2405 Amendments of Momchil NEKOV
Amendment 45 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Е a (new)
Recital Е a (new)
Fa. having regard to the various animal diseases such as African swine fever, avian influenza and small ruminant and bovine animal diseases and illnesses that are occurring or have recently occurred in various Member States;
Amendment 63 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Ж
Recital Ж
G. whereas the transport of meat and other animal products is technically and administratively easier and ethically more rational than the transport of live animals for the sole purpose of being slaughtered; whereas, moreover, the construction of slaughter facilities at or near rearing sites can help generate livelihoods in rural areas;
Amendment 71 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Ж a (new)
Recital Ж a (new)
Ga. whereas in some Member States there are insufficient facilities for the slaughter and processing of animals and carcasses, which dictates that animals must be transported to such facilities and generates additional costs, along with an environmental footprint and stress for the animals transported;
Amendment 139 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that repeated infringements, occurring in circumstances over which the transporter had control, should lead to prosecution, penalties including the confiscation of vehicles, and compulsory retraining of those responsible for the welfare and transport of animals;
Amendment 162 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for increased cooperation between competent authorities to strengthen enforcement by using technology to create a real-time feedback loop between the Member State at the point of departure and, the Member State at the point of arrival and any countries of transit; takes the view that should animals which started out in a good state of fitness arrive in a poor state of fitness, then the exporter company must be immediately penalisedpenalised proportionately and in accordance with the law;
Amendment 270 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls for the reduction of animal journey times, in particular long and very long journey times, by employing alternative strategies, such as on economically viable and fairly distributed local slaughter facilities, replacing the transport of breeding animals by using semen or embryos, and transportation of carcasses and meat products, as well as by means of legislative initiatives in Member States to facilitate on-farm slaughter;
Amendment 279 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Urges the Commission to supportand local authorities in the Member States to support, both financially and administratively, where needed, the construction of economically viable and evenly distributed slaughter facilities within Member States so that animals are slaughtered as close as possible to their place of rearing;
Amendment 392 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Deplores the fact that the standards practised by third countries are not as high as those within the EU; calls on the Commission to strengthen the existing requirements vis-à-vis the Union’s trading partners, especially regarding trade in animalsinclude trade in live animals in agreements with third countries, including countries with which the EU is or will be in a customs union, only if the country concerned applies the testing of transported animals performed in the EU;
Amendment 416 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the Commission to increase cooperation and speed up information exchange and communication between the competent authorities in all Member States and in third countries in order to reduce animal welfare and animal disease problems related to poor administration;
Amendment 417 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls on Member States and the Commission to pay particular attention to animal welfare infringements during waterway and maritime journeys to third countries;
Amendment 426 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Stresses that unless animal transport standards in third countries are aligned with those of the EU, live animal transport journeys to thirdose countries should be forbidden;
Amendment 16 #
2018/2102(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas Article 39 TFEU gives the CAP the objective of ensuring a fair standard of living for the agricultural community and for those in Europe’s rural areas;
Amendment 31 #
2018/2102(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that, generally speaking, European competition policy is applied with the aim of systematically defending consumers, at the expensen approach which – owing to the inequality within the food supply chain that means that pressure is only brought to bear ofn agricultural producers – is not achieving the desired results; considers that these two interests should be placed on an equal footing;
Amendment 54 #
2018/2102(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to clarify the application of Articles 219 and 222 of Regulation (EC) No 1308/2013 with regard to taking steps in the event of market disturbances and severe market imbalances, because the legal uncertainty currently surrounding both articles means that no one is applying them for fear of failing to comply with rules laid down by the competition authorities in the Member States;
Amendment 62 #
2018/2102(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that the inter-branch organisations model is the mosta successful form of organisation, because it in sectors in which farmers have previously been members of producers’ organisations subject to democratic scrutiny by the farmers themselves, as this model provides a structure for all the players in a sector; considers that this model should be promoted by the CAP;
Amendment 66 #
2018/2102(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to facilitate the application of collective market management instruments in the event of a crisis, using tools that do not require public funds, such as product withdrawal carried out by means of agreements among food chain operators; points out that this measure could be applied by the inter-branch organisations themselves;
Amendment 78 #
2018/2102(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that the entry of products onto the European market from third countries which do not meet the same social, health and environmental standards faces European producers with unfair competition; calls, therefore, for the systematic application of the principles of reciprocity and compliance as regards agricultural products in trade negotiationscurrently ongoing and future trade negotiations; calls the Commission to consider in due course the option of revising the ones already concluded and those, which are already in force with the aim of preventing crises in the European agri-food sector;
Amendment 83 #
2018/2102(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. is concerned by the increasing amounts of counterfeit and illegal products such as pesticides, which enter the European Single market as visible from the Silver Axe III project for 2017 and calls for more efficient checks at all points of entry of the EU through better cooperation between the Customs and the respective competent authorities;
Amendment 2 #
2018/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital А
Recital А
A. whereas Union agricultural products contribute both to the Union’s economic development in terms of production and processing and to its living cultural and gastronomic heritage, enhancing territorial and social cohesion, as well as local and regional traditions; whereas there is increased demand for high quality and traditional products at European and global level;
Amendment 10 #
2018/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital Б
Recital Б
B. whereas the Union’s major critics point to the existence of a gap between the Union’s proposed action and its realisation at national and local levels, and whereas the withdrawal of the UK will have important impacts on the future financing of the Union, which should not be the cause of any reduction in the funding for rural development and other existing measures under the CAP;
Amendment 21 #
2018/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls theHighlights the economic and social importance of the common agricultural policy (CAP) in terms of the budget and of its legacy to the history of the Union; recalls that the CAP is still one of the most important and most integrated policies, and that it will continue to contribute to building Europe’s future, inter alia through food production, job creation, the protection of the environment and the preservation of biodiversity;
Amendment 26 #
2018/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that approximately 46 million people work in the agriculture and agri-food sector in the EU and that in many regions (including remote and mountain regions) it is the only livelihood option; highlights, too, the many challenges arising from international trade crises and also from the spread of various diseases, such as African swine fever, peste des petits ruminants (PPR), lumpy skin disease and the Xylella fastidiosa bacterium, which need to be addressed through a community approach;
Amendment 35 #
2018/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Highlights the role played by the CAP in maintaining the health and status of soil, water and other natural resources; points out that European agricultural producers are committed to good environmental practices and to the targets set for tackling climate change;
Amendment 39 #
2018/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that the competitiveness of a section of European agriculture results from the synergy of organic production and geographical indications, which benefit both producers ands well as consumers; calls for one pillar of the new CAP to be dedicated to the priorities which create jobs and assure the highest quality of Union agricultural products and foodstuff and regional stakeholders; calls for a cross-cutting employment metric to be introduced within one pillar of the new CAP for monitoring job creation in agricultural regions and for this to be factored into the evaluation of the various measures;
Amendment 50 #
2018/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that Union quality schemes of geographical indications (Protected Designation of Origin, Protected Geographical Indication and Traditional Specialities Guaranteed) protect product names from misuse, raise their profile, enhance their value in the framework of international agreements, and boost the level of consumers’ trust; points out that Member States also have the option of introducing other terms to indicate quality, for example 'mountain produce', and that several Member States have already chosen to do so;
Amendment 72 #
2018/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the importance of a well reformed CAP to respond to the maximum number of the challenges that will face the Union in the future; stresses the importance ofor the future CAP inof fostering innovation and research and development, including the agricultural aspects of the future Horizon Europe programme;
Amendment 82 #
2018/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that structural and cohesion policies, such as the CAP, aim to reduce the gapdiscrepancies between the Union and its citizens in terms of prosperity by promoting integration at local level, especially in rural and disadvantaged areas.
Amendment 1 #
2018/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 9 September 2015 on empowering girls through education in the EU4-A, _________________ 4-A Text adopted, P8_TA(2015)0312
Amendment 27 #
2018/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas it is essential that educational institutions prepare pupils and students for rapid economic and social changes brought about by rapid technological development, endowing them with skills suited to the challenges of the digital world;
Amendment 28 #
2018/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
H a. whereas access to and the use of the internet and of technological and digital equipment have transformed social behaviour and relationships, especially among the younger sections of society;
Amendment 30 #
2018/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
H b. whereas excessive use of technological and digital equipment, such as computers and tablets, can cause health and well-being problems, including sleep deprivation, a sedentary lifestyle and addiction;
Amendment 31 #
2018/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
Amendment 44 #
2018/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas basic education in cyber hygiene, cyber safety and media literacy is necessary from an early age to help children become critical consumeractive citizens, make informed decisions and be aware of risks associated with the Internet, such as fake news, intimidation and online harassment;
Amendment 58 #
2018/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas we are seeing the growing commercial use of education by large digital companies, trying to influence teaching practices by introducing equipment, providing software and educational resources or providing training for teachers;
Amendment 61 #
2018/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas, to better deliver on the promise of technology, Member States need convincingeffective strategies to build teachers’ capacity and policymakers need to become better at building support for this agenda;
Amendment 71 #
2018/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Recital P a (new)
Pa. whereas women make up only 20% of professionals in the field of science and only 27% of engineering graduates1-A, only 29 out of 1 000 graduates, compared to 95 out of 1 000 for men, have a degree in ICT, only 3% of all female graduates hold a bachelor’s degree in this discipline (compared to almost 10% in the case of male graduates), and only 4 out of 1 000 women end up working in the ICT sector; _________________ 1-A https://ec.europa.eu/education/et- monitor-2017_en
Amendment 90 #
2018/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Believes that educational institutions cannot afford to neglect the all-round training of their students involving the cultivation and development of a critical and holistic outlook that allows them to assert themselves as active citizens and understands that critical thinking cannot be strengthened only by teaching digital skills, and that a comprehensive education is also needed;
Amendment 93 #
2018/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Amendment 95 #
2018/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Stresses that, in order to achieve better learning experiences and outcomes, digital tools must be adapted to the needs of students, that this is a way for students to become active citizens and not merely passive consumers of technology;
Amendment 98 #
2018/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a Recalls that schools need to support all students and respond to their specific needs, in particular with regard to gender differences, students with disabilities, minorities or migrants and that such support can be facilitated through the use of new technologies;
Amendment 99 #
2018/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Underlines the importance of ensuring digital literacy and the participation of women and girls in ICT education and training; encourages the Member States to introduce age- appropriate ICT education in the early stages of school, with a particular focus on inspiring girls to develop an interest and talent in the digital field, given that girls move away from STEAM disciplines earlier in their educational careers due to the gender stereotypes surrounding these subjects and the lack of female role models;
Amendment 104 #
2018/2090(INI)
4. Stresses that a lack of connectivity in schools across Member States comes at the cost of the digital skills education of students; calls on the Member States to connect all remaining schools and to make use of existing EU programmes for this purpose, paying particular attention to the outermost regions and mountainous and less developed regions;
Amendment 105 #
2018/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers it essential to reduce the learning gap between students from different socio-economic backgrounds and regions of the EU, in particular the less developed ones, by taking advantage of the full potential of the resources provided by new digital technologies, including personalised education and partnerships between educational institutions;
Amendment 112 #
2018/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that education and training institutions require assistance from the Union and Member States, as well as from stakeholders and industry, industry and local and regional communities and players, to make the difficult transition to a more digitalised learning environment;
Amendment 117 #
2018/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that teachers and trainers should be at the core of the digital transformation and therefore require adequate preparation and initial and continuous training themselves; insists that this training requires time and should not come as an extra task on top of their daily activities; highlights that, even more than the teaching of other basic skills, such as numeracy and literacy, digital skills teaching requires teachers to update their knowledge and skills on a continuous basis; argues, therefore, that teachers need proper and ongoing support, an essential condition for achieving any substantial innovation in the education system;
Amendment 124 #
2018/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Recommends that the Commission create an online copyright discussion and information platform on copyright with the aim of assisting educational institutions, educators and students;
Amendment 126 #
2018/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Notes that those entrusted with education now have increased responsibilities because of the increased use of digital applications in school work, that they must be involved in the learning process and in the use of technology, since if they do not have the necessary digital skills, it will be more difficult to involve their students in the learning process and this may result in more social exclusion;
Amendment 132 #
2018/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States to make goodresponsible and effective use of Union financial support to make access to digital learning content, tools and solutions a reality for all;
Amendment 135 #
2018/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Expresses concern about the storage of the personal data of pupils and teachers by private operators, often relocated to another country; draws attention to the need for these private operators to sign user agreements which safeguard the privacy and security of personal data with the local, regional and national authorities;
Amendment 139 #
2018/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Points out that, in line with the lifelong learning approach required for digital skills, governments, in cooperation with stakeholders such as companies and civil society organisations, and through both formal and non-formal settings, should ensure that nobody is left behind and that all can find a place in the new ordera Union which is increasingly digital;
Amendment 142 #
2018/2090(INI)
9b. Points out that the impact of digital technologies on education is not at present easy to assess; calls for investment in unbiased and interdisciplinary research into the various impacts of digital technologies on education, linking education sciences, pedagogy, psychology, sociology, neuroscience and computer science so as to achieve as deep an understanding as possible of how the minds of children and adults are responding to the digital environment, maximising the benefits of using digital technology in education and minimising its risks; stresses the need for a balance in the daily use of technological and digital equipment, both in educational institutions and in private life;
Amendment 143 #
2018/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Amendment 144 #
2018/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 d (new)
Paragraph 9 d (new)
9d. Points out that the complex digital skills required for the efficient use of ICT depend on the acquisition of basic skills and that not everyone is on equal footing, with major gaps remaining at basic levels and particularly affecting disadvantaged groups and a large number of adults, that more educated people are three times more likely to use the Internet to acquire new skills and create new opportunities than those with lower levels of education1- B and that we run the risk of technology becoming a training tool for the privileged rather than an opportunity for all; _________________ 1-B COM SEC(2008)2629 FIN
Amendment 145 #
2018/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 e (new)
Paragraph 9 e (new)
Amendment 1 #
2018/2054(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph –1 (new)
Paragraph –1 (new)
-1. Recognises the challenges faced by border regions and stresses that socioeconomic disparities, including cultural and language differences, between different border regions can hinder integration, restrict interaction and scale down opportunities for people and businesses on both sides of the border;
Amendment 2 #
2018/2054(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph –1 a (new)
Paragraph –1 a (new)
-1a. Emphasises that the EU has contributed positively to the development of border regions and that future funding programmes should continue in the most effective and efficient manner, focusing on areas of particular high European added value ensuring that solving border difficulties is at the heart of cross-border cooperation programmes;
Amendment 3 #
2018/2054(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph –1 b (new)
Paragraph –1 b (new)
-1b. Stipulates that cohesion policy should continue to support vulnerable and marginalised people, addressing growing inequalities and building solidarity through investments in education, training and culture, by paying particular attention to cross-border cooperation programmes focused on the existing cultural, territorial and administrative obstacles and future challenges in those regions;
Amendment 4 #
2018/2054(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph –1 c (new)
Paragraph –1 c (new)
-1c. Emphasises that EU borders comprise both land and maritime borders to be taken into account; Hence encourages the Commission to look at the challenges faced by maritime border regions in order to allow for a holistic analysis of the obstacles faced by all border regions, as well as the potential cooperation and growth of all borders regions;
Amendment 7 #
2018/2054(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the importance of cross- border cooperation programmes in funding educational, cultural, sporting and other activities whose European added value brings citizens closer and, fosters mutual trust in border regions; stresses, in this regard,and understanding and helps to address different prejudice and stereotypes in border regions; stresses, in this regard, that measures at EU level in cooperation with Member States, regions and other stakeholders are required to better use the potential of border regions and that the large number of INTERREG projects devoted to culture, which proves that there is a strong desire among border regions to invest in joint cultural projects; reiterates, therefore, its view that EU financial support is crucial for these initiatives and should therefore be further strengthened in the next MFF;
Amendment 12 #
2018/2054(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls for a new information strategy on cross-border and regional cooperation in order to get closer to inhabitants of these regions, to increase their awareness of the opportunities that the EU cross-border programmes bring, and thus to contribute to change attitudes towards more open regional and cross- border mindedness;
Amendment 14 #
2018/2054(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Encourages young people to act, participate and be involved in all aspects of regional and cross-border society development; Supports youth cross-border ideas and activities such as creating platforms for exchange of ideas and good practice, raising awareness and exchanging information on cross-border cooperation and spreading information through social and other media to improve youth participation and possibilities in cross-border project;
Amendment 18 #
2018/2054(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Strongly supports cross-border projects and programmes in improving youth education, employability, inclusion and participation of young people in society by tackling social problems that young people face in border regions, such as unemployment and radicalisation; Requires more systematic cooperation across border regions to improve employment, education, training, culture, sport and other social policies for young people;
Amendment 24 #
2018/2054(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Believes that cross-border cooperation between education and training institutions should be reinforced by facilitating cross-border school visits and extracurricular activities for children from a very young age in order to provide children with a unique opportunity, that goes beyond the class room, to have a direct contact and a first-hand experience with the diversity of cultures, languages and history of their neighbours;
Amendment 30 #
2018/2054(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates that bringing together key players from the research community, business, higher education, public authorities and civil society is essential; Calls on the Member States to facilitate cross-border partnerships between education and training institutions in border regions in order to promote the mobility of students, teachers, trainers and administrative staff, as well as doctoral candidates and researchers; underlines that the use of multilingualism within such cross-border partnerships can prepare graduates to enter the employment market on both sides of the border; urges the Member States to facilitate and encourage the mutual recognition and better understanding of diplomas and professional qualifications between neighbouring regions including validation and recognition of skills;
Amendment 38 #
2018/2054(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Encourages pooling of joint public services and efforts in neighbouring border regions to develop a series of targeted interventions to support low skilled or low-qualified adults in border regions and to help them improve their literacy, numeracy and digital skills by acquiring a broader set of competences and higher qualifications;
Amendment 40 #
2018/2054(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Encourages cross-border cooperation and programmes for dual vocational training among different border regions; Is of the opinion that better cross-border cooperation and investment in skills in border regions will help improve the existing skills gap, reduce poverty, unemployment and social exclusion and will help tackle skill shortages and the brain drain in those peripheral areas;
Amendment 41 #
2018/2054(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Believes that multiculturalism is particularly relevant for border regions; Strongly encourages cross-border cultural cooperation within and between border regions by enhancing the collaboration between creative people and the cultural actors, such as artists and representatives of cultural organizations, administrations and networks in specific cross-border and trans-European projects;
Amendment 43 #
2018/2054(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates that mobility of artists and culture professionals has become invaluable in the promotion of Europe’s cultural and social progress and development of regional, national and European cultural heritage; Is of the opinion that a strong cross- border cooperation in the area of cultural and creative industries (CCIs) can help to create socio-economic value, growth and jobs (also via clustering of enterprises), while also building bridges, increasing mutual understanding and forging a European consciousness through joint initiatives on cultural heritage-related projects;
Amendment 54 #
2018/2054(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Believes that cohesion policy can contribute positively to the creation of new ideas and possibilities of cooperation between museums, orchestras, cross- border radio and TV projects in border regions by addressing the legal and financial difficulties which artists have with their common cross-border projects;
Amendment 55 #
2018/2054(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Strongly supports cross-border cultural projects and cooperation between European Capitals of Culture and border regions throughout Europe in order to establish a chain of cultural ‘welding points’ and to generate a new dimension of European cultural networks where new practices of cultural diversity are being developed and integrated in the realization of concrete European projects;
Amendment 56 #
2018/2054(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Regrets that cultural and leisure activities often fail to attract people from different border regions in neighbouring countries, despite the fact that people living in those areas share similar interests and are in close proximity to one another; supports the EU regional portals created in several border regions to provide people with access to information about cultural and leisure activities and encourages the promotion of similar portals across all border regions;
Amendment 59 #
2018/2054(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Strongly believes that border regions, thanks to the existence of long- established contacts between cultural institutions across borders, can create favourable conditions for artistic and cultural mobility and can therefore be vital for thematic tourism and, help promote Europe as a destination., and to actively revitalise the process of European integration by promoting contacts between Europe’s citizens and stimulating a common sense of belonging;
Amendment 63 #
2018/2054(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Encourages various measures aimed at combating all forms of discrimination in border regions and at breaking down barriers for vulnerable people in finding employment and becoming integrated into society; Supports in this regard promotion and development of social enterprises in border regions as a source of job creation, in particular for vulnerable groups of people, such as young unemployed and disabled people;
Amendment 69 #
2018/2054(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Supports apprenticeships measures and multi-stakeholder platforms in border regions aimed at improving the quality, supply and image of apprenticeships and promoting border mobility among young apprentices; Is of the opinion that bringing together relevant stakeholders to create cross- border opportunities for apprenticeships, traineeships, internships will improve competition, education, skills and the labour markets in those regions and in particular, encourages creating internships opportunities in regional and local institutions involved in cross-border and international cooperation;
Amendment 26 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
– having regard to the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) “Ban glyphosate and protect people and the environment from toxic pesticides”,
Amendment 72 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the European Union’s overarching objective of multifunctional agriculture, driven by family and small farms, remains key to delivering the positive externalities and public goods that European citizens demand;
Amendment 85 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas over the years the CAP has undergone regular re-programming in line with new challenges, but another step in this continuous process of modernisation and simplification, building on previous reforms, is now necessary in order to achieve sustainable rural areas and ensuring that European climate and environmental targets are being met;
Amendment 94 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas there are other instruments available to be used in rural communities via structural and cohesions funds, which are not necessarily being well synergized with the CAP, even though this would help the regions become more competitive faster;
Amendment 102 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the new delivery model (NDM) is, at the core of the Commission’s communication on the Future of Food and Farming, andinvolves many uncertainties regarding its implementation and mighto be welcomed, provided that it does not lead to the renationalization of the CAP, does not damage the proper functioning of the single market and ensures genuine simplification, not only at EU level but also at Member State and regional level, and flexibility for farmers, without adding new constraints on Member States and thus a new layer of complexity;
Amendment 110 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the new delivery model (NDM) is at the core of the Commission’s communication on the Future of Food and Farming, and is to be welcomed, provided that it ensures genuine simplification, not only at EU level but also at Member State and regional level, and flexibility for farmers, as well as that the targets of the new CAP are being fulfilled without adding new constraints on Member States and thus a new layer of complexity;
Amendment 124 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the CAP must play an important role in overcoming stagnation and volatility of farmproducers’ incomes which, despite the concentration and intensification of production and increasing productivity, on average are still lower than in the rest of the economy;
Amendment 139 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas over the last few years farmers have been confronted with increasing price volatility, which has reflected price fluctuations on global markets and uncertainty caused by macroeconomic developments, external policies, sanitary crises, self-generated excess quantities in some European sectors and more frequent extreme weather events in the EU;
Amendment 148 #
2018/2037(INI)
Fa. whereas the EU food producing sector was the indirect but the main victim of the sanctions imposed by the Russian federation, which had direct, but also secondary effects on food production and food supply in the Single market;
Amendment 150 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas less favoured regions such as the mountain, remote and outermost regions are in a particularly disadvantaged position in terms of socio- economic development, but also population ageing and depopulation;
Amendment 155 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)
Recital F c (new)
Fc. whereas strategies for the developments of these regions on national, macro regional and European level has the potential of giving these regions an impetus for further and faster development;
Amendment 170 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas it is essential to ensure a fair standard of living across regions and Member States, affordable prices for citizens and consumers, and access to quality food and healthy diets, while delivering on the commitments for environmental care, climate action, and animal, soil and plant health and welfare;
Amendment 173 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas allegedly affordable prices of agricultural products for consumers are often linked to the fact that externalised costs, such as groundwater pollution, are not included and have to be paid by the public;
Amendment 180 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas there is a need for an updated and fairer system of payments, as producers receive very different level of support for the same criteria in the different member states or within them and in many Member States the current system of entitlements is based on historic benchmarks which are now almost 20 years old and which constitute an obstacle to generational renewal and hinder young farmers’ access to farmland, as new entrants do not possess entitlements and are thus at a disadvantage;
Amendment 209 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the emergence of new challenges, such as increasing global trade, isclimate change, water protection, lack of agricultural land and land degradation means that the increasing global trade has to be handled in a sustainable and fair manner and that the necessitating fair and sustainable conditions for the global exchange of goods and services, within the framework of the WTO and in accordance with existing EU social, economic and environmental standards, which should be further promoted;
Amendment 216 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the emergence of new challenges, such as increasing global trade and increased duty free import into the EU from third countries, is necessitating fair and sustainable conditions for the global exchange of goods and services, within the framework of the WTO and in accordance with existing EU social, economic and environmental standards, which should be promoted;
Amendment 238 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas while the focus on research and development for both resource-saving product and process innovation is to be welcomed, more must be done to translate the results of research into farming practice, facilitated by EU-wide agricultural extension services;
Amendment 267 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas closed production circles, which refers to the processes of production, processing and packing taking place in the same region, keep the added value in that region and thus secures more jobs in the respective area and has the potential of reviving rural areas;
Amendment 336 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereas Parliament must play a comprehensive role in setting a clear policy framework to maintain common ambition at European level and democratic debate on the strategic issues which have an impact on the everyday lives of all citizens when it comes to the use of natural resources, the quality of our food and the modernisation of agricultural practices with the aim to establish a societal contract on a European level among producers and consumers;
Amendment 401 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that subsidiarity for Member States should only be granted within a common set of rules and tools agreed at EU level as part of a uniform approach to all programming efforts and eligibility criteria, should cover botBelieves that the additional subsidiarity should be granted only on condition that there are: a strong common set of rules, objectives and indicators concerning the main types of possible intervention tools and the criteria for the selection of measures Member States will be able to apply in their national operational plans, in order to ensure a uniform approach of the CAP’stwo pillars and ensure, in particular, a European approach in Pillar I and thus a level playing field;of the CAP throughout the Union, and for Pillar I in particular to guarantee the respect of conditions of fair competition.
Amendment 419 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that subsidiarity for Member States should only be granted within a common set of rules, checks and tools agreed at EU level as part of a uniform approach to all programming efforts and eligibility criteria, should cover both of the CAP’s pillars and ensure, in particular, a European approach in Pillar I and thus a level playing field;
Amendment 426 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Welcomes the greater responsibility of Member States in the implementation of the CAP , in order to make it more effective and better adapted to the realities of Europe's different agricultural models, provided that the CAP retains its common character and avoids distortions of competition between Member States;
Amendment 429 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In CAP Pillar II the strict rules for irrigation should be mitigated in order to extend the irrigation especially in those Member States, where the irrigated area is less than the EU average;
Amendment 451 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the efforts of the Commission to establish programme design, implementation and control of an output-based approach in order to foster performance, thus the actions of farmers and not the mere possession of land, rather than compliance, while ensuring adequate monitoring via clearly defined, solid and measurable indicators at EU level, including an appropriate system of quality control and penalties;
Amendment 461 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Emphasizes that the new system should bring substantial simplification and reduction of administrative burden for both beneficiaries and national / regional administrations;
Amendment 470 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls for simple framework-type CAP Strategic Plans, allowing appropriate flexibility;
Amendment 474 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 g (new)
Paragraph 5 g (new)
5g. Requests preserving the simplified Small Farmers Scheme; Believes that farmers having a land less than 5 hectares should have the opportunity to voluntarily step into this system;
Amendment 475 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 h (new)
Paragraph 5 h (new)
5h. Believes that farmers having a land less than 5 hectares should have the opportunity to voluntarily step into this system;
Amendment 508 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the member states to look for better synergies between the CAP and other policies and funds such as the cohesion, structural and other investment funds, in order to create multiplying effect for the rural areas;
Amendment 512 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. notes that due to administrative reasons numerous villages and regions, even though rural in nature, remain outside the scope of RDPs in some member states, which puts them in less advantaged position;
Amendment 514 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. calls in this respect the member states to consider more flexible approaches in order not to mistreat these regions and the producers in them;
Amendment 562 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that the current CAP architecture can only deliver its objectives ifwith sufficiently fundeding and a targeted management of the funds; calls, therefore, for the CAP budget to be maintained in the next MFF at at least the current level in order to achieve the ambitions of a revised and efficient CAP beyond 2020;
Amendment 566 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that the current CAP architecture can only deliver its objectives if sufficiently funded; calls, therefore, for the CAP budget to be maintained in the next MFF at at least the current monetary level in order to achieve the ambitions of a revised and efficient CAP beyond 2020;
Amendment 570 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that the current CAP architecture can onlyCAP can deliver its objectives only if sufficiently funded; calls, therefore, for the CAP budget to be maintained in the next MFF at and thus calls for maintaining in constant euros the CAP budget in the MFF at least athe current levels in order to achieve the ambitions of a revised and efficient CAP beyondafter 2020;
Amendment 593 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Emphasises that the resources of the CAP are taxpayers' money from each Member State and that taxpayers throughout the EU have the right that these funds are exclusively used in a targeted and transparent manner;
Amendment 603 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Believes that more targeted support for family farms is necessary and can be achieved by introducing a compulsory higher support rate for small farms; considers, moreover, that support for larger farms should be digressive, reflecting economies of scale, with the possibility for capping to be decided by the Member States; is necessary for diverse agricultural systems, especially family farms, to strengthen regional economies through a performant agriculture in economic, environmental and social terms; considers that this can be achieved by introducing a compulsory higher support rate for farmers managing sustainably productive farms which have the capacity provide employment and retain people in rural territories; stresses that, reflecting economies of scale, support for larger farms should be digressive, with mandatory capping to be decided at European level, with flexibility criteria to take into account employment levels generated by the farm or the co-operative it belongs to;
Amendment 617 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Believes that more targeted support for small and medium-sized as well as family farms is necessary and can be achieved by introducing a compulsory higher support rate for small farms; considers, moreover, that support for larger farms should be digressive, reflecting economies of scale, with the possibility fan EU-wide mandatory capping to be decided byavoid competitive distortions between the Member States;
Amendment 625 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Believes that more targeted support for familysmall and medium-sized farms is necessary and can be achieved by introducing a compulsory higher support rate for smallthese farms; considers, moreover, that support for larger farms should be digressive, reflecting economies of scale, with the possibility for capping to be decided by the Member States;
Amendment 645 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 651 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines the necessity of identifying the key elements of a transparent and objective system of rewards, penalties and incentives for determining farmers’ eligibility for public fundingreceiving public money for the delivery of public goods, which should consist of voluntary and mandatory measures;
Amendment 658 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Questions the unpredictability of timing in applying measures from the RDPs by some member states and condemns any use of funds for political objectives;
Amendment 664 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Believes in this regard that rules on the applications of RDPs in the future should include measures that prevent this from happening;
Amendment 711 #
2018/2037(INI)
12c. Underlines the fact that funds of the current CAP, which are spent on concrete actions of farmers, are subject to very precise and small-scale controls while the larger amounts of the CAP- budget (direct payments) are being spend for pure possession of land without control and therefore cannot be justified with respect to European citizens;
Amendment 713 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 d (new)
Paragraph 12 d (new)
12d. Recalls that the report on the state of play of farmland concentration in the EU: how to facilitate the access to land for farmers recognises that land payments without clear conditionality lead to distortions of the land market, and thus influences the concentration of more and more agricultural land in few hands;
Amendment 718 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 i (new)
Paragraph 12 i (new)
12i. Clarifies that public goods are those services that are above the statutory environmental, climate and animal welfare legislation, including in particular water conservation, biodiversity protection, soil fertility protection, protection of pollinators, protection of the humus layer and animal welfare;
Amendment 731 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the need for a fair and equal distribution of direct payments between Member States, which must take into account socio-economic differences, different production costs and the amounts received by Member States under Pillar IIis essential for the functioning of the Single market;
Amendment 767 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that, provided that a level playing field in the sSingle mMarket can beis guaranteed, vVoluntary cCoupled sSupport (VCS) payments should be maintained, as a tool to counteract specific difficulties, particularly those arising from the structural competitive disadvantage of less-favoured and mountainond reinforced, not only to prevent the loss of certain sectors on areas with specific difficulties but also as a tool to promote strategic productions, as protein crops, in the future, and with an yearly review to determine which sectors and productions should continue to receive support, as provided for in the Omnibus rRegulations, as well as thosein order to counter impacts which are more temporary in nature, and ariserising, for example, from a shift away from the oldcurrent entitlement scheme, for example or to compensate for the effects of Free Trade Agreements;
Amendment 810 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Recognises the usefulness of coupled payments in exceptional cases, such as promotion of less-favoured areas, protein production or sheep farming;
Amendment 816 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls that generational renewal is a challenge faced bying farmers in many Member States and that each national strategy must be therefore address this issue throughtackled as part of a comprehensive approach, including top-ups in Pillar I and targeted measmobilizing all the financial resources in Pillar II, as well as by means of new financial instruments and national measures, in order to incentivise famers to pass on their farming operationof CAP: the additional payment of young farmers in the first pillar, the measures to help young second-pillar farmers set up, which should be made mandatory for the Member States, and the support from new financial instruments;
Amendment 830 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls that generational renewal or a new entry into agriculture is a challenge faced by famers in many Member States and that each national strategy must therefore address this issue through a comprehensive approach, including top- ups in Pillar I and targeted measures in Pillar II, as well as by means of new financial instruments and national measures, in order to incentivise famers to pass on their farming operations;
Amendment 841 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Besides the generational renewal the vitality of the rural areas should be maintained by supporting the development of rural areas in an integrated manner, through a wide range of actions (investments, connectivity and broadband, basic services, preservation of life and nature, renewal of villages, digitalisation etc.) mostly in the form of non-refundable supports;
Amendment 845 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Recommends that the support to the "Young Farmer Scheme" should continue by increasing the maximum level of national funding allocation beyond 2 % for compulsory payments under the first pillar and by increasing the support rate under the second pillar in order to encourage generational renewal;
Amendment 853 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Considers that this global approach must be consistent with all national competence systems in fields as diverse as taxation, social law, inheritance law, land law;
Amendment 862 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Proposes making it mandatory for Member States to implement as part of their rural development programmes start-up support measures for young farmers (young farmer grants) and measures to support farm modernisation, as provided for under the second pillar of the CAP, in order to enhance the financial support for people taking up farming;
Amendment 868 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Recommends that access to finance be improved through subsidised interest rates on loans for new entrants;
Amendment 875 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)
Paragraph 15 d (new)
15d. Calls for improved cooperation with the EIB and the European Investment Fund (EIF) to foster the creation of financial instruments dedicated to young farmers across all Member States;
Amendment 886 #
2018/2037(INI)
16. Underlines the importance of rural development, including the LEADER initiative, in supporting multi-functional agriculture and, in fostering the investments and innovation, additional entrepreneurial activities and opportunities, in order to generate income from agri- tourism, and to secure community- supported agriculture and the provision of social services in rural areaand in enhancing the provision of environmental and climate actions;
Amendment 910 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Underlines that rural development provides opportunities to generate income from agri-tourism and to secure community-supported agriculture and the provision of social services in rural areas;
Amendment 918 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Highlights, moreover, that the implementation of financial instruments in rural development should be done on voluntary basis, while investments in rural areas should be strengthened;
Amendment 930 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission, in view of the limited results of the current greening measures, to introduce a new and comprehensive legal framework which allowsallowing for the integration of the variousdifferent types of environmental actions at present, such as cross compliance, greening and the good agricultural and environmental conditions (GAEC) standards,currently existing under Pillar I (cross compliance, greening payments) as well as agrio-environmental measures (AEMs) for rural development, so that farmerunder Pillar II, in order to improve the greening results can deliver effectively and with less bureaucracy on environmental care, biodiversity and climate actiod help all farmers more effectively in the adaptation of their farming systems, as imposed by the environmental and climatic challenges and citizens demands , without having to bear excessive administrative burden, while ensuring that Member States have adequate control andmaintain a level of action to takinge into account local agricultural conditions;
Amendment 961 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Considers that the Commission's future legislative proposals should be able to support the largest number of farmers in their efforts to modernize towards more sustainable agricultural development;
Amendment 962 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls for development of a specific measure within rural development to encourage serious pesticide use reductions, based around the European Union's eight principles of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and encouraging uptakes of non-chemical alternatives;
Amendment 969 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Considers that this ambition for the CAP must be based on a first level corresponding to a simplified and reinforced conditionality and constituting a common base applicable to all farms, and on a second level to go beyond conditionality and including both the current climate and environmental measures of the second pillar and a new European incentive scheme in the first pillar;
Amendment 979 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17c. Considers that the Commission must present an improved system, determined at European level, with mandatory enhanced conditionality applicable in all Member States, additional agri-environmental tools, along with a mandatory new European incentive scheme, to be settled by each Member State for farmers who can voluntarily participate and for which payment levels would reflect the level of ambition of the different environmental practices;
Amendment 981 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 d (new)
Paragraph 17 d (new)
17d. Proposes that this new form of greening should be accompanied by significant, coordinated and more efficient means in Pillar II through targeted tangible and intangible investments (knowledge transfer, training, advice, exchange of know-how, networking, EIP innovation) as another driver of change;
Amendment 990 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Believes that this new framework should be underpinned by the possible allocation of a minimum amount of the total available budget to AEMs, including organic agriculture, support for biodiversity, agroforestry, and genetic diversity in animals and plants;
Amendment 992 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Believes that this new framework should be underpinned by the possible allocation of a minimum amount of the total available budget to AEMs, including organic agriculture, support for biodiversity, pollination and genetic diversity in animals and plants;
Amendment 1023 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to foster innovation and modernisation in agriculture and forestry by supporting training knowledge and best practices' exchange, notably through the Europeand agricultural extension as a pre-condition in programme design and implementation in all Member States, while fostering the transfer of know-how and the exchange of best practice models betweenknowledge and information system (AKIS) and in particular towards innovation-driven research in smart farming technology (smart AKIS), as well as training and agricultural extension as a pre-condition in programme design and implementation in all Member States;
Amendment 1027 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to foster innovation, research and modernisation in agriculture by supporting traininga strong advisory system, better adapted to beneficiaries 'needs and agricultural extension as a pre- condition in programme design and implementation in all Member States, while fostering targeted training, the transfer of know-how and the exchange of best practice models between Member States, with a general focus on new technologies and digitalization;
Amendment 1051 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Highlights that rural networks at European and national level should play a key role in supporting farmers and forest holders in implementing innovative solutions and facing new challenges and in providing more targeted solutions;
Amendment 1136 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Insists on the critical need for the future CAP to support farmers more efficiently, timely and fairly in order to cope with price and income volatility due to climate, health and market risks, by creating additional incentives for flexible risk management and stabilisation tools while ensuring broad access;
Amendment 1143 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Insists on the critical need for the future CAP to support farmers more efficiently in order to cope with price and income volatility due to climate, healthsanitary and market risks, by creating additional incentives for flexible risk management and stabilisation tools while ensuring broad access;
Amendment 1144 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Reminds the Commission that risk management strategies, only based on insurance systems and income stabilization tools, are not sufficiently effective when price volatility is significantly fluctuating compared to production cost levels, which is the case for agricultural markets;
Amendment 1154 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Stresses that a future-oriented CAP should be designed to better address critical health issues, such as those related to antimicrobial resistance (AMR), air quality and healthier nutrition;
Amendment 1157 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Notes that these measures need to be speedier both in their activation and in their results;
Amendment 1161 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)
Paragraph 21 c (new)
21c. Notes that market risks can also be managed by improved market access for EU agriculture and food products in export markets;
Amendment 1168 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Insists on the necessity of strengthening the position of producers within the food supply chain, in particular by guaranteeing them a fair share of the added value, by fostering inter-sectoral cooperation, guaranteeing the creation and development of producer organisations (PO) and their associations (APO) and interbranch organizations (IO), tackling unfair and abusive trading practices in the food supply chain, and strengthening transparency in the markets and crisis prevention;
Amendment 1203 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to allow and indeed encourage – particularly in the dairy sector – active crisis management instruments, such as voluntacompulsory sector agreements to manage supply in quantitative terms among producers, producers organisations and processors as for example the EU milk reduction programme, and to examine the possibility of extending such instruments to other sectors;
Amendment 1205 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to allow and indeed encourage – particularly in the dairy and the fruit and vegetable sectors – active crisis management instruments, such as voluntary sector agreements to manage supply in quantitative terms among producers, producers organisations and processors, and to examine the possibility of extending such instruments to other sectors;
Amendment 1220 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for an in-depth review of the current crisis reserve mechanism in order to create an independent financial instrument exempt from the budgetary principle of annuality, so as to permit budgetary transfers from one year to the next, thereby enabling quick and effective responses to crisis situations, including those involving animal and plant health, disease-related issues and food safenot subject to the principle of annuality of the budget so as to allow transfers from one year to the next, especially when market prices are sufficiently high, and will increase the speed and effectiveness of crisis responses, including animal health issues, plant diseases, food safety and security;
Amendment 1233 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Believes that while trade agreements are beneficial to the EU agricultural sector overall, and necessary for strengthening the EU’s position on the global agricultural market, they also pose a number of challenges that require reinforced safeguard mechanisms on both sides to ensure a level playing field between farmers in the EU and in the rest of the world;
Amendment 1247 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Believes that while trade agreements are beneficial to the EU agricultural sector overall, and necessary for strengthening the EU’s position on the global agricultural market, they also pose a number of challenges that require reinforced safeguard mechanisms to ensure a level playing field between farmers in the EU and in the rest of the world;
Amendment 1287 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Welcomes the steady increase in the budget available for promotional schemes and programmes and urges the EC to maintain the pace of increase of this budget due to the increasing interests from producers;
Amendment 1295 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Calls for reducing the red tape and unnecessary conditions to allow also smaller producers partake in these schemes;
Amendment 1297 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 c (new)
Paragraph 26 c (new)
26c. Urges the Member States to develop and implement quality schemes such as the optional quality terms “mountain product” and “product from island farming” in order to give the opportunity to those producers, who are interested, to introduce them swiftly;
Amendment 1310 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4
Subheading 4
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Amendment 1 #
2018/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to the 2003 UNESCO Convention for the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage,
Amendment 2 #
2018/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 24 March 2009 on Multilingualism: an asset for Europe and a shared commitment5 a, _________________ 5a¹Texts adopted, P7_TA_PROV(2009)0162
Amendment 3 #
2018/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
- having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, ratified by the EU in 2010,
Amendment 4 #
2018/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
- having regard to the Recommendation concerning the Promotion and Use of Multilingualism and Universal Access to Cyberspace adopted by the UNESCO General Conference at its 32nd session in Paris on 15 October 2003,
Amendment 5 #
2018/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 b (new)
Citation 12 b (new)
- having regard to the Special Eurobarometer 386 "Europeans and their Languages" published in June 2012,
Amendment 7 #
2018/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
Citation 16 a (new)
- having regard to the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS)/Scientific Foresight Unit (STOA) study 'Language equality in the digital age - Towards a Human Language Project' published in March 2017,
Amendment 10 #
2018/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas, there is a significant linguistic divide in cyberspace today that further exacerbates the existing digital divide within the EU;
Amendment 11 #
2018/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas according to the Special Eurobarometer 386 "Europeans and their languages", just over half of Europeans (54%) are able to hold a conversation in at least one additional language, a quarter (25%) are able to speak at least two additional languages and one in ten (10%) are conversant in at least three;
Amendment 12 #
2018/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas there are 24 official languages and more than 60 national and regional languages, in the European Unioncluding the various national sign languages which are an important facet of Europe's linguistic heritage; whereas multilingualism presents one of the greatest assets of cultural diversity in Europe and, at the same time, one of the most significant challenges for the creation of a truly integrated EU;
Amendment 18 #
2018/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas support for local communities, such as indigenous, rural or remote communities, in overcoming geographical, social and economic obstacles to broadband access is a crucial prerequisite for efficient multilingualism policy at European level;
Amendment 19 #
2018/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
B b. whereas recalls that 400 million users around the world use Cyrillic and they should be able to use it without barriers in the cyberspace as well;
Amendment 21 #
2018/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas multilingualism comes under the scope of a series of EU policy areas, including culture, lifelong learning, employment, social inclusion, competitiveness, youth, civil society, research and media; whereas more attention needs to be paid to removing barriers to intercultural and interlinguistic dialogue while also promoting individual multilingualism;
Amendment 22 #
2018/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas multilingualism comes under the scope of a series of EU policy areas, including education, culture, lifelong learning, employment, social inclusion, competitiveness, youth, civil society, research and media; whereas more attention needs to be paid to removing barriers to intercultural and interlinguistic dialogue with a view to stimulating mutual understanding;
Amendment 28 #
2018/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas only 16% of European citizens have purchased online from other EU countries in 2015;
Amendment 30 #
2018/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas fulfilling the Barcelona objective of enabling citizens to communicate well in their mother tongue plus two other languages would give people more opportunities to access cultureal, educational and scientific content in digital form and to participate as citizens; whereas additional means and tools, especially those provided by language technologies, are key to managing European multilingualism properly;
Amendment 31 #
2018/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas fulfilling the Barcelona objective of enabling citizens to communicate well in their mother tongue plus two other languages would give people more opportunities to access culture and to participate as citizens; whereas additional means and tools, especially those provided by language technologies, are key to managing European multilingualism properly and to promoting individual multilingualism;
Amendment 34 #
2018/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas there is a close link between basic education and ICT access;
Amendment 40 #
2018/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas, all European citizens should have access to the multilingual Internet;
Amendment 44 #
2018/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas, speakers of lesser-spoken European languages need to be able to express themselves in culturally meaningful ways and to create their own cultural content in local languages;
Amendment 48 #
2018/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Regrets that in Europe there is currently a widening technology gap between well-resourced languages and less-resourced languages, whether the latter are official, co-official or non-official in the EU; whereas some of the latter may already be facing digital extinction; underlines the fact that in countries such as Hungary, Spain, Portugal and Bulgaria less than 20% of the population is able to speak English;
Amendment 54 #
2018/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that European lesser-used languages are significantly disadvantaged owing to an acute lack of tools and resources, as well as a lack ofwhich restricts and narrows the scope of the work done by researchers who, even with the necessary technological skills, despite the fact that speakers of these languages gain the most fromare unable to derive the full benefit of language technologies;
Amendment 56 #
2018/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes the deepening digital divide between widely-used and lesser-used languages, and draws attention, given the increasing digitalisation of European society, for example in public service provision, to the rights and access issues that this will lead to, particularly for the low-skilled, elderly and those on low incomes; highlights in this respect the need to promote appropriate partnerships in the management of domain names, including multilingual domain names;
Amendment 59 #
2018/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes the deepening digital divide between widely-used and lesser-used languages, and draws attention, given the increasing digitalisation of European society, for example in public service provision, to the rights and access issues that this will lead to, particularly for the elderly and, those on low incomes and all other disadvantaged persons;
Amendment 64 #
2018/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Points to the need to promote ever greater participation by women in the field of European studies on language technologies as a decisive factor in the development of research and innovation;
Amendment 65 #
2018/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes with concern that the Digital Single Market remains fragmented by significant language barriers, thus hindering online commerce, communication via social networks, and the exchange of cultural content, as well as the wider deployment of pan-European public services; believes that in order to ensure the creation of accessible Digital Single Market there is a need to tackle the discrimination of speakers of lesser- spoken European languages when it comes to cross border e-commerce within the EU;
Amendment 68 #
2018/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Points out that language barriers have an important effect on the construction of the European identity and the future of the European integration process; it is of the opinion that the EU decision-making and various policies should be communicated to EU citizens on their mother tongue online as well as offline;
Amendment 74 #
2018/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recommends that in order to raise the profile of language technologies in Europe, the Commission should allocate the arealay greater emphasis ofn multilingualism towithin the portfolio of athe Commissioner responsible for this, and horizontally in the activities of the other directorates-general, given the importance of linguistic diversity for the future of Europe;
Amendment 78 #
2018/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Encourages those Member States that have already developed their own successful policy strategies in the field of language technologies to share their experiences and good practices in order to help other national and, regional and local authorities develop their own strategies;
Amendment 80 #
2018/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls on Member States to develop comprehensive language-related policies and to allocate resources and use appropriate tools in order to promote and facilitate linguistic diversity and multilingualism in the digital sphere;
Amendment 84 #
2018/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to define the minimum language resources, such as lexicons, speech records, translation memories, corpora and encyclopaedic contents, including assistive technology for the various sign languages, that all European languages should possess in order to avoid digital extinction;
Amendment 99 #
2018/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recommends the creation of a European language technology platform with representatives from all European languages that enables the sharing of language technology-related resources, especially between universities and research centres;
Amendment 108 #
2018/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Believes that owing to the current situation whereby non-European actors dominate the market in language technologies, European education policies should aim at retaining talent in Europe, should analyse the current educational needs related to language technology and, based on this, provide guidelines for the implementation of cohesive joint action at European level, and should raise awareness among schoolchildren and students of the career opportunities in the language technology industry;
Amendment 112 #
2018/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Strongly believes that one of the major role of the EU is to guarantee equality among all the official languages; recalls that despite the difference in the teaching, evaluation and recognition of language skills in different Member States, the lack of offer of end of school exams in other European languages other than the 5 main languages (English, French, German, Spanish and Italian) continues to discriminate schoolchildren whose mother tongue is one of the lesser- spoken languages within the EU;
Amendment 115 #
2018/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Proposes that the Commission and Member States promote the use of language technologies within cultural and educational exchanges between European citizens such as Erasmus+, with the aim of reducing the barriers that linguistic diversity can pose to intercultural dialogue, especially in written and audiovisual expression and in assitive technology for the deaf and hard of hearing and the blind and visually impaired;
Amendment 117 #
2018/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Proposes that the Commission and Member States promote the use of language technologies, as well as specific sign technologies within cultural and educational exchanges between European citizens such as Erasmus+, with the aim of reducing the barriers that linguistic diversity can pose to intercultural dialogue, especially in written and audiovisual expression;
Amendment 118 #
2018/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Proposes that the Commission and Member States promote the use of language technologies within cultural and educational exchanges between European citizens such as Erasmus+, with the aim of reducing the barriers that linguistic diversity can pose to intercultural dialogue and mutual understanding, especially in written and audiovisual expression;
Amendment 119 #
2018/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Recommends that Member States develop digital literacy programmes and introduce language technology training and tools in the curricula of their schools, universities and vocational colleges; further stresses the fact that literacy remains a significant factor and an absolute prerequisite for making progress in the digital inclusion of communities;
Amendment 129 #
2018/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on administrations at all levels to improve access to online services and information in different languages, and to use already existing language technology such as machine translation, speech recognition and text-to-speech as well as intelligent linguistic systems, such as those performing multilingual information retrieval, summarising/abstracting and speech understanding, while fully respecting the right of translation of authors, in order to improve the accessibility of those services;
Amendment 131 #
2018/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on administrations at all levels to improve access to online services and information in different languages, and to use already existing language technology such as machine translation, speech recognition and text-to-speech as well as assitive technology for the deaf and hard of hearing and the blind and visually impaired, in order to improve the accessibility of those services;
Amendment 3 #
2018/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 a (new)
Citation 23 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission communication of 11 April 2018 on A New Deal for Consumers (COM(2018) 183),
Amendment 4 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 4
Citation 4
– having regard to Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker’s State of the Union speech of 13 September 2017, where he stressed that it is not acceptable that in some parts of Europe people are sold food of lower quality than in other countries, despite the packaging and the branding being identical;
Amendment 4 #
2018/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 b (new)
Citation 23 b (new)
– having regard to the proposal for Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on better enforcement and modernization of EU consumer protection rules (COM(2018) 185/3),
Amendment 6 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission communication of 11 April 2018 on A New Deal for Consumers (COM(2018)183):
Amendment 7 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 4 b (new)
Citation 4 b (new)
– having regard to the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on better enforcement and modernisation of EU consumer protection rules (COM(2018)185/3);
Amendment 9 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 4 c (new)
Citation 4 c (new)
– having regard to the Commission proposal to update the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive in order to make explicit that national authorities can assess and address misleading commercial practices that involve the marketing of products as being identical in several EU countries, if their composition or characteristics are significantly different;
Amendment 10 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 4 d (new)
Citation 4 d (new)
– having regard to the European Parliament major interpellation of 15 March 2017 on the differences in declarations, composition and taste of products in central/eastern and western markets of the EU (O-000019/2017);
Amendment 11 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 4 e (new)
Citation 4 e (new)
– having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 11 June 2013 on a new agenda for European Consumer Policy (P7_TA(2013)0239);
Amendment 11 #
2018/2008(INI)
Ca. whereas President Juncker stressed in his 2017 State of the Union Address that it is not acceptable that in some parts of Europe, people are sold food of lower quality than in other countries, despite the packaging and branding being identical;
Amendment 14 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas there have been cases of substantial differences in products such as baby foods, which questions the principles and claims of adjusting to local preferences;
Amendment 15 #
2018/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas a strengthened and more efficient enforcement cooperation framework would also boost consumer trust and reduce consumer harm;
Amendment 16 #
2018/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas in its 2018 Work Programme, the Commission announced plans to propose ‘A New Deal for Consumers’, a targeted revision of the EU consumer directives following on from the Fitness Check of EU consumer and marketing laws, the Commission suggested to update the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive in order to make explicit that national authorities can assess and address misleading commercial practices involving the marketing of products as being identical in several EU countries, if their composition or characteristics are significantly different;
Amendment 16 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas analyses of product content and labelling have been carried out in approved laboratories in a number of EU countries, including Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Slovenia and Slovakia; whereas products were compared with the same products from countries such as Austria and Germany among others;
Amendment 17 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas shortcomings in the implementation and enforcement of applicable EU food law requirements, for instance in the labelling of mechanically separated meat1a or the use of food additives2a, have regularly been reported by the European Commission’s Health and Food Audits and Analysis services; _________________ 1ahttp://ec.europa.eu/food/audits- analysis/overview_reports/details.cfm?rep _id=76 2ahttp://ec.europa.eu/food/audits- analysis/overview_reports/details.cfm?rep _id=115
Amendment 19 #
2018/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas products differentiation and innovation should not be restricted as such but consumers should not be misled;
Amendment 20 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the Member States are not in a position of comparing on their own all food products in the remaining Member States at a given moment;
Amendment 21 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
B b. whereas a common EU body or a common system of notification or data sharing can guarantee instant access to information about the products' composition and ingredients;
Amendment 22 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
B c. whereas some producer representatives have agreed to amend their product recipes in some countries so that identical products are offered in the Single Market;
Amendment 23 #
2018/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that results of various tests conducted in several Member States have proven that there are differences between products which are advertised and distributed in the single market under the same brand and with the same packaging; Notes that according to a survey10a conducted for a national competent authority, a vast majority of consumers are bothered about such differences; _________________ 10a Survey of the Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority conducted in 2016. http://www.szpi.gov.cz/clanek/tz- 2016-vyzkum-cesky-spotrebitel-zada- stejne-kvalitni-potraviny-jako- evropsky.aspx
Amendment 25 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the analyses show that certain products contain less meat, or less of other ingredients, in certain countries, in most cases those countries which joined the EU in 2004, 2007 and 2013; whereas the analyses found instances of the same products being sold at considerably higher prices in those countries than in the so- called ‘old Member States’, which even though does not breech the principles of the free market economy indicates misuse of the brand perception;
Amendment 27 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas proven differences in ingredients could in the long term affect consumers’ health, for example where the level of fat and/or sugar is higher than expected and when consumers are particularly vulnerable such as children and people with dietary and/or health issues;
Amendment 34 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas reformulation activities to reduce fat, sugars and salt contents in food are lagging behind in many Central, Eastern and South-Eastern European countries;
Amendment 35 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas there have been cases of substantial differences in products such as baby foods, which questions the principle and current methodology of adjusting products to local preferences;
Amendment 37 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Amendment 43 #
2018/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes, therefore, the recent initiatives announced by the Commission to address this issue, in particular its commitment to delivering a common testing methodology and, allocating a budget for its preparation and enforcement and for collection of further evidence and updating the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive;
Amendment 45 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the allocation of EUR 2 million to develop a methodology for, and conduct, comparative testing of food products in different Member States; notes that high level analyses have already been conducted, which should be taken into consideration in designing and implementing the said methodology; expects the testing to be completed at the earliest possible date, preferably in 2018;
Amendment 47 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas several public opinion surveys have shown that consumers are agitated by such differences in quality, and feel as second class citizens of the EU;
Amendment 48 #
2018/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes note of the mandate given by the European Council to the High Level Forum for a Better Functioning Food Supply Chain to address the issue of dual quality; encourages Member States and their competent authorities to actively participate in ongoing initiatives, including the development of a common methodology and collection of further evidence; Stresses the need for active involvement of parties representing consumers' interests, including representatives of consumer organizations and research organizations that have conducted product tests in Member States; Regrets that the European Parliament has been neither involved nor properly informed of the progress made so far;
Amendment 49 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the brand has a significant impact on consumer perception of the product, its value and its quality;
Amendment 52 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph –1 (new)
Paragraph –1 (new)
-1. Welcomes the recent Commission initiatives to address the issue, in particular the updating of the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive;
Amendment 53 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Welcomes the public interests towards the topic in the countries, where analyses were conducted and notes that the citizens' trust in the functioning of the Single Market is at stake, which could have negative impact both for the Union and for the various stakeholders involved, including the producers;
Amendment 54 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the allocation of EUR 2 million for the development of a common testing methodology, and the inclusion in the EU budget for 2018 of a pilot project that aims to assess different aspects of dual quality for several categories of products; urges Member States and national authorities to actively participate in ongoing initiatives to facilitate the process; highlights the importance of in-depth and timely analysis of food but also non-food products;
Amendment 54 #
2018/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the adoption by Parliament of a pilot project for 2018 that will involve a series of market investigations into several categories of consumer products to assess different aspects of dual quality; Believes that this pilot project should continue in 2019 to deepen the knowledge and cover also non- food sector; Calls for stronger involvement of Members of the European Parliament to oversee this pilot project;
Amendment 56 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Notes that the Single Market is accessible to the producers, but at the same time it is very competitive, with some brands ubiquitously known or well perceived across the Union;
Amendment 57 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Notes that the local producers have difficulties in partaking in the common market, which is due among other reasons to lack of sufficient resources or market access and serious competition on the market;
Amendment 58 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the urgent need to develop a common testing methodology; highlights the commitment that EU-wide testing results should be available by the end of this year; calls for stronger involvement of the Members of the European Parliament in the process;
Amendment 62 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the debate on dual quality within the High Level Forum for a Better Functioning Food Supply Chain; stresses the need to involve as many interested actors as possible;
Amendment 68 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Urges the EC to propose amendment to Article 6 of the Directive 2005/29/EC in particular by reference to the practice of selling the same product in the same packaging but with different ingredients and proportions under the list of the Misleading commercial practices;
Amendment 69 #
2018/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
Commission Notice and application of EU consumer protection law to issues of dual quality of products
Amendment 70 #
2018/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Takes note of the Commission Notice on the application of EU food and consumer laws to dual quality products; points out that this notice is intended to help national authorities to determine whether a company is breaking EU food and consumer laws when selling products of dual quality in different countries; points out that the Notice’s step-by-step approach for the identification by national authorities of whether producers are in breach of EU law currently seems inapplicable, in particular when national enforcers have to apply a case-by-case assessment of the likely impact of the practice on the average consumer's economic behaviour;
Amendment 70 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Urges the EC to propose amendment to the list of practices under Annex I of the Directive 2005/29/EC in particular by the inclusion of the practice of selling the same product in the same packaging but with different ingredients and proportions under the list of the Misleading commercial practices;
Amendment 77 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Is concerned about territorial constraints for traders when purchasing goods; calls on the Commission to examine such cases to enable consumers to fully benefit from the single market;
Amendment 79 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Notes that the local producers have difficulties in partaking in the common market, calls on the Commission to determine whether dual quality has negative repercussions for local and regional production;
Amendment 80 #
2018/2008(INI)
3. Considers that, until that practice is stopped, and in order to raise the profile of manufacturers’ initiatives on the use of local recipes, a system shcould be introduced for indicating, in a way that respects the consumer’s right of informed choice and consumer preferences, the local recipes used in the preparation of specific products;
Amendment 85 #
2018/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. EDraws attention to the fact that according to Guidance on the application of UCPD from 2016: “goods of the same brand and having the same or similar packaging may differ as to their composition depending on the place of manufacture and the destination market, i.e. they may vary from one Member State to another. Under the UCPD, commercial practices marketing products with a different composition are not unfair per se”; emphasises the importance of the guidance documents issued by the Commission in facilitating proper and coherent application of the UCPD; calls, therefore, on the Commission to clarify the relationship between the Notice and, the guidance; and the paper drafted by the HLF Internal Market Subgroup;
Amendment 86 #
2018/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Points out that setting of the so- called “product of reference” could impede the assessment as it might be difficult to determine which of the two (or more) products is the one from which all the others differ;
Amendment 86 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Commends the initiative of those producers, which have announced they would amend their recipes;
Amendment 89 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 90 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Urges the producers to relaunch brands in the whole Single market in order to guarantee its smooth functioning and not in a case-by-case principle;
Amendment 92 #
2018/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes that the Commission invites competent authorities to perform market tests that involve product comparisons across different regions and countries; highlights, however, that according to the Commission, such tests should be carried out with a common testing approach which has not been adopted yet; Stresses the need to stick to the timetable so that the results of the testing carried out under a common testing approach are made available and analysed by end of this year;
Amendment 97 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the establishment of an agency or other specialised unit to monitor consistency of composition and proportional use of ingredients in identically branded and packaged food products; considers it would be fitting for the agency or unit to be located in a country, such as Bulgaria, that had been affected by the unfair practice of dual product quality.
Amendment 101 #
2018/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Recalls that the European Parliament has repeatedly called on the Commission to determine whether a dual quality has negative repercussions for local and regional production, in particular SMEs; regrets that no data have been presented by the Commission so far;
Amendment 102 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Strongly condemns the argument that optimisation of composition and/or quality results from consumers' price expectations; highlights that various studies have shown that products of lower quality are often more expensive than their counterparts of higher quality elsewhere in the EU;
Amendment 102 #
2018/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Underlines that counterfeiting of branded products exposes consumers to health and safety risks, undermines consumer confidence in the brands and leads to loss of revenue for producers; Notes that range of counterfeit products recovered in the EU remains broad and includes nearly all types of goods;
Amendment 103 #
2018/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Is concerned about restrictions placed on traders when it comes to purchasing goods that may have a negative effect on consumer choice; urges the Commission to identify factors that contribute to a fragmentation of the single market in goods, in particular territorial supply constraints and their implication and restrict consumer's ability to benefit fully from the single market, in particular territorial supply constraints and their implications; calls on the Commission to pursue such cases, where it finds, or suspects, a breach of the competition rules;
Amendment 105 #
2018/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Recalls that according to the Commission, studies made on brand loyalty demonstrate that brands act in the mind of consumers as a certificate for a controlled and constant quality; agrees with the Commission that this explains why some consumers may expect branded products to be of equivalent quality if not exactly the same wherever and whenever purchased and brand owners to inform them when they decide to change any important element of the composition of their products; considers therefore, that the provision of any additional information, although in the principal field of vision of a package, is insufficient unless the consumer clearly understands that the product in question differs from products of a same brand sold in another Member States;
Amendment 105 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the establishment of an agency or other specialised unitbody to monitor consistency of composition and proportional use of ingredients in identically branded and packaged food products.
Amendment 108 #
2018/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Takes note of the arguments that products may differ due to regional consumer preferences; Believes that consumer preferences should not be used as an excuse for lowering quality and/or offering different quality grades on different markets; stresses that consumers must be transparently informed and aware of this adjustment for each individual product and not only in general terms, that this "established practice" exists;
Amendment 110 #
2018/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Strongly disagrees with arguments on the need to optimize composition and/or quality of branded products in order to meet consumers’ price expectations;
Amendment 111 #
2018/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Points out that national competent authorities can select samples and perform tests only on the territory of their Member State; stresses the importance, therefore, of enhanced, effective and transparent cooperation between national consumer protection and food authorities and the Commission; welcomes the adoption of the revised Consumer Protection Cooperation Regulation11that strengthens investigation and enforcement powers, improves information and data exchange and access to any relevant information and establishes harmonized rules setting out the procedures for the coordination of investigation and enforcement measures in this regard; _________________ 11 Regulation (EU) 2017/2394; OJ L 345, 27.12.2017, p. 1.
Amendment 113 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Is concerned that "no or slow action" from the side of the EU runs the risk of alienating the citizens from the EU by not taking concrete actions in short terms to tackle this issue.
Amendment 118 #
2018/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Recognises the usefulness of the sweeps as important form of enforcement coordination carried out under the CPC Regulation and calls on the Commission and Member States to further strengthen them and broaden their scope;
Amendment 119 #
2018/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Is convinced, that in case a company intends to place on the market of different Member States product that differs in certain characteristics, such a product cannot be labelled and branded in a seemingly identical manner;
Amendment 123 #
2018/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Emphasises the value of public debate that leads to increased consumer awareness about products and their characteristics; notes that some manufacturers and owners of private labels have already announced changes to recipes; highlights the role of industry in improving transparency with regard to product composition and quality and its changes;
Amendment 124 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines that national authorities are unable to tackle this issue individually, and calls therefore for a solution to be found at EU level; recalls that Directive 2005/29/EC on unfair commercial practices (UCPD)3 is the main tool for protecting consumers from misleading and unfair practices; calls on the Commission to amendbelieves that amending the Annex I to the UCPD by adding the practice of dual quality to the blacklist. _________________ 3 is the most effective way to tackle cases of dual quality on the market; _________________ 3 OJ L 149, 11.6.2005, p. 22. OJ L 149, 11.6.2005, p. 22.
Amendment 132 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Highlights the need to have effective and comprehensive legislation with clear instructions on how to tackle the issue of dual quality;
Amendment 142 #
2018/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls for the increased support of national consumer organizations, so they can build capacity, develop their testing activities and contribute, alongside with competent authorities, to tracking and exposing situations of unfair product differentiation;
Amendment 150 #
2018/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Believes that the experiences of competent authorities thus far suggest that they have been unable individually to tackle effectively any specific cases of dual quality at national level, also due to absence of an explicit legal provision on EU level;
Amendment 176 #
2018/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the CommissionWelcomes the Commission proposal to amend Article 6 of the UCPD by adding the marketing of a product as being identical to the same product marketed in several other Member States but at the same time with different composition or characteristics as a misleading commercial practice; Stresses, however, that open list of so called “legitimate factors” could jeopardize competent authorities’ ability to undertake assessment and apply the law; Believes, therefore, tohat amendment to Annex I to the UCPD by introducing another item onto the ‘blacklist’ would address an unjustified cases of dual quality in the most effective way;
Amendment 182 #
2018/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Emphasises that the outcome of the legislative process should be a clear definition of what can be considered as dual quality and how each case should be assessed and addressed by competent authorities;
Amendment 4 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission communication on a balanced and progressive trade policy to harness globalisation1 ; underlines the importance of this communication for a European agriculture sector that is suffering from unbalanced competition on both the EU and foreign markets; _________________ 1 with several global players which have developed intensive, export oriented and highly competitive farming systems; _________________ 1 COM(2017)0492. COM(2017)0492.
Amendment 6 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
– having regard to Article 27 of the UN Convention on Human Rights on the right to participate in cultural life;
Amendment 8 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 2 b (new)
Citation 2 b (new)
– having regard to the Commission and European External Action Service Joint Communication ‘Towards an EU strategy for international cultural relations’;
Amendment 13 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Acknowledges that the EU is the single largest exporter of agri-food products; perceives in this context the double phenomenon that on one hand, there is the need to maintain its market orientation and its compatibility with WTO rules whilst, on the other, that specific agricultural sectors cannot withstand full trade liberalisation and unfettered competition with imports;
Amendment 13 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the EU has the right to adopt policies on trade in cultural and audiovisual services with the aim of protecting and promoting the diversity of cultural expressions and contributing to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 4 on quality education;
Amendment 18 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Underlines that the trade and agricultural policies are intertwined and that the EU trade policy is a tool in promoting EU’s agricultural interests and therefore can contribute to the achievement of objectives of the common agricultural policy (CAP);
Amendment 19 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Highlights that trade and agricultural policies lie at the core of implementing Agenda 2030 and its Sustainable Development Goals. Focusing on inclusive, free and fair trade policies and aligning trade with the SDGs can significantly contribute to eradicating poverty and hunger worldwide.
Amendment 20 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Underlines that trade agreements and globalization can lead to increasing inequalities in and between countries, threatening ecological and social stability and fostering unsustainable production and consumption patterns. EU trade policy include the Agenda 2030 as their guiding principle to avoid negative impacts.
Amendment 21 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. Calls on the EU to systematically evaluate the impact of its trade policies on the objectives of sustainable development and calls for establishing an evaluation mechanism to assure policy coherence of all EU strategies and policies
Amendment 22 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 g (new)
Paragraph 1 g (new)
1g. Acknowledges in this context that the WTO itself is a negotiating forum that offers rules and that the member countries themselves decide how far they want to go in removing trade barriers and distortions; reminds that with bilateral agreements the EU can set trade conditions over and above the WTO safety net;
Amendment 24 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas in the context of globalisation, international cooperation and exchange, a broad definition of culture is needed to include new hybrid forms of cultural expression as well as tangible and intangible cultural heritage including indigenous and traditional art practices, in order to reflect the fluid and evolving nature of culture;
Amendment 28 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the cultural and creative industries contribute approximately 2.6 % of the EU’s GDP, with a higher growth rate than the rest of the economy, and notably remained one of the most resilient sectors during the financial crisis;
Amendment 29 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that harnessing globalisation should involve both strengthening global discipline to prevent unfair competition and distortions of trade in agriculture, and avoiding undue exposure of sensitive EU agricultural sectors to competition from imports of products that are not subject to similar standards, costs and constraints as regards, for example, environmental protection, fundamental labour rights and animal welfare;
Amendment 30 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that harnessing globalisation should involve both strengthening global discipline to prevent unfair competition and distortions of trade in agriculture, and avoiding undue exposure of sensitive EU agricultural sectors to competition from imports of products that are not subject to similar standards, costs and constraints as regards, for example, environmental, human, plant and animal health or consumer protection;
Amendment 33 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Urges that no trade agreement will ever lower levels of regulatory protection; stresses that consumer rights need to be safeguarded when comprehensive trade agreements are negotiated and concluded and consumer welfare should be added among the objectives of future agreements; calls therefore on a self- standing chapter on “trade and consumer” within trade agreements commit to a high level of consumer protection;
Amendment 34 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas innovation and creativity are needed to ensure a more sustainable development of cities, regions and societies as a whole, and are key to providing solutions to the societal challenges our societies face today;
Amendment 37 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Amendment 39 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
Ec. whereas craft and the production of artworks are particularly key to local development;
Amendment 40 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital E d (new)
Recital E d (new)
Ed. whereas intercultural dialogue fosters respect and mutual understanding, and encourages fairer social and economic exchanges, including trade, helping to develop practices that promote the interests of all parties in a more balanced and respectful way, and fight unfair practices such as abusive clauses and imposed unilateral conditionalities;
Amendment 41 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that culture and education can, including lifelong learning, are common goods and that access to culture and education are Human Rights, and that culture and education can therefore not be considered or managed in the same way as a discretionary good or service;
Amendment 44 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls for common measures of product information and labelling, the introduction of a mandatory country-of- origin labelling scheme for meat;
Amendment 45 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Urges to incorporate the precautionary principle as laid down in Article 191 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU in all trade agreements under negotiations and future agreements, to ensure a higher level of protection through preventative decision- taking in the case of risk to human health or the environment without restrictions from trade partners or the WTO whenever required;
Amendment 46 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Reminds that the precautionary principle as laid down within the framework of the WTO agreement does not reflect the precautionary principle as practised in Europe; demands therefore, in contrast to the WTO provisions in force, that precautionary measures can be adopted in the case of legitimate suspicion without a scientific proof (e.g. trade- restrictive measures like placing ban on imports, rejecting market authorisation, etc.) and therefore calls for the reversal of burden of proof of scientific evidence onto the proponent/developer/producer/importer of substances/products which have been considered to harm human health or are considered as environmental hazard in particular with regard to lower sanitary and phytosanitary standards, hygiene problems at meat-production facilities and with regard to possible pesticide residues;
Amendment 47 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2e. Calls for an improvement in the control of imports of goods to ensure they strictly meet European health, food safety, social and environmental rules notably by strengthening the checks on imported agri-foods at origin and upon their arrival in the EU;
Amendment 55 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that cultural and educational exchanges between the EU and its partners can contribute to mutual sustainable development, growth and the creation of quality jobs, in line with the coIntext of globalisationrnational Labour Organisation's Decent Work agenda, including in the co- operative sector;
Amendment 62 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Urges to exercise utmost care when it comes to the liberalisation of the market access in vulnerable agricultural sectors and consideration of various procedures when it comes to the most sensitive products (including their exclusion);
Amendment 64 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that culture and education policies are key to ensuring resilience, fair distribution of wealth and competitiveness, and can provide the skillsocial and transferable skills, such as intercultural skills, entrepreneurship, problem solving, creativity and critical thinking, required to faceaddress globalisation;
Amendment 67 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Therefore calls for mainstreaming education for sustainability, fair trade and ecological citizenship across disciplines, in particular in entrepreneurship learning, including social entrepreneurship, and digital literacy and skills;
Amendment 71 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Asks the Commission and Member States to promote and develop tailor-made high-quality mobility and scientific cooperation schemes to enable international collaboration and knowledge exchange, whilst also broadening STEM to STEAM;
Amendment 73 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Expresses its serious concerns with respect to the possible concluscurrent direction of the ongoing free-trade negotiations with Mercosur involving majorwhich does not point to a fair and balanced agreement according to leaked news; the possible conclusion of the negotiations might result major and causeless concessions in sectors such as beef, sugar, poultry and biofuels which could endanger the viability of local production in certain partmany regions of the EU;
Amendment 74 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recalls the specific role of culture in external relations and in development policies, in particular for conflict prevention and resolution, peace-building and empowerment of local populations; therefore considers that an ambitious and sound cultural strategy, including cultural diplomacy, is needed to achieve a new consensus on development;
Amendment 77 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Recalls that sport is a highly globalised economic activity but also a social tool for inclusion, empowerment and individual and collective development, hence recalls the need to ensure high standards of ethics and transparency in governance of international trade and economic activity in the sports sector;
Amendment 79 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Believes that the Brazilian authorities are not yet able to guarantee the safety and quality of Brazilian poultry meat due to anomalies in their food control system; calls on the European Commission to remove poultry meat from the scope of the free trade negotiations with the Mercosur until the Brazilian meat scandal will be properly screened and a 100 % guarantee of compliance with South American meat imports to EU rules will be provided.
Amendment 79 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Recalls the need to ensure transparency and democracy in trade agreements and decision-making processes, furthermore encourages participation in decision-making processes by citizens whose working conditions, environments, health and well-being will be affected.
Amendment 89 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls its two resolutions of 26 October 2017 on the negotiating mandates for trade agreements with Australia and New Zealand2 and draws attention to the resolution of the Parliament on the current situation and future prospects for the sheep and goat sectors in the EU adopted on 2 May 2018 and especially its paragraph 62 which urges the Commission to exercise caution in negotiating the new FTAs with New Zealand and Australia pending its analysis of the impact of Brexit on sheep and goat farming, especially as regards the future of the 287 000 tonnes carcass weight equivalent quota for sheep meat granted by the EU to New Zealand; _________________ 2 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0419 and P8_TA(2017)0420 respectively.
Amendment 91 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls its two resolutions of 26 October 2017 on the negotiating mandates for trade agreements with Australia and New Zealand2 and the emphasis placed by this Parliament on the need of “respecting the fact that there are a number of sensitive agricultural products which should be given appropriate treatment, for example, through tariff-rate quotas or allocated adequate transition periods, taking into proper consideration the cumulative impact of trade agreements on agriculture and potentially excluding from the scope of the negotiations the most sensitive sectors”; _________________ 2 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0419 and P8_TA(2017)0420 respectively.
Amendment 97 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Reminds that the total number of farms in the EU has dropped by 26% from 2005 to 2013; points out that the agricultural production in some MS within the EU now takes place in fewer, larger and more capital-intensive farms and points out that this consolidation process is expected to be continued and already has and will continue to have an impact on the generational renewal in particular in the context with access to land and maintaining farm viability;
Amendment 98 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the importance of strong coordination between Member States for the screening of foreign direct investment (FDI) on the EU market; draws attention to the need to avoid the excessive concentration of farmland and forests in foreign (non-EU) hands; recalls, in this respect, its resolution of 27 April 2017 on the state of play of farmland concentration in the EU3 ; _________________ 3and calls on the European Commission to clarify the guideline on legal limits of Member States' intervention on regulating land purchase issued last autumn and supplement it with the introduction of additional good practices making land-grabbing much harder; believes that the Commission has not done everything yet to efficiently reduce land-grabbing in the EU; _________________ 3 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0197. Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0197.
Amendment 101 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the importance of strong coordination between Member States for the screening of foreign direct investment (FDI) on the EU market, especially in the areas of farmland and forests; draws attention to the need to avoid the excessive concentration of farmland and forests in foreign (non-EU) hands; recalls, in this respect, its resolution of 27 April 2017 on the state of play of farmland concentration in the EU3 ; _________________ 3 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0197. Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0197.
Amendment 107 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to react strongly to US attacks against the WTO- compatible mechanisms of the CAP through the imposition of unjustified trade defence measures; recalls, in this respect, its resolution of 15 March 2018 on US measures on EU farm support under the CAP (in the context of Spanish olives)4 and expresses its concern with respect to the possible proliferation of such measures against other recipients of payments under the CAP; _________________ 4 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2018)0091.
Amendment 116 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the Commission’s initiative to create an advisory group on EU trade negotiations composed of representatives of a wide and balanced group of stakeholders; insists on the need for thea strong representation of EU farming organisations in such a group in view of the major impact of most of the negotiations in question on the agricultural sector.
Amendment 118 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the Commission’s initiative to create an advisory group on EU trade negotiations composed of representatives of stakeholders and waits for the establishment of this group as soon as possible; insists on the need for the strong representation of EU farming organisations in such a group.
Amendment 123 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Asks the Commission to ensure that recommendations of the advisory group are binding and enforceable.
Amendment 11 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) A lively public debate is taking place on summer-time arrangements and some Member States have already expressed their preference to discontinue the application of such arrangements. During the discussions held, specialists from various fields, including human and veterinary medicine, agriculture, education and tourism, assessed the adverse effects of the yearly changing of the clocks. In the light of these developments, it is necessary to continue safeguarding the proper functioning of the internal market and to avoid any significant disruptions thereto caused by divergences between Member States in this area. Therefore, it is appropriate to put an end in a coordinated way to summer-time arrangements.
Amendment 21 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) This Directive should apply from 1 April 201920, so that the last summer-time period subject to the rules of Directive 2000/84/EC should start, in every Member State, on 31 March 2020, at 1.00 a.m., Coordinated Universal Time, on 31 March 2019. Member States that, after that summer-time period, intend to adopt a standard time corresponding to the time applied during the winter season in accordance with Directive 2000/84/EC should change their standard time on 27 October 2020 at 1.00 a.m., Coordinated Universal Time, on 27 October 2019, so that similar and lasting changes occurring in different Member States take place simultaneously. It is desirable that Member States take the decisions on the standard time that each of them will apply as from 201920 in a concerted manner.
Amendment 24 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) To ensure smooth trade relations, the governments of the Member States may also hold consultations with countries which are not members of the EU, but which belong to the EEA, with countries that are candidates or potential candidates for accession, or with other third countries neighbouring an EU Member State;
Amendment 29 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, Member States may still apply a seasonal change of their standard time or times in 201920, provided that they do so on 29 October 2020 at 1.00 a.m., Coordinated Universal Time, on 27 October 2019. The Member States shall notify this decision in accordance with Article 2.
Amendment 34 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the implementation of this Directive by 31 December 20242 at the latest.
Amendment 35 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall provide the Commission with the relevant information by 30 April 20242 at the latest.
Amendment 38 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall adopt and publish, by 1 April 201920 at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
Amendment 43 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
They shall apply those provisions from 1 April 201920.
Amendment 46 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Directive 2000/84/EC is repealed with effect from 1 April 201920.
Amendment 16 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40 a (new)
Recital 40 a (new)
(40a) EGNOS can assist precision agriculture and help European farmers eliminate waste, decrease over-application of fertilisers and herbicides, and optimise crop yields. EGNOS already has an important “user community”, but the number of farming machinery compatible with navigation technology is more limited. This issue should be tackled.
Amendment 22 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47 b (new)
Recital 47 b (new)
(47b) Data from the Copernicus Sentinels and other Earth observation missions can replace the physical visits to farms and checks that are necessary for the EU to issue payments to farmers. Satellite monitoring of land parcels is already being used in several Member States and is supporting the Paying Agencies by lowering the number of required on-the-spot checks. The ideal for the future is a process where the Paying Agencies can make direct payments to farmers based on satellite images and registry information, thus reducing the costly and time-consuming bureaucratic procedures and moving slowly towards a monitoring approach.
Amendment 33 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23 – paragraph 1
'Copernicus core users' which benefit from Copernicus data and Copernicus information and have the additional role of driving the evolution of Copernicus, comprising the Union institutions and bodies and European national, or regional public bodies entrusted with a public service mission for the definition, implementation, enforcement or monitoring of agricultural, environmental, civil protection, safety or security policies;
Amendment 34 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23 – paragraph 2
‘other Copernicus users’ which benefit from Copernicus data and Copernicus information and include in particular research and education organisations, commercial and private bodies, legal entities, charities, non-governmental organisations, and international organisations.
Amendment 38 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) provide, or contribute to the provision of, high-quality and up-to-date and, where appropriate, secure space- related data, information and services without interruption and wherever possible at global level, meeting existing and future needs and able to meet the Union's political priorities, including as regards climate change, food security and security and defence;
Amendment 40 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) promote the role of the Union in the international arena as a leading actor in the space sector and strengthening its role in tackling global challenges and supporting global initiatives, including with regards to climate change, food security and sustainable development.
Amendment 44 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2021 – 2027 shall be EUR [168,75] billion in current prices.
Amendment 45 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) for Galileo and EGNOS: EUR [9,710] billion;
Amendment 46 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) for Copernicus: EUR [5,88,75] billion;
Amendment 58 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 3
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 3
– land monitoring and agriculture to provide information on land cover and soils, land use and land use change, urban areas, inland water quantity and quality, forests, agriculture and other natural resources, biodiversity and cryosphere;
Amendment 60 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 4
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 4
– climate monitoring change to provide information on anthropogenic CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions, essential climate variables, climate reanalyses, seasonal forecasts, climate projections and attribution, as well as soil erosion or other indicators at relevant temporal and spatial scales;
Amendment 68 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) SMEs share common challenges that do not affect larger firms to the same extent to obtain finance, to find skilled work force, to alleviate administrative burden, to take-up creativity and innovation, to access markets and foster internationalisation activities. Special attention should be paid to SMEs in regions with constraints, such as mountain areas and the outermost regions, where SMEs are the only source of economic activity and employment. The Programme should address such market failures proportionally, while not unduly distorting competition in the internal market.
Amendment 102 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point а
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point а
(a) to improve territorial cohesion, the functioning of the internal market, and especially to protect and empower citizens, consumers and businesses, in particular micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), by enforcement of Union law, facilitation of market access, standard setting, and by promoting human, animal and plant health and animal welfare; as well as to enhance cooperation between the competent authorities of Member States and between the competent authorities of Member States and the Commission and the decentralised Union agencies;
Amendment 124 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point д a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point д a (new)
(ea) to help create a propitious environment for the launching of new SMEs in disadvantaged regions such as mountainous areas and the outermost regions by ensuring that 10% оf all available financial resources are allocated to such regions.
Amendment 44 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Pursuant to paragraph 22 and 23 of the Inter-institutional agreement for Better Law-Making of 13 April 201654 , there is a need to evaluate this Programme on the basis of information collected through specific monitoring requirements, while avoiding overregulation and administrative burdens, in particular on Member States. These requirements, where appropriate, can include measurable quantitative and qualitative indicators, as a basis for evaluating the effects of the Programme on the ground. _________________ 54 Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016; OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1–14.
Amendment 45 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The Tallinn Digital Summit55 of September 2017 and the Conclusions of the European Council56 of 19 October 2017 indicated the need for Europe to invest in digitising our economies and addressing the skills gap to maintain and enhance European competitiveness, our quality of life and social fabric. The European Council concluded that the digital transformation offers immense opportunities for innovation, growth and jobs, will contribute to our global competitiveness, and enhance creative and cultural diversity. Seizing these opportunities requires collectively tackling some of the challenges posed by the digital transformation and reviewing policies affected by the digital transformation while putting focus on investment in human capital and citizens needs in terms of upskilling and reskilling in order for them to fully benefit of the Digital Single Market. _________________ 55 https://www.eu2017.ee/news/insights/concl usions-after-tallinn-digital-summit 56 https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/21 620/19-euco-final-conclusions-en.pdf
Amendment 47 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The Tallinn Digital Summit55 of September 2017 and the Conclusions of the European Council56 of 19 October 2017 indicated the need for Europe to invest in digitising our economies and addressing the skills gap to maintain and enhance European competitiveness, our quality of life and social fabric. The European Council concluded that the digital transformation offers immense opportunities for innovation, growth and jobs, will contribute to our global competitiveness, andwhilst enhance creative and culturaling not only the cultural and creative sector but also cultural and linguistic diversity. Seizing these opportunities requires collectively tackling some of the challenges posed by the digital transformation and digital monopolies and reviewing policies affected by the digital transformation. _________________ 55 https://www.eu2017.ee/news/insights/concl usions-after-tallinn-digital-summit 56 https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/21 620/19-euco-final-conclusions-en.pdf
Amendment 52 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The European Council concluded in particular that the Union should urgently address emerging trends: this includes issues such as digital divide, artificial intelligence and distributed ledgers technologies (e.g. blockchain), while at the same time ensuring a high level of data protection, digitalskills rights and ethical standards. The European Council invited the Commission to put forward a European approach to artificial intelligence by early 2018 and called on the Commission to put forward the necessary initiatives for strengthening the framework conditions with a view to enable the EU to explore new markets through risk-based radical innovations and to reaffirm the leading role of its industry.
Amendment 53 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The Commission's Communication on 'A new, modern Multiannual Financial Framework for a European Union that delivers efficiently on its priorities post- 2020'57 outlines among the options for the future financial framework a programme for Europe's digital transformations to deliver 'strong progress towards smart growth in areas such as high quality data infrastructure, connectivity and cybersecurity'. It would seek to secure European leadership in supercomputing, next generation internet, artificial intelligence, robotics and big data. It wshould reinforce the competitive position of industry and businesses in Europe across the digitised economy and would have a significant impact on filling the skills gap across the Union. _________________ 57it should ensure that European citizens have the necessary skills competences and knowledge to face the digital transformation of our societies and economies. _________________ 57 COM(2018) 98 final COM(2018) 98 final
Amendment 64 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) A central role in the implementation of the Programme should be attributed to Digital Innovation Hubs, which should stimulate the broad adoption of advanced digital technologies by industry, by public organisations and academia. A network of Digital Innovation Hubs should ensure the widest geographical coverage across Europe59 while privileging remote areas and the EU poorest regions. A first set of Digital Innovation Hubs will be selected based on Member States’ proposals taking into account criteria such as geographical situation, demographic trends, regional skills forecasts needs and then the network will be enlarged through an open and competitive process. The Digital Innovation Hubs will serve as access points to latest digital capacities including high performance computing (HPC), artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, as well as other existing innovative technologies such as Key Enabling Technologies, available also in fablabs or citylabs. They shall act as single-entry points in accessing tested and validated technologies and promote open innovation. They will also provide support in the area of advanced digital skills. The network of Digital Innovation Hubs should also contribute to the participation of the outermost regions in the Digital Single Market. _________________ 59 As indicated in the Communication on Digitising European Industry (COM(2016) 180 final)
Amendment 65 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) A central role in the implementation of the Programme should be attributed to Digital Innovation Hubs, which should stimulate the broad adoption of advanced digital technologies by industry, SMEs, local start-ups by public organisations and academia taking into account the specific sectorial needs at regional level. A network of Digital Innovation Hubs should ensure the widest geographical coverage across Europe59 giving a preference to the poorest region in the EU. A first set of Digital Innovation Hubs will be selected based on Member States’ proposals and then the network will be enlarged through an open and competitive process. The Digital Innovation Hubs will serve as access points to latest digital capacities including high performance computing (HPC), artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, as well as other existing innovative technologies such as Key Enabling Technologies, available also in fablabs or citylabs. They shall act as single-entry points in accessing tested and validated technologies and promote open innovation. They will also provide support in the area of advanced digital skills. The network of Digital Innovation Hubs should also contribute to the participation of the outermost regions in the Digital Single Market. _________________ 59 As indicated in the Communication on Digitising European Industry (COM(2016) 180 final)
Amendment 70 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The high performance computing and the related data processing capacities in the Union should allow to ensure wider use of high performance computing by industry and, more generally, in areas of public interest in order to seize unique opportunities that supercomputers bring to society as regards health, environment and security as well as competitiveness of industry, notably start-ups, micro, small and medium-sized enterprises.
Amendment 80 #
2018/0227(COD)
(22) Cybersecurity is a challenge for the whole Union that cannot continue to be addressed only with fragmented national initiatives. Europe's cybersecurity capacity should be reinforced to endow Europe with the necessary capacities to protect its citizens, public administrations and businesses from cyber threats. In addition consumers should be protected when using connected products that can be hacked and compromise their safety. This should be achieved together with Member States and private sector by developing, and ensuring coordination between, projects reinforcing Europe's capacities in cybersecurity and ensuring the wide deployment of latest cybersecurity solutions across the economy, as well as by aggregating the competences in this field to ensure critical mass and excellence.
Amendment 82 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) The European Council in its conclusions of 19 October 2017 stressed that to successfully build a Digital Europe, the Union needs in particular labour markets, training and education systems fit for the digital age not only in terms of digital infrastructures in educational institutions, but also in terms of continued training opportunities for teachers, low- skilled workers, young people and senior citizens and that there is a need to invest in digital skills both basic and advanced, to empower and enable all Europeans in order to fully benefit from the EU Digital Single Market;
Amendment 84 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25a) In its resolution of 14 September 2017 on the New Skills Agenda for Europe65a , the European Parliament recalled that in today's society, ensuring basic digital skills is an essential prerequisite for personal and professional fulfilment. Furthermore it stressed the necessity of equipping people with more specific and advanced digital competences in order to be able to use digital technologies in an innovative and creative way. _________________ 65a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0360.
Amendment 90 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) The advanced digital technologies supported by this Programme, such as high performance computing, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence are now sufficiently mature to move beyond the research arena and be deployed, implemented and scaled- up at Union level. Just as the deployment of these technologies require a Union response so does the skills dimension. TLearning and training opportunities, including on-the-job training, blended and distance learning in advanced digital skills need to be scaled up, increased and made accessible throughout the EU. Failing this could impede the smooth deployment of advanced digital technologies and hamper the overall competitiveness of Union's economy. The actions supported by this programme are complementary to those supported by the ESF, ERDF and Horizon Europe and Erasmus programmes.
Amendment 96 #
2018/0227(COD)
(30) The digital transformation of the areas of public interest such as healthcare68 , mobility, justice, earth/environmental monitoring, education and training and culture requires the continuation and expansion of Digital Service Infrastructures, which make secure cross- border exchange of data possible and foster national development. Their coordination under this Regulation best achieves the potential for exploiting synergies. _________________ 68 http://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/docume nt.cfm?doc_id=51628
Amendment 108 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) 'Digital Innovation Hub' means legal entity designated or selected in an open and competitive procedure, in order to fulfil the tasks under the Programme, in particular providing access to technological expertise and experimentation facilities, such as equipment and software tools to enable the digital transformation of the industry, as well as specialised trainings in advance digital skills, to enable the digital transformation of the industry and the digital empowerment of all European citizens.
Amendment 111 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) ‘Advanced digital skills’ are thosediscipline-specific digital skills and competences necessary to design, develop, manage, deploy and maintain the technologies supported by this Regulation.
Amendment 128 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) support the design and delivery of long-term trainings and courses for student, including blended learning for students, citizens of all ages in need of upskilling, teachers and trainers, IT professionals and the workforce;
Amendment 132 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) support the design and delivery of short-term trainings and courses, including blended learning, for entrepreneurs, small business and start-ups leaders and the workforce, as well as citizens of all ages in need of upskilling;
Amendment 134 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) support the design and delivery of short-term trainings and courses for entrepreneurs, small business leaders and the workforce, as well as not-for-profit and public organisations, especially common in the arts and cultural sector;
Amendment 138 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) support on-the-job trainings, included blended learning and traineeships for students, young entrepreneurs and graduates, as well as citizens of all ages in need of upskilling.
Amendment 148 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) up to EUR 2 698 240 000at least 27% for Specific Objective 1, High Performance Computing
Amendment 149 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) up to EUR 2 498 369 000at least 26% for Specific Objective 2, Artificial Intelligence
Amendment 150 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) up to EUR 1 998 696 000at least 21% for Specific Objective 3, Cybersecurity and Trust
Amendment 152 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) up to EUR 699 543 000at least 12% for Specific Objective 4, Advanced Digital skills
Amendment 153 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) up to EUR 1 299 152 000at least 14% for Specific Objective 5, Deployment, best use of digital capacities and Interoperability
Amendment 168 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) NUTS classification;
Amendment 171 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the need to ensure by the initial network a coverage of the needs of industry and areas of public interest and a comprehensive and balanced geographical coverage, while giving a preference to remote areas and the EU poorest regions.
Amendment 172 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Article 16 – paragraph 4
4. Additional Digital Innovation Hubs shall be selected on the basis of an open and competitive process, in such a way to ensure the widest geographical coverage across Europe. The number of entities of the network shall be proportional to the population of a given Member States and there shall be at least one Digital Innovation Hub per Member State, while giving a preference to the poorest regions in each Member State, taking into account the demographic situation and the regional skills forecast needs. To address the specific constraints faced by the EU outermost regions, specific entities may be nominated to cover their needs.
Amendment 186 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. IQuantitative and qualitative indicators to monitor the implementation and progress of the Programme in achieving the general and specific objectives set out in Article 3 are set in the Annex II.
Amendment 188 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 4
Article 24 – paragraph 4
4. Official EU statistics such as regular ICT statistical surveys shall be used to their maximum, as well as collection of DESI datasets at NUTS-2 to help address the lack of Digital Europe related regional data. National Statistical Institutes shall be consulted on, and involved together with Eurostat, in the initial design and subsequent development of statistical indicators used for monitoring the implementation of the programme and the progress made with regard to digital transformation.
Amendment 189 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 4 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part 4 – paragraph 1
The Programme shall support easy access toand training opportunities in advanced digital skills, notably in HPC, AI, distributed ledgers (e.g. blockchain) and cybersecurity for the current and future labour force by offering students, recent graduates or citizens of all ages in need of upskilling, and existing workers, wherever they are situated, with the means to acquire and develop these skills.
Amendment 192 #
2018/0227(COD)
1. Access to on the job training and blended learning opportunities by taking part in traineeships in competence centres and companies deploying advanced technologies.
Amendment 197 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 5 – subpart I – point 5
Annex I – part 5 – subpart I – point 5
5. Education and culture: Provide creators and creative industry in Europe with access to latest digital technologies from AI to advanced computing. Exploit: Support the uptake of digital technologies in formal, informal and non-formal education systems, notably the Efuropean cultural heritage as a vector to promote cultural diversity, social cohesion and European citizenship. Support the uptakther inclusion of digital skills as well as media literacy and ethical use of digital technologies in educationall curricula.
Amendment 200 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 5 – subpart I – point 5 a (new)
Annex I – part 5 – subpart I – point 5 a (new)
5a. Culture and creative sectors: Support the cultural and creative sectors, in their ongoing digital transformation whilst guaranteeing them access to the most advanced, sustainable and efficient digital technologies from AI to advanced computing, as well as supporting the contribution of the cultural and creative sector to fair and ethical use and development of soft and hard digital infrastructures.
Amendment 201 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 5 – subpart I – point 5 b (new)
Annex I – part 5 – subpart I – point 5 b (new)
5b. Culture and cultural heritage: Promote European culture and cultural heritage as a vector for cultural and linguistic diversity, social cohesion and European citizenship. Protect and promote culture and cultural heritage through digitisation and the development of contemporary digital cultural practices, as well as and specific digital initiatives such as Europeana.
Amendment 203 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 1 – point b a (new)
Annex III – point 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) Digital Europe Programme shall actively create synergies with Horizon Europe around the sustainability of data originating from research projects;
Amendment 205 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 5 a (new)
Annex III – point 5 a (new)
5a. Synergies with Creative Europe shall ensure that: (a) The Programme will support the development and acquisition of the advanced digital skills needed for the deployment of cutting-edge technologies relevant for the cultural ecosystem and cultural and creative sectors as a whole. It shall enable exchange within cultural sectors and across other sectors on the protocols and advanced digital skills already developed by creative communities with a view to foster its dissemination and uptake. (b) The Creative Europe Programme, with its general objective of increasing the competitiveness of the cultural and creative sectors, will complement in that regard the interventions of Digital Europe, which aim to support the digital transformation of cultural and creative industries; as well as to ensure the diversity of available platforms avoiding the increasing market concentration of digital monopolies. (c) Within the Programme two leadership projects will assure the continuation of deployment activities linked to the #Digital4Culture strategy. The leadership project on digital transformation of the cultural heritage sector will continue to support European initiative launched during the European Year on Cultural Heritage 2018. The part of the Programme focusing on digital skills has synergies with issues such as media literacy and film education.
Amendment 50 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Full engagement of industry in the Programme, at all levels from the individual entrepreneur and small and medium-sized enterprises to large scale enterprises, should constitute one of the main channels through which the Programme's objectives are to be realised, specifically towards the creation of sustainable and quality jobs and growth. Industry should contribute to the perspectives and priorities established through the strategic planning process which should support the development of work programmes. Such engagement by industry should see its participation in the actions supported at levels at least commensurate with those under the previous framework programme Horizon 2020 established by Regulation (EU) No 1291/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council13 ('Horizon 2020'). _________________ 13
Amendment 55 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point а
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point а
Amendment 56 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point б
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point б
(b) programme co-fund actions: at least 30 % of the total eligible costs, and in identified and duly justified cases up to 790 %.
Amendment 57 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
In addition to the criteria set out in Article 197 of the Financial Regulation, for beneficiaries with project-based remuneration, costs of personnel are eligible up to the remuneration that the person is paid for work in similar projects funded by national schemes or other schemes or projects.
Amendment 58 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In order to achieve the greatest possible impact of Union funding and the most effective contribution to the Union's policy objectives, the Programme should enter into European Partnerships with private and/or public sector partners. Such partners include industry, research organisations, bodies with a public service mission at local, regional, national or international level, and civil society organisations such as foundations that support and/or carry out research and innovation, provided that desired societal impacts can be achieved more effectively in partnership than by the Union alone.
Amendment 59 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Beneficiaries having received Union funding shall use their best efforts to exploit their results, in particular in the Union for the well-being and benefit of the public, consumers and business. Exploitation may be done directly by the beneficiaries or indirectly in particular through the transfer and licensing of results in accordance with Article 36.
Amendment 61 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 35 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Unless the work programme provides otherwise, proposals shall include a plan for the exploitation and dissemination of the results. If the expected exploitation entails developing, creating, manufacturing and marketing a product or process, or in creating and providing a service, the plan shall include a strategy for such exploitation. If the plan provides for exploitation primarily in non-associated third countries, the legal entities shall explain howwhy that exploitation is still in the Union interestshould be funded by the Union, and how it is still in its interest to do so.
Amendment 61 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The pillar 'Open Innovation' should establish a series of measures for integrated support to the needs of entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship, including social entrepreneurship, aiming at realising and accelerating breakthrough innovation for rapid market growth and meaningful social impact. It should attract innovative companies with potential for scaling up at international and at Union level and offer fast, flexible grants and co- investments, including with private investors. These objectives should be pursued through the creation of a European Innovation Council (EIC). This Pillar should also support the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) and European innovation ecosystems at large, notably through co-funding partnerships with national and regional innovation support actors.
Amendment 64 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 8
Article 43 – paragraph 8
8. The grant or the reimbursable advance component of the blended finance shall not exceed 790% of the costs of the selected innovation action.
Amendment 65 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) The EIT, primarily through its Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs), should aim at strengthening innovation ecosystems that tackle global challenges, by fostering the integration of business, research, higher education and entrepreneurship, including social entrepreneurship. The EIT should foster innovation in its activities and should support the integration of higher education within the innovation ecosystem, in particular by: stimulating entrepreneurial education and learning, fostering strong non- disciplinary collaborations between industry and academia; and identifying prospective skills for future innovators to address global challenges, which includes advanced digital and innovation skills. Support schemes provided by the EIT should benefit to EIC beneficiaries, while start-ups emerging from EIT KICs should have access to EIC actions. While the EIT’s focus on innovation ecosystems should make it naturally fit within the pillar 'Open Innovation', the planning of its KICs should be aligned through the strategic planning process with the pillar 'Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness'.
Amendment 74 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) With the aim of deepening the relationship between science and society and maximising benefits of their interactions, the Programme should engage and involve citizens and civil society organisations in co-designing and co- creating responsible research and innovation agendas and contents, promoting science education, social entrepreneurship, making scientific knowledge publicly accessible, and facilitating participation by citizens and civil society organisations in its activities. It should do so across the Programme and through dedicated activities in the part 'Strengthening the European Research Area'. The engagement of citizens and civil society in research and innovation should be coupled with public outreach activities to generate and sustain public support for the Programme. The programme should also seek to remove barriers and boost synergies between science, technology, culture and the arts to obtain a new quality of sustainable innovation.
Amendment 86 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) to optimise the Programme's delivery for increased societal impact within a strengthened European Research Area.
Amendment 95 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) Adhere to the principles of Union added value, transparency, openness, societal impact, leverage effect, long-term financial commitment of all the involved parties, flexibility, coherence and complementarity with Union, local, regional national and international initiatives;
Amendment 128 #
Amendment 136 #
Amendment 141 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions: Equipping researchers with new knowledge and, skills and competences through mobility and exposure across borders, sectors and disciplines, as well as structuring and improving institutional and national recruitment, training and career development systems; in so doing, the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions help to lay the foundations of Europe's excellent research landscape, contributing to boosting jobs, growth, and investment, and solving current and future societal challenges.
Amendment 143 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – paragraph 1
Areas of intervention: Nurturing excellence through mobility of researchers across borders, sectors and disciplines; fostering new skills, competences and knowledge through excellent training of researchers; strengthening human capital and skills development across the European Research Area; improving and facilitating synergies; promoting public outreach.
Amendment 166 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 2 – indent 5
Annex II – paragraph 2 – indent 5
– Training and mobility action: action geared towards improvement of competences, skills, knowledge and career prospects of researchers based on mobility between countries, and, if relevant, between sectors or disciplines;
Amendment 167 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 4 – point a
Annex IV – point 4 – point a
(a) the ESF+ can mainstream and scale up innovative curricula supported by the Programme, through national or, regional or local programmes, in order to equip people with the right set of skills and, competences and knowledge needed for the jobs of the future;
Amendment 169 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 9 – point b
Annex IV – point 9 – point b
(b) the Programme and the Erasmus Programme foster the integration of education and research through facilitating higher education institutions to formulate and set up common education, research and innovation strategies, to inform teaching and learning with the latest findings and practices of research to offer active research experience to all students and higher education staff and in particular researchers, and to support other activities that integrate higher education, research and innovation.
Amendment 191 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) Procedures related to the registration of protected designations of origin, protected geographical indications and traditional specialities guaranteed laid down in Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 should be streamlined and simplified to ensure that new names can be registered within shorter time periods. Specific social and political trends should also be taken into account, especially among Member States that have joined the EU since 2004, which hinder the identification and finding of historical references when formulating a product specification, making the schemes more difficult to apply in these countries and thus less attractive. The opposition procedure should be simplified.
Amendment 192 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33 a (new)
Recital 33 a (new)
(33a) Legal mechanisms should be provided to ensure that products bearing the optional quality term ‘mountain product’ are present on the market of another country only if they do not violate the rules for the use of this quality term in the given country, if such exist.
Amendment 193 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34 a (new)
Recital 34 a (new)
(34a) The list of products that can be protected as PDO, PGI should be expanded with products that are finding an increasing demand from European consumers, such as beeswax, which is finding an ever wider application in the food and cosmetics industry.
Amendment 194 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34 b (new)
Recital 34 b (new)
(34b) Given the increasingly frequent cases of forgery of products protected as products with geographical indications, which necessitates tightening of checks and controls, including customs control, Member States should provide a unique customs code for more of their products protected under the European quality schemes, such as PDO and PGI.
Amendment 264 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c – point i
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 1
Article 23 a – paragraph 1
Without prejudice to paragraph 4, the aid under the school scheme allocated for the distribution of products, the accompanying educational measures and the related costs referred to in Article 23(1) shall not exceed EUR 2250 804 135000 000 per school year.
Amendment 273 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c – point i
(a) for school fruit and vegetables: EUR 1350 608 466000 000 per school year; Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308- 20180101&from=FR)
Amendment 277 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c – point i
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 23 a – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) for school milk: EUR 90 195 669100 000 000 per school year.; (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308-Or. en 20180101&from=FR)
Amendment 724 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012
Article 33 a (new)
Article 33 a (new)
Amendment 743 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012
Annex I – point 1 – new indent
Annex I – point 1 – new indent
– beeswax;
Amendment 106 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Involving paying agencies that have been accredited by the Member States is a crucial prerequisite under the new delivery model for having reasonable assurance that the objectives and targets set out in the relevant CAP Strategic Plans will be reached by the interventions financed by the Union's budget. It should, therefore, be explicitly provided in this Regulation that only expenditure effected by accredited paying agencies can be reimbursed from the Union's budget. In addition, the expenditure financed by the Union for the interventions referred to in the CAP Strategic Plan Regulation should have a corresponding output regarding and should comply with the basic Union requirements and the governance systems.
Amendment 107 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) With a view to ensuring that the amounts for the financing of the CAP comply with the annual ceilings, the financial discipline mechanism by which the level of direct support is adjusted, should be maintained. However, the threshold of EUR 2000 should be abolished. An agricultural reserve should be maintained to support the agricultural sector in the event of market developments or major crises affecting the agricultural production or distribution. Article 12(2)(d) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) [New Financial Regulation] foresees that non-committed appropriations may be carried over to to the following financial year only. In order to significantly simplify the implementation for beneficiaries and national administrations, a roll-over mechanism should be used, using any unused amounts of the reserve for crises in the agricultural sector established in 2020. For this purpose a derogation from Article 12(2)(d) is necessary, allowing for non-committed appropriations of the agricultural reserve to be carried over without time limitation to finance the agricultural reserve in the following financial year(s). Furthermore, as regards the financial year 2020, a second derogation is necessary as the total unused amount of the reserve available at the end of year 2020 should be carried over to the year 2021 to the corresponding line of the new agricultural reserve without being returned to the budgetary lines which cover direct payment interventions under the CAP Strategic Plan.
Amendment 119 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14 a) An agricultural reserve should be maintained to support the agricultural sector in the event of market developments or major crises affecting the agricultural production or distribution. The initial amount of the agricultural reserve in 2021 should be set up in the budget of the common agricultural policy. Article 12(2)(d) of Regulation(EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 foresees that non- committed appropriations may be carried over to the following financial year only. For this purpose a derogation from Article 12(2)(d) is necessary, allowing for non-committed appropriations of the agricultural reserve to be carried over without time limitation to finance the agricultural reserve in the following financial year(s).
Amendment 138 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Member States should send the annual accounts and an annual performance report on the implementation of the CAP Strategic Plan to the Commission by 15 February N+1. Given the more complex nature of the result indicators and the necessary adaptation to the new delivery model, the deadline for the performance reporting on the realised results and distance to respective targets may be extended until 30 of April, at the latest. Where these documents are not sent, thus preventing the Commission from clearing the accounts for the concerned paying agency or checking the eligibility of the expenditure against reported outputs, the Commission should be empowered to suspend the monthly payments and to interrupt the quarterly reimbursement until the outstanding documents are received.
Amendment 152 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) As regards the multi-annual performance monitoring the Commission should also have the power to suspend payments. Accordingly in cases of delayed or insufficient progress towards targets, set out in the national CAP Strategic Plan, and where the Member State cannot provide duly justified reasons, the Commission should be empowered to request the Member State concerned to take the necessary remedial actions in accordance withpresent an action plan to be established in consultation with the Commission and containing clear progress indicators, by means of an implementing act. The action plan shall describe the necessary remedial actions and the expected timeframe for its execution. Where the Member State fails to submit or to implement the action plan or where it becomes evident that the action plan is manifestly insufficient to remedy the situation, the Commission should have the power to suspend the monthly or interim payments, by means of an implementing act.
Amendment 162 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43 a (new)
Recital 43 a (new)
(43 a) Member States shall request recovery from the beneficiary following the occurrence of irregularities and other cases of non-compliance to the conditions of the interventions referred to in the CAP Strategic Plans. However, the cost of implementing those procedures may also be disproportionate to the amounts which are or may be collected. Consequently, Member States should be permitted to halt recovery procedures in certain cases.
Amendment 163 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46 a (new)
Recital 46 a (new)
(46 a) To ensure a level playing field between beneficiaries in different Member States, certain general rules should be introduced on controls and penalties at Union level.
Amendment 207 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) an epizootic or a plant diseasepest affecting part or all of the beneficiary's livestock or crops respectively;
Amendment 223 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a Competent authority 1. Member States shall designate an authority at ministerial level responsible for: (a) the issuing, reviewing and withdrawing of accreditation of paying agencies referred to inArticle 8(2); (b) the accreditation and withdrawal of the coordinating body referred to in Article 8(4); (c) the appointing of the certification body referred to in Article 11; (d) carrying out the tasks assigned to the competent authority under this Chapter. The competent authority shall, by way of a formal act, decide on the issuing or,following a review, the withdrawal of the accreditation of the paying agency and the coordinating body on the basis of an examination of the accreditation criteria to be adopted by the Commission in accordance with point (a) of Article 10(1). The competent authority shall inform the Commission of accreditations and withdrawals of accreditations without delay.
Amendment 234 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Paying agencies shall be departments or bodies of the Member States responsible for the management and control of expenditure referred in Article 5(2) and Article 6. They shall be responsible, in particular, for the drawn up and submission of the annual performance report referred in article 121(1) of Regulation (EU) …/…[CAP Strategic Plan Regulation].
Amendment 239 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
However, where paying agencies are established at regional level, Member States shall, in addition, either accredit a paying agency at national level for aid schemes which, by their nature, have to be managed at national level or Member States shall confer the management of these schemes on their regional paying agencies. The accreditation of paying agencies accredited for period 2014-2020 shall be carried over to the programming period 2021-2027 provided that new system operations and procedures implemented by the paying agency will be subject of an examination of the accreditation criteria to be adopted by the Commission in accordance with point (a) of Article 10 (1).
Amendment 243 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 5
Member States shall not appoint any new additional paying agency after the date of entry into force of this Regulation, except in case of administrative reorganization in the Member State.
Amendment 252 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the annual performance report referred to in article 121(1) of Regulation (EU) …/…[CAP Strategic Plan Regulation] and Article 52(1) showing that the expenditure was made in accordance with Article 35;
Amendment 258 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point ii
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point ii
(ii) the proper functioning of the govinternancel control systems put in place and of compliance with the basic Union requirements , which give the necessary guarantees concerning the outputs reported in the annual performance report, as provided for in points (b) and (c) of Article 63(6) of the Financial Regulation,
Amendment 270 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The deadline of 15 February referred to in the first subparagraph may be exceptionally extended by the Commission to 1 March, upon request by the Member State concerned, as provided for in the second subparagraph Article 63(7) of the Financial Regulation. By derogation of the first paragraph and of suparagraph 3 (c) of this article, for the performance reporting on the realised results and distance to respective targets the deadline may be extended until 30 of April, at the latest.
Amendment 298 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The certification body shall be a public or private audit body designated by the Member Statecompetent authority for a minimum three year period, without prejudice to national law. Where it is a private audit body, and where the applicable Union or national law so requires, it shall be selected by the Member State by means of a public tendering procedure.
Amendment 303 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) the performance reporting on output indicators for the purposes of the annual performance clearance referred to in Article 52 demonstrating that Article 35 of this Regulation is complied with and the performance reporting on result indicators for the multiannual performance monitoring referred to in Article 115 of Regulation (EU) …/… [CAP Strategic Plan Regulation], demonstrating that Article 35 of this Regulation is complied with, isare correct;
Amendment 319 #
2018/0217(COD)
A reserve intended to provide additional support for the agricultural sector for the purpose of market management or stabilisation or in the case of crises affecting the agricultural production or distribution (“the agricultural reserve”) shall be established at the beginning of each year in the EAGF. The initial amount of the agricultural reserve in 2021 shall be set up in the budget of the common agricultural policy.
Amendment 353 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The amount of the agricultural reserve shall be at least EUR 400 million in current prices at the beginning of each year of the period 2021-2027. The Commission may propose to adjust the amount of the annual reserve through the annual budgetary procedure or may adjust the amount of the agricultural reserve during the year when appropriate in view of market developments or perspectives in the current or following year, and taking into account the available appropriations under the EAGF.
Amendment 368 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 454 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall automatically decommit any portion of a budget commitment for rural development interventions in a CAP Strategic Plan that has not been used for the purposes of prefinancing or for making interim payments or for which no declaration of expenditure fulfilling the requirements laid down in Article 30(3) has been presented to it in relation to expenditure effected by 31 December of the seconthird year following that of the budget commitment.
Amendment 457 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 3
Article 32 – paragraph 3
3. In the event of legal proceedings or of an administrative appeal having suspensory effect, the period for automatic decommitment referred to in paragraph 1 or 2 shall, in respect of the amount relating to the operations concerned, be interrupted for the duration of those proceedings or that administrative appeal, provided that the Commission receives a substantiated notification from the Member State by 31 January of year N + 34.
Amendment 465 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 32 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) that part of the budget commitments for which a declaration of expenditure has been made but for which reimbursement has been reduced or suspended by the Commission at 31 December of year N + 23;
Amendment 488 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 3
Article 37 – paragraph 3
3. Reductions under this Article shall be applied in accordance with the principle of proportionality without prejudice to Article 51.
Amendment 508 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
In case of delayed or insufficient progress towards targets in accordance with article 121 (9) Regulation (EU) …/…[CAP Strategic Plan Regulation] of the result indicators, as set out in the national CAP Strategic Plan and monitored in accordance with Articles 115 and 116 of Regulation (EU) …/…[CAP Strategic Plan Regulation], the Commission may ask the Member State concerned to implement the necessary remedial actions in accordance with an action plan with clear progress indicators, to be established in consultation with the Commissand where the Member State cannot provide duly justified reasons, the Commission may ask the Member State concerned to present and implement an action plan, to be established in consultation with the Commission . The action plan shall describe the necessary remedial actions and the expected timeframe for its execution.
Amendment 512 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Where the Member States fails to submit or to implement the action plan referred to in paragraph 1 or if that action plan presented by the Member State is manifestly insufficient to remedy the situation, the Commission may adopt implementing acts suspending the monthly payments referred to in Article 19(3) or the interim payments referred to in Article 30. The Commission will take into account the timeframe indicated for the execution of the action plan before any suspension procedure is taken.
Amendment 530 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 42 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) prior to 1 December but not before 16 October, pay advances of up to 50 % for direct payments interventions and for the measures referred to in Chapter IV of Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 and in Chapter IV of Regulation (EU)229/2013 respectively;
Amendment 580 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 2
Article 52 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall assess the amounts to be reduced on the basis of the difference between the annual expenditure declared for an intervention and the amount corresponding to the relevant reported output in accordance with the national CAP Strategic Plan and taking account of justifications provided by the Member State. The reductions will only affect the expenditure declared for the intervention without a corresponding output.
Amendment 587 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 a (new)
Article 53 a (new)
Article 53 a Recoveries for non-compliance 1. Member States shall request recovery from the beneficiary for any undue payment following the occurrence of irregularities and other cases of non- compliance by beneficiares with the conditions of the interventions referred in the CAP Strategic Plan and bring legal proceeding to that effect as necessary. 2. On duly justified grounds, Member States may decide not to pursue recovery. A decision to this effect may be taken only in the following cases: (a) where the costs already and likely to be effected total more than the amount to be recovered, which condition shall be considered to have been met if: (i) the amount to be recovered from the beneficiary in the context of an individual payment for an intervention, not including interest, does not exceed EUR 100; or (ii) the amount to be recovered from the beneficiary in the context of an individual payment for an intervention, not including interest, falls between EUR 100 and EUR 250 and the Member State concerned applies a threshold equal to or higher than the amount to be recovered under its national law for not pursuing national debts; (b) where recovery proves impossible owing to the insolvency, recorded and recognised under national law, of the debtor or the persons legally responsiblefor the irregularity.
Amendment 595 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 2
Article 53 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall assess the amounts to be excluded on the basis of the gravity of the deficiencies found taking into account the principle of proportionality.
Amendment 617 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 55 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amounts of the Union financing under the EAFRD which are cancelled and amounts recovered, and the interest thereon, that Member States will calculate after expiration of the period granted to the beneficiary for payment shall be reallocated to other rural development interventions in the same CAP Strategic Plan. However, the cancelled or recovered Union Funds may be reused in its entirety by Member States only for a rural development operation under the national CAP Strategic Plan and provided the funds are not reallocated to rural development operations which have been the subject of a financial adjustment.
Amendment 624 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 2
Article 57 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall set up efficient management and control systems in order to ensure compliance with the Union legislation governing Union interventions. The control systems shall be described in the national CAP Strategic Plan as indicated in article 101 of Regulation (EU) …/…[CAP Strategic Plan Regulation].
Amendment 628 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 57 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
In the case of penalties in the form of a reduction in the amount of aid or support, the amount of the penalty for a given year shall not exceed 100% of the amount of the aid application, payment claim or of the eligible amount to which the penalty is applied. the same maximum percentage shall apply to payments of an amount calculated on the basis of a quantity and/or the period concerned by the non- compliance.
Amendment 629 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 b (new)
Article 57 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 b (new)
In the case of a penalty in the form of a suspension, withdrawal of an approval, recognition or authorisation or in the case of the exclusion from the right to participate in or benefit from an intervention under the CAP Strategic plan, the maximum period shall be set in three consecutive years.
Amendment 631 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 57 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point c a (new)
(c a) where the non-compliance is of a minor nature;
Amendment 632 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point c b (new)
Article 57 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point c b (new)
(c b) where the non-compliance is due to obvious errors of the beneficiary in the aid application or payment claim, which are recognised by the competent authority and subject of correction and ajustment before communication of non-compliance by the competent authority to the beneficiary;
Amendment 646 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Article 58 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Amendment 650 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 62 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) which ensureing a non-discriminatory treatment, equity and the respect of proportionality when lodging a security;
Amendment 682 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 1
Article 70 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall set up a control and penalties system for the aid as referred to in Article 63.
Amendment 683 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 70 – paragraph 1 a (new)
2. For each of the interventions referred in Article 63(2) Member States shall ensure that the control sample for on-the- spot checks carried out each year covers at least 5% of all beneficiaires. This percentage shall be appropriately increased where any significant non- compliance in the context of a given intervention or measure is detected. Member States may reduce the level of on-the-spot checks where the error rates remain at an acceptable level.
Amendment 684 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 70 – paragraph 1 b (new)
3. If, in respect of a crop group defined by the Member State, the area declared for the purposes of any area-related intervention referred in Article 63(2) exceeds the area determined for payment, the aid shall be calculated on the basis of the area determined reduced by twice the difference found if that difference is more than either 3% or two hesctares, but no more than 20% of the area determined for payment. If the difference is more than 20% of the area determined for payment, no area-related aid or support shall be granted for the crop group concerned.
Amendment 686 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 2
Article 70 – paragraph 2
4. Paragraphs 1 to 5 of Article 57 shall apply mutatis mutandis.
Amendment 737 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 84 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(b a) ‘reoccurrence’ of a non- compliance means the non-compliance with the same requirement or standard determined more than once within a consecutive period of three calendar years, provided that the beneficiary has been informed of a previous non- compliance and, as the case may be, has had the possibility to take the necessary measures to terminate that previous non- compliance.
Amendment 740 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 84 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) may, where appropriate and feasible, make use of remote sensing or the area monitoring system to carry out the on- the-spot checks referred to in point (a);
Amendment 791 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
In the case of non-compliance due to negligence, the percentage of reduction shall be as a general rule 3% of the total amount of the payments referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article. The reduction shall be determined on the basis of the assessment of the importance of the non- compliance, based on the criteria established in paragraph 1 of this article, and shall not exceed 5%.
Amendment 800 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Member States mayshall set up an early warning system that applies to individual cases of non-compliance occurring for the first time and which, given their minor severity, extent and permanence, shall not lead to a reduction or exclusion. The beneficiary shall be notified of the obligation to take remedial action. Where a subsequent check within three consecutive calendar years establishes that the non- compliance has not been remedied, the reduction pursuant to the first subparagraph shall be applied retroactively.
Amendment 806 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
Member States may provide mandatory trainingshall foresee specific training on conditionality under the farm advisory system provided for in Section 3 of Chapter 1 of Title III of Regulation (EU) …/…[CAP Strategic Plan Regulation] to the beneficiaries who have received an early warning which can be made mandatory.
Amendment 811 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 3
Article 86 – paragraph 3
3. In case of reoccurrence, the percentage reduction shall be higher than the one to be applied in case of non- compliance due to negligence and sanctioned for the first time. and shall not exceed 15%
Amendment 815 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 86 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
In case of subsequent reocurrences, and if no justified reason is provided, the beneficiary shall be considered to have acted intentionally within the meaning of paragraph 4 of this article.
Amendment 450 #
2018/0216(COD)
Draft legislative resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
– having regard to Article 13 of the TFEU;
Amendment 470 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Since the CAP needs to sharpen its responses to the challenges, such as increasing concentration of agricultural land and inter alia concentration of direct payments in the hands of few, and opportunities as they manifest themselves at Union, international, national, regional, local and farm levels, it is necessary to streamline the governance of the CAP and improve its delivery on the Union objectives and to significantly decrease the administrative burden. In the CAP based on delivery of sustainability and performance (‘delivery model’), the Union should set the basic policy parameters, such as objectives of the CAP and basic requirements, while Member States should bear greater responsibility as to how they meet the objectives and achieve targets in the broader context of a level playing field. Enhanced subsidiarity makes it possible to better take into account local conditions and needs, tailoring the support to maximise the contribution to Union objectives. This is only possible if targets are ambitious and a monitoring system is used which allows a comparison between Member States to guarantee that at the European level the CAP contributes to societal demands regarding the environment, biodiversity and animal welfare.
Amendment 482 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The use of common definitions entirely set at Union level has caused certain difficulties for Member States to cater their own specificities at national, regional, and local level. Member States should therefore be given the flexibility to specify certain definitions in their CAP Strategic Plan. In order to ensure a common level playing field, a certainthe framework has, however, to be set at Union level constituting the necessary essential elements to be included in those definitions (‘framework definitions’) to prevent distortion of the Single Market.
Amendment 490 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In order to ensure that the Union can respect its international obligations on domestic support as set out in the WTO Agreement on Agriculture, and in particular that the basic income support for sustainability and related types of interventions continue to be notified as ‘Green Box’ support which has no, or at most minimal, trade- distorting effects or effects on production, the framework definition for ‘agricultural activity’ should provide for both the production of agricultural products or the maintenance of the agricultural area. In light of adjusting to local conditions, Member States should lay down the actual definition of agricultural activity in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 501 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Synergies between the EAFRD and Horizon Europe should encourage that the EAFRD makes the best use of research and innovation results, in particular those stemming from projects funded by the Horizon Europe clusters "Food and Natural Resources" and "Inclusive and secure society including disaster resilience" and the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) for ‘agricultural productivity and sustainability’, leading to innovations in the farming sector and rural areas. aligned with the SDGs.
Amendment 508 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In order to ensure legal certainty that support is paid for an agricultural area which is at the farmer's disposal and where an agricultural activity is exercised, a framework definition for ‘eligible hectare’ with the essential elements should be set out. In particular, in order to avoid double claims, Member States should set the conditions to determine whether the land is at the farmer’s disposal. Considering the likelihood of occasional and temporary use of agricultural land for an activity which is not strictly agricultural, and given the potential of certain non-agricultural activities to contribute to the income diversification of agricultural holdings providing they do not damage agricultural capacity or natural features, Member States should set appropriate conditions to include areas also used for sustainable non-agricultural activities as eligible hectares.
Amendment 509 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In order to ensure legal certainty that support is paid for an agricultural area which is at the farmer's disposal and where an agricultural activity is exercised, a framework definition for ‘eligible hectare’ with the essential elements should be set out. In particular, in order to avoid double claims, Member States should set the conditions to determine whether the land is at the farmer’s disposal. Considering the likelihood of occasional and temporary use of agricultural land for an activity which is not strictly agricultural, and given the potential of certain non-agricultural activities to contribute to the income diversification of agricultural holdings, Member States should set appropriate conditions to includefor temporary and limited to a certain percentage of the eligible land inclusion of areas also used for non- agricultural activities as eligible hectares.
Amendment 546 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In order to give substance to the objectives of the CAP as established by Article 39 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), as well as to ensure that the Union adequately addresses its most recent challenges, it is appropriate to provide for a set of general objectives reflecting the orientations given in the Communication on ‘The Future of Food and Farming’. A set of specific objectives should be further defined at Union level and applied by the Member States in their CAP Strategic Plans. While stritaking a balance across the dimensctions ofn sustainable development, in line with the impact assessment, these specific objectives should translate the general objectives of the CAP into more concrete priorities and take into account relevant Union legislation, particularly with regard to climate, energy and environment.
Amendment 555 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) A smarter, modernised and moremore resistant and sustainable CAP needs to embrace research and innovation, in order to serve the multi- functionality of Union agriculture, forestry and food systems, investing in technological development and, digitalisation and agro-ecological practices, as well as improving the access to impartial, sound, relevant and new knowledge as well as possibilities to exchange from farmer to farmer for the benefit of rural communities as well as the agricultural sector.
Amendment 567 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) A smarter, modernised and more sustainable CAP needs to embrace research and innovation, in order to serve the multi- functionality of Union agriculture, forestry and food systems, investing in technological development and digitalisation, as well as providing or improving the access to impartial, sound, relevant and new knowledge.
Amendment 587 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In the context of greater market- orientation of the CAP on the European market, as outlined by the Communication on ‘The Future of Food and Farming’, market exposure, climate change and associated frequency and severity of extreme weather events, as well as sanitary and phytosanitary crises, may lead to risks of price volatility and increasing pressures on incomes. Thus, although farmers are ultimately responsible for designing their on-farm strategies, a robust framework to regulate the markets should be set up to ensure appropriate risk management of health and climate risks, which avoids the pitfalls and problems encountered in other models adopted around the world. To this aim, Member States and farmers may be able to draw on a Union-level platform on risk management for capacity-building in order to provide farmers with adequate financial instruments for investments and access to working capital, training, knowledge transfer and advice.
Amendment 592 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 – introductory part
Recital 16 – introductory part
(16) Bolstering environmental care and climate action and contributing to the achievement of Union environmental- and climate-related objectives is a very high priority in the future of Union agriculture and forestry. The architecture of the CAP should therefore reflect greater ambition with respect to these objectives, while at the same time reflecting adequately the greater burden and requirements before the producers. By virtue of the delivery model, action taken to tackle environmental degradation and climate change should be result-driven and Article 11 TFEU should, for this purpose, be considered as an obligation of result.
Amendment 595 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 – introductory part
Recital 16 – introductory part
(16) Bolstering environmental care and climate action and contributing to the achievement of Union environmental- and climate-related objectives is a very high priority in the future of Union agriculture and forestry. The architecture of the CAP should therefore reflect considerably greater ambition with respect to these objectives. By virtue of the delivery model, action taken to tackle environmental degradation and climate change should be result-driven and Article 11 TFEU shouldall, for this purpose, be considered as an obligation of result.
Amendment 597 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 – point 1
Recital 16 – point 1
As many rural areas in the Union suffer from structural problems such as lack of attractive employment opportunities, skill shortages, underinvestment in connectivity, infrastructures and essential services, as well as youth drain, it is fundamental to strengthen the socio-economic fabric in those areas, in line with the Cork 2.0. Declaration, particularly through job creation andof quality jobs and fostering generational renewal, by bringing the Commission's jobs and growth to rural areas, promoting social inclusion, generational renewal and the development of ‘Smart Villages’ across the European countryside. As indicated in the Communication on ‘The Future of Food and Farming’, new rural value chains such as renewable energy, the emerging bio- economy, the circular economy, and ecotourism can offer good growth and job potential for rural areas. In this context, financial instruments and the use of the InvestEU guarantee can play a crucial role for ensuring access to financing and for bolstering the growth capacity of farms and enterprises. There is a potential for employment opportunities in rural areas for legally staying third country nationals, promoting their social and economic integration especially in the framework of Community-led Local Development strategies. At the same time, note should be taken of the fact that numerous rural areas fall outside the scope of currently available instruments, such as the Rural development programmes 2014-2020, due to administrative divisions in Member States, thus creating a risk for widening gaps between rural areas even within the same Member State.
Amendment 598 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 – point 1
Recital 16 – point 1
As many rural areas in the Union suffer from structural problems such as lack of attractive employment opportunities, skill shortages, underinvestment in connectivity, infrastructures and essential services, as well as youth drain, it is fundamental to strengthen the socio-economic fabric in those areas, in line with the Cork 2.0. Declaration, particularly through job creation and generational renewal, by bringing the Commission's jobs and growth to rural areas, promoting social inclusion, the incorporation of new farmers, greater participation by women in the rural economy, generational renewal and the development of ‘Smart Villages’ across the European countryside. In order to stabilise and diversify the rural economy, it also requires business start-ups and development, securing and retaining of non-agricultural enterprises as well as the basic provisions for the rural population. As indicated in the Communication on ‘The Future of Food and Farming’, new rural value chains such as renewable energy, the emerging bio- economy, the circular economy, and ecotourism can offer good growth and job potential for rural areas. In this context, financial instruments and the use of the InvestEU guarantee can play a crucial role for ensuring access to financing and for bolstering the growth capacity of farms and enterprises. There is a potential for employment opportunities in rural areas for legally staying third country nationals, promoting their social and economic integration especially in the framework of Community-led Local Development strategies.
Amendment 610 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The CAP should keep ensuring food security for Europe, which should be understood as meaning access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food at all times and maximising EU plant protein production. Moreover, it should help improving the response of Union agriculture to new societal demands on food and health, including sustainable agricultural production, healthier nutrition, reduced food waste and enhanced animal welfare. The CAP should continue to promote production with specific and valuable characteristics, whilesuch as regionally identifiable food chains, and at the same time helping farmers to proactively adjust their production according to market signals and consumers’ demands. Member States should ensure that financial support for farmers in procuring new skills and equipment required to transition their production in order to meet changing consumer demands and protect livelihoods in rural communities is being allocated.
Amendment 627 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) The funds available for the EAFRD must be sufficient regarding the importance of interventions for rural development, especially regarding more ambitious environment and climate goals to which the European Union committed itself in international agreements and to which the agriculture has to make its contribution.
Amendment 639 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Building on the previous system of cross-compliance implemented until 2020, the system of new conditionality links full receipt of CAP support to thefull compliance by beneficiaries ofwith basic standards concerning the environment, climate change, public health, animal health, plant health and animal welfare. The basic standards encompass in a streamlined form a list of statutory management requirements (SMRs) and standards of good agricultural and environmental conditions of land (GAECs). These basic standards should better take into account the environmental and climate challenges and the new environmental architecture of the CAP, thus delivering a higher level of environmental and climate ambition as the Commission announced in its Communications on the ‘Future of Food and Farming’ and the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). Conditionality aims towill contribute to the development of sustainable agriculture through better awareness on the part of beneficiaries of the need to respectconform to those basic standards. It also aims to make the CAP more compatible with the expectations of society through improving consistencyalignment of the policy with the environment, public health, animal health, plant health and animal welfare objectives. Conditionality shouldwill form an integral part of the environmental architecture of the CAP, as part of the baseline for more ambitious environmental and climate commitments, and shouldmust be comprehensively applied across the Union. For those farmers who do not comply with those requirements, Member States should. A common European framework ensures that proportionate, effective and dissuasive penalties are appliedput in place in accordance with [the HZR Regulation].
Amendment 643 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) The Commission shall guarantee the strict implementation of Union legislation at all times and in all Member States concerning animal welfare, environmental protection, climate action and food security. Consequently, the Commission shall apply systematically the appropriate sanctions and penalties in case of repeated infringements by Member States.
Amendment 649 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) The framework of standards of GAECs aims towill contribute to the mitigation and adaptation to climate change, the tackling of water challenges, the protection and quality of soil and the protection and quality of biodiversity. The framework needs to be enhancedis to take into account in particular the practices set until 2020 under the greening of direct payments, the mitigation of climate change and the need to improve farms sustainability, and in particular the nutrients management. It is acknowledged that each GAEC contributes to multiple objectives. In order to implement the framework, Member States should define a national standard forin line with each of the minimum standards set at Union level taking into account the specific characteristics of the area concerned, including soil and climatic conditions, existing farming conditions, land use, annual crop rotation, farming practices and farm structures. Member States may also define in addition other national standards related to the main objectives laid down in Annex III in order to improve the environmental and climate delivery of the GAEC framework. As part of GAEC framework, in order to support both the agronomic and the environmental performance of farms, nutrient management plans will be established with the help of a dedicated electronic Farm Sustainability Tool made available by the Member States to individual farmers. The tool should provide on-farm decision support starting from minimum nutrient management functionalities and including water and soil management, input reductions and biodiversity measures. A wide interoperability and modularity should also ensure the possibility to add other electronic on-farm and e-governance applications. In order to ensure a level playing field between farmers and across the Union, the Commission may provide support to the Member States in the design of the Tool as well as with the data storage and processing services required.
Amendment 651 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) The framework of standards of GAECs aims to contribute to the mitigation and adaptation to climate change, the tackling of water challenges, the protection and quality of soil and the protection and quality of biodiversity. The framework needs to be enhanced to take into account in particular the practices set until 2020 under the greening of direct payments, the mitigation of climate change and the need to improve farms sustainability, and in particular the nutrients management. It is acknowledged that each GAEC contributes to multiple objectives. In order to implement the framework, Member States should define a national standard for each of the standards set at Union level taking into account the specific characteristics of the area concerned, including soil and climatic conditions, existing farming conditions, land use, state of play of pollinators, variety of grown cultures, crop rotation, farming practices and farm structures. Member States may also define in addition other national standards related to the main objectives laid down in Annex III in order to improve the environmental and climate delivery of the GAEC framework. As part of GAEC framework, in order to support both the agronomic and the environmental performance of farms, nutrient management plans will be established with the help of a dedicated electronic Farm Sustainability Tool made available by the Member States to individual farmers. The tool should provide on-farm decision support starting from minimum nutrient management functionalities. A wide interoperability and modularity should also ensure the possibility to add other electronic on-farm and e-governance applications. In order to ensure a level playing field between farmers and across the Union, the Commission may provide support to the Member States in the design of the Tool as well as with the data storage and processing services required.
Amendment 657 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) SMRs need to be fully implemented by Member States in order to become operational at farm level and ensure equal treatment of farmers. To ensure the consistency of the rules on conditionality in enhancing the sustainability of the policy, SMRs should encompass main Union legislation on environment, public health, animal health, plant health and animal welfare for which implementation at national level implyies precise obligations on individual farmers, including obligations under Council Directive 92/43/EEC11 and Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council12 or Council Directive 91/676/EEC.13 In order to follow up on the joint statement made by the European Parliament and the Council as annexed to Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council,14 the relevant provisions of Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council15 and Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council16 are included as SMRs into the scope of conditionality and the list of GAEC standards is adapted accordingly. _________________ 11 Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7). 12 Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds (OJ L 20, 26.1.2010, p. 7). 13 Council Directive 91/676/EEC of 12 December 1991 concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources (OJ L 375, 31.12.1991, p. 1). 14 Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 352/78, (EC) No 165/94, (EC) No 2799/98, (EC) No 814/2000, (EC) No 1290/2005 and (EC) No 485/2008 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 549). 15 Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 1). 16 Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for Community action to achieve the sustainable use of pesticides (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 71).
Amendment 658 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Member States should set up and put in place procedures for avoidance of conflicts of interest for farm advisory services for the purpose ofwhose objective is improving the sustainable management and overall performance of agricultural holdings and rural businesses, covering economic, environmental and social dimensions and the specific objectives of this regulation referred to in Article 6, and to identify the necessary improvements as regards all measures at farm level provided for in the CAP Strategic Plans. These farm advisory services should help farmers and other beneficiaries of CAP support to become more aware of the relationship between farm management and land management on the one hand, and certain standards, requirements and information, including environmental and climate ones as well as animal welfare, on the other hand. The list of the latter includes standards applying to or necessary for farmers and other CAP beneficiaries and set in the CAP Strategic Plan, as well as those stemming from the legislation on water, on and the sustainablreduction of the use of pesticides, as well as agro- ecological measures, the promotion of the sustainable management of nutrients, the initiatives to combat antimicrobial resistance and the management of risks. In order to enhance the quality and effectiveness of the advice, Member States should set out procedures for avoidance of conflicts of interest, and integrate advisors within the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS), in order to be able to deliver up-to-date technological and scientific information developed by research and innovation.
Amendment 689 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25 a) In order to eliminate the practice of receiving income support, while violating labour regulations, when it has been officially proven by official authorities that a beneficiary has intentionally exploited workers or has used undeclared and/or illegal work such as work without any work contract, and/or by not paying in due time or form the labourers, or when the necessary working conditions have been consecutively violated, the beneficiary is deprived partially or at full of income support.
Amendment 690 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25 a) The European Court of Auditors notes in its opinion No 7/2018 that the largest part of the budget would continue to be hectare based direct payments to farmers. However, this instrument is not appropriate for addressing the many environmental and societal concerns, nor is it the most efficient way of assuring a viable income for farmers. They also critisise the lack of necessary elements of an effective performance system as well as fewer and less effective checks and audits.
Amendment 700 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Union legislation should provide that Member States should set requirements in terms of minimum area for receiving decoupled payments in their CAP Strategic Plan. Such requirements should relate to the need to avoid the excessive administrative burden caused by managing numerous payments of small amounts and to that of ensuring an effective contribution of the support to the objectives of the CAP to which the decoupled direct payments contribute. In order to guarantee a minimum level of agricultural income support for all genuine farmers, as well as to comply with the Treaty objective in ensuring a fair standard of living for the agricultural community, an annual area- based decoupled payment should be established as the type of intervention ‘basic income support for sustainability’. In order to enhance better targeting of this support, the payment amounts can be differentiated, by groups of territories, based on socio- economic and/or agronomic conditions. In view of avoiding disruptive effects for farmers' income, Member States may choose to implement the basic income support for sustainability based on payment entitlements. In this case, the value of payment entitlements before any further convergence should be proportional to their value as established under the basic payment schemes pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, taking also into account the payments for agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment. Member States should also achieve a furtherll convergence by 2027 in order to continue to move progressivelymove away from historical values.
Amendment 711 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) When providing decoupled direct support based on the system of payment entitlements, Member States should continue to manage a national reserve or reserves per group of territories. Such reserves should be used, as a matter of priority, for young farmers and farmers commencing their agricultural activity. Rules on the use and transfers of payment entitlements are also necessary in order to guarantee a smooth functioning of the system and to avoid a market for payment entitlements.
Amendment 721 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Small farms remain a cornerstone of Union agriculture as they play a vital role in supporting rural employment and contribute to social cohesion in rural areas and to territorial development. In order to promote a more balanced distribution of support and to reduce administrative burden for beneficiaries of small amounts, Member States should have the option ofall offering to small farmers the possibility of replacing the other direct payments by providing a round somelump sum payment for small farmers.
Amendment 730 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) In view of the acknowledged need to promote a more balanced distribution of support towards small and/or medium- sized farmers in a visible and measurable way, a specific decoupled payment per hectare, the complementary redistributive income support for sustainability, should be established at Union level. To allow for a better targeting of this complementary support and in view of acknowledging the differences in farm structures across the Union, Member States should have the possibility to provide different amounts of complementary support to different ranges of hectares.
Amendment 744 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) The CAP should ensure that Member States increase the environmental delivery by respecting local needs and farmers' actual circumstances while contributing to the overall EU effort. Member States should under direct payments in the CAP Strategic Plan set up Eco-schemes voluntary for farmers, which should be fully coordinated with the other relevant interventions and where an organic farming premia for the maintenance of and the conversion to organic land as well as premia for area-based livestock farming with maximum 2 livestock units per hectare is mandatory. They should be defined by the Member States as a payment granted either for incentivising and remunerating the provision of public goods by agricultural practices beneficial to the environment and climate or as a compensation for the introduction of these practices. In both cases they should aim at enhancing the environmental and climate performance of the CAP and should consequently be conceived to go beyond the mandatory requirements already prescribed by the system of conditionality. Member States may decide to set up eco- schemes forto promote all kind of agricultural practices such as, amongst others, the enhanced management of permanent pastures and landscape features, and organic farmingagro- forestry. Member States shall incorporate environmental certification schemes, such as organic farming and the promotion of extensive livestock rearing in the list of eco-schemes. These schemes may also include ‘entry-level schemes’ which may be a condition for taking up more ambitious rural development commitments.
Amendment 760 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31 a (new)
Recital 31 a (new)
(31 a) Organic farming is developing in many Member States and has a proven track record for delivering public goods, for example safeguarding ecosystem services and natural resources, creating new jobs, especially for young farmers and women and meeting societal demands. But the growth in demand is bigger than the one in production. Member States shall ensure that their CAP Strategic Plan incentivises an increase in the share of organically farmed agricultural land in order to satisfy the growing demand for organic products and to further improve the whole organic supply chain.
Amendment 781 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) Sectoral types of interventions are needed to contribute to the CAP objectives and reinforce synergies with other CAP instruments. In line with the delivery model, minimum requirements concerning the contents and objectives for such sectoral types of interventions should be elaborated at Union level in order to ensure a level playing field in the internal market and avoid conditions of unequal and unfair competition. Member States should justify their inclusion in their CAP Strategic Plans and ensure consistency with other interventions at sectoral level. The broad types of interventions to be established at Union level should cover the sectors of fruit and vegetables, wine, apiculture products, olive oil and table olives, hops and other products to be defined in Article 39, for which the establishment of sectoral programs is deemed to have beneficial effects on the achievement of some or all of the general and specific objectives of the CAP pursued by this Regulation.
Amendment 797 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) Support for management commitments may include organic farming premia for the maintenance of and the conversion to organic land; payments for other types of interventions supporting environmentally friendly production systems such as agro-ecology, conservation agriculture and integrated production; forest environmental and climate services and forest conservation; premia for forests and establishment of agroforestry systems; animal welfare; conservation, sustainable use and development of genetic resources. Concrete steps towards providing of quality jobs and fair sectorial working conditions undertaken by the land-owner, land-manager or the establishment, should be also taken into consideration when drafting and evaluating the respective measures of the CAP Strategic plans. Member States may develop other schemes under this type of interventions on the basis of their needs. This type of payments should cover additional costs and income foregone only resulting from commitments going beyond the baseline of mandatory standards and requirements established in Union and national law, as well as conditionality, as laid down in the CAP Strategic Plan. Commitments related to this type of interventions may be undertaken for a pre-established annual or pluri-annual period and might go beyond seven years where duly justified.
Amendment 813 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) Forestry measures should contribute widening the use of agroforestry systems and to the implementation of the Union Forest Strategy, and be based on Member States' national or sub-national forest programs or equivalent instruments, which should build on the commitments stemming from the Regulation on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emission and removals from land use, land use energy and forestry [LULUCF Regulation] and those made in the Ministerial Conferences on the Protection of Forests in Europe. Interventions should be based on forest management plans or equivalent instruments and may comprise forest area development and sustainable management of forests, including the afforestation of land and the creation and regeneration of agroforestry systems; the protection, restoration and improvement of forest resources, taking into account adaptation needs; investments to guarantee and enhance forest conservation and resilience, and the provision of forest ecosystem and climate services; and measures and investments in support of the renewable energy and bio-economy.
Amendment 821 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) In order to ensure a fair income and a resilient agricultural sector across the Union territory, Member States may grant support to farmers in areas facing natural and other area-specific constraints. As regards payments for ANC, the designation of the 2014-2020 Rural Development policy should continue to apply. For the CAP to deliver enhanced Union added value on the environment and reinforce its synergies with the financing of investments in nature and biodiversity, it is necessary to keep a separate measure aiming at compensating beneficiaries for disadvantages related to the implementation of Natura 2000 and Water Framework Directives. Support should therefore continue to be granted to farmers and forest holders to help address specific disadvantages resulting from the implementation of Directive 2009/147/EC and Directive 92/43/EEC and in order to contribute to the effective management of Natura 2000 sites. Support should also be made available to farmers to help address disadvantages in river basin areas resulting from the implementation of the Water Framework Directive. Support should be linked to specific requirements described in the CAP Strategic Plans that go beyond relevant mandatory standards and requirements. Member States should also ensure that payments to farmers do not lead to double funding with eco schemes, while at the same time allowing enough flexibility in Strategic Plans to promote complementarity between different interventions. Furthermore, the specific needs of Natura 2000 areas should be taken into accounmet by Member States in the overall design of their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 822 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) In order to ensure a fair income and a resilient agricultural sector across the Union territory, Member States may grant support to farmers in areas facing natural and other area-specific constraints. As regards payments for ANC, the designation of the 2014-2020 Rural Development policy should continue to apply and where applicable new measures could be added. For the CAP to deliver enhanced Union added on the environment and reinforce its synergies with the financing of investments in nature and biodiversity, it is necessary to keep a separate measure aiming at compensating beneficiaries for disadvantages related to the implementation of Natura 2000 and Water Framework Directives. Support should therefore continue to be granted to farmers and forest holders to help address specific disadvantages resulting from the implementation of Directive 2009/147/EC and Directive 92/43/EEC and in order to contribute to the effective management of Natura 2000 sites. Support should also be made available to farmers to help address disadvantages in river basin areas resulting from the implementation of the Water Framework Directive. Support should be linked to specific requirements described in the CAP Strategic Plans that go beyond relevant mandatory standards and requirements. Member States should also ensure that payments to farmers do not lead to double funding with eco schemes. Furthermore, the specific needs of Natura 2000 areas should be taken into account by Member States in the overall design of their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 827 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40 a (new)
Recital 40 a (new)
(40 a) The ANC, such as the mountain regions, face constant challenges related to their nature, which results in losing attractiveness for remaining and/or working these, depopulation and ageing. The targetted measures, which can be currently used by the producers often are often not attractive because of bureaucratic and administrative reasons. In order to prevent these trends, while at the same time keeping and/or creating employment in rural regions, the Members States should be given the possibility to introduce and apply a cumulative term "family farm", which corresponds to a coefficient for family- run SMEs in these regions, which takes into account elements such as number of livestock, cultivated lands, pastures and number of crops grown eligible for support within the framework of the CAP.
Amendment 829 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) The objectives of the CAP should also be pursued through support for investments, productive as well as non- productive, on farm as well as off-farm. Such investments may concern, inter aliawhich aim to strengthen farm's resilience and diversification. Such investments may concern, inter alia, equipment to shift production due to changing consumer demand, infrastructures related to the development, modernisation or adaptation to climate change of agriculture and forestry, including access to farm and forest land, land consolidation and improvement, agro- forestry practices, intangible studies and investments associated with the maintenance, restoration and upgrading of the cultural and natural heritage of villages, rural landscapes and high nature value sites, including related socio- economic aspects; the drawing up and updating of plans for the development of municipalities and villages in rural areas and their basic services and of protection and management plans relating to Natura 2000 sites and other areas of high nature value with a view to improving the quality of life or increasing the environmental performance of the settlement, and the supply and saving of energy and water. In order to better ensure the consistency of the CAP Strategic Plans with Union objectives, as well as a level playing field between Member States, a negative list of investment topics is included in this Regulation.
Amendment 846 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) In the light of the need to fill the investment gap in the Union agricultural sector and improve access to financial instruments for priority groups, notably young farmers and new entrants with higher risk profiles, as well as producers in ANC, use of the InvestEU guarantee and combination of grants and financial instruments should be encouraged and facilitated. Since the use of financial instruments across Member States varies considerably as a result of differences in terms of access to finance, banking sector development, presence of risk capital, familiarity of public administrations and potential range of beneficiaries, Member States should establish in the CAP Strategic Plan appropriate targets, beneficiaries and preferential conditions, and other possible eligibility rules.
Amendment 860 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) Young farmers and new entrants still face significant barriers regarding access to land, high prices and access to credit. Their businesses are more threatened by price volatility (for both inputs and produce) and their needs in terms of training in entrepreneurial and, risk prevention and management skills are high. It is therefore essential to continue the support for the setting up of new businesses and new farms. Member States should provide for a strategic approach and identify a clear and coherent set of interventions for generational renewal under the specific objective dedicated to this issue. To this aim, Member States may set in their CAP Strategic Plans preferential conditions for financial instruments for young farmers and new entrants, and should include in their CAP Strategic Plan the ring-fencing of at least an amount corresponding to 2% of the annual direct payments' envelope. An increase of the maximum amount of aid for the installation of young farmers and rural business start-ups, up to EUR 100.000, which can be accessed also through or in combination with financial instrument form of support, should be established.
Amendment 873 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
Recital 44
(44) In the light of the need to ensure appropriate risk management tools, insurance premia for adverse climatic events assimilated to natural disasters, adverse climatic events, animals, plant diseases or pest infestations and mutual funds should be maintained, financed by the EAFRD. The category of mutual funds encompasses both those linked to production losses, and the general and sector-specific income stabilisation tools, linked to income losses.
Amendment 883 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) Support should enable the establishment and implementation of cooperation between at least two entities in view of achieving CAP objectives. Support can entail all aspects of such cooperation, such as the setting up of quality schemes; collective environmental and climate action; the promotion of short supply chain and local markets; pilot projects; Operational Group projects within the EIP for agricultural productivity and sustainability local development projects, Smart Villages, buyers' clubs and machinery rings; farm partnerships; forest management plans; networks and clusters; social farming; community supported agriculture; actions within the scope of LEADER; and the setting up of producer groups and producer organisations, as well as other forms of rural community cooperation cooperation deemed necessary to achieve the specific objectives of the CAP, particularly rural development.
Amendment 900 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46
Recital 46
(46) The Communication on ‘The Future of Food and Farming’ mentions the exchange of knowledge and focus on innovation as a cross cutting objective for the new CAP. The CAP should continue to support the interactive innovation model, which enhances the collaboration between actors to make best use of complementary types of knowledge with a view to spreading practical solutions. Farm advisory services should be free of conflicts of interests and strengthened within the AKIS. The CAP Strategic Plan should provide information on how advisory services, research and rural networks will work together. Each Member State or region, as appropriate, can fund a number of actions aimed at knowledge exchange and innovation, using the types of interventions developed in this Regulation.
Amendment 902 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
Recital 47
(47) The EAGF should continue financing types of interventions in the form of direct payments and sectoral types of interventions, whereas the EAFRD should continue financing types of interventions for rural development as described in this Regulation. The rules for the financial management of the CAP should be laid down separately for the two funds and for the activities supported by each of them, taking into account that the new delivery model gives more flexibility and subsidiarity for Member States to reach their objectives. Types of interventions under this Regulation should cover the period from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2027. Horizontal measures such as those targeted directly at establishing producer organisations, small farmer schemes, the young farmers and new entrants schemes, should be annually accessible for aid application, in order to guarantee sustainable development and equal distribution and to avoid sectorial and policy malformations.
Amendment 912 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
Recital 48
(48) The EAGF should not provide support to activities that would harm the environment, or which are not consistent with climate and environment objectives in line with sustainable agricultural management principles. Support for direct payments under the CAP Strategic Plans should be granted within national allocations to be fixed by this Regulation. These national allocations should reflect a continuation of the changes whereby the allocations to Member States with the lowest support level per hectare are gradually increased to close 50% of the gap towards 90% of the Union average. In order to take into account the reduction of payments' mechanism and the use of its product in the Member State, the total indicative financial allocations per year in the CAP Strategic Plan of a Member State should be allowed to exceed the national allocation.
Amendment 918 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
Recital 48
(48) Support for direct payments under the CAP Strategic Plans should be granted within national allocations to be fixed by this Regulation. These national allocations should reflect a continuation of the changes whereby the allocations to Member States with the lowest support level per hectare are gradually increased to close 50% of the gap towards 90% of the Union average by 2025 and fully by the end of 2027. In order to take into account the reduction of payments' mechanism and the use of its product in the Member State, the total indicative financial allocations per year in the CAP Strategic Plan of a Member State should be allowed to exceed the national allocation.
Amendment 926 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
Recital 49
(49) In order to facilitate the management of EAFRD funds, a single contribution rate for support from the EAFRD should be set in relation to public expenditure in the Member States. In order to take account of their particular importance or nature, specific contribution rates should be set in relation to certain types of operations. In order to mitigate the specific constraints resulting from the level of development, the remoteness and insularity, an appropriate EAFRD contribution rate should be set for less developed regions referred to in Article 174 TFEU, the outermost regions referred to in Article 349 TFEU and the smaller Aegean islands.
Amendment 934 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
Recital 50
(50) EAFRD should not provide support to investments that would harm the environment, or which are not consistent with climate and environment objectives in line with sustainable agricultural management principles. . Hence it is necessary to provide in this Regulation a number of exclusion rules, as well as the possibility to further develop these guarantees in delegated acts. Notably, the EAFRD should not finance investments in irrigation which do not contribute towards the achievement, or the preservation, of good status of the associated water body or bodies and investments in afforestation which are not consistent with climate and environmental objectives in line with sustainable forest management principles.
Amendment 945 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
Recital 52
(52) Reflecting the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union's commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and considering that the agricultural sector is a major GHG emitter, this Program will contribute to mainstreaming climate action in the Union's policies and to the achievement of an overall target of 25% of the EU budget expenditures supporting climate objectives. Actions under the CAP are expected to contribute 40 % of the overall financial envelope of the CAP to climate objectives. Relevant actions will be identspecified during the Program's preparation and implementation, and reassessed in the context of the relevant evaluations and review processes.
Amendment 951 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52 a (new)
Recital 52 a (new)
(52 a) In order to tackle the loss of biodiversity in line with the Union's commitments to implement the Convention on Biological Diversity and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the Member States shall provide biodiversity measures under Articles 28, 65 and 67 and provide appropriate funding which helps to achieve the specific objectives of Article 6 (f).
Amendment 953 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52 b (new)
Recital 52 b (new)
(52 b) Taking into account the numerous challenges in the field of environment and with regard to animal welfare, the CAP shall contribute to 50 % of the overall financial envelope of the CAP to the specific objectives referred to in Article 6 (1) (d),(e), (f) and (i) of this Regulation and include only those measures in Articles 28, 65, 67, 68 (4) a. Member states shall report to the Commission each year on specific contributions out of the EAGF and EAFRD to these objectives.
Amendment 966 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55
Recital 55
(55) In order to ensure a clear strategic nature of these CAP Strategic Plans, and to facilitate the links with other Union policies, and notably with established long- term national targets deriving from Union legislation or international agreements such as those related to climate change, forests, biodiversity, and water, policy co-ordination for development (PCD) and it is appropriate that there should be one single CAP Strategic Plan per Member State.
Amendment 977 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56
Recital 56
(56) In the process of development of their CAP Strategic Plans, Member States should analyse their specific situation and needs, set targets linked to the achievement of the objectives of the CAP and design the interventions which will allow reaching these targets, while being adapted to the national and specific regional contexts, including the outermost regions pursuant to Article 349 TFEU. Such process should promote more subsidiarityimplification within a common Union framework, while compliance with the generalwider principles of Union law and the objectives of the CAP should be ensured. It is therefore appropriate to set rules on the structure and content of the CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 997 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 59
Recital 59
(59) The strategy should also highlight complementarity both between CAP tools and with the other Union policies. In particular, each CAP Strategic Plan should take account of environmental and climate legislation where appropriate, and national plans emanating from this legislation should be described as part of the analysis of the current situation ('SWOT analysis'). It is appropriate to list tThe legislative instruments which should specifically be referred to in the CAP Strategic Plan must be listed.
Amendment 998 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 59 a (new)
Recital 59 a (new)
(59 a) Since the income support scheme plays a major role in guaranteeing the economic viability of farms, it is appropriate to take into account the social impacts, which the CAP has on providing jobs in rural areas. This is why the Member States should also take into account in the planning of their Strategic Plans the employment impact, which an establishment will have on a certain area. Measures and activities, which create more working places should be considered with priority when drafting and implementing the respective policy tools.
Amendment 1014 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 64
Recital 64
(64) In view of the concerns related to administrative burden under shared management, simplification, especially for the farmers and/or producers, should also be subject to a specific attention in the CAP Strategic Plan.
Amendment 1029 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 68
Recital 68
(68) It is necessary to provide for the possibility for programming and revising CAP Strategic Plans according to the Member States needs and with duly submitted justification, in accordance with the conditions laid down in this Regulation.
Amendment 1060 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 83
Recital 83
(83) In order to ensure legal certainty, protect the rights of farmers and the workers in the agricultural sector and guarantee a smooth, coherent and efficient functioning of types of interventions in the form of direct payments, the power to adopt certain acts should be delegated to the Commission in respect of rules making the granting of payments conditional upon the use of certified seeds of certain hemp varieties and the procedure for the determination of hemp varieties and the verification of their tetrahydrocannabinol content; rules for good agricultural and environmental condition and certain related elements in respect of the eligibility requirements; and on the content of the declaration and the requirements for the activation of payment entitlements; further rules on eco-schemes; measures to avoid that beneficiaries of coupled income support suffering from structural market imbalances in a sector, including the decision that such support may continue to be paid until 2027 on the basis of the production units for which it was granted in a past reference period; rules and conditions for the authorisation of land and varieties for the purposes of the crop- specific payment for cotton and rules on the conditions for the granting of that payment.
Amendment 1112 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) 'targets' means pre-agreed values to be achieved at the end of the period in relation to the result and impact indicators included under a specific objective;
Amendment 1143 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) 'agricultural activity' shall be defined in a way that it includes both the production of agricultural products listed in Annex I to the TFEU, including cotton and short rotation coppice, providing the ecological service "pollination" and maintenance of the agricultural area in a state which makes it suitable for grazing or cultivation, without preparatory action going beyond usual agricultural methods and machineries;
Amendment 1238 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) 'genuine farmers' shall be defined in a way to ensure that no support is granted to those whose agricultural activity forms only an insignificant part of their overall economic activities or whose principal business activity is not agricultural, while not precluding from support pluri-active farmers or those managing the land for environmental purposes. The definition shall allow to determine which farmers are not considered genuine farmers, based on conditions such as income tests, labour inputs on the farm, company object and/or inclusion in registers.
Amendment 1279 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e – point iii a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e – point iii a (new)
(iii a) the start-up of an agricultural business fullfilling the conditions in Article 4 (1) e (ii) and (iii) but regardless of the age.
Amendment 1309 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to foster a smart, resilient and diversified agricultural sector ensuring food security;
Amendment 1332 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Those objectives shall be complemented by the cross-cutting objective of modernising the sector by fostering and sharing of knowledge, innovation and digitalisation in agriculture and rural areas, and encouraging their uptake, while at the same time providing information and trainings for alternative occupations for those, affected by automatisation and digitalisation.
Amendment 1350 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) support viable farm income and resilience across the Union to enhance food security and production of wide variety of crops;
Amendment 1366 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) enhance market orientation and increase competitivenes, improvement of the economic viability of farms on the local, national and international markets and short supply chains, including greater focus on research, technology and digitalisation and value added products such as organic;
Amendment 1395 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation, as well as sustainable energyincluding soil carbon sequestration, in line with relevant international agreements;
Amendment 1405 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) foster sustainable development and efficient managementenvironmental conservation and preservation of natural resources such as water, soil and air; reaching the good state foreseen in the relevant legislative instruments;
Amendment 1415 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) contribute to the protection of biodiversity, enhance ecosystem services and preserv in particular pollinators, lessen the dependency on pesticides, enhance ecosystem services, nature conservation, agroforestry and preserve and restore habitats and landscapes;
Amendment 1431 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) attract young farmers and new entrants, in particular women, and facilitate business development in rural areas;
Amendment 1455 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) promote employment, decent jobs, growth, social inclusion, gender equality and local development in rural areas, including bio-economy and sustainable forestry;
Amendment 1471 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) improve the response of EU agriculture to societal demands on food and health, including safe, nutritious and sustainable food, food waste, as well as animal welfare, as well as good and fair working conditions for the hired personnel.
Amendment 1473 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) improve the response of EUaddress agriculture to societal challenges and demands on food and health, including safe, nutritious and sustainable food, food wasta reduction of food waste and antibiotics use, as well as enhanced animal welfare.
Amendment 1485 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(i a) systematically take into account the objectives of development cooperation and contribute to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, avoiding negative external impacts of the Union's policies on developing countries and their populations.
Amendment 1517 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) impact indicators related to the objectives set out in Articles 5 and 6(1) and used in the context of the CAP Strategic Planfor establishing quantified performance targets in respect to the specific objectives in the CAP Strategic Plans and assessing progress made towards the targets and of the CAP.
Amendment 1540 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 138 amending Annex I to adapt the common output, result and impact indicators to take into account the experience with their application and, where needed, to add new indicators. The Commission shall make a full assessment on the effectiveness of the output, result and impact indicators in Annexe I, and present specific solutions to strengthen the results-based approach of the CAP. The report shall be part of the impact assessment and legislative proposals for the CAP after 2027.
Amendment 1579 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Those interventions shall also respect the provisions of the additional paragraph of Annex 2 to the WTO Agreement on Agriculture as set out in Annex II to this Regulation. Interventions belonging to types of interventions other than the basic income support for sustainability, the complementary redistributive income support for sustainability, the complementary income support for young farmers and the schemes for the climate and the environment may instead respect a different paragraph of Annex 2 to the WTO Agreement on Agriculture if that is justified in the CAP Strategic Plan.
Amendment 1594 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall include in their CAP Strategic Plans a system of conditionality, under which an effective and disuassive system of administrative penalty shall be imposed on all beneficiaries receiving direct payments under Chapter II of this Title or the annual premia under Articles 65, 66 and 67the EAGF and EAFRD who do not comply with the statutory management requirements under Union law and the standards for good agricultural and environmental condition of land established in the CAP Strategic Plan, as listed in Annex III, relating to the following specific areas:
Amendment 1600 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) good and fair working conditions for the hired personnel as well as any form of breech of labour law in relation to the recruitment or employment of workers.
Amendment 1604 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) the rights of workers and social standards.
Amendment 1628 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that all agricultural areas including land which is no longer used for production purposes, is maintained in good agricultural and environmental condition. Member States shall define, at national or regional level, minimum standards for beneficiaries for good agricultural and environmental condition of land in line with the main objective of the standards as referred to in Annex III, taking into account the specific characteristics of the areas concerned, including soil and climatic condition, existing farming systems, land use, state of play of pollinators, variety of grown cultures, crop rotation, farming practices, and farm structures.
Amendment 1666 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall establish a system for providinge the Farm Sustainability Tool for Nutrients referred to in Annex III, with the minimum content and functionalities defined therein, to beneficiaries, who shall use the Tool to minimise the leakage of nutrients on farm level with the view of eliminating it.
Amendment 1692 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1706 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall include in the CAP Strategic Plan a system providing services for advising farmers and other beneficiaries of CAP support on land management and farm management ('farm advisory services') and allocate an appropriate budget for the funding of these services.
Amendment 1747 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) farm practices reducing the use of antibiotics and preventing the development of antimicrobial resistance as set out in the Communication "A European One Health Action Plan against Antimicrobial Resistance”31 , Regulation (EU) No [2018/XXX] on veterinary medicinal products and Regulation (EU) No [2018/XXX] on the manufacture, placing on the market and use of medicated feed; _________________ 31 "A European One Health Action Plan against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)" (COM(2017) 339 final).
Amendment 1764 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f a (new)
(f a) findings from the use of the Farm Sustainability Tool for Nutrients as referred to in Article 12 (3);
Amendment 1780 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f c (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f c (new)
(f c) assistance to farmers who wish to change production, in particular due to changes in consumer demand, with advice concerning the new skills and equipment required;
Amendment 1784 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f d (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f d (new)
(f d) support to sustainable agricultural activities such as agro-ecological practices;
Amendment 1788 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f e (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f e (new)
(f e) psychoscoial care and advice for farmers and their families.
Amendment 1803 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the basic income support for sustainability;
Amendment 1806 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the complementary redistributive income support for sustainability;
Amendment 1814 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) the schemes for the climate and, the environment and animal welfare.
Amendment 1970 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
To calculate the amounts referred to in points a) and b), Member States shall use the average standarctual labour costs and salaries linked to an agricultural and related activity at national or regional level multiplied by the number of annual work units declared by the farmer concerned.
Amendment 2036 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title 3 – chapter 2 – section 2 – subsection 2 – title
Title 3 – chapter 2 – section 2 – subsection 2 – title
Basic income support for sustainability
Amendment 2037 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall provide for a basic income support for sustainability ('basic income support') under the conditions set out in this Subsection and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 2039 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall provide for a basic income support in the form of an annual decoupled payment per eligible hectare or bee family in the case of beekeeping.
Amendment 2050 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – title
Article 18 – title
Amount of support per hectare or bee family
Amendment 2052 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. Unless Member States decide to grant the basic income support based on payment entitlements as referred to in Article 19, the support shall be paid as a uniform amount per hectare or a lump sum per bee family.
Amendment 2063 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may decide to differentiate the amount of the basic income support per hectare amongst different groups of territories faced with similar socio- economic or agronomic conditions.
Amendment 2097 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 5
Article 20 – paragraph 5
5. For the purposes of paragraph 4, Member States shall ensure that, for claim year 2026 at the latest, all payment entitlements have a value of at least 75100% of the average planned unit amount for the basic income support for claim year 2026 as laid down in the CAP Strategic Plan transmitted in accordance with Article 106 (1) for the Member State or for the territories as defined in accordance with Article 18(2).
Amendment 2156 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – title
Article 25 – title
25 RoundLump sum payment for small farmers
Amendment 2169 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Member States may grant payments to small farmers as defined by Member States by way of a roundlump sum, replacing direct payments under this Section and Section 3 of this Chapter. Member States shall design the corresponding intervention in the CAP Strategic Plan as optional for the farmers.
Amendment 2184 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – title
Article 26 – title
26 Complementary redistributive income support for sustainability
Amendment 2196 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall provide for a complementary redistributive income support for sustainability (‘redistributive income support’) under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 2295 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall provide support for voluntary schemes for the climate and, the environment and animal welfare (‘eco- schemes’) under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 2316 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2
Article 28 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall support under this type of intervention genuine farmers and other land managers, who make commitments to observe, on eligible hectares, agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and, the environment and animal welfare.
Amendment 2317 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2
Article 28 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall support under this type of intervention genuine farmers who make commitments to observe, on eligible hectares, agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment, pollination among others.
Amendment 2364 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4
Article 28 – paragraph 4
4. TEach of those practices ishall be designed to meet one or more of the specific environmental- and, climate- and animal welfare related objectives laid down in points (d), (e), (f) and (fi) of Article 6(1).
Amendment 2398 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) go beyond the minimum requirements for the reduction of the use of fertilisers and plant protection products, animal welfare, as well as other mandatory requirements established by national and Union law;
Amendment 2525 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Coupled income support may only be granted to the following sectors and productions or specific types of farming therein where these are important for economic, social or environmental reasons: cereals, oilseeds, protein crops, peanuts, grain legumes, flax, hemp, rice, nuts, starch potato, milk and milk products, seeds, sheepmeat and goatmeat, beef and veal, olive oil, silkworms, bee families, dried fodder, hops, sugar beet, cane and chicory, fruit and vegetables, short rotation coppice and other non-food crops, excluding trees, used for the production of products that have the potential to substitute fossil materials.
Amendment 2573 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1
Article 35 – paragraph 1
1. The crop-specific payment for cotton shall be granted per hectare of eligible area of cotton. The area shall be eligible only if it is located on agricultural land authorised by the Member State and suitable for cotton production, sown with varieties authorised by the Member State and actually harvested under normal growing conditions.
Amendment 2574 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
– Bulgaria: 3 3426 885 ha
Amendment 2576 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) developing marketing strategies to promote cotton viaand cotton-based products made from locally grown cotton via promotional or quality certification schemes.
Amendment 2621 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) planning of production, adjusting production to demand, particularly in terms of quality and quantity, optimisation of production and transportation costs and returns on investments and stabilising producer prices; those objectives relate to the specific objectives set out in points (a), (b), (c) and (i) of Article 6(1);
Amendment 2636 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) developing, implementing and promoting methods of production respectful of the environment, environmentally sound cultivation practices and production techniques, such as pollination by natural pollinators, sustainable use of natural resources in particular protection of water, soil, air, biodiversity and other natural resources; those objectives relate to the specific objectives set out in points (e) and (f) of Article 6(1);
Amendment 2644 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) boosting products' commercial value and quality, including improving product quality and developing products with a protected designation of origin, with a protected geographical indication, with the optional quality term "mountain product" or covered by a national quality schemes; those objectives relate to the specific objective set out in point (b) of Article 6(1);
Amendment 2680 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) research and experimental production, in particular focused on water saving, energy saving, ecological packaging, waste reduction, pest resilience, reduction of risks and impacts of pesticides use, preservation of pollinators, preventing damage caused by adverse climatic events and boosting the use of fruit and vegetable varieties adapted to changing climate conditions;
Amendment 2725 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point o
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point o
(o) advisory services and technical assistance, in particular concerning sustainable pest control techniques, sustainablthe reduction of the use of pesticides and climate change adaptation and mitigation;
Amendment 2728 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point p
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point p
(p) training and exchange of best practices in particular concerning sustainable pest control techniques, sustainablthe reduction of the use of pesticides and contributing to climate change adaptation and mitigation.
Amendment 2747 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 2 – point h
Article 43 – paragraph 2 – point h
(h) professional exchanges and/or coaching to other producer organisations and associations of producer organisations recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 or to individual producers;
Amendment 2760 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 2 – point k
Article 43 – paragraph 2 – point k
(k) advisory services and technical assistance, in particular concerning sustainable pest control techniques and sustainablthe reduction of the use of pesticides.
Amendment 2896 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) actions to enhance product quality.;
Amendment 2908 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) measures to support of young or new beekeepers.
Amendment 2926 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 5
Article 49 – paragraph 5
5. When drawing up their CAP Strategic Plans Member States shall seek the advice of the representatives of organisations in the beekeeping field and the respective authorities including environmental authorities.
Amendment 2979 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) the reduction of the use of pesticides;
Amendment 3177 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) promotion, communication and marketing including actions and activities aimed in particular at raising consumer awareness about the Union quality schemes and the importance of healthy and sustainable diets, and at diversification of markets;
Amendment 3267 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) investments into farm resilience and diversification and into measures to diversify the rural economy, to support non-agricultural activities and to improve the framework conditions for locations of small and medium-sized business and basic services for the rural population;
Amendment 3314 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 65 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. To ensure the effectiveness of those schemes, Member States must provide funding for each scheme to establish independent scientific evaluation of the effectiveness of each scheme based on a robust sampling methodology. The results of this monitoring shall be made public by the public authority.
Amendment 3342 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) go beyond the relevant minimum requirements for the use of fertiliser and plant protection products, animal welfare, as well as other relevant mandatory requirements established by national and Union law;
Amendment 3374 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 6
Article 65 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall compensate beneficiaries for costs incurred and income foregone resulting from the commitments made. Where necessary, they may also cover transaction costs and provide an additional incentive component. In duly justified cases, Member States may grant support as a flat-rate or as a one- off payment per unit. Payments shall be granted annually.
Amendment 3398 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 8
Article 65 – paragraph 8
8. Commitments shall be undertaken usually for a period of five to seven years. However, where necessary in order to achieve or maintain certain environmental benefits sought, Member States may determine a longer period in the CAP Strategic Plan for particular types of commitments, including by means of providing for their annual extension after the termination of the initial period. In exceptional and duly justified cases, and for new commitments directly following the commitment performed in the initial period, Member States may determine a shorter period in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 3432 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 66 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. With the aim of reducing costs for producers in ANC and particularly mountain regions, Member states may introduce a term “family farm in a mountain region”, by introducing a cumulative coefficient with maximum value of 4, which takes into account the following elements each with weight 1: number of livestock, cultivated land, pastures kept in good ecological condition and number of grown cultures, recognised and supported by the CAP. This cumulative coefficient is then multiplied by the amount of the respective type of support for producers in a non- ANC region.
Amendment 3453 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 5
Article 66 – paragraph 5
5. Payments shall be calculated and granted annually per hectare of area and equivalent in livestock.
Amendment 3479 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 2
Article 68 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may only grant support under this type of interventions for tangible and/or intangible investments, or costs closely linked to the operation, which contribute to achieving the specific objectives set out in Article 6, in particular (d), (e), (f), and which must be shown to not be damaging for the environment or support environmentally polluting activities. Support to the forestry sector shall be based on a forest management plan or equivalent instrument.
Amendment 3488 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 68 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Non-Productive investment can include: (i) Intangible studies and investments associated with the maintenance, restoration and upgrading of the cultural and natural heritage of villages, rural landscapes and high nature value sites, including related socio- economic aspects; (ii) the drawing up and updating of plans for the development of municipalities and villages in rural areas and their basic services and of protection and management plans relating to Natura 2000 sites and other areas of high nature value with a view to improving the quality of life or increasing the environmental performance of the settlement.
Amendment 3537 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point h
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point h
(h) investments in afforestation which are not consistent with climate and environmental objectives in line with sustainable forest management principles, as developed in the Pan-European Guidelines for Afforestation and Reforestation.;
Amendment 3541 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point h a (new)
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) Investments in bioenergy production that are not consistent with the sustainability criteria set out in the Renewable Energy Directive, including limits on certain feedstock types.
Amendment 3572 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) investments in basic services in rural areas as well as the basic supply provision for the rural population;
Amendment 3635 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 69 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) the start-up of agricultural businesses;
Amendment 3699 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 70 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) financial contributions to premiums for insurance schemes for adverse climatic events assimilated to natural disasters, adverse climatic events, animals, plant diseases or pest infestations;
Amendment 3720 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 70 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) the types and coverage of eligible insurance schemes andfor adverse climatic events assimilated to natural disasters, adverse climatic events, animals, plant diseases or pest infestations and of mutual funds;
Amendment 3727 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 70 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) the methodology for the calculation of losses and triggering factors for compensation, either for risk prevention or for damage incurred;
Amendment 3744 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 5
Article 70 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall ensure that support is granted only for covering losses of at least 230% of the average annual production or income of the farmer in the preceding three-year period or a three-year average based on the preceding five-year period excluding the highest and lowest entry.
Amendment 3800 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 1
Article 72 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may grant support for agricultural, forestry and rural business knowledge exchange and information under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 3806 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 72 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall limit the support to a maximum of 75% of the eligible costs. The contribution ceiling can be raised, if the measures relate to the specific objectives set out in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 6 (1);
Amendment 3819 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 4
Article 72 – paragraph 4
4. By way of derogation from paragraph 3, in ANC and outermost regions and other duly justified cases Member States may apply a higher rate or a higher amount than that set in in that paragraph to achieve the specific objectives set out in Article 6.
Amendment 3870 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 – paragraph 1
Article 78 – paragraph 1
Amendment 3910 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 83 – paragraph 1
Article 83 – paragraph 1
1. The total amount of Union support for types of interventions for rural development under this Regulation for the period from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2027 shall be at least EUR 78 811 million in current prices in accordance with the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 202738 to properly address the important interventions for rural development, especially regarding the specific objectives in Article 6 (1) (d), (e) and (f). _________________ 38 Proposal for a Council Regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021-2027 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, COM(2018)322 final.
Amendment 3995 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 1
Article 86 – paragraph 1
1. At least 510 % of the total EAFRD contribution to the CAP Strategic Plan as set out in Annex IX shall be reserved for LEADER, referred to as community-led local development in Article 25 of Regulation (EU) [CPR].
Amendment 4026 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Member States shall set an appropriate minimum amount contributing to the specific objective set out in point (f) of Article 6(1). It needs to take into account the needs that are addressed with reference to priority species and habitats within the Prioritized Action Framework as per Directive 92/43/EEC and Directive 2009/147/EC. The amount shall be used for the interventions described in Articles 28, 65, 67 and 68 point 4 (a) of this regulation and for leveraging support for Strategic Nature projects under the [LIFE Regulation] as per paragraph 7 of this article.
Amendment 4038 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 86 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. The indicative financial support for the eco-schemes referred to in Subsection 4 of Chapter II of Title III, shall be at least 50% of the amounts set out in Annex VII.
Amendment 4080 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
The indicative financial allocations for the coupled income support interventions referred to in Subsection 1 of Section 2 of Chapter II of Title III, shall be limited to a maximum of 1025% of the amounts set out in Annex VII.
Amendment 4146 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 1
Article 87 – paragraph 1
1. On the basis of the information provided by Member States the Commission shall evaluate the contribution of the policy to the climate change objectives using calculations and the information of the Member States as well as a simple and common methodology.
Amendment 4153 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 87 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The contribution to the expenditure target shall be calculated and in exceptional cases estimated through the application of specific weightings differentiated on the basis whether the support makes a significant or a moderate contribution towards climate change objectives. These calculations and weighting shall be as follows:
Amendment 4198 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 90 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 90 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 4208 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 90 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 90 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) up to 15 percentage points provided that Member States use the corresponding increase for EAFRD financed interventions addressing the specific environmental- and climat, climate- and animal welfare-related objectives referred to in points (d), (e), (f) and (fi) of Article 6(1);
Amendment 4214 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 90 – paragraph 3
Article 90 – paragraph 3
3. Member States may, in 2023, review their decisions referred to in paragraph 1 in the following years as part of a request for amendment of their CAP Strategic Plans, referred to in Article 107.
Amendment 4226 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 2
Article 91 – paragraph 2
Based on the SWOT analysis referred to in Article 103(2) and an assessment of needs referred to in Article 96, Member State shall establish in the CAP Strategic Plans an intervention strategy as referred to in Article 97 in which quantitative targets and milestones shall be set to achieve the specific objectives set out to in Article 6. The targets shall be defined using a common set of result and impact indicators set out in Annex I.
Amendment 4250 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 92 – paragraph 2
Article 92 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall explain in their CAP Strategic Plans, on the basis of available information, how they intend to achieve the greater overall contribution set out to in paragraph 1, including ensuring that their targets set on the basis of the impact indicators referred to in Article 91(1) represent an improvement on the current situation. That explanation shall be based on relevant information such as the elements referred to in points (a) to (f) of Article 95(1) and in point (a) and (b) of Article 95(2).
Amendment 4273 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 2
Article 94 – paragraph 2
2. The body of the Member State responsible for drawing up the CAP Strategic Plan shall ensure that the competent authorities for the environment and climate are effectivefully involved in the preparation of the environmental and climate aspects of the planPlan and are jointly responsible with regards to the environmental and climate aspects of the plan, especially in the setting of environmental targets based on the result and impact indicators and Articles 28, 65, 66 and 67.
Amendment 4278 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) relevant public authorities including environmental authorities;
Amendment 4282 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) environmental, economic and social partners, including scientists;
Amendment 4286 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) relevant bodies representing civil society and wherenon- economic interests of civil society, especially environmental NGOs, and relevant bodies responsible for promoting social inclusion, fundamental rights, gender equality and non-discrimination.
Amendment 4290 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Each of the partners from point (b) shall be represented in an equal proportion, and a balanced representation between points (b) and (c) shall be ensured. Member States shall involve those partners inthroughout the preparation and implementation of the CAP Strategic Plans, including through participation in monitoring committees in accordance with Article 111. The organisation and implementation of the partnership shall be carried out in accordance with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 240/201438.
Amendment 4309 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 95 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 95 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) an assessment on the jobs created in the agri-food sector;
Amendment 4320 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 95 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 95 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) Annex V on the additional national financing provided within the scope of the CAP Strategic Plan.;
Amendment 4321 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 95 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
Article 95 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) Annex VI on the social impact in relation to the jobs created, with an estimation of the employment dimension of the CAP Strategic Plan actions and methods for verifying contractual relations in the sector.
Amendment 4333 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) where applicable, an analysis of the specific needs of vulnerable geographical areas, such as the mountain regions and the outermost regions;
Amendment 4350 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 97 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 97 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) targets for each relevant common and, where relevant,common CAP Strategic Plan specific result and impact indicators and related milestones. The value of these targets shall be justified in view of the assessment of needs referred to in Article 96. As regards the specific objectives set out in points (d), (e), and (f) of Article 6(1), targets shall be derived from the elements of explanation given in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 2 of this Article;
Amendment 4361 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 97 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 97 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) an explanation of how the environment and climate architecture of the CAP Strategic Plan is meant to contribute to already established long-term national targets and plans set out in or deriving from the legislative instruments referred to in Annex XI;. This includes an assessment of the contribution of the CAP strategic plan to the implementation of the Prioritized Action Framework established in Accordance with Article 8 of the Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC.
Amendment 4367 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 97 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 97 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) an overview of the social impact by the CAP Strategic Plan highlighting the potential of creating various forms of employments and their respective durations;
Amendment 4414 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 101 a (new)
Article 101 a (new)
Article 101 a Social-economic impact for the local employment An assessment of the estimate on the social-economic impact of the Strategic plan should take into account the jobs, which can be created in the rural areas. A detailed and comprehensive assessment should include: (a) number of permanent jobs maintained and created directly in relation to the production; (b) number and length of seasonal jobs maintained and created in relation to the production; (c) an estimate of the secondary and tertiary employment created; (d) methods for control and on-spot checks.
Amendment 4430 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point f a (new)
Article 103 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point f a (new)
(fa) essential qualitative and quantitative information on the state of the impact indicators for the year 2019 in Annex I.
Amendment 4443 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 103 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Annex VI should contain analyses on the social impact in relation to the jobs created, with an estimation of the employment dimension of the CAP Strategic Plan actions and methods for verifying contractual relations in the sector.
Amendment 4468 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 2
Article 106 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall assess the proposed CAP Strategic Plans on the basis of the completeness of the plans, the consistency and coherence with the general principles of Union law, with this Regulation and the provisions adopted pursuant to it and with the Horizontal Regulation, their effective contribution to the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1), the impact on the proper functioning of the internal market and distortion of competition, the level of administrative burden on beneficiaries and administration and how input from competent authorities and other stakeholders, as per Article 94, was included. The assessment shall address, in particular, the adequacy of the strategy of the CAP Strategic Plan, including the quality of the evidence used, the corresponding specific objectives, targets, interventions and the allocation of budgetary resources to meet the specific CAP Strategic Plan objectives through the proposed set of interventions on the basis of the SWOT analysis and the ex-ante evaluation.
Amendment 4520 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 106 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. After the approval of the CAP Strategic Plan, within six weeks, the Commission shall transmit it to the European Parliament and to the Council, translated in all official languages of the European Union.
Amendment 4552 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 107 – paragraph 9 a (new)
Article 107 – paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. After the approval of amendments to the CAP Strategic Plan, within six weeks, the Commission shall transmit it to the European Parliament and to the Council, translated in all official languages of the European Union.
Amendment 4591 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 110 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 110 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts adopt implementing accordance with Article 138,ts supplementing this Regulation with detailed rules on the application of the information, publicity and visibility requirements referred to in points (j) and (k) of paragraph 2.
Amendment 4611 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 111 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Member State shall decide the composition of the Monitoring Committee, with due regard for the prevention of conflicts of interest, and shall ensure a balanced representation of the relevant public authorities and intermediate bodies and of representatives of the partners referred to in Article 94(3) that are relevant for the implementation of all objectives of Article 6(1).
Amendment 4838 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 124
Article 124
Attribution of the performance bonus 1. of the year 2026, the performance bonus withheld from a Member State’s allocation following the second paragraph of Article 123 shall be attributed to this Member State if the result indicators applied to the specific environmental- and climate-related objectives set out in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 6(1) in its CAP Strategic Plan have achieved at least 90% of their target value for the year 2025. 2. months of the receipt of the annual performance report in the year 2026 adopt an implementing act without applying the Committee procedure referred to in Article 139 to decide for each Member State whether the respective CAP Strategic Plans have achieved the target values referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article. 3. Where the target values referred to in paragraph 1 are achieved, the amount of the performance bonus shall be granted by the Commission to the Member States concerned and considered to be definitely allocated to financial year 2027 on the basis of the decision referred to in paragraph 2. 4. in paragraph 1 are not achieved, the commitments for financial year 2027 relating to the amount of the performance bonus of the Member States concerned shall not be granted by the Commission. 5. bonus, the Commission may take into consideration cases of force majeure and serious socio-economic crises impeding the achievement of the relevant milestones. 6. implementing acts laying down the detailed arrangements to ensure a consistent approach for determining the attribution of the performance bonus to Member States. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 139(2).rticle 124 deleted Based on the performance review The Commission shall within two Where the target values referred to When attributing the performance The Commission shall adopt
Amendment 4915 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 138 – paragraph 2
Article 138 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 4, 7, 12, 15, 23, 28, 32, 35, 36, 37, 41, 50,78, 81, 104 and 141 shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of seven years from the date of entry into force of this Regulation. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the seven-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period.
Amendment 5034 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.20 a (new)
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.20 a (new)
I.20a Protection of pollinators: Providing for the safe existence of pollinators
Amendment 5035 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – I.20 a (new)
Annex I – I.20 a (new)
Impact indicator I.20a Protection of pollinators: Providing for the safe existence of pollinators Result indicators Stable or growing number of bee colonies and protected variety of meliferous species Broad type of intervention Payments for ecological service “pollination” Output indicators
Amendment 5187 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 9 – Requirements and standards – indent 4 a (new)
Annex III – GAEC 9 – Requirements and standards – indent 4 a (new)
- Preserving stable population of pollinators (wild and domesticated)
Amendment 5245 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – Bulgaria – Calendar year
Annex VI – Bulgaria – Calendar year
2021: 2 509 615 2021: 5 019 230 2022: 2 509 615 2022: 5 019 230 2023: 2 509 615 2023: 5 019 230 2024: 2 509 615 2024: 5 019 230 2025: 2 509 615 2025: 5 019 230 2026: 2 509 615 2026: 5 019 230 2027 and the subsequent years: 2 509 615 2027 and the subsequent years: 5 019 230
Amendment 5249 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex XII – Core set of indicators – O.3
Annex XII – Core set of indicators – O.3
O.3 Number of CAP support beneficiaries and jobs created and/or maintained
Amendment 5252 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex XII – Core set of indicators – R.27
Annex XII – Core set of indicators – R.27
R.27 Preserving habitats and species: Share of agricultural land under management commitments supporting biodiversity conservation or restoration ; share of agricultural and non-agricultural land covered by bee familes
Amendment 5253 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex XII – Core set of indicators – R.31
Annex XII – Core set of indicators – R.31
R.31 Growth and jobs in rural areas: New jobs in supported projects their nature and length of employment
Amendment 77 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 5 457 900 000 000 in current prices.
Amendment 79 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part
(a) EUR 3 55 200 000 000 for the field Environment, of which
Amendment 81 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a – point 1
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a – point 1
(1) EUR 2 153 200 000 000 for the sub- programme Nature and Biodiversity and
Amendment 83 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a – point 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a – point 2
(2) EUR 1 352 000 000 000 for the sub- programme Circular Economy and Quality of Life;
Amendment 85 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b – introductory part
(b) EUR 1 952 700 000 000 for the field Climate Action, of which
Amendment 87 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 1
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 1
(1) EUR 951 700 000 000 for the sub- programme Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation and
Amendment 89 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. At least 61 % of the budgetary resources allocated to projects supported by way of action grants under the sub- programme for Environment shall be dedicated to projects supporting the conservation of nature and biodiversity.
Amendment 106 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, adopt multiannual work programmes for the LIFE Programme. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 21a.
Amendment 112 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 a (new)
Article 21 a (new)
Article 21a Committee procedure 1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee for the LIFE Programme for the Environment and Climate Action. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. 2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply. Where the Committee delivers no opinion, the Commission shall not adopt the draft implementing act and the third subparagraph of Article 5(4) of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.
Amendment 30 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) On 17 November 2017, the European Pillar of Social Rights was jointly proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission as a response to social challenges in Europe. The twenty key principles of the pillar are structured around three categories: equal opportunities and access to the labour market; fair working conditions; social protection and inclusion. The twenty principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights should guide the actions under the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+). In order to contribute to the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights the ESF+ should support investments in people and systems in the policy areas of employment, education and training and social inclusion, thereby supporting economic, territorial and social cohesion in accordance with Article 174 TFEU.
Amendment 48 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from social inequalities, e.g. unequal access to education, economic globalisation, the management of migration flows and related integration challenges, the increased security threat, clean energy transition, technological change and an increasingly ageing workforce and growing skills and labour shortages in some sectors and regions, experienced especially by SMEs. Taking into account the changing realities of the world of work, the Union should be prepared for the current and future challenges by investing in quality and inclusive education and training, lifelong learning and relevant skills, making labour markets and growth more inclusive and by improving education, employment and social policies, including in view of labour mobility.
Amendment 51 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from economic globalisation, the management of migration flows and the increased security threat, clean energy transition, technological change and an increasingly ageing workforce and growing skills and labour shortages in some sectors and regions, experienced especially by SMEs. Taking into account the changing realities of the world of work, the Union should be prepared for the current and future challenges by investing in relevant skills, competences and knowledge making growth more inclusive and by improving employment and social policies, including in view of labour mobility.
Amendment 53 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5 a) Furthermore, culture is a key contributor to combating marginalisation and poverty and promoting social cohesion. Cultural engagement empowers groups at risk of social exclusion, such as economically disadvantaged, ageing, disabled people, and minority groups to become an active part of society. Cultural participation is beneficial to society as a whole as it fosters intercultural dialogue and facilitates integration of displaced people.
Amendment 60 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The ESF+ should aim to promote quality employment through active interventions enabling (re)integration into the labour market, notably for youth, the long-term unemployed and the inactive, as well as through promoting self– employment, with the accompanying adaptation of social protection systems, and the social economy. The ESF+ should aim to improve the functioning of labour markets by supporting the modernisation of labour market institutions such as the Public Employment Services in order to improve their capacity to provide intensified targeted and personalised counselling and guidance during the job search and the transition from education to employment and to enhance workers’ mobility. The ESF+ should promote women's participation in the labour market through measures aiming to ensure, amongst others, improved work/life balance and access to childcare. The ESF + should also aim to provide a healthy and well-adapted working environment in order to respond to health risks related to changing forms of work and the needs of the ageing workforce.
Amendment 70 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The ESF+ should provide support to improving the quality, effectiveness and labour market relevance of education and training systems in order to facilitate the acquisition of key competences notably as regards digital skills which all individuals need for personal fulfilment and development, employment, social inclusion and active citizenship. The ESF+ should help progression within education and training and transition to work, support lifelong learning and employability, and contribute to competitiveness and societal and economic innovation by supporting scalable and sustainable initiatives in these fields. This could be achieved for example through work-based learning and apprenticeships, lifelong guidance, skills anticipation in cooperation with industry, up-to-date training materials, forecasting and graduate tracking, training of educators, validation oftrainers and teachers, validation of non- formal and informal learning outcomes and recognition of qualifications.
Amendment 72 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14 a) In light of the digitisation of all parts of society, e.g. banking, welfare services and education, the acquisition of new key competences, notably digital skills, becomes the precondition of effective civic participation. Local actors, community and cultural spaces including museums, libraries, theatres and other cultural heritage institutions, play a key role in providing access to digital devices and the Internet as well as in fostering digital skills among EU citizens at basic and more advanced levels. The ESF+ should therefore support these actors in the training of their staff members so that they can keep pace with the changing demands upon their services as well as in providing training and education of digital skills, such as media literacy, to the people.
Amendment 77 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Support through the ESF+ should be used to promote equal access for all, in particular for disadvantaged groups, to quality, non-segregated and inclusive education and training, from early childhood education and care through general and vocational education and training and to tertiary level, as well as adult education and learning, and to cultural activities, thereby fostering permeability between education and training sectors, preventing early school leaving, improving health literacy, reinforcing links with non-formal and informal learning, namely in the field of arts, and facilitating learning mobility for all. Special attention should be given to early childhood education as the early years are the most formative in human life and they greatly influence people's education, employment and integration prospects. Synergies with the Erasmus programme, notably to facilitate the participation of disadvantaged learners in learning mobility, with special attention to learners with disabilities, should be supported within this context.
Amendment 88 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The ESF+ should promote flexible upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all, notably digital skills and key enabling technologies, with a view to providing people of all ages across formal, non- formal and informal settings with skills adjusted to digitalisation, technological change, innovation and social and economic change, facilitating transitions from education to employment for young people, career transitions, mobility and supporting in particular low-skilled and/or poorly qualified adults, in line with the Skills Agenda for Europe. In this context, special attention should be paid to local actors, community and cultural spaces including museums, libraries, theatres and other cultural heritage institutions, that play an important role in supporting individuals to acquire skills, especially digital skills and media literacy.
Amendment 89 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The ESF+ should promote flexible upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all, notably basic and advanced skills, as well as digital skills and key enabling technologies, with a view to providing people with skills, competences and knowledge adjusted to digitalisation, technological change, innovation and social and economic change, facilitating career transitions, mobility and supporting in particular low-skilled and/or poorly qualified adults, in line with the Skills Agenda for Europe.
Amendment 90 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Synergies with the Horizon Europe programme should ensure that the ESF+ can mainstream and scale up innovative curricula supported by Horizon Europe in order to equip people with the skills and competences needed for the jobs of the future as well as for the active participation in a digitised society.
Amendment 92 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17 a) Synergies with the Creative Europe programme should ensure that the ESF+ can mainstream and scale up innovative projects that aim at equipping people with the skills and competences needed for the jobs of the future as well as for the active participation in society, at connecting all layers of society and at fostering social inclusion.
Amendment 100 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18 a) With a view to fully tapping into the potential of cross-sectoral cooperation, to improving synergies and coherence with other policy fields and to achieving the general objectives of the ESF+, sport and physical activity as well as culture should be used as tools in ESF+ actions aimed, in particular, at improving social inclusion and active citizenship.
Amendment 101 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 b (new)
Recital 18 b (new)
(18 b) To strengthen the European dimension of the programme, the ESF+ should also support transnational actions and activities, with due simplification of rules and procedures, in order to foster peer learning and the exchange of good practices.
Amendment 117 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) In the light of persistently high levels of youth unemployment and inactivity in a number of Member States and regions, in particular affecting young people who are neither in employment, nor in education or training, it is necessary that those Member States continue to invest sufficient resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management towards actions to promote youth employment including through the implementation of Youth Guarantee schemes. Building on the actions supported by the Youth Employment Initiative in the 2014-2020 programming period targeting individual persons, Member States should further promote employment and education reintegration pathways and outreach measures for young people by prioritising, where relevant, long-term unemployed, inactive and disadvantaged young people including through youth work. Member States should also invest in measures aimed at facilitating school-to-work transition as well as reforming and adapting public employment services with a view to providing tailor-made and personalised support to young people, and increasing their outreach to the most vulnerable in particular. Member States concerned should therefore allocate at least 105% of their national resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management to support youth employability.
Amendment 118 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) In the light of persistently high levels of youth unemployment and inactivity in a number of Member States and regions, in particular affecting young people who are neither in employment, nor in education or training, it is necessary that those Member States continue to invest sufficient resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management towards actions to promote youth employment including through the implementation of Youth Guarantee schemes. Building on the actions supported by the Youth Employment Initiative in the 2014-2020 programming period targeting individual persons, Member States should further promote employment and education reintegration pathways and outreach measures for young people, especially NEETs, by prioritising, where relevant, long-term unemployed, inactive and disadvantaged young people including through youth work and formal, non- formal and informal learning. Member States should also invest in measures aimed at facilitating school-to-work transition as well as reforming and adapting employment services with a view to providing tailor-made support lifelong career guidance to young people. Member States concerned should therefore allocate at least 10% of their national resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management to support youth employability.
Amendment 122 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the ESF+ depends on good governance and partnership between all actors at the relevant territorial levels and the socio- economic actors, in particular the social partners and civil society. It is therefore essential that Member States encouragsure the participation of social partners and civil society in the implementation and monitoring of the ESF+ under shared management.
Amendment 123 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) With a view to rendering policies more responsive to societal change and to encourage and support innovative solutions, support for social innovation is crucial. In particular, testing and evaluating innovative solutions before scaling them up is instrumental in improving the efficiency of the policies and thus justifies specific support from the ESF+.
Amendment 134 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) Lack of access to finance for microenterprises, notably in the cultural and creative sectors, social economy and social enterprises is one of the main obstacles to business creation, especially among people furthest from the labour market. The ESF+ Regulation lays down provisions in order to create a market eco- system to increase the supply of and access to finance for social enterprises as well as to meet demand from those who need it most, and in particular the unemployed, women and vulnerable people who wish to start up or develop a microenterprise. This objective will also be addressed through financial instruments and budgetary guarantee under the social investment and skills policy window of the InvestEU Fund.
Amendment 152 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
The ESF+ aims to support Member States to achieve fair and inclusive societies, high employment levels, fair social protection and a skilled and resilient workforce ready for the future world of work, in line with the principles set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on 17 November 2017.
Amendment 157 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
The ESF+ shall support, complement and add value to the policies of the Member States to ensure equal opportunities, access to quality formal and non-formal education and training, access to the labour market, fair working conditions, social protection and inclusion, and a high level of human health protection.
Amendment 167 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iv
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iv
(iv) improving the quality, effectiveness, inclusiveness, and labour market relevance of education and training systems, to support acquisition of key competences including digital skills and cultural awareness and expression, while recognising the relevance of non-formal and informal learning and the value of cooperation with social partners and civil society;
Amendment 176 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point v
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point v
(v) promoting equal access to and completion of, quality and inclusive education and training, aiming at breaking the vicious cycle of poverty and deprivation across generations, in particular for disadvantaged groups, from early childhood education and care through general and vocational education and training, and to tertiary level, as well as adult education and learning, including facilitating learning mobility for all;
Amendment 181 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point vi
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point vi
(vi) promoting lifelong learning, notably flexible and learner-centred upskilling and reskilling opportunities for all taking into account digital skills, better anticipating change and new skills requirements based on personal, societal and labour market needs, facilitating career transitions and, promoting professional mobility, fostering participation in society and tackling societal challenges;
Amendment 193 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point x
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point x
(x) promoting social integration of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion, including the most deprived and children, by supporting the use of innovative measures, including social inclusion through sport, physical activity and culture;
Amendment 218 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall ensure adequate participation of social partners and civil society organisations in the delivery and monitoring of employment, education and social inclusion policies and initiatives supported by the ESF+ strand under shared management.
Amendment 220 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Member States shall envisage actions intended to help small beneficiaries to fully comply with the regulatory requirements in the ESF+, including monitoring and reporting, aiming at diversifying the type of recipients of the Fund and increasing the participation of non-traditional beneficiaries in co-funded projects especially at local and regional levels.
Amendment 226 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall support actions of social as well as socio-cultural innovation and social experimentations, or strengthen bottom-up approaches based on partnerships involving public authorities, the private sector, and civil society such as the Local Action Groups designing and implementing community-led local development strategies.
Amendment 230 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. Programmes benefitting from the general support of the ESF+ strand under shared management shall use common output and result indicators, as set out in Annex 1 to this Regulation to monitor progress in implementation, with flexibility to adapt those indicators to national, regional and local needs where appropriate. The programmes may also use programme- specific indicators.
Amendment 232 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. Priorities addressing material deprivation shall use common output and result indicators, as set out in Annex II to this Regulation to monitor progress in implementation. These programmes may also use programme-specific indicators. Projects may as well establish additional quantitative and qualitative indicators that measure soft outcomes and the progress made by participants towards the common results and indicators.
Amendment 24 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In order to support the efforts of Member States and regions in facing new challenges and ensuring a high level of security for their citizens as well as the prevention of radicalisation, while relying on the synergies and complementarities with other Union policies, investments under the ERDF should contribute to security in areas where there is a need to ensure safe and secure public spaces and critical infrastructure, such as transport and, energy, culture, education and sport facilities.
Amendment 36 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Member States should regularly transmit to the Commission information on the progress made using the common output and result indicators set out in Annex I. Common output and result indicators could be complemented, where necessary by programme-specific output and result indicators. The information provided by the Member States should be the basis on which the Commission should report on the progress towards the achievement of specific objectives over the whole programming period using for this purpose a core set of quantitative and qualitative indicators set out in Annex II.
Amendment 37 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Pursuant to paragraph 22 and 23 of the Inter-institutional agreement for Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016, there is a need to evaluate the Funds on the basis of information collected through specific monitoring requirements, while avoiding overregulation and administrative burdens, in particular on Member States. These requirements, where appropriate, can include measurable quantitative and qualitative indicators, as a basis for evaluating the effects of the Funds on the ground.
Amendment 38 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Within the framework of sustainable urban development, it is considered necessary to support integrated territorial development in order to more effectively tackle the economic, environmental, climate, demographic and social challenges affecting urban areas, including functional urban areas, while taking into account the need to promote urban-rural linkages and to reduce the digital divide. The principles for selecting the urban areas where integrated actions for sustainable urban development are to be implemented, and the indicative amounts for those actions, should be set out in the programmes under the Investment for jobs and growth goal with a minimum target of 6% of the ERDF resources allocated at national level for that purpose. It should also be established that this percentage should be respected throughout the programming period in the case of transfer between priorities within a programme or between programmes, including at the mid-term review.
Amendment 40 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) Since the objective of this Regulation, namely to reinforce economic, social and territorial cohesion by redressing the main regional imbalances in the Union through citizens oriented approach aimed at supporting community led development and fostering active citizenship, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States but can rather, by reason of the extent of the disparities between the levels of development of the various regions and the backwardness of the least favoured regions and the limit on the financial resources of the Member States and regions, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the TEU. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective,
Amendment 41 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 a (new)
Recital 29 a (new)
(29a) Points out that demographic change is one of the major challenges facing the EU, and has widespread economic, social and environmental implications. It includes an ageing population, a decline in the number of young people, a lower birth rate, reduction of the active labour force and brain drain. In this respect, specific attention should be paid to those regions suffering from severe demographic crisis;
Amendment 42 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) reaping the benefits of digitisation for citizens, companies and, governments and public institutions;
Amendment 45 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv
(iv) developing skills and training programmes, including blended learning, for smart specialisation, industrial transition and entrepreneurship;
Amendment 56 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – point ii
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – point ii
(ii) improving access to inclusive and quality services in formal, non-formal and informal education, training and life long learning through developing infrastructure and quality education and training programmes, including MOOCs and blended learning;
Amendment 58 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – point ii
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – point ii
(ii) improving access to inclusive and quality services in education, training and life long learning, culture and sport through developing infrastructure;
Amendment 64 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – point ii a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – point ii a (new)
(iia) improving access to and participation in culture since cultural and creative engagement empowers the groups at risk of exclusion, such as economically disadvantaged, ageing, disabled people, and minority ethnic groups to become an active part of society;
Amendment 67 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – point iii
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – point iii
(iii) increasing the socioeconomic integration of marginalised communities, such as NEETs, low-skilled people, migrants and disadvantaged groups, through integrated measures including housing and, social services and lifelong learning;
Amendment 69 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – point iii
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – point iii
(iii) increasing the socioeconomic integration of marginalised communities, migrants and disadvantaged groups, through integrated measures including housing, local cultural and sport infrastructure and social services;
Amendment 72 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – point iii
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – point iii
(iii) increasing the socioeconomic integration of marginalised communities, migrants and disadvantaged groups, through integrated measures including housing and social services and improving access to culture;
Amendment 86 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e – point i a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e – point i a (new)
(ia) improving access to culture and fostering cultural and creative industries in order to contribute to the regeneration of rural and other off-centre areas and communities and to boost attractiveness in cities and regions
Amendment 90 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point г – point iii
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point г – point iii
(iii) increasing the socio-economic integration of marginalised communities, migrants and disadvantaged groups, through integrated measures including housing and social services;
Amendment 93 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) Member States of group 1 shall allocate at least 85 % of their total ERDF resources under priorities other than for technical assistance to PO 1 and PO 2, at least 60 % to PO 1 and at least 60 20% to PO 14;
Amendment 94 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) Member States of group 2 shall allocate at least 45 % of their total ERDF resources under priorities other than for technical assistance to PO 1, at least 30 % to PO 2, and at least 30 20% to PO 24;
Amendment 95 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) Member States of group 3 shall allocate at least 35 % of their total ERDF resources under priorities other than for technical assistance to PO 1, at least 30 % to PO 2 and at least 320 % to PO 24.
Amendment 99 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e
(e) information, communication, studies, networking, cooperation, exchange of experience and activities involving clusters;
Amendment 100 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) training programmes, including on-the -job training, blended learning and MOOCs, lifelong learning and education activities, including no-formal and informal learning;
Amendment 103 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
1a. At least 6% of the ERDF resources at national level under the Investment for jobs and growth goal, other than for technical assistance, shall be allocated to regions suffering from severe demographic crisis.
Amendment 110 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) investments in access to services and skills;
Amendment 112 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e
(e) information, communication, studiDoes, networking, cooperation, exchange of experience and activities involving clusters;ot affect the English version)
Amendment 119 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall ensure an appropriate balance between investments under points (a) and (b) that is fair in national terms, proportionate and appropriate.
Amendment 70 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Certain single-use plastic products end up in the environment as people are unaware of their presence or the consequences of using them, or as a result of their inappropriate disposal through sewers or other inappropriate release into the environment. Therefore, single-use plastic products that are frequently disposed of through sewers otherwise inappropriately disposed of should be subject to marking requirements. The marking should inform consumers about appropriate waste disposal options and/or waste disposal options to be avoided and/or about the negative environmental impacts of litter as a result of inappropriate disposal. The Commission should be empowered to establish a harmonised format for the marking and when doing so should, where appropriate, test the perception of the proposed marking with representative groups of consumers to ensure that it is effective and clearly understandable.
Amendment 83 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Beverage bottles that are single-use plastic products are one of the most found marine litter items on the beaches in the Union. This is due to ineffective separate collection systems and low participation in those systems by the consumers or local organisations and authorities. It is necessary to promote more efficient separate collection systems and therefore, a minimum separate collection target should be established for beverage bottles that are single-use plastic products. Member States should be able to achieve that minimum target by setting separate collection targets for beverage bottles that are single-use plastic products in the framework of the extended producer responsibility schemes or by establishing deposit refund schemes or by any other measure that they find appropriate. This will have a direct, positive impact on the collection rate, the quality of the collected material and the quality of the recyclates, offering opportunities for the recycling business and the market for the recyclate.
Amendment 91 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
The objective of this Directive is to prevent and reduce the impact and presence of certain plastic products in and on the environment, in particular the aquatic environment, and on human health as well as to promote the transition to a circular economy with innovative business models, products and materials, thus also contributing to the efficient functioning of the internal market.
Amendment 113 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall take the necessary measures to achieve a significant reduction in the supply and consumption of the single-use plastic products listed in Part A of the Annex on their territory by … [six years after the end-date for transposition of this Directive].
Amendment 124 #
2018/0172(COD)
2. The Commission may adopt an implementing act laying down the methodology for the calculation and verification of the significant reduction in the supply and consumption of the single- use plastic products referred to in paragraph 1. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 16(2).
Amendment 145 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point в
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point в
(c) the presence of plastics in the product, and an indication of their percentage of the mass of the finished product.
Amendment 168 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Without prejudice to Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council52 and Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council53, Member States, assisted by the European Environment Agency, shall set up a data set containing: _________________ 52 Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2003 on public access to environmental information and repealing Council Directive 90/313/EEC (OJ L 41, 14.2.2003, p. 26). 53 Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2007 establishing an Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community (INSPIRE), (OJ L 108, 25.4.2007, p. 1).
Amendment 171 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The data referred to in point (a) of the first subparagraph shall be updated annually within 126 months from the end of the reference year for which it is collected. Where possible, spatial data services as defined in Article 3(4) of Directive 2007/2/EC shall be used to present those data sets.
Amendment 173 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. The European Environment Agency shall publish and update a Union-wide overview on the basis of the data collected by the Member States, on a regular basis. The Union-wide overview shall include, as appropriate, indicators for outputs for each Member State, results and impacts of this Directive, Union-wide overview maps and Member State overview reports.
Amendment 203 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part В – indent 1
Annex I – part В – indent 1
— Beverage containers , i.e. receptacles used to contain liquid such as beverage bottles including their labels, caps and lids
Amendment 207 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part Д – indent 3
Annex I – part Д – indent 3
— Beverage containers , i.e. receptacles used to contain liquid such as beverage bottles including their labels, caps and lids
Amendment 215 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part Ж – indent 3
Annex I – part Ж – indent 3
— Beverage containers , i.e. receptacles used to contain liquid such as beverage bottles including their labels, caps and lids
Amendment 1 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that the common agricultural policy (CAP), one of the most integrated policies, plays a crucial role in delivering key EU objectives such as food security; points out that the rules with which farmers must comply governing food, health and environmental protection have increased, while the relative share of agriculture in the EU budget keeps declining; underlines the need to support farmers' transition towards environmentally friendly farming practices and to valorise the delivery of environmental goods;
Amendment 20 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates its call for the CAP budget to be maintained in the 2021-2027 MFF at least at the level of the 2014-2020 budget for the EU-27 in real terms, given the fundamental role of this policyand added value of this policy; stresses the need to increase funding in line with responses to the various cyclical crises in sensitive sectors ; reaffirms its view that agriculture must not suffer any financial disadvantage as a result of political decisions such as political conflicts with trading partners, the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU or the funding of new European policies ;
Amendment 23 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates its call for the CAP budget to be maintained in the 2021-2027 MFF at least at the level of the 2014-2020 budget for the EU-27 in real terms, given the fundamental role of this policy; reaffirms its view that agriculture must not suffer any financial disadvantage as a result of political decisions such as the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU, the conclusion of free trade and other international agreements impacting on agriculture, or the funding of new European policies;
Amendment 40 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Disagrees with the Commission’s proposal for the next MFF, which would entail substantial cuts to the CAP; highlights the fact that the extent of the cuts varies according to the parameters used for the comparison; disagrees with the Commission’s approach of providing two calculation methods for the MFF (current vs constant); recalls that the funding level must be maintained in constant prices
Amendment 51 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the importance of direct payments as well as second-pillar funds for farmers; Stresses the importance of direct payments as well as second-pillar funds for farmers; deplores in particular the severe cuts envisaged for the second pillar of the CAP, which makes a significant contribution to investment and employment in rural areas, and the fact that the process of balancing farm subsidies is still incomplete in the different Member States, and calls for this to change; stresses that it cannot be taken for granted that national co-funding will fill the budget gap;
Amendment 53 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the importance of direct payments as well as second-pillar funds for farmers; deplores in particular rural populations ; strongly opposes the severe cuts envisaged for the second pillar of the CAP, which makes a significant contribution to investment and employment in rural areasbrings a vital contribution to employment, investment, accessibility and territorial attractiveness in rural areas; calls for the rural development funding level to be restored to that of the 2014-2020 funding period ; stresses that it cannot be taken for granted that national co-funding will fill the budget gap;
Amendment 65 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – point a (new)
Paragraph 4 – point a (new)
(a) Reiterates that the overall EARDF and EAGF total for the coming period should be 382,855,000,000 in constant prices to correspond to 2014-2020
Amendment 66 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – point b (new)
Paragraph 4 – point b (new)
(b) Stresses that the expectation that 40% of CAP will be spent on climate action can only be achieved if the funds for environmental and climate schemes are not subject to the reduction of payments (cap) outlined in Article 15 of the proposal establishing rules on strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States under the CAP;
Amendment 82 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Underlines the need to have a legally binding and compulsory MFF mid-term review;
Amendment 84 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that an indirect boost to incomethe level and quality of income, particularly of small and medium-sized farmers, can also be achieved through a real reduction in red tape for farmers in the CAP, and by providing support for a wider range of crops and ecological services and activities, such as pollination by bees;
Amendment 116 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Points to the adverse effect that any delay in the adoption of the next MFF, or in the CAP, would have on the agricultural industry and on farmers, owing to the so-called 'zero year' system, which was the basic problem in some Member States at the start of the current period; calls also for shorter deadlines for national and regional administrations for the preparations of proposals for RDP measures and other first pillar measures, to enable a smoother transition between the two MFFs.
Amendment 10 #
2018/0158(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In line with the WTO rules, such apportionment of tariff rate quotas that are part of the Union’s schedule of concessions and commitments will have to occur according to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (‘GATT 1994’). The Union will, therefore, following completion of preliminary contacts, engage in negotiations with WTO Members having a principal or substantial supplying interest or holding an initial negotiating right in relation to each of these tariff rate quotas. These negotiations should remain limited to the matter in hand and not extended to a renegotiation of the general terms of access of specific products to the Union, to any increase in overall volumes, nor to a change of products requirements.
Amendment 15 #
2018/0158(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) However, given the time limits imposed on this process by the negotiations on the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the Union and the as yet unclear outcome of the negotiations, it is possible that agreements may not be concluded with all WTO Members concerned in relation to all of the tariff rate quotas on the date Union's WTO schedule of concessions and commitments on trade in goods cease to apply to the United Kingdom. In view of the need to ensure legal certainty, in particular the protection of consumers and the wellbeing of farmers, and the continuous smooth operation of imports under the tariff rate quotas to the Union and the United Kingdom it is necessary for the Union to be able to proceed unilaterally to the apportionment of the tariff rate quotas. The methodology used should be in line with the requirements of Article XXVIII of the GATT 1994.
Amendment 21 #
2018/0158(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) TIt is still not clear whether the negotiations between the EU27 and the United Kingdom will definitely end in an agreement that would enter into force on or after 30 March 2019 on the future relationship between the two sides. This is the underlying factor in the uncertainty surrounding the allocation of tariff quotas. In that connection, this Regulation should apply from the moment that Union's WTO schedule ceases to apply to the United Kingdom given that from that moment both the Union and the United Kingdom need to know what their WTO obligations are. At the present stage of the withdrawal negotiations between the Union and the United Kingdom it is not possible to determine the exact date when this will happen. It should therefore be provided that this Regulation shall apply either from the date provided for in a withdrawal agreement between the Union and the United Kingdom under Article 50 of the Treaty on the European Union or from 30 March 2019, that is two years after the date of the United Kingdom's notification of its intention to withdraw from the Union in accordance with Article 50 of the Treaty on the European Union.
Amendment 28 #
2018/0158(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
(2) The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 3 shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of [42] years from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 173 #
2018/0090(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) Article 16 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU guarantees the freedom to conduct a business in accordance with Union law and national laws and practices. However, marketing across Member States of products as being identical when, in reality, they have a significantly different composition or characteristics may mislead consumers and cause them to take a transactional decision that they would not have taken otherwise. of products as being seemingly identical or similar when, in reality, they have different composition or characteristics, without the consumer being clearly and comprehensively informed thereof, may mislead consumers and cause them to take a transactional decision that they would not have taken otherwise. Assessments of whether different composition or characteristics exist may vary depending on the facts and circumstances of each case, but generally speaking, in cases where: one or more ingredients or their ratio in the product differs from another marketed product under the same or similar trademark or designation; this difference may change the economic behaviour of the average consumer, who would have taken a different purchasing decision where he was aware of such a difference. In order to assess whether the appearance is seemingly identical, any words, data, trademarks, brand names, illustrations or symbols relating to a particular product and placed on the package, the document, the inscription or the label in the field of vision most likely to be spotted by the consumer at first glance and which will enable him to recognise the product immediately in terms of its characteristics, taste or nature and, where appropriate, its trademark, shall be taken into account.
Amendment 185 #
2018/0090(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) However, the enforcement experience has shown that it may be unclear to consumers, traders and national competent authorities which commercial practices could be contrary to the Directive 2005/29/EC in the absence of an explicit provision. Therefore, Directive 2005/29/EC should be amended to ensure legal certainty both for traders and enforcement authorities by addressing explicitly the marketing of a product as being identical to the same product marketed in several other Member Statesseemingly identical or similar to the another product marketed, where those products have significantly different composition or characteristics. Competent authorities should assess and address on a case by case basis such practices according to the provisions of the Directive. In undertaking its assessment the competent authority should take into account whether such differentiation is easily identifiable by consumers,. When assessing a trader's right to adapt products of the same brand forto different geographical markets due to, taking into account legitimate factors, such as availability or seasonality of raw materials, defined consumer preferences or voluntary strategies aimed at improving access to healthy and nutritious food as well as , the competent authority should examine whether traders' right to offer products of the same brand in packages of different weight or volume in different geographical marketshe consumer has been sufficiently, clearly and comprehensibly informed by the trader about such changes so that the difference is apparent at one glance.
Amendment 208 #
2018/0090(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2005/29/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) Aany marketing of a product as beof seemingly identical to the same product marketed in several other Member Statesappearance to another product, which is marketed with the same or similar trademark or designation, while those products have significantly different composition or characteristics;
Amendment 281 #
2018/0090(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Directive 2005/29/EC
Annex I – point 23 a (new)
Annex I – point 23 a (new)
(6a) In Annex I, the following point is inserted: “23a. Use of the same or seemingly identical designation for a product which is marketed in one Member State or in various Member States with a different composition, without that distinction being clearly and comprehensibly marked so as to be immediately visible to the consumer; with designation meaning any words, particulars, trademarks, brands, illustrations or symbols relating to a particular product, and which are placed on the package, document, inscription or label in the field of view, which the consumer shall most likely notice immediately when purchasing, and which will enable him to recognise the product immediately in terms of its characteristics, taste or nature and, where appropriate, its brand.”
Amendment 91 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34 a (new)
Recital 34 a (new)
(34 a) whereas the second paragraph of point (a) of Article 2(4) of the Directive 2001/110/EC on honey provides that, where honey originates from more than one Member State or third country, the mandatory indication of the countries of origin may be replaced by one of the following, as appropriate: ‘blend of EU honeys’, ‘blend of non-EU honeys’ or ‘blend of EU and non-EU honeys’; whereas the indication ‘blend of EU and non-EU honeys’ is not informative enough for the consumer;
Amendment 92 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34 b (new)
Recital 34 b (new)
(34 b) whereas many honey packagers and traders now abuse this way of indicating origin in order to conceal the real country of origin, as well as the proportion of honey from the different countries concerned, as purchasers are becoming more knowledgeable and are distrustful of foodstuffs from certain countries;
Amendment 93 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34 c (new)
Recital 34 c (new)
(34 c) whereas the resolution of the European Parliament at 1 March 2018 on prospects and challenges for the EU apiculture sector “considers … that labelling such as ‘blend of EU honeys’, ‘blend of non-EU honeys’, and especially ‘blend of EU and non-EU honeys’, completely conceals the origin of the honey from the consumer and consequently fails to fulfil the principles of EU consumer protection law (paragraph 58)” and, therefore, “Asks for the ‘blend of EU and non-EU honeys’ descriptor on labels to be replaced by an indication of exactly which country or countries the honey used in the final product come from, and that these be listed in the order which corresponds to the percentage proportions used in the final product … (paragraph 59)
Amendment 94 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34 d (new)
Recital 34 d (new)
(34 d) whereas the situation on the EU internal honey market has been worsened due to the continuous import of adultered honey according to representatives of European and national beekeeper organisations; whereas the EU is not supposed to tolerate this situation anymore and it should take the right step forward which is the correction of the labelling section of the Directive 2001/110/EC on honey;
Amendment 95 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34 e (new)
Recital 34 e (new)
(34 e) whereas current rules do not take account of fraudulent practices affecting processed products such as biscuits, breakfast cereals, confectionery, etc.; whereas the label ‘honey’ can mislead consumers in regard to the real content of the given product, as it is often used when much less than 50 % of the sugar content of the product originates from honey; whereas the food labelling rules has to be corrected also in this field;
Amendment 212 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4 a (new)
Directive No 2001/110/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 4 a Amendments to Directive (EC) No 2001/110 on honey Directive (EC) No 2001/110 is amended as follows: (1) Article 2 is amended as follows: (a) Article 2, paragraph (4) point a) is replaced by the following text: “The country or countries of origin where the honey has been harvested shall be indicated on the label by which country or countries the honey used in the final product come from, and that these shall be listed in the order which corresponds to the percentage proportions used in the final product additionally stating the percentage by country in a given product.” (b) Article 2 is completed by the following paragraph (6): “The use of the word ‘honey’ or the terms ‘containing honey’ or ‘made with honey’ in the designation of processed food products, or in any graphic or non- graphic element indicating that the product contains honey may only be used if at least 50 % of the sugar- content of the product originates from honey.”
Amendment 158 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The enforcement authorities of the Member States should have the necessary powers that enable them to effectively gaperform their any factual information by way of information requestduties. They should have the power to order the termination of a prohibited practice, where applicable. The existence of a deterrent, such as the power to impose finespenalties, including fines or any other sanction and the publication of investigation results, can encourage behavioural change and pre-litigation solutions between the parties and should therefore be part of the powers of the enforcement authorities. The Commission and the enforcement authoriIt is necessary to establish a Union Enforcement Network (‘the Network’), hosted by the Commission, aimed at coordinating and facilitating the exchange of information and best practices of theconcerning Member States should cooperate closelnational legislation and experience of enforcement in a coordinated and systematic way so as to ensure a common approach with respect to the application of the rules set out in this Directive. In particular, the enforcement authorities should provide each other mutual assistance, for example by sharing information and assisting in investigations which have aThe Network should also help improving the common understanding on which specific types of business practice should be considered UTPs and to better address potential cross-border dimensionUTPs.
Amendment 168 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) To facilitate effective enforcement, the Commission should help organise meetings between the enforcement authorities of the Member Statesing the meetings of the Network where best practices can be exchanged and relevant information can be shared. The Commission should establish and manage a website to facilitate those exchanges.
Amendment 222 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point –a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point –a (new)
(-a) “unfair trading practice” means any practice which grossly deviates from good commercial conduct, is contrary to good faith and fair practice and is unilaterally imposed by one trading partner upon another, occurring when an enterprise: - submits or attempts to subject a trading partner to obligations that create a significant imbalance in the rights and obligations of the parties before, during or after the performance of the contract; - obtains or attempts to obtain, under threat of total or partial termination of contractual relations, manifestly unreasonable conditions concerning prices, payment terms, terms of sale or services not covered by the purchase obligations and sales.
Amendment 252 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) "situation of economic dependence" occurs when the termination of commercial relations between the buyer and the supplier may jeopardize the continued pursuit of the latter's activity and where the supplier does not have an alternative solution to the commercial relations in question which can be implemented within a reasonable time. This is presumed to be the case when the buyer accounts for at least 20% of the supplier’s turnover;
Amendment 271 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) “Resale at a loss” means the reselling or advertising of the resale below the actual purchase price. The actual purchase price is the net unit price shown on the purchase invoice, minus the amount of all other financial benefits granted by the supplier, plus turnover taxes, specific taxes relating to the purchase price and to the resale, as well as the price of transport.
Amendment 303 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph –1 (new)
Article 3 – paragraph –1 (new)
-1. Member States shall ensure that unfair commercial practices are prohibited. Member States shall ensure that the abusive exploitation by a purchaser or a group of buyers of the state of economic dependence in which a supplier finds itself is prohibited.
Amendment 379 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) a buyer of agricultural products or food products refuses to enter into a written contract with a supplier or refuses to communicate to a supplier the general conditions of sale or does not provide them with sufficiently detailed or unambiguous information on the contractual terms and conditions of the purchase of agricultural or food products;
Amendment 397 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new)
(db) The resale of agricultural or food products at a loss is prohibited, except when it concerns products whose expiry date expires two days after the date of sale.
Amendment 456 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall ensure that unnaturally low transfer prices are prohibited. Production costs should be used as a basis for setting prices in contracts between a supplier and a buyer so that the transfer price cannot be lower than the supplier's production costs. Member States shall lay down the procedures for determining the production costs of agricultural products and food products.
Amendment 492 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) a supplier pays for the marketing of agricultural or food products by the buyer, or the risk of losses arising from the marketing of agricultural or food products is transferred to the supplier.
Amendment 536 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. A supplierComplaints shall be address a complainted to the enforcement authority of the Member State in which the buyer suspected to have engaged in a prohibited trading practicesupplier is established.
Amendment 554 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The enforcement authority, which receives the complaint, shall forward it to the competent enforcement authority of the State in which the buyer suspected of engaging in a prohibited business practice is established.
Amendment 557 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. When the buyer is not established in the Union, the competent authority shall have special powers to deal with the complaint and to penalize any infringements found.
Amendment 558 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 c (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. If the complainant is not established in the Union, they shall submit their complaint to the authority of the Member State in which the buyer is established.
Amendment 564 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Producer or supplier organisations or, associations of producer or supplier organisations whose member(s) or member(s) of their members consider(s) that they are affected by a prohibited trading practice, non-governmental and civil society organisations shall have the right to submit a complaint and may be a party in the proceedings.
Amendment 585 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall ensure that their enforcement authority is properly equippedies have the necessary resources, including sufficient budgetary and other resources, expertise, procedures and other arrangements as well as a sufficient number of competent personnel at their disposal for the proper performance of their duties and shall confer on ithem the following powers:
Amendment 600 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) to take a decision granting the supplier interim relief to put an end to the forbidden commercial practice, establishing an infringement of the prohibitions laid down in Article 3 and require the buyer to terminate the prohibited trading practice, and to annul the relevant clauses or illegal contracts. The authority may abstain from taking any such decision, if such decision would risk revealing the identity of a complainant or disclosing any other information in respect of which the complainant considers disclosure harmful to his interests, provided that the complainant has identified that information in accordance with Article 5(3);
Amendment 608 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) to impose a pecuniary fine on the author of the infringement. The fine shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive taking into account the nature, duration and gravity of the infringement; repeated infringements by the same operator shall be taken into account when determining the sanction to be applied;
Amendment 615 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) to publish systematically its decisions relating to points (c) and (d);
Amendment 629 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – title
Article 7 – title
7 Cooperation between enforcement authoritiesUnion Enforcement Network
Amendment 630 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that enforcement authorities cooperate effectively with each other and provide each other mutual assistance in investigations that have a cross-border dimension1. A Union Enforcement Network (‘the Network’) is hereby established.
Amendment 633 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. The enforcement authorities shall meet once per year to discuss the application of this Directivepurpose of the Network is to serve as a platform for structured cooperation between enforcement authorities onf the basis of the annual reports referred to in Article 9(1) and best practices in the area it covers. The Commission shall facilitate those meetingsMember States and the Commission and to streamline the practices of enforcement authorities within the Union.
Amendment 640 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Amendment 642 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7a Composition of the Union Enforcement Network 1. The Network shall be composed of one representative from each enforcement authority referred to in Article 4, two representatives from the Commission and their respective alternates. 2. The Network shall meet at regular intervals and, where necessary, at the duly justified request of the Commission or a Member State. 3. The Network shall involve all relevant stakeholders in a discussion of the application of the directive, with a view to facilitating dialogue and exchange of good practices and promoting a common approach.
Amendment 645 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 b (new)
Article 7 b (new)
Article 7b Coordinated enforcement tasks 1. The Network shall have the following tasks: (a) to discuss the application of this Directive on the basis of the annual reports referred to in Article 9(1); (b) to facilitate the exchange of information on relevant topics including on the results of investigations referred to in Article 6(1)(a) and new cases of unfair trading practices; (c) to coordinate and facilitate the exchange information and best practices concerning Member States national legislation and experience of enforcement in a coordinated and systematic way in order to improve the common understanding on which specific types of business practice should be considered UTPs and to better address potential cross-border UTPs; (d) to examine any question as regards the application of this Directive and adopt guidelines and recommendations in order to encourage consistent application, including by creating a common methodology for defining and setting penalties; (e) to promote and facilitate collaboration with other relevant networks and groups, notably the Supply Chain Initiative. 2. The Commission shall have the following tasks: (a) to establish and manage a website that provides for the possibility of information exchange between the enforcement authorities and the Commission, in particular in relation to the annual meetings; (b) to facilitate the organisation of common training programmes and exchanges of personnel between enforcement authorities, and where appropriate, with the enforcement authorities of third countries; (c) to organise the meetings of the Network referred to in Article 7a(2); (d) to facilitate technical or scientific expertise for the purpose of implementing enforcement administrative cooperation.
Amendment 659 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. By 15 March of each year, Member States shall send to the Commission a report on the implementation of the Directive focusing in particular on unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain. That report shall contain, in particular, all relevant data on the application and enforcement of the rules under this Directive in the Member State concerned in the previous year. Member State authorities shall ensure dialogue with all relevant stakeholders, including consumers’ organisations, on the functioning of the supply chain in their territory and the effectiveness of their actions in meeting the objectives of this Directive.
Amendment 4 #
2017/9999(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that owing to the low cost of agricultural production stemming from its large-scale holdings and well suited natural and weather conditions, Australia has a very competitive, export- focused agricultural sector and points out that it continuously seeks to create sale areas for its products on international markets; emphasises, therefore, that securing increased access to the vast EU market throughis of keen interest to Australian agricultural exporters and that the removal or lowering of EU tariff and non- tariff barriers in the sector will undoubtedly be a priority for Australia as part of the proposed negotiations;
Amendment 33 #
2017/9999(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Wishes to draw attention to the extremely sensitive nature of some sectors of the European farming industry, such as beef and veal, sheepmeat, sugar, cereals and dairy products; calls for honey to be excluded from the negotiation package given the strong import pressure on European beekeepers; takes the view that a further opening-up of the market in these sectors could have disastrous consequences for European producers;
Amendment 34 #
2017/9999(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Wishes to draw attention to the extremely sensitive nature of some sectors of the European farming industry, such as beef and veal, sheepmeat, sugar, cereals and dairy products; points out that those sectors have recently experienced major crises, as a consequence of surplus production and price volatility, and that special emergency support schemes have had to be adopted by the EU institutions to make it possible for the affected farmers to manage crises of that kind; takes the view that a further opening-up of the EU market in these sectors could seriously disrupt them and have disastrous consequences for European producers;
Amendment 38 #
2017/9999(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recalls that through the EU, in 2008 Australia signed an agreement on trade in wine, which can be used as model for trade with other countries; recalls that Australia has more than 70 wines with geographical indications registered in the EU; recalls that for many years Australia has been the EU's largest importer of wine;
Amendment 43 #
2017/9999(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that the EU must refrain from making any sort of commitment concerning the most sensitive agricultural products, such as beef and veal and sheepmeat and special sugars, for example, and should leave those products out of the negotiations;
Amendment 68 #
2017/9999(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises the cumulative impact of the concessions that the EU has made in the agricultural sector, in both multilateral and bilateral agreements, and; calls for this impact to be taken into account when assessing what concessions could be offered to Australia, therefore, for the evaluation of all EU agricultural concessions that are a part of the proposed negotiations by taking into full consideration the concessions already agreed by the WTO (e.g. hormone-treated beef compensation) and by Canada (CETA) and those which could be agreed upon shortly with Mercosur, Mexico, New Zealand and the United States (if the TTIP discussions recommence);
Amendment 78 #
2017/9999(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Points out that, following Brexit, all tariff quotas which might be granted to Australia will apply to a smaller EU market consisting of 27 Member States and 443 million consumers; points out that Brexit will inevitably affect the economic impact of such quotas, particularly in sectors in which the UK represents a significant amount of consumption and/or imports; emphasises that from now on the EU will have to take careful account of Brexit when deciding what concessions it can offer;
Amendment 97 #
2017/9999(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Acknowledges the importance for the EU of an agreement with Australia which would reduce tariff barriers for some processed agricultural products, relax overly strict health checks and protect geographical indications effectively; whereas clear provisions safeguarding GIs should be a prerequisite for any agreement; calls, in that connection, on the Commission to include the largest possible number of products with geographical indications covering all the Member States which have products registered in the European register of food and products with geographical indications; reminds the Commission, however, that it would be unacceptable to sacrifice the interests of European agriculture and its sensitive sectors in order to secure an agreement.
Amendment 101 #
2017/9999(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to carry out without delay an analysis on the impact of a potential EU-Australia agreement which details the effects by sector and country, including the outermost regions and overseas countries and territories, so that it is possible to evaluate fully the potential advantages and disadvantages of such a trade agreement for all European producers; calls on the Commission to include the consequences of the UK leaving the EU in the study, focussing in particular on the existing quotas;
Amendment 68 #
2017/2284(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 5 – point 1 (new)
(1) Maintains that neonicotinoid- based pesticides have a particular role to play in the worrying decline in bee populations across Europe, as can be seen from a range of international studies which have formed the basis for petitions from citizens bearing hundreds of thousands of signatures from all over the continent;
Amendment 70 #
2017/2284(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – point 2 (new)
Paragraph 5 – point 2 (new)
(2) Calls on the Commission to propose legislation banning the production, sale and use of all neonicotinoid-based pesticides throughout the EU, with no derogations and as a priority measure, in order to protect bee populations;
Amendment 71 #
2017/2284(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – point 3 (new)
Paragraph 5 – point 3 (new)
(3) Points to the growing body of scientific research connecting the extinction of bee colonies to the use of neonicotinoid pesticides;
Amendment 72 #
2017/2284(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – point 4 (new)
Paragraph 5 – point 4 (new)
(4) Calls on to member states to follow strictly the ban of import of forbidden pesticides into the EU from third countries.
Amendment 1 #
2017/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
– having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, ratified by the EU in 2010,
Amendment 3 #
2017/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
– having regard to the Council Recommendation of 10 March 2014 on a Quality Framework for Traineeships;
Amendment 23 #
2017/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas education, and intercultural dialogue in particular, have a key role to play in preventing the marginalisation and radicalisation of young people;
Amendment 24 #
2017/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas young people should be actively involved in the planning, development, implementation, monitoring and assessment of all youth policies; reminds the fact that 57% of youth organisations in the EU consider that their expertise is not taken into account in the process of formulation of youth policies1a; _________________ 1aShadow Report on Youth Policy published by the European Youth Forum
Amendment 38 #
2017/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas a gender perspective must be included in decision-making on youth policies which takes into account the specific challenges and circumstances faced by young women and girls in particular; whereas continued efforts are needed to increase participation levels in the labour markets among young women– particularly after maternity leave and if single mothers – and school-drop outs, the low-skilled, young people with disabilities and all youngsters at risk of discrimination;
Amendment 48 #
2017/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas, at EU level, NEETs (not in employment, education or training) are considered to be one of the most vulnerable groups in the context of youth unemployment; whereas women are 1.4 times more likely to become NEET than men on average;
Amendment 49 #
2017/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J b (new)
Recital J b (new)
Jb. whereas education is a key factor in combating social exclusion and therefore believes that investing in skills and competences is crucial to tackling the high unemployment rate, especially among NEETs;
Amendment 89 #
2017/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Highlights in this regard the important role of non-formal and informal learning, as well as participation in sport and volunteering activities, in stimulating the development of civic, social and intercultural competencies and skills among young Europeans;
Amendment 93 #
2017/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Strongly urges the Commission and the Member States to encourage young people, including the most disadvantaged, to pursue a participatory approach to life, by using online and offline democracy tools while taking into account the limits and risks related to public authorities relying on social media tools to engage with young people, and by involving the relevant stakeholders, such as social partners, civil society and youth organisations, in the development, implementation and assessment of youth policies;
Amendment 106 #
2017/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Is highly concerned at the persistent high rates of youth unemployment throughout the EU; recalls that quality job creation and employment should be guaranteed and remain key commitments towards young people; calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote fair working conditions and remuneration and calls in this respect for measures to facilitate the transition of young people from education to work by ensuring quality internships and apprenticeships; calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote fair working conditions and remuneration in order to ensure that young people are not discriminated when it comes to accessing the world of work; stresses the importance of defining social rights for new forms of employment and ensuring social dialogue;
Amendment 119 #
2017/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support regional and local authorities and to invest in new life opportunities for young people, in order to develop their creativity and full potential for the benefit of their communities;
Amendment 126 #
2017/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Further stresses the need to address quality in terms of mentoring and coaching, the quality and adequacy of the actual individual training, traineeship or job, as well as the quality of the outcome according to the fixed objectives; underlines in this respect the necessity to ensure the application of the already existing quality frameworks, such as the European Quality Framework, under the YEI; it is of the opinion that young people should be also involved in the monitoring of the quality of the offers;
Amendment 132 #
2017/2259(INI)
15a. Reminds that the main objective of YEI is to reach out to all those who are not in employment education and training(NEET’s) and therefore urges the member states to invest more efforts in identifying and targeting all the NEET population, especially the most vulnerable young people, such as those with disabilities taking into account their specific needs;
Amendment 136 #
2017/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Further stresses the necessity for YEI to focus not only on highly educated young NEET, but also on those who are low-skilled, inactive and non-registered in the public employment services;
Amendment 140 #
2017/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Strongly believes that quality formal, non-formal and informal education and training is a fundamental right; considers, therefore, that access to formal, non-formal and informal education should be guaranteed for all Europeans, regardless of socioeconomic status, ethnicity or gender; underlines the important role played by formal, non-formal and informal education in providing young people with the knowledge and, skills and competences to become committed citizens and take part in the European project;
Amendment 155 #
2017/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Encourages the Commission to support initiatives which aim to foster citizenship, respect, tolerance, values and intercultural learning and highlights in this respect the crucial role of EU programmes such as Erasmus +, Creative Europe and Europe for citizens; calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote spaces for dialogue with young people on a range of themes, such as sex, gender, policy and the environment;
Amendment 158 #
2017/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Strongly believes that literacy, including digital and media literacy, numeracy, as well as basic skills as a key vehicle to secure autonomy and a promising future for young people, must be a priority at European, national and local levels; urges the Commission and the Member States, therefore, to step up their efforts in providing basic learning skills and competences for all;
Amendment 174 #
2017/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Insists on the importance of validating non-formal and informal learning to reach out and empower learners; recognises that this is particularly evident for disadvantaged groups who are in need of priority access to validation arrangements;
Amendment 176 #
2017/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Regrets that employers and formal education providers do not sufficiently recognise the value and relevance of skills, competences and knowledge acquired through non-formal and informal learning; points out that the lack of comparability and coherence between the validation approaches of EU countries represents an additional barrier;
Amendment 197 #
2017/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Highlights the importance of Erasmus+: an essential tool to create active and committed young citizens; strongly believes that Erasmus+ should target all young people, including those with fewer opportunities, and that the greater aspirations for the next Erasmus+ programming period must be matched by significant additional funding to unlock the programme’s full potential, namely an increased budget;
Amendment 201 #
2017/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Stresses that the YEI budget is not sufficient to ensure that the programme reaches its targets; calls, therefore, for a significant increase in the YEI allocation under the next MFF and for the Member States to make provisions for youth employment schemes in their national budgets; 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;
Amendment 32 #
2017/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the development of reliable, comparable and up-to-date cultural statistics, which are the basis of sound cultural policy-making, is one of the cross-cutting priorities of the Work Plan for Culture 2015-2018 that helps underlying the economic potential of cultural and creative industries and their impact on social well-being;
Amendment 41 #
2017/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the undeniable importance of an active and accessible cultural sector for the development of an inclusive society and the strengthening of active European citizenship and a common core of universal values;
Amendment 72 #
2017/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that investment in the cultural and creative sectors is a means of unlocking the significant and still undervalued potential of those sectors to generate sustainable growth and quality jobs, and it has a direct impact on the development of new skills, digitisation, innovation and the formulation of new business models;
Amendment 93 #
2017/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that the lack of interest is one of the most frequently stated barriers to cultural participation among respondents to Eurostat and Eurobarometer surveys25 ; stresses, in this context, that the supporting demand, understood as building interest and understanding of culture through formal, non-formal and informal education, should be a priority task in terms of increasing access to culture and participation in culture; _________________ 25 Eurobarometer 399, Eurostat (data from 2015 EU Survey on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC)).
Amendment 136 #
2017/2255(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Notes the problem of digital exclusion and stresses the need to combat it; recalls, in this context, that digitisation requires cultural and educational institutions and the recipients themselves to acquire new competences, skills and knowledge; stresses, in particular, the need to build capacity for the use of new digital technologies in cultural institutions and to adapt them to the challenges of technological change;
Amendment 45 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Believes that, in order to facilitate responsible use of antimicrobials, there is an imperative need for rapid, reliable and efficacious veterinary diagnostics both to identify the cause of disease and to perform antibiotic sensitivity testing; is of the opinion that this would facilitate correct diagnosis, allow for a targeted use of antimicrobials, support using as little as possible critically important antimicrobials and, therefore, inhibit the development of antimicrobial resistance;
Amendment 48 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Believes that the fight against antibiotic resistance should start on farms; is of the opinion that the EU should prohibit the purely preventive use of antibiotics, restrict collective treatment to very specific cases, prohibit the veterinary use of antibiotics that are critically important for human medicine and put an end to online sales of antibiotics, vaccines and psychotropic substances; takes the view that, thanks to these measures, the amounts of antibiotics found on consumers’ plates will be reduced;
Amendment 64 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Believes that, in order to encourage research into new antimicrobials, incentives are needed, including longer periods of protection for technical documentation on new medicines, commercial protection of innovative active substances, and protection for significant investments in data generated to improve an existing antimicrobial product or to keep it on the market;
Amendment 69 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Highlights that significant volumes of antibiotics are used either prophylactically amongst healthy animals, to stop the development of an infection within a flock or herd, or simply for growth promotion, to speed up the pace at which animals gain weight; notes that both uses are particularly prevalent in intensive agriculture, where animals are kept in confined conditions; considers it necessary to take measures to encourage extensive grazing or organic farming methods;
Amendment 72 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Believes that requirements to ensure that labelling makes reference to antibiotic use would improve consumer knowledge and help enable consumers to make a more informed choice; notes that having products labelled as "antibiotic- free" might also provide incentives for farmers to withhold antibiotic treatment when an animal might need it, for fear of the economic cost of not being able to sell the meat;
Amendment 3 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to the Council conclusions of 20 May 2014 on effective teacher education,
Amendment 5 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)
Citation 1 b (new)
- having regard to the Council conclusions of 20 May 2014 on quality assurance supporting education and training,
Amendment 6 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 c (new)
Citation 1 c (new)
- having regard to the Council recommendation of 20 December 2012 on the validation of non-formal and informal learning,
Amendment 7 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 d (new)
Citation 1 d (new)
- having regard to the Council conclusions on the role of early childhood education and primary education in fostering creativity, innovation and digital competence,
Amendment 8 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
— having regard to the Commission’s Communication of 10 June 2016 entitled ‘A New Skills Agenda for Europe’ (COM(2016)0381) and the European Parliament own-initiative report 'A New Skills Agenda for Europe’ (A8- 0276/2017) adopted on 14 September 2017,
Amendment 12 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
- having regard to the Paris Declaration of 17 March 2015 on promoting citizenship and the common values of freedom, tolerance and non- discrimination through education;
Amendment 15 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the Council recommendation of 19 December 2016 on Upskilling Pathways: New Opportunities for Adults,
Amendment 16 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to the Council Recommendation on tracking graduates (COM (2017)249)1a _________________ 1a http://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/docu ment/ST-13361-2017-INIT/en/pdf
Amendment 17 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
- having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 30 November 2017 on Modernising school and higher education,
Amendment 18 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 b (new)
Citation 9 b (new)
- having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 19 October 2017 on New EU education strategy,
Amendment 36 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas, access to education, training and gaining of skills must be accessible for all and more efforts are needed to include the most vulnerable;
Amendment 44 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas education and training should contribute to the personal development and growth of young people in order to make them proactive and responsible citizens ready to live and work in a technologically advanced and globalised world and provide them with the key set of competences for lifelong learning, defined as a combination of knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary for personal fulfilment and development, active citizenship and employment;
Amendment 45 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas, it is important to remind that education, including teachers education has been significantly affected by the economic and financial crises;
Amendment 51 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas the European Pillar of Social Rights places as its main priority the provision of quality and inclusive education, training and lifelong learning;
Amendment 52 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas teaching quality is an important determinant of pupil and student outcomes, therefore strong support for excellence in teaching and educators is one of the priorities of EU cooperation in education and training;
Amendment 53 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
C c. whereas the quality of the ECEC staff is a fundamental factor of the early childhood education and care services;
Amendment 54 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
C d. whereas gender inequality in education affects productivity, growth, development, employment as well as many socio-cultural fields;
Amendment 55 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C e (new)
Recital C e (new)
C e. whereas, despite the fact that women account for three fifths (57.6 %) of all graduates in higher education, the gender employment gap was 11.6 p.p. in 2015;1a _________________ 1ahttp://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics- explained/index.php/Gender_statistics
Amendment 56 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C f (new)
Recital C f (new)
C f. whereas pupils and students from disadvantaged groups are at increased risk of underachievement and their chances of accessing and completing higher education are reduced;
Amendment 58 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C h (new)
Recital C h (new)
C h. whereas, according to the PISA results, 20,6 % of European pupils face problems in the acquisition of basic skills such as reading, mathematics and science;1a _________________ 1a https://ec.europa.eu/education/sites/educa tion/files/pisa-2015-eu-policy-note_en.pdf
Amendment 78 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that the attainment of the European Union’s economic and societal objectives as well as its competitiveness and sustained growth depend on quality education;
Amendment 87 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Underlines the crucial role of education in shaping the future of Europe both economically and socially, while providing for the needs of its citizens;
Amendment 88 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Emphasises that quality education is vital to equipping young people with knowledge, skills, and attitudes that will help them to confront challenges and shape the world’s future;
Amendment 90 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3 d. Recognises the importance of education in developing cultural competences, encouraging cultural development and promoting civic attitudes;
Amendment 91 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3 e. Notes the role that education plays in developing lifelong learning attitudes which help people to adapt to the changing demands of the modern world;
Amendment 92 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 f (new)
Paragraph 3 f (new)
3 f. Notes that quality education fosters innovation and research;
Amendment 93 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 g (new)
Paragraph 3 g (new)
3 g. Emphasises that achieving equal opportunities, especially for vulnerable and disadvantaged groups, is an important function of education;
Amendment 118 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights the potential of new technologies to improve the quality of education by meeting learners’ needs, increasing flexibility in learning and teaching, and creating new forms of cooperation while highlighting the need for age-appropriate ICT and media curricula that respect child development and wellbeing and emphasises the importance of both responsible use and critical thinking;
Amendment 124 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Notes that effective learning and teaching through modern technologies requires a competent level of digital skills, access to high-quality learning resources and training in adapting technology for pedagogical purposes;
Amendment 142 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Points out the need to address the digital divide and to ensure equal opportunities for all to obtain access to digital technologies, as well as competences, attitudes and motivation needed for meaningful digital participation;
Amendment 156 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Recognises that in the increasingly globalised and digitalised world, innovative and relevant methods of learning, teaching and assessment are necessary;
Amendment 157 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Notes that delivering quality teaching and learning is a continuous process and should be given priority when modernising education;
Amendment 200 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Draws attention to the fact that granting schools more autonomy regarding curricula, assessment and finance has been shown to result in increased pupil performance, provided that there is effective school governance and school-based accountability for pupil learning;
Amendment 201 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16 b. Notes that in a digital society the school should remain a fundamental and attractive learning environment;
Amendment 202 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16 c. Encourages educational initiatives and extra-curricular activities outside the school to support the fulfilment of students' individual needs and interests and contribute to their development;
Amendment 220 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Emphasises, within the context of creating a European Educational Area, the importance of supporting, and building on, the potential of all European universities in order to stimulate networking, international cooperation and competition;
Amendment 234 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. welcomes in this regard the progress made in the last few years in the context of the implementation of Council recommendation on validation of non- formal and informal learning by 2018; it is however of the opinion that further efforts are needed in establishing relevant legal frameworks and creating comprehensive validation strategies in order to enable validation;
Amendment 241 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20 b. Emphasises the need to increase accessibility of lifelong learning at the academic level; stresses, in this context, the role of HEIs in the realization of a lifelong learning strategy, in the education of professionally active people, in the development of competences and in the formation of a learning culture for people of all ages and different backgrounds;
Amendment 244 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 e (new)
Paragraph 20 e (new)
20 e. Recognises the pivotal role played by academics and students in disseminating knowledge, empirical findings and facts to the wider public;
Amendment 245 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 f (new)
Paragraph 20 f (new)
20 f. Highlights the role of research based education and pedagogical research as a means of stimulating active learning, enhancing skills development, and improving teaching methodology;
Amendment 256 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses the need to attract motivated candidates with sound academic backgrounds and a predisposition to teaching to the teaching profession; calls for enhanced selection procedures and for improvements in teacher status, training, working conditions, remuneration, career prospects and support; stresses the need to adopt measures to protect against and prevent violence and harassment in educational institutions; calls on the Commission to encourage more gender equality in the teaching profession;
Amendment 270 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Considers that the involvement of teachers and school leaders in modernising education systems is vital for effective reforming processes and motivating educational staff to further improvements in school policy;
Amendment 271 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23 b. Acknowledges the crucial function of teachers as guides and mentors who teach how to evaluate information, adopt a supporting role in the face of challenges, and prepare learners for life in a knowledge society;
Amendment 272 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 c (new)
Paragraph 23 c (new)
23 c. Emphasises the teacher’s key role in providing an inclusive learning environment that requires embracing a range of methods and approaches to meet diverse needs, thus enabling successful learning for all pupils;
Amendment 273 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 d (new)
Paragraph 23 d (new)
23 d. Is of the opinion that a comprehensive school policy must contain effective support for teachers and school leaders in order to ensure efficient school functioning and promote development;
Amendment 274 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 e (new)
Paragraph 23 e (new)
23 e. Is of the opinion that enhanced cooperation between school teachers, researchers and academics is beneficial for all related parties and results in the improvement and updating of teaching content, learning practices, and pedagogy as well as fostering innovation,creativity and new skills;
Amendment 275 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 f (new)
Paragraph 23 f (new)
23 f. Welcomes the Commission’s initiatives through Erasmus+ to support higher education professionals in developing pedagogical and curriculum design skills by facilitating teacher mobility and international teacher training collaboration;
Amendment 276 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 g (new)
Paragraph 23 g (new)
23 g. Acknowledges the important role of educators in all forms of education in preparing current and future generations to face challenges of the modern world; encourages, in this regard, an enhanced collaboration among educators in formal, non-formal and informal learning;
Amendment 285 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Calls on the Member States to support the creation of a European Education Area and to strengthen cooperation in developing and implementing its objectives; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to ensure the sharing of ideas and good practices with a view to achieving those goals;
Amendment 286 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Member States to increase funding for improving the quality of education, inclusivity, and equity in teaching and learning;
Amendment 290 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Member States to increase funding for improving the quality of education as well as to ensure equal access and opportunities for all, including young people having different socio- economic backgrounds as well as vulnerable and disadvantaged groups;
Amendment 328 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 b (new)
Paragraph 29 b (new)
29 b. Stresses the role of the European Semester in promoting national reforms, namely by defining the education- related country specific recommendations;
Amendment 332 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 f (new)
Paragraph 29 f (new)
29 f. Calls on the Commission to support cross-border initiatives in open learning online;
Amendment 333 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 g (new)
Paragraph 29 g (new)
29 g. Encourages the Member States to further develop and implement all- encompassing policies on inclusive education aimed at targeting specific needs and promoting the rights of the most vulnerable groups;
Amendment 334 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 h (new)
Paragraph 29 h (new)
29 h. Encourages the development of synergies and collaborations between formal, non-formal and informal education as a means of building on the respective expertise, enriching learning experiences, developing new approaches, different perspectives, and pedagogies;
Amendment 335 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 i (new)
Paragraph 29 i (new)
29 i. Calls on the Member States to continue beyond 2018 with their efforts to further enhance the implementation of the 2012 Council recommendation on the validation of non-formal and informal learning;
Amendment 337 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 k (new)
Paragraph 29 k (new)
29 k. Encourages stronger emphasis on creativity and lifelong learning at all levels of education through creative teaching, multidisciplinary courses, the establishment of inspiring classroom environments, as well as project – and problem- based education, among others;
Amendment 338 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 l (new)
Paragraph 29 l (new)
29 l. Supports the increased EU benchmark for participation in lifelong learning; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to propose best practices recommendations with a view to achieving this ambitious goal;
Amendment 340 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 n (new)
Paragraph 29 n (new)
29 n. Supports the Commission in the creation of a scoreboard to support the development of key competences as well as competency- based education, learning and training;
Amendment 341 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 o (new)
Paragraph 29 o (new)
29 o. Supports and encourages the implementation of action concerning the development of media literacy and critical thinking through education and training, as proposed in the Council conclusions of 30 May 2016; calls, in this context, on the Commission to coordinate policy developments at the EU level in the area of media literacy with a view to disseminating updated knowledge and best practices in this field;
Amendment 342 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 p (new)
Paragraph 29 p (new)
29 p. Calls on the Member States to increase cooperation between schools, higher education establishments and the world of work both in the development of curricula and the creation of apprenticeships and internships;
Amendment 343 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 q (new)
Paragraph 29 q (new)
29 q. Calls on the Member States to develop career guidance that would facilitate the identification of pupils' and students’ abilities and predispositions, and strengthen the process of personalised teaching;
Amendment 344 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 r (new)
Paragraph 29 r (new)
29 r. Encourages the Commission to support the Member States in developing training and educational programmes facilitating the active inclusion of adults returning to the labour market;
Amendment 345 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 s (new)
Paragraph 29 s (new)
29 s. Calls on the Member States to develop intergenerational projects to facilitate understanding of the challenges elderly people face as well as providing opportunities for them to share their skills, knowledge and experience;
Amendment 346 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 t (new)
Paragraph 29 t (new)
29 t. Stresses the importance of citizenship education aimed at supporting young people to become active, informed and responsible citizens who are willing and able to take responsibility for themselves and for their communities;1a _________________ 1aCitizenship Education at school in Europe 2017, Eurydice Report, European Commission
Amendment 374 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30 a. Calls on Member States to reform and improve their systems towards the Barcelona objective of having at least 33% of children under 3 participating in early childhood education and care programmes;
Amendment 391 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Recommends the implementation of athe ‘whole school approach’ to increase social inclusion, accessibility and quality in education, as well as to address early school leaving, while also aiming to put learning outcomes, learners’ needs, well-being and involvement in school life at the core of all activity;
Amendment 405 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35 a. Believes that more STEAM should be predominantly focused in school education because the earlier people acquire these skills, the better chances they will have to succeed in their education and professional pathways;
Amendment 422 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Encourages the Member States and the Commission to develop strategies to support initiatives by schools and teachers to create a more inclusive learning environmentCalls on the Commission to addresses school bullying, cyberbullying and violence by developing, in cooperation with the direct beneficiaries, school prevention programmes and awareness raising campaigns;
Amendment 429 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37 a. Encourages the Commission to support the development among young Europeans of language skills in formal and non-formal educational settings by developing innovative multilingual pedagogies, sharing best multilingual pedagogical practices, and enhancing teachers’ language competences;
Amendment 430 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 b (new)
Paragraph 37 b (new)
37 b. Calls on the Commission, together with the European Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive Education to develop innovative methods and educational tools to foster inclusion and support the attainment of individual pupils’ needs;
Amendment 431 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 c (new)
Paragraph 37 c (new)
37 c. Calls on the Member States and educational institutions to reinforce basic skills through project- and problem based learning which also contributes to promoting creativity and critical thinking;
Amendment 433 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 e (new)
Paragraph 37 e (new)
37 e. Encourages the Member States to consider adopting measures towards the recognition of school periods abroad that do not result in a diploma or qualification; invites, in this regard, the Commission to propose guidelines for recognition of school periods abroad, taking into consideration the existing best practices of Member States, the principle of mutual appreciation between educational systems, the key- competencies-based approach, as well as the specificities of national educational systems and cultures;
Amendment 452 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 a (new)
Paragraph 41 a (new)
41 a. Calls on the Member States to foster more inclusive mobility of students, teachers, researchers and administrative staff, as it contributes both to their personal and professional development as well as to the increased quality of learning, teaching, research and administration;
Amendment 453 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 b (new)
Paragraph 41 b (new)
41 b. Encourages the inclusion of high quality work placements, recognised through ECTS credits, into higher education programmes;
Amendment 454 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 c (new)
Paragraph 41 c (new)
41 c. Supports, as a basis for increased cooperation among all European universities, the creation of a European network of universities, which contributes to the European Educational Area becoming a more innovative, vital, and appealing place for learning and research;
Amendment 455 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 d (new)
Paragraph 41 d (new)
41 d. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote the renewed EU agenda for higher education among HEIs, regional and local authorities, employers, with a view to addressing HEIs and students‘ needs and challenges, creating links with local and regional actors, and strengthening collaboration with the world of work;
Amendment 456 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 e (new)
Paragraph 41 e (new)
41 e. Encourages the HEIs to be more involved in local and regional development by engaging in cooperative community projects to foster lifelong learning, entrepreneurship, and research and innovation;
Amendment 457 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 f (new)
Paragraph 41 f (new)
41 f. Encourages the Commission to increase its efforts to narrow the research and innovation gap among the Member States and regions by proposing new initiatives within Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions as well as to support the combination of research and teaching activities for those beneficiaries of Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions preparing for an academic career;
Amendment 458 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 g (new)
Paragraph 41 g (new)
41 g. Suggests that the EU STE(A)M coalition should encompass a wide range of disciplines to prepare students to live and work within the dynamically changing reality;
Amendment 459 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 h (new)
Paragraph 41 h (new)
41 h. Stresses the need to develop comprehensive strategies for determining the quality of new modes of teaching and learning eg. e-learning; recognises, in this context, the role of ENQA and other relevant European networks in contributing to the establishment of quality assurance;
Amendment 460 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 i (new)
Paragraph 41 i (new)
41 i. Supports the awarding of ECTS credits to students for community volunteer work as a means of contributing to students’ professional and personal development;
Amendment 469 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Calls on the Commission to increase its efforts toand Member States to support teachers in incorporating innovation and technology into teaching through improveing teachers’ digital skills and tos well as provideing them with ongoingrelevant resources and support throughe.g. developing online communities, open educational resources and courses for school professionals;
Amendment 474 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 a (new)
Paragraph 42 a (new)
42 a. Calls on Member States to introduce incentives for attraction and motivation of young people and teachers to join and work in the education system;
Amendment 476 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 a (new)
Paragraph 44 a (new)
44 a. Calls on the Member States to reform, coordinate and invest in teacher education from the initial phase and throughout their professional development in order to equip teachers with solid, updated knowledge, skills and competences essential to a high standard of teaching and diversity of teaching methods;
Amendment 477 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 b (new)
Paragraph 44 b (new)
44 b. Sees the necessity to create synergies between knowledge of teachers and the technological potential of pupils in order to maximise the learning outcomes;
Amendment 478 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 c (new)
Paragraph 44 c (new)
44 c. Advocates the incorporation of teacher training placements, guided by trained mentors, throughout teachers’ studies;
Amendment 482 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 g (new)
Paragraph 44 g (new)
44 g. Supports the creation of the Academy of Teaching and Learning as a centre of online exchange of best practice, sharing experiences and mutual learning as well as a place for regular meetings in the form of workshops, seminars, and conferences to promote teachers’ collaboration, enhance quality of teaching, and foster teachers’ professional development; calls on the Commission to propose a project to create such an academy;
Amendment 483 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 h (new)
Paragraph 44 h (new)
44 h. Places emphasis on intercultural learning as part of teacher education with a view to enhancing teachers’ intercultural competences which are required to work in increasingly diverse societies and to foster the internationalisation of schools;
Amendment 2 #
2017/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that access to quality, free and independent information is a fundamental human right, that media pluralism is the pillar of democracfreedom and pluralism are an essential pillar of democracy, sustainable economic growth, social cohesion and cultural diversity and that the media’s independence from political and economic powersressure and influences must be guaranteed accordingly;
Amendment 15 #
2017/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the formation of public opinion is based upon a social pact between citizens and media professionals aimed at influencing those in powerfostering a culture of public accountability and transparency for the purposes of general interest; notes with the gravest concern that the financing system for the press has collapsed, resulting infaces many challenges, resulting in a high concentration of media ownership and dominant media players using information to pursue political, social and commercial propaganda objectives, thereby dramatically lowering the quality, diversity, reliability and trustworthiness of information and giving rise to phenomena such as ‘fake news’;
Amendment 26 #
2017/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Urges the Commission to address the phenomena of fake news as an EU priority by developing a coherent and comprehensive counteracting strategy which takes into account possible legal actions and measures fostering high- quality and ethical journalism and strengthening media literacy among all EU citizens;
Amendment 43 #
2017/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to continue to support the Media Pluralism Monitor tool and to encourage its further development for a comprehensive and accurate assessment of the risks to media pluralism in the EU; encourages the Commission, Member States and all relevant stakeholders to promptly address the highlighted risks by taking appropriate measures;
Amendment 53 #
2017/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote and encourage cross-border cooperation projects and co- productions between media actors in the EU in order to strengthen European media, highlight its diversity and promote intercultural dialogue;
Amendment 55 #
2017/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the fact that freedom of expression and information in Europe is being jeopardised by increasing intimidation of and acts of aggression against journalists, as proven by the recent murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia; calls on Member States to ensure that their legal frameworks and low-enforcement practices guarantee appropriate protection, assistance and support for journalists and other media actors, while paying special attention to the specific dangers faced by women journalists;
Amendment 60 #
2017/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recalls its resolution of 24 October 2017 on legitimate measures to protect whistle-blowers acting in the public interest when disclosing the confidential information of companies and public bodies; urges the Commission to present as soon as possible a legislative proposal that will guarantee a high level of protection for whistle-blowers in the EU;
Amendment 62 #
2017/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Underlines that the rise of hate speech, abuse and threats in online spaces highlighted by the 2016 Eurobarometer survey on media pluralism and democracy, needs to be addressed in order to safeguard freedom of expression and diversity of opinions in online media; calls on the Commission to further assess online abuse and its effects and take appropriate measures to effectively prevent and counteract it;
Amendment 73 #
2017/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that a critical use of media content is essential to people’s understanding of current issues and to their contribution to public lifeopportunities and challenges of an increasingly complex and interconnected media environment and to their contribution to public life; underlines that this is particularly important as online media platforms and media services providers give citizens the opportunity to act like journalist themselves by reporting events, creating opinions and that they have an important responsibility to avoid the spreading fake news and hate speech; calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Member States to promote and support media literacy projects.develop a comprehensive media literacy policy and to promote and support media literacy projects targeting citizens of all age groups and all media types; calls on the Commission to ensure relevant EU funding opportunities in this regard;
Amendment 81 #
2017/2209(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Encourages Member States to increase their efforts to strengthen media literacy among all citizens through formal, non-formal and informal education from a lifelong learning perspective, also by paying special attention to initial and ongoing teacher preparation and support and by encouraging dialogue and cooperation between education and training sector and all relevant stakeholders, including media professionals, civil society and youth organisations;
Amendment 2 #
2017/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the second pillar of the common agricultural policy is an essential financing instrument for boosting economic growth in lagging regions’ rural areas, while at the same time providing the financial incentives needed to address specific territorial needs, which in turn contribute to achieving the three cross- cutting objectives of innovation, environmental/climate change mitigation and adaptation; whereas the first pillar gives incentive and support for agricultural and agro-ecological practices, which both help the environment and give stimulus to people, for example young farmers, to engage with agriculture;
Amendment 8 #
2017/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas in some of the low-income regions of the EU the problem of land- grabbing and concentration of land is a big obstacle for helping the regions develop and grow;
Amendment 13 #
2017/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas poorer physical and digital infrastructure development, generally weaker institutions, lack of e-services and the skills gap present a major obstacle for the successful development of viable and self-sufficient agricultural businesses, pushing many young people to abandon rural areas and migrate, and worsening the shortage of qualified workers;
Amendment 23 #
2017/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes the view that agriculture is part of the solution for enhancing sustainable growth, providing jobs and increasing levels of income in lagging regions, while at the same time helping to preservesustainably preserve and develop the countryside and combat rural depopulation;
Amendment 33 #
2017/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the importance of rural development funds in boosting the competitiveness of those regions through tailor-made projects based on bottom-up approaches; acknowledges, therefore, the input of local action groups in developing local strategies, supporting stakeholder networking and the appraisal and approval of individual LEADER projects; recognizes the important role of the first pillar’s payment schemes especially for lagging regions and thus calls for keeping them as close as possible to the levels in the current CAP;
Amendment 48 #
2017/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises the importance of the possible synergetic effects from ensuring that a large share of the total employment in lagging regions is in agriculture, with the prospect of being able to provide a solid basis for traditional quality products, such as GI products, mountain products or local specialties, and developing tourism activities, specifically rural and agro-tourism;
Amendment 74 #
2017/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls on member states to consider the possibility of helping communities in the lagging regions with corresponding tools in establishing producing facilities which create closed production circuits and help value-adding processes remain in the regions.
Amendment 12 #
2017/2193(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that an ambitious, balanced and comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) which free trade agreement (FTA) with New Zealand – even if it were to respects vulnerable sectors of European agriculture, such as dairy andproducts, sheep and goat meat, can be of mutual benefit, offering opportunities for European producers and advancing the EU’s position as a key player on the global marketbeef and veal – would bring relatively few opportunities in terms of prospects for European agriculture, given the imbalance between a market of 500 million consumers in Europe and one of 4.5 million consumers in New Zealand;
Amendment 18 #
2017/2193(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that an ambitious, balanced and comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) which respects vulnerable sectors of European agriculture, such as dairy products, wines, apiculture products and sheep and goat meat, can be of mutual benefit, offering opportunities for European producers and advancing the EU’s position as a key player on the global market;
Amendment 20 #
2017/2193(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Warns against the danger of a serious imbalance in the agricultural provisions of the agreement, to the detriment of the EU, and against the temptation once again to use agriculture as a bargaining chip to secure increased access to the New Zealand market for industrial products and services;
Amendment 21 #
2017/2193(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that agriculture is a very sensitive sector and that a final and balanced outcome in the agriculture chapter must give due consideration to the interests of all European producers, for instance by introducing transitional periods or appropriate quotas or not making any commitments in the most sensitive sectors; considers that only then can it boost competitiveness and be beneficial to both consumers and producers;
Amendment 23 #
2017/2193(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the difference in size between the EU single market and the New Zealand market, which needs to be taken into account in any free trade agreement between the two;
Amendment 24 #
2017/2193(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls for the inclusion of effective bilateral safeguard measures to prevent a surge in imports that would cause, or threaten to cause, serious injury to European producers in sensitive sectors;
Amendment 25 #
2017/2193(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Stresses that the precautionary principle, on which EU food safety regulations are based, and the ‘farm-to- fork’ approach, which establish stricter EU rules, as well as the EU sanitary and phytosanitary standards and procedures, should be maintained in the framework of the negotiations;
Amendment 27 #
2017/2193(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to secure a level playing field, treating as sensitive those products for which directincreased competition would exposehave an adverse impact on EU agricultural producers; to excessive or unsustainable pressure, for instance by introducing transitional periods or appropriate quotas, or by not making any commitments in the most sensitive sectorakes the view that the EU must refrain from making any sort of commitment concerning the most sensitive agricultural products, such as dairy products, sheep and goat meat, and beef and veal, and therefore exclude them from the negotiations; calls on the Commission to factor in respect for seasonal cycles of production in Europe, particularly for the lamb sector;
Amendment 41 #
2017/2193(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2а. Points out that European producers have many current and future obligations to meet from the standpoint of reducing the impact of climate change, protecting the environment and maintaining high animal welfare standards; stresses, in this connection, that it is reasonable to expect products entering the single market to meet the very highest of these standards;
Amendment 49 #
2017/2193(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the importance of recognition of the geographical indications (GIs) system as a key component of European interests; points out that countries such as New Zealand are entitled to register products in the European register of quality products; supports the stance taken in the WTO by the EU on amending the Agreement on Trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights (TRIPS); stresses the need to include a sufficiently large and representative list of products with registered geographical indications in schemes under a potential agreement with New Zealand;
Amendment 50 #
2017/2193(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the importance of recognition ofsing the geographical indications (GIs) system as a key component of European interests, and highlights the fact that the issue of GIs must be treated as an essential precondition for any agreement;
Amendment 54 #
2017/2193(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to secure appropriate legal protection on the New Zealand market for EU geographical indications and quality EU agricultural products, as well as measures to deal with improper use and misleading information and practices; also calls on the Commission to secure protection regarding the labelling, traceability and genuine origin of agricultural products as an essential element of a balanced agreement;
Amendment 61 #
2017/2193(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that New Zealand has a very competitive and strongly export-orientated agricultural sector which is unique in its exposure to international markets owing to a low level of agricultural support; notes the dominance of the dairy and sheep and goat sectors in particular; points out that where livestock farming is concerned, New Zealand has the lowest production costs in the world, as a result of its exceptional climate; points out that New Zealand exports 90% of the milk and sheep meat it produces, making it the world’s largest exporter in those sectors, accounting for 35% of international trade in milk, and 75% for lamb, by volume; points out that access to the vast EU market will therefore undoubtedly be a priority for New Zealand;
Amendment 67 #
2017/2193(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that several sensitive European agricultural sectors have experienced the negative impact of the ongoing Russian embargo and extreme price volatility andbeen hit hard by the ongoing Russian embargo and by market crises linked to extreme price volatility; takes the view that a further opening-up of the market in those sectors could cause serious problems for them and have disastrous consequences for European producers; stresses that the final outcome must give due consideration to the interests of all European producers;
Amendment 68 #
2017/2193(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that several sensitive European agricultural sectors have experienced the negative impact of the ongoing Russian embargo, imports from third countries with which there are free trade agreements and extreme price volatility, and stresses that the final outcome must give due consideration to the interests of all European producers;
Amendment 76 #
2017/2193(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to conclude, as soon as possible its, a detailed impact assessment of thea potential impact of an EU-New Zealand FTA by sector and by country, including the outermost regions and the overseas countries and territories, in order to be able to evaluate completely the possible gains and losses of such a trade deal for European producers; calls on the Commission to include therein the consequences of the UK’s exit from the EU, in particular as regards existing quotas;
Amendment 93 #
2017/2193(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Points out that, following Brexit, all tariff quotas which might be granted to New Zealand will apply to a smaller EU market of 27 Member States and 443 million consumers; points out that there will be a knock-on effect on the economic impact of such quotas, particularly in the sectors in which the UK accounts for a large proportion of consumption and/or imports; points out that from now on the EU will have to take careful account of Brexit when deciding what concessions it can offer;
Amendment 108 #
2017/2193(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Takes the view that to ensure fairness and respect for the right of European consumers to make informed choices, it would be recommendable to identify during the negotiating process effective measures for the traceability of imports that damage consumer confidence;
Amendment 110 #
2017/2193(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Stresses the role of the traditional links between the United Kingdom and New Zealand in the context of the Brexit process; considers that the trade proposals must take into account the extra pressure there will be on European producers should quotas not be renegotiated before the United Kingdom leaves the EU;
Amendment 114 #
2017/2193(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Points out that New Zealand is a signatory to the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, which should also be taken into account in the negotiating process;
Amendment 2 #
2017/2136(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the fact that Erasmus+ enabled 500,000 people to study, train or volunteer abroad in 2016 and is on track to achieve its target of 4 million participants by 2020; stresses that Erasmus+ students tend to develop a large set of transferable skills, competences and knowledge and enjoy better career prospects than non- mobile students and that the programme delivers as a strategic investment in Europe’s young people; points out, however, the need to ensure wider accessibility of the programme in particular for young people with fewer opportunities;
Amendment 9 #
2017/2136(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is alarmed by the chronically low project success rates under the Europe for Citizens programme and the Creative Europe Culture sub-programme (16% and 11% respectively in 2016); stresses that low success rates cause frustration among applicants and are symptomatic of inadequate levels of financing., which does not correspond to the ambitious goals of the programmes;
Amendment 135 #
2017/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the contribution that the authorisation of low-risk PPPs makes to a sustainable EU farming sector, and draws attention to the importance of contributing to a better functioning agricultural ecosystem and a sustainable farming sector, while pointing out that the lack of availability of PPPnew and safe PPPs and alternatives to the existing ones could jeopardise the diversification of agriculture and cause harmful organisms to become resistant to existing PPPs.
Amendment 1 #
2017/2127(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph – 1 (new)
Paragraph – 1 (new)
- 1. Considers it essential to keep a rights-based approach when dealing with the issue of disability in all policy areas;
Amendment 5 #
2017/2127(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Member States to recognise the importance of quality and inclusive early childhood and primary education and social care and to put in place appropriate structures for young children with disabilities and/or special educational needs (SEN), including migrant children and children suffering from multiple discrimination, to respond to specific and diverse needs and provide for the successful inclusion of migrants and minorities in mainstream education;
Amendment 6 #
2017/2127(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls for Member States to ensure provisions, including sufficient funding, for adequate assistance for pupils and students with disabilities as well as staff training in education and lifelong learning infrastructures;
Amendment 9 #
2017/2127(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Given the high number of early school leavers amongst young people with disabilities and/or SEN, calls for further exploration of the opportunities offered by lifelong learning and the provision of attractive alternatives;
Amendment 12 #
2017/2127(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Encourages the exchange of best practices on inclusive education and lifelong learning for teachers, staff, governing bodies, students and pupils with disabilities;
Amendment 14 #
2017/2127(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Recommends providing special advisers on site at universities, job centres and other employment services and initiatives, to give advice to students with disabilities on career opportunities;
Amendment 15 #
2017/2127(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. AskExpresses its concerns that despite improvements, people with disabilities are still at high risk of unemployment and that less than 30 % have concluded tertiary education or equivalent, therefore calls Member States and the Commission to pay special attention to the difficulties young people with disabilities and/or SEN encounter in their transition from education to employment and to use, for this purpose, all existing instruments and initiatives in the fields of employment, youth policy, culture and education, in particular the Youth Guarantee, Youth on the Move and the ESFI funds;
Amendment 20 #
2017/2127(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls for broader provision of quality traineeships to be made available and accessible for young people with disabilities;
Amendment 22 #
2017/2127(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Points out, regarding employment, that the provision of a personal assistant during working hours is, in many cases, the only option for persons with disabilities to work and to be the part of the team and to avoid enforced home- based work; calls on the Member States to take and encourage any necessary measures to ensure the accessibility and inclusivity of work places;
Amendment 33 #
2017/2127(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers it essential to improve the information for people with disabilities regarding mobility opportunities and to give special attention to the difficulties they encounter, including through proper training of staff in national agencies and hosting institutions;
Amendment 34 #
2017/2127(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that, despite efforts to make the Erasmus+ programmes and other mobility initiatives more inclusive, the lack of harmonisation among national social systems and portability of rights represent a huge barrier to mobility of people with disabilities; calls therefore the Commission and the Member States to strengthen collaboration in this field with a view to facilitating mobility of people with disabilities;
Amendment 37 #
2017/2127(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls for the Commission and Member States to prevent discriminatory practices in selection processes for mobility schemes, such as setting a budget cap for hosting students with disabilities, notably through Erasmus+; in general recommends that the financial needs of young people with disabilities should be taken into account when budgeting mobility programmes in order to avoid discrimination;
Amendment 41 #
2017/2127(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the ongoing effort to include access provisions in Union programmes and initiatives and calls for further mainstreaming of accessibility requirements in Union cultural policies, including through the implementation of the Marrakech Treaty, the review of the AVMS Directive, the European Capitals of Culture and Creative Europe; recalls however the need to have a global transversal approach on accessibility to all services through the adoption of the European Accessibility Act;
Amendment 49 #
2017/2127(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. StressesRecalls the need to bridge the digital gap and ensure that people with disabilities benefit fully from the Digital Union; stresses in this context the importance of improving the digital skills and competences of persons with disabilities, notably through projects financed by the Erasmus+ programme, and calls on Member States to ensure the protection of vulnerable citizens online, through efficient measures against hate speech, cyberbullying and all forms of online discrimination;
Amendment 52 #
2017/2127(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to intensify its efforts to facilitate the use of sign language in the EU institutions’ communication and functioning, in order to improve opportunities for interaction with citizens with disabilities;
Amendment 55 #
2017/2127(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. In the context of the European Pillar of Social Rights, affirms the need to ensure participation of civil society and representatives of people with disabilities in civil dialogue, in addition to social partners;
Amendment 59 #
2017/2127(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that education for citizenship should address the prospects of persons with disabilities who face more barriers regarding access to civic participation; disproportionally more barriers including physical, regarding access to civic participation; recalls that all citizens have a right to vote and calls for Member States to take necessary actions to ensure this right is respected when it comes to people with disabilities;
Amendment 66 #
2017/2127(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Considers it useful to adopt a gender perspective in decision-making and collect gender disaggregated data related to the situation of people with disabilities and monitoring policies and actions in this field, as well as intersectional data on vulnerable people and those facing multiple discrimination;
Amendment 10 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas sheep- and goat-farming are low-profit-making sectors, with incomes that are among the weakest in the EU, chiefly as a result of high operating and regulatory costs, heavy administrative burdens, sometimes exceeding sales prices, causing many farmers to leave the sectors;
Amendment 14 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas sheep- and goat-breeding in Europe have seasonality, unlike some other regions of the world, which can maintain full-cycle breeding and production all year long;
Amendment 16 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas both sectors have potential for creating and preserving employment in disadvantages areas, such as remote and mountain regions;
Amendment 17 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas the sheep breeders experience difficulties in finding qualified or sometimes even unskilled labour force;
Amendment 18 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas both sectors have the potential of reversing this trend through investment in closed production circuits, which keep the added value in the same region;
Amendment 30 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas sheep- and goat-farming play an important role in ensuring environmental sustainability, being as they are present in 70% of geographically disadvantaged areas and contribute to preserving biodiversity (including through the preservation of local breeds) and combating soil erosion, the build-up of unwanted biomass, avalanches and forest and brush fires;
Amendment 47 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas sheep- and goat-breeders across the EU face similar challenges and problems without them fully being aware of that due to a lack of regular exchanges and/or platforms, which can facilitate exchange of best practices and information;
Amendment 48 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas such farms are often non- intensive and practise pastoralism making use of summer pastures, raising animals outside during the grazing and transhumance season;
Amendment 49 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas pastoralism is a traditional activity of extensive animal breeding, practiced in particular in the mountain regions, which allows the development of territories with low agronomic value, which are difficult to access or not mechanisable, to maintain an economic activity in these zones;
Amendment 51 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
Dc. whereas the current CAP foresees support for different autochthonous breeds of sheep and goats; whereas these breeds are well adjusted to the local environment and play a substantial role in preserving biodiversity and natural balance in their habitats;
Amendment 53 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the production of goatmeat, from kids or adult cull animals, is seasonal and a by-product of milk production, controlled by a few operators, the sale price of which is not enough to remunerate farmers;
Amendment 63 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas sheep and goat production offer a significant potential for development and employment in many fragile rural and peri-urban areas, notably as regards sheep- and goatmeat and high quality dairy products able to be brought to market through short and local supply chains;
Amendment 64 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas the restructuring of the slaughter industry, compliance with health regulations and the reduction in animals slaughtered associated with the reduction in farming have in many regions led to the disappearance of the economic instruments necessary for adding value and for the sustanability of local supply chains;
Amendment 65 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)
Recital G c (new)
Gc. whereas support for the sheep and goat sectors is extremely important for their sustainability, viability and attractiveness; whereas these are sectors in need of generational renewal which, owing to a lower level of capitalisation than in other farming sectors, are characterised by more human-scale farming structures and a well developed collective organisation (mutual assistance, cooperatives for the use of common equipment, establishment as companies...) and offer a favourable environment and opportunities for a new start for young people wishing to take up farming;
Amendment 75 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas some regions in the EU’s neighbourhood have been showing interest in sheep and goat products from the EU, which is an opportunity for the EU producers, unfortunately not fully used;
Amendment 87 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the protection afforded to certain animal species under the Habitats Directive has in all regions led to increased attacks on herds of sheep and goats by wolves, bears and lynxes, thus worsening the precarious situation in which some farms find themselves;
Amendment 90 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the protection afforded to certain animal species under the Habitats Directive has led to increased attacks on herds of sheep and goats by wolves, jackals, bears and lynxes, thus worsening the precarious situation in which some farms find themselves;
Amendment 95 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas mobile milking facilities and slaughterhouses or setting up of such facilities on the spot are important and necessary for easing the production of products of sheep and goat husbandry; whereas in some member states there are very few slaughterhouses, which hinders the development of the sectors in them;
Amendment 103 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas the electronic identification system for sheep and goats is an efficient way of ensuring the traceability of animals, but losing eartags or inadvertently failing to scan them can give rise to penalties that are sometimes disproportionate; whereas farmers also experience difficulties in implementing the current rules for identification in the case of kids;
Amendment 112 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Oa. whereas sheep and goats provide for a wide range of products such as meat, dairy and wool production, but they are widely used and have a vital role also in some cultural traditions such as the kukeri in Bulgaria and capra in Romania, among others;
Amendment 122 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O b (new)
Recital O b (new)
Ob. whereas sheep- and goat-meat products often lack the end-product variety as compared to other types of meat, which makes them less attractive and subsequently less sought after by the consumers;
Amendment 123 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O c (new)
Recital O c (new)
Oc. whereas sheep and goat breeders often lack the necessary marketing and sales skills necessary for placing their products on the market in an attractive manner;
Amendment 124 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O d (new)
Recital O d (new)
Od. whereas some member states still lack legislation allowing the use of raw milk for production of dairy products, which are scientifically proven by laboratory tests to be safe for human consumption;
Amendment 125 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O e (new)
Recital O e (new)
Oe. whereas the member states can implement the optional quality term “mountain product” as foreseen in Regulation 1151/2012 and further developed in Delegated Regulation 665/2014 as a tool of giving better visibility to products of sheep and goat husbandry originating in mountain regions;
Amendment 126 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O f (new)
Recital O f (new)
Of. whereas the EU quality schemes, and particularly the PGI and PDO, provide tools for giving more visibility and thus higher chances for market realisation of products of sheep and goat husbandry;
Amendment 127 #
2017/2117(INI)
Og. whereas there is lack of transfer of knowledge between generations, which causes an obstacle for the smooth functioning of the two sectors;
Amendment 128 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O h (new)
Recital O h (new)
Oh. whereas some member states lack structural policies for the development of either or both sectors, which is an obstacle for their development; whereas such policies could include recommendations for various stages such as breeding (breed selection, ram production etc.), as well as market realisation;
Amendment 143 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to step up support for innovation and the promotion of sheep- and goatmeat and dairy products in the internal market, emphasising not only traditional products, but also newer cuts marketed to younger consumers;
Amendment 145 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Invites the Commission to create the conditions for the development of ewe’s and goat’s milk sector, allowing for the greatest possible added value in farms, by means of high quality policies favouring the production of milk products in farms, marketed primarily through short or local supply chains; in this connection, it is important that the Commission ensure better implementation of hygiene rules in all the Member States, notably using the ‘Guide for Good Hygiene Practices in artisanal cheese production’ drawn up by farmers from FACE in collaboration with the Commission;
Amendment 150 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to set up an online platform focused on sheep and goat sectors with main purpose of exchange of good practices and data about the sectors from the member states;
Amendment 167 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Commends the Commission on its intention to set up a dedicated budget line for those products in the next promotion campaigns co-financed by the Union, and advocates the need to include goat and ewe’s milk as well as wool among the beneficiary products;
Amendment 185 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Supports maintaining or, where possible, increasing coupled aid for sheep- and goat-farming and the other respective measures targeted at both sectors in the forthcoming reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), with a view to arresting the drain of farmers from these sectors in the EU, in view of the high rate of dependence of sheep- and goat-farmers on direct payments;
Amendment 200 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. urges the Commission to consider additional tools and instruments, which can help the sectors face crises, meet global challenges and provide for sustainable development for the sectors;
Amendment 209 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes it necessary to offer greater support to young people, via both direct aid and rural development policy, which may be supplemented by national financial support and in accordance with national legislation (on inheritance, access to land, taxation, training, social protection, etc.), given the high average age of workers in the livestock-raising sectors, exceeding even that in other sectors of agricultural professions; duction;
Amendment 229 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Draws attention to the lack of water in many sheep- and goat-farming regions, particularly those in the Mediterranean area, a situation which will only worsen with global warming; stresses, therefore, the need to ensure better management of water resources through adapted facilities, taking into account the distribution of rainfall over the year and sustainability;
Amendment 251 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the member states to put in place trainings for representatives in the sector on how to valorise the products, so that they can be competitive to other meat and dairy products;
Amendment 260 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes it necessary to improve the bargaining power of producers in the food chain, extending rules on contractual relations for the sheep- and goat-farming, and for meat products as well as milk products, by establishing producer and interbranch organisations similar to those existing in other crop and livestock sectors, in line with the agreement reached as part of the Omnibus Regulation;
Amendment 267 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Considers it necessary to have crisis prevention and management instruments for the sheep and goat sectors in order to limit price volatility and ensure a fair return for producers and an environment conducive to investment and the taking over of farms by young people;
Amendment 274 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls for the establishment of precise indicators to be able to monitor more closely the production and consumption of, and trade in, goatmeat, with a distinction being made between adult animals and kids;
Amendment 291 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Urges the Commission to exercise caution in negotiating the new free-trade agreement with New Zealand and Australia, pending its analysis of the impact of Brexit on the EU sheep-farming sector; takes the view that this new agreement should split New Zealand’s and Australia’s quota for lamb meat exports into the EU so as to separate fresh or chilled and frozen meat;
Amendment 302 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for consideration to be given to the precarious situation of sheep and goat farmers when entering into further trade agreements with third countries, by including their products among sensitive sectors, and or excluding them from the negotiations so as to exclude any provisions that might compromise the European model of production in any way, and to the local or regional economy;
Amendment 309 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls the Commission to prepare reports about the possible target markets for the EU goat and sheep meat and dairy products;
Amendment 322 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls for support for EU-wide promotional events such as festivals and other similar annual events dedicated to the sheep and goat sectors as a tool for increasing public awareness about the benefits from the sectors for the EU, the environment and its citizens;
Amendment 342 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Invites the Commission and Member States to consider rural development measures to protect herds from attack from predators, to compensate farmers for losses caused by predator attacks and to look into reviewing the Habitats Directive, with the aim of controlling the spread of predators in certain grazing areas;
Amendment 352 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Stresses that attacks on herds by wolves and non-protected wolf-dog hybrids are on the rise despite the mobilisation of ever-greater resources which are increasingly costly for farmers and communities; stresses that the limits of the measures recommended and implemented to protect herds are now becoming apparent as the number of animals lost rises substantially; points out that this ineffectiveness is now calling into question the future of environmentally-friendly modes of farming, such as pastoralism, as some farmers are starting to confine their animals, which in due course will lead not only to the abandonment of very extensive areas, generating huge fire and avalanche risks, but will also shift farms towards more intensive forms of agriculture;
Amendment 365 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Urges the European Commission to draft guidelines for good practices of marketing products from the sheep and goat sectors, which can then be distributed to the member states and the professional organisations;
Amendment 370 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to pay greater attention to the diversity of genetic resources in the sheep and goat sectors, given their importance for productivity (fertility, prolificity, etc.), product quality and the adaptation of animals to their environment, and stresses that in this connection the preservation of local and hardy breeds should be taken into account in animal breeding plans;
Amendment 372 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Calls on the member states to demonstrate flexibility in applying the existing EU legislation for example by allowing production of products from raw milk and the integration of mobile facilities for slaughtering, freezing and processing meat and dairy products;
Amendment 381 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Encourages more member states to implement the optional quality term “mountain product” as foreseen in the current EU legislation, which is an instrument for better product visibility and more informed choice for the consumers;
Amendment 382 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Considers it necessary to facilitate innovation (farming practices, new products, etc.), but also advice and initial and ongoing training in the sheep and goat sectors;
Amendment 383 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)
Paragraph 14 d (new)
14d. Calls on the Commission not to ban the use of certain hormones used for out-of-season breeding, which are imported from third countries and are likely to cause animal welfare problems, until alternatives to out-of-season breeding have been found (light-based treatment, ‘male’ effect, etc.);
Amendment 384 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)
Paragraph 14 d (new)
14d. Urges the member states to put in place the EU quality scheme, especially the PDO and PGI as tools for increasing visibility of products of the goat and sheep sectors;
Amendment 385 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 e (new)
Paragraph 14 e (new)
14e. Encourages the authorities in member states with proven interest in the sectors from the professional organisations to draw up mid- and long- term strategies for the development of the sectors with suggestions on how to improve breed selection and market realisation for the products from the sheep and goat sectors;
Amendment 54 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the growing demand for soya worldwide leads to increased competition for agricultural land, which will have new migratory pressure and refugee movements as a potential consequence;
Amendment 63 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the development of agricultureto an export oriented agricultural model in the European Union in the past 50 years has given rise to the large-scale long-distance transport of raw materials for the production of vegetable and meat proteins which is now causing problems for the environment and the climate;
Amendment 107 #
2017/2116(INI)
Ka. whereas conditions are excellent in the EU for the production of groundnuts, which are also a protein crop and whereas the groundnuts (peanuts) produced in Europe do not contain aflatoxins, unlike peanuts imported from third countries;
Amendment 109 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas the cost of soya has roughly doubled in real-terms since 2007;
Amendment 111 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)
Recital K b (new)
Kb. whereas the EU's soya imports total in about 35 million tons of primary soybean equivalent which corresponds to around 12-13 million hectare of arable land for an equivalent production in the EU1a _________________ 1aSource: Eurostat 2016; 12-13 million hectare of land would be needed assuming an average yield of about 2,7 tons per hectare based on FAOSTAT average yield for the EU.
Amendment 130 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the establishment of a European platform making it possible to: identify European protein cultivation areas by crop category and location; create technical references that are accessible to all farmers; ascertain European protein production capacities; and catalogue all the research carried out into proteins;
Amendment 140 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recognises that soybean production can also have negative social impacts in the producing countries, as for instance in Brazil, especially because many of them do have no or only weak formal land tenure rights;
Amendment 143 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Acknowledges that soya production in South America resulted in multiple ecological problems such as contamination with pesticides, soil erosion and water depletion;
Amendment 148 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that this plan must maxoptimisze the biomass production of all usable agricultural areas sustainably by developing permanent plant cover, some of which can be devoted to protein supply;
Amendment 153 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Underlines the importance of reducing the competitive disadvantages of European protein plants through the heightening of their yield potential through improved breeding, guidance on cultivation and a better commercialisation;
Amendment 169 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recommends supporting the cultivation of soya, new varieties of which are currently opening up fresh possibilities, but notes that this should not overshadow interest in other grain protein crops (lupins, faba beans, peas, chickpeas, groundnuts, etc.);
Amendment 216 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Underlines the need to focus on regional nutrient cycles in order to limit protein tourism as well as climate- damaging transport of protein plants;
Amendment 247 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Intends to promote: the acquisition of new knowledge; knowledge transfer; basic and continued training; and support for all other types of applied innovation and research into both human food and animal feed;
Amendment 255 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls for sustainability criteria for feed imports in order to ensure a sustainable production of protein plants in third countries which does not lead to negative environmental or social impacts;
Amendment 260 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Calls for regulatory support for the development and marketing of new plant- based protein alternatives to animal products;
Amendment 284 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Considers it important to support a domestic, sustainable production of protein plants, permanent pastures for grazing as well as land-based livestock farming;
Amendment 287 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Calls for the CAP to incentivise the production of high quality, protein rich food crops that are used in the production of meat and dairy analogues for human consumption, bearing in mind the environmental benefits of increased plant over animal based protein consumption;
Amendment 306 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for research efforts, particularly for public research, to be stepped up into under-developed protein crops, suitable for both human food and animal feed, which are of little or no interest to private investors;
Amendment 309 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Recommends increased investment in industrial and agricultural research projects that focus on boosting the quality and diversity of functional proteins for human consumption;
Amendment 318 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Takes the view that it is necessary to secure our soya supplies by cooperating more closely with our neighbourhood, in particular with Ukraine, which has opted for Europe and which produces soya that could be brought into the EU via the Danubewhich would also be better for the environment;
Amendment 4 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the beekeeping sector is an integral part of European agriculture, providing over 500 000 EU citizens with their main income or additional earnings; whereas beekeeping is practiced also as a hobby or for production of honey for own consumption;
Amendment 6 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the sector develops and maintains additional activities such as production of materials for example wooden frames, beehives and others, as well as technique, which can also contribute to the development of the local and regional economies;
Amendment 7 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the apitourism generates greater interest and opportunities among consumers in recent years, which can be further popularised to more stakeholders;
Amendment 8 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas pollination is the primary purpose of the bees, while production of honey, honey wax and other products is a secondary product from the activities of the bees; whereas the agriculture in the EU can be characterised as monocultural or with a limited plant variety;
Amendment 9 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas good theoretical knowledge combined with a practical training is a prerequisite for better understanding and dealing with the challenges ahead of the bee families;
Amendment 10 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the beekeeping sector is hugely significant (around EUR 14.2 annually), as 84 % of plant species and 76 % of food production are dependent on pollination by bees, which also helps maintain the ecological balance and biological diversity in Europe; recalling also the importance of pollination for food security in Europe and in the world;
Amendment 15 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas on 26 February 2016 in Kuala-Lumpur a report was published by the experts of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) which sounded the alarm on the decline in pollinators, of which the European domestic honey bee (apis mellifera) is the most widespread pollinator in the world;
Amendment 19 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas per nature the beekeeping is often practiced in the open and the beehives are thus exposed to additional external factors such as attacks from wild animals;
Amendment 23 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the urban beekeeping gathers popularity in recent years, which shows sustainability, interest and has the potential of increasing awareness among a broader circle of citizens, including children, about the nature and benefits from beekeeping;
Amendment 24 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas in 2004 the Commission guaranteed EUR 32 million to national beekeeping programmes for the sole benefit of beekeeping, and whereas this had been increased to 36 million by 2006 (representing 3 thousandths of the CAP budget); whereas for the period 2017-2019 EUR 108 million are foreseen for support of the national programmes for the apiculture sector from the EU budget;
Amendment 25 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the national programmes for the apiculture sector have a positive effect, but there are some problems in their national application and they do not always enjoy the full confidence of the sector;
Amendment 42 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas there is a need for beekeepers to operate in harmony with the services which they carry out and to do so responsibly and professionally and in conjunction and cooperation with farmers;
Amendment 50 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas in some Member States the tax laws differentiate between professional and amateur beekeepers, with the latter benefiting from tax relief, although this makes no sense professionallyvarying rules concerning tax relief;
Amendment 55 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas some invasive alien species such as Varroa destructor, the small hive beetle, the Asian hornet and American foulbrood are causing widespread destruction in the European bee population and causing serious harm to beekeepersthe decline in the European bee population, the adverse effects of which extend far beyond the beekeeping sector, is mainly due, according to the scientific community, to changes in land use, intensive farming practices and the large-scale use of pesticides, invasive species (e.g. Asian hornet and American foulbrood), the proliferation of parasites including the Varroa destructor, genetic problems, the degeneration of habitats and the disappearance of many species of flowering plant;
Amendment 57 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas bees, as pollinators, play an important role in our food and agriculture systems and are excellent indicators of the quality of our environment that should sensitise us to agricultural practices which are more natural-resource friendly and which draw directly on the concept of agro-ecology, combining good economic performance and environmental performance to produce more and better;
Amendment 73 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas beekeepers, agricultural producers and environmentalists also expect there to be a clear scientific consensus on all substances and other factors which are a danger to bees’ health; but whereas researchers and EFSA have already identified the dangers posed to bees by some neonicotinoids whose use, after being suspended, might be definitively banned following their re- evaluation;
Amendment 74 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas beekeepers, agricultural producers and environmentalists also expect there to bin shortest terms to achieve a clear scientific consensus on all substances, particularly those for plant-protection, such as the neonicotinoids, and other factors which are a danger to bees’ health;
Amendment 99 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas this statistical increase results in part from the steady rise in Member State numbers and in part from the particular situation of the sector, since each Member State furnishes data for the period with the highest number of bee colonies in a given year;
Amendment 103 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas beekeepers always produce less honey once the winter is over, because of autumn and winter losses which can be as much as 50% in some Member States; whereas in some regions the mortality rate of the winter has surpassed 50%, reaching to 100% in some cases with various reasons behind this;
Amendment 117 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas the two-fold increase in the amount of honey produced and exported in some countries over the past 15 years whilst the EU is barely 560% self-sufficient in honey – a figure which is not increasing – cannot be explained;
Amendment 122 #
2017/2115(INI)
O. whereas the EU imports 25% of the honey it uses (60% of its annual imports) each year from these countries, which is why Europe’s beekeepers are in dire straits; whereas the EU imports highest quantities of honey from People's republic of China, Ukraine, Argentina and Mexico;
Amendment 127 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas consumers are aware that no more than one third of the honey they use is produced in the EU; often think they are eating honey from the EU, whereas a proportion of that honey comes from third countries and is sometimes mixed with EU honey, while some of the imported honey is adulterated;
Amendment 129 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas consumersa big part of the consumers in the EU are unaware that no more than one third of the honey they use is produced in the EU;
Amendment 139 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
R. whereas approximately 100 000 tonnes of imported honey arrives in the EU from China everyduring the last few years – double the amount in 2002 – even though the number of bee colonies has declined in other parts of the world;
Amendment 141 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital S a (new)
Recital S a (new)
Sa. whereas not all member states have laboratories, which can conduct full honey analyses, which causes a challenge for the sector in trying to use the opportunities for marketing the products on the single European market;
Amendment 154 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Z
Recital Z
Z. whereas many honey packagers and traders now abuse this way of indicating origin in order to conceal the real country of origin, as well as the proportion of honey from the different countries, as purchasers are becoming more knowledgeable and are distrustful of foodstuffs from certain countries;
Amendment 163 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AC
Recital AC
AC. whereas annual honey consumption varies hugely across the Member States: whilst Member States in Western Europe have an average consumption of 2.5-2.7 kg per person, the figure for Hungary, for example, is just 0.7 kgthe countries from the 2004, 2007 and 2013 enlargements are as low as 0.7 kg in some cases;
Amendment 164 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AC a (new)
Recital AC a (new)
ACa. whereas the European quality schemes and particularly the GI schemes have a great importance for the preservation and creation of jobs; whereas more than 30 GIs for honey have been registered so far; whereas "European" and "made in Europe" is often associated with products with high value;
Amendment 165 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AD
Recital AD
AD. whereas the positive physiological impact of honey, particularly in terms of health, means that it should be promoted and its consumption encouraged in all the Member States;given its antiseptic, anti- inflammatory and healing properties, means that it should be promoted among medical and paramedical practitioners and its consumption encouraged in all the Member States; calls for the future common agricultural policy to recognise apitherapy as a priority
Amendment 172 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AF
Recital AF
AF. whereas other beekeeping products such as pollen, propolis, beeswax and royal jelly also contribute significantly to people’s wellbeing and play an important role in the healthcare and cosmetics industries and they are looked for from the consumers as a part of a more natural way of life;
Amendment 177 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AF a (new)
Recital AF a (new)
AFa. whereas timely and precise data collection is important for faster and more accurate planning; whereas the new technologies and digitalisation can have a crucial role in cutting costs and times; whereas some technologies can have hidden effects on the bees via the use of electromagnetic waves among others;
Amendment 184 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AF a (new)
Recital AF a (new)
AFa. whereas only a complete cultivation ban on GMOs will protect all bees from GM pollen and protect European consumers from honey contaminated by GM pollen;
Amendment 198 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Understandlines that bees perform a basic agricultural service by pollinating crops, without which European agriculture and in particular plant cultivation would not exist in any form;
Amendment 201 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Understands that beekeeping makes a fundamental contribution to maintaining the ecological balance and biological diversity, so that the sector must be at the heart of the common agricultural policy and of an agricultural policy reoriented towards sustainable development enabling improved biodiversity, which is indispensable to bees’ survival and repopulation;
Amendment 202 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Understandlines that beekeeping makes a fundamental contribution to maintaining the ecological balance and biological diversity, so that the sector must be at the heart of the common agricultural policy;
Amendment 207 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Understands that financing of beekeeping for food and therapeutic purposes must be increased in future agricultural policy;
Amendment 210 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Understandlines that financing of beekeeping must be considerably increased in future agricultural policy;
Amendment 211 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers investment in technical and scientific know-how essential in the beekeeping sector, which suffers badly, in spite of its potential, from a lack of specialists, information and knowledge; investment in research must be geared towards genetic and veterinary aspects (vaccines...), given beekeepers’ very inadequate knowledge of these areas.
Amendment 219 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recalls that, in addition to national beekeeping plans, the CAP currently has a vast array of tools which can be brought to bear in support of the beekeeping sector. These include, in particular, crop diversification measures, ecological focus areas (EFAs), organic farming measures and measures to support other forms of sustainable agriculture, agro-environmental and climatic measures, measures targeting disadvantaged regions, measures in the Natura 2000 and Habitats Directive, product quality measures and those concerned with the diversification of activities on farms, investment measures to restore ecosystems, forestry measures, installation measures, the European Innovation Partnership...
Amendment 221 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Considers that the collective management of ecological focus areas with their biodiversity might be extremely useful in terms of food for bees and of their habitat; this communal management may in fact contribute to the establishment of ecological corridors (land left fallow for flowers, tree plantations...) which, by ensuring the presence of bees, allows for increased yields of crops planted alongside the EFAs through improved pollination.
Amendment 227 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to include a new direct support scheme for beekeepers, while developing, asserting and incorporating a fair payment for ecological services, such as pollination, which is done by all bees of every registered bee family based on colony numbers in its proposals for the common agricultural policy post-2020;
Amendment 235 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to include a new direct ecosystemic support scheme for beekeepers based on colony numbers in its proposals for the common agricultural policy post-2020;
Amendment 238 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers it necessary to develop the potential of beekeeping by further professionalising the sector, in which the vast majority of participants are amateurs (less than 5% in Europe are specialists); considers that developing beekeeping in order to produce hive products and/or swarms for repopulation provides opportunities for jobs and income for farms looking to diversify or for young people aiming to set up as beekeepers, without the need for huge investments at the time of their establishment.
Amendment 242 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Sees a need for the European Union and the Member States to implement a large-scale strategy of bee repopulation in a coordinated fashion because of the threat of extinction.
Amendment 247 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that it would be wise to broaden and share beekeeping research topics and the findings which result, along the lines of the Apitherapy project consortium – particularly where these are financed by the EU – among the Member States in order to avoid duplication;
Amendment 249 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Urges the European Commission and the member states to launch a network of institutes and other scientific and academic establishments, which deal with bees, their lives and products of activities for faster, smoother and more effective exchange of information on bee- related topics;
Amendment 257 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to adopt recommendations in order to introduce a uniform, high-quality basic and vocational beekeeping education programme, as well as beekeeping training, in the EU;
Amendment 263 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that beekeepers should be granted tax relief in every Member State in view of the agricultural and environmental significance of their work; urges the member states to cut the unnecessary red-tape, which will save time, efforts and financial resources from the beekeepers;
Amendment 268 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. calls on the beekeepers for an active dialogue with the competent authorities for a more effective application of the national programmes for the apiculture programmes with the aim of improving them and correcting any occurring problems;
Amendment 269 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Amendment 276 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Reaffirms its support for the pilot project launched by Parliament aimed at restructuring the beekeeping sector and at the breeding and selection programme for research into Varroa resistance, which should be implemented soon.
Amendment 278 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. underlines the advantages of well prepared and informed beekeepers and encourages the member states to consider a compulsory prerequisite and not an additional advantage for taking part in the national programmes for the apiculture sector;
Amendment 288 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3 a (new)
Subheading 3 a (new)
underlines that bee health is based on a substantial diversity of pollen and a wide variety of nourishment of the surroundings of bees; points out that monocultural farming does not provide this necessity and therefore stands for a loss of food habitats for bees;
Amendment 289 #
2017/2115(INI)
The state of foraging grounds for bees
Amendment 311 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to involve all relevant drug producers in research into bee drugs and to set up a common IT platform to share best solutions and drugs with interested parties;boost research possibilities aimed at solving the problem of parasites and bee diseases and to supplement these with a common IT platform to share best practices and make people aware of the available solutions.
Amendment 314 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on Member States to provide financial support for the research, development and field testing of new bee- health medicines, taking account of the high costs of these veterinary drugs in comparison with those in other livestock sectors; highlights, moreover, the need to offer the pharmaceutical industry greater incentives in order to develop new medicinal products to combat bee mortality;
Amendment 324 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses the importance of greater cooperation between beekeepers, farmers, industry, the authorities and scientists in order to investigate the causes of increased bee mortality and, to that end, supports the establishment of an EU reference laboratory (EURL) for bees, thereby improving coordination between Member States, also in order to identify standard bee welfare criteria;
Amendment 331 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Member States and the regions to use all means possible to protect all local and regional bee varietiesstrains of Apis mellifera bees present in Europe from the undesirable spread of naturalised or invasive alien varietspecies in the EU;
Amendment 333 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Appreciates the extraordinary genetic heritage and the diversity of bee populations, which render them able to adapt to the peculiarities of any ecosystem and to the local conditions of any region; emphasises the need to maintain this genetic heritage, whose diversity is important in the fight against invasive species and diseases and which will have a long-term impact on maintaining bee populations.
Amendment 338 #
2017/2115(INI)
13b. Recalls the right of the Member States to set up protected areas for each honey-producing strain of the Apis mellifera bee, which is present in Europe, in connection with the UN’s 1992 Convention on Biological Diversity.
Amendment 340 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the European Food Safety Authority to carry outpursue its toxicological research (laboratory analyses and field experiments), according to a clearly- determined schedule and together with the other EU agencies concerned, into all substances and other factors which endanger bee health; likely to endanger bee health and to recommend that they be banned if they are found to be toxic; calls at the same time for alternative products or methods to be found to replace these substances which pose a risk to bees.
Amendment 341 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the European Food Safety Authority to carry out research (laboratory analyses and field experiments) in shortest terms and preferably before the end of 2018, according to a clearly-determined schedule and together with the other EU agencies concerned, into all substances, particularly those, which are used in the plant-protection, such as neonicotinoids, and other factors which endanger bee health;
Amendment 343 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission to increase the level of support for research into bee health and to focus the research on technological developments, on disease prevention and control (in particular the impact of environmental factors on the immune systems of bee colonies and their interactions with diseases), on developing sustainable farming practices, promoting non-chemical alternatives (i.e. agronomic prevention practices such as crop rotation and the use of biological control) and, in general, further encouraging integrated pest management techniques and the development of veterinary medical products to combat current EU bee pathogens, especially the Varroa destructor mite, which is the main pathogen and which, given its great ability to develop resistance, requires a wider variety of active substances to combat it, as well as to combat endoparasites and other opportunistic diseases;
Amendment 344 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14а. Notes that the imposition of a monocultural model of agriculture is apparent in the EU, with the effect of disrupting biodiversity and limiting the quality of foraging grounds for bees; calls on the Member States, in cooperation with beekeepers and their associations and with agricultural producers, to develop, by the end of 2018, strategies for sowing a minimum percentage of land with a mix of nectiferous plants; calls for the sowing of nectiferous vegetation on less productive and/or unused land;
Amendment 356 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Urges the Commission and Member States to prohibit the use of pesticides which are harmful for bees, as for instance neonicotinoids like imidacloprid, thiamethoxam and clothianidin;
Amendment 358 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the European Food Safety Authority to draw up an international inventory to evaluate the emerging health risks in beekeeping.
Amendment 363 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Reiterates concerns that increased mortality among honeybees and wild pollinators in Europe will, if left unchecked, have a profound negative impact on agriculture, food production and security, biodiversity, environmental sustainability and ecosystems;
Amendment 366 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Amendment 373 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Calls on the Member States to draw up strategies for the territorial distribution of insect-friendly plant species at risk of extinction;
Amendment 374 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Calls for support for training programmes for beekeepers on disease prevention and control, as well as for farmers and foresters on botanical knowledge, bee-friendly use of plant protection products, the impact of pesticides and non-chemical agronomic practices to prevent the spread of weeds;
Amendment 378 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, to come up with a recommended level for the maximum number of bee colonies on a given area of land, as a means of tackling the location of too many apiaries in particular regions, which results in bees competing for and having difficulty in finding foraging grounds;
Amendment 381 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Underlines that the best protection of bees is to preserve abiotic resources, in particular soil and waters;
Amendment 382 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)
Paragraph 14 d (new)
14d. Points out that the number of bee species is drastically declining worldwide and that the use of pesticides and GMOs are among the main causes; calls on the Commission to improve risk assessment methodology for pesticides in order to protect colony health and bee population development; calls on the Member States to promote low-pesticide-input pest management and integrated pest management;
Amendment 384 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)
Paragraph 14 d (new)
Amendment 385 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)
Paragraph 14 d (new)
14d. Calls for the use of environment- friendly pesticides that are not harmful to bees and other natural pollinators to be encouraged, for example through the introduction of appropriate compulsory labelling of pesticides;
Amendment 387 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 e (new)
Paragraph 14 e (new)
14e. Urges to protect basic ecosystem services of pollination by relying on current scientific knowledge regarding the damage and susceptibility of honey bees as well as on the precautionary principle; urges that protective measures should be extended to wild pollinators, as these play a crucial role with regard to pollination services;
Amendment 390 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 e (new)
Paragraph 14 e (new)
14e. Calls for the development of compulsory training modules, for agricultural producers engaged in the cultivation of land, on the importance of bees as pollinators and how to protect them from being poisoned by pesticides;
Amendment 393 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 f (new)
Paragraph 14 f (new)
14f. Urges the Commission to collect analyses on the threat for wild bees in the EU and to develop strategies in order to stop the decimation of wild bees;
Amendment 396 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Expects the Member States and the Commission to force honey-producers in non-EU countries who use dishonest methods and EU packagers and traders who wilfully mix adulterated, imported honey with high-quality European honey to comply with EU law, or to penalise them;
Amendment 399 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission to lay down NAL protocols (no-action levels), reference points for action (RPAs), or maximum residue limits (MRLs) for honey and other bee-keeping products, in order to cover substances that cannot be authorised for the European bee-keeping sector, and to harmonise border veterinary inspections and internal market checks, bearing in mind that, as far as honey is concerned, low-quality imports, adulteration, and substitutes distort the market and are continuing to exert pressure on prices and, ultimately, product quality within the EU's internal market, and that there has to be a level playing field for products/producers from the EU and from non-EU countries;points out that maximum residue limits should be based on the residues resulting from good veterinary practice;
Amendment 404 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Commission to develop an official data base of honeys to categorise their origin using a common method of analysis.
Amendment 405 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Urges the Commission to ensure greater harmonisation by introducing common and binding specifications for honey production so as to facilitate the detection of fraud and guarantee the traceability of honey for consumers.
Amendment 407 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Suggests making honey packaging plants which also process imported honey subject to EU food safety monitoring; this might be achieved by amending Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
Amendment 420 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 434 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Asks that the ‘blend of EC and non- EC honeys’ descriptor be replaced by an indication of exactly which country or countries the honeys used in the final products come from and that these be listed in the order which corresponds to the proportions used in the final product with percentage numbers for the proportion of honey from every country;
Amendment 436 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Asks that the ‘blend of EC and non- EC honeys’ descriptor on labels be replaced by an indication of exactly which country or countries the honeys used in the final products come from and that these be listed in the order which corresponds to the proportions usede proportion from each of those countries, as a percentage, in the final product;
Amendment 437 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Calls on the Commission to harmonise labelling rules in line with the regulation on quality schemes for agricultural products and to introduce labelling with mandatory indication of the country of origin for bee-keeping products, whether imported or made in the EU, or, for blends of products of different origins, labelling with mandatory indication of all the countries of origin, specifying the proportions contained;
Amendment 444 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Requests that the Commission amend the Honey Directive 2001/110/EC by means of a directive on apiculture products that circumscribes all such products:honey, propolis, royal jelly, beeswax, pollen pellets, bee bread and bee venom;
Amendment 460 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6
Subheading 6
Encouraging honey consumption and, promoting honey and therapeutic use of honey
Amendment 461 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Calls on the Commission to draw up a report on the amount of honey consumed and consumption patterns in the EU along with a report on the various therapeutic practices employing honey, pollen, royal jelly and bee venom in the EU;
Amendment 462 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Calls on the Commission to draw up a report on the amount of honey consumed and consumption patterns in all member states of the EU;
Amendment 470 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Calls on the Commission to allocate a specific sum from the EU’s promotional budget to advertising EU eating and therapeutic honey in the internal market;
Amendment 472 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32 a. calls on the European Commission to include honey wax as a product, which can be covered by Regulation 1151/2012 because of the growing interest from the consumers and producers, as well as the long traditions in some member states in its production;
Amendment 475 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Calls for the Horizon2020 and Erasmus+ Programmes to nurture research and training in the field of apitherapy;
Amendment 478 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Asks the Commission to ensure that the EU declares honey and other bee products to be ‘sensitive products’ in free trade agreement negotiations and that they are excluded from the coverage of these agreements;
Amendment 480 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33 a. calls on the European commission to consider introduction of the brand "Honey from Europe" for honey, which is produced by 100% honey collected in the member states of the European Union;
Amendment 41 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the demographic picture in some regions of the EU is much misbalanced with little or no young people living there;
Amendment 43 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas a major part of the mountain regions face particular difficulties due to lower investment rates, specific conditions and difficult relief, which discourages young people from remaining or starting business in these regions;
Amendment 45 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas this sets as a prerequisite considering a more flexible approach for national and/or regional authorities when considering the application of the mechanism “Young farmer” in the countries with such regions;
Amendment 147 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that Member States might apply further instruments through both pillars of the CAP and encourages those member states with specific geographical challenges, such as mountainous or in some cases less-favoured regions, to consider introducing a multiplying factor (e.g. 2), which takes into account the number of harvests per year or the range of cultures, which can be grown there, when granting support to young farmers who want to operate in these regions in order to incentivise activities in this region in an attempt of fighting demographic challenges there;
Amendment 6 #
2017/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Emphasises the importance of promoting the development of transferable skills through the Erasmus+ programme that enhance intercultural understanding and active participation in diverse societies;
Amendment 11 #
2017/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Recalls the need to support teachers and educational practitioners to integrate into their teaching information about EU rights and citizenship;stresses, in this context, the need to further promote and develop online platforms such as School Education Gateway, Teacher Academy, and Open Educational Europe in order that education professionals can access innovative multi- lingual teaching materials, including those adapted for students with special needs, which help them to inspire and motivate students in EU-learning;
Amendment 12 #
2017/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Underlines the role of mobility in the personal development of young people by enhancing learning and cultural exchange, thereby improving understanding of active citizenship and its practise;encourages the Member States to support EU programmes promoting mobility;
Amendment 22 #
2017/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to enhance citizens’ political engagement in the democratic life of the EU; encourages the promotion of democratic participation by intensifying citizens’ dialogue, enhancing citizens’ understanding of the role of EU legislation in their daily lives, and underlining their right to vote in local and European elections; invites the Commission to exploit, in this regard, social media and digital tools with a special emphasis on increasing participation of young people and under-represented groups;
Amendment 24 #
2017/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Recalls the importance of extending and deepening structured dialogue with Citizens concerning their rights, thereby identifying the obstacles citizens encounter in exercising these rights, and improving the monitoring of EU programmes and initiatives in this area;
Amendment 28 #
2017/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises the need to ensure that citizens with disabilities and vulnerable citizens can fully enjoy the rights and opportunities granted by EU citizenship; encourages all EU countries to implement an EU Disability Card in order to facilitate the mobility of persons with disabilities in the EU; stresses the need to improve the accessibility of EU websites for persons with disabilities;
Amendment 32 #
2017/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Underlines the fact that the high youth unemployment rate and uncertain opportunities for the future remain a source of major concern for Europe's youth;recalls, in this context, the objectives set out in the Bratislava Declaration and Roadmap to « create a promising economic future for all, safeguard our way of life and provide better opportunities for youth »;calls on the Commission to continue its efforts to support young people by providing them with new opportunities in the field of education, training and employment;
Amendment 33 #
2017/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Stresses the role of traineeships and apprenticeships in helping students and graduates to acquire practical knowledge and professional experience;supports, in this context, the creation of a unique and centralised platform for cross-border traineeships and apprenticeships as suggested in public consultation;
Amendment 34 #
2017/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the importance of volunteering as an essential component of programmes which foster active citizenship; encourages the development of curricula encompassing educational content and civic involvement as well as the recognition of volunteering as a credit - bearing activity;
Amendment 40 #
2017/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Encourages the Commission to continue its support for action and initiatives which promote citizens' rights and active citizenship;highlights the fact that new initiatives in this field should be complementary to the existing ones and not affect current programme budgets;
Amendment 41 #
2017/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Welcomes the Commission initiative to launch an e-learning tool to facilitate a better understanding and appropriate implementation of free movement rules for the use of local and regional authorities, and to create a 'Single Digital Gateway' to provide online information for citizens and businesses in the EU Single Market;notes that these tools should provide consistent and user- friendly information regarding Citizens' rights in the EU and their practical implementation;points out these tools should be connected with existing tools in this field such as Europe Direct and Your Europe;
Amendment 42 #
2017/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10 c. Underlines the importance of exchange and dissemination of best practices to foster knowledge of EU citizens' rights and their involvement in civic and political life across the EU;
Amendment 43 #
2017/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 d (new)
Paragraph 10 d (new)
10 d. Underlines the importance of raising awareness about EU Citizens' rights, especially among youth, by MEPs, and other prominent European figures;
Amendment 44 #
2017/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 e (new)
Paragraph 10 e (new)
10 e. Supports the production and dissemination of press and multimedia productions in all official EU languages, with a focus on enhancing EU Citizens' awareness of their rights and strengthening their ability to enforce these rights effectively;
Amendment 45 #
2017/2069(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 f (new)
Paragraph 10 f (new)
10 f. Identifies the notion that EU citizenship contributes to creating a more cohesive European society, thereby fostering mutual understanding, intercultural dialogue, and transnational cooperation;
Amendment 25 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
(1a) Notes with concern that uncertainty about the future of the CAP in the context of the MFF is already having negative repercussions in rural areas, with a dispiriting effect on people working in agriculture, creating a situation that could lead to crises in the EU, for the sector and in terms of food supply;
Amendment 84 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to keep direct payments intact as they help to avoid distortions of competition between Member States, and to maintain them without any national co-financing; urges the Commission to continue the process of convergencepropose the standardisation of direct payments between Member States;
Amendment 93 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Notes that, because of discrepancies in the extent of coupled support, producers do not enjoy a level playing field in the EU single market and that this situation not only threatens their livelihoods but also heightens the risk of rural areas becoming further depopulated;
Amendment 97 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. considers that the future CAP must provide for divergence from the historical criteria for the allocation of direct-payment resources; considers that, in those Member States which joined the EU after 2004, application of the single area payment scheme (SAPS) should continue to be possible in the future;
Amendment 107 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for continued support for those most in need, including family farms and small and medium-sized farms, as well asnd, through targeted, practical measures, for the most disadvantaged, mountain and outermost regions; calls on the Commission to envisage increasing the envelope for programmes of options specific to isolation and insularity (POSEI), as called for by Parliament;
Amendment 124 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 а. Calls for the inclusion of new direct subsidies for beekeeping, reflecting its vital importance to agriculture;
Amendment 126 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Notes the growing role and potential of new technologies in agriculture, but points out that for a large proportion of farmers they remain unaffordable;
Amendment 127 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Notes producer interest in EU product-promotion programmes, and calls on the Commission to sustain the current trend of strengthening the resources for such programmes while also, however, conducting an evaluation of the associated administrative requirements and conditions, which often present difficulties, especially for small and medium-sized and new producers and the associations representing them;
Amendment 2 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the proposed EUR 59,5 billion in commitments which represent a 1,7 % increase compared to 2017, and a 2,6 % increase in payments amounting to EUR 56,3 billion under the Draft Budget (DB) 2018 for Heading 2; notes, however, that the increase is mainly attributable to the lower amount of assigned revenue estimated to be available to the EAGF in the DB 2018 compared to the 2017 budget, and that commitment appropriations for the EAFRD basically remain at the same level as in the 2017 budgetmongst others as last instalments of significant past clearance decisions are due in 2017;
Amendment 5 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Welcomes that commitment appropriations for the EAFRD basically remain at the same level as in the 2017 budget, while the requested payment appropriations are actually increasing;
Amendment 7 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Notes that the main reason for no significant changes in the DB 2018 compared to Budget 2017 is that the majority of CAP expenditure concerns pre-allocated MS envelopes which show a relatively stable level of execution of the support over the years;
Amendment 8 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Notes that the 2017 budget includes the financing for the EUR 500 million solidarity package for the dairy and other livestock sectors, while the decrease of this market measure will not have an impact on the 2018 budget;
Amendment 13 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that administrative costs have to be secured for the Common Agricultural Policy, especially to guarantee timely payments and to maintain adequate levels of effective control; insists that further cuts in administrative staff numbers can lead to higher delays and risks of error and should not jeopardise the implementation of the CAP;
Amendment 15 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Asks the Commission to ensure uniform application of the criteria of the active farmers clause with a view to the simplified but more reliable identification of these farmers;
Amendment 18 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the importance of the rural development commitments and spending and their potential for the creation of jobs in areas of higher unemployment, especially for the younger generations; insists that the initiatives targeting young farmers, which support innovation and generation renewal, should be maintained;
Amendment 21 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to monitor, in a timely manner, the price volatility of agricultural products, which has adverse effects on farmers' incomes, and to react promptly and effectively when needed;
Amendment 22 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Welcomes that the reserve for crises in the agricultural sector is part of the DB 2018;calls on the Commission to reconsider the existing crisis reserve system, and to create a new instrument that enables rapid political intervention in the event of a crisis and does not rely on an annual financial discipline mechanism for its funding;
Amendment 23 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 32 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights the importance of pilot projects to the agricultural and rural development sectors in recent years; therefore asks for continued support for ongoing and new pilot projects; calls on the Commission to carry out an ex-post evaluation of the efficiency and benefits of pilot projects and preparatory actions;
Amendment 37 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to take into consideration the modifications put forward in the Omnibus proposal for modernising and simplifying the CAP and to secure finance for them in the 2018 budget;
Amendment 39 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that it is essential that funds earmarked for research in the agri- food sector, in particular from the Horizon 2020 budget, remain fully available as such in order to stimulate innovation and smart solutions in the agricultural and rural development sectors; highlights the fact that these 'smart' solutions should maintain coherence with environment, climate and biodiversity policy objectives, ensure close cooperation with relevant stakeholders from all Member States, and incentivise and support initiatives tailored to the needs of smallholdings without economies of scale so that they may benefit from new technologies; notes that integrated 'smart' solutions – such as smart villages, precision farming, digitalisation, the shared and circular economy, and social initiatives – can contribute to agriculture and overall well- being in rural areas; urges the Commission to plan funding for 'smart' approaches in the light of the CAP reform and the Cork 2.0 Declaration;
Amendment 50 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Notes that Brexit has no direct impact on the 2018 Draft Budget; regrets however that the Reflection paper on the future of EU finances1a is drawing up some critical scenarios for agriculture and rural development partly due to the departure of the UK; therefore calls on the Commission and the Member States to show responsibility towards the CAP budget during the ongoing discussions. _________________ 1a https://ec.europa.eu/commission/publicati ons/reflection-paper-future-eu- finances_en
Amendment 4 #
2017/2043(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the importance of agriculture and rural development in delivering a number of EU objectives, such as in the areas of food security, job creation, the environment and territorial balance, and the fact that agriculture and rural development constitute an important part of the overall EU budget; recognizes the role of the European Institutions in the implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy; recalls that spending on agriculture has declined in relative terms and now accounts for around 38 % of the EU budget;
Amendment 7 #
2017/2043(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Stresses the Member States to fully exploit the programming tools available under the current financial period on behalf of agriculture and rural development; urges the Commission to further ensure the smooth implementation of these programs;
Amendment 8 #
2017/2043(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. RStresses that the Commission should reliably estimate the needs of agriculture under Heading 2; requests that all available margins under Heading 2 be reserved for the agricultural sector, even despite of other existing political priorities; calls for consistent application of the principle that all revenue derived from agriculture remains within the agriculture budget;
Amendment 13 #
2017/2043(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. IStresses the important role of the crisis reserves; insists that any funds from the 2017 budget that are allocated to the agricultural sector crisis reserve through the financial discipline mechanism and are left unspent be made available in full as direct payments in the 2018 budget in accordance with Article 26(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013;
Amendment 14 #
2017/2043(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Notes that the points covered by the 'omnibus package' make the implementation potential higher, and that these points should find appropriate reflection in the 2018 budget; highlights that the budgetary implementation has to meet with the improved potential of this simplification; calls for sufficient funds to be made available in order to implement all elements of the CAP simplification; stresses that the simplification of the CAP should also ensure the further reduction of error rates in the use of the funds, while the positive changes also have to mean end user simplifications; supports all steps made towards the performance based approach;
Amendment 18 #
2017/2043(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that the active farmers clause set out in Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 ensures that any reputational risk associated with EU funds is eliminated; asks the Commission to ensure uniform application of the criteria of the active farmers clause with the view of a simplified but more reliable identification of these farmers;
Amendment 22 #
2017/2043(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Insists that the initiatives targeting young farmers should be maintained, which supports innovation and generation renewal;
Amendment 24 #
2017/2043(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. UHighlights the continuing imbalances in the food supply chain, in which the position of primary producers is considerably weaker than that of other actors; urges the Commission to incentivise the creation of producer organisations as one of several means of tackling unfair trading practices in the food supply chain, and recalls its repeated requests for EU legislation in this regard;
Amendment 32 #
2017/2043(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. welcomes the interest from producers, producers' organisations and associations towards the Promotion policy as adopted in Regulation (EU) n° 1144/2014; notes however that stakeholders express concerns about the accessibility to the programmes especially for SMEs in the sector; calls the Commission to launch a thorough assessment of the Promotion policy and to consider increasing the budget for it;
Amendment 34 #
2017/2043(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Insists that adequate amount of resources are provided for controls in food chain, with a particular attention to trade relations and the equal food nutrient contents throughout the EU;
Amendment 36 #
2017/2043(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that opportunities offered by ‘smart’ solutions should be further analysed and exploitedzed and exploited; notes that integrated 'smart' solutions - such as smart villages which cover precision farming, digitalisation, shared and circular economy, social aspects as well - can contribute to the overall well-being in rural areas; points out that villages need to be considered to ensure economically viable, attractive for living and environmentally sustainable rural areas; welcomes the existing and future projects which are targeting this approach; urges the Commission to plan reserve for the smart approaches in the light of the CAP reform and the Cork 2.0 Declaration;
Amendment 43 #
2017/2043(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Points out that active organizations in rural development (such as Local Action Groups) might face difficulties in accessing bank guarantees, which is a prerequisite for benefits from advance payments on running and animation cost; urges the Commission and the Member States to ensure the smooth implementation of the community based approaches;
Amendment 48 #
2017/2043(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the creation of new market observatories for crops and sugar; considers that new observatories coveringwhile recognising the Commission's effort to continue the reform aiming at further boosting the fruits and vegetables would be beneficial to thosesector, considers that producers groups and observatories covering this sectors and, together with the milk and meat sectors might be beneficial; notes that market observatories, would can make agricultural markets more transparent by giving a more precise overlook on sectors;
Amendment 54 #
2017/2043(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Highlights the importance of pilot projects to the Committee and, on behalf of the agricultural and the rural development sectors in recent years and asks for continued support, especially for those ongoing projects that have proved very successful;
Amendment 58 #
2017/2043(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Recognises the role of financial resources in alleviating any impacts resulting from price volatility; notes also that a sector specific income stabilisation tool based on a mutual fund is an appropriate approach; insists further that some specific agricultural sub-sectors and initiatives, such as bee-keeping and the school milk and fruit programmes are in need of staying in focus;
Amendment 60 #
2017/2043(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Asks that sufficient funds be earmarked for EU veterinary and phyto- sanitary actions; stresses that the current appropriation of EUR 20 million may not be sufficient to cover an increased number of epidemics such as avian influenza, lumpy skin disease and fresh outbreaks of Xylella fastidiosa.; notes that other risk management tools, in case of environmental incidents, market related hazards or revenue variations have also to be further maintained;
Amendment 63 #
2017/2043(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Asks that sufficient funds be earmarked for EU veterinary and phyto- sanitary actions; stresses that the current appropriation of EUR 20 million may not be sufficient to cover an increased number of epidemics such as avian influenza, African swine fever, lumpy skin disease and fresh outbreaks of Xylella fastidiosa.
Amendment 7 #
2017/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reminds that the main objective of YEI is to reach out to all those who are not in employment, education or training (NEETs), and therefore urges the Member States to invest more efforts in identifying and targeting all the NEET population, especially the most vulnerabledisadvantaged young people such as those with disabilities, taking account of their specific needs; calls on Member States to adopt tailored measures and to provide personalised support in order to reach all NEETs with the objective of registering them; further underlines the need to assess the specific needs and obstacles of each target group and to target measures accordingly;
Amendment 9 #
2017/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines in this respect the important role of youth organisations in reaching out to the most vulnerable young people and their capacity to be intermediaries between young people and the public employment services;
Amendment 10 #
2017/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Reiterates the need to set up comprehensive communication strategies such as awareness campaigns by using both traditional and modern media channels like social networks;
Amendment 11 #
2017/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes with concern that the most recent assessment reports1 point out that the first implementation phase of YEI tended to focus mostly on highly educated NEETs, rather than those who are low- skilled, inactive and not registered by the public employment services; notes that according to the European Courts of Auditors unemployed NEETs decreased whereas inactive ones remained stable; recalls therefore the need for cooperation with local stakeholders such as youth organisations, NGOs and social partners with a view to better targeting and reaching out to inactive NEETs; __________________ 1 European Court of Auditors: Special report No 5/2017 on the implementation of the Youth Guarantee and the Youth Employment Initiative; first results of the Youth Employment Initiative - Final Report; European Commission: Youth Employment Initiative: European Implementation Assessment, October 2016; EPRS In-Depth Analysis, Jan Tymowski, June 2017.
Amendment 15 #
2017/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses in this regard the importance of synergies with the European Social Fund (ESF) for the provision of high-level postgraduate training courses, which will enable the effective implementation of the YEI in all Member States;
Amendment 20 #
2017/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to identify and diffuse good practices in monitoring and reporting based on its overview of the existing systems across Member States;
Amendment 21 #
2017/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Asks Member States to establish an overview of the cost of implementing the Youth Guarantee in order to secure adequate funding and to better reach the objectives of the scheme;
Amendment 25 #
2017/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on Member States to make sure their legislation allows all young people within the identified age group to register and participate effectively in the YEI1a; __________________ 1aThe legislative framework of some countries considers some young people, in particular those with severe disabilities, to be ‘unable to work’. They are not able to register to public employment services and therefore unable to participate in the Youth Employment Initiative.
Amendment 28 #
2017/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls the importance of improving the quality of offers, and further underline; further stresses the need to address quality in terms of mentoring and coaching, the quality and adequacy of the actual individual training, traineeship or job, as well as the quality of the outcome according to the fixed objectives; underlines in this respect the necessity to ensure the application of the already existing quality frameworks, such as the European Quality Framework, under the YEI; it is of the opinion that young people should be also involved in the monitoring of the quality of the offers; recalls 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;
Amendment 31 #
2017/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the need to extend the YEI beyond 2020 and to secure adequate and sustained funding for the next MFF, with a view to achieving sustainable results.
Amendment 35 #
2017/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses also the need to ensure adequate funding of the European Social Fund (ESF) under the next MFF;
Amendment 1 #
2017/2023(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Recalls that education fosters respect and appreciation for art works and other cultural goods as symbols of cultural heritage and identity, and that it therefore plays an important role in preventing and discouraging looting and illicit trade of cultural goods; calls on the Commission and Member States to encourage and support educational and awareness-raising activities in this regard, including in non-formal and informal settings;
Amendment 2 #
2017/2023(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. Underlines that the cross-border nature of most restitution claims requires a clear and coherent cross-border approach that can overcome existing difficulties and facilitate the achievement of just and fair solutions; calls on the Commission to envisage setting up an advisory body at Union level to assist Member States and other actors in their efforts to locate and identify looted art works and other cultural goods and expedite their restitution to the legitimate owners;
Amendment 3 #
2017/2023(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 b (new)
Paragraph -1 b (new)
-1b. Underlines that looting of works of art and other cultural goods during armed conflicts and wars, as well as in times of peace, is a major common concern that needs to be addressed both in terms of prevention and restitution of looted cultural property in order to protect and ensure the integrity of the cultural heritage and identity of societies, communities, groups and individuals;
Amendment 5 #
2017/2023(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that systematic recourse to high-quality and independent provenance research is needed to identify looted art works, to facilitate their restitution to the legitimate owners, to achieve a more transparent and responsible art market, and to discourage looting, and should therefore be actively promoted and supported;
Amendment 12 #
2017/2023(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to encourage and support special training programs for current and future experts in provenance research at Union and national level, including through cross-border projects;
Amendment 18 #
2017/2023(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is convinced that the absence or laxity of rules in certain Member States concerning provenance research and due diligence hinders the settling of many restitution claims, is fostering looting and smuggling and that as a result of the lack of common standards, the applicable law often remains unclear for museums, art dealers, collectors, tourists and travellers; asks, therefore, the Commission to envisage harmonizing the rules on provenance research, and incorporating some basic principles of the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention on stolen or illegally exported cultural objects in a legislative act;
Amendment 22 #
2017/2023(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the growing public awareness with regard to art looted during World War II and to the importance of provenance research has led to the development of useful resources for establishing the ownership history of a work of art; urges the Commission to proceed to a thorough mapping of existing databases and to envisage the creation of a central database that takes account of the available information, is updated regularly and can be accessed by all relevant actors;
Amendment 27 #
2017/2023(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that on the basis of such this central databases, a common cataloguing system could be put in place which could use standardised object IDs; asks therefore the Commission to envisage introducing the object IDs as developed and promoted by ICOM and other organisations as the market standard within the entire internal market;
Amendment 32 #
2017/2023(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that to enable proper provenance research, the creation of a documentary record or transaction register is needed, encompassing information on owners’ names, dates of ownership and means of transference, i.e. inheritance, or sale through a dealer or auction, but also on locations where the work was kept, from the time of its creation by the artist until the present day; asks the Commission to support the drafting of common guidelines on such registers and to adopt appropriate measures in order to encourage Member States to introduce a general obligation for art market professionals to keep and make available such a transaction register.;
Amendment 1 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Is of the opinion that a better future for everyone will require culture as a fourth pillar of sustainability, in the EU and beyond, given that culture is a driver for innovation and behavioural change through the creation of new lifestyles and sustainable development paradigms, and enables community-based or locally rooted approaches necessary for a local understanding of sustainable development;
Amendment 2 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1 a. Acknowledges that innovation and creativity are needed to ensure a more sustainable development of cities, regions and societies as a whole, and provide answers to the societal challenges our societies face today;
Amendment 3 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 b (new)
Paragraph -1 b (new)
-1 b. Notes that active cultural participation encourages environmentally responsible behaviours, improves physical and mental health and wellbeing and facilitates intercultural dialogue, respect for and social integration of minorities, improves school attendance and performance rates of young people, therefore contributing to and facilitating the achievement of many existing SDGs;
Amendment 4 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 c (new)
Paragraph -1 c (new)
-1 c. Given the transversal and immensely valuable contribution of culture to individual and collective wellbeing as well as to sustainable urban, rural and regional development, calls for the inclusion of a self-standing SDG on access to culture and active cultural participation;
Amendment 5 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 d (new)
Paragraph -1 d (new)
-1 d. Recalls the specific role of culture in external relations and culture in development policies, in particular for conflict resolution and prevention, peace- making and empowerment of local populations; therefore considers that an ambitious and sound cultural strategy, including cultural diplomacy, is needed to achieve a new consensus on development;
Amendment 6 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 e (new)
Paragraph -1 e (new)
-1 e. Highlights the role that culture and creativity play in terms of innovation, creation of quality jobs, social cohesion and sustainable economy, including for example in terms of urban regeneration of cities and revitalisation of rural areas; therefore calls for better synergies between ESIF, EFSI and other EU programmes in order to fund culture- based projects and initiatives;
Amendment 7 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 f (new)
Paragraph -1 f (new)
-1 f. Is of the opinion that cultural institutions and organisations should be innovators and models in the field of sustainability and with regard to green processes, especially in the field of cultural heritage, digitisation, tourism and artists touring; to this aim calls for the inclusion of green incentive in EU funding;
Amendment 8 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 g (new)
Paragraph -1 g (new)
-1 g. A coherent sustainable agenda requires the re-orientation of economic strategies and policies towards the creation of quality jobs, the promotion of circular economy, the reduction of social inequalities and the adoption of a European Pillar of Social Rights; therefore calls the Commission and Member States to tackle poverty in particular child poverty, invest in quality formal, informal and non-formal education and training, adopt a Skills Guarantee and a coherent and bold cultural strategy at all levels of government;
Amendment 9 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 h (new)
Paragraph -1 h (new)
-1 h. Considers that fulfilling SDG 16 requires the active participation of citizens to decision-making at all levels, highlights in this regards the need to promote children and youth's active and civic participation;
Amendment 24 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recommends thatEncourages Member States, in the context of education and lifelong learning for inclusion, ato continue the genuine revision of EU and Member States’ education and employment policies is necessaryn line with the New Skills Agenda; highlights that education and training and skills policies should not only be adjusted to labour market demands but should also promote personal and societal development in a holistic manner;
Amendment 27 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the need to enhance coordination and to enable and optimise synergies between ESIF, EFSI and other EUnion programmes in order to improve and modernise the quality of education and training systems in Member States; stresses that populations in rural areas and remote regions shall have equal access to equitable quality education, cultural and lifelong learning opportunities;
Amendment 34 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. NoteRecalls that the Youth Guarantee scheme and Youth Employment Initiative have hitherto failedare key tools to address the persistent problem of high levels of youth unemployment; calls for their revisioncontinued improvement and for proper financial support in order to promote the creation of new high- quality jobs and decent social protection for young people.;
Amendment 37 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Highlights the role of education, both formal and informal, lifelong learning, sport, art and volunteering for learning about sustainability and fostering ecological citizenship, as part as a broader effort to equip young people with the relevant skills, competences and attitudes to become open and responsible citizens;
Amendment 40 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Embraces the opportunities offered by the diversity of learning settings, such as eco-schools, centres for development education, outdoors learning;
Amendment 41 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Calls for mainstreaming learning for sustainability and ecological citizenship across disciplines, in particular in entrepreneurship learning, including social entrepreneurship, and digital literacy and skills;
Amendment 43 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5 d. Considers that in a fast changing economy, characterised by increasing digitisation of societies and robotisation and automation of jobs, a future-proofed sustainable agenda should be included in a broader reflection on occupational literacy;
Amendment 44 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5 e. Recalls the power of quality education to empower vulnerable people, minorities, people with special needs and women and girls, in relation to SDG 4 and also SDG 5 on gender equality, and SDG 16 on promoting inclusive societies;
Amendment 45 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that the EU farming industry providdirectly generates jobs for millions of people in rural areas and indirectly provides employment in all areas and in a number of industries, guarantees food supplies and attracts people to rural areas as a place in which to live, work and relax;
Amendment 45 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 f (new)
Paragraph 5 f (new)
5 f. In relation to SDG 3, calls for promoting further education for social cohesion, intercultural dialogue, individual and collective wellbeing, including to foster health literacy; highlights the particular opportunities offered by informal and non-formal learning in this field;
Amendment 46 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 g (new)
Paragraph 5 g (new)
5 g. Reflecting the need to promote further synergies between innovation and creativity in science, calls for adding Arts education in STEM subjects, promoting STEAM education, particularly in respect of girls, in order to address societal challenges in reaching sustainability goals;
Amendment 47 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 h (new)
Paragraph 5 h (new)
5 h. Recalls the need to also support training of educators and trainers, encouraging peer-to-peer learning and exchange of best practices at EU and global level;
Amendment 48 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 i (new)
Paragraph 5 i (new)
5 i. Calls for financial support in the field of research, including through existing EU programmes such as Horizon 2020, in order to explore further the links between arts, innovation, and science, as well as the contribution of education and culture to sustainability;
Amendment 49 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 j (new)
Paragraph 5 j (new)
5 j. Calls for the development of indicators to measure the contribution of culture to existing SDGs and, if created, to monitor the new SDG on access to culture and active cultural participation;
Amendment 50 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 k (new)
Paragraph 5 k (new)
5 k. Welcomes the proposal for the creation of a multi-stakeholders group, affirms the need to ensure the diversity of stakeholders actively involved in the group, including civil society, NGOs, grass roots organisations, youth workers, educators and cultural institutions;
Amendment 51 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 l (new)
Paragraph 5 l (new)
5 l. Underlines the need to provide proper support to local and people-to- people initiatives, as sustainable development must also be implemented at local level;
Amendment 61 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for farming to be developed by focusing on family holdingssharing and transferring expertise and focusing on family holdings to achieve the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and exploiting the advantages of regional value chains;
Amendment 79 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the significance and potential of sustainable forest management in Europe, including the management of their non-wood resources, which secures jobs, generates added value and makes a crucial contribution to the achievement of biodiversity, climate and environmental protection targets;
Amendment 94 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5а. Points with concern to the fact that there are still villages in the EU without a water supply and/or sanitation, which is contrary to SDG 6; calls on the Member States affected to take concrete steps in a short timeframe to ensure that their citizens in these areas and localities have access to water;
Amendment 103 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6а. Highlights the role of traditional knowledge and foodstuffs, especially in outermost, mountain and disadvantaged areas of the EU; stresses in this connection the role of European quality schemes (PDO/PGI/TSG) in offering and maintaining livelihoods in those areas, which is in line with SDG 12; recognises that these schemes are more widely- known only in some Member States; calls for awareness to be raised across the Union on the advantages of these schemes and markings;
Amendment 118 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7а. Stresses the role played in support of bio-diversity by local varieties and breeds, which are key determiners for the preservation of a healthy environment and maintaining soil health;
Amendment 133 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8а. Stresses the role of rural areas in opportunities for boosting employment, through the introduction of approaches such as vocational training and dual education in scientific establishments in rural areas aimed at developing young peoples’ practical skills and abilities in the field of agriculture and the environment, which is particularly important for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 3 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, ratified by the EU in 2010,
Amendment 4 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 6 July 2010 on promoting youth access to the labour market, strengthening trainee, internship and apprenticeship status1a, _________________ 1a OJ C 351 E, 2.12.2011, p. 29
Amendment 6 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the Council conclusions of 20 May 2014 on effective teacher education,
Amendment 11 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to the Council resolution of 20 December 2011 on a renewed agenda for adult learning,
Amendment 18 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)
Citation 18 a (new)
- having regard to the Council conclusions on the role of early childhood education and primary education in fostering creativity, innovation and digital competence,
Amendment 19 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)
Citation 21 a (new)
- having regards to the European Parliament resolution of 19 January 2016 on the role of intercultural dialogue, cultural diversity and education in promoting EU fundamental values,
Amendment 22 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 b (new)
Citation 21 b (new)
- having regards to the Commission Social Europe guide of March 2013 on 'Social Economy and Social Enterprises' (ISBN: 978-92-79-26866-3),
Amendment 23 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 c (new)
Citation 21 c (new)
- having regards to the ILO Decent Work Agenda,
Amendment 38 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas, skills and competences go hand in hand and therefore the link between them should be further strengthened in the Agenda;
Amendment 52 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas, digital empowerment and self-confidence are an essential prerequisite for building strong societies and helping the unity and integration processes within the EU;
Amendment 65 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas, at EU level, NEETs (not in employment, education or training) are considered to be one of the most problematicvulnerable groups in the context of youth unemployment; whereas women are 1.4 times more likely to become NEET than men on average;
Amendment 67 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
H a. whereas, according to Eurostat, persons with disabilities are 2 times more likely to become NEET; the unemployment rate for persons with disabilities in the EU 28 in 2011 was 47,3%; and persons with disabilities are 2 times more likely to leave education and training with lower secondary education at most 17a _________________ 17ahttp://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics- explained/index.php/Disability_statistics_- _access_to_education_and_training#Disa bled_people_leave_education_and_trainin g_earlier ; http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics- explained/index.php/Disability_statistics_- _labour_market_access
Amendment 76 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas access to both formal and informal/non-formal learning and training opportunities must be a right for everyone at every stage of life so that they can acquire transversal skills such as, numeracy, digital and media literacy, critical thinking, social skills and relevant life skills;
Amendment 77 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas access to quality learning and training opportunities must be a right for everyone at every stage of life so that they can acquire transversal skills such as, numeracy, digital and media literacy, critical thinking, social skills and relevant life skills;
Amendment 78 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
J a. whereas it is essential that skills aim not only at increasing employability but also bolster the capacity to civic participation and the esteem for democratic values and tolerance, not least as a tool to foster an open-minded citizenry and to prevent radicalisation and intolerance of any kind;
Amendment 107 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L c (new)
Recital L c (new)
L c. whereas, when dealing with the issues of skills, in particular skills mismatch and jobs opportunities, the specific challenges faced by rural areas must be taken into account;
Amendment 123 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Agrees with the focus on the need to upgrade the European education and training systems in line with the fast changing economic and societal environment; notes that, while skills needs are dynamic, the main focus of the skills package is the immediate needs of the labour market; highlights in this respect the importance of a pan-European skills needs forecasting tool and lifelong learning with a view to adapting to new situations in the labour market but also valuing other purposes of education, such as preparation for active citizenship and fostering social inclusion;
Amendment 127 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Points out that education and training should contribute to the personal development and growth of young people in order to make them proactive and responsible citizens ready to live and work in a technologically advanced and globalised economy and provide them with the key set of competences for lifelong learning, defined as a combination of knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary for personal fulfilment and development, active citizenship and employment;
Amendment 141 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages Member States to go beyond promoting the ‘right occupational skills’ and to also focus on those aspects of education that are more work-based and more practical, and that foster an entrepreneurial mind-set and creativity, allow people to think critically and to fully participate in the democratic process and social life as open-minded citizens;
Amendment 143 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. In order to achieve the ambitious goals of the Agenda, there is a need to adopt a holistic approach to education and skills development, which put the learner at the centre of the process as well as to ensure sufficient investment in lifelong learning policies. Furthermore, access to education, training and gaining of skills must be accessible and affordable for all and more efforts are needed to include the most vulnerable;
Amendment 149 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Encourages Member States to better match the skills with the jobs in the labour marketappropriate value added sectors and in particular to put in place dual systems18 which help people to be flexible in their education paths and later in the labour market; _________________ 18 A dual education system combines apprenticeships in a company with vocational education at a vocational school in one course.
Amendment 172 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Points out that access to learning and training opportunities must be a right for everyone, at every stage of life, to acquire transversal skills such as, numeracy, digital and media literacy, critical thinking, social skills and relevant life skills; it is of the opinion that the Skills Agenda is a step in the right direction encouraging shared commitment toward common vision about the crucial importance of lifelong learning policies;
Amendment 178 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Regrets that whilst there is increased recognition of the potential of quality early occupational guidance education and care in reducing early school leaving and in laying a solid foundation for further learning, the Skills Agenda lacks a forward-looking regard into the earlier phases of education; calls on Member States to reform and improve their systems towards the Barcelona objective of having at least 33% of children under 3 participating in early childhood education and care programmes;
Amendment 185 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Insists on the need for immediate action to reverse the unacceptable situation of 70 million Europeans lacking basic skills by introducing diverse schemes for enlarged access and motivation;
Amendment 189 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls on Member States to channel investments into inclusive education which responds to societal challenges with regards to ensure equal access and opportunities for all, including young people having different socio-economic backgrounds as well as vulnerable and disadvantaged groups;
Amendment 216 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that skills development must be a shared responsibility between education providers and employers; insists that the industry/employers should be involved in providing and trainingthe training process, design and delivery in order to equip people with the necessary skills in order for businesses to be competitive and at the same time boost people’s self-confidence;
Amendment 222 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recognises the importance of fostering work-based learning apprenticeships as one of the tools to further facilitate the integration of individuals into the labour market i.e. by establishing bridges / competence exchange between generations;
Amendment 224 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Stresses the need to implement tailor-made support for on-the-job learners, apprentices and employees to ensure the inclusion of all individuals in the labour market;
Amendment 230 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Asks for concrete measures to be put in place in order to facilitate the transition of young people from education to work by ensuring quality internships and apprenticeships, giving young people the possibility of putting their talents into practice and have a set of rights and access to social protectioning clearly defined rights that include access to social protection, written and binding contracts and fair remuneration in order to ensure that they are not discriminated when it comes to accessing the world of work;
Amendment 244 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that, in order to anticipate future skills needs, social partners, and education and training, providers, as well as specialised support services must be strongly involved at all levels, in particular in designing, implementing and evaluating vocational qualification programmes, which provide an effective transition from formal education to work-based learning and decent employment;
Amendment 248 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Insists on the importance of validating non-formal and informal learning to reach out and empower learners; recognises that this is particularly evident for disadvantaged groups, such as low-skilled adults who are in need of priority access to validation arrangements; welcomes in this regard the progress made in the last few years in the context of the implementation of Council recommendation on validation of non- formal and informal learning by 2018; it is however of the opinion that further efforts are needed in establishing relevant legal frameworks and creating comprehensive validation strategies in order to enable validation;
Amendment 254 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Regrets that employers and formal education providers do not sufficiently recognise the value and relevance of skills, competences and knowledge acquired through non-formal and informal learning; stresses in this regard the need to work on overcoming the lack of awareness on validation among all relevant stakeholders;
Amendment 259 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recognises that the lack of comparability and coherence between the validation approaches of EU countries represents an additional barrier; furthermore, the provision of real access, recognition and financial support remains a real challenge especially for disadvantaged groups, such as low-skilled adults who are in need of priority access to validation;
Amendment 261 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Insists on the need to refocus on the role of non-formal education, which is key for the empowerment of people and especially for the more vulnerable and disadvantaged people, including people with special needs and disabled people, those who are low skilled and who have limited opportunities to access formal education;
Amendment 262 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Insists on the need to refocus on the role of non-formal education, which is key for the empowerment of people and especially those who are low skilled and who have limited opportunities to access formal education; believes that non-formal education providers and NGOs are in good position to reach out to the disadvantaged groups who are out of the formal education system and should be better supported in their role, to make sure that those most in need benefit from the Skills agenda;
Amendment 265 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that non-formal learning, including volunteering and art activities, has a crucial role to play in stimulating the development of life skills such as team work, creativity and a sense of initiative while reinforcing self- esteem and motivation to learn. Further emphasizes the importance of informal educational programmes, sports activities and intercultural dialogue, with a view to actively involving citizens in societal and democratic processes and making them less vulnerable to radicalist propaganda;
Amendment 272 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Believes that achieving validation means stimulating lifelong opportunities for all and fostering social inclusion and civic participation in our societies;
Amendment 282 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Asks for accessible validation and recognition arrangements, adapted to the needs of individuals, in particular those of vulnerable groups such as persons with disabilities, to be put in place by 2018 to ensure that the upskilling pathways are a success20 ; _________________ 20 Council Recommendation of 19 December 2016.
Amendment 294 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Insists on the need to incorporate new technologies in the teaching and learning process, while highlighting the need for age-appropriate ICT and media curricula that respect child development and wellbeing and emphasise the importance of both responsible use and critical thinking in order to equip people with the right set of advanced knowledge, multidisciplinary skills, competences and knowledge;
Amendment 298 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Insists on the need to incorporate new technologies in the teaching and learning process in order to equip people with the right set of skills, competences and knowledge; recalls the need to encourage girls and young women to pursue ICT studies;
Amendment 303 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Calls on Member States to encourage girls and young women to study STEM subjects and increase representation of women in STEM areas;
Amendment 313 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal to urge Member States to draw up comprehensive national strategies for digital skills; points out however that in order for these strategies to be effective, there is a need for strong pedagogical leadership from teachers at all levels of education; highlights in this regard the need for lifelong career opportunities for teachers;
Amendment 317 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Calls on Member states to make available opportunities for ICT training and the development of digital skills and media literacy at all levels of education; in this regard underlines the importance of open educational resources (OER) which ensure access to education for all;
Amendment 318 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22 b. Draws the attention to the fact that in today's society, ensuring basic digital skills is an essential prerequisite for personal and professional fulfilment, but it is of the opinion that further efforts are needed in equipping people with more specific digital competences in order to be able to use digital technologies in an innovative and creative way;
Amendment 320 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)
Paragraph 22 c (new)
22 c. Believes that more STEM should be predominantly focused in early childhood and primary education because the earlier people acquire these skills, the better chances they will have to succeed in their education and professional pathways; highlights also the need for education providers and employers to get more visible the concrete employment opportunities related to STEM-related skills;
Amendment 324 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses the need to include elements of entrepreneurial learning, including social entrepreneurship, at all levels of education, since instilling entrepreneurial spirit among the young at an early stage is an effective way of fostering creativity and leadership skills, useful to set up social projects, contribute to local communities, and also combating youth unemployment;
Amendment 346 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Urges active dialogue and cooperation between the university community, other educational actors and sectors, social partners and the world of work aimed at developing educational programmes which equip young people with the requisite skills and competences and knowledge;
Amendment 352 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Points out that entrepreneurship requires the development of transversal skills such as creativity, critical thinking, teamwork and a sense of initiative, which contribute to young people's personal and professional development and facilitate their transition into the job market; believes there is a need, therefore, to facilitate and encourage participation by entrepreneurs in the educational process;
Amendment 354 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Recalls the need to provide support and training for the trainers and educators in a fast changing world; in this respect calls the Commission and Member States to support, including financially, exchange of best practices and peer- learning;
Amendment 366 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Reiterates the importance of vocational education and training (VET) for enhancing employability and clearing the pathway to professional qualifications for young people; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that VET is made more relevant and is tailored to labour market needs by making them an integral part of the education system, and to guarantee high qualification standards and quality assurance in this regard; Underlines the need for closer collaboration between VET and higher education providers in order to ensure successful transition of VET graduates to higher education;
Amendment 368 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25 a. Underlines the need to strengthen the vocational and career guidance practices both in the education system and the adult education towards skills and competences needed within countries perspective branches and sectors with high added value and investment potential;
Amendment 374 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Highlights the need to investigate the possibility for inter-sectorial mobility not only in the VET teacher profession but also among schools as a whole; reminds in this regard that the target for learning mobility in the VET sector in the Erasmus+ programme is far from being achieved and further attention should be given to it;
Amendment 401 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Stresses that the upskilling of all teachers trainers and mentors would be the prerequisite for the delivery of the Skills Agenda and that further efforts and analyses have to be made in attracting talents to this profession; notes that this requires the consideration for and the valorisation of teachers, attractive remuneration and working conditions, better access to further training during working time especially in digital didactics, as well as measures to protect against and prevent violence and harassment in educational institutions; calls on the Commission to encourage more gender equality in the teaching profession;
Amendment 403 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Stresses that the upskilling of all teachers and educators would be the prerequisite for the delivery of the Skills Agenda and that further efforts and analyses have to be made in attracting talents to this profession; calls on Member States to introduce incentives for attraction and motivation of young people and teachers to join and work in the education system;
Amendment 406 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28 a. Reminds that teachers education has been significantly affected by the economic and financial crises;
Amendment 410 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Emphasises the need to invest and support the initial and continuous professional development of teachers and good quality working conditions of all educational sectors and to establish lifelong career guidance services;
Amendment 415 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29 a. Recalls the need to include lifelong learning in a broader context of occupational literacy;
Amendment 422 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30 a. Reminds that many existing European transparency tools such as EQF, ECVET etc. have been developed in isolation; in order to allow individuals to better measure their progress and opportunities, and capitalise on the learning outcomes gained in different contexts, they need to be better coordinated and supported by quality assurance systems and embedded in a framework of national qualifications in order to build trust across sectors and actors, including employers;
Amendment 430 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to continue to focus on digital skills, in particular the digital transformation of the economy and re- shaping the way people work and do business, and takes note of the Commission’s intention to focus on the positive aspects of this transformation via the EU e-skills strategy; calls for further involvement of civil society and social partners in the Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition;
Amendment 443 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Calls for entrepreneurship education including social entrepreneurship to be part of the curriculum in the Member States in order to develop an individual entrepreneurial mind-set in citizens;
Amendment 447 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32 a. Encourages the Commission to develop equivalent competence frameworks for other key competences such as the competence of financial literacy in the same way as for digital and entrepreneurial skills;
Amendment 455 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Calls on the Commission in addition to develop a pan-European skill needs forecasting tool, which would make it possible to estimate future skill needs and adapt them better to the jobs availablevacant and perspective jobs on the labour market;
Amendment 469 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Regrets the lack of dedicated funding for the implementation of the proposals, which might be an important obstacle to taking actions that make a real difference at national level; highlights that the proposed sources of funding – namely the ESF and Erasmus+ – are already being distributed at national level;
Amendment 473 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36 a. calls on the Commission to encourage more funding for skills as important human capital investments which bring not only social but also economic returns;
Amendment 474 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Calls on the Commission and Member States to make funding available in order to bridge the existing technological gap between educational institutions which are well equipped and those which are not, as part of the national strategies for digital skills; points out the need to address the digital divide and to ensure equal opportunities for all to obtain access to digital technologies, as well as competences, attitudes and motivation needed for meaningful digital participation;
Amendment 486 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Calls on the Member States to foster cooperation and reinforce synergies between formal, non-formal and informal education providers, as well as with social partners with a view to reaching a wider group of low-skilled people in order to better take into account their specific needs;
Amendment 493 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39 a. Welcomes the planned revision of the EQF and stresses the need to ensure more visibility of skills, competences and knowledge, acquired through non-formal and informal learning;
Amendment 497 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Asks the Commission to leave more flexibility to Member States to broaden their skills offer and to not only focus on basic skills in the framework of the upskilling pathways, in the context of concrete needs at local, regional and sectorial level (for example intercultural, civic, ecological, health, family skills);
Amendment 500 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
Paragraph 40 a (new)
40 a. Asks for more explicit links between the Skills Agenda and the European Semester and ET 2020 with regard to the education and employment targets;
Amendment 502 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 b (new)
Paragraph 40 b (new)
40 b. Welcomes the revision of the Europass Framework and the effort to make more visible the different type of learning and skills, in particular those acquired outside the formal education; believes that the revison should ensure that disadvantaged groups such as people with disabilities, low-skilled people, senior citizens or long term unemployed could benefit from the tools;
Amendment 511 #
2017/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Calls on the Commission to establish a European Year of Adult Learning, which will help to raise awareness of the value of adult education and "active ageing" across Europe;
Amendment 44 #
2017/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) To ensure a coherent legislation framework ofor the inter-urban carriage of passengers by regular coach and bus services throughout the Union, Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009 should apply to all inter- urban carriage by regular services. The scope of that Regulation should therefore be extendedEuropean Union is paramount in order to prevent legal ambiguity. The scope of that Regulation should therefore be consistent with the provisions of a Regulation (EC) No1370/2007.
Amendment 49 #
2017/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) An independent and impartial regulatory body should be designated in each Member StateEach Member State shall designate a national competent authority to ensure the proper functioning of the road passenger transport market. That body may also be responsible for other regulated sectors such as rail, energy or telecommunications.
Amendment 66 #
2017/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In order to ensure fair competition in the market, operators of regular services should be provided with access rights to terminals in the Union on fair, equitable, non-discriminatory and transparent terms. Appeals against decisions rejecting or limiting access should be lodged with the regulatory body.national competent authority
Amendment 72 #
2017/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Authorisation for both national and international regular services should be subject to an authorisation procedure. Authorisation should be granted, unless there are specific grounds for refusal attributable to the applicant, or the service would compromise the economic equilibrium of a public service contract. A distance threshold should be introduced to ensure that commercial regular service operations do not compromise the economic equilibrium of existing public service contracts. In the case of routes already served by more than one public service contract, it should be possible to increase that threshold.
Amendment 77 #
2017/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Non-resident carriers should be able to operate national regular services under the same conditions as resident carriers by attending a competitive tendering procedure, in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 on public passenger transport services by rail and by road and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) Nos 1191/69 and 1107/70.
Amendment 80 #
2017/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Administrative formalities should be reduced as much as possible without abandoning the controls and penalties that guarantee the correct application and effective enforcement of Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009. The journey form constitutes an unnecessary administrative burden and should therefore be abolished.
Amendment 104 #
2017/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 2 – paragraph 7
Article 2 – paragraph 7
7. ‘cabotage operation’ means a national road passenger transport service operated for hire or reward on a temporary basis in a host Member State;;
Amendment 107 #
2017/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c – introductory part
(c) the following points 9 to 11 a are added:
Amendment 115 #
2017/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 2 – paragraph 9
Article 2 – paragraph 9
9. ‘terminal’ means any staffed facility with a minimumhere according to the specified route a rea of 600m2, which provides a parking place that is used by coaches and buses for the setgular service is scheduled to stop for passengers to board or alight, equipped with facilities such as a check-in counter, waiting downroom or pticking up of passengerset office;
Amendment 130 #
2017/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 2 – paragraph 11 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. ‘public service contract’ means one or more legally binding acts confirming the agreement between a competent authority and a public service operator to entrust to that public service operator the management and operation of public passenger transport services subject to public service obligations; depending on the law of the Member State, the contract may also consist of a decision adopted by the competent authority: – taking the form of an individual legislative or regulatory act, or – containing conditions under which the competent authority itself provides the services or entrusts the provision of such services to an internal operator;
Amendment 136 #
2017/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Amendment 144 #
2017/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 3 a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 146 #
2017/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 3 a – paragraph 2
Article 3 a – paragraph 2
Amendment 152 #
2017/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 3 a – paragraph 3
Article 3 a – paragraph 3
3. The regulatory bodnational competent authority shall perform the following tasks::
Amendment 163 #
2017/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 3 a – paragraph 4
Article 3 a – paragraph 4
The regulatory bodnational competent authority may, in exercising its tasks, request relevant information from the other competent authorities, terminal operators, applicants for authorisation and any third party involved within the territory of the Member State concerned.
Amendment 164 #
2017/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 3 a – paragraph 4
Article 3 a – paragraph 4
Information requested shall be supplied within a reasonable period set by the regulatory bodnational competent authority and not exceeding one month. In justified cases, the regulatory bodnational competent authority may extend the time limit for submission of information by a maximum of two weeks. The regulatory bodnational competent authority shall be able to enforce requests for information by means of penalties which are effective, proportionate and dissuasive.
Amendment 167 #
2017/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 3 a – paragraph 5
Article 3 a – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall ensure that decisions taken by the regulatory bodnational competent authority are subject to judicial review. That review may have suspensive effect only when the immediate effect of the regulatory bodnational competent authority’s decision may cause irretrievable or manifestly excessive damages for the appellant. This provision is without prejudice to the powers of the court hearing the appeal as conferred by constitutional law of the Member State concerned.
Amendment 170 #
2017/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 3 a – paragraph 6
Article 3 a – paragraph 6
6. Decisions taken by the regulatory bodnational competent authority shall be made public.;
Amendment 172 #
2017/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 3 c (new)
Article 3 c (new)
(3b) 3c. Member States shall not apply Article 3b when they apply subsidies for the transportation of passengers on unprofitable lines and routes at the expense of a national and/or local budget.
Amendment 223 #
2017/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 5 b – paragraph 4
Article 5 b – paragraph 4
4. Applicants may appeal against decisions by terminal operators. Appeals shall be lodged with the regulatory bodnational competent authority.
Amendment 225 #
2017/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 5 b – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 b – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Where the regulatory bodnational competent authority hears an appeal against a decision by a terminal operator, it shall adopt a reasoned decision within a fixed timeframe and, in any case within three weeks from receipt of all relevant information.
Amendment 228 #
2017/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
The decision of the regulatory bodnational competent authority on the appeal shall be binding. The regulatory bodnational competent authority shall be able to enforce it by means of penalties which are effective, proportionate and dissuasive
Amendment 238 #
2017/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 8 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. In the event that an international regular bus and coach service has compromised the economic equilibrium of a public service contract, due to exceptional reasons which could not have been foreseen at the time of granting the authorisation, the Member State concerned may, with the agreement of the Commission, suspend or withdraw the authorisation to provide the service, after having given three months’ notice to the carrier. The carrier shall have the possibility to appeal such decision.
Amendment 240 #
2017/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 8 – title
Article 8 – title
Authorisation procedure for the international carriage of passengers over a distance of less than 100 kilometres as the crow flies
Amendment 246 #
2017/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Authorisations shall be issued in agreement with the competent authorities of all the Member States in whose territories passengers are picked up or set down and are carried over distances of less than 100 kilometres as the crow flies, over distance defined by each Member State. The authorising authority shall send a copy of the application, together with copies of any other relevant documentation, within two weeks of receipt of the application to such competent authorities with a request for their agreement. At the same time, the authorising authority shall forward those documents to the competent authorities of other Member States whose territories are crossed, for information.
Amendment 261 #
2017/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 8 a
Article 8 a
Amendment 264 #
2017/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 8 a – title
Article 8 a – title
Amendment 270 #
2017/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 8 a – paragraph 1
Article 8 a – paragraph 1
Amendment 275 #
2017/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 8 a – paragraph 2
Article 8 a – paragraph 2
Amendment 282 #
2017/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 8 a – paragraph 3
Article 8 a – paragraph 3
Amendment 305 #
2017/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 8 b – paragraph 2
Article 8 b – paragraph 2
2. Authorisations for national regular services shall be granted unless refusal can be justified on one or more of the grounds listed in points (a) to (cd) of Article 8c(2) and, if the service is carrying passengers over a distance of less than 100 kilometres as the crow flies, Article 8c(2)(d).
Amendment 312 #
2017/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 8 b – paragraph 3
Article 8 b – paragraph 3
Amendment 342 #
2017/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 8 d – paragraph 1
Article 8 d – paragraph 1
1. Member States may limit the right of access to the international and national market for regular services if the proposed regular service carries passengers over distances of less than 100 kilometres as the crow flies and if the service would compromise the economic equilibrium of a public service contract.
Amendment 376 #
2017/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 15 – point c
Article 15 – point c
(c) regular services, performed in accordance with this Regulation.;by a carrier not resident in the host Member State provided that a stay in that Member State does not exceed 48 hours after the entry into the territory of the Member State, in the course of a regular international service in accordance with this Regulation with the exception of transport services meeting the needs of an urban centre or conurbation, or transport needs between it and the surrounding areas. Cabotage operations shall not be performed independently of such international service.
Amendment 387 #
2017/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 17
Article 17
(17) Article 17 is dDeleted;
Amendment 391 #
2017/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(19a) In Article 25, the following paragraph 1 a is inserted: "Member States shall not apply the provisions of Chapter III of this Regulation for national regular services on territories covered by services of general economic interest, on the condition that public service contracts are awarded following a competitive tendering procedure, in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007."
Amendment 398 #
2017/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 28
Article 28
Amendment 119 #
2017/0102(COD)
Draft legislative resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
– having regard to the European Year of Volunteering 2011 PAVE document and the related EYV2011 5 year review from 2015, “Helping Hands”;
Amendment 133 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The State of the Union address of 14 September 201617 emphasized the need to invest in young people and announced the establishment of a European Solidarity Corps with a view to creating opportunities for young people across the Union to make a meaningful contribution to society, show solidarity and develop their skills, competences and knowledge, thus getting not only work but also invaluable human experience. __________________ 17 The State of the Union 2016: Towards a Better Europe – A Europe that Protects, Empowers and Defends, IP/16/3042 (http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-16- 3042_en.htm).
Amendment 137 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) European Solidarity Corps is aimed to be an advancement towards a comprehensive policy agenda for volunteering in the EU based on the European Year of Volunteering 2011 outcomes.
Amendment 139 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In its Communication “A European Solidarity Corps” of 7 December 201618, the Commission emphasised the need to strengthen the foundations for solidarity work across Europe, to provide young people with more and better opportunities for high quality solidarity activities covering a broad range of areas, and to support national and local actors, in their efforts to cope with different challenges and crises. The Communication launched a first phase of the European Solidarity Corps whereby different Union programmes have been mobilised to offer volunteering, traineeship or job opportunities to young people across the EU. These activities, whether implemented before or after the entry into force of this Regulation, should continue to apply the rules and conditions set by the respective Union programmes that have financed them under the first phase of the European Solidarity Corps. __________________ 18 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions A European Solidarity Corps, COM(2016) 942 final of 7.12.2016.
Amendment 144 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Young people should be provided with easily accessible opportunities to engage in high quality solidarity activities, which could enable them to express their commitment in solidarity with and to the benefit of communities while acquiring useful experience, skills and competences for their personal,irst and foremost for their personal development, thus boosting their self- esteem, autonomy and motivation to learn, as well as stimulating their educational, social, civic and professional development, thereby improving their employability. Those activities would also support the mobility of young volunteers, trainees and workers.
Amendment 160 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The solidarity activities offered to young people should be of high quality, in the sense that they should respond to unmet societal needs, contribute to strengthening communities, offer young people the opportunity to acquire valuable knowledge, skills and competences, be financially accessible to young people, and be implemented in safe and healthy conditions.
Amendment 187 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Young people’s spirit of initiative is an important asset for society and for the labour market. The European Solidarity Corps should contribute to fostering this aspect by offering young people the opportunity to devise and implement their own projects aimed at addressing specific challenges in solidarity with and to the benefit of their local communities. Those projects should be an opportunity to develop innovative solutions and to try out ideas and support young people to be themselves drivers of solidarity actions. They could also serve as a springboard for further engagement in solidarity activities and could be a first step towards encouraging European Solidarity Corps participants to engage in self- employment or setting up associations, NGOs or other bodies active in the solidarity, non-profit and youth sectors.
Amendment 223 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) A European Solidarity Corps Resource Centre should assist the implementing bodies, the participating organisations and the young people taking part in the European Solidarity Corps in order to raise the quality of the implementation and of the activities of the European Solidarity Corps as well as to enhance the identification and validation of knowledge, skills and competences acquired through these activities.
Amendment 263 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Special attention should be paid to ensuring that the activities supported by the European Solidarity Corps are accessible to all young people, notably the most disadvantaged ones. SpecialTailored measures and individualised support should be therefore be put in place to promote social inclusion, the participation of disadvantaged young people, as well asprovided in order to reach out to all categories of young people with fewer opportunities, as well as to promote social inclusion, and to take into account the constraints imposed by the remoteness of the outermost regions of the Union and the Overseas Countries and Territories24 . Similarly, the participating countries should endeavour to adopt all appropriate measures to remove legal and administrative obstacles to the proper functioning of the European Solidarity Corps. This includes resolving, where possible, and without prejudice to the Schengen acquis and Union law on the entry and residence of third-country nationals, administrative issues that create difficulties in obtaining visas and residence permits. __________________ 24 Individuals from an overseas country or territory (OCT) and competent public and /or private bodies and institutions from an OCT may participate in the programmes in accordance with Council Decision 2001/822/EC of 27 November 2001 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Community, OJ L314, 30.11.2001, p.1.
Amendment 280 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28 a (new)
Recital 28 a (new)
(28a) In order to better reach the objectives of European Solidarity Corps, the European Commission, Member States and National Agencies should work closely together in partnership with NGOs, youth organisations and local stakeholders with expertise in solidarity actions.
Amendment 319 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) “solidarity activity” means an activity aimed at addressing unmet societal needs in solidarity with and to the benefit of a community while also fostering the individual’s personal, educational, social, civic and professional development, which may take the form of placements, projects or networking activities, developed in relation to different areas, such as education and training, employment, gender equality, entrepreneurship, in particular social entrepreneurship, citizenship and democratic participation, environment and nature protection, climate action, disaster prevention, preparedness and recovery, agriculture and rural development, provision of food and non- food items, health and wellbeing, creativity and culture, physical education and sport, social assistance and welfare, reception and integration of third-country nationals, territorial cooperation and cohesion;
Amendment 332 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) “disadvantaged young people” means individuals who need additional support because of disability, educational difficulties, economic obstacles, cultural differences, health problems, social obstacles, geographical obstacles or institutional barriers;
Amendment 349 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) “solidarity placement” means ahigh quality volunteering activity, traineeship or job in a solidarity-related area, which is organised by a participating organisation and which contributes to addressing key societal challenges while enhancing the personal, educational, social, civic and professional development and the employability of the European Solidarity Corps participant who undertakes it, either in a country other than the country of residence (cross-border) or in the country of residence of the participant (in-country);
Amendment 361 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Amendment 417 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to provide young people, with the support of participating organisations, with easily accessible opportunities for engagement in solidarity activities while improving their skills and, competences and knowledge for personal, educational, social, civic and professional development, as well as their employability and facilitating transition into the labour market, including by supporting the mobility of young volunteers, trainees and workers;
Amendment 477 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) measures aimed at ensuring the quality of solidarity placements, including training, language support, administrative support for participants and participating organisations, insurance, post-placement support as well as the developmentlivery of a certificate, such as Youthpass or other kind of formal recognition that identifies and documents the knowledge, skills and competences acquired during the placement;
Amendment 592 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Progress on the specific objectives shall be measured by using a set of quantitative and qualitative indicators, such as:
Amendment 593 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) number of participants in high quality volunteering placements (in- country and cross-border);
Amendment 596 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) number of participants declaring that they have increased their knowledge, skills and competences;
Amendment 604 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) number of participants in high quality solidarity projects;
Amendment 605 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) number of participants gained skills, competences and knowledge for personal, educational, social, civic and professional development;
Amendment 607 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d b (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d b (new)
(db) number of participants with special needs or fewer opportunities;
Amendment 609 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) number of participants who have received a certificate, such as Youthpass, or other kind of formal recognition of their participation in ESC;
Amendment 622 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e b (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e b (new)
(eb) number of users of European Solidarity Corps Portal;
Amendment 20 #
2017/0004(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) 4,4'-Methylenedianiline (MDA) meets the criteria for classification as carcinogenic (category 1B) in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 and therefore is a carcinogen as defined in Directive 2004/37/EC. It is possible, on the basis of available information, including scientific and technical data, to set a limit value for 4,4'- Methylenedianiline. The Committee identified for this carcinogen the possibility of significant uptake through the skin. It is therefore appropriate to establish a limit value in Part A of Annex III for 4,4'- Methylenedianiline and to set out a skin notation in Part B of Annex III to Directive 2004/37/EC indicating the possibility of significant dermal uptake.
Amendment 21 #
2017/0004(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Ethylene dichloride (1,2- dichloroethane, EDC) meets the criteria for classification as carcinogenic (category 1B) in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 and therefore is a carcinogen as defined in Directive 2004/37/EC. It is possible, on the basis of the available information, including scientific and technical data, to set a limit value for ethylene dichloride. The Committee identified for ethylene dichloride the possibility of significant uptake through the skin. It is therefore appropriate to establish a limit value for ethylene dichloride in Part A of Annex III and to set out a skin notation in Part B of Annex III to Directive 2004/37/EC indicating the possibility of significant dermal uptake.
Amendment 28 #
2017/0004(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article I – point 5 a
Article I – point 5 a
Work involving exposure to oils that have been used before in internal combustion engines to lubricate and cool the moving parts within the engine., more precisely used motor oils or used crankcase oils consist of blends of hydrocarbons including paraffins, naphthenics, and complex/alkylated polyaromatics and lubricating additives *. Work involving exposure to Diesel engine exhaust fumes. Work involving exposure to rubber dust and fumes. __________________ * as advised in SCOEL/OPIN/2016-405 Mineral Oils as Used Engine Oils Opinion from the Scientific Committee on Occupational Exposure Limits
Amendment 29 #
2017/0004(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 a (new)
Article 1 a (new)
Article 1a Review of limit values The limit values established in this Directive will be kept under review in the light of the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC58 and of the opinions of the ECHA Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) and Socio-economic Analysis Committee (SEAC), in particular to take account of the interaction between limit values established in Directive 2004/37/EC and dose-response relations, actual exposure information, and, where available, DNELs (Derived No Effect Levels) derived for hazardous chemicals in accordance with that Regulation.
Amendment 32 #
2017/0004(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Sunlight exposure For prolonged outdoor work under direct sunlight the following additional measures due to increased cancer risk must be taken: i) Information about health hazards of unprotected UV exposure; ii) Where possible, provision of shading over fixed workstations; iii) Provision of air-permeable UV-safe clothing and head covering; iv) Provision of protective eyewear/sunglasses and protective sunscreen agents.
Amendment 33 #
2017/0004(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex
Annex
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex III – part A – table 1 – row 2
Annex III – part A – table 1 – row 2
79-01-6 201-167-4 Trichloroethylene 54.73.3 10 _ 164.1 30 _
Amendment 35 #
2017/0004(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex
Annex
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex III – part A – table 1 – row 2
Annex III – part A – table 1 – row 2
79-01-6 201-167-4 Trichloroethylene 54.7 10 0.6 _ 164.1 30 _
Amendment 38 #
2017/0004(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex
Annex
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex III – part A – table 1 – row 2
Annex III – part A – table 1 – row 2
79-01-6 201-167-4 Trichloroethylene 54.7 10 _ 164.1 30 2.4 _
Amendment 42 #
2017/0004(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex
Annex
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex III – part A – table 1 – row 6
Annex III – part A – table 1 – row 6
107-06-2 203-458-1 Ethylene dichloride 8.24 2 _ _ _ _
Amendment 44 #
2017/0004(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex
Annex
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex III – part A – table 1 – row 6
Annex III – part A – table 1 – row 6
107-06-2 203-458-1 Ethylene dichloride 8.2 21 _ _ _ _
Amendment 46 #
2017/0004(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex
Annex
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex III – part A – table 1 – row 6 a (new)
Annex III – part A – table 1 – row 6 a (new)
Diesel engine 0,11a exhaust fumes __________________ 1a (measured as elemental carbon)
Amendment 7 #
2016/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the ambitious plan to provide ultra-fast internet in primary and secondary schools and libraries by 2025; stresses that faster and better connectivity provides huge opportunities to enhance teaching methods, to foster research and to develop high-quality educational services online; highlights the fact that such opportunities will enhance children’s and students’ digital skills and media literacy; emphasises that, in order for the public to take full advantage of the opportunities offered by high-speed internet services, there is a need to promote the development of digital skills and media literacy at all levels of education;
Amendment 10 #
2016/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Recalls that the digital revolution is also very challenging for teachers and that it is crucial, therefore, to create opportunities for educators and students to learn and teach in innovative ways; in this regard, points out the importance of investing in lifelong development for teachers;
Amendment 30 #
2016/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights the considerable disparities across Member States as regards access to high-speed internet connections; stresses the importance of as well as the lack of access in rural communities and geographically remote regions; stresses the importance of providing digital enablement and ensuring that the development of 5G significantly reduces the digital divide among citizens.
Amendment 3 #
2016/2302(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas account must be taken of the respective regions' specialities, characteristics and differences and of the need to make small farms more competitive and viable, to encourage entrepreneurship and job creation and to curb depopulation and population ageing in rural areas;
Amendment 9 #
2016/2302(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital Б b (new)
Recital Б b (new)
Bc. whereas EU cohesion policy has a significant role in the achievement of social, economic and territorial cohesion and of multi-layered agriculture and regions within the Union, which will enhance regional flexibility and potential for development and growth, and whereas there is a need for policies and tools to that end;
Amendment 19 #
2016/2302(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the role of and the potential advantages offered by the financial instruments available under the European Fund for Rural Development, whether in the form of loans, guarantees or capital funds;
Amendment 28 #
2016/2302(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that, in many situations, access to credit poses an obstacle to investment, in particular for young farmers, and also for small farmers and newly established farmers, either because of the high costs or because of the guarantees that the financial system requires;
Amendment 35 #
2016/2302(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasises that EU cohesion policy and the associated financial instruments and grants must continue to underpin the policy of promoting the creation of infrastructure, schools and colleges, healthcare, social care and childcare facilities, high-speed internet access and the establishment and development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in rural areas;
Amendment 68 #
2016/2302(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for them to be implemented in such a way that they can support collective projects geared to financing basic infrastructure in the field of irrigation, transport, processing, closed production cycles, marketing and forestry development, as well as the development of wood and non-wood forest products, with maturity-based financial instruments that reflect the actual economic position for each project.
Amendment 48 #
2016/2250(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Highlights the role of the EU quality schemes, and specifically the geographical labelling (PDO and PGI) schemes, and the possibilities they offer nationally, at European level and internationally; draws attention to the part played by such labelling schemes in enabling people to establish and sustain a livelihood, and in developing and retaining a workforce, not only in the ORs but also in mountain regions and less-favoured regions; calls, therefore, for more targeted resources for the EU programmes to promote products protected by geographical labelling;
Amendment 4 #
2016/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the Youth Guarantee (YG) has an important role in supporting measures to provide unemployed young people with the skills and, experience and knowledge needed to engage in employment in a sustainable way and to become entrepreneurs, and also provides an opportunity to address skills mismatch;
Amendment 10 #
2016/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the important role of education and career guidance in preparing young people with the work ethics and skills needed by the job market; however, points out that education should not only provide skills and competencies relevant to the job market needs, but shall also contribute to the personal development and growth of young people in order to make them proactive and responsible citizens; stresses therefore the need of a civic education in the whole educational system both formal and non-formal;
Amendment 13 #
2016/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Stresses the need to create and develop high quality lifelong career guidance with the active involvement of the families in order to help young people make better choices regarding their education and professional careers;
Amendment 21 #
2016/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that NEETs are a diverse group and that schemes are more cost- effective when they are targeted to address identified challenges; highlights in this respect the need to set up comprehensive strategies with clear objectives aiming at reaching all categories of NEET's;
Amendment 31 #
2016/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that lack of information on the potential cost of implementing a scheme in a Member State can result in inadequate funding for that scheme to be correctly implemented and to reach its objectives; calls on Member States to establish an overview of the cost of implementing the Youth Guarantee as suggested by the special report of the European Court of auditors1 (1) http://www.eca.europa.eu/Lists/ECADocu ments/SR17_5/SR_YOUTH_GUARANTE E_EN.pdf
Amendment 38 #
2016/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to strengthen the manner in which Member States implement schemes approved under the YG and to put in place a comprehensive monitoring system that covers cost efficiency, structural reforms and measures targeting individuals; calls in this respect on the Commission to identify and diffuse god practices in monitoring and reporting based on its overview of the existing systems across Member States;
Amendment 23 #
2016/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas culture has an intrinsic value, serves as a powerful bridge between people of different ethnic, religious and social backgrounds, reinforces intercultural and interreligious dialogue and mutual understanding, and should therefore be part of EU foreign policy. Considers in this regard that culture should become an essential part of political dialogue with third countries and that there is a need to systematically integrate culture into development projects and programmes;
Amendment 43 #
2016/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. draws attention to the importance of the "Declaration on promoting citizenship and the common values of freedom, tolerance and non- discrimination through education" adopted in Paris on March 2015 highlighting the need of fostering active dialogue between cultures as well a global solidarity and mutual respect;
Amendment 46 #
2016/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas cultural relations are fundamental drivers of social cohesion and sustainable economic and human development, while playing a crucial role in strengthening civil society capacities, people-to-people contacts, reinforcing democratisation processes and in conflict prevention and resilience;
Amendment 83 #
2016/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges that the joint communication aims at fostering cultural cooperation between the EU and its partner countries and at promoting a global order based on peacekeeping, intercultural and interreligious dialogue, conflict prevention with respect for the rule of law, freedom of expression, mutual understanding, human rights, cultural diversity and fundamental values. furthermore, stresses the important role of cultural diplomacy, cultural cooperation and education and cultural exchange in strengthening a common core of universal values;
Amendment 148 #
2016/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) to include international cultural relations in international cooperation instruments and programmes in a horizontal way and in the course of the mid- term review exercises, in order to ensure coherency and to turn international cultural relations into an efficient tool;
Amendment 159 #
2016/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to include culture in all existing and future bilateral and multilateral cooperation agreements with adequate budgets, taking into account the economic potential of cultural heritage and CCS for a sustainable growth and jobs; calls for EU indicators to be developed in that field. stresses the need for setting up of statistical data on culture and cultural industries aimed at contributing to the cultural policy debate as well as to further emphasis the economic potential of cultural and creative industries and their impact on social well - being;
Amendment 165 #
2016/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to strengthen the international dimension of Erasmus, Creative Europe and Horizon 2020. Recalls, in this regards, the crucial role of EU programmes in the field of culture, education, youth and sport as core element aimed at tackling intolerance and prejudices, as well as fostering the sense of common belonging and respect for cultural diversity;
Amendment 270 #
2016/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Highlights the important role of culture in EU external policy as a soft power tool and as an engine for sustainable socio- economic and human development;
Amendment 8 #
2016/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is of the opinion that since the effectiveness of the whistle-blowing environment is affected by varying legal bases, but also by cultural values, implementing an identical mechanism in all Member States may result in dysfunctional behaviour and needless costs, and that any measures taken should therefore be tailored to fit national contexts; stresses, however, that existing cultural differences do not detract from the need for legal protection of whistle- blowers in Member States;
Amendment 10 #
2016/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes with concern the effects and counter-effects which sharing sensitive information might have for various stakeholders, including whistle-blowers and the sources of their information; is concerned by the risk generated from the sensitivity and potentially the misuse and misinterpretation of sensitive information released to the public;
Amendment 16 #
2016/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reaffirms that the implementation of legal regulations encouragesshould provide a safe environment for a speak-up culture and that whistle-blowing should be promoterceived as an act of good citizenship and supported by effective awareness-raising, communication and training efforts; as well as by legal incentives providing protection;
Amendment 23 #
2016/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reaffirms the need for public and private organisations to establish internal whistle-blowing procedures for their employeesall persons employed by them, setting out clear confidential routes and providing legal protection for making disclosures;
Amendment 39 #
2016/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that whistle-blowing is linked to freedom of expression, among others via the press and is essential in bringing to light illegal activities or activities which evidently severely harm the public interest; stresses that whistle- blowers are an important source of information for investigative journalism, and calls on the Member States to ensure that the right of journalists not to reveal a source’s identity is effectively protected and that authorities refrain from using surveillance in order to ascertain their sources.
Amendment 11 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Stresses that food waste must be analyzed in a cross-cutting manner, as it affects several policies at the same time, including agriculture, fisheries, food safety, environment, social affairs and tax policy; insists therefore on the need to better harmonize the different policies and establish the reduction of food waste as a clear objective of existing policies;
Amendment 21 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Calls on the Commission to carry out an impact assessment of the different policies to tackle food waste such as agriculture, fisheries, food safety, environment or tax policy;
Amendment 35 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes the potential for optimisation of use of former foodstuffs and by- products from the food chain in feed production and itsproduction of soil improvers and their importance for primary production, but stresses the need for increased traceability;
Amendment 51 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the importance of cooperation, for example via Producer Organisations, for increased access to finance for innovation and investment in treatment technologies such as composting and anaerobic digestion or further processing of products which could allow farmers to access new products, market and customers;
Amendment 54 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Stresses the importance of bringing together farmers in cooperatives or professional associations in order to reduce food losses by strengthening their knowledge of markets, allowing more efficient programming, economies of scale and improving their capacity to market their production;
Amendment 96 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Notes that food waste is a problem at every stage of the chain, whether it is production, processing, marketing, transport or consumption; insists therefore on the need to improve communication between all actors in the food supply chain, in particular between suppliers and distributors, in order to match supply and demand, the discrepancies of which are one of the main causes of food waste;
Amendment 108 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that farmer-led initiatives can offer viable economic solutions and provide value for products which might otherwise go to waste, by developing markets for products that would normally be excluded from the food chain, and highlights the potential of farmer-led social innovation projects such as gleaning and donation of excess foodstuffs to food banks;
Amendment 115 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Notes that the food industry has already taken initiatives to reduce food waste by strengthening cooperation with food banks throughout Europe; notes, however, that there are still barriers to donations, mainly of legal nature; calls on the Commission to clarify the interpretation of the legal provisions discouraging donations;
Amendment 119 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Stresses that, in the context of food aid, VAT on food donations is due, but Member States may consider that the value used for the calculation of VAT is low or close to zero if the donation is made close to the recommended date of consumption or if the foodstuffs are unsaleable; notes that in practice VAT on food aid is treated differently from one Member State to another; calls, therefore, on the Commission to clarify the rules on the application of the VAT Directive in the case of food aid;
Amendment 120 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7 c. Stresses that price volatility, extreme or unusual climate events and the prolongation of the Russian embargo are responsible for food waste in the agricultural sector; stresses the importance of building bridges between farmers and food banks to encourage the development of agricultural donations;
Amendment 121 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7 d. Calls for the restoration of an effective policy to regulate agricultural markets in order to better match supply to demand and thus reduce food waste;
Amendment 128 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that some wastage at farm level is also due to the role played by retailers in relation to retailer standards regarding product specifications, cancelled orders owing to changes in consumer demand, and over-production as a result of requirements to meet seasonal demands.; stresses the need to revise marketing standards for quality and aesthetics for classifying agricultural products;
Amendment 143 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Highlights the findings of the Special Report No 34 of the European Court of Auditors "Combating food waste: an opportunity for the EU to improve the use of resources in the food chain"', stressing that Commission's action regarding food waste has so far been sporadic and fragmented;
Amendment 154 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Regrets that the implementation of the Member States' obligation to report on their food waste has been delayed by the Commission, as well as the Commission's deadline to adopt an implementing act laying down a common methodology for the evaluation of the food quantities.
Amendment 159 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8 c. Regrets the lack of a common definition of 'food waste' at the European level, despite repeated calls from the European Parliament, the Council, the Committee of the Regions and the G20; calls, therefore, on the Commission to reflect on the establishment of such a definition.
Amendment 164 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 d (new)
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8 d. Stresses that the agriculture sector has a key role to play in reducing food waste and notes with concern that the Commission has never conducted a study to determine the impact of the different reforms on the volume of agricultural production and its effect on food waste; calls, therefore, on the Commission to integrate the issue of food waste into the next review of the CAP;
Amendment 168 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 e (new)
Paragraph 8 e (new)
8 e. Stresses the importance of the new "school schemes programmes" and in particular the introduction of compulsory accompanying measures, such as the promotion of conscious food consumption in education; stresses the importance of using these accompanying measures to convey educational messages about food waste and its prevention;
Amendment 15 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1а. Notes with concern that in some Member States the practice continues of using palm oil in the manufacture of dairy products such as cheese, without this being indicated on the product, which is misleading to consumers;
Amendment 21 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Notes that, according to EFSA, some of the highest content levels of glycidyl fatty acid esters, and 3-monochloropropanediol and 2-monochloropropanediol and their fatty acid esters, are to be found in palm oils and palm fats, while according to experts there is sufficient evidence to show that glycidol is genotoxic and carcinogenic;
Amendment 24 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Notes that palm oil is used as an ingredient and/or substitute by the agri- food industry because of its lower buying- in price as a raw material compared to other raw materials, such as milk, traditionally used by that industry;
Amendment 25 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Urges Member States to strictly monitor compliance with food safety legislation and the labelling of products that are manufactured using vegetable fats, including palm oil;
Amendment 43 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2а. Notes that populations of certain animal species for which palm trees are a natural environment, such as the orang-utan, have decreased significantly in recent decades, during which time the use of palm oil has become very widespread in several industrial sectors;
Amendment 10 #
2016/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital Б
Recital Б
B. whereas these inherent problems are compounded by short-term factors, such as economic uncertainties and changes and unpredictable weather, which, as can be seen today, make the situation of workers in the farming industryagricultural sector all the more difficult; whereas population ageing and depopulation are trends which are particularly pronounced in rural areas of the EU;
Amendment 66 #
2016/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that young people and women have particular difficulty in finding jobs in rural areas or starting a farm of their own; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that funding for young farmers and support programmes for women in rural areas guarantee high- quality jobs with fair wages and that the investments made bolster and develop the local economy in a sustainable manner;
Amendment 84 #
2016/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Emphasises the need for a proportion of EU cohesion funding to be granted to disadvantaged regions, such as mountain areas and the outermost regions, so as to ensure the fair creation, maintenance and development of decent working conditions and payment in all EU regions;
Amendment 18 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Б
Recital Б
B. whereas women living in rural areas are not a homogeneous group, given that their situation, occupations, contributions to society and the local economy, and ultimately their needs and interests, may differ;
Amendment 61 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital И
Recital И
I. whereas the promotion of diversification measures and the development of short supply chains and closed-loop production can contribute to the sector’s resilience, which faces the challenges of unfair trading practices and increasingly volatile markets;
Amendment 64 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital И a (new)
Recital И a (new)
Ia. whereas women play an important role in preserving cultural and culinary traditions in rural areas, which can contribute to the building and/or strengthening of regional identity in such areas; whereas this provides a foundation for developing livelihoods and tourism; having regard to the role of European quality schemes, and in particular geographical indication schemes, through which traditional and local products can be protected;
Amendment 73 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Й a (new)
Recital Й a (new)
Ja. whereas the longer life expectancy of women in the EU, including in rural areas, has led to an increase in the proportion of older women managing agricultural holdings;
Amendment 107 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Н a (new)
Recital Н a (new)
Na. whereas the digital infrastructure is not fully developed in all rural areas of the EU, which constitutes a barrier to accessing information and educational opportunities, information sharing and the exchange of good practices between women in rural areas;
Amendment 119 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital П
Recital П
P. whereas women in rural areas also suffer fromre in an unequal position as concerns the gender pay and pension gaps;
Amendment 25 #
2016/2151(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the reliability of information on rural development programmes and CAP direct payments as reported by Member States is often seriously undermined as a result of misreporting;
Amendment 4 #
2016/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) are the EU Cohesion Policy’s main financial instruments; underlines the importance of equal access to quality education and training, both formal and non-formal, in delivering genuine convergence and reducing disparities and socioeconomic inequalities among European regions; stresses the importance of the European Social Fund in creating high quality internships and traineeships as well as sustainable and quality jobs for young people;
Amendment 17 #
2016/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets that the overall level of the MFF 2014-2020 is lower compared with the MFF 2007-2013; stresses that in a period of austerity policies and extreme fiscal adjustments, pressure on Member States’ budgets increases; highlights the fact that such pressure has led to a decrease in public financing for education, has affected the right to education and has generated high and persistent unemployment, especially among young people with poor qualifications, NEET's and those with disadvantaged background; recalls that the level of education funding across Member States remains low in comparison to the pre- crisis situation;
Amendment 23 #
2016/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Is of the opinion that a broader investment strategy is needed that should cover the full cycle of education and training, encompassing all sectors of lifelong learning, work-based learning and formal and non-formal learning; as 'Better education' is one of the main priorities of the European Social Fund, encourages Member States to make full use of it by channelling investments into inclusive education which responds to societal challenges with regards to ensure equal access and opportunities for all;
Amendment 35 #
2016/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) has failed to date to address the persisting problem of high levels of youth unemployment, which in several Member States remains at over 40 %; calls for an evaluation of the YEI following a fully fledged assessment of its performance; asks the Commission to take all necessary actions to ensure its continuation and its revision in order to promote the creation of new high-quality jobs and decent social protection for young people; urges the Member States to implement fully the Youth Guarantee, based on a strong cooperation between employment services and the education system;
Amendment 52 #
2016/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the current migration crisis poses many challenges for the educational and training systems of the host Member States; calls on the EU institutions to provide, via ESIF and other Union programmes, adequate funding to host countries in order to substantially support the integration of refugees, migrants and asylum seekers into education and training systems; believes that access to lifelong learning, including non-formal and informal learning and professional training, has the potential to be an effective tool for active inclusion of refugees and migrants as well as their integration into the European labour market and societies;
Amendment 29 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas sport also contributes to integration of people and transcends race, religion and ethnicity;
Amendment 81 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas promoting sport for people with intellectual or physical disabilities should be a key priority at European, national and local level;
Amendment 94 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas grassroots sport offers opportunities to tackle discrimination, to foster social inclusion, cohesion and integration and to make a strong contribution to the development of transversal skills;
Amendment 99 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereas, overall, physical activity is stagnating despite the hard evidences that physical activity improves personal health and well-being of people, as a result of which Member States make significant savings in terms of public expenditure on health and despite a growing trend for recreational sports, such as jogging, which are practised outside any organised structure;
Amendment 108 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital S
Recital S
S. whereas the further education and vocational training alongside physical training of athletes is crucial to prepare them for a career outside sport; and uncertain future at the end of their sporting career;
Amendment 117 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital T
Recital T
T. whereas volunteering is a fundamental condition for accessible, low- cost sports activities and events, especially at grassroots level and important means of non-formal education and youth employment;
Amendment 132 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 c (new)
Paragraph -1 c (new)
-1c. Reiterates that recent corruption scandals at European and International level have once again flagged the urgent need for in-depth genuine reform of the structures and practices of sport governing bodies, with a view to further improve their governance and fight corruption from within the organisations;
Amendment 139 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the role of the European Commission and the Member States to step up and prioritise work and actions on good governance within the next EU Work Plan for sport; Recalls that good governance must be a condition for the autonomy of sports organisations, in compliance with the principles of transparency, accountability and democracy;
Amendment 195 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Supports and encourages education and information programmes and preventive measures on the threat of match-fixing and doping at all levels of sport, both amateur and professional; Calls on the European Commission and Member States to propose concrete measures in the next EU work Plan for the organization of youth-friendly targeted educational campaigns to inform people adequately and improve understanding of those problems at as early age as possible;
Amendment 238 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes investment in sportand finance in sport and sport organisations provided that it is sustainable, transparent, subject to strict controls and not detrimental to the integrity of competitions and athletes;
Amendment 276 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the establishment of transparency registers for the payment of sports agents; repeats its call for licensing and registration of sport agents and regulating the profession of sport agents as professional activity;
Amendment 283 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Underlines that the economic significance of sport has to be seen in a wider cross-border context and for that comparable data is needed; Acknowledges the importance of sport satellite accounts (SSAs) in Member States, measuring the economic impact of sport in the national context; calls on the Commission to develop a European sport satellite account which should provide more reliable and comparable data and broader assessment of the economic importance of sport by involving more actively policy-makers, experts and sport stakeholders;
Amendment 286 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Underlines the need for appropriate representation of all stakeholders in the EU sport policies; Invites the Commission to improve the working structures and composition of the existing Expert Groups as regards as NGOs, sport representativeness and experts willing to contribute to development of EU sport policy, are concerned;
Amendment 288 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Believes that sport buildsinvesting in sport will help us build united and inclusive societies, move barriers and enable people to respect each other by building bridges across cultures and ethnic and social divides;
Amendment 292 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Is of the opinion that sport organisations are better equipped to promote societal role of sport and fulfil societal expectations in the fight against racism, discrimination and violence, when they abide by the high standards of good governance;
Amendment 293 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Underlines the value of transversal skills acquired through sports as part of non-formal and informal learning, and further stresses the link between sports employability, education and training;
Amendment 301 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. RUnderlines the importance of education through sport and the potential of sport to help get socially vulnerable youngsters back on track; Calls on the Member States, national associations, leagues and clubs to recognises the importance of grassroots sport in preventing and fighting radicalisation and develop and support initiatives in this respect;
Amendment 305 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. SupportsRecalls that young European athletes are often faced with the challenge of combining their sports careers with education and work. On the one hand, they experience difficulties reconciling their sports training with a general education or professional training, while, on the other hand, switching to a new form of employment at the end of their sports careers can prove rather difficult. Supports in this regard effective dual career systems and access to further education and training for athletes;
Amendment 306 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Supports effective dual career systems and access to further education and vocational training for athletes; Calls on the Commission and Member States to facilitate athletes' cross-border mobility, harmonise recognition of sport and education qualifications, including the recognition of non-formal and informal education acquired through sports;
Amendment 308 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Calls on the Member States in collaboration with educational institutions to promote cross-border exchange of athletes and provide access to athletic scholarships supported by the necessary facilities resources and academic flexibility for athletes, so that professional sportspeople can simultaneously obtain a university education and compete in sport competitions;
Amendment 313 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Underlines the need to ensure sustainable financial support for EU dual career exchange programmes through the Erasmus+ Sport chapter;
Amendment 315 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 b (new)
Paragraph 28 b (new)
28b. Calls for the establishment of European and national funding systems to implement dual career policies and to foster further research in this area;
Amendment 316 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 c (new)
Paragraph 28 c (new)
28c. Believes that there is need to adopt an integrated approach to education, including the recognition of non-formal and informal learning acquired through sports;
Amendment 319 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Stresses that professional athletes are often confronted with abusive employment practices and insufficient access to social rights and health and safety standards; Urges the Commission and Member States to take concrete steps and to present a comprehensive action plan for the promotion of minimum employment standards and labour rights for professional athletes;
Amendment 321 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 b (new)
Paragraph 29 b (new)
29b. Stresses that the lack of physical activity is identified by WHO as the fourth leading risk factor for global mortality having considerable direct and indirect social and economic impact and costs for Member States; Is concerned that despite the considerable costs and significant impact on general health, physical activity levels are falling across some Member States;
Amendment 323 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 c (new)
Paragraph 29 c (new)
29c. Encourages Member States and the Commission to make physical activity a political priority in the next EU Work Plan on Sport, especially for young people and vulnerable communities from socially deprived areas where physical participation is low;
Amendment 325 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 d (new)
Paragraph 29 d (new)
29d. Reiterates that physical education at school is a an essential entry point for children to learn life skills, attitudes, values, knowledge and understanding to help them develop patterns for lifelong physical activity participation and health life style behaviours;
Amendment 338 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Underlines that participation of people in sports and physical activities is lower amongst the lower socio-economic groups and people living in socially deprived areas; Highlights that sport should be better promoted among socially excluded groups in the EU;
Amendment 341 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 b (new)
Paragraph 31 b (new)
31b. Calls on Member States to ensure full and equal access to public sports facilities, equipment and apparatus, including investment in their maintenance and foster the establishment of new sports clubs particularly in rural and disadvantaged urban areas;
Amendment 343 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Stresses that disabled people should have access to all sports facilities, specially trained coaches and adapted physical activity programmes at school; Urges Member States to implement inclusive sport programmes for disabled people at schools and universities, so that pupils and students with disabilities can participate in sport lessons and in sport extra-curricular activities;
Amendment 349 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Recognises the fundamental role of the International Paralympic Games in fostering awareness, fighting discrimination and promoting access to sport for disabled people; Calls on the Member States to step up the efforts towards the inclusion in sport activities of persons with disabilities and increase public media visibility and broadcasting of the Paralympic Games and other competitions involving disabled athletes;
Amendment 353 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to ensure that children and youth practise sport in a safe environment and participate in decision-making, planning and execution processes at all levels;
Amendment 356 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Welcomes initiatives brought to promote inclusion, integrity and accessibility in sports through use of new technologies and innovation;
Amendment 374 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Stresses that funding is an important EU policy toll used to improve key fields of EU activity in sport; Calls on the Commission to allocate more funds to sport and to better mainstream the funds under ERASMUS+, with a focus on grassroots sport and education, to enhance its visibility and to improve the mainstreaming of sport into other funding programmes; Urges the Commission to provide sustainable financial support through the Erasmus+ to implement dual career policies for athletes in the Member States, to promote and support dual career exchange of athletes and foster further research in this area;
Amendment 378 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Supports measures promoting the mobility of volunteers in sport; Recognises the important role of volunteers in sport, who contribute to both social and economic value of sport, particularly at grassroots level; Encourages Member States to recognise the work of volunteers in the next EU Work plan for sport by supporting measures to promote the mobility and skills development of volunteers in sport and exchange of best practices in volunteering; Calls on the Commission to allocate in Erasmus +, and in particular the chapter on grassroots sports, a special budget line or a pilot project to promote and help the work of volunteers at grassroots level;
Amendment 400 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Maintains that the selling of TV rights on a centralised, exclusive and territorial basis with equitable sharing of the revenue is essential for the sustainable funding of sport at all levels and to ensure a level playing field; Emphasises that sporting events which are regarded as being of major importance for society should be accessible to the widest possible range of people and should not be broadcasted on an exclusive basis;
Amendment 410 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Considers that sustainability and environmental protection should be an integral part of sports events and sport stakeholders shall contribute towards the Global Agenda 2030 on Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 417 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 a (new)
Paragraph 44 a (new)
44a. Emphasises that sport is a powerful factor in creating and strengthening a feeling of local, national and even European belonging;
Amendment 3 #
2016/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the Council conclusions of 20 May 2014 on effective teacher education,
Amendment 4 #
2016/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
- having regard to UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, ratified by the EU in 2010,
Amendment 7 #
2016/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas education systems are struggling to respond to the profound and complex changes that our societies and economies are undergoing, including technological innovation and digitalization; whereas, digital empowerment and self-confidence are an essential prerequisite for building strong societies and helping the unity and integration processes within the EU;
Amendment 12 #
2016/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas, nowadays, our education systems are facing a significant challenge as a result of the digital transformation, which impacts teaching and learning processes;
Amendment 21 #
2016/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas distance education and academic further education are important tools in providing education opportunities for all without discrimination by country, region, class, age or gender; stresses in this respect the importance of ensuring e- accessibility and widening access strategies;
Amendment 35 #
2016/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas distance education refers to a method of teaching which offers flexibility in learning through the use of emerging technologies, not as a replacement to on-campus education, but offering an alternative for learners who are unable to participate in on-campus education; therefore, digitalization might be used as a tool providing new ways of access to Higher Education;
Amendment 42 #
2016/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas lifelong learning and career development policies might be boosted through recognition of prior learning;
Amendment 44 #
2016/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas academic distance education provides for flexible study formats that help people attain a better work-life balance; therefore university lifelong learning (ULLL) should be part of the European Digitalization Strategy;
Amendment 67 #
2016/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges that online and open education is changing the way that education is resourced, delivered and taken up; in this regard underlines the importance of open educational resources (OER) which ensure access to education for all and enhance employability by supporting the lifelong learning process;
Amendment 73 #
2016/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that many schools are struggling to respond to the profound and complex changes that our societies and economies are undergoing; calls on EC and Member States to make available funding in order to bridge the existing technological gap between educational institutions which are well equipped and the ones which are not, as part of the national strategies for digital skills;
Amendment 80 #
2016/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. It is of the opinion that further efforts are needed in equipping people with more specific digital competences in order to be able to use digital technologies in an innovative and creative way;
Amendment 87 #
2016/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that academic institutions must prepare students for uncertainty and provide them with tools such as entrepreneurial and adaptability skills to explore their own pathways; it is of the opinion that it is crucial to incorporate new technologies in teaching and learning process in order to equip people with the right set of skills, competences and knowledge;
Amendment 92 #
2016/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Acknowledges that personalisation – i.e. tailoring education to the individual needs of students – has lowered dropout rates and can enable students to achieve their full potential; stresses in this regard the importance of lifelong career guidance for all;
Amendment 96 #
2016/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Stresses the need to implement tailor-made support for on-the-job learners, apprentices and employees to ensure the inclusion of all individuals in the labour market;
Amendment 101 #
2016/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Acknowledges the need to focus on bridge-building between schools, local communities and the economy; further emphasizes the need for better synergies between formal , non-formal and informal education providers in order to boost lifelong learning opportunities for all;
Amendment 105 #
2016/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. It is of the opinion that access to learning and training opportunities must be a right for everyone, at every stage of life, to acquire transversal skills such as numeracy, digital and media literacy, critical thinking, social skills and other relevant life skills in order to better adapt to the future;
Amendment 106 #
2016/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Highlights the need to increase the attractiveness of VET by making sure that young people and their families have access to information on VET options;
Amendment 107 #
2016/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8 c. Reminds in this regard that the target for learning mobility in the VET sector in the Erasmus+ programme is far from being achieved and further attention should be given to it;
Amendment 114 #
2016/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Acknowledges that access to education is a key concern – particularly for vulnerable people, those from disadvantage backgrounds or people with special needs; calls on Member States to channel investments into inclusive education which responds to societal challenges in order to ensure equal access and opportunities for all, including young people having different socio-economic backgrounds, as well as vulnerable and disadvantaged groups;
Amendment 120 #
2016/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Perceives the ever-advancing quality of education, both formal and non- formal, as crucial for the EU’s efforts to ensure social cohesion, competitiveness and sustained growth;
Amendment 125 #
2016/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasiszes the particular importance of quality teaching for the outcomes of education; reminds that teachers education has been affected by the economic and financial crises; underlines the need to invest and support professional development of teachers of all educational sectors;
Amendment 129 #
2016/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Notes that this requires the consideration for and the valorisation of teachers, attractive remuneration and working conditions, better access to further training during working time especially in digital didactics;
Amendment 136 #
2016/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recognises that flexible learning formats such as distance and blended learning enable people in employment to enjoy a better work-life balance;
Amendment 158 #
2016/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recognises the need to keep up with rapid technological change, in particular for distance education, and that the importance of ICT cannot be overstressed; points out in this regard the need to ensure opportunities for ICT training and the development of digital skills and media literacy at all levels of education;
Amendment 162 #
2016/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Points out the need to address the digital divide and to ensure equal opportunities for all to obtain access to digital technologies, as well as competences, attitudes and motivation needed for meaningful digital participation;
Amendment 167 #
2016/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Highlights the fact that only one quarter of schoolchildren in Europe are taught by digitally confident teachers, which is a major obstacle preventing the flourishing of new methods of teaching; calls therefore on schools to provide stronger support and lifelong career opportunities for teachers and school leaders;
Amendment 169 #
2016/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Emphasises the need to invest and support the professional development of teachers of all educational sectors and to establish lifelong career guidance services;
Amendment 180 #
2016/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25 a. Reminds that many existing European transparency tools such as European Qualifications Framework (EQF), European credit system for vocational education and training (ECVET) have been developed in isolation; in order to allow individuals to better measure their progress and opportunities, and capitalise on the learning outcomes gained in different contexts, they need to be better coordinated and supported by quality assurance systems and embedded in a framework of national qualifications in order to build trust across sectors and actors, including employers;
Amendment 185 #
2016/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Stresses the need to foster cooperation and the exchange of good practice between education systems; further encourages the sharing of good practices by national quality assurance (QA) agencies in the development of criteria on the recognition of new modes of teaching and learning;
Amendment 207 #
2016/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32 a. Calls on Member States to foster cooperation and reinforce synergies between formal, non-formal and informal education providers with a view to reaching a wider group of people in order to better take into account their specific needs;
Amendment 209 #
2016/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Calls on Member States to ensure a holistic approach to education and to provide students with authentic learning opportunities that develop their aspirations and the skills needed to survive in a global economy, which put the learner at the centre of the process, as well as to ensure sufficient investment in lifelong learning policies that develop their aspirations and the skills needed to survive in a global economy; furthermore, access to education, training and aquiring of skills must be accessible and affordable for all and more efforts are needed to include the most vulnerable;
Amendment 216 #
2016/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33 a. Calls on Member States to make available opportunities for ICT training and the development of digital skills and media literacy at all levels of education;
Amendment 229 #
2016/2142(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Stresses the need for competences and skills acquired outside the formal education system to be recognised through quality assurance and accreditation; insists on the importance of validating of non- formal and informal learning to reach out and empower learners;
Amendment 48 #
2016/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Е
Recital Е
Amendment 94 #
2016/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Й
Recital Й
J. whereas, if the agricultural sector is to have a future, it depends on the younger generation, as this is the only way to halt the ageing of the farming population and secure farm succession, and whereas on the other hand it is particularly difficult for young farmers and new entrepreneurs to gain access to land, a situation which is liable to make the sector less attractive;
Amendment 122 #
2016/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Л
Recital Л
L. whereas EU policies and subsidies encourage concentration phenomena, as direct area payments disproportionately benefit large farms, and the use of these funds leads to a rise in land prices, which tends to exclude small and medium-sized undertakings from the land market; whereas the concentration of land in the hands of a small number of producers is distorting production and market processes and is liable to have a counterproductive effect on farming in the Member States and/or the EU as a whole;
Amendment 168 #
2016/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to create a legal basis in order to ensure the regular collection of data of comparable quality and of rules on rent levels and land prices in connection with all sales of farmland and farm shares by agricultural undertakings in all Member States;
Amendment 220 #
2016/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recommends that the Member States give farmers who carry on their main farming activities in a given municipality (or other administrative unit of an equivalent level), or at best in a neighbouring municipality, priority in the purchase of farmland, particularly at a time when non-farmers are increasingly interested in purchasing agricultural plots;
Amendment 290 #
2016/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Proposes a mandatory cap on the part of direct payments exceeding the upper limit of EUR 150 000, as set out in Article 11 of Regulation No 1307/2013 (the Direct Payments Regulation), as well as the compulsory reduction by at least 5% of the part of the basic payment due to the farmer which exceeds EUR 150 000that a ceiling be introduced for direct payments which each Member State should set itself with a view to the potential of the utilised agricultural area and the development of the agricultural sector in that country;
Amendment 296 #
2016/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Proposes that the ratio of direct payments to coupled support be 20% to 80% in favour of coupled support, with each Member State establishing for itself the priority areas to subsidise;
Amendment 307 #
2016/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Takes the view that no less than 30% of direct payments should be payable on the first hectare, provided that the requirements of Articles 41 and 42 of the Direct Payments Regulation are complied with;
Amendment 1 #
2016/2101(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges that youth unemployment is aand especially NEET's (neither in employment nor in education or training) rates are perpetual challenges for Europe; notes that the employment situation varies significantly across the EU; points therefore to the need for labour market reforms that would adapt education to market demands and tackle inequalities in education; expresses, in this context, its further support for the Youth Employment Initiative, the early school leaving rates, the provision of early childhood education and care and the completion of tertiary education level vary significantly across the EU; is of the opinion that quality job creation, education, innovation and research should be key priorities of the AGS and should guide the Country Specific Recommendations; points therefore to the need for lifelong learning educational schemes and labour market reforms that would improve the employment situation and tackle inequalities in education which needs to be inclusive and accessible for all; however, points out that education should not only provide skills and competencies relevant to the job market needs, but should also contribute to the personal development and growth of young people in order to make them proactive and responsible citizens; stresses therefore the need of civic education in the whole educational system both formal and non- formal; expresses, in this context, its further support for the Youth Employment Initiative and urges the Member States to implement fully the Youth Guarantee, based on a strong cooperation between employment services and the education system;
Amendment 13 #
2016/2101(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Emphasizes the need of continuing the efforts of reducing early school leaving and fostering the education of disadvantaged young people in line with the targets set by the Europe 2020 Strategy; notes that the results of the Education and Training Monitor 2015 show that in spite of some advancements towards the achievement of the EU 2020 targets, there is a raising risk of increasing the inequalities gap by leaving out the most vulnerable people, including young people having different socio- economic backgrounds and disadvantaged groups; draws attention to the need to increase participation levels in the labour markets among young women – particularly women after maternity leave and single mothers – and young migrants, low-skilled, young people with disabilities and all youngsters at risk of discrimination;
Amendment 15 #
2016/2101(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Highlights that labour market policies generally, and skills matching in respect of VET policies specifically, must aim to create and promote high quality and secure jobs, in line with the ILO Decent Work agenda; notes that these policies must contribute to combatting the phenomena of precarious employment, zero-hour contracts, and unpaid internships;
Amendment 17 #
2016/2101(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Highlights that social entrepreneurship is a growing field that can boost the economy whilst simultaneously alleviating deprivation, social exclusion and other societal problems; therefore considers that entrepreneurship education should include a social dimension, and address such subjects as fair trade, social enterprises, and alternative business models, such as co-operatives, in order to strive towards a more social, inclusive and sustainable economy;
Amendment 18 #
2016/2101(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Calls for measures to facilitate the transition of young people from education to work by ensuring quality internships and apprenticeships, giving young people clearly defined rights that include access to social protection, written and binding contracts and fair remuneration in order to ensure that they are not discriminated when it comes to accessing the world of work;
Amendment 20 #
2016/2101(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates thatcalls that the level of education funding across Member States remains low in comparison to the pre-crisis situation and calls to increase the investment in infrastructures, quality and relevance of the education and training system through all available European funding instruments, in particular the structural funds (ERDF and ESF) and the EFSI; reiterates that sustainable investments in education and culture reinforce employability and contribute to sustainable growth and quality job creation in the EU; underlines the need for structural reforms of the education and training systems in the Member Statfurthermore, calls on Member States to channel investments into inclusive education which responds to societal challenges with regards to ensure equal access and opportunities for all, including by broadening early childhood education and adult learning opportunities and facilitating the return to education and training for those young people who have already left initial education; underlines the need for structural reforms and modernisation of school education and vocational education and training systems in the Member States, including a holistic policy approach of learning and teaching, fostering innovation, creativity and the use of digital technologies and the need to foster better interaction between the EU and the Member States and to facilitate the exchange of best practices among the Member States;
Amendment 22 #
2016/2101(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates that investments in education and culture reinforce employability and contribute to sustainable growth and job creation in the EU; underlines the need for structural reforms of the education and training systems in the Member States and the need to foster better interaction between the EU and the Member States and to facilitate the exchange of best practices among the Member States; highlights the need to strengthen synergies between culture and education and promote arts education as a crucial tool for the development of critical thinking, creative and transferable skills and competences as well as civic values which enable learners to become active, responsible and open-minded members of society;
Amendment 33 #
2016/2101(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Reminds that the impact of the economic and financial crisis imposed austerity policies and measures in many Member States, which affected the right to education; underlines that the priority given to reduce macroeconomic imbalances has to be balanced with the need to ensure and maintain minimum standards in the field of education, which deserves special attention; stresses, moreover, that structural reforms should take into account the most vulnerable members of our societies;
Amendment 34 #
2016/2101(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Recalls the key role that non- formal education and informal learning can play in developing and sustaining necessary skills for youth employability such as entrepreneurship, leadership and capacity building, especially amongst marginalised groups;
Amendment 36 #
2016/2101(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Calls on Member States to increase the attractiveness of sciences, technologies, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programmes and studies in order to address the existing shortage in this field as well as to intensify the development of digital skills and media literacy at all level of education;
Amendment 37 #
2016/2101(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Underlines the fact that the education and training reforms have proved successful where social partners have been involved within the European Semester consultations;
Amendment 39 #
2016/2101(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that Erasmus+ contributes to mobility and cultural exchange across the EU; calls for better promotion and use of the European tools for transparency, mobility and recognition of skills and qualifications with a view to facilitating mobility as regards learning and working; reaffirms the need to also ensure mobility opportunities for vocational training, disadvantaged young people and people suffering from different forms of discrimination;
Amendment 41 #
2016/2101(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that Erasmus+ as well as other EU mobility programmes in the field of education and youth boost employability, contributes to mobility and cultural exchange across the EU; calls for better promotion and use of the European tools for transparency, mobility and recognition of skills, competences, knowledge and qualifications with a view to facilitating mobility as regards learning and working;
Amendment 47 #
2016/2101(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Stresses the importance of achieving validation of competences, skills and knowledge acquired through informal, non-formal and lifelong learning by 2018, as stated by the Council Recommendation of 20 December 2012; notes in this regard that the recognition is crucial in enhancing access to formal education and new professional opportunities, while reinforcing self- esteem and motivation to learn; emphasises the fact that some countries made significant progress in developing relevant legal framework, while others have difficulties in creating comprehensive validation strategies; highlights therefore the need of developing comprehensive strategies to enable validation;
Amendment 51 #
2016/2101(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that the cultural and creative industries contribute significantly to youth employment, employing, on average, more young people than any other sector; stresses that further promotion of and investment in the cultural and creative industries will be beneficial in creating new jobs and combating youth unemployment.; underlines in this context that cutting edge technologies, creative media and ICT are of particular interest to young people;
Amendment 53 #
2016/2101(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that the cultural and creative industries contribute significantly to youth employment, employing, on average, more young people than any other sector; stresses that further promotion of and investment in the cultural and creative industries will be beneficial in creating new jobs and combating youth unemployment. and therefore calls to strengthen the use of EU funding schemes, in particular Horizon 2020 and EFSI;
Amendment 10 #
2016/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital Б a (new)
Recital Б a (new)
Ba. whereas close to 80% of farms in the EU are smaller than 10 ha; whereas family farms account for more than 95% of all holdings in the EU and for more than 85% jobs in the sector; whereas those farms are less competitive and less able to adjust to market shocks and changes;
Amendment 11 #
2016/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital Б b (new)
Recital Б b (new)
Bb. whereas about 75% of holdings in the EU specialise in a particular crop or livestock species and only 25% are mixed- crop (4.8%) or mixed-livestock farms (4.4%) or a combination of the two (13.8%), which also results in less flexibility as regards production and supply;
Amendment 12 #
2016/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital Б c (new)
Recital Б c (new)
Bc. whereas the aim of quality schemes for EU agricultural products and foodstuffs, in particular schemes covering geographical indications and organic farming products, is to make EU producers more competitive, raise their profile and protect them more effectively; whereas some Member States have laid down mechanisms to promote and support geographical indication schemes as part of their rural development programmes;
Amendment 13 #
2016/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital Б d (new)
Recital Б d (new)
Bd. whereas following the entry into force of the Paris Agreement concluded under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and the emissions reduction proposal, it is expected in most EU Member States that requirements within agriculture will be more stringent, putting EU producers at risk of losing competitiveness;
Amendment 18 #
2016/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that competition policy must attach the same importance to defending the interests of agricultural producers, including small and medium- sized farms and family farms, as it does to defending consumers’ interests, ensuring that theproducers fair conditions for competition are fairnd a decent income so as to foster viability, investment, employment and innovation in agricultural markets;
Amendment 39 #
2016/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that the current crisis situation in farming calls for fresh initiatives and/or improvements to current instruments so as to ensure that competition policy takes better account of the specific nature of agriculture;
Amendment 77 #
2016/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for simplification ofon the Commission to propose now, as part of the CAP mid-term review, measures to simplify the rules on farmers’ organising collectively, so as to strengthen their negotiating capacity while safeguarding the principles set out in Article 39 TFEU;
Amendment 24 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Г a (new)
Recital Г a (new)
Da. whereas only a small proportion of owners of equidae involved in farming have more than three animals each, and such owners cannot therefore belong to the specialised organisations and associations that are a keystone of the development of livestock farming and the conservation of genetic resources; whereas this is also a reason for the lack of reliable and timely statistical information;
Amendment 60 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Л a (new)
Recital Л a (new)
La. whereas some of the equine races bred in the Member States are local breeds forming part of the way of life and culture of certain communities; whereas some Member States have included in their rural development programmes measures to protect and further distribute these breeds;
Amendment 134 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to actively support the development of guides to good practice for the various user segments, including specialised horse farmers, farmers raising and using horses, veterinary surgeons and animal breeders and horse owners, by releasing resources for translation of such documents and assisting with their distribution;
Amendment 154 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the Commission to expand its educational resources on farm welfare, directed both at specialists in direct contact with equidae, such as veterinary surgeons, animal breeders and horse owners, and at a broader circle of users, to encompass equid welfare via the Farm Advisory System;
Amendment 185 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission to establish a mechanism for effective monitoring of compliance with the legislative and regulatory provisions under both the future and current legal framework;
Amendment 221 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission to support the drawing-up of national programmes for the legislative and practical implementation of equid welfare, which could include: a long-term educational and media plan to raise public awareness; creation of a coordination structure on equine matters suited to all countries, including reference centres; establishment of an appropriate organisational structure for state and public oversight; training at all stages in the process, ensuring practical application of equid welfare; financial incentives for adopted practices not covered by other European or national funding, etc.
Amendment 233 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Member States to encourage and support the purity of indigenous breeds which receive targeted assistance through rural development programmes or similar instruments, using effective quality control measures to ensure achievement of the objectives set and the protection of biodiversity and species diversity;
Amendment 20 #
2016/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas CCIs have dual value, as they preserve and promote cultural and linguistic diversity, and strengthen European and, regional and local identity, while sustaining social cohesion and contributing substantially to investment, growth, innovation and employment in the EU economy;
Amendment 26 #
2016/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas cultural diplomacy strengthens the bilateral relations between European and third countries and builds bridges between societies, stimulates people-to-people contacts and contribute to better mutual learning and understanding; further emphasizes the important role of culture in EU external policy in promoting global cultural citizenship as well as intercultural and interreligious dialogue; welcomes in this regard the new EU strategy for international cultural relations;
Amendment 76 #
2016/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas among the different sources of EU funding, only Creative Europe and the European Fund for Strategic Investment mention CCIs as a specific priority while they have a crucial role in boosting social, economic and territorial cohesion;
Amendment 123 #
2016/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to design its future policies based on the following definition of CCIs: ‘cultural and creative industries are those industries that are based on cultural values, diversity of cultural expressions, individual creativity, skills and talent with the potential to create wealth and jobs through generating value from intellectual property. They include the following sectors relying on cultural and creative inputs: architecture, archives and libraries, artistic crafts, audio-visual (including film, television, video games and multimedia), cultural heritage, design, creativity-driven high-end industries and fashion, festivals, music, performing arts, books and publishing, radio and visual arts’;
Amendment 135 #
2016/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the need for setting up of statistical data on culture and cultural industries aimed at contributing to the cultural policy debate as well as to further emphasizing the economic potential of cultural and creative industries and their impact on social well-being;
Amendment 237 #
2016/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. In this regard, underlines the need to share the European experience in cultural capacity building and governance and to remove obstacles to mobility of artists and culture professionals;
Amendment 287 #
2016/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. CReminds that one of the main challenges faced by the sector of cultural heritage is the gradual extinction of traditional skills and crafts and calls on the Commission and the Member States to secure the preservation of traditional European savoir-faire, preserving and promoting the craft trades linked to the CCS and to re-valorise vocational training and a highly skilled workforce in order to attract talents;
Amendment 305 #
2016/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Encourages the Members States to promote cross-sectorial approaches between different areas in formal education and in non-formal, informal and lifelong learning; recommends the creation within higher education institutions of joint programmes between arts and culture, science, engineering, technology, business and other relevant fields; stresses the need to support centres of excellence;
Amendment 5 #
2016/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas renewable energy of agricultural origin make it possible to reduce the energy dependence of the EU which imports more than 50% of its energy needs, at a cost of about EUR 400 billion, making it the world's leading importer of energy;
Amendment 6 #
2016/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas 90% of energy production from biomass is concentrated in the countries of the old Europe of fifteen Member States and whereas it is necessary to overcome a two-speed Europe in the field of bioenergy by promoting the harmonious development of bioenergy throughout the EU;
Amendment 20 #
2016/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines that the end of the sugar quota regime scheduled for 30 September 2017 requires the restructuring of the European sugar sector; stresses that, in order to address the challenge of the abolition of sugar quotas, the production of biomass of agricultural origin is a major opportunity for conversion for the sugar beet industry;
Amendment 22 #
2016/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Emphasises that the production of biofuels should not interfere with food production or compromise food safety;
Amendment 43 #
2016/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Encourages Member States and the Commission to remove barriers to the development of the intelligent electricity distribution system, the so-called 'smart grids', which would allow the full potential of renewable energies of agricultural origin to be exploited;
Amendment 45 #
2016/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Emphasises the importance of developing a European network able to help overcome the fragmentation of research facilities on bioenergy from agriculture by providing the opportunity for researchers to access high quality experimental facilities and services across Europe;
Amendment 68 #
2016/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to encourage the creation of 'local agro-energy districts' constituting territorial reference units that bring together all the relevant skills to reduce the intermediate stages between the production of renewable energy from agriculture and the marketing thereof, thereby decreasing prices for European consumers and reducing distribution difficulties, while at the same time increasing the bioenergy market of agricultural origin and the number of employed in the sector;
Amendment 3 #
2016/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the important role of culture in EU external policy in promoting global cultural citizenship as well as dialogue and mutual understanding and learning; Recalls the need to ensure coherence between internal and external EU policies, and stresses that targeted cultural and educational policies can support key EU foreign and security policy objectives; reiterates the role of intercultural dialogueand interreligious dialogue in combating extremism, radicalization and marginalization through intergovernmental collaboration and cooperation with local partners as a tool for peace building and conflict prevention; considers that culture should become an essential part of political dialogue with third countries and that there is a need to systematically integrate culture into development projects and programmes;
Amendment 9 #
2016/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Reiterates the importance of the "Declaration on promoting citizenship and the common values of freedom, tolerance and non-discrimination through education" adopted in Paris on March 2015 highlighting the need of fostering active dialogue between cultures as well a global solidarity and mutual respect;
Amendment 10 #
2016/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Underlines the importance of education in humanitarian emergencies, and calls on EU to earmark 4% of its humanitarian aid for education; further stresses the crucial role of education in fostering citizenship and intercultural skills as well as in building better economic prospects and in improving health;
Amendment 15 #
2016/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets the fact that the 2014 annual report on the common foreign and security policy does not refer to cultural diplomacy, and underlines the need for the Member States to initiate a strategic approach to culture and intercultural and interreligious dialogue, which should be reflected in the EU’s external relations; further underlines the important role of cultural diplomacy, cultural cooperation and education and cultural exchange in strengthening a common core of universal values;
Amendment 20 #
2016/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Reminds that cultural diplomacy must promote exchanges and collaboration with local and grass roots organisations and civil society, from both EU Member States and third countries, in order to promote EU fundamental values and tackle challenges such as the migratory crisis, the rise of extremism and xenophobia, the destruction of cultural heritage and threats to freedom of expression and creation;
Amendment 25 #
2016/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the renewed European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), and calls for an increased profileintegration of culture and education in the bilateral and regional cooperation programmes under the ENP; welcomes the Preparatory Action on culture in EU external relations and its follow-up as an important basis in enhancing the role of culture as a strategic factor for human, social and economic development contributing to external policy objectives;
Amendment 34 #
2016/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on EU to increase cooperation with the UN toward achieving more explicit integration of culture and education in the UN post -2015 agenda for sustainable development and especially in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);
Amendment 36 #
2016/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Welcomes the EU-UNESCO Memorandum of Understanding and the subsequent increased cooperation between the two parties; is of the opinion that in order to strengthen the cooperation, there is a need to go beyond the financial assistance and joint project management by enhancing partnership in the field of education and culture in a long term perspective; calls therefore for the establishment of high level annual strategic dialogue with aim to tackle common challenges in a more sustainable way;
Amendment 37 #
2016/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. CReiterates that cultural heritage represents the diversity of cultural expressions and calls for the EU and the Member States to support international efforts to set up a rapid reaction mechanism for the protection of cultural heritage sites and especially those at risk; advocates for a more coherent strategy in combating illicit trade in cultural artefacts as well as for the protection and promotion of World heritage and reinforced international cooperation in conflict areas in closer cooperation with the International Committee of the Blue Shield (ICBS); welcomes in this regard, the Strategy for the reinforcement of the UNESCO's actions for the protection of culture and the promotion of cultural pluralism in the event of armed conflict adopted in November 2015;
Amendment 44 #
2016/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes the results of a recent European Parliament study on European cultural institutes abroad, in particular the set of guiding principles for the effective pooling and sharing of resources between cultural institutes and the EU institutions with a view to improving the visibility of European actions abroad, to empowering local civil society actors as well as to reinforcing the dialogue with third countries; calls therefore on EU to take into consideration their expertise and knowledge and to encourage active cooperation between EUNIC and the EU Delegations abroad;
Amendment 53 #
2016/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recognises the role of cultural and creative industries in fostering growth and economic development, and encourages further support to creative industries in the EU and in third countries; in this regard, stresses the need for setting up of statistical data on culture and cultural industries aimed at contributing to the cultural policy debate as well as to further emphasise the economic potential of cultural and creative industries and their impact on social well-being; calls in this regard for the continuation of the EU- UNESCO Expert Facility Project;
Amendment 56 #
2016/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes the important and valuable role that sport can play in supporting international ginformal learning, sport, youth work and volunteering can play in supporting international goals, in particular Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 57 #
2016/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes the important and valuable role that sport can play in supporting international goals in reinforcing intercultural exchanges, people-to-people contacts and in promoting universal values and global citizenship;
Amendment 67 #
2016/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Encourages the participation of eligible third countries in the main EU programmes in the field of education and culture, such as Erasmus+, Creative Europe and Horizon 2020; highlights the need for sharing the European experience in cultural capacity building and governance and to remove obstacles to mobility of artists and culture professionals in accordance with the 2005 Convention for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.
Amendment 71 #
2016/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the European External Action Service and EU delegations all over the world to appoint a cultural attaché in each EU representation in third partner countries, and to provide EEAS staff, as well as all other relevant EU staff, with training in intercultural competences and the cultural dimension of external policy.
Amendment 88 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that volatility must be accepted as a given and that those operators who are most exposed must be supported in order to lessen its negative effectsmore incisive action and targeted instruments are required at EU level to tackle the problem of agricultural price volatility;
Amendment 191 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Recommends that action should be taken to make contractual systems more effective by extending their use throughout the agri-food chain, so as to include large-scale retailers in particular, and to strike a proper balance between all stakeholders;
Amendment 196 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Believes that, with a view to increasing farmers' bargaining power, it should be made compulsory for contracts to be signed between producers and buyers; stresses that those contracts should be of adequate length and should lay down the prices, payment periods and other terms for the supply of agricultural products;
Amendment 214 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Believes that cooperatives and producer organisations should be more closely involved in the process of ensuring insurance cover and setting up mutual funds;
Amendment 287 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Emphasises that, against a backdrop of deep uncertainty over agricultural prices, the EU must take more incisive action on the markets, involving the establishment of safety nets and prevention and crisis management systems based on countercyclical aid, in order to secure remunerative prices for farmers;
Amendment 289 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Amendment 309 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Considers that mutual funds, ean income stabilished at the initiative of working farmers, and through which farmers’ incomes can be stabilised to some extent as the profit margins on their produce fluctuate, may offer an effective way to limit the effects of price volatilityation tool, in the form of a mutual fund administered by the Member States, should be set up in order to compensate farmers for serious loss of income and should take account of all factors that can have an impact on farm incomes, including market-related risks; believes that that tool should be introduced alongside, and not take the place of, the current system of direct payments and market management measures;
Amendment 384 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Believes that the remit of the European agricultural price observatory should be broadened to include the fruit and vegetables and olive oil sectors;
Amendment 385 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Believes that the operation of the European agricultural price observatory should be improved and the necessary resources should be provided in order for it become a fully-fledged management tool rather than being used simply to compile statistics;
Amendment 390 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 c (new)
Paragraph 25 c (new)
29c. Points out that, if the European observatory is to include an efficient early warning system, it must supply more detailed data on the Member States on a monthly basis, so that proper account may be taken of the specific situations in the various parts of the EU;
Amendment 391 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 d (new)
Paragraph 25 d (new)
22d. Believes that the Commission should send early warnings to the Member States and to stakeholders and should take all necessary measures without delay;
Amendment 41 #
2016/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the EU and the Member States should promote ICT-based lifelong learning programmes on both digital literacy and civic engagement and participation, with particular regard to the most vulnerable and socially disadvantaged categories and people with disabilities; reminds that digital revolution is very challenging for teachers as well and it is crucial therefore to create opportunities for educators and students to learn and teach in innovative way. In this regard, points out the importance of investing in lifelong developments for teachers;
Amendment 44 #
2016/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recalls that digital education and literacy should not be limited to learning about tools and technologies, but should aim at equipping individuals with the critical thinking skills and digital curiosity necessary to exercise judgement, analyse complex realities, recognise the difference between opinions and facts, and resist all forms of indoctrination and hate speech, becoming therefore not only users of technologies, but responsible and active citizens in connected societies;
Amendment 46 #
2016/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide training and support for teachers and educators, including supporting peer learning and exchange of best practices, in formal, non-formal and informal settings, so that educators feel digitally confident and able to prepare and provide the next generation of learners with the transferable skills and creative thinking techniques necessary to adapt in a fast changing world;
Amendment 59 #
2016/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Expresses concern at the use of social media and online platforms for criminal hate speech and incitement to violence, and encourages Member States to adapt and update legislation to address ongoing developments, and fully implement and enforce existing legislation on hate speech, both offline and online; argues that a greater collaboration is needed with online platforms, leading internet and media companies in this respect;
Amendment 148 #
2016/0400(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part XII – point 141 – paragraph 3 – point 3
Annex I – part XII – point 141 – paragraph 3 – point 3
Amendment 159 #
2016/0400(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part XII – point 147 – paragraph 4 – point 5
Annex I – part XII – point 147 – paragraph 4 – point 5
4. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegatedmay adopt implementing acts, in accordance with Article 34a, establishing appropriate lower thresholds, in particular in respect of feed containing or consisting of GMOs, or taking account of advances in science and technology.;
Amendment 160 #
2016/0400(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part XII – point 147 – paragraph 4 – point 7
Annex I – part XII – point 147 – paragraph 4 – point 7
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegatedimplementing acts, in accordance with Article 34a, amending the Annex in order to adapt it to technical progress.;
Amendment 166 #
2016/0400(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part XII – point 149 – paragraph 2 – point 1
Annex I – part XII – point 149 – paragraph 2 – point 1
5. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegatedimplementing acts in accordance with Article 21a amending Annex IV in order to adapt the general conditions set out therein to technological progress or scientific development.;
Amendment 168 #
2016/0400(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part XII – point 149 – paragraph 2 – point 2
Annex I – part XII – point 149 – paragraph 2 – point 2
3. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegatedimplementing acts in accordance with Article 21a amending Annex I in order to adapt feed additive categories and functional groups as a result of technological progress or scientific development.;
Amendment 169 #
2016/0400(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part XII – point 149 – paragraph 2 – point 4
Annex I – part XII – point 149 – paragraph 2 – point 4
6. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegatedimplementing acts in accordance with Article 21a amending Annex III to take technological progress and scientific development into account.;
Amendment 178 #
2016/0400(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part XII – point 156 – paragraph 2 – point 1
Annex I – part XII – point 156 – paragraph 2 – point 1
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegatedimplementing acts in accordance with Article 30a defining the criteria and targets referred to in points (a) and (b).;
Amendment 179 #
2016/0400(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part XII – point 156 – paragraph 2 – point 2
Annex I – part XII – point 156 – paragraph 2 – point 2
Amendment 180 #
2016/0400(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part XII – point 156 – paragraph 2 – point 3
Annex I – part XII – point 156 – paragraph 2 – point 3
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegatedimplementing acts in accordance with Article 30a to amend Annexes I, II and III.;
Amendment 181 #
2016/0400(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part XII – point 156 – paragraph 2 – point 4
Annex I – part XII – point 156 – paragraph 2 – point 4
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegatedimplementing acts in accordance with Article 30a granting derogations from Annexes I, II and III for particular reasons, provided that such derogations do not affect the achievement of the objectives of this Regulation. ;
Amendment 200 #
2016/0400(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part XII – point 166 – paragraph 3 – point 1
Annex I – part XII – point 166 – paragraph 3 – point 1
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegatedimplementing acts in accordance with Article 27a amending Annex III.
Amendment 201 #
2016/0400(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part XII – point 166 – paragraph 3 – point 4
Annex I – part XII – point 166 – paragraph 3 – point 4
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegatedimplementing acts in accordance with Article 27a, concerning the establishment of the list of categories of feed materials referred to in paragraph 2(c).;
Amendment 203 #
2016/0400(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part XII – point 166 – paragraph 3 – point 7
Annex I – part XII – point 166 – paragraph 3 – point 7
1. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegatedimplementing acts in accordance with Article 27a amending the Annexes in order to adapt them in light of scientific and technological developments.;
Amendment 47 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The measures applicable to spirit drinks should contribute to attaining a high level of consumer protection, preventing deceptive practices and attaining market transparency and fair competition. They should safeguard the reputation which the Union’s spirit drinks have achieved in the Union and on the world market by continuing to take into account the traditional practices used in the production of spirit drinks as well as increased demand for consumer protection and information. Technological innovation should also be taken into account in respect of spirit drinks, where such innovation serves to improve quality, without affecting the traditional character of the spirit drinks concerned. The production of spirit drinks is strongly linked to the agricultural sector, and is subject to the general rules for foodstuffs set down in Regulations 178/2006 on general food law principles, 1169/2011 on food information to consumers and 2017/625 on official controls. Besides representing a major outlet for the agriculture of the Union, this link is determinant for the quality and reputation of the spirit drinks produced in the Union. This strong link to the agricultural sector should therefore be emphasised by the regulatory framework.
Amendment 50 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) To ensure a more uniform approach in the legislation on spirit drinks, this Regulation should set out clear criteria for the definition, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks as well as for the protection of geographical indications, without prejudice to the varieties of official languages and alphabets in the EU. It should also set out rules on the use of ethyl alcohol or distillates of agricultural origin in the production of alcoholic beverages and on the use of the sales denominations of spirit drinks in the presentation and labelling of foodstuffs.
Amendment 55 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) Furthermore, the protection of geographical indications should be extended to goods brought, in the course of trade, into the Union without being released for free circulation, where such goods, including their packaging, originate in third countries.
Amendment 57 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Procedures for the registration, modification and possible cancellation of Union or third country geographical indications in accordance with the TRIPS Agreement should be laid down whilst automatically recognising the status of existing protectregistered geographical indications of the Union. In view of making procedural rules on geographical indications consistent through all the sectors concerned, such procedures for spirit drinks should be modelled on the more exhaustive and well tested procedures for agricultural products and foodstuffs laid down in Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 while taking into account specificities of spirit drinks. In order to simplify the registration procedures and to ensure that information for food business operators and consumers is electronically available an transparent and exhaustive electronic register of geographical indications should be established. with the same legal value as Annex III of Regulation 110/2008 should be established. Geographical indications registered under Regulation 110/2008 should automatically be registered by the Commission. The Commission should complete the verification of geographical indications contained in Annex III of Regulation 110/2008, in accordance with Art. 20 of that Regulation, before the entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 59 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) In order to ensure full compliance with the provisions concerning the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks, consideration should be given to the adoption of rules preventing the fraudulent use of geographical indications to designate products in transit through Union territory, even where they are not intended for free circulation on the Union market.
Amendment 62 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) In order to take into account evolving consumer demands, technological progress, developments in the relevant international standards and the need to improve the economic conditions of production and marketing, the traditional ageing processes and, in exceptional cases, the law of the importing third countries, and in order to ensure the protection of geographical indications, while taking into account the importance of respecting traditional practices, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the amendment of or derogations from the technical definitions and requirements of the categories of spirit drinks and the specific rules concerning some of them referred to under Chapter I of this Regulation, the labelling and presentation referred to under Chapter II of this Regulation, the geographical indications referred to under Chapter III of this Regulation and the checks and exchange of information referred under Chapter IV of this Regulation.
Amendment 65 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) In order to react rapidly to economic and technological developments regarding spirit drinks covered by this Regulation for which no category and technical specifications exist so as to protect consumers and the economic interests of producers and unify the given production and quality requirements for those spirit drinks, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treatyimplementing powers should be delegatconferred ton the Commission as regard the addition, subject to certain conditions, of new categories of spirit drinks to those listed respectively in Part I and II of Annex II to this Regulation and the technical specifications thereof.
Amendment 67 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point d – point i – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point d – point i – introductory part
(i) either directly by using any of the following methods, individually or in combination:
Amendment 70 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point d – point i – indent 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point d – point i – indent 2
- the maceration or similar processing of plant materials in ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin, distillates of agricultural origin or spirit drinks or a mixturecombination thereof within the meaning of this Regulation,
Amendment 74 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – introductory part
(3) ‘mixture’ means a spirit drink listed in Part I of Annex II or corresponding to a geographical indication mixed with anyone or more of the following:
Amendment 76 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
(7) ‘product specification’ means a file attached to the application for the protection of a geographical indication setting out the specifications which the spirit drink must comply with and corresponding to the "technical file" referred in Regulation 110/2008;
Amendment 78 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8
(8) ‘presentation’ means the terms used on the labelling and on the packaging, includingas well as in advertising and sales promotion, in images or such like, as well as on the container, including the bottle and the closure;
Amendment 81 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The alcohol used in the production of alcoholic beveragespirit drinks and to dilute or dissolve colours, flavourings or any other authorised additives used in the preparation of alcoholic beveragespirit drinks shall be ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin.
Amendment 85 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. Distillates used in the production of alcoholic beveragespirit drinks and to dilute or dissolve colours, flavourings or any other authorised additives used in the preparation of alcoholic beveragespirit drinks shall exclusively be of agricultural origin.
Amendment 92 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegatedimplementing acts in accordance with Article 434 concerning:
Amendment 95 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The delegatedimplementing acts referred to in points (a) and (b) of the first subparagraph shall be limited to meeting demonstrated needs resulting from evolving consumer demands, technological progress, developments in relevant international standards or needs for product innovation, while at the same time taking traditional practice into account.
Amendment 103 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegatedimplementing acts in accordance with Article 434 concerning the addition of new categories of spirit drinks in Annex II.
Amendment 105 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) the marketing of a spirit drink under a particular name and in accordance with uniform technical specifications is economically and technically necessary to protect the interests of consumers and producers;
Amendment 107 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) a spirit drink has a significantis present on the market share in at least one Member State;
Amendment 109 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The Commission may, by means of implementing powers, adopt rules on the maximum levels for the products used for rounding off listed in (3) (a) to (f) of Annex I.
Amendment 121 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the alcohol used in the production of the foodstuffs originates exclusively from the spirit drinks referred to in the compound term or in the allusion(s), except for ethyl alcohol that may be present inof agricultural origin that may be used as a carrier for flavourings used for the production of that foodstuff; and
Amendment 129 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Where the origin of a spirit drink is indicated, it shall correspond to the country or territory of origin in accordance with Article 60 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council16 . _________________ 16 Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament anplace or region where the relevant stage in the production process of the finished product took place which conferred ofn the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Customs Code (OJ L 269, 10.10.2013, p. 1)spirit drink its character and essential definitive qualities.
Amendment 136 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. The terms in italics in Annex II and the geographical indications shall neither be translated on the label nor in the presentation of the spirit drink. be used according to the linguistic traditions and laws in the member state(s) where the drink is produced in order to facilitate the presentation of the spirit drink both on the internal and external markets. 2. Without prejudice to paragraph 1, in the case of spirit drinks produced in the Community and intended for export, the particulars provided for in this Regulation may be repeated in a language other than an official language of the European Union. 3. The particulars provided for in this Regulation shall be given in one or more official languages of the European Union in such a way that the final consumer can easily understand each of those items of information, unless the consumer is provided with the information by other means. 4. In the case of spirit drinks originating in third countries, use of an official language of the third country in which the spirit drink was produced shall be authorised if the particulars provided for in this Regulation are also given in an official language of the European Union in such a way that the final consumer can easily understand each item.
Amendment 138 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Without prejudice to paragraph 1, in the case of spirit drinks produced in the Union and intended for export, the geographical indications and the terms in italics in Annex II may be repeated in a language other than an official language of the Union when this is a legal requirement of the importing country.
Amendment 141 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – title
Article 14 – title
Use of a Union symbol for protected registered geographical indications
Amendment 143 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. In order to take into account evolving consumer demands, technological progress, developments in the relevant international standards and the need to improve the economic conditions of production and marketing, while ensuring consumer protection and taking into account traditional practices, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts supplementing this regulation in accordance with Article 43 concerning:
Amendment 145 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Amendment 149 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. ProtectRegistered geographical indications may be used by any operator marketing a spirit drink produced in conformity with the corresponding product specification.
Amendment 152 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. ProtectRegistered geographical indications and the spirit drinks using those protected names in conformity with the product specification shall be protected against:
Amendment 159 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The protection of geographical indications referred to in paragraph 2 shall be extended to goods brought, in the course of trade, into the Union without being released for free circulation, where such goods, including their packaging, originate in third countries.
Amendment 162 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Article 18 – paragraph 3
3. ProtectRegistered geographical indications shall not become generic in the Union within the meaning of Article 32(1) .
Amendment 165 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4
Article 18 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall take the steps necessary to stop the unlawful use of protectregistered geographical indications as referred to in paragraph 2.
Amendment 168 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the name to be protectregistered as a geographical indication, as it is used, whether in trade or in common language, and only in the languages which are or were historically used to describe the specific product in the defined geographical area;
Amendment 173 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 5
Article 21 – paragraph 5
5. Where the application relates to a geographical area in a third country the application shall be lodged with the Commission, either directly or via the authorities of the third country concerned.
Amendment 175 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall scrutinise by appropriate means any application that it receives pursuant to Article 21, in order to check that it is justified and that it meets the conditions of this Chapter. This scrutiny should not exceed a period of 126 months. Where this period is exceeded, the Commission shall indicate in writing to the applicant the reasons for the delay.
Amendment 179 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission may, on its own initiative orafter consulting the respective authority of the member states affected, at the request of any natural or legal person having a legitimate interest, adopt implementing acts to cancel the registration of a geographical indication in the following cases:
Amendment 181 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) where compliance with the conditions of the product specification is notcan no longer be ensured;
Amendment 182 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) where no product is placed on the market under the geographical indication for at least seven consecutive years.
Amendment 183 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Acts to cancel the registration of geographical indications shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Amendment 185 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall adopt implementing acts, without applying the procedure referred to in Article 44(2), establishing and maintaining a publicly accessible updated electronic register of geographical indications of spirit drinks recognised under this scheme (‘the Register’)., replacing and having the same legal value as Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008
Amendment 192 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – title
Article 34 – title
Implementing powers with respect to existing protectregistered geographical indications
Amendment 195 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 2
Article 34 – paragraph 2
2. For a period of up to two years following the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission, by means of implementing acts, may, on its own initiative,and only after consulting and reaching an agreement with the competent authority of the concerned member state may cancel the protection of geographical indications referred to in Article 20 of Regulation (EU) No 110/2008 if they do not comply with point (6) of Article 2(1). Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 44(2).
Amendment 197 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 2
Article 34 – paragraph 2
2. For a period of up to two years followingUp to the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission, by means of implementing acts, may, on its own initiative, cancel the protecregistration of geographical indications referred to in Article 20 of Regulation (EU) No 110/2008 if they do not comply with point (6) of Article 2(1). Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 44(2).
Amendment 199 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 5
Article 35 – paragraph 5
5. The competent authorities or bodies referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 verifying compliance of the protectregistered geographical indication with the product specification shall be objective and impartial. They shall have at their disposal the qualified staff and resources necessary to carry out their tasks.
Amendment 201 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1
Article 38 – paragraph 1
Amendment 204 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 2
Article 38 – paragraph 2
2. In order to ensure product quality and traceability, the Commission may, by means of delegatedimplementing acts adopted in accordance with Article 434, provide for the conditions under which the product specification may include information concerning packaging as referred to in point (e) of Article 19 or any specific labelling rule as referred to in point (h) of Article 19.
Amendment 205 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1
Article 40 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall be responsible for checks on spirit drinks, in accordance with Regulation 2017/625. They shall take the measures necessary to ensure compliance with this Regulation and designate the competent authorities responsible on compliance with this Regulation.
Amendment 208 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 2
Article 43 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 5, 16, 38, 41 and 46(2) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate five-year period of time from the entry into force of this Regulation. This delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for a period of identical duration unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such an extension not later than three months before the end of each period.
Amendment 216 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point f
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point f
(f) any other natural carbohydrate substances or agricultural raw materials having a similar effect to the products referred to in points (a) to (e).
Amendment 228 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 12 – title
Annex II – section 1 – part 12 – title
Amendment 230 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 12 – point а
Annex II – section 1 – part 12 – point а
(а) Hefebrand or lees spirit is a spirit drink produced exclusively by the distillation at less than 86 % vol. of lees of wine or of fermented fruit.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 232 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 12 – point b
Annex II – section 1 – part 12 – point b
(b) The minimum alcoholic strength by volume of Hefebrand or lees spirit shall be 38 %.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 233 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 12 – point d
Annex II – section 1 – part 12 – point d
(d) Hefebrand or lees spirit shall not be flavoured.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 234 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 12 – point e
Annex II – section 1 – part 12 – point e
(e) Hefebrand or lees spirit may only contain added caramel as a means to adapt colour.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 235 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 13 – title
Annex II – section 1 – part 13 – title
Amendment 236 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 13 – point а
Annex II – section 1 – part 13 – point а
(а) Bierbrand or eau de vie de bière is a spirit drink obtained exclusively by direct distillation under normal pressure of fresh beer with an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 86 % such that the distillate obtained has organoleptic characteristics deriving from the beer.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 237 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 13 – point b
Annex II – section 1 – part 13 – point b
(b) The minimum alcoholic strength by volume of Bierbrand or eau de vie de bière shall be 38 %.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 238 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 13 – point d
Annex II – section 1 – part 13 – point d
(d) Bierbrand or eau de vie de bière shall not be flavoured.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 239 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 13 – point e
Annex II – section 1 – part 13 – point e
(e) Bierbrand or eau de vie de bière may only contain added caramel as a means to adapt colour.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 240 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 14 – title
Annex II – section 1 – part 14 – title
Amendment 241 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 14 – point а
Annex II – section 1 – part 14 – point а
Amendment 242 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 14 – point b
Annex II – section 1 – part 14 – point b
(b) The minimum alcoholic strength by volume of topinambur or Jerusalem artichoke spirit shall be 38 %.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 243 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 14 – point d
Annex II – section 1 – part 14 – point d
Amendment 244 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 14 – point e
Annex II – section 1 – part 14 – point e
(e) Topinambur or Jerusalem artichoke spirit may only contain added caramel as a means of adapting colour.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 253 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 17 – title
Annex II – section 1 – part 17 – title
Amendment 254 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 17 – point а
Annex II – section 1 – part 17 – point а
Amendment 255 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 17 – point b
Annex II – section 1 – part 17 – point b
(b) The minimum alcoholic strength by volume of Geist (with the name of the fruit or the raw material used) shall be 37,5 %.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 256 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 17 – point c
Annex II – section 1 – part 17 – point c
(c) Geist (with the name of the fruit or the raw materials used) shall not be flavoured.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 257 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 22 – title
Annex II – section 1 – part 22 – title
Amendment 258 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 22 – point а – introductory part
Annex II – section 1 – part 22 – point а – introductory part
Amendment 260 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 22 – point b
Annex II – section 1 – part 22 – point b
(b) The minimum alcoholic strength by volume of London gin shall be 37,5 %.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 261 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 22 – point c
Annex II – section 1 – part 22 – point c
(c) The term London gin may be supplemented by the term ‘dry’.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 262 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 24 – point a
Annex II – section 1 – part 24 – point a
Amendment 263 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 24 – point b
Annex II – section 1 – part 24 – point b
(b) The minimum alcoholic strength by volume of akvavit or aquavit shall be 37.5 %.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 268 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 33 – title
Annex II – section 1 – part 33 – title
Amendment 269 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 33 – point а
Annex II – section 1 – part 33 – point а
Amendment 270 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 33 – point b
Annex II – section 1 – part 33 – point b
(b) The minimum alcoholic strength by volume of Crème de (followed by the name of a fruit or the raw material used) shall be 15 %.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 271 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 34 – title
Annex II – section 1 – part 34 – title
Amendment 272 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 34 – point а
Annex II – section 1 – part 34 – point а
Amendment 273 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 34 – point b
Annex II – section 1 – part 34 – point b
(b) The minimum alcoholic strength by volume of crème de cassis shall be 15 %.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 274 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 34 – point c
Annex II – section 1 – part 34 – point c
(c) The rules on flavouring substances and flavouring preparations for liqueurs laid down under category 32 shall apply to crème de cassis.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 275 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 35 – title
Annex II – section 1 – part 35 – title
Amendment 276 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 35 – point а
Annex II – section 1 – part 35 – point а
Amendment 277 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 35 – point b
Annex II – section 1 – part 35 – point b
(b) The minimum alcoholic strength by volume of guignolet shall be 15 %.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 278 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 35 – point c
Annex II – section 1 – part 35 – point c
(c) The rules on flavouring substances and flavouring preparations for liqueurs laid down under category 32 shall apply to guignolet.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 279 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 36 – title
Annex II – section 1 – part 36 – title
Amendment 280 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 36 – point а
Annex II – section 1 – part 36 – point а
Amendment 281 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 36 – point b
Annex II – section 1 – part 36 – point b
(b) The minimum alcoholic strength by volume of punch au rhum shall be 15 %.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 282 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 36 – point c
Annex II – section 1 – part 36 – point c
(c) The rules on flavouring substances and flavouring preparations for liqueurs laid down under category 32 shall apply to punch au rhum.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 283 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 37 – title
Annex II – section 1 – part 37 – title
Amendment 284 #
2016/0392(COD)
Amendment 285 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 37 – point b
Annex II – section 1 – part 37 – point b
(b) The minimum alcoholic strength by volume of sloe gin shall be 25 %.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 286 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 37 – point c
Annex II – section 1 – part 37 – point c
(c) Only natural flavouring substances and flavouring preparations may be used in the preparation of sloe gin.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 287 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 39 – title
Annex II – section 1 – part 39 – title
Amendment 288 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 39 – point а – introductory part
Annex II – section 1 – part 39 – point а – introductory part
Amendment 289 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 39 – point b
Annex II – section 1 – part 39 – point b
(b) The minimum alcoholic strength by volume of sambuca shall be 38 %.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 290 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 39 – point c
Annex II – section 1 – part 39 – point c
(c) The rules on flavouring substances and flavouring preparations for liqueurs laid down under category 32 apply to sambuca.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 291 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 40 – title
Annex II – section 1 – part 40 – title
Amendment 292 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 40 – point а
Annex II – section 1 – part 40 – point а
Amendment 293 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 40 – point b
Annex II – section 1 – part 40 – point b
(b) The minimum alcoholic strength by volume of maraschino, marrasquino or maraskino shall be 24 %.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 294 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 40 – point c
Annex II – section 1 – part 40 – point c
(c) The rules on flavouring substances and flavouring preparations for liqueurs laid down under category 32 shall apply to maraschino, marrasquino or maraskino.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 295 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 41 – title
Annex II – section 1 – part 41 – title
Amendment 296 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 41 – point а
Annex II – section 1 – part 41 – point а
Amendment 297 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 41 – point b
Annex II – section 1 – part 41 – point b
(b) The minimum alcoholic strength by volume of nocino shall be 30 %.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 298 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 41 – point c
Annex II – section 1 – part 41 – point c
(c) The rules on flavouring substances and flavouring preparations for liqueurs laid down under category 32 shall apply to nocino.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 301 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 44 – title
Annex II – section 1 – part 44 – title
Amendment 302 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 44 – point а – introductory part
Annex II – section 1 – part 44 – point а – introductory part
Amendment 303 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 44 – point b
Annex II – section 1 – part 44 – point b
(b) The minimum alcoholic strength by volume of mistrà shall be 40 % and the maximum alcoholic strength by volume shall be 47 %.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 304 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 45 – title
Annex II – section 1 – part 45 – title
Amendment 305 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 45 – point а
Annex II – section 1 – part 45 – point а
Amendment 306 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 45 – point b
Annex II – section 1 – part 45 – point b
(b) The minimum alcoholic strength by volume of väkevä glögi or spritglögg shall be 15 %.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 307 #
2016/0392(COD)
Amendment 308 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 46 – point а – introductory part
Annex II – section 1 – part 46 – point а – introductory part
Amendment 309 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 46 – point b
Annex II – section 1 – part 46 – point b
(b) The minimum alcoholic strength by volume of Berenburg or Beerenburg shall be 30 %.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 310 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 46 – point c
Annex II – section 1 – part 46 – point c
(c) Only natural flavouring substances and flavouring preparations may be used in the preparation of Berenburg or Beerenburg.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 87 #
2016/0389(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Livestock unit coefficients – Section 1 a (new)
Annex I – Livestock unit coefficients – Section 1 a (new)
Equidae animals Less than 1 year old 0.400 1 to less than 2 years old 0.700 2 years old and over 1.000
Amendment 88 #
2016/0389(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Livestock unit coefficients – Poultry – row 6 a (new)
Annex I – Livestock unit coefficients – Poultry – row 6 a (new)
Quail
Amendment 100 #
2016/0389(COD)
Buffalo-cows head Dairy buffalo-cows head Non-dairy buffalo-cows head
Amendment 101 #
2016/0389(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Livestock characteristics – Section 1 a (new)
Annex III – Livestock characteristics – Section 1 a (new)
Equidae animals head Equidae animals less than one year head Equidae animals, 1 to less than 2 years head Male equidae animals, 1 to less head than 2 years Female equidae animals, 1 to head less than 2 years Equidae animals 2 years old and over head Male equidae animals, 2 years head old and over Female equidae animals, 2 years head old and over
Amendment 102 #
2016/0389(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Livestock characteristics – Pigs
Annex III – Livestock characteristics – Pigs
Pigs head Pigs, domesticated Piglets, live weight of under 20 kg head Breeding sows, live weight 50 kg and over head Pigs, free range (semi- wild) Piglets, live weight of under 20 kg head Breeding sows, live weight 50 kg and over head Other pigs head
Amendment 103 #
2016/0389(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Livestock characteristics – Bees
Annex III – Livestock characteristics – Bees
Bees hivbee families
Amendment 63 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Promoting renewable forms of energy is one of the goals of the Union energy policy. The increased use of energy from renewable sources, together with energy savings and increased energy efficiency, constitutes an important part of the package of measures needed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and comply with the 2015 Paris Agreement on Climate Change, and the Union 2030 energy and climate framework, including the binding target to cut emissions in the Union by at least 40% below 1990 levels by 2030 . It also has an important part to play in promoting the security of energy supply, technological development and innovation and providing opportunities for employment and regional development, especially in rural and isolated areas or regions with low population density . , remote, isolated, geographically problematic areas or regions with low population density. Greenhouse gas emissions reductions are of critical importance but shouldn't compete with other environment protection goals.
Amendment 89 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In order to support Member States' ambitious contributions to the Union in reaching their targets, a financial framework aiming to facilitate investments in renewable energy projects in those Member States should be established, also through the use of financial instruments.
Amendment 93 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The Commission should facilitate the exchange of best practices between the competent national or, regional or local authorities or bodies, for instance through regular meetings to find a common approach to promote a higher uptake of cost-efficient renewable energy projects, encourage investments in new, flexible and clean technologies, and set out an adequate strategy to manage the retirement of technologies which do not contribute to the reduction of emissions or deliver sufficient flexibility, based on transparent criteria and reliable market price signals.
Amendment 109 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Without prejudice to adaptations of support schemes to bring them in line with State aid rules, renewables support policies should be stable and avoid frequent changes in order not to hinder investments in the development of advanced biofuels. Such changes have a direct impact on capital financing costs, the costs of project development and therefore on the overall cost of deploying renewables in the Union. Member States should prevent the revision of any support granted to renewable energy projects from having a negative impact on their economic viability. In this context, Member States should promote cost- effective support policies and ensure their financial sustainability.
Amendment 117 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) In order to ensure that Annex IX takes into account the principles of the waste hierarchy established in Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council17 , the Union sustainability criteria, , the Common Agricultural Policy framework, and the need to ensure that the Annex does not create additional demand for land while promoting the use of wastes and residues, the Commission, when regularly evaluating the Annex, should consider the inclusion of additional feedstocks that do not cause significant distortive effects on markets for (by-)products, wastes or residues. _________________ 17 Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3).
Amendment 124 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) It should be possible for imported electricity, produced from renewable energy sources outside the Union to count towards Member States’ renewable energy sharestargets. In order to guarantee an adequate effect of energy from renewable sources replacing conventional energy in the Union as well as in third countries it is appropriate to ensure that such imports can be tracked and accounted for in a reliable way. Agreements with third countries concerning the organisation of such trade in electricity from renewable energy sources will be considered. If, by virtue of a decision taken under the Energy Community Treaty18 to that effect, the contracting parties to that Treaty are bound by the relevant provisions of this Directive, the measures of cooperation between Member States provided for in this Directive should be applicable to them. _________________ 18 OJ L 198, 20.7.2006, p. 18. OJ L 198, 20.7.2006, p. 18.
Amendment 130 #
2016/0382(COD)
(33) At national and, regional and local level, rules and obligations for minimum requirements for the use of energy from renewable sources in new and renovated buildings have led to considerable increases in the use of energy from renewable sources. Those measures should be encouraged in a wider Union context, while promoting the use of more energy- efficient applications of energy from renewable sources through building regulations and codes.
Amendment 143 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 57
Recital 57
(57) Several Member States have implemented measures in the heating and cooling sector to reach their 2020 renewable energy target. However, in the absence of binding national targets post- 2020, the remaining national incentives may not be sufficient to reach the long- term decarbonisation goals for 2030 and 2050. In order to be in line with such goals, reinforce investor certainty and foster the development of a Union-wide renewable heating and cooling market, while respecting the energy efficiency first principle, it is appropriate to encourage the effort of Member States in the supply of renewable heating and cooling to contribute to the progressive increase of the share of renewable energy. Given the fragmented nature of some heating and cooling markets, it is of utmost importance to ensure flexibility in designing such an effort. It is also important to ensure that a potential uptake of renewable heating and cooling does not have detrimental environmental side-effects, be it inside or outside the EU.
Amendment 169 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 64
Recital 64
(64) AIn respect of the sustainability criteria, advanced biofuels and other biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX, renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non- biological origin, and renewable electricity in transport can contribute to low carbon emissions, stimulating the decarbonisation of the Union transport sector in a cost- effective manner, and improving inter alia energy diversification in the transport sector while promoting innovation, growth and jobs in the Union economy and reducing reliance on energy imports. The incorporation obligation on fuels suppliers should encourage continuous development of advanced fuels, including biofuels, and it is important to ensure that the incorporation obligation also incentivises improvements in the greenhouse gas performance of the fuels supplied to meet it. The Commission should assess the greenhouse gas performance, technical innovation and sustainability of those fuels.
Amendment 186 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 71
Recital 71
(71) The production of agricultural raw material for biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels , and the incentives for their use provided for in this Directive, should not have the effect of encouraging the destruction of biodiverse lands Such finite resources, recognised in various international instruments to be of value to all mankind, should be preserved. It is therefore necessary to provide sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions savings criteria ensuring that biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels qualify for the incentives only when it is guaranteed that the agricultural or forest raw material does not originate in biodiverse areas or, in the case of areas designated for nature protection purposes or for the protection of rare, threatened or endangered ecosystems or species, the relevant competent authority demonstrates that the production of the agricultural or forest raw material does not interfere with such purposes. Forests should be considered as biodiverse according to the sustainiability criteria, where they are primary forests in accordance with the definition used by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) in its Global Forest Resource Assessment, or where they are protected by national nature protection law. Areas where the collection of non-wood forest products occurs should be considered to be biodiverse forests , provided the human impact is small. Other types of forests as defined by the FAO, such as modified natural forests, semi- natural forests and plantations, should not be considered as primary forests. Having regard, furthermore, to the highly biodiverse nature of certain grasslands, both temperate and tropical, including highly biodiverse savannahs, steppes, scrublands and prairies, biofuels , bioliquids and biomass fuels made from agricultural raw materials originating in such lands should not qualify for the incentives provided for by this Directive. The Commission should establish appropriate criteria to define such highly biodiverse grasslands in accordance with the best available scientific evidence and relevant international standards.
Amendment 193 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 73
Recital 73
(73) Agricultural feedstock for the production of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels should not be produced on peatland or wetland as the cultivation of feedstock on peatland or wetland would result in significant carbon stock loss if the land was further drained for that purpose while the absence of such drainage cannot be easily verified.
Amendment 197 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 74
Recital 74
(74) In the framework of the Common Agricultural Policy Union, farmers should comply with a comprehensivelear set of environmental requirements in order to receive direct support. Compliance with those requirements can be most effectively verified in the context of agricultural policy. Including those requirements in the sustainability scheme is not appropriate as the sustainability criteria for bioenergy should set out rules that are objective and apply globally. Verification of compliance under this Directive would also risk causing unnecessary administrative burden.
Amendment 230 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g
(g) ‘biofuels’ means liquid or gaseous fuel for transport produced from biomass;
Amendment 233 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point q
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point q
(q) ‘non-food cellulosic material’ means feedstocks mainly composed of cellulose and hemicellulose, and having a lower lignin content than ligno-cellulosic material; it includes food and feed crop residues (such as straw, stover, husks and shells), grassy energy crops with a low starch content (such as ryegrass, switchgrass, miscanthus, giant cane and cover crops before and after main crops), industrial residues (including from food and feed crops after vegetal oils, sugars, starches and protein have been extracted), and material from biowaste;
Amendment 238 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point aa
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point aa
(aa) ‘renewable self-consumer’ means an active customer as defined in Directive [MDI Directive] or a group of customers acting together, who consumes and may store and sell renewable electricitnergy which is generatproduced within his or its premises, including a multi-apartment block, a commercial or shared services site, a farm or a closed distribution system, provided that, for non-household renewable self- consumers, those activities do not constitute their primary commercial or professional activity;
Amendment 239 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point bb
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point bb
(bb) ‘renewable self-consumption’ means the generation and consumption, and, where applicable, storage, of renewable electricitnergy by renewable self- consumers;
Amendment 243 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point dd a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point dd a (new)
(dd a) 'highly sustainable crop based biofuels' should be defined as biofuels that - have a limited impact on food, water availability and biodiversity - preserve the equilibrium of ecosystems and good soil quality - save at least 70% GHG emissions compared to fossil fuel according to the methodology in article 28 (1) from 2021, increasing to at least 80% by 2030; - are produced from feedstocks obtained in accordance with the requirements and standards under the provisions referred to Article 93 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural Policy ; or are certified to comply with an equivalent set of sustainability standards.
Amendment 251 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point ff
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point ff
Amendment 276 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall support the high ambition of Member States through an enabling framework comprising the enhanced use of Union funds, in particular financial instruments, especially in view of reducing the cost of capital for renewable energy projects and advanced biorefineries.
Amendment 305 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
For the calculation of a Member State’s gross final consumption of energy from renewable energy sources, the contribution from biofuels and bioliquids, as well as from biomass fuels consumed in transport, if produced from food or feed crops, shall be no more than 7% of final consumption of energy in road and rail transport in that Member State. This limit shall be reduced to 3,8% in 2030 following the trajectory set out in part A of Annex X. Member States may set a lower limit and may distinguish between different types of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from food and feed crops, for instance by settingMember States may set a lower limit for the contribution from food or feed crop based biofuels produced from oil crops, taking into account indirect land use change.
Amendment 317 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The contribution of transport fuels from palm oil and its derivatives to the share of renewables in transport should be phased out preferably by 2020.
Amendment 358 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) are entitled to carry out self- consumption and sell, including through power purchase agreements, their excess production of renewable electricitnergy without being subject to disproportionate procedures and charges that are not cost- reflective;. They should be encouraged to produce and consume their self-generated renewable energy with low taxes.
Amendment 363 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that renewable self-consumers living in the same multi-apartment block, or located in the same farm, commercial, or shared services, site or closed distribution system, are allowed to jointly engage in self- consumption as if they were an individual renewable self-consumer. In this case, the threshold set out in paragraph 1(c) shall apply to each renewable self-consumer concerned.
Amendment 380 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 396 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Taking into account emissions from possible indirect land-use changes (ILUC), the greenhouse gas emission savings from the use of advanced biofuels and other biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX shall be at least 70% as of 1 January 2021.
Amendment 463 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – point i
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – point i
i) the forest biomass has been harvested according to a legal permit; or a legal authorisation
Amendment 466 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – point iii
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b – point iii
iii) areas of high conservation value and delivering ecosystem services, including peatlands and wetlands, are identified and protected;, including areas designated by international and national law as well as European, national and regional authorities
Amendment 499 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 10
Article 26 – paragraph 10
10. For the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1, Member States may place additional sustainability requirements for biomass fuels. Sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria shall apply similarly to biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced in the EU or imported from third-countries.
Amendment 515 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
In the event that the Commission’s review concludes that changes to Annex V or Annex VI should be made, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts pursuant to Article 32shall submit a legislative proposal to the European Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 542 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – part Part A – point g
Annex IX – part Part A – point g
Amendment 543 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – part Part A – point h
Annex IX – part Part A – point h
Amendment 569 #
Amendment 22 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) This Regulation sets out the necessary legislative foundation for a reliable and transparent Governance that ensures the achievement of the objectives of the Energy Union and the targets of the Energy UnionParis Agreement through complementary, coherent and ambitious efforts by the Union and its Member States, while promoting the Union's Better Regulation principles.
Amendment 26 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The European Energy Union should make a transition to a highly efficient energy system which focuses to a high degree on renewable energy and covers five key dimensions: energy security; the internal energy market; energy efficiency; decarbonisation; and research, innovation and competitiveness.
Amendment 32 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The goal of a resilient Energy Union with an ambitious climate policy at its core is to give Union consumers, both households and businesses, secure, sustainable, competitive and affordable energy, which requires a fundamental transformation of Europe'’s energy system. That objective can only be achieved through coordinated action, combining both legislative and non-legislative acts at Union, national and natregional level.
Amendment 45 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The Conclusions of the Council of 26 November 20151616 recognised that the Governance of the Energy Union will be an essential tool for the efficient and effective construction of the Energy Union and the achievement of its objectives. They underlined that the governance system should be based on the principles of integration of strategic planning and reporting on the implementation of climate and energy policies and coordination between actors responsible for energy and climate policy, at Union, regional and national level. They also underlined that the Governance should ensure that the agreed energy and climate targets for 2030 are met; and that the Governance would monitor the Member States' and the Union’s collective progress towards the achievement of the policy objectives across the five dimensions of the Energy Union. _________________ 16 Conclusions of the Council of 26 November 2015 (14632/15).
Amendment 103 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) a description of the policies and measur, measures and investment strategies foreseen to meet the corresponding objectives, targets and contributions set out under point (b);
Amendment 104 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) an assessment of the impacts of the planned policies and measur, measures and investment strategies to meet the objectives referred to in point (b);
Amendment 105 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) results of consultation and involvement of local authorities, civil society, the social partners, relevant sectors and members of the public;
Amendment 107 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 1 – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 1 – point i
i. the Member State's binding national target for greenhouse gas emissions and the annual binding national limits pursuant to Regulation [ ] [ESR], but not falling short of the targets set in Article 7a(2) of Directive 98/70/EC [ESR] to be attained by 2020;
Amendment 119 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2 – point iii a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2 – point iii a (new)
iiia. the trajectories to gradually increase the blending obligation for biofuels derived from agricultural waste which applies to suppliers of fossil fuels;
Amendment 120 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2 – point iii b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2 – point iii b (new)
iiib. the gradual elimination of the use of vegetable oils and energy crops in biofuels and bioliquids which entail land use change, deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions;
Amendment 121 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2 – point iii c (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2 – point iii c (new)
iiic. the standards applicable to various types of biofuels and mixtures;
Amendment 135 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the macroeconomic, environmental, health, skills and social impact of the planned policies and measures referred to in Article 7 and further specified in Annex I, for the first ten-year period at least until the year 2030 including a comparison with the projectionsbased on of existing (implemented and adopted) policies and measures referred to in paragraph 1;
Amendment 148 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Amendment 180 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission shall announce in advance the indicators that it intends to use to make such assessments.
Amendment 191 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
1. If, on the basis of its assessment of the integrated national energy and climate plans and their updates pursuant to Article 12, the Commission concludes that the targets, objectives and contributions of the national plans or their updates are insufficient for the collective achievement of the Energy Union objectives and, in particular, for the first ten-years period, for the Union's 2030 targets for renewable energy and energy efficiency, it shall take measures at Union level in order to ensure the collective achievement of those objectives and targets. With regard to renewable energy, such measures and, in particular, the financing platform set up at Union level to contribute to renewable energy projects, shall take into consideration the level of ambition of contributions to the Union's 2030 target by Member States set out in the national plans and their updates.
Amendment 199 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4 a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4 a (new)
The Commission shall ensure that the contribution sought from the Member States for the financing platform for renewable energy projects is distributed fairly on the basis of the progress made by each Member State.
Amendment 206 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall ensure that the recommendations are published and made accessible.
Amendment 220 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – Part 1 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
Annex VII – Part 1 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) the estimated impact of co- production and use of first generation biofuels on the self-sufficiency and price of protein concentrates and other feed products;
Amendment 51 #
2016/0308(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – table 1 – row 2
Annex I – table 1 – row 2
Amendment 44 #
2016/0304(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Individuals, when looking for a job, or making decisions on what and where to learn, study or work need access to information on opportunities available, means of assessing their skills, and means of presenting information about their skills and, qualifications and knowledge.
Amendment 46 #
2016/0304(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1 a) Evidence shows that Europass is currently used by social groups with higher digital literacy; disadvantaged groups such as persons with lower levels of education, senior citizens or long-term unemployed persons are often not aware of its existence and therefore cannot benefit from the existing tools.
Amendment 53 #
2016/0304(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2 a) Europass documents need to evolve sufficiently in order to allow for the description of different types of learning and skills and especially those acquired through non-formal and informal learning.
Amendment 86 #
2016/0304(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Education and training is increasingly offered in new forms and settings by a variety of providersuch as Open Educational Resources (OER) by a variety of providers including non-formal education providers and NGOs, particularly through use of digital technologies and platforms. Equally, skills, experiences and learning achievements are acknowledged in different forms for example digital open badges. They are also known and used for skills gained through non-formal and informal learning such as youth work, volunteering, sports and art activities.
Amendment 88 #
2016/0304(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Education and training is increasingly offered in new forms and settings by a variety of providers, particularly through use of digital technologies and platforms. Equally, skills, experiences and learning achievements are acknowledged in different forms for example digital open badges. They are also known and used for skills gained through non-formal learning such as youth work, volunteering, sports and art activities.
Amendment 90 #
2016/0304(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) There is an acknowledged growing importance of transversal or 'soft' skills thatsuch as critical thinking, team-working, problem-solving, creativity and variety of life skills that are an essential prerequisite for personal and professional fulfilment and therefore can be applied in different fields. Individuals require tools and guidance on self-assessing and describing these and other skills, for example digital or language.
Amendment 101 #
2016/0304(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The current focus of the Europass framework on documentation is too limited to respond to current and future needs. To communicate skills and qualifications and make decisions on employment and learning and validation opportunities users need access to relevant information and tools for understanding skills and qualifications as well as tools for documenting their own skills and qualifications.
Amendment 106 #
2016/0304(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Union tools and services for skills and qualifications should adapt to changing practices and advances in technology to ensure they remain relevant and of value to users. This should be achieved by, among other things, creating more synergy between related tools and services, including those developed by third parties, to offer a more comprehensive and effective service taking into account the specific needs of wider groups such as people with disabilities.
Amendment 112 #
2016/0304(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The revised Europass framework approach should consider the needs of all potential users, including learners, job seekers, people with disabilities, workers, employers, guidance practitioners, public employment services, social partners, education and training providers, youth work organisations and policy makers.
Amendment 119 #
2016/0304(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Services should be provided online at Union level. Services should also include the development and use of open standards, metadata schemata and semantic assets to facilitate the effective exchange of information, appropriate authentication measures to ensure trust of digital documents, and skills intelligence and information. In addition, support services at national level should promote and ensure access to a wide range of users, including third country nationals and people with disabilities.
Amendment 172 #
2016/0304(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) 'organisations' means employers, recruiters, education and training institutions, and other stakeholders with an interest in education, training and employment issues such as non-formal education providers and NGOs;
Amendment 176 #
2016/0304(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) 'skills assessment' means the process or method used to evaluate, measure and eventually describe the skills of individuals acquired through formal and non-formal settings. This may include self- assessment or assessment certified by a third party;
Amendment 333 #
2016/0304(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) provide Europass users with access to the relevant information or data available within the Member State, in particular access to information on learning and validation opportunities, qualifications and qualification systems and to semantic assets on national level;
Amendment 53 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 a (new)
Recital 26 a (new)
(26a) There are more frequent cases of media of different kinds aiming at misinformation and content manipulation (such as "fake news") appearing in different Member States. This constantly growing trend requires looking for and exchanging best practices, which would then limit or prevent the use of the media in this manner and would prevent social tension, which occurs as a result of these acts.
Amendment 96 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) initiate a platform for the exchange of opinions and best practices in an effort to combat misinformation and misrepresentation of information such as "fake news" on the territory of the Union, which would aim to fight manipulation of public opinion through different media and media tools;
Amendment 100 #
2016/0280(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In the fields of research, education and preservation of cultural heritage, digital technologies permit new types of uses that are not clearly covered by the current Union rules on exceptions and limitations. In addition, the optional nature of exceptions and limitations provided for in Directives 2001/29/EC, 96/9/EC and 2009/24/EC in these fields may negatively impact the functioning of the internal market. This is particularly relevant as regards cross-border uses, which are becoming increasingly important in the digital environment. Therefore, the existing exceptions and limitations in Union law that are relevant for scientific research, teaching and preserv, distance and blended learning and preservation, protection and dissemination of cultural heritage should be reassessed in the light of those new uses. Mandatory exceptions or limitations for uses of text and data mining technologies in the field of scientific research, illustration for teaching in the digital environment and for preservation of cultural heritage should be introduced. For uses not covered by the exceptions or the limitation provided for in this Directive, the exceptions and limitations existing in Union law should continue to apply. Directives 96/9/EC and 2001/29/EC should be adapted.
Amendment 138 #
2016/0280(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Article 5(3)(a) of Directive 2001/29/EC allows Member States to introduce an exception or limitation to the rights of reproduction, communication to the public and making available to the public for the sole purpose of, among others, illustration for teaching. In addition, Articles 6(2)(b) and 9(b) of Directive 96/9/EC permit the use of a database and the extraction or re-utilization of a substantial part of its contents for the purpose of illustration for teaching. The scope of those exceptions or limitations as they apply to digital uses is unclear. In addition, there is a lack of clarity as to whether those exceptions or limitations would apply where teaching is provided online and thereby at a distance. Moreover, the existing framework does not provide for a cross-border effect. This situation may hamper the development of digitally- supported teaching activities and distance learning undermining the competitiveness of the educational systems within the Union. Therefore, the introduction of a new mandatory exception or limitation is necessary to ensure that educational establishments benefit from full legal certainty when using works or other subject-matter in digital teaching activities, including online and across borders.
Amendment 146 #
2016/0280(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) While distance learningand blended learning, as well as academic continuing education and cross- border education programmes are mostly developed at higher education level, digital tools and resources are increasingly used at all education levels, in particular to improve and enrich the learning experience. The exception or limitation provided for in this Directive should therefore benefit all educational establishments in primary, secondary, vocational and higher education to the extent they pursue their educational activity for a non-commercial purpose. The organisational structure and the means of funding of an educational establishment are not the decisive factors to determine the non-commercial nature of the activity.
Amendment 254 #
2016/0280(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) Over the last years, the functioning of the online content marketplace has gained in complexity. Online services providing access to copyright protected content uploaded by their users without the involvement of right holders have flourished and have become main sources of access to content online thus increasing the value gap. This affects rightholders' possibilities to determine whether, and under which conditions, their work and other subject-matter are used as well as their possibilities to get an appropriate remuneration for it.
Amendment 342 #
2016/0280(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
(3) ‘cultural heritage institution’ means a publicly accessible library or, museum or local cultural centre, an archive or a film or audio heritage institution;
Amendment 33 #
2016/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. An authorised entity established in a Member State carrying out the acts referred to in Articles 3 and 4 shall establish and follow its own practices to ensure that:
Amendment 12 #
2016/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Persons who are blind, visually impaired or otherwise print disabled continue to face many barriers in accessing books and other print material which are protected by copyright and related rights. Measures need to be taken to increase the availability of those works in accessible formats and to improve their circulation in the internal market as well as to collect data regarding such access, including the publication of information on the authorised entities established in the territory.
Amendment 18 #
2016/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) This Directive is designed for the benefit of persons who are blind, have a visual impairment which cannot be improved so as to give those persons visual function substantially equivalent to that of a person who has no such impairment, or have a perceptual or reading disability, including dyslexia, preventing them from reading printed works to substantially the same degree as persons without such disability, or are unable to hold or manipulate a book or to focus or move the eyes to the extent that would be normally acceptable for reading due to a physical disabilityimpairment. The objective of the measures introduced by this Directive is to improve the availability of books, journals, newspapers, magazines and other writings, sheet music and other print material, including in audio form, whether digital or analogue, in formats that make those works and other subject-matter accessible to those persons to substantially the same degree as to persons without an impairment or disabilityho are not blind, visually impaired or otherwise print disabled, without compromising the quality of the content. Accessible formats include Braille, large print, adapted e-books, audio books and radio broadcasts.
Amendment 22 #
2016/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) This Directive should therefore provides for mandatory exceptions to the rights that are harmonised by Union law and are relevant for the uses and works covered by the Marrakesh Treaty. These include in particular the rights of reproduction, communication to the public, making available, distribution and lending, as provided for in Directive 2001/29/EC, Directive 2006/115/EC, and Directive 2009/24/EC, as well as the corresponding rights in Directive 96/9/EC. As the scope of exceptions and limitations required by the Marrakesh Treaty also includes works in audio form, like audiobooks, it is necessary that these exceptions also apply to related rights.
Amendment 24 #
2016/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Uses laid down in this Directive include the making of accessible format copies by either the beneficiary persons or authorised entities serving their needs — whether public or private organisations, in particular libraries, educational establishments and other non-profit organisations that serve persons with a print disability as their main or one of their main activities or public interest missions —. Those uses should also include making accessible format copies, for the exclusive use of the beneficiary persons, by a natural person who does so on behalf of a beneficiary person or who assists the beneficiary person in doing so including a carer, family member, teacher or librarian. .
Amendment 25 #
2016/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Uses laid down in this Directive include the making of accessible format copies by either the beneficiary persons or authorised entities serving their needs — whether public or private organisations, in particular libraries, schools, universities, training centres, educational establishments and other non-profit organisations that serve persons with a print disability as their main or one of their main activities or public interest missions —. Those uses should alsIt is also necessary for those uses to include making accessible format copies, for the exclusive use of the beneficiary persons, by a natural person who does so on behalf of a beneficiary person or who assists the beneficiary person in doing so.
Amendment 27 #
2016/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) TIt is also necessary for the mandatory exception should alsto limit the right of reproduction so as to allow for any act that is necessary in order to make changes to or convert or adapt a work or other subject- matter in such a way as to produce an accessible format copy. This includes providing the necessary means to navigate information in an accessible format copy.
Amendment 28 #
2016/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The exception shouldwill allow authorised entities to make and disseminate online and offline within the Union accessible format copies of workscurrent works, archived material or other subject-matter covered by this Directive.
Amendment 35 #
2016/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) It shouldwill be possible for accessible format copies made in one Member State to be available in all Member States, in order to ensure their greater availability across the internal market. This would reduce the demand for redundant work in producing accessible format copies of the same work or other subject matter across the Union, thus generating savings and efficiency gains. This Directive shouldwill therefore ensure that accessible format copies made in one Member State may be circulated to and accessed by beneficiary persons and authorised entities in all Member States. An authorised entity should thus be able to disseminate those copies, offline or online, to beneficiary persons and authorised entities in any Member State. Moreover, authorised entities and beneficiary persons should be allowed to obtain or have access to those copies from any authorised entity in any Member State.
Amendment 39 #
2016/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In view of the specific nature of the exception, its targeted scope and the need for legal certainty for its beneficiaries, Member States shouldwill not be allowpermitted to impose additional requirements for the application of the exception, such as compensation schemes or the prior verification of the commercial availability of accessible format copies.
Amendment 45 #
2016/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) With the adoption of this Directive, the Union aims to ensure that beneficiary persons have access to books and other print material in accessible formats. Accordingly, this Directive is an essential first step in improving access to works for people with disabilities. There is a need to further assess barriers that disabled people with impairments not covered by the Marrakesh Treaty may face in having access to content and cultural materials.
Amendment 47 #
2016/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The Commission will monitor the effect of this Directive. As part of this, it will assess the situation regarding the availability in accessible formats of works and other subject-matter other than those covered by this Directive, as well as the availability of works and other subject- matter in accessible formats for persons with other disabilitieimpairments. The Commission will review the situation closely. Changes to the scope of this Directive may be considered, if necessary.
Amendment 51 #
2016/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) This Directive therefore respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised in particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. TIt is necessary that this Directive ishould be interpreted and applied in accordance with those rights and principles.
Amendment 53 #
2016/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The Marrakesh Treaty imposes certain obligations regarding the exchange of accessible format copies between the Union and third countries that are parties to the Treaty. The measures taken by the Union to fulfil those obligations are contained in Regulation […] which should be reaneeds to be consulted in conjunction with this Directive.
Amendment 60 #
2016/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘work and other subject-matter’ means a work in the form of a book, journal, newspaper, magazine or other writing, including sheet music,literary, academic or artistic work in the form of text, notation and/or related illustrations, in any media, including in audio forms such as audiobookscluding sheet music, which is protected by copyright or related rights and which is published or otherwise lawfully made publicly available; in books, e-books, journals, newspapers, magazines or other writing, and in any media form, including in audio form, such as audiobooks and radio broadcasts.
Amendment 62 #
2016/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
(d) a person who is otherwise unable, due to a physical disabilityimpairment, to hold or manipulate a book or to focus or move their eyes to the extent that would be normally acceptable for reading.
Amendment 64 #
2016/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) ‘authorised entity’ means an organisation providingor governmental institution certified or recognised by the Member State, and operating on a basis of trust, which provides access to education, instructional training, adaptive reading or, information access to, care or services for beneficiary persons, on a non-profit basis, as its main activity or as one of its main activities or, public- interest missions or institutional obligations.
Amendment 69 #
2016/0278(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that the accessible format copy respects the integrity of the work or other subject- matter, having due consideration for the changes required to make the work accessible in the alternative format for the different needs of beneficiary persons.
Amendment 47 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) This Regulation, including the available flexibilities, should provide an incentive for emission reductions consistent with other Union climate and energy legislation for sectors that are covered by this Regulation, including in the area of energy efficiency. This Regulation shall also take into account the objective of contributing to the EU Forest Strategy, the EU Bioeconomy Strategy and the EU Circular Economy Strategy.
Amendment 62 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Emissions and removals from forest land depend on a number of natural circumstances, age-class structure, as well as past and present management practices. The use of a base year would not make it possible to reflect those factors and resulting cyclical impacts on emissions and removals or their interannual variation. The relevant accounting rules should instead provide for the use of reference levels, which should be calculated for the year or period as close to 2020 as possible that will reflect the condition of forests as accurately as possible, to exclude the effects of natural and country- specific characteristics. In the absence of the international review under the UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol, a review procedure should be established to ensure transparency and improve the quality of accounting in this category.
Amendment 80 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Natural disturbances, such as wildfires, insect and disease infestations, extreme weather events and geological disturbances that are beyond the control of, and not materially influenced by, a Member State, may result in greenhouse gas emissions of a temporary nature in the LULUCF sector, or may cause the reversal of previous removals. As reversal can also be the result of management decisions, such as decisions to harvest or plant trees, this Regulation should ensure that human- induced reversals of removals are always accurately reflected in LULUCF accounts. Moreover, this Regulation should provide Member States with a limited possibility to exclude emissions resulting from disturbances that are beyond their control from their LULUCF accounts. However, the manner in which Member States apply those provisions should not lead to undue under-accounting.
Amendment 86 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) In order to provide for the appropriate accounting of transactions under this Regulation, including the use of flexibilities and tracking compliance, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the technical adaptation of definitions, values, lists of greenhouse gases and carbon pools, the update of reference levels, the accounting of transactions and the revision of methodologyaccounting of transactions and information requirements. These measures shall take into account the provisions in Commission Regulation No 389/2013 establishing a Union Registry. The necessary provisions should be contained in a single legal instrument combining the accounting provisions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC, Regulation (EU) No 525/2013, Regulation [] on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 for a resilient Energy Union and this Regulation. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Inter- institutional Agreement on Better Law- Making of 13 April 2016. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts have systematic access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts.
Amendment 118 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. A Member State may choose to include managed wetland, defined as land use reported as wetland remaining wetland, and settlement, other land converted to wetland and wetland converted to settlement and other land, in the scope of its commitment pursuant to Article 4. Where a Member State chooses to do so, it shall account for emissions and removals from managed wetland in accordance with this Regulation.
Amendment 167 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall account for emissions and removals resulting from managed cropland calculated as emissions and removals in the periods from 2021 to 2025 and from 2026 to 2030 minus the value obtained by multiplying by five the Member State’s average annual emissions and removals resulting from managed cropland in its base period 2005-2007.
Amendment 172 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall account for emissions and removals resulting from managed grassland calculated as emissions and removals in the periods from 2021 to 2025 and from 2026 to 2030 minus the value obtained by multiplying by five the Member State’s average annual emissions and removals resulting from managed grassland in its base period 2005-2007.
Amendment 183 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. Member States that have chosen to include managed wetland in the scope of their commitments in accordance with Article 2 shall account for emissions and removals resulting from managed wetland, calculated as emissions and removals in the periods from 2021 to 2025 and/or from 2026 to 2030 minus the value obtained by multiplying by five the Member State’s average annual emissions and removals resulting from managed wetland in its base period 2005-2007.
Amendment 38 #
2016/0152(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) In order to realise the objective of ensuring good functioning of the internal market, as an area without internal frontiers in which the free movement of inter alia goods and services is ensured, as well as to achieve the objectives set in the New Digital Market Strategy, it is not sufficient to abolish, as between Member States, only State barriers. Such abolition can be undermined by private parties putting in place obstacles inconsistent with internal market freedoms. That occurs where traders operating in one Member State block or limit the access to their online interfaces, such as websites and apps, of customers from other Member States wishing to engage in cross-border commercial transactions (a practice known as geo-blocking). It also occurs through other actions by certain traders involving the application of different general conditions of access to their goods and services with respect to such customers from other Member States, both online and offline. Whereas there may sometimes be objective justifications for such differential treatment, in other cases traders deny consumers wishing to engage in cross- border commercial transactions access to goods or services, or apply different conditions in this regard, for purely commercial reasons.
Amendment 43 #
2016/0152(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Pursuant to Article 20 of Directive 2006/123/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council17 , Member States are to ensure that service providers established in the Union do not treat recipients of services differently on the basis of their nationality or place of residence. However, that provision has not been fully effective in combatting discrimination and it has not sufficiently reduced legal uncertainty, particularly because of the possibility to justify the differences in treatment for which it allows and the corresponding difficulties in enforcing it in practice. Moreover, unjustified geo-blocking and other forms of discrimination based on nationality, place of residence or place of establishment can also arise as a consequence of actions by traders established in third countries, which fall outside the scope of that Directive. _________________ 17 Directive 2006/123/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on services in the internal market (OJ L 376, 27.12.2006, p. 36).
Amendment 51 #
2016/0152(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Considering that some regulatory and administrative barriers for traders have been removed across the Union in certain services sectors as a result of the implementation of Directive 2006/123/EC, in terms of material scope, consistency should be ensured between this Regulation and Directive 2006/123/EC. As a consequence, the provisions of this Regulation should apply inter alia to non- audio-visual electronically supplied services, the main feature of which is the provision of access to and use of copyright protected works or other protected subject matter, subject however to the specific exclusion provided for in Article 4 and the subsequent evaluation of that exclusion as provided for in Article 9 with regard to the specific nature of cultural goods and services. Audio-visual services, including services the main feature of which is the provision of access to broadcasts of sports events and which are provided on the basis of exclusive territorial licenses, are excluded from the scope of this Regulation. Access to retail financial services, including payment services, should therefore also be excluded, notwithstanding the provisions of this Regulation regarding non-discrimination in payments.
Amendment 52 #
2016/0152(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) In its report on the evaluation of this regulation the European Commission should take into account that the principle of territoriality remains an essential element of the copyright system in the EU and therefore the approach for tackling geo-blocking and fostering online cross- border services should be balanced with the necessity to protect cultural diversity and cultural industries economic model;
Amendment 58 #
2016/0152(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Both consumers and undertakings should be safeguarded from direct or indirect discrimination for reasons related to their nationality, place of residence or place of establishment when acting as customers for the purposes of this Regulation. However, that protection should not extend to customers purchasing a good or a service for resale, because it would affect widely used distribution schemes between undertakings in a business to business context, such as selective and exclusive distribution, which generally allow for manufacturers to select their retailers, subject to compliance with the rules on competition.
Amendment 69 #
2016/0152(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The second situation is where the trader provides electronically supplied services, other than services the main feature of which is the provision of access to and use or selling of copyright protected works of copyright protected works or other protected subject matter, such as cloud services, data warehousing services, website hosting and the provision of firewalls . In this case, no physical delivery is required, as the services are being supplied electronically. The trader can declare and pay VAT in a simplified manner in accordance with the rules on VAT Mini-One-Stop-Shop (MOSS) set out in Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 282/201126 . _________________ 26 Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 282/2011 of 15 March 2011 laying down implementing measures for Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax (OJ L 77, 23.3.2011, p. 1).
Amendment 72 #
2016/0152(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) The Regulation shall take into account the principle of proportionality, in particular for micro, small and medium enterprises and the right of market operators to engage in market selection by directing their activities at different Member States or certain groups of customers. The Regulation should therefore ensure the balance between the principle of freedom of trade and the free choice of specific business strategy and the need to overcome the unjustified geo- blocking practices towards customers and undertakings in different Member States;
Amendment 81 #
2016/0152(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) This Regulation should be regularly evaluated, with a view to proposing amendments where necessary. The first evaluation should concentrate, in particular, on the possible extension of the prohibition of Article 4(1)(b) to electronically supplied services, the main feature of which is the provision of access to and use or the selling of copyright protected works or other protected subject matter, provided that the trader has the requisite rights for the relevant territories. The first evaluation should take into account the legal developments in Member States with regard to the copyright reform, audiovisual services and cross-border portability of online content services.
Amendment 95 #
2016/0152(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. This Regulation shall not affect the rules applicable in the field of copyright and the neighbouring rights.
Amendment 97 #
2016/0152(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) 'goods' means any tangible movable item, with the exception of items sold by way of execution or otherwise by authority of law; water, gas and electricity shall be considered as goods within the meaning of this Regulation where they are put up for sale in a limited volume or a set quantity;
Amendment 103 #
2016/0152(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) where the trader provides electronically supplied services, other than services the main feature of which is the provision of access to and use or selling of copyright protected works or other protected subject matter;
Amendment 119 #
2016/0152(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. By [date: twohree years after the entry into force of this Regulation] and every fivthree years thereafter, the Commission shall report on the evaluation of this Regulation to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee. That report shall, where necessary, be accompanied by a proposal for an amendment of this Regulation, in light of legal, technical and economic developments.
Amendment 122 #
2016/0152(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The first evaluation referred to in paragraph 1 shall be carried out, in particular, with a view to assessing whether the prohibition of Article 4(1)(b) should also apply to electronically supplied services, the main feature of which is the provision of access to and use or the selling of copyright protected works or other protected subject matter, with regards to the legal developments in Member States in the field of copyright, audiovisual services and cross-border portability of online content services, provided that the trader has the requisite rights for the relevant territories.
Amendment 154 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Similarly, Member States should be encouraged to ensure that self-and co- regulatory codes of conduct are used to effectively limit the exposure of children and minors to audiovisual commercial communications for alcoholic beverages. Certain co- regulatory or self-regulatory systems exist at Union and national level in order to market responsibly alcoholic beverages, including in audiovisual commercial communications. Those systems should be further encouraged, in particular those aiming at ensuring that responsible drinking messages accompany audiovisual commercial communications for alcoholic beverages.
Amendment 155 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Similarly, Member States should be encouraged to ensure that self-and co- regulatory codes of conduct are used to effectively limit the exposure of children and minors to audiovisual commercial communications for alcoholic beverages. Certain co- regulatory or self-regulatory systems exist at Union and national level in order to market responsibly alcoholic beverages, including in audiovisual commercial communications. Those systems should be further encouraged, in particular those aiming at ensuring that responsible drinking messages accompany audiovisual commercial communications for alcoholic beverages.
Amendment 229 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Providers of on-demand audiovisual media services should promote the production and distribution of European works by ensuring that their catalogues contain a minimum share of European works and that those are given enough prominence. Such prominence might, for example, take the form of a presence of European works on the homepage or the possibility for users to specifically search for through a classification of origin.
Amendment 320 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) ERGA hasand the contact committee have made a positive contribution towards consistent regulatory practice and hasve provided high level advice to the Commission on implementation matters. This calls for the formal recognition and reinforcement of itstheir role in this Directive. The groupBoth bodies should therefore be re-established by virtue of this Directive.
Amendment 325 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) The Commission should be free to consult ERGA and the contact committee on any matter relating to audiovisual media services and video- sharing platforms. ERGA shouldand the contact committee may also assist the Commission by providing its expertise and advice and by facilitating exchange of best practices. In particular, tThe Commission should consult ERGA and the contact committee in the application of Directive 2010/13/EU with a view to facilitating its convergent implementation across the Digital Single Market. Upon the Commission's request, ERGA should provide opinions, including on jurisdiction and Union codes of conduct in the area of protection of minors and hate speech as well as audiovisual commercial communications for foods high in fat, salt/sodium and sugars.
Amendment 419 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
Directive 2010/13/EU
Chapter 2 – Article -2 a (new)
Chapter 2 – Article -2 a (new)
Amendment 494 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall, within threewo months following the notification of the measures taken by the Member State in application of paragraphs 2 and 3 and after having consulted ERGA and the contact committee, take a decision on whether those measures are compatible with Union law. That period shall begin on the day following the receipt of a complete notification. The notification shall be considered as complete if, within threone months from its receipt, or from the receipt of any additional information requested, the Commission does not request any further information.
Amendment 543 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) the Commission has decided, after having consulted ERGA and the contact committee, that the measures are compatible with Union law, in particular that assessments made by the Member State taking those measures under paragraphs 21 and 3 are correctly founded.
Amendment 586 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 6 a – paragraph 1
Article 6 a – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that audiovisual media service providers provide sufficient information to viewers about content which may impair the physical, mental or moral development of minors. For this purpose, Member States mayshall use a system of descriptors indicating the nature of the content of an audiovisual media service.
Amendment 861 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 28 a – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 28 a – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) protect all citizens from content containing incitement to violence or hatred directed against a group of persons or a member of such a group defined by reference to sex, race, colour, religion or belief, descent or national or ethnic origin, disability, age or sexual orientation.
Amendment 7 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)
Citation 18 a (new)
- having regard to the Shadow Report on Youth Policy published by the European Youth Forum,
Amendment 8 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 b (new)
Citation 18 b (new)
- having regard to the Council Recommendation of 10 March 2014 on a Quality Framework for Traineeships,
Amendment 16 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas there is a need to reinforce the mainstreaming of youth policy and cross sectorial cooperation within the EU in order to guarantee that policy making takes into account young people’s situations and needs as well as youth organisations expertise; whereas the need to ensure synergy between the European Youth Strategy and other European strategies affect young people such as current and future EU strategies on Youth, Education and Training Strategy, Health, and Employment;
Amendment 23 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas one of the objectives set for the Erasmus+ programme as a whole is to contribute to the achievement of the renewed framework for European cooperation in the youth field (2010- 2018); whereas in this regard access to project grants for youth organisations under the renewed Erasmus+ programme as well as removing barriers for the eligibility of small projects must be ensured;
Amendment 24 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the third and final three-year cycle of the EU Youth Strategy (2010- 2018) will prioritise the social inclusion of all young people, especially those with disadvantaged background, stronger participation in democratic and civic life and the easier transition into the labour market;
Amendment 25 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the EU Youth Strategy (2010- 2018) emphasises the need for a continuous structured dialogue between decision-makers and young people and youth organisations; points out however that 57% of youth organisations in the EU consider that youth expertise is not taken into account in the process of the formulation of youth policies;
Amendment 30 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas it is important to ensure that young people receive the best possible education, both formal and non-formal, and training as today’s European youth is facing high unemployment rates, and in particular young people with poor qualifications, NEETs and those with disadvantaged background are more likely to be unemployed;
Amendment 34 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas continued efforts are needed to increase participation levels in the labour markets among young women – particularly after maternity leave and if single mothers – and young migrants, school-drop outs, the low-skilled, young people with disabilities and all youngsters at risk of discrimination;
Amendment 38 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas education can help in tackling the marginalization and radicalisation of young people and in addressing youth unemployment, and an intercultural and interreligious approach is crucial to integrating young people into education and social life as well as in combating prejudices and intolerance;
Amendment 46 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I d (new)
Recital I d (new)
Id. whereas social inclusion and social mobility must be central priorities of European youth strategy, and it must therefore specifically target young people from vulnerable groups, such as young people facing poverty and social exclusion, young people from isolated rural areas or those from marginalised communities such as ethnic minorities or refugees and asylum seekers;
Amendment 77 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the importance of the role of family and its cooperation with schools, local communities and churchand faith communities to guide young people towards full integration in society;
Amendment 96 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States to make the best use of available EU and national policies and financial frameworks and programmes such as Erasmus+, Creative Europe and Europe for Citizens, in order to promote investment in young people and jobthe creation of quality jobs;
Amendment 102 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Highlights the importance of teaching and learning general basic skills such as ICT, maths, critical thinking, foreign languages, mobility etc., which will enable young people to easily adapt to the changing social and economic environment;
Amendment 108 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for better coordination between education and training curricula and the needs of the changing labour markets; encourages in this regard to enhance dialogue and cooperation between the business and the universities aimed at developing educational programmes which equip young people with the right set of skills, knowledge and competencies;
Amendment 114 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Points out however that education should not only provide skills and competences relevant to the job market needs, but shall also contribute to the personal development and growth of young people in order to make them proactive and responsible citizens; stresses therefore the need of a civic education in the whole educational system both formal and non-formal;
Amendment 117 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Calls for measures to facilitate the transition of young people from education to work by ensuring quality internships and apprenticeships, giving young people clearly defined rights that include access to social protection, written and binding contracts and fair remuneration in order to ensure that they are not discriminated when it comes to accessing the world of work;
Amendment 119 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the need to include elements of entrepreneurial learning at all levels of education and training andsince instilling entrepreneurial spirit among the young at an early stage is an effective way of combating youth unemployment; in this respect, urges active dialogue and cooperation between the university community and business aimed at developing educational programmes which equip young people with the requisite skills and competences; further emphasises the need to promote and uphold policies to foster youth entrepreneurship, and especially in the cultural and creative field in order to create quality jobs;
Amendment 126 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Points out that entrepreneurship requires the development of transversal skills such as creativity, critical thinking, teamwork and a sense of initiative, which contribute to young people's personal and professional development and facilitate their transition into the job market; believes there is a need, therefore, to facilitate and encourage participation by entrepreneurs in the educational process;
Amendment 137 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses the importance of the validation of skills, competences and knowledge that have been acquired through informal, non-formal and lifelong learning as their validation is crucial in making visible the diverse and rich learning of individuals and contributes to enhancing access to formal education and to new professional opportunities, while reinforcing self-esteem and motivation to learn, the development of values, aptitudes and skills for young people as well as for learning about citizenship and democratic involvement;
Amendment 144 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Highlights in this regard the important role of non-formal and informal learning, as well as participation in sport and volunteering activities, in stimulating the development of civic, social and intercultural competencies and skills; emphasises the fact that some countries have made significant progress in developing relevant legal framework, while others have difficulties in creating comprehensive validation strategies; stresses therefore the need of developing comprehensive strategies to enable validation;
Amendment 149 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Emphasises the importance of addressing skills shortages and mismatches by promoting and facilitating mobility for learners through a better use of all EU tools and programmes; stresses in this regard the important role of mobility programmes such as Erasmus+ in stimulating the development of horizontal skills and competences and intercultural exchanges among young people;
Amendment 157 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Encourages the Member States to establish quality dual education and vocational training systems as well as work based learning following the exchange of best practices;
Amendment 165 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Highlights the need of continuing the efforts of reducing early school leaving and fostering the education of disadvantaged young people;
Amendment 169 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Underlines the importance of strategic investment, including from the European Structural and Investment Funds, for regional development, competitiveness and the creation of high-quality traineeships, apprenticeships and sustainable jobs; notes that special attention should be paid to young people who are neither in employment nor in education and training, so-called NEETs and those with disadvantaged background as well as migrants, refugees and minority groups;
Amendment 170 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Underlines the importance of strategic investment, including from the European Structural and Investment Funds, in particular the European Social Fund, for regional development, competitiveness and the creation of high-quality traineeships, apprenticeships and sustainable jobs; notes that special attention should be paid to young people who are neither in employment nor in education and training, so-called NEETs;
Amendment 175 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for targeted and simplified measures to enhance Member State capacity to make use of available funding through the European Structural Funds, the European Social Fund, the European Regional Development Fund, the European Cohesion Fund, the European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI), the Youth Employment Initiative, Youth on the Move, Your First Eures Job, Horizon 2020 and programmes and actions in the area of citizenship;
Amendment 184 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Encourages the Member States to make full use of the Erasmus+ programme in order to improve the employment prospects of young people,support young Europeans through cross-border experiences and intercultural learning in their personal development, also improving their employment prospects and fostering cross- border career and fair labour mobility;
Amendment 189 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Urges the Member States to invest more and not to cut their national budget funding for youth policies and education; furthermore, calls on Member States to channel investments into inclusive education which responds to societal challenges with regards to ensure equal access and opportunities for all, including young people having different socio- economic backgrounds as well as vulnerable and disadvantaged groups;
Amendment 205 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses the vital importance of sportsinformal and non-formal learning, arts, sports, volunteering and social activities for encouraging youth participation;
Amendment 206 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses the vital importance of sports and social activities for encouraging youth participation and social cohesion;
Amendment 215 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses that young people’s voluntary activities should be supported and better recognised for their value as an important form of non-formal learning contributing to the development of key competences for life;
Amendment 220 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission to tmake advantage of the dynamism of social media in education, training and youth participationthe most of new digital tools and fully exploit the opportunities offered by social media in education, training, to provide targeted high quality media training encouraging the development of media literacy and critical thinking, and to promote and encourage youth participation in decision making as well as in the civic, cultural and social life of society;
Amendment 221 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission to take advantage of the dynamism of social media in education, training and youth participation but also to consider the limits and risks related to public authorities relying on social media tools to engage with young people;
Amendment 8 #
2015/2329(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Europe for Citizens programme is a unique and highly symbolic programme, as it is a listening exercise on civil society’s debate and critical thinking about the European project and the European decision-making process;
Amendment 12 #
2015/2329(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Europe for Citizens programme aims to strengthen a sense of European citizenship, enhance and belonging, enhance solidarity, mutual tolerance and respect, promote a better understanding of the EU; and foster active dialogue between EU citizens;
Amendment 24 #
2015/2329(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the current rise of ‘Euroscepticism’ – which culminated recently in the vote in favour of Brexit – reinforces the need to foster the development of a shared sense of European identity, encourage civic participation and to launch an in-depth debate on European values, while highlighting the opportunities brought about by belonging to the EU;
Amendment 30 #
2015/2329(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas in line with Article 11 TEU, the EU institutions are bound to give citizens and representative associations the opportunity to publicly exchange their views in all areas of Union action; whereas this provision also entails the EU institutions’ obligation to have an open, transparent and regular dialogue with civil society and the Commission’s duty to carry out broad consultations with all stakeholders;
Amendment 35 #
2015/2329(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas Article 20 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) establishes the fundamental status of Union citizenship and details the rights attached to it, and whereas in order to empower citizens to fully enjoy these rights, a better understanding of the EU and its values is an important precondition;
Amendment 71 #
2015/2329(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that, owing to budgetary constraints, the total number of funded projects is too small to achieve the programme’s ambitious goals and that only around 6 % of the European Remembrance and Civil Society projects were able to be financed in 2015, which is very low in comparison to the Creative Europe programme results for the same year (19.64 % for Culture and 45.6 % for MEDIA); indicates that the funding for these two strands of the Europe for Citizens programme should be substantially increased in line with the ambitions of the programme;
Amendment 118 #
2015/2329(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to implement an engaging communication strategy with the active involvement of NCPs for European citizenship by using social networks, constantly updating the content and reaching new audiences in the participating countries, especially those in which the level of participation is lower;
Amendment 10 #
2015/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
- having regard to is resolution on 1 April 2015 on European film in the digital era,
Amendment 12 #
2015/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 b (new)
Citation 10 b (new)
- having regard to the study "European Capitals of Cultures: success strategy and long term effects" conducted by Policy department B: structural and cohesion policies in 2013 upon the request of the Committee on Culture and Education,
Amendment 13 #
2015/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
- having regard to the EU Work Plan for Culture for the period 2015- 2018,
Amendment 19 #
2015/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital А a (new)
Recital А a (new)
Aa. whereas cultural exchange in the EU in the field of music, painting, sculpture, ballet and other non-verbal arts takes place freely, because the works created reach the public in every European country without impediment, regardless of the language spoken there; whereas this is not so with literature, which has to be translated and in connection with which one should emphasise the importance of the grants awarded under the Culture Programme for translations of literature and its further promotion;
Amendment 28 #
2015/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas under Articles 3 and 4 of the Regulation the promotion of European cultural and linguistic diversity and the promotion of Europe’s cultural heritage – and more specifically the promotion of the transnational circulation of cultural and creative works – are among the basic objectives of the Programme;
Amendment 30 #
2015/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas under Article 12 of the Regulation the promotion of transnational circulation and mobility – and specifically support for the circulation of European literature with a view to ensuring its widest possible accessibility – are among the priorities of the Culture Sub-programme;
Amendment 31 #
2015/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas there is a need to promote literary exchanges across the EU with the aim of encouraging international dialogue between Member States and their mutual awareness and understanding;
Amendment 48 #
2015/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas specific actions, such as the European Capitals of Culture, Prizes and the European Heritage Label, should b have revealed the potential for sustainable local economic development and cultural tourism and should be therefore enhanced and promoted more proactively;
Amendment 69 #
2015/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas the administrative management (application, evaluation and reporting processes) has been criticised by stakeholders as still being burdensome; stresses therefore the need for simplification of the application procedure in order to facilitate the access to the programme and to encourage participation among potential beneficiaries;
Amendment 164 #
2015/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Recommends that literary translation projects include the promotion of books and reading, and support participation in book fairs in order to increase book circulation; furthermore, it is of the opinion that the role of publishers should be maximized when it comes to the application process;
Amendment 166 #
2015/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Emphasises the need to overcome the visible imbalance in the presentation of different national literatures of the common European book market;
Amendment 187 #
2015/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Recommends that the European Heritage Label be given greater visibility and stresses the significance of the (material and immaterial) sites concerned as regards European identity and promoting a common feeling of belonging to Europe and building the EU;
Amendment 16 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the Erasmus+ KA1 main target is the removal of barriers to mobility e.g. financial obstacles, recognition of international work/study outcomes for all targeted sectors;
Amendment 53 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that the 12.7% increase in the total budget in 2017 compared to 2016 and further annual increases in the remaining programme years will result in higher success rates and greater satisfaction among applicants; welcomes the Commission’s intention to allocate an additional EUR 200 million for the remaining programme period; encourages the European Commission to analyse the programme key actions and sectors that are underfunded, such as KA1 Youth Workers Mobility, KA2, school education, adult education, youth, and those that could benefit the most from the budgetary increase;
Amendment 78 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Emphasises the added value of Erasmus+ VET actions in supporting the integration or re-integration of disadvantaged groups into educational/vocational training opportunities in order to enhance their transition to the labour market;
Amendment 110 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Encourages further fostering of cooperation between the NAs and EACEA in order to promote centralised actions of the Erasmus+ programme, provide additional information about them to potential applicants and exchange feedback on improving their implementation process;
Amendment 117 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the European Commission to ensure the consistent application of programme rules and regulations across the National Agencies, observing common quality standards, project evaluation, and administrative procedures, thus guaranteeing the uniform and coherent implementation of Erasmus+ programme;
Amendment 119 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Underlines the necessity of pursuing improvements in the programme, making it more user-friendly, taking into consideration the importance of differentiating among various sectors and groups of beneficiaries; encourages the European Commission to transform the programme guide and make it more user-orientated and sector-specific;
Amendment 121 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Encourages the European Commission to work on improving programme attractiveness by simplifying administrative procedures and requirements, especially for schools and smaller-scale organisations, VET school, adult education, the youth sector and newcomers who often find the programme challenging to participate in;
Amendment 124 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)
Paragraph 14 d (new)
14d. Welcomes the actions of the European Commission to simplify application procedures, project management, accounting and reporting; encourages further reduction of administrative burdens by streamlining forms, making them promptly available in all official languages, and providing clear indication regarding documents needed at each stage;
Amendment 167 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Welcomes the European Commission´s proposition to set up a European Solidarity Corps; encourages the Commission to involve volunteer organizations in developing this new initiative in order to ensure its added and complementary value in strengthening volunteering in the European Union;
Amendment 168 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Notes the importance of strengthening the local dimension of the EVS; suggests providing the EVS volunteers with stronger support not only before departure, but also upon their return to their local communities in the forms of post-orientated and post- integrated trainings in order to help them to share their European expertise by promoting volunteering at the local level;
Amendment 172 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Notes grant discrepancies between countries and method of its allocations; encourages the European Commission to investigate the outcomes of such differences in an effort to minimise socio- economic disparities in the European Union;
Amendment 175 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Underlines that grants to support the mobility of individuals within the Erasmus+ programme should be exempted from taxation and social levies;
Amendment 177 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 d (new)
Paragraph 20 d (new)
20d. Suggests more flexibility in moving funds between KAs, and entrusts NAs in this process due to their familiarity with the potential funding gaps in their countries, thus allowing them to narrow these gaps;
Amendment 187 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Notes more demanding implementation work for NAs under the current programme; calls on the European Commission to provide NAs with sufficient resources and necessary assistance, thus enabling more efficient programme implementation and allowing NAs to tackle new challenges resulting from the budget increase;
Amendment 189 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Calls on the European Commission to monitor the quality criteria used by the National Agencies in project evaluations and exchange best practises in this regard; encourages trainings for evaluators in order to continue their development, especially in cross-sector projects, and to allow them to provide quality feedback to all applicants in order to encourage the accomplishment of goals in future projects and to improve the performance of future applicants;
Amendment 196 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)
Paragraph 21 c (new)
21c. Calls on the National Agencies to provide full transparency while evaluating projects by publishing the list of selected projects together with their ongoing progress and designated financial support;
Amendment 197 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 d (new)
Paragraph 21 d (new)
21d. Stresses that although progress has been made in recognising study periods, credits, competences and skills through non-formal and informal learning gained abroad, these challenges remain; underlines that recognition of international qualifications is essential to mobility and forms the foundation for further cooperation in the European Higher Education Area; highlights the importance of making full use of all EU tools for the validation of knowledge, skills and competences essential to the recognition of qualifications;
Amendment 198 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 e (new)
Paragraph 21 e (new)
21e. Encourages in Key Action 1 to continue the best function practises from Comenius such as fostering school class exchanges, and the possibility for school staff members to apply individually for mobility grants under Key Action 1;
Amendment 199 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 f (new)
Paragraph 21 f (new)
21f. Notes that despite the high quality of projects in KA2, many of them have been refused due to limited funding; encourages the European Commission to mark these projects in order to help them attract investments from other sources; encourages Member States to acknowledge “the marked projects” by giving them priority in accessing public funds for their realisation, if such funds are accessible;
Amendment 200 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 g (new)
Paragraph 21 g (new)
21g. Calls on the European Commission to continue efforts to resolve the funding challenge for European organisations based in Brussels in order to further their contribution to the development of European policies in the fields of education, training, youth and sport;
Amendment 204 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 k (new)
Paragraph 21 k (new)
21k. Notes the decreasing number of individual mobility participants due to preferential treatment by European HEIs of an institutionalised mobility system; encourages the European Commission and national authorities to renew opportunities for individual candidates to participate in mobility;
Amendment 205 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 l (new)
Paragraph 21 l (new)
21l. Encourages the European Commission to bolster the VET system by promoting VET mobility programmes among its new organisations and smaller institutions, in addition to providing them with assistance in applying for appropriate funding by offering further guidance, on-line trainings, and personalised support in preparing high quality applications for funding through contact with national agencies for the Erasmus+ programme;
Amendment 206 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 m (new)
Paragraph 21 m (new)
21m. Urges the Commission to identify current unequal participation of VET institutions in the EU mobility programmes in countries and regions in order to diminish these differences through improved collaboration and exchange of information among national agencies for Erasmus+, supporting teamwork among VET institutions by connecting experienced VET institutions with other institutions, offering policy support measures and specific suggestions to VET institutions, and improving VET institution support systems already in place;
Amendment 207 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 n (new)
Paragraph 21 n (new)
21n. Encourages the promotion of the European educational system around the world, as well as the advancement of individual knowledge worldwide by enhancing all relevant stakeholders (Member States, the HEIs, associations of higher education) to make the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees more attractive for HEIs and potential applicants;
Amendment 208 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 o (new)
Paragraph 21 o (new)
21o. Welcomes the particular involvement of the Erasmus+ programme in cooperation and activities in grassroots sport; encourages the European Commission to improve the accessibility and participation in the programme of grassroots actors such as sports clubs; invites the Commission to enhance a cross-sectoral approach on grassroots sport across all relevant actions of Erasmus+ and to coordinate actions in this field in order to ensure their effectiveness and desired impact;
Amendment 209 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 p (new)
Paragraph 21 p (new)
21p. Suggests greater involvement of NAs in education, training, youth and sport policy development by strengthening the links among the European Commission, Member States and National Agencies;
Amendment 215 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on the European Commission to involve all relevant stakeholders in the work on next funding programming period, and in the introduction of possible improvements in order to ensure the programme's further success and added value;
Amendment 235 #
2015/2327(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Indicates that disadvantaged groups are only specifically targeted in the youth sector; suggests the extension of the Inclusion and Diversity Strategy to all programme sectors in order to promote social inclusion and the participation of people with special needs or with fewer opportunities in the Erasmus+ programme;
Amendment 31 #
2015/2321(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that in the current humanitarian crisis, access to educational services and assistance for refugee children and youth is a precondition for their social inclusion, protection, long-term integration into the labour market and prevention of exploitation; underlines the need to ensure cultural and linguistic mediation as well as the learning of the host country’s language for refugees and asylum seekers, and to develop initiatives for the recognition of competences and qualifications, including through platforms; believes in this regard that non-formal and informal learning has the potential to be an effective tool for the successful integration of the refugees into the European labour market and society;
Amendment 72 #
2015/2321(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the crucial role of culture, intercultural and interreligious dialogue, non-formal, informal and lifelong learning, youth and sports policy in fostering the integration and social inclusion of refugees and asylum seekers in Europe and in contributing to building a more cohesive and inclusive society based on cultural diversity and the promotion of common values;
Amendment 86 #
2015/2321(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Asks the Member States to promote initiatives to foster cooperation among public authorities, civil society, NGOs and refugee communities in order to enhance mutual knowledge and understanding;
Amendment 18 #
2015/2281(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas education and training should not be aimed only at meeting labour market needs, but should constitute a value in themselves as well as to contribute to the personal development and growth of young people in order to make them proactive and responsible citizens, since education has an equally important role in developing ethical and civic virtues and honouring the democratic principles on which Europe is founded;
Amendment 45 #
2015/2281(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Reiterates the importance of the Declaration on promoting citizenship and the common values of freedom, tolerance and non-discrimination through education, adopted in Paris on March 2015;
Amendment 105 #
2015/2281(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Is concerned at the fact that the quality of teacher education is lagging behind, in terms of range and complexity, with regard to competences that are necessary for teaching today, and welcomes the choice of support for educators as a priority area for ET2020 and points out the importance of investing in lifelong learning development for teachers; encourages Member States to adapt their initial teacher training and in- service development programmes and to make better use of peer-learning activities between Member States;
Amendment 122 #
2015/2281(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Highlights the importance of teaching and learning general basic skills such as ICT, maths, critical thinking, foreign languages, mobility etc., which will enable young people to easily adapt to the changing social and economic environment;
Amendment 144 #
2015/2281(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Highlights the need of continuing the efforts of reducing early school leaving and fostering the education of disadvantaged children;
Amendment 174 #
2015/2281(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Stresses the important role of mobility programmes such as Erasmus+ in stimulating the development of transversal skills and competences among young people;
Amendment 178 #
2015/2281(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Calls on Member States to adopt more holistic approach to education and to channel investments into inclusive education which responds to societal challenges with regards to ensure equal access and opportunities for all, including young people having different socio- economic backgrounds as well as vulnerable and disadvantaged groups;
Amendment 210 #
2015/2281(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Supports the idea of setting up helpdesks for teachers offering them timely support in handling various types of diversity in the classroom and guidance when they are confronted with students at risk of being radicalised; calls for the creation of synergies between the ET2020 Working Groups and the Radicalisation Awareness Network (RAN) Working Group on Education; recalls the importance of investing in lifelong learning programmes for teachers equipping them with the necessary pedagogical competencies on the topics of migration, acculturation and social psychology as well as to enable them to utilise diversity as a rich source for learning in classrooms;
Amendment 221 #
2015/2281(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses the need for more language- based learning programmes; calls for efforts to develop validation and accreditation mechanisms for the qualifications of migrants, since many of those entering the EU come with no proof of their formal qualifications; believes that non-formal and informal learning has the potential to be an effective tool for the successful integration of the refugees into the European labour market and society;
Amendment 222 #
2015/2281(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Highlights the important role of non- formal and informal learning, as well as participation in sportive and volunteering activities, in stimulating the development of civic, social and intercultural competencies; emphasises the fact that some countries made significant progress in developing the relevant legal framework, while others have difficulties in creating comprehensive validation strategies; stresses therefore the need of developing comprehensive strategies to enable validation;
Amendment 8 #
2015/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the additional costs associated with climatic and topographical conditions, remoteness from economic centres, lack of sufficient infrastructure, and isolation hinder the economic and social development of mountainous regions; whereas also efforts to maintain agricultural economic production in EU regions must be accompanied by physical and digital accessibility as well as access to public services for the inhabitants of such regions; whereas the broadband connection gives opportunities for economic, educational, social and cultural activities; whereas the mountainous regions are generally lacking sufficient digital infrastructure and broadband coverage;
Amendment 13 #
2015/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas agriculture, together with tourism, is a main sources of incomes for mountain communities; whereas mountain farming represents 18% of all agricultural enterprises in Europe, utilising 15% of agricultural land and 18% of the agricultural workforce; whereas animal production is the dominant output in EU mountain areas with diary production and the grazing livestock meat sector having the highest share; whereas in addition to animal breeding and crop-growing mountainous regions have other agricultural potential and resources such as forests and products thereof;
Amendment 21 #
2015/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas it is essential to secure agricultural and food production and maintain added value in these regions; whereas mountainous regions preserve unique conditions and traditional know- how; whereas quality products contribute to the sustainable development of mountain areas;
Amendment 23 #
2015/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas farming and agricultural activities in mountainous regions are small scale and/or family-run; whereas Producers' organisations from mountainous regions have the potential to strengthen the negotiating power of producers from these regions, while at the same time combat unfair trading practices towards them;
Amendment 28 #
2015/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas a response must be found to the challenges posed by desertification, depopulation, gender stratification and lack of generational renewal in mountain areas;
Amendment 29 #
2015/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas mountain areas make a positive contribution to sustainable development and the preservation of regional ecosystems and have the chance to contribute to the fight against climate change;
Amendment 45 #
2015/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Regrets that despite the sector-specific measures that have been taken and specific support instruments have been developed by the EU, there does not yet exist a fully- fledged EU approach to mountain regions; proposes in this regard that efforts be made to adopt a common definition of mountain regions, taking into account that these regions are characterised by a considerable limitation of the possibility for using the land, difficult climatic conditions and the use of very expensive special equipment among others;
Amendment 59 #
2015/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and Member States to develop strategies between local authorities, civil society and economic players in mountain ranges in order to determine joint action plans for the promotion, development and protection of the mountain ranges in question; welcomes and supports in this regard the Alpine macro-regional strategy initiativestresses the importance of programmes and initiatives aiming at stable and quality job-creation in the mountainous regions; welcomes and supports in this regard the Alpine macro-regional strategy initiative; urges the Commission, the Member States, and candidate-countries to look for a similar approach in their respective mountainous regions, which would help reaching social cohesion;
Amendment 77 #
2015/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that measures under the second pillar of the CAP must ensure the sustainability and diversification of agricultural production in mountain areas by supporting the emergence of projects that create added value, innovation projects, agricultural investment projects and farm development projects and projects to maintain processing enterprises and closed production cycles, in sector such as, but not limited to, the dairy sector, meat-processing and honey production ; stresses that these funds should be used as tools to boost the competitiveness of the regional agricultural sector and / or as a means of allowing the economic diversification of farms; stresses the importance of RDPs in stimulation of preserving of autochthonous breeds in mountainous regions;
Amendment 87 #
2015/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Urges the Commission and member states to allocate investments via cohesion and investment funds in broadband connection infrastructure in the mountainous regions as to combat low digitalisation and economic and social hindering of mountainous regions as compared to lowland regions;
Amendment 102 #
2015/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Highlights the role of scientific institutes and other educational establishments dealing with mountain agriculture and calls on the regional and national authorities to strengthen their role and financial support to advance innovation and sustainable use of resources in those regions; stresses the importance of women's role in fostering innovation and cooperation processes in mountain areas;
Amendment 119 #
Amendment 124 #
2015/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the importance of establishing producer groups or organisations to strengthen the bargaining power of farmers in the food chain; calls on the Commission and the Member States to consider simplification of the rules governing the Producer's Organisations for producers from mountainous regions due to economic specificities of these regions;
Amendment 137 #
2015/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to strengthen the legislation, the promotion and information initiatives concerning the ‘'mountain products’' label and, more generally, the PDO, PGI and TSG labels.;
Amendment 141 #
2015/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses the importance of investment towards more efficient use of agricultural and agroforestry resources in the mountainous regions; recalls the importance which forests have in providing primary and secondary materials, including wood chips, bark, sawdust, branches, etc., but also herbs, mushrooms, honey and forest fruits which could be used in pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food industries and thus help create jobs and combat depopulation in mountainous regions.
Amendment 6 #
2015/2277(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that over-reliance on imported food should be replaced by establishing resilient domestic food production, givenprioritising local crops which meet nutritional requirements and taking into account the fact that climates and markets are increasingly volatile, and that emphasis has shifted from increasing the production of agricultural commodities to enabling countries to feed themselves;
Amendment 34 #
2015/2277(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls for local knowledge and local varieties to be taken into account when strategies and action plans are developed, and for natural techniques for the production of seed and propagating material to be applied, in consultation with local communities;
Amendment 46 #
2015/2277(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Affirms that nutrition should be at the heart of (re-)building food systems; recognises the role of access to water, both for drinking water and farming needs, in improving soil productivity and fertilisation; recalls that energy intake alone cannot be used to indicate nutritional status;
Amendment 117 #
2015/2277(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – indent 7
Paragraph 6 – indent 7
- ensure that financial, tax or administrative reforms do not exempt investors from making a fair contribution to the tax base of participating countries or give an unfair advantage to foreign investors over smallholders or local farmers;
Amendment 136 #
2015/2277(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – indent 2
Paragraph 7 – indent 2
- ensure that EU-based investors respect the rights of local communities, follow good business practices, implement a social responsibility policy when drawing up employment contracts in EU countries and provide transparency regarding their investment plans;
Amendment 56 #
2015/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes the economic and social advantages of international mobility in VET which can at a later stage facilitate workers' mobility as well as contribute to increasing European competitiveness by helping to develop a highly skilled workforce and knowledge-based society;
Amendment 102 #
2015/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Notes the numerous benefits of transnational placement opportunities for VET institutions including making them more attractive for students, giving the possibility to increase cooperation among partners from different EU countries as well as helping to improve linguistic and intercultural skills of their staff and students;
Amendment 105 #
2015/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Encourages a holistic approach to VET and apprenticeships, leading to enhanced personal development, and gaining employability skills and occupational competences, as well as encouraging the promotion of vocational education as an equivalent and valid option to academic education;
Amendment 106 #
2015/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Encourages flexible pathways between VET, general education and higher education, as well as strengthening tertiary VET as a means to address social inclusion, increase participation in higher education, and promote student success;
Amendment 110 #
2015/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 g (new)
Paragraph 8 g (new)
8g. Supports the development of modern technologies and infrastructures in strengthening and modernising national vocational education systems to improve the access and quality of mobility;
Amendment 115 #
2015/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls to improve the access to high quality information on VET possibilities for young people and businesses via available and targeted specialised guidance and counselling services;
Amendment 133 #
2015/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Acknowledges the importance of European Alliance for Apprenticeships to improve the quality and availability of apprenticeships in the EU, and ask the European Commission to give its financial support and strategic priority to encourage all related stakeholders to improve conditions for apprenticeships;
Amendment 145 #
2015/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Draws attention to the diversity and uneven development of validation and recognition systems between Member States, despite growing convergence in the last decade; stresses the need to increase the compatibility between the different vocational education and training systems and to facilitate the validation and recognition of skills and competences acquired in companies or training centres in different Member States;
Amendment 172 #
2015/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Encourages further measures to facilitate access by disadvantaged groups and people with special needs to Erasmus+ mobility actions and to create more flexible and individualised training and learning pathways adapted to people with disabilities;
Amendment 206 #
2015/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Encourages the Commission to examine existing geographic disparities among countries and regions in the participation of VET institutions in the EU mobility programmes, and to address these disparities by enhancing cooperation and the exchange of best practises among national agencies for Erasmus+, promoting team actions among VET institutions (linking experienced VET institutions with other institutions), providing policy support measures and tailor-made advice to VET institutions, and strengthening the existing support networks for VET institutions;
Amendment 211 #
2015/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Encourages the Commission to promote VET mobility programmes to new bodies and smaller institutions within the VET system, as well as to help them apply for relevant funding by providing more guidance, on- line trainings, and individualised assistance via national agencies for the Erasmus+ programme on the preparation of high quality applications for funding;
Amendment 216 #
2015/2257(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)
Paragraph 22 c (new)
22c. Encourages the Commission to boost its efforts to promote the Erasmus+ programme to VET institutions and to increase its effectiveness and accessibility by making it more flexible and simplifying its application process;
Amendment 85 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the agricultural sector has been subject to frequent cycles of change aimed at enhancing agricultural productivity, which have contributed significantly to the economic development of agriculture to its current level; whereas the incorporation of the latest technologies into farming practices will bring significant benefits for all farm sizes; whereas marine and oceanic natural resources have potential to innovate traditional agricultural production;
Amendment 172 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Urges the development and adoption of methods and technologies, such as aquaponics and hydroponics, which optimise the productive cycle, reduce expenditure on land and resources and have a low impact on the environment and environmental resources;
Amendment 178 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises the enormous potential of technology and innovation for the development of new products and services and jobthe creation of permanent, high- quality jobs along the whole agri-food value chain; highlights the creation of new jobs in the agricultural sector, which is of pivotal importance for rural development, and considers that developing modern agricultural practices will make agriculture more attractive to young farmers and entrepreneurs alike; calls on the Commission to look into the possibilities of incentivising farmers to raise public awareness concerning the workings of the agri-food chain and new production methods;
Amendment 184 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Is of the opinion that new information technologies provide ample opportunities to establish new value chains, which could include, for example, more direct contact between producers and consumers, with a stronger focus on innovative products, new services and more production differentiation, with the potential to provide new income streams for farmers as well establishing a more transparent marketplace that will be of benefit to farmers and extend their potential reach; stresses in this connection the need to invest in the development of broadband internet access and иrges the Commission and Member States to award priority to projects for developing digital infrastructure in rural areas;
Amendment 232 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Underlines the role, which deep sea organogenic mineral sediments (DSOMS), such as sapropel and other sediments from sea or ocean's bottom, have in the production of compost and soil improvers and calls on the Commission to encourage the development and use of these innovations;
Amendment 246 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for a continuous development of innovative new breeding techniques for plants, as this is of vital importance for the efficient development of new varieties, contributing to the development of plants with higher yields, greater nutritional value and better resistance to pests, diseases and adverse weather conditions without, however, using GMO technologies; believes that many new breeding techniques provide unprecedented opportunities to reduce the environmental impact of conventional agriculture; disapproves of the current administrative and regulatory burdens; urges the Commission to encourage new techniques and ensure access to biological materials for SMEs in the breeding sector, and expects it to give primacy to innovation in this respect;
Amendment 272 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission to work with the EIB in order to create new financing opportunities for Member States that establish forms of financial support such as guarantee funds, revolving funds or investment capital to facilitate access to credit for farmers and groupings of farmers such as cooperatives, producer organisations and groups and their partners, helping on-farm investment for modernisation while also offering financing opportunities for young farmers to expand their businesses, as well as to ensure investment in public-sector research combined with public-private partnerships in order to test and launch innovative products;
Amendment 7 #
2015/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas, in many European countries over the past few decades, the number of farmers in rural areas has drastically decreased and agricultural employment in those areas has continued to decline;
Amendment 9 #
2015/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas, although agriculture remains the main form of land use in Europe it nowadays employs only a fraction of the working population of rural areas; whereas the diversification of land use in rural areas, combining a productive economic function with the functions of accommodating residential and recreational use and those of nature protection and conservation, is a considerable challenge in terms of development and employment in the various rural regions of the Union; whereas, although population decline has been reversed in some regions in recent years with an inflow of people who want to live in the countryside, generating, in most cases, a peri-urbanisation effect, there are also much less prosperous regions tending to decline, where remoteness is a problem and supporting development and employment is more difficult;
Amendment 13 #
2015/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas more than nine out of ten people in Europe consider agriculture and rural areas to be important to their future;
Amendment 29 #
2015/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the focus of agriculture needs to be shifted so that it becomes territory-based once again, in order to ensure that rural areas are dynamic and job-rich, for too long, insufficient attention has been paid to shifting the focus of agriculture to make it territory- based once again – necessarily rooting production and employment in specific areas – and whereas we have a duty to sustain farming as a core activity performed by men and women in the areas where they live, in order to ensure that rural areas are dynamic and job-rich; whereas this refocusing will also make for a healthy balance between urban and rural development;
Amendment 30 #
2015/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas there is a growing role for, and interest in, urban and peri-urban agriculture, and a changing consumption model that combines various factors including a minimal environmental footprint, high-quality local production and recognition of the value of the work done by small and regional producers;
Amendment 34 #
2015/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the foundations of the last CAP reform continue to serve as the basis for a dominant mode of agricultural development that relies on increasingly large, concentrated and specialised farms that practise intensive farming, with an increasing focusin many cases supplying commodities for processing outside the rural areas, with an approach to farming primarily in terms of output volumes and financial return, and also focusing increasingly on capital rather than employment;
Amendment 78 #
2015/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas support should be provided first and foremost to family farms run by one or more, i.e. to individual farmers who, alone or with others, run their farms responsible,y and independent farmers who work on theirly in an effective manner and who, unlike the operators of farms irun an effective manner and whos financial investments, are much better able to deal with any problems by adapting their production and/or their production methods and by diversifying their activities, when necessary, by engaging in on-the-farm processing and the sale of produce, rural tourism, recreational, educational and sports provision (e.g. horse-riding) and the exploitation of farm and forest resources (including waste) to produce renewable energy or organic materials and products based on ecological processes;
Amendment 83 #
2015/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas these family farms, which create added value and jobs, help make it possible for new generations of farmers to emerge, as it is easier to pass on farms that are viable and reasonably sized, whether to family members or to others;
Amendment 85 #
2015/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas, in many Member States, women in rural regions have limited access to employment in farming or elsewhere, yet they play an extremely important role in rural development and in the social fabric of rural areas, particularly on farms that engage in diversification (offering farm tourism, high quality produce, recreational, educational and sports activities, etcetera);
Amendment 87 #
2015/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas the number of crop varieties grown industrially is small, and local varieties and means of earning a livelihood are being displaced by industrial ones; whereas local breeds and varieties play a role in maintaining biodiversity and sustaining people’s livelihoods in the regions, as well as local production;
Amendment 95 #
2015/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on all the Member States to implement a comprehensive generational renewal strategy and, in order to do this, to make full use of all the possibilities provided under the new CAP to support young and newly established farmers, including outside the family, particularly the Pillar I and Pillar II measures for aid to young farmers, and also to facilitate newly established farmers aged over 40 in setting up; notes too that such measures must be complemented by and consistent with provisions under national policies (on land-use, taxation and social security, etcetera);
Amendment 110 #
2015/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Takes the view that the CAP should take greater account of territories with geographical handicaps (such as mountain areas, the most outlying areas and sensitive natural areas) since maintaining farming is an essential vector for economic, social and environmental development that focuses on employment; adds, however, that the CAP must also consider the new dynamics of urban sprawl and lend support to areas on the fringes of such sprawl in facing up to the constraints linked to their particular features;
Amendment 120 #
2015/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3а. Points out that, in the current programming period and in accordance with the Rural Development Programme, there is provision for targeted aid for the cultivation of local varieties and the keeping of local breeds, thus promoting regional employment and sustaining biodiversity; invites Member States to introduce mechanisms whereby groups and organisations of producers and farmers who cultivate and keep local varieties and breeds can receive targeted aid;
Amendment 127 #
2015/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers that, given the high mortality rate among honey bees in several EU countries and the essential role they, as pollinators, play in food security and the economy of many plant sectors, the Union should provide greater support for this sector by adopting a genuine European strategy for bee repopulation; adds that this would not require heavy investment but would create many jobs, either by diversifying activities in existing farms or by setting up new specialised farms, which, according to expert opinion, would require 200 hives to be viable and whose primary purpose would be to breed selected queens and swarms and, subsequently, to produce honey, something the EU has a serious shortage of, such an approach, which builds on various European strategies – on innovation, social inclusion and job creation – is fully in line with the will to reorient the common agricultural policy and the development of farming towards greater sustainably;
Amendment 146 #
2015/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recommends that the Member States should make more extensive use of the priority area concerning job creation within priority 6 of the second pillar, and of the measures concerning knowledge transfer and vocational and continuing training (including apprenticeships), as well as advisory and management assistance measures in order to improve the economic and environmental performance of farms; takes the view that the CAP should do more to facilitate access to this aid and to help farmers and agricultural and rural workers to become more versatile so as to diversify their activities, which would also give them a heightened sense of initiative and innovation;
Amendment 152 #
2015/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that the current rural development programmes are much less focused on social projects that defend jobs than those of the previous programming period (2007-2013), owing to the measures selected by the Member States in their rural development programmes and the smaller amount of funding earmarked for employment-related measures; therefore asks the Member States to reconsider their choices and calls for greater flexibility in implementation of rural development policy;
Amendment 154 #
2015/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Considers that since the level of complexity of rural development programmes significantly reduces the use of EAFRD funds and acts as a brake on projects conducive to job creation, it is necessary to simplify the implementation of rural development policy, adopt more coherent approaches, along the same lines as multi-funds, and stop the Member States and the Commission imposing overly painstaking administrative and financial checks;
Amendment 156 #
2015/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Points out that the risk factor inherent in innovation is insufficiently taken into account in both national and EU policy, a fact that acts as an obstacle to innovation and job creation, particularly for the many stakeholders who do not have sufficient financial strength to complete innovative projects;
Amendment 170 #
2015/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Considers it important that rural development programmes do more to improve relations between rural and urban areas so as to encourage cooperation and offer opportunities for businesses operating in rural areas that are crucial for the development these areas and job creation; takes the view that villages play an important role in urban- rural relations by providing access to basic services for residents of the surrounding rural areas, and that the Member States should therefore promote services in villages as part of their territorial policies;
Amendment 175 #
2015/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Stresses that the forestry sector, currently an underutilised asset in Europe, is a major source of jobs that should be better promoted in its various forms throughout the timber industry, adds that the EU is currently suffering from a serious timber supply shortage that requires investment in the infrastructure necessary for the growth of this sector;
Amendment 177 #
2015/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to undertake to encourage and facilitate women’s access to the labour market in rural areas;
Amendment 202 #
2015/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to clearly redefine and propose a public policy supporting a European agricultural model that makes retaining territory-based jobs a prioritybased on family-run, diversified and multi-functional farming that makes retaining territory-based jobs a priority, while taking into account the environment and the need to protect health;
Amendment 213 #
2015/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Takes the view that regaining control of the European market and local markets must be a principle for action under the future CAP, before turning to markets outside the EU;
Amendment 214 #
2015/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Takes the views that the CAP must take account of European farming in all of its forms and all rural areas, including the most disadvantaged and most fragile amongst them (such as mountain areas and outermost regions) to ensure the best possible use is made of all resources, this also entails bringing farmland that has been abandoned or left fallow back into use;
Amendment 227 #
2015/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Considers that group farming should be promoted and financially supported because it reduces farm production costs, in particular mechanisation costs, and promotes solidarity between farmers and the transfer of innovation, know-how and best practice, creating a dynamism conducive to development and employment;
Amendment 255 #
2015/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Emphasises that, against a backdrop of deep uncertainty as regards the future of low, volatile agricultural prices, the EU must do more to influence the markets, where they are failing, by establishing safety nets and prevention and crisis management systems that could, for example, draw on countercyclical aid, allowing farmers to benefit from more advantageous prices; believes, also, that in the face of the risks associated with global warming, the EU must do all it can to enhance the positive role that agriculture can play, through measures including agronomy and improved soil management for better capture carbon, and that it is important to provide technical and financial support to farmers to gradually change their practices and to innovate;
Amendment 273 #
2015/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Takes the view that the new CAP must also include insurance mechanisms so that farmers are better equipped to deal with uncertainties of all kinds;
Amendment 280 #
2015/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for the PAC to prioritise, under the EIP in particular, support for innovative, more sustainable agricultural and forestry models for the production of food and non- food goods and services (renewables, bioeconomics, rural tourism, etc.), developing the full range of resources in each rural territory;
Amendment 284 #
2015/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Takes the view that bottom-up approaches to local development such as LEADER/CLLD have proven to be effective not only in terms of jobs created but also in terms of low levels of public expenditure per job created, and that they should therefore be further strengthened and implemented in all Member States by means of multi-fund approaches; stresses in particular the role of Local Action Group (LAG) leaders in providing technical and service support for initiatives aimed at getting projects which promote employment off the ground; calls for the LAGs to have the broadest possible autonomy in order to maximise their effectiveness;
Amendment 300 #
2015/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Takes the view that, for the future, there is a need to develop high-quality, territory-based food systems supplying raw or processed food products by promoting individual responsibility and the involvement of all stakeholders – either grouped together as producers, processors, distributors and consumers, or only as producers and consumer communities – in qualitative and contract- related activities designed to ensure food and health security, as well as fair incomes for farmerso that farmers can earn a decent livelihood and sustain employment on their farms; notes that these food systems can, in particular but not solely, take the form of short supply chains and/or local markets;
Amendment 305 #
2015/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Amendment 308 #
2015/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Notes that the tourism sector offers significant opportunities for generating revenue and direct and induced employment in agriculture and rural areas, allowing the historical, cultural, gastronomic, landscape and environmental heritage of each region to be enhanced; notes, also, that a region's attractiveness to tourists is based not only on its history, but increasingly also on the quality of its food products, its landscapes and its environment; believes that, for all these reasons, the tourism sector should receive more support from the rural development policy;
Amendment 310 #
2015/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)
Paragraph 19 c (new)
19c. Stresses that the challenges linked to climate change and the environment call for significant public and private job- creating investment, with support from the emergence of new professions, to ensure that rural resources are maintained and preserved and that the quality of degraded ecosystems is restored, to tackle floods and fires more effectively and to improve protection of water, soil and air quality and biodiversity; notes that while this certainly involves cooperation between agriculture and other rural stakeholders, it offers new opportunities for income diversification in agriculture;
Amendment 322 #
2015/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Takes the view that it is vital to ensure that public and private services are in place to ensure the attractiveness of rural areas and to make it possible to maintain and develop employment in rural areathose areas; considers that all regions should therefore have quality access to high-speed broadband communication networks;
Amendment 329 #
2015/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Stresses that access to basic services such as education, health care and housing and the continuity of these services are prerequisites for an environment conducive to job creation and for meeting the vital needs of people living in rural areas;
Amendment 2 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to Regulation (EU) 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council of 17 December 2013 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/20051a ; ___________ 1a OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 487
Amendment 3 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 b (new)
Citation 2 b (new)
- having regard to Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 March 2001 on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms and repealing Council Directive 90/220/EEC1a ; ___________ 1a OJ L 106 , 17.04.2001, p. 0001
Amendment 19 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas global food production must increase by 60-110 %adapt to meet this demand;
Amendment 25 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas there is a pressing demand to produce more, as well as safe and nutritious, food for EU and global citizens, which must be reconciled with concerns over rapid degradation of natural ressources;
Amendment 31 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas sustainable agriculture requires the combination of environmental, social and economic criteria, for which technological solutions may be one important contributor;
Amendment 35 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas agriculture accounts for 70 % of the world’s fresh water use, and water availability and the effective use of irrigation systems is already a major limitation on agricultural production in some regions of the EU and globally;
Amendment 38 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas agricultural practices impact on the biological, chemical and physical quality of soils, with consequences over soil erosion and fertility;
Amendment 50 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas insufficient crop protection solutions for specialty crops endangers the quality, diversity and sustainable production of food crops in the EU, with serious consequences for employment and biodiversity loss, and a direct impact that has been estimated to account for more than €1 billion, including production loss and additional costs for farmers;
Amendment 56 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
H a. whereas the diversity and quality of plant genetic resources play a crucial role in agricultural resilience and productivity, thus being a determining factor for long- term farming as well as food security;
Amendment 77 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
L a. whereas it is urgent to guarantee the efficient transfer of research findings from science to farmers;
Amendment 119 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is of the view that the loss of genetic diversity over the past century threatens food/feed security and undermines EU policies on sustainable agriculture, biodiversity protection and adaptation strategies under climate change; considers all plant and animal varieties, including landraces and their wild and semi-wild relatives, as essential for maintaining genetic diversity, breeding programmes and the production of nutritious and sufficient food;
Amendment 125 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the need for greater dialogue between genetic banks, research, breeders and end-users in order to build resilience and support for sustainable food production throughout Europe;
Amendment 129 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Highlights the previous support from DG Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI) and DG Research and Innovation (RTD) for genetic resource conservation activities, e.g. the European Native Seed Conservation Network (ENSCONET), but calls for successor programmes to continue the support for crop and livestock genetic conservation activities, including the use of genetic resources through on farm measures, in order not to lose the significant EU dialogue and momentum gained;
Amendment 149 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Supports the need for continuous progress in plant and animal breeding to increase not only the range of pest- and disease-resistant traits in crops, but also the range of food raw materials with nutritional and health-beneficial characteristics on the market; recognises the importance of marker-assisted selection (MAS) and SMART breeding, which are now well-integrated into many breeding programmes, but also the potential offered by precision breeding for crop improvement, techniques such as the use of zinc finger nucleases (ZFNs) and CRISPR in genome editing, oligonucleotide-directed mutagenesis (ODM) and the use of CMS hybrids in protoplast fusion or tissue culture based methods;
Amendment 195 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Highlights the importance of assessing the benefits of active substances in supporting sustainable agriculture as well as the risk and hazards associated with the use of products, and recalls that the precautionary principle should be used when the degree of uncertainty is too high to ensure public health or good agricultural and environmental conditions;
Amendment 197 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Stresses the urgent need for adequate funding and coordination to address the lack of crop protection solutions for minor uses and specialty crops, while welcoming the Integrated Pest Management -European Research Area Network (IPM-ERANET) working package 3;
Amendment 223 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Recognises that the development of agri-related technologies requires a multitude of skills sets that are specialist as well as transdisciplinary in approach – these include, but are not limited to, general plant, animal and environmental science, physiology and engineering, but also oceaonoloy, which has the potential of providing resources for agriculture;
Amendment 230 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the agricultural technologies sector to improve coordination and integration of on-farm demonstrations and use of demonstration and monitor farms to share best practice on regional, national and European level using currently available or new programmes, initiatives or resources;
Amendment 250 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Considers it essential for the Commission and the Member States to develop projects which focus exclusively on the development of more resource- efficient crop varieties, especially given the increasing scarcity of water availability and certain key components of fertilisers such as phosphate, as well as on climate-smart farming practices, with adequate funding incentives for research and uptake by farmers; the merits of aquaponics, as a system for optimized management of water, energy and nutrients, should be duly evaluated, divulged and incentivised;
Amendment 258 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28 a. Welcomes the recently launched European Innovation Partnership for Agricultural productivity and Sustainability (EIP-AGRI), with the aim of linking research and practical farming, and calls on the Commission to have an active role in boosting coordination, at the national and cross-border level, in order to promote an explicit innovation agenda linked to Horizon 2020 and to guarantee the adequate transfer of knowledge towards the end users;
Amendment 273 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Notes that rural areas, and in particular agriculture, are most exposed to actual and potential climate change, which makes them less attractive and more exposed to trends such as depopulation and aging of their population; recognises that agriculture must be allowed to adapt to meet changing circumstances using all available technological solutions;
Amendment 291 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Calls on the Commission to improve its regulatory framework in line with the principles of Better Regulation to ensure timely, efficient and effective decision- making procedures, which could contribute to geographically-balanced technological development in the EU;
Amendment 28 #
2015/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas, draw the attention to the importance of the Declaration on promoting citizenship and the common values of freedom, tolerance and non- discrimination through education adopted in Paris on March 2015 highlighting the need of fostering active dialogue between cultures as well a global solidarity and mutual respect;
Amendment 30 #
2015/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, in light of the European Year of Development 2015 and the review of the UN Millennium Development Goals, the role of culture in development should not be overlooked; whereas it recalls for more explicit integration of culture in the UN post-2015 agenda for sustainable development;
Amendment 48 #
2015/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Advocates that fostering an intercultural and interfaith approach in the educational field is needed in order to address and promote multiculturalism, integration and, social cohesion and to strengthen the process of socialisation;
Amendment 68 #
2015/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Advocates that including culture in EU external relations and development policy provides a tool for conflict resolution, peacemaking and crisis prevention; furthermore, stresses the important role of cultural diplomacy, cultural cooperation and education and cultural exchange in strengthening a common core of universal values;
Amendment 88 #
2015/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that increasing public investment in inclusive, quality and accessible education is the first step to providing equal access and opportunities for all; stresses the need to reduce early school leaving and to foster the education of disadvantaged children;
Amendment 96 #
2015/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that education, both formal and non-formal, and lifelong learning not only provide knowledge, skills and competences, but should also help learners to develop civic values and become active, responsible, open-minded members of society; in this regard, stresses the need for civic education starting from an early age and recognises the importance of cooperation among all education stakeholders, including parents, families and associative structures;
Amendment 105 #
2015/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Highlights the important role of non- formal and informal learning, as well as participation in sportive and volunteering activities, in stimulating the development of civic, social and intercultural competencies;
Amendment 109 #
2015/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Encourages the Member States to develop trainingeacher training programmes dedicated to diversity, empowering educators to address all forms of discrimination and racism;
Amendment 115 #
2015/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Underlines the importance of investing in lifelong learning programmes for teachers equipping them with the necessary pedagogical competencies on the topics of migration, acculturation and social psychology as well as to enable them to utilise diversity as a rich source for learning in classrooms;
Amendment 134 #
2015/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Encourages inclusive artistic and sport educational and training activities for all ages, as well as volunteering, in order to strengthen socialisation processes and the participation of minorities and disadvantaged groups in cultural and social life including in leadership and decision making;
Amendment 166 #
2015/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the European External Action Service to include culture as an integral element of external EU policy; welcomes the Preparatory Action for Culture in EU External Relations and its role in enhancing the role of culture as a strategic factor for human, social and economic development contributing to external policy objectives; calls on the Commission to mainstream cultural diplomacy and intercultural dialogue in all EU external relations instruments and in the EU development agenda;
Amendment 170 #
2015/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Considers that culture should become an essential part of political dialogue with third countries and that there is a need to systematically integrate culture into development projects and programmes;
Amendment 196 #
2015/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Recalls, in this regards, the crucial role of EU programmes in the field of culture, education, youth and sport such as Erasmus+ as core element aimed at tackling intolerance and prejudices, as well as fostering the sense of common belonging and respect for cultural diversity;
Amendment 4 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the role of education goes beyond fulfilling the economic targets of EU and national strategies; whereas the objectives of education include preparing individuals for life and active citizenship and contributing to the personal development and growth of learners in order to make them proactive and responsible citizens in increasingly complex, demanding and integrated societies;
Amendment 40 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the knowledge and skills of teachers and other educational staff need to be further developed and updated through initial and ongoing training;
Amendment 87 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls the need to ensure, enhance and broaden initial and ongoing professional lifelong development opportunities for teachers and educators in order to enable them to incorporate an EU dimension into their teaching, in particular with regard to citizenship education;
Amendment 88 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls the need to ensure, enhance and broaden initial and ongoing professional development opportunities for teachers and educators in order to enable them to incorporate an EU dimension into their teaching, in particular with regard to citizenship education, as well as to implement learner-centred strategies and to adapt their teaching methods to the needs of learners, and to provide them with appropriate support and resources;
Amendment 113 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses the need to enhance teachers' and learners' motivation and opportunities to learn more about the EU through their own first-hand experience, such us visits to the European institutions, contacts with EU officials, traineeship opportunities for students within the EU institutions and through media education, such as the European Youth Portal, making full use of the new information and communication technologies and Open Educational Resources;
Amendment 115 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Underlines that learning of foreign languages can play a crucial role in increasing intercultural awareness and providing citizens with the skills needed to live and work in an increasingly complex and globalised world;
Amendment 117 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights the crucial role of non-formal and informal learning, including youth work and, volunteering as well as adult learning, in developing social and civic competences and shaping responsible and active European citizens; underlines the need to recogniseachieve validation process and to recognise the value of learning outcomes of such competences within formal learning and to create closer links between formal, non- formal and informal learning;
Amendment 132 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines the major role of Erasmus+, Europe for Citizens and Creative Europe in promoting education and training, language skills, active citizenship, cultural awareness, intercultural understanding and many other valuable skills and competences; stresses the need for sufficient financial support for these programmes and wider access to mobility including young people with different socio-economic backgrounds as well as vulnerable and disadvantaged groups;
Amendment 145 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the Commission’'s 2016 Work Programme for the implementation of the Erasmus+ Programme and its commitment to concrete actions following up on the Paris Declaration, in particular those aimed at increasing the impact of Erasmus+ on fostering active and democratic citizenship, intercultural dialogue, social inclusion and solidarity, including stronger support for civil society organisations in their key role in education to citizenship;
Amendment 203 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on Member States to increase investment in quality education and equal opportunities for all and to provide the necessary support for schools and teachers to carry out and continuously develop an EU dimension in education;
Amendment 214 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on Member States to encourage and facilitate high quality training on EU topics for teachers, other educational staff, youth leaders and trainers, and to ensure the recognition of such training;
Amendment 7 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the fight against the sexual abuse of children needs a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary approach encompassing prevention; insists, for that reason, that measures such as awareness raising, training and education are just as essential in the fight against these crimes as assistance to victims and their families, investigation of crimes and prosecution of offenders;
Amendment 9 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Notes the Commission's reports on the implementation of Directive 2011/93/EU and agrees that despite the recent developments there is still a room for improvement until the Directive reaches its full potential across all Member States; repeats that the child's best interest must be the primary consideration in the implementation of the Directive 2011/93 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography; urges the Commission to assist the Member States in achieving correct and full transposition and implementation of the Directive across the EU so that children can benefit from its full added value;
Amendment 12 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Notes with concern that the main challenges for Member States in implementing Directive 2011/93 are related to the provisions concerning preventive and intervention measures and assistance, support and protection to child victims; encourages the Commission in its implementation report to provide information on the best practices of actual measures adopted in different Member States and their impact in the fight against sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child abuse images;
Amendment 13 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Reports that sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children offline and online, including child abuse material, continues to be a major concern and a serious crime and violation of fundamental rights of the victims; stresses that these crimes cause short and long term physical, psychological and social harm to children with a continuous risk of re-victimisation and stigmatisation of the victims through the online environment;
Amendment 14 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1 d. Urges that a comprehensive policy response against the new forms of child sexual exploitation and abuse on the internet, such as cyber predation, sex extortion, commercial web streaming, revenge pornography, voyeurism, and grooming is urgently needed, including the strengthening of efforts and resources dedicated to victim identification and victim-centre services; recommends the Commission, in this regard, to further assess if the objectives of the Directive 2011/93 have been achieved effectively and if the Directive provides relevant response to the new digital and technological challenges and threats;
Amendment 16 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Encourages all Member States who still have not fully implemented Article 23 of the Directive2, 23, 24 and Article 18, 19 and 20 of the Directive to do so without delay and in particular to adopt preventive measures concerning the regular training of officials likely to come into contact with children;
Amendment 22 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls on Member States in accordance with Article 23 to provide appropriate training and build competences with the new threats in the online environment and the widespread use of and access to mobile technologies and the internet, in particular among the judiciary and police units to assist them to properly investigate and prosecute perpetrators and to offer assistance to the victims;
Amendment 23 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Repeats that sufficient funds, human resources and investigative powers and tools including developing high-tech capabilities are needed to prevent illegal content online, to provide better and faster identification of victims and offenders and to respond to the new phenomena and expanding trends online, including new distribution and transaction models for child abuse material;
Amendment 25 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Agrees that awareness-raising materials, channels and campaigns for both children and adults, especially parents and those in contact with children need to be promoted at grass-root level with a view to help them understand and prevent online risks, provide safe online environment and promote positive online experience for children;
Amendment 26 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2 d. Encourages the Commission and Member States to promote training and educational initiatives to all relevant stakeholders, including children, parents, teachers, social workers, child protection officers, civil organisations and national authorities; supports age appropriate innovative tools to promote empowerment, media literacy and online safety as compulsory education at schools;
Amendment 27 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2 e. Calls on Member States and the Commission to enhance its efforts in promptly identifying victims and ensuring that they receive the necessary assistance, psychological support and protection to recover from the abuse; encourages Member States to provide victims a child friendly justice system to avoid secondary victimisation of a child;
Amendment 28 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that the prevention measures should cover technology related aspects in particular, with a view to ensuring a safer internet and digital literacy; welcomes various initiatives, such as age appropriate privacy settings on the internet and other online innovative safety tools, aimed at making the internet a place of opportunities for children to communicate, to access information, and to develop their skills in an enhanced online safety environment;
Amendment 44 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that the online sexual exploitation of children is a constantly evolving phenomenon with long term recurring consequences for its victims which parallels developments in technology; underlines that peer-to-peer and Deep Web and Darknet networks provide a high degree of anonymity for offenders and are therefore used for exchanging child sexual abuse material;
Amendment 48 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. RecommendStresses that blacklists of websites containing child pornography be prepared by national authorities and communicated to Internet service providers need to be based on clear and transparent criteria providing adequate level of legal certainty and predictability and complying with the existing legal and judiciary procedures, the European Convention for the Protection of Human rights and Fundamental Freedoms and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; recommends also the sharing of such blacklists of websites among the Member States through enhanced cooperation with Europol and its European Cybercrime Centre, and with Interpol;
Amendment 57 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Encourages Member States to exchangein accordance to Article 24(4) to provide assessment for convicted offenders of the danger and risk of recidivism they represent; supports the exchange of such assessment and criminal records information about child sex offenders between law enforcement authorities so as to prevent sex offendersthem from moving unnoticed from one Member State to another for work or fin particular if working or volunteering with children or children’s institutions;
Amendment 69 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Member States to make it mandatory for Internet service providers (ISP) to report child sexual abuse material detected in their infrastructure to law enforcement authorities and calls on the ISPs to preserve evidence on the basis of due legal process and in accordance with the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child; stresses the important role of ICT and ISPs in ensuring fast and efficient removal of illegal content online at the request of the responsible law enforcement authorities;
Amendment 81 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges Member States which have not yet done so to put in place and support safe and child sensitive reporting and counselling mechanisms, such as telephone or internet helplines and hotlines to which Internet users can report child sexual abuse material they find online and that are capable of assessing this reported content with a view to implementing notice and take-down procedures; takes the view that such hotlines should be allowed to search for child sexual abuse material proactively, as is the case for the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) in the UK;
Amendment 83 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Urges Member States to ensure that citizens have access to the service operating hotline 116 000 to report missing children and to provide social support services for children and families in cases when a child goes missing, child abduction and where the life of a child is at risk;
Amendment 93 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that measures taken by Member States to prevent illegal content online have not been effective enough; highlights that about half of the Member States have chosen to apply – besides measures aimed at the prompt removal of web pages containing child sexual abuse material in accordance with Article 25 (1) – measures which are optional under Article 25 (2) of the Directive to block access to websites containing or disseminating child pornography;
Amendment 95 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Stresses that when Member States impose measures limiting the fundamental rights on the internet in relation to Article 25 the principles of transparency, necessity and proportionality need to be safeguarded in line with the law of the EU and of Member States and they need to provide the reason for the restriction and possibility of redress;
Amendment 97 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Stresses that children's personal data must be duly protected and children and parents need to be informed of the risks and consequences of using children's personal data online;
Amendment 98 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10 c. Agrees that multi-stakeholder engagement and cooperation between private and public sector including civil society, law enforcement agencies, agencies working with children, social service, private industry stakeholders such as technology industry, is crucial to effectively detect and fight illegal material and dissemination of child sexual abuse material online;
Amendment 99 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 d (new)
Paragraph 10 d (new)
10 d. Highlights also the need for international cooperation and transitional investigation with EU's strategic partners and law enforcement authorities to fight child sexual abuse and exploitation online;
Amendment 100 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 e (new)
Paragraph 10 e (new)
10 e. Repeats that precise statistics and data on the number of crimes committed especial in the area of child sexual abuse is still lacking due to the high percentage of unreported cases, novelty of the offences, and the differences of definitions and methodologies used in various Member States;
Amendment 103 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Member States to accelerate, in cooperation with the internet industry, the notice and take-down procedures on the basis of due legal process and in accordance with the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Amendment 108 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Highlights that there is an increasing threat to children affected by the refugee crisis exposing them to increased risk of sexual exploitation and sexual abuse, in particular for unaccompanied minor children, as many are reported missing after their arrival; urges the Commission and Member States to address this phenomenon and to adopt effective measures to improve the situation and reinforce children's protection;
Amendment 16 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers the opening of new markets to be of the utmost importance in the context of the current farming crisis and accordingly favours the balanced negotiation of bilateral or multilateral agreements with third countries, provided that the most sensitive sectoEU producers are adequately protected;
Amendment 68 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the Commission to assess the impact on Europe of fresh trade concessions to third countries and forward its findings to the European Parliament before proposing, accepting or making any commercial offer;
Amendment 88 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that trade agreements should ensure a level playing field between the different trading partners in the agricultural sector, taking into account the high environmental, plant health, animal health and welfare, food safety and social costs to be met by European farmers, so as to ensure that the latter are able to benefit fully from the opening of new markets;
Amendment 107 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers, given that all third countries have the option of registering products under the EU geographical indications schemes, that the protection of all geographical indications should be a sine qua non in trade negotiations with third countries, especially the USA;
Amendment 1 #
Amendment 7 #
2015/2104(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that culture is a powerful instrument for European diplomatic relations, fostering EU core values and global citizenship, promoting dialogue and mutual understanding, and that it should be incorporated consistently into the EU's external action; calls for a more strategic and integrated approach, and a fruitful cooperation between the European Commission – more specifically its Directorate-General (DG) for Education and Culture and its DG for International Cooperation and Development –, the European External Action Service and the UN in areas such as cultural heritage at risk and illicit trade in cultural property, conflict prevention and peace building, the development of creative industries, the mobility of culture professionals, cultural goods and services, and education in emergencies;
Amendment 12 #
2015/2104(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that culture is a powerful instrument for European diplomatic relations, fostering EU core values, cohesion and global citizenship, and that it should be incorporated consistently into the EU's external action; calls for a fruitful cooperation between the European Commission – more specifically its Directorate-General (DG) for Education and Culture and its DG for International Cooperation and Development –, the European External Action Service and the UN in areas such as cultural heritage at risk and illicit trade in cultural property, conflict prevention, the development of creative industries, the mobility of culture professionals, cultural goods and services, and education in emergencies and access to culture and education;
Amendment 17 #
2015/2104(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Notes that education plays an important role in human, social and economic development and is a crucial tool in achieving goals laying at the core of the EU foreign policy, such as building peace and stability in the world, long lasting development, intercultural dialogue and combating poverty, both within its borders and at the global level; stresses the importance of an effective cooperation between the EU and the UN aiming at supporting Education for All, improving access and quality education, and strengthening educational systems worldwide;
Amendment 19 #
2015/2104(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Stresses the important role of cultural diplomacy, cultural cooperation and education and cultural exchange in strengthening a common core of universal values;
Amendment 22 #
2015/2104(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 h (new)
Paragraph 1 h (new)
1h. Encourages the EU and the Member States to promote common interests together with third countries, through an equal-based partnership focused on mutual exchange and intercultural cooperation; recommends the development of a dynamic role for culture on the international stage as a "soft power" that can benefit the EU and its Member States in their relations with the wider world;
Amendment 25 #
2015/2104(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 i (new)
Paragraph 1 i (new)
1i. In this regard, welcomes the Preparatory Action on culture in EU external relations as an important instrument in enhancing the role of culture as a strategic factor for human, social and economic development contributing to external policy objectives;
Amendment 26 #
2015/2104(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 j (new)
Paragraph 1 j (new)
1j. Calls the HR/VP to appoint a culture professional in each EU representation in third partner countries (as in the EU- China Delegation) and to provide EEAS staff with training on the cultural dimension of external policy;
Amendment 28 #
2015/2104(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 l (new)
Paragraph 1 l (new)
1l. Calls for a more coherent strategy for the protection and promotion of World heritage and reinforced international cooperation in conflict areas in closer cooperation with the International Committee of the Blue Shield (ICBS);
Amendment 29 #
2015/2104(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 m (new)
Paragraph 1 m (new)
1m. Recommends the Commission to pro- actively cooperate with the cultural network-based clusters of EUNIC (European Union National Institutes for Culture), in cooperation with local institutions, cultural practitioners, civil society, together with Members States' Cultural Institutes;
Amendment 31 #
2015/2104(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 o (new)
Paragraph 1 o (new)
1o. Stresses the need for setting up of statistical data on culture and cultural industries aimed at contributing to the cultural policy debate as well as to further emphasise the economic potential of cultural and creative industries and their impact on social well-being;
Amendment 32 #
2015/2104(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 p (new)
Paragraph 1 p (new)
1p. Stresses the role of culture to foster democratization, peace-building and respect of human rights; underlines the commitment of the EU to support artistic freedom and freedom of cultural expression against censorship and harassment of artists, researchers, journalists, and civil society organisations; encourages the setting of priorities linked to the cultural dimension within the EIDHR (The European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights);
Amendment 33 #
2015/2104(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 q (new)
Paragraph 1 q (new)
1q. Draws the attention to the importance of the "Declaration on promoting citizenship and the common values of freedom, tolerance and non- discrimination through education" adopted in Paris on March 2015 highlighting the need of fostering active dialogue between cultures as well as a global solidarity and mutual respect;
Amendment 37 #
2015/2104(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the consolidated cooperation between the EU and UNESCO, based on the adoption of the Financial and Administrative Framework Agreement between the European Union and the United Nations (FAFA) of 2003, the 2012 Memorandum of Understanding between the UNESCO and the EU and the EU's participation in the UN General Assembly following the UN General Assembly resolution adopted in 2011; calls, however, for more effective EU representation within the UN, particularly in the fields of culture and education and in line with the Lisbon Treaty; stresses that a genuine EU- UN strategic partnership could be achieved by having EU representatives with voting rights on the boards of UN agencies in the areas of culture and education and by taking action jointly with UNESCO – and with UNICEF, UNDP, UNHCR, UNRWA and UNWOMAN – in the form of financial cooperation and common project management, in agreement with the beneficiary partner countries;
Amendment 38 #
2015/2104(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines that in order to strengthen the EU-UNESCO cooperation there is a need to go beyond the financial assistance and joint project management by enhancing partnership in the field of education and culture in a long term perspective; calls, therefore for the establishment of high level annual strategic dialogue with regards to tackling common challenges in a more sustainable way;
Amendment 39 #
2015/2104(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Considers that culture should become an essential part of political dialogue with third countries and that there is a need to systematically integrate culture into development projects and programmes;
Amendment 40 #
2015/2104(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Highlights that culture is a key driver for building sustainable societies and calls for mainstreaming of the cultural dimension in the UN Post-2015 agenda for sustainable development and therefore in the set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be achieved by 2030, as culture has a major impact on economic development, social inclusion, environmental sustainability, peace and security;
Amendment 41 #
2015/2104(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Recognises that cultural heritage represents the diversity of cultural expressions and therefore plays an important role in the Union's external relations; calls the for the adoption of an harmonised legislation and international agreements to protect cultural heritage and fight against illicit trafficking of cultural goods in close cooperation with UNESCO;
Amendment 42 #
2015/2104(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2e. Highlights the impact of the cultural and creative industries (CCIs) for local and regional development and calls for the continuation and extension of the EU/UNESCO Expert Facility Projects and for the consideration of UNESCO Culture for Development Indicators (CDIS) as methodological reference to assess the multidimensional role of culture in development processes;
Amendment 43 #
2015/2104(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 f (new)
Paragraph 2 f (new)
2f. Underlines that cultural tourism facilitates people-to-people contacts across the world and welcomes joint efforts to strengthen UNESCO heritage- based tourism in cooperation with the EU, that spurs investment in the cultural sector and proposes sustainable and high- quality offer to promote the diversity of the cultural expressions;
Amendment 44 #
2015/2104(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 g (new)
Paragraph 2 g (new)
2g. Underlines the need to remove obstacles and improve mobility for artists and culture professionals through a set of preferential treatments, such as visa for educational and cultural purpose, to facilitate cultural exchange, research projects, artists' residencies and grants for creators and performers, in line with the Article 16 of the 2005 UNESCO Convention on the Protection and the Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, co-signed by the EU;
Amendment 45 #
2015/2104(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 h (new)
Paragraph 2 h (new)
2h. Recommends to ensure cooperation between the EU and UN for education in emergencies programmes in case of humanitarian crisis, armed conflicts and natural disasters, by continuing to support programmes such as UNICEF Education in Emergencies and Post-Crisis Transition, UNHCR Quality education programme in refugees camps and the educational work of UNRWA;
Amendment 46 #
2015/2104(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recallminds that the EU has ratified the 2005 UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions and calls on the Member States thatwho have not already done so to ratify the 1970 Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property and, the 1950 UNIDROIT Convention on Stolen and Illegally exported Cultural Objects, which represent important tools for strengthening the protection of global cultural heritage and cultural diversity as well as the 1954 Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict. and its two protocols;
Amendment 8 #
2015/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Urges the Member States to implement urgent structural reforms of vocational education and training (VET) in order to increase its attractiveness to young people, including apprenticeships and internships that include a strong work- based learning component, in order to facilitate school-to- work transitions;
Amendment 19 #
2015/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the need to introduce or to further develop dual VET systems and work-based learning at all levels of education in order to facilitate the acquisition of core employability and job- specific skills, while ensuring quality control by public institutions over its general content, implementation and certification procedure;
Amendment 27 #
2015/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the need to create and develop high quality lifelong career guidance with the active involvement of the families in order to help young people make better choices regarding their education and professional careers;
Amendment 35 #
2015/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises the importance of addressing skills shortages and mismatches by facilitating the mobility of learners in VET, through a better use of tools such as the European Qualifications Framework, the European Skills Passport, the Youth Guarantee and the European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training as well as the Erasmus+ programme and other mobility programmes in the field of education and youth;
Amendment 42 #
2015/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Highlights the importance of teaching and learning general basic skills such as ICT, maths, critical thinking, foreign languages, mobility etc., which will enable young people to easily adapt to the changing social and economic environment;
Amendment 43 #
2015/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Member States to increase the attractiveness of sciences, technologies, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programmes and studies in order to address the existing shortage in this field;
Amendment 53 #
2015/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the constant evolution of the labour market and stresses the importance of meeting labour market demands with appropriate qualifications and skills, by revising and developing existing curricula and by addressing technological, social and environmental changes in close cooperation with employers, professional organisations and business communities, social partners, youth organisations and all relevant stakeholders; however, points out that education should not only provide skills and competencies relevant to the job market needs, but should also contribute to the personal development and growth of young people in order to make them proactive and responsible citizens; stresses therefore the need for civic education in the whole educational system both formal and non-formal;
Amendment 59 #
2015/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the need to include elements of entrepreneurial learning at all levels of education, since instilling entrepreneurial spirit among the young at an early stage is an effective way of combatting youth unemployment; urges, in this respect, active dialogue and cooperation between the university community and business aimed at developing educational programmes which equip young people with the requisite skills and competences;
Amendment 60 #
2015/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Points out that entrepreneurship requires the development of transversal skills such as creativity, critical thinking, empathy, teamwork and a sense of initiative, which contribute to young people's personal and professional development and facilitate their transition into the job market; believes that there is a need, therefore, to facilitate and encourage participation by entrepreneurs in the educational process;
Amendment 68 #
2015/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Encourages the Member States to incorporate new technologies in the learning process and to intensify ICT training at all levels of educationnd the development of digital skills and media literacy at all levels of education; in this regard underlines the importance of open educational resources (OER), which ensure access to education for all and enhance employability by supporting the lifelong learning process;
Amendment 71 #
2015/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Encourages the optimal use of existing EU funding such as the Erasmus+ programme in stimulating the development of transversal skills and competences among young people in order to tackle more effectively youth unemployment in Europe;
Amendment 82 #
2015/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights the essential role of competent and supportive teachers and trainers in reducing early school leaving and improving the employability of young people; stresses that teachers need to be better supported by schools, training institutions, local communities, and educational policies, e.g. through easier access to training opportunities and improved systems of continuous VET.; in this regard, points out the importance of investing in lifelong learning development for teachers;
Amendment 94 #
2015/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Member States to channel investments into inclusive education that responds to societal challenges with a view to ensuring equal access and opportunities for all, including young people having different socio-economic backgrounds, as well as vulnerable and disadvantaged groups;
Amendment 95 #
2015/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Highlights the role of non-formal and informal learning, as well as volunteering, in equipping young people with entrepreneurial spirit and with a set of cognitive and non-cognitive skills;
Amendment 96 #
2015/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Underlines the value of transversal skills acquired through sports as part of non-formal and informal learning, and further stresses the link between sports, employability, education and training.
Amendment 8 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes the cuts in funding for rural development under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) in commitments and payments for the 2015 budget; points out that EAFRD projects – including the LEADER programmes – are a major driver of rural development, as they deliver wider benefits to the EU at large, in particular in generating growth, added value and jobs in rural areas; asks that careful consideration be given to the final level of commitment and payment appropriations in the 2016 budget; insists that particular attention should be paid to encouraging generational renewal in agriculture and supporting young famers, and to the role that smallholdings and family farms play in job creation, especially in rural areas;
Amendment 23 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Demands that additional finance should be allocated to the milk sector, alleviating any potential impact from the abolition of the quota system; further insists that some specific agricultural sub-sectors are in need of greater funding, such as bee keeping; highlights the importance of schemes for milk and fruit in schools and for organic farming, and of geographical indication schemes for agricultural products and foods, including ‘traditional speciality guaranteed’ schemes; proposes a small increase in appropriations for these programmes in line with the agriculture committee’s vote;
Amendment 17 #
2015/2065(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that CAP reform introduced measures aimed at addressing the bargaining power gap between farmers and other stakeholders in the food supply chain; is nevertheless concerned that small and family farmers, who have the potential to create and support employment in isolated, remote and mountain regions, аre particularly vulnerable to food supply chain processes;
Amendment 42 #
2015/2065(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points to the limitations of the Supply Chain Initiative (SCI), and specifically the absence of farmers’ organisations owing to lack of trustsufficiently representative and effective farmers’ organisations, especially in the countries which joined the EU after 2004, owing to lack of trust and of suitable financial instruments, restriction of anonymous complaints, absence of meaningfulappropriate mechanisms to adequateffectively combat well- documented unfair trading practices (UTPs), and, in particular, the lack of enforcement measures and sanctions;
Amendment 72 #
2015/2065(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Doubts whetherRecognises that voluntary initiatives are adequate for addresscan only be an initial stage in, rather than the end goal of, combating UTPs and the acknowledged ‘fear factor’ in the supply chain arising from the imbalance of power between farmers and retailers;
Amendment 97 #
2015/2065(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Questionries the Commission’s unwavering support for the SCI, given the reluctancelow numbers of farmers to participateing in it; regrets the pre-emptive conclusion that regulatory action at EU level is not foreseen;
Amendment 184 #
2015/2065(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7а. Points out that, pending the entry into force of a Europe-wide legislative framework for tackling UTPs, a promotional symbol/logo such as a ‘fair trade’ one could be introduced to help gradually increase consumer information and confidence as regards the links in the supply chain, based for instance on a common European code of good and fair trading practices;
Amendment 2 #
2015/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the current discussions about a possible extension of the Geographical Indication (GI) protection of the European Union to non-agricultural products; considers that the EU is particularly rich in such authentic products based on local know-how and traditional production methods and often rooted in the cultural, social and historical heritage of a specific geographical area;
Amendment 6 #
2015/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that non-agricultural products are an integral part of our identity and are an important element of the European cultural heritage as well as the cultural heritage of the Member states;
Amendment 8 #
2015/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Emphasises the fact that the existence of a high number of non-agricultural products in Europe, based on traditional skills and handcrafts, represents an integral part of the regional and local culture and stimulates cultural tourism development;
Amendment 9 #
2015/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Considers that a uniform GI protection for non-agricultural products would stimulate the technological and economic development at a regional and local level by increasing the number of people employed in producing traditional products;
Amendment 10 #
2015/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Emphasises that one of the main challenges faced by the sector of cultural heritage is the gradual extinction of traditional skills and crafts;
Amendment 16 #
2015/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that, currently, there is no uniform GI protection for non-agricultural products at EU level but several legal frameworks ensuring only national or regional protection. In this context, underlines the fact that the present legal frameworks may result in consumer deception and countless cases of counterfeiting; therefore, a uniform EU system could better inform consumers about the authenticity of products and, protect the rightful owners of a registered product and ensure the preservation of traditional handcrafts and skills;
Amendment 22 #
2015/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines that a uniform GI protection would contribute not only toward promoting traditional products, but also toward the recognition of the quality of the raw materials it uses and the need for excellence at all stages of the production process;
Amendment 23 #
2015/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Takes the view that extending the scope of the geographical indication protection system to cover non- agricultural products could help to make the EU’s position on GIs still stronger and more cogent, both in bilateral trade negotiations and in multilateral forums, the ultimate aim being to provide a high level of protection for all high-quality European products outside the EU;
Amendment 24 #
2015/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Highlights that the promotion of local and regional traditional products is essential not only for the preservation of the European cultural heritage, but would also guarantee fair remuneration for producers and the widest possible availability of those products;
Amendment 26 #
2015/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the economic potential of the GI system in terms of jobs creation, especially in rural or poor areas, and supporting SMEs and individual producers, who are central to the production of handicrafts and other traditional objects; moreover, GIs are a powerful tool for increasing the overall attractiveness and distinctiveness of a region, boosting the sales of a category of products and promoting tourismsustainable cultural tourism and cultural and creative activities in the area;
Amendment 31 #
2015/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers that a uniform EU system could increase the attractiveness of the heritage-related professions;
Amendment 32 #
2015/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls for such products to be made a central focus of regional development, research and innovation projects and of Horizon 2020 and cohesion funding;
Amendment 36 #
2015/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the importance of the cultural and social components of the non- agricultural products that will be included in this process and stresses the need for preserving, passing on and increasing the knowledge of the traditional know-how and skills associated with them;
Amendment 41 #
2015/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Acknowledges the important role of highly skilled professionals in the production process of non-agricultural products for preserving and passing on traditional skills and handcrafts, which create our European identity;
Amendment 43 #
2015/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. In this regard, invites the Commission to encourage Member states to optimally use the available EU funding and programs for investment in vocational training of specialists, who participate in producing and promoting local and regional artisanal and industrial products;
Amendment 45 #
2015/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Encourages the Member states to exchange good practices in creating and supporting initiatives aimed at stimulating the traditional artisanal sector, which could in turn increase the awareness for the local cultural heritage and stimulate the development of rural areas;
Amendment 46 #
2015/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Stresses the important role of the companies, often situated in regions with high unemployment rates, which invest in high-quality skills and know-how and offer traineeships and apprenticeships for the development and qualification of skilled professionals;
Amendment 47 #
2015/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4e. Highlights the fact that a well-known GI could play an important role in promoting the European cultural itineraries of the Council of Europe;
Amendment 56 #
2015/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises the importance of creating a future legal framework that guarantees that the link to the original geographical area remains a priority in order to increase the credibility and the authenticity of products, and that clearly specifies the conditions under which the denomination may be used outside the reference space;
Amendment 60 #
2015/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote trans-regional and trans-national cooperation and pooling of best practice between non-agricultural product clusters and related sectors;
Amendment 2 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 31 a (new)
Citation 31 a (new)
– having regard to the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI)1b, __________________ 1bProposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Fund for Strategic Investments and amending Regulations (EU) No 1291/2013 and (EU) No 1316/2013 (COM(2015)0010).
Amendment 13 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the real purpose of the Bologna Process is to support mobility and internationalisation, as well as to ensure compatibility and comparability in standards and quality of different higher educational systems while respecting the autonomy of universities;
Amendment 28 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that education is one of the main pillars of our society when it comes to promoting growth and jobs, and that greater investment in education is crucial to tackling youth unemployment and fostering social inclusion;
Amendment 35 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the Bologna reforms resulted in the launching of a European Higher Education Area (EHEA), and have allowed significant achievements in the past 15 years in making higher education structures more comparable, increasing mobility, adjusting educational systems to labour market needs, and improving overall employability and competitivenesimproving the quality of educational systems as well as the attractiveness of higher education in Europe;
Amendment 43 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the EHEA countries to implement the commonly agreed reforms aimed at hastening the achievement of the Bologna Process goals, and tostrengthening the credibility of the EHEA; encourages support thosefor countries encountering difficulties in implementing these reforms; supports, in this regard, the creation of broad partnerships between countries and relevant stakeholders;
Amendment 61 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Highlights the potential funding opportunities for higher education, vocational education and training provided by the EFSI; expresses its strong concerns about the planned cutting of funds for Horizon 2020 in favour of the EFSI;
Amendment 67 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Encourages both top-down and bottom- up approaches, involving the whole academic community and social partners, and calls for the political engagement and cooperation of EHEA ministers in developing a common strategy for the achievement of the Bologna reforms;
Amendment 71 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for the further development of study programmes with clearly defined objectives, providing the knowledge and mix of skills, both general and professional, needed to prepare graduates for the requirements of the labour market and to build their capacity for LLL;
Amendment 73 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for the further development of study programmes with clearly defined objectives, providing the knowledge and mix of skills needed to prepare graduates for the requirements of the labour market and to build their capacity for LLL; encourages, in this regard, active dialogue and cooperation between the university community and business;
Amendment 81 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the importance of guaranteeing the mutual recognition and compatibility of academic degrees for strengthening the system of quality assurance at European level, in line with the revised version of sthe Standards and gGuidelines for qQuality aAssurance (ESG) in the European Higher Education Area;
Amendment 87 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that the mobility of students, teachers, researchers and staff is one of the main priorities of the Bologna Process, and highlights in this regard the crucial role of the Erasmus+ Programme; in this regard highlights the need to strengthen the implementation of the Mobility strategy 2020 for EHEA and the crucial role of the Erasmus+ Programme; stresses that learning grants pertaining to Erasmus+ should be exempt from taxation and social levies;
Amendment 101 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Emphasises both in programmes design and delivery the shift of the educational paradigm towards a more student-centred approach that includes the personal development of students; underlines the importance of students' participation in the higher education governance;
Amendment 109 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for more flexible learning paths that promote joint degree programmes and interdisciplinary studies, and that support innovation, creativity, vocational education and training (VET), dual education, and entrepreneurship in higher education, and calls for the potential offered by new technologies and digitalisation to be explored in order to develop new models for learning, teaching, and assessment;
Amendment 113 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on HEIs, public administrations, social partners and enterprises to lead an on-going dialogue facilitating and enhancing employability; in this regard stresses the need to focus the discussion on an unused potential of higher education in stimulating growth and employment; calls on EHEA countries and HEIs to enhance cooperation regarding traineeships and apprenticeships;
Amendment 121 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses that the Member States, the Union and the HEIs are responsible for providing quality education that responds to societal challenges;
Amendment 126 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls for more involvement of secondary school teachers in the Bologna Process in terms of promoting quality in teacher training and professional mobility in order to meet the new educational and training demands of a knowledge-based society, and to contribute to increased student performance;
Amendment 127 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Emphasises the role of education, its quality and teaching mission in shaping future generations, contributing to wider social and economic cohesion as well as job creation, higher competitiveness and growth potential; calls in this regard for better recognition of the teaching profession;
Amendment 132 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Highlights the social dimension of the Bologna Process; calls for targeting the increased participation of under-represented and disadvantaged groups;
Amendment 133 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Stresses the role of education mobility in intercultural learning, and that the Bologna Process should take active steps in fostering students' intercultural knowledge and respect;
Amendment 137 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Emphasises the need to enhance data collection among EHEA countries in order to better identify and address the Bologna Process challenges;
Amendment 25 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas entrepreneurship is an important driver of economic growth and job creation as it creates new companies and jobs, opens up new markets, strengthens competitiveness, improves productivity and creates wealth;
Amendment 35 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Е
Recital Е
Е. whereas cultures that value and reward entrepreneurial behaviour, such as calculated risk-taking and, independent thinking and the identification of opportunities, as well as leadership qualities, promote a propensity to develop new solutions to social challenges;
Amendment 52 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas an entrepreneurial mindset enhances a young person’s employability and engenders in them qualities essential for overcoming challenges in both their professional and their private lives;
Amendment 56 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas education as a whole is of primordial importance with regard to each individual’s personal development, and therefore has to be both sufficiently broad in order to lay foundations for lifelong development and deepening of knowledge and for the acquisition of transversal skills, and sufficiently practical, thus allowing individuals to have real careers and a valuable professional and private life;
Amendment 113 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that at all levels of education, even elementary, the teaching of practical entrepreneurship skills and the fostering of motivation and readiness should be provided; highlights the role of informal and independent learning, including volunteering, in endowing young people with entrepreneurial spirit and skills;
Amendment 117 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Believes there is a need, therefore, to facilitate and encourage participation by entrepreneurs in the educational process;
Amendment 186 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – point iii
Paragraph 11 – point iii
(iii) promotion of links between schools and enterprises in order to devise suitable courses and to provide students with the requisite practical experience and models,
Amendment 214 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Member States to make useuse the resources of the EU Structural Funds to the full in order to promote entrepreneurship education and training and the development of digital skills at national, regional and local level;
Amendment 31 #
2015/0263(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Several Member States have been undergoing and continue to undergo adjustment processes to correct macroeconomic imbalances accumulated in the past and many are facing the challenge of low potential growth. The impact of the economic and financial crisis imposed austerities policies and measures in many Member States, which affected the right to education. The priority given to reduce macroeconomic imbalances has to be balanced with the need to ensure and maintain minimum standards in the field of education which deserves special attention. The Union has identified the implementation of structural reforms among its policy priorities to set the recovery on a sustainable path, unlock the growth potential to strengthen the adjustment capacity, and support the process of convergence.
Amendment 38 #
2015/0263(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Reforms are by their very nature complex processes that require a complete chain of highly-specialised knowledge and skills. Addressing structural reforms in a variety of public policy areas is challenging since their benefits often take time to materialise. Therefore, early and efficient design and implementation is crucial, be it for crisis-struck or structurally-weak economies. In this context, the provision of support by the Union in the form of technical assistance has been crucial in supporting the economic adjustment of Greece and Cyprus in the last years. However, the work of the Task Force for Greece has been confused with the work of the Troika and there is therefore a need to communicate much more proactively around the future work of the Structural Reform Support Programme.
Amendment 56 #
2015/0263(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) In accordance with Article 14 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, education is a fundamental human right and therefore needs to be high-quality, inclusive and accessible for all. In this regard, the priority given to economic recovery has to be balanced with the need to give special attention to the sector of education.
Amendment 58 #
2015/0263(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The financial envelope of the Programme should consist of financial resources deducted from allocations for technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission under Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council16 and Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council17 . In order to allow such deduction, it is necessary to amend those Regulations. The financing of the Structural Reform Support Programme should not constitute a precedent for any future initiatives by the Commission to be financed from the Cohesion Policy. __________________ 16 Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 320). 17 Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 487).
Amendment 65 #
2015/0263(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) To facilitate the evaluation of the Programme, a proper framework for monitoring the results achieved by the Programme should be put in place from the very beginning. A mid-term evaluation looking at the achievement of the objectives of the Programme, its efficiency and its added value at the European level should be carried out. A final evaluation should, in addition, deal with the long– term impact and the sustainability effects of the Programme. Those evaluations should be based on the indicators, measuring the effects of the Programme. The implementation of the Programme should be subject to annual monitoring as well as to independent interim and ex-post evaluation on the basis of which the possible suspension after 2020 could be decided. Therefore, output indicators could be added to the proposed set of indicators.
Amendment 77 #
2015/0263(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) their complementarity and synergy with other Union programmes and policies at national, regional, local, Union and international level;
Amendment 84 #
2015/0263(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
The general objective of the Programme shall be to contribute to institutional, administrative and structural reforms in the Member States by providing support to national authorities for measures aimed at reforming institutions, governance, administration, economic and social sectors in response to economic and social challenges with a view to enhancing competitiveness, sustainable growth, jobs, and investment, and economic social and territorial cohesion, in particular in the context of economic governance processes, including through assistance for the efficient and effective use of the Union funds.
Amendment 90 #
2015/0263(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
These objectives shall be pursued in close cooperation withupon the request of Beneficiary Member States and in close cooperation with them.
Amendment 92 #
2015/0263(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The specific objectives set out in paragraph 1 shall refer to policy areas related to competitiveness, sustainable growth, jobs and investment, and economic, social and territorial cohesion, in particular to the following:
Amendment 100 #
2015/0263(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) education and training, labour market policies, social inclusion, social security and social welfare systems, combating poverty, public health and healthcare systems, asylum, migration and borders policies, ICT;
Amendment 107 #
2015/0263(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the provision of expert(s) (including resident experts), for a short or long period, to perform tasks in specific domains or to carry out operational activities, where necessary with interpretation, translation and cooperation support, administrative assistance and infrastructure and equipment facilities. Combining foreign with local experts would help maximize effectiveness, by making it easier to understand problems and design tailor-made solutions to the specific situation in the requesting Member States;
Amendment 119 #
2015/0263(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Taking into account the principles of transparency, equal treatment and sound financial management, further to a dialogue with the Member State, including in the context of the European Semester, the Commission shall analyse the request for support referred to in paragraph 1 based on the urgency, breadth and depth of the problems identified, support needs in respect of the policy areas concerned, analysis of socioeconomic indicators and general administrative capacity of the Member State. Taking into account the existing actions and measures financed by Union funds or other Union programmes, the Commission in close cooperation with the Member State concerned shall identify the priority areas for support, the scope of the support measures to be provided and the global financial contribution for such support. The Structural Reform Support Programme shall remain voluntary for Members States providing that it doesn't involve compulsory and stigmatizing procedures.
Amendment 125 #
2015/0263(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The Beneficiary Member State, in coordination with the Commission, may enter into partnership with one or more other Member States which shall act as Reform Partners in respect of specific areas of reform. A Reform Partner shall, in coordination with the Beneficiary Member State and the Commission, help formulate strategy, reform roadmaps, design high- quality assistance or oversee implementation of strategy and projects.
Amendment 131 #
2015/0263(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. These additional contributions referred to in paragraph 1 shall be used to support actions which contribute to delivering the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. A contribution made by a Beneficiary Member State in accordance with paragraph 2 shall be used exclusively in that Member State. The financing of the Structural Reform Support Programme should not constitute a precedent for any future initiatives by the Commission to be financed from the Cohesion Policy.
Amendment 140 #
2015/0263(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ensure complementarity and synergy between different instruments at Union and national, regional and local levels, in particular in relation to measures financed by Union funds, both in the planning phase and during implementation;
Amendment 142 #
2015/0263(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) ensure close cooperation between those responsible for implementation at Union and national, regional and local level to deliver coherent and streamlined support actions.
Amendment 145 #
2015/0263(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall provide the European Parliament and the Council with annual monitoring reports, an interim evaluation report, by mid of 2019, at the latest, and an ex-post evaluation report by end of December 2021.
Amendment 148 #
2015/0263(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The implementation of the Programme should be subject to annual monitoring as well as to independent interim and ex-post evaluation on the basis of which the possible suspension after 2020 could be decided. Therefore, output indicators could be added to the proposed set of indicators.
Amendment 24 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The European Council on 18 December 2014 concluded that "‘fostering investment and addressing market failure in Europe is a key policy challenge"’ and that "‘The new focus on investment, coupled with Member States'’ commitment to intensifying structural reforms and to pursuing growth- friendly fiscal consolidation, will provide the foundation for growth and jobs in Europe and calls for setting up a European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) in the EIB Group with the aim to mobilise 315 billion euro in new investments between 2015 and 2017"’.
Amendment 28 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The purpose of the EFSI should be to help resolve the difficulties in financing and implementing productive investments in the Union and to ensure increased and geographically-balanced access to financing. It is intended that increased access to financing should be of particular benefit to small and medium enterprises. It is also appropriate to extend the benefit of such increased access to financing to mid- cap companies, which are companies having up to 3000 employees. Overcoming Europe's current investment difficulties should contribute to strengthening the Union'’s economic, social and territorial cohesion.
Amendment 29 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The purpose of the EFSI should be to help resolve the difficulties in financing and implementing productive investments in the Union and to ensure increased access to financing. It is intended that increased access to financing should be of particular benefit to small and medium enterprises. It is also appropriate to extend the benefit of such increased access to financing to mid- cap companies, which are companies having up to 3000 employees. Overcoming Europe's current investment difficulties should contribute to strengthening the Union's economic, social and territorial cohesion, particularly in rural, remote and disadvantaged areas.
Amendment 35 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The EFSI should support strategic investments with high economic value added contributing to achieving Union policy objectives. The CAP, being the only fully communitised field of policy, is of territorial application and is therefore very well suited to carry out projects which can complement those supported by the EFSI. Many of the existing instruments of the CAP make targeted investments successfully.
Amendment 43 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Many small and medium enterprises, as well as mid-cap companies, across the Union require assistance to attract market financing, especially as regards investments that carry a greater degree of risk. This is particularly true of businesses in rural areas, where economic growth and the preservation of services and jobs are urgently needed in order to prevent rural depopulation. The EFSI should help these businesses to overcome capital shortages by allowing the EIB and the European Investment Fund ('EIF') to provide direct and indirect equity injections, as well as to provide guarantees for high-quality securitisation of loans, and other products that are granted in pursuit of the aims of the EFSI.
Amendment 47 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The EFSI should be established within the EIB in order to benefit from its experience and proven track record and in order for its operations to start to have a positive impact of potentially greater benefit as quickly as possible. The work of the EFSI on providing finance to small and medium enterprises and small mid-cap companies should be channelled through the European Investment Fund ('EIF') to benefit from its experience in these activities.
Amendment 48 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The EFSI should be established within the EIB in order to benefit from its experience and proven track record and in order for its operations to start to have a positive impact as quickly as possible. The work of the EFSI on providing finance to small and medium enterprises and small mid-cap companies shouldmay be channelled through the European Investment Fund ('EIF') and the EIB to benefit from its experience in these activities.
Amendment 53 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The EFSI should target projects delivering high societal, sustainable and economic added value. In particular, the EFSI should target projects that promote job creation, long- term growth and competitiveness of quality and long-term jobs, long-term growth and competitiveness, especially infrastructure measures (transport and digital, especially fast broadband). The EFSI should support a wide range of financial products, including equity, debt or guarantees, to best accommodate the needs of the individual project. This wide range of products should allow the EFSI to adapt to market needs whilst encouraging private investment and involvement of rural communities in the projects. The EFSI should not be a substitute for private market finance but should instead catalyse private finance by addressing market failures, without adding to administrative burden or creating additional payment systems, which would undermine the efficiency of the EFSI objectives, so as to ensure the most effective and strategic use of public money. The requirement for consistency with State aid principles should contribute to such effective and strategic use.
Amendment 61 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The EFSI should target projects with a higher risk-return profile than existing EIB and Union instruments to ensure additionality over existing operations. The EFSI should finance projects across the Union, including in the countries most affected by the financial crisis. T and countries that became EU Member States with its enlargement in 2004 and thereafter, and the EFSI should only be used where financing is not available from other sources on reasonable terms.
Amendment 63 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The EFSI should target projects with a higher risk-return profile than existing EIB and Union instruments to ensure additionality over existing operations. The EFSI should finance projects across the Union, including in the countries most affected by the financial crisis, as well as in the many disadvantaged areas of Europe which are rural and areas in border regions and extremely peripherial location particularly those suffering depopulation. The EFSI should only be used where financing is not available from other sources on reasonable terms.
Amendment 71 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) In order to allow for further increase in its resources, participation in the EFSI should be open to third parties, including Member States, national promotional banks or public agencies owned or controlled by Member States, private sector entities and entities outside the Union subject to the consent of existing contributors. Third parties may contribute directly to the EFSI and take part be consulted within the EFSI governance structure.
Amendment 88 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The purpose of the EFSI shall be to support investments in the Union and to ensure increased accessnd geographically-balanced access at both EU and national level to financing for companies having up to 3000 employees, with a particular focus on small and medium enterprises, through the supply of risk bearing capacity to the EIB ('‘EFSI Agreement'’).
Amendment 90 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The purpose of the EFSI shall be to support investments in the Union and to ensure increased access to financing for companies having up to 3000 employees, with a particular focus on small and medium enterprises, through the supply of risk bearing capacity to the EIB, with particular priority being assigned to businesses and social-cooperative bodies in rural areas and in structurally weak and disadvantaged areas, as well as areas in extremely peripherial locations ('EFSI Agreement').
Amendment 112 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
The Investment Committee shall be composed of sixeight independent experts and the Managing Director. Independent experts shall have a high level of relevant market experience in project finance and be appointed by the Steering Board for a renewable fixed term of three yeastructuring and project financing, as well as macroeconomic expertise. The Investment Committee shall have a pluridisciplinary composition encompassing a broad range of expertise in various sectors, such as agriculture, research, transport and SMEs. It shall be appointed by the Steering Board for a renewable fixed term of three years. When appointing the Committee, the Steering board shall take into account the gender balance of the members.
Amendment 118 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) development of infrastructure, including local community related infrastructures, in the areas of transport, particularly in industrial centres; energy, in particular energy interconnections; and digital infrastructure with priority to rural areas lagging behind in fast broadband provisions;
Amendment 123 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) investment in education and training, health, research and development, local community capacity building, information and communications technology and innovation;
Amendment 128 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) infrastructure projects in the environmental, agricultural, natural resources, rural and urban development and social fields;
Amendment 7 #
2014/2241(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the important role European cultural tourism plays as a driver of sustainable social and economic development and in furthering personal development and knowledge and in promoting Europe's rich cultural diversity and strengthening European identity;
Amendment 57 #
2014/2241(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that Europe'’s cultural heritage makes it one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world and that cultural tourism, which is of key importance in boosting growth and employment, accounts for 40 % of European tourism; emphasises that, in order to maintain current tourist volumes and attract new tourists, Europe'’s cultural and natural heritage needs to be conserved and showcased and the right balance needs to be struck between expanding the tourism sector and protecting cultural heritage; highlights, in this regard, the considerable potential of the Council of Europe’s European Cultural Routes in terms of the development of sustainable cultural tourism;
Amendment 2 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the cCommon aAgricultural pPolicy (CAP) has grown significantly in complexity in recent years without any, so far, any visible reduction in the existing bureaucracy since the 2013 reform ;
Amendment 5 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the objectives of the CAP have to be fulfilled, while the mutual understanding and trust between all EU institutions, national and regional bodies have to be ensured for the effective implementation of the CAP;
Amendment 9 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the cost of controls isand providing advice to stakeholders and farmers may be currently estimated at EUR 4 billion at Member State level, and are probably still rising, particularly with the introduction of ‘greening’; emphasizes the need to minimize the cost of controls and their bureaucracy burden;
Amendment 13 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas performance based controls may become a useful methodology, while stability and an enabling approach are needed on the part of administrative bodies in order to build trust with final beneficiaries; recalls however that a one- size-fits-all system cannot be imposed on the diverse types and scale of agricultural holdings in the EU;
Amendment 16 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the 2013 reform has resulted in significant changes in the data required from farmers to accompany applications and justify claims, with new requirements which risk bringing about a higher error rate in the initial learning and adaptation phase;
Amendment 20 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the current system has reachedto deal with an estimated 15 million transactions each year, paid to around 8 million beneficiaries, and includes a million on- the-spot-checks involving millions of reference parcels of land and consequently risks reaching its limits and action is therefore needed;
Amendment 29 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the burden of controls is often viewed as being in proportion to the complexity of the CAP; calls, therefore, for complexity to be reduced in order to cut error rates, reduce the cost to the taxpayer and at the same time ensure that the budget is correctly spent and in this regard calls for a new examination of the cost of controls compared to how much additional of funding could be safeguarded by such controls;
Amendment 39 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for a less bureaucratic CAP with a view to reducing the error rate whilst ensuring that farmers are still able to deliver the vital food production which is at the heart of the policy and believes that continuing to tackle complexity and streamlining the operation of the CAP is one of the keys to attracting new entrants to agriculture and retaining them and their skills to ensure a thriving EU agricultural sector in the future;
Amendment 47 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Believes that development and administration of performance-based controls should, in no way, become a source of increased uncertainty to the EU’s security of food supply;
Amendment 54 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Supports the Commissioner Hogan’s initiative of simplifying the CAP with immediate examination of measures which can be implemented quickly , as this would benefit farmers, paying agencies, EU institutions and taxpayers; also urges that amendments be made to the basic legislative actt the mid-term review, proposals for amendments to the basic legislative act be brought forward for consideration for the reform for the next funding period;
Amendment 64 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Advocates anreinforcement and stronger implementation of the single annual audit so that farmers are not subjected to excessive or multiple controls by both the Commission and the European Court of Auditors in the same year; also calls for the bundling of the audit tasks of certifying bodies and other Member State bodies, the Commission and the European Court of Auditors;
Amendment 71 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Believes that levels of control should be proportionate to the size of agricultural holdings, whilst safeguarding the use of EU funds;
Amendment 72 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Favours an integrated approach to controls, whereby all the controls required on a given farm are carried out at the same time wherever possible , so that the number of testing visits is kept lower and the concomitant financial and time cost for administrations and agriculture may be reduced;
Amendment 80 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Supports the approach of reducing controls in Member States where error rates have been extremely low over a given period; calls at the same time, however, for advice on best practice and controls to be stepped up in Member States where the error rate is high or increasing;
Amendment 92 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for it to be made possiblea target to reduce the sample size for on-the-spot checks to 3% for all direct payments, as otherwise potential savings in the cost of controls will berisk being lost;
Amendment 95 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Believes that 100% coverage of rural areas with fast broadband, with significant awareness raising and training in its use, will be an essential tool to enable all farmers to benefit from the newest application and claims systems associated with the CAP;
Amendment 99 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. FCalls for further efforts to be made to reduce the complexity of application systems and forms for farmers and favours the increased use of e- Government technology by the Member States in order to forestall errors in the application process.
Amendment 105 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on Member States to ensure that the governmental/regional bodies dealing with the new CAP implementation communicate and work together effectively to the benefit of farmers implementing the policy on the ground.
Amendment 107 #
2014/2234(INI)
8b. Calls on the European Court of Auditors to acknowledge in its annual report on budget implementation by the Commission for 2015, the significant degree of change in the CAP –which could not apply retroactively – following the 2013 reform when it presents its error rate and accompanying remarks, and to highlight the degree to which Member States are responsible under shared management of funds.
Amendment 109 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Calls on all institutions and bodies responsible for implementation of the CAP to cooperate to overcome mistrust and anxiety linked to the considerable burden of audit and control which potentially puts at risk future development and innovation and the position of the EU agriculture sector in relation to other markets.
Amendment 30 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Bа. whereas the degree of competitiveness of the agricultural sector differs across the Member States as a consequence of restructuring in connection with EU integration processes;
Amendment 171 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
dа. ensure that financial instruments are available for promoting EU agricultural produce in the USA – e.g. grants towards participation in, inter alia, specialist and/or independent trade fairs – particularly for the Member States which joined the Union in or after 2004, so as to avoid producers’ losing their livelihoods as a result of the stronger competition anticipated in the sector in both the EU and the USA;
Amendment 45 #
2014/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas, almost 23 % of European forests are in Natura 2000 areas, with the share in some Member States exceeding 50 %, and almost half of the natural habitats in Natura 2000 areas are forests;
Amendment 90 #
2014/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. welcomes the Commission communication on a new EU forest strategy and the accompanying working documents, and stresses that an EU forest strategy must focus on better coordination, because the increasing number of European policy initiatives in areas such as economic and employment policy, energy supply, environmental and climate policy, call for a greater contribution from the forestry sector, which has the potential to play a part in dealing with the challenges these policies are facing;
Amendment 99 #
2014/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. stresses in this connection that any attempt to make forestry a matter of EU policy should be resisted and that the sector’s regional basis and recognises that the sector’s regional basis and the competence of the Member States in this area must be respected, but, in the spirit of solidarity, there should be encouragement for the search for common approaches to dealing withe competence of the Member States in this area must be respectedross-border challenges, such as forest fires, climate changes, natural disasters, etc.;
Amendment 118 #
2014/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. welcomes the holistic approach and the recognition of the economic, environmental and social role played by European forests and European forestry, including in improving people’s health by providing conditions for the development of sport, tourism and recreation, especially in mountain regions;
Amendment 189 #
2014/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. expressly supports the resource-efficient use of timber as a raw material (primary and secondary, including wood chips, bark, sawdust, branches, etc.), biomass and an alternative to fossil fuels in energy production, and opposes legally binding rules for prioritising the uses of wood, asbecause this not only restricts the energy market but is also impossible to enforce in many rural areas, if only for infrastructure reasons; in this connection, supports an open, market-oriented approach and freedom for market participants;
Amendment 196 #
2014/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. also underlines the importance of other forest resources and practices, including sustainable cultivation and gathering of medicinal plants, fruits and mushrooms in forests, the creation of jobs in areas with a higher level of unemployment, and calls on the Commission to promote these types of economic activities, which can serve as a source of raw materials for the pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food industries and be used as an alternative way of dealing with unemployment and rural depopulation, as well as to promote the products of these activities as beneficial for human health;
Amendment 225 #
2014/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. takes the view that forest management plans can be an important strategic instrument for the implementation of concrete measures at the level of individual businesses, while supporting the principle that such measures should be voluntary, in accordance with entrepreneurial freedom; calls at the same time for a clear separation between forest management plans and the management plans under Natura 2000, in view of the need to curb, but also for the seeking of synergies between forest management plans, including under Natura 2000, and calls for the curbing of excessive bureaucracy, particularly for small and medium-sized forestry undertakings in the sector;
Amendment 270 #
2014/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. takes the view that extending the forest-related knowledge basis is of crucial importance to research and that reliable information is essential for the implementation of the forest strategy; notes in this connection that national forest inventories represent a comprehensive monitoring tool for assessing forestry stocks and take into account regional considerations while responding to demands for less red tape and lower costs. wWelcomes in particular the Commission’s efforts to establish a European forest information system and initiatives to improve the comparability of existing data;
Amendment 278 #
2014/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. calls on the Commission and the Member States to devise measures and, where possible, use existing European instruments such as the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund (ESF) and the European training programmes (ET2020), to compensate for the workforce shortage in the forests; calls on the Commission to support the preparation of information campaigns for the sector aiming to raise awareness of the opportunities it offers in dealing with unemployment and depopulation, as well as increase its attractiveness to young people; further takes the view that training programmes should be developed, particularly for new entrants and young foresters, so that the transfer of knowledge in forest management and its downstream industries is ensured;
Amendment 285 #
2014/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. calls on the Member States and the Commission to support the exchange of knowledge and best practice between industry, science and producers and to promote targeted research on cost-effective solutions for new, innovative timber products and wood-based products, as well as products made of biomass, including leaves, bark, branches and roots that can be used to produce peat, fertiliser, animal feed, etc.;
Amendment 323 #
2014/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Welcomes the efforts of the Commission and Member States to support developing countries in their measures to improve forestry policy and forestry legislation, particularly by way of REDD+5 (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation); in this regard, calls for the promotion at the relevant level of successful European practices, including the fight against erosion and floods, with a view to popularising the European model of sustainability and development of the sector. __________________ 5Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation. http://unfccc.int/methods/redd/items/7377. php
Amendment 33 #
2014/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the cultural and touristic value of the Council of Europe’s Cultural Routes in promoting a common European cultural heritage and developing sustainable cultural tourism should be strengthened;
Amendment 94 #
2014/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that the field of cultural heritage has the capacity to create high-skilled jobs; emphasises in this regard the need to enhance the appeal of professions connected with cultural heritage;
Amendment 141 #
2014/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Reaffirms the important contribution of cultural heritage to the cultural and creative industries as well as to social inclusion through culture;
Amendment 151 #
2014/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Draws attention to the threats raised by climate change, affecting an important number of sites within the European Union; points out that one of the fundamental problems confronting the cultural heritage sector is the gradual disappearance of traditional skills and handicrafts;
Amendment 24 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas film and media literacy can empower citizens to develop critical thinking and understanding and can stimulate their own creativity and faculty of expression;
Amendment 28 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas all bodies of cultural heritage, including film archives, can become the basis for business models which play a part in stimulating sustainable development;
Amendment 49 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Invites the Commission to promote exchanges of good practice as a means of encouraging national film distribution programmes for schools and colleges and in the social sector;
Amendment 53 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Member States to develop and promote special events, such as film festivals, as well as travelling cinemas and other mobile initiatives, in order to encourage and support the dissemination and circulation of European films in their territory;
Amendment 55 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 9 a (new)
Subheading 9 a (new)
9. Invites the Member States to use resources from the EU structural funds to finance the digitisation and distribution of the film heritage as one of the building blocks of a European identity; in parallel with that, highlights the need to secure funding for film archive conservation and the upkeep of film storage facilities;
Amendment 78 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the Commission’s initiative to establish a European Film Forum, in order to facilitate a structured dialogue on the challenges currently faced by the European film industry in the digital era; encourages the Commission, in this connection, to introduce mechanisms for the exchange of good practices at the level of expert senior officials in cultural departments;
Amendment 84 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Member States to redouble their efforts to improve media literacy, and in particular film literacy, in school curricula, and to develop initiatives at national, regional or local level in formal and incovering all levels of formal education and training, including informal and non-formal education and training;
Amendment 89 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18а. Encourages the Member States to include film history in their school curricula in order to enable young people to develop critical thinking and a feeling for the arts and culture and to raise their awareness of cultural diversity in Europe;
Amendment 94 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. SEncourages the provision of varied forms of distribution and supports innovative projects and practices such as the Commission’s preparatory action on the circulation of European films in the digital era, designed to test a more flexible release of films across media in several Member States;
Amendment 1 #
2014/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7a (new)
Citation 7a (new)
- having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 13/2009 setting up a School Fruit Scheme, which was launched in 2009;
Amendment 10 #
2014/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Ba (new)
Recital Ba (new)
B a. whereas, at an EU-level, the majority of fruit and vegetable producers are small or medium-sized holdings;
Amendment 12 #
2014/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Bb (new)
Recital Bb (new)
B b. whereas a significant part of the sector’s output is produced in rural areas, which are less densely populated, and conditions for the formation of POs are often prohibitive or unattractive to producers in such areas;
Amendment 67 #
2014/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Recital P a (new)
П a. whereas the School Fruit Scheme, under which a number of local and seasonal fruits and vegetables are used, has attracted interest and been successful;
Amendment 97 #
2014/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the degree of organisation of the sector, as measured by the share of the total value of F&V production marketed by POs, has steadily increased in recent years in the Union as a whole, but there are still regional differences between the Member States, which are a precondition for a widening in the gulf between levels of competitiveness both in the Single European Market and in international markets;
Amendment 130 #
2014/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Commission, in its upcoming review of implementing legislation and as part of its ‘simplification’ agenda, to increase legal certainty for national administrations and POs and to reduce the administrative burden imposed on them; stresses that this review should not change the basic architecture of the fruit and vegetables regime; or be detrimental to the interests or earnings of producers in the sector;
Amendment 154 #
2014/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Urges the Commission to develop existing actions or set up new ones, including training measures and initiatives for the exchange of good practices, which can improve the management of POs and their competitive position in the food supply chain;
Amendment 36 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the Russian ban on European dairy products since August 2014 has had a significantnegative impact on the EU internal market and demonstrated the importance of securing diverse export markets for EU products;
Amendment 54 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas a large number of dairy farms are located in disadvantaged, outermost, remote or mountainous areas, where the costs of production, collection and marketing milk and dairy products outside their production area are much higher than in other areas;
Amendment 58 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. Whereas one of the main objectives of the CAP is balanced territorial development, in economic, social and environmental terms; this presupposes that agriculture will continue to be productive and sustainable in disadvantaged, outermost, remote or mountainous areas;
Amendment 65 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas European dairy productsion significantly contributes to the success of the EU’s agri-food industry and the prosperity of rural economies, the prosperity of rural economies, the preservation of a diverse European agri-food heritage, and plays a key role in Europe’s territorial and environmental configuration as well as in the social sphere, with a multiplier effect on other business sectors like tourism;
Amendment 76 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas cheeses and other dairy products currently constitute almost 17 % of the products protected by geographical indications, and these protected products are part of Europe’s cultural and culinary heritage and an important element in negotiations on trade agreements with third countries;
Amendment 80 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that a sustainable and competitive dairy sector with responsive toolsviable, competitive and sustainable dairy sector across the EU, with responsive tools that allow fair remuneration to producers, is the goal of the Milk Package; stresses that the issues identified in the Milk Package remain a barrier to a competitive and equitable milk market and a fair income for farmers;
Amendment 106 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the Commission to address the crisis currently facing the dairy sector as a result of a dip in global demand, global price volatility and the Russian embargo, and recognisesbut believes that the targeted measures taken thus far in addressing the impact of the Russian embargo are insufficient;
Amendment 110 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Whereas certain Member States are indirectly affected by the consequences of the Russian embargo, due to the major imbalances on their domestic markets;
Amendment 112 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Points out that the surplus of dairy products from certain Member States that have traditional commercial relations with Russia creates major imbalances on their domestic markets, leading to the sharp decrease of prices and causing local producers to become uncompetitive; calls upon the Commission in this regard to analyse the newly created situation and take priority action;
Amendment 117 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that the dairy crisis of 2009 occurred under the quota structure and highlighted the malfunction of the dairy products value chain resulting in downward pressure on the price paid to producers; reminds the Commission that the delay in responding to the crisis forced many dairy farmers out of business, and expresses concern regarding the Commission’s capacity to respond rapidly and effectively to market crises;
Amendment 151 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Reminds that dairy production in disadvantaged, outermost, remote or mountainous areas requires a specific approach in terms of the Investment Plan and financial subsidies to preserve or rebuild the conditions necessary for farming activities, and for the processing and marketing of this production;
Amendment 154 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Urges the Commission to closely monitor the evolution of dairy production in disadvantaged, outermost, remote or mountainous areas and to assess the economic impact of the end of quotas on dairy farms;
Amendment 162 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Underlines that the suppression of the milk quotas system and the greater openness of markets will led to stronger competition between the production areas at a European level, which might endanger the objective of territorial equilibrium across the EU;
Amendment 181 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Takes the view that EU dairy policy after the expiry of milk quotas presents an opportunity for the EU economy, only if milk production will be an attractive activity for farmers and considers that any future measures must strengthen its competitiveness and facilitate growth and innovation;
Amendment 187 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Considers that the elimination of milk quotas will most likely lead to the creation of milk production areas, and therefore requests that the Commission examine the possibility of supporting the shift to mixed ‘milk-meat’ farms in the other areas;
Amendment 197 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Considers that stronger competition should be used as a means of ensuring territorial balance and more balanced remuneration for producers within the dairy value chain;
Amendment 251 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Highlights the important role of producer organisations (POs) in increasing the bargaining power and influence producers have in the supply chain, and regrets the fact that there have only been limited moves towards setting up POs; highlights that POs can benefit from financial support under Pillar II and urges further incentivisation, for example, through a reduction in the administrative burden on stakeholders, to create and join POs as a tool to address imbalances in the supply chain;
Amendment 253 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Highlights the important role of producer organisations (POs) in increasing the bargaining power and influence producers have in the supply chain, and regrets the fact that there have only been limited moves towards setting up POs; highlights that POs can benefit from financial support under Pillar II and urges further incentivisation to create and join POs, primarily in the new Member States, as a tool to address imbalances in the supply chain;
Amendment 269 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Highlights the complementary nature of EFSI financing, which would lead to the development of the milk sector, by attracting private capital with a view to expense accountability and increased investment effectiveness;
Amendment 285 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Emphasises the importance of the Milk Market Observatory (MMO) in disseminating and analysing market data and calls for an increased role for the MMO; recommends that the Commission take the necessary action to ensure that the MMO is in a position to communicate early warnings to the Commission, Member States and relevant stakeholders, when the market situation so requires; the purpose of the MMO should be to anticipate and prevent crises; considers that the information provided by the MMO should involve updates on market and price trends, and should be easily accessible and user-friendly for all stakeholders;
Amendment 347 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Underlines that bilateral trade negotiations may represent strategic opportunities for the EU dairy sector, subject to the preservation and enhancement of European quality and safety standards in production and in the supply of products to consumers;
Amendment 458 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Requests that the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States and participants from the dairy sector, develop effective and appropriate instruments to safeguard against sudden significant falls in the price of milk;
Amendment 474 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Considers that the guiding principle of the law of competition based on offering the best price to the consumer may have an adverse effect on the remuneration of added value further up the agricultural value chain, specifically on the price paid to producers; likewise, that the application of national laws on unfair commercial practices has prevented neither the dysfunctionality of the dairy sector nor downward pressure on the prices paid to producers; calls on the various departments of the European Commission concerned - Agriculture, Internal Market and Competition – to examine the possibility of developing a sector-specific approach, taking account of the specific features of agricultural business relative to other productive sectors;
Amendment 37 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Animals may suffer from a broad range of diseases which can be prevented or treated. The impact of animal diseases and the measures necessary to control them can be devastating for individual animals, animal populations, animal keepers and the economy. Animal diseases transmissible to humans may also have a significant impact on public health. Therefore sufficient and effective veterinary medicinal products should be available in the Union in order to ensure high standards of animal and public health, and for the development of the agriculture and aquaculture sectors.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 38 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) This Regulation should set high standards of quality, safety and efficacy for veterinary medicinal products in order to meet common concerns as regards the protection of public and animal health. At the same time, this Regulation should harmonise the rules for the authorisation of veterinary medicinal products and the placing of them on the Union market.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 52 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) Antimicrobial resistance to human and veterinary medicinal products is a growing health problem in the Union and worldwide. Many of the antimicrobials used in animals are also used in humans. Some of those antimicrobials are critical for preventing or treating life-threatening infections in humans. In order to fight antimicrobial resistance a number of measures should be taken. It needs to be ensured that appropriate warnings and guidance are included on the labels of veterinary antimicrobials. Use not covered by the terms of the marketing authorisation of certain new or critically important antimicrobials for humans should be restricted in the veterinary sector. The rules for advertising veterinary antimicrobials should be tightened, and the authorisation requirements should sufficiently address the risks and benefits of antimicrobial veterinary medicinal products.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 55 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) It is necessary to mitigate the risk of development of antimicrobial resistance to human and veterinary medicinal products. Therefore, an application for an antimicrobial veterinary medicinal product should contain information about the potential risks that use of the product may lead to the development of antimicrobial resistance in humans or animals or in organisms associated with them. In order to ensure a high level of public and animal health, veterinary antimicrobials should only be authorised following a careful scientific benefit-risk assessment. If necessary, conditions should be laid down in the marketing authorisation in order to restrict the use of the product. This should include restrictions on the use of the veterinary medicinal product not in accordance with the terms of the marketing authorisation, in particular the summary of product characteristics of the veterinary medicinal product.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 56 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) The combined use of several antimicrobial active substances may represent a particular risk with respect to the development of antimicrobial resistance. Combinations of antimicrobial substances should therefore only be authorised where evidence is provided that the benefit-risk balance of the combination is favourable.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 57 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) The development of new antimicrobials has not kept pace with the increase of resistance to existing antimicrobials. Given the limited innovation in developing new antimicrobials it is essential that the efficacy of existing antimicrobials is maintained for as long as possible. The use of antimicrobials in veterinary medicinal products may accelerate the emergence and spread of resistant micro-organisms and may compromise the effective use of the already limited number of existing antimicrobials to treat human infections. Therefore the misuse of antimicrobials should not be allowed.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 59 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) In order to preserve as long as possible the efficacy of certain antimicrobials in the treatment of infections in humans, it may be necessary to reserve those antimicrobials for humans only. Therefore it should be possible to decide that certain antimicrobials, following the scientific recommendations of the Agency, should not be available on the market in the veterinary sector.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 62 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) If an antimicrobial is administered and used incorrectly, this presents a risk to public or animal health. Therefore antimicrobial veterinary medicinal products should only be available on veterinary prescription. Persons having the right to prescribe have a key role in ensuring prudent use of antimicrobials and consequently they should not be influenced, directly or indirectly, by economic incentives when prescribing those products. Therefore the supply of veterinary antimicrobials by those health professionals should be restricted to the amount required for treatment of the animals under their care.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 65 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) It is important to consider the international dimension of the development of antimicrobial resistance when assessing the benefit-risk balance of certain veterinary antimicrobials in the Union. Any measure restricting the use of those products may affect the trade of products of animal origin or the competitiveness of certain animal production sectors in the Union. Moreover, antimicrobial resistant organisms can spread to humans and animals in the Union through consumption of products of animal origin imported from third countries, from direct contact with animals or humans in third countries or by other means. Therefore, measures restricting the use of veterinary antimicrobials in the Union should be based on scientific advice and should be considered in the context of cooperation with third countries and international organisations addressing antimicrobial resistance in order the ensure consistency with their activities and policies.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 67 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) There is still a lack of sufficiently detailed and comparable data at Union level to determine the trends and identify possible risk factors that could lead to the development of measures to limit the risk from antimicrobial resistance and to monitor the effect of measures already introduced. Therefore it is important to collect data on the sales and use of antimicrobials in animals, data on the use of antimicrobials in humans and data on antimicrobial resistant organisms found in animals, humans and food. To ensure that the information collected can be used effectively, appropriate rules should be laid down concerning the collection and the exchange of data. The Member States should be responsible for collecting data on the use of antimicrobials under the coordination of the Agency.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 89 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 75
Recital 75
(75) In order to adapt this Regulation to the scientific developments of the sector, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the use of a product outside the terms of the granted marketing authorisation, in particular regarding establishing a list of antimicrobial veterinary medicinal products for which such use should be prohibited.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 92 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 77
Recital 77
(77) In order to adapt this Regulation to the scientific developments of the sector, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of establishing detailed rules on the principles for the refusal or restriction of marketing authorisations of antimicrobial veterinary medicinal products, in particular with a view to preserving the efficacy of certain active substances in treating infections in humans.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 95 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 79
Recital 79
(79) In order to introduce harmonised standards within the Union for the methods of gathering data on the use of antimicrobials and the methods of transferring of these data to the Commission, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of establishing rules on these methods.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 101 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 8
(8) ‘antimicrobial resistance’ means the ability of microorganisms to survive or to grow in the presence of a concentration of an antimicrobial agent which is usually sufficient to inhibithalt the growth of or kill microorganisms of the same species;
Amendment 107 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point c
(c) any risk relating to the development of antimicrobial resistance;Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 126 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point а
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point а
(а) documentation on the direct or indirect risks to public or animal health of use of the antimicrobial veterinary medicinal product in animals,Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 129 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) information about risk mitigation measures to limit antimicrobial resistance development related to the use of veterinary medicinal product.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 136 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(bа) an indication of the presence of genetically modified organisms where the product contains or consists of such organisms;
Amendment 137 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) the expiry date, in the format: "mm/yyyy , preceded by the abbreviation "Exp." ;Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 144 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(bа) an indication of the presence of genetically modified organisms where the product contains or consists of such organisms;
Amendment 145 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the expiry date, in the format: "mm/yyyy , preceded by the abbreviation "Exp." .Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 146 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(iа) in the case of veterinary medicinal products which include or consist of genetically modified organisms, information to that effect;
Amendment 150 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the expiry date, in the format: " mm/yyyy " , preceded by the abbreviation " Exp.iry date " ;
Amendment 151 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) a special warning if necessary for the medicinal product (e.g. presence of genetically modified organisms);
Amendment 164 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point а
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point а
(а) the benefit of the immediate availability on the market of the veterinary medicinal product to the animal or public health outweighs the risk inherent in the fact that certain documentation has not been provided;
Amendment 167 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 170 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3
Article 28 – paragraph 3
Amendment 172 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) antimicrobial veterinary medicinal products;Does not affect the English version)
Amendment 174 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3 – point h
Article 29 – paragraph 3 – point h
(g) there is no risk to public or animal health as regards the development of resistance to anthelmintic substances even where the veterinary medicinal products containing those substances are used incorrectly.Does not affect the English version)
Amendment 177 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point c – point xii
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point c – point xii
(xii) where appropriate, an indication of classification of an antimicrobial regarding its strategic use,Does not affect the English version)
Amendment 180 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point c – point xiii
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point c – point xiii
(xiii) special conditions for use, including restrictions on the use of antimicrobials in order to limit the risk of development of antimicrobial resistance,Does not affect the English version)
Amendment 192 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) risk for public health in case of development of antimicrobial resistance outweighs the benefits of the product to animal health;Does not affect the English version)
Amendment 197 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2
Article 32 – paragraph 2
Amendment 200 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 3
Article 32 – paragraph 3
Amendment 205 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 4
Article 32 – paragraph 4
Amendment 216 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) 14 years for antimicrobial veterinary medicinal products for cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens, dogs and cats containing an antimicrobial active substance which has not been an active substance in a veterinary medicinal product authorised within the Union on the date of the submission of the application;Does not affect the English version)
Amendment 245 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 4
Article 38 – paragraph 4
Amendment 268 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – title
Article 54 – title
Amendment 271 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 1
Article 54 – paragraph 1
Amendment 274 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 2
Article 54 – paragraph 2
Amendment 276 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 3
Article 54 – paragraph 3
Amendment 288 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 3 – point а
Article 58 – paragraph 3 – point а
(а) the need for a scientific assessment of changes in order to determine the risk to public health, animal health or the environment;Does not affect the English version)
Amendment 325 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 3
Article 76 – paragraph 3
Amendment 351 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 1
Article 84 – paragraph 1
Amendment 363 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 107 – paragraph 2
Article 107 – paragraph 2
Amendment 422 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 116 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 116 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) impact on animal health and public health if the aquatic animal affected by the condition cannot receive treatment with the potential listed antimicrobial medicinal product;Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 427 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 118 – paragraph 1
Article 118 – paragraph 1
Amendment 428 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 118 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 118 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 431 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 118 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 118 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(а) risks to public health if the antimicrobial product is used in accordance with paragraph 1;Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 432 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 118 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 118 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) risk for human health in case of development of antimicrobial resistance;Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 433 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 118 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point d
Article 118 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point d
(d) availability of other antimicrobial treatments for humans;Does not affect the English version)
Amendment 434 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 119 – paragraph 1
Article 119 – paragraph 1
Amendment 440 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 125 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 125 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) the potential impact of non-compliance with the requirements on public health, animal health and the environment.Does not affect the English version)
Amendment 456 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – part 1 – section 1.1 – paragraph 4
Annex 2 – part 1 – section 1.1 – paragraph 4
Amendment 457 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – part 1 – section 1.3 – subsection 1.3.1 – paragraph 1 – point e
Annex 2 – part 1 – section 1.3 – subsection 1.3.1 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) the potential risks relating to the development of antimicrobial resistance.Does not affect the English version)
Amendment 458 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – part 1 – section 1.3 – subsection 1.3.2 – point А – point А.4 – point А.4.3
Annex 2 – part 1 – section 1.3 – subsection 1.3.2 – point А – point А.4 – point А.4.3
Amendment 459 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – part 1 – section 1.4 – subsection 1.4.2 – point А – point А.5
Annex 2 – part 1 – section 1.4 – subsection 1.4.2 – point А – point А.5
Amendment 19 #
2014/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b – introductory part
Regulation (EC) No 726/2004
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Article 10 – paragraph 5
(b) paragraph 5 is replaced by the following: (Linguistic change not affecting the English version.)
Amendment 26 #
2014/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Regulation (EC) No 726/2004
Article 61 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 61 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Each Member State shall, after consultation of the Management Board, appoint, for a three-year term which may be renewedrenewable term, one member and one alternate apiece to the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use.
Amendment 27 #
2014/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Regulation (EC) No 726/2004
Article 61 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 61 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The alternates shall represent and vote for the members in their absence and may also act as rapporteurs in accordance with Article 62.
Amendment 39 #
2014/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20
Regulation (EC) No 726/2004
Article 87 b – paragraph 4
Article 87 b – paragraph 4
4. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notifyannounce it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council.
Amendment 361 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The observance of high health, environmental and animal welfare standards in the production of organic products is intrinsic to the high quality of those products. As underlined in the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and to the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on agricultural product quality policy11, organic production forms part of the Union's agricultural product quality schemes together with geographical indications, traditional specialties guaranteed and products of mountain regions and of the outermost regions of the Union, as laid down in Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council12 and Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council13, respectively. In this sense, organic production pursues the same objectives within the common agricultural policy (‘CAP’) which are inherent to all the agricultural product quality schemes of the Union. __________________ 11 COM (2009) 234 final. COM (2009) 234 final. 12 Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1). 13 Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2013 laying down specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 (OJ L 78, 20.3.2013, p. 23).
Amendment 363 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In particular, the objectives of the organic production policy are embedded in the objectives of the CAP by ensuring that farmers receive a fair return for complying with the organic production rules. In addition, the growing consumer demand for organic products creates conditions for further development and expansion of the market in those products and thus for an increase in the return of farmers engaged in organic production.Does not affect the English version)
Amendment 368 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Given the dynamic evolution of the organic sector, Council Regulation (EC) No 834/200726 identified the need for a future review of the Union rules on organic production, taking into account the experience gained from the application of those rules. The results of that review carried out by the Commission show that the Union legal framework governing organic production should be improved to provide for rules that correspond to the high expectations of consumers and that guarantee sufficient clarity for those to whom they are addressed. Therefore, Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 should be repealed and replaced by a new Regulation, without, however, any lowering of organic production quality standards. __________________ 26 Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 (OJ L 189, 20.7.2007, p. 1)..
Amendment 390 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Specific production rules should be established with regard to plant, livestock and aquaculture production, including rules for the collection of wild plants, such as herbs, forest fruits and mushrooms, and seaweeds, and with regard to the production of processed food and feed, as well as of wine and yeast to ensure harmonisation and respect of the objectives and principles of organic production.
Amendment 396 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) As livestock production naturally involves the management of agricultural land, where the manure is used to nourish crop production, landless livestock production should be prohibited. The choice of breeds should take account of their capacity to adapt to local conditions, their vitality and their resistance to disease, and a wide biological diversity should be encouraged, provided that this is not at the expense of indigenous and local breeds and species, the keeping of which should be supported.
Amendment 405 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Mutilations which lead to stress, harm, disease or suffering of animals should be prohibited and the power to adopt certain acts should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the requisite provisions.
Amendment 415 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) This Regulation reflects the objectives of the new Common Fisheries Policy as regards aquaculture, which plays a key role in ensuring sustainable, long-term food security as well as growth and employment while reducing pressure on wild fish stocks, in a context of growing global aquatic food demand. The 2013 Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on Strategic Guidelines for the sustainable development of European aquaculture29 highlights the main challenges faced by the Union aquaculture and its potential for growth. It identifies organic aquaculture as a particularly promising sector, and highlights the competitive advantages deriving from organic certification. __________________ 29 COM(2013) 229, 29.4.2013 г.Does not affect the English version)
Amendment 419 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) Processed food should be labelled as organic only where all or almost all the ingredients of agricultural origin are organic. However, special labelling provisions should be laid down for processed foods which include agricultural ingredients that cannot be obtained organically, as is the case for products of hunting and fishing. Moreover, for the purposes of consumer information and transparency in the market, and to encourage the use of organic ingredients, it should also be made possible to refer to organic production in the ingredients list under certain conditpre-defined conditions, and the power to adopt certain acts should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the requisite provisions.
Amendment 424 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) Organic wine should be produced entirely from organic raw material and only certain substances authorised in accordance with this Regulation should be allowed to be added. Certain oenological practices, processes and treatments should, in accordance with Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 203/2012 as regards detailed rules on organic wine, be prohibited in the production of organic wine. Other practices, processes and treatments should be permitted under well- defined conditions.
Amendment 432 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) Under certain conditions organic products and non-organic products can be collected and transported simultaneously. In order to duly separate organic from non- organic products during such handling for collection, transportation and processing purposes, and to avoid any commingling, specific provisions should be laid down.
Amendment 440 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
Recital 49
(49) In the absence of specific Union rules on the measures to take when non- authorised substances or products are present in organic products, different approaches have been developed and implemented across the Union. This situation creates uncertainties for operators, control authorities and control bodies. It may also entail a different treatment of operators in the Union and affect consumers' confidence in organic products. It is therefore appropriate to lay down clear and uniform provisions to prohibit marketing as organic those products in which any non-authorised products or substances are present beyond given levels. Those levels should be established taking account in particular of Commission Directive 2006/125/EC31 on processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children. __________________ 31 Commission Directive 2006/125/EC of 5 December 2006 on processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children (OJ L 339, 6.12.2006, p. 16).Does not affect the English version)
Amendment 453 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56 a (new)
Recital 56 a (new)
(56a) In order to inform consumers more effectively and to promote the production and use of indigenous and local breeds and crops, without prejudice to the principles of free trade in the European single market, the Member States should take measures to introduce a labelling indication of the provenance of the varieties used in a given product and to enable the use of two-letter country codes in accordance with ISO 3166-1 to show their countries of origin.
Amendment 463 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 60
Recital 60
(60) Small farmers in the Union face, individually, relatively high inspection costs and administrative burden linked to organic certification. A system of group certification should be allowed with a view to reducing the inspection and certification costs and the associated administrative burden, strengthening local networks, contributing to better market outlets and ensuring a level playing field with operators in third countries without, however, undermining guarantees as to the quality of organic products. For that reason, the concept of ‘group of operators’ should be introduced and defined.
Amendment 470 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 62
Recital 62
(62) In order to ensure that the certification of a group of operators is done effectively and efficiently, the power to adopt certain acts should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the responsibilities of the individual members of a group of operators, the composition and size of that group, the categories of products to be produced by a group of operators, the conditions for participation in the group, and the set up and functioning of the group's system for internal controls, including the scope, and content and frequency of the controls to be carried out.
Amendment 472 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 64
Recital 64
Amendment 473 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 65
Recital 65
(65) The possibility for organic products to get access to the Union market where such products do not comply with the Union rules on organic production but come from third countries whose organic production and control systems have been recognised as equivalent to those of the Union should be presreviewed, with a view to ensuring that all products offerved for sale as organic products across the EU are of a uniform quality. However, the recognition of equivalence of third countries, as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, should only be granted through an international agreement between the Union and those third countries, where a reciprocal recognition of equivalence would be also pursued for the Union.
Amendment 477 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 69
Recital 69
Amendment 481 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 71
Recital 71
(71) For the purpose of obtaining reliable information needed for the implementation of this Regulation, Member States should provide the Commission annually with the necessary up-to-date statistical information. For reasons of clarity and transparency, Member States should keep updated lists of competent authorities, control authorities and control bodies. The lists of control authorities and control bodies should be made public by the Member States and annually published by the Commission.
Amendment 502 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
This Regulation shall apply to any operator involved in activities, at any stage of production, preparation and distribution, import and export, relating to the products referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 529 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
(7) ‘group of operators’ means a group in which each operator is a farmer who has a holding of up to 5 hectares of utilised agricultural area and who may, in addition to producing food or feed, be engaged in processing of food or feed, but without this being an obligation;
Amendment 563 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) contribution to a high level of biodiversity and protection of native European varieties, species and breeds;
Amendment 569 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e – point iii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e – point iii
iii) exclude the use of GMOs and products produced from or by GMOs with the exception of veterinary medicinal products, which must themselves always be indicated as containing GMOs when this is the case;
Amendment 588 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
(e) choice of breeds having regard to the capacity of animals to adapt to local conditions, their vitality and their resistance to disease or health problems, with priority being given to indigenous breeds and species; the practice of site- adapted and land- related livestock production; the application of animal husbandry practices, which enhance the immune system and strengthen the natural defence against diseases, in particular including regular exercise and access to open air areas and pastureland, where appropriate;
Amendment 695 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point f
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point f
(f) the collection of wild plants and fruits.
Amendment 728 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Amendment 743 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point а
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point а
(а) as plant protection products;Does not affect the English version)
Amendment 746 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) as fertilisers, soil conditioners and nutrients;Does not affect the English version)
Amendment 747 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) as feed materials;Does not affect the English version)
Amendment 748 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) as feed additives and processing aids;Does not affect the English version)
Amendment 749 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Amendment 750 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point е
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point е
Amendment 754 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point а
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point а
Amendment 755 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Amendment 839 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5
Article 23 – paragraph 5
5. National and private logos may be used in the labelling, presentation and advertising of products which comply with this Regulation, so as, for example, to indicate the country of origin of the variety, species or breed where the organic product is produced.
Amendment 887 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 6
Article 25 – paragraph 6
6. In order to ensure the effectiveness, efficiency and transparency of the organic production and labelling system, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 36 concerning the criteria for defining the groups of products referred to in paragraph 3.
Amendment 890 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. Each group of operators shall establish a system for internal controls. That system shall consist of a documented set of control activities and procedures, in accordance with which an identified person or body is responsible for verifyingperforming an annual verification of compliance with this Regulation of each member of the group.
Amendment 893 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
2. Deficiencies in the set-up or functioning of the system for internal controls referred in to paragraph 1, in particular as regards failures to detect or address noncompliance by individual members of the group of operators that affect the integrity of organic products, may result in the withdrawal of the organic certification for the whole group; therefore, continuing to perform annual verifications of all producers of the group of operators will help reduce the risk of withdrawal of the certification for the whole group.
Amendment 895 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3
Article 26 – paragraph 3
3. In order to ensure the effective and efficient functioning of the certification of a group of operators, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 36 concerning the responsibilities of the individual members of a group of operators, the composition and dimension of a group of operators, the categories of products to be produced by a group of operators, the conditions for participation in a group of operators, the set-up and functioning of the group’s system for internal controls, including the scope, and content and frequency of the controls to be carried out.
Amendment 940 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1
Article 33 – paragraph 1
1. Each year Member States shall transmit to the Commission the latest statistical information necessary for the implementation and monitoring of the application of this Regulation.
Amendment 969 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 3
Article 44 – paragraph 3
Regulation (EU) No […][on official controls]
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – point c
Amendment 172 #
2014/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 – paragraph 2
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. Member States wishing to participate in the aid scheme established in paragraph 1 (‘the school scheme’) may distribute either fruit and vegetables including bananas or milk falling within CN code 0401, or both. Member States may stipulate that at least 10 % of the products used under the scheme must be organic.
Amendment 212 #
2014/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 – paragraph 6
Article 23 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall choose the products to be featured in the distribution or to be included in supporting educational measures on the basis of objective criteria which may include the health and environmental considerations, seasonality, variety, or availability of local produce, giving priority to the extent practicable to products originating in the Union, particularly to local production and purchasing, organic products, short supply chains or environmental benefits.
Amendment 251 #
2014/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) 1308/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii
Article 23 a – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii
ii) the degree of development of the regions within a Member State so to ensure higher aid toand promote the success of the programme in less developed regions within the meaning of Article 3(5) of this Regulation, the outermost regions listed in Article 349 of the Treaty or and the smaller Aegean Islands within the meaning Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) No 229/2013, and
Amendment 48 #
2013/0433(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has confirmed that surrogate dams used in cloning suffer in particular from placenta dysfunctions contributing to increased levels of miscarriages21. This contributes, amongst other things, is conducive to the low efficiency of the technique, 6 to 15 % for bovine and 6 % for porcine species, and to the need to implant embryo clones into several dams to obtain one clone. In addition, clone abnormalities and unusually large offspring result in difficult births and neonatal deaths. __________________ 21 Scientific Opinion of the Scientific Committee on Food Safety, Animal Health and Welfare and Environmental Impact of Animals derived from Cloning by Somatic Cell Nucleus Transfer (SCNT) and their Offspring and Products Obtained from those Animals http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/topics/topic/c loning.htm?wtrl=01
Amendment 129 #
2013/0433(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) animals “kept and reproduced for farming purposes” means animals kept and reproduced for the production of food, wool, skin or fur or for other farming purposes. It shall not include animals kept and reproduced exclusively for other purposes such as research, the production of medicinal products and medical devices, or the preservation of rare breeds or endangered species, sporting and cultural events;