effectively achieved, and to strictly monitor~~Action Plans, containing measurable (clearly defined quantitative or qualitative) goals, benchmarks and effective measures to achieve these goals, are effectively implemented, and theat results ~~that~~strictly monitored have been achieved;

2018/03/07
Committee: AGRI

2017/2254(INI)

Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Paolo DE CASTRO, Nicola CAPUTO, Eric ANDRIEU, Marc TARABELLA, Tibor SZANYI, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for ~~legislative~~ solutions that will assist farmers in reducing the need for the use of antibiotics ~~in livestock farming, with the aim of prudent and responsible use of antimicrobial~~and consequently to reduce their use in livestock farming, reinforcing the obligation for a prudent and responsible use of these veterinary medicinal products; insists that such ~~legislative~~ solutions must address the prophylactic and metaphylactic use and the use in animals of antimicrobials that are of critical importance to human health;

2018/03/07
Committee: AGRI

2017/2254(INI)

Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Paolo DE CASTRO, Nicola CAPUTO, Karin KADENBACH, Tibor SZANYI, Marc TARABELLA, Eric ANDRIEU, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Maria NOICHL

4. Calls for further research and development into new antimicrobials and encourages alternatives to be investigated, including the development of more sustainable farming systems based on less intensive farming models, underlying the need for incentives for EU and global coordination and cooperation on research programmes in order to stimulate the development of new antimicrobials, alternative therapies and (rapid) diagnostics;

2018/03/07
Committee: AGRI

2017/2254(INI)

Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Paolo DE CASTRO, Nicola CAPUTO, Eric ANDRIEU, Karin KADENBACH, Marc TARABELLA, Tibor SZANYI, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Maria NOICHL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses that the prevention and control of infections in animals are key to tackling AMR in agriculture and therefore disease prevention must be the first step for legislation tackling ~~AMR in agriculture, both to~~, via ensureing a high standard of animal welfare ~~and~~, among others, and thus reduceing the need to resort to antibiotics; emphasises that the prescription-only status for antibiotics and the accountability of professionals in the various sectors, as well as the cooperation between the veterinarian and the livestock farmers, are key factors for success; believes that antibiotics should never be used as compensation for poor hygiene or inadequate animal husbandry;

2018/03/07
Committee: AGRI

2017/2254(INI)

Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Paolo DE CASTRO, Nicola CAPUTO, Karin KADENBACH, Marc TARABELLA, Eric ANDRIEU, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Emphasises the crucial role of education and training programmes in raising awareness about antimicrobial resistance and the prudent use of antimicrobials in veterinary medicine for farmers ~~and~~, veterinarians, professionals, and all those involved in livestock farming;

2018/03/07
Committee: AGRI

2017/2254(INI)

Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Paolo DE CASTRO, Nicola CAPUTO, Karin KADENBACH, Tibor SZANYI, Marc TARABELLA, Eric ANDRIEU, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Maria NOICHL, Nikos ANDROULAKIS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Stresses that more cooperation between Member States, the Commission and the pharmaceutical industry is crucial in order to keep existing effective antimicrobials used in human and veterinary medicine on the market, explore alternative solutions to ensure availability of these antimicrobials on the market and promote its responsible use as well as preventive measures;

2018/03/07
Committee: AGRI

2017/2254(INI)

Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Paolo DE CASTRO, Nicola CAPUTO, Karin KADENBACH, Tibor SZANYI, Marc TARABELLA, Eric ANDRIEU, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Maria NOICHL, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses that awareness of the issue should be raised at the highest political level, involving all Heads of State and all relevant UN and international organizations and aim for compromises and ambitious outcomes; emphasises that international cooperation involving sharing information, knowledge and best practices in tackling AMR is crucial in the context of the one- health approach for the benefit of human and animal health globally.;

2018/03/07
Committee: AGRI

2017/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the transition to a stronger, more circular economy is a challenge for all European regions, but also represents key opportunities for those regions; whereas it helps to create a new business model for enhanced productivity and for the same patterns of consumption;

2018/04/12
Committee: REGI

2017/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas achieving the Paris Agreement targets implies a shift to a more circular economy and is a vital contribution for the development of an economic model that has not only profit as its goal, but also protection of the environment;

2018/04/12
Committee: REGI

2017/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the current legislative framework for cohesion policy does not mention the transition to a circular economy as an objective, and whereas sustainable development is a horizontal principle for the use of the ESI Funds, as defined in Article 8 as well as in the Common Strategic Framework (Annex I) of the Common Provisions Regulation, which will enable the link between existing instruments in support of circular economy projects to be strengthened;

2018/04/12
Committee: REGI

2017/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that several regions have used their smart specialisation strategies to set priorities related to the circular economy and guide their investments in research and innovation through cohesion policy towards this objective, playing a fundamental role in supporting investments and infrastructure that meet the needs of SMEs;

2018/04/12
Committee: REGI

2017/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Stresses the need to change and adapt the current strategies and market models to accompany the regions in the transition towards this more sustainable form of economy, whilst at the same time boosting economic, industrial and environmental competitiveness;

2018/04/12
Committee: REGI

2017/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Highlights the need to adapt this change to a regulatory review that simplifies regulatory supervision by promoting greater cooperation between all the stakeholders involved in circular economy processes;

2018/04/12
Committee: REGI

2017/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Encourages regional and local authorities to further invest in the education and training of specialist professionals, and in awareness raising about the benefits and advantages of all actions with the aim of implementing the circular economy through cohesion policy projects, thus increasing citizen participation and influencing consumer behaviour;

2018/04/12
Committee: REGI

2017/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the report on lagging regions largely concerns the period 2000- 2013, with an update containing data up to 2014 or 2015, and does not take farming into account;

2017/11/13
Committee: AGRI

2017/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Stresses the need for greater flexibility in the management of rural development funds, and underlines the importance of severing the link between agricultural funding and budgetary constraints;

2017/11/13
Committee: AGRI

2017/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Stresses the importance of maintaining levels of financing adequate to meeting the needs of the regions, taking account, above all, of the growth potential of farming;

2017/11/13
Committee: AGRI

2017/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Considers that one of the greatest challenges facing lagging regions is that of increasing productivity and employment in farming;

2017/11/13
Committee: AGRI

2017/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Notes the Commission's report on competitiveness in low-income and low- growth regions: the lagging regions (SWD (2017) 0132) ~~and the solutions proposed to support growth and the economy in these regions~~, which analyses competitiveness by dividing the regions into 'low-income' and 'low-growth' regions; notes that the report proposes a number of solutions to support growth and the economy in these regions; stresses that the analysis makes an important contribution to the future debate, although this division is not yet reflected in the regulations implementing cohesion policy;

2017/12/19
Committee: REGI

2017/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that cohesion policy plays a key role in ensuring and promoting public and private investment in all EU regions, especially in lagging regions, both directly, and by contributing to the creation of a favourable environment for investment;

2017/12/19
Committee: REGI

2017/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Hopes that~~, in~~ the implement~~ing the 2020 education and training strategy and its objectives, account will be taken of existing situations in lagging regions,~~ ation of the European Union's 2030 Global Strategy and its objectives will continue to take due account of the specific needs of lagging regions, in particular the persistent infrastructure gaps and the development of human capital, focusing particularly on the departure rates and their adverse impact on employment;

2017/12/19
Committee: REGI

2017/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Notes that, in lagging regions especially, it is necessary to strike the correct balance between structural interventions, social policies and industrial policies in the programming of ESI funds to stimulate growth; hopes that, in indicating the lines of development of the future cohesion policy, the Commission reaffirms the importance of continuing to invest in infrastructure interventions in all the lagging regions, thereby helping to address the remaining shortcomings;

2017/12/19
Committee: REGI

2017/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Notes that cohesion policy can serve as a tool for correcting competitiveness gaps and imbalances and macroeconomic asymmetries between regions, encouraging the construction of an attractive and sustainable environment for businesses and citizens;

2017/12/19
Committee: REGI

2017/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Notes that the fact that cohesion policy is not as effective as it should be, especially in lagging regions with more extensive operational programmes, is directly due to the lack of any real simplification of that policy; advocates decisive action to reduce the excess of rules, controls and the length and complexity of procedures, starting from the current programming cycle;

2017/12/19
Committee: REGI

2017/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Considers that social development criteria, as set out in the Regional Social Progress Index, should be included in future alongside economic progress criteria in ~~future Commission reports~~order to ensure better fulfilment of needs and exploitation of the potential onf lagging regions;

2017/12/19
Committee: REGI

2017/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Notes that access to credit is harder in lagging regions, especially those that are also low-income regions because of the ~~high interest rates charged by banks~~risk aversion of the credit system; stresses the importance of ensuring easier access to credit to assist businesses in difficulty and to promote new business models, in particular SMEs;

2017/12/19
Committee: REGI

2017/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Believes that multi-level governance needs to be strengthened in setting funding objectives and priorities while respecting the principle of subsidiarity; stresses that in order to achieve the next stage of economic development, investments and differentiated political responses at regional level are needed;

2017/12/19
Committee: REGI

2017/2208(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)

16b. Notes that some of the determinants of competitiveness, especially in the less developed regions, concern actions to strengthen administrative capacity and improve the quality of institutions;

2017/12/19
Committee: REGI

2017/2193(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Highlights the importance of recognition of the geographical indications (GIs) system as a key ~~component of European interests~~prerequisite for the conclusion of an agreement;

2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI

2017/2193(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls on the Commission to draw up an assessment of the impact on the individual sectors likely to be most affected by the agreement;

2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI

2017/2136(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Notes that for agriculture, the ECA used samples of 217 EAGF transactions in 21 countries and 173 transactions in 20 countries covering fisheries, environment/climate and rural development (EAFRD) and welcomes the continuing fall in the error rate to 2,5 % for 2016 (from 3 % in 2015) established by the ECA for “natural resources”; points out that irregularities are often administrative in nature, which means that the percentage of error should not be taken as a yardstick for fraud, inefficiency or waste and does not necessarily mean that funds have been misappropriated, lost or squandered;

2017/11/30
Committee: AGRI

2017/2136(DEC)

Paolo DE CASTRO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Tibor SZANYI, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Karin KADENBACH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Recalls that there is a significant difference in types and scale of error, especially between negligence and serious errors, and regrets that, even if the investment was effective, expenditure is still judged 100 % ineligible by the ECA in the event of public procurement errors; ~~stress~~welcomes, therefore, th~~at further rationalisation in the error calculation method is desirable~~e use of additional financial instruments, which must, however, be made compatible to avoid an increased percentage of error.

2017/11/30
Committee: AGRI

2017/2128(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Underlines the important role low- risk PPPs can play in a comprehensive strategy of integrated pest management; calls for a better implementation of the existing regulation in regards to the market authorization for low-risk PPPs; stresses the importance of the effectiveness of low-risk PPPs in order to increase acceptance and facilitate a broad uptake in farmers’ crop protection strategies.

2018/01/30
Committee: AGRI

2017/2128(INI)

Paolo DE CASTRO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Tibor SZANYI, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Karin KADENBACH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8 b. Underlines the transformative role precision agriculture and digital farming can play regarding the use and application of PPPs; calls on the Commission to fully embrace this scientific and technological progress and ensure that farmers, consumers and the environment benefit from it;

2018/01/30
Committee: AGRI

2017/2128(INI)

Paolo DE CASTRO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Tibor SZANYI, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Karin KADENBACH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)

8 c. Highlights the importance and the need for the Common Agricultural Policy, Horizon 2020 and other supportive funding schemes, to encourage farmers to invest in new technologies adapted to their farm size, such as precision and digital farming tools that optimize the use of PPPs, reduce environmental emissions and exposure to operators;

2018/01/30
Committee: AGRI

2017/2127(INI)

Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Virginie ROZIÈRE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that the Committee on Petitions (PETI) receives a considerable number of petitions each year referring to the difficulties encountered by people with disabilities across the EU in relation to all areas identified in the European Disability Strategy, in particular access to work and employment, education and transport, and participation in political, public and cultural life; stresses, in particular, that discrimination represents the main obstacle for the implementation of the European Disability Strategy and the protection of rights, since it touches transversely all areas identified in the strategy;

2017/07/17
Committee: PETI

2017/2127(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Notes that the EU leads the way in the ratification of human rights treaties, and that Articles 21 and 26 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights reaffirm the principle of non-discrimination; calls on all Member States to ratify the UNCRPD and sign the Protocol;

2017/07/17
Committee: PETI

2017/2127(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Stresses the centrality of the UNCRPD as a tool for the protection of human rights, in particular for people with disabilities that represent a particularly vulnerable category;

2017/07/17
Committee: PETI

2017/2127(INI)

Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Virginie ROZIÈRE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1 b. In accordance with the UNCRPD and in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, calls on the Commission to pay particular attention to children with disabilities;

2017/07/17
Committee: PETI

2017/2127(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Recognises the UNRCPD's role as an instrument to guarantee human rights with a social dimension, seeking to ensure that persons with disabilities enjoy all human and fundamental rights which are so often violated and which need greater protection;

2017/07/17
Committee: PETI

2017/2127(INI)

Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Virginie ROZIÈRE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2 b. Following the recommendations of the first UN assessment of the UNCRPD, calls on the European Commission to establish an independent instrument for the monitoring and review of the Convention, as well as an inter- institutional coordination mechanism, and promote the creation of local information points and agencies in each Member State, which should be permanent;

2017/07/17
Committee: PETI

2017/2127(INI)

Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Virginie ROZIÈRE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Emphasises, in particular, that accessibility is a core principle of the UNCRPD, and a precondition for the exercise of other rights enshrined in the Convention; underlines that a consistent number of petitions encountered by European citizens complains about the lack of accessibility or the presence of architectural barriers; stresses that the right to accessibility, as defined in Article 9 of the UNCRPD, must be implemented in a comprehensive manner to ensure that persons with disabilities can access their environment, transportation, public facilities and services, as well as information and communications technologies;

2017/07/17
Committee: PETI

2017/2127(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Notes that with regard to Article 4 of the UNCRPD, efforts should be made to modify European and Member States' disability legislation to ensure full harmonisation in all areas; emphasizes that important measures include the setting up of a single EU classification and scale;

2017/07/17
Committee: PETI

2017/2127(INI)

Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Virginie ROZIÈRE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. Calls on the Commission to ensure high-quality inclusive education in European schools from an early age, with a preventive approach and vision of disability, in line with UNCRPD requirements on multidisciplinary assessment of individual needs, the non- exclusion of children with disabilities, as well as the provision of adequate reasonable accommodation;

2017/07/17
Committee: PETI

2017/2127(INI)

Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Virginie ROZIÈRE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen their commitment to the harmonization of legislation on disability; emphasizes that such harmonization should aim at promoting and improving the quality of life of people with disabilities within the Member States, such as the recognition of the status, rights, aid;

2017/07/17
Committee: PETI

2017/2127(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Notes that in accordance with the UN recommendations, disability organisations should be involved at every stage of the decision-making process; recalls that a structured dialogue should be established with persons with disabilities;

2017/07/17
Committee: PETI

2017/2127(INI)

Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Virginie ROZIÈRE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b. Calls on the Commission to draft a report on the impact for persons with disabilities of the main EU policies and investment funds, and to ensure the involvement of disability organisations in their design, especially where the Structural Funds are concerned;

2017/07/17
Committee: PETI

2017/2127(INI)

Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Virginie ROZIÈRE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4 c. Calls on the Commission to promote and enhance the use of Structural Funds by Member States, with a view to developing high-quality social services for people with disabilities and ensuring the transition from institutional care to community-based care; measures should be taken to promote access to structural funds for disability support services, especially those serving children and families and those aimed at preventing institutionalisation;

2017/07/17
Committee: PETI

2017/2127(INI)

Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Virginie ROZIÈRE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Persons with disabilities must be provided with information concerning their rights and full participation in all policies and measures that might affect them, including a complaints mechanism, and priority should be given to the participation of children with disabilities and, where these exist, organisations for persons with disabilities;

2017/07/17
Committee: PETI

2017/2127(INI)

Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Virginie ROZIÈRE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Notes that in Europe, 30% of people with disabilities are at risk for poverty or social exclusion, and that there is a net gap between the employment rates of the disabled (48.7%) and other people (72.5%); in light of the above, stresses the importance of a global work and employment strategy;

2017/07/17
Committee: PETI

2017/2127(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. Underlines that children with disabilities encounter specific problems, and stresses that efforts should be made to eliminate all kinds of obstacles and barriers enabling them to achieve full autonomy and enjoy equal opportunities; considers it crucial, therefore, that they be involved in shaping the policies that affect them; to this end, encourages the adoption of instruments to enable children with disabilities to make their views known and to ensure their involvement;

2017/07/17
Committee: PETI

2017/2127(INI)

Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Virginie ROZIÈRE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. Stresses that to this end, adequate social support must be provided to people with disabilities and that access to justice, adequate care, and health protection should always be at the heart of this action;

2017/07/17
Committee: PETI

2017/2127(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5 c. Recalls that the rights established in the Treaties and EU law, such as access to justice, goods and services, including banking and employment, health care and the right to vote, must be ensured for persons with disabilities deprived of their legal capacity; notes that efforts should be made to promote the collection of data, the exchange of good practices and consultation with the representatives of disability organisations, in accordance with article 12 of the UNCRPD; emphasises that restrictive interpretations in Member State legislation of safeguards in respect of the right to vote should be revised where these prevent persons with psychosocial disabilities from exercising this right in accordance with article 29 of the UNCRPD;

2017/07/17
Committee: PETI

2017/2127(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5 c. Stresses that a poor level of education can be the source of social exclusion and that only 27.8% of people with disabilities have completed higher studies; recalls that the right to study, a good level of education, and access to schools and universities should not be subject to discrimination and should be adequately guaranteed and promoted;

2017/07/17
Committee: PETI

2017/2127(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)

5 d. Underlines that European institutions should ensure and implement the accessibility of IT documents and services to people with disabilities;

2017/07/17
Committee: PETI

2017/2127(INI)

Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Virginie ROZIÈRE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)

5 e. Stresses that the public administrations of the Member States, and in particular local authorities, which are closer to the citizen and their daily needs, should ensure the maximum accessibility of their services, documents and practices to people with disabilities; underlines that such measures should also involve the services provided via the Internet and web pages;

2017/07/17
Committee: PETI

2017/2127(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Notes that the freedom of movement for European citizens must be guaranteed for persons with disabilities, to which end Member States must ensure mutual recognition of their situation and social rights pursuant to article 18 of the UNCRPD; stresses that people with disabilities should be able to travel beyond the borders of their own countries and enjoy the benefits of having access to culture, transport and sport; notes that other benefits should be examined and their mutual recognition promoted;

2017/07/17
Committee: PETI

2017/2127(INI)

Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Virginie ROZIÈRE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Recalls the role of the Disability Intergroup of the European Parliament for the implementation of the European Disability Strategy, in accordance with the UN Convention, as a platform that brings together European and national MPs, organization and civil society representatives, both at national and local level; notes that the Intergroup is a privileged forum to encourage discussions and debates in order to ensure the implementation of the strategy;

2017/07/17
Committee: PETI

2017/2127(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6 b. Stresses that persons with disabilities should be afforded access to free justice, and that their economic situation should therefore not present any barrier to such access;

2017/07/17
Committee: PETI

2017/2127(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6 b. Calls for stronger political participatory channels of disabled organizations in order to reach their full participation in decision-making;

2017/07/17
Committee: PETI

2017/2127(INI)

Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Virginie ROZIÈRE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6 c. Emphasizes the centrality of maximum mobility and accessibility as guidelines to be implemented and followed in the framework of the implementation of the European Disability Strategy;

2017/07/17
Committee: PETI

2017/2127(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6 c. The Digital Single Market Strategy should be implemented in such a way as to ensure full access to all aspects of it for persons with disabilities;

2017/07/17
Committee: PETI

2017/2127(INI)

Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Virginie ROZIÈRE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)

6 d. Notes that the transversal nature of mobility and accessibility makes them indispensable points for full enjoyment of a wide range of freedoms and rights, such as the possibility of traveling and moving to the Member States, the right to culture and the right to sport;

2017/07/17
Committee: PETI

2017/2127(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)

6 d. Calls on the European institutions to ensure that all of their web pages and documents are accessible to persons with sensory disabilities;

2017/07/17
Committee: PETI

2017/2127(INI)

Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Virginie ROZIÈRE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)

6 e. Stresses that legal capacity is crucial to maintaining personal autonomy, so that any restriction of this and representation by legal guardians must be established on the basis of clear criteria harmonised at EU level, with periodic review of the need for such longer-term legal representation and of the suitability of the legal guardian concerned;

2017/07/17
Committee: PETI

2017/2127(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)

6 e. Considers that a significant number of people with disabilities are not fully aware of their rights and of the ways in which they can enjoy them; calls on the Commission to launch, as first step, a wide-ranging information campaign on the rights of people with disabilities, to promote a full knowledge and awareness;

2017/07/17
Committee: PETI

2017/2127(INI)

Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Virginie ROZIÈRE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 f (new)

6 f. Emphasises that most of the petitions submitted by European citizens' concern the difficulties in the application procedures, in recognition and late payments of invalidity pensions by the administration; underlines that the implementation of the European Disability Strategy and its social protection area should pay special attention to these issues, in accordance with Article 28 of the UNCRPD on the adequate levels of living and social protection;

2017/07/17
Committee: PETI

2017/2127(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 f (new)

6 f. Emphasises that the necessary social support should be provided to ensure that persons with disabilities can exercise their rights and enjoy full autonomy, in particular persons with psychosocial disabilities; notes in this regard, that the institutionalisation of such people should be avoided and steps should be taken to ensure that they are not subjected to treatment without their consent;

2017/07/17
Committee: PETI

2017/2127(INI)

Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Virginie ROZIÈRE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 g (new)

6 g. Notes that persons with disabilities must be ensured non-discriminatory access to health and care systems, with all due attention paid to the difficulties that might arise when treating such patients; stresses in particular that non- discriminatory access must be ensured to sexual and reproductive health care, and that under no circumstances should sterilisation or abortion be imposed against a person's will; notes that health care systems should moreover ensure the detection, reporting and prevention of sexual violence and/or abuse;

2017/07/17
Committee: PETI

2017/2127(INI)

Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Virginie ROZIÈRE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 g (new)

6 g. Calls on the Commission to formulate policies and programs specifically targeted at children with disabilities; stresses that such policies should not only focus on removing architectural barriers and obstacles to mobility, but also combating social exclusion, as well as promoting and guaranteeing equal opportunities;

2017/07/17
Committee: PETI

2017/2127(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 h (new)

6 h. Notes that the informed consent of persons with disabilities must be sought for all medical interventions requiring it, and that all necessary measures must therefore be in place to ensure that these persons can access and understand the relevant information; stresses that this consent must be given personally, in advance and in full knowledge of the facts, with all necessary mechanisms to ensure that these principles are complied with; notes that similar, appropriate measures must also be taken in regard to persons with psychosocial disabilities;

2017/07/17
Committee: PETI

2017/2127(INI)

Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Virginie ROZIÈRE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 h (new)

6 h. Calls on the Commission to strengthen its commitment in favour of parents and caregivers of people with disabilities throughout programs and policies; stresses the need for a European juridical framework in order to clarify the status of these people, ensuring the protection of rights and access to a normal life;

2017/07/17
Committee: PETI

2017/2127(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 i (new)

6 i. Notes that health insurance schemes must not discriminate against persons with disabilities;

2017/07/17
Committee: PETI

2017/2127(INI)

Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Virginie ROZIÈRE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 j (new)

6 j. Notes that the impact of the cross border health directive on persons with disabilities should be assessed;

2017/07/17
Committee: PETI

2017/2127(INI)

Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Virginie ROZIÈRE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 k (new)

6 k. Underlines that inequality is especially evident in employment, as some 48% of persons with disabilities in the EU are employed and only 27.8% have completed a higher education course, meaning that persons with disabilities are more at risk of living in poverty; calls on the Commission to undertake a horizontal assessment of the impact of all its policies for the employment of persons with disabilities, and especially European employment policy;

2017/07/17
Committee: PETI

2017/2127(INI)

Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Virginie ROZIÈRE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 l (new)

6 l. Notes that the air and maritime transport regulations should be revised to ensure that no form of discrimination, physical or economic, can be practised against passengers with disabilities, and that all obstacles are removed in this regard;

2017/07/17
Committee: PETI

2017/2127(INI)

Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Virginie ROZIÈRE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 m (new)

6 m. Stresses that the UN recommendation on the need to ensure a gender perspective in all disability policies should be taken up, and in particular policies seeking to combat gender violence; calls for targeted action to promote the empowerment of women with disabilities as well as for the development of a specific gender strategy for women with disability;

2017/07/17
Committee: PETI

2017/2126(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. Whereas Article 15TFUE which states that in order to promote a good governance and ensure the participation of civil society, the Union's institutions, bodies, offices and agencies shall conduct their work as openly as possible; and that any citizen of the Union, and any natural or legal person residing or having its registered office in a Member State, shall have a right of access to documents of the Union's institutions, bodies, offices and agencies;

2017/07/19
Committee: PETI

2017/2126(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas the role of the Committee on Petitions as forum of direct communication with European citizens and where their demands, problems and necessities are received and listened;

2017/07/19
Committee: PETI

2017/2126(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)

Ja. whereas the relevance of these issues, in particular transparency and the access to information and documents, their role to strengthen citizens’ confidence, public trust, and the awareness that all the decisions are based and taken in light of the general interest of citizens;

2017/07/19
Committee: PETI

2017/2126(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Agrees that the current and unprecedented challenges facing the EU, such as the unemployment crisis, the migration crisis and Brexit, compel all institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union, including the Ombudsman, to work harder and with more determination in strengthening accountability and transparency at the European level;

2017/07/19
Committee: PETI

2017/2126(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Supports the Ombudsman’s commitment to improve EU lobbying transparency, and calls on the Commission to fully comply with the Ombudsman’s suggestions for improving the EU Transparency Register and making it a central transparency hub for all EU institutions and agencies; underlines that in the view of achieving this purpose a clear action and coherent and effective timing should be developed;

2017/07/19
Committee: PETI

2017/2126(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Welcomes the Ombudsman’s inquiries following complaints by persons with disabilities, and encourages her work as an active participant in the EU Framework of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its contribution in the implementation of the European Strategy on disability; reaffirms its full support for the full implementation of the Convention at EU level;

2017/07/19
Committee: PETI

2017/2117(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Commends the Commission on its intention to set up a dedicated budget line for those products in the next promotion campaigns co-financed by the Union, ~~and advocates the need to include wool among the beneficiary product~~welcomes it together with the other information activities initiated by the Commission in the CAP field, and advocates the need to include wool among the beneficiary products in order to fully exploit the project in terms of acceptance and implementation for end users;

2017/11/28
Committee: AGRI

2017/2117(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Believes it necessary to offer greater support to young people, via both direct aid and rural development policy, given the high average age of workers in the livestock-raising sectors, exceeding even that in other agricultural professions due to the scant profitability of the latter;

2017/11/28
Committee: AGRI

2017/2117(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Welcomes the agreement reached in negotiations for the Omnibus regulation recognising the specific nature of Mediterranean grasslands, such as dehesa pasturelands, with a view to finding fairer arrangements governing the land eligible for direct payments since for years the sector has suffered from competition for land use and the abandonment of pastures in favour of the cultivation of durum wheat and other cereals, especially in the south of the EU; advocates authorising grazing in areas of ecological interest;

2017/11/28
Committee: AGRI

2017/2117(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Asks the Commission to ascertain what the post-Brexit sheepmeat market will look like, and to do everything in its power to prevent severe market disturbances resulting from potential cuts in spending on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) proposed by the Commission in the reflection paper on the future of EU finances;

2017/11/28
Committee: AGRI

2017/2117(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls for consideration to be given to the precarious situation of sheep and goat farmers when entering into further trade agreements with third countries by including their products among sensitive sectors, and excluding any provisions that might compromise the European model of production in any way; in this respect, welcoming the Commission’s simplification efforts, hopes that further progress will be made in view of the forthcoming reform of the CAP;

2017/11/28
Committee: AGRI

2017/2115(INI)

Momchil NEKOV, Nicola CAPUTO, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the beekeeping sector is an integral part of European agriculture, providing over 500 000 EU citizens with their main income or additional earnings; whereas beekeeping is practiced also as a hobby or for production of honey for own consumption;

2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI

2017/2115(INI)

Momchil NEKOV, Nicola CAPUTO, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Tibor SZANYI, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas increased mortality among honeybees and wild pollinators in Europe is having a profound negative impact on agriculture, food production and security, biodiversity, environmental sustainability and ecosystems;

2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI

2017/2115(INI)

Momchil NEKOV, Nicola CAPUTO, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the sector develops and maintains additional activities such as production of materials for example wooden frames, beehives and others, as well as technique, which can also contribute to the development of the local and regional economies;

2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI

2017/2115(INI)

Momchil NEKOV, Nicola CAPUTO, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas the apitourism generates greater interest and opportunities among consumers in recent years, which can be further popularised to more stakeholders;

2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI

2017/2115(INI)

Momchil NEKOV, Nicola CAPUTO, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)

Ac. whereas pollination is the primary purpose of the bees, while production of honey, honey wax and other products is a secondary product from the activities of the bees; whereas the agriculture in the EU can be characterised as monocultural or with a limited plant variety;

2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI

2017/2115(INI)

Momchil NEKOV, Nicola CAPUTO, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)

Ad. whereas good theoretical knowledge combined with a practical training is a prerequisite for better understanding and dealing with the challenges ahead of the bee families;

2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI

2017/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas per nature the beekeeping is often practiced in the open and the beehives are thus exposed to additional external factors such as attacks from wild animals;

2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI

2017/2115(INI)

Momchil NEKOV, Nicola CAPUTO, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Paolo DE CASTRO, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas the urban beekeeping gathers popularity in recent years, which shows sustainability, interest and has the potential of increasing awareness among a broader circle of citizens, including children, about the nature and benefits from beekeeping;

2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI

2017/2115(INI)

Momchil NEKOV, Nicola CAPUTO, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas in 2004 the Commission guaranteed EUR 32 million to national beekeeping programmes for the sole benefit of beekeeping, and whereas this had been increased to 36 million by 2006 (representing 3 thousandths of the CAP budget); whereas for the period 2017-2019 EUR 108 million are foreseen for support of the national programmes for the apiculture sector from the EU budget;

2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI

2017/2115(INI)

Momchil NEKOV, Nicola CAPUTO, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas the national programmes for the apiculture sector have a positive effect, but there are some problems in their national application and they do not always enjoy the full confidence of the sector;

2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI

2017/2115(INI)

Momchil NEKOV, Nicola CAPUTO, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Tibor SZANYI, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas in some Member States the tax laws differentiate between professional and amateur beekeepers, with ~~the latter benefiting from tax relief, although this makes no sense professionally~~varying rules concerning tax relief;

2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI

2017/2115(INI)

Momchil NEKOV, Nicola CAPUTO, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Tibor SZANYI, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas beekeepers, agricultural producers and environmentalists also expect ~~there to b~~in shortest terms to achieve a clear scientific consensus on all substances, particularly those for plant-protection, such as the neonicotinoids, and other factors which are a danger to bees’ health;

2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI

2017/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)

Ia. whereas climate change and spring frosts followed by heat and drought have a negative impact on honey production;

2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI

2017/2115(INI)

Momchil NEKOV, Nicola CAPUTO, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Tibor SZANYI, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU

Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)

Ib. whereas fires in several EU Member States have led to the deaths of millions of bees;

2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI

2017/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas this statistical increase results in part from the ~~steady~~ rise in Member State numbers and in part from the particular situation of the sector, since each Member State furnishes data for the period with the highest number of bee colonies in a given year;

2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI

2017/2115(INI)

Momchil NEKOV, Nicola CAPUTO, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas beekeepers always produce less honey once the winter is over, because of autumn and winter losses which can be as much as 50% in some Member States; whereas in some regions the mortality rate of the winter has surpassed 50%, reaching to 100% in some cases with various reasons behind this;

2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI

2017/2115(INI)

Momchil NEKOV, Nicola CAPUTO, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Tibor SZANYI, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU

Motion for a resolution
Recital N

N. whereas the two-fold increase in the amount of honey produced and exported in some countries over the past 15 years whilst the EU is barely 560% self-sufficient in honey – a figure which is not increasing – cannot be explained;

2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI

2017/2115(INI)

Momchil NEKOV, Nicola CAPUTO, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU

O. whereas the EU imports 25% of the honey it uses (60% of its annual imports) each year from these countries, which is why Europe’s beekeepers are in dire straits; whereas the EU imports highest quantities of honey from People's republic of China, Ukraine, Argentina and Mexico;

2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI

2017/2115(INI)

Momchil NEKOV, Nicola CAPUTO, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Recital P

P. whereas ~~consumers~~a big part of the consumers in the EU are unaware that no more than one third of the honey they use is produced in the EU;

2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI

2017/2115(INI)

Momchil NEKOV, Nicola CAPUTO, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Paolo DE CASTRO

Motion for a resolution
Recital R

R. whereas approximately 100 000 tonnes of imported honey arrives in the EU from China ~~every~~during the last few years – double the amount in 2002 – even though the number of bee colonies has declined in other parts of the world;

2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI

2017/2115(INI)

Momchil NEKOV, Nicola CAPUTO, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Recital S a (new)

Sa. whereas not all member states have laboratories, which can conduct full honey analyses, which causes a challenge for the sector in trying to use the opportunities for marketing the products on the single European market;

2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI

2017/2115(INI)

Momchil NEKOV, Nicola CAPUTO, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Recital Z

Z. whereas many honey packagers and traders now abuse this way of indicating origin in order to conceal the real country of origin, as well as the proportion of honey from the different countries, as purchasers are becoming more knowledgeable and are distrustful of foodstuffs from certain countries;

2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI

2017/2115(INI)

Momchil NEKOV, Nicola CAPUTO, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Paolo DE CASTRO

Motion for a resolution
Recital AC

AC. whereas annual honey consumption varies hugely across the Member States: whilst Member States in Western Europe have an average consumption of 2.5-2.7 kg per person, the figure for ~~Hungary, for example, is just 0.7 kg~~the countries from the 2004, 2007 and 2013 enlargements are as low as 0.7 kg in some cases;

2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI

2017/2115(INI)

Momchil NEKOV, Nicola CAPUTO, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Paolo DE CASTRO

Motion for a resolution
Recital AC a (new)

ACa. whereas the European quality schemes and particularly the GI schemes have a great importance for the preservation and creation of jobs; whereas more than 30 GIs for honey have been registered so far; whereas "European" and "made in Europe" is often associated with products with high value;

2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI

2017/2115(INI)

Momchil NEKOV, Nicola CAPUTO, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Recital AF

AF. whereas other beekeeping products such as pollen, propolis, beeswax and royal jelly also contribute significantly to people’s wellbeing and play an important role in the healthcare and cosmetics industries and they are looked for from the consumers as a part of a more natural way of life;

2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI

2017/2115(INI)

Momchil NEKOV, Nicola CAPUTO, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Recital AF a (new)

AFa. whereas timely and precise data collection is important for faster and more accurate planning; whereas the new technologies and digitalisation can have a crucial role in cutting costs and times; whereas some technologies can have hidden effects on the bees via the use of electromagnetic waves among others;

2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI

2017/2115(INI)

Momchil NEKOV, Nicola CAPUTO, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Under~~stand~~lines that bees perform a basic agricultural service by pollinating crops, without which European agriculture and in particular plant cultivation would not exist in any form;

2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI

2017/2115(INI)

Momchil NEKOV, Nicola CAPUTO, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Under~~stand~~lines that beekeeping makes a fundamental contribution to maintaining the ecological balance and biological diversity, so that the sector must be at the heart of the common agricultural policy;

2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI

2017/2115(INI)

Momchil NEKOV, Nicola CAPUTO, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Under~~stand~~lines that financing of beekeeping must be considerably increased in future agricultural policy;

2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI

2017/2115(INI)

Momchil NEKOV, Nicola CAPUTO, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Tibor SZANYI, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Paolo DE CASTRO, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the Commission to simplify the rules governing support for beekeeping;

2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI

2017/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission to include a new direct support scheme for beekeepers, while developing, asserting and incorporating a fair payment for ecological services, such as pollination, which is done by all bees of every registered bee family based on colony numbers in its proposals for the common agricultural policy post-2020;

2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI

2017/2115(INI)

Momchil NEKOV, Nicola CAPUTO, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Tibor SZANYI, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Paolo DE CASTRO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the Commission to establish a specific support scheme for beekeepers that are affected by invasive alien species or climatic agents;

2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI

2017/2115(INI)

Momchil NEKOV, Nicola CAPUTO, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Urges the European Commission and the member states to launch a network of institutes and other scientific and academic establishments, which deal with bees, their lives and products of activities for faster, smoother and more effective exchange of information on bee- related topics;

2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI

2017/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Considers that beekeepers should be granted tax relief in every Member State in view of the agricultural and environmental significance of their work; urges the member states to cut the unnecessary red-tape, which will save time, efforts and financial resources from the beekeepers;

2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI

2017/2115(INI)

Momchil NEKOV, Nicola CAPUTO, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Paolo DE CASTRO, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. calls on the beekeepers for an active dialogue with the competent authorities for a more effective application of the national programmes for the apiculture programmes with the aim of improving them and correcting any occurring problems;

2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI

2017/2115(INI)

Momchil NEKOV, Nicola CAPUTO, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Tibor SZANYI, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Paolo DE CASTRO, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. calls on the European Commission and the member states to increase awareness among the stakeholders in the sector about the advantages of introducing new technologies, which are not harmful to the bees, with the aim of risk and loss management;

2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI

2017/2115(INI)

Momchil NEKOV, Nicola CAPUTO, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Tibor SZANYI, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. underlines the advantages of well prepared and informed beekeepers and encourages the member states to consider a compulsory prerequisite and not an additional advantage for taking part in the national programmes for the apiculture sector;

2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI

2017/2115(INI)

Momchil NEKOV, Nicola CAPUTO, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Tibor SZANYI, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls on the European Food Safety Authority to carry out research (laboratory analyses and field experiments) in shortest terms and preferably before the end of 2018, according to a clearly-determined schedule and together with the other EU agencies concerned, into all substances, particularly those, which are used in the plant-protection, such as neonicotinoids, and other factors which endanger bee health;

2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI

2017/2115(INI)

Momchil NEKOV, Nicola CAPUTO, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Tibor SZANYI, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Paolo DE CASTRO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Suggests making honey packaging plants which also process imported honey subject to EU food safety monitoring; ~~this might be achieved by amending Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;~~

2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI

2017/2115(INI)

Momchil NEKOV, Nicola CAPUTO, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Tibor SZANYI, Paolo DE CASTRO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

~~22. Asks the Commission to put forward a proposal incorporating honey into the scope of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;~~deleted

2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI

2017/2115(INI)

Momchil NEKOV, Nicola CAPUTO, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Asks that the ‘blend of EC and non- EC honeys’ descriptor be replaced by an indication of exactly which country or countries the honeys used in the final products come from and that these be listed in the order which corresponds to the proportions used in the final product with percentage numbers for the proportion of honey from every country;

2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI

2017/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Acknowledges and welcomes the European Honey Breakfast initiative and calls on the Member States to incorporate the initiative into their basic education systems, placing the emphasis on locally made products and on rediscovering long- established production traditions;

2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI

2017/2115(INI)

Momchil NEKOV, Nicola CAPUTO, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Calls on the Commission to draw up a report on the amount of honey consumed and consumption patterns in all member states of the EU;

2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI

2017/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)

31a. Calls on the Commission to support specific measures to promote the consumption of honey, not least as a substitute for other sweeteners, bearing in mind its health-giving properties;

2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI

2017/2115(INI)

Momchil NEKOV, Nicola CAPUTO, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Tibor SZANYI, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Calls on the Commission to allocate a specific sum from the EU’s promotional budget to advertising EU honey production in the internal market;

2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI

2017/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)

32 a. calls on the European Commission to include honey wax as a product, which can be covered by Regulation 1151/2012 because of the growing interest from the consumers and producers, as well as the long traditions in some member states in its production;

2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI

2017/2115(INI)

Momchil NEKOV, Nicola CAPUTO, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

33. Asks the Commission to ensure that the EU declares honey and other bee products to be ‘sensitive products’ in free trade agreement negotiations and that they are excluded from the coverage of these agreements;

2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI

2017/2115(INI)

Momchil NEKOV, Nicola CAPUTO, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Maria NOICHL, Tibor SZANYI, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)

33 a. calls on the European commission to consider introduction of the brand "Honey from Europe" for honey, which is produced by 100% honey collected in the member states of the European Union;

2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI

2017/2114(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Believes that EU cohesion policy is the best tool for contributing to both competitiveness and solidarity throughout the EU regions, and it is therefore essential to continue it beyond 2020, ─ while preserving its budget intact ─ in order to combat the disparities that have increased following the crisis;

2017/07/19
Committee: REGI

2017/2114(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Is convinced that the urban dimension of cohesion policy can play an important role in supporting growth, jobs and innovation, not only in major urban areas, but also, first and foremost, in all regions with special geographical characteristics referred to in Article 174 TFEU;

2017/07/19
Committee: REGI

2017/2114(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Rejects the imposition of macroeconomic conditions to be complied with and maintains that the relationship between cohesion policy and European Semester economic governance processes must be balanced, reciprocal, and non- punitive towards stakeholders in general;

2017/07/19
Committee: REGI

2017/2114(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Considers, given that cohesion policy funding is intended to boost investment, growth, and jobs in the EU as a whole, that the national contributions necessary to co-finance cohesion policy projects after 2020 should be excluded from deficit calculations for the purposes of the Stability and Growth Pact;

2017/07/19
Committee: REGI

2017/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Points out that at present, the majority of the EU’s revenue still comes from national contributions – GNI (69.1 %) and VAT (12.4 %) – which are not perceived as genuine own resources;

2017/11/29
Committee: AGRI

2017/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Invites all parties to draw the appropriate conclusions from the HLGOR’s report and to analyse the feasibility of the recommendations to help make the Union budget more transparent, stable, simple, autonomous, fair and predictable; points out, in this regard, that the current system of own resources is characterised by a considerable degree of complexity, involving a lack of transparency which needs to be resolved through a joint effort by EU institutions and Member States;

2017/11/29
Committee: AGRI

2017/2053(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Points out that these new types of ORs are essential to finance more recent Union priorities such as migration, internal security and defence and to offset the loss in revenue of EUR 9 to 12 billion a year which could result from Brexit; notes also that, in order to safeguard the European added value of the EU budget, new ORs are needed to avoid the potential spending cuts to the common agricultural policy (CAP) presented in the Commission’s ‘Reflection Paper on the Future of EU Finances’;

2017/11/29
Committee: AGRI

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C

C. whereas measures should be taken to ensure that the budgetary challenge deriving from the United Kingdom’s departure from the EU does not ~~disrupt~~have a negative effect on the budget for regional policy, including by shifting to new own resources for funding;

2017/09/05
Committee: REGI

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas cohesion policy has achieved important results and enabled the economic and social divide between European regions to be narrowed; whereas, however, 47 regions in eight Member States are still lagging behind in their development;

2017/09/05
Committee: REGI

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. States that cohesion policy ~~should~~must remain the EU’s main investment policy, but that more needs to be done to highlight the major role of cohesion policy in achieving the EU’s political objectives;

2017/09/05
Committee: REGI

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission to continue defending farmers and to fund information campaigns on the CAP budget and EU support for the agri-food sector, since the amount of aid publicised can be misleading, given that the public is unaware of the fact that the bulk of the CAP is financed at EU level and replaces national spending; stresses that the CAP delivers good quality products at affordable prices to Europeans; points out that better information regarding the EU’s role is crucial for the full acceptance and implementation by end-users of many programmes, including those that apparently have a lesser impact, such as school fruit and school milk, partly as a result of the administrative costs involved;

2017/11/28
Committee: AGRI

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls, therefore, for the MFF not to provide for ~~sufficient funds for~~any cuts in cohesion policy post-2020, striking a good balance between investments in citizens and investments for citizens and ensuring that the EU’s political goals can be reached;

2017/09/05
Committee: REGI

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Recalls that Brexit will have a projected impact of between EUR 3.8 and EUR 4.1 billion a year on the CAP, and calls therefore on the Commission to find alternative forms of financing, for example by increasing Member States’ contributions as a percentage of gross national income; or taking on board some of the reforms proposed by the High Level Group on Own Resources stresses the need to increase funding in line with responses to the various cyclical crises in sensitive sectors such as milk, pork, fruits and vegetables, and to create instruments that can mitigate price volatility;

2017/11/28
Committee: AGRI

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for continued support for those most in need, including family farms and small and medium-sized farms, as well as the most disadvantaged, mountain and outermost regions, thereby securing food supplies more effectively and preventing the depopulation of rural areas; calls on the Commission to envisage increasing the envelope for programmes of options specific to isolation and insularity (POSEI), as called for by Parliament;

2017/11/28
Committee: AGRI

2017/2044(BUD)

Tibor SZANYI, Eric ANDRIEU, Paolo DE CASTRO, Momchil NEKOV, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Marc TARABELLA, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the proposed EUR 59,5 billion in commitments which represent a 1,7 % increase compared to 2017, and a 2,6 % increase in payments amounting to EUR 56,3 billion under the Draft Budget (DB) 2018 for Heading 2; notes, however, that the increase is mainly attributable to the lower amount of assigned revenue estimated to be available to the EAGF in the DB 2018 compared to the 2017 budget, a~~nd that commitment appropriations for the EAFRD basically remain at the same level as in the 2017 budget~~mongst others as last instalments of significant past clearance decisions are due in 2017;

2017/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2017/2044(BUD)

Tibor SZANYI, Eric ANDRIEU, Paolo DE CASTRO, Momchil NEKOV, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Marc TARABELLA, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Welcomes that commitment appropriations for the EAFRD basically remain at the same level as in the 2017 budget, while the requested payment appropriations are actually increasing;

2017/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2017/2044(BUD)

Tibor SZANYI, Eric ANDRIEU, Paolo DE CASTRO, Momchil NEKOV, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Marc TARABELLA, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1 b. Notes that the main reason for no significant changes in the DB 2018 compared to Budget 2017 is that the majority of CAP expenditure concerns pre-allocated MS envelopes which show a relatively stable level of execution of the support over the years;

2017/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2017/2044(BUD)

Tibor SZANYI, Eric ANDRIEU, Paolo DE CASTRO, Momchil NEKOV, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Marc TARABELLA, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1 c. Notes that the 2017 budget includes the financing for the EUR 500 million solidarity package for the dairy and other livestock sectors, while the decrease of this market measure will not have an impact on the 2018 budget;

2017/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2017/2044(BUD)

Tibor SZANYI, Eric ANDRIEU, Paolo DE CASTRO, Momchil NEKOV, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Marc TARABELLA, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Highlights that administrative costs have to be secured for the Common Agricultural Policy, especially to guarantee timely payments and to maintain adequate levels of effective control; insists that further cuts in ~~administrative~~ staff numbers can lead to higher delays and risks of error and should not jeopardise the implementation of the CAP;

2017/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2017/2044(BUD)

Tibor SZANYI, Eric ANDRIEU, Paolo DE CASTRO, Momchil NEKOV, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Marc TARABELLA, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Asks the Commission to ensure uniform application of the criteria of the active farmers clause with a view to the simplified but more reliable identification of these farmers;

2017/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2017/2044(BUD)

Tibor SZANYI, Eric ANDRIEU, Paolo DE CASTRO, Momchil NEKOV, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Marc TARABELLA, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Highlights the importance of the rural development commitments and spending and their potential for the creation of jobs in areas of higher unemployment, especially for the younger generations; insists that the initiatives targeting young farmers, which support innovation and generation renewal, should be maintained;

2017/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2017/2044(BUD)

Tibor SZANYI, Eric ANDRIEU, Paolo DE CASTRO, Momchil NEKOV, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Marc TARABELLA, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to monitor, in a timely manner, the price volatility of agricultural products, which has adverse effects on farmers' incomes, and to react promptly and effectively when needed;

2017/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2017/2044(BUD)

Tibor SZANYI, Eric ANDRIEU, Paolo DE CASTRO, Momchil NEKOV, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Marc TARABELLA, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b. Welcomes that the reserve for crises in the agricultural sector is part of the DB 2018;calls on the Commission to reconsider the existing crisis reserve system, and to create a new instrument that enables rapid political intervention in the event of a crisis and does not rely on an annual financial discipline mechanism for its funding;

2017/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2017/2044(BUD)

Tibor SZANYI, Paolo DE CASTRO, Momchil NEKOV, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Marc TARABELLA, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

~~5. Points out that Brexit could have a significant financial impact on agriculture; calls on the Commission to take into consideration the higher budgetary risk;~~deleted

2017/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2017/2044(BUD)

Tibor SZANYI, Paolo DE CASTRO, Momchil NEKOV, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Marc TARABELLA, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Highlights the importance of pilot projects to the agricultural and rural development sectors in recent years; therefore asks for continued support for ongoing and new pilot projects; calls on the Commission to carry out an ex-post evaluation of the efficiency and benefits of pilot projects and preparatory actions;

2017/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2017/2044(BUD)

Tibor SZANYI, Eric ANDRIEU, Paolo DE CASTRO, Momchil NEKOV, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Marc TARABELLA, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission to take into consideration the modifications put forward in the Omnibus proposal for modernising and simplifying the CAP and to secure finance for them in the 2018 budget;

2017/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2017/2044(BUD)

Tibor SZANYI, Eric ANDRIEU, Paolo DE CASTRO, Momchil NEKOV, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Marc TARABELLA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses that it is essential that funds earmarked for research in the agri- food sector, in particular from the Horizon 2020 budget, remain fully available as such in order to stimulate innovation and smart solutions in the agricultural and rural development sectors; highlights the fact that these 'smart' solutions should maintain coherence with environment, climate and biodiversity policy objectives, ensure close cooperation with relevant stakeholders from all Member States, and incentivise and support initiatives tailored to the needs of smallholdings without economies of scale so that they may benefit from new technologies; notes that integrated 'smart' solutions – such as smart villages, precision farming, digitalisation, the shared and circular economy, and social initiatives – can contribute to agriculture and overall well- being in rural areas; urges the Commission to plan funding for 'smart' approaches in the light of the CAP reform and the Cork 2.0 Declaration;

2017/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2017/2044(BUD)

Tibor SZANYI, Eric ANDRIEU, Paolo DE CASTRO, Momchil NEKOV, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Marc TARABELLA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Notes that Brexit has no direct impact on the 2018 Draft Budget; regrets however that the Reflection paper on the future of EU finances1a is drawing up some critical scenarios for agriculture and rural development partly due to the departure of the UK; therefore calls on the Commission and the Member States to show responsibility towards the CAP budget during the ongoing discussions. _________________ 1a https://ec.europa.eu/commission/publicati ons/reflection-paper-future-eu- finances_en

2017/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2017/2040(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Recognises that – to a varying degree – elements such as commitment, ownership, resources and governance remain difficult to overcome in achieving the pre-determined goals and calls on the Commission to explore mechanisms which can encourage the active participation of all stakeholders;

2017/09/18
Committee: REGI

2017/2040(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses that MRS continue to make an invaluable contribution to cross- border, cross-sector and multi-level cooperation in Europe;

2017/09/18
Committee: REGI

2017/2040(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Is of the opinion that multi-level governance should be embedded in all macro-regional strategy from its inception, involving local communities and public and private stakeholders in the process;

2017/09/18
Committee: REGI

2017/2040(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Points out that MRS bear fruit if they are rooted in a long-term political perspective and organised in such a way that all stakeholders are effectively represented from the outset; considers it necessary to strengthen the multi-level governance of MRS, which should be clear and transparent, with more effective coordination and communication mechanisms;

2017/09/18
Committee: REGI

2017/2040(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Believes that strategy implementation can only be successful if based on efficient coordination and cooperation structures, on shared long- term political commitment among the institutional levels concerned and is backed by adequate funding; highlights the need, in this respect, to seek synergies and complementarities of regional, national funding with EU funding instruments, which, in addition to enhancing the European Territorial Cooperation (ETC) programmes, should result in specific choices in the regional and national programming of the European Structural and Investment Funds;

2017/09/18
Committee: REGI

2017/2040(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Stresses that greater result- orientation is required ~~in order~~and concrete challenges need to be overcome in order to develop plans which have a real impact on the territory and to justify the investment of resources, which should, for its part, be commensurate with the objectives set;

2017/09/18
Committee: REGI

2017/2040(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27a. Highlights the need to use regional smart specialisation strategies (S3) to guide MRS towards industrial policy priorities, with a view to promoting collaboration between regions with complementary specialisations;

2017/09/18
Committee: REGI

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Barbara MATERA, Silvia COSTA, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Brando BENIFEI, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Carlos COELHO, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Gérard DEPREZ, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Lara COMI, Merja KYLLÖNEN, Hilde VAUTMANS, Tokia SAÏFI, Julie WARD

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)

Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

–1) The following point shall be added to Article 2: ‘(Ca) “worker” means any person employed by an employer, including: – professional users as defined in Article 3(25) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, – trainees and apprentices.’

2017/06/27
Committee: AGRI

2017/0004(COD)

Karin KADENBACH, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Momchil NEKOV, Eric ANDRIEU, Maria NOICHL, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Nicola CAPUTO, Tibor SZANYI, Marc TARABELLA

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1

Directive 2004/37/EC
Article I – point 5 a

Work involving exposure to oils that have been used before in internal combustion engines to lubricate and cool the moving parts within the engine., more precisely used motor oils or used crankcase oils consist of blends of hydrocarbons including paraffins, naphthenics, and complex/alkylated polyaromatics and lubricating additives *. Work involving exposure to Diesel engine exhaust fumes. Work involving exposure to rubber dust and fumes. __________________ * as advised in SCOEL/OPIN/2016-405 Mineral Oils as Used Engine Oils Opinion from the Scientific Committee on Occupational Exposure Limits

2017/06/27
Committee: AGRI

2017/0004(COD)

Karin KADENBACH, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Momchil NEKOV, Eric ANDRIEU, Maria NOICHL, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Nicola CAPUTO, Tibor SZANYI, Marc TARABELLA

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 a (new)

Article 1a Review of limit values The limit values established in this Directive will be kept under review in the light of the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC58 and of the opinions of the ECHA Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) and Socio-economic Analysis Committee (SEAC), in particular to take account of the interaction between limit values established in Directive 2004/37/EC and dose-response relations, actual exposure information, and, where available, DNELs (Derived No Effect Levels) derived for hazardous chemicals in accordance with that Regulation.

2017/06/27
Committee: AGRI

2017/0004(COD)

Karin KADENBACH, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Momchil NEKOV, Eric ANDRIEU, Maria NOICHL, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Nicola CAPUTO, Tibor SZANYI, Marc TARABELLA

Mercedes BRESSO, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Andrea COZZOLINO

10a. Highlights the fact that cohesion policy can reinforce the administrative capacity of the owners of programmes cofunded by ESI funds and bring about convergence towards higher standards;

2017/04/04
Committee: REGI

2016/2326(INI)

Mercedes BRESSO, Andrea COZZOLINO, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10b. Calls for regional / national co- funding to be separated from the calculation of the Stability and Growth Pact so that they respect the same rules as those governing Structural Fund resources, since they have the same objective;

2017/04/04
Committee: REGI

2016/2326(INI)

Mercedes BRESSO, Andrea COZZOLINO, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Highlights the need to simplify the cohesion policy’s management system at all governance levels in order to make it more accessible and effective; supports the conclusions and recommendations hitherto adopted by the ‘Hhigh Llevel Ggroup ~~monitoring~~for the simplification ~~for~~of access by beneficiaries ofto ESI Ffunds’;

2017/04/04
Committee: REGI

2016/2326(INI)

Mercedes BRESSO, Andrea COZZOLINO, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Asks the Commission to reflect on solutions based on proportionality and differentiation on the basis of objective criteria and positive incentives for the programmes, especially with regard to the multiple layers of audit and the number of controls~~, to a greater harmonisation between cohesion policy and competition policy, in particular state aid rules, as well as with regard to the possibility of a single set of rules for all ESI Funds~~;

2017/04/04
Committee: REGI

2016/2326(INI)

Mercedes BRESSO, Andrea COZZOLINO, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Calls on the Commission, with a view to real simplification, and in agreement with the managing authorities of national and regional programmes, to draw up a feasible plan to extend the simplified cost regime to the ERDF, also in keeping with the provisions of the proposal for a regulation to amend the financial rules applicable to the budget - the so-called Omnibus regulation;

2017/04/04
Committee: REGI

2016/2326(INI)

Mercedes BRESSO, Andrea COZZOLINO, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)

12b. Calls on the Commission to ensure that state aid rules are fully harmonised with Union policies, including the economic and financial instruments relating thereto;

2017/04/04
Committee: REGI

2016/2326(INI)

Mercedes BRESSO, Andrea COZZOLINO, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Believes that grants should remain the basis of the financing of cohesion policy~~; notes, however, the gradual shift from grants to financial instruments; points out that the replacement of grants by loans, equity or guarantees must be carried out with cautio~~, in particular for smaller beneficiaries; stresses that the shift, even if partial, from grants to financial instruments should under no circumstances call into question the main funding mechanism of the Structural Funds; points out that the replacement of grants by loans, equity or guarantees should not be taken into consideration, except in those cases and sectors in wh~~ere~~ich such financial instruments ~~demonstrate an added value~~have already demonstrated that they produce added value compared to grants, taking into account regional disparities and the diversity of practices and experiences; stresses the importance of assistance to local and regional authorities on the innovative financial instruments through platforms such as fi-compass;

2017/04/04
Committee: REGI

2016/2326(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls on the Commission to ensure better synergies between the ESI Funds and other Union funds and programmes and to facilitate multi-fund options; warns that the EFSI should not undermine the strategic coherence, territorial concentration and long-term perspective of cohesion policy programming and insists on the additionality of its resources;

2017/04/04
Committee: REGI

2016/2326(INI)

Mercedes BRESSO, Andrea COZZOLINO, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Stresses that because the coordination of macro-regional strategies with existing development tools is still insufficient in terms of policy priorities, budgetary guidance, organisation and administration, these strategies are as yet unable to demonstrate their great potential; calls on the Commission to propose tools that can help bring about a substantial integration of operational programmes with the action plans set out in the macro-regional strategies;

2017/04/04
Committee: REGI

2016/2326(INI)

Mercedes BRESSO, Andrea COZZOLINO, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Invites the Commission to reflect on the development of ~~alternative indicators to~~indicators that complement the GDP indicator, which remains ~~the~~a legitimate method for allocating ESI Funds fairly; such ~~alternative~~complementary indicators may include ~~a demographic~~territorial indicators or dynamic indicators based on social and employment aspects; stresses, furthermore, the relevance of outcome indicators to strengthen the result and performance orientation of the policy;

2017/04/04
Committee: REGI

2016/2326(INI)

Mercedes BRESSO, Andrea COZZOLINO, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Notes, in addition, the positive impact in terms of the social and employment-related added value of investments in education, training and culture; hopes that cohesion policy will continue to invest appropriately in those sectors;

2017/04/04
Committee: REGI

2016/2326(INI)

Mercedes BRESSO, Andrea COZZOLINO, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

~~17. Suggests an increased use of ESI 17. Funds in order to tackle demographic change and address its regional and local consequences; n~~Notes the increasing importance of the Territorial Agenda and of successful rural-urban partnerships, as well as the exemplary role of smart cities as microcosms and catalysts for innovative solutions for regional and local challenges;

2017/04/04
Committee: REGI

2016/2326(INI)

Mercedes BRESSO, Andrea COZZOLINO, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Highlights the fact that in order to improve the visibility of ESI Funds, greater focus must be placed on participation by stakeholders, who can act as an effective channel through which to disseminate cohesion policy achievements, and recipients; urges, furthermore, the Commission, Member States, regions and cities to communicate in a more efficient way on ~~both~~ the achievements of cohesion policy and t~~he lessons to be learned~~o convey a careful message to citizens regarding the added value of the European project for their quality of life and well-being;

2017/04/04
Committee: REGI

2016/2326(INI)

Mercedes BRESSO, Andrea COZZOLINO, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Reiterates that it is high time to prepare the post-2020 EU cohesion policy in order to launch it effectively at the very start of the new programming period; maintains, to that end, that an interinstitutional agreement needs to be reached by autumn 2019 at the very latest;

2017/04/04
Committee: REGI

2016/2326(INI)

Mercedes BRESSO, Andrea COZZOLINO, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Notes that the core of the current cohesion policy legislative framework should be maintained after 2020 with a refined, strengthened, easily accessible and result- orientated policy and with an added value of the policy which is better communicated to citizens;

2017/04/04
Committee: REGI

2016/2326(INI)

Mercedes BRESSO, Andrea COZZOLINO, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Is convinced of the need for an adequate budget for cohesion policy after 2020 ~~which takes into account~~, on a par with current levels, if not higher, in the light of the complex internal and external challenges that the policy will have to address; considers it useful to launch a debate on the introduction of new cohesion budget support mechanisms, such as new forms of own resources, to neutralise the possible cuts resulting from the exit of the United Kingdom;

2017/04/04
Committee: REGI

2016/2313(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Carlos COELHO, Julie WARD, Marlene MIZZI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Miriam DALLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Reiterates its concern about the continued fragmentation into four different legal systems; stresses the need to strengthen judicial independence, including from political pressure, and to fight corruption in the judiciary; urges the rapid adoption of the action plan for the implementation of the 2014-2018 justice sector reform; calls for full implementation of the laws on protection of children and effective access to justice for children; welcomes the adoption of the law on free legal aid at state level and the introduction by the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council of guidelines on prevention of conflict of interest, the drafting of integrity plans and disciplinary measures; notes the important role of the Structured Dialogue on Justice in addressing the shortcomings in the BiH judiciary;

2017/01/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2313(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Julie WARD, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Carlos COELHO, Brando BENIFEI, Marlene MIZZI, Damiano ZOFFOLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Calls for efforts to further develop the regulatory framework on migration and asylum, enhance coordination among key institutions, build the capacity of professionals to provide on-spot support services to migrants and refugees, including child-friendly services;

2017/01/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2313(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Carlos COELHO, Hilde VAUTMANS, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Julie WARD, Marlene MIZZI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Miriam DALLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls for boosting efforts to combat radicalisation and further measures to identify, prevent and disrupt the flow of foreign fighters, including by close cooperation with relevant services of the Member States and countries in the region; calls for the introduction of programmes ~~on de-radicalisation and preventing youth radicalisation~~to build social cohesion amongst children and youth, and provide constructive opportunities for youth engagement in their communities;

2017/01/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2313(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Carlos COELHO, Hilde VAUTMANS, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Julie WARD, Marlene MIZZI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Miriam DALLI, Brando BENIFEI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Deems it essential to enhance public participation in decision-making and to better engage citizens – including youth - in the EU accession process; notes that civil society is fragmented, institutionally and financially weak; calls for better cooperation mechanisms between government and civil society organisations, including the developing of a strategic framework for cooperation;

2017/01/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2313(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Carlos COELHO, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Julie WARD, Marlene MIZZI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Miriam DALLI, Brando BENIFEI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Underlines the need for a substantial improvement in the strategic, legal, institutional and policy frameworks on the observance of human rights; calls for the adoption of a countrywide strategy on human rights and non-discrimination; is concerned about continued discrimination against ~~person~~children and adults with disabilities in the fields of employment, education and access to health care; calls for developing a comprehensive and integrated approach to the social inclusion of Roma; calls for better targeting of social assistance in order to reach the most vulnerable population; welcomes the fact that some governments and parliaments have begun discussing LGBTI rights and drawing up specific measures for their protection; welcomes changes to the BiH anti-discrimination law extending the listed grounds for discrimination to age, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity;

2017/01/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2313(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Carlos COELHO, Hilde VAUTMANS, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Julie WARD, Marlene MIZZI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Brando BENIFEI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16 a. Calls for efforts to further strengthen the child protection systems in order to prevent and address violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation against children; recommends increased allocation of resources for prevention and further enhancing community- government coordination in protecting children; calls for the implementation of the BiH Action Plan on Children 2015- 18; calls on BiH authorities at federal level and in the the Republika Srpska to facilitate the work of the Human Rights Ombudsman and to ensure better cooperation amongst all child rights monitoring bodies across the country;

2017/01/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2313(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Carlos COELHO, Hilde VAUTMANS, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Julie WARD, Marlene MIZZI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Miriam DALLI, Brando BENIFEI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls for efforts to promote gender equality and increase the participation of women in political life and employment, to improve their socio- economic situation and to strengthen women’s ~~rights on the whole~~and girls' rights; underlines the importance of enhancing completion rate of primary and secondary schools by girls, particularly Roma girls; calls on the BiH authorities to combat early and forced marriages for girls below the age of 18;

2017/01/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2313(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Carlos COELHO, Hilde VAUTMANS, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Julie WARD, Marlene MIZZI, Damiano ZOFFOLI, Brando BENIFEI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Remains concerned by the continued fragmentation, segregation, inefficiency and complexity of the education system; calls for countrywide common core curricula and better coordination between the different levels of education governance; continues to be concerned about the persistently high school-drop-out rates of Roma pupils; regrets that only 13% of children and 2% of Roma children have access to pre- school education, and only 40% of Roma children complete primary education; regrets the slow progress in addressing and resolving the issue of ‘two schools under one roof’, mono-ethnic schools, and other forms of segregation and discrimination in schools;

2017/01/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2312(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Brando BENIFEI, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Welcomes the new justice reform strategy 2017-2020 and its action plan, as well as the increased budgetary means for implementation; calls for any shortcomings in the functioning of the judicial system to be further addressed, including lack of independence from other branches of power, selective justice, limited accountability, ineffective oversight mechanisms, corruption, ~~the overall length of judicial proceedings and enforcements~~inequitable access to justice for children, women in vulnerable situations and ethnic minorities, the overall length of judicial proceedings and enforcements; reiterates that a reform of the criminal justice system should aim at holding offenders accountable and promoting, particularly for juveniles, their rehabilitation and reintegration, while ensuring the protection of rights of victims and witnesses of crime;

2017/01/11
Committee: AFET

2016/2312(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Brando BENIFEI, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Urges the competent authorities to continue improving the climate of inclusion and tolerance for all minorities in the country, including by enhancing the role of the State Committee on Minorities; as regards Roma and Egyptians, calls for continued efforts in improving their access to employment, education, health, social housing and legal aid; is concerned that, despite improvements, the inclusion of Roma children in the education system remains the lowest in the region and that school segregation remains a reality;

2017/01/11
Committee: AFET

2016/2312(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Brando BENIFEI, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Calls for additional efforts to improve gender equality, protection of children, other vulnerable groups, and to improve institutional mechanisms for child protection; reiterates its call for the full implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention);

2017/01/11
Committee: AFET

2016/2312(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Brando BENIFEI, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Emphasises the importance of strengthening social dialogue, the capacities of social partners, and enforcement mechanisms for social rights; urges the government to modernise the education system with a view to building a more inclusive society, reducing inequalities and discrimination and better equipping young people with skills and knowledge in line with labour market needs; emphasises the importance of IPA (Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance) support dedicated to education, employment and social policies;

2017/01/11
Committee: AFET

2016/2312(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Brando BENIFEI, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Notes that the number of unfounded asylum applications lodged by Albanians in EU Member States has increased again; urges the government to intensify awareness-raising and prevention efforts in this regard; and to address push factors linked to structural shortcomings in social protection policies, education and health policies;

2017/01/11
Committee: AFET

2016/2304(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 a (new)

- having regard to the Commission summary report on the 'Ex-Post Evaluation of the ERDF' for the period 2007-2013 (SWD(2016) 318 final),

2017/03/29
Committee: REGI

2016/2304(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas, the principal findings of an independent evaluation drawn up for the Commission concerning EU investments in 2007-2013, with specific reports for each Member State, are as follows: a million jobs were created, that is to say one-third of total net job creation in the EU over that period, with additional GDP of EUR 2.74 for every euro of cohesion policy funding invested, producing an estimated EUR 1 trillion in additional GDP by 2023;

2017/03/29
Committee: REGI

2016/2304(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas EU cohesion policy funding has a~~n overall~~ positive impact on both the economy and citizens’ lives, but the results have not always been well communicated and awareness of its positive effects remains rather low;

2017/03/29
Committee: REGI

2016/2304(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas increasing the visibility of ESI Funds can contribute to ~~chang~~improving perceptions about the effectiveness of cohesion policy and to regaining citizens’ confidence and interest in the European project;

2017/03/29
Committee: REGI

2016/2304(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas increasing the visibility of ESI funds can help increase public involvement in the programming and implementation thereof;

2017/03/29
Committee: REGI

2016/2304(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas methodologies for providing information and for the diversification of communication channels should be increased and improved;

2017/03/29
Committee: REGI

2016/2304(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas the High Level Group of Independent Experts on Monitoring Simplification set up by the Commission is studying specific ways of facilitating access to ESI funding in order to improve the regional impact of cohesion policy and make the funds easier to use under the future programming cycle;

2017/03/29
Committee: REGI

2016/2304(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Notes~~, on the other hand, that~~ with concern the progressive decline in overall public awareness and perceptions ~~about~~regarding the effectiveness of the EU’'s regional policy ~~have been declining over the years~~; refers to the Eurobarometer 423 of September 2015 in which just over a third (34%) of Europeans affirm they have heard about EU co- financed projects improving the quality of life in the area where they leave;

2017/03/29
Committee: REGI

2016/2304(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that ensuring the visibility of cohesion policy investments should ~~remain primarily the responsibility of local and regional authorities, as they constitute the most effective interface of communication with citizens by bringing Europe closer to them~~be the joint responsibility of the Commission and of local and regional authorities;

2017/03/29
Committee: REGI

2016/2304(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses the need for the Commission to assume overall responsibility for the formulation of European communication strategies designed to increase awareness of the use of ESI funds;

2017/03/29
Committee: REGI

2016/2304(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Stresses that it is nevertheless the responsibility of the regional and local authorities, which are most effective interface for communication with citizens, to provide information in situ regarding ESI fund implementation and performance achieved;

2017/03/29
Committee: REGI

2016/2304(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Underlines that providing visibility for a policy involves a two-sided process of communication and interaction with partners; highlights, moreover, that, in the context of complex challenges, and in order to ensure legitimacy and provide effective long-term solutions in line with the partnership principle, public authorities need to involve relevant stakeholders in the decision-making process;

2017/03/29
Committee: REGI

2016/2304(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Notes in this context the uneven progress registered across Member States towards streamlining administrative procedures in terms of the broader involvement of local and regional partners;

2017/03/29
Committee: REGI

2016/2304(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Points alarm to the increase in Euroscepticism and in anti-European populist propaganda that distorts information on Union policies; stresses therefore the urgent need to develop communication strategies that are capable of conveying an accurate message to citizens on the added value of the European project for their quality of life and prosperity;

2017/03/29
Committee: REGI

2016/2304(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Stresses that making cohesion policy results more visible will heighten public awareness of the presence of Europe at regional level, bridging the gap between the EU and its citizens and dispelling the prejudices generated by mostly populist disinformation;

2017/03/29
Committee: REGI

2016/2304(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Stresses that misleading information regarding structural fund fraud, often confused by the news channels with simple irregularities, increases public distrust of the of European institutions and local administrations;

2017/03/29
Committee: REGI

2016/2304(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Underlines that it is essential to increase ownership of the policy on the ground in order to ensure efficient delivery and communication of the results; appreciates that the partnership principle adds value to the implementation of European public policies, as confirmed by a recent Commission study, but ~~points out that mobilising partners remains rather difficult on account of their diversity and, sometimes, conflicts of interest~~stresses that involvement of partners is frequently achieved through formal implementation of the partnership principle, without allowing real and active participation of ESI fund recipients in the governance process;

2017/03/29
Committee: REGI

2016/2304(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Notes the important role of the media in informing citizens on EU affairs; regrets nevertheless the rather limited media coverage of EU cohesion policy investments; stresses the need to develop communication strategies that are adapted to the current informational challenges and take account of digital advancements and the mix of different types of media channels;

2017/03/29
Committee: REGI

2016/2304(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. calls on the Commission to draw up specific guidelines setting out techniques and methods of communication regarding the implementation of cohesion policy, indicating clearly the core elements that all relevant information campaigns should contain in order to make ESI- funded projects quickly and easily recognisable.

2017/03/29
Committee: REGI

2016/2304(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)

12b. Points out that, given the quantity and quality of information transmitted on traditional and modern media, it is no longer enough simply to display the Commission logo on project description panels; calls on the Commission to devise more effective means of identification

2017/03/29
Committee: REGI

2016/2304(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14 a. Underlines the need for further prioritisation of communication among the hierarchy of EU Cohesion policy priorities, especially among management staff not directly responsible for communication, and bringing communication within the normal procedure of ESI Funds; asks for further professionalism in communication especially in going local and avoiding EU jargon;

2017/03/29
Committee: REGI

2016/2304(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Calls on the Commission to promote an exchange of good practices regarding the most effective communication strategies and projects implemented by the regions of Europe;

2017/03/29
Committee: REGI

2016/2304(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Calls on the Commission to establish a regional version of the RegioStars award to be given each year for the best project carried out or completed;

2017/03/29
Committee: REGI

2016/2304(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18 a. Encourages the further improvement and promotion of data and charts within the ESI Funds Open Data Platform for the use of journalists;

2017/03/29
Committee: REGI

2016/2304(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Highlights the role of the partnership principle in enhancing the collective commitment to and ownership of cohesion policy; calls for the link between public authorities, potential ESI fund recipients and citizens to be strengthened through open dialogue, adjusting the composition of partnerships as necessary during implementation, with a view to ensuring the right mix of partners to represent community interests at every stage of the process; calls for this to be made a more binding principle within the framework of post-2020 cohesion policy;

2017/03/29
Committee: REGI

2016/2304(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls on the Commission to increase the attractiveness of EU cohesion policy funding through further simplification and flexibility measures, as well as through reducing the number of regulations, in light of the recent recommendation by the the High Level Group on Simplification Monitoring, so that cohesion policy initiatives can be more beneficial to final recipients;

2017/03/29
Committee: REGI

2016/2304(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27a. Emphasizes also the need to strengthen the role of interest groups as a channel for communication with its members, thereby improving the level and quality of information regarding European policies.

2017/03/29
Committee: REGI

2016/2304(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Urges the Commission to also focus, in its action plan on communication, on strengthening cooperation among communicators at different levels, and on establishing an overview of target audiences, with a view to developing and transmitting customised messages to better reach citizens on the ground;

2017/03/29
Committee: REGI

2016/2302(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas rural areas are often isolated and suffer from infrastructural shortcomings that undermine the development of building activity and agricultural production;

2017/01/27
Committee: AGRI

2016/2302(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas in certain regions, such as mountain areas and islands, agriculture is the main economic activity and its development is of fundamental importance for achieving the territorial cohesion objectives;

2017/01/27
Committee: AGRI

2016/2302(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Points out that in many situations access to credit poses an obstacle to investment, in particular for young farmers, either because of the high costs or because of the guarantees that the financial system requires; believes that more effective implementation of financial instruments would help promote policies designed to improve access to credit;

2017/01/27
Committee: AGRI

2016/2302(INI)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Mercedes BRESSO, Andrea COZZOLINO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. stresses that financial instruments and subsidies must be effectively coordinated to stimulate investment, especially in agricultural innovation;

2017/01/27
Committee: AGRI

2016/2302(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Acknowledges that financial instruments can complement grants, but emphasises the need to ensure that they do not replace them;

2017/02/06
Committee: REGI

2016/2302(INI)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Mercedes BRESSO, Andrea COZZOLINO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Emphasises that although they are supporting the same Cohesion Policy objectives, ESI Funds’ grants and financial instruments under shared management have different intervention logic and application addressing territorial development needs, sectoral needs or market needs;

2017/02/06
Committee: REGI

2016/2302(INI)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Mercedes BRESSO, Andrea COZZOLINO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Recognises that grants have some strengths as compared to financial instruments: supporting projects that do not necessarily generate revenue, providing funding to projects that for various reasons cannot attract private or public funding, targeting specific beneficiaries, issues and regional priorities, and lower complexity of use owing to existing experience and capacity; acknowledges that in some cases grants are bound to limitations: ~~difficulties in achieving project quality and sustainability,~~ risk of substituting public funding in the long-run and a crowding-out effect for potential private investment even when projects may have a revolving nature;

2017/02/06
Committee: REGI

2016/2302(INI)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Mercedes BRESSO, Andrea COZZOLINO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Emphasises the need for the more effective provision of information to beneficiaries about the opportunities offered by financial instruments and the scope for combining them with grants; calls on the EIB and local and regional authorities to work together to launch information, communication, training and advisory campaigns regarding access to financial instruments;

2017/02/06
Committee: REGI

2016/2302(INI)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Mercedes BRESSO, Andrea COZZOLINO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Welcomes the existing technical assistance practices provided by the Commission and the EIB Group through the fi-compass platform; regrets that the on-the-ground support services to authorities and especially to recipients of financial instruments, including EFSI, are limited; calls for a joint technical assistance plan by the Commission and the EIB comprising financial and non-financial advice as well as capacity building, targeted at national authorities as well as fund managers and beneficiaries;

2017/02/06
Committee: REGI

2016/2245(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 4 February 2016 on the special situation of islands,

2017/07/03
Committee: REGI

2016/2245(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the economic crisis which has affected the entire European Union has had a strong impact on many areas and regions, particularly in the countryside, and has especially generated poverty and caused depopulation;

2017/07/03
Committee: REGI

2016/2245(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas demographic change has a greater impact on regions which are lagging behind;

2017/07/03
Committee: REGI

2016/2245(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Stresses the importance of the European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning as a way of supporting education and training in areas at risk of depopulation;

2017/07/03
Committee: REGI

2016/2245(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Highlights the importance of a cross-cutting EU approach by mainstreaming demographic considerations throughout the policy spectrum, including cohesion, employment, agriculture, environment, infrastructure, transport, healthcare, youth and education, family support, social inclusion, innovation and ICT policies and gender equality, with a view to favouring new policy developments;

2017/07/03
Committee: REGI

2016/2245(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Stresses the importance of providing new opportunities for paid employment, particularly in areas at risk of depopulation, especially for women, in order to preserve communities, at the same time creating the conditions to facilitate a satisfactory life-work balance;

2017/07/03
Committee: REGI

2016/2245(INI)

Massimo PAOLUCCI, Paolo DE CASTRO, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Considers that the Commission should take proactive measures to prevent the adverse effects of demographic change and provide technical assistance to the regions most affected by depopulation;

2017/07/03
Committee: REGI

2016/2223(INI)

Marc TARABELLA, Biljana BORZAN, Nicola CAPUTO, Tibor SZANYI, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Karin KADENBACH, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Eric ANDRIEU, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Maria NOICHL, Momchil NEKOV, Paolo DE CASTRO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Stresses that food waste must be analyzed in a cross-cutting manner, as it affects several policies at the same time, including agriculture, fisheries, food safety, environment, social affairs and tax policy; insists therefore on the need to better harmonize the different policies and establish the reduction of food waste as a clear objective of existing policies;

2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI

2016/2223(INI)

Marc TARABELLA, Biljana BORZAN, Nicola CAPUTO, Tibor SZANYI, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Eric ANDRIEU, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Maria NOICHL, Momchil NEKOV, Paolo DE CASTRO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1 b. Calls on the Commission to carry out an impact assessment of the different policies to tackle food waste such as agriculture, fisheries, food safety, environment or tax policy;

2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI

2016/2223(INI)

Marc TARABELLA, Biljana BORZAN, Nicola CAPUTO, Tibor SZANYI, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Eric ANDRIEU, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Maria NOICHL, Momchil NEKOV, Paolo DE CASTRO, Massimo PAOLUCCI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Stresses the importance of bringing together farmers in cooperatives or professional associations in order to reduce food losses by strengthening their knowledge of markets, allowing more efficient programming, economies of scale and improving their capacity to market their production;

2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI

2016/2223(INI)

Marc TARABELLA, Biljana BORZAN, Nicola CAPUTO, Tibor SZANYI, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Karin KADENBACH, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Eric ANDRIEU, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Maria NOICHL, Momchil NEKOV, Paolo DE CASTRO, Massimo PAOLUCCI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Notes that food waste is a problem at every stage of the chain, whether it is production, processing, marketing, transport or consumption; insists therefore on the need to improve communication between all actors in the food supply chain, in particular between suppliers and distributors, in order to match supply and demand, the discrepancies of which are one of the main causes of food waste;

2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI

2016/2223(INI)

Marc TARABELLA, Biljana BORZAN, Nicola CAPUTO, Tibor SZANYI, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Karin KADENBACH, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Eric ANDRIEU, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Maria NOICHL, Momchil NEKOV, Paolo DE CASTRO, Massimo PAOLUCCI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Believes that farmer-led initiatives can offer viable economic solutions and provide value for products which might otherwise go to waste, by developing markets for products that would normally be excluded from the food chain, and highlights the potential of farmer-led social innovation projects such as gleaning and donation of excess foodstuffs to food banks;

2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI

2016/2223(INI)

Marc TARABELLA, Biljana BORZAN, Nicola CAPUTO, Tibor SZANYI, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Karin KADENBACH, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Eric ANDRIEU, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Maria NOICHL, Momchil NEKOV, Paolo DE CASTRO, Massimo PAOLUCCI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Notes that the food industry has already taken initiatives to reduce food waste by strengthening cooperation with food banks throughout Europe; notes, however, that there are still barriers to donations, mainly of legal nature; calls on the Commission to clarify the interpretation of the legal provisions discouraging donations;

2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI

2016/2223(INI)

Marc TARABELLA, Biljana BORZAN, Nicola CAPUTO, Tibor SZANYI, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Eric ANDRIEU, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Maria NOICHL, Momchil NEKOV

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7 b. Stresses that, in the context of food aid, VAT on food donations is due, but Member States may consider that the value used for the calculation of VAT is low or close to zero if the donation is made close to the recommended date of consumption or if the foodstuffs are unsaleable; notes that in practice VAT on food aid is treated differently from one Member State to another; calls, therefore, on the Commission to clarify the rules on the application of the VAT Directive in the case of food aid;

2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI

2016/2223(INI)

Marc TARABELLA, Nicola CAPUTO, Tibor SZANYI, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Eric ANDRIEU, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Maria NOICHL, Momchil NEKOV

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)

7 d. Calls for the restoration of an effective policy to regulate agricultural markets in order to better match supply to demand and thus reduce food waste;

2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI

2016/2223(INI)

Marc TARABELLA, Nicola CAPUTO, Tibor SZANYI, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Eric ANDRIEU, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Maria NOICHL, Momchil NEKOV

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Notes that some wastage at farm level is also due to the role played by retailers in relation to retailer standards regarding product specifications, cancelled orders owing to changes in consumer demand, and over-production as a result of requirements to meet seasonal demands.; stresses the need to revise marketing standards for quality and aesthetics for classifying agricultural products;

2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI

2016/2223(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Points out that Regulation 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council includes among foods even water 'intentionally incorporated into the food during its manufacture, preparation or treatment' and that water is a key strategic resource for the entire agri-food industry;

2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI

2016/2223(INI)

Marc TARABELLA, Biljana BORZAN, Nicola CAPUTO, Tibor SZANYI, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Karin KADENBACH, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Eric ANDRIEU, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Maria NOICHL, Momchil NEKOV, Paolo DE CASTRO, Massimo PAOLUCCI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Highlights the findings of the Special Report No 34 of the European Court of Auditors "Combating food waste: an opportunity for the EU to improve the use of resources in the food chain"', stressing that Commission's action regarding food waste has so far been sporadic and fragmented;

2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI

2016/2223(INI)

Marc TARABELLA, Biljana BORZAN, Nicola CAPUTO, Tibor SZANYI, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Karin KADENBACH, Eric ANDRIEU, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Maria NOICHL, Momchil NEKOV, Paolo DE CASTRO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8 b. Regrets that the implementation of the Member States' obligation to report on their food waste has been delayed by the Commission, as well as the Commission's deadline to adopt an implementing act laying down a common methodology for the evaluation of the food quantities.

2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI

2016/2223(INI)

Massimo PAOLUCCI, Paolo DE CASTRO, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Stresses that food wastage, depending on the quality, type and quantity of water used for food production, also involves a substantial waste of water;

2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI

2016/2223(INI)

Marc TARABELLA, Biljana BORZAN, Nicola CAPUTO, Tibor SZANYI, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Karin KADENBACH, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Eric ANDRIEU, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Maria NOICHL, Momchil NEKOV, Paolo DE CASTRO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)

8 c. Regrets the lack of a common definition of 'food waste' at the European level, despite repeated calls from the European Parliament, the Council, the Committee of the Regions and the G20; calls, therefore, on the Commission to reflect on the establishment of such a definition.

2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI

2016/2223(INI)

Massimo PAOLUCCI, Paolo DE CASTRO, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)

8c. Points to the importance of improving water management in agriculture, developing 'water-smart' food production systems and increasing water and food safety and security in areas that are most at risk because of climate change;

2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI

2016/2223(INI)

Marc TARABELLA, Biljana BORZAN, Nicola CAPUTO, Tibor SZANYI, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Karin KADENBACH, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Eric ANDRIEU, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Maria NOICHL, Momchil NEKOV, Paolo DE CASTRO, Massimo PAOLUCCI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 d (new)

8 d. Stresses that the agriculture sector has a key role to play in reducing food waste and notes with concern that the Commission has never conducted a study to determine the impact of the different reforms on the volume of agricultural production and its effect on food waste; calls, therefore, on the Commission to integrate the issue of food waste into the next review of the CAP;

2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI

2016/2223(INI)

Massimo PAOLUCCI, Paolo DE CASTRO, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 d (new)

8d. Reiterates the importance of the 'water footprint' concept for food and feed;

2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI

2016/2223(INI)

Marc TARABELLA, Biljana BORZAN, Nicola CAPUTO, Tibor SZANYI, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Karin KADENBACH, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Eric ANDRIEU, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Maria NOICHL, Momchil NEKOV, Paolo DE CASTRO, Massimo PAOLUCCI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 e (new)

8 e. Stresses the importance of the new "school schemes programmes" and in particular the introduction of compulsory accompanying measures, such as the promotion of conscious food consumption in education; stresses the importance of using these accompanying measures to convey educational messages about food waste and its prevention;

2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI

2016/2222(INI)

Michela GIUFFRIDA, Nicola CAPUTO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Calls on the Commission to provide comprehensive data on the use and consumption of palm oil in Europe and its importation into the EU;

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI

2016/2222(INI)

Paolo DE CASTRO, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Nicola CAPUTO, Tibor SZANYI, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Is concerned that the certification schemes do not guarantee genuinely sustainable palm oil, notably certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO) certification, which is not effective~~Recognizes the role of sustainable palm oil certification schemes, such as the certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO) certification. Encourages further strengthening of such schemes in guaranteeing the genuine sustainability of palm oil, and in ensuring relevant standards and compliance therewith;

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI

2016/2222(INI)

Paolo DE CASTRO, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Nicola CAPUTO, Tibor SZANYI, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Welcomes any multi-stakeholder initiative which aims at setting and implementing ambitious standards for sustainable palm oil production, as well as ensuring the respect of human, land and labour rights;

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI

2016/2222(INI)

Nicola CAPUTO, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Michela GIUFFRIDA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls on the Commission to encourage the exchange of best practice on transparency and cooperation between governments and companies that use palm oil;

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI

2016/2222(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls on the Commission to include a ‘no deforestation’ guarantee in trade agreements with palm oil-producing countries;

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI

2016/2222(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to carry out campaigns to inform consumers about the specific characteristics of palm oil in order to protect their health and make for informed consumption;

2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI

2016/2221(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas the geography, topography and accessibility of the land, in particular ~~in mountainous~~in island, mountain and remote areas, necessarily make employment and working conditions in the farming industry very problematic and insecure;

2016/12/07
Committee: AGRI

2016/2221(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas these inherent problems are compounded by short-term factors, such as economic uncertainties and unpredictable weather, which, as can be seen today, make the situation of workers in the farming industry all the more difficult, and whereas CAP investment is not yet in line with the EU's 2020 EU sustainability targets because at least one euro in five is not being invested in sustainable farming;

2016/12/07
Committee: AGRI

2016/2221(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the crisis of recent years has severely affected farmers’ capacity to invest and create employment, to the detriment of modernisation, innovation, the involvement of young people in farming and generational renewal;

2016/12/07
Committee: AGRI

2016/2221(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas EU farmers' average annual incomes have stagnated or even declined over the past 10 years, while production costs have continuously increased, resulting in a substantial drop in the number of farms and the threat of many job losses in rural areas;

2016/12/07
Committee: AGRI

2016/2221(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B c (new)

Bc. whereas the more vulnerable categories of seasonal workers are very often exploited in the farming sector;

2016/12/07
Committee: AGRI

2016/2221(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B d (new)

Bd. whereas social and economic circumstances and living conditions have changed substantially over recent years and whereas there are large disparities in this respect between and within Member States;

2016/12/07
Committee: AGRI

2016/2221(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B e (new)

Be. whereas the EU's agri-food export sector is growing steadily and playing a key role in driving economic recovery and, as a result of the number of new businesses being set up, also in job creation;

2016/12/07
Committee: AGRI

2016/2221(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on the Commission to disqualify from CAP and EAFRD support any employer who has been convicted of breaching worker safety regulations or using undeclared workers;

2016/12/07
Committee: AGRI

2016/2221(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the Commission to set up programmes for inter-Member State exchanges of information and best practices concerning worker protection, action to combat the illegal employment of agricultural workers for very little pay and the exploitation of agricultural workers, in particular women workers;

2016/12/07
Committee: AGRI

2016/2221(INI)