388 Amendments of Ian DUNCAN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the Commission communication on an EU Strategy on Heating and Cooling (COM(2016)0051) as an integral part of the Energy Union strategy; notes the major importance of the heating and cooling sector in achieving the EU energy and climate objectives by 2020 and 2050 and achieving the security of energy supply objectives by making the best use of indigenous energy sources;

2016/05/27
Committee: ENVI

2016/2058(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Stresses the fact that the development of district heating systems in many countries prevents the spread of more polluting individual heating systems which increase air pollution in residual areas and are much more difficult to control than wide-spread district heating systems; stresses, however, that these systems often need modernisation to enhance their efficiency, therefore funds should be secured to enable the necessary modernisation;

2016/05/27
Committee: ENVI

2016/2058(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1 b. Points out, in this regard, that district heating is covered by the ETS Directive and although it is not subject to carbon leakage it should stay protected as it prevents emissions leakage to the non- ETS sectors;

2016/05/27
Committee: ENVI

2016/2058(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission to fully utilise the heating and cooling sector in achieving cost-efficient gains in energy efficiency at system level by ~~linking heat and power production, industrial processes, waste management and demand- side management~~creating incentives to link heat production, electricity generation, industrial processes, waste management and demand-side management; underlines that these incentives should encourage all key stakeholders (citizens, the energy sectors, manufacturers etc.) to make the best use of scarce resources with clear views for arriving at both financial benefits and improvements in the quality of life;

2016/05/27
Committee: ENVI

2016/2058(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Notes that local communities are the best informed as to what kind of heating and cooling solution benefits them in the most efficient way; encourages the Commission and the Member States to support deployment of innovative solutions which are not yet used on a large scale, such as geothermal energy or biogas;

2016/05/27
Committee: ENVI

2016/2012(INI)

Tanja FAJON, Ulrike LUNACEK, Daniele VIOTTI, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Ian DUNCAN, Malin BJÖRK, Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)

– having regard to the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council configuration's decision to extend the application of the Directive 2004/113/EC to cover gender reassignment discrimination (Doc No. 13369/04 of 27 October 2004),

2016/11/15
Committee: FEMM

2016/2012(INI)

Tanja FAJON, Ulrike LUNACEK, Daniele VIOTTI, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Ian DUNCAN, Malin BJÖRK, Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6

– having regard to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention), and article 3 thereof defining "gender" as "the socially constructed roles, behaviours, activities and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for women and men",

2016/11/15
Committee: FEMM

2016/2012(INI)

Tanja FAJON, Ulrike LUNACEK, Daniele VIOTTI, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Ian DUNCAN, Malin BJÖRK, Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)

– having regard to the EU Fundamental Rights Agency’s LGBT survey (2013),

2016/11/15
Committee: FEMM

2016/2012(INI)

Tanja FAJON, Ulrike LUNACEK, Daniele VIOTTI, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Ian DUNCAN, Malin BJÖRK, Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 b (new)

– having regard to the EU Fundamental Rights Agency’s report "Professionally speaking: challenges to achieving equality for LGBT people",

2016/11/15
Committee: FEMM

2016/2012(INI)

Evelyn REGNER, Tanja FAJON, Ulrike LUNACEK, Daniele VIOTTI, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Ian DUNCAN, Malin BJÖRK, Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas combating gender discrimination in the field of goods and services is an integral part of the principle of gender equality and equality between women and men which constitutes a fundamental value of the European Union recognised in the Treaties and in the Charter of Fundamental Rights;

2016/11/15
Committee: FEMM

2016/2012(INI)

Tanja FAJON, Ulrike LUNACEK, Daniele VIOTTI, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Ian DUNCAN, Malin BJÖRK, Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Is concerned that 13 Member States have not introduced explicit legal provisions protecting transgender people against discrimination in access to goods and services, contributing to legal uncertainty amidst high discrimination rates;

2016/11/15
Committee: FEMM

2016/2012(INI)

Tanja FAJON, Ulrike LUNACEK, Daniele VIOTTI, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Ian DUNCAN, Malin BJÖRK, Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Is concerned that many insurance companies discriminate against transgender people by excluding trans- specific healthcare needs and considering transgender people as not insurable; is also concerned that intersex people face discriminatory practices when seeking to access life insurance and private health insurance due to their medical history; calls on the European Commission to look into instances of discrimination on the grounds of gender identity and sex characteristics in the insurance industry;

2016/11/15
Committee: FEMM

2016/2012(INI)

Tanja FAJON, Ulrike LUNACEK, Daniele VIOTTI, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Ian DUNCAN, Malin BJÖRK, Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Evelyn REGNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Notes that while the prohibition of harassment, including sexual and gender- based harassment, is embedded in national legislation, women, transgender and intersex persons continue to experience forms of abuse on means of transport on a systematic and frequent basis and there is a persisting need to enhance preventive measures against harassment, including raising awareness among the service providers;

2016/11/15
Committee: FEMM

2016/2012(INI)

Tanja FAJON, Ulrike LUNACEK, Daniele VIOTTI, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Ian DUNCAN, Malin BJÖRK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls on the Commission, given the persisting gaps in the practical application of the Directive, to ask the European Network of Legal Experts in cooperation with equality bodies to draw up a new comprehensive report looking in particular at intersectional forms of gender inequalities, affecting women with disabilities, Roma and migrant women, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex people;

2016/11/15
Committee: FEMM

2016/2012(INI)

Tanja FAJON, Ulrike LUNACEK, Daniele VIOTTI, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Ian DUNCAN, Malin BJÖRK, Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Calls on the Commission to include gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics in any future proposal for a recast, and until then, to comprehensively monitor discrimination on these grounds in its future reports on the implementation of the directive and to issue specific guidance supporting inclusive transposition of the directive;

2016/11/15
Committee: FEMM

2016/0238(COD)

Draft legislative resolution
Citation 3 a (new)

- having regard to official notification, by the UK Government, of Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union on 29 March 2017 to exit the European Union,

2017/04/19
Committee: PECH

2016/0238(COD)

Draft legislative resolution
Citation 3 b (new)

- having regard to the United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea, particularly Article 56 which establishes rights, jurisdiction and duties of coastal states in their exclusive economic zone and Article 63 which establishes management measures for stocks occurring in the exclusive economic zone of two or more coastal states,

2017/04/19
Committee: PECH

2016/0238(COD)

Peter van DALEN, Ian DUNCAN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1

1. This Regulation establishes a multi- annual plan (“plan”) for the demersal stocks in waters of Union waters of ICES zones IIa, IIIa and IV (“North Sea”) and the fisheries exploiting those stocks; the UK’s exit of the Union will impact the plan.

2017/04/19
Committee: PECH

2016/0238(COD)

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

1a. Stresses disappointment that Norway has not been fully consulted in establishing this multi- annual plan; recognises that as of 29 March 2019, arrangements for managing shared North Sea stocks will be agreed between the Union, Norway and the UK in a trilateral agreement; calls on the Commission therefore to halt the process of this proposal until the future North Sea arrangement is clear.

2017/04/19
Committee: PECH

2016/0238(COD)

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

1 a. Recommends that parliamentary work on this plan is stopped until the future management of the North Sea is clear; as of 30 March 2019 management of shared stocks in the North Sea will be shared in a trilateral agreement between Norway, the UK and the Union with Norway and the UK responsible for 80% of the North Sea basin.

2017/04/19
Committee: PECH

2016/0238(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – introductory part

(3) “Group 2” means Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) by functional units (FU) ~~for which targets as FMSY ranges and safeguards linked to abundance are established in this plan consisting of~~:

2017/04/19
Committee: PECH

2016/0238(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)

(8 a) The stocks concerned shall only be amended on the basis of the best available scientific advice.

2017/04/19
Committee: PECH

2016/0238(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2

2. The plan shall contribute to the ~~elimination of discard~~progressive reduction of unwanted catches, by avoiding and reducing, as far as possible, unwanted catches, and to the implementation of the landing obligation established in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 for the species which are subject to catch limits and to which this Regulation applies.

2017/04/19
Committee: PECH

2016/0238(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)

(ba) ensure that all measures taken under the plan are in accordance with the best available scientific advice;

2017/04/19
Committee: PECH

2016/0238(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2

2. When scientific advice indicates that the spawning stock biomass of any of the stocks concerned is below the Blim or the abundance of any of the Norway lobster functional units is below Abundancelimit as set out in Annex II, column B to this Regulation, further remedial measures shall be taken to ensure rapid return of the stock or functional unit concerned to levels above the level capable of producing maximum sustainable yield. In particular, those remedial measures ~~shall~~may include, by way of derogation from paragraphs 2 and 4 of Article 4, suspending the targeted fishery for the stock concerned and the adequate reduction of fishing opportunities.

2017/04/19
Committee: PECH

2016/0238(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2

2. Without prejudice to Article 8, the TAC for the stock of Norway lobster in ICES zones in Union waters of IIa and IV ~~shall~~may be the sum of the catch limits of the functional units and of the statistical rectangles outside the functional units.

2017/04/19
Committee: PECH

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3

(3) On 10 June 2016 the Commission presented the proposal for the EU to ratify the Paris aAgreement. This legislative proposal forms part of the implementation of the EU's commitment in the Paris ~~agreement~~Agreement. The Paris Agreement sets out a long-term goal in line with the objective to keep the global temperature increase well below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to keep it to 1,5 °C above pre-industrial levels in a manner that does not threaten food production. The Union's commitment to economy-wide emission reductions was confirmed in the intended nationally determined contribution of the Union and its Member States that was submitted to the Secretariat of the UNFCCC on 6 March 2015.

2017/02/07
Committee: ENVI

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)

(12 a) In order to improve environmental integrity while enhancing flexibilities and at the same time address the limited mitigation potential in agriculture, access to the new flexibility set out in this Regulation should be made conditional on the Member States concerned committing to mitigation measures in other sectors where insufficient results have been achieved in the past. The Commission should establish a list of such measures and sectors before 2020 by means of a delegated act.

2017/02/07
Committee: ENVI

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4

4. This implementing act shall also specify, based on the percentages notified by Member States under Article 6(2), the quantities that may be taken into account for their compliance under Article 9 between 2021 and 2030. If the sum of all Member States' quantities were to exceed the collective total of 1200 million, the quantities for each Member State shall be reduced on a pro rata basis so that the collective total is not exceeded.

2017/02/07
Committee: ENVI

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1

1. Member States that may have a limited cancellation of up to a maximum of 1200 million EU ETS allowances as defined in Article 3(a) of Directive 2003/87/EC collectively taken into account for their compliance under this Regulation are listed in Annex II to this Regulation.

2017/02/07
Committee: ENVI

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Access to the flexibility set out in this Article and Annex II shall be granted on condition that the Member States concerned commit to taking measures in other sectors where insufficient results have been achieved in the past. The Commission shall supplement this Directive by adopting a delegated act in accordance with Article 12 setting out a list of such measures and sectors by 31 December 2019.

2017/02/07
Committee: ENVI

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. The Commission shall supplement this Directive by adopting delegated acts in accordance with Article 12 in order to introduce an extra flexibility mechanism for certified climate efficient production in the margin of the ETS flexibility scheme.

2017/02/07
Committee: ENVI

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – title

Additional use of up to ~~280~~425 million net removals from deforested land, afforested land, forest management, managed cropland and managed grassland

2017/02/07
Committee: ENVI

2016/0231(COD)

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

1. To the extent that a Member State's emissions exceed its annual emission allocations for a given year, a quantity up to the sum of total net removals and total net emissions from the combined accounting categories of deforested land, afforested land, managed cropland and managed grassland referred to in Article 2 of Regulation [ ] [LULUCF] or a quantity based on Article 11 of Regulation [ ] [LULUCF] may be taken into account for its compliance under Article 9 of this Regulation for that year, provided that:

2017/02/07
Committee: ENVI

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Access to the flexibility set out in this Article and Annex I to Regulation [ ] [LULUCF] shall be granted on condition that the Member States concerned commit to taking measures in other sectors where insufficient results have been achieved in the past. The Commission shall supplement this Directive by adopting a delegated act in accordance with Article 12 setting out a list of such measures and sectors by 31 December 2019.

2017/02/07
Committee: ENVI

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II

Maximum ~~percent~~tonnage of 2005 emissions determined in accordance with Article 4(3) of this Regulation (million tonnes) Belgium 2% 31 Denmark 2% 15 Ireland 4% 38 Luxembourg 4% 8 Malta 2%0,4 Netherlands 2% 47 Austria 2%3 Finland 2% 14 Sweden 2% 17

2017/02/07
Committee: ENVI

2016/0187(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 23

(23) ‘fish-aggregating devices (FADs)’ means any equipment which is floating on the sea surface and is deployed with the objective of attracting fish to the exclusion of any other marine organisms, in accordance with the ICCAT definition;

2017/03/01
Committee: ENVI

2016/0187(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 1

1. Purse seine vessels shall avoid encircling sea turtles and shall release encircled or entangled sea turtles, including on FADs. They shall report interactions between purse seines or FADs and sea turtles to their flag Member State, in accordance with ICCAT Recommendation 10-09.

2017/03/01
Committee: ENVI

2016/0151(COD)

Ashley FOX, Ian DUNCAN, Anneleen VAN BOSSUYT

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point b

Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 9 – paragraph 4

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 a (new)

(29a) Since EFSI should contribute to helping businesses by overcoming capital shortages, it is unlikely that basic or early-stage scientific research will benefit from this Regulation. The Commission should therefore ensure that any funds redeployed from the EU budget are not withdrawn from programmes that fund such activities.

2015/03/16
Committee: ITRE

2015/0009(COD)

Anneleen VAN BOSSUYT, Ian DUNCAN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c

(c) expansion of renewable energy, such as offshore wave and wind, and energy and resource efficiency;

2015/03/16
Committee: ITRE

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)

The Commission shall ensure that any funds redeployed from the EU budget are not withdrawn from programmes that fund basic or early-stage scientific research.

2015/03/16
Committee: ITRE

2014/2254(INI)

Laura FERRARA, Ulrike LUNACEK, Daniele VIOTTI, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Tanja FAJON, Ian DUNCAN, Isabella ADINOLFI, Péter NIEDERMÜLLER, Elly SCHLEIN, Miltiadis KYRKOS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)

– having regard to its Resolution of 4 February 2014 on the EU Roadmap against homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity

2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE

2014/2254(INI)

Laura FERRARA, Ulrike LUNACEK, Daniele VIOTTI, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Tanja FAJON, Ian DUNCAN, Isabella ADINOLFI, Péter NIEDERMÜLLER, Elly SCHLEIN, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Soraya POST, Daniele VIOTTI

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 b (new)

– having regard to the Guidelines to promote and protect the enjoyment of all human rights by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) persons, adopted by the Foreign Affairs Council of 24 June 2013,

2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE

2014/2254(INI)

Laura FERRARA, Ulrike LUNACEK, Daniele VIOTTI, Tanja FAJON, Ian DUNCAN, Isabella ADINOLFI

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

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

2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE

2014/2254(INI)

Ulrike LUNACEK, Daniele VIOTTI, Tanja FAJON, Ian DUNCAN, Isabella ADINOLFI

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

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

2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE

2014/2254(INI)

Ulrike LUNACEK, Daniele VIOTTI, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Tanja FAJON, Ian DUNCAN, Isabella ADINOLFI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Deplores ~~recent instances of anti- Semitic and anti-Islamic discrimination and violence~~incidents of discrimination, hate speech and hate crime motivated by racism, xenophobia, religious intolerance, or by bias against a person's disability, gender, sexual orientation or gender identity, which occur in the EU on a daily basis; calls on Member States to protect f~~reedom of religion or belief~~undamental rights and to promote tolerance;

2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE

2014/2254(INI)

Ulrike LUNACEK, Daniele VIOTTI, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Tanja FAJON, Ian DUNCAN, Isabella ADINOLFI, Péter NIEDERMÜLLER, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Marju LAURISTIN, Hugues BAYET, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Soraya POST, Anna HEDH, Daniele VIOTTI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Strongly deplores th~~e fact that negotiations with~~at the Council has still not adopted the 2008 proposal for a Directive on implementing the ~~Council on the proposal for an anti-discrimination directive have stalled, and~~principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation; welcomes the prioritization of this Directive by the European Commission; reiterates its call to the Council to adopt the proposal as soon as possible;

2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE

2014/2254(INI)

Ulrike LUNACEK, Daniele VIOTTI, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Tanja FAJON, Ian DUNCAN, Isabella ADINOLFI, Péter NIEDERMÜLLER, Miriam DALLI, Marju LAURISTIN, Elly SCHLEIN, Hugues BAYET, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Soraya POST, Anna HEDH, Daniele VIOTTI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

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

2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE

2014/2254(INI)

Ulrike LUNACEK, Daniele VIOTTI, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Tanja FAJON, Ian DUNCAN, Isabella ADINOLFI, Péter NIEDERMÜLLER, Miriam DALLI, Elly SCHLEIN, Hugues BAYET, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Soraya POST, Anna HEDH, Daniele VIOTTI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)

11b. Considers that LGBTI people's fundamental rights are more likely to be safeguarded if they have access to legal institutions such as cohabitation, registered partnership or marriage; welcomes the fact that 18 Member States currently offer these options, and calls on other Member States to consider doing so;

2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE

2014/2254(INI)

Ulrike LUNACEK, Daniele VIOTTI, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Tanja FAJON, Ian DUNCAN, Isabella ADINOLFI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)

11c. Deplores that transgender people are still considered mentally ill in the majority of Member States and calls on them to review national mental health catalogues, while ensuring that medically necessary treatment remains available for all trans people;

2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE

2014/2254(INI)

Ulrike LUNACEK, Daniele VIOTTI, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Tanja FAJON, Ian DUNCAN, Isabella ADINOLFI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 d (new)

11d. Welcomes initiative shown by the Commission to drive depathologization of transgender identities in the review of the World Health Organisation's International Classification of Diseases; calls on the Commission to intensify efforts to prevent gender variance in childhood from becoming a new ICD diagnosis;

2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE

2014/2254(INI)

Ulrike LUNACEK, Daniele VIOTTI, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Tanja FAJON, Ian DUNCAN, Isabella ADINOLFI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 e (new)

11e. Strongly regrets that genital "normalization" surgery of intersex infants is widespread, despite not being medically necessary; welcomes, in this regard, the Maltese Gender Identity, Gender Expression and Sex Characteristics Act of April 2015, which bans such surgery on intersex infants and reinforces the principle of self- determination for intersex people, and calls on other states to follow the Maltese example;

2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE

2014/2254(INI)

Ulrike LUNACEK, Daniele VIOTTI, Sophia IN 'T VELD, Tanja FAJON, Ian DUNCAN, Isabella ADINOLFI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Expresses its concerns regarding investigations and convictions in connection with hate crimes in the Member States; calls on the EU to make the fight against hate crimes a priority when drawing up European policies against discrimination and in the field of justice; calls for a review of ~~the framework decision on racism and xenophobia~~EU legislation against hate speech and hate crime, expanding it to the grounds of religion, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity;

2015/05/19
Committee: LIBE

2014/2240(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas women are underrepresented in the blue economy

2015/04/07
Committee: PECH

2014/2240(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission to earmark funding for innovation and blue growth to finance fundamental research, R&D, training, business start-ups, education and apprenticeships, reducing coastal poverty, biotechnological development, transport links, energy interconnectivity, shipbuilding and reparations, coastal access to broadband, environmental protection and the sale of innovative products and processes;

2015/04/07
Committee: PECH

2014/2238(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Recognises the fact that instruments such as the Ecolabel, EMAS and green public procurement (GPP) can contribute to the creation of green jobs;

2015/03/19
Committee: ENVI

2014/2238(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

~~6. Calls on the Commission to submit a tax harmonisation proposal which would shift the tax burden from labour to consumption and take account of the environmental impact of goods and services;~~deleted

2015/03/19
Committee: ENVI

2014/2238(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Stresses that tax policy is a sovereign issue for Member States, who must be allowed flexibility to design their own approach to green taxation which meets their particular economic needs;

2015/03/19
Committee: ENVI

2014/2238(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Calls on~~Stresses that Member States tomay consider introduceing targeted tax exemptions for start-ups producing goods and services that offer high environmental added value;

2015/03/19
Committee: ENVI

2014/2238(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Underlines the necessity of Member States preparing their economies for a low-carbon, resource and energy efficient future, whilst taking account of the possible risk of job relocation and carbon leakage due to the impact of climate policies;

2015/03/19
Committee: ENVI

2014/2238(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. ~~Calls on~~Suggests that Member States tomay consider financeing low- interest revolving funds to promote renewable energies and energy saving and efficiency;

2015/03/19
Committee: ENVI

2014/2238(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10b. Underlines that some sectors such as the chemical, car and porcelain industries are leading the way in terms of energy efficiency, and that other sectors can learn from the changes they have introduced to their working methods;

2015/03/19
Committee: ENVI

2014/2214(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Calls on the Commission to facilitate regular dialogue between EUSAIR and Scottish partners so each can be informed of good practices and so the innovative approaches to Integrated Coastal Zone Management in the North Sea can be shared;

2015/06/10
Committee: AFET

2014/2214(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Underlines the importance of regional cooperation and good neighbourly relations;

2015/06/10
Committee: AFET

2014/2214(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Underlines the importance of regional cooperation, based on the principle of subsidiarity, as the cornerstone of any regional strategy;

2015/06/19
Committee: ENVI

2014/2214(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission to ensure that third countries involved in projects in the macro-region comply with the relevant Union acquis, such as the Common Fisheries Policy, in order to guarantee sustainable exploitation of the Union's resources; further notes that good governance mechanisms are crucial for the implementation of environmental policy;

2015/06/19
Committee: ENVI

2014/2214(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on the Commission to facilitate regular dialogue between EUSAIR and Scottish partners so each can be informed of good practices and the innovative approach to Integrated Coastal Zone Management in the North Sea;

2015/06/19
Committee: ENVI

2014/2214(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Underlines that experience with existing macro-regional strategies shows that good and stable governance mechanisms are crucial for an effective implementation of environment policy;

2015/06/10
Committee: AFET

2014/2214(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Calls on the Commission to regularly inform and consult Parliament with the results of the implementation of EUSAIR;

2015/06/19
Committee: ENVI

2014/2214(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Underlines that pressure on marine and coastal ecosystems can be reduced through better understanding of biodiversity and that exchange of best practices between their managing authorities further enhances biodiversity;

2015/06/19
Committee: ENVI

2014/2214(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Expresses grave concern at the renewed impulse to the exploration and~~Recalls that exploitration of oil and gas, both offshore and on land~~, especially in areas already heavily affected by significant environmental consequences; stresses that this is in contradiction with the Union's climate and renewable energy targets~~ is a Member State competence under Article 194 of the TFEU;

2015/06/19
Committee: ENVI

2014/2214(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Underlines that pressure on marine and coastal ecosystems is reduced through better knowledge of biodiversity; notes that exchanging best practices among their managing authorities further preserves biodiversity;

2015/06/10
Committee: AFET

2014/2214(INI)

Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ, Ashley FOX, Ian DUNCAN, Hans-Olaf HENKEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Urges Member States to actively involve all stakeholders in the decision-making procedures concerning the macro-region, particularly local communities, which must be able to exercise their right to p~~rotect their environment and health when these are put in danger by polluting and dangerous economic activities.~~articipate in decisions taken about their local environment

2015/06/19
Committee: ENVI

2014/2211(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the EU base metals industry should be considered as a strategic asset for European competitiveness, in particular for other industrial sectors as well as for the development of existing and new infrastructure;

2015/07/15
Committee: ITRE

2014/2211(INI)

Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ, Ashley FOX, Ian DUNCAN

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas EU should reduce its dependency on import of base metal products from regions outside the Union;

2015/07/15
Committee: ITRE

2014/2211(INI)

Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ, Ashley FOX, Ian DUNCAN, Hans-Olaf HENKEL

Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)

Bc. Whereas addressing the issue of competitiveness and the risk of carbon leakage should be the priority while any protectionist measures must be avoided;

2015/07/15
Committee: ITRE

2014/2211(INI)

Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ, Ashley FOX, Ian DUNCAN, Hans-Olaf HENKEL

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas the EU base metals industry is losing its competitiveness also due to high regulatory and administrative burdens;

2015/07/15
Committee: ITRE

2014/2211(INI)

Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ, Ashley FOX, Ian DUNCAN, Hans-Olaf HENKEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Understands that the European Commission has launched discussions which will culminate in the reform of the ETS for the fourth period 2021-2028 and calls, in this connection, for the ~~fight against climate change to focus on efficiency and optimising yields rather than on limiting production~~carbon reduction strategy to focus on competitiveness, efficiency and optimising yields;

2015/07/15
Committee: ITRE

2014/2211(INI)

Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ, Ashley FOX, Ian DUNCAN, Hans-Olaf HENKEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Highlights the necessity for the EU to cut red tape, reduce regulatory and administrative burdens and set a competitiveness-friendly regulatory environment for the enterprises;

2015/07/15
Committee: ITRE

2014/2211(INI)

Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ, Ashley FOX, Ian DUNCAN, Hans-Olaf HENKEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission, therefore, to amend the system for allocating emissions allowances via extensive application of the assessment used for the reference values applicable to industry, which are based on greenhouse gas emissions per tonne produced and not per facility, as it is the cleanest plants which are needed to produce more;deleted

2015/07/15
Committee: ITRE

2014/2211(INI)

Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ, Ashley FOX, Ian DUNCAN, Hans-Olaf HENKEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Highlights that focus should be shifted to the research and development of new technologies and process which will lead to increasing the competitiveness of the EU's base metals industry and to reduce harmful impacts on the environment;

2015/07/15
Committee: ITRE

2014/2211(INI)

Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ, Ashley FOX, Ian DUNCAN, Hans-Olaf HENKEL

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2

~~Border adjustment – a temporary and flexible measure~~deleted

2015/07/15
Committee: ITRE

2014/2211(INI)

Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ, Ashley FOX, Ian DUNCAN, Hans-Olaf HENKEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Highlights the fact that an international agreement on combating climate change that creates circumstances ~~of fair~~where countries would comope~~tition for all base~~ rate at the multilateral level and forge a coherent global environmental ~~producers would render border adjustment unnecessary~~regime to reduce carbon emissions would be the most positive way of dealing with global emissions;

2015/07/15
Committee: ITRE

2014/2211(INI)

Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ, Ashley FOX, Ian DUNCAN, Hans-Olaf HENKEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Notes that by taking both imports and exports into account, the adjustment mechanism brings European regulation closer to a consumption-based territorial approach and that this kind of bottom-up approach has the advantage of offering a universal solution that enables each state to decide in a sovereign manner how ambitious its climate policy is to bea carbon border adjustment mechanism would undoubtedly lead to retaliation from trading partners in other areas and undermine the EU's efforts to reach a global deal on reducing emissions; it would also directly increase the cost of raw materials and therefore cause a negative effect on production, consumption as well as exports;

2015/07/15
Committee: ITRE

2014/2211(INI)

Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ, Ashley FOX, Ian DUNCAN, Hans-Olaf HENKEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Maintains that the climate policy objectives of protecting the life and health of humans, animals and plants, and of the conservation of finite natural resources, if applied in a non-discriminatory manner, are consonant with the exceptions set out in Article XX of the ~~WTO~~GATT Agreement; specifies that the global nature of the climate issue, and the fact that an atmosphere with a low carbon content (clean air) is a global public good, means that it is already viewed as a natural resource that can be exhausted;

2015/07/15
Committee: ITRE

2014/2211(INI)

Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ, Ashley FOX, Ian DUNCAN, Hans-Olaf HENKEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Notes that knowing the carbon content, which is assessed on an industry-wide basis, is essential for building an international system for combating greenhouse gas emissions; ~~points out that the establishing of border adjustment measures is thus the precursor of an international system to combat CO2 emissions;~~

2015/07/15
Committee: ITRE

2014/2211(INI)

Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ, Ashley FOX, Ian DUNCAN, Hans-Olaf HENKEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Highlights the fact that border adjustment makes it possible to scrap compensation for indirect emissions as a means of addressing carbon leakage, which is why this measure was adopted in the first place;deleted

2015/07/15
Committee: ITRE

2014/2211(INI)

Ashley FOX, Ian DUNCAN, Hans-Olaf HENKEL

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5

~~Free allowances for investing in the production of low carbon metals~~deleted

2015/07/15
Committee: ITRE

2014/2211(INI)

Ashley FOX, Ian DUNCAN, Hans-Olaf HENKEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Urges that free allowances be allocated strictly on the basis of programmes for investment in new equipment, R&D and the training of workers, as soon as possible and at all events during the fourth stage, covering the period 2021-2028;deleted

2015/07/15
Committee: ITRE

2014/2211(INI)

Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ, Ashley FOX, Ian DUNCAN, Hans-Olaf HENKEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

~~16. Suggests that the revenue obtained from the sale of emissions allowances should be traceable so that the public can see how it is being used by the national authorities;~~deleted

2015/07/15
Committee: ITRE

2014/2211(INI)

Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ, Ashley FOX, Ian DUNCAN, Hans-Olaf HENKEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Suggests that any facility classified as subject to the ETS should make ~~comprehensive~~ information available every year, including in respect of combating climate change and compliance with EU environmental directives~~, and that this be accessible to workers' representatives and to the representatives of civil society from local communities~~;

2015/07/15
Committee: ITRE

2014/2211(INI)

Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ, Ashley FOX, Ian DUNCAN, Hans-Olaf HENKEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Suggests that minority shareholdings in the capital of electricity producers be recognised as a factor facilitating the approval of long-term contracts between those producers and producers of base metals;deleted

2015/07/15
Committee: ITRE

2014/2211(INI)

Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ, Ashley FOX, Ian DUNCAN, Hans-Olaf HENKEL

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 9

~~European trade protection measures in respect of base metals: prevention rather than a belated cure~~deleted

2015/07/15
Committee: ITRE

2014/2211(INI)

Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ, Ashley FOX, Ian DUNCAN, Hans-Olaf HENKEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Suggests a preliminary investigation phase of a maximum of one month for an initial review of anti-dumping and anti- subsidy complaints following which, based on the initial evidence, preventive correction measures may be announced and a thorough investigation conducted;deleted

2015/07/15
Committee: ITRE

2014/2211(INI)

Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ, Ashley FOX, Ian DUNCAN, Hans-Olaf HENKEL

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 10

~~The question of assessing relevant markets in cases of mergers and acquisitions~~deleted

2015/07/15
Committee: ITRE

2014/2211(INI)

Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ, Ashley FOX, Ian DUNCAN, Hans-Olaf HENKEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Emphasises that all base metals, including stainless steels, are subject to global competition; considers it urgent for the Commission, when defining relevant markets, to take the global market as a reference and not to limit its analysis simply to the internal market;deleted

2015/07/15
Committee: ITRE

2014/2209(INI)

Anneleen VAN BOSSUYT, Hans-Olaf HENKEL, Ashley FOX, Brian CROWLEY, Ian DUNCAN, Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ, Branislav ŠKRIPEK

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. Whereas the administrative burden of EU regulation forms a substantial cost for enterprises to comply with;

2015/03/02
Committee: ITRE

2014/2209(INI)

Anneleen VAN BOSSUYT, Hans-Olaf HENKEL, Ashley FOX, Brian CROWLEY, Ian DUNCAN, Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ, Branislav ŠKRIPEK

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. Whereas new initiatives to reduce regulatory burdens on SMEs and other sectors have been proposed;

2015/03/02
Committee: ITRE

2014/2209(INI)

Anneleen VAN BOSSUYT, Hans-Olaf HENKEL, Ashley FOX, Brian CROWLEY, Ian DUNCAN, Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ, Branislav ŠKRIPEK

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. Whereas application procedures for EU funding for SMEs are still too bureaucratic and therefore prohibitive for most SMEs;

2015/03/02
Committee: ITRE

2014/2209(INI)

Anneleen VAN BOSSUYT, Hans-Olaf HENKEL, Ashley FOX, Ian DUNCAN, Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ, Branislav ŠKRIPEK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Notes that the concept of green growth and the opportunities arising from it relate to various ~~sector~~areas such as the circular economy, energy efficiency, resource efficiency, renewable energy, waste management, cradle to cradle; points out the considerable economic potential of these areas have for different sectors;

2015/03/02
Committee: ITRE

2014/2209(INI)

Anneleen VAN BOSSUYT, Hans-Olaf HENKEL, Ashley FOX, Ian DUNCAN, Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ, Branislav ŠKRIPEK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that green growth should be put in a broad perspective, and should include efforts deployed throughout the whole value chain and across the entrepreneurial ecosystem~~, including efforts by industrial manufacturing players to reduce the ecological footprint of their products, production processes, business practices and services~~;

2015/03/02
Committee: ITRE

2014/2209(INI)

Anneleen VAN BOSSUYT, Hans-Olaf HENKEL, Ashley FOX, Ian DUNCAN, Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses that there is no one-size-fits-all mode of finance and calls on the Commission to ~~support the development of a broad range of tailo~~take into account the interest of SMEs in all existing and possible futured programmes, instruments and initiatives., especially for new business models in the green economy, ranging across equity (such as business angels, crowd funding and multilateral trading facilities), quasi-equity (such as mezzanine finance) and debt instruments (such as small-ticket company bonds, guarantee facilities and platforms), and partnerships between banks and other operators involved in SME financing (accountancy professionals, business or SME associations or chambers of commerce), in order to support businesses in their start- up, growth and transfer phases, taking into account their size, turnover and financing needs; calls on the Member States and the regions to provide fiscal incentives for these funding models; stresses the importance of reviewing existing SME supporting instruments to include further green growth opportunities;

2015/03/02
Committee: ITRE

2014/2209(INI)

Anneleen VAN BOSSUYT, Hans-Olaf HENKEL, Ashley FOX, Brian CROWLEY, Ian DUNCAN, Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ, Branislav ŠKRIPEK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Emphasises that entrepreneurs, SMEs, business associations and support organisations should be more literate on financing possibilities for more performant technologies, or for contracting services such as consultancy, coaching and training on eco-design, resource management and green entrepreneurship and availability of green technologies, products and services that could be beneficial for their business, therefore all information about these possibilities should be easily accessible and should be communicated in a way that corresponds best with the logic and working methods of SMEs;

2015/03/02
Committee: ITRE

2014/2209(INI)

Anneleen VAN BOSSUYT, Hans-Olaf HENKEL, Ashley FOX, Ian DUNCAN, Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ, Branislav ŠKRIPEK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Stresses the importance of knowledge transfers and multi-stakeholder knowledge sharing, including cross-border, through informal networks, especially for SMEs and micro enterprises, to raise awareness of existing and new innovative techniques, best practices, ways to acquire proper financing, possible government support schemes and the relevant legislative frameworks entailing the least burdensome administration and recalls that the existing national contact points for the EU funding programmes and the Enterprise Europe Network have to be fully involved in the support of SMEs and pro-actively inform, coach and support SMEs to identify financing possibilities at EU, national or regional level;

2015/03/02
Committee: ITRE

2014/2209(INI)

Anneleen VAN BOSSUYT, Hans-Olaf HENKEL, Ashley FOX, Brian CROWLEY, Ian DUNCAN, Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ, Branislav ŠKRIPEK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Stresses the need to further develop basic R&D necessary for further technological developments~~; highlights the importance of the reindustrialisation of Europe given the importance of the manufacturing industry for R&D&I and thus the EU’s future competitive advantage~~ and to fully involve SMEs in this process;

2015/03/02
Committee: ITRE

2014/2209(INI)

Anneleen VAN BOSSUYT, Hans-Olaf HENKEL, Ashley FOX, Brian CROWLEY, Ian DUNCAN, Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ, Branislav ŠKRIPEK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Highlights the importance of the reindustrialisation of Europe given the importance of the manufacturing industry for R&D&I and thus the EU's future competitive advantage;

2015/03/02
Committee: ITRE

2014/2209(INI)

Anneleen VAN BOSSUYT, Hans-Olaf HENKEL, Ashley FOX, Brian CROWLEY, Ian DUNCAN, Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ, Branislav ŠKRIPEK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Calls on the Commission to pursue better and therefore not necessarily more legislation and to consequently involve stakeholders from the relevant industries and SMEs to share their insights and knowledge at each stage of the legislative process, including the impact assessment;

2015/03/02
Committee: ITRE

2014/2209(INI)

Anneleen VAN BOSSUYT, Hans-Olaf HENKEL, Ashley FOX, Ian DUNCAN, Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ, Branislav ŠKRIPEK, Brian CROWLEY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the SME Test is fully applied in all impact assessments;

2015/03/02
Committee: ITRE

2014/2209(INI)

Anneleen VAN BOSSUYT, Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ, Ian DUNCAN, Hans-Olaf HENKEL, Ashley FOX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Notes that public funding needs to go to mature technologies, which can be put on the market at a significantly lower cost, rather than being used to push for large-scale deployment of immature and cost-inefficient technologies;deleted

2015/03/02
Committee: ITRE

2014/2209(INI)

Anneleen VAN BOSSUYT, Hans-Olaf HENKEL, Ashley FOX, Ian DUNCAN, Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Believes that developing entrepreneurship skills and programmes to learn how the market, the economy and the financial system operate, function and interact, along with environmental awareness, should be included in basic education systems; believes that a well prepared business plan is the first step towards better access to finance and viability; calls on the Commission and the Member States to include financial education in their education programmes without delay; supports in this connection the ‘Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs’ programme, designed to promote an entrepreneurial culture and develop the single market and competitiveness;deleted

2015/03/02
Committee: ITRE

2014/2153(INI)

Ashley FOX, Anneleen VAN BOSSUYT, Marek Józef GRÓBARCZYK, Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ, Ian DUNCAN

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas from the experience of 2006 and 2009, when Russia cut off gas supply to Ukraine, it is clear that the disruptions experienced in some of the central and eastern European Member States evidenced the ~~risks existing to security of~~strategic weakness of current energy supply arrangements;

2015/02/03
Committee: ITRE

2014/2153(INI)

Ashley FOX, Anneleen VAN BOSSUYT, Marek Józef GRÓBARCZYK, Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ, Ian DUNCAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that ~~equal~~ energy security, competitiveness and sustainability ~~in a fully integrated energy market~~ constitute the ~~main~~ pillars ~~for the creation of an Energy Union, which c~~of energy policy and be ~~achieved by pooling resources, connecting networks, ensuring unified energy market regulation and establishing unified negotiating positions vis-à-vis third countries~~lieves that in order to complete the internal energy market, connecting networks via infrastructure and appropriate cross border rules must be our priority;

2015/02/03
Committee: ITRE

2014/2153(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses the importance for strengthening energy independence of short-term measures such as storage of gas, development of reverse gas flow infrastructure, preparation of regional security of supply plans, and more effective use of the opportunities to import liquefied natural gas in those Member States which are exclusively dependent on, or unduly vulnerable to, one single supplier of natural gas; points out that there is a vital need for cooperation between all relevant actors, such as the Commission, Member States, neighbouring countries, regulatory bodies, ACER, transmission system operators and gas suppliers;

2015/02/03
Committee: ITRE

2014/2153(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Recalls that the moderation of energy demand through energy efficiency is ~~triply~~ crucial, impacting positively on the EU’s energy security, competitiveness and sustainability; calls on Member States to be ambitious in implementing EU energy efficiency legislation; (The first part of Paragraph 12 would be more appropriate here.)

2015/02/03
Committee: ITRE

2014/2153(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Stresses that energy demand in the building sector is responsible for about 40 % of energy consumption in the EU and a third of natural gas use, and that it is therefore necessary to ~~speed up renovation of buildings in order to~~place greater emphasis on reduceing energy demand ~~while~~in buildings; encourag~~ing~~es greater involvement and use of the European Investment Bank and ~~promoting energy services for which~~other EU funds that can complement national financing schemes in driving energy efficiency improvements;

2015/02/03
Committee: ITRE

2014/2153(INI)

Ashley FOX, Anneleen VAN BOSSUYT, Marek Józef GRÓBARCZYK, Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ, Ian DUNCAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Notes that improved vehicle performance standards and fuel efficiency are crucial for both reducing EU oil dependency and cutting greenhouse gas emissions, and therefore calls on industry, Member States, and the Commission to continue and accelerate its efforts in this field;

2015/02/03
Committee: ITRE

2014/2153(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. ~~Calls on~~Believes theat Member States ~~to be ambitious in implementing EU energy efficiency legislation, and thus to be prepared with national and regional measures for sharply reducing energy demand both before~~ must be prepared with national and regional plans for moderating energy demand in response to supply shocks;

2015/02/03
Committee: ITRE

2014/2153(INI)

Ashley FOX, Anneleen VAN BOSSUYT, Marek Józef GRÓBARCZYK, Ian DUNCAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the Commission to closely monitor the implementation of the Energy Efficiency Directive and the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive ~~and~~; notes that the Commission will review the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive by 1st January 2017 and requests at the same time to carry out a limited review of the Energy Efficiency Directive in order to update the provisions relevant to the indicative 2030 energy efficiency improvement target of at least 27 %; believes that measurement and verification of energy efficiency improvements should be an integral part of the annual European semester reporting;

2015/02/03
Committee: ITRE

2014/2153(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Considers that nuclear energy, which is carbon-neutral, continues to be a significant ~~alternative for~~source of electricity production; notes that the choice of whether to use nuclear energy remains the competence of Member States;

2015/02/03
Committee: ITRE

2014/2153(INI)

Ashley FOX, Anneleen VAN BOSSUYT, Marek Józef GRÓBARCZYK, Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ, Ian DUNCAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Believes that the development of renewable energy sources ~~with the objective of 20 % by 2020 and at least 27 % by 2030~~ is essential, taking into consideration ~~energy cost~~cost effectiveness; stresses the importance of developing cross border infrastructure, smarter energy grids and new energy storage solutions for the integration of renewables;

2015/02/03
Committee: ITRE

2014/2153(INI)

Ashley FOX, Anneleen VAN BOSSUYT, Marek Józef GRÓBARCZYK, Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ, Ian DUNCAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Notes that a more decentralised energy system, with power sources being placed closer to the point of usage, dim~~inish~~proves the ~~risk of attacking vulnerable infrastructure and simultaneously provides business opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises;~~resilience of energy infrastructure; notes however that the non-programmable nature of many energy sources necessitates the availability of alternative back-up capacity, such as gas, and calls on the Commission and the Member States, therefore, to ~~facilitate~~plan holistically when further develop~~ment of~~ing local renewable energy sources and of local distribution networks;

2015/02/03
Committee: ITRE

2014/2153(INI)

Ashley FOX, Anneleen VAN BOSSUYT, Marek Józef GRÓBARCZYK, Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ, Ian DUNCAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Calls on the Member States to seek for better interaction and coordination of national and European research programmes among themselves and with the Commission, especially in the fields of energy and construction, in order to ensure that priority is given to common challenges such as increasing energy efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, as well as increasing energy security;

2015/02/03
Committee: ITRE

2014/2153(INI)

Ashley FOX, Anneleen VAN BOSSUYT, Marek Józef GRÓBARCZYK, Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ, Ian DUNCAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Stresses that the commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions must not undermine the EU economy’s global competitiveness; ~~considers,~~underlines therefore, that a ~~complex~~joined-up approach to ~~climate change~~sustainability, security and competitiveness is needed;

2015/02/03
Committee: ITRE

2014/2153(INI)

Ashley FOX, Anneleen VAN BOSSUYT, Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ, Ian DUNCAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. ~~Calls on the Commission and the Member States to~~Recognises that state aid rules exist to provide legal certainty for state intervention when there is particular market failure; believes therefore that the Commission and the Member States should only where absolutely necessary make ~~full~~ use, for the purposes of increased energy security and the transition to a low- carbon economy, of the possibilities allowed for financing energy projects through state aid~~, as well as the~~; reminds that in such instances financial instruments are available through the European Regional Development Fund, Horizon 2020, the European Neighbourhood Policy Instrument, and the investment facilities of the European Investment Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and public and private intermediaries;

2015/02/03
Committee: ITRE

2014/2153(INI)

Ashley FOX, Anneleen VAN BOSSUYT, Marek Józef GRÓBARCZYK, Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ, Ian DUNCAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Emphasises that acceleration of the implementation of strategic infrastructure projects is ~~highly necessary~~imperative, and therefore encourages the Commission to participate more actively in this process with the relevant Member States and regions;

2015/02/03
Committee: ITRE

2014/2153(INI)

Ashley FOX, Anneleen VAN BOSSUYT, Marek Józef GRÓBARCZYK, Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ, Ian DUNCAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36

36. Stresses the need for regional cooperation to be strengthened throughout the EU, as energy security issues can be resolved more effectively and energy can be produced, managed and consumed more rationally at the regional level; notes that the Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan, which aims to integrate the countries of the Baltic Sea region into the EU energy infrastructure networks, is an excellent example of regional cooperation;

2015/02/03
Committee: ITRE

2014/2153(INI)

Ashley FOX, Anneleen VAN BOSSUYT, Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ, Ian DUNCAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37

37. Emphasises that energy must be made affordable to all citizens of the EU; considers that avoiding unnecessary consumption, efficiency improvements and sustainable energy investment, particularly in buildings, wouldBelieves that the only way to provide affordable energy prices is through a fully integrated market with maximum competition, which combined with energy efficiency will enable many households to escape energy poverty;

2015/02/03
Committee: ITRE

2014/2153(INI)

Ashley FOX, Anneleen VAN BOSSUYT, Marek Józef GRÓBARCZYK, Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ, Ian DUNCAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38

38. Stresses that dependence on one single supplier of energy resources, with the resulting vulnerability and lack of competition, can impede economic growth and endanger security at national and EU level, and that, therefore, all projects for diversifying energy suppliers must be implemented consistently;

2015/02/03
Committee: ITRE

2014/2153(INI)

Ashley FOX, Ian DUNCAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)

39a. Recognises that Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) could enable the sustainable exploitation of our indigenous fossil fuels and other energy sources and therefore takes the view that CCS will have an important role in reconciling the diversification of external energy supply with objectives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions;

2015/02/03
Committee: ITRE

2014/2153(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46

46. IBelieves that there is scope for coordination between Member States when negotiating supply agreements with third countries and invites the Commission to analyse the ~~potential structure~~appropriateness of a collective purchasing mechanism and its impact on the functioning of the internal gas market and contribution to ensuring security of gas supply; notes that since there are several models of collective purchasing mechanisms, further work needs to be done to determine the best market-based model applicable for EU regions and the suppliers concerned; recognises however that a number of Member States already have advanced gas trading hubs and that mandated collective purchasing would not be an appropriate mechanism for them;

2015/02/03
Committee: ITRE

2014/2153(INI)

Ashley FOX, Anneleen VAN BOSSUYT, Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ, Ian DUNCAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47

47. Takes the view that the main condition for the creation of the future European Energy Union is the completion of an integrated EU internal energy market, which requires full implementation of the Third Energy Package and the existence of a strong external dimension for an EU energy policy that is based on close coo~~rdin~~peration ~~of positions and speaking with one voice with third countri~~between Member States;

2015/02/03
Committee: ITRE

2014/2153(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48

48. Highlights the need to enhance the EU’s ability to speak with one voice in order to deliver a more coherent energy diplomacy in partner countries and in multilateral fora; notes in this regard that the mandatory participation of the Commission as an observer in negotiations for intergovernmental agreements, as well as both ex ante and ex post evaluation of the negotiated agreements, should be required in order to minimise the possibility of non- conformity with EU law;deleted

2015/02/03
Committee: ITRE

2014/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)

(9a) "replacement engine" means and engine which: (a) is placed on the market exclusively to replace an engine already placed on the market and installed in a non-road mobile machine; and (b) complies with an emission stage which is lower than the one applicable on the date on which the engine is replaced;

2015/06/10
Committee: ENVI

2014/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Where applicable, the statutory marking shall include the following: for engines placed on the market in accordance with Article 32(4b) the words "For use in lifeboat launch vehicles only".

2015/06/10
Committee: ENVI

2014/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 4

4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt by means of implementing acts the template for the marking ~~referred to in paragraph 1~~, including its mandatory essential information and, where applicable, the additional information referred to in paragraph 3a of this Article. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 54(2) by [31 December 2016].

2015/06/10
Committee: ENVI

2014/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Notwithstanding the requirements of Article 5(2) and (3) and Article 17(2), Member States shall permit the placing on the market of replacement engines that meet one of the following requirements: (a) engines of category NRE, NRG or NRS that comply with the limit values that the engine which is intended to be replaced had to meet when originally placed on the market; (b) engines of category RLL or RLR that comply with the limit values that the engine which is intended to be replaced had to meet when originally placed on the market, if the engine to be replaced was manufactured on or after 1 January 2012; (c) engines of category RLL or RLR that comply with the limit values that applied to engines within the scope of the respective category on 31 December 2011 for placing on the market if the engine to be replaced was produced on or before that date and the use of a replacement engine that meets the requirements of the latest applicable emissions stage in the railcar or locomotive in question will involve significant technical difficulties.

2015/06/10
Committee: ENVI

2014/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Notwithstanding Article 5(2) and (3) and Article 17(2), Member States may authorise placing on the market of engines that are intended for installation in machinery that is exclusively used for the launch and recovery of lifeboats operated by a national rescue service ("lifeboat launch vehicle").

2015/06/10
Committee: ENVI

2014/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)

(ca) the placing on the market of engines that are to be installed in lifeboat launch vehicles, as referred to in paragraph 4b

2015/06/10
Committee: ENVI

2014/0138(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety calls on the Committee on Fisheries, as the committee responsible, to propose rejection of the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down a prohibition on driftnet fisheries, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 850/98, (EC) No 812/2004, (EC) No 2187/2005 and (EC) No 1967/2006 and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 894/97.

2014/11/10
Committee: ENVI

2014/0138(COD)

Ruža TOMAŠIĆ, Ian DUNCAN

Proposal for a regulation
–

The European Parliament rejects the Commission proposal.

2015/03/13
Committee: PECH

2014/0138(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11

(11) The driftnet fishing is carried out by an undefinable number of small-scale multipurpose fishing vessels, the vast majority of which operating without any regular scientific and control monitoring. Due to the small scale nature of these fishing activities, which makes it easy to escape monitoring, the control and enforcement efforts have not produced the necessary results in terms of conservation of marine resources, in particular with regard to certain protected species.deleted

2014/11/10
Committee: ENVI

2014/0138(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16

(16) In view of the reasons stated above and in order to properly address the conservation concerns that this fishing gear continues to cause, as well as to achieve the environmental and enforcement objectives in an effective and efficient manner, while taking into account the minimal socio-economic impacts, it is necessary to introduce a full prohibition to take on board or use any kind of driftnets in all Union waters and by all Union vessels whether they operate within Union waters or beyond, as well as by non-Union vessels in Union waters.deleted

2014/11/10
Committee: ENVI

2014/0138(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

(9) Moreover it is necessary to extend the scope of this definition so as to cover any newly identified types of drifting fishing nets other than drifting gillnets developed in certain fisheries. It is particularly important to cover by this definition gears that unlike drifting gillnets are made up of two or more walls of netting hung jointly in parallel on the headline(s) yet they operate close to the water surface in the same manner as drifting gillnets do and have similar impact on marine resources, hence should be coherently regulated.deleted

2015/03/13
Committee: PECH

2014/0138(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17

(17) For reasons of clarity of Union legislation, it is also necessary to delete all other provisions related to driftnets by amending Council Regulation (EC) No 850/9813, Regulation (EC) No 812/2004, Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005 and Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/200614, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 894/97. __________________ 13 Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 of 30 March 1998 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms (OJ L 125, 27.4.1998, p. 1). 14Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 of 21 December 2006 concerning management measures for the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea (OJ L 409, 30.12.2006, p. 11);deleted

2014/11/10
Committee: ENVI

2014/0138(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18

(18) Vessels carrying out fisheries with small-scale driftnets may need some time to adjust to the new situation and necessitate a phasing-out period. This Regulation should therefore enter into force on 1 January 2015.deleted

2014/11/10
Committee: ENVI

2014/0138(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)

(18a) Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 1380/2013 reformed the Common Fisheries Policy on the basis of the principles of regionalisation and subsidiarity. This approach is an essential component of the new CFP and is positively viewed by Member States and industry experts as vital to successfully tackling the main challenges faced by Europe's fishermen.

2014/11/10
Committee: ENVI

2014/0138(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 b (new)

(18b) Accordingly, any ban on the use of driftnets should fully take account of the heightened role of Regional Advisory Councils and should be supported by a full and accurate impact assessment, complete with robust data demonstrating precisely where the use of driftnets continues to pose a significant environmental problem. To date, such a comprehensive impact assessment has yet to be carried out. As a result, implementing a universal ban on driftnet fisheries throughout all EU waters would run in stark contradiction to the Commission's previously stated commitment of promoting an agenda of regionalisation and subsidiarity.

2014/11/10
Committee: ENVI

2014/0138(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 c (new)

(18c) One of the principal justifications for introducing a blanket ban on driftnet fisheries throughout EU waters is that the current rules have been easily circumvented. These rules should be more stringently enforced. Furthermore, regulations relating to gear characteristics (maximum mesh size, maximum twine thickness and hanging ratio etc.) and use (maximum distance from the coast, soaking time and fishing season etc.) will be amended next year in the overhaul of technical measures. Pre- empting this process with a universal ban on driftnets is disproportionate and unreasonable.

2014/11/10
Committee: ENVI

2014/0138(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 d (new)

(18d) The significant efforts made by many European driftnet fisheries businesses to embrace sustainable environmental management, and achieve accreditation by bodies such as the UK's Marine Stewardship Council, should be recognised, applauded and, by implication, supported by any relevant Union legislation.

2014/11/10
Committee: ENVI

2014/0138(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 e (new)

(18e) The Commission stresses that the precautionary principle and an ecosystem-based approach should be taken when regulating the use of driftnet fisheries in EU waters. However, certain fishermen have already met these standards and should not be punished accordingly.

2014/11/10
Committee: ENVI

2014/0138(COD)

Ian DUNCAN, Julie GIRLING

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 f (new)

(18f) In the event that sustainability accreditation has been achieved, such driftnet fisheries should be exempt from any proposed ban on the use of driftnets. Where fisheries fail to achieve such accreditation, yet continue to use large- scale driftnet practices, firmer enforcement of existing regulations is required.

2014/11/10
Committee: ENVI

2014/0138(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1

This Regulation shall apply to all fishing activities within the scope of the Common Fisheries Policy as set out in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. with the following exemptions: a) vessels using driftnets within 12 miles of the coastline of a member state b) vessels using driftnets outside of 12 miles of the coastline of a member state where the minimum mesh size is 47 mm for pelagic fisheries and 90mm for demersal fisheries

2015/03/13
Committee: PECH

2014/0138(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2

2. In addition, a 'driftnet' means a net made up of one or more walls of netting, hung jointly in parallel on the headline(s), held on the water surface or at a certain distance below it by floating devices and drifting with the current, either independently or with the boat to which it may be attached. It may be equipped with devices aiming to stabilise the net or to limit its drift such as a sea-anchor or an anchor on the bottom attached at one single end of the net.deleted

2015/03/13
Committee: PECH

2014/0138(COD)

Ian DUNCAN, Julie GIRLING

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3

~~It shall be prohibited: (a) to catch any marine biological resource with driftnets; and (b) to keep any kind of driftnet on board of fishing vessels~~Prohibition of driftnets deleted

2015/03/13
Committee: PECH

2014/0138(COD)

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

1a. Before the prohibition of any type of driftnet, the European Parliament shall carry out a detailed impact assessment by driftnet type.

2015/03/13
Committee: PECH

2014/0011(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 2

(2) The report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the state of the European carbon market in 21027 identified the need for measures in order to tackle structural supply-demand imbalances. The impact assessment on the 2030 climate and energy policy framework8 indicates that this imbalance is expected to continue, and would not be sufficiently addressed by adapting the linear trajectory to a more stringent target within this framework. A change in the linear factor only changes gradually the cap. Accordingly, the surplus would also only gradually decline, such that the market would have to continue to operate for more than a decade with a surplus of around 2 billion allowances or more. In order to address this problem and to make the European Emission Trading System more resilient to imbalances, a market stability reserve should be established. T~~o ensure regulatory certainty as regards auction supply in phase 3 and allow for some lead-time adjusting to the introduction of the design change, t~~he market stability reserve should be established as of ~~phase 4 starting in~~the beginning of the year 20217. In order to preserve a maximum degree of predictability, clear rules should be set for placing allowances into the reserve and releasing them from the reserve. Where the conditions are met, beginning in 20217, allowances corresponding to 12% of the number of allowances in circulation in year x-21 should be put into the reserve. A corresponding number of allowances should be released from the reserve when the total number of allowances in circulation is lower than 400 million. __________________ 7 8COM(2012)652 final. COM(2012)652 final. 8 Insert reference. Insert reference.

2015/01/07
Committee: ENVI

2014/0011(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 3 a (new)

(3a) The European Council conclusions of 23 and 24 October 2014 on the 2030 Climate and Energy Policy Framework give clear guidance on the continuation of free allocations and carbon leakage provisions after 2020 and in this context, the Commission should improve transparency in the calculations concerning the Cross-Sectoral Correction Factor (CSCF) and further analyse the impact of the application of the CSCF subsequent to 2020 and, if appropriate should propose measures to ensure support for industries exposed to any potential loss of competitiveness arising from the application of the CSCF.

2015/01/07
Committee: ENVI

2014/0011(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1

1. A market stability reserve is established, and shall operate from 1 January 20217.

2015/01/07
Committee: ENVI

2014/0011(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. The Commission shall ensure that allowances back-loaded in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 176/2014 1a are directly placed in the market stability reserve. __________________ 1a Commission Regulation (EU) No 176/2014 of 25 February 2014 amending Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 in particular to determine the volumes of greenhouse gas emission allowances to be auctioned in 2013-20 (OJ L 56, 26.2.2014, p. 11).

2015/01/07
Committee: ENVI

2014/0011(COD)