1047 Amendments of Theodoros ZAGORAKIS
Amendment 2 #
2023/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
– having regard to its Resolution of 20 October 2021 on Europe’ s Media in the Digital Decade: an Action Plan to Support Recovery and Transformation (2021/2017(INI)),
Amendment 4 #
2023/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
– having regard to its Resolution of 20 October 2020 with recommendations to the Commission on a framework of ethical aspects of artificial intelligence, robotics and related technologies (2020/2012(INL)),
Amendment 6 #
2023/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
– having regard to its Resolution on intellectual property rights for the development of artificial intelligence technologies 2.10.2020 - (2020/2015(INI)),
Amendment 8 #
2023/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the music sector is an important part of the CCIs, which is recognised as one of the 14 key ecosystems for the building of European economy, bringing growth and creation of jobs, including for young people;
Amendment 10 #
2023/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas composers, songwriters and performers are at the very origin of the music sector value chain and the first and foremost creative driving forces of the music sector;
Amendment 27 #
2023/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas, although authors and performers are at the heart of music creation, they are neitherot always recognised nor remunerated in a way that reflects the true extent of their contribution, receiving very low revenues generated by the music streaming market, which creates a significant imbalance over time that needs to be addressed;
Amendment 30 #
2023/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas this is due to several long- standing systemic issues that the music industry is still facing;
Amendment 31 #
2023/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas the average price of a monthly subscription to a music streaming service has not increased over the years since the launch of such services, especially when taking into account inflation and the vast increase of content available;
Amendment 38 #
2023/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas music streaming platforms, through their use of algorithms and recommendation systems, play a decisive role in determining what subscribers listen tothe discovery of content and therefore have a significant impact on cultural diversity;
Amendment 39 #
2023/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas, despite the previous calls of the European Parliament asking further action on the algorithmic transparency of and cultural diversity on streaming services in the cultural sector, these platforms operate in a legal vacuum with regard to transparency of the functioning of their algorithms and recommendation tools and the promotion of European works, as they are under no obligation at EU level to ensure any transparency on the functioning of their operations;
Amendment 45 #
2023/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the promotion of cultural diversity in the European music streaming market cannot depend solely on the commercial decisions of a few private dominant global operators, where a number of global operators exist, should be ensured, as well as the promotion of European artists worldwide;
Amendment 56 #
2023/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas more concerted efforts should be made to tackle these issues, given their impact on the market, in particular on revenue sharewith regards to revenue share; to this end, further analysis should be conducted to identify facts;
Amendment 57 #
2023/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas it is important to ensure a functioning internal market for online distribution of music and avoid discrepancies that could create obstacles to the circulation of creative content across Europe;
Amendment 60 #
2023/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the need to createsupport a fair and sustainable ecosystem for music streaming in the EU that both promotes cultural diversity and correctaddresses the imbalances that threaten the sustainability of the sector;
Amendment 70 #
2023/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission and the industry to assess the impact of the current revenue distribution model on cultural diversity and streaming fraud and explore alternative and fairer models to reallocate streaming revenues;
Amendment 73 #
2023/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Commission to examine the high level of concentration in the music industry and assess its impact on cultural diversity, on the remuneration of authors and on competition;
Amendment 78 #
2023/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises that it is essential to improve authors’the identification of authors, composers, musicians, producers, labels and publishers on music streaming services, in particular by ensuring a comprehensive and accurate metadata allocation from the time of creation and by using these data to improve the search functions in order to boost their visibility;
Amendment 86 #
2023/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Condemns the existence of so- called payolaany kind of schemes, which force authors to accept lower revenues in exchange for greater visibility, thereby further reducing their already very low streaming revenues, while the promise of greater visibility remains unfulfilled in most cases;
Amendment 105 #
2023/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to propose a legal framework to ensure the prominence andcarry out an assessment of the discoverability of European works on music streaming platforms and to propose a legal framework ensuring their visibility and prominence;
Amendment 118 #
2023/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to collect data by creating a structured dialogue between the different stakeholders involved aiming on finding solutions to ensure the discoverability of European works on music streaming platforms; based on the findings, the Commission could reflect on the possibility of imposing quotas on European works on music streaming platforms;
Amendment 130 #
2023/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to propose legal obligatprovisions to ensure the transparency of the algorithms and content recommendation systems of very large music streaming platforms, with a view to preventing fraudulent and unfair streaming manipulation practices, such as streaming fraud and fake artists that are used to reduce costs and further lower value for professional authors, as well as to ensure cultural diversity;
Amendment 140 #
2023/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Emphasises, furthermore, the need to ensure that authors, whose works have been used for training AI-generating applications, receive fair remuneration for it or have the option to opt out from the use of their works for the purpose of AI training;
Amendment 153 #
2023/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Invites the Commission to establish a structured dialogue between the stakeholders in order to discuss market related current issues affecting the music streaming market and to work together to find common solutions, in parallel to its expected legislative proposals regarding the transparency of algorithms and prominence of European works;
Amendment 13 #
2023/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas authors are the creative source of all books;
Amendment 15 #
2023/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas the vast majority of European publishers are SMEs or even microenterprises;
Amendment 17 #
2023/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
Ec. whereas bookshops and libraries are the focal point for readership development and reading promotion, whilst contributing to social and digital inclusiveness;
Amendment 23 #
2023/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the governments of some Member States have exerted influence and regulatory pressure on the book sector, which negatively impacts on freedom of expression and conflicts with EU values;
Amendment 28 #
2023/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas readers, including young ones have shown a continued preference to read printed books;
Amendment 37 #
2023/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas the availability of digital books offers an opportunity to improve accessibility for people with disabilities, however this requires adequate investments in the production of different formats and the development of relevant skills;
Amendment 42 #
2023/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)
Recital K b (new)
Kb. whereas the lack of interoperability between e-book formats reinforces the position of dominant market players, whilst restricting consumer choice and protection;
Amendment 54 #
2023/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines the need to ensure a balance in the book ecosystem by fulfilling the specific roles of the various actors of the value chain, such as authors, publishers, printers, distributors, translators, booksellers and libraries;
Amendment 67 #
2023/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Invites the Commission in its mid- term review of the Creative Europe programme 2021-2027 to introduce measurable goals on how funding is used to improve the accessibility of books for persons with disabilities;
Amendment 79 #
2023/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the Member States to foster cultural diversity by increasing the acquisition budget of libraries, so that they can further expand the range of books that they offer, andto supporting local bookshops, to safeguard the appropriate remuneration of authors and the investment capacity of publishers;
Amendment 88 #
2023/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the need to support the creation and translation of European books, in particular by enhancing public funding at both national and European levels so as to improve the circulation, visibility and diversity of translated books;
Amendment 91 #
2023/2053(INI)
8a. Underlines the importance of the mobility and exchanges between authors in order to facilitate their creative work and improve their opportunities to gain new professional experiences abroad;
Amendment 92 #
2023/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Welcomes the new mobility action Culture Moves Europe in the frame of the Creative Europe Programme offering mobility grants to artists and cultural professionals, in particular for literary translators;
Amendment 93 #
2023/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Amendment 94 #
2023/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 d (new)
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8d. Recalls that the ability of the book sector to maintain a diverse network of booksellers and innovation-driven market relies on proper education and training that allows people to pursue a career in the book industry;
Amendment 95 #
2023/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 e (new)
Paragraph 8 e (new)
8e. Underlines that 2023 has been declared the European Year of Skills and calls on the Member States in this regard to support the education and training programs dedicated to the various actors of the book sector;
Amendment 98 #
2023/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Supports further promotion of the EULP in the Member States, including via the creation of an EU category for European children’s books;
Amendment 100 #
2023/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Underlines the positive role taken by influencers to promote books on social media in an innovative way, thus fostering reading and European culture among younger generations;
Amendment 111 #
2023/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Underlines the social role of libraries as places where citizens meet with authors and exchange views, in particular in small towns and less developed regions;
Amendment 125 #
2023/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that sufficient funding continues to support the Ukrainian book sector, including artists and authors for the duration of the war and the reconstruction of the country;
Amendment 127 #
2023/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Underlines the role taken by the Creative Europe Programme to fund some of these projects, such as the Tales of EUkraine initiative;
Amendment 143 #
2023/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the Commission to support research and innovation projects on the use of AI, in order to enhance the efficiency of the sector, notably with regard to environmental sustainability and accessibility for instance through Horizon Europe;
Amendment 147 #
2023/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Underlines the importance of collecting data from publishers in order to display the origins of all parts of the book through the entire production chain, including information on paper certification and place of production;
Amendment 158 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the arts, the broader cultural and creative sectors, entertainment and sports play a fundamental role in human flourishing and in Europe’s social cohesion and economy; underlines that CCS professionals are key to the process of European integration;
Amendment 243 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls the importance of copyright and related rights in the cultural and creative sectors and of properly implementing them, ensuring that every type of rightholder is fairly remuneratedin particular for authors and composers, who are in a weaker contractual position vis-à-vis the major and dominant media companies that hire or commission a work to them; underlines that authors and composers need the protection provided for by EU law to ensure their fair remuneration to be able to fully benefit from the rights harmonised under Union law, ensuring that they are fairly and proportionately remunerated for each usage of their work;
Amendment 265 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Is concerned by abusive and coercive practices that may result in unfair contractual relationships for CCS professionals; draws attention to issues relating more specifically to ‘buy-out’ contracts; requests the Commission to assess and closely monitor the situation in thand work-for-hire contracts video-on-demand platforms imposed by third countries on music authors by applying to their contracts in order to circumvent the EU laws protecting authors; requests the Commission to closely monitor the situation in that regard and propose solutions to prevent the circumvention of EU rules and principles and to ensure that intellectual property rights that have a strategic importance for Europe can be retained in the EU, while providing appropriate regard; muneration and fair working conditions for authors and composers;
Amendment 364 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Is concerned by the lack of career transition support systems in place for artists and CCS professionals in need of retraining; calls on the Member States to invest in upskilling and reskilling via skills development programmes, technical and vocational education, technical and vocational training systems and lifelong learning schemes, allowing those interested to develop new skills either within or outside the cultural and creative sectors;
Amendment 429 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
Amendment 509 #
2023/2051(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recommendation 4 – paragraph 1 – indent 5
Annex I – Recommendation 4 – paragraph 1 – indent 5
- to develop tools, such as guidelines for application, handbooks of good practices and shared principles, for improving the situation in all the areas covered under its scope and to evaluate experiences with relevant tools; to prevent buy-outs imposed by third countries based platforms and to protect the strategic interests of European CCS professionals, in particular that of authors and composers, further legislation is to be considered;
Amendment 5 #
2023/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes the Swiss Government’s unilateral decision to terminate negotiations on the EU-Swiss institutional framework agreement in 2021 which affected its participation in the Erasmus+ programme; highlights that the free movement of persons is a precondition for participation in Erasmus+ programme;
Amendment 9 #
2023/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Acknowledges the fact that numerous education stakeholders in Europe, in particular students on both sides, are calling for Switzerland to be associated to Erasmus+; underlines the educational benefits, but not only, of such an association for Switzerland and the European Union;
Amendment 16 #
2023/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the exploratory discussions between the Commission and the Swiss chief negotiator held since the end of March 2022; believes that these discussions could provide an acceptable basis for the swift recommendation to start negotiations; believes it should be one of the main objectives of the Swiss Federal Council and the Commission to reach an agreement on the Institutional Framework Agreement;
Amendment 20 #
2023/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that the EU should invite all interested neighbouring and like- minded countries once they fulfil all necessary conditions, including Switzerland, to associate to the Erasmus+ programme and thus contribute to European education systems and the strengthening of the European Education Area as a whole;
Amendment 22 #
2023/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that the participation of teachers and young people in EU programmes for education, training, youth and sport enables a strong and sustainable understanding between Switzerland and the EU; highlights individual benefits for all participants;
Amendment 24 #
2023/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Welcomes the Erasmus+ call for 2022 to accept associated partners from Bologna Process countries for European Universities, including Switzerland; notes that access to Erasmus+, Horizon Europe and ongoing and future pilot projects would be mutually beneficial;
Amendment 7 #
2023/2019(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Emphasises that investments in the production, the distribution and exhibition of films is a high-risk enterprise and that this investment is safeguarded through the ability to secure exclusivity of the film on a territorial basis;
Amendment 8 #
2023/2019(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the sector has a broad range of stakeholders many of which are SMEs, including a large number of highly innovative and creative independent production and, film distribution companies that producand cinemas that produce, distribute and showcase a wide variety of content across the EU;
Amendment 12 #
2023/2019(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasises the pragmatic and constant adaptation by the film and audiovisual sector in Europe to the cultural and economic realities of a Union comprising 27 countries, with diverse national and regional cultures, habits, market conditions and audience demand, require tailored approach to content development, production and distribution;
Amendment 14 #
2023/2019(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Notes that distributors and cinema operators work together to create markets for content in their respective territories with targeted marketing efforts taking into account cultural and linguistic specificities;
Amendment 15 #
2023/2019(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises the key financing principles of the sector, notably the indispensable territorial and exclusive allocation of licensing rights and contractual freedom and notes that the film value chain is a closely connected eco-system; stresses that what happens online also has an impact on what happens offline; recalls that time exclusivity and territorial exclusivity are strongly interlinked;
Amendment 23 #
2023/2019(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the Council Conclusions (2021/C 501 I/02 & 7809/22) underling the importance of territorial exclusivity and exclusive licensing for the sustainability of the audiovisual sector;
Amendment 28 #
2023/2019(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recalls the role of the EU Portability regulation in improving accessibility to film and audiovisual content when European residents travel abroad;
Amendment 29 #
2023/2019(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that the inclusion of audiovisual services in the scope of the Geo-blocking Regulation would result in a significant loss of revenue, putting investment in new content at risk, while eroding contractual freedom and reducing cultural diversity in both content production and distribution,and distribution and exhibition; emphasises that such inclusion would result in fewer distribution channels, ultimately driving up the prices for consumers;
Amendment 33 #
2023/2019(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Highlights that recent European Audiovisual Observatory Data proves the market is delivering increasing number of European films to audiences across Europe; this surge in availability proves the business model of territorial exclusivity is ensuring an abundance of films and that the continued exclusion of audiovisual services from the scope of the regulation remains fit for purpose;
Amendment 31 #
2023/2018(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and NAs to strengthen the regular exchange of best practices, enhance common understanding of programme procedures, deepen cooperation and improve the promotion of the programme; stresses that all relevant stakeholders should be involved in regular consultation on matters falling within their competence; recommends to re-establish and convene an Advisory Council of knowledgeable and experienced stakeholders on a regular basis coordinated by the ESC Resource Centre;
Amendment 33 #
2023/2018(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Requests the Commission to assess options for a more integrated approach towards Youth activities across EU programmes;
Amendment 42 #
2023/2018(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Highlights that increased communication and higher awareness about the programme must be complemented by an increased budget to cover new applicants and avoid a low success rate;
Amendment 50 #
2023/2018(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Believes the sending organisations should have the option of conducting preparatory seminars for their volunteers themselves and that organisations should be able to choose whether their volunteers take part in seminars organised by the organisations or national agencies;
Amendment 66 #
2023/2018(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to facilitate the expansion of mutual recognition of learning outcomes from volunteering activities by registering them in Europass and by encouraging higher education institutions to award credits under the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS credits) for these activities and, where possible, record these experiences as digital credentials or micro-credentials;
Amendment 75 #
2023/2018(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission to address grant funding delays and suggests creating a centralised platform where grant holders can upload contract amendments and avoid delays in the project implementations;
Amendment 35 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Union and individual Member States are facing shortages in a wide range of sectors and occupations, including in those relevant for the green and digital transitions. Extensive shortages in construction, healthcare, hospitality, transport, information and communications technology and in science technology, engineering and mathematics, are long- standing and have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and the acceleration of the green and digital transitions. Labour shortages are expected to persist and potentially aggravate in the light of demographic challenges and ageing population.
Amendment 39 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Addressing labour shortages requires a comprehensive approach at Union and national level which includes, as a priority, better realising the full potential of groups with lower labour market participation, reskilling and upskilling in accordance with the objectives of the European Year of Skills, the existing workforce, facilitating intra-EU labour mobility, as well as improving working conditions and the attractiveness of certain occupations. Due to the current scale of the labour market shortages and the demographic trends, measures targeting the domestic and Union workforce alone are likely to be insufficient to address existing and future labour and skills shortages. Therefore, legal migration is key to complement those actions and must be part of the solution to fully support the twin transition.
Amendment 54 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Jobseekers from third countries wishing to register in the EU Talent Pool should create a profile using the Europass12 profile builder functionality enabling to create a free profile and report the relevant skills, qualifications, and other experiences in one secure online location. To enhance the effectiveness of this process, it is essential to promote awareness among jobseekers about the Europass format, ensuring they are well-informed and can optimise their applications. _________________ 12 Decision (EU) 2018/646 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 April 2018 on a common framework for the provision of better services for skills and qualifications (OJ L 112, 2.5.2018, p. 42, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2018/646/oj).
Amendment 73 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
(f a) Introduce a Cultural Ambassadors Programme that engages individuals from third countries, who have successfully integrated into the EU workforce, to share their experiences and encourage others to consider the EU as a destination of employment;
Amendment 85 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. Access to registering a profile in the EU talent Pool IT platform shall be limited to persons who expressly declare not to be subject to a judicial or administrative decision refusing the entry or stay in a Member State in accordance with its national law or an entry ban to the territory of the Union in accordance with Directive 2008/115/EC. Furthermore, jobseekers shall undergo a comprehensive screening process to verify the authenticity of the information provided in their profiles.
Amendment 87 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
(1) Employers should be encouraged to allocate resources for language training programs for jobseekers, enhancing their linguistic skills, fostering cultural understanding, promoting a more inclusive integration into the European labour market.
Amendment 90 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) shortage occupations common to a significant number of participatingif two Member States request as notified to the EU Talent Pool Secretariat by the EU Talent Pool National Contact Points pursuant to Article 10(2)(c);
Amendment 91 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Encourage increased awareness among universities regarding the EU Talent Pool, emphasising the potential for researchers and students who are third country nationals to apply.
Amendment 92 #
2023/0404(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Ensure that individuals who have participated in Erasmus+ mobility programs receive favourable consideration in the matching process by recognizing qualifications obtained through Erasmus+ programs as valuable assets within the EU Talent Pool.
Amendment 5 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
Amendment 8 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
Citation 4
– having regard to the negotiating framework for Turkey of 3 October 2005, and the fact that, as with all accession countries, Turkey’s accession to the EU depends on full compliance with the Copenhagen criteria, and to the need to normalise its relations with all EU Member States, including the Republic of Cyprus,
Amendment 10 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
Amendment 14 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 b (new)
Citation 4 b (new)
– having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/1894 of 11 November 2019 concerning restrictive measures in view of Turkey’s illegal drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean, as most recently renewed by Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/2186 of 8 November 2022
Amendment 30 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
Amendment 38 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13
Citation 13
– having regard to its previous resolutions on Türkiye, in particular those of 7 June 2022 on the 2021 Commission Report on Turkey1 and of 19 May 2021 on the 2019-2020 Commission Reports on Turkey2 and of 26 November 2020 on escalating tensions in Varosha following the illegal actions by Turkey, _________________ 1 OJ C 493, 27.12.2022, p. 2. 2 OJ C 15, 12.1.2022, p. 81.
Amendment 43 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
Amendment 64 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas Türkiye remains a candidate for EU accession, a NATO ally and a key trade and economic partner, as well as a key partner on migration;
Amendment 86 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the Russian war of aggression continues to cause unprecedented geopolitical shifts in Europe; whereas Türkiye’s key location allows it to play an instrumental, strategicmportant role in the events;
Amendment 94 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas, in the aftermath of tensions between the EU and Turkey, particularly in relation to the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean, the European Council expressed readiness to engage with Turkey in a phased, proportionate and reversible manner in a number of areas of common interest provided that the de-escalation is sustained and that Turkey engages constructively, and subject to the established conditionalities set out in previous European Council conclusions;
Amendment 123 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Reminds Türkiye that, as a candidate country, it is required to align itself with the EU acquis in all aspects, including values, interests, standards and policies, to respect and uphold the Copenhagen criteria, to align with EU policies and objectives, and to pursue and maintain good neighbourly relations with the EU and all its Member States without discrimination;
Amendment 124 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Regrets that, during the reporting period, limited or no progress at all has been registered in most fields. There was serious backsliding in key areas such as democracy, rule of law, fundamental rights and the independence of the press and the judiciary. In the field of good neighbourly relations, Türkiye’s aggression against Greece reached unprecedented levels up until the devastating earthquakes of February 2023;
Amendment 136 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Regrets Türkiye’s continued denial of access to vessels under the flag of one Member State, namely the Republic of Cyprus, to the Straits of Bosporus and the Dardanelles, as well as the additional unilateral measures taken on the flow of ships which complicated the transport of Ukrainian grain to ports outside Türkiye;
Amendment 143 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. AcknowledgesTakes note of the partial measures taken in recent months by the Turkish authorities to prevent the re-exportation to Russia of goods covered by EU sanctions, but urges them to go further in order to ensure that Türkiye stops being a hub for entities and individuals that wish to; underlines the paramount importance of preventing the circumvention of EU sanctions and urges Turkey to ensure the full respect of those sanctions, in particular taking into account the free circulation of products, including dual use goods, within the EU-Turkey Customs Union; highlights, its expectation that Turkey will avoid becoming a safe haven for Russian capital and investments, thus clearly circumvent suching EU sanctions;
Amendment 151 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on Türkiye to fully align itself with the sanctions and restrictive measures taken by the EU against the Russian and Belarusian authorities and individuals responsible for the illegal aggression against Ukraine and avoid becoming a safe haven for Russian capital and investments. Deplores the fact that circumvention of EU sanctions by Türkiye undermines the collective efforts of the EU and of its allies to limit Russia’s ability to continue its illegal, unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine;
Amendment 158 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. DFurther deplores, against the backdrop of the war, the delaying of the ratification of Sweden’s NATO accession, which only plays into Russia’s hands; invites the Turkish authorities to deliver on their promise of a more constructive partnership in NATO and to ratify Sweden’s NATO membership in the Grand National Assembly as early as possible;
Amendment 173 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that, in terms of human rights and the rule of law, the desolate picture painted in its resolution of 7 June 2022 on the 2021 Commission Report on Turkey remains valid, and reiterates the content of that resolution; fully endorses the resolution of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe of 12 October 2022, and the related report by its Monitoring Committee, on the honouring of obligations and commitments by Türkiye; calls on Turkey to fully implement all judgements of the European Court of Human Rights in line with Article 46 of the ECHR, as well as the payment of just satisfaction awarded by the ECtHR, an unconditional obligation deriving from Turkey’s membership of the Council of Europe;
Amendment 236 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Takes note of the efforts made by Turkey to continue hosting a large refugee population; welcomes, in this regard, the continued provision of EU funding for refugees and host communities in Turkey, and expresses its commitment to sustaining this support in the future; calls on the Commission to ensure the utmost transparency and accuracy in the allocation of funds under the successor to the Facility for Refugees in Turkey, ensuring that the funds are primarily given directly to the refugees and host communities and managed by organisations that guarantee accountability and transparency; supports an objective assessment of the cooperation between the EU and Turkey on refugees and migration matters and underlines the importance of both sides complying with their respective commitments under the EU-Turkey Joint Statement of 2016 and the EU-Turkey Readmission Agreement vis-à vis all Member States, including the resumption of the readmission of returnees from the Greek islands, or the activation of the Voluntary Humanitarian Admissions Scheme; firmly objects to any instrumentalisation of migrants by the Turkish Government; notes that a continuing increase in asylum applications was registered in Cyprus over the past years and recalls Turkey’s obligation to take any necessary measures to prevent the creation of new sea or land routes for illegal migration from Turkey to the EU;
Amendment 244 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Welcomes, after a confrontational period, Türkiye’s recent steps towards normalising relations with several countries, such as Armenia, Egypt, Israel and the Gulf states, but remains concerned by the fact that Türkiye’s foreign policy still clashes in many aspects with EU interests and, far from growing closer to the EU, it has further diverged in the last year, reaching a record low of alignment with just 7 % of common foreign and security policy decisions; encourages Turkey to pave the way for genuine reconciliation between the Turkish and Armenian peoples, including settling the dispute of the Armenian Genocide, and to fully respect its obligations to protect Armenian and other cultural heritage; encourages Turkey, once again, to recognise the Armenian Genocide;
Amendment 249 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. WelcomesTakes note that, after a confrontational period, Türkiye’s recent steps towards normalising relations with several countries, such as Armenia, Egypt, Israel and the Gulf states, but remains concerned by the fact that Türkiye’s foreign policy still clashes in many aspects with EU interests and, far from growing closer to the EU, it has further diverged in the last year, reaching a record low of alignment with just 7 % of common foreign and security policy decisions;
Amendment 266 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the overall de-escalation of tensions observed in the eastern Mediterranean in recent times, particularly in the wake of the February earthquakes, and expresses its hope that a possible new era in Türkiye’s foreign policy might yield positive results in the bilateral relations between Türkiye and all EU Member States; reiterates its long-standing support for a solution to the Cyprus problem on the basis of a bi-communal, bi-zonal federation and reaffirms its positions on the matter expressed in its resolution of 7 June 2022; mains fully aware that any positive dynamics can be easily reversed at any moment while the underlying issues remain unresolved; continues to urge Turkey to engage in a bona fide peaceful settlement of disputes and to refrain from any unilateral action or threats; continues, in particular, to call Turkey to show genuine collective engagement to negotiating the delimitation of exclusive economic zones (EEZs) and the continental shelf in good faith and in line with international rules and principles; condemns, in this regard, the harassment by Turkish warships of research vessels performing surveys within the EEZ delimitated by the Republic of Cyprus; expresses its total solidarity with Greece and the Republic of Cyprus; reaffirms the right of the Republic of Cyprus to enter into bilateral agreements on its EEZ and to explore and exploit its natural resources in full compliance with international law; reiterates its call on the Turkish Government to sign and ratify the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, which is part of the EU acquis; supports the invitation extended to Turkey by the Government of the Republic of Cyprus to negotiate in good faith the maritime delimitation between their respective coast lines, or to have recourse to the International Court of Justice, and calls on Turkey to accept Cyprus’s invitation;
Amendment 270 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the overall de-escalation of tensions observedpositive momentum that appears to be developing recently in the eEastern Mediterranean in recent times, particularly in the wake offollowing the February earthquakes, and expresses its hopes that a possible new erAnkara will demonstrate a sin Türkiye’s foreign policy might yield positive results in the bilateral relations between Türkiycere commitment to good neighbourly relations, abandoning its aggressive and aill EU Member States; reiterates its long-standing support for a solution to the Cyprus problemegal practices and claims and engage in dialogue with Greece, in good faith and on the basis of a bi-communal, bi-zonal federation and reaffirms its positions on the matter expressed in its resolution of 7 June 2022;international law, in order to resolve the only outstanding difference between the two countries, which is the delimitation of their respective EEZ and continental shelf.
Amendment 288 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Reiterates its call on the Turkish Government to halt its plans for the Akkuyu nuclear power plant, which is located in a region prone to severe earthquakes, therefore posing a major threat not only to Turkey, but also to the Mediterranean region; asks the Turkish Government to involve the governments of its neighbouring countries in relation to any further developments in the Akkuyu venture; to facilitate an experts’ mission of the International Atomic Energy Agency for inspection of the facility after the devastating earthquakes; to align its legislation with relevant EU acquis on nuclear safety and proceed with cross- border cooperation with neighboring states; to accede to the UN Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Trans-boundary Context and the UNECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters.
Amendment 291 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Reiterates its long-standing support for a solution to the Cyprus problem on the basis of a bi-communal, bi-zonal federation, with political equality, a single sovereignty, a single international personality and a single citizenship, in accordance with the relevant UN Security Council Resolutions, and reaffirms its positions on the matter expressed in its resolution of 7 June 2022;
Amendment 295 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Amendment 301 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Regrets that Türkiye’s position regarding the resolution of the Cyprus issue remains unchanged and that the Turkish support for a two state solution is not in line with the relevant UNSC resolutions. Further regrets that Türkiye pursues illegal activities in the maritime zones of Cyprus, has failed to implement in a non discriminatory manner the Additional Protocol to the Ankara Agreement and continues the policy of “faits accomplis”, especially in the fenced area of Varosha.
Amendment 303 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Deplores Türkiye’s ongoing campaign for the international upgrading of the illegal secessionist entity of the occupied part of Cyprus, mainly in international organizations such as the Organization of Turkic States and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, but also on a bilateral level, in blatant violation of the relevant UN Security Council Resolutions 541/1983 and 550/1984 and in spite of strong condemnation by the EU and others.
Amendment 308 #
Amendment 309 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 d (new)
Paragraph 13 d (new)
13d. Notes that no significant progress was registered with regard to the protection of the rights of non-Muslim minorities and expects Turkish authorities to respect and protect the property and educational rights of minorities, and recognize the legal personality and the public use of the ecclesiastical title of the Ecumenical Patriarchate; Furthermore, urges Turkey to allow the re-opening of the Halki Seminary, respect the historical and cultural character of monuments, especially those classified as UNESCO World Heritage, apply the relevant to the religious communities and minorities recommendations of the Venice Commission and implement all relevant rulings of the European Court of Human Rights and resolutions of the CoE, including on the Greek Orthodox population of the islands Gökçeada (Imvros) and Bozcaada (Tenedos);
Amendment 314 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 e (new)
Paragraph 13 e (new)
13e. Reminds Türkiye that Hagia Sophia is a symbol of the ecumenical Christian Orthodox tradition and the Byzantine spirit, a monument globally renowned for its unparalleled historic cultural and architectural significance, inscribed since 1985 in the World Heritage List of UNESCO;
Amendment 315 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 f (new)
Paragraph 13 f (new)
13f. Underlines that the decisions to turn Hagia Sophia and the Church of Holy Saviour of Chora into mosques, in July 2020 and August 2020 respectively, constitute serious challenges to the inter- faith and inter-cultural dialogue in the region, while degrading the Christian heritage in the country;
Amendment 317 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 g (new)
Paragraph 13 g (new)
13g. Reminds that the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, by its decision adopted during its 44th Session in July 2021, has expressed great concern about the potential impact of status change on the Οutstanding Universal Value of Hagia Sophia and the Chora Museum and has called on Türkiye to engage in international cooperation and dialogue before any further major changes are implemented at the property;
Amendment 318 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 h (new)
Paragraph 13 h (new)
13h. Regrets that no steps have been taken to open the Halki (Heybeliada) Greek Orthodox Seminary, which remains closed since 1971;
Amendment 319 #
2022/2205(INI)
13i. Calls on Türkiye to fully implement the recommendations of the Council of Europe on protecting minority property rights and education rights, especially by taking steps to revise the relevant legislation on the issue of property rights of non-Muslim minorities and legislation covering all issues of property rights;
Amendment 320 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 j (new)
Paragraph 13 j (new)
13j. Reminds that past discriminatory policies implemented by Türkiye brought the Greek Minority to the verge of extinction;
Amendment 321 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 k (new)
Paragraph 13 k (new)
Amendment 322 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 l (new)
Paragraph 13 l (new)
13l. Notes that minorities continued to face difficulties in many areas, such as the lack of legal status for religious institutions, the absence of protection for languages, the lack of schooling support, and clergy training, the decrease of the number of media programs in minority languages, as well as obstacles in enjoying property rights for foundations; further notes that the lack of legal personality for minority communities’ churches, synagogues, patriarchates, monasteries, and chief rabbinates is an impediment to their freedom of association and religion and to enjoying their property rights;
Amendment 323 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 m (new)
Paragraph 13 m (new)
13m. Deplores that no steps were taken to revise school textbooks, in order to remove discriminatory references, including against non-Muslim minorities;
Amendment 324 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 n (new)
Paragraph 13 n (new)
13n. Calls on Türkiye to fully respect language, religion, culture, cultural heritage and fundamental rights of minorities in accordance with European standards, to put in place mechanisms that will support the participation of minorities in decision-making processes and ensure that they are duly represented in the public administration; further calls on Türkiye to continue the reform process and introduce legislation, which makes it possible for all non-Muslim religious communities to acquire legal personality as underlined by the Venice Commission in 2010;
Amendment 325 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 b (new)
Subheading 1 b (new)
Wider EU-Turkey relations and Turkish foreign policy
Amendment 326 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 o (new)
Paragraph 13 o (new)
13o. Calls on Türkiye to unequivocally commit to good neighbourly relations, international agreements and the peaceful settlement of disputes having recourse, if necessary, to the International Court of Justice and to avoid threats and actions that damage good neighbourly relations. Calls also on Türkiye to respect the sovereignty of all EU Member States as well as their sovereign rights to explore and exploit natural resources in accordance with international law, including the Law of the Sea, and in particular, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS);
Amendment 327 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 p (new)
Paragraph 13 p (new)
13p. Expresses its concern that Türkiye even contested the sovereignty of Greece, over specific Greek islands of the Eastern Aegean Sea, on the unfounded basis of an alleged obligation for their demilitarization;
Amendment 328 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 q (new)
Paragraph 13 q (new)
13q. Expresses deep concern that Türkiye continues to uphold a formal threat of war against Greece (casus belli), should the latter exercise its lawful right to extend its territorial waters up to 12 nautical miles in the Aegean Sea, in accordance with Article 3 of UNCLOS, which also reflects customary international law; emphasizes that such a threat is in stark violation of the UN Charter, which explicitly prohibits the threat or use of force and undermines regional peace and stability;
Amendment 329 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 r (new)
Paragraph 13 r (new)
Amendment 330 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 s (new)
Paragraph 13 s (new)
13s. Strongly condemns the instrumentalisation of migrants by Türkiye for its own political purposes and expresses concern regarding efforts by Türkiye to place under its control yet another migration route in the Central Mediterranean;
Amendment 331 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 t (new)
Paragraph 13 t (new)
13t. Requests Türkiye to honour and comply with its commitments under the EU-Turkey Joint Statement of 2016 and the EU-Turkey Readmission Agreement vis-à-vis all Member States, including the resumption of the readmission of returnees from Greece and to refrain from instrumentalizing migrants for political purposes; further requests Türkiye to uphold its obligation to take necessary measures to dismantle smuggling networks operating on its territory and to prevent the creation of new sea or land routes for illegal migration from Türkiye to the EU;
Amendment 332 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 u (new)
Paragraph 13 u (new)
13u. Condemns Türkiye’s refusal to implement Articles 4 and 6 of the EU- Turkey Readmission Agreement for the readmission of third-country nationals, in disrespect of its obligations vis-à-vis the EU. Deplores that Türkiye links the implementation of these articles to visa liberalization, when full implementation of the readmission Agreement is one of the prerequisites for visa liberalization and recalls that the visa liberalization process, the upgrading of the Customs Union and the accession process have their own benchmarks and requirements, according to the EU institutional and legal framework;
Amendment 333 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 v (new)
Paragraph 13 v (new)
13v. Regrets that Türkiye’s positions and policy vis-a-vis Libya have remained vastly unchanged and condemns the signature of the two memoranda of understanding between Türkiye and Libya on comprehensive security and military cooperation and on the delimitation of maritime zones; condemns furthermore, the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on the delimitation of maritime jurisdiction areas between Türkiye and the National Accord Government of Libya (November 2019), which ignores Greece’s sovereign rights in the area concerned, infringes upon the sovereign rights of third States, does not comply with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and cannot produce any legal consequences for third States;
Amendment 334 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 w (new)
Paragraph 13 w (new)
13w. Notes with concern that Türkiye signed, in October 2022, a new MoU on hydrocarbons with the Libyan Government of National Unity, which could have serious consequences for regional stability, to the extent that it would entail a direct or indirect implementation of the 2019 MoU, in areas where Greece and other third countries have sovereign rights in accordance with the international Law of the Sea;
Amendment 347 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates its firm conviction that Türkiye is a country of strategic relevance in political, economic and foreign policy terms, a key partneactor for the stability of the wider region and a vital ally, including within NATO, and reaffirms that the EU is committed to pursuing the best possible relations with Türkiye based on dialogue, respect and mutual trust;
Amendment 348 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates its firm conviction that Türkiye is a country of strategic relevance in political, economic and foreign policy terms, a keyn important partner for the stabilecurity of the wider region and a vitalsignificant ally, including within NATO, and reaffirms that the EU is committed to pursuing the best possible relations with Türkiye based on dialogue, respect and mutual trust;
Amendment 359 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers, in view of all the above, that in the absence of a drastic change of course by the Turkish Government, Türkiye’s EU accession process has lost its purpose and will not endure much longer in the current circumstances; recommends, in that case, starting a reflection process to find an alternative and realisticaffirms nevertheless its support for keeping the accession process and its value-based approach as the main framework for EU-Türkiye Turkey relations in substitution for the accession process; calls on the Commission, therefore, to explore possible formats for a mutually appealing framework through a comprehensive and inclusive process, as it is still the most powerful tool to exercise normative pressure on and constructive dialogue with the Government of Turkey and the best framework to sustain the democratic and pro-European aspirations of Turkish society and promote convergence with the EU;
Amendment 362 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers, in view of all the above, that and, in the absence of a drastic change of course by the Turkish Government, Türkiye’s EU accession process has lost its purpose and will not endure much longer in the current circumstances; recommends, in that case, starting a reflection process to find an alternative and realistic framework for EU-Türkiye relations in substitution for the accession process; calls on the Commission, therefore, to explore possible formats for a mutually appealing framework through a comprehensive and inclusive procesfrom Türkiye, that a strategic discussion should be initiated within the European Council regarding the future of EU - Türkiye relations;
Amendment 367 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Reaffirms that the EU's policy towards Türkiye is based on a dual approach, which favours open channels of communication and cooperation with Ankara (positive agenda/High Level Dialogues) in areas of common interest, in a gradual, proportionate and reversible manner and provided that Türkiye sustains de-escalation, as well as appropriate negative measures in case Türkiye persists in its provocative, revisionist and illegal actions.
Amendment 392 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Reaffirms its support for an upgraded customs union with a broader, mutually beneficial scope, which could encompass a wide range of areas of common interest, including digitalisation and Green Deal alignment; insists that such a modernisation would need to be based on strong conditionality related to human rights and the aforementioned principlesfundamental freedoms, respect for international law and good neighbourly relations, and that it can only be envisaged upon Turkey’s full implementation of the Additional Protocol to extend the Ankara Agreement towards all Member States without reserve and in a non-discriminatory fashion; stresses that both parties must be fully aware of this democratic conditionality from the outset of any negotiations, as Parliament will not give its consent to the final agreement if no progress is made in this field; remains ready to advance towards visa liberalisation as soon as the Turkish authorities fulfil the six outstanding benchmarks;
Amendment 393 #
2022/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Regrets the continued violation by Türkiye of the rules of the Customs Union and invites the European Council to look into the matter; reaffirms its support for an upgraded customs union with a broader, mutually beneficial scope, which could encompass a wide range of areas of common interest, including digitalisation and Green Deal alignment; insists that such a modernisation would need to be based on strong conditionality related to human rights and the aforementioned principles; stresses that both parties must be fully aware of this democratic conditionality from the outset of any negotiations, as Parliament will not give its consent to the final agreement if no progress is made in this field; remains ready to advance towards visa liberalisation as soon as the Turkish authorities fulfil the six outstanding benchmarks;
Amendment 241 #
2022/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Notes North Macedonia’s commitment to positive diplomacy and good neighbourly relations; reiterates its full support for a consistent mutualand bona fide implementation of the Treaty of Friendship with Bulgaria and the Prespa Agreement with Greece;
Amendment 145 #
2022/2199(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes the legal steps taken to eliminate discrimination against minorities, and calls for practical steps in order to ensure their inclusion, namely the inclusion of LGBTI+, Roma and Egyptian minorities; recalls the need to combat gender-based violence, step up child protection, adopt and implement legislation on minority rights, in particular the remaining by-laws, still pending to pass, with emphasis on self-identification and the use of the mother language with the local authorities, strengthen property rights and conduct a population census; underlines the importance of removing barriers to the socioeconomic inclusion of persons with disabilities;
Amendment 197 #
2022/2199(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Welcomes that Albania continued dialogue to ensure neighbourly relations and regional cooperation, which remain essential elements of the enlargement process, as well as of the Stabilisation and Association Process.
Amendment 11 #
2022/2047(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
— having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 1 June 2017 on combating anti-Semitism,
Amendment 12 #
2022/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 36 a (new)
Citation 36 a (new)
— having regard to Regulation (EU) 2017/1563 on the Marrakesh Treaty,
Amendment 14 #
2022/2047(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 8 b (new)
Citation 8 b (new)
— having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 7 June 2022 on the 2021 Commission Report on Turkey,
Amendment 51 #
2022/2047(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas intercultural dialogue is key to promote peace and fight radicalisation in Member States and in partner countries;
Amendment 52 #
2022/2047(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas anti-Semitism is against Europe’s system of values and principles and its condemnation needs to be promoted in all aspects of the EU's international cultural relations;
Amendment 53 #
2022/2047(INI)
Dc. whereas Christian minorities in partner countries are considered an integral part of Europe’s culture and need to be respected;
Amendment 110 #
2022/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Highlights the need for mutual cultural respect to be the basis for international cultural relations;
Amendment 116 #
2022/2047(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Encourages Member States and partner countries to engage in constructive dialogue and cooperation for the repatriation of looted artefacts around the globe to the countries of origin or former owners;
Amendment 126 #
2022/2047(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls Member States and partner countries to include a culture and trade nexus in their trade negotiations and monitor its implementation in order to further promote cultural dialogue and cooperation;
Amendment 128 #
2022/2047(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls on third countries to cooperate with the relevant international organisations, especially the Council of Europe and UNESCO, in order to prevent and combat illicit trafficking and the deliberate destruction of cultural heritage, while actively taking action to preserve its structural rigidity and restore its original form;
Amendment 135 #
2022/2047(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Calls on third countries to respect fully the historical and cultural character of cultural and religious monuments and symbols, especially those classified as UNESCO World Heritage Sites;
Amendment 137 #
2022/2047(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5e. Calls on the Turkish authorities to fully respect the historical and cultural character of cultural and religious monuments and symbols, especially those classified as UNESCO World Heritage Sites; calls on Turkey to fully respect its international obligation to protect monuments of Alevi, Christian, Armenian, Pontian and Jewish origin;
Amendment 140 #
2022/2047(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 f (new)
Paragraph 5 f (new)
5f. Condemns the conversion of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul in 2020, a monument internationally recognised as a historic World Heritage site and a universal symbol of Christianity, Chora Church in Istanbul and Hagia Sophia in Trabzon in 2013 into mosques by the Turkish authorities; notes with concern the recent developments with regard to the historic Panagia Soumela Monastery, which is included, on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List; recognises that the protection of cultural heritage is key to promote good neighbourly relations and maintain peace and stability in the region;
Amendment 141 #
2022/2047(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 g (new)
Paragraph 5 g (new)
5g. Reiterates its call on Turkey to respect the role of the Ecumenical Patriarchate for Orthodox Christians all over the world and to recognise its legal personality and the public use of the ecclesiastical title of the Ecumenical Patriarch;
Amendment 142 #
2022/2047(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 h (new)
Paragraph 5 h (new)
5h. Stresses the need to eliminate restrictions on the training, appointment and succession of members of the clergy, to allow the reopening of the Halki Seminary, which has been closed since 1971, and to remove all obstacles to enable it to function properly;
Amendment 161 #
2022/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Encourages the Member States to recognise the importance of cultural and artistic activities for the mental health and well-being of young people, at both national and international levels, particularly for disadvantaged young people;
Amendment 268 #
2022/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Insists that copyright in works of art and material in the CCSI must remain European, including in relation to the digitalisation of works of art and material in the CCSI, including, but not restricted to, digitalisation carried out by industries outside the EU; discourages economic speculation in this field;
Amendment 270 #
2022/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 d (new)
Paragraph 24 d (new)
24d. Asks the Commission to protect the intellectual property of the digitised European landscape, which must remain European;
Amendment 26 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas intellectual property (IP) is central to video games and constitutes a key factor for investments and growth;
Amendment 30 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas the Court of Justice of the EU has recognised video games as complex creative works, protected both by the computer programs directive 2009/24 and the copyright directive 2001/29;
Amendment 33 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas competitive video gaming, otherwise known e-sports are leagues, competitive circuits, tournaments, or similar competitions where individuals or teams play video games, typically for spectators, either in-person or online, for the purpose of entertainment, prizes, or money; whereas e-sport, could be considered not only part of the video game sector, but also part of the culture, and media and sports sectors, and has clear digital and competitive elements;
Amendment 59 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas e-sport is a massre increasingly popular entertainment activityies, characterised by both a large video game player base and a small number of professional players and teams;
Amendment 83 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that European video game developers have access to new markets, therefore improving dissemination and recognition of European video game content internationally;
Amendment 84 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Underlines that national incentives and support for local video game developments, including SMEs should be encouraged and facilitated through a review of the European state aid rules, such as the General Block Exemption Regulation;
Amendment 119 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Amendment 135 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Welcomes the Council Conclusions on blended learning, to ensure that Europe’s teachers are adequately trained to teach ICT and computational skills and encourages Member States to develop coordinated STEAM curricula to address shortage of digital skills;
Amendment 146 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Calls on the Commission to foster interdisciplinary research on video games and e-sports to gain a better understanding of the industry on how to utilise them for the European community and to present the communication on this issue accordingly;
Amendment 162 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Encourages the industry, rating agencies and consumer associations to continue awareness-raising campaigns on the PEGI system which proved beneficial in protecting minors;
Amendment 172 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that e-sport and traditional sports are different sectors, especially given the fact that video games used for competitive gaming or e-sports belong to a private entity and are played in a digital environment; believes, however, that they may complement each other and promote similar values and skills, such as fair play, teamwork, antiracism and gender equalitygiven that e-sports are a set of practices around the licensed used and communication of video game IP; believes, however, that they may complement each other and promote values such as fair play, non-discrimination, teamwork, solidarity, integrity, inclusivity, antiracism and gender equality, as well as physical activity, while e-sports as video games can contribute to the acquisition of digital competences and skills;
Amendment 190 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Encourages partnerships on virtual and e-sports between all relevant stakeholders in order to create new projects that bring added values to athletes and audiences while promoting European values;
Amendment 192 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16 b. Recognises the potential of virtual sports for exploring new ways of fan engagement and increasing the level of participation of youth in physical activities;
Amendment 201 #
2022/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to extend the application of the Schengen Cultural Visa to the e- sports personnel and to consider measures to facilitate visa procedures for video game developers coming to the European Union;
Amendment 4 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 8 July 2020 on the rights of persons with intellectual disabilities and their families in the COVID-19 crisis,
Amendment 5 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)
Citation 5 b (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 17 September 2020 on the cultural recovery of Europe,
Amendment 6 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 c (new)
Citation 5 c (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 22 October 2020 on the future of European education in the context of COVID-19,
Amendment 23 #
2022/2004(INI)
B. whereas the overall state of young people’s mental health and well-being has significantly worsened during the pandemic, with problems related to mental health doubling in several Member States compared to pre-crisis levels25 , leading pundits to call this the ‘silent pandemic’ or the ‘pandemic scar’; whereas mental health issues are often difficult to be identified; _________________ 25 https://www.oecd- ilibrary.org/sites/1e1ecb53- en/1/2/2/index.html?itemId=/content/public ation/1e1ecb53- en&_csp_=c628cf9bcf7362d2dc28c91250 8045f6&itemIGO=oecd&itemContentType =book
Amendment 31 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas it has been observed that 64 % of young people in the 18-34 age group were at risk of depression in spring 202126 and that suicide is the second leading cause of death among young people27 as a result of loneliness, isolation and the lack of educational, employment and, financial, social and life prospects; whereas children and young people with fewer opportunities or from marginalised groups and socially disadvantaged backgrounds have been hit harder by the COVID-19 pandemic, mostly owing to structural inequalities; whereas confinement measures had a particularly negative impact on persons with disabilities; whereas measures taken by governments during exceptional circumstances should always respect the fundamental rights of persons with disabilities and ensure their equal and non-discriminatory access to health care, social services, education ,culture and sports activities; _________________ 26 https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287356 /risk-of-depression-in-europe-2021-by-age 27 UNICEF article ‘The Mental Health Burden Affecting Europe’s Children’ (4 October 2021).
Amendment 37 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas gender-related differences have an impact on how children and young people have been affected by the pandemic, with girls and young women suffering more from domestic violence, psychosomatic illnesses and mood disorders28 ; whereas the pay gap between men and women further deteriorated during the pandemic affecting women' work-life balance and their financial dependence on their partners, relatives or friends; _________________ 28 European Parliament Flash Eurobarometer: Women in times of COVID-19 (https://europa.eu/eurobarometer/surveys/d etail/2712).
Amendment 40 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas mental health problems at an early stage of personal development increase the likelihood of mental health issues occurring in adulthood, with far- reaching consequences as regards personal, social and professional development and quality of life;
Amendment 44 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas closures have reduced the levels of physical fitness in young people to such an extent that currently only one in four 11-year-olds carries out enough physical activity; whereas overweight or obesity increased in children and adolescents during the covid-19 pandemic leading to one in three children being either overweight or obese, and being the leading risk factor for disability and greater morbidity 28a _________________ 28a WHO European Regional Obesity Report 2022 ( https://www.euro.who.int/en/health- topics/noncommunicable- diseases/obesity/publications/2022/who- european-regional-obesity-report-2022 )
Amendment 48 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas any EU mental health strategy aimed at children and young people must involve their parents and families, youth organisations, youth workers, cultural institutions and sports clubs by providing them with appropriate special training related to handling mental health issues, in order to facilitate a holistic approach and ensure outreach to marginalised and/or disadvantaged groups;
Amendment 56 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas scientific data suggests that levels of institutional trust among members of the younger generations have fallen as a result of the way the pandemic has been handledstress and the uncertainty the pandemic has caused; whereas the member states' communication channels handling the pandemic have not been effective in reaching the younger generation and in gaining their trust; whereas special attention needs to be devoted to regaining that trust;
Amendment 67 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the war in Ukraine and the resulting uncertaintiesdevastating financial consequences the EU is facing are expected to have a further negative impact on the mental health of children and young people;
Amendment 70 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
L a. whereas grassroots sports were severely affected by the negative consequences of the pandemic with many of them being completely closed for a long time; whereas professional sports clubs are still expected to experience the pandemic’s consequences in both financial terms and human resources in the years to come;
Amendment 81 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Draws attention to the role played by schools and early childhood education and care institutions in providing the necessary material and psychological support for children and their families, and calls on the Member States to provide sufficient financial support to mainstream education institutions in order to ensure that both the pedagogical and the psychological development of learners is increasingly promoted; underlines especially the role played by teachers and educators in achieving the psychological support and development of children and young people;
Amendment 107 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines the vital importance of interpersonal relationships among children and young people that constitutes the basis of the process of socialisation and accelerates the sense of belonging; calls, therefore, on the Member States, in the event of future pandemics or other unprecedented situations, to keep all learning environments, whether formal, informal or non-formal in nature, open or in hybrid mode, but not completely closed; calls on the Member States, in cases where special measures are absolutely necessary, to take into account the needs of different age groups and not to apply a one-size-fits- all approach; calls, as a result, on the Member States to take into consideration the different characteristics and needs of educational, cultural, youth and sports activities;
Amendment 121 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Insists on the need to adequately fund and promote the opportunities offered by programmes such as Erasmus+, Creative Europe and the European Solidarity Corps, to enhance mobility experiences, which are developing useful and necessary social skills for the future personal and professional growth of the younger generation, and increase their accessibility for all, regardless of income, gender, health status and region of origin; calls on the Commission and the Member States to improve the systematic sharing of projects’ outcomes in order to increase their visibility, upscaling and long-term impact;
Amendment 150 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Member States, in this context, to ensure the inclusion and take any necessary action for the upscaling of art, music and culture in school curricula, as well as the promotion of play and sports activities in schools, in order to create an inclusive, creative, dynamic and healthy learning environment from an early age and to reduce the risk of psychophysical disorders in adulthood;
Amendment 154 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support and adequately fund small local cultural initiatives, sports clubs and leisure facilities to carry out the leisure and informal learning activities that play an essential role in the development and well-being of young people and their families, by providing material and psychological support resources, including for those with fewer economic opportunities; underlines the fact that in disadvantaged and/or rural areas those activities constitute the only opportunity for children and young people to socialise, increase the sense of citizenship and maintain a good level of mental health;
Amendment 173 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to take action to ensure that the EU as a whole becomes stronger and more self-reliant, leaving no one behind; points out that it must address the wider structural gaps caused by the lack of digital infrastructure and digital tools in rural and peripheral areas and take into account the possible needs of those areas in the event of future pandemics or any other unprecedented situation;
Amendment 182 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Urges the Member States to invest in specific policies that respond to local needs in order to close regional gaps and ensure financial support so that the technologies, innovations, learning and support facilities and tools required to continue education and training are available and accessible to all, regardless of their family, social or financial situation and of their place of residence;
Amendment 201 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Highlights the need to monitor developments in, and the consequences of, technological and digital advances through cooperation and dialogue with experts, educators and representatives of civil society; points out the necessity to critically review possible dangers of the digital advances and its unpredictable consequences;
Amendment 212 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Amendment 221 #
2022/2004(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14 b. Urges the member states to give special attention to marginalised and disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities to grant them equal access to all educational, cultural, youth and sports establishments; Calls on the Commission to address the needs of people with disabilities in the event of future pandemics or unprecedented situations accordingly in order to safeguard an equal and safe access and their maintenance of mental health;
Amendment 193 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) Audiovisual and audio media services of general interest that play an important role in the opinion-forming of the public have become more difficult to discover and find in the digital environment as commercial objectives determine which media services are offered prominently to recipients. In view of the abundance of information and the increasing use of digital means to access the media, it is key that Member States take effective measures to ensure the appropriate prominence of audiovisual and audio media services of general interest under defined general interest objectives such as media pluralism, freedom of speech, access to reliable information, social cohesion and cultural diversity. To effectively realise these general interest objectives, a Member State should tailor prominence measures to its specific national context and media market. A Member State should identify the services that are considered as general interest in its jurisdiction in a transparent and objective manner.
Amendment 543 #
2022/0277(COD)
3a. Member States shall appoint an independent authority which, in case of doubt, will issue a non-binding opinion about the amount needed for public service media providers to fulfill the remit as defined by the Member States.
Amendment 548 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a (new)
Article5a Prominence for audiovisual and audio media services of general interest Member States shall take measures to ensure the appropriate prominence of audiovisual and audio media services of general interest. This Regulation, Directives 2010/13/EU and 2000/31/EC and Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 shall not affect the competence of Member States and shall be without effect to existing prominence measures. References to Article 7a of Directive 2010/13/EU as amended by Directive (EU) 2018/1808 shall be read as references to Article 5a of this Regulation.
Amendment 589 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. National regulatory authorities or bodies established in accordance with Directive 2010/13/ EU shall establish national databases of media ownership. This database shall be publicly available. Where the ownership changes, the media service provider shall update the information without undue delay.
Amendment 627 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Heads of the editorial department of a media service provider and journalists shall have the right to refuse to sign off on an article or programme if any part of the content has been modified in disregard with the editorial decision- making processes
Amendment 685 #
2022/0277(COD)
1a. In addition to the Board, an advisory body consisting of representatives from the media sector shall be established.The advisory body shall advise the Board on issues related to media pluralism andmedia and press freedom.The advisory body shall consist of one representative of the media sector per Member State. In Member States where self-regulatory media or press councils exist, the media sector representative shall be appointed by the associations of journalists, editors, and civil society organisations that appoint, or nominate in the case of co-regulation, the member of the advisory board. In Member States where no self-regulatory media or presscouncil exists, the media sectorrepresentative shall be appointed by a consortium of journalists, editors, and civil society associations established for this purpose.
Amendment 957 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Board, in consultation with the Commission, shall draw up a list of criteria that national regulatory authorities or bodies may take into consideration when exercising their regulatory powers over media service providers referred to in paragraph 1. Measures are taken in a necessary and proportionate manner, considering in particular whether the broadcast content, when received on the territory of the EU, is legally commercialized or captured illegally, and received through standard satellite equipment or special equipment.
Amendment 981 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) it is a media service provider within the meaning of Article 2(2); and
Amendment 1111 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. Any legislative, regulatory or administrative measure taken by a Member State that is liable to affect the operation of media service providers in the internal market shall be duly justified and proportionate. Such measures shall be reasoned, transparent, objective and, non- discriminatory, and not hinder fair competition in the internal market.
Amendment 1126 #
2022/0277(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 4
Article 20 – paragraph 4
4. The Board, upon request of the Commission or a media service provider affected individually by a measure, shall draw up an opinion where a national legislative, regulatory or administrative measure is likely to affect the functioning of the internal market for media services. Following the opinion of the Board, and without prejudice to its powers under the Treaties, the Commission may issue its own opinion on the matter. Opinions by the Board and, where applicable, by the Commission shall be made publicly available.
Amendment 114 #
2022/0219(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) Member States that participate in the common procurement of defence products under the Instrument should have a right to invite Ukraine and Moldova to participate in the action. To this end, the Member States should authorise a procurement agent to enter into an agreement for procuring additional quantities of the defence product. Such an agreement would benefit the EDTIB as those countries’ participation would provide better economies of scale and scope, higher demand and interoperability at the technical level, common training, cross-servicing and maintenance, which would provide a foundation for the later inclusion of their defence industries in the EDTIB. It would also strengthen the two countries’ defence capabilities in light of Russia’s aggression and threats. The possibility to participate on the invitation of the Member States in the procurement agreement should be open only to countries that do not contravene the security and defence interests of the Union and its Member States, including respect for the principle of good neighbourly relations. It should also be open to Georgia.
Amendment 149 #
2022/0219(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) Russia’s brutal and unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine became a turning point for European security, and in particular for Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Finland that are bordering Russia and Ukraine or have their territorial waters or Exclusive Economic Zones adjacent to those of Ukraine. Those Member States have become the target of threatening rhetoric and hostile actions by Russia, supported by Belarus. Despite facing fundamental threats to their own security, they continue to support Ukraine in providing assistance, including military assistance, thus significantly depleting their own stockpiles. The Instrument should therefore provide incentives for the participation of those Member States by granting higher Union contribution to actions where at least two such Member States participate. In addition, such a higher Union contribution should also apply for actions in which Member States decide to authorise the procurement agent to procure additional quantities of the respective defence product for Ukraine and Moldova. Given that those countries are partially occupied by Russia or its proxies, and are the targets of Russia’s military intervention, further support for Ukraine and Moldova would substantially contribute to European security, while strengthening the EDTIB and fostering cooperation in defence procurement.
Amendment 222 #
2022/0219(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 26 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Information society services have become very important for communication, expression, gathering of information and many other aspects of present-day life, including for children but also for perpetrators of child sexual abuse offences. Digital services have become an irreplaceable tool for today’s children, as information, elements of formal education, social contact and entertainment are increasingly online; whereas digital services can also expose children to risks such as unsuitable content, grooming, and child sexual abuse. Such offences, which are subject to minimum rules set at Union level, are very serious criminal offences that need to be prevented and combated effectively in order to protect children’s rights and well- being, as is required under the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (‘Charter’), and to protect society at large. Users of such services offered in the Union should be able to trust that the services concerned can be used safely, especially by children. In order to ensure a safer online experience for children and prevent the above-mentioned offences, digital literacy should be recognized as a mandatory skill by Member States and should be included in the school curriculum across the EU.
Amendment 28 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Given the central importance of relevant information society services, those aims can only be achieved by appropriate prevention techniques, improving digital literacy, and ensuring that providers offering such services in the Union behave responsibly and take reasonable measures to minimise the risk of their services being misused for the purpose of child sexual abuse, those providers often being the only ones in a position to prevent and combat such abuse. Tcombat such abuse. In order to alleviate the burden on providers, the measures should also aim to raise awareness amongst parents and children and further develop their digital skills, so that they can detect suspicious behaviours online. Once a child sexual abuse material (CSAM) is reported, the measures taken should be targeted, carefully balanced and proportionate, so as to avoid any undue negative consequences for those who use the services for lawful purposes, in particular for the exercise of their fundamental rights protected under Union law, that is, those enshrined in the Charter and recognised as general principles of Union law, and so as to avoid imposing any excessive burdens on the providers of the services.
Amendment 29 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Given the central importance of relevant information society services, those aims can only be achieved by ensuring that providers offering such services in the Union behave responsibly and take reasonable measures to minimise the risk of their services being misused for the purpose of child sexual abuse, those providers often being the only ones in a position to prevent and combat such abuse. The measures taken should be targeted, carefully balanced and proportionate, so as to avoid any undue negative consequences for those who use the services for lawful purposes, in particular for the exercise of their fundamental rights protected under Union law, that is, those enshrined in the Charter and recognised as general principles of Union law, and so as to avoid imposing any excessive burdens on the providers of the services. To this end, fundamental importance should be attached to ensuring the necessary funding to European programmes and projects which aim to improve digital skills and awareness of risk linked to the digital world, such as “Media literacy for all”.
Amendment 30 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2 a) For the purposes of this regulation, “digital skills” should be understood as skills relating to the web as a whole, consisting of both easily accessible surface web platforms and platforms accessible through the deep and dark web. The EU must therefore provide for effective awareness of the dangers also lurking in the deep and dark web.
Amendment 32 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Member States are increasingly introducing, or are considering introducing, national laws to prevent and combat online child sexual abuse, in particular by imposing requirements on providers of relevant information society services. In the light of the inherently cross-border nature of the internet and the service provision concerned, those national laws, which diverge, have a direct negative effect on the internal market. To increase legal certainty, eliminate the resulting obstacles to the provision of the services and ensure a level playing field in the internal market, the necessary harmonised requirements and appropriate prevention techniques should be laid down at Union level.
Amendment 34 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4 a) To insure full application of the objectives of this Regulation, Member States shall implement prevention strategies and awareness campaigns in their school curriculum and inside educational institutions. Taking into account the data collected by the EU Centre, Coordinating Authorities, relevant law enforcement agencies and existing hotlines across the EU, Member States should elaborate prevention techniques improving digital literacy, by educating children on how to safely surf online and how to recognize signals of cyber grooming. Prevention techniques and awareness campaigns should also target parents. Parents and caregivers shall be informed of the existence and the functioning of digital tools to limit and direct their child’s/children’s experience online and limit access to age- inappropriate or harmful content online.
Amendment 35 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Online child sexual abuse frequently involves the misuse of information society services offered in the Union by providers established in third countries. IConsidering the seriousness of the offences committed, considering that the protection of children is a priority for the EU, considering that service providers established in third countries often do not cooperate with member state authorities, in order to ensure the effectiveness of the rules laid down in this Regulation and a level playing field within the internal market, those rules should apply to all providers, irrespective of their place of establishment or residence, that offer services in the Union, as evidenced by a substantial connection to the Union.
Amendment 36 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) A substantial connection to the Union should be considered to exist where the relevant information society services has an establishment in the Union or, in its absence, on the basis of the existence of a significant number of users in one or more Member States, or the targeting of activities towards one or more Member States. The targeting of activities towards one or more Member States should be determined on the basis of all relevant circumstances, including factors such as the use of a language or a currency generally used in that Member State, or the possibility of ordering products or services, or using a national top level domain. The targeting of activities towards a Member State could also be derived from the availability of a software application in the relevant national software application store, from the provision of local advertising or advertising in the language used in that Member State, or from the handling of customer relations such as by providing customer service in the language generally used in that Member State. A substantial connection should also be assumed where a service provider directs its activities to one or more Member State as set out in Article 17(1), point (c), of Regulation (EU) 1215/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council44 . Mere technical accessibility of a website from the Union should not, alone, be considered as establishing a substantial connection to the Union. _________________ 44 Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2012 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (OJ L 351, 20.12.2012, p. 1).
Amendment 39 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) For reasons of consistency and technological neutrality, the term ‘child sexual abuse material’ should for the purpose of this Regulation be defined as referring to any type of material constituting child pornography or pornographic performance within the meaning of Directive 2011/93/EU, which is capable of being disseminated through the use of hosting or interpersonal communication services. At present, such material typically consists of images or videos, without it however being excluded that it takes other forms, especially in view of future technological developments. Close attention should be paid to the development of new technologies and platforms, such as the metaverse. In such platforms child sexual abuse material might be generated and exchanged or child sexual abuse perpetrated through the use of avatars or any other form of virtual identities.
Amendment 45 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) The competent judicial authority or the competent independent administrative authority, as applicable in accordance with the detailed procedural rules set by the relevant Member State, should be in a position to take a well-informed decision on requests for the issuance of detections orders. That is of particular importance to ensure the necessary fair balance of the fundamental rights at stake and a consistent approach, especially in connection to detection orders concerning the solicitation of children. Therefore, a procedure should be provided for that allows the providers concerned, the EU Centre on Child Sexual Abuse established by this Regulation (‘EU Centre’) and, where so provided in this Regulation, the competent data protection authority designated under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 to provide their views on the measures in question. They should do so as soon as possible, having regard to the important public policy objective at stake and the need to act without undue delay to protect children, in view of the seriousness of the impact that such offences have on the physical and mental health of minors and in view of the difficulty of curbing the dissemination of material online. In particular, data protections authorities should do their utmost to avoid extending the time period set out in Regulation (EU) 2016/679 for providing their opinions in response to a prior consultation. Furthermore, they should normally be able to provide their opinion well within that time period in situations where the European Data Protection Board has already issued guidelines regarding the technologies that a provider envisages deploying and operating to execute a detection order addressed to it under this Regulation.
Amendment 46 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) The dissemination of child sexual abuse material is a criminal offence that affects the rights of the victims depicted. Victims should thereforehave the right to be forgotten, i.e. the right to request the deletion of child sexual abuse material depicting them. Victims should also have the right to obtain, upon request, from the EU Centre yet via the Coordinating Authorities, relevant information if known child sexual abuse material depicting them is reported by providers of hosting services or providers of publicly available interpersonal communications services in accordance with this Regulation.
Amendment 60 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58
Recital 58
(58) In particular, in order to facilitate the cooperation needed for the proper functioning of the mechanisms set up by this Regulation, the EU Centre should establish and maintain the necessary information-sharing systems. When establishing and maintaining such systems, the EU Centre should cooperate with the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (‘Europol’), national hotlines and national authorities to build on existing systems and best practices, where relevant.
Amendment 63 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 60
Recital 60
(60) In the interest of legal certainty and effectiveness, the tasks of the EU Centre should be listed in a clear and comprehensive manner. With a view to ensuring the proper implementation of this Regulation, those tasks should relate in particular to the facilitation of the detection, reporting and blocking obligations imposed on providers of hosting services, providers of publicly available interpersonal communications services and providers of internet access services. However, for that same reason, the EU Centre should also be charged with certain other tasks, notably those relating to the implementation of the risk assessment and mitigation obligations of providers of relevant information society services, the removal of or disabling of access to child sexual abuse material by providers of hosting services, the provision of assistance to Coordinating Authorities, as well as the creation of prevention strategies, generation and sharing of knowledge and expertise related to online child sexual abuse.
Amendment 72 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 67
Recital 67
(67) Given its central position resulting from the performance of its primary tasks under this Regulation and the information and expertise it can gather in connection thereto, the EU Centre should also contribute to the achievement of the objectives of this Regulation by serving as a hub for knowledge, expertise and research on matters related to the prevention and combating of online child sexual abuse. The EU center should contribute to the creation of adequate prevention strategies and awareness campaigns on online grooming and dissemination of CSAM, targeting children, parents and educators across the Union. In this connection, the EU Centre should cooperate with relevant stakeholders from both within and outside the Union and allow Member States to benefit from the knowledge and expertise gathered, including best practices and lessons learned.
Amendment 78 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 70
Recital 70
(70) Longstanding Union support for both INHOPE and its member hotlines recognises that hotlines are in the frontline in the fight against online child sexual abuse. The EU Centre should leverage the network of hotlines and encourage that they work together effectively with the Coordinating Authorities, providers of relevant information society services and law enforcement authorities of the Member States. The hotlines’ expertise and experience is an invaluable source of information on the early identification of common threats and solutions, as well as on regional and national differences across the Union. Their experience and expertise shall help the EU Centre and Coordinating Authorities to design appropriate prevention techniques and awareness campaigns on online grooming and dissemination of CSAM online.
Amendment 82 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 73
Recital 73
(73) To ensure its proper functioning, the necessary rules should be laid down regarding the EU Centre’s organisation. In the interest of consistency, those rules should be in line with the Common Approach of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on decentralised agencies. In order to complete its tasks, the EU Centre and Coordinating authorities should have the necessary funds, human resources, investigative powers and technical capabilities to seriously and effectively pursue and investigate complaints and potential offenders, including appropriate training to build capacity in the judiciary and police units and to develop new high- tech capabilities to address the challenges of analysing vast amounts of child abuse imagery, including material hidden on the ‘dark web’.
Amendment 83 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 74
Recital 74
(74) In view of the need for technical expertise in order to perform its tasks, in particular the task of providing a list of technologies that can be used for detection, the EU Centre should stay consistently updated on technological developments that might lead to the creation of different or unconventional platforms, such as the metaverse, on which child sexual abuse might be perpetrated or child sexual abuse material be generated or exchanged; it should therefore have a Technology Committee composed of experts with advisory function. The Technology Committee may, in particular, provide expertise to support the work of the EU Centre, within the scope of its mandate, with respect to matters related to detection of online child sexual abuse, to support the EU Centre in contributing to a high level of technical standards and safeguards in detection technology.
Amendment 85 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 74
Recital 74
(74) In view of the need for technical expertise in order to perform its tasks, in particular the task of providing a list of technologies that can be used for detection, the EU Centre should have a Technology Committee composed of experts with advisory function. The Technology Committee may, in particular, provide expertise to support the work of the EU Centre, within the scope of its mandate, with respect to matters related to prevention and detection of online child sexual abuse, to support the EU Centre in contributing to a high level of technical standards and safeguards in detection technology.
Amendment 87 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 76
Recital 76
(76) In the interest of good governance and drawing on the statistics and information gathered and transparency reporting mechanisms provided for in this Regulation, the Commission should carry out an evaluation of this Regulation within fivthree years of the date of its entry into force, and every fivthree years thereafter.
Amendment 89 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point e a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point e a (new)
(e a) Guidelines on creation of appropriate prevention techniques on cyber grooming and the dissemination of CSAM online, targeting children and parents and empowering them to use digital technologies safely and responsibly.
Amendment 97 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. The EU Centre should use these risk assessment reports to prepare and adapt prevention techniques to the attention of Coordinating Authorities across the EU.
Amendment 103 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Providers of relevant information society services shall not be liable for child sexual abuse offences solely because they carry out, in good faith, the necessary activities to comply with the requirements of this Regulation, in particular activities aimed at detecting, identifying, removing, disabling of access to, blocking or reporting online child sexual abuse in accordance with those requirements, with the exception of subsequent non-cooperation with the judicial authorities.
Amendment 112 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The Coordinating Authority shall be responsible for all matters related to application and enforcement of this Regulation in the Member State concerned, unless that Member State has assigned certain specific tasks or sectors to other competent authorities. The Coordinating Authority shall also be responsible for the coordination and adaptation of prevention techniques, elaborated by the EU Centre. The Coordinating Authority shall generate recommendations and good practices on improving digital literacy and skills amongst the population trough the realization of awareness campaigns on a national level, targeting in particular parents and children on the detection and prevention of child sexual abuse online.
Amendment 118 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 7 – point d a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 7 – point d a (new)
(d a) provide knowledge and experience on appropriate prevention techniques on grooming and the detection and dissemination of CSAM online;
Amendment 121 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4
Article 26 – paragraph 4
4. The Coordinating Authorities shall ensure that relevant members of staff have the required qualifications, experience and technical skills to perform their dutin the area of combatting online child sexual abuse. Members of staff shall be offered appropriate trainings in order to continuously improve their understanding of the constantly evolving digital technologies.
Amendment 122 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 2
Article 34 – paragraph 2
2. Coordinating Authorities shall also provide child-friendly mechanisms to submit a complaint under this Article and adopt a child-sensitive approach when handling complaints submitted by children, taking due account of theren with the necessary tools to recognize suspicious behavior and potentially dangerous content online and easily submit a complaint under this Article. Coordinating Authorities shall examine every complaint and adopt a child-sensitive approach taking into account the specificities of all elements of the complaint (website or interpersonal communication service, child'’s age, maturity, views, needs andspecific concerns).
Amendment 123 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1
Article 39 – paragraph 1
1. Coordinating Authorities shall cooperate with each other, with national hotlines and any other competent authorities of the Member State that designated the Coordinating Authority, the Commission, the EU Centre and other relevant Union agencies, including Europol, to facilitate the performance of their respective tasks under this Regulation and ensure its effective, efficient and consistent application and enforcement. Coordinating Authorities shall exchange information and best practices on preventing and combatting grooming and child sexual abuse online.
Amendment 126 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 40 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The EU Centre shall elaborate appropriate prevention techniques on grooming and child sexual abuse online, based on its knowledge, expertise and achievements, in close cooperation with relevant stakeholders and in line with the Communication of the Commission of 11 May “A Digital Decade for children and youth: the new European strategy for a better internet for kids" (BIK+).
Amendment 140 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 3
Article 50 – paragraph 3
3. Where necessary for the performance of its tasks under this Regulation, the EU Centre shall carry out, participate in or encourage research, surveys and studies, either on its own initiative or, where appropriate and compatible with its priorities and its annual work programme, at the request of the European Parliament, the Council or the Commission. The collected knowledge (resulting from research, surveys and studies) shall serve as a tool to elaborate prevention techniques on child sexual abuse online to be adapted and implemented by Coordinating Authorities in each Member State.
Amendment 142 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 4
Article 50 – paragraph 4
4. The EU Centre shall provide the information referred to in paragraph 2 and the information resulting from the research, surveys and studies referred to in paragraph 3, including its analysis thereof, and its opinions on matters related to the prevention and combating of online child sexual abuse to other Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies, Coordinating Authorities, Hotlines, other competent authorities and other public authorities of the Member States, either on its own initiative or at request of the relevant authority. Where appropriate, the EU Centre shall make such information publicly available.
Amendment 143 #
2022/0155(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 5
Article 50 – paragraph 5
5. The EU Centre shall develop prevention techniques on the detection of suspicious content and behavior online and shall communicate it to Coordinating Authorities of each Member State, so they could adapt and initiate measures to improve digital literacy and raise awareness amongst parents and educators of the existing digital tools to insure a safe digital environment for children. The EU Centre shall also establish a communication strategy and promote dialogue with civil society organisations and providers of hosting or interpersonal communication services to raise public awareness of and improve and conltine child sexual abuse and measures to prevent and combat suchuously adapt prevention techniques on grooming and online child sexual abuse.
Amendment 3 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls the strong need for culture and education, as the backbone of our democracy, society and economy, to receive support from the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), also with regard to the green and digital transitioniterates the crucial importance that education, culture and sports receive support from the Recovery and Resilience Facility since they play a key role in our daily lives by shaping our identity, creating bonds between generations and deepening our social and democratic participation; recognises how paramount these sectors are for our economies;
Amendment 9 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Highlights the commitment and efforts of the European Union to protect its economy and the wellbeing of its citizens with the current multiannual budget and the Next Generation EU package; welcomes the Recovery and Resilience Facility that is dedicated to help Member States to mitigate the consequences of the pandemic and continue their sustainable growth towards a digital and climate neutral future;
Amendment 14 #
2021/2251(INI)
1 b. Recalls the strong need for the whole cultural, creative, education and sports sectors to be better addresed in NRRPs and receive greater support from the Recovery and Resilience Facility in the following period, in line with their digital and green transition;
Amendment 25 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights thatUnderlines how deeply the cultural and creative sectors were among those hit first and the hardest by the pandemic and will be the last to recoverhave been affected by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, particularly given the fact that they are composed mostly of micro, small and medium sized enterprises or organisations;
Amendment 31 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Highlights the destabilising impact the pandemic has had on education and sports, causing enormous disruption and societal divides in the entire European Union; expresses concern that the education and sports sectors will not be able to recover without focused earmarking and increased support, namely through national recovery and resilience specific planning and through other EU, transnational and national programmes;
Amendment 39 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Deplores the fact that only 14 Member States have included culture inRecalls that the European Parliament called on Member States to allocate at least 2 % of their NRRF plans; fears that this heterogeneity of public investments leads to recovery at different speeds, causing increased disparities within the EU’s culturPs funds to culture and at least 10 % to education in its Resolution on Cultural Recovery for Europe; regrets the fact that not all Member States included these elements in their national recovery and resilience plans; calls on these Member States to amend their national recosystem and threatening Europe’s cultural diversity; very and resilience plans and dedicate enough funds through short-term and long-term investments;
Amendment 44 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Welcomes the European Parliament resolution of 10 February 2021 on the impact of COVID-19 on youth and on sport from February 2021 and the European Parliament legislative resolution of 14 December 2021 on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on a European Year of Youth 2022; expresses concern over the impact of the pandemic on mental health and overall wellbeing of citizens, especially young people; calls on the Commission and Member States to foster youth participation in democratic and decision-making processes and provide additional support that will help young people recover from the pandemic and continue their growth on all levels, including personal, social and economic development; notes that young people can largely contribute in creating more resilient and sustainable societies and economies both on European and on national level;
Amendment 45 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Welcomes the European Parliament resolution of 20 October 2021 on Europe’s Media in the Digital Decade: an Action Plan to Support Recovery and Transformation and the European Parliament resolution of 20 October 2021 on the situation of artists and the cultural recovery in the EU; notes that a more holistic and determined approach is vital for the whole cultural and creative sectors to fully recover and unlock their potential in the following period; highlights that all actors in the cultural and creative ecosystem need to be supported equally in all Member States, including the entire audiovisual, editorial and media sector, as well as independent players and micro, small and medium sized enterprises or organisations;
Amendment 49 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Welcomes the European Parliament resolution of 15 September 2020 on effective measures to ‘green’ Erasmus+, Creative Europe and the European Solidarity Corps and the European Parliament resolution of 23 November 2021 on EU sports policy: assessment and possible ways forward; stresses the need for additional financial and structural engagement in the education and sports sectors; urges the EU to encourage Member States to implement actions that will further the recovery, strengthening and resilience building at all levels of education and sports and prepare all actors in both sectors for the digital and green future while promoting sustainable development, especially new learning and mobility opportunities and digital learning tools, higher inclusion, cohesion, exchange of practices on European and national level and better monitoring of used funds;
Amendment 57 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. OpposesCalls on the Commission’s approach to incorporate not strictly cultural interventions such as tourism and energy efficiency of cultural buildings in the calculations, resulting in misleading statistics; calls for a recalculation and reassessment of the data available to improve its approach in data analysis and statistics; notes the importance of accurate reviews that can serve as examples for future plans and strategies;
Amendment 66 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 87 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Strongly believes that for the correct implementation of the RRF a special focus should also be given to micro and small organisations, including in rural areasindependent micro, small and medium sized enterprises or organisations, including in rural and remote areas in all Member States; notes that these actors can contribute significantly to our economy if given proper support;
Amendment 113 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the need for innovative and sustainable structural reforms targeting education and the cultural and creative sectors, and in particular regarding social security in the latter; regrets that such reforms are planned in only a minority of Member Statesthe cultural, creative, education and sports sectors on local, regional and national level, and in particular regarding social security in the latter; underlines the importance of these reforms not only for these sectors but for the entire economy;
Amendment 121 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Insists that the Commission calls on Member States to work more closely with key stakeholders, national authorities and agencies and civil societies and to improve their national recovery and resilience plans accordingly to address vital needs of the cultural, creative, education and sports sectors on local, regional and national level;
Amendment 143 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls onEncourages the Commission and Member States to commit to transparency and to examine the possibility of redirecting unused or saved RRF resources to culture, education, youth, sports and media; keeping in mind specific needs of every part of those sectors; notes that a tailored approach will benefit all actors in the culture, education, youth, sports and media ecosystems;
Amendment 156 #
2021/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Urges the Commission and thto advise Member States to extend the continuous involvement of stakeholders to the implementation and monitoring of the RRF plansin monitoring the implementation of their national recovery and resilience plans and propose other actions and short-term and long-term measures that will address current and future challenges; notes that this kind of cooperation with Member States will create tangible, sustainable, social and economic benefits both at national and European level.
Amendment 13 #
2021/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
Citation 4
— having regard to the Council’s conclusions on Enlargement and Association and Stabilisation Process of 14 December 2021, the Statement of the Members of the European Council of 25 March 2021 on the Eastern Mediterranean, to the European Council’s conclusions of 24 June 2021 and 1 October 2020, and to all previous relevant Council and European Council conclusions,
Amendment 33 #
2021/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8
Citation 8
— having regard to the relevant resolutions of the UN Security Council on Cyprus, including resolution 550(1984) of 11 May 1984 on secessionist actions in Cyprus and resolution 789(1992) of 25 November 1992 which consider attempts to settle any part of Varosha by people other than its inhabitants as inadmissible, and call for the transfer of that area to the administration of the United Nations urging all concerned in the Cyprus question to commit themselves to the confidence-building measures set out in the resolution,
Amendment 44 #
2021/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)
Recital -A (new)
-A. whereas Turkey has been linked to the EU by an association agreement since 1964 and whereas a customs union was established in 1995; whereas the European Council granted the status of candidate country to Turkey in December 1999 and whereas accession negotiations were opened in 2005; whereas as a candidate country and as an important partner of the EU, Turkey is expected to respect and uphold the Copenhagen criteria and to uphold the highest standards of democracy, respect of human rights and the rule of law, including compliance with the international conventions acceded to by the EU; whereas being a candidate country entails the need to pursue and maintain good neighbourly relations with the EU and its Member States indiscriminately;
Amendment 52 #
2021/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas Turkey, besides being a candidate for EU accession, is a key partner in relation to the economy, trade and migration, as well as a strategic partneressential areas of joint interest, such as migration, public health, climate, counter – terrorism and regional issues;
Amendment 61 #
2021/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas, in the aftermath of recent tensions between the EU and Turkey, particularly in relation to the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean, the European Council offered to nurture a more positive dynamic in EU-Turkey relations by expressing readiness to engage with Turkey in a phased, proportionate and reversible manner in a number of areas of common interest, provided that the de-escalation of recent tensions between the EU and Turkey, particularly in relation to the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean, is sustained and that Turkey engages constructively and subject to the established conditionalities set out in previous European Council conclusions;
Amendment 74 #
2021/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas being a candidate country presumes a willingness to progressively approach in all aspects the values, interests, standards and policies of the EU; whereas an analysis of the EU’s reports in recent years reveal that Turkey’s distance from the EU’s values and its normative framework is still considerable and is even growing in fundamental areas such as the rule of law and human rights as well as good neighbourly relations and regional cooperation;
Amendment 85 #
2021/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas over the past year, EU- Turkey relations have on average remained stable, as enhanced cooperation and dialogue on a number of issues have coexisted with regular conflictsthe Council reiterated that Turkey continues to move further away from the European Union, and that Turkey’s accession negotiations have effectively come to a standstill and no further chapters can be considered for opening or closing, while according to the Commission, the underlying facts leading to this assessment still hold; nonetheless, dialogue and cooperation with Turkey increased in 2021; whereas this report reflects this situation by welcoming positive developments and pointing to further potential in the relationship, while signalling remaining problems, in particular as regards the rule of law and fundamental rights and good neighbourly relations and regional cooperation;
Amendment 110 #
2021/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates its concern about the persistent distance between the EU and Turkey, despite it being a candidate country, in terms of values and standards, and the continuing lack of political will to carry out the necessary reforms to address, in particular, the serious concerns about the rule of law and fundamental rights that continue to negatively affect the accession process; notes that, in addition to this, unilateral actions in breach of international law in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Aegean Sea as well as strong and provocative statements against the EU and its Member States have deteriorated EU-Turkey relations; considers that without clear progress in thisese fields, Parliament cannot envisage any resumption of accession negotiations with Turkey, which have effectively been at a standstill since 2018;
Amendment 129 #
2021/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes, however, that there has been a slight improvement over the past year in overall EU-Turkey relations, which have on average remained stable, as enhanced cooperation and dialogue on a number of issues have coexisted with regular conflicts that good neighbourly relations form an essential part of moving towards the EU; notes that bilateral relations remained challenging with neighbouring EU Member States, particularly Greece and Cyprus; notes that tensions in the Aegean Sea and the Eastern Mediterranean were not conducive to good neighbourly relations and undermined regional stability and security; expresses its hope that this pattern of ‘conflictual cooperation’ can be overcome and replaced with a more positive dynamic;
Amendment 154 #
2021/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates its firm conviction that Turkey is a country of strategic relevance in political, economic and foreign policy terms, a partner that is key for the stability of the wider region,the European Union’s strategic interest in a stable and secure environment in the Eastern Mediterranean and ain ally with which the EU wishes to pursue the best possible relationsthe development of a cooperative and mutually beneficial relationship with Turkey; welcomes, in this view, the recent statements expressed at the highest level by the Turkish authorities about the recommitment of the Turkish Government to the EU path, but urges the Turkish authorities to put their words into action and demonstrate this commitment with specific facts and decisions;
Amendment 164 #
2021/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Expresses concern over the current economic situation in Turkey, which through soaring inflation and a constantly rising cost of living is pushing a high and increasing number of people into hardship and poverty as reflected in the OECD 2021 Report on Turkey;
Amendment 256 #
2021/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Takes note of the adoption of the fourth and fifth judicial packages in Turkey during 2021; asserts, however, that the current problems stem not only from problematic legislation, but are often caused by a failurelack of political will to implement existing adequate provisions; remains concerned about the erosion of the rule of law and judicial independence in Turkey;
Amendment 302 #
2021/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Calls on the Turkish authorities to promote positive and effective reforms in the area of the freedom of thought, conscience and religion by enabling religious communities to obtain legal personality, and by applying Venice Commission recommendations on the status of religious communities, all relevant ECtHR rulings and Council of Europe resolutions, including on the Greek Orthodox population of the islands of Gokceada (Imbros) and Bozcaada (Tenedos); notes that following the decision to turn Hagia Sophia into a mosque in July 2020, another museum among the World Heritage Sites in Turkey was converted into a mosque; notes the recent developments with regard to the historical Panaghia Soumela Monastery, when images on social media depicted a foreign band dancing to disco music inside this monument, which is included in the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative list; notes that no steps were taken to open the Halki (Heybeliada) Greek Orthodox Seminary, closed since 1971; reiterates its call on Turkey to respect the importance of the Ecumenical Patriarchate for Orthodox Christians all over the world, to recognise its legal personality and the public use of the ecclesiastical title of the Ecumenical Patriarch; notes with concern that hate speech and hate crimes against Christians and Jews continued to be reported, Alevis faced hate crimes, and investigations in this regard remained ineffective
Amendment 307 #
2021/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Is concerned that full respect for and protection of language, religion, culture, cultural heritage and fundamental rights of minorities in accordance with European standards have yet to be achieved and calls upon Turkey to take action.
Amendment 318 #
2021/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Notes with great concernStrongly condemns the indictment refilled by Turkey’s Chief Public Prosecutor at the Constitutional Court seeking the dissolution of the HDP and a political ban on nearly 500 HDP members, including most of its current leadership, which would prevent them from conducting any kind of political activity in the next five years and that the HDP and its party organisations have been specifically and continuously targeted by the Turkish authorities, leading to a situation where over 4 000 HDP members are currently in prison; continues to strongly condemn the continued detention since November 2016 of Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ, the former co-chairs of the HDP;
Amendment 368 #
2021/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Commends the efforts made by Turkey to continue hosting the largest refugee population in the world; welcomes, in this regard, the continued provision of EU funding for refugees and host communities in Turkey, and expresses its commitment to sustain this support in the future; calls on Turkey to ensure the full and non-discriminatory implementation of the EU-Turkey Statement of 2016, including vis a vis the Republic of Cyprus, as well as to resume the readmission of returnees from the Greek islands interrupted in March 2020, and Turkey’s obligation to take any necessary measures to prevent new sea or land routes for illegal migration opening from Turkey to the EU, and its will to cooperate with neighbouring states as well as the EU to this effect and with fundamental rights as part of its implementation process; Believes that strengthening trade relations could bring concrete benefits to citizens in Turkey and the EU therefore takes note of the Commission’s proposal to work on a mandate on the potential upgrading of the Customs Union provided that it is implemented vis-à-vis all Member States would need to be based on strong conditionality related to human rights and fundamental freedoms and that it can only be envisaged following Turkey’s full implementation of the Additional Protocol to extend the Association Agreement towards all Member States without reserve and in a non-discriminatory fashion; stresses that both parties must be fully aware of this democratic conditionality from the very onset of any negotiations, as the Parliament will not give its consent to the final agreement without results on the aforementioned preconditions in this field; notes that visa liberalisation would constitute an important step towards facilitating people-to-people contacts and is of great importance for Turkish citizens, particularly for students, academics, business representatives and people with family ties in EU Member States; continues its support for the visa liberalisation process once the set conditions have been fully and effectively implemented and encourages the Turkish Government to fully comply with the 72 criteria identified in the visa liberalisation roadmap in a non-discriminatory manner towards all member-states; stresses that there has been very little real progress on the outstanding benchmarks still to be fulfilled by Turkey; notes that the new Action Plan on Human Rights foresees the acceleration of the fulfilment of the remaining benchmarks; stresses that the revision of Turkey’s anti-terrorism legislation and Data Protection Law are key conditions for ensuring fundamental rights and freedoms; regrets that as a result of Turkey’s instrumentalization of refugees a continuing increase in asylum applications was registered in Cyprus in 2021; notes that pending the full and effective implementation of the EU- Turkey Readmission Agreement vis-à-vis all Member States, existing bilateral readmission agreements and provisions in similar agreements and arrangements with EU Member States, should be adequately implemented; cooperation in the area of justice and home affairs with all EU Member States remains essential;
Amendment 370 #
2021/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Commends the efforts made by Turkey to continue hosting the largest refugee population in the world; welcomes, in this regard, the continued provision of EU funding for refugees and host communities in Turkey, and expresses its commitment to sustain this support in the future; emphasises that the instrumentalisation of migrants and refugees cannot be accepted as a tool for political leverage and blackmail; notes that pending the full and effective implementation of the Joint EU – Turkey Statement of 2016 and the EU-Turkey Readmission Agreement vis-à-vis all Member States, existing bilateral readmission agreements and provisions in similar agreements and arrangements with Member States should be adequately implemented; effective border management, as well as the resumption of returns, continue to be priorities;
Amendment 407 #
2021/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Acknowledges that Turkey can pursue its own foreign policy in line with its interests and goals, but expects this policy to be defended through diplomacy and dialogue based on international law and, as a candidate country, to be increasingly aligned with that of the EU; notes that Turkey’s CFSP alignment remained at very low levels and its increasingly assertive foreign policy continued to collide with the EU priorities under the CFSP, notably due to its support for military actions in the Caucasus, Syria, Libya and Iraq; notes that the EU has repeatedly stressed the need for Turkey to respect the sovereign rights of EU member states, which include entering into bilateral agreements and exploring and exploiting their natural resources in accordance with the EU acquis and international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea; stresses that Turkey needs to commit itself unequivocally to good neighbourly relations, international agreements and to the peaceful settlement of disputes in accordance with the United Nations Charter, having recourse, if necessary, to the International Court of Justice;
Amendment 438 #
2021/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Welcomes the decrease in tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean during the past year, but remains fully aware that these positive dynamics could be reversed at any moment while the underlying issues remain unresolved; condemns, in this regard, the continuous harassment and hindrance by Turkish warships of research vessels from performing surveys on the potential route of the East Med Pipeline, which is an energy project of EU Common Interest (PCI), within the EEZ/ continental shelf of Member States; calls on Turkey to respect the sovereignty of all EU Member States over their territorial sea and airspace as well as their sovereign rights, including inter alia the right to explore and exploit natural resources, in accordance with EU and international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which is part of the EU acquis; continues to urge Turkey to unequivocally commit to good neighborly relations, international agreements and to the peaceful settlement of disputes, having recourse, if necessary to the International Court of Justice and to refrain from any unilateral action or threats; supports, in this respect, the invitation by the Government of the Republic of Cyprus to Turkey to negotiate in good faith the maritime delimitation between their relevant coasts, or have recourse, to the International Court of Justice, and calls on Turkey to accept Cyprus’ invitation; reiterates its call on the Turkish Government to halt its plans for the Akkuyu nuclear power plant, which will be located in a region prone to severe earthquakes, therefore posing a major threat not only to Turkey, but also to the Mediterranean region; requests, accordingly, that the Turkish Government join the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (Espoo Convention), which commits its parties to notifying and consulting each other about major projects under consideration that are likely to have a significant adverse environmental impact across borders; asks the Turkish Government, to this end, to involve or at least consult the governments of its neighbouring countries in relation to any further developments in the Akkuyu venture;
Amendment 448 #
2021/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. WelcomNotes theat decrease in tensspite the initial indications towards a de-escalations in the Eastern Mediterranean during the past year, but remains fully aware that these positive dynamics could be reversed at any moment while the underlying issues remain unresolved tensions continued to remain high with Member States, in particular Greece and Cyprus;
Amendment 460 #
2021/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. DeploRegrets the fact that the unresolved conflict in Cyprus is a major obstacle to EU-Cyprus problem remains unresolved and stresses that a solution in line with the relevant UNSC resolutions will have a positive impact on Turkey’s relations with the EU; reaffirms its view that the only sustainable solution to the Cyprus issue is that of a fair, comprehensive and viable settlement on the basis of a bi-communal, bi-zonal federation with a single international legal personality and political equality, as set out in relevant UN Security Council Resolutions and in accordance with international law and on the basis of respect for the principles on which the Union is founded and the acquis;; deeply regrets that Turkey has abandoned this UN frameworke agreed UN framework and its insistence to a two state solution in Cyprus and that it continues to violate UN Security Council resolutions, with unilateral, illegal and provocative actions including by the opening of the fenced off area of Varosha; notes that EU funding to Turkey will be subject to rules on conditionality, including for respecting the principles of the United Nations Charter, international law and European values and principles; praises the important work of the bi- communal Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) and calls on the Turkish authorities to advance their efforts to provide the CMP proprio motu and without delay with all information at their disposal relating to burial sites and any other places where remains might be found, including information in military archives;
Amendment 468 #
2021/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Deplores the fact that the unresolved conflict in Cyprus isremains unresolved, constituting a major obstacle to EU-Turkey relations; reaffirms its view that the only sustainable solution to the Cyprus issue is that of a fair, comprehensive and viable settlement, including its external aspects, within the UN framework, on the basis of a bi- communal, bi-zonal federation with a single international legal personality and political equality, in accordance with international law and on the basis of respect for, with all relevant UNSC resolutions and in line with the principles on which the EUnion is founded and the acquis; deeply regrets that Turkey has abandoned this UN framework; the EU will continue to play an active role in supporting the process;
Amendment 477 #
2021/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Strongly condemns Turkey’s unilateral actions in relation to Varosha that run contrary to the UN Security Council Resolutions and recalls the importance of the status of Varosha and the need for full respect of UN Security Council Resolutions, in particular Resolutions 550, 789 and 1251, as underlined by the 24 June 2021 European Council. The Council calls for the immediate reversal of these actions and the reversal of all steps taken on Varosha since October 2020;
Amendment 488 #
2021/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24 b. Strongly condemns Turkey’s illegal activities in Greek and Cypriot waters, as well as its violations of the Greek national airspace, including overflights of inhabited areas, and its territorial sea, which violate both the sovereignty and the sovereign rights of an EU Member State and international law; expresses its full solidarity with Greece and the Republic of Cyprus; reaffirms the right of the Republic of Cyprus to enter into bilateral agreements on its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and explore and exploit its natural resources in full compliance with relevant international law; expresses its grave concern about the illegal Turkish fishing activities within Greek territorial waters in the Aegean Sea and the unregulated and unreported fishing activities of Turkish fishing fleets in international waters in the Aegean Sea and the Eastern Mediterranean; calls on all sides for a genuine collective engagement to negotiate the delimitation of EEZs and the continental shelf in good faith, fully respecting international law and the principle of good relations between neighbours; notes with regret that the casus belli declared by the TGNA against Greece in 1995 has not been withdrawn yet; welcomes the continuation of exploratory talks between Greece and Turkey, which seek to address, the delimitation of the continental shelf and the EEZ in line with international law; reiterates its call on the Turkish Government to sign and ratify the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which is part of the European Union acquis; notes that the Council’s conclusions of 15 July 2019, in the light of Turkey’s continued and new illegal drilling activities, not to hold the Association Council and further meetings of the EU-Turkey high-level dialogues for the time being remain valid, urges Turkey to unequivocally commit to good neighbourly relations, international agreements and to the peaceful settlement of disputes, having recourse, if necessary, to the International Court of Justice; Turkey must stop all threats and actions that damage good neighbourly relations, normalise its relations with the Republic of Cyprus and respect the sovereignty of all EU Member States over their territorial sea and airspace as well as all their sovereign rights, including inter alia the right to explore and exploit natural resources, in accordance with EU and international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS);
Amendment 498 #
2021/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 c (new)
Paragraph 24 c (new)
24 c. Strongly condemns the Turkish military interventions in Syria, which constitute grave violations of international law and risk undermining the stability and security of the region as a whole; calls on the Government of Turkey to end its illegal occupation of northern Syria and Afrin and to withdraw its military and paramilitary proxy forces; reiterates that security concerns cannot justify unilateral military action in a foreign country; recalls its position, as expressed in previous resolutions, on the introduction of an initiative in the Council for all EU Member States to halt the licencing of arms exports to Turkey in accordance with Council Common Position2008/944/CFSP;
Amendment 505 #
2021/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 d (new)
Paragraph 24 d (new)
24 d. Notes that the persistent foreign interference in Libya continued to challenge seriously the implementation of the UN-led Berlin process; Turkey claimed that the UN embargo provisions, the articles on withdrawal of foreign elements and the suspension of military training in the cease-fire agreement are not applicable to the legitimate government; on a regular basis, the Turkish Ministry of Defence issued statements on ongoing training with Libyan forces and the legitimate presence of Turkish military forces; the presence of mercenary forces was a complicating factor; Turkey maintained its unjustified opinion that Operation IRINI is not balanced and that it disproportionally targets the Government of National Accord. Turkey continued to assert the validity of the Turkish-Libyan maritime delimitation and military agreements of 2019 which the EU considers an infringement upon the sovereign rights of third States, not complying with the Law of the Sea and having no legal consequences for third States; the EU listed a Turkish shipping company in the framework of violations of the Libya weapons embargo;
Amendment 510 #
2021/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 e (new)
Paragraph 24 e (new)
24 e. Recalls the need for Turkey to address obligations as regards the implementation of the EU-Turkey Customs Union, ensuring its effective application to all Member States. regrets Turkey’s continued deviations from its obligations under the EU-Turkey Customs Union, and recalls that trade barriers or equivalent that are not in conformity with it should be removed without delay; recalls, in this sense, that the current customs union will not achieve its full potential until Turkey fully implements the Additional Protocol to extend the Ankara Agreement towards all Member States without reserve and in anon-discriminatory fashion in relation to all Member States, and until all existing trade irritants are resolved; stresses that a modernisation of the Customs Union would be beneficial for both parties and would keep Turkey economically and normatively anchored to the EU; reiterates that this modernisation would need to be based on strong conditionality related to human rights and fundamental freedoms as prescribed by the Copenhagen criteria on good neighbourly relations with the EU and all its Member States and on its non-discriminatory implementation;
Amendment 512 #
2021/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 f (new)
Paragraph 24 f (new)
24 f. Continues its support for the visa liberalization process once the set conditions have been met; points out that visa liberalization would constitute an important step towards facilitating people- to-people contacts and notes that it is of great importance, particularly for students, academics, business representatives and people with family ties in EU Member States, but stresses that there has been very little real progress on the six outstanding benchmarks still to be fulfilled by Turkey; asks the Government of Turkey to fully comply with these benchmarks in a non-discriminatory manner, including with regard to all EU Member States;
Amendment 519 #
2021/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Insists that democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights should remain at the heart of EU-Turkey relations under any framework; reaffirms its support for keeping the accession process and its value-based approach as the main framework for EU-Turkey relations, as it is still the most powerful tool to exercise normative pressure and sustain the democratic and pro-European aspirations of Turkish society; nevertheless remains open to the possibility of both sides reviewing, in a realistic manner, the appropriateness of this framework and its ability to function, or, if necessary, exploring other possible models for future relations;
Amendment 529 #
2021/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Insists that democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights should remain at the heart of EU-Turkey relations under any framework; reaffirms its support for keeping the accession process and its value-based approach as the main framework for EU-Turkey relations, alongside the principles of international law and multilateralism, as it is still the most powerful tool to exercise normative pressure and sustain the democratic and pro-European aspirations of Turkish society; nevertheless remains open to the possibility of both sides reviewing, in a realistic manner, the appropriateness of this framework and its ability to function, or, if necessary, exploring other possible models for future relations;
Amendment 545 #
2021/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Notes that the current state of ‘conflictual cooperation’ in EU-Turkey relations is prone to producing unsatisfactory results; calls for a rebalancing of the relationship by building on the solid grounds for cooperation driven by mutual interests, and also by building confidence to address the lack of trust; believes that an orderly dispute settlement mechanism may be beneficial in such an overall framework and calls on the Commission to explore the creation of such a mechanism in accordance with obligations under the Negotiating Framework;
Amendment 547 #
2021/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
Amendment 557 #
2021/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27 a. Believes that the EU should continue to pursue all possible instances of dialogue, common understanding and convergence of positions with Turkey; invites Turkey to engage in constructive and bona fide dialogue –including on issues of foreign policy where Turkey and the EU have been on opposing terms- with a view to once again finding common ground and a common understanding with the EU, restarting dialogue and cooperation on good neighbourly relations, and relaunching the process of reforms in Turkey; reiterates that, failing that, and in the event of renewed unilateral actions or provocations in breach of international law, the EU should use all the instruments and the options at its disposal, including targeted sanctions as a last resort, which should not have an adverse impact on the Turkish people, civil society or refugees in Turkey;
Amendment 559 #
2021/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27 b. Considers that, as a necessary step in order to improve the overall state of relations, both sides need to use respectful language, make efforts to fight existing prejudices and misconceptions, and allow for a more objective and complete consideration of the other side’s image in the respective public opinion, reversing the mutually deteriorating perceptions; calls on this view on the Commission to launch a communication policy towards Turkish society aimed at raising awareness about the EU; stresses that a belligerent, revisionist and aggressive rhetoric only reinforces extreme positions on both sides and that a purely confrontational approach plays into the hands of those who are aiming to pull Turkey and the EU apart;
Amendment 65 #
2021/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underscores that the pace of EU accession is determined by the progress on the due functioning of all institutions and is grounded in the rule of law, good governance and fundamental rights; urges Albania to sustain and intensify efforts to reinforce the functioning of the judiciary, strengthen the rule of law and human rights, including the protection of persons belonging to minorities, counter corruption and organised crime, and ensure media freedom;
Amendment 94 #
2021/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Encourages the government to accelerate administrative preparations for the upcoming accession negotiations and to make the best possible use of assistance and transfer of know-how provided by EU Member States in this regard; stresses the importance of having in place coherent government structures to effectively coordinate EU integration matters; underlines the need to improve intra- service coordination, evaluation and monitoring of EU-related reforms, to advance decentralisation, country-wide modernisation and depoliticisation of the civil service and to enable conditions to conduct the upcoming population census;
Amendment 97 #
2021/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Welcomes the adoption to the Population Census Law and looks forward to the smooth conduct of the upcoming Population Census in full transparency and in line with international standards..
Amendment 141 #
2021/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes advances in ensuring equal opportunities and calls for further improvements in the enforcement of gender equality, property rights, data protection, and rights of people with disabilities and minority rights;
Amendment 147 #
2021/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Amendment 153 #
2021/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Calls on Albania to continue the ongoing efforts to implement a comprehensive land sector reform and to consolidate property rights, in transparent manner by holding consultations with all relevant stakeholders, including by addressing cases of falsification of documents and swiftly advancing the process for registration and compensation.
Amendment 224 #
2021/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 f (new)
Paragraph 29 f (new)
29f. Recalls the urgency of the fight against drug trafficking networks in Albania, which are gaining increased international access.
Amendment 276 #
2021/2244(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. WelcomEncourages the Albanian Government’s to continued steps promoting good neighbourly relations, ands well as enhancing inclusive regional integration by developing a Regional Economic Area;
Amendment 83 #
2021/2189(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission communication on the strategic guidelines for a more sustainable and competitive EU aquaculture for the period 2021 to 2030; considers these guidelines comprehensive, sound and fit for the purpose of promoting sustainable and competitive EU aquaculture with a long-term focus on the sustainability of the aquaculture sector and on its contribution to the European Green Deal; regrets, however, that they are too much focused on environmental aspects and that they need more ambition to boost sustainable production and the development of a genuinely thriving and competitive EU aquaculture sector; considers that it is important to establish quantitative objectives for the growth of this sector in the framework of the guidelines, just as the Biodiversity strategy, the Farm to fork strategy and other Green Deal strategies set environmental targets;
Amendment 146 #
2021/2189(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that the aquaculture sector should commitntinue to actively applying evidence-based interventions to improve fish welfare, including maintaining water quality within welfare-relevant limits, as a way of reducing the prevalence and spread of diseases, which diminishes the need for antibiotics and lowers pollution levelcontributes to achieving a good environmental status; highlights that the aquaculture sector should continue to improve farming methods in line with the most up-to-date scientific knowledge available in order to achieve better environmental results, resilience against climate change and the optimisation of resource use;
Amendment 177 #
2021/2189(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses the importance of sustainable feed ingredients for aquaculture in the Union; considers that aquaculture can only fill the fish gap if all species farmed provide a net gain in fish protein, meaning that aquaculturethat does not remove more wild fish from the oceans for feed requirements than it produces should be promoted; stresses the need to uspromote ecologically sustainable marine proteins and oils, by-products and trimmings, other proteins and innovative solutions, such as insect meal and microalgae, and the partial replacement of marine proteins and oils with non-marine alternatives; calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote responsible and sustainable practices and increase the percentage of independently certified fishmeal and fish oil within feeds, with certification done by a credible and independent environmental and social certification scheme, such as the one by the Marine Stewardship Council, that uses low trophic index assessment criteria and the FAO code of conduct;
Amendment 204 #
2021/2189(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to work further on levelling the playing field through, notably, the restriction or even the prohibition of imports of products which don't have the same environmental and social sustainability and fish welfare standards than the ones produced in the EU, the revision of international trade agreements, including updating rules for the better implementation of aquatic food labelling; considers that, in specific cases such as caviar labelling, the legal framework on information for consumers should be revised; calls on the Commission to analyse the inclusion of sustainable aquaculture sectors in the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism in order to create incentives for European industries and EU trade partners to decarbonise their industries and therefore support both EU and global climate policies towards greenhouse-gas neutrality, and at the same time, without being discriminatory or constituting a disguised restriction on international trade;
Amendment 240 #
2021/2189(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Highlights the need to level the playing field for EU organic farmers across the Union, as well as with imported organic products, by providing the same rules, support and harmonising treatments for diseases used in organic aquaculture and organic livestock farming;
Amendment 242 #
2021/2189(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35 a. Recalls that the EP report "Towards a sustainable and competitive European aquaculture sector: current status and future challenges" proposes 92 actions to unlock the potential of EU aquaculture through: simplifying administrative procedures; ensuring equity in interaction with other sectors; enhancing the competitiveness of EU aquaculture within and outside our borders; improving consumer information; ensuring animal welfare, but also availability of veterinary products; pursuing better promotional campaigns and communication; supporting research and innovation; encouraging training and employment; increasing the sustainability of the EU's aquaculture sector; ensuring adequate financing through the EMFF and other structural funds; achieving a harmonious symbiosis with fisheries; urges the Commission to closely work with Member States to implement those actions.
Amendment 156 #
2021/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support the sustainable development of small-scale fishing and aquaculture value chains by promoting the harmonisation of selective, non-destructive and energy- efficient fishing methodsand aquaculture methods, facilitating knowledge exchange with EU research community and decreasing the administrative burden;
Amendment 191 #
2021/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers that greater job security and better earnings in the fisheries and aquaculture sector are essential if it is to attract newcomers, thereby ensuring its rejuvenation and continued survival;
Amendment 206 #
2021/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the role of women in sustainable fishing and aquaculture value chains and accordingly urges that they be guaranteed decent working conditions, as well as visibility and representation in decision- making structures and processes;
Amendment 212 #
2021/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Underlines the need to establish a level playing field with imported products from third countries, safeguarding that all fisheries and aquaculture products that are consumed in the EU, are produced by sustainable food systems and comply with the objectives of the Green Deal and farm to fork strategy and calls on the Commission to take all necessary steps to secure a fair competition environment;
Amendment 231 #
2021/2188(INI)
20. Considers that the aquaculture sector should limit fish stocking densicontinue improving fish farming methods based on scientific knowledge and best practices as a way of reducing diseases and their spread, diminishing the need for antibiotics and lowering pollution levelto deliver better climate and environmental results, increase climate resilience and reduce and optimise the use of natural resources as production inputs;
Amendment 243 #
2021/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses that sustainable food from the oceans, seas and freshwater sources must be produced by responsible fishing and sustainable aquaculture alone and calls on the Commission to request and monitor similar sustainability standards for products imported to the EU market as well;
Amendment 293 #
2021/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Urges the European Commission, Member States and regions to work together in order to promote and support local initiatives to preserve livelihoods and traditions and cultural heritage associated with fisheries and aquaculture;
Amendment 37 #
2021/2064(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)
Citation 18 a (new)
— having regard to the European Council Conclusions of 12 December 2019,
Amendment 127 #
2021/2064(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
L a. whereas the Turkey-Libya Memorandum of Understanding on the delimitation on maritime jurisdictions in the Mediterranean Sea infringes upon the sovereign rights of Third States does not comply with Law of the Sea and cannot produce any legal consequences for Third States;
Amendment 293 #
2021/2064(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point o a (new)
(o a) urge the Libyan authorities to proceed to the cancelation of the Turkey - Libya Memorandum of Understanding on the delimitation on maritime jurisdictions in the Mediterranean Sea;
Amendment 4 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)
Citation 21 a (new)
— having regard to the European Sports Charter and Code of Sports Ethics of the Council of Europe, as revised on 16 May 2001;
Amendment 12 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas grassroots sport contributes to the development of skills among young people and promotes civic participation through volunteering;
Amendment 13 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas illegal streaming of live sport events threatens the financial stability of both professional and grassroots sports which depend on the revenues from sport broadcasting rights;
Amendment 17 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
Strengthening visibility, cooperation and mainstreaming sport in EU policies;
Amendment 26 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to strengthen the visibility and sport perspective across policy areas at EU level through adding sport to the title of the portfolio of the Commissioner in charge;
Amendment 27 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls also in this regard to establish the EU Sport Coordinator who would be the European Commission contact and visible reference point;
Amendment 29 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Invites sport stakeholders to actively participate in the Conference on the Future of Europe which also covers sport related issues;
Amendment 31 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Acknowledges the recent adoption of the revised European Sports Charter within the Council of Europe which highlights the common features of a framework for European sport and its organisation and invites EU institutions to strive for consistency, cooperation and solidarity at continental level, while taking initiative in the field of sport policy;
Amendment 38 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for a European sports model that recognises the need for a strong commitment to integrating the principles of solidarity, sustainability, inclusiveness, open competition and sporting merit, sporting merit, fairness and accordingly strongly opposes breakaway competitions that undermine such principles and endanger the stability of the overall sports ecosystem;
Amendment 44 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Acknowledges sport clubs as the foundation of a European sports model offering everyone the possibility to engage in sport locally, especially young people, regardless of their cultural or socio- economic background;
Amendment 48 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights the need for more targeted and increased solidarity and financial redistribution, especially between professional and grassroots sport;
Amendment 55 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on sport organisations to respect the established frequency of international sports tournaments, especially the European and World Championships while taking into account domestic competitions and the health of athletes and players;
Amendment 61 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Acknowledges the efforts made by sport organisations and federations to ensure the implementation of good governance principles in sport;
Amendment 67 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on all sport stakeholders organisations to attain the appropriate levels of representativeness and professionalisation as a prerequisite for involvement in collective decision-making processes;
Amendment 69 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for the EU institutions to promote the fundamental rights of athletes, including athlete representation in decision-making, freedom of association, collective bargaining and non- discrimination;
Amendment 73 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Acknowledges that the recent reforms in the football transfer market, including the establishment of a clearing house, a licensing system for agents, caps on agents’ commissions are in the right direction; urges the relevant sport authorities to ensure the prompt implementation of these reforms;
Amendment 75 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Acknowledges the recent reforms in the football transfer market, which include the establishment of a clearing house, licensing system and caps on agents’ commissions;
Amendment 76 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Notes that European frameworks are also necessary to improve player transfer systems and calls on relevant sports bodies and stakeholders to ensure the protection of players and strengthen labour market regulations to meet European specificities, standards and objectives;
Amendment 110 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the Member States to step up efforts towards the inclusion in sports activities and programmes of persons with mental and physical disabilities, and to increase visibility in the media of competitions involving athletes with disabilities;
Amendment 114 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Recalls that the EU population faces demographic challenges such as an ageing population, and that specific attention should be paid to encouraging active ageing through physical activity;
Amendment 118 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Insists that young athletes originating from developing countries must benefit from a proper legal status in Europe and support with the assessment and monitoring of their contracts;
Amendment 135 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Highlights the role of coaches and sport staff in developing the skills of and in educating young peoplechildren and young people and stresses that the adequate training plays a key role in encouraging participation in sport and in ensuring a safe environment for all;
Amendment 138 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to develop common standards at the European level to ensure that all coaches have the appropriate skills and training to coach children and young people;
Amendment 140 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. CRecognises the valuable contributions that sports volunteers bring to a society and calls on the Commission and the Member States to create a system for the recognition of qualifications gained by volunteers, including coaches working as volunteers;
Amendment 148 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Insists on the need for support mechanisms to get the sport sector back on track in the wake of COVID-19, including through national support funds, the Recovery and Resilience Facility and the structural funds;
Amendment 168 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Welcomes the higher budget for sport under the new Erasmus+ programme and supports further synergies between programmes and funds and make a better use of this tool to support recovery in sport;
Amendment 170 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Highlights the importance of the preparatory actions and pilot projects in the field of sport which provide additional funding for grassroots sport and give promising results;
Amendment 175 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Calls on national, regional and local authorities to recognise the key role of sport and physical activity in fields such as urban regeneration, tourism and territorial cohesion and to prioritise them in cohesion policy a, specifically on European Social Fund Plus and on European Regional and Development Fund investments and under the Recovery and Resilience Facility;
Amendment 198 #
2021/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 a (new)
Paragraph 46 a (new)
46a. Calls on the Commission to effectively tackle the growing problem of illegal streaming of live sport events without delay;
Amendment 56 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas according to the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights, racial discrimination and harassment remain commonplace throughout the European Union; whereas racial and ethnic minorities are subjected to harassment, violence and hate speech, both online and offline; whereas racial and ethnic minorities face structural discrimination in the EU in all areas, including housing, healthcare, employment, funding and education;
Amendment 61 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas racist and xenophobic attitudes are embraced by certain opinion leaders and politicians across the EU, fomenting a social climate that provides fertile ground for racism, discrimination and hate crimes; whereas this environment is further fuelled by extremist movements which seek to divide our societies; whereas these acts run counter to the common European values and ideals of democracy and equality which all the Member States have undertaken to uphold;
Amendment 77 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Ε
Recital Ε
Ε. whereas access to education and educational attainment is an issue for racialised communities throughout Europe; whereas segregation in education remains an issue in certain Member States significant issue in Europe;
Amendment 80 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas it is important for children and young people to see that they are represented throughout society, including in the classroom, in their sports activities, on the internet and on the media that they use;
Amendment 86 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas although sport has the power to unite communities, there is a serious issue and to cultivate the values of equality, accessibility and respect, there have been cases of racism within sporting organisations across Europe;
Amendment 143 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Acknowledges that racism is inherently a matter of culture, heritage and normseducation; highlights, therefore, the role that culture, as a vector of education, can play in combating discrimination and racism;
Amendment 205 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Deplores the practice of segregation in schools; calls on all Member States to introduce policies to prevent children from minority groups from being placed in separate schools or classes, whether intentionally or not, and to promote social inclusion with the guarantee of equal opportunities for all;
Amendment 272 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Highlights the fact that sport is a powerful agent for developing the feeling of ‘belonging’, contributes to the inclusion of individuals within communities, irrespective of racial differences, and sends positive messages of mutual respect, compassion, equality, solidarity, understanding and justice; stresses the contribution of professional and recreational sport to safeguarding human rights;
Amendment 287 #
2021/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Urges the Commission to develop an EU code of ethics in sport in order to combat racism in sporting organisations at local, regional, national and European levels and foster inclusion and respect at all levels of sport; invites sporting organisations at all levels to subscribe to such an EU code and to incorporate it within their statutes; encourages organisations to raise awareness of such a code and its content among their members and their families, and the wider public;
Amendment 5 #
2021/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that an independent, impartial, professional and responsible media is a key pillar of democracy; expresses serious concerns about the situation in some Member States whereby media laws allow for greater political interference; Call on the Member States to ensure that media ownership including shareholders is transparent given their role to guarantee media pluralism;
Amendment 14 #
2021/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is concerned that the current COVID-19 pandemic not only continues to have a significant negative impact on public health, social welfare and the economy, but also entails a serious threat to media freedom; warns that governments across the world could use the coronavirus emergency as an excuse to implement draconian new restrictions on freedom of expression and tighten media censorship; stresses that no EU funds should be allocated to media that is controlled by Member States government ; calls on the Commission to mobilise funds to encourage anti-corruption investigative journalism;
Amendment 28 #
2021/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to propose a directive against strategic lawsuits to set minimum standards for all Member States against public participation (SLAPPs) in order to protect independent media and journalists from vexatious lawsuits intended to silence or intimidate them; to provide EU harmonized rules recognising and defining SLAPPs to identify abusive lawsuits and have them dismissed at an early stage; to support at EU level trainings for press publishers’ in-house lawyers to allow them to identify and deal with SLAPPs faced by the company and its editorial team, stresses the need to create an EU fund to support victims of SLAPP; Supports the creation of networks between SLAPP victims so they can coordinate and come together;
Amendment 55 #
2021/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States to guarantee that the public service media isare free from censorship and political influence including economic pressures; invites the Member States, in this regard, to establish the necessary regulatory frameworks to monitor media ownership and ensure full transparency;
Amendment 67 #
2021/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Encourages the Member States to introduce effective measures to ensure better protection for the personal safety of journalists, in particular investigative journalists. Calls on the Member States to adopt preventive measures, such as police protection and availability of schemes providing relocation, safe houses or shelters whenever there is a threat to journalists; emphasises that ensuring the safety of journalists is paramount to ensuring that democracy and freedom of expression is protected;
Amendment 70 #
2021/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Encourages the Member States to introduce effective measures to ensure better protection for the personal safety of journalists, in particular investigative journalists.; calls on the Commission and the Member States to present legislative and non-legislative proposals to protect journalist resources;
Amendment 75 #
2021/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Supports essential training for journalists from minority groups so that they are not silenced; Stresses that various cultures should be visible in the mainstream media of Member States;
Amendment 77 #
2021/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Calls on the Member States and media organisations to support and develop incentive measures, for the equal representation of women and men in the profession at all levels;
Amendment 78 #
2021/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7 c. Stresses the need of the regulation of the journalistic profession, by setting specific criteria in all Member States for a person in order to acquire the status of a journalist;
Amendment 2 #
2021/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
— having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 25 March 2021 on shaping digital education policy;
Amendment 5 #
2021/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
— having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 15 September 2020 on effective measures to "green" Erasmus+, Creative Europe and the European Solidarity Corps;
Amendment 11 #
2021/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas providing equal and inclusive opportunities for all is, and must continue to be, inherent to the fundamental values of the European Union, and whereas people from all backgrounds and walks of life shouldmust be able to benefit from Erasmus+; highlights that Erasmus+ benefits not only its participants but entire communities and societies;
Amendment 14 #
2021/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. Underlines the importance of mobility and both digital and in person inclusive learning opportunities for all interested persons regardless of their background or health, economic, social and geographic obstacles; notes that this leads to more democratic, stronger and more cohesive and resilient societies;
Amendment 15 #
2021/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Erasmus+ 2014-2020 Regulation puts emphasis on promoting social inclusion and on the participation of people with special needs or with fewer opportunities, as defined in the ‘Erasmus+ Inclusion and Diversity Strategy’, encompassing persons with disabilities, health problems, educational difficulties, cultural differences, and facing economical, geographical and social obstacles; underlines that the new Erasmus+ programme (2021-2027) is visibly improved, more inclusive and goes hand in hand with green and digital transition;
Amendment 24 #
2021/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the experience of mobility offered by Erasmus+ can beis a transformative experience for participants, and can positively influence their self- confidence, openness, critical thinking, employability and well-being by providing inclusive learning opportunities that enrich their lives and allow them to experience Europe's rich linguistic and cultural heritage while gaining lifelong knowledge; highlights the importance of these learning opportunities for their personal and professional development and building a more sustainable and stronger future;
Amendment 28 #
2021/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the mid-term evaluation of the Erasmus+ programme 2014-2020 published by the Commission in 2018 underlined the necessity of reaching more people with fewer opportunities and smaller organisations; including people with economic and geographic obstacles, notably those living in remote or rural areas, islands or peripheral regions that are less connected with urban areas and cities; encourages national agencies in Member States to develop inclusive methods to enhance the participation of these learners in Erasmus+ and to update and optimise the existing infrastructure to reach more future learners;
Amendment 35 #
2021/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that Erasmus+ should support stakeholders’ and programme participants’ internationalisation plans that remove the physical, psychological, social, socio-economic, linguistic and other types of barriers to learning mobility and that offer clear and detailed information and qualitative support for participants from under-represented groups and those with specific needs; encourages better partnership and engagement with national and local organisations from Member States, the Western Balkans, Eastern and Southern Neighbourhood countries and all participating countries;
Amendment 40 #
2021/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Deplores the dire humanitarian situation for the people in Ukraine and calls for increased assistance to Ukrainian students and young people via Erasmus+ to continue their contributions to European integration. Welcomes the measures announced by the Commission to make the projects under Erasmus+ more flexible for Ukrainian students and education staff; calls for additional support to allow Ukrainian higher education institutions and the academic community to sustain;
Amendment 42 #
2021/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Underlines the positive impact of EU flagship programme Erasmus+ in third countries as a factor in the European integration process; stresses the need for increased inclusivity of Erasmus+ projects and cooperation in associated countries and other eligible countries, in particular in the Western Balkans, that would lead to strengthened EU visibility;
Amendment 43 #
2021/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the crucial need for adapted funding and grants, such as pre- financing and lump sums, as financial barriers continue to be one of the biggest obstacles faced by people with fewer opportunities in Erasmus+; calls on the Commission to further develop Erasmus+ financing tools and establish synergies with other programmes; encourages Member States and their national agencies to facilitate more educational seminars for Erasmus+ staff to carry out projects and explore new ways to reach future beneficiaries of the programme and better address the needs of every individual participant in order to customise their Erasmus+ experience;
Amendment 55 #
2021/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. UNotes how the pandemic accelerated the digital transition and highlighted the importance of being digitally skilled; underlines that Erasmus+ can contribute significantly in that regard; urges the Commission to tackle without delay the serious persistent issues related to Erasmus+ IT tools, which hamper not only the participation of smaller organisations and people with fewer opportunities, but also the participation of all kinds of beneficiaries, also older people from the EU and participating countries, including Western Balkans countries and the Eastern and Southern Neighbourhood countries;
Amendment 61 #
2021/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. AcknowledgPraises the role of teachers, youth workers and staff as the driving forces behind participating institutions in raising awareness of the programme, in informing and supporting future learners, and identifying people with fewer opportunities deriving from different obstacles they face, and notes that without them, most participants with fewer opportunities would not be able to take part; calls on the Commission, the Member States and national agencies to value and acknowledge their often voluntary work, to support them by facilitating their own mobility and to provide them with adequate funding, while accompanying participants with fewer opportunitiesssessing their needs accordingly and offering them specific training a; notes the importance to updapted to their needs various tools that they use in identifying possible participants of the programme;
Amendment 67 #
2021/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need for the Commission, the Member States and national agencies to provide better support for grassroots organisations in all areas, particularly in the outermost regions and rural areas, and to ensure that resources and projects are distributed fairly in each Member State; underlines that it is crucial to provide equal opportunities to all interested participants regardless of their background; highlights it is important to keep extensive records and statistics that should serve as a consultation base for future programmes;
Amendment 72 #
2021/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. StressUnderlines the importance of providing better financial and material support to staff, so that they can engage with participants and their families, in order to give them more confidence, while ensuring that mobility projects run smoothly; notes that national agencies in Member States can provide significant help by identifying the needs of organisations and institutions in this matter and provide the necessary support;
Amendment 84 #
2021/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls on the Commission to improve guidelines for national policies that will enable better participation of learners with health problems, cultural differences,economic, geographical and social obstacles; proposes to increase the number of inclusion officers in national agencies in Member States and to enhance their collaboration with organisations to assure that all projects and learning opportunities are distributed fairly;
Amendment 89 #
2021/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Supports all EU initiatives aimed at facilitating student mobility, such as the Erasmus+ mobile application, ‘paperless Erasmus’ and the European Student Card; calls on the Commission to look closely at the possibility of more closely linking Erasmus+ and other programmes and to foster cross-sectoral cooperation, including Interrail, in order to foster greater equality andinclusion and equality that will provide participants with better access to greener means of transport; calls on the Commission to also improve the DiscoverEU initiative and allow even more people to participate and learn about Europe while exploring all its parts;
Amendment 91 #
2021/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Calls on the Commission to facilitate international consultation (both digital and in person) between national agencies in Member States and participating countries to exchange good practices, advices and strategies; notes that this will further strengthen their cooperation and allow them to implement new solutions, ideas and lessons learned on the ground that will result in greater numbers of participants in the Erasmus+ programme;
Amendment 98 #
2021/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Regrets the lack of reliable data on the participation of people with fewer opportunities in the Erasmus+ programme; underlines the need to gather and monitor a critical mass of reliable data in order to create a management and steering tool for inclusion measures, using methods which respect privacy and do not add undue administrative burdens for organisations and participants; calls on national agencies to develop evaluation schemes to gain clear statistics and appropriately assess further problematic issues in order to prevent it in future Erasmus+ programmes;
Amendment 101 #
2021/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Notes that administrative barriers prevent many potential learners to take part in the programme; calls on the Commission to simplify the application procedure and all related processes and mechanisms that will allow more participants to take part in the programme and enjoy mobility opportunities all over Europe; underlines the importance to develop additional tools in this regard;
Amendment 106 #
2021/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Requests the Commission and the Member States to ensure that all relevant information regarding Erasmus+ is accessible to peversyons with disabilitie regardless of their possible obstacles, in particular through adapted and barrier-free online tools in all European languages; welcomes the establishment of ‘Erasmus Days’ and stresses the importance of the role of former Erasmus+ participants and alumni networks in promoting the programme widely and serving as a One stop shop for all future learners;
Amendment 109 #
2021/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Asks the Member States to adopt targeted policies for all learners with fewer opportunities and special neeof all age groups and of all backgrounds in order to increase participation in Erasmus+ and to foster exchanges of good practices in this field; notes that national agencies and voluntary Erasmus+ organisations play a key role in this; proposes the Commission to develop better strategic plans for future Erasmus+ programmes that will increase inclusion and diversity and help overcome the challenges and shortcomings;
Amendment 112 #
2021/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to raise better awareness among citizens in all areas on the benefits of Erasmus+ through cooperation with media and social media outlets and by creating targeted campaigns in public learning places, libraries, schools and universities, organise online and physical events and assure good outreach; underlines that these dedicated actions will foster greater participation of learners from all disadvantaged categories, including participants with special needs, health problems, special needs, educational difficulties, cultural differences and geographical, social and economic obstacles;
Amendment 113 #
2021/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15 b. Regrets the consequences that Brexit imposed on UK students, disabling them from taking part in Erasmus+; calls on the Commission to further engage in negotiations with the UK and find ways to enable people from all parts of the UK to participate in the programme because education is a priceless investment and Erasmus+ is an opportunity that must be available to everyone regardless of their geographical, health, economic, cultural or social obstacles;
Amendment 114 #
2021/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to use the European Year of Youth and related events to promote the opportunities offered by the Erasmus+ programme; notes that the European Year of Youth should especially focus on the impact that the pandemic has had on mental health of young people; proposes the Commission, Member States and national agencies to find additional ways within Erasmus+ to support learners of all age groups to help them recover from the pandemic and continue their growth on all levels, including personal, social, and professional;
Amendment 76 #
2021/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that sociopolitical and global changes will require an increase in the current level of citizenship education; is concerned about the imbalances in terms of average civic knowledge across and within Member States; notes that students living in remote and outermost areas face additional barriers when engaging with citizenship education programmes;affirms that every single student must have access to high quality citizenship education focusing on their specific needs in terms of financing and infrastructure;
Amendment 107 #
2021/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 127 #
2021/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Calls on the MemberStates and the Commission to encourage and facilitate high-quality training on EU topics for teachers, other educational staff, youth leaders and trainers,including modules abroad allowing them to spend part of their training inanother Member State, and by ensuring the recognition of their competences toteach about the EU; calls for the creation and promotion of a ʻEuro Teacherʼlabel award;
Amendment 167 #
2021/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to include European citizenship learning modules and a visit programme to heritage and memory sites of historical significance for the Union and the host countries as an integral part of any Erasmus + and European Solidarity Corps mobility opportunity; asks the Commission to develop synergies with Erasmus+ programme on this issue;
Amendment 190 #
2021/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for coordination across EU programmes to be reinforced in order to increase the systemic impact of citizenship education; inter alia, by introducing and providing a module on the EU citizenship in training courses financed by the EU through structural funds and mobility programmes; believes that undertaking a modules in EU citizenship education should entail a certification through microcredentials;
Amendment 218 #
2021/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls for the establishment of a new EU agency on citizenship educationreinforcement of the capacities in order to improve the accessibility to and the quality of citizenship education in all Member States and to support the development of a European dimension in citizenship education;
Amendment 64 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Artificial intelligence is a fast evolving family of technologies that can contribute to a wide array of economic and societal benefits across the entire spectrum of industries and social activities. By improving prediction, optimising operations and resource allocation, and personalising digital solutions available for individuals and organisations, the use of artificial intelligence can provide key competitive advantages to companies and support socially and environmentally beneficial outcomes, for example in healthcare, farming, education and training, media, mobility, infrastructure management, energy, transport and logistics, public services, security, justice, resource and energy efficiency, and climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Amendment 68 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) At the same time, depending on the circumstances regarding its specific application and use, artificial intelligence may generate risks and cause harm to public interests, private data and rights that are protected by Union law. Such harm might be material or immaterial.
Amendment 70 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) A Union legal framework laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence is therefore needed to foster the development, use and uptake of artificial intelligence in the internal market that at the same time meets a high level of protection of public interests, such as health and safety and the protection of fundamental rights, as recognised and protected by Union law. To achieve that objective, rules regulating the placing on the market and putting into service of certain AI systems should be laid down, thus ensuring the smooth functioning of the internal market and allowing those systems to benefit from the principle of free movement of goods and services. By laying down those rules, this Regulation supports the objective of the Union of being a global leader in the development of secure, trustworthy and ethical artificial intelligence, as stated by the European Council33 , and it ensures the protection of ethical principles, as specifically requested by the European Parliament34 with a human-centric approach and in compliance with freedom of expression, freedom of speech, media freedom, pluralism and cultural diversity. _________________ 33 European Council, Special meeting of the European Council (1 and 2 October 2020) – Conclusions, EUCO 13/20, 2020, p. 6. 34 European Parliament resolution of 20 October 2020 with recommendations to the Commission on a framework of ethical aspects of artificial intelligence, robotics and related technologies, 2020/2012(INL).
Amendment 79 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) For the purposes of this Regulation the notion of publicly accessible space should be understood as referring to any physical place that is accessible to the public, irrespective of whether the place in question is privately or publicly owned. Therefore, the notion does not cover places that are private in nature and normally not freely accessible for third parties, including law enforcement authorities, unless those parties have been specifically invited or authorised, such as homes, private clubs, offices, warehouses and factories. Online spaces are not covered either, as they are not physical spaces. However, the mere fact that certain conditions for accessing a particular space may apply, such as admission tickets or age restrictions, does not mean that the space is not publicly accessible within the meaning of this Regulation. Consequently, in addition to public spaces such as streets, relevant parts of government buildings and most transport infrastructure, spaces such as cinemas, theatres, shops, museums, monuments, cultural places, cultural institutions and shopping centres are normally also publicly accessible. Whether a given space is accessible to the public should however be determined on a case- by-case basis, having regard to the specificities of the individual situation at hand.
Amendment 114 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) AI systems used in education or vocational training, notably for determining access or assigning persons to educational and vocational training institutions or to evaluate persons on tests as part of or as a precondition for their education or for determining the course of study a student should follow should be considered high-risk, since they may determine the educational and professional course of a person’s life and therefore affect their ability to secure their livelihood. When improperly designed and used, such systems may violate the right to education and training as well as the right not to be discriminated against and perpetuate historical patterns of discrimination. AI systems used to monitor students’ behaviour and emotion during tests at education and training institutions should be considered high-risk, since they are also interfering with students’ rights to privacy and data protection. The use of AI to check fraud at test or exam, such as plagiarism, should not be consider as high-risk.
Amendment 130 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 70
Recital 70
(70) Certain AI systems intended to interact with natural persons or to generate content may pose specific risks of impersonation or deception irrespective of whether they qualify as high-risk or not. In certain circumstances, the use of these systems should therefore be subject to specific transparency obligations without prejudice to the requirements and obligations for high-risk AI systems. In particular, natural persons should be notified that they are interacting with an AI system, unless this is obvious from the circumstances and the context of use or where the content is doubtless used to form part of a creative, artistic or fictional cinematographic work. Moreover, natural persons should be notified when they are exposed to an emotion recognition system or a biometric categorisation system. Such information and notifications should be provided in accessible formats for persons with disabilities or other vulnerabilities. Further, users, who use an AI system to generate or manipulate image, audio or video content that appreciably resembles existing persons, places or events and would falsely appear to a person to be authentic, should disclose in a clear manner that the content has been artificially created or manipulated by labelling the artificial intelligence output accordingly and disclosing its artificial origin.
Amendment 177 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the placing on the market, putting into service or use of an AI system that exploits any of the vulnerabilities of children or a specific group of persons due to their age, physical or mental disability, in order to materially distort the behaviour of a person pertaining to that group in a manner that causes or is likely to cause that person or another person physical or psychological harm;
Amendment 239 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 52 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Users of an AI system that generates or manipulates image, audio or video content that appreciably resembles existing persons, objects, places or other entities or events and would falsely appear to a person to be authentic or truthful (‘deep fake’) , shall disclose in an appropriate clear, repetitive and visible manner that the content has been artificially generated or manipulated.
Amendment 241 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 52 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
However, the first subparagraph shall not apply where the use is authorised by law to detect, prevent, investigate and prosecute criminal offences or where the content forms part of an evidently artistic, creative or fictional cinematographic and analogous work-or it is necessary for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and the right to freedom of the arts and sciences guaranteed in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU, and subject to appropriate safeguards for the rights and freedoms of third parties.
Amendment 18 #
2020/2261(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the CCSI mainly comprise small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and self-employed entrepreneurs and freelancers, who often draw on irregular and mixed incomes from different sources;
Amendment 34 #
2020/2261(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the development of the European framework for working conditions in the CCSI will require coordination with EU policies on competition, the internal market, social policy, fundamental rights and equality, and copyright, fully respecting the fields of competence of the European Union and its Member States;
Amendment 35 #
2020/2261(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas since Parliament’s call for improvements to the situation of artists in its resolutions of June 2007, noNovember 2016 and September 2020, not much progress has been made and most of itstheir demands remain valid, also in the light of the great differences between support schemes for artists and cultural professionals in different Member States;
Amendment 42 #
2020/2261(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the COVID-19 crisis has made artists and cultural and creative professionals even more vulnerable, as the loss of earnings for non-standard workers, who make up the majority of the CCSI, has been often exacerbated by weak or absent national social security schemes and dedicated support measures;
Amendment 56 #
2020/2261(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas most of the Member States enacted substantial emergency measures to help the CCSI to survive the crisis; whereas, however, this support was not available or not suitable to some artists on account of their particular working status and was not sufficient to ensure sustainable working conditions;
Amendment 73 #
2020/2261(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas artists and cultural professionals tend to have atypical work patterns and often lack proper social security protection, notably in cross-border contexts, which often leads to their exclusion from pension and unemployment payments;
Amendment 90 #
2020/2261(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas public grants are considered the most effective form of financial support for the CCSI, but are often difficult to access due to the lack of an overarching European funding strategy for the sector by the Commission, the diverse sources within the MFF and their lack of mainstreaming;
Amendment 125 #
2020/2261(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Urges the Commission and the Member States to recognise the fundamental role of culture for society, the well-being of EU citizens and the economy, and to translate this recognition into continuous financial and structural support;
Amendment 129 #
2020/2261(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Calls on the Commission to further develop and substantiate the industrial policy framework for the CCSI ecosystem into a coherent, competitive and long-term strategy in order to boost their competitiveness, their strategic value for the European economy and the European way of life, and enable them to meet their potentials in terms of jobs and growth creation; highlights the potential of CCIs regarding youth employment and reindustrialisation and in particular the growing opportunities in the cultural and creative sectors and industries created by the digital environment for young people
Amendment 135 #
2020/2261(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to recognise the European added value of cross-border cooperation and to eliminate barriers to cross-border mobility in the EU and with third countries for artists and cultural professionals;
Amendment 138 #
2020/2261(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide workers and cultural professionals in the CCSI with clear information and guidelines on mobility opportunities and administrative requirements in all Member States, including on visas, taxation, social security and access to training; calls for specific programmes dedicated to the mobility of young creators and innovators to promote exchanges and innovation in the fields of culture and creativity;
Amendment 145 #
2020/2261(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the establishment of mobility information points to provide assistance to artists and cultural professionals and recommends that all Member States establish one;
Amendment 158 #
2020/2261(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Points out the importance of territorial licenses in the business model of a majority of CCS entities; reminds the mid-term review of the European Commission on the unjustified geo- blocking regulation; points out the necessity to take into account, before considering any follow-up measures, the voices of the rightholders in any discussion on copyright-protected content; reminds that revenue from copyright represents the core of the fair remuneration of artists and creators, but also of many small players of the CCS; reminds that any drastic change in this field could conduct to dramatic consequences for many of them;
Amendment 163 #
2020/2261(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Amendment 173 #
2020/2261(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the Commission’s inception impact assessment and ongoing public consultation on collective bargaining agreements, which is designed to define the scope of application of EU competition rules in order to remove obstacles and improve working conditions through collective bargaining on behalf of solo self-employed workers in the CCSI; invites the Commission to further evaluate current state aid rules and their application for the CCSI and the possible needs for adaptation;
Amendment 179 #
2020/2261(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Points out that the atypical employment (part-time and fixed-duration contracts, temporary work and economically dependent self-employment) of artists and cultural professionals, specifically in the media and culture sector, is commonplace; Underlines the urgent need to improve the working conditions in the CCSI; encourages the Member States to utilise upward convergence to establish minimum standards for artists and cultural workerprofessionals in relation to working conditions and social security;
Amendment 187 #
2020/2261(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Repeatedly recommends the creation of a European framework for working conditions in the CCSI; welcomes, in this regard, the forthcoming OMC discussions between the Member States on the status of artists while fully respecting the responsibilities of Member States and the EU in regards to labour market and cultural policy, through the adoption or application of a number of coherent and comprehensive guidelines with respect, but not exclusively, to contracts, means of collective representation and management, social security, sickness insurance, direct and indirect taxation, non-tariff barriers and information asymmetries; however underlines that a one-fits-all solution will not be plausible due to the large divergences between Member States in the beforementioned areas; welcomes, in this regard, the forthcoming OMC discussions between the Member States on the status of artists; appreciates the concrete actions laid down in the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan and urges the Member States to undertake all necessary efforts to fulfil the promises made;
Amendment 203 #
2020/2261(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Urges the Member States to fulfil their obligation to defend and respect artistic freedom in order to uphold the fundamental right to freedom of expression and ensure that EU citizens can freely enjoy and consume artistic creations;
Amendment 230 #
2020/2261(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to facilitate access to public grants and loans by reducing administrative burdens at all stages of the application and reporting processes; emphasises the necessity to promote synergies between various EU funding schemes with specific amounts dedicated to the cultural and creative sector, like Horizon Europe, Creative Europe, InvestEU and Digital Europe;
Amendment 238 #
2020/2261(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates its call on the Commission and the Member States to include culture in the national recovery and resilience plans and to earmark at least 2 % of the budget envelope of the Recovery and Resilience Facility to culture and is alarmed about the lack of dedicated funding to the sectors and industries as proposed by some Member States;
Amendment 249 #
2020/2261(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Underlines that any action taken to help the CCSI for their recovery should not only be aimed at the economic recovery but also be used for the improvement of working conditions of artists and cultural professionals, for the up- and reskilling of those workers to engage in the digital era and world and for the investment into the green innovation power of the CCSI, which are a driver of sustainability, early adopters and enablers of disruptive technologies needed to tackle climate change; stresses the challenges imposed by digitisation on the CCSI and therefore the need for constant rethinking and reshaping business models in order to develop market-driven solutions based on big data, cloud computing, ICT, artificial intelligence and the strong role of internet platforms; underlines the importance for European CCIs rightholders of access to and transparency of audience data and content recommendation systems; emphasises therefore the importance of guaranteed funding for digitisation, preservation and online availability of cultural and creative content and our European cultural heritage;
Amendment 3 #
2020/2217(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Notes that in the context of a large-scale data collection and analysis, public trust plays a key role in the establishment of a fully functional legislative framework; notes that such a framework must guarantee a high level of privacy and accountability and remain compliant with Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Directive (EU) 2019/790, as well as with the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and its Article 8 which states that ‘everyone has the right to the protection of personal data concerning him or her; underlines that such data must be processed fairly for specified purposes and on the basis of the consent of the person concerned or some other legitimate basis laid down by law; underlines that everyone has the right of access to data which has been collected concerning him or her, and the right to have it rectified’;
Amendment 7 #
2020/2217(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls on the European Commission to take into consideration the use of EU funds and programmes, including the European Social Fund Plus and the Digital Europe programme, to effectively support lifelong learning and training so to advance competences in data analysis and its ethical aspects; calls for a prioritisation of inclusion and diversity, which will consequently not only help to address the problem of shortage in data experts but, from a more global perspective, will also allow to increase Europe’s technological autonomy and resilience, while putting our European values and respect of fundamental rights at its core;
Amendment 10 #
2020/2217(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Encourages Member States to set- up specialised Master programmes, modules and short-term training courses in advanced digital technologies to develop digital skills in key professions handling data, including sensitive data;
Amendment 11 #
2020/2217(INI)
2 c. Highlights the value of strategic partnership agreements between universities, especially within the EU, to further promote cooperation in fields of data science;
Amendment 15 #
2020/2217(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the EU should prioritise digital literacy and competencies in its cohesion policy for 2021 and beyond, with a focus on supporting teachers and the heads of education institutions in implementing digital education throughout curricula and on sharing best practices and know-how, without creating additional administrative or financial burdens; considers that education should be focused ontake into account, without being reduced to, practical skills for the future and be based on a long-term and comprehensive analysis of labour market needs; welcomes the Commission’s proposal to develop a common European skills database;
Amendment 22 #
2020/2217(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the fact that while the increased use of data will transform our education systems, it will nevertheless be essential to maintain a human-centred and personalised approach to students and their needs; considers that open access to education and to scientific data and publications based on the FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable) data principles is essential for successful innovation and sciencereminds that in the context of the development of the digital environment, human connection and educational experience are of paramount importance for pupils and students; also adds that not only digital literacy, but also general culture and critical thinking is of high value for users’ capacity to assess and choose how the data they generate may be used, thus making it more necessary than ever its transmission by teachers and educators to younger generations; considers that fair, non-discriminatory and equitable access to education and to scientific data and publications based on the FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable) data principles is essential for successful innovation and science; recalls that access to data is not a binary concept opposing closed and open approaches, but rather a continuum of various degrees of access which depends, among others, on the sustainability of research and creation, and on the sensitivity of data;
Amendment 27 #
2020/2217(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Reminds that data protection in schools is a particularly sensitive issue due to the fact that the persons concerned are minors; reiterates that future legislation must ensure high levels of protection of individual pupils’ data; encourages the Member States to put in place information and awareness campaigns that would support parents and help them to better understand what use can be made of their children's data;
Amendment 37 #
2020/2217(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to explore the potential merits and scope of creating a common European data space for the cultural and creative industry at large; believes that the digitalisation of cultural heritage cannot fully substitute physical access to tangible and intangible cultural heritage; considers nevertheless that digitalisation in the field of cultural heritage could be useful and beneficial in a wide variety of ways, by for instance facilitating physical protection and preservation or enabling three-dimensional virtual applications which could be suitable for a number of sectors, including tourism; calls for the development of a common European data space on cultural heritage, which could be built on the basis of the Europeana Digital Service Infrastructure.
Amendment 40 #
2020/2217(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Reminds that we have a moral duty to future generations to safeguard our cultural heritage; considers that in addition to a comprehensive existing legal framework in terms of illicit export and import of cultural property, such measures as setting up of databases of stolen treasures and cultural objects can play an important role in further reinforcing cultural heritage protection;
Amendment 43 #
2020/2217(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Amendment 45 #
2020/2217(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7 c. Notes that giving the importance of entrepreneurship in cultural and creative sectors, future legislation in the field of data must remain simple and include clear guidance to keep the regulatory environment free from overburden and over-regulation; recalls that micro-businesses and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) including cultural and creative sectors will need additional support in order to comply with future standards in the field of data sharing and data protection regulation, as they bear a disproportionate legislative burden to their size;
Amendment 48 #
2020/2217(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7 d. Calls on the Commission to take into account cultural and creative industries in the forthcoming European SME strategy and their particular needs in the data economy, including better access to data, in order to strengthen their innovation capacities while ensuring a favourable environment for the growth of this vital sector;
Amendment 49 #
2020/2217(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 e (new)
Paragraph 7 e (new)
7 e. Underlines that in order to foster data sharing, it is important to guarantee the interoperability of data and data processing systems allowing data flows among cultural operators while abiding by high standards of the protection of personal data; considers that further reinforcement of privacy standards, sharing of best practices, support for joint enforcement initiatives as well as jointly developed codes of conduct may be necessary components to enhance data sharing;
Amendment 50 #
2020/2217(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 f (new)
Paragraph 7 f (new)
7 f. Reminds that secure data sharing is essential to avoid potentially negative repercussions of an increased concentration of cultural data in the hands of platforms with a dominant position within the market or in a substantial part of it, and thus ensure access to genuine cultural openness and guarantee freedom of creation;
Amendment 51 #
2020/2217(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 g (new)
Paragraph 7 g (new)
7 g. Reminds that investments in skills and data literacy must be accompanied by substantial financial support to equip Europe with a strong industrial base and infrastructure in terms of data processing and storage; in this regard, calls on the EU to massively invest insecure and high- quality data processing and storage technological capacities and strategic infrastructure through the long-term EU budget 2021-2027, including the EU Recovery Plan.
Amendment 3 #
2020/2135(INI)
A. whereas inclusive, quality education is the cornerstone of the green and digital transitions; whereas education is an investment in our common future, positively impacting social cohesion as a pre-condition for economic growth, job creation and employment;
Amendment 7 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas the content of teaching and the organisation of education systems is a national competence and must remain so; whereas however, new challenges require the mobilisation of European tools and supporting policies within the European Education Area;
Amendment 12 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas digital technologies are reshaping society, making basic digital skills and digital literacy now essential for all citizens; whereas digital technologies should be perceived as a tool to provide quality education and training: whereas in the future there will be an increased need for digital skills (coding, logistics and robotics) which will concern not only IT education courses but will touch upon the curriculum as a whole;
Amendment 16 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the impact of new technologies, robotics and Al on employment needs to be fully explored; whereas the labour market will increasingly prioritise a focus on the STEM fields, meaning it is necessary to further develop practical solutions on career guidance, deterrence of student dropouts, online adult learning and requalification;
Amendment 30 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas digital tools can help the process of learning, but must remain complementary to the physical presence of educators as well as their expertise and judgement; whereas digital technology certainly cannot substitute the role of the teacher;
Amendment 35 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas access to high-quality digital infrastructure and equipment and high-speed internet that is adapted to educational needs is a prerequisite for digital learning; whereas the COVID-19 pandemic and the sudden digital transition in education have laid bare the gaps in access across the Union;
Amendment 43 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the shift to online and distance learning has exacerbated existing inequalities, leaving disadvantaged and vulnerable learners and learners with disabilities and with special educational needs further behind, increasing drop- out rates across education sectors, and revealing an absence of pastoral and social support in the digital environment; whereas special attention should also be paid to children with special educational needs who have a learning problem or disability that make it more difficult for them to learn remotely than for most children of their age;
Amendment 86 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Notes, that the new DEAP is now extending the scope of action and sets specific targets to address persistent gaps, for example in digital skills, the promotion of quality computer and information technology education, support for better connectivity in schools, online learning content and tools, and digital literacy of schools and higher education institutions;
Amendment 88 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes, however, that delivering the plan effectively depends on coordination across a broad range of programmes; calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure effective synergies between these programmes; emphasises the need to learn from the Covid-19 crisis by applying the good practices (peer learning) of some countries in terms of using digital tools for education;
Amendment 97 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Encourages Member States to make use of the Recovery Package to invest in digital equipment for schools and for pupils in the EU, notably in excluded areas as no child should be left behind;
Amendment 117 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Stresses the importance of a number of European instruments which can be used for the development of formal and non-formal education as well as investment in educational infrastructure and digital equipments in schools, such as the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF), the Connecting Europe Facility, Horizon Europe, Erasmus+, the European Solidarity Corps and the new Digital Education Action Plan; points out furthermore that investments at national level are also essential;
Amendment 121 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Supports the Erasmus+ programme and the increase of its budget in order to make it more efficient and inclusive; supports volunteering as the key activity of the ESC;
Amendment 127 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Deplores the persistent digital divide in the Union; regrets the fact that in some Member States, like Romania, efforts to provide access to quality digital education have failed, leaving more than 30 % of pupils without access to education for several months; shares the Commission’s analysis that fast and reliable internet and quality digital equipment in educational establishments, non-formal settings and the home are prerequisites for effective digital education;
Amendment 132 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Insists that broadband should be considered a public good and be universally accessible as a critical step in closing the digital divide; calls for specific measures to enhance access for remote, rural and mountain areas with low connectivity and limited access to emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, blockchain, new educational devices or gamification, in the light of their growing importance and potential; calls for a new initiative on AI and robotics for education; recalls furthermore that an ethical and human- centric Al approach should be ensured by EU programmes and schemes;
Amendment 165 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Insists that greater attention be devoted to teacher training as the plan is rolled out so as to ensure that teachers not only possess digital skills, but can also teach them; calls for a pan-Union initiative to develop new pedagogical methods for the digital environment; underlines the increasingly important role played by parents, families and tutors in distance learning and calls for them to be given special training and support mechanismsthe need for them to have good internet, digital and technical skills and calls for them to be given special training and support mechanisms; stresses the need to assist all families with digital tools in order to grant access to remote education;
Amendment 169 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Calls on the European Commission, together with the Member States, to provide financial support for training courses designed for teachers in order to prepare them to carry out teaching activities using the new platforms; notes that the next generation of teachers needs to be equipped with digital skills and competences to prepare children for the future, while exploiting the potential of digital teaching methods;
Amendment 173 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11 b. Calls on the European Commission, together with the Member States to provide schools (teachers and students) not only with technical support and an Internet connection, but also with the necessary support on safe and reliable software, e-learning materials and platforms for best practice sharing to be able to continue with distance learning;
Amendment 175 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11 c. Calls for further enhancements to existing online education platforms which should focus on online education and provide teachers with best practices; calls, in this regard, for better promotion and development of programmes such as the Electronic Platform for Adult Learning in Europe (EPALE) and the School Education Gateway;
Amendment 181 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Underlines the challenge of cyberthreats, cyberbullying, data and privacy protection, dangerous online games and disinformation in the digital environment; highlights that any development in the field of digital education must go hand-in-hand with a robust framework of data protection; warmly welcomes, therefore, the increased focus on digital and information literacy in the revised plan; looks forward to the swift adoption of the Media Action Plan and the guidelines for teachers and educational staff; calls on the Commission to be more ambitious and to launch large-scale digital literacy campaigns;
Amendment 206 #
2020/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Supports dual education in VET, lifelong learning and adult learning with a view to a better adaptation to labour market developments and preventing social isolation;
Amendment 14 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
— having regard to the amending budget No 5/2020 of the European Union for the financial year 2020, on the mobilization of the Contingency Margin in 2020 to provide continued humanitarian support to refugees in Turkey, as set out in document 8857/2020,
Amendment 18 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas in June 2020, the Amending Budget (DAB) No 5 for the year 2020 was adopted by the Council, in order to continue providing support to refugees and host communities in response to the Syria crisis; Under the MFF Heading 4, Global Europe, EUR 100 million in commitment and payment appropriations will be provided as resilience support to refugees and host communities in Jordan and Lebanon whereas EUR 485 million in commitment appropriations and EUR 68 million in payment appropriations will be provided to ensure the continuation of the urgent humanitarian support to refugees in Turkey;
Amendment 54 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the Turkey Facility is made up of two tranches of EUR 3 billion each; regrets the fact that, unlike in the first tranche 2016-2017, where the EU budget contributed EUR 1 billion and Member States EUR 2 billion, in the second tranche 2018-2019 the ratio of contributions was reversed, to the detriment of existing Union projects;
Amendment 122 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the fact that the EUTF for Africa has contributed to the triple humanitarian-development-peace nexus approach, which was not possible with the EU financial instruments under the previous MFF;
Amendment 188 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Reiterates its request that Turkey respect the principle of non-refoulement, in particular on the Syrian border, and that it not use the flows of refugees against the EUdoes not instrumentalize the migratory flows against the EU, for political purposes, and that it abides fully by the EU-Turkey statement especially with regard to the effective prevention of flows, dismantle of smuggling networks, control of its borders and acceptance of returns, in a non- discriminatory manner;
Amendment 212 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Welcomes the Council’s extended invitation to the Commission to present a proposal to the Council for the continuation of financing for Syrian refugees in Turkey, as well as in Jordan, Lebanon and other parts of the region;
Amendment 250 #
2020/2045(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Expects the Commission to fully make use of the possibilities afforded by the programme-based approach under the geographic pillar of the NDICI-Global Europe and IPA III, complemented by global thematic programming, rapid response funding and the large unprogrammed reserve under the NDICI- Global Europe;
Amendment 1 #
2020/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Stresses the impact of the COVID- 19 crisis on existing business models in the tourism sector, the changes in market and tourists' motivation and behaviour, and the removal of physical barriers between culture and art and citizens;
Amendment 17 #
2020/2038(INI)
3. Points out that the existence of cultural heritage sites encourages people to travel and learn about different societies and cultures; recalls that 72 % of a survey group aged between 15-24 agree that the presence of cultural heritage can have an influence on their choice of holiday destination; highlights the role that the DiscoverEU initiative can play in this regard; notes, however, that the initiative has not benefited young people equally; calls on the Commission to find ways to better involve young people from socially disadvantaged backgrounds, from rural and remote areas of the Member States, and from Member States without good rail links to other EU countriepoints out that this initiative should be promoted as a complement to young people's education and training; notes, however, that the initiative has not benefited young people equally; calls on the Commission to pursue a policy of equal opportunities in access to it; paying particular attention to young people from socially disadvantaged backgrounds;
Amendment 7 #
2020/2018(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers it essential that parties with a legitimate interest have access to reliable information on the operators of information society services, including for intellectual property enforcement and the protection of minors; regrets that the information requirements in Article 5 of Directive 2000/31/EC are insufficient for these purposes; calls for intermediaries such as domain name registrars, web hosting providers, and online advertising services to be required to verify the identity of their commercial users;
Amendment 14 #
2020/2018(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on platform operators to take their responsibility as content distributors and gatekeepers, as they play a crucial role in accessing news, audiovisual content and creative works; stresses that in order to safeguard and promote cultural and linguistic diversity, the promotion of European works, as well as media pluralism, the use of algorithms by such platforms should be transparent so that it is clear how access to content is granted, denied, ranked and/or undermined; calls on platform operators to not only to immediately delete illegal content after positive identification, but also to continuously transmit it to the law enforcement authorities for the purpose of further prosecution, including the metadata necessary for this purpose,;
Amendment 22 #
2020/2018(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls for a strengthened legal framework to ensure that service providers take effective measures and act expeditiously to remove illegal content from their services and that such content stays down after being removed;
Amendment 24 #
2020/2018(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls on the Commission to clarify the notion of expeditious reaction, which is already included in the E-Commerce Directive 2000/31/EC;
Amendment 25 #
2020/2018(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Considers that for the infringement of live content, the reaction of service providers should be immediate when the notification from rights holders is received;
Amendment 26 #
2020/2018(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Draws the Commission’s attention to recent national court cases which oblige service providers to take down the infringing content within 30 minutes;
Amendment 27 #
2020/2018(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2e. Stresses that voluntary measures taken by service providers to fight against illegal or harmful content should not lead to a limitation of their liability;
Amendment 28 #
2020/2018(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 f (new)
Paragraph 2 f (new)
Amendment 34 #
2020/2018(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Insists that the protection and promotion of freedom and diversity of opinion, information, the press and cultural forms of expression, the property rights, as well as the protection of the privacy of communication between individuals, must be balanced with one another, form the basis of liberal democracy and that this applies online without restrictionoffline and online; demands therefore that the use of all technologically feasible means of combating harmful or illegal content on the internet in this context be subjected to careful prior constitutional vetting and therefore rejects prior checks on content as disrespects the principle of proportionatelity;
Amendment 57 #
2020/2018(INL)
4a. Underlines that illegal content online, including piracy and counterfeiting, represents a massive and continuous threat for European citizens and for the European cultural and creative industries, requiring that the legal framework remains adapted to the scale and virality that technological evolution now allows;
Amendment 6 #
2020/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that in order to fight against disinformation and fake news, reinstate a climate of trust in the media and counter threats to democratic political processes, a comprehensive strategy is needed, based inter alia on media and information literacy, and aimed at empowering citizens to critically assess media content and recognise the difference between opinion and fact; stresses the need to develop a strategy on how to ensure the reliability of news and information during election campaigns; considers the changing of funding models as significant challenge for quality journalism, as the replacement of trained journalists by less expensive freelancers is one of the challenges quality journalism faces today; underlines the role of editorial responsibility and liability of both traditional and new media; calls upon the strict implementation of competition law on the digital market and its application on online platforms;
Amendment 9 #
2020/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 17 #
2020/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to work in close cooperation with the Member States, independent and civil society organisations to develop common curricula on media literacy and to reach out to all citizens and journalists through formal, non-formal and informal education, and through lifelong learning; calls for safeguarding independent authorities and ensuring strong independent oversight of media against undue State and commercial intervention, calling on the Member States to ensure impartiality;
Amendment 19 #
2020/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Highlights the importance of local media structures for the promotion, production and dissemination of information and facts related to local and minority artistic and cultural events, being an important instrument for maintaining media pluralism and a multicultural environment in Europe;
Amendment 29 #
2020/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers that accumulation of political, economic and media power in the hands of the same actors in order to retain political power is constituting a threat to the expression of opinion and in its consequences is damaging democratic competition in some Member States;
Amendment 32 #
2020/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Stresses that on the Internet advertising is increasingly targeted and its revenues are more and more commoditised, mainly to the benefit of digital intermediaries, meaning media services need to provide new and innovative offers; is strongly concerned that the growth of traditional media on the digital market is challenged by some new aggregators and search engines that develop their activities by using right- holders content without contributing to its development and without ensuring fair remuneration of the creators; is in favour of a clarification of the legal status, the role and responsibility of these platforms and content providers;
Amendment 34 #
2020/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Warns against overregulation of the media, as this has proved to be counterproductive and could jeopardise media pluralism, highlights however that media ownership must be transparent and national regulators must monitor this aspect particularly, given its role in guaranteeing media pluralism; stresses that particular focus should be placed on transparency and on the market dominance of technology platforms that control users' access to digital content; stresses the importance of EU competition law and underlines the importance of ensuring a level playing field for business by dissolving possible bottlenecks;
Amendment 37 #
2020/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines its view that non- discriminatory, comprehensive and balanced media coverage is essential to a free and well-informed society in Europe; recalls on the Commission and the Member States to promote an inclusive media sphere in which more women, migrants and refugees, as well as members of LGBTI+ communities and people witprinciple of media independence, which disabilities, occupy creative and decision- making positions, which would in turn contribute to the reduction of stereotypes in media crucial to a democratic society;
Amendment 51 #
2020/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines that the increase of hate speech on the Internet is a massive threat for the right of freedom of expression; stresses the need of better cooperation of the authorities with the online platforms to tackle hate speech, without destabilizing the fundamental right of freedom of expression;
Amendment 63 #
2020/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights that national media, in particular public serStresses the irreplaceable role of national public service media which, as it does not financially rely on private sources, can provicde media, havehigh-quality an d impoartantial information service to the general public; highlights its responsibility to adequately reflect the cultural, linguistic, social and political diversity and to inform citizens extensively about all topics that are relevant to their everyday lives, including EU policies and news; considers that it is essential to ensure and maintain its independence from political interference, including through independence from state budget, and recalls that it is incumbent upon and the duty of national authorities to ensure balance between public and private media, to respect conditions for high- quality media and to guarantee full independence of journalists and the protection of their sources.
Amendment 70 #
2020/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Member States to introduce effective measures ensuring better protection of the personal safety of journalists and particularly of the investigative journalists; calls on the Commission and the Member States to present legislative or non-legislative proposals to protect journalist resources including whistle-blowers;
Amendment 6 #
2019/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11
Citation 11
– having regard to the Presidency conclusEU-Western Balkans Summit Declarations of the Thessaloniki European Council of 19 and, 201 June 2003, concerning the prospect of the Western Balkan countries joining the European Union,
Amendment 71 #
2019/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to enhance the accession process by ensuring that it strengthens fundamental values and brings sustainable democratic and economic transformation and social convergence, and by making sure that the internal reform of the EU and its enlargement run in parallel; Good neighbourly relations and regional cooperation remain essential elements of the Enlargement Process, as well as of the Stabilization and Association Process;
Amendment 146 #
2019/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j
Paragraph 1 – point j
Amendment 180 #
2019/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n
Paragraph 1 – point n
(n) to immediately open accession negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia before the upcoming EU- Western Balkans Summit of Zagreb, in May 2020, based on the positive evaluation of the progress made and of the fulfilment of the conditions identified by the EU;
Amendment 193 #
2019/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o
Paragraph 1 – point o
(o) to grant visa liberalisation to Kosovo1a, as the benchmarks have been fulfilled; __________________ 1athis designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and in line with UNSCR 1244/199 and ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of independence;
Amendment 200 #
2019/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p
Paragraph 1 – point p
(p) to bring the primacy of democracy and the rule of law back to the very centre of the enlargement process by opening first and closing last the chapters related to the judiciary, corruption and organised crime, as well as those related to respect for humanthe protection of human rights including rights belonging to minorities and property rights and media freedom;
Amendment 256 #
2019/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point x
Paragraph 1 – point x
(x) to increase EU engagement in solving outstanding bilateral issues and to urge the Western Balkan countries to commit to reconciliation and peaceful solutions to longstanding disputes;
Amendment 275 #
2019/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point z
Paragraph 1 – point z
(z) to promote and actively support the implementation of anti-discrimination policies and to insist on the prosecution of hate crimes; to encourage swifter progress towards gender equality, and in tackling discrimination and ensuring social inclusion of ethnicnational and religious minorities, people with disabilities, Roma and LGBTQI+ people by establishing inclusive policies to protect the fundamental rights of citizens;
Amendment 4 #
2019/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the COVID-19 crisis is having a dramatic impact on people’s everyday lives, including the economy, existing business models, mobility, education, physical access to culture and art; whereas the three programmes have also been significantly affected by the corona crisis; whereas in the aftermath of the pandemic it is important to preserve the cultural values of the European Union and to rebuild the European image for the future generations; whereas the cultural exchange and the connectivity that is facilitated through the three programmes will help Europe to come out of this crisis;
Amendment 10 #
2019/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the Erasmus+, European Solidarity Corps (ESC) and Creative Europe programmes all have an impact on the daily lives of millions of Europeanpeople in the European Union, the Eastern and Southern neighbourhood, the Western Balkans and in other participating countries;
Amendment 41 #
2019/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Highlights the importance of Erasmus+, the European Solidarity Corps and Creative Europe for the promotion of European culture; emphasises the positive impact of mobility, tourism and culture on our economies; encourages the participants and project developers of the three programmes to resume their activities post-pandemic in a sustainable way in order to engage with, and learn from, each other while improving local economies;
Amendment 43 #
2019/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Deplores the Commission’s failure to propose environmental indicators for the new programmes; calls, therefore, for specific indicators to be incorporated into their operating rules to monitor the programmes’ contribution to environmental and climate goals in terms of objectives, financial and physical targets, guidance documents, communication, selection processes, forms of travel supported; calls for the data gathered to be made public once a year;
Amendment 49 #
2019/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission to develop a common methodology to track and monitor climate-related expenditure that allows for a comparable calculation of the climate allocation to each programme;
Amendment 65 #
2019/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the main stakeholders in the programmes to inform participants of, and actively promote, examples of good practice which they can employ in their everyday lives, as well as to inform the participants of the environmental impact of their actions, perhaps by means of a digital application;
Amendment 71 #
2019/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Encourages the national agencies and project developers to improve the sustainability of their projects, such as by considering sustainable promotional material and by encouraging participants to create sustainable consumption habits;
Amendment 95 #
2019/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to investigate and promote synergies on sustainability between Erasmus+, European Solidarity Corps and Creative Europe and other European programmes and initiatives, such as LIFE, Horizon Europe and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT);
Amendment 111 #
2019/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Recognises that participants of Erasmus+ travel across their host country and beyond to explore the local culture; calls upon the national agencies and project staff to encourage ‘slow travel’, eco-tourism and the use of environmentally sustainable travel options for long-distance as well as local travel;
Amendment 115 #
2019/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the value of the ‘eTwinning’ network aimed at teachers, which enables them to develop and share training modules, particularly on sustainability and climate change, this year’s topics; calls on the Commission to disseminate as widely as possible the annual report on this priority as well as the handy kit for teachers;
Amendment 119 #
2019/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges that, under the Sport section, encouragement be given to joint projects with sports associations on the subject of the environment and nature protection as well as the use of innovative tools to promote green sport;
Amendment 134 #
2019/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission and national agencies to promote projects in less popular destinations to stimulate the development of the local economy and sustainability while encouraging the exploration of new destinations;
Amendment 149 #
2019/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission to develop a sector-specific strategy and to publish a ‘good environmental practice’ guide covering audiovisual and cultural production, dissemination and event organisation, with a particular focus on transport, energy and waste management and with the aim of making the practices concerned standard for all projects financed by the programme;
Amendment 155 #
2019/2195(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 4 #
2019/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to its recent Resolution of 26 November 2020 on escalating tensions in Varosha following the illegal actions by Turkey and the urgent need for the resumption of talks,
Amendment 7 #
2019/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5
Citation 5
- having regard to the Negotiating Framework for Turkey of 3 October 2005, and to the fact that, as is the case for all candidate countries, Turkey’s accession to the EU depends on full compliance with the Copenhagen criteria, and to the need to normalize its relations with all EU Member States , including the Republic of Cyprus;
Amendment 11 #
2019/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the declaration issued by the European Community and its Member States on 21 September 2005, following the declaration made by Turkey upon signature on 29 July 2005 of the Ankara Protocol, including the provision that recognition of all Member States is a necessary component of the accession process, and the need for Turkey to fully implement the Additional Protocol to the Ankara Agreement in relation to all Member States, by removing all obstacles to the free movement of goods, without restrictions or discrimination,
Amendment 15 #
2019/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)
Citation 5 b (new)
Amendment 21 #
2019/2176(INI)
- having regard to the Council conclusions of 26 June 2018 and 18 June 2019 on enlargement and stabilisation and association process, to the Council Conclusions of 15 July and 14 October 2019 on Turkey’s illegal drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean, to the European Council conclusions of 12 December 2019, 1-2 and 15-16 October 2020, to the statements of the EU Foreign Ministers of 15 May 2020 and 14 August 2020 on the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean, to the outcome of the informal meeting of EU Foreign Ministers (Gymnich) of 28 August 2020, and to all previous relevant Council and European Council conclusions,
Amendment 48 #
2019/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas being a candidate country presumes a willingnessthe commitment to progressively approachlign in all aspects with the values, interests, standards and policies and the acquis of the EU;
Amendment 74 #
2019/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, in spite of this principled stance by Parliament and all of the current circumstances, the European Council, in its conclusions of 1-2 October 2020, offered Turkey a renewed and broad positive agenda, provided that constructive efforts by Turkey to stop illegal activities vis-à-vis Greece and Cyprus are sustained, in a further attempt to restore our relations;
Amendment 81 #
2019/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas, the European Council, in the same conclusions, highlighted that, in case of renewed unilateral actions or provocations in breach of international law by Turkey, the EU will use all the instruments and the options at its disposal, including in accordance with Article 29 TEU and Article 215 TFEU, in order to defend its interests and those of its Member States, and take decisions as appropriate at the latest at its December meeting;
Amendment 133 #
2019/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is deeply concerned that, over the years, the lack of progress in Turkey’s convergence has now transformed into a full withdrawal, marked by a stark regression in three main areas: backsliding on the rule of law and fundamental rights, adopting regressive institutional reforms and pursuing a war-mongering and confrontational foreign policy; is further concerned by the fact that this regression has increasingly been accompanied by an explicit anti-EU narrative; calls, in this context, on Turkey to reassess the sincerity of its commitment to the EU path, as an indispensable component of the viability of the entire accession process;
Amendment 174 #
2019/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Regrets the current lack of understanding between the EU and Turkey, but reaffirms its firm conviction that Turkey ithe EU has a strategic neighbour and ally with which the EU wishes to have the best possible relations; interest in a stable and secure environment in the Eastern Mediterranean and in the development of a cooperative and mutually beneficial relationship with Turkey with which the EU should build the best possible relations; Pursuing dialogue in good faith and abstaining from unilateral actions which run counter to the EU interests and violate international law, the sovereignty and the sovereign rights of EU Member States is an absolute requirement in this regard;
Amendment 219 #
2019/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Believes that this fundamental area, which is at the core of the accession process, cannot be disconnected and isolated from overall relations and that it remains along with the full respect of international law and the fundamental principle of good neighbourly relations and regional cooperation, the main obstacles to progress on any positive agenda that could be offered to Turkey;
Amendment 234 #
2019/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes with deep concern that, despite the formal lifting of the state of emergency in July 2018, its impact on democracy and fundamental rights continues to be strongly felt;, as, inter alia, that a plethora of legal provisions and restrictive elements of the emergency rule have been integrated into law.
Amendment 357 #
2019/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Amendment 440 #
2019/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Is concerned about the ever more frequent use of a hyper-nationalist and war- mongering narrative among the ruling elite that increasingly gives rise to antagonistic approaches towards the EU or its Member States; is concerned about the increasing clout of religious conservatism in political life;
Amendment 450 #
2019/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Amendment 462 #
2019/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Strongly condemns the removal of 47 democratically elected mayors from office on the basis of questionable evidence and, in particular, their arbitrary replacement by unelected trustees appointed by the central government; strongly believes these unlawful decisions constitute a direct attack on the most basic principles of democracy, depriving millions of voters of their democratically elected representation;
Amendment 468 #
2019/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. RWhile recallsing the laudable role played by Turkeysubstantial efforts Turkey has made in responding to the migrationrefugee crisis resulting from the war in Syria; takes the view that the EU should continue to give the necessary support to Syrian refugees and host communities in Turkey; supports an objective assessment of, the EP strongly rejects Turkey's instrumentalisation of migratory pressure for political purposes that took place at the EU’s external borders in late February-March 2020; takes the view that the EU should continue to give the necessary support to Syrian refugees and host communities in Turkey in line with strict conditionality, including for respecting the principles of the United Nations Charter and International Law, and monitoring mechanisms of Turkey’s performance; underlines that Turkey has to fully and effectively implement the provisions of both the 2016 EU – Turkey Statement and the EU – Turkey Readmission Agreement with regard to all Member States; supports the EU-Turkey Statement and underlines the importance of both parties’Turkey’s compliance with theirits respective commitments;
Amendment 494 #
2019/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Is alarmed by the fact that Turkey’s foreign policy increasingly collides with the priorities and goals of EU’s common foreign and security policy; notes with deep concern that the rate of Turkey’s alignment with the common foreign policy of the EU is constantly deteriorating and is at present reduced to 14%, which is a historic low;
Amendment 502 #
2019/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Stresses that a modernisation of the Customs Union could be beneficial for both parties and would keep Turkey economically and normatively anchored to the EU; reiterates that this would need to be based on strong conditionality related to human rights and fundamental freedoms and the full respect of international law and the fundamental principle of good neighbourly relations; highlights that it seemis unrealistic to envisage any modernisation of the Customs Union givenas long as Turkey continues to move further away from the cEurrent circumstances; recalls that the current Customs Union will not achieve its full potential until Turkey fullyopean Union, in accordance with Council conclusions of 26 June 2018 and 18 June 2019 recalls that the current Customs Union needs to be implemented by Turkey in a full and non- discriminatory way; this is not the case as long as Turkey has been systematically refusing to implements the Additional Protocol in relation to all Member States; and it has been systematically violating critical provisions of the current Customs Union; calls on Turkey to eliminate immediately all the technical barriers, the localisation schemes and domestic requirements that discriminate against EU products and still prevent the free movement of goods in profound breach of the Customs Union obligations;
Amendment 530 #
2019/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Is deeply concerned by the ongoing dispute in the Eastern Mediterranean and the related risk of a military escalation;Turkey’s unprecedented illegal and aggressive behaviour in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Aegean Sea, its warmongering rhetoric and the related risk of a military escalation by an EU candidate country against EU Member States ; strongly condemns Turkey’s violations of Greek national airspace, including over flights of inhabited areas, and territorial sea, a conduct which not only constitutes a serious, ongoing violation of international law, but also creates the risk of an armed incident ;strongly condemns Turkey’s illegal activities in Greek and Cypriot waters, which violate bothe sovereignty, the sovereign rights of EU Member States and international law; expresses its full solidarity with Greece and the Republic of Cyprus; urges Turkey to engage in the peaceful settlement of disputes and to refrain from any unilateral and illegal action or threat; expresses its grave concern for the illegal Turkish fishing activities within Greek territorial waters in the Aegean Sea and the unregulated and unreported fishing activities of Turkish fishing fleet in international waters in the Aegean Sea and the Eastern Mediterranean; urges Turkey to fully respect international law and the law of the sea, to engage in the peaceful settlement of disputes and to refrain from any unilateral and illegal action or threat; notes that the Council’s Conclusions of 15 July 2019 in light of Turkey’s continued and new illegal drilling activities , not to hold the Association Council and further meetings of the EU-Turkey high-level dialogues for the time being, along with the Council’s Decision 2019/1894, of11 November 2019, to impose restrictive measures in view of Turkey’s unauthorized drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean, are the first instances where such reactions were deemed necessary in view of the conduct of a candidate country;
Amendment 536 #
2019/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Is deeply concerned by the ongoing dispute in the Eastern Mediterranean and the related risk of a military escalation; strongly condemns Turkey’s illegal activities in Greek and Cypriot waters, which violate both the sovereign rights of EU Member States and international law; expresses its full solidarity with Greece and the Republic of Cyprus; urges Turkey to engage in the peaceful settlement of disputes and to refrain from any unilateral and illegal action or threat; recognises the right of the Republic of Cyprus to enter into bilateral agreements concerning its exclusive economic zone, explore and exploit its natural resources and calls on Turkey to respect relevant international law (UNCLOS); urges Turkey to engage in the peaceful settlement of disputes, and to refrain from any threat or action which might have negative effects on good neighbourly relations. Urges Turkey to show restraint and to respect Cyprus’ sovereignty over its territorial sea and Cyprus’ sovereign rights in its exclusive economic zone.
Amendment 547 #
2019/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Is deeply concerned by the ongoing dispute in the Eastern Mediterranean and the related risk of a military escalation; strongly condemns Turkey’s illegal activities in Greek and Cypriot waters, which violate both the sovereign rights of EU Member States and international law; expresses its full solidarity with Greece and the Republic of Cyprus; urges Turkey to engage in the peaceful settlement of disputes and to refrain from any unilateral and illegal action or threat;
Amendment 556 #
2019/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Condemns the partial reopening of Varosha beach, which undermines mutual trust and therefore the prospect of the resumption of direct talks on the comprehensive resolution of the Cyprus issue; calls on Turkey to reverse this action; reiterates its support for a fair, comprehensive and viable settlement on the basis of a bi-communal, bi-zonal federation with political equality, in line with the relevant UN Security Council resolutions, the EU acquis, and on the basis of respect for the principles on which the Union is founded; reiterates its call on Turkey to commit and contribute to a comprehensive settlement, to begin withdrawing its troops from Cyprus, to transfer the sealed-off area of Famagusta to the UN and its lawful inhabitants in accordance with UNSC Resolution 550(1984), as an effort to pave the way for a democratic comprehensive settlement, and to refrain from actions altering the demographic balance on the island; praises the important work of the Committee on Missing Persons; recognises the right of the Republic of Cyprus to enter into bilateral agreements concerning its exclusive economic zone; urges Turkey to engage in the peaceful settlement of disputes, and to refrain from any threat or action which might have negative effects on good neighbourly relations;
Amendment 560 #
2019/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. CStrongly condemns the partial reopening of Varosha beach, which violates international law and UN Security Council Resolutions 550 and 789 and undermines mutual trust and therefore the prospect of the resumption of direct talks on the comprehensive resolution of the Cyprus issue; underlines the importance of the status of Varosha and calls on Turkey to immediately reverse this action; reiterates its support for a fair, comprehensive and viable settlement on the basis of a bi-communal, bi-zonal federation with political equality, as set out in the relevant UN Security Council resolutions;, in accordance with International law, the EU acquis and the principles on which the Union is founded;
Amendment 571 #
2019/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. CStrongly condemns the partial reopening of Varosha beach, which undermines mutual trust and therefore the prospect of the resumption of direct talks on the comprehensive resolution of the Cyprus issue; calls on Turkey to reverse this action; reiterates its support for a fair, comprehensive and viable settlement on the basis of a bi-communal, bi-zonal federation with political equality;
Amendment 575 #
2019/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Calls on the Turkish Government to halt its plans for the construction of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant; requests that the Turkish Government join the Espoo Convention; asks the Turkish Government to involve, or at least consult, the governments of its neighbouring countries, such as Greece and Cyprus, during any further developments in the Akkuyu venture.
Amendment 677 #
2019/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Takes the view that enhancing communication and dialogue at all levels are key to restoring mutual trust between the EU and Turkey; deplores the continuous and unjustified refusal of the Turkish side to reinstate the normal functioning of the EU- Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee; at the same time, recalls that the Council’s decision of 15 July 2019 not to hold the EU – Turkey Association Council and further meetings of the EU – Turkey high level dialogues by virtue of Turkish illegal drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean, remains valid;
Amendment 688 #
2019/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Takes into account not only the absence of any progress in engaging with Turkey, but also the renewed escalation on the Turkish side by unilateral actions and provocations in breach of international law by the latter, and calls on the Council to develop a list of further restrictive measures that should be sectoral and targeted; in this spirit, recalls the European Council’s conclusions of 1- 2 October 2020 that the EU will use all the instruments and the options at its disposal, including in accordance with Articles 29 TEU and 215 TFEU, in order to defend its interests and those of its Member – States;
Amendment 63 #
2019/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that progress in accession under the revised enlargement methodology depends on lasting, in-depth and irreversible reforms across fundamental areas, in particular the rule of law and the fight against corruption, judiciary and fundamental rights, good neighbourly relations and regional cooperation;
Amendment 87 #
2019/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines the importance of implementing the electoral reform measures codified in July 2020, which are in line with the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) recommendations; welcomes the commitment tolooks forward to the implementation of the forthcoming Venice Commission opinion regarding the amendments to the Electoral Code adopted in October 2020, in line with the relevant commitment expressed by the Albanian government;
Amendment 100 #
2019/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Commends the steady progress made in implementing the comprehensive judicial reform, underpinned by the unprecedented vetting process and the establishment of the relevant institutions and specialised bodies, enablingand calls for the acceleration of these procedures in order to achieve a tangible shift towards an accountable and independent judiciary;
Amendment 110 #
2019/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Welcomes the fact that, as a first step, the High Court has regained its ability to function and that it has been reviewing the admissibility of more than a thousand cases, and encourages it to make further progress in the appointment of additional judges, in order to become fully functional;
Amendment 157 #
2019/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Recalls the importance of measures ensuring the pUrges to swiftly adopt the remaining five by-laws to ensure full implementation of the 2017 framework Law on the Protection of nNational mMinorities, including and the related rights to free self- identification, the use of minority languages and property rightthe right to education in minority languages;
Amendment 162 #
2019/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Welcomes the law on the census (Nr.140/2020), voted by the Parliament on the 26th of November and calls on Albania to take all the necessary steps, e.g. preparation of the questionnaire and the manual, in order to effectively implement it;
Amendment 165 #
2019/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Encourages Albania to make further progress on measures consolidating property rights, implementing the law on transitional ownershipprocedures ownership, mainly by advancing in a transparent manner the process of registration of properties, and completing the comprehensive land sector reform;
Amendment 252 #
2019/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. Welcomes Albania’s unremitting efforts in promoting good neighbourly relations and regional integration;
Amendment 255 #
2019/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. Commends the constructive steps towards the resolution of outstanding bilateral issues, including a joint undertaking by Greece and Albania to resolve a dispute over their Ionian maritime border through ifer the delimitation of the maritime zones to the International jCourt of Justice;
Amendment 1 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that the EU institutions must evaluate existing programmes before drafting new EU legislation so that measures that do not work are not re- launchedCalls on the European Commission to evaluate existing programmes and data in the field of education, culture and media in order to be able to adopt a new Action Plan for Equality in due time, having a clear strategy on how to address persisting gender inequality in the cultural and creative sectors, in media, education and sports by implementing, among others, the measures proposed in the new strategy "A Union of Equality: Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025" from 5 March 2020;
Amendment 2 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 3 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers it imperative to take care alls on the European Commission to build on past initiatives launched by the Creative Europe Media Sub-Programme to devise a strategy with indicators, objectives and monitoring sport that a change in gender identity does not lead to a biological man competing against a biological woman, because this would further disadvantage women in sportystem including the production of regular statistics assessing the evolution of the situation at European level, the adoption of specific measures fostering gender balance across the existing schemes, and a structured dialogue with relevant stakeholders;
Amendment 5 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that mothers and fathers should receive more social recognition for caring for their children and parenting, taking iNotes with concern that women are still underrepresented in sport, both in participation and in governance; emphasises that although the number of women actively involved in sport has significantly increased, only 20%-30% of all sports coaches in Europe are women; stresses that the gender pay gap in sport is persistento accountnd even greater thatn they are investing in the future of society by raising and bringing up their childrenverage gender pay gap at the highest levels; stresses that there are still significant differences in the media coverage of sport;
Amendment 6 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that the national statistical offices of thCalls on Member States to foster initiatives that encourage gender equality and equal participation in decision- making roles in sports, enable Mfember States should, if possible, check wheale athletes to reconcile their a gender-based value for invisible work in the area of solidarity between gefamily and professional sporting life, and seek to reduce the gender-based remunerations gap and the contribution of this work to national GDP is included in the respective national calculation systemaward disparities, as well as any kind of stereotypes and harassment in sports;
Amendment 7 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that the importance of local and regional authorities in promoting equal opportunities for men and women should be emphasisedCalls on Member States, in cooperation with their gender equality bodies, to work closely with sports organisations to pay particular attention to the gender dimension by encouraging female participation in sports from the earliest age, as well as in its governance structures;
Amendment 8 #
2019/2169(INI)
7. Believes that the reservations expressed by some Member States against the Istanbul Convention should be respected, and Member States should not be Calls on Member States to strive for more gender balance in education as in most Member States women represent vast majority of education fields graduates and women are over-reprevsented from addressing the societal problem of gender-based violence between persons using existing tools.as teachers; empowering girls through education should find a balanced way across all sectors and fields, including STEM areas where women are under- represented;
Amendment 10 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Encourages the Commission and Member States to ensure the creation of mechanisms throughout the education system to facilitate the promotion, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of gender equality in educational institutions;
Amendment 12 #
2019/2169(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Highlights the fact that although women in the field of media at graduate level constitute a substantial workforce, they are underrepresented in management and top-level positions; considers that both public and private media services have a responsibility to ensure equality between women and men and prevent any discrimination; calls on the Member States to develop policy incentives to reduce barriers to women’s access to management posts and leadership in media organisations; Notes that female participation on an equal level with men in reporting content and serving information sources is crucial not only for reasons of representation, but also for reasons of equal opportunities and the full recognition of their expertise and knowledge;
Amendment 1 #
2019/2164(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that, ofRecalls that women are an untapped resource even in emerging fields, such as digital, AI and ICT, with women accounting for just 16% of the almost 18 million scientists and engineers in the EU, 59 % are men and 41 % are womenpeople working in ICT in Europe; notes that increasing the number of women in the digital sector has the potential to contribute to women’s financial empowerment, resulting in the reduction of the total gender pay gap and the enhancement of women’s financial independence; emphasises that by integrating more women into the digital jobs market, there is potential fora €16 billion GDP boost to the European economy;
Amendment 2 #
2019/2164(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Points out that by not achieving a critical mass of women in these fields, there will be a skew in research done, resulting in a gender bias in, for example, Artificial Intelligence; stresses that further research in the digital economy must be gender sensitive and must fully take the gender perspective into account;
Amendment 4 #
2019/2164(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the fact that there are major disparities in the EU with regard to schoolgirls’ attitude to STEM careers, with only four out of every 100 schoolgirls in Finland, for instance, seeking a STEM career, while that figure is four times higher in Latvia, and therefore proposes that more be learnt about the reasons for such disparities and therefore proposes that best practices should be exchanged among Member States how to attract more girls into STEM, with the European Union having a facilitating and coordinating function;
Amendment 5 #
2019/2164(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 7 #
2019/2164(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that many jobs will be lost as a result of AI in future, affecting women and men to the same extent, which ought to be factored in to education policy now as a matter of urgencythe effects and the impact of the development and increase of AI in the labour market and education systems require a particular focus on how it will affect women`s education and career paths and choices made by girls;
Amendment 8 #
2019/2164(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls on the Member States to advance education, training and maintenance of new digital skills and capacities, with a special focus on girls, through training and life-long learning, and to prioritise diversity and inclusion in STEM to enhance equal opportunities in the economy and in business;
Amendment 9 #
2019/2164(INI)
5 b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to enable the exploitation of EU funds and programmes, including Erasmus+, to effectively support lifelong learning and training in this regard;
Amendment 10 #
2019/2164(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Emphasises the need to collect gender-disaggregated data, to exploit and better target the Digital Agenda and the Digital Single Market Strategy to address the gender gap, and to foster the full integration of women into the sector, which certainly starts with education;
Amendment 11 #
2019/2164(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the Commission and Member States to encourage young people with a STEM training qualification to become entrepreneurs set up their own businesses, in particular in the digital and tech sector, and to support them in the process, women already being just as successful with of becoming tech leaders; urges the Commission to ensure equal access of women and men to all sorts of EU funding to STEM related projects and start-ups as men;
Amendment 12 #
2019/2164(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Is convinced that additional and greater incentives for both companies and women for role models, mentoring programmes and career paths both at national and European level can challenge gender stereotypes and bias and increase the visibility of women and the promotion of their access to these sectors;
Amendment 13 #
2019/2164(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Welcomes the Pilot Project “Girls 4 STEM in Europe” adopted by the Commission in 2019 with the objective of promoting STEM to girls and fully supports its action of creating a network between schools, universities and companies across Europe as a platform to exchange best practices and asks the Commission to present the results of the Pilot Project to the European Parliament;
Amendment 14 #
2019/2164(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Encourages Member States to back initiatives forand the European Union to develop a strategy on how to support and promote the networking of women in STEM education and occupations and for fostering cooperation between industry and higher education institutions such as schools and universities.
Amendment 19 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is alarmed byTakes note of the conclusions of the Rapid cCase rReview of the European Court of Auditors on Euronews, stating that in“How the Commission monitors the EU support to Euronews”; remarks that Euronews’ funding is based, according to the Financial Regulation there, both on its no longer any reference to the fact that Euronews is pursuing a general Union interest; therefore urges the Commission to end its cooperation withsupport to Union policy in the field of information and its de facto monopoly for covering Union affairs with a European perspective on television and a strong specialisationin this field; notes that, as this is still the case and that all independent reports have always clearly shown that Euronews provides a service which can be considered value for money, Euronews should continue to receive funding from the Commission, especially in a context where unbiased information on the Union is more than ever needed; calls however on the Commission to answer all of the concerns raised by the Court of Auditors on its monitoring of the funds awarded to Euronews.
Amendment 132 #
2018/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes therefore that the EU- Russia relationship requires a new framework of cooperation only in thosein areas that are necessary and in a common interest, and with a view to guaranteeing security in the EU’s neighbourhood and a European peace order; is of the view that the PCA should be discontinued;
Amendment 296 #
2018/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for more people-to-people contacts, for instance through common religious institutions, like the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, as well as regional and local level cooperation and student exchanges also in the Erasmus Mundus framework; notes that the EU provides the highest number of academic mobility opportunities to Russia in comparison with other international partner countries;
Amendment 25 #
2018/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16
Citation 16
— having regard to the Commission recommendation of 21 December 2016 for a Council decision authorising the opening of negotiations with Turkey on an agreement on the extension of the scope of the bilateral preferential trade relationship and on the modernisation of the Customs Union, as well as the Council Conclusions of 26 June 2018 stating that no further work towards the modernisation of the EU-Turkey Customs Union is foreseen,
Amendment 88 #
2018/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls on the Turkish government to respect and fully implement the legal obligations deriving from the Conventions to which it is a contracting party, and to halt the destruction of the cultural heritage in the occupied areas of Cyprus; calls on Turkey to ratify the 2005 UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions; calls on Turkey to cooperate with the relevant international organisations, especially the Council of Europe, in preventing and combating illicit trafficking and the deliberate destruction of cultural heritage;
Amendment 176 #
2018/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, taking all of the above into account and in accordance with the Negotiating Framework, to formally suspend the accession negotiations with Turkey; remains, however,Taking all the above into account, calls on the Commission and the Council of the European Union, to exert further pressure on Turkey in order to comply with the Copenhagen criteria and implement its contractual obligations towards all Member States; remains committed to democratic dialogue with Turkey; and asks the Commission to use, during the formal suspension of negotiations, all funds available under IPA II and the future IPA III to support, through a dedicated envelope directly managed by the EU, Turkey’s civil society, and to increase opportunities for people-to-people contacts, academic dialogue, access for Turkish students to European universities and media platforms for journalists;
Amendment 181 #
2018/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that while the EU accession process was at its start a strong motivation for reforms in Turkey, there has been a stark regression in the areas of the rule of law and human rights during the last few years; recalls that Parliament repeatedly called for the opening of Chapter 23 on Judiciary and Fundamental Rights and Chapter 24 on Justice, Freedom and Security at a time whe and repeats its calls on the Turkish government had pledged to conduct serious reforms; regrets deeply that the accession instruments could not be used to the fullest extent owing to a continued blockage by the Council;
Amendment 201 #
2018/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that a door should be left open for thRecalls the need for Turkey to implement in a full and non- discriminatory manner the current customs union towards all Member States and believes that following this, the possible modernisation and upgrading of the 1995 Customs Union between the EU and Turkey, to include relevant areas such as agriculture, services and public procurement, which currently are not covered, could then proceed; recalls that two thirds of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Turkey comes from EU Member States and that Turkey is an important growth market for the EU; believes that the upgrade would provide a valuable opportunity for democratic conditionality, positive leverage and the possibility of a roadmap where upgrading the Customs Union would go hand in hand with concrete commitments by Turkey on democratic reforms; believes further that the upgrading of the Customs Union wcould provide an important opportunity for policy dialogue on climate change as well as on labour rights in Turkey; calls on the Commission to start preparatory work for the upgrading of the Customs Union as soon as the Turkish Government indicates its readiness for serious reforms;
Amendment 238 #
2018/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Notes that visa liberalisation is of great importance for Turkish citizens, particularly for students, academics, business representatives and people with family ties in EU Member States; encourages the Turkish Government to fully and in a non-discriminatory manner comply with the 72 criteria identified in the visa liberalisation roadmap; towards all Member States, stresses that the revision of Turkey’s anti-terrorism legislation is a key condition for ensuring fundamental rights and freedoms, and that visa liberalisation willcould be possible once all the criteria have been metfully and effectively met, in a non- discriminatory manner towards all Member States;
Amendment 276 #
2018/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Calls on Turkey to further align its foreign policy with that of the EU in accordance with provisions of the Negotiating Framework;
Amendment 283 #
2018/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18 b. Calls on the Turkish Government to halt its plans for the construction of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant; requests that the Turkish Government join the Espoo Convention; asks the Turkish Government to involve, or at least consult, the governments of its neighbouring countries, such as Greece and Cyprus, during any further developments in the Akkuyu venture;
Amendment 285 #
2018/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18 c. Reiterates its call on Turkey to fulfil its obligation of full, non- discriminatory implementation of the Additional Protocol to the EC-Turkey Association Agreement vis-à-vis all Member States, including the Republic of Cyprus; regrets that Turkey has still not made progress towards the normalization of its relations with the Republic of Cyprus; reiterates that recognition of all Member States is a necessary component of the accession process and calls for progress without any further delay;
Amendment 295 #
2018/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the efforts by the UN to resume negotiations on the reunification of Cyprus; supports a fair, comprehensive and viable settlement in line with the relevant UN Security Council resolutions and the EU acquis; reiterates its call on Turkey to commit and contribute to a comprehensive settlement, to begin withdrawing its troops from Cyprus, to transfer the sealed-off area of Famagusta to the UN, and to refrain from actions altering the demographic balance on the island; praises the important work of the Committee on Missing Persons; recognises the right of the Republic of Cyprus to enter into bilateral agreements concerning its exclusive economic zone, explore and exploit its natural resources and calls on Turkey to respect relevant international law (UNCLOS); urges Turkey to engage in the peaceful settlement of disputes, and to refrain from any threat or action which might have negative effects on good neighbourly relations; urges Turkey to show restraint and to respect Cyprus’ sovereignty over its territorial sea and Cyprus’ sovereign rights in its exclusive economic zone; deeply regrets recent statements by Turkey in this regard;
Amendment 297 #
2018/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the efforts by the UN to resume negotiations on the reunification of Cyprus; supports a fair, comprehensive and viable settlementsettlement based on a bi-communal, bi-zonal federation with political equality, a single international legal personality, single sovereignty and single citizenship with political equality between the two communities, in line with the relevant UN Security Council resolutions and, the EU acquis, and on the basis of respect for the principles on which the Union is founded; reiterates its call on Turkey to commit and contribute to a comprehensive settlement, to begin withdrawing its troops from Cyprus, to transfer the sealed-off area of Famagusta to the UN and its lawful inhabitants in accordance with UNSC Resolution 550 (1984), as an effort to pave the way for a democratic comprehensive settlement, and to refrain from actions altering the demographic balance on the island; praises the important work of the Committee on Missing Persons; recognises the right of the Republic of Cyprus to enter into bilateral agreements concerning its exclusive economic zone; urges Turkey to engage in the peaceful settlement of disputes, and to refrain from any threat or action which might have negative effects on good neighbourly relations;
Amendment 5 #
2018/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 31 a (new)
Citation 31 a (new)
- having regard to the Davos Declaration of 22 January 2018 on high- quality Baukultur for Europe, in which European Ministers of Culture state that there is an “urgent need […]to develop new approaches to protecting and advancing the cultural values of the European built environment” and for “a holistic, culture-centred approach to the built environment",
Amendment 24 #
2018/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas Europe’s creative and cultural sectors are the EU’s strongest assets, whereas they represent 4.2 % of the EU’s GDP, create 8.4 million jobs, equal to 3.7 % of total employment in the EU, are economically resilient, even in times of crisis, and offer a higher percentage of youth and women employment than other sectors;
Amendment 39 #
2018/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas cultural networks are a power tool in forging interpersonal bonds and long-lasting peaceful connections across national borders and therefore, in fostering international cultural relations;
Amendment 73 #
2018/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to recognize the importance of the Urban Agenda for the EU and encourage cooperation between member states and cities, amongst other stakeholders in order to stimulate growth, liveability and innovation in the cities of Europe and to identify and successfully tackle social challenges.
Amendment 76 #
2018/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Amendment 80 #
2018/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Calls on the Commission to recognize Culture as a “soft power” that enables and empowers its citizens to be responsible leaders of society, having integrity, enthusiasm and empathy.
Amendment 81 #
2018/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 d (new)
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8d. Calls on the Commission to enable Europe as a place of responsible citizens who build relationships beyond their own cultures, challenge thinking and encourage innovation, and develop and engage others.
Amendment 82 #
2018/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 e (new)
Paragraph 8 e (new)
8e. Calls on the Commission to encourage cultural diversity, integration of migrants and quality of citizenship.
Amendment 83 #
2018/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 f (new)
Paragraph 8 f (new)
8f. Calls on the Commission to encourage collaborations between culture professionals, educators, engaged citizens and business professionals to stimulate a renewed public interest in culture.
Amendment 84 #
2018/2091(INI)
8g. Calls on the Commission to ensure that cultural networks are supported as a means of collective knowledge, experience and memory, providing an informal exchange of information, stimulate discussion and development of culture to improve further mobility and cooperation possibilities and contribute to an integrated Europe cultural space.
Amendment 85 #
2018/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to introduce a dedicated action on mobility within Creative Europe, but underlines that this requires an appropriate budget and simplified administrative procedures in order to avoid obstacles, such as those linked to visas and double. Particular action is needed to address the hindrances and obstacles resulting in excessive or double artist taxation;
Amendment 107 #
2018/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that according to the 2017 Eurobarometer 36 % of Europeans did not participate in any cultural activity within the previous year and calls on the Commission and the Member States, therefore, to strengthen the links between culture, education, innovation and research;
Amendment 124 #
2018/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Agrees that cultural participation and everyday creativity contribute greatly to fostering intercultural dialogue and building healthy societies, however, stresses the necessity of delineating social and artistic work and guaranteeing enough space within the EU funding instruments for appreciating the intrinsic value of artists’ work;
Amendment 129 #
2018/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Underlines that, despite the EU added value of cultural investment, Creative Europe represents 0.15 % of the overall EU budget, of which only 31 % is earmarked for culture; welcomes the new MFF proposal and the proposed increase in funding as a good first step and calls for a doubling of the budget allocated to the new Creative Europe programme and for making the programme more accessible for smaller organisations;
Amendment 142 #
2018/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Regrets that culture isand the arts are not mentioned in the majority of policy fields it contributes to in the Commission’s MFF proposal and calls on the Commission, therefore, in collaboration with CCSs, to design holistic and coordinated strategies for mainstreaming culture and the arts in other policy areas;
Amendment 149 #
2018/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on the Commission to give particular attention to cultural areas that are endangered because of lack of funding or attention, one such area is that relating to poetry.
Amendment 10 #
2018/2054(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out the complexities of the current framework on cross-border cooperation programmes as well as the structural difficulties and administrative burdens that potential beneficiaries encounter during the preparation of these projects; welcomes, in this regard, the simplification measures put forward for the post-2020 period and considers them as an important step to simplify and improve the implementation and accessibility of cross-border cooperation programmes;
Amendment 13 #
2018/2054(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Emphasizes the importance of sport for the economic and social development of cross-border regions, as demonstrated by the numerous territorial cooperation projects that used sport as a tool for social and cultural integration;
Amendment 15 #
2018/2054(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Amendment 16 #
2018/2054(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses the need of a more substantial economic commitment to the promotion of cross-border sports activities and in particular for the construction of small-scale infrastructures for grass-roots sports;
Amendment 22 #
2018/2054(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the fact that language barriers are still an important obstacle to cross-border cooperation, especially in border areas without a longstanding tradition of cooperation; believes that a more targeted use of ESI funds can support the systematic promotion, also through the organization of sporting and cultural events, of multilingualism in education and training in border regions, from early childhood education onwards;
Amendment 32 #
2018/2054(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. 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;
Amendment 37 #
2018/2054(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Urges the Member States to facilitate and encourage the mutual recognition and better understanding of certificates, diplomas, vocational training and professional qualifications between neighbouring regions; encourages therefore the inclusion of specific skills in the curriculum with the objective of increasing the chances for employment across the border;
Amendment 52 #
2018/2054(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Highlights the excessive barriers for cultural and creative industries in accessing financing due to their nature and size (CCIs are predominantly micro- businesses and SMEs), as well as the difficulties arising due to oftentimes poorer economic performance of some border regions; reiterates its view that it is of outmost importance to develop cultural, creative and entrepreneurial skills in order to overcome these structural deficiencies;
Amendment 53 #
2018/2054(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Underlines that regions have a proved capacity in developing cross- border cooperation in the sector of the cultural and creative industries (CCIs) and notes the positive effects of smart specialisation; asks the Commission and the Member States to maintain and strengthen the policies in this field and to use effectively the funding available under EU programmes and the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIFs);
Amendment 64 #
2018/2054(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Strongly believes that media and communication have the potential to strengthen EU border regions through the creative sector. Digital platforms have the ability to promote inclusion and protect the cultural diversity of these border regions. Cinema, television, creative documentaries as well as other digital content, are platforms which can be used to support the heritage and unique traits of EU border regions;
Amendment 66 #
2018/2054(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines the need to address specific challenges related to artistic and cultural mobility – social security, taxation (avoiding double taxation of artists and cultural professionals), provision of information on mobility opportunities (mobility grants, residency programmes, etc.)
Amendment 67 #
2018/2054(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines that sports tourism is an increasingly important sector of the European economy; therefore calls for the allocation of financial resources to the construction of sports infrastructures with a view to promoting tourism through sport;
Amendment 70 #
2018/2054(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Notes the serious migration challenges that some border regions face; to that end, encourages the effective use of the funding available for EU cross- border programmes, as well as the exchange of good practices between local and regional authorities in the border areas, in the framework of the integration of refugees under international protection; underlines the need for national governments to support local and regional authorities in addressing these challenges;
Amendment 13 #
2018/2034(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that, despite the improvement of the economy in the euro area and the creation of new jobs, youth unemployment in some Member States remains unacceptably high and, while rates of youth unemployment have fallen since 2013, they differ widely between Member States;
Amendment 15 #
2018/2034(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Encourages the promotion of policies, such as the introduction of dual education systems, linking studies with the requirements of the labour market; stresses that an effective link between education, research and innovation can make a decisive contribution to job creation;
Amendment 18 #
2018/2034(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Points out the need to plan and promote organised and up-to-date vocational guidance programmes in schools, especially in the countryside and in border, mountainous and island regions;
Amendment 20 #
2018/2034(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Supports the mobility of student ands, worker mobilitys, athletes and artists in the EU and the euro area; is concerned, however, that substantial differences in living and working standards in the euro area trigger involuntary migration, further exacerbating the effects of the so-called brain drain; calls for future education and employment policies to reverse this phenomenon; a key prerequisite for combating the phenomenon of the brain drain is the creation of quality jobs, but also the promotion of effective education, training and career guidance strategies; calls for future education and employment policies to effectively address this phenomenon, for example, by encouraging young people to invest in their entrepreneurial skills;
Amendment 26 #
2018/2034(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Takes into account the positive role of open education and open universities in the process of acquiring knowledge and skills, particularly on-line training programmes for employees, as this is a dynamic form of learning that meets the current needs and the interests of the participants;
Amendment 28 #
2018/2034(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Stresses that one of the objectives of the Youth Guarantee is to ensure that all young people under the age of 25 years receive a good-quality offer of employment, continued education, apprenticeship or traineeship within a period of four months of becoming unemployed or leaving formal education; calls, therefore, for full implementation of the Youth Guarantee, with emphasis on quality offers and effective outreach to all NEETs 1a; highlights that this requires adequate financing in the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF post 2020) including an increase of the European Social Fund and an extension of the Youth Employment Initiative to at least € 21 billion; requests that national public investments for the Youth Guarantee and integration of the long- term unemployed be counted within a ‘silver rule on social investment' under the Stability and Growth Pact; _________________ 1aNEETs: Young people not in employment, education or training
Amendment 29 #
2018/2034(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4e. Supports a Skills Guarantee as a new right for everyone to acquire fundamental skills for the 21st century, including digital literacy; considers that the Skills Guarantee should involve individualised assessment of learning needs, a quality learning offer as well as systematic validation of skills and competences acquired, enabling their easy recognition on the labour market; underlines that the Skills Guarantee is an important social investment, requiring adequate financing at national and European level; calls, therefore, for an increase in the financing of the Skills Guarantee, possibly via an increased European Social Fund and a new convergence instrument for the Eurozone; requests that national public investments in the Skills Guarantee be considered within a 'silver rule on social investment' under the Stability and Growth Pact;
Amendment 30 #
2018/2034(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 f (new)
Paragraph 4 f (new)
4f. Reiterates the European Parliament’s call for the Erasmus+ envelope to be at least tripled in the next MFF with the aim of reaching many more young people, youth organisations and secondary school pupils and apprentices across Europe; calls for particular attention to be paid to people coming from a disadvantaged socio-economic background so as to enable them to participate in the programme, as well as to people with disabilities, in line with the EU’s and the Member States’ obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD);
Amendment 31 #
2018/2034(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 g (new)
Paragraph 4 g (new)
4g. Calls for a ‘silver rule’ on social investment to be applied when implementing the Stability and Growth Pact, namely to consider certain public social investments having a clear positive impact on economic growth (e.g. the Child Guarantee, the Youth Guarantee and the Skills Guarantee) as being eligible for favourable treatment when assessing government deficits and compliance with the 1/20 debt rule; highlights that fiscal consolidation should not undermine national co-financing of European funding for social investment;
Amendment 40 #
2018/2034(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to provide incentives and technical assistance to young people to set up their businesses and to propose measures to promote entrepreneurship through school curricula in the Member States;
Amendment 41 #
2018/2034(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on the national authorities to consider granting tax relief or incentives for social contributions to companies investing in training their employees and recruiting new graduates;
Amendment 43 #
2018/2034(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Recognises and condemns the abusive employment conditions often experienced by professional athletes, such as bogus self-employment, the non- payment of wages, inadequate health, insurance and retirement pension standards, and points to the need to change the existing regulatory framework; calls upon the Commission to present a comprehensive action plan for the promotion of minimum employment standards for professional athletes, starting with the euro area countries covering all the social partners in the sports sector.
Amendment 18 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) In accordance with Article 21 of the Treaty on European Union, the Union shall pursue consistency between the different areas of its external action and between these and its other policies, as well as, including its cultural dimension, and between these and the growing role in diplomacy of other policies, such as education, science and sport, and it shall work for a high degree of cooperation in all fields of international relations. The wide array of actions enabled by this Regulation should contribute to the objectives set out in that Article of the Treaty.
Amendment 25 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The primary objective of Union’s development cooperation policy, as laid down in Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union is the reduction and, in the long term, the eradication of poverty. The Union’s development cooperation policy also contributes to the objectives of the Union’s external action, in particular to foster the sustainable economic, social, cultural, educational and environmental development of developing countries, with the primary aim of eradicating poverty, as set out in Article 21(2)(d) of the Treaty on European Union.
Amendment 28 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The global context for action is the pursuit of a rules-based global order, with multilateralism as its key principle and the United Nations at its core. The 2030 Agenda, together with the Paris Agreement on Climate Change57 and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda58 is the international community’s response to global challenges and trends in relation to sustainable development. With the Sustainable Development Goals at its core, the 2030 Agenda is a transformative framework to eradicate poverty and achieve sustainable development globally. It is universal in scope, providing a comprehensive shared framework for action that applies to the Union, to its Member States and to its partners. It balances the economic, social, cultural, educational and environmental dimensions of sustainable development, recognising the essential interlinkages between its goals and targets. The 2030 Agenda aims to leave no one behind. The implementation of the 2030 Agenda will be closely coordinated with the Union’s other relevant international commitments. Actions undertaken by this Regulation should pay particular attention to interlinkages between Sustainable Development Goals and to integrated actions that can create co- benefits and meet multiple objectives in a coherent way. _________________ 57 58 “Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development”, adopted on 16 June 2015 and endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly on 27 July 2015 (A/RES/69/313)Signed in New York on 22 April 2016.
Amendment 35 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The implementation of this Regulation should be guided by the five priorities established in the Global Strategy for the European Union’s Foreign and Security Policy (the ‘Global Strategy’)59 , presented on 19 June 2016, which represents the Union’s vision and the framework for united and responsible external engagement in partnership with others, to advance its values and interests. The Union should enhance partnerships, promote policy dialogue and collective responses to challenges of global concern. Its action should support the Union’s interests and values in all its aspects, including preserving peace, preventing conflicts, strengthening international security, fighting root causes of irregular migration and assisting populations, countries and regions confronting natural or man-made disasters, supporting quality education, trade policy, economic diplomacy and economic cooperation, promoting digital solutions and technologies, and fostering the international dimension of Union’s policies. In promoting its interests, the Union should comply with, and promote, the principles of respect for high social and environmental standards, for the rule of law, for international law and for human rights. _________________ 59 “Shared Vision, Common Action: A Stronger Europe. A global Strategy for the European Union’s Foreign and Security Policy”, June 2016.
Amendment 36 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The new European Consensus on Development (‘the Consensus’)60, signed on 7 June 2017, provides the framework for a common approach to development cooperation by the Union and its Member States to implement the 2030 Agenda and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda. Eradicating poverty, tackling discrimination and inequalities, ensuring access to quality education, leaving no one behind and strengthening resilience are at the heart of development cooperation policy. _________________ 60 “The New European Consensus on Development ‘Our World, our Dignity, Our Future’”, Joint statement by the Council and the Representatives of the governments of the Member States meeting within the Council, the European Parliament and the European Commission, 8 June 2017.
Amendment 41 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Pursuant to the Sustainable Development Goals, this Regulation should contribute to reinforced monitoring and reporting with a focus on results, covering outputs, outcomes and impacts in partner countries benefiting from the Union’s external financial assistance. In particular, as agreed in the Consensus, actions under this Regulation are expected to contribute 20% of the Official Development Assistance funded under this Regulation to social inclusion, education and culture and human development, including gender equality and women’s empowerment.
Amendment 43 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) This Regulation should reflect the need to focus on strategic priorities, both geographically – the European Neighbourhood and Africa, as well as countries that are fragile and most in need, but also thematically – security, migration, climate change, education, culture, and human rights.
Amendment 47 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The European Neighbourhood Policy, as reviewed in 2015 62, aims at the stabilisation of neighbouring countries and strengthening resilience, particularly by boosting economic development, as the Union’s main political priorities. In order to attain its objective, the reviewed European Neighbourhood Policy has been focusing on four priority areas: good governance, democracy, the rule of law and human rights, with a particular focus in engaging further with civil society; quality education and skills acquisition, economic development;, security; migration and mobility, including tackling the root causes of irregular migration and forced displacement. Differentiation and enhanced mutual ownership are the hallmark of the European Neighbourhood Policy, recognising different levels of engagement, and reflecting the interests of each country concerning the nature and focus of its partnership with the Union. _________________ 62 Joint communication to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, “Review of the European Neighbourhood policy”, 18 November 2015.
Amendment 63 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) The EFSD+ should aim at supporting investments as a means of contributing to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals by fostering sustainable and inclusive economic and social development, supporting modern education systems, strengthening cultural structures and promoting the socio-economic resilience in partner countries with a particular focus on the eradication of poverty, sustainable and inclusive growth, the creation of decent jobs, economic opportunities, skills and entrepreneurship, socioeconomic sectors, micro, small and medium-sized enterprises as well as addressing specific socioeconomic root causes of irregular migration, in accordance with the relevant indicative programming documents. Special attention should be given to countries identified as experiencing fragility or conflict, Least Developed Countries and heavily indebted poor countries.
Amendment 70 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) at global level, to consolidate and support democracy, rule of law and human rights, seek to improve the quality of education and make it accessible to all, support civil society organisations, further stability and peace and address other global challenges including migration and mobility;
Amendment 88 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Article 8 – paragraph 6
6. Programmes and actions under this Regulation shall mainstream climate change, environmental protection, education and culture, and gender equality and shall address interlinkages between Sustainable Development Goals, to promote integrated actions that can create co-benefits and meet multiple objectives in a coherent way. These programmes and actions shall be based on an analysis of risks and vulnerabilities, integrate a resilience approach and be conflict sensitive. They shall be guided by the principle of leaving no one behind.
Amendment 46 #
2018/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Particular attention should be given to ensuring the quality of the activities and other opportunities offered under the European Solidarity Corps, in particular by offering training, language support, insurance, administrative and post-activity support to participants as well as the validation of the knowledge, skills and competences acquired through their European Solidarity Corps experience. Security and safety of the volunteers and their intended beneficiaries, in particular where this concerns persons in vulnerable situations and children, remain of paramount importance and volunteers should not be deployed to operations conducted in the theatre of international and non-international armed conflicts.
Amendment 48 #
2018/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) In the case of placements involving children, only volunteers who have directly relevant qualifications and skills should ever have direct contact with children, and they should complete child protection training and vetting procedures in advance of their placement. During their placement, appropriate safeguarding policies and procedures should be in place to protect children and volunteers, and the latter should be the subject of on-going supervision to ensure that child protection policies are being effectively implemented.
Amendment 114 #
2018/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) measures aimed at ensuring the quality of volunteering, traineeships or jobs, including training, language support, child protection and safeguarding training and background checks for volunteers working with children, complementary insurance, support before or after the solidarity activity as well as the further use of Youthpass that identifies and documents the competences acquired during the solidarity activities for participants, and capacity building and, administrative support for participating organisations;
Amendment 12 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) With 1.8% of EU GDP, down from 2.2% in 2009, infrastructure investment activities in the Union in 2016 were about 20% below investment rates before the global financial crisis. Thus, while a recovery in investment-to-GDP ratios in the Union can be observed, it remains below what might be expected in a strong recovery period and is insufficient to compensate years of underinvestment. More importantly, the current investment levels and forecasts do not cover the Union’s structural investment needs in the face of technological change and global competitiveness, including for innovation, education, skills, infrastructure, small and medium- sized enterprises ('SMEs') and the need to address key societal challenges such as sustainability or population ageing, demographic change or the brain drain, especially among young people. Consequently, continued support is necessary to address market failures and sub-optimal investment situations to reduce the investment gap in targeted sectors to achieve the Union's policy objectives.
Amendment 22 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The InvestEU Fund should contribute to improving the competitiveness of the Union, including in the field of innovation and digitisation, supporting skills, the sustainability of the Union's economic growth, the social resilience and inclusiveness, in particular for young people from vulnerable social groups, and the integration of the Union capital markets, including solutions addressing their fragmentation and diversifying sources of financing for the Union enterprises. To that end, it should support projects that are technically and economically viable by providing a framework for the use of debt, risk sharing and equity instruments underpinned by a guarantee from the Union's budget and by contributions from implementing partners. It should be demand-driven while support under the InvestEU Fund should at the same time focus on contributing to meeting policy objectives of the Union.
Amendment 28 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The InvestEU Fund should support investments in tangible and intangible assets to foster growth, investment and, employment, education and skills and thereby contributing to improved well- being and fairer income distribution in the Union. Intervention through the InvestEU Fund should complement Union support delivered through grants.
Amendment 33 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Low infrastructure investment rates in the Union during the financial crisis undermined the Union's ability to boost sustainable growth, competitiveness and convergence. Sizeable investments in the European infrastructure are fundamental to meet the Union's sustainability targets, including the 2030 energy and climate targets. Accordingly, support from the InvestEU Fund should target investments into transport, energy, including energy efficiency and renewable energy, environmental, climate action, maritime and digital infrastructure. To maximise the impact and the value added of Union financing support, it is appropriate to promote a streamlined investment process enabling visibility of the project pipeline and consistency across relevant Union programmes. Bearing in mind security threats, investment projects receiving Union support should take into account principles for the protection of citizens in public spaces, as well as places where large crowds gather, such as stadiums, educational institutions, museums and monuments. This should be complementary to the efforts made by other Union funds such as the European Regional Development Fund providing support for security components of investments in public spaces, transport, energy and other critical infrastructure.
Amendment 36 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Whereas the level of overall investment in the Union is increasing, investment in higher-risk activities such as research and innovation, in particular in the case of innovative business ideas relating to rapidly growing sectors of the economy, such as the cultural and creative industries, is still inadequate. The resulting underinvestment and difficulties in accessing financial mechanisms in research and innovation isare damaging to the industrial and economic competitiveness of the Union and the quality of life of its citizens. The InvestEU Fund should provide the appropriate financial products to cover different stages in the innovation cycle and a wide range of stakeholders, such as young entrepreneurs, in particular to allow the upscaling of and deployment of solutions at a commercial scale in the Union, in order to make such solutions competitive on world markets.
Amendment 41 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) A significant effort is urgently needed to invest in digital transformation and to, to promote digital skills and combat the inter-generational gap in order to maximise the distributeion of the benefits of itthereof to all Union citizens and businesses. The strong policy framework of the Digital Single Market Strategy should now be matched by investment of a similar ambition, including in artificial intelligence.
Amendment 46 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a crucial role in the Union. However, they face challenges when accessing finance because of their perceived high risk and lack of sufficient collateral. Additional challenges arise from SMEs' need to stay competitive by engaging in digitisation, internationalisation and innovation activities and skilling up their workforce. Moreover, compared to larger enterprises, they have access to a more limited set of financing sources: they typically do not issue bonds, have only limited access to stock exchanges or large institutional investors. The challenge in accessing finance is even greater for those SMEs whose activities focus on intangible assets, such as intellectual property rights. SMEs in the Union rely heavily on banks and debt financing in the form of bank overdrafts, bank loans or leasing. Supporting SMEs that face the above challenges and providing more diversified sources of funding is necessary for increasing the ability of SMEs to finance their creation, growth and development, withstand economic downturns, and for making the economy and the financial system more resilient during economic downturn or shocks. This is also complementary to the initiatives already undertaken in the context of the Capital Markets Union. The InvestEU Fund should provide an opportunity to focus on specific, more targeted financial products.
Amendment 51 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) As set out in the reflection paper on the social dimension of Europe16 and the European Pillar of Social Rights17 , building a more inclusive and fairer Union is a key priority for the Union to tackle inequality and foster social inclusion policies in Europe. Inequality of opportunities affects in particular access to education, training and health. Investment in the social, skills and human capital- related economy, as well as in the integration of vulnerable populations in the society and support for the younger generation, can enhance economic opportunities, especially if coordinated at Union level. The InvestEU Fund should be used to support investment in education and training, help increase employment, in particular among the unskilled and long- term unemployed, and improve the situation with regard to intergenerational solidarity, the health sector, homelessness, digital inclusiveness, community development, the role and place of young people in society, especially those not in education, employment or training (NEETs), as well as vulnerable people, including third country nationals. The InvestEU Programme should also contribute to the support of European culture and creativity as well as grassroots sport that is a lever for social and economic development. To counter the profound transformations of societies in the Union and of the labour market in the coming decade, it is necessary to invest in human capital, microfinance, social enterprise finance and and the financing of social enterprises, educational institutions, cultural and creative sector businesses, sports organisations as well as in new social economy business models, including social impact investment and social outcomes contracting. The InvestEU Programme should strengthen nascent social market eco-system, increasing the supply of and access to finance to micro- and social enterprises, to meet the demand of those who need it the most. The report of the High-Level Task-Force on Investing in Social Infrastructure in Europe18 has identified investment gaps in social infrastructure and services, including for education, training, health and, housing, culture and sport which call for support, including at the Union level. Therefore, the collective power of public, commercial and philanthropic capital, as well as support from foundations, should be harnessed to support the social market value chain development and a more resilient Union. _________________ 16 17 18COM(2017) 206. COM(2017) 206. 17 COM(2017) 250. COM(2017) 250. 18 Published as European Economy Published as European Economy Discussion Paper 074 in January 2018.
Amendment 59 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Each policy window should be composed of two compartments, that is to say an EU compartment and a Member State compartment. The EU compartment should address Union-wide market failures or sub-optimal investment situations in a proportionate manner; supported actions should have a clear European added value. The Member State compartment should give Member States the possibility to contribute a share of their resources of Funds under shared management to the provisioning of the EU guarantee to use the EU guarantee for financing or investment operations to address specific market failures or sub-optimal investment situations in their own territory, including in vulnerable and remote areas, border, inaccessible and remote areas and mountain and island regions, such as the outermost regions of the Union, to deliver objectives of the Fund under shared management. Actions supported from the InvestEU Fund through either EU or Member State compartments should not duplicate or crowd out private financing or distort competition in the internal market.
Amendment 67 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the competitiveness of the Union, including innovation and, digitisation and human capital;
Amendment 71 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the social resilience and inclusiveness of the Union; particular emphasis should be placed on combating unemployment and developing skills, in particular among young people;
Amendment 74 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) to support financing and investment operations in education, research, innovation and digitisation;
Amendment 77 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) to increase the access to and the availability of microfinance and finance to social enterprises, support financing and investment operations related to social investment and skilleducational institutions, training centres, the cultural and creative sector, sport, support financing and investment operations related to social investment, investment in culture and sport and skills and the development of competences and develop and consolidate social investment markets, in the areas referred to in point (d) of Article 7(1).
Amendment 86 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point α
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point α
(a) sustainable infrastructure policy window: comprises sustainable investment in the areas of transport, energy, digital connectivity, education, supply and processing of raw materials, space, oceans and water, waste, nature and other environment infrastructure, the cultural heritage, sport, equipment, mobile assets and deployment of innovative technologies that contribute to the environmental or social sustainability objectives of the Union, or to both, or meet the environmental or social sustainability standards of the Union;
Amendment 91 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point γ
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point γ
(c) SMEs policy window: access to and availability of finance for SMEs and, in duly justified cases, for small mid-cap companies, for start-ups and businesses set up by young people;
Amendment 94 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point δ
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point δ
(d) social investment and skills policy window: comprises microfinance, social enterprise finance and social economy; skills, education, training and related services; social infrastructure (including social and student housing); social innovation; health and long-term care; inclusion and accessibility; cultural and sports activities with a social goal; actions relating to young people, especially those not in education, employment or training; integration of vulnerable people, including third country nationals.
Amendment 120 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d
(d) enhancement and restoration of eco-systems and their services; conservation and protection of natural archaeological sites and monuments of the cultural environment;
Amendment 127 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 8
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 8
8. Cultural and creative sectors; media, audio-visual sector and journalism, advertising, the cultural heritage, traditional handicrafts, museums, sports, design, cinema, theatre, music, visual arts, publishing, video games.
Amendment 128 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
8 a. sport-related industries; sustainability and profitability of investment in sports facilities, sports events and partnerships with other industry sectors.
Amendment 129 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 9
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 9
9. Tourism, including projects that drive sustainable tourism and are associated with any special form of thematic tourism such as cultural, religious and pilgrimage, sports and educational tourism, rural tourism and youth tourism.
Amendment 131 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point d – point i
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point d – point i
(i) education and training, including early childpre-schoodl education, upbringing and care, educational facilities, student housing and digital equipment;
Amendment 132 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point f
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point f
(f) cultural activities and sports events with a social goal; support for vulnerable groups, social inclusion and charity;
Amendment 58 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The general objective of the Programme should be to support the digital transformation of industry and to foster better exploitation of the industrial potential of policies of innovation, and research and technological developmentpolicies, as well as the full use of R&D results, technological development and European and international standards, for the benefit of businesses and citizens all over the Union. The programme should be structured into five Specific Objectives reflecting key policy areas, namely: high- performance computing, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, advanced digital skills, and deployment, best use of digital capacities and interoperability. For all these areas, the Programme should also aim at better aligning Union, Member States and regional policies, and pooling of private and industrial resources in order to increase investment and develop stronger synergies.
Amendment 86 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) In its resolution of 1 June 2017 on digitising European industry67 the European Parliament stated that education, training and lifelong learning are the cornerstone of social cohesion in a digital society. It emphasised as well the importance of basic digital skills which should encompass knowledge of the possibilities that digital skills offer, advanced use of basic digital tools, safe internet behaviour and search methodologies to identify credible sources, and promote awareness-raising about rights online. It would also contribute to allowing citizens to have a critical understanding of different forms of digital media and thereby increasing and enhancing the resources and opportunities offered by ‘digital literacy’. _________________ 67 Document ref. A8-0183/2017, available at: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDo c.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference= P8-TA-2017-0240
Amendment 105 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35 a (new)
Recital 35 a (new)
(35a) Furthermore historical and cultural sites are often not easily accessible for persons with disabilities. The Programme could therefore contribute to support digital initiatives aiming at improving engagement and making cultural experiences, sites and artefacts throughout Europe more accessible to persons with disabilities, regardless of geographical location.
Amendment 124 #
2018/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) support, together with Member States, the procurement of advanced cybersecurity equipment, tools and data infrastructures in full compliance with data protection legislation supported by the development of voluntary standards;
Amendment 42 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) On 20 June 2017, the Council endorsed the Union response to the 'UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’ - a sustainable European future. The Council underlined the importance of achieving sustainable development across the three dimensions (economic, social and environmental), in a balanced and integrated way. It is vital that sustainable development is mainstreamed into all Union internal and external policy areas, and that the Union is ambitious in the policies it uses to address global challenges. The Council welcomed the Commission Communication on "Next steps for a sustainable European future" of 22 November 2016 as a first step in mainstreaming the Sustainable Development Goals and applying sustainable development as an essential guiding principle for all Union policies, including through its financing instruments.The European Social Fund + can make a particular contribution to implementing the Sustaniable Development Goals by halvingrelative poverty and eradicating extreme forms of poverty; quality andinclusive education, promoting gender equality, and reducing inequality, among others.
Amendment 50 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from economic globalisation, demographic developments, 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, making growth more inclusive and by improving employment and social policies, including in view of labour mobility.
Amendment 64 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The ESF+ should aim to promote 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 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 counselling and guidance during the job search and the transition 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 the access of each family 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 81 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) The Commission, within the framework of Strategy 2020, has set the target for 95% of pre-school children up to 4 years of age or older to participate in pre-school education. It should be noted, however, that thousands of children are excluded annually from pre-school education structures due to the lack of resources of the competent national authorities.
Amendment 112 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) To ensure that the social dimension of Europe as set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights is duly put forward and that a minimum amount of resources is targeting those most in need Member States should allocate at least 2530% of their national ESF+ resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management to fostering social inclusion.
Amendment 113 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22 a (new)
Recital 22 a (new)
(22 a) All EU Member States have ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), which constitutes the standard in the promotion and protection of the rights of the child. The promotion of children’s rights is an explicit objective of EU policies (Article 3 of the Lisbon Treaty), and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights requires that the best interests of the child be a primary considerationin all EU action. The EU and Member States should make appropriate use of theESF+ to break the cycle of disadvantage for children living in poverty andsocial exclusion, as defined in the 2013 European Commission Recommendation Investing in children. The ESF+ should support actions promoting effective interventions that contribute to the realisation of children’s rights.
Amendment 116 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22 b (new)
Recital 22 b (new)
(22 b) In light of the persistently high levels of child poverty and social exclusion in the EU (26.4% in 2017), and the European Pillar of Social Rights which states that children have the right to protection from poverty, and children from disadvantaged backgrounds have the rights to specific measures to enhance equal opportunities; Member States should allocate appropriate amount of ESF+ resources under shared management for the reduction of child poverty and social exclusion. Investing early in children yields significant returns for children and society as a whole. Supporting children to develop skills and capabilities enables them to develop their full potential, become active members of society and increase their chances on the labour market as young people.
Amendment 121 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
Amendment 122 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) Given the diversity of the level of development in the regions and different social realities across Europe, the degree of flexibility of the ESF + should be sufficient to take the regional and territorial specificities into account.
Amendment 143 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
(13) 'most deprived persons' means natural persons, whether individuals, families, households or groups composed of such persons, including children whose need for assistance has been established according to the objective criteria set by the national competent authorities in consultation with relevant stakeholders, while avoiding conflicts of interest and which are approved by those national competent authorities and which may include elements that allow the targeting of the most deprived persons in certain geographical areas;
Amendment 148 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Amendment 155 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Amendment 164 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iii
(iii) promoting women’s labour market participation, a better work/life balance including access to childcareinclusive and non- segregated quality early childhood education and care and to other community-bassed services for children, a healthy and well–adapted working environment addressing health risks, adaptation of workers, enterprises and entrepreneurs to change, and active and healthy ageing;
Amendment 172 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iv
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iv
(iv) improving the quality, inclusiveness and effectiveness and labour market relevance of education and training systems, to support acquisition of key competences including digital skills;
Amendment 176 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) In accordance with Articles 349 and 174 TFEU and Article 2 of Protocol No 6 to the 1994 Act of Accession, the outermost regions and, the northern sparsely populated regions and islands are entitled to specific measures under common policies and EU programmes. Due to the permanent constraints these regions require specific support.
Amendment 177 #
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 non-segregated and inclusive education and training, 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 186 #
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 thEU institutions and local, regional and national authorities, at the respective relevant territorial levels and, together with the socio- economic actors, in particular the social partners and civil society. It is therefore essential that Member States encourage the participation of sinvolve locial partners and civil societyand regional authorities in the implementation of the ESF + under shared management as they are best placed to know the social and economic needs at sub-national level and encourage the participation of social partners and civil society.
Amendment 204 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall concentrate the ESF+ resources under shared management on interventions that address the challenges identified among others in their national reform programmes, in the European Semester as well as in the relevant country reports and country-specific recommendations adopted in accordance with Article 121(2) TFEU and Article 148(4) TFEU, and take into accountthe Social Scoreboard, in full respect of the principles and rights set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights.
Amendment 209 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall allocate an appropriate amount of their ESF+ resources under shared management to address challenges identified in relevant country reports and country-specific recommendations adopted in accordance with Article 121(2) TFEU and Article 148(4) TFEU and in the European Semester falling within the scope of the ESF+ as set out in Article 4.
Amendment 217 #
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 ofthe meaningful and inclusive adequate participation of local and regional authorities, social partners and civil society organisations in the management, programming, delivery monitoring and evaluation of activities and policies supported by the ESF strand under shared management, including employment, education and social inclusion and anti-discrimination policies supported by the ESF+ strand under shared management in accordance with Article 6of the [CPR Regulation] and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 240/2014.
Amendment 219 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall allocate an appropriatethe minimum amount of 2% of ESF+ resources under shared management in each programme for the capacity building of local and regional authorities, social partners and civil society organisations.
Amendment 231 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4
Article 17 – paragraph 4
4. The delivery of food and/or material assistance mayshall be complemented with re-orientation towards competent services and other accompanying measures aiming at the social inclusion of the most deprived persons.
Amendment 277 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
The ESF+ aims to support Member States, at national, regional and local level, to achieve 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, thereby contributing to the goals of the Union as regards to strengthening economic, social and territorial cohesion in accordance with Article 174 TFEU.
Amendment 299 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a
a) under shared management, where strategic programming and implementation tasks are delegated to the EU member States and regions, for the part of the assistance which corresponds to the specific objectives indicated in Article 4(1) (the ‘ESF+ strand under shared management’), and
Amendment 430 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall concentrate the ESF+ resources under shared management on interventions that address the challenges identified in their national reform programmes, in the European Semester as well as in the relevant country-specific recommendations, taking into account regional specificities, adopted in accordance with Article 121(2) TFEU and Article 148(4) TFEU, and take into account principles and rights set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights, thereby contributing to the goals of the Union set out in Article 174 TFEU as regards to strengthening economic, social and territorial cohesion.
Amendment 444 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States and, where appropriate the Commission, shall foster synergies and ensure coordination, complementarity and coherence between the ESF+ and other Union funds, programmes and instruments such as Erasmus, the Asylum and Migration Fund and the Reform Support Programme, including the Reform Delivery Tool and the Technical Support Instrument, both in the planning phase and during implementation. Member States and, where appropriate the Commission, shall optimise mechanisms for coordination to avoid duplication of effort and ensure close cooperation between those responsible for implementation to deliver coherent and streamlined support actions. The ESF + programmes shall also take into account the Smart Specialisation Strategies developed by regional authorities.
Amendment 451 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. In duly justified cases, Member States shall allocate an appropriate amount of their ESF+ resources under shared management to address challenges identified in relevant country-specific recommendations, taking into account regional specificities, adopted in accordance with Article 121(2) TFEU and Article 148(4) TFEU and in the European Semester falling within the scope of the ESF+ as set out in Article 4 taking into account principles and rights as set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights as well as the objectives of the economic, social and territorial cohesion set out in Article 174 TFEU.
Amendment 507 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall ensure adequate participation of local and regional authorities, social partners and civil society organisations in the delivery of employment, education and social inclusion policies supported by the ESF+ strand under shared management.
Amendment 514 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall allocate an appropriate amount of ESF+ resources under shared management in each programme for the capacity building of local and regional authorities, social partners and civil society organisations.
Amendment 23 #
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 facilitate access to quality education, culture and grassroots sport by helping the authorities to upgrade their infrastructures and 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.
Amendment 54 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – point i
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – point i
(i) enhancing the effectiveness of labour markets and access to quality employment, particularly for young people, through developing social innovation and infrastructure;
Amendment 57 #
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, early childhood care, training and lifelong learning through developing infrastructure;
Amendment 66 #
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, the unemployed, in particular parents who are out of work, young people not in education, employment or training, migrants and disadvantaged groups, through integrated measures including housing and social services;
Amendment 84 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e – point i
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e – point i
(i) fostering the integrated social, economic and environmental development, cultural heritage, sport and security in urban areas;
Amendment 91 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e – point ii
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e – point ii
(ii) fostering the integrated social, economic and environmental local development, cultural heritage, sport and security, including for rural and coastal areas also through community-led local development.
Amendment 108 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In its Communication on 'A modern budget for a Union that protects, empowers and defends - the multiannual financial framework for 2021-2027'26 adopted on 2 May 2018, the Commission called for greater investment in people and a stronger “"youth”" focus in the next financial framework, notably by more than doubling the size of the 2014-2020 and recognised that the Erasmus+ Programme, has been one of the Union’s most visible success stories. The focus of the new Programme should be on inclusiveness, and toDespite that overall success, the 2014- 2020Programme remained unable to meet the high demand for funding and suffered from low project success rates. To remedy those shortcomings, it is necessary to increase the multiannual budget for the successor Programme to the 2014- 2020Programme. Moreover, the successor Programme aims to boost social inclusion by reaching more young people with fewer opportunities. This should allow more young people to move to another country to learn or work. people from disadvantaged backgrounds and people with disabilities and other special needs, and incorporates a number of new and ambitious initiatives. Therefore, it is necessary to triple the budget, in constant prices, for the successor Programme as compared to the multiannual financial framework for the period 2014-2020. _________________ 26 COM(2018) 321 final.
Amendment 117 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In this context, it is necessary to establish the successor programme for education, training, youth and sport (the 'Programme') of the 2014-2020 Erasmus + programme established by Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council27. The integrated nature of the 2014-2020 programme covering learning in all contexts - formal, non- formal and informal, and at all stages of life - should be maintained to boost flexible learning paths allowing individuals to develop thosee skills and competences that are necessary to face the challenges and make the most of the opportunities of the twenty-first century. _________________ 27 Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council of 11 December 2013 establishing 'Erasmus+': the Union programme for education, training, youth and sport and repealing Decisions No 1719/2006/EC, No 1720/2006/EC and No 1298/2008/EC (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 50).
Amendment 137 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The Programme should take into account the Union work plan for sport which is the cooperation framework at Union level in the field of sport for the years […]32 . Coherence and complementarity should be ensured between the Union work plan and actions supported under the Programme in the field of sport. There is a need to focus in particular on grassroots sports, taking into account the important role that sports play in promoting physical activity and healthy lifestyle, social inclusion and equality. The Programme should contribute to promote European common values through sport, good governance and integrity in sport, sustainability and good environmental practices in sport, as well as education, training and skills in and through sport. _________________ 32 [Reference]. [Reference].
Amendment 144 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) In order to maximise the effectiveness of European funding and policy support, it is important to foster synergies and complementarity across all relevant programmes in a coherent manner. These synergies should result in simplified application procedures at the implementation level.
Amendment 163 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) Virtual formats, such as virtual cooperation, blended learning and virtual learning, should be promoted in order to reach more participants, in particular those for whom moving physically to a country other than their country of residence would be an obstacle. Virtual learning and blended learning tools, in particular those used for language learning, should be made as widely available as possible, both in support of mobility activities and for those people who are not engaged in mobility activities, but who would benefit from using those tools.
Amendment 188 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) The international dimension of the Programme should be boosted aiming at offering a greater number of opportunities for mobility, cooperation and policy dialogue with third countries not associated to the Programme. Building on the successful implementation of international higher education and youth activities under the predecessor programmes in the fields of education, training and youth, the international mobility activities should be extended to other sectors, such as in vocational education and training and sport.
Amendment 193 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The Programme should reinforce existing learning mobility opportunities, notably in those sectors where the Programme could have the biggest efficiency gains, to broaden its reach and meet the high unmet demand. This should be done notably by increasing and facilitating mobility activities for higher education students, school pupils and learners in vocational education and training. Mobility of low-skilled adult learners should be embedded in partnerships for cooperation. Mobility opportunities for youth participating in non-formal learning activities should also be extended to reach more young people. Mobility of staff in education, training, youth and sport should also be reinforced, considering its leverage effect. In line with the vision of a true European Education Area, the Programme should also boost mobility and exchanges and promote student participation in educational and, cultural and sport activities by supporting digitalisation of processes,digitalising processes to facilitate application procedures and participation in the Programme, by developing user-friendly online systems based on best practice and by creating new tools such as the European Student Card. This initiative can be an important step in making mobility for all a reality first by enabling higher education institutions to send and receive more exchange students while still enhancing quality in student mobility and also by facilitating students' access to various services (library, transport, accommodation) before arriving at the institution abroad.
Amendment 197 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The Programme should reinforce existing learning mobility opportunities, notably in those sectors where the Programme could have the biggest efficiency gains, to broaden its reach and meet the high unmet demand. This should be done notably by increasing and facilitating mobility activities for higher education students, school pupils and learners in vocational education and training. Mobility of low-skilled adult learners should be embedded in partnerships for cooperation. Mobility opportunities for youth participating in non-formal learning activities should also be extended to reach more young people, especially newcomers. Mobility of staff in education, training, youth and sport should also be reinforced, considering its leverage effect. In line with the vision of a true European Education Area, the Programme should also boost mobility and exchanges and promote student participation in educational and cultural activities by supporting digitalisation of processes, such as the European Student Card. This initiative can be an important step in making mobility for all a reality first by enabling higher education institutions to send and receive more exchange students while still enhancing quality in student mobility and also by facilitating students' access to various services (library, transport, accommodation) before arriving at the institution abroad.
Amendment 218 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) The Programme should offer young people more opportunities to discover Europe through learning experiences abroad. Eighteen year olds, in particular those with fewer opportunitie under the new initiative entitled DiscoverEU. Young people who have recently completed secondary education, in particular those from disadvantaged backgrounds and with disabilities and other special needs, should be given the chance to have a first-time, short- term individual or group experience travelling throughout Europe in the frame of anas part of a non-formal or informal educational activity aimed at fostering their sense of belonging to the European Union and discovering its cultural diversityand linguistic diversity. That initiative should have a robust and verifiable learning component. The Programme should identify bodies in charge of reaching out and selecting the participants and support activities to foster the learning dimension of the experience.
Amendment 241 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) To increase the use of virtual cooperation activities, the Programme should support a more systematic use of theexisting online platforms, such as eTwinning, the School Education Gateway, the Electronic Platform for Adult Learning in Europe, the European Youth Portal and the online platform for higher education. The Programme should also encourage the development of new online platforms to strengthen and modernise the delivery of education, training, sport and youth policy at European level.
Amendment 261 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) It is important to stimulate teaching, learning and research in European integration matters, as well as to promote debates on these matters through the support of Jean Monnet actions in the fields of higher education but also in otherall fields of education and training. Fostering a sense of European identityEuropean sense of belonging and commitment is particularly important at times whengiven the challenges to the common values on which the Union is founded, and which form part of oura common European identity, are put to the test, and whennd considering that citizens are showing low levels of engagement. The Programme should continue to contribute to the development of excellence in European integration studies and, at the same time, to enhance the engagement of the wider learning community and the general public with European integration.
Amendment 329 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
(4a) 'virtual learning' means the acquisition of skills and knowledge through the use of information and communication tools;
Amendment 331 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 b (new)
(4b) 'blended learning' means the acquisition of skills and knowledge through a combination of virtual education and training tools and traditional education and training methods;
Amendment 333 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
(6) 'grassroots sport' means organised sport practised at local level by amateur sports people, and sport for allphysical leisure activity, organised and non- organised, practised regularly at non- professional level for health, educational or social purposes;
Amendment 340 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
(8a) ‘sport staff’ means persons involved in the direction, instruction, training and management of a sports team or individual sports people, both on a paid or voluntary basis;
Amendment 343 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)
(10a) ‘the Seal of Excellence’ means the high-quality label awarded to projects submitted to Erasmus+ which are deemed to deserve funding but do not receive it due to budget limits. It recognises the value of the proposal and supports the search for alternative funding;
Amendment 346 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
(11) ‘adult education’ means any form of non-vocational education for adults after initial education, whether of a formal, non- formal or informal nature. The main objectives of adult education are the transfer of knowledge, competences and skills and the promotion of social inclusion, active citizenship, personal development and well-being;
Amendment 397 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The general objective of the Programme is to support the educational, professional and personal development of people in education, training, youth and sport, in Europe and beyond, thereby contributing to sustainable growth, jobs and social cohesion and to strengthening European identity. As such, the Programme shall be a key instrument for building a European education area, supporting the implementation of the European strategic cooperation in the field of education and training, with its underlying sectoral agendasincluding automatic mutual recognition of qualifications, diplomas and learning periods abroad, advancing youth policy cooperation under the Union Youth Strategy 2019-2027 and developing the European dimension in sport.
Amendment 411 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) promote learning mobility of sport coaches and staff, as well as cooperation, inclusion, creativity and innovation at the level of sport organisations and sport policies. The focus should be in particular on supporting grassroots sport.
Amendment 424 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the mobility of adult education staff and adult education learners provided that those learners are participating in a formal adult education programme;
Amendment 425 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the mobility of adult learners and adult education staff;
Amendment 437 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The language learning opportunities referred to in point (e) of the first paragraph shall also be available for non- mobility actions in the form of virtual learning and blended learning.
Amendment 451 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) online platforms and tools for virtual cooperation, including the support services for eTwinning and for the electronic platform for adult learning in Europe, as well as tools to facilitate mobility, such as the European Student Card referred to in Article 25(7b).
Amendment 456 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the support to Union tools and measures that foster the quality, transparency and recognition of competences, skills and qualifications45 , including Europass; _________________ 45 In particular the single Union framework for the transparency of qualifications and competences ; the European Qualifications Framework; the European Quality Assurance Reference Framework for Vocational Education and Training; the European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training; the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System; the European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education; the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education; the European Network of Information Centres in the European Region and National Academic Recognition Information Centres in the European Union; and the Euroguidance networks.
Amendment 469 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) support to the following institutions pursuing an aim of European interest: the European University Institute, Florence, including its School of Transnational Governance; the College of Europe (Bruges and Natolin campuses); the European Institute of Public Administration, Maastricht; the Academy of European Law, Trier; the European Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive Education, Odense and the International Centre for European Training, Nice, among other high-level institutions.
Amendment 476 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) intergenerational exchanges between younger and older people.
Amendment 483 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) partnerships for excellence;
Amendment 504 #
2018/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) not -for -profit sport events aiming, including small-scale events, aimed at further developing the European dimension of sport.
Amendment 35 #
2018/0162(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a
Directive 2008/106/EC
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Amendment 44 #
2018/0162(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/106/EC
Article 20 – paragraph 8
Article 20 – paragraph 8
8. If there are no endorsements attesting recognition issued by a Member State in relation to certificates of competency or certificates of proficiency, referred to in paragraph 1 of Article 19, issued by a third country for a period of more than 57 years, the recognition of that country's certificates shall be withdrawn. To this endre-examined in consultation with the Member States and the relevant stakeholders. To this end following the abovementioned re-examination procedure, the Commission shall adopt implementing decisions, in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 28(2), after notifying the Member States as well as the third country concerned at least two months in advance.
Amendment 3 #
2017/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas unemployment and youth unemployment in the Union have been falling gradually since 2013, but are still above 2008 levels, with considerable differences among and within the Member States, especially in the EU member states most affected by the financial crisis;
Amendment 6 #
2017/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Underlines that investments in culture, education, youth and sport significantly improve social cohesion in the European Union, especially by facilitating social integration of European citizens;
Amendment 9 #
2017/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets that the Commission’s 7th report on economic, social and territorial cohesion does not make any quantitative or qualitative reference to culture-related projects, which accounted for at least EUR 65 billion of cohesion policy expenditurefrom the European Regional Development Fund for the period 2014- 2020;
Amendment 17 #
2017/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls on the Commission to fully exploit potential synergies between cohesion policy and other EU policies; points out that much more can still be done to bring about a greater synergy between the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIFs) and other European programmes outlined for the 2014-2020 programming period, with specific reference to Erasmus+ and Creative Europe, through the provision of better information on an EU-wide basis and by means of much more resolute implementation in the Member States and their regions;
Amendment 22 #
2017/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the creation in the next programming period of two thematic objecpossibilitives onf funding culture and, education, explicitly referenced as suchyouth and sport via special thematic objectives to this purpose in the ESIF;
Amendment 43 #
2017/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the Commission to establish the cultural and creative industries (CCIs) as a horizontal priority and to use effectively the funding available under EU programmes and the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIFs) in order to support more projects in the CCI sector;
Amendment 45 #
2017/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Underlines that regions have a proved capacity in developing clusters and cross-border cooperation in the field of CCIs, and in this context notes the positive effects of smart specialisation in CCI as a motor of growth for regions;
Amendment 47 #
2017/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7 c. Calls on the Commission to exploit the capacity of the European Regional Development Fund to support the development of sport infrastructure and promote sustainable sport and outdoor activities as a tool for regional and rural development, and the European Social Fund to strengthen the skills and employability of workers in the sport sector;
Amendment 73 #
2017/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to continue initiatives aimed at increasing access to better education, skills, and quality, innovative entrepreneurship, and sustainable employment, especially for young people; points out that training programmes financed under the ESF should be tailored to the needs of the labour market;
Amendment 132 #
2017/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recognises that the integration of long-term unemployed individuals into employment through individually tailored measures is a key factor for fighting poverty and social exclusion and also has other preventative psychosocial benefits; stresses that integrating persons returning to work after illness or a serious injury has a double effect: benefiting the individual as well as supporting the economy;
Amendment 147 #
2017/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Takes the view that the Member States should take a positive and work- oriented approach to workers with disabilities, older workers and those who have suffered an illness or a serious injury, focusing on early evaluation of the individual’s remaining capabilities and the adaptation of the workplace, taking into account the person’s occupational profile and socio-economic situation; encourages Member States to improve provisions in their social security systems that would favour the system of return to work;
Amendment 51 #
2017/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Deplores the large numbers of young people not in education, employment or training (NEETs); notes that employment, education and training for young people should be one of the EU’s highest political priorities;
Amendment 82 #
2017/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that, despite high unemployment rates, labour mobility within the EU remains limited; draws attention, therefore, to the importance of worker mobility for a competitive labour market; calls on the Commission and the Member States to encourage cross-border professional and vocational opportunities to this end;
Amendment 88 #
2017/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Points out the important role of enterprises in matters related to skill acquisition and the creation of jobs for young people; notes that education and training in areas related to the promotion of entrepreneurship may contribute to the achievement of long-term development, the promotion of European competitiveness and the fight against unemployment;
Amendment 12 #
2017/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that the advanced character of the EU economy, as well as digitalisation, automation and robotisation of the EU labour market, has increased demand for high-level qualifications and skills, while demand for low-level qualifications and skills has decreased; notes, however, that even greater efforts need to be made to bring Europe’s economy fully into line with the new digital age;
Amendment 42 #
2017/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that skills mismatch and shortages are largely responsible for both unemployment and unfilled job vacancies3 ; considers that these worrying phenomena should be tackled by modernising education systems, making education systems cooperate more closely with labour market actors and focusing more on training in soft and transversal skills to accommodate future skills needs; __________________ 3 http://www.cedefop.europa.eu/en/events- and-projects/projects/assisting-eu- countries-skills-matching
Amendment 46 #
2017/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3α. Underlines the lack of high-quality vocational guidance in the Member States; stresses the need to improve the quality of vocational guidance in schools, while stressing that the provision of bespoke educational guidance and support at all levels of education and training may significantly facilitate access to the labour market;
Amendment 119 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights the potential of new technologies and innovation to improve the quality of education but also to offer new opportunities in education by meeting learners’ needs, increasing flexibility in learning and teaching, and creating new forms of cooperation;
Amendment 291 #
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 and to explore up-to-date and transparent ways of providing financial support;
Amendment 401 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34 a. Supports the promotion of physical activity and physical education in schools;
Amendment 115 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Reiterates its call from 2014for the Commission and the Member States to take all necessary measures to play an active role in facilitating thean internationally agreed ban on the use and carriage of heavy fuel oil (HFO) as ship fuel in vessels navigating the Arctic seas on the basis of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) and through port state control, along similar lines to the way the waters surrounding Antarctica have been regulated; invites the Commission to include the environmental and climate risks of the use of HFO in its position on International Ocean Governance; calls on the Commission, in the absence of adequate international measures, to put forward proposals on rules for vessels calling at EU ports prior to journeys through Arctic waters, with a view to prohibiting the use and carriage of HFO;
Amendment 229 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Reiterates that, in accordance with the Paris Agreement, all sectors of the economy are required to contribute to the reduction of CO2 emissions; urges the adoption of clear targets to reduce international maritime CO2 emissions at global level through the IMO; notes, furthermore, that the EU should contribute in parallel to the reduction of CO2 emissions from shipping by introducing a robust pricing mechanism as soon as possible;
Amendment 4 #
2017/2043(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Calls for maintaining the EU support to sports policy, the sports chapter of the Erasmus+ programme and the financing of Special Events, such as the Special Olympics in 2017;
Amendment 4 #
2017/2023(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that systematic recourse to provenance research is needed to achieve a more transparent and responsible art market, and to discourage looting, and should therefore be actively promoted; notes the possibilities offered by European financial instruments in this direction; calls for consideration to be given to the promotion of European training programmes in provenance research in order to enable those involved in the fight against the illicit trade in cultural goods to develop and improve their expertise;
Amendment 19 #
2017/2023(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. INotes the legal difficulties that arise in cross-border applications for the return of works of art; is convinced that the absence or laxity of rules in certain Member States concerning provenance research and due diligence 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 25 #
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; calls on the Commission and the Member States to launch information campaigns to discourage trade in cultural goods originating from illegal trade from war zones; 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;
Amendment 180 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Voluntary activities constitute a rich experience in a non-formal and informal learning context which enhances young people's personal, socio-educational and professional development, active citizenship and employability. Voluntary activitieseering placements should be mainly carried out by public authorities, non-profit organisations, foundations and social enterprises and they should not have an adverse effect on potential or existing paid employment, nor should they be seen as a substitute for it. In order to ensure continuity with respect to the volunteering activities that are supported at Union level, the volunteering activities under the European Voluntary Service that fall within the geographical scope of the European Solidarity Corps should be supported by the latter in the form of cross- border volunteering placements. The other volunteering activities under the European Voluntary Service that do not fall under the geographical scope of the European Solidarity Corps should continue to be supported under the Programme established by Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing 'Erasmus+': the Union programme for education, training, youth and sport20 . With respect to the interpretation of related legislation at Union level, both the cross-border volunteering placements under the European Solidarity Corps and the volunteering activities that continue to be supported under Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013 should be considered equivalent to those carried out under the European Voluntary Service. __________________ 20 Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 establishing 'Erasmus+': the Union programme for education, training, youth and sport and repealing Decisions No 1719/2006/EC, No 1720/2006/EC and No 1298/2008/EC, OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 50.
Amendment 193 #
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 to the benefit of their local communities. Those projects should be an opportunity 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, NGOeither as volunteers or as employees in associations, NGOs, youth organisations or other bodies active in the solidarity, non-profit and youth sectors and set up their own associations.
Amendment 203 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Particular attention should be paid to ensuring the quality of the placements and other opportunities offered under the European Solidarity Corps, in particular by offering online and offline training, language support, insurance, administrative and post- placement support to participants as well as the validation of the knowledge, skills and competences acquired through their European Solidarity Corps experience. This support should be created and provided in collaboration with youth organisations and other civil society organisations in order to tap into their expertise on the field. Post-placement support should also prioritise the continuous civic engagement of the participants in their community, guiding them towards local organisations or projects to engage with after the placement.
Amendment 227 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) A European Solidarity Corps Portal should continuously be developed in order to ensure easy access to the European Solidarity Corps and to provide a one-stop shop for both interested individuals and organiszations as regards, inter alia, registration, identification and matching of profiles and opportunities, networking and virtual exchanges, online training, language and pre and post-placement support, and direct feedback and evaluation mechanisms as well as other useful functionalities, which may arise in the future. The European Solidarity Corps Portal and its use should be explained in detail in the programme guide.
Amendment 272 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) An entity willing to apply for funding to offer placements under the European Solidarity Corps should have first received a quality label as a precondition. This requirement should not apply to natural persons seeking financial support on behalf of an informal group of European Solidarity Corps participants for their solidarity projects and should be accompanied by simplified application procedures.
Amendment 343 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
(4a) "sending organisation" means an entity that plays a fundamental role in encouraging, promoting and facilitating accessibility to and partnerships in the volunteering sector such as trade unions, youth organisations, Churches and religious associations or communities, NGOs or other actors from civil society;
Amendment 404 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
The objective of the European Solidarity Corps is to enhancepromote and enhance European solidarity and volunteering as a virtue; it shall strengthen the engagement of young people and organisations in accessible and high quality solidarity and voluntary activities as a means to contribute to strengthening cohesion and solidarity in Europe, promoting active citizenship of young people and supporting communities and responding to societal challenges.
Amendment 416 #
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 and voluntary activities while improving their skills and competences for personal, educational, social, civic and professional development, as well as their employability and facilitating transition into the labour market, including by supporting the mobility of young volunteers, trainees and workers;
Amendment 425 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to ensure that the solidarity and voluntary activities that are offered to the European Solidarity Corps participants contribute to addressing concrete, unmet societal needs and strengthening communities, are of high quality and properly validated.
Amendment 427 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) to support the development, support and maintenance of an EU Agenda for Volunteering aimed at guaranteeing the recognition and respect of the rights of volunteers and volunteer- involving organisations and the reduction of administrative and legal barriers to volunteering and volunteer-involving organisations across Europe, in addition to fostering, promoting and supporting a wider culture of Solidarity and Volunteering in Europe.
Amendment 455 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) solidarity placements in the form of full-time, part-time and free-time volunteering, traineeships or jobs, including individual cross-border and in- country placements as well as volunteering teams’ placements;
Amendment 474 #
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 and accessibility of solidarity placements, including offline and online training, language support, financial and administrative support for participants and participatsending and receiving organisations, insurance, pre and post-placement support as well as the development of a certificate that identifies and documents the knowledge,learning outcomes as regards skills and competences acquired during the placement;
Amendment 544 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. When implementing this Regulation, the Commission and the participating countries shall ensure that particular efforts are made to promote social inclusion, in particular for the participation of disadvantaged young people and necessary support mechanisms and specific funding rules for inclusion shall be put in place.
Amendment 554 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. The European Solidarity Corps shall be open to the participation of public or private entities, or international organisations in the capacity of receiving and sending organisations, provided that they have received a European Solidarity Corps quality label.
Amendment 559 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The receiving organisation shall ensure safe and decent living conditions for the volunteer throughout the entire activity related period. It shall provide adequate personal, linguistic and task- related support, including the identification of a mentor for each volunteer.
Amendment 111 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on Serbia to progressively align its foreign and security policy with that of the EU, including its policy on Russia; welcomes Serbia’s important contribution to and continued participation in international peacekeeping operations;
Amendment 124 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Commends Serbia’s constructive approach in dealing with the migration crisis; takes positive note of the fact that Serbia has made substantial efforts to ensure that third country nationals receive shelter and humanitarian supplies with EU and international support; stresses that Serbia should adopt and implement the new asylum law; calls on the Commission and the Council to provide continued support for Serbia in addressing migration challenges; encourages Serbia to ensure that the downward trend in the number of asylum seekers coming into the EU from Serbia continues;
Amendment 32 #
2016/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18
Citation 18
— having regard to the crisis in Syria, the efforts towards a ceasefire and a peaceful settlement, and Turkey’s obligations to enhance stability and promote good neighbourly relations through intensive efforts in order to resolve outstanding bilateral issues, disputes and conflicts with the neighbouring countries over land and maritime borders and airspace, in accordance with international agreements, including the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and the UN Charter,
Amendment 127 #
2016/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Expresses, once again, serious concern and urges Turkey to avoid any kind of threat or action directed against a Member State;
Amendment 141 #
2016/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that measures undertaken following the declaration of the state of emergency have targeted alleged members/supporters of the Gülen movement, dissent in general and political parties of the opposition in particular; strongly condemns the imprisonment of 13 MPs belonging to the People’s Democratic Party (HDP), including its co-chairs, and of 90 Kurdish municipal mayors; urges the Turkish Government to lift the state of emergency immediately; underlines that the reintroduction of the death penalty would violate Turkey’s international commitments and lead to an immediate end to the EU accession talks due to the fact that the unequivocal rejection of the death penalty is an essential requirement for EU membership;
Amendment 202 #
2016/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on Turkey to protect the rights of the most vulnerable groups and of persons belonging to minorities; regrets that the LGBTI marches in Ankara and Istanbul were banned for the second consecutive year; is seriously concerned about gender-based violence, discrimination, hate speech against minorities, hate crime, lack of respect for the freedom of religion or belief and violations of the human rights of LGBTI persons; calls on Turkey to harmonise its domestic legislation with the Council of Europe’s Istanbul Convention, which it ratified in 2014; welcomes the government’s national strategy and action plan for Roma and encourages the authorities to address key obstacles to the social inclusion of Roma;
Amendment 232 #
2016/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Believes that strengthening trade relations could bring concrete benefits to citizens in Turkey and the EU, and therefore supports the Commission’s proposal to start negotiations on the upgrading of the Customs Union; reiterates that the EU is Turkey’s main trading partner and that two thirds of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Turkey comes from EU Member States; considers the involvement of social partners in negotiations as crucial; calls on the Commission to include political benchmarks on human rights and, fundamental freedoms and the principle of good neighbourly relations in the upgraded Customs Union;
Amendment 311 #
2016/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Commends the engagement by the Turkish Government and the hospitality shown by the population in hosting around 3 million refugees; notes the EU-Turkey statement on migration and underlines the importance of a full and non- discriminatory implementation of all its aspects, and urges the Member States to initiate the voluntary resettlement scheme for the most vulnerable refugees in Turkey; calls on the Commission to ensure long- term investment in both refugees and their host communities in Turkey; encourages the Turkish Government to grant work permits to all Syrian refugees; calls on Ankara to keep up its patrolling efforts in the Aegean and to implement fully, to enhance efforts to combat migrant smuggling and to implement fully and effectively the EU-Turkey Readmission Agreement and the bilateral readmission agreements signed with Bulgaria and Greece;
Amendment 362 #
2016/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Stresses that Turkey needs to commit itself unequivocally to good neighbourly relations, according to international agreements, including the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, which is part of the EU acquis, as well as to the peaceful settlement of disputes, in accordance with the United Nations Charter, having recourse, if necessary, to the International Court of Justice. In this context, the European Parliament expresses serious concern and urges Turkey to avoid any kind of threat or action directed against a Member State, or source of friction or actions that damage good neighbourly relations and the peaceful settlement of disputes;
Amendment 16 #
2016/2271(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines the need to include media literacy in school curricula and institutions of cultural education allowing citizens to have a critical understanding of different forms of media, thereby increasing and enhancing the resources and opportunities offered by 'digital literacy';
Amendment 35 #
2016/2271(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that digitisation and media convergence create new opportunities for access, distribution and promotion of European works and emphasises the importance of guaranteeing funding for the digitisation, preservation and online availability of European cultural heritage;
Amendment 40 #
2016/2271(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Recommends that all new audiovisual works should be systematically registered with an international standard identifier such as the International Standard Audiovisual Number (ISAN) or the Entertainment Identifier Registry (EIDR) to improve the identification and discoverability of audiovisual content online and to achieve interoperability among film databases and catalogues in Europe;
Amendment 163 #
2016/2270(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Recalls that one of the main goals of the Europe 2020 strategy is reducing poverty and social exclusion by at least 20 million people and that still more efforts are needed to reach that goal; believes that minimum income schemes can be a helpful way to reach this objective;
Amendment 164 #
2016/2270(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Stresses that the best way to fight poverty and social exclusion are decent jobs; recalls in this context the importance to boost growth, investment and job creation;
Amendment 171 #
2016/2270(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the importance of the European Semester in encouraging Member States who do not yet have minimum income schemes to introduce systems of adequate income support;
Amendment 187 #
2016/2270(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Believes that, given the many questions minimum income schemes pose, such as accessibility, coverage, financing, entitlement conditions, duration, a concept elaborated at European level on common objectives for national minimum income schemes could be helpful in contributing to a level playing field among Member States;
Amendment 25 #
2016/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Whereas regions around Europe are substantially different; in some cases territories with high unemployment will not be part of the eligible regions when it comes to the allocation of EU funds at NUTS level;
Amendment 38 #
2016/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Is concerned however that YG schemes have not yet reached all young people, who left schools or became unemployed; underlines that all young people not in employment, education or training should be able to profit from the Youth Guarantee schemes, encourages therefore the regions which do not qualify for an EU co-financing to participate in Youth Guarantee;
Amendment 46 #
2016/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Emphasises that Youth Guarantee has become a driver for policy reforms and better coordination in the fields of employment and education;
Amendment 48 #
2016/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Calls for an efficient control and monitoring of spending of allocated funds at European and national levels to prevent abuses and wasting of resources;
Amendment 49 #
2016/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Calls for an effective multi-lateral surveillance of compliance with the Council's recommendation establishing a Youth Guarantee within the European Semester and to address specific country recommendations where needed;
Amendment 50 #
2016/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. Notes that sufficient economic growth is a pre-requisite for the effective integration of NEETs into the labour market;
Amendment 71 #
2016/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the full potential of exchanging best practices among Member States in implementation of YG-schemes as well as elimination of administrative burden has not yet been realised; notes in this respect the importance of mutual learning aimed at the activation of the most vulnerable groups;
Amendment 79 #
2016/2242(INI)
4. Notes that a more diversified approach in the provision of services to different groups within the youth population is needed in order to avoid ‘cherry-picking’; calls for a stronger outreach to young people facing multiple barriers (e.g. young people with disabilities) by broadening the range of interventions proposed within YG offers;
Amendment 90 #
2016/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Highlights the need to provide tailored solutions to a diverse group of young people and making the non- registered NEETs a key target group;
Amendment 91 #
2016/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Stresses that persistent mismatches between the participant's profiles and the YG's offers results in people's return to NEET status, is of the opinion that good quality offers should be tailored to the profile and qualification level of individuals and therefore boosting their competences to better meet labour-market demands;
Amendment 93 #
2016/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Takes note that the NEET's group is highly heterogeneous, calls on Members States to conduct a comprehensive analysis of NEET population including a skills mismatch analysis in order to facilitate a smooth transition from education to employment and therefore increase employability of the NEETs;
Amendment 94 #
2016/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Highlights the importance of strengthening cooperation between relevant stakeholders such as public and private employment services, education and training institutions, employers, youth organisations and non- governmental organisations working with youth in order to reach the entire NEET population, especially inactive NEETs, who are not covered by the existing systems to enable their effective integration into the labour market; calls on Member States to actively identify and register all NEETs;
Amendment 95 #
2016/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4e. Calls for enhanced cooperation between education institutions and entrepreneurs to develop curricula tailored to the labour market needs which facilitates a smooth transition from education to employment and tackles skills mismatch;
Amendment 96 #
2016/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 f (new)
Paragraph 4 f (new)
4f. Emphasises that promoting mobility in employment, education, apprenticeships and traineeships can improve the skills-set of young people, as well as tackle the geographical skills mismatch that exists in the EU, therefore encourages Member States to include offers from all European countries in a national Youth Guarantee Scheme through making greater use of EURES (European Employment Services), which is a valuable tool to boost mobility;
Amendment 97 #
2016/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 g (new)
Paragraph 4 g (new)
4g. Stresses that increasing the mobility of workers, for example through deepening international cooperation and by facilitating cross-border recognition of qualifications is effective way of tackling skills mismatch;
Amendment 113 #
2016/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Cautions against the repeated take-up of the YG which goes against the spirit of labour market activation and the aim of transition into permanent employment.lls on Member States to ensure that young people receive good quality offers, tailored to the profile and qualification level of the individuals, in order to prevent them from the repeated take-up of the YG;
Amendment 16 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas sport plays a prominent role in the life of millions of EU citizens and brings an important social, educational, economic, cultural and unifying contribution to the EU society;
Amendment 21 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas sport represents a significant and fast-growing sector of the EU economy and makes a valuable contribution to growth, jobs and society with value added and employment effects exceeding average growth rates;
Amendment 28 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas compliance with basic labour rights is essential for professional athletes;
Amendment 33 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the integrity of sport is of paramount importance; in order to promote its credibility and its attractiveness;
Amendment 34 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas sport has a specific nature which is based on voluntary structures and is a prerequisite of its educational and societal functions;
Amendment 37 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas both professional and grassroot sports play a key role in the global promotion of peace, respect for human rights and solidarity, carry health and economic benefits for societies and have an essential role in highlighting fundamental educational and cultural values, as well as promoting social inclusion;
Amendment 39 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas good governance in sport refers to an appropriate regulation of sport through principles of effective, transparent, ethical and democratic management, processes and structures with the participation of stakeholders;
Amendment 45 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas sports organisations are responsible for ensuring high governance standards and should raise these further and adhere to it in all circumstances;
Amendment 49 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas balanced policies which aim to increase financial transparency, stability and credibility in sport are key to improve financial and governance standards;
Amendment 54 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the recognition of the principle of a single federation per sport is of particular relevance and is rooted in the social importance of sport as the best means of safeguarding the interests of sport and the benefits that it delivers to society;
Amendment 56 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas it is legitimate and necessary for all stakeholders to require that any sports competition be played and decided in accordance with the internationally recognised rules of the game;
Amendment 58 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas sports tribunals have a central role to play in guaranteeing the universality of the rules of the game and ensuring due respect for good governance principles since they constitute the most appropriate means of settling disputes in sport insofar as they respect fundamental procedural and EU legal rights;
Amendment 68 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas the fight against doping is a matter of public interest and public health;
Amendment 75 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas any acts of violence and discrimination may occur in sportin sport tarnish the image of sport and discourage spectators to attend sports events;
Amendment 86 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas athletes, who are oftenin particular minors, face increasing economic pressures and are treated as commodities; and have to be protected against any form of violence and discrimination;
Amendment 96 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Recital P a (new)
Pa. whereas increasing number of clubs rely mainly on the transfer market to compose their teams when they should pay more attention to local training;
Amendment 97 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P b (new)
Recital P b (new)
Pb. whereas sport is perceived as a fundamental right to all and everyone should have equal rights to engage in physical activity and sport;
Amendment 101 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereas, overall, physical activity is stagnating despite a growing trend for recreational sports, such as jogging, which are also practised outside any organised structure;
Amendment 107 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital S
Recital S
S. whereas the further education and training of athletes is crucial to prepare them for atheir career outsideafter sports;
Amendment 112 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital S a (new)
Recital S a (new)
Sa. whereas investment in and promotion of the training and education of young talented athletes at local level is crucial for the long-term development and societal role of sport;
Amendment 114 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital T
Recital T
T. whereas volunteering is a fundamental condition for accessible, low-costs are the backbone of organised sport, providing for the development and accessibility of sports activities and events, especially at grassroots level;
Amendment 123 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital U a (new)
Recital U a (new)
Ua. Whereas infringements of sports organisations' intellectual property rights and digital piracy, especially the unlicensed live transmission of sporting events, raise serious concerns for the long-term funding of sport, at all levels;
Amendment 157 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on sports organisations and bidding entities to ensure that bidding to host major events abides by good governance standards and fundamental rights, and guarantees a sustainable legacy;
Amendment 161 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to develop the pledge board and explore the possibility to create a code of conduct in the areas of good governance in sport;
Amendment 165 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges Member States to make public funding for sport subject to compliance with established and publicly available minimum governance standards;
Amendment 171 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Supports the initiatives taken by sports organisations to improve governance standards in sport and to enhance dialogue and cooperation with governments;
Amendment 175 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on sports organisations to put forward by 2018, and subsequently implement, concrete proposals to enhance their governance and to publish the outcomes;
Amendment 184 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that information-sharing and cooperation between sports bodies, state authorities and licensed betting operators iswithin the framework of national platforms are essential to detect, investigate and prosecute match- fixing and calls on Member States to consider dedicated prosecution services with primary responsibility for investigating sports fraud cases;
Amendment 193 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission to strengthen inter-institutional links with the Council of Europe, and subsequently to develop coordinated operational programmes assuring the most efficient use of resources;
Amendment 196 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Supports prevention, education and information programmes on the threat of match-fixing and dopingto provide athletes, coaches, officials and all relevant stakeholders with general advice on the threat of match-fixing and doping including risks they may encounter and in which ways they can report doubtful approaches;
Amendment 202 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the European Commission to continue to support anti- doping projects through the Erasmus+ programme, while assessing its impact and ensuring that it usefully complements existing funding schemes within anti- doping;
Amendment 204 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Member States to ensure that national legislations allows for coordination and information-sharing between state authorities and anti-doping agencies is effectiveand enable the latter to process and exchange data in accordance with current and future EU Data Protection rules;
Amendment 214 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission and the Council to encourage and facilitate the negotiation of agreements between countries permitting duly authorized doping control teams from other countries to conduct testing, respecting athletes' fundamental rights and in accordance with the International Convention against doping in sport;
Amendment 217 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to work closely with WADA and Council of Europe in defining a policy to protect whistleblowers;
Amendment 219 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the new Council of Europe Convention on spectator violence and calls on the Member States to sign and ratify it without delayan Integrated Safety, Security and Service Approach at Football Matches and Other Sports Events and calls on the Member States to sign and ratify it without delay, as well as the Commission to explore the possibility to sign and ratify it;
Amendment 223 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission to explore ways of information sharing in the context of violence in sport through the existing networks;
Amendment 229 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Condemns strongly allny forms of discrimination in sport, both on and off the field and underlines the need to prevent such behaviour at all levels;
Amendment 237 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Welcomes good self-regulatory practices such as Financial Fair Play initiative in that it encourages more economic rationality and better standards of financial management in professional sport with a focus on the long-term as opposed to the short-term and thus contributes to the healthy and sustainable development of sport in Europe;
Amendment 258 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Reiterates its attachment to the European organised sports model, where federations play a central role, insofar as it balances the numerous diverging interests between all stakeholders, such as athletes, players, clubs, leagues, associations and volunteers, with appropriate and democratic representation in decision- making, with competitions based on sporting merit and financial solidarity at all levels as key features;
Amendment 270 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Welcomes the efforts of the Commission and all concerned stakeholders to promote social dialogue in sport; notes, however, that the infringements of fundamental labour rights of professional athletes continue to be largely overlooked; strongly condemns this deplorable situation and insists that EU should actively promote minimum employment standards for professional athletes across Europe;
Amendment 272 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Considers that strengthened rules promoting the local training of players are required in order to increase the pool of new talents across Europe;
Amendment 274 #
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 underpinned by an efficient monitoring system, a clearing-house for payments and disciplinary sanctions by the competent sports bodies, in cooperation, where appropriate, with relevant public authorities;
Amendment 281 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Welcomes initiatives which encourage gender equality in decision- making roles in sport, as well as initiatives which aim at fighting against gender based stereotypes and any kind of harassment in sport;
Amendment 289 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Believes that sport builds bridges across cultures and across ethnic and social divides with a positive message of shared values, such as mutual respect, tolerance, compassion, leadership, equality of opportunity and the rule of law;
Amendment 302 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Recognises the importance of grassroots sport in preventing and fighting radicalisation; in this regard welcomes two pilot projects adopted by the European Parliament "Sport as a tool for integration and social inclusion of the refugees" and "Monitoring and coaching through sports of youngsters at risk of radicalisation";
Amendment 304 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Supports effective dual career systems and access to further education and training for athletesRecognises that higher education is crucial to maximise the future inclusion of elite athletes in the labour market and supports effective dual career systems with minimum quality requirements (including certification for specialised staff and service providers) and appropriate monitoring;
Amendment 310 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Considers that further efforts to encourage the local training of players is required in order to broaden the opportunities for talented young players to play in their clubs' first team and thus enhance the pool of new talent across Europe;
Amendment 312 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Supports the training of dual careers specialists and advisors with exchange of good practices and establishing professional networks;
Amendment 318 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Supports the mobility of coaches and other services providers (such as physiotherapists and dual careers advisers) and exchange of good practices with a focus on the recognition of qualifications and technical innovations;
Amendment 320 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Calls on sport organisations together with the Member States to promote minimum standards for coaches that include criminal record checks, training in safeguarding and protection of minors and vulnerable adults as well as doping and match fixing;
Amendment 322 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 b (new)
Paragraph 29 b (new)
29b. Calls on sport organisations and Member States to cooperate on supporting the employability and mobility of coaches seeking to work across the EU through a commitment to quality assurance of their competences and the standards of qualifications and training;
Amendment 324 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 c (new)
Paragraph 29 c (new)
29c. Calls on the international, national federations and other providers of education to ensure that issues related to integrity in sport are included in the curriculum of sport coaching qualifications;
Amendment 326 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Underlines that participation in sport in schools and universities, as well as by older people, is vitalschools and universities should play a vital role in providing sport opportunities and to maintain healthy lifestyles;
Amendment 332 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Takes into account that the EU population is ageing, therefore specific attention should be paid to the positive impact that physical activity can have on the health and wellbeing of the elderly;
Amendment 347 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Stresses that disabled people should have access to all sports facilities according to the principle that sports facilities should be accessible to all;
Amendment 360 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Supports the European Week of Sport, which aims to promote sport and physical activity for all across Europe regardless of age, background or fitness level, and calls on all EU institutions and Member States to further promote this initiative while ensuring it is accessible to the widest possible audience;
Amendment 362 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Supports the European Week of Sport and calls on all EU institutions and Member States to further promote this initiative while ensuring it is accessible to the widest possible audience; strongly believes that this initiative could serve as an inclusive multi-faceted EU programme for the promotion of a healthier lifestyle; to that end, takes note of the idea of introducing a day, within the framework of the European Week of Sport, which will be solely dedicated to sport at school all over Europe;
Amendment 364 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Welcomes transnational sporting events staged in various European countries insofar as they contribute to the promotion of key shared values of the EU such as pluralism, tolerance, justice, equality and solidarity;
Amendment 370 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Welcomes the Commission's study on the specificity of sport; calls on the Commission and sports organisations to consider further steps on development of sport specificity;
Amendment 371 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Recommends the Member States and Commission to encourage citizens to practice more regular physical activities through appropriate health policies and programmes;
Amendment 376 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Calls on the Commission to allocate more funds to sport 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 such as the ESIF or Health Programme;
Amendment 380 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Supports measures promoting the mobility of volunteers in sport as well as recognition of their work;
Amendment 405 #
2016/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Recommends that the Member States introduce possibilities for VAT exemption in grassroots sport and, tax breaks and other forms of financial incentives for volunteers active in sport;
Amendment 191 #
2016/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to propose, in view of the ongoing review of the EU Enforcement framework, effective enforcement measures for the digital environment;
Amendment 219 #
2016/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to propose effective measures to fight online piracy, in particular to ensure that online services which host content apply effective means in order to remove unlicensed content from their services and, once removed, to take action to prevent this content from reappearing;
Amendment 235 #
2016/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Underlines that digital and online platforms offer great opportunities for the CCS to develop new business models, attract new audiences and expand their markets both within the European Union and in the third countries;
Amendment 248 #
2016/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Calls for the European External Action Service to harness the potential of cultural diplomacy by promoting and improving the competitive strength of European CCS;
Amendment 262 #
2016/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Underlines the need to include media literacy in school curricula and institutions of cultural education, and supports competitions and initiatives at national, regional or local level, aimed at empowering citizens to develop critical thinking and understanding by stimulating their creativity and capacity of expression;
Amendment 268 #
2016/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. In this regard highlights the importance of education inclined towards combining the development of key entrepreneurial skills with critical understanding of the cultural and creative industries;
Amendment 307 #
2016/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Stresses that digitisation and media convergence create new opportunities for access, distribution and promotion of European works and emphasises the importance of guaranteeing funding for the digitisation, preservation and online availability of European cultural heritage;
Amendment 385 #
2016/2072(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Calls on the European Commission and the Member States to take the required actions by introducing mixed methods of funding, such as public and private partnerships;
Amendment 8 #
2016/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. 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 and interfaith dialogue through intergovernmental collaboration as a tool for peace building and conflict prevention;
Amendment 13 #
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 interfaith dialogue, which should be reflected in the EU’s external relations;
Amendment 28 #
2016/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the renewed European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), and calls for an increased profile of culture and, education, sport and youth in the bilateral and regional cooperation programmes under the ENP;
Amendment 39 #
2016/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. 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 sitand religious heritage sites and cultural and religious goods and articles;
Amendment 58 #
2016/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes the important and valuable role that sport can play in supporting international goals and promoting peace particularly in war zones;
Amendment 16 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Γ
Recital Γ
C. whereas agriculture has to meet the major challenge of world population growth and desperate food shortages;
Amendment 82 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital ΙΒ a (new)
Recital ΙΒ a (new)
La. whereas agriculture is the main source of income in less favoured, peripheral, island and mountain areas in the EU;
Amendment 155 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that the objectives of the CAP include ensuring a fair standard of living for, supporting the agricultural community, stabilising markets and guaranteeing viable food production, with an emphasis on farmers’ incomes and price stability;
Amendment 164 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that food autonomy and security, on the basis of food production within Europe, must be long-term aims for the future CAP; stresses that sustainable agriculture depends on fair prices for agricultural products and meeting the needs of European producers;
Amendment 167 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that viable food production cannot be achieved without securing the continued existence of European farms and that doing must be a long-term aim for the future CAP; notes that European producers need access to specialist training and innovation in order to obtain proper information regarding the modernisation, sustainability and competitiveness of their holdings;
Amendment 172 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that the wellbeing of farmers must be addressed as a matter of urgency and must be a long-term aim for the future CAP, especially in those Member States principally affected by the crisis;
Amendment 2 #
2016/2032(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises the increasing importance of micro-enterprises and SMEs in the cultural and creative sector for investment, growth, innovation and employment, but also in their key role in preserving and promoting cultural and linguistic diversity; acknowledges the problems in attracting capital owing to the limited data base, the lack of sufficient information and the difficulty of evaluating of intellectual property;
Amendment 3 #
2016/2032(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that most products and services in the creative sector are digital and are being increasingly accessed and used by consumers; notes the increased need for access to financial technology (FinTech) with lower financing costs, this being in the mutual interest of consumers, creators, distributors and publishers;
Amendment 9 #
2016/2032(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that Eurostat figures show that 2.9 % of the EU’s workforce, i.e. 6.3 million people, were employed in the cultural sector in 2014, which is comparable to the proportion of the workforce employed in the banking and insurance sector; calls on the Commission to provide financial incentives and technical support for start-up projects by young people concerned with cultural protection and and heritage;
Amendment 12 #
2016/2032(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that , in economic terms, sport accounts for 1.76 % of EU gross added value, corresponds to EUR 175 billion; notes that, although 2.12 % of jobs in Europe employing 4.5 million people are generated by sport, no major structural funding is being earmarked for it, from the ERDF for example; calls for measures to support SME staffing through grassroots sport and infrastructural measures through the ESF;
Amendment 13 #
2016/2032(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Given the impact of the financial costs on growth, competitiveness and job creation in the EU, considers that the EU institutions should jointly develop a series of ‘smart regulations’ to step up the digitisation of financial services to reduce risk and ensure stability;
Amendment 14 #
2016/2032(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Is examining the possibility of providing incentives for setting up PPPs to launch or administer sports and cultural infrastructures and supporting business plans to encourage sports and cultural tourism; is investigating the possibilities of innovation procurement under Horizon 2020 ;
Amendment 18 #
2016/2032(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that support for the cultural and creative sector could greatly help to combat youth unemployment and create new jobs, given the large numbers of young people pursuing studies in this area;
Amendment 20 #
2016/2032(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Understands that in order to improve access to finance in the cultural and creative sector it is necessary to develop expertise in assessing the specific risks of a lack of tangible collateral and a dependence on intangible assets; notes that this expertise is needed both within micro- enterprises and SMEs and within the financial institutions; stresses that intellectual property rights can be accepted as collateral; underlines the importance of harmonised legislative framework provisions regarding tax and intellectual property in the EU that could help attract investments and funding for cultural and creative SMEs;
Amendment 28 #
2016/2032(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the launch of the Guarantee Facility of the Creative Europe programme as one of the means of addressing the pressing need for accessing loan financing for innovative and sustainable projects in the cultural and creative sectors, where the financing gap is expected to exceed EUR 1 billion per year according to the Commission’s ex-ante assessment; calls for measures to encourage digitalisation in small and medium-sized or family businesses engaged in related activities, such as regional and summer cinemas, to so as to keep pace with competition arising from the digital growth;
Amendment 39 #
2016/2032(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers it to be crucial that the EU and its Member States to put in place the preconditions for direct access to capital markets, broaden the range of financing instruments available to micro- enterprises and SMEs in the cultural and, creative and sports sector with new and innovative financing schemes such as microcredit, repayable contributions, crowdfunding, business angels risk capital finance and venture capital. , venture capital and peer-to-peer lending. urges the Member State authorities to consider the facilitation of funding through sustainable tax rates, given the specific nature of culture and sport.
Amendment 5 #
2016/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Argues that the dynamic that develops online, particularly among young people, is conducive to human development and the defence of human rights and peace, while contributing to the intercultural and interreligious dialogue and the fight against racism, xenophobia and radicalisation;
Amendment 8 #
2016/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that an increasing number of citizens use ICT tools and new media and technologies to engage and participate in political life at bothlocal, national and EU level and that it is therefore crucial to increase digital inclusion and literacy, thus eradicating the existing digital divide;
Amendment 22 #
2016/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that the immediacy, the massive presence and accessibility of the electronic media have broadened the public debate, which promotes transparency and good governance in public administration;
Amendment 23 #
2016/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Notes the increasing use of the social media for socialisation and communication purposes, and their increasing use in the creative and cultural sector; notes that the expanded use of ICT in everyday life and in citizens' modern way of life requires the promotion of the digital inclusion of persons of all ages to address the digital divide in the EU;
Amendment 30 #
2016/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that, in order to stimulate a proper and critical knowledge of the EU and its history, values and fundamental rights, its functioning and structured decision-making processes, ICT tools and new media and technologies are crucial and will increasingly play a fundamental role; recognises the important role of digital diplomacy in the EU's external relations and in promoting our cultural wealth and protecting our cultural heritage;
Amendment 43 #
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; supports digital applications that facilitate the communication, action and participation of the elderly in the public sphere;
Amendment 48 #
2016/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers it crucial that the EU should strategically launch e-democracy tools able to provide decentralised sources of independent informatiofree access to reliable sources of information and to open and innovative models of learning, and to stimulate citizens’ active participation and political engagement, through participatory and direct democracy mechanisms able to reinforce and complement, where possible,ereby strengthening representative democracy;
Amendment 73 #
2016/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to develop and implement specific pilot projects, with an emphasis on the mobility and participation of young people, as provided for in the Digital Agenda, to promote and reinforce responsible and active European citizenship schemes, democracy being a social experience which needs to be experienced and learned about.;
Amendment 14 #
2016/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges that VCs could present risks in relation to criminal activities such as money laundering, the funding of illegal activities and tax fraud; notes, however, that there is little evidence that VCs have been widely used as a payment vehicle for criminal activity; notes, however, the huge fluctuations observed in the past in the exchange rates of some VCs and the potential risks arising from the use of VCs for consumers;
Amendment 25 #
2016/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that it is difficult to predict how VCs might develop and to identify any potential specific longer-term policy responses while not stifling innovation;· stresses, however, that the Commission should be ready to intervene at institutional level, if necessary, in coordination with the European Central Bank and the European Banking Authority;
Amendment 27 #
2016/0403(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) Furthermore, the European services e-card should contribute positively towards making the European market more competitive, facilitating administrative provisions for businesses, which could give a further push for growth and employment policies.
Amendment 32 #
2016/0403(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In order to submit an application for a European services e-card, a harmonised multilingual form should be made available ensuring that the elements necessary for identification of the provider and of the services for which the e-card is requested, as well as for the assessment of specific requirements applicable to the services at stake, such as those regarding proof of its establishment in the home Member State, good repute or insurance coverage, are included and thus made available to coordinating authorities in both home and host Member States. The application for a European services e- card should be submitted to the coordinating authority of the home Member State, where the applicant has its previous legal establishment, to be checked by that same home Member State during its assessment of the application. As in the context of Directive 2006/123/EC, in case of several places of establishment for the services concerned, the location of the provider's centre of activities relating to the particular service in question should be that place of establishment. The determination that the home Member State in relation to one or more e-cards is not where the centre of activities of its holder is located should determine the revocation of those e-cards.
Amendment 34 #
2016/0403(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) During the implementation of this Regulation, Member States should inform and update the Commission of procedures imposed under national law on incoming cross-border providers wishing to provide services temporarily or through a branch, agency or office, including the information and documents to which those procedures pertain, to allow for the preparation of application forms. In order to ensure uniform implementation concerning the necessary information to be provided for the application of the European service e- card, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council23. The application form should be based only on legitimate requirements, notification and authorization schemes in line with the Services Directive. The inclusion of data-fields in the application forms to be filled-in with relevance for national requirements, prior notification and prior authorization schemes of the host Member State is without prejudice to the Commission's powers under the Treaties and the Member States' obligation to comply with the provisions on Union law. __________________ 23 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by the Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13)
Amendment 37 #
2016/0403(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Holders of a European services e- card may want to second staff into the territory of the host Member State. When doing so, service providers may be subject to requirements, such as prior declarations addressed to the host Member State, necessary for the protection of posted workers. The European Services e-card will in no way affect the content of such declarations and the responsibilities by the host Member State in that regard.
Amendment 38 #
2016/0403(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) As regards the prior declaration that may be required under Article 9 of Directive 2014/67/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council25, the electronic platform connected to IMI should direct holders of a European services e-card to electronic national procedures put in place in the host Member State where the workers will be posted, wherever such national procedures allow for the electronic submission of the above- mentioned prior declaration. __________________ 25 Directive 2014/67/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the enforcement of Directive 96/71/EC concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services and amending Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012 on administrative cooperation through the Internal Market Information System (‘the IMI Regulation’) (OJ L 159, 28.5.2014, p. 11)
Amendment 40 #
2016/0403(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) The electronic platform connected to IMI should be made available by the Commission to those Member States that have previously communicated to the Commission their intention to make use of this possibility. Where Member States decide to allow for the use of IMI for the sending of the prior declaration in relation to workers posted in their territory, holders of a European services e-card shall be able to submit a declaration as referred to in Article 9 of Directive 2014/67/EU directly to the competent authority in the host Member State as defined in Article 2(a) of Directive 2014/67/EU, through the electronic platform connected to IMI. To that end, a host Member State should provide all the elements required in accordance with point a) of paragraph 1 and paragraph 2 of Article 9 of Directive 2014/67/EU as the basis for a multi-lingual form to be submitted for the declaration of posted workers on its territory. The Commission should publish this form in the Official Journal and make it available in the electronic platform connected to IMI. The relevant information with regard to the elements required should be available for the host Member State concerned in full compliance with the language requirements set out in Article 9(1)(a) of Directive 2014/67/EU. The experience of these Member States with the use of the electronic platform connected to IMI should be part of the assessment foreseen in the second subparagraph of Article 19 of this Regulation.
Amendment 49 #
2016/0403(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) A single coordinating authority should be designated by each Member State to carry out the tasks provided for in this Regulation, without prejudice to the competences set out in applicable national legislation. Suchas focal points for all cross-border exchanges of information between competent authorities of home and host Member States, which do not take place automatically through interconnection of registers as well as sole intermediaries of all exchanges of information between competent authorities and applicants or holders of European services e-cards, without prejudice to the competences set out in applicable national legislation: assessment of applications for e-cards requests for information and decisions whether to issue an e-card or whether to suspend or revoke it should all be fulfilled in substance by the competent authorities in charge already today of controlling service providers expanding operations across-borders. Apart from the e-card applicants or holders, the coordinating authorities should remain the sole actors for the purposes of progressing the procedural workflow in the electronic platform developed for the European services e-card. Such coordinating authorities should be registered as a competent authority in the Internal Market Information system for the purposes of Regulation (EU) 1024/2012 and communicated to the Commission.
Amendment 56 #
2016/0403(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. This Regulation is without prejudice to other Union acts related to social security and labour law, including any legal or contractual provision concerning employment conditions, working conditions, in particular health and safety at work and the relationship between employers and workers.
Amendment 57 #
2016/0403(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
-1 "European services e-card": means an electronic tool, resulting from a harmonised procedure, proving that its holder is a service provider legally established in the home Member State, entitled, in that territory, to provide the service activities in question, as well as stipulating the right of its holder to start provision of the services in question in the host Member State, without establishing there or through a branch, an agency or office located therein, as the case may be, and to continue such provision, for as long as it remains valid;
Amendment 63 #
2016/0403(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – point d
(d) information pertaining todescribing the circumstances of establishment of the provider in the home Member State in relation to the service activity identified in accordance with (b), with consideration for the host Member State in question, including the date of initial establishment and identification of other Member States of establishment;
Amendment 67 #
2016/0403(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall provide to the Commission with all information on the procedural steps related to requirements imposed on providers for the provision of services through a branch, agency or office and for temporary cross-border provision of service activities falling under Directive …[ESC Directive]……….., necessary for the development of the standard application forms, describing the information and documents the presentation of which is required under national law of the provider in relation to all applicable requirements, through IMI by [9 months after entry into force of this Regulation] to the extent that the information was not contained in the notification of the requirement itself already submitted under Articles 15(7) and 39(5) of Directive 2006/123/EC. The inclusion of fields of data in the application form to be filled-in in the context of a procedure to issue a European services e-card corresponds to the national requirements, prior notification and prior authorization schemes under host Member States law and is without prejudice to the Commission's power under the Treaties and the Member States' obligations to comply with the provisions of Union law.
Amendment 75 #
2016/0403(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 99 #
2016/0403(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. For the purposes of this Regulation, each Member State shall designate one coordinating authority, empowered to perform the tasks assigned to them in accordance with this Regulation and Directive [ESC Directive], in the context of procedures to issue, update, suspend, revoke or cancel a European services e-card, as well as in relation to the formalities performed in accordance with Articles 6(1), 6(3) and 7, each Member State shall designate one coordinating authority, empowered to act as the sole intermediary of all exchanges of information between competent authorities and applicants or holders of European services e-cards, as well as the sole intermediary of all cross-border exchanges of information between competent authorities of home and host Member States, which do not take place automatically through interconnection of registers.
Amendment 102 #
2016/0403(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
3. This Article shall not call into question the allocation of the competences, at local or regional level, of the Member States. Without prejudice to paragraph 1, competent authorities in Member States shall retain all competences allocated to them under national law and act accordingly in the context of procedures to issue, update, suspend, revoke or cancel a European services e-card, as well as in relation to the formalities performed in accordance with Articles 6(1), 6(3) and 7.
Amendment 142 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) The right of persons with an impairment and of the elderly to participate and be integrated in the social and cultural life of the Union is linked to the provision of accessible audiovisual media services. Therefore Member States should take appropriate and proportionate measures to ensure that media service providers under their jurisdiction actively seek to make content accessible to those with visual or hearing disability by 2027. The accessibility requirements should be met through a progressive and continuous process, while taking into account the practical and unavoidable constraints that could prevent a complete accessibility, such as programmes or events broadcasted in real time. Appropriate accessibility measures could be developed through self-regulation and co-regulation
Amendment 732 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that providers of on-demand audiovisual media services under their jurisdiction secure at least a 20% share of European works in their catalogue and ensure prominence of these works.
Amendment 803 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. The daily proportion of television advertising spots and teleshopping spots within the period between 7:00 and 23:00 shall not exceed 20 %.
Amendment 367 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10
Article 10
Amendment 443 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. Where there is a reasonable suspicion that a widespread infringement harmed, harms or is likely to harm consumers in at least three quarters of thefifteen Member States accounting together for at least three quarterwo- thirds of the population of the Union ("widespread infringement with a Union dimension"), the Commission shall launch a common action. For that purpose the Commission may request the necessary information or documents from the competent authorities.
Amendment 35 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas social and economic disparities in the EU are encouraging increasing Euroscepticism, particularly among vulnerable social groups such as young people;
Amendment 40 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas the specific nature of sports activity and its contribution to the social inclusion of disadvantaged young people, especially refugees and migrants, means that it helps to overcome xenophobia and racism;
Amendment 125 #
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 and the need to promote and uphold policies to foster youth entrepreneurship in the cultural and creative field and in the field of sports in order to create jobs;
Amendment 131 #
2015/2351(INI)
11. Encourages the Member States to take measures to incentivise entrepreneurship by creating a more entrepreneur and start- up friendly environment for the launch of business start-ups, which could include tax relief schemes and measures enabling young people to go ahead with their own business ideas; advocates training methods that foster an entrepreneurial and creative mentality and graduate recruitment by young entrepreneurs;
Amendment 142 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses the importance of the validation of skills 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 the development of values, aptitudes and skills for young people as well as for learning about citizenship and democratic involvement at every level;
Amendment 155 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Encourages the Member States to establish dual education and vocational training systems following the exchange of best practices and in line with the specific circumstances in each country and the specific nature of each educational system;
Amendment 158 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Invites the Member States and the Commission to establish innovative and flexible grants for nurturing talent in the field of educationartistic and sporting ability in the field of education; supports those Member States that are seeking to introduce scholarship schemes for students with proven sporting and artistic ability;
Amendment 181 #
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, foster cross-border career and labour mobility; calls on the Commission to provide technical assistance to Member States unable to administer the programme effectively and ensure that the smooth implementation of measures under the programme is not affected;
Amendment 204 #
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 indirectly affording protection against social phenomena such as violence, radicalism and drugs abuse;
Amendment 213 #
2015/2351(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses that young people’s voluntary activitiespolitical, social, cultural and sports activities at local, regional and national level should be supported and better recognised for their value as an important form of non-formal lear/informal training;
Amendment 224 #
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, as well as encouraging digital diplomacy in practice;
Amendment 135 #
2015/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses that, in an international and increasingly competitive film landscape, the European audiovisual sector continues to require the need to uphold and foster support measures to safeguard its diversity and independence, as well as to strengthen its competitiveness;
Amendment 147 #
2015/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Amendment 150 #
2015/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Asks the Commission to maintain its support to cinemas networks, such as Europa Cinemas, that promote European film worldwide by financially and operationally helping cinemas which exhibit a significant number of European films and underlines the crucial role that cinemas have in raising audience awareness and maintaining the social element of the cinema experience;
Amendment 160 #
2015/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Asks the Commission to introduce possible measures to limit the disproportion of the number of beneficiaries and the number of applicants include, among others, Culture Sub-programme budget increase, more adequate representation of all cultural and creative sectors and more support to smaller scale projects;
Amendment 200 #
2015/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Asks the Commission to make the tools and documentation produced by various Creative Europe Desks available online as models of good practices to be followed;
Amendment 201 #
2015/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 b (new)
Paragraph 32 b (new)
32b. Underlines a need for better collaboration between CEDs in order to become more effective advisory tools for their national applicants;
Amendment 202 #
2015/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 c (new)
Paragraph 32 c (new)
32c. Calls on the Commission and EACEA to improve the communication and exchange of the information with CEDs, in particular on the financial instruments and on new cross sectorial initiatives;
Amendment 208 #
2015/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Calls on the Commissions to increase the transparency of the evaluations and selection process for learning purposes by providing more detailed information on selected and rejected projects;
Amendment 221 #
2015/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Urges the Commission to take a proactive approach to the admission of new countries to the programme, with special status for European Neighbourhood South and East countries;
Amendment 9 #
2015/2321(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Member States to tackle the current refugee crisis with a holistic strategy that gives priority to the social and economic integration of refugees and asylum seekers, including through education and, culture and sport;
Amendment 64 #
2015/2321(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the crucial role of culture, intercultural and interreligious dialogue, lifelong learning, youth and sports policy in fostering the integration and social inclusion of refugees and asylum seekers in Europe, in combating racism, xenophobia and extremism and in contributing to building a more cohesive and inclusive society based onthat develops through cultural diversity and the promotion of common values;
Amendment 82 #
2015/2321(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Asks the Member States to promote initiatives to foster absolutely optimal and transparent cooperation among public authorities, appropriate NGOs and refugee communities in order to enhance mutual knowledge and understanding;
Amendment 93 #
2015/2321(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the new calls for proposals dedicated to cultural and, educational projectand sports programmes and youth mobility programmes aimed at intercultural dialogue, cultural and social inclusion and integration under Creative Europe and Erasmus+;
Amendment 27 #
2015/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that people with disabilities are often excluded or do not have adequate access to education and training services where tailored education projects are needed; asks the Member States to strengthen training programmes for teachers and other school staff in order to increase the support they can provide to students with disabilities; points out the technical and financial shortcomings of the special education programmes, particularly in the Member States affected by the crisis, and calls on the Commission to examine how to improve matters;
Amendment 86 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the digital revolution already is underway and empowers consumers, entrepreneurs every day and affects every aspect of our life;
Amendment 109 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas e-commerce is an important complement to offline trade, providing opportunities for small companies to grow as well as greater access to goods and services also in remote areas, the countryside and for people with disabilities and less mobility;
Amendment 395 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the importance of reliable information and transparency as consumers must be able to compare not only prices, but also quality and sustainability of goods and services online;
Amendment 425 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Suggests that the Commission introduces an "e-commerce test" for internal market proposals, in order to ensure that they do not create additional obstacles or fragmentation both to offline and online commerce;
Amendment 577 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Takes the view that geo-blocking in the internal market de facto encourages piracy; Considers that ambitious actions are needed to improve access to legal digital content, in particular by ending geo- blocking practices and unfair price discrimination based on geographical location;
Amendment 43 #
2015/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Argues that a European Union approach should seek to promote a common understanding of the issues by bringing together European and national politicians, local and regional authorities, civil society organisations, sports and cultural bodies, national youth councils and academics;
Amendment 76 #
2015/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that cultural dialogue and diversity should be integrated in a transversal way in all EU policy areas that impact on EU fundamental values; underscores, in this respect, the importance of international fora aimed at promoting a dialogue and mutual understanding between cultures and religions, and notes the value of the parliamentary diplomacy and the work of the parliamentary assemblies of international organisations in promoting intercultural and interfaith dialogue;
Amendment 112 #
2015/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Encourages the Member States to develop training, empowering educators to address all forms of discrimination and racism; recognises the contribution of sport in the social integration of disadvantaged and vulnerable groups, but also in the smooth socialisation of citizens more generally, particularly children, by teaching the spirit of teamwork and respect for diversity; underlines the importance of sport, particularly of infrastructure, in combating social phenomena such as violence, radicalism, racism and xenophobia;
Amendment 167 #
2015/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the European External Action Service to includand EU representations all over the world to make culture as an integral element of external EU policy; calls on the Commission to mainstream cultural diplomacy and intercultural dialogue in all EU external relations instruments and in the EU development agenda; to this end, highlights the importance of providing suitable training to EU staff;
Amendment 171 #
2015/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses that the Internet and communication technologies can contribute significantly to the promotion of intercultural and interreligious dialogue and EU principles and values; for that reason, encourages the EEAS and all the heads of EU representations to make the most of the new digital tools;
Amendment 188 #
2015/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission and the Council to adopt intercultural dialogue as a political objective based on mutual respect and protection of our cultural heritage and guarantee EU support through various policy measures, initiatives and funds;
Amendment 8 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas there is an increasing convergence of EU policies, creating a common and cohesive institutional framework for Member States;
Amendment 18 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
Γ. whereas poor knowledge about the EU and its values mayand a lack of information about European issues contribute to the perception of a democratic deficit and widespread Euroscepticism in Member States;
Amendment 118 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights the role of non-formal and informal learning, including youth work and adult learning, volunteering, adult learning, and sport as a pedagogical instrument, in developing social and civic competences and shaping responsible and active European citizens; underlines the need to recognise such competences within formal learning and to create closer links between formal, non- formal and informal learning;
Amendment 133 #
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 importance of these programmes in strengthening European citizenship and the need for sufficient financial support for these programmes and wider access to mobility;
Amendment 228 #
2015/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Highlights the hitherto inadequate use of EU funds by Member States for education and young people;
Amendment 8 #
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; insists, for that reason, that measures such as public awareness raising, training and education are just as essential in the fight against these crimes as assistance to victims, investigation of crimes and prosecution of offenders;
Amendment 63 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Encourages Member States to exchange information about child sex offenders so as to prevent any movement of sex offenders from moving unnoticed from one Member State to another for work or for, volunteering or any other activity with children or children’s institutions;
Amendment 79 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges Member States which have not yet done so to put in place hotlineas soon as possible telephone or computer hotlines with email addresses or tablet or smartphone applications 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 47 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the Commission’s pledge that no trade agreement will lower the achievements of European consumer protection standards;
Amendment 81 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for negotiations – in parallel to trade agreements – on greater mobility for professionals, students and trainees, recognition of professional qualifications, and skills and visa facilitation where provided for;
Amendment 24 #
2015/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the need to introduce or to further develop dual VET systems 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; highlights the importance of exchange of best practices related to the dual education systems which could contribute to structural changes in the labour market and lead to higher levels of youth employment;
Amendment 33 #
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; and cross-border recognition of qualifications acquired in VET or higher education, or by promoting entrepreneurship education and related skills and competences, through a better use of tools such as the European Qualifications Framework, the European Skills Passport, the Youth Guarantee, Europass-CV, Entrepreneurial Skills Pass, EURES, Knowledge Alliances, European Alliance for Apprenticeships, the European Credit Transfer System and the European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training; highlights the importance of ESCO which identifies and categorises the skills, competences and qualifications relevant for the EU labour market and education and training, in 25 European languages; calls for a better promotion of these initiatives in order to improve the labour market in Europe;
Amendment 41 #
2015/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Welcomes the transformation of the existing EU Skills Panorama website which provides a more comprehensive and user-friendly central access point for information and intelligence on skill needs in occupations and sectors in Europe, and which helps policy-makers, experts, employment agencies, career advisers and individuals to take better and more informed decisions;
Amendment 52 #
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, local authorities, education and employment services and business communities;
Amendment 67 #
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 and types of education and training, to provide more digitally aligned degrees and curricula and to motivate young people to study ICT and pursue related careers; emphasises the need for the development of entrepreneurial and transversal skills within the framework of Youth Guarantee schemes;
Amendment 385 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Believes strongly that a single, clear, precise and binding definition of UTPs, along with an open list of prohibited UTPs at EU level, should be drawn up, so as to allow effective rules to be laid down with a view to combating such practices;
Amendment 23 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas continuous and increased financial support for education and training is crucial; stresses the need for funding in Member States afflicted by the crisis;
Amendment 45 #
2015/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5α. Calls on the Member States to further improve and update the assessment of higher educational establishments, against the standards previously set by education systems at international level, rewarding excellence with a view to the advancement of knowledge, research and science;·
Amendment 70 #
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 forcorresponding to the requirements of the labour market and encouraging graduates to build their capacity for LLL; supports the full implementation of the European framework for the certification of professional qualifications;
Amendment 112 #
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 and promoting quality internships;
Amendment 153 #
2015/2010(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital U – point iii
Recital U – point iii
(iii) whereas the overall principle of corporate taxation in the Union should be that taxes are paid in the countries where a company's actual economic activity and value creation takes place; whereas criteria should be developed to ensure that this occurs; whereas any use of 'patent box' or other preferential tax regimes must also ensure that taxes are paid in the place where value is generated; whereas, any policy, strategy and measures decided on a legal and economic level should be in line with the Union principles taking also into consideration that the corporate sector is inherent with the free services and competition as main pillars of the free market;
Amendment 174 #
2015/2010(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital V – introductory part
Recital V – introductory part
V. whereas improved coordination alone will not solve fundamental problems arising from the fact that different rules regarding corporate taxation exist in different Member States; whereas part of the overall response to aggressive tax planning must involve the convergence of a limited number of national tax practices; whereas this can be achieved while still preserving the sovereignty of Member States in relation to other elements of their corporate tax systems; whereas, we should take into consideration the sovereign rights of Member States and the diversities on economic, commercial and corporate sectors in terms of affecting the growth, development and national income on which they depend on as well as the social cohesion within the Member State and the Union as such;
Amendment 326 #
2015/2010(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – title 2 – subtitle 1 – paragraph 1
Annex – title 2 – subtitle 1 – paragraph 1
As a first step, by June 2016, a mandatory Common Corporate Tax Base (CCTB) in the Union, with an exemption for small- and medium-sized enterprises and companies with no cross-border activity, in order to have only one set of rules for companies operating in several Member States to calculate their taxable profits, with respect to the acquis communautaire, the sovereign rights of Member States and their economic and social cohesion and stability ;an exception should also be implemented regarding the economies of Member States depending on corporate and service providing sectors will also contribute to the growth and development of the Union economy.
Amendment 19 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Β a (new)
Recital Β a (new)
Ba. whereas there are high rates of youth unemployment and fiscal consolidation in those Member States mainly affected by the crisis should not be carried out to the detriment of jobs involving young people;
Amendment 40 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas in many Member States business start-ups (of all types, including social entrepreneurship or business for personal profit and start-ups) are not recognised or included as a career path, and there is little support for aspiring entrepreneurs within the educational system;
Amendment 53 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Ι
Recital Ι
Ι. whereas an entrepreneurial mindset enhances a young person’s employability and can be more effectively encouraged through easier access to microfinance mechanisms;
Amendment 100 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises the necessity of the broad definition of the key competence ‘a sense of initiative and entrepreneurship’, which involves creativity, innovation and risk- taking, as well as the ability to plan and manage projects in order to achieve objectives, and even the idea that the individual is aware of the context of his/her work and is able to seize opportunities that arise; has faith in the creative industry sectors and enterprises relating to culture, which can highlight business opportunities especially for young people;
Amendment 124 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recognises that social entrepreneurship can boost employment and contribute to social inclusion and the fight against poverty;
Amendment 218 #
2015/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on Member States to eliminate bureaucracy regarding the implementation of business plans by young people and to consider tax relief measures and measures to encourage them to set up their own business ideas; stresses the need for safety valves for start-ups that fail;
Amendment 28 #
2015/0263(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) In accordance with Article 9 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, in defining and implementing its policies and activities, the Union shall take into account requirements linked to the promotion of a high level of employment, the guarantee of adequate social protection, the fight against social exclusion, and a high level of education, training and protection of human health, taking into account the respect of the cultural diversity. In addition, as set out in Article 11 of the of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, environmental protection requirements mustshall be integrated in the Union policies with a view to promoting sustainable development.
Amendment 49 #
2015/0263(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Support under the Programme should be provided by the Commission upon request by a Member State, in areas such as budget and taxation, public function, institutional and administrative reforms, the justice system, anti-fraud, anti-corruption and anti-money laundering, business environment, private sector development, investment, competition, public procurement, privatization processes, access to finance, investment, trade, sustainable development, innovation, education and training, labour policiesyouth mobility and labour policies, cultural heritage, public health, asylum, migration policies, agriculture and rural development and financial sector policies.
Amendment 55 #
2015/0263(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) In order to create an appropriate socio-economic framework to improve access to education, which is primarily a fundamental human right, support should not be measured exclusively in financial terms but also in terms of citizenship, personal development and employability.
Amendment 80 #
2015/0263(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) the promotion of intercultural dialogue through education, training and creative sector.
Amendment 87 #
2015/0263(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) to assist Member States competent authorities to provide high quality, sustainable and inclusive public and private education, to promote excellence, evaluation, research and development of education at every level.
Amendment 89 #
2015/0263(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
To encourage Member States competent authorities to support their cultural facilities, so as to enable synergies in favour of national and local development.
Amendment 122 #
2015/0263(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) the implementation of reforms by Member States, undertaken at their own initiative, notably to achieve sustainable investment, growth, high quality education, research, training and job creation.
Amendment 129 #
2015/0263(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. The budgetary authority shall authorise the available annual appropriations within the limits of the Multiannual Financial Framework established by Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013, which should guarantee appropriate resources in actions, plans, programs and projects in education, training and culture.
Amendment 137 #
2015/0263(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 5
Article 12 – paragraph 5
5. In order to implement the Programme, the Commission shall adopt, by way of implementing acts, multi-annual work programmes, following consultation with social partners and stakeholders, local authorities and experts. Multi-annual work programmes shall set out the policy objectives pursued through the envisaged support and the expected results, as well as funding priorities in the relevant policy areas. The multi-annual work programmes shall be further specified in annual work programmes, adopted by way of implementing acts, identifying the measures needed for their implementation, together with all the elements required by Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012.
Amendment 11 #
2014/2241(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that, in order to differentiate the European tourism product from that of other countries/continents, it is very important to develop new forms of thematic tourism which can operate on the basis of transnational and/or even transregional cooperation; believes that the systematic promotion of thematic tourism products may not only allow the entire European tourism product to be redefined, but may also be vital in combating the effects of seasonality;
Amendment 16 #
2014/2241(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers EU initiatives such as the ‘European Capitals of Culture’ and the ‘European Cultural Heritage Label’ to be are particularly important for promoting European heritage and therefore calls on the Commission and the Member States to encourage the implementation of programmes for the restoration, conservation and protection of sites of cultural and historical interest, with a view to making them more accessible to tourists;
Amendment 23 #
2014/2241(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Draws attention to the crucial role played by cultural education in generating demand for high-quality, sustainable and inclusive cultural tourism; calls for better use to be made of the opportunities digitisation and innovation afford for more effective promotion of European cultural tourism, religious, educational, sporting, exploratory, gastronomic and ecological tourism and agritourism; calls for better use to be made of the opportunities digitisation and innovation afford for promotion of the above forms of European tourism; stresses the need to extend and consolidate digitisation platforms for cultural resources and archives; underlines the importance of tourism as a means of cultural diplomacy and outreach to other peoples;
Amendment 31 #
2014/2241(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the Commission's Digital Tourism Platform and its objectives of boosting the innovation capacity of tourism-related SMEs for the purpose of activating the tourism sector and of generating suggestions for how to adapt and shape policies aimed at further developing the tourism sector; notes that better use of innovative products and services in the tourism sector might help to make tourism-related undertakings in general and SMEs in particular more viable; believes that better use of innovative products and services in the tourism sector might help to make tourism-related undertakings in general and SMEs in particular more viable; for that reason stresses the need to strengthen the innovativeness and technological development of micro enterprises and SMEs and notes the huge prospects for the development of thematic/alternative forms of tourism provided by the Internet and innovative new communication technologies;
Amendment 34 #
2014/2241(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Believes that better use of innovative products and services in the tourism sector could significantly help tourist companies, especially SMEs, and make them more sustainable; stresses the need to foster innovation and technological development in micro-enterprises and SMEs, and points to the major opportunities for the development of thematic/alternative forms of tourism through use of the Internet and new communications technologies;
Amendment 40 #
2014/2241(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. PConsiders that tourism is an inalienable social right, which should be upheld with regard to all new forms of tourism developed over the coming years; points out that access needs to be made more universal by taking into account, in particular, the needs of people with disabilities, families with children and older persons and adapting the facilities and services on offer accordingly; stresses the need for future tourism policy in Europe to focus on the needs of tourists with disabilities; notes that, in this context, innovative projects, tools and products to facilitate access for persons with impaired mobility should be promoted at European level;
Amendment 53 #
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 and could be instrumental in addressing the current economic and employment crisis, making use of skills and local capacities, while contributing to the development of a sustainable tourism accessible to all; 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; stresses the obligation to support, enhance and promote UNESCO world heritage monuments in Europe and the universal value thereof;
Amendment 62 #
2014/2241(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers that tourism is an inalienable social right which should be safeguarded in all new forms of tourism promoted over coming years; recalls that access must be secured for a larger number of people, paying particular attention to the needs of disabled persons, families with children and the elderly, by adapting the infrastructures and services provided; stresses the need to ensure that future tourism policy in Europe takes account of the needs of disabled tourists; within that framework, considers it advisable to promote innovative programmes, mechanisms and products at European level to facilitate independent access for persons with mobility difficulties;
Amendment 74 #
2014/2241(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Underlines the importance of improving mutual recognition by Member States of professional qualifications in the tourism industry, in order to enable the industry’s workers to find the best possible career prospects and thus encourage their mobility;
Amendment 81 #
2014/2241(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Asks the Commission to bolster existing European measures and programmes relating to cultural tourism and cultural heritage that have proved effective, to look into the feasibility of introducing a 'European cultural card' which would offer reduced entrance fees for museums, monuments, archaeological sites, libraries, theatres and so on, and to provide targeted financial support under EU instruments including the Structural Funds.; stresses also the importance of European routes in highlighting our common European identity and stresses the need to continue funding for the development of new 'European routes' and the conservation of existing ones; calls on the Commission to consider the effective promotion and institutional upgrading of initiatives such as the ‘European Capital of Sport’ and the ‘European Youth Capital’;
Amendment 93 #
2014/2241(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the contribution of civil society in promoting new forms of tourism, through social networks, voluntary organisations, cultural and sports associations, citizens action groups, and organisations representing young people, women and expatriate communities;
Amendment 96 #
2014/2241(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes the need for an integrated approach to tourism, especially in the consumer services and consumer protection sector and highlights the importance of adopting quality criteria and joint safety standards for tourism services;
Amendment 96 #
2014/2241(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Takes the view that, in order to differentiate European tourism from that of other countries or continents, it is crucial to develop new thematic forms of tourism, possibly involving cross-border or interregional cooperation; believes that the systematic promotion of thematic (oenological, gastronomic, rural, religious, artistic, visual, cultural conference educational, exploratory etc.) tourism could not only to redefine European tourism as a whole but also play an important role in combating the effects of seasonality;
Amendment 98 #
2014/2241(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Considers it appropriate to develop new forms of tourism in the EU, and for the Commission, Member States and regions regularly to support and promote the organisation of cultural events, music festivals, art exhibitions and initiatives related to culture, food, photography, theatre and cinema; calls on the Commission to step up support for such initiatives under existing programmes such as 'Creative Europe' and consider new ways of providing support;
Amendment 100 #
2014/2241(INI)
7b. Considers that it would be advisable to examine ways of supporting SMEs and sole proprietorships in the tourism sector through funding mechanisms to strengthen their liquidity at reasonable cost, provide incentives to invest in the development of their infrastructure and services and cut the red tape surrounding their development;
Amendment 100 #
2014/2241(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Stresses the prospects for sports tourism, which could in future become one of the most dynamic sectors in the developing European travel industry, and calls for the introduction of specific policies to promote and support this development; considers that various types of sports tourism, such as cycling, mountaineering, diving, boating, sailing and fishing, offer active alternatives that could attract tourists to even the most remote areas of Europe; urges the Commission and the Member States systematically to promote tourism involving sports, physical exercise and healthy activities and encourage initiatives relating to traditional sports at national, regional or local level;
Amendment 101 #
2014/2241(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5e. Notes also the opportunities arising during sports events from the movement of athletes and spectators and the hosting of sports clubs in in the run-up to such events and, in view of its potential wider benefits, calls for measures to promote this particular form of sports tourism and encourage cooperation at European level;
Amendment 102 #
2014/2241(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 f (new)
Paragraph 5 f (new)
5f. Underlines the importance of a highly skilled workforce in the tourism sector and calls for measures to enhance the quality of education through the use of mobility and lifelong learning programmes; calls on the Member States and local and regional authorities to take full advantage of the vocational training tools offered by the ESF and other EU, national, regional and local funds;
Amendment 103 #
2014/2241(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 g (new)
Paragraph 5 g (new)
5g. Stresses the advantages of a ‘dual’ education system in the tourism sector and the importance of combining learning with hands-on work experience, thereby improving both theoretical knowledge and practical skills; considers that EU initiatives such as the ‘Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs' and ‘Leonardo da Vinci’ programmes offer unique opportunities for training and the acquisition of professional skills and should therefore be further consolidated and promoted;
Amendment 1 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to Directive 2014/89/EU of 23 July 2014 establishing a framework for maritime spatial planning,
Amendment 23 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas there is a great deal of ignorance about the seas and oceans, their resources and biodiversity, and the ways in which these interact with human activities – whether taking place or still to be developed – and whereas inadequate knowledge on those points severely inhibits sustainable use of the resources concerned and poses an obstacle to innovation;
Amendment 33 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas investments in marine and maritime research and innovation will strengthen the position of the EU as a global leader in the field of maritime policy;
Amendment 63 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls for the development of a unified European maritime industrial strategy which should bring together EU initiatives on all maritime-related sectors;
Amendment 73 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to launch a comprehensive study on the importance and weight of the blue economy for the European Union;
Amendment 84 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for clear-cut objectives and time- frames to be laid down with a view to making data – whether relating to the sea- floor or to the water column and living resources – more accessible and, more fully interoperable and harmonised for information about seas and oceans to be supplied to the public;
Amendment 94 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for an EU initiative to encourage private companies of the maritime sector to share economically insensitive data for research purposes;
Amendment 106 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Points out that the Member States and regional authorities have a key role to play in developing the blue economy and urges the Commission to support and encourage all forms of cooperation between Member States and regional authorities, for example joint programming initiatives;
Amendment 119 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers the shortage of qualified professionals in various fields of study and activity – including, though not confined to, researchers, engineers, and technicians, to be a huge hurdle that could prevent the blue economy from fully realising its potential; maintains that this shortcoming is closely bound up with the growing disengagement and disinvestment by Member States in the spheres of science and education and with the decline in ththerefore urges Member States and regional authorities to invest in an ambitious social dimension of blue pgrofessional status and social standwth and maritime literacy ing of several of the professions concerned, and therefore calls for thesrder to promote training and access for young people two trends to be reversed without delaymaritime professions;
Amendment 136 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for an appropriate financial framework to be established in order to stimulate the development of the blue economy and job creation, combining and, coordinating and facilitating the access to the financial instruments available – structural and investment funding (EMFF, ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund), the research framework programme, and so forth; points out that the instruments should be better geared to the needs of individual stakeholders – public institutions, businesses, especially SMEs, non- governmental organisations, etc. – and the opportunities being offered widely publicised;
Amendment 149 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses the importance of maritime spatial planning for the sustainable and coordinated development of maritime activities;
Amendment 151 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Considers that the implementation of the Maritime Spatial Planning directive in a timely manner will foster investment in the blue economy as it provides the necessary certainty;
Amendment 153 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Stresses in this context the importance of land-sea interactions and Integrated Coastal Zone Management;
Amendment 163 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Considers that environmentally healthy coastal and maritime areas are key for sustainable human activities; calls therefore for the full implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework directive;
Amendment 165 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Considers that the governance of Integrated Maritime Policy should be strengthened at EU and sea-basin levels;
Amendment 204 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Stresses that renewable marine energies are an industrial sector for the future that can combat climate change and EU energy dependence, achieve greater energy sustainability and meet the Europe 2020 targets; points out that in this regard offshore grids between the Member States are of great importance;
Amendment 221 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Emphasises the importance of promoting socially, economically and environmentally sustainable forms of tourism that can constitute a significant source of added value for maritime areas;
Amendment 223 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Believes that a maritime safety "Erika IV" package should be launched to prevent further major maritime disasters; considers that this package should recognise the ecological damage to marine waters in the European legislation;
Amendment 12 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Demands that the main outcome of the negotiations be an ambitious and comprehensive agreement, bringing a significant market opening for EU companies, including SMEsparticularly SMEs, which constitute the backbone of the European economy;
Amendment 214 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that the EU and the US need to establish common rules to define the origin of products, and their appropriate labelling and that such rules should be clear and easily applicable and should consider current and future trends in production; stresses in this regard, the need to safeguard successful schemes such as the EU geographical indications, which have contributed substantially to consumer protection and the provision of clear and succinct information regarding product origin.
Amendment 8 #
2014/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Α
Recital Α
Α. whereas culture is a shared resource and a common good, and its full potential to support economic development has yet to be recognised and properly exploited;
Amendment 43 #
2014/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b
Paragraph 2 – point b
(b) communicate to potential beneficiaries, in an straightforward and accessible way, the existing European funding lines for cultural heritage;
Amendment 67 #
2014/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Invites the Member States to look into possible fiscal and other incentives in relation to restoration work, such as VAT reduction or tax exemptions;
Amendment 118 #
2014/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Invites the Member States to strategically plan cultural heritage-related projects that can lead to overall regional development, international and interregional cooperation programmes, the creation of new jobs and the preservation of traditional skills related to cultural heritage restoration;
Amendment 149 #
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, and calls for EU regional fund appropriations to be earmarked for suitable measures;
Amendment 42 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes in particular the role played by MEDIA in supporting subtitling and dubbing to increase availability of European films in original versions with subtitles which facilitate their circulation and improve knowledge and understanding of European cultures and languages;
Amendment 51 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Suggests that there is a need to promote and support European coproductions and that the increase in such productions may result in the wider distribution of European films all across Europe;
Amendment 52 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Highlights moreover growing success of high quality European TV series and the strategic importance of further encouraging their production, distribution and promotion on the European and the global markets;
Amendment 57 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Recognises that cinemas are still the most important places to present and promote films and furthermore places where people meet and exchange views, and stresses that the disappearance of small and independent cinemas, in particular in small towns and less developed regions, limits access to European cultural resources, heritage and dialogue;
Amendment 58 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses the importance of MEDIA in testing innovative approaches in audience development, in particular through supporting festivals, film literacy initiatives and audience development actions;
Amendment 77 #
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 industrywith all stakeholders of the European film industry on the challenges it currently faces in the digital era;
Amendment 81 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls in that respect for a broad participation and cooperation amongst all Institutions concerned, in particular with the European Parliament;
Amendment 98 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Urges the Member States to guarantee the appropriate level of funding for digitisation, preservation and online availability of film heritage;
Amendment 100 #
2014/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)
Paragraph 21 c (new)
21c. Emphasizes the importance of audiovisual archives, especially from film heritage institutions and public service broadcasters, and the need for appropriate funding and rights clearance schemes to facilitate the fulfilling of their public interest missions, including preservation, digitisation and making available to the public;