Activities of Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas at the NATO Summit in Warsaw in 2016, the Alliance and the EU outlined areas for strengthened cooperation in light of common challenges to the East and the South, including countering hybrid threats, enhancing resilience, defence capacity building, cyber defence, maritime security, and exercises; whereas 42 measures to advance NATO-EU cooperation in agreed areas were approved by NATO foreign ministers in December 2016 and further areas of joint work were agreed in December 2017;

2018/04/05
Committee: AFET

2017/2276(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)

Gb. whereas in December 2017 NATO and the EU decided to boost their cooperation in the fight against terrorism, primarily by increasing information exchange and improving national resilience;

2018/04/05
Committee: AFET

2017/2276(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)

Gc. whereas, according to latest polls of the Pew Research Center, public support for NATO is strong and it is rising in most NATO Member States;

2018/04/05
Committee: AFET

2017/2276(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Welcomes the launch of Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) and stresses that it does not represent a competitor for NATO and should be a driver for further EU-NATO cooperation in capabilities development and for a stronger EU pillar in NATO; stresses that the list of collaborative projects to be developed under PESCO aims at addressing the shortcomings in the European capabilities, thus improving the potential performance of the European NATO Members within the structures of the Alliance;

2018/04/05
Committee: AFET

2017/2276(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Notes cumbersome procedures in sharing classified information between the two organisations; considers that both organisations share the same strategic challenges and, implicitly, will be dealing with the consequences together; believes that – by building mutual trust – cooperation in the exchange of classified information and intelligence analysis ~~could~~must be improved; is of the opinion that fostering a ‘need-to-share’ approach to intelligence exchange would also benefit missions and operations of both organisations; is of the view that the Parallel and Coordinated Intelligence Assessment could be used in fighting hybrid threats more effectively together;

2018/04/05
Committee: AFET

2017/2276(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Considers that the EU and NATO should do more together to bolster the resilience, defence and security of the neighbours, potential new Members, and partners of both organisations; strongly supports the fact that assistance to partner countries for building their capacities and fostering resilience, including on counterterrorism, strategic communication, cyber defence, ammunition storage and security sector reform, is a common objective, particularly in three pilot countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova and Tunisia);

2018/04/05
Committee: AFET

2017/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas the European Commission, in its communication of 2007 entitled ‘A European Agenda for Culture in a Globalising World’, stressed that it was necessary to facilitate access to culture and cultural works, as well as to promote cultural diversity;

146/01/03
Committee: CULT

2017/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Highlights that the concepts of access to and participation in culture are closely connected; notes that strategies for strengthening cultural access and participation should be implemented through the identification of under- represented groups and the designing and implementing of initiatives or programmes aimed at increasing their participation and removing existing barriers.

146/01/03
Committee: CULT

2017/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses that public funding remains a key instrument for financing cultural activities in the EU; Calls therefore on the Commission and the Member States, within their respective spheres of competence, to devote a sufficient part of their budgets to public support for culture;

146/01/03
Committee: CULT

2017/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Draws attention to ~~the~~often lower cultural participation rates among the rural population, which are structurally conditioned26; draws attention, in this context, to the role of small local cultural centres, transport infrastructure and support for cultural tourism in facilitating access to cultural institutions; _________________ 26 Eurostat (data from 2015 EU Survey on Income and Living Conditions (EU- SILC)).

146/01/03
Committee: CULT

2017/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Calls on the Member States to take audience development into account in their cultural and digital strategies and to support the use of digital technologies in order to facilitate access to cultural content;

146/01/03
Committee: CULT

2017/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25a. emphasises the need to collect and manage cultural data in the context of digital recipients in order to enable cultural organisations to better understand the needs of recipients and to develop a coherent approach to the digital audience;

146/01/03
Committee: CULT

2017/2136(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Commends EACEA’s role in implementing the three culture and education programmes, as evidenced by the positive evaluation of the Agency’s work completed in 2016; welcomes EACEA’s greater use of e-reporting for funded projects, which should improve data collection and project monitoring, help feed into the Commission’s policy work and assist beneficiaries; is pleased to note that EACEA makes 92% of its payments within the Financial Regulation deadlines; given that education and culture programme beneficiaries are often very small organisations, calls on EACEA to strive for better results, potentially through an average time-to-pay indicator.;

2017/12/11
Committee: CULT

2017/2136(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Is concerned by the very low level of EFSI funding that reached the education and cultural and creative sectors in 2016;considers that tailored, sector-specific support is essential to ensure that the cultural and creative sector benefits from EFSI loans;

2017/12/11
Committee: CULT

2017/2136(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5c. Notes the efforts made by the European Schools and the Office of the Secretary-General to enhance internal controls, as well as the planned governance changes to increase central responsibility through an Authorising Officer and Accounting Officer; remains concerned that, by the Schools' own admission, "substantial work lies ahead";

2017/12/11
Committee: CULT

2017/2136(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)

5d. Considers that the UK's withdrawal from the European Union poses particularly challenging questions in relation to the European Schools, especially since around 21% of all European School pupils in the 2016-2017 school year were in the English language section (second only to the French language section) and English was the chosen second language of 61% of all European School pupils; is aware that the uncertainty surrounding the provision of English-language teaching after the UK's withdrawal is a cause for concern for parents and pupils at the European Schools; calls on the European Commission and the European Schools to report to the Committee on Culture and Education on its plans to deal with the specific challenges created by the UK's withdrawal and how it intends to continue to provide first-class English-language teaching within the European Schools going forward;

2017/12/11
Committee: CULT

2017/2136(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Reiterates its support for independent media coverage of European affairs, notably through budgetary assistance for television, radio and online networks; welcomes the continuation of the grant for Euranet+ until 2018 and urges the Commission to find a more sustainable funding model for the network;

2017/12/11
Committee: CULT

2017/2130(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas significant progress has been made since the last Summit, notably with the conclusion and entry into force of three Association Agreements including a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) with Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, as well as visa-free regimes with Georgia and Ukraine since 2017 (and with Moldova since 2014), the conclusion of negotiations on a Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement with Armenia, the launching of negotiations on a new comprehensive agreement with Azerbaijan, and the adoption of major reforms in a number of these countries with the political, technical and financial support of the European Union, as well as the continuation of the 'critical engagement' policy and the launching of negotiations on Partnership Priorities with Belarus;

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2123(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal for a EDIDP; underlines that any Union action to support, coordinate or supplement the actions of the Member States in the defence remit should have the objective of contributing to the progressive framing of a common defence policy, as referred to, inter alia, in Article 2(4) TFEU; calls on the Commission to promote the new EDIDP as widely as possible, and in particular to encourage SMEs to participate in joint cross-border projects;

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2123(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Believes that the EU-NATO Joint Declaration has the potential to move cooperation to a higher level; welcomes the common set of 42 proposals, of which as many as 10 are aimed at increasing resilience against hybrid threats, aimed at strengthening both cooperation and coordination between the two organisations; praises the cooperation being undertaken in combating cyber threats, strategic communication, coordination of maritime activities and joint exercises; also welcomes the first joint implementation report by the two organisations published in June 2017;

2017/09/19
Committee: AFET

2017/2054(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – table – row 21

Poland 515

2017/10/20
Committee: AFCO

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Urges the Commission and the Member States to introduce a fundamental reform of the multiannual financial framework (MFF) to prevent Brexit from having any negative effects neither on the level of funding earmarked for EU-wide cooperation programmes, in the fields of culture, education and research, including Erasmus+ and Creative Europe, that have clearly demonstrated their European added value and enjoy lasting popularity among beneficiaries including young people, nor on the people working in the relevant sectors;

2017/10/27
Committee: CULT

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. UExpresses support for programmes in the areas of education, training, youth, culture and sport, and calls for the allocation, in the post-2020 MFF, of sufficient commitment and payment appropriations to guarantee the successful completion of their objectives and to put an end to situations in which they are unsuccessful as a result of insufficient funding; urges the Commission and the Member States to introduce a fundamental reform of the multiannual financial framework (MFF) to prevent Brexit from having any negative effects on the level of funding earmarked for EU-wide cooperation programmes, in the fields of culture, education and research, that have clearly demonstrated their European added value and enjoy lasting popularity among beneficiaries; takes the view, in that context, that priority should be given to resolving key issues such as: the duration of the MFF, overhauling the own-resources system, and greater budgetary flexibility;

2017/10/27
Committee: CULT

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Points out that, as a matter of priority, action must be taken to prevent a new payment crisis from occurring during the current MFF; takes the view that great care should be taken to avoid the accumulation of outstanding arrears in the accounts, of the kind that were seen at the end of the last MFF (2007-2013) and at the beginning of the current one (2014- 2020); expects an increase in commitment appropriations to be accompanied by a corresponding increase in appropriations for timely payments; regrets that the consequences of payment arrears are significant and have a particularly serious effect on small organisations in the education, culture and creative sectors, thereby also directly affecting beneficiaries of the EU budget, for example students, universities, SMEs and researchers;

2017/10/27
Committee: CULT

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Calls for greater flexibility in future MFFs to allow for an adequate budgetary response to changing circumstances; takes the view that flexibility should make it possible for full use to be made of the MFF commitment and payment ceilings;

2017/10/27
Committee: CULT

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes with great concern the rise of xenophobia, racism and violent extremism in Europe; calls, therefore, ~~for increased funding for relevant EU programm~~to support effective prevention measures through increased funding for relevant EU programmes, including those that among other initiatives support educational strategies that foster social cohesion, tolerance and human rights, and promote open and inclusive European societies as the bedrock of our democratic model, in accordance with the Paris Declaration of 17 March 2015 to step up the fight against terrorism and ensure security;

2017/10/27
Committee: CULT

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. RTakes the view that new initiatives should not be financed from the EU budget at the expense of existing EU programmes and policies; stresses, in that context, that long-term stability is essential for cultural and educational programmes; recognises the long-term challenges posed by the integration of refugees and migrants into European society for new arrivals and host societies, underlines the importance of cultural and educational programmes in this regard too, and calls for long-term and coordinated investments, together with an adequate increase in funding, through current and future generations of Erasmus+, Creative Europe and Europe for Citizens programmes to support Member States in their efforts;

2017/10/27
Committee: CULT

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Recognises the long-term challenges posed by the integration of cultural diverse refugees and migrants into European society for new arrivals and host societies, underlines the importance of cultural and educational programmes, including those related to language training, in this regard, and calls for long- term and coordinated investments through current and future Erasmus+, Creative Europe and Europe for Citizens programmes to support Member States in their efforts to achieve meaningful integration;

2017/10/27
Committee: CULT

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Reiterates its support for the strengthening also of the external dimension of the Erasmus+ and Creative Europe cultural programmes as an important part of the people-to-people aspect of the EU strategy for international cultural relations;

2017/10/27
Committee: CULT

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses the importance of the timely approval of the post-2020 MFF and associated programme regulations to prevent problems in programme implementation and keep the transition period between the current and forthcoming periods to a minimum; notes that the mismatch between the seven-year programming of the MFF and the ten-year programming of the political and strategic priorities of the EU could adversely affect the consistent evaluation of the results achieved by Union programmes; calls on the institutions, in that connection, to reflect on the period of MFF programming.

2017/10/27
Committee: CULT

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Ensure adequate investment is made in relevant programmes to support digitalisation of education and cultural resources to improve and enhance their quality and access, strengthen the digital economy, stimulate innovation and create more jobs and economic growth;

2017/10/27
Committee: CULT

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Stresses the need to take necessary measures to improve accessibility and implementation of programmes by reducing bureaucracy, possibly through simplification, flexibility and synergy between programmes, and to prevent late payments or backlog of unpaid bills;

2017/10/27
Committee: CULT

2017/2044(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Highlights the chronic under- funding of both the Culture sub- programme under Creative Europe and the Europe for Citizens programme; calls for more funds for both in 2018; deplores the 740 000 EUR reduction in the latter's 2018 budget vis-à-vis the financial programming figure; recalls that this represents around 3% of the EfC budget and will impact its already low project success rates; welcomes the efforts made by the EU institutions in recent years to address the payments backlog; points out that delays in finalising contracts between the relevant bodies and beneficiaries, as well as late payments, jeopardise full implementation of the programmes by the Commission;

2017/07/04
Committee: CULT

2017/2044(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Highlights the importance of statistical research and access to comparable data resources allowing for the effective monitoring and analysis of the cultural, economic and societal impact of policies in the field of culture and education; in this respect, recalls the need to allocate sufficient resources for that purpose;

2017/07/04
Committee: CULT

2017/2043(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Underlines that both the Culture sub-programme under Creative Europe and the Europe for Citizens programme continue to have low project success rates (11 % and 16 % respectively in 2016), causing frustration among applicants and hampering programme functioning; calls for more funds to be allocated to the programmes in 2018 in order to ensure effective delivery; welcomes the efforts made by the EU institutions in recent years to address the payments backlog; points out that delays in finalising contracts between the relevant bodies and beneficiaries and late payments jeopardise full implementation of the programmes by the Commission;

2017/05/04
Committee: CULT

2017/2043(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for greater synergies between culture and education programmes and EFSI and the ESI Funds; urges the Commission to frontload the Creative Europe Guarantee Facility through EFSI to support the cultural and creative sector and thereby drive growth; welcomes the EFSI 2.0 proposal to enhance the role of the European Investment Advisory Hub and notes its significant potential as a source of information on the potential pooling of EU funds and the creation of investment platforms, which can lead to a more balanced sectoral and geographical coverage;

2017/05/04
Committee: CULT

2017/2043(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. NPoints to the potential of pilot projects and preparatory actions as means of testing out measures in EU policy areas and introducing new innovative initiatives that might become long-term EU measures; notes the success of the New Narrative for Europe, now in its final year as a Preparatory Action; stresses that the initiative has proven its worth, fostering debate and fresh thinking among young people on the challenges facing the EU; calls, in light of those challenges, for the initiative to be continued through the Youth strand of Erasmus+.

2017/05/04
Committee: CULT

2017/2039(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Recalls the importance of improving the quality of offers, and further underlines the need to extend the eligible age limit from 25 to 29 in order to better reflect the reality that many young graduates and labour market entrants are in their late ’twenties; points out that any extension to the age limit must be accompanied by a corresponding increase in funding;

2017/10/31
Committee: CULT

2017/2039(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses the need to extend the YEI beyond 2020 and to secure adequate funding for the next MFF, taking account of real needs and the resources necessary for ensuring that the goals of the initiative are met, with a view to achieving sustainable results.

2017/10/31
Committee: CULT

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2

(2) In order to contribute to the enhancement of the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the Union's defence industry, a European Defence Industrial Development Programme (hereinafter referred to as the Programme) should be established. The Programme should aim at enhancing the competitiveness of the Union's defence industry, and thus to improve defence capabilities and security of Member States, inter alia cyber defence by supporting the cooperation between undertakings in the development phase of defence products and technologies. The development phase, which follows the research and technology phase, entails significant risks and costs that hamper the further exploitation of the results of research and adversely impact the competitiveness of the Union's defence industry. By supporting the development phase, the Programme would contribute to a better exploitation of the results of defence research and it would help to cover the gap between research and production as well as to promote all forms of innovation. The Programme should complement activities carried out in accordance with Article 182 TFEU and it does not cover the production of defence products and technologies.

2017/11/24
Committee: AFET

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2

(2) In order to contribute to the enhancement of the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the Union's defence industry, a European Defence Industrial Development Programme (hereinafter referred to as the Programme) should be established. The Programme should aim at enhancing the competitiveness of the Union's defence industry inter alia cyber defence by supporting the cooperation between undertakings in the development phase of defence products and technologies. The development phase, which follows the research and technology phase, entails significant risks and costs that hamper the further exploitation of the results of research and adversely impact the competitiveness of the Union's defence industry. By supporting the development phase, the Programme would contribute to a better exploitation of the results of defence research and it would help to cover the gap between research and production as well as to promote all forms of innovation. The Programme and any form of its potential continuation after 2020, should complement activities carried out in accordance with Article 182 TFEU and it does not cover the production of defence products and technologies.

2017/11/24
Committee: AFET

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4

(4) The Programme should cover a two year period from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2020 whereas the amount for the implementation of the Programme should be determined for this period. Any continuation after 2020, drawing from the experience of the European Defence Industrial Development Programme, must not jeopardies the goals and financing of current Common European Polices such as Common Agriculture Policy and Regional policy of the European Union.

2017/11/24
Committee: AFET

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11

(11) Given that the Programme aims particularly at enhancing cooperation between undertakings across Member States, an action should be eligible for funding under the Programme only if it is undertaken by a cooperation of at least three undertakings based in at least twohree different Member States and remains open for expanding by undertakings based in other Member States.

2017/11/24
Committee: AFET

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16

(16) The promotion of innovation and technological development in the Union defence industry should take place in a manner coherent with the security interests of the Union. Accordingly, the action's contribution to those interests and to the defence capability priorities commonly agreed by Member States should serve as an award criterion. Within the Union, common defence capability priorities are identified notably through the Capability Development Plan. Other Union processes such as the Coordinated Annual Review on Defence (CARD) and the Permanent Structured Cooperation will support the implementation of relevant priorities through enhanced cooperation. Member States' PESCO National Implementation Plans comprising of concrete actions should be coordinated with the Programme. Where appropriate regional or international cooperative initiatives, such as in the NATO context, and serving the Union security and defence interest, may also be taken into account.

2017/11/24
Committee: AFET

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21

(21) The Commission should establish a multiannual work programme in line with the objectives of the Programme. The Commission should be assisted in the establishment of the work programme by a committee of Member States (hereinafter referred to as Programme Committee). In light of the Union policy on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) as key to ensuring economic growth, innovation, job creation, and social integration in the Union and the fact that the supported actions will typically require trans-national collaboration, it is of importance that the work programme will reflect and e~~nable such~~mphasize the role of SMEs and their cross-border participation ~~of SMEs and that~~and therefore a proportion of the overall budget will benefit such action.

2017/11/24
Committee: AFET

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25

(25) The Commission should draw up an implementation report at the end of the Programme, examining the financial activities in terms of financial implementation results and where possible, impact. This report should also analyse and promote the cross border participation of SMEs in projects under the Programme as well as the participation of SMEs to the global value chain.

2017/11/24
Committee: AFET

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 a (new)

(25 a) Commission and Members States should assure the widest possible promotion of the Programme in order to increase its effectiveness and thus to improve the competitiveness of the defence industry and defence capabilities of the Member States.

2017/11/24
Committee: AFET

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) to support, level and leverage the cooperation between undertakings, including and promoting the participation of small and medium-sized enterprises, in the development of technologies or products in line with defence capability priorities commonly agreed by Member States within the Union;

2017/11/24
Committee: AFET

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2

2. The action shall be undertaken in a cooperation of at least three undertakings which are established in at least twohree different Member States and shall remain open for expanding by undertakings based in other Member States. The undertakings which are beneficiaries shall not effectively be controlled, directly or indirectly, by the same entity or shall not control each other.

2017/11/24
Committee: AFET

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2

2. The members of a consortium participating in an action shall conclude an internal agreement establishing their rights and obligations with respect to the implementation of the action, including the issue of the intellectual property rights connected to the new products, (in compliance with the grant agreement), except in duly justified cases provided for in the work programme or call for proposals.

2017/11/24
Committee: AFET

2017/0125(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point e

(e) for actions described in points (b) to (e) of Article 6(1), the contribution to the competitiveness of the European defence industry through the demonstration by the beneficiaries that Member States have ~~committ~~declared to jointly produce and procure the final product or technology in a coordinated way, including joint procurement where applicable.

2017/11/24
Committee: AFET

2016/2325(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. EIs convinced of the need to support Europe's own launch systems, such as Vega C and Ariane 6, in order for Member States and the EU itself to have independent and reliable space access; expresses concern that EU cooperation with Russia, for example in the launch of the Galileo and Copernicus satellites, could undermine the security of sensitive space- based systems;

2017/04/25
Committee: AFET

2016/2325(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Encourages investment in protective measures for space technologies, assets, and capabilities, in the context of both EU-supported programmes and SST;

2017/04/25
Committee: AFET

2016/2325(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Urges enhanced cooperation between the European Space Agency, NATO, the United States, and countries such as India and Japan, in order to improve space policy, including in areas of infrastructure resilience, launch capabilities and security;

2017/04/25
Committee: AFET

2016/2325(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Recognises the increasing synergies between the civil and defence aspects of developing space technology, and encourages the development of dual-use systems consistent with the space security objectives of EU Member States and the EU itself; notes, furthermore, that some Member States already operate dual-use satellite systems supporting civil as well as government/military operations;

2017/04/25
Committee: AFET

2016/2325(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. ~~Recognises that~~Points out that although responsibility for the development of civilian and military space capabilities remains at a national level, the EU, as noted in the Commission’s Space Strategy for Europe, is one of the largest consumers of European space sector products, and regards the European Space Agency – an intergovernmental agency with 22 Member countries and four Associate or potential- Associate Members – as providing the most flexible model for future collaborative arrangements;

2017/04/25
Committee: AFET

2016/2325(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Points out that EU-built satellite systems such as Galileo and, in particular, Copernicus will have the potential to help ensure security in the broad sense and strengthen the Union's external action, including the CSDP; calls, in this connection, for these programmes to be continued and strengthened, both politically and financially;

2017/04/25
Committee: AFET

2016/2307(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, António MARINHO E PINTO, Jana TOOM, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Angel DZHAMBAZKI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Reiterates its call on the Commission and Member States to ~~shift~~consider their macroeconomic approach towards encouraging social investment in the public sector;

2016/12/13
Committee: CULT

2016/2307(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission, in this perspective, to use the flexibility clause of the Stability and Growth Pact to allow Member States to enhance investment in cultural and youth policies, in education and training and in research~~, in particular by excluding such investments from the calculation of national budget expenditure~~ and innovation;

2016/12/13
Committee: CULT

2016/2307(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, António MARINHO E PINTO, Jana TOOM, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote the right to high-quality ~~education, investing in outreach to the most vulnerable learners, and~~inclusive education and training and to provide support to the most vulnerable and disadvantaged individuals; calls furthermore to use the new skills agenda to strengthen human capacity, support an inclusive labour market and tackle social inequalities, therefore focusing on social, ~~intercultural~~entrepreneurial, intercultural, transdisciplinary, creative and transferable skills and ICT and Media Literacy;

2016/12/13
Committee: CULT

2016/2307(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, António MARINHO E PINTO, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Recalls the need to invest in children and youth~~Welcomes the allocation of additional €500 million on top of the draft budget for the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) and €200 million to boost key initiatives for growth and jobs creation; recalls on Member States the need to make a better use of the available funds and initiatives related to education and training, culture, sport and youth and to enhance their investment in these sectors where necessary, especially with regard to thematic areas with direct relevance to the Europe 2020 strategy, such as early school leaving (ESL), higher education, youth employment, vocational education and training (VET), lifelong learning and mobility;

2016/12/13
Committee: CULT

2016/2307(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, António MARINHO E PINTO, Jana TOOM, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Angel DZHAMBAZKI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Acknowledges the value of new technologies and the importance of digital literacy for individuals´ personal life and successful labour market integration, therefore suggests to Member States to enhance their investment in better ICT infrastructure and connectivity in the educational institutions and to develop effective strategies to harness the potential of ICTs in supporting adults' informal learning and improve their formal and non-formal education opportunities;

2016/12/13
Committee: CULT

2016/2307(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, António MARINHO E PINTO, Jana TOOM, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Angel DZHAMBAZKI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. Stresses that urgent actions are needed in order to overcome the existing disparity between the supply and the demand of skills; encourages Member States to improve the interaction between educational institutions, including vocational education and training, research sector, businesses and relevant social partners in order to modernize education and training systems, address the existing skills mismatch, provide and promote flexible learning pathways and ensure better recognition of the acquired skills and qualifications;

2016/12/13
Committee: CULT

2016/2307(INI)

Ilhan KYUCHYUK, António MARINHO E PINTO, Jana TOOM, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for ~~the creation of a child guarantee and for~~ a proper and swift implementation of the Youth Guarantee~~, including through a proper funding allocation~~; calls for programmes offering support and opportunities as part of a European integrated plan to combat child poverty, including the possible creation of a child guarantee;

2016/12/13
Committee: CULT

2016/2307(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Encourages Member States to strengthen their efforts to implement the country-specific recommendations on education and youth and to foster the exchange of best practices;

2016/12/13
Committee: CULT

2016/2305(INI)

Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Marc JOULAUD, Andrea BOCSKOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that 5G has the potential to revolutionise access to, and dissemination of, content and to substantially enhance the user experience, while at the same time allowing the development of new forms of cultural and creative content; in this context, highlights the need for effective measures to fight piracy and a comprehensive approach to improve enforcement of intellectual property rights;

2017/02/01
Committee: CULT

2016/2271(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Underlines the need to include media literacy in school curricula and institutions of cultural education allowing citizens to have a critical understanding of different forms of media, thereby increasing and enhancing the resources and opportunities offered by 'digital literacy';

2016/12/08
Committee: CULT

2016/2271(INI)

Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Marc JOULAUD, Andrea BOCSKOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Stresses that digitisation and media convergence create new opportunities for access, distribution and promotion of European works and emphasises the importance of guaranteeing funding for the digitisation, preservation and online availability of European cultural heritage;

2016/12/08
Committee: CULT

2016/2271(INI)

Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Marc JOULAUD, Andrea BOCSKOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Recommends that all new audiovisual works should be systematically registered with an international standard identifier such as the International Standard Audiovisual Number (ISAN) or the Entertainment Identifier Registry (EIDR) to improve the identification and discoverability of audiovisual content online and to achieve interoperability among film databases and catalogues in Europe;

2016/12/08
Committee: CULT

2016/2240(INI)

Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Elmar BROK, Silvia COSTA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Stresses the role of independent media in promoting cultural diversity and intercultural competences, and the need to strengthen them as a source of credible information, especially in the EU neighbourhood;

2017/04/04
Committee: AFET CULT

2016/2238(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas more than 1.5 million private security guards were employed in around 40 000 Private Security Companies in Europe in 2013; whereas the turnover of these companies in that year amounted to around EUR 35 billion; whereas these figures are continuing to increase;

2017/03/20
Committee: AFET

2016/2238(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas, for states to benefit from the advantages offered by PSCs, and to ensure that they can be held accountable, a legal framework should be put in place to facilitate their use; whereas PSCs are part of an industry, which is highly transnational in nature and as such requires a global approach to regulation; whereas the current regulatory situation in this sector comprises a series of inconsistent rules which vary enormously between the Member States;

2017/03/20
Committee: AFET

2016/2238(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital N

N. whereas it is of vital importance for the European Union to establish an earth observation capability in conjunction with the requisite downstream capability that would enable the collection and dissemination of geospatial intelligence for all European Union Member States; whereas the EU-funded Copernicus earth observation satellite system might provide observational data of sufficient quality to ensure security; whereas Defence, Intelligence and National Security organisations need to exploit geospatial intelligence sources optimally to achieve decision advantage over potential adversaries; whereas large volumes of data need to be fused and layered in a simple and cost- effective manner to provide rapid insight for timely decision-making;

2017/03/20
Committee: AFET

2016/2238(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that, compared to national troops, private security companies, particularly those based in host countries, can provide considerable cost savings as well as valuable local knowledge; at the same time, stresses the urgent need for a clear legal distinction between the operations of private security companies and the activities of private players which are used directly for military activity, often in countries other than their country of origin;

2017/03/20
Committee: AFET

2016/2238(INI)