907 Amendments of Eleonora FORENZA
Amendment 1 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
- having regard to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, published in Istanbul on 11 May 2011;
Amendment 2 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 b (new)
Citation 6 b (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 24 November 2016 on the EU accession to the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women1a _________________ 1a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2016)0451.
Amendment 4 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 31 a (new)
Citation 31 a (new)
- having regard to the European Institute for Gender Equality's on "Gender-sensitive Parliaments: A Global Review for Good Practice" published in 2011
Amendment 7 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas gender equality, in general, is central to the protection of human rights, the functioning of democracy, respect for the rule of law, economic growth, social inclusion and sustainability and the integration of a gender dimension is relevant to all policy areas of EU competence;
Amendment 8 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the right to equality and the guarantee of non-discrimination are bedrock principles underpinning gender mainstreaming; whereas mainstreaming gender means addressing the rights, perspectives and well-being of women, girls, LGBTIQ people and people of all gender identities;
Amendment 10 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B (new)
Recital B (new)
Bb. whereas the Istanbul Convention stresses the importance of changing mentalities and attitudes in order to break out of the continuum of all forms of gender-based violence; whereas education at all levels and for persons of all ages on equality between women and men, on non-stereotype gender roles and on respect for personal integrity, is therefore required in this regard;
Amendment 15 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the population of the European Union consists half of women and half of men, but the composition of the European Parliament does not mirror this balancereflects a severe female under-representation as only 36.1 % of MEPs are female; whereas this imbalancegap is further emphasised by the composition of Parliament’s Bureau, which is made up of 7 women and 20 men; whereas gender balancerepresentation and diversity in Parliament bodies helps breaking stereotypes, reduces discrimination and increase the level of democratic representation of EU citizens and the legitimacy of Parliament's decisions;
Amendment 18 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas Goal Five of the Sustainable Development Goals 5 (SDGs) aspires to 'achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls' by 2030; whereas, however, there is only very slow progress on gender equality and minimal change in many countries worldwide22 ; _________________ 22 http://reports.weforum.org/global- gender-gap-report-2016/ and is a cross-cutting goal across all seventeen dimensions; whereas gender mainstreaming is a tool for effective, long-lasting, and sustainable equitable development co-operation with positive impact in terms of meeting poverty reduction goals; whereas, however, there is only very slow progress on gender equality and minimal change in many countries worldwide22, including in Europe; whereas implementation of SDG 5 in an EU context has mixed results within and across Member states and the proportions of women in national parliaments and in decision-making positions is still far from parity22a; _________________ 22 http://reports.weforum.org/global- gender-gap-report-2016/ 22a https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/3 217494/9237449/KS-01-18-656-EN- N.pdf/2b2a096b-3bd6-4939-8ef3- 11cfc14b9329
Amendment 21 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas gender mainstreaming is an effective and globally accepted strategy for ensuring gender equalityaimed at achieving gender equality by reorganizing, improving, developing and evaluating policy processes so that gender equality perspective is incorporated in all policies and at all levels and stages by the actors involved in policy making; whereas the Commission defines gender mainstreaming as 'the integration of a gender perspective into the preparation, design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies, regulatory measures and spending programmes, with a view to promoting equality between women and men'23 ; whereas gender mainstreaming provides key tools for the systematic consideration of the differences between the conditions, situations and needs of men and women in all policies and actions, to advance gender equality and promote the rights of LGBTIQ people; _________________ 23 http://eige.europa.eu/gender- mainstreaming/what-is-gender- mainstreaming
Amendment 30 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas according to the latest available data, women constitute 55 % of Parliament staff, but are still under- represented at all ranks of management, althoughnd the number of women in middle and senior management roles has increased slightoo insufficiently in 2017;
Amendment 41 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas gender mainstreaming of the European Parliament must include the rights, perspectives and well-being of LGBTIQ people and people of all gender identities but although Parliament attaches increased importance to LGBTIQ issues, the visibility, voice of LGBTI staffQ activists is relatively low; whereas most LGBTI staff still prefer to hide their sexual orientation or gender identity;
Amendment 42 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas there is a need to recognise the social and political value of women’s organisations and women’s spaces, of their history and their work, and of their key role in preventing gender based violence and promoting gender equality, women’s self-determination and intercultural dialogue; whereas there is no conscious gender mainstreaming without places able to produce women’s self-determination and authority and to fight against male violence against women;
Amendment 47 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L b (new)
Recital L b (new)
Lb. whereas greater interinstitutional cooperation on gender mainstreaming between the Parliament, the Council and the Commission is needed in order to ensure that gender perspectives can be introduced at all stages of the policy cycle, which would facilitate Parliaments’ own gender mainstreaming work;
Amendment 51 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L c (new)
Recital L c (new)
Lc. whereas gender mainstreaming is a process that requires specific skills and knowledge, apart from commitment, and as such it is effective only if accompanied by awareness raising and capacity building activities of the institutions and staff;
Amendment 59 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Insists that gender mainstreaming can also mean introducing specific actions targeted at women or at men to tackle persistent inequalities or changing mainstream policies to accommodate a diversity of circumstances for individuals or groups;
Amendment 63 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Strongly applauds the (very few)reciates the male role models both in the Parliament administration and at political level who actively promote gender equality and equal opportunities; further encourages both male, female and LGBTI role models and regrets this is not the majority of them; further encourages role models overcoming stereotypes based on gender and/or sexual orientation;
Amendment 67 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. StresseRegrets that Parliament’s visual communication should avoidis sometimes using gender stereotypes as well as stereotypes based on sexual orientation and gender identity; recalls, in this respect, the importance of representing and promoting gender equality in communication materials of all policy sectors;
Amendment 69 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. SRecalls that mainstreaming gender covers policy decision, decision-making, procedures and practices as well as implementation and monitoring and evaluation; therefore stresses that in order to comprehensively assess the state of play of gender mainstreaming in Parliament, not only policy content, but also gender representation in the administration and in decision-making should be taken into account;
Amendment 73 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. NoteExpress concerns that female representation in Parliament’s key decision-making positions at political and administrative levels remains low and that Parliament needs to ensure that the allocation of decision-making positions is evenly spread between genders;
Amendment 75 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Regrets the lack of coherence and coordination between the various bodies working on gender equality and diversity in Parliament; reiterates its call to improve internal coordination in order to achieve a higher degree of gender mainstreaming; , including on staff recruitment, organisation of work, working decisions and procedures;
Amendment 76 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Applauds Parliament’s decision to honour Simone Veil, the first woman President of an EU institution and a staunch promoter of women’s rights, notably legal and reproductive rights, by renaming the Equality and Diversity Award after her, as a means of highlighting and recognising good practice and role models in equal opportunities within the European Parliament Secretariat; recommends increasing the visibility and ensuring greater awareness of this important award;
Amendment 77 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses the importance to dialogue with external stakeholders, such as civil society women’s organisations, grassroots women’s rights and gender equality groups, women’s movements, notably Ni Una Menos global movement, international institutions, academia and national parliaments in developing tools and collecting data; recalls that their mobilization is important in improving EU gender mainstreaming processes, and in fostering reciprocal exchanges to promote best practice;
Amendment 79 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on EIGE to regularly submit information to every committee and to the Commission in order to underline the gender perspective in every sector of policy making;
Amendment 83 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the revised guidelines on gender-neutralsensitive language in the European Parliament, published in July 2018, which now better reflect linguistic and cultural developments and provide practical advice in all official EU languages on the use of gender-fair and inclusive language; recalls that Parliament was one of the first international organisations to adopt multilingual guidelines on gender-neutralsensitive language in 2008; recalls the importance of disseminating information on and building broad public acceptance of the guidelines and invites all Members of the European Parliament, as well as officials, to promote and apply these guidelines consistently in their work;
Amendment 84 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls for closer cooperation among committees aimed at bringing a real gender dimension into the reports;
Amendment 108 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Repeats its call on the European Parliamentary Research Service to carry out regular detailed qualitative and quantitative research on the progress of gender mainstreaming in Parliament and the functioning of the organisational structure dedicated to it, as well as to develop gender impact assessments and gender-based analysis; calls for increased collection of gender-disaggregated data in order to give an accurate map of gender gaps, assess achievements or backlashes and inform evidence-based decision making;
Amendment 113 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Recalls the importance of building gender mainstreaming capacity of all EU institutions by making sure that training provided is gender-sensitive and by providing for specific trainings on gender equality in all policy sectors;
Amendment 138 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Strongly disapprovecondemns of the misogynistic language used on several occasions in the plenary chamber; welcomes the sanctions imposed by the President of the European Parliament and confirmed by the Bureau against a Member of the European Parliament for remarks made during the plenary session of 1 March 2017 undermining the dignity of women; is concerned by the decision of the General Court of the European Union of 31 May 2018 to annul the decision of the President and of the Bureau, based both on interpretation of the relevant provisions of the Rules of Procedure and on the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights concerning Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights (freedom of speech); urges its committee competent for issues concerning the Rules of Procedure to revise the applicable rules with a view to ensuring respect and dignity in the plenary chamber at all times;
Amendment 139 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. stresses that the Istanbul Convention lays down that culture, custom, religion, tradition or so-called ‘honour’ cannot be a justification of any acts of violence against women; denounces the fact that more and more women and girls are victims of gender- based violence on the internet and on social media, at work and at home; calls on the European Parliament and Member States to adopt concrete measures to condemn all forms gender-based violence as crimes, including domestic violence, sexual harassment, psychological and physical violence, stalking, sexual violence, rape, forced abortion, forced sterilisation, sexual exploitation, sex- extortion, grooming, voyeurism and revenge pornography;
Amendment 152 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Recalls that as regards the use of measures to improveensure equal work-life balance for men and women, acceptance by managers and, if relevant, equal take-up by both partners should be specifically encouraged; notes that flexible working time arrangements can leads today and most of the time to gender discrimination in practice as these tools are used in the vast majority of cases by women and can impede career progression; also recalls that teleworking might increase flexibility but can also make women stay away from the office where they are, even when this not their desire, and this work condition can make them not visible and canout of network;
Amendment 6 #
2018/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 b (new)
Citation 7 b (new)
– having regard to Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union(TFEU),
Amendment 12 #
2018/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 c (new)
Citation 7 c (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 27 April 2017 on the EU flagship initiative on the garment sector. 1a __________________ 1a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0196.
Amendment 22 #
2018/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 k (new)
Citation 7 k (new)
– having regard to the 2030 UN Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 29 #
2018/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas Article 207 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)stipulates that the EU’s trade policy must be built on the principles and objectives of EU external policy; whereas Article 208 of the TFEU establishes the principle of policy coherence for development and sets the eradication of poverty as the main objective; whereas the Commission’s Trade for All communication bases EU trade policy on three key principles – effectiveness, transparency and values;
Amendment 32 #
2018/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union states that the Union must contribute, among other things, to sustainable development, the eradication of poverty and the protection of human rights; whereas Article 21 TEU provides that (i) the EU's action on the international scene must be guided, inter alia, by the universality and indivisibility of human rights and fundamental freedoms, and the respect for human dignity; and (ii)that the EU must define and pursue common policies and actions so as to, inter alia, support human rights;
Amendment 46 #
2018/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas EU trade policy must not undermine, either directly or indirectly, the promotion and protection of human rights and civil space in developing countries; whereas the European Union must internationally promote a trade policy in where people and planet are in the centre;
Amendment 47 #
2018/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas there are no concrete and substantial improvements in terms of human rights and social rights and that there are even allegations that the production benefited by the GSP is encouraging land grabbing and the violation of labour and human rights in several of the countries covered by the GSP;
Amendment 52 #
2018/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
Ec. whereas the particular situation of Export Processing Zones (EPZs) is such that in some countries they are exempt from local labour laws and forbid or limit union activity, and that workers have no recourse to legal redress there, which constitutes a clear violation of ILO standards; whereas corruption and exemptions from labour laws and taxation in EPZs could have a negative impact on human rights, in particular by undermining decent work and trade unions;
Amendment 53 #
2018/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
Ec. whereas GSP might lead to an increased dependence on exportation of raw materials that intensifies the pressure on land and water resources, which could lead more quickly to deforestation and reduction of biodiversity; Whereas GSP could be used as an instrument of political pressure from the developed economies to promote the support of the developing countries in various aspects of their international agendas;
Amendment 55 #
2018/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E e (new)
Recital E e (new)
Ee. whereas gender equality in all EU policies is firmly established in Article 8 of the TFEU; whereas trade and investment agreements tend to affect women and men differently on account of structural gender inequalities; whereas according to the ILO, in 2012 21 million people worldwide, of whom 55 % were women and girls, were the victims of forced labour, with 90 % of these were exploited in the private economy by individuals or enterprises;
Amendment 71 #
2018/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges that the GSP scheme has brought economic gains to the beneficiary countries and the EU, with increased exports to the EU and improved preference utilisation rates by EBA and GSP+ beneficiaries, but that in some cases the inequality rate of the countries remains high; urges the EU to work on raising awareness of the GSP rules in the beneficiary countries to promote an even better uptake of the scheme, and to monitor the distribution the wealth eventually produced by the use of the schemes;
Amendment 75 #
2018/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises that, overall, the GSP scheme appears to have created incentives for ratifying international conventions and has therefore created a better framework for progress; stresses the importance of measures to ensure that GSP enhances positive environmental development; nevertheless, considers these achievements to be too limited and insufficient; stresses that much has to be done in beneficiary countries to achieve a sustainable development model;
Amendment 79 #
2018/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Emphasises that acts of secondary EU law must be both designed and interpreted in line with primary EU law and general principles of EU law; thus, calls for a reform of the GSP Regulation that would lead to bind the European Commission to withdraw GSP treatment from third countries that fail to adequately address established violations of human rights within their jurisdiction;
Amendment 87 #
2018/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Acknowledges the progress on effective implementation through increased monitoring and dialogue between the EU and the beneficiary countries; stresses the need for continued engagement and further improvement of transparency in GSP+ monitoring and better involvement of civil society and trade unions; in this regard calls for the establishment of joint oversight commissions with the participation of local civil society and trade union representatives, private sector and beneficiary government; takes the view that further coordination and burden- sharing between the embassies of Member States in beneficiary countries is required to streamline the monitoring process;
Amendment 88 #
2018/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to address shrinking space for civil society, threats to independent trade unions and obstacles to EU funding to NGOs in monitoring, scorecards, GSP+ dialogues and “Enhanced Engagement”, as these issues are directly related to legal obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and relevant provisions of the International Labour Organisation core conventions, in line with the COM Trade for All communication that bases the EU trade policy on three key principles – effectiveness, transparency and values;
Amendment 93 #
2018/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Suggests that the future reform of GSP+ should take into consideration a progressive phase-in approach, in which tariff reductions would be increased as benchmarks based on achievements in terms of sustainable development are met; emphasize the conditionality of trade preferences to improvements on social and environmental protection;
Amendment 94 #
2018/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the Commission to lay down specific objectives and benchmarks with regard to the effective implementation of international conventions and systematically include these in the human rights country strategy papers with a view to ensuring consistency and mainstreaming human rights into trade policy;
Amendment 95 #
2018/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Encourages the establishment of an independent and formal complaints mechanism related to the effective implementation of obligations under international conventions under GSP+, in order to take into account all available information, including from reliable local stakeholders;
Amendment 97 #
2018/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6e. Calls on the Commission to include ILO Convention 169 on Indigenous Peoples, within the other fundamental binding conventions to be eligible for GSP, as an essential instrument to curve land grabbing and key human rights violations;
Amendment 113 #
2018/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Takes note of the first safeguard investigation under the regulation and considers that this clause should ensure that the EU’s social, environmental, financial and economic interests are protected while being able to offer preferences for sensitive products; stresses the need to ensure the effective implementation of international conventions by the beneficiary countries in order to prevent increased levels of environmental and social dumping;
Amendment 118 #
2018/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights that the GSP has made the corporate sector more dynamic, resulting in an increased number of women in the labour force in the industries of the export countries that trade with the EU; notes however that despite some limited improvements women continue to be discriminated and is concerned in particular for the condition of women in the Ready Made Garment (RMG) sector;
Amendment 122 #
2018/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the effect that the GSP has had on private corporations’ initiatives to adopt cleaner and safer technologies, and the direct positive impact thereof on workers and the environment; takes the view that measures to further encourage this development should be planned; calls consequently on the establishment of due- diligence obligations on EU actors along the value chain in order to ensure a level- playing field among private corporations who have voluntarily engaged in these initiatives and those who have not done so; stresses in this regard that many of the calls that the European Parliament expressed in its resolution of 27 April 2017 on the EU flagship initiative on the garment sector have not been met yet; welcomes the effect that the GSP has had on private corporations’ initiatives to adopt cleaner and safer technologies, and the direct positive impact thereof on workers and the environment; takes the view that measures to further encourage this development should be planned;
Amendment 10 #
2018/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the need for the EU, in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for the 2030 Agenda and the Gender Equality Action Plan 2016-2020 (GAP II), to continue to pursue its commitment to developing societies free from all forms of discrimination and violence and contributing to a secure, prosperous and sustainable world;
Amendment 11 #
2018/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Observes that neo-liberal framework is actually damaging sustainable development and human rights, including women’s rights, which are part of human rights themselves; calls on the Commission to provide continued support to protect human rights defenders, women’s organizations and women leaders as active actors committed to promoting, protecting and raising awareness of women’s rights;
Amendment 19 #
2018/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the affirmation of UN Secretary-General António Guterres that 'there is overwhelming evidence that investing in women is the most effective way to lift communities, companies and countries. Women’s participation makes peace agreements stronger, societies more resilient and economies more vigorous'as they have never constructed their political identity on nationalistic bases;
Amendment 21 #
2018/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the need to guarantee healthy living and well-being for all, as called for in SDG 3, and to promote access to affordable, safe and quality medicines; Stresses that the focus on gender equality and women’s empowerment is explicit across all the SDGs and more efforts should be pursued to seek the full realization of women’s rights and the effective implementation of policies promoting women’s empowerment and participation in decision-making;
Amendment 27 #
2018/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the need to guarantee access to sexual and reproductive healthcare services, to ensure that women receive the recommended natal care and to prevent child and maternal mortality; and rights; strongly condemns the Global Gag Rule and its impact on girls access to comprehensive sexuality education, sexual and reproductive health and rights services, including safe and legal abortions; calls on the EU and the Member States to counter the impact of the gag rule by significantly increasing financing for sexual and reproductive health and rights, in particular funding explicitly destined to ensure access to birth control and safe and legal abortion, using both national as well as EU development funding, in order to fill the financing gap left after the Trump administration’s moves to cease funding all overseas aid organisations that provide sexual and reproductive health and rights services; emphasises that universal respect for and access to sexual and reproductive health and rights contributes to prenatal care and the ability to avoid high-risk births, reduce infant and child mortality; points out that family planning, maternal health and safe abortion services are important elements to save children and women’s lives;
Amendment 43 #
2018/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the importance of making education and training in the STEM, as well as in the Humanity subjects accessible to women and girls, with particular emphasis on increasing their digitaltalents and competences;
Amendment 44 #
2018/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Recalls that in the framework of education appropriate measures should be developed in order to support educational programs without stereotypes to include civic participation, human rights, gender equality, promotion of intercultural awareness and understanding to better prepare students for citizenship;
Amendment 57 #
2018/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges theCalls on the EU and its Member States to speed up negotiations on the ratification and implementation of the Istanbul Convention, the first legally binding international instrument seeking to prevent and combat violence against women, in all its parts in order to ensure coherence between EU internal and external action in this field;
Amendment 62 #
2018/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises that the EU is committed to promoting gender equality and ensuring gender mainstreaming in all of its actions; and so that gender equality should be a key priority in all EU guidelines, working relations, policies and actions, including external actions of the EU, and supports the related coordinated efforts in the multilateral dialogues and activities of EU delegations such as election observation missions, as well as the work of the EEAS Principle Advisor on Gender in third countries, aimed at promoting peace, security and fundamental freedom; stresses the need to reinforce the role of the EEAS Principle Advisor on Gender by ensuring a specific budget dedicated to her area of competences;
Amendment 67 #
2018/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Commission to include a gender chapter in free-trade agreements with third countries and clauses calling on those countries to ratify and implement the 27 international conventions – on human and labour rights, environmental protection and good governance – listed in the Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) and GSP+; underlines that it is crucial to monitor their implementation, to take action when needed and to pay particular attention to gender equality; highlights that CEDAW is one of the relevant conventions under GSP+;
Amendment 71 #
2018/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the approach of integrating the gender perspective in EU Common Security and Defence Policy activities and uUnderlines the importance of providing adequate gender sensitive training to healthcare professionals and humanitarian aid workers, including those working in emergency assistance;
Amendment 74 #
2018/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. SUnderlines that religious, cultural and traditional differences can in no way justify discrimination or any form of violence; supports the EU’s initiative on 'Preventing Violent Extremism: A Gender Sensitive Approach' and pushes for the promotion of gender sensitive projects that strengthen the roles of women and girls in peacebuilding, conflict prevention and humanitarian response;
Amendment 83 #
2018/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Condemns the atrocities practised on displaced people such as refugees, migrants and asylum seekers, especially women and girls, around the world, particularly in Venezuela and on members of the Rohingya minority in Myanmar.; Condemns the fact that in some third countries homosexuality is still a crime; condemns all forms of discrimination and violence against LGBTI people; condemns the ongoing situation where in order to seek asylum in the EU, women and LGBTI people put themselves under serious risk of sexual and gender-based violence along routes and in reception centres; underlines that women, girls, and LGBTI people who claim a well-founded fear of gender-based persecution need to be able to safely request visas on humanitarian grounds;
Amendment 87 #
2018/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Highlights that gendered forms of violence and discrimination, including but not limited to rape and sexual violence, FGM, forced marriage, domestic violence, so-called honour crimes and gender discrimination condoned by the state, constitute persecution and should be valid reasons for seeking asylum or humanitarian protection and therefore be reflected in the new instrument; calls on the Commission therefore to recognize gender-based persecution as a valid ground for seeking international protection as well as to ensure the inclusion of the gender perspective in all phases of the asylum procedure by complying with the 2002 UNHCR Guidelines on international protection: gender-related persecution;
Amendment 2 #
2018/0256(NLE)
Draft legislative resolution
Citation 5
Citation 5
– having regard to Rule 99(1) and (4),and Rule 108 (6) and (7) of its Rules of Procedure,
Amendment 5 #
2018/0256(NLE)
Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Gives its consent to the agreement;Asks to the European Court of Justice to issue a legal opinion whether the agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco is complying with the European treaties, with the international law and with the 21 December 2016 European Court ruling.
Amendment 6 #
Amendment 94 #
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 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, and to preserve peace, prevent conflicts and strengthen international safety, as set out in article 21(2) (c) of the Treaty on the European Union.
Amendment 95 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The Union shall ensure policy coherence for development as required by Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. The Union should take account of the objectives of development cooperation in the policies that are likely to affect developing countries, which will be a crucial element of the strategy to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals defined in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ('2030 Agenda') adopted by the United Nations in September 201545 . Ensuring policy coherence for sustainable development, as embedded in the 2030 Agenda, requires taking into account the impact of all policies on sustainable development at all levels — nationally, within the Union, in other countries and at global level. It also requires considering the impact of all policies on conflict dynamics, promoting a gender sensitive approach to conflict analyses in all actions and programmes under the Regulation, with the aim of avoiding negative impacts on women, girls and LGBTIQ people and maximizing positive ones. __________________ 45 "Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development", adopted at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit on 25 September 2015 (A/RES/70/1).
Amendment 97 #
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, and promote peaceful, just and inclusive societies for all kind of gender identities. 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 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, without undermining the others. __________________ 57 Signed in New York on 22 April 2016. Signed in New York on 22 April 2016. 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).
Amendment 99 #
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, includingvalues in all its aspects and thus contributing to the eradication of poverty, fighting inequality in all its forms, in particular gender inequalities, preserving peace, preventing conflicts, strengthening international securiafety, fighting root causes of irregular migrationforced displacement and assisting populations, countries and regions facing enhanced migratory pressure and confronting natural or man-made disasters, supporting a fair, human rights compliant and gender-just 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. From a feminist perspective, the Union should acknowledge the crucial role of women as peace-builders: historically they have never constructed their political identity on nationalistic discourses, but rather on international solidarity, alliances and networking with other women of different backgrounds, developing an attitude of respecting diversity and nourishing intercultural dialogue. __________________ 59 "Shared Vision, Common Action: A Stronger Europe. A global Strategy for the European Union's Foreign and Security Policy", June 2016.
Amendment 107 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) This Regulation should address the rise of the backlash against women’s rights and gender equality globally; it should assist and secure sufficient operating capacity to the organizations which are working on sexual and reproductive health and rights (access to quality and accessible information, education and services) as well as on gender-based violence, including, but not only, fighting against the harmful traditional practices such as female genital mutilation, so-called honour crimes, rape and sexual violence, domestic violence, child marriages and gender discrimination condoned by the state.
Amendment 109 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The Union should seek the most efficient use of available resources in order to optimise the impact of its external action. That should be achieved through coherence and complementarity among the Union's external financing instruments, notably the Instrument for Pre-Accession III63 , the Humanitarian Aid Instrument64 , the Decision on Overseas Countries and Territories65 , the European Instrument for Nuclear Safety to complement the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument on the basis of the Euratom Treaty66 , the common foreign and securiafety policy and the newly proposed European Peace Facility67 which is financed outside the Union budget, as well as the creation of synergies with other Union policies and Programmes. This includes coherence and complementarity with macro-financial assistance, where relevant. In order to maximise the impact of combined interventions to achieve a common objective, this Regulation should allow for the combination of funding with other Union Programmes, as long as the contributions do not cover the same costs. __________________ 63 COM (2018) 465 final Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA III) 64 Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/96 of 20 June 1996 concerning humanitarian aid (OJ L 163, 2.7.1996, p. 1). 65 COM(2018) 461 final Proposal for a Council Decision on the Association of the Overseas Countries and Territories with the European Union including relations between the European Union on the one hand, and Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark on the other ('Overseas Association Decision'). 66 COM(2018) 462 final Proposal for a Council Regulation establishing a European Instrument for Nuclear Safety complementing the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument on the basis of the Euratom Treaty. 67 C(2018) 3800 final Proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy to the Council for a Council Decision establishing a European Peace Facility.
Amendment 113 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 a (new)
Recital 26 a (new)
(26a) In line with the Consensus for Development, this Regulation will deepen partnerships with CSOs engaged for sustainable development, by promoting an operating space and enabling environment allowing them to play multiple roles as promoters of human rights, including women’s and girls’ rights, and democracy, the rule of law, social justice, defenders of rights holders, independent advocates monitoring and holding authorities to account, implementers and agents of change, including through development education and awareness raising. This Regulation will promote civil society independent space, enhance support for CSOs capacity building so to strengthen their involvement and influence in the development process and contributing to political, social, environmental and economic progress.
Amendment 115 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) It is essential to further step up cooperation on migration with partner countries, reaping the benefits of well- managed and regular migration and effectively addressing irregular migration. Such cooperation should contribute to ensuring access to international protection, addressing the root causes of irregular migration, enhancing border management and pursuing efforts in the fight against irregular migration, trafficking in human beings and migrant smuggling, and working on returns, readmission and reintegration where relevant, on the basis of mutual accountability and full respect of humanitarian and human rights obligations. Therefore, third countries' effective cooperation with the Union Given the current lack of a mechanism to request protection on humanitarian grounds outside of the Union, persons seeking asylum are forced to enter Europe in an irregular manners, thereby risking this area should be an integral element in the general principles of this Regulationeir lives and health. This is the major cause of gendered consequences for women, girls and LGBTI persons, which suffer multiple forms of violence and rape as they are targets of smugglers and traffickers for sexual and economic exploitation. In this respect, the cooperation with third countries must focus on improving the dialogue and conditions so to ensure safe journeys. An increased coherence between migration and development cooperation policies is important to ensure that development assistance supports partner countries to manage migration more effectivelyaddress the root causes of unsafe migration. This Regulation should contribute to a coordinated, holistic and, structured and human rights- and gender- sensitive approach to migration, maximising the synergies and applying the necessary leverage.
Amendment 118 #
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 and promoting the socio-economic resilience in partner countries with a particular focus on the eradication of poverty, promotion of peaceful, just and inclusive societies, 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 120 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) An External Action Guarantee should be established building on the existing EFSD Guarantee and the Guarantee Fund for external actions. The External Action Guarantee should support the EFSD+ operations covered by budgetary guarantees, macro-financial assistance and loans to third countries on the basis of Council Decision 77/270/Euratom71 . These operations should be supported by appropriations under this Regulation, together with those under Regulation (EU) No …/… (IPA III) and Regulation (EU) No …/… (EINS), which should also cover the provisioning and liabilities arising from macro-financial assistance loans and loans to third countries referred to in Article 10(2) of Regulation EINS, respectively. When funding EFSD+ operations, priority should be given to those which have a high impact on decent job creation and whose cost-benefit ratio enhances the sustainability of investmentargeting the most vulnerable, such as women and LGBTI people; to operations whose cost-benefit ratio enhances the sustainability of investment and which provide the highest guarantees of sustainability, long-term and gender-sensitive development impact. The operations supported with the External Action Guarantee should be accompanied by an in-depth ex ante and ex-post assessment of environmental, financial, gender and social aspects, as appropriate andincluding their impact on rights and livelihoods of affected communities, their effect on inequalities, particularly gender inequalities, and identification of ways to address them in line with the better regulation requirements. The External Action Guarantee should not be used to provide essential public services, which remains a government responsibility. __________________ 71 Council decision 77/270/EURATOM of 29 March 1977 empowering the Commission to issue Euratom loans for the purpose of contributing to the financing of nuclear power stations (OJ L 88, 6.4.1977, p. 9).
Amendment 126 #
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, support civil society organisations, build peace, prevent conflict and promote just and inclusive societies for all kind of gender identities, further stability and peace and address other global challenges including migration and mobility;
Amendment 131 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) to respond rapidly to: situations of crisis, instability and conflict; resilience challenges and linking of humanitarian aid and development action; and foreign policy needs and priorities with peace.
Amendment 134 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) Stability and Peacea) Peace-building, Conflict Prevention and Stability;
Amendment 140 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b – indent 3
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b – indent 3
– Stability and PeacePeace-building, Conflict Prevention and Stability EUR 1 000 million,
Amendment 142 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
The association agreements, partnership and cooperation agreements, multilateral agreements, and other agreements that establish a legally binding relationship with partner countries, as well as, European Council conclusions and Council conclusions, summit declarations or conclusions of high-level meetings with partner countries, relevant European Parliament resolutions, communications of the Commission or Joint communications of the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, shall constitute the overall policy framework for the implementation of this Regulation. This includes, inter alia, the EU Global Strategy, the EU Integrated Approach to External Conflicts and Crises, the European Consensus on Development, the EU Gender Action Plan, the Comprehensive approach to the EU implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1325 and 1820 on women, peace and security, the Beijing Platform for Action and the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and the outcomes of their review conferences.
Amendment 156 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Article 8 – paragraph 6
6. Programmes and actions under this Regulation shall mainstream conflict prevention and peace-building, climate change, environmental protection and gender equality and women’s empowerment and conflict sensitivity 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 160 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – title
Article 9 – title
Capacity building of militarypeace actors in support of development and securiafety for development
Amendment 162 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. In order to contribute to sustainable development, which requires the achievement of stable, peaceful, gender- equal and inclusive societies, Union assistance under this Regulation may be used in the context of a wider securiafety sector reform or to build the capacity of militarypeace builder actors in partner countries, under the exceptional circumstances set out in paragraph 4, to deliver development activities and securiafety for development activities.
Amendment 189 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall adopt annual or multiannual action plans or measures. The measures may take the form of individual measures, special measures, support measures or exceptional assistance measures. Action plans and measures shall specify for each action the objectives pursued, the expected results and main activities, the methods of implementation, the budget and any associated support expenditures. They should also outline how each action contribute to human development, social inclusion, gender equality and women’s and girls’ rights and empowerment, as well as climate change and environment as indicated in Article 3.3, including indicative allocations. Their potential adverse effects on these targets should also be considered and plans should be adjusted accordingly.
Amendment 193 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) grants, where appropriate without the need for co-financing, to finance actions in the most difficult conditions where the publication of a call for proposals would be inappropriate including situations where there is a serious lack of fundamental freedoms, where human securiafety is most at risk or where human and women's rights organisations and defenders operate under the most difficult conditions. Such grants shall not exceed EUR 1 000 000 and shall have a duration of up to 18 months, which may be extended by a further 12 months in the event of objective and unforeseen obstacles to their implementation;
Amendment 198 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2
Article 24 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to the limitations inherent to the nature and objectives of the action, participation in procurement, grant and prize award procedures for actions financed under the Human Rights and Democracy and, Civil Society Organizations, Peace-building, Stability and Peace programmes as well as rapid response actions, shall be open without limitations.
Amendment 200 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The purpose of the EFSD+ as an integrated financial package supplying financial capacity drawing on the methods of implementation set up in Article 23(1)(a), (e), (f) and (g), shall be to support investments and increase access to financing, in order to foster sustainable and inclusive economic and social development and promote the socio-economic resilience in partner countries with a. To achieve this goal particular focus should be put on the, eradication of poverty, sustainable and inclusive gprowthgress, the creation of decent jobs, and economic opportunities, in particular for women and girls, skills and entrepreneurship, socioeconomic sectors, with a focus on social enterprises and cooperatives in view of their potential to reduce poverty and inequalities, supporting micro, small and medium-sized enterprises as well as addressing climate change through mitigation and adaptation, to specific socioeconomic root causes of irregularunsafe migration and forced displacement, in accordance with the relevant indicative programming documents. Special attention shall be given to countries identified as experiencing fragility or conflict, Least Developed Countries and heavily indebted poor countries. The EFSD+ Guarantee should not be used to replace government responsibility for providing essential public services, which remains a government responsibility.
Amendment 204 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 8
Article 29 – paragraph 8
8. The Commission shall report on financial instruments, budgetary gprovide an annual report to the European Parliament and Council on financing and investment operations covered by EFSD+ Guarantees, financial assistance in accordance with Article 241 and 250 of the Financial Regulation. To this purpose, the eligible counterpaand the functioning of the EFSD+, its management and its effective contribution to its objectives. Such reports shall provide annually the information necessary to allow the Commission to comply with the reporting obligationbe made public, widely disseminated and be accompanied by an opinion of the Court of Auditors. It shall include at least the following elements.
Amendment 211 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 7
Article 31 – paragraph 7
7. An annual estimate of the overall spending related to climate action and biodiversity, conflict prevention and peace-building, and gender equality shall be made on the basis of the indicative programming documents adopted. The funding allocated under this Regulation shall be subject to an annual tracking system based on the methodology of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (‘Rio markers’), without excluding the use of more precise methodologies where these are available, integrated into the existing methodology for performance management of Union programmes, to quantify the expenditure related to climate action and biodiversity at the level of the action plans and measures referred to in Article 19 and recorded within evaluations and the annual report.
Amendment 214 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – point 1 – introductory part
Annex II – part A – point 1 – introductory part
1. Good governance, democracy, rule of law and human rights and gender equality
Amendment 225 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – point 1 – point d
Annex II – part A – point 1 – point d
(d) Supporting gender equality, and a thriving civil society and its role in reform processes and democra, strengthening its role in political transformaitions, and promoting an enabling space for civil society and citizens' engagement in political decision- making;
Amendment 232 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – point 6 – introductory part
Annex II – part A – point 6 – introductory part
6. Securiafety, stability and peace
Amendment 235 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – point 6 – point c
Annex II – part A – point 6 – point c
(c) Supporting securiafety sector reform that gradually provides individuals and the state with more effective and accountable securiafety for sustainable development;
Amendment 236 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – point 6 – point d
Annex II – part A – point 6 – point d
(d) Supporting capacity-building of militarypeace actors in support of development and securiafety for development (CBSD);
Amendment 238 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – point 6 – point e
Annex II – part A – point 6 – point e
(e) Supporting regional and international initiatives contributing to securiafety, stability and peace;
Amendment 239 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – point 6 – point f
Annex II – part A – point 6 – point f
(f) PContext-specific programmes and actions aiming at preventing and countering radicalisation leading to violent extremism and terrorism. These programmes should be gender sensitive and people centred, anticipate and respond to existing and new local grievances leading to radicalisation, and avoid or respond to any negative impacts;
Amendment 243 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – point 6 – point j
Annex II – part A – point 6 – point j
(j) Enhancing maritime securiafety to allow for safe, secure, clean and sustainably managed oceans;
Amendment 249 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – introductory part
Annex III – point 3 – introductory part
3. AREAS OF INTERVENTION FOR STABILITY AND PEACEPEACE BUILDING, CONFLICT PREVENTION AND STABILITY
Amendment 254 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Annex III – point 3 – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) threats to law and order, and to the security and safety of individuals including terrorism, violent extremism, organised crime, cyber- crime, hybrid threats, illicit trafficking, trade and transit;
Amendment 255 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Annex III – point 3 – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) threats to public spaces, critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, to public health or to environmental stability, maritime securiafety threats, threats deriving from climate change impacts;
Amendment 259 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – part A – point 3 – point a
Annex III – point 4 – part A – point 3 – point a
(a) Leading and supporting global efforts, partnerships and alliances toSupporting local, national, regional initiatives and leading global efforts, partnerships and alliances for the rights of women as set out in the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Optional Protocol thereto, as well as measures to combat and eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls; this includes physical, psychological, sexual, economic and other types of violence and discrimination, including exclusion that women suffer in the different areas of their private and public lives; address the root causes of gender inequalities as a means of supporting conflict prevention and peace building; promoting the empowerment of women, including in their roles as development actors and peace-builders;
Amendment 267 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Annex IV – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) support for the rehabilitation and reintegration of the victims of armed conflict, including measures to address the specific needs of women, girls, LGBTIQ people and Asylum seekers;
Amendment 268 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 3 – paragraph 1
Annex IV – point 3 – paragraph 1
Rapid response actions to support the objectives set out in point c) of Article 4 (4) shall support Union foreign policy across political, economic and securiafety issues. They shall enable the Union to act where there is an urgent or imperative foreign policy interest, or a window of opportunity to achieve its objectives, requiring a rapid reaction and which are difficult to address by other means.
Amendment 269 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Annex IV – point 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) support for the Union's bilateral, regional and inter-regional cooperation strategies, promoting policy dialogue and developing collective approaches and responses to challenges of global concern including migration and securiafety issues, and exploiting windows of opportunity in this regard;
Amendment 26 #
2018/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Close monitoring of sensitive products, if any, should facilitate a timely decision concerning the possible initiation of an investigation and subsequent application of measures. Therefore the Commission should regularly monitor imports of sensitive products, if any, from the date of provisional application or entry into force of the Agreements, if there is no provisional application. Monitoring should be extended to other sectors upon a duly justified request made by the relevant industry, trade union or civil society organisation.
Amendment 28 #
2018/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Safeguard measures should be applied only to the extent, and for such time, as may be necessary to prevent serious injury and to facilitate adjustment, and should take into account the effects of the extraordinary imports on the performance on the Sustainable Development Goals.' achievement. The maximum duration of safeguard measures should be determined and specific provisions regarding extension and review of such measures should be laid down.
Amendment 49 #
2018/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) as to cause or threaten to cause serious injury to the Union industry, or as to cause or threaten to cause serious injury to the environment, including that of the producing country, due to the increase of imports to the Union; and,
Amendment 50 #
2018/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) as to cause or threaten to cause serious injury to the Union industry, or the working conditions in that industry; paying special attention when it affects the SME's on that sector; and,
Amendment 56 #
2018/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Upon a duly justified request by the concerned Union industry concerned, trade union or civil society organisation, the Commission may extend the scope of the monitoring to other sectors, if any, than those mentioned in the Annex.
Amendment 62 #
2018/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. An investigation shall be initiated by the Commission upon request by a Member State, by any legal person or any association not having legal personality acting on behalf of the Union industry, by a concerned trade union or civil society organisation, or on the Commission's own initiative, where there is sufficient prima facie evidence, as determined on the basis of factors referred to in Article 6(5).
Amendment 70 #
2018/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Article 6 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall evaluate all relevant factors of an objective and quantifiable nature affecting the situation of the Union industry, in particular, the rate and amount of the increase in imports of the product concerned in absolute and relative terms, the share of the domestic market taken by increased imports and changes in the level of sales, production, productivity, capacity utilisation, profits and losses, and employment, wages, and working conditions. This list is not exhaustive and other relevant factors may also be taken into consideration by the Commission for its determination of the existence of serious injury or threat of serious injury, such as stocks, prices, return of capital employed, cash flow, and other factors which are causing or may have caused serious injury, or threaten to cause serious injury to the Union industry, workers or consumers.
Amendment 77 #
2018/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) to cause or threaten to cause serious injury to the Union industry; or to cause or threaten to cause serious injury to the environment, including that of the producing country, due to the increase in imports to the Union; and,
Amendment 78 #
2018/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) to cause or threaten to cause serious injury to the Union industry, or the working conditions in that industry; paying special attention when it affects the SME's in that sector; and,
Amendment 22 #
2018/0095M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomesTakes note of the EU’s new approach to investment protection and its enforcement mechanism (ICS), which has replacedis in essential the same as the highly controversial investor- to-state dispute settlement (ISDS); notes that several studies have shown that ICS would bring no changes to the extremely far-reaching rights that are afforded to foreign investors in current investment treaties.
Amendment 28 #
2018/0095M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 37 #
2018/0095M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Notes that there are no safeguards foreseen that would prevent this ICS system from creating regulatory chill effect by threatening a government with an ICS case to prevent unwanted legislation from being developed or passed.
Amendment 39 #
2018/0095M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Acknowledges the right of both parties to introduce legislation on all governmental levels and to pursue public policy objectives.
Amendment 46 #
2018/0095M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the transparency rules applying to proceedings before the tribunals, which will help to instil public trust in the systemany and all tribunals;
Amendment 48 #
2018/0095M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. StresseRegrets that third parties such as labour and environmental organisations can only contribute to ICS proceedings through amicus curiae briefs; urges the EU and Singapore to make it possible for these organizations to join the proceedings as parties affected.
Amendment 52 #
2018/0095M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that the agreement represents an nominal improvement on the investment protection provisions in CETA, as it incorporates provisions on obligations for former judges, a code of conduct to prevent conflicts of interests and a fully functioning Appellate Tribunal at the time of its conclusion;
Amendment 55 #
2018/0095M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Recalls that the Investment Court System as introduced in CETA is currently pending before the European Court of Justice for an Opinion on its compatibility with the EU treaties and that therefore a signal from the EP on the ICS is at this moment highly counterproductive.
Amendment 58 #
2018/0095M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. WelcomesTakes note of Singapore’s commitment to the multilateral investment court, a public international court which should be empowered to hear disputes on investments between investors and states that will have accepted its jurisdiction over their bilateral investment treaties, and whose ultimate goal is to overcome the current, unbalanced and fragmented investment protection regime; considers the agreement a crucial stepping . Regrets the fact that there is no respect for domestic courts to hear disputes first. Furthermore, this multilateral investment court is contrary to customary international law and international human rights law, which requires the exhaustione towards that end; of local remedies.
Amendment 65 #
2018/0095M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the Council’s decision to make public the negotiating directive of 20 March 2018 on the multilateral investment court and calls on the Council to make public all previous and future trade and investment agreement negotiating directives immediately after they are adopted in order to increase transparency and public scrutiny;
Amendment 68 #
2018/0095M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights that the agreement will replace the existing bilateral investment treaties between 13 EU Member States and Singapore, which are based on outdated investment protection provisions and include the controversial ISDS; considers that this constitutes an important step in reforming global rules on investment dispute settlement and, it is hoped, will progressively lead to the removal of ISDS from bilateral investment treaties;
Amendment 87 #
2018/0095M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 91 #
2018/0095M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission and Singapore to agree stronger sanctions in the event that a member of the tribunals does not comply with the code of conduct, and to ensure that they are in place as soon asbefore this agreement enters into force;
Amendment 94 #
2018/0095M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 4 #
2018/0095(NLE)
Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. GDeclines to gives its consent to conclusion of the agreement;
Amendment 5 #
2018/0095(NLE)
Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Gives its consent to conclusion of the agreementSuspends the consent procedure until the European Court of Justice has delivered its opinion regarding the compatibility of Investment Court System with European Union Treaties, Opinion 1/17;
Amendment 17 #
2018/0093M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
Amendment 25 #
2018/0093M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas more than 10 000 European companies have their regional'letterbox' offices in Singapore;
Amendment 33 #
2018/0093M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomesTakes note of the signing in Brussels, on 19 October 2018, of the FTA;
Amendment 39 #
2018/0093M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that negotiations were originally concluded in 2012 and regrets the longtakes note of the delay in bringing forward the agreement for ratification due to a request for an Opinion from the Court of Justice;
Amendment 45 #
2018/0093M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 53 #
2018/0093M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Is concerned that the Prudential Carve-Out paragraph (article 8.50) is less strong than the one used in CETA, since it does not refer to measures that can be taken to safeguard the security and integrity of an individual financial institution, and asks the Commission for an explanation thereof;
Amendment 54 #
2018/0093M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Is concerned that the phrasing “not […] more burdensome than necessary” in reference to measures that can be taken under the Prudential Carve- Out is highly contestable and poses a serious threat to governments’ right to regulate in order to safeguard the integrity and stability of a Member State’s financial system;
Amendment 55 #
2018/0093M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Is concerned that the Prudential Carve-Out paragraph is not strong enough to enable the EU and governments to refuse the supply of new financial services provided Singapore – being a big supplier of financial services and a tax haven – in order to protect the integrity and stability of the financial system;
Amendment 56 #
2018/0093M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5 d. Remarks that the phrasing “each Party shall make its best endeavours” to implement and apply financial regulation and guidelines such as the Basle Committee’s “Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision” is of a noncommittal character,whereas the implementation of these kind of rules and guidelines should always be a prerequisite for concluding any agreement with a Party in order to safeguard the EU’s and Member States’ financial stability;
Amendment 57 #
2018/0093M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5 e. Is concerned that the Specific Exceptions paragraph (8.55)explicitly refers to exceptions that can be made regarding the domain of services forming part of a public retirement plan or statutory system of social security, especially since a motivation of allowing these exceptions is lacking;
Amendment 66 #
2018/0093M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Regrets that despite all the efforts to battle tax avoidance and tax dodging, Singapore still remains a tax heaven and that Singapore is ranked 5 in Tax justice Network's Financial Secrecy Index because of its secrecy.
Amendment 67 #
2018/0093M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Notes that intermediation by banks in the setting-up of offshore structures has significantly decreased since 2007, when it was revealed that banks were promoting evasion of the provisions of the European Savings Directive of 2005 on a large scale; notes that reputational and regulatory risks in the aftermath of the financial crisis have also added to the decline in the offshore entities intermediated by banks since 2008; acknowledges, however, that at the global level statistical data do not show a general decline in the funds channelled through tax havens, at least up to 2014, but, rather, a reorganisation of jurisdictions and instruments used; notes that in parallel to the progressive rise in withholding tax levied by Luxembourg, Austria and Belgium (until 2009), from15 % in 2005 to 20 % in 2008 and 35 % in 2011, offshore money was increasingly allocated to letterbox companies in jurisdictions such as the Bahamas, Singapore and Hong Kong; notes, however, that the intermediation business has been taken over by other professions, namely lawyers, as demonstrated in the Panama Papers.
Amendment 72 #
2018/0093M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. WelcomNotes the fact that only around 190 EU geographical indications will be protected as of the entry into force of the agreement, with the possibility of adding more at a later stage, in view of the fact that Singapore is the fifth largest market in Asia for EU food and drink exports;
Amendment 86 #
2018/0093M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines that the agreement safeguards the EU’s right to keep and to apply its own standards to all goods and services sold in the EU and upholds the EU’s precautionary principle;
Amendment 93 #
2018/0093M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasises that this is a progressive trade agreement and that both Parties committed in the trade and sustainable development (TSD) chapter to ensure a high level of environmental and labour protection;
Amendment 94 #
2018/0093M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Urges both parties to introduce a sanctions based mechanism for the Trade and Sustainable Development Chapter.
Amendment 97 #
2018/0093M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recalls that the Parties committed to make sustained efforts towards ratifying and effectively implementing the fundamental ILO conventions before entering into force of this FTA; welcomes the information provided so far by the Government of Singapore in relation to its compliance with three outstanding ILO conventions, namely those on Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise, on Discrimination and on Forced Labour, and expects Singapore to further engage with the ILO with a view to progressing towards full alignment with their content and ultimately pursuing their ratification;
Amendment 115 #
2018/0093M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to trigger the general review clause of the agreement as soon as possible in order to strengthen the enforceability of labour and environmental provisions including through a sanctions-based mechanism as a last resort;
Amendment 1 #
2018/0093(NLE)
Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. GDeclines to gives its consent to the agreement;
Amendment 5 #
2017/2636(RSP)
Citation 16
— having regard to special paragraph in the ILO Committee on Application of Standards of the ILO Conference of 2016, the ILO High Level Tripartite Mission Report and the 2017 observations of the ILO Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations concerning Conventions 87 and 98 - all which demonstrate convincingly the failure of the government to respect the right to freedom of association and to bargain collectively;
Amendment 6 #
2017/2636(RSP)
Citation 16 a (new)
- having regard for the complaint filed in 2017 with the ILO Committee on Freedom of Association concerning the government's crackdown on garment workers in Ashulia in December 2016 and the complaint filed with the UN special mandates concerning the crackdown in Ashulia;
Amendment 8 #
2017/2636(RSP)
Recital A
Amendment 10 #
2017/2636(RSP)
Recital C
C. whereas the ready-made industry (RMG) is currently employing 4.2 million people in as many as 5000 factories and indirectly supports the livelihoods of as many as 40 million people – about a quarter of Bangladesh’s population; whereas the RMG industry has importantly contributed to poverty reduction and to empowerment of women; whereas women, mostly from rural areas, represent 80% of the RMG sector in Bangladesh;
Amendment 16 #
2017/2636(RSP)
Recital D
D. whereas the EU’s generous unilateral trade preference under the so- called “Everything, but arms” initiative for least-developed countries (LDCs) enshrined in the EU GSP regulation granting tariff-free access for Bangladesh textiles under flexible rules of origins have significantly contributed to this success storyBangladesh's sizable exports, including of garments;
Amendment 17 #
2017/2636(RSP)
Recital E
E. whereas these generous trade preferences are enshrined in the EU’s principle to promote fair and free trade, and, therefore, provide for the EU to suspend GSP benefits in most serious cases of human rights violations on the basis of chapter V article 19 point 1 a) of the GSP regulation, which stipulates that preferential treatments may be withdrawn temporarily for [among others]: serious and systematic violation of principles laid down in the conventions listed in Part A of Annex VIII, including the eight ILO fundamental conventions;
Amendment 22 #
2017/2636(RSP)
Recital H
H. whereas the current minimum wage of 5 300 BDT (US $ 67) per month has not been increased since 2013 and continues to provide an income below the extreme poverty line set by the World Bank; whereas the minimum wage board has not been convened;
Amendment 25 #
2017/2636(RSP)
Recital I
I. whereas since 21st December 2016, following strikes and demonstrations by Bangladeshi garment workers seeking higher wages, the Bangladeshi authorities have arrested or detained at least 1435 unions leaders and worker rights advocatesadvocates, shut union and NGO offices and put them under police surveillance, and suspended or dismissed 1600 workers for protesting the low wages in the garment industry;
Amendment 27 #
2017/2636(RSP)
Recital K
K. whereas a number of promising initiatives led by a collaboration between labour and the private sector such as the Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety (the Accord) have contributed positively to improving supply chain standards and workforce safety over the last 20 years in terms of increasing workers’ rights in the garment supply chain;
Amendment 31 #
2017/2636(RSP)
Recital L
L. whereas the conclusions of successive reviews of the Compact in 2014, 2015 and 2016 are reporting tangible improvements achieved by the Bangladeshi authorities, and are recognizinge the contribution of the Compact in improving health and safety in factories and working conditions in the RMG industry; whereas progress relating to worker’s rights has been more challenging and no substantial progress has been witnessed for the last months in this area;
Amendment 33 #
2017/2636(RSP)
Recital L a (new)
L a. Whereas the ILO has indicated that Bangladesh has made no tangible progress in amending the Bangladesh Labour Act of 2006 and adopted Implementing Rules which create obstacles to the exercise of freedom of association; whereas workers in the garment sector continue to face serious obstacles in registering trade unions; whereas workers have been dismissed for trade union activity without recourse and without sanction of any kind for the employer; whereas workers have been repeatedly subjected to acts of violence, including murder, for exercising trade union activities; and whereas workers in Export Processing Zones have been denied the right to join trade unions;
Amendment 36 #
2017/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that despite the impressive track record on growth and developgrowth experimented in recent years, Bangladesh needs to urgently do sizable efforts over the long run in order to achieve sustainable and more inclusive economic growth; underlines that structural reforms leading to increase of productivity, further diversification of exports , social justice, workers' rights, environmental protectionand fight against corruption would be essential in this sense;
Amendment 38 #
2017/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) to enhance its level of engagement to improve safety and working conditions and protect workers’ rights in garment sector as a matter of highest priority, to enhance implementation of legislation on building and factory safety; to continue to raise government funding for labour inspectorate, to continue to recruit and to train more factory inspectors, to provide for conditions to lower the turnover of labour inspectors, to set-up an annual work plan for follow-up inspections of factories subject to remediation and to enlarge building and factory inspections to other sectors;
Amendment 39 #
2017/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. urges the Government of Bangladesh to instate immediately the minimum wage board and institute a shorter frequency of wage review;
Amendment 42 #
2017/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the international brands/retailers and Bangladeshi private sector to stay engaged in order to promote over the long runrespect the labor laws and to promote responsible business practices andincluding decent working conditions for Bangladeshi garment workers and facilitate transparent and coordinated mechanisms between relevant initiativeinformation on which factories are producing the goods; encourages the continuation of the work of the global retailers and brands to adopt a unified code of conduct for factory audit in Bangladesh;
Amendment 45 #
2017/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. calls for the Commission to extend corporate social responsibility through binding legislation on due diligence obligations to ensure that EU companies fulfil their obligation to respect both human rights and the highest social and environmental standards;
Amendment 47 #
2017/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Calls on the EU to initiate an investigation under the GSP mechanism as a way to ensure meaningful progress on workers’ rights, safety and working conditions, building and factory safety and labour inspections; calls on the EU to commence similar procedures regarding the amendment of 2013 Labour Act to address freedom of association and collective bargaining, promotion of social dialogue, non-arbitrary registration of trade unions, and effective investigation and prosecution of alleged anti-union discrimination, as well as the safeguard of labour legislative frameworks and their full compliance with international standards such as ILO conventions 87 and 89;
Amendment 49 #
2017/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 9
9. Supports the Commission's examination of a possible EU-wide initiative on the garment sector-voluntary initiatives and strict codes of c; reminds the European Parliament's call on the Commission to go beyond the presentation of a Staff Working Document and to propose binding legislation on duct shall be its key principlese diligence obligations for supply chains in the garment sector; stresses furthermore that coordination, sharing information and exchange of best practices may contribute to increasing efficiency of private and public value chain initiatives and achieve positive results on sustainable development;
Amendment 51 #
2017/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 9
9. Supports the Commission's examination of a possible EU-wide initiative on the garment sector-voluntary initiatives and strict codes of conduct shall be its key principles; stresses furthermore that coordination, sharing information and exchange of best practices may contribute to increasing efficiency of private and public value chain initiatives and achiebut have proven to be insufficient to deliver positive enough results on sustainable development;
Amendment 57 #
2017/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. supports the efforts of the UN open ended working group with the aim of elaborating a binding UN Treaty on business and human rights; calls upon the Commission and Member States to actively engage in this negotiations;
Amendment 62 #
2017/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that the high-quality garment sector is essential for Bangladeshi economic and social development, that its expansion has allowed many workers, especially women, to move from informal economy to formal economy; wais deeply concerns against initiatives that could lead to disengagement of EU and other businesses from Bangladesh which would be damaging not only for their reputation but most importantly for future development perspectives of the countrybout the conditions of garment workers in Bangladesh; shares the concern of the International Trade Union Confederation; Notes with concern how existing voluntary initiatives for garment sector´s global supply chain sustainability have fallen short to effectively address human rights and labour rights related issues in the garment sector; Calls, therefore, on the Commission to present a legislative proposal on binding due diligence obligations for supply chains in the garment sector;
Amendment 12 #
2017/2275(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas 95% of the world’s births to adolescents occur in developing countries, and nine in 10 of these births occur within marriage or a union; whereas about 19% of young women in developing countries become pregnant before age 18. Girls under 15 account for 2 million of the 7.3 million births that occur to adolescent girls under 18 every year in developing countries; whereas a pregnancy can have immediate and lasting consequences for a girl’s health, education and income-earning potential; whereas about 70,000 adolescents in developing countries die annually of causes related to pregnancy and childbirth1a; __________________ 1a‘Motherhood in Childhood. Facing the challenge of adolescent pregnancy’, report by UNFPA, 2013.
Amendment 22 #
2017/2275(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas education reduces the likelihood of child marriage and delays childbearing, leading to healthier eventual birth outcomes; whereas education prepares girls for jobs and livelihoods, raises their self-esteem and their status in their households and communities, and gives them more say in decisions that affect their lives1a; __________________ 1a‘Motherhood in Childhood. Facing the challenge of adolescent pregnancy’, report by UNFPA, 2013.
Amendment 47 #
2017/2275(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Strongly condemns the reinstatement and expansion of the Mexico City Policy (so-called Global Gag Rule) by the United States in January 2017 and its impact on women’s and girls’ global health care and rights, especially in the case of child marriages; reiterates its call on the EU and its Member States to proactively support women’s and girls’ rights worldwide and to significantly increase both national and EU development funding for sexual and reproductive health and rights, in particular for access to birth control and safe and legal abortion, with a view to reducing the financing gap left by the United States in this area;
Amendment 53 #
2017/2275(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Emphasises that universal respect for and access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) contributes to the achievement of all the health-related sustainable development goals such as prenatal care and measures to avoid high- risk births, reduce infant and child mortality; points out that access to family planning, maternal health services and safe and legal abortion services are important elements to save women´s and girls’ lives; is concerned that no EU delegations in the Middle East and North Africa and the Europe and Central Asia regions chose any SRHR-related indicator despite the important needs regarding SRHR in these regions; calls on EU delegations in these regions to re-evaluate these worrying figures to determine whether they may be linked to misreporting or if there is a need to complement current programmes with targeted actions on SRHR;
Amendment 59 #
2017/2275(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the need of a budgetary allocations for child marriage prevention programmes that aim to create an environment where girls can achieve their full potential, including by means of education, social and economic programmes for out-of-school girls, child protection schemes, girls’ and women’s shelters, legal counselling, and psychological support;
Amendment 63 #
2017/2275(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Welcomes the launching of the joint EU-UN global gender initiative so- called Spotlight Initiative to address sexual and gender-based violence and harmful practices such as early forced marriage, female genital mutilation (FGM) or human trafficking; notes, however, that the Spotlight Initiative addresses mainly elements of the agenda which is already a shared concern globally; underlines therefore the need to advance gender equality in a more comprehensive way, through an adequate mix of programmes and modalities; calls on the Commission to use the midterm review of its international cooperation programmes for increasing funding of the Gender Resource Package in order to streamline gender into bilateral cooperation and through thematic programmes;
Amendment 4 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regards to Article 2 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Amendment 8 #
2017/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas it is essential that education, as a fundamental human right and a public good, receives adequate public funding and whereas continuous and increased public financial support for education, knowledge and research is crucial to acknowledge the vital importance of free, equal and public education which is accessible to everyone and acts as powerful force for individual and collective empowerment;
Amendment 10 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to the European Convention on Human Rights, Protocol 1, Article 2,
Amendment 14 #
2017/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas education is a powerful instrument to overcome deeply-rooted gender-based stereotypes and discrimination, while on the contrary it often reproduces or exacerbates existing discrimination; whereas also gender inequality in education hinders personal empowerment and affects many socio- cultural fields;
Amendment 18 #
2017/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas women constitute only 20 % of science professionals and account for just 27, despite the fact that women account for three fifths (57.6 %) of engineering graduates1 ; __________________ 1 European Commission: The Education and Training Monitor 2017, available at all graduates in higher education, the gender employment gap was still 11.6 p.p. in 20151a; __________________ 1ahttps://ec.europa.eu/education/sites/educa tion/files/monitor2017_en.pdfurostat/statistics- explained/index.php/Gender_statistics
Amendment 19 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
- having regard of Council Recommendation of 20 December 2012 on the validation of non-formal and informal learning (2012/C 398/01),
Amendment 26 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
Citation 16 a (new)
- having regards to Article 10 of the 1979 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women,
Amendment 27 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 b (new)
Citation 16 b (new)
- having regards to Strategic Objective B of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995),
Amendment 28 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 c (new)
Citation 16 c (new)
- having regards to Articles 28 and 29 of the Convention on the Rights of the Convention on the Rights of the Child,
Amendment 29 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 d (new)
Citation 16 d (new)
- having regards to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted in September 2015 and entered into force on 1 January 2016, and in particular to its Sustainable Development Goals 4 and 5,
Amendment 34 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas everyone has the right to free and accessible education, which enables all persons to participate effectively in a free society, promote understanding, tolerance and friendship and whereas education in all its forms and at all levels shall exhibit the following interrelated and essential features: a) availability b) accessibility c)acceptability and d) adaptability;1a _________________ 1a Art. 13 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)
Amendment 35 #
2017/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Regrets that gender prejudices and stereotypes throughout the education cycle are still present in Member states’ educational programs; in this regards expresses deeply concern for largely unnoticed issues and bias that constitutes an impediment on the road to gender equality in education, such as persisting stereotypes in learning materials and, too often, differing teachers’ expectations in behaviour from girls and boys;
Amendment 38 #
2017/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Affirms the need that education systems at all levels keep a gender perspective that takes into account the needs of people suffering multiple forms of discrimination, including girls, women, people with disabilities, people identifying themselves as LGBTI, migrants and people from marginalised communities;
Amendment 41 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the common values that hold together our societies, such as freedom, social justice, equality and non- discrimination, democracy, human rights, the rule of law, tolerance and solidarity, are crucial; whereas European education systems represent an immense richness of cultural, social, linguistic diversity while at the same time Member States share similar challenges, such as ensuring equal access to education for all;
Amendment 41 #
2017/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Recalls the importance of pedagogical training without gender stereotypes for teaching staff in higher education institutions and of considering pedagogical competencies at least equally important to research competencies in the recruitment process; Highlights the role of research based education and pedagogical research as a means of stimulating a student-centred approach to learning and teaching, active learning, enhancing skills development, and improving teaching methodology;
Amendment 42 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas it is essential that education, as a fundamental human right and a public good, is focused not only on the labour market, but also on human, societal and cultural needsreceives adequate public funding and whereas continuous and increased public financial support for education, knowledge and research is crucial to acknowledge the vital importance of free, equal and public education which is accessible to everyone and acts as powerful force for individual and collective empowerment;
Amendment 60 #
2017/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Invites the Member States and educational institutions to ensure gender balanced representation of women and men on the boards of schools, universities and research institutes, as well as on any task forces working on implementing reforms to educational systems, that should always have a gender sensitive approach;
Amendment 64 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas the latest Education and Training Monitor 20173a of the European Commission, recognizes that social- economic inequality is a fast growing trend affecting all Member States and data on early school leaving and training remains very high across the EU, whereas educational system should ensure all students, including those from disadvantaged groups, enjoy the same chances of accessing and completing higher education; _________________ 3a http://ec.europa.eu/education/sites/educati on/files/monitor2017_en.pdf
Amendment 65 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas education is a powerful instrument to overcome deeply-rooted gender-based stereotypes and discrimination, while on the contrary it often reproduce or exacerbate existing discrimination; whereas also gender inequality in education hinders personal empowerment and affects many socio- cultural fields;
Amendment 66 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
C c. whereas methodological and digital technology innovations are a potential instrument for expanding access to contents and knowledge, but they shall not substitute the personal contact and exchange among students and between students and teachers nor become the priority of educational systems;
Amendment 67 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
C d. whereas ensuring access to quality early childhood education and care services for every children is key to enjoy a positive start in life and in educational paths;
Amendment 67 #
2017/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that in the framework of modernisation of higher education in the EU closer cooperation between businesses and higher education institutions should be developed to better prepare female and male students for entrepreneurial careersappropriate measures should be developed in order to support educational programs to include civic participation, human rights, gender equality, promotion of intercultural awareness and understanding to better prepare students for citizenship.
Amendment 68 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
Amendment 70 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. DeclareAffirms that universal quality education is a crucn essential component of personal, professional and societal development in a knowledge-based societysocial and professional development;
Amendment 74 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that the attainment of therespect of European Union’s economic and societal objectives depend on quality education;mmon values as well as the realization of a more inclusive and equitable society and a truly sustainable growth is crucially linked to quality education as a vector of democratic values, social cohesion and integration4a; _________________ 4aArt 2 TFEU and The Paris declaration adopted on 17 march 2015.
Amendment 81 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that quality education and training systems form the basis ofare key institutions promoting active citizenship and common values, and as such they help shaping an open, inclusive, prosperous, democratic and tolerant society, while promoting active citizenship and common values;
Amendment 97 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Emphasises that quality and inclusive education is vital to equipping young women and men with knowledge, critical thinking, skills, media literacy and democratic attitudes that will help them to confront and shape the world;
Amendment 98 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Stresses the role of schools in helping learners to develop ethical and civic values and become active, responsible, open-minded members of society; underlines that ensuring equal access to quality inclusive education constitutes the fundamental basis to strengthen social cohesion, by combatting poverty, social exclusion and gender stereotypes, as well as contributing to prevent the marginalisation of people with disadvantaged and vulnerable socio- economic backgrounds;
Amendment 99 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Regrets that gender prejudices and stereotypes throughout the education cycle are still present in Member States; in this regards expresses concern for bias that constitutes an impediment on the road to gender equality in education, such as persisting stereotypes in learning materials and, too often, differing teachers’ expectations of girls and boys;
Amendment 100 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3 d. Encourages closer synergies between education and cultural sector, by supporting an active role of culture and the arts in formal, informal and non- formal educational contexts; recalls in this respect the need to give sufficient support to the professional training of artists, managers, teachers, facilitators, social workers and other professionals engaged in these contexts;
Amendment 101 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3 e. Reminds that schools and education institutions play a key role in creating and nourishing a positive attitude towards learning, including through the whole life;
Amendment 102 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 f (new)
Paragraph 3 f (new)
3 f. Notes that quality education could foster research and innovation in Europe, relevant for and benefitting society; to this end encourages Member States and the European Commission to allocate the adequate financial resources and calls therefore them to exclude education related expenditure from the calculation of public deficit within the Growth and Stability Pact until it is repealed;
Amendment 103 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that an all-encompassing approach to education policy, with strong politicalublic support, is centrvital to the educational reform process and requirto guarantee equal access the cooperation of all relevant stakeholdero education for all; in order to achieve these objectives, it is key to involve society as a whole and all relevant actors: students, youth groups, education providers as well as families;
Amendment 106 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Affirms the need that education systems at all levels keep a gender perspective that takes into account the needs of people suffering multiple forms of discrimination, including people with disabilities, people identifying themselves as LGBTI and people from marginalised communities;
Amendment 114 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights the potential of new technologies to improve the quality of education by meeting learners’ needs, increasing flexibility in learning and teaching, and creating new forms of cooperationinformation and communication technologies as instruments to meet individual learners’ needs, including when it comes to special educational needs, increasing flexibility in learning and teaching, and fostering interactive forms of cooperation; notes that effective learning and teaching through modern technologies requires a competent level of digital skills, access to high-quality learning resources and training in order to make best use of such instruments for pedagogical purposes and for meeting learning objectives;
Amendment 123 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Considers that education related to digitalization should include civic competencies and critical thinking, while developing a proactive approach towards new technologies; stresses the importance to raise awareness on critically assessing sources and their reliability and the importance of media literacy projects in this respect;
Amendment 128 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that increased efforts are needed to shift the educational paradigm to be more learner- and understanding- centred, thus strengthening the personalisation of the educational process and increasing retention rates; advocates for schools to remain the place where potentialities are developed, where each individual can find space and time for personal and social growth;
Amendment 131 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Recognises that in the increasingly globalised and digitalised world, innovative and relevant methods of learning, teaching and assessment are necessary; advocates for tailor-made assessment tools and techniques, as they can better reflect the complexity of results in specific social context; recalls the importance of involving teachers, students and school staff in assessing if and how learning objectives have been met;
Amendment 134 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Highlights that educational systems should promote and further develop interdisciplinary approaches and team work aimed at equipping pupils and students with knowledge and skills, as well as with professional, transversal, social and civic competences which are meaningful also in their professional life; recalls that delivering quality teaching and learning is a continuous process encompassing dialogue, sense of sharing and questioning;
Amendment 144 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Acknowledges with interest the proposal to create a European Education Area based on enhanced, which should foster cooperation, mutual recognition and increased mobility and growthmobility;
Amendment 161 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that quality and accessible ECEC creates a foundation for more equitable and effective education systems as well as ensures the individuals’ personal development, lifelong learning and well- being; calls in this respect on ECEC that supports young girls and boys to develop to their full potential while also challenging standardized gender socialisation processes;
Amendment 162 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Stresses the importance to guarantee every child can access ECEC; notes with concern that in several countries the demand for ECEC places is higher than supply, especially for younger children 4a; encourages Member States to take necessary measures to ensure material and financial conditions are met to ensure every child can access to early childhood education without discrimination; _________________ 4a EuropeanCommission/EACEA/Eurydice, 2015. Early Childhood Education and Care Systems inEurope.National Information Sheets – 2014/15 http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/education/euryd ice
Amendment 165 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. CUnderlines that early childhood is a fundamental phase of development of a person’s life, as cognitive, social and emotional skills are learned; considers that preschools should promote children’s development more holistically with a view to facilitating the transition to compulsory schooling;
Amendment 172 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Sees schools as centres ofto foster critical and creative thinking and the foundation for democratic formation and active citizenship; schools focus on helping young people to critically read, understand and use available information as well as develop their learning autonomy; recognizes the importance that schools promote self-development by developing cognitive and non-cognitive skills and competences, capacity to deal with different opinions, anti- discrimination and intercultural skills as tools to address contemporary challenges;
Amendment 177 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Points out that all school students and their specific needs should be at the centre of effective school functioning, which requires setting up joint objectives and a clear agenda for their implementation as well as close collaboration of the entire school community and stakeholders, where appropriate; encourages educational initiatives and extra-curricular activities outside the school to support the fulfilment of students' individual needs and interests while also building bridges with local communities where the schools are based;
Amendment 179 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Underlines that mastering basic skills is fundamental for pupils to ensure their further learning and personal developmentis fundamental to ensure students' personal development; to this end teachers should be provided with all possible public means to perform adequately their role and responsibilities;
Amendment 187 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that modern curricula should be competence driven, should enhance personal skills and should focus on formative assessment and on the pupils’ well-being; every student should have the possibility to completely use her/his own intellectual potential;
Amendment 191 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Stresses the need to make schools more open in order to enable recognition of non-formal and informal learning, smoother transitions between different education paths such as technical and academic;
Amendment 193 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Takes note ofEmphasizes the positive impact of schoolcultural diversity and multilingualism in schools on pupils’ linguistic and cognitive development, as well as on the promotion of intercultureal awareness, understanding and diversity and respect;
Amendment 213 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Underlines that school remains the fundamental learning environment, whilst striving to gradually adapt to the emerging digital technologies;
Amendment 214 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16 b. Advocates for an increased focus on inter-disciplinary study programmes and encourages the promotion, in tandem, of TEAM disciplines and human and social sciences; highlights the need to remove all material and immaterial obstacles preventing equitable access to curricula, completion of studies and access to relevant professions for women and underrepresented groups;
Amendment 215 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16 c. Recognises the pivotal role played by academics and students in disseminating knowledge, empirical findings and facts to the wider public; encourages, in this respect independent and especially economically and politically independent research, relevant for and benefiting society;
Amendment 216 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 d (new)
Paragraph 16 d (new)
16 d. Recalls the importance of pedagogical training for teaching staff in higher education institutions and of considering pedagogical competencies at least equally important to research competencies in the recruitment process; highlights the role of research based education and pedagogical research as a means of stimulating a student-centred approach to learning and teaching, active learning, enhancing skills development, and improving teaching methodology;
Amendment 217 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 e (new)
Paragraph 16 e (new)
16 e. Underlines that learners should be encouraged to use self-assessment techniques to measure their learning progress; advocates for education institutions to ensuring good intelligence of the feedback tools by using a mix of several instruments, such as student questionnaires, focus groups, suggestions boxes;
Amendment 219 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Emphasises, within the context of creating a European Educational Area, the importance of supporting, and building on, the potential of all European universitihigher education institutions and of students; stresses that students are part of the academic community as well as society and must be engaged in the learning process; believes that a high quality higher education is characterized by removing all obstacles to access, facilitating progress and completion of school cycles;
Amendment 224 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Acknowledges the necessity to strengthen the knowledge triangle and to improve links between research and teaching by allocating adequate resources to such programmes and by ensuring students involved in research programmes are granted the financial means to lead their research;
Amendment 236 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Is of the opinion that an all- encompassing approach to internationalisation, including increased mobility for staff and students, and an international dimension to the curriculum, and to teaching, research, cooperation and additional activities, should be an important part of EuropeanBelieves that rankings and classifications of institutions are controversial as they pressure higher education institutions to perform in a reputation-race chasing criteria instead of focusing on their broader mission; further notes, in this respect, that rankings of higher education institutions are often blocking the ability of lower ranked institutions to attract students and stakeholders, thereby compromising the possibility to further improvements; recalls that such rankings should not be used as a tool for commodification of higher education institutions;
Amendment 247 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Advocates that higher education must engage with society at large in order to promote innovative growth and social welfare; cooperation between external stakeholders and higher education institutions is desirable, as they can contribute with knowledge and participate to the discussion about design, delivery and recognition of higher education programmes, however it must be approached with care as the decision- making power must always rest with students and pedagogical experts;
Amendment 248 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20 b. Considers that the involvement of teaching and non-teaching staff is vital to ensure further improvements in school policy; emphasises the teacher’s key role in providing an inclusive learning environment that requires embracing a range of methods and approaches to meet diverse needs, thus enabling all pupils to be involved in the design, realization and assessment of their learning outcomes; acknowledges the crucial function of teachers as guides and mentors supporting students in learning how to evaluate information, adopt a supporting role in the face of challenges, and prepare learners for life;
Amendment 249 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)
Paragraph 20 c (new)
20 c. Is of the opinion that a comprehensive school policy must guarantee effective support for teachers in order to ensure the attainment of educational goals, an enabling school environment, functioning and collaborative governance;
Amendment 250 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 d (new)
Paragraph 20 d (new)
20 d. Acknowledges the important role of educators in all forms of education in supporting current and future generations; encourages, in this regard, an enhanced collaboration among educators in formal, non-formal and informal learning;
Amendment 251 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that teachers and their skills, commitment and effectiveness are the basis of education systemckbone of education systems; notes that governments should provide the necessary resources to fulfil this role in the best possible conditions when it comes to remuneration, contracts, social rights and professional opportunities; highlights that teaching staff should be provided with support systems, which include mentoring programmes, peer-to-peer learning and sharing best practices;
Amendment 253 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses the need to attract motivated candidates with sound academic backgrounds and a predisposition to teaching to the teaching profession; calls for enhanced selection procedures and for improvements in teacher status, training, working conditions, remunerationpedagogical competencies to the teaching profession and insists, in this respect, that better working conditions should be guaranteed; calls for enhanced selection procedures and for specific measures and initiatives to improve teacher status, training, career prospects and support;
Amendment 263 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Underlines the importance of reshaping and investing in teacher education, encouraging teachers’ continuing professional development, andincluding, for example by providing them with opportunities to participate in international teacher exchanges; advocates for further investing in lifelong learning programmes for teachers, equipping them with the necessary pedagogical competencies, including on key challenges faced by European societies (such as migration, acculturation and social psychology) as well as enabling them to utilise diversity as a rich source for learning;
Amendment 278 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Considers that the European Education Area should focus on achieving the common goals and must be formed in alignment with existing policies and of ensuring access to quality education for all; it must be formed in alignment and critical assessment of existing policies, building on their successes, challenges and evaluation at country level, so to ensure coherence, consistency and achievable results; recommends to critically consider most recent educational trends and figures in the EU, while giving also new impetus to their development and respecting the principles of subsidiarity and institutional and educational autonomy;
Amendment 288 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. CHighlights that education systems requires adequate public funding for all study programmes, regardless of their relevance for the labour market or the short term needs of the economies; calls on the Member States to increase funding for realizing such initiatives aiming at improving the quality of education;
Amendment 295 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25 a. Supports and encourages the implementation of actions concerning the development of media literacy and critical thinking through education and training; Recalls existing commitment in this field, outlined in the Council conclusions of 30 May 2016; calls, in this context, on the Commission to coordinate policy developments at the EU level in the area of media literacy with a view to disseminating most recent developments and best practices;
Amendment 296 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25 b. Encourages Member States to take the appropriate measures in order to tackle early school leaving and support schools to include in their programs citizenship education, democratic values and human rights as part of the civic competence, while also promoting intercultural skills; reiterates the importance of such programmes in times when Europe faces striking inequalities and lack of solidarity;
Amendment 297 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 c (new)
Paragraph 25 c (new)
25 c. Encourages Member States to design and support initiatives aimed at fighting gender inequality, challenging stereotypes and parents’ gender-typed expectations while involving them in learning activities;
Amendment 304 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls for enhanced cooperation among Member States in modernising education, as encouraged and facilitated by the Commission, with a view to promoting best practices and mutual; urges Member states to start implementation of principles of European Pillar of Social rights that embody the way to reducing inequalities in Europe through education, training and lifelong learning;
Amendment 310 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. EncNotes that digitalization and development of new learning resouragces the Member States and the Commission to support efforts by educational institutions to make greater use of state-of-the-art technology in learning, teaching and assessment, while bearing in mind the need to ensure quality assurancemust benefit lifelong learning, education quality, accessibility and the development of digital and future skills; expects the Digital Education Action Plan to provide guidance to the Member States and educational institutions in the increased and more effective use of state-of-the-art technology in learning, teaching and assessment and development-appropriate and which meets quality assurance standards; believes that any digital education plan should establish and regularly assess the connection between digital means of education and the qualification frameworks based on the learning outcomes;
Amendment 316 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Recommends that Member States and educational institutions promote innovative methods and interaction between teachers and students to support the achievement of intended learning outcomes, where students are active participants in their own learning process; highlights the importance of developing value based and learner- centred and individualiszed learning methods, which can, if used in the right way, lead to a significantly higher quality of European education systems;
Amendment 318 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28 a. Encourages the Commission to support the Member States in developing training and educational programmes facilitating adult learning, the active inclusion of adults in the education system; emphasises the value of adult learning as a unique opportunity for equipping adults with literacy and basic skills, for continuing training and professional development, and for active citizenship, including through community or popular education; recalls that adult learning and education should provide a variety of learning pathways and flexible learning opportunities, including second chance programmes for people who have never been to school, early school leavers and drop outs;
Amendment 324 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls for increased incorporation of inquiring, active, project- and problem- based learning into educational programmes at all levels, with a view to promoting cooperation and team work; recommends that education systems work to strengthen transversal skills, such as analysing, problem solving and critical and reflective thinking, while ensuring young men and women are truly engaged partners in all educational processes;
Amendment 373 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls on the Member States to ensure gfreatee and fair access to high-quality ECEC, which should meet the key criteria of availability, accessibility, acceptability and adaptability;
Amendment 378 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Calls on the Commission to consider establishing a common European framework for ECEC; Supports setting a European benchmark for the quality of ECEC to be designed in cooperation with teachers and professionals of the sector, and according to national or regional quality indicators; calls on the Commission to consider establishing a common European framework for ECEC, building on country principles proposed in the Quality Framework5a; recommends that such framework follows a holistic approach that is child-centred, paying attention simultaneously to all aspects of a child’s development, well-being and learning needs including those which relate to social, emotional, physical, linguistic and cognitive development; _________________ 5a http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/education_culture /repository/education/policy/strategic- framework/archive/documents/ecec- quality-framework_en.pdf
Amendment 382 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Recommends that cooperation between ECEC staff and pre-primary school teachers be increased to improve the quality ofconnection between educational levels, prepare pre-schoolers for the transition to primary school and focus on children’s development; highlights the importance of relationships between ECEC providers and children’s parents and tutors, between school staff and children, and among children themselves;
Amendment 384 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32 a. Recommends that Member States increase funding for ECEC so to avoid gaps between places and population needs; encourages the Member States to increase economic support and initiatives (such as tax reductions, subsidies, free quota) for parents and guardians from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds to ensure access to quality ECEC is not a privilege for the few;
Amendment 385 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 b (new)
Paragraph 32 b (new)
32 b. Reiterates the need to create rights-based and gender-sensitive learning environments for students to learn about and stand up for human rights, including women’s and children’s rights, fundamental values and civic participation, rights and responsibilities of citizens, democracy and the rule of law, being confident in their identity, knowing their voice is heard and feeling valued by their communities;
Amendment 389 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Recommends the implementationTakes notes of positive results of athe ‘wWhole sSchool aApproach’ to increase social inclusion, accessibility, democratic governance and quality in education, as well as to address early school leaving, while also aiming to put learning outcomes, learners’ needs, well-being and involvement in school life at the core of all activity; advocates for the promotion and support of democratic school students’ structures;
Amendment 396 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Stresses the need to strengthen opportunities and structures for school internal and external collaboration, including interdisciplinary cooperation, team teaching, school clusters and interactions with external stakeholdersactors involved in the design and implementation of learning paths ; notes the importance of international exchange and school partnership through programmes such as Erasmus+ and e- Twinning;
Amendment 402 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Encourages morebalance between STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics) initiaand humanitives at school level, including through enhanced cooperation with higher education and scientific research institutions;
Amendment 424 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Encourages the Member States and the Commission to develop strategies to support existing initiatives by schoolinitiated by students and teachers to create a more inclusive learning environment;
Amendment 435 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37 a. Suggests that Member States increase efforts to make sure the results of scientific research are made publicly available, free of all restrictions on access, in order to fulfil the public responsibility of the higher education institutions, but also to maximize their positive effect on the whole community; further stresses that scientific research needs to be independent from economic and political interference;
Amendment 437 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Calls for the creation of theNotes the Commission’s proposal of creating a European Education Area using the potential of existing frameworks, e.g. the European Research Area, the Innovation Union, the European Higher Education Area, in order that theyo strengthen and complement each other;
Amendment 442 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Suggests that Member States and regional authorities, in allocating European structural and investment funds, give priority to educational programmes as well as to foster cooperation between the higher education, business and research communities and society as a wholeresearch communities, all relevant stakeholders and society as a whole; recalls that higher education requires adequate funding, continuous staff development, and constant promotion and acceptance by the totality of the academic community, including students;
Amendment 447 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Advocates facilitating student and staff mobility through: increased support via the Erasmus+ programme; smooth recognition of credits and qualifications obtained abroad; additional economic and personal assistance; and, where appropriate, the incorporation of educational mobility as part of education programmesCalls on the Member States to foster more inclusive and accessible mobility of students, teachers, researchers and administrative staff, as it contributes both to their personal and professional development as well as to the increased quality of learning, teaching, research and administration; express concern for the limited access of mobility projects by students from less wealthy backgrounds, due also to the lack of appropriate social guarantees; calls on Member States to provide adequate public funding and make more efficient use to ensure, inter alia, that students and researchers have the necessary material conditions to study abroad and that their social and economic background does not constitute a barrier;
Amendment 466 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 a (new)
Paragraph 41 a (new)
41 a. Encourages the inclusion of high quality work placements, recognised through ECTS credits, into higher education programmes and included in VET schemes;
Amendment 467 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 b (new)
Paragraph 41 b (new)
41 b. Stresses the need to develop comprehensive strategies and appropriate tools for determining the quality of new modes of teaching and learning eg. e- learning, MOOCs, open access resources; recognises, in this context, the role of ENQA and other relevant European networks in contributing to the establishment of quality assurance; recalls that for digital education to fulfil its full potential, it is necessary to develop new pedagogies suitable for this medium; notes that publicly funded open education resources should be freely available to all students and the public to fulfil their full potential as a tool for advancing education;
Amendment 470 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Calls on the Commission to increase its efforts to improvestrengthen teachers’ digital skills, multiply refresher trainings and to provide them with ongoing support through, for example by developing online communities, open educational resources and courses for school professionals;
Amendment 472 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 a (new)
Paragraph 42 a (new)
42 a. Supports the creation of the Academy of Teaching and Learning as a complementary opportunity for teachers to train and exchange best practices at European level; such academy could be a centre of online exchange, sharing experiences and mutual learning as well as a place for regular meetings in the form of workshops, seminars, and conferences to promote teachers’ collaboration, enhance quality of teaching, and foster teachers’ professional development; encourages the Commission to propose a project in this respect;
Amendment 473 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 b (new)
Paragraph 42 b (new)
42 b. Calls for teachers and education structures at all levels to encourage students’ active participation in the governance of their learning structures; recognises the need to provide sustainable and structural support to youth associations and organisations inside and outside the educational system, in particular small-scale local initiatives and those working at grassroots level;
Amendment 475 #
2017/2224(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Calls for support to teachers delivering multilingual courses which are an important factor inHighlights the role of intercultural learning as part of teacher education with a view to enhancing teachers’ capacity to overcome stereotypes related to gender, social background, nationality and special needs of their students; notes that intercultural competences are essential to work in increasingly diverse societies and to foster the internationaliszation of educationschools;
Amendment 11 #
2017/2122(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Observes that neo-liberal framework is actually damaging sustainable development and human rights, including women’s rights, which are part of human rights themselves. Calls on the Commission to provide continued support to protect human rights defenders, women’s organisations and women leaders as active actors committed to promoting, protecting and raising awareness of women’s rights;
Amendment 14 #
2017/2122(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points at the positive contribution of women’s empowerment in achieving an inclusive, equitable and peaceful society and sustainable development; stresses that the focus on gender equality and women’s empowerment is explicit across all the SDGs and more efforts should be pursued to seek the full realization of women’s rights and the effective implementation of policies promoting economic and social empowerment and women’s participation in decision-making; stresses that particular attention should be given to ‘empowering indigenous women’migrant women and asylum seekers;
Amendment 29 #
2017/2122(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Condemns all forms of violence against women and gender-based violence, includingspecially the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war; calls on the EU and its Member States to ratify the Istanbul Convention in all its parts in order to ensure coherence between EU internal and external action in this field;
Amendment 36 #
2017/2122(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. EStrongly condemns the Global Gag Rule and its impact on girls access to comprehensive sexuality education, sexual and reproductive health and rights services, including safe and legal abortions; calls on the EU and the Member States to counter the impact of the gag rule by significantly increasing financing for sexual and reproductive health and rights, in particular funding explicitly destined to ensure access to birth control and safe and legal abortion, using both national as well as EU development funding, in order to fill the financing gap left after the Trump administration’s moves to cease funding all overseas aid organisations that provide sexual and reproductive health and rights services; emphasises that universal respect for and access to sexual and reproductive health and rights contributes to prenatal care and the ability to avoid high-risk births, reduce infant and child mortality; points out that family planning, maternal health and safe abortion services are important elements to save women’s lives.
Amendment 5 #
2017/2083(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas 33 of the 49 least- developed countries are in Africa; whereas more than 218 million people live in extreme poverty in Africa;
Amendment 9 #
2017/2083(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas lasting sustainable industrialisation and rural productivity are key for development; whereas exports from Africa are dominated by unprocessed products, and whereas a high proportion of these exports are covered by trade preference arrangements and have done nothing to boost industrialisation nor economic development in the countries concerned;
Amendment 23 #
2017/2083(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. having regard to the failuremisleading logic of the Washington Consensus, which has not made Africa a player in global trade or eradicated poverty; but has increased inequality rates, and widespread debt unsustainability;
Amendment 32 #
2017/2083(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the European Union to focus on supporting projects which will have an immediate impact on the creation of decent jobs, the fight against poverty, promotion of human development, protection of the environment, improving the business climategood governance and rule of law, the management of public finances to enhance tax justice, transparency in the management of natural resources (in particular in mining and energy production), and the fight against corruption and illegal capital flows away from the continent, promotion of gender equality;
Amendment 36 #
2017/2083(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that EU-Africa relations must be articulated on a fair and balanced framework among equal partners and based on (the) mutual respect and recognition of interests aimed at the promotion of human rights and the realisation of UN´s Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 39 #
2017/2083(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Underlines the importance of fair and properly regulated trade relations which have to guarantee the democratic right to regulate to ensure human rights and peoples dignity and in fostering regional integration, contributing to sustainable growth and combating poverty; Stresses that potential benefits of trade, in order to contribute to poverty reduction, must be accompanied with distribution of positive impacts through fair and progressive tax systems;
Amendment 48 #
2017/2083(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges the EU always to take account of the different levels of development among African countries and to support measures which enhance production and processing capacity, particularly in sustainable agriculture;
Amendment 79 #
2017/2083(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the paramount importance of respecting, as stated on SDG 17.15, partner country´s democratic policy space to regulate and take suitable decisions for their own national context, respond to the demands of their populations, and fulfil their human rights obligations and other international commitments;
Amendment 83 #
2017/2083(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Raise awareness of the pervasive link between free trade agreements with developing countries and illicit financial flows (IFF) and tax fraud increase; calls the future EU -Africa strategy to effectively tackle IFF by enhancing cooperation on tax matters and boosting domestic resource mobilisation on partner countries;
Amendment 87 #
2017/2083(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Deplores the current debt distress in several African countries; stresses the risk of increasing debt distresses through the use of export credits and innovative financial instruments under the umbrella of EPAs; Calls for the EU to ensure debt sustainability in all trade deals with African countries by ensuring the fulfilment of UNCTAD principles on responsible investments and on Responsible Sovereign Lending and Borrowing;
Amendment 89 #
2017/2083(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Recalls that EU investment policy, especially when involving public money, must contribute to the realisation of the SDGS; recalls the need to enhance transparency and accountability of DFIs, PPPs to effectively track and monitor the money flows, debt sustainability and the added value for sustainable development of their projects;
Amendment 90 #
2017/2083(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4e. Considers it regrettable that a regulatory framework on the way corporations comply with human rights and obligations with respect to social and environmental standards is still lacking, which allow certain States and companies to circumvent them with impunity; calls the EU to effectively promote due diligence obligations to ensure global supply chains sustainability.
Amendment 1 #
2017/2057(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
– having regard to the IWGA Report The Indigenous World 2016 in relation to Chile1, 1 http://www.iwgia.org/publications/search- pubs?publication_id=740
Amendment 7 #
2017/2057(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas, despite the efforts of the Chilean government, several obstacles and restrictions to the right of free association and in particular to the right of workers to freely belong to a trade union association as well as to the right to strike and limitation on collective bargaining are still present in the Chilean legislation from the past dictatorship; whereas the current EU-Chile AA does not consider obligations to enforce labour legislations nor commitments to implement ILO conventions;
Amendment 8 #
2017/2057(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the current AA lacks, among chapters, a trade and sustainable development chapter (TSDC) as well as obligations to enforce labour or environmental legislation and commitments to implement international instruments (like multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) or ILO Conventions or the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), or the promotion of good practices in either area, such as corporate social responsibility (CSR) or sustainability assurance;
Amendment 19 #
2017/2057(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recital J
Recital J
Amendment 27 #
2017/2057(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas Chile has bilateral investment treaties (BITs) with 17 EU Member States, the content of which does not reflect the latest developments and best practice in investment policy, whereas the EU and Chile are fully fledged “etat de droit” with developed and recognized judiciary systems that can ensure a full set of guarantees and remedies for all the economic actors involved and which would be replaced and cease to apply once an agreement containing an investment chapter between the Union and Chile enters into force;
Amendment 37 #
2017/2057(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point c
Paragraph 1 – point c
(c) to consider it important and necessary to seek to modernise the EU- Chile AA, in particular its trade component, in the spirit of reciprocity, mutual benefit and balance, and to note the consistent support for a modernisation expressed by the EU-Chile JPC, as well as the fact that the JCC welcomed the steps taken towards an update;
Amendment 46 #
2017/2057(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point g
Paragraph 1 – point g
(g) to ensure that a modernised AA guarantees, throughout the entire text, and enshrines, explicitly and unequivocally, the right and the ability of the parties to adopt and apply their own laws and regulations in the public interest, in order to achieve legitimate public policy objectives such as the protection and promotion of human rights, public health, social services, public education, safety, the environment, public morals, social or consumer protection, privacy and data protection, and the promotion and protection of cultural diversity;
Amendment 48 #
2017/2057(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point h
Paragraph 1 – point h
(h) on the negotiations on trade in goods, to seek ambitious improvements to market access across tariff lines, lifting unnecessary barriers, while respecting that there are a number of sensitive agricultural, manufacturing and industrial products which should be given appropriate treatment, for example though tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) or allocated adequate transition periods; to include a usable and effective bilateral safeguard clause enabling the temporary suspension of preferences, if, as a result of the entry into force of the modernised AA, a rise in imports causes or threatens to cause injuries to sensitive sectors;
Amendment 50 #
2017/2057(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point j
Paragraph 1 – point j
(j) on trade in services, to consider that the potential of the service sector is not fully accomplished in the current AA, and that a modernised AA should address unnecessary barriers to market access and provide national treatment via a positive list schedule excluding any 'ratchet' or 'standstill' clause which would, respectively, prevent parties from increasing the level of regulation in particular service sectors already liberalized at the moment of the signature, and prevent them from reregulating service sectors once they are liberalised; to consider that commitments should be taken building on the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) and that rules should be updated as necessary to account for new developments;
Amendment 70 #
2017/2057(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point s
Paragraph 1 – point s
(s) to recall that corruption undermines human rights, equality and social justice, and is a major non-tariff barrier to trade impeding economic growth; to explicitly commit the parties, and to include a specific section on measures, to combat corruption in all its forms and implement international standards and multilateral anti-corruption conventions going beyond solely voluntarily commitments;
Amendment 72 #
2017/2057(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point t
Paragraph 1 – point t
(t) to consider that openness of strong public procurement marketsprovisions in the agreement with high social standards such as decent work, compliance with social and labour rights, social inclusion (including persons with disabilities), equal opportunities, accessibility design for all, taking account of sustainability criteria, including ethical trade issues and wider voluntary compliance with corporate social responsibility (CSR), simplified procedures and transparency for bidders, including those from other countries, can also be effective tools to combat corruption and foster integrity in public administration while providing value for money to taxpayers, in terms of the quality of delivery, efficiency, effectiveness and accountability; to deliver in a modernised AA improved access to public procurement markets, including at sub-central level, and transparent procedures based on national treatment, impartiality, and fairness as well as preserving local entities’ capacity to pursue public interest;
Amendment 75 #
2017/2057(INI)
(ua) to ensure that the treaty provisions do not harm the possibility to revise the current model of water management and lead toward the return to the public ownership of water and the recognition to water access as a human right;
Amendment 77 #
2017/2057(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point w
Paragraph 1 – point w
(w) to consider that negotiations on investment may be an opportunity to make progress towards a necessary international reform of the dispute settlement regime, to seek a commitment by all parties to put an end to investor-to- state dispute settlement (ISDS) based on ad hoc private arbitration, and to replace it with a public investment court system (ICS) with an appeal mechanism, with a view to preserving the right to regulate to achieve legitimate public policy objectives, prevent frivolous litigation and guarantee all democratic procedural guaranteeAcknowledging the high level of investment protection offered by the legal systems of both parties, to consider not necessary the insertion of a specific investment chapter and in particular the inclusion of provisions such as ISDS or Investment courts that would have a detrimental impact on the protection of public interests, such as the right to access to justice (with particular attention to SMEs), judicial independency, transparency and accountability, while pursuing the establishment of a multilateral investment court (MIC)alth and the environment, and on the fair and non- discriminatory access to justice;
Amendment 84 #
2017/2057(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point x
Paragraph 1 – point x
(x) to ensure that the modernised AA contains a robust and ambitious TSDC that includes binding and enforceable provisions, subject to dispute settlement mechanisms, with the possibility of imposing sanctions in case of breach with the possibility to appeal and seek redress through a complaints procedure open for social partners and civil society;; considers that the TSDC should cover, among other things, the parties’ commitment to adopt and maintain in their national laws and regulations the principles enshrined in core ILO conventions and to effectively implement up-to-date ILO instruments, especially the Governance Conventions, the Decent Work Agenda, ILO Convention n°169 on the rights of indigenous peoples, the Convention on Equal Opportunities and Equal Treatment for Men and Women Workers, the Convention on Domestic Workers, and the Workers with Family Responsibilities Convention, as well as labour standards for migrant workers;
Amendment 91 #
2017/2057(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point y
Paragraph 1 – point y
(y) to ensure, with reference to the progress achieved by Chile in bilateral trade negotiations with Uruguay and Canada, that the parties include a specific chapter on trade and gender equality that specifically contains clear and measurable targets, beyond the adherence of the parties and their respect for international human rights, labour and social standards, foreseeing active measures aiming to enhance opportunities for women to benefit from the opportunities provided by the AA; to ensure, inter alia, that the parties commit to collect disaggregated data allowing for thorough ex ante and ex post analysis on the impact of the modernised AA on gender equality, to pursue an enhanced access to social and reproductive health services, participation of women enterprises (particularly micro-enterprises and SMEs) in public procurement....
Amendment 97 #
2017/2057(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point a d
Paragraph 1 – point a d
(ad) to accept that the negotiations must result in strong and enforceable provisions covering the recognition and protection of all forms of intellectual property rights, including ambitious provisions on geographical indications (GIs) building upon but extending those contained in the existing AA, ensuring an enhanced enforcement and the possibility to add new GIs; to ensure that any IPR-related provisions must not undermine access to affordable essential medicines under domestic public health programmes and both parties’ capacity to exclude methods of medical treatment from patentability;
Amendment 101 #
2017/2057(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point a e a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a e a (new)
(ae a) to include representatives of indigenous populations in the negotiation as well as in the monitoring bodies of the agreement, especially in aspects and chapters affecting their territories and natural resources particularly in the case of extractive industry investments;
Amendment 214 #
2017/2043(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 c (new)
Paragraph 43 c (new)
43 c. Highlights the importance of the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF) which was set up to respond to major natural disasters and express European solidarity to disaster-stricken regions within Europe and takes note of the proposed increase in commitment and payment appropriations for the EUSF; calls upon the Commission to assess without delay if a further increase will be necessary bearing in mind, in particular, the earthquakes' in Italy and the fires in Portugal, which have had a dramatic and substantial impact on human life in particularly deprived regions; calls for the adaptation of the rules for mobilizing this fund, to allow a more flexible and timely mobilization, covering a wider range of disasters with significant impacts and reducing the time between the disaster and the availability of funds.
Amendment 4 #
2017/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges that EU-Cuban relations, especially in the area of bilateral trade, take a new start withWelcomes the signing of the Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement (PDCA), which represent a positive turning point in relations between the EU and Cuba that can provide new possibilities and commitments for both signatories, also in the area of bilateral trade;
Amendment 15 #
2017/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls as the blockade imposed by the United States on Cuba for over 55 years is not only a violation of the human rights of an entire people and the greatest obstacle to the development of the Cuban economy, but also a violation of principles contained in the United Nations Charter and international law, mainly through its extraterritorial applications. Believes that the blockade should be lifted, as requested in Un General Assembly resolution of October 2016 and in previous several resolutions, to facilitate a modernization of the Cuban economy to the benefit of the Cuban people.
Amendment 20 #
2017/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Condemns all unilateral measures directed against Cuba, which negatively affect third parties' interests, including EU's enterprises and citizens, and thereby violate commonly accepted rules of international trade.
Amendment 22 #
2017/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Welcomes the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States, and calls on the US Congress to start working towards the elimination of the blockade; calls on the United States to fully respect and implement the agreement with the EU of May 1998 in London to alleviate the problems with extraterritorial legislation, and its commitment to resist future extraterritorial legislation of that kind;
Amendment 39 #
2017/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes note of the measures that the Cuban authorities have adopted in recent months to encourageWelcomes the adoption by the Cuban Parliament in August 2011 of the guidelines of the economic and social policy, aimed at fostering the economic and social development of the country, including through the promotion of free enterprise and economic liberalisation in generalopening ;
Amendment 44 #
2017/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 53 #
2017/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the ongoing human rights dialogue in the frame of the PDCA, but deplores the insufficient inclusion of civil society; calls on Cuba to ensure the establishment of a transparent and binding roadmap on human, environmental and labour rights, which should be aimed essentially at safeguarding human rights, enhancing and improving trade unionists’and social rights and, protecting the environment; calls for immediate tangible improvem, recognizing the right of Cuban citizents to facilitate the European Parliament’s consentdecide independently on their future.
Amendment 74 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital V a (new)
Recital V a (new)
Va. whereas, according to Cuban Government estimates, the economic losses suffered by the Cuban people as a result of the economic, trade and financial blockade which the United States has imposed on the country for more than 50 years amount to USD 125 873 million at current prices;
Amendment 107 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Affirms the European Parliament’s aspiration to see relations between the EU and Cuba develop to the greatest possible extent, with full respect for the independence, equality and autonomy of the parties;
Amendment 126 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Reiterates the need to respect the inalienable principle of territorial integrity, and calls on the United States to return the illegally occupied territory of Guantánamo; stresses at the same time the inalienable right of peoples to choose their economic, political and social system without interference of any kind; condemns, therefore, the terrorist acts of destabilisation organised by third countries with the intention of bringing down a government;
Amendment 129 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Points out that, with a view to the development of political and economic relations between the EU and Cuba, it would be desirable for any unilateral extraterritorial measures taken by third countries that restrict our counterpart’s full economic activity to be lifted; condemns, similarly, the imposition of extraterritorial sanctions on European undertakings for trading with Cuba;
Amendment 130 #
2017/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses that the normalisation process cannot proceed until the economic, trade and financial blockade is lifted, as has been called for since 1992 by the UN General Assembly, which for the 25th consecutive time adopted a resolution to that effect, almost unanimously, with 191 votes out of 193 in favour;
Amendment 1 #
2017/2028(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that corruption is inextricably linked to harm to human rights, equality, social justice and the environment and urges the Commission to take into consideration this link in all the anti-corruption provisions in trade agreements; consequently calls for the inclusion in trade agreements of binding human rights clauses ensuring that private companies, including transnational corporations, respect human rights and the highest social and environmental standards;
Amendment 16 #
2017/2028(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that trade agreements should be seen as a key mechanism for promoting anti-corruption measures and good governance; calls for such agreements to include commitments to multilateral anti-corruption conventions in all trade deals; regrets that trade agreements, when increasing inequality, can consequently provoke corruption;
Amendment 39 #
2017/2028(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls for enhanced transparency obligations for companies as a way to address corruption; underlines the importance of tackling money laundering, tax fraud and tax avoidance in trade agreements, by way of effective measures such as compulsory country-by-country reporting and disclosure of beneficial ownership of companies, trusts or holdings in order to prevent tax base erosion, loss of revenue, and strengthen state building and democratic governance;
Amendment 42 #
2017/2028(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Insists that EU trade partners lose benefits granted by trade agreements where they fail to comply with anti- corruption commitments or with international standards in the field of anti-corruption; cCalls on the Commission to set clear and relevant conditions and performance indicators allowing better assessment and demonstration of results; calls, furthermore, on the Commission to respond firmly, proportionally and quickly where the beneficiary government shows insufficient commitment to comply with what has been agreed.
Amendment 12 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 28 a (new)
Citation 28 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution on the EU’s response to HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Hepatitis C of 27 June 2017,
Amendment 49 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas country-specific and sector-specific assessments are of great importance; whereas women comprise the majority of workers in certain segments of the garment, horticulture, mobile phone and tourism global supply chains (GSCs) but tend to be more concentrated in low- wage or low- status forms of formal and informal employment than men, leading to gender segregation in types of occupations and activities and gender gaps in wages and working conditions and gender- specific constraints in access to productive resources, infrastructure and services;
Amendment 71 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the EU position as expressed in December 2016 on TiSA (Trade in Services Agreement)endangers the situation for several categories of employees, such as services provided by teachers, midwives, nurses and para- medical personnel, of whom the majority are women; whereas trade liberalisation and privatisation in these sectors has a potential risk to worsen the situation in terms of working conditions and labour rights, as well as result in increased inequality in access and poorer quality of services;
Amendment 95 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the problems of decreased tax revenues due to cuts in tariffs needs to be addressed from a gender perspective, linking the trade and tariff revenues issue with the SDGs agenda and financing for sustainable development;
Amendment 105 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas Intellectual property rights (IPR) provisions have been used in trade agreements to protect the interests of large pharmaceutical companies and restrict the production of cheap generic medicines; whereas affordable essential medicines are particularly important for women;
Amendment 135 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas abolishing barriers to investments in the form of legal rights, social standards, consumer protection and environmental regulations may lead to a ‘harmonisation’ towards lower labour standards, as well as privatisation of public services and the welfare sector, which will have a negative impact on gender equality;
Amendment 139 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
Recital I b (new)
Ib. whereas trade in conflict minerals has proven to be directly linked to widespread human rights violations, including rape and sexual violence against women and girls, child and slave labour and mass displacements;
Amendment 142 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I c (new)
Recital I c (new)
Ic. whereas privatisation and liberalisation through public procurement of health and care services risks increasing inequality in access and the unpaid care burden mostly done by women and limit their opportunities to gain or increase paid employment and, also worsen the working conditions of many women working in social sectors;
Amendment 190 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Reiterates the importance of activating the suspension clause in international trade agreements in the event of human rights infringements, including women’s human rights abuses, by the other contracting party;
Amendment 203 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for a comprehensive analysis of differences and inequalities in the framework of GVCs, with regard to: (i) gender differences in time use, mainly resulting from women’s primary responsibility for reproductive work; (ii) gender differences in access to productive inputs and resources, particularly land, credit, training, and networks; and (iii) gender differences stemming from failures and discrimination at the level of markets and institutions;
Amendment 216 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that special attention must be given to the rising trade liberalisation of public services and its impact on women both as service providers and service users; underlines that privatisation of essential public services (schools, hospitals, social services) tends to increase user fees that deter or prevent disadvantaged people from accessing those services, particularly women, which in turn increases the unpaid care burden on women; is also concerned that privatisation of these services can jeopardises women’s empowerment in the labour market by weakening their working conditions when working for commercial providers in the social sector;
Amendment 218 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Stresses that health care services must be exempted from the trade liberalisation agenda; highlights in particular that safeguards need to be in place to ensure women's access to safe and legal abortion, access to retroviral therapy, and hormone therapy, all of which are central to women's and LGBTQI people’s self-determination;
Amendment 235 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Expresses its deep concerns against the negative impacts of trade expansion and liberalisation on labour trafficking of persons; underlines that women and girls tend to be ones who suffer the most, as labour trafficking is strongly linked to trafficking for sexual purposes;
Amendment 237 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Condemns the human rights abuses and women’s rights violations in the conflict minerals trade, calls on the EU and the international community to mobilise against mining companies and enforce binding due diligence principles at all level;
Amendment 245 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Call for policies to regulate against food speculation and limit subsidies for agro-fuels, while focusing on improving gender equality through better regulation of international companies to protect rural communities from land grabbing, and through encouraging improvements in inheritance of land and reducing gender discriminations in accessing land and financial resources;
Amendment 246 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Considers that in order to ensure that women have improved access to essential medicines and resources for food sovereignty, the EU should stop promoting Intellectual Property Rights as laid out WTO TRIPS in bi- and multilateral agreements with strengthened mechanisms of enforcement; calls on the EU to also stop with promoting the 1991 International Convention for the Protection of New Plant Varieties (UPOV);
Amendment 252 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Insists that binding instruments are needed in EU trade policynd enforceable clauses in the EU trade agreements, including sanctions, are needed to ensure that decent work standards, women’s rights, human rights principles and environmental protection are at the core of all types of EU trade agreements and that EU trade policy is coherent with the Union’s overarching aims of sustainable development, poverty reduction and gender equality;
Amendment 257 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the EU and the Member States to ensure that the objectives of sustainable development goals (SDG´s) and particular Goal 5 on Gender Equality and the Strategic engagement for equality between women and men 2016-2019 are fully reflected in EU trade policies; in this context, calls on the EU to align EU Trade policy with GAP II (adopted as part of EU development policies), which outlines relevant gender equality targets;
Amendment 260 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Calls on the EU to ensure that its trade policy guarantees states' capacity to regulate, in particular as concern human rights, labour rights, gender equality, and environmental protection;
Amendment 273 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that trading commitments in EU agreements should never overrule human rights, women’s rights orand environmental concernsprotection (including protection against land grabbing); insists that these commitments should be included in each trade agreement and equally binding as the agreements on trade that are sanctionable when breached;
Amendment 293 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls for the EU and the Member States to ensure that binding and enforceable clauses on labour rights, based on the ILO Conventions, including Conventions No 189 on Domestic Workers and No 156 on Workers with Family Responsibilities, are included in trade agreements, and that social clauses in trade agreements also apply to informal work;
Amendment 304 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Welcomes the Commission’s decision to carry out ex ante and ex post sustainability impact assessments (SIAs) for all trade agreements in accordance with the ‘Guidelines on the analysis of human rights impact assessments for trade-related policy initiatives’; calls in this context on the EU and Member States to include gender impact assessments and a gender risk evaluations in all EU trade agreement and in all analysis of global value chains; points out that these assessments will evaluate potential positive and negative effects on gender equality that will be considered with a view introducing preventive measures; stresses that EU trade authorities should consult with gender equality experts when producing these analyses;
Amendment 317 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses that decreased tax revenues due to cuts in tariffs needs to be addressed from a gender perspective; Recommends that EU trade policy link the trade and tariff revenues issue with the SDGs agenda and financing for sustainable development with the aim to ensure sustained tax and state revenues;
Amendment 320 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Underlines the need for the establishment of a Trade and Gender Desk within the DG Trade, which would include monitoring whether EU trade agreements contribute to achieving central objectives in the field of gender equality, and monitoring the respect for women's human rights, and actively responding to cases of human rights violations;
Amendment 325 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for the EU and the Member States to ensure inclusive participation in trade consultations, including women’s rights organisations, trade unions and civil society, civil society and development organisations in trade policy-making and related implementation; encourages women’s rights organisations to participate actively and to put forward initiatives and information relevant to the negotiations;
Amendment 332 #
2017/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the European Commission to ensure that the European Parliament is regularly and timely informed about any new EU trade agreement, and that the negotiation process is open, transparent and includes the special expertise of trade unions and different NGO´s, including women’s rights organisations;
Amendment 1 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to the Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (CETS No. 197) and the Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual exploitation and Sexual Abuse (CETS No. 201)
Amendment 2 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to the Council of Europe Convention of 11 May 2011 on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention),
Amendment 4 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)
Citation 1 b (new)
- having regard to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA)Report of 2012 entitled “Marrying Too Young - End Child Marriage”,
Amendment 7 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
— having regard to the 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform of Action from the 4th World Conference, and the outcomes of the review conferences,
Amendment 10 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 b (new)
Citation 2 b (new)
- Having regard to the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the outcomes of the review conferences
Amendment 12 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to United Nations Security Council resolutions on women, peace and security 1325 (2000);1820 (2009);1888 (2009);1889 (2010);1960 (2011);2106 (2013);2122 (2013) and 2242 (2015),
Amendment 17 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
- having regard to Article 208 of the Lisbon Treaty establishing the Principle of Policy Coherence for Development, requiring that the objectives of development cooperation be taken into account in policies that are likely to affect developing countries,
Amendment 29 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the original Gender Action Plan I (2010- 2015) brought some progress, it also contained a number of gaps : narrow scope, a weak understanding of the gender equality framework and reproductive monitoring by the EU delegations, a lack of commitment among the EU leadership and a lack of resources, institutional architecture and incentives to motivate staff;
Amendment 33 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the new Gender Action Plan II 2016-2020 came out of these recommendations with a focus on shifting EU institutional culture at headquarters and delegation levels to create a systemic change in how the EU approaches gender and on transforming women’s and girls’ lives through four pivotal areas;
Amendment 47 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the release in August 2017 of the first annual implementation report for the year 2016, which demonstrates a clear momentum towards the implementation of the GAP II; emphasizes the need to have future implementation reports finalised and released in a shorter timeframe and regrets that the publication of this report was significantly delayed;
Amendment 64 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the strong monitoring and accountability framework established to measure progress in GAP II and acknowledges that its increased ambition provides a real opportunity for the EU to advance equality between women and men as well as the empowerment of girls and women in the field of external relations; recognizes however the need for deeper understanding and harmonisation of this framework in order to properly assess the impacts of EU actions;
Amendment 91 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Condemns all forms of violence against women and girls, and all forms of gender-based violence, including trafficking in human beings, sexual exploitation, forced marriage, honour crimes, female genital mutilation and the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war;calls on the EU and all Member States to ratify the Istanbul Convention, the first legally binding international instrument seeking to prevent and combat violence against women;
Amendment 93 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Notes that it is unclear how targeted (G2) and mainstreamed actions (G1) complement each other;calls for further efforts to clarify gender mainstreaming and to increase targeted actions with more significant financial envelops;
Amendment 95 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Regrets that women, who have experienced or are experiencing violence, are unequally supported against male violence, in terms of information on, access to and provision of shelters, support services and rights, helplines, rape crisis centres, etc.;emphasises that the Istanbul Convention should place male violence against women as a core focus on the Convention, while also addressing all gender-based violence by tackling violence motivated by an intersection of various grounds, including sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression;underlines the importance of strategic measures to proactively combat gender stereotypes and counter patterns of patriarchy, racism, sexism, homophobia and transphobia, as well as gender normativity and heteronormativity;
Amendment 96 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Strongly regrets that, as per the European Parliament's study assessment on the implementation of the GAP II, current programming appears to side-line the gender dimension in situations of crisis or difficult conflicts;and that, among other outcomes, this has meant that girls and women victims of war rape do not have access to non-discriminatory care, specifically comprehensive medical care, including abortion, despite the GAP II aiming to empower women to have control over their sexual and reproductive life;
Amendment 97 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Notes that the report shows the need for stronger support to sexual and reproductive health and rights(SRHR) as a pre-condition for gender equality and women's empowerment, and the necessity for appropriate tools to measure progress with regards to ensure universal access to SRHR;we recall, in this regard, EU commitment to the Programme of Action of the ICPD and the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of their review conferences;and the Sustainable Development Goals 3.7.,5.3 and 5.6;
Amendment 101 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to take further steps to facilitate exchange of best practice in gender mainstreaming between delegations and units such as establishing and promoting a network of gender focal points and sharing more positive examples of successful practice; points out the strikingly low presence of women in the highest academic and decision-making positions, which indicates the existence of invisible barriers based on prejudices which stand in the way of women accessing positions of responsibility;
Amendment 104 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to take further steps to facilitate exchange of best practice in gender equality and mainstreaming between delegations and units such as establishing and promoting a network of gender focal points and sharing more positive examples of successful practice;
Amendment 109 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls on the Commission and EEAS to ensure that the gender analyses effectively impact the programmes implemented by the EUDs, as well as their political dialogue;stresses therefore the importance of consulting widely with civil society for this gender analysis;
Amendment 119 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Calls on the Commission to systematically implement the GAP II, including in humanitarian settings where it must provide non-discriminatory access to medical services, in line with international humanitarian law;calls once again on the Commission to actively inform its humanitarian partners that the Commission's policy foresees that, in cases where the pregnancy threatens a woman’s or a girl’s life or causes unbearable suffering, international humanitarian law and/or international human rights law may justify offering a safe abortion rather than perpetuating what amounts to inhumane treatment;
Amendment 121 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that the link between trade and gender is not sufficiently addressed in the GAP II and more generally that gender mainstreaming remains a challenge beyond social sectors; recalls in this respect that negotiation of trade agreements could be used as an effective tool for advancing gender equality between women and men and calls for all EU trade agreements to include references to women’s rights and gender equality; Acknowledges that the EU’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) and GSP+ systems need to be improved by linking economic incentives to the effective adoption and constant monitoring of core human, gender and labour rights conventions;
Amendment 139 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that the success of the GAP II will ultimately depend on long term and consistent engagement of high level political and senior leadership across all EU actors as well as in the availability of sufficient human and financial resources for its implementation; welcomes in this regard the positive engagement from the Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development and encourages more commitment from other Commissioners; notes the special responsibility of the High Representative to coordinate and strengthen this engagement in the coming years; calls for all EU actors to make use of the Gender Resource Package to ensure that gender mainstreaming is consistently applied to realise the ambitious goals of the GAP II;
Amendment 140 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 e (new)
Paragraph 13 e (new)
13 e. Urges the EU to take advantage of the mid-term review of its international cooperation programmes to increase funding for gender overall in bilateral cooperation and through thematic programmes;
Amendment 141 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 f (new)
Paragraph 13 f (new)
13 f. Welcomes, in this regard, the launching of the joint EU-UN global gender initiative so-called Spotlight Initiative in line with the objective of the GAP II to address sexual and gender- based violence and harmful practices such as female genital mutilation (FGM), early forced marriage, or human trafficking;stresses that recognising and enforcing SRHR are preconditions to end violence against women and girls and calls for the Spotlight Initiative to be resourced with additional funds not already earmarked to gender equality;notes, however, that the Spotlight Initiative addresses mainly elements of the agenda which are already a shared concern globally, as proven by the implementation report and underlines, therefore, the need to advance gender equality in a more comprehensive way, through an adequate mix of programmes and modalities;
Amendment 145 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Emphasises that universal respect for and access to SRHR contributes to the achievement of all the health-related development goals:prenatal care and the ability to avoid high-risk births, reduce infant and child mortality;points out that family planning, maternal health and safe and free abortion services are important elements to save women´s lives;
Amendment 147 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13 b. Strongly condemns the Global Gag Rule and its impact on girls access to comprehensive sexuality education, sexual and reproductive health and rights services, including safe and legal abortions;Calls on the EU and the Member States to counter the impact of the gag rule by significantly increasing financing for sexual and reproductive health and rights, in particular funding explicitly destined to ensure access to birth control and safe and legal abortion, using both national as well as EU development funding, in order to fill the financing gap left after the Trump administration’s moves to crease funding all overseas aid organisations that provide sexual and reproductive health and rights services;emphasises that universal respect for and access to sexual and reproductive health and rights contributes to prenatal care and the ability to avoid high-risk birth, such as in the case of child pregnancies, and reduce infant and child mortality;points out that family planning, maternal health and safe abortion services are fundamental elements to save girls’ and women’s lives;
Amendment 151 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13 c. Urges that the provision of humanitarian aid by the EU and the Member States should not be subject to restrictions imposed by other partner donors regarding necessary medical treatment, including access to safe abortion for women and girls who are victims of rape in armed conflicts, and should instead follow international humanitarian law;
Amendment 152 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 d (new)
Paragraph 13 d (new)
13 d. Acknowledges the fact that the growing trend of liberalisation, privatisation and reduction of basic social services, and the weakening of governments to ensure equitable access to social protection, which increase feminisation of poverty, has brought into sharp relief the need to find systemic solutions to the serious lack of social protection affecting women workers;calls for the promotion of Gender-Responsive Social protection by including the issue of women’s and men's roles in care economies;
Amendment 156 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the flexibility the GAP II gives delegations to choose priorities according to their country context; recommends nonetheless that delegations should be encouraged to have shownmust report progress on at least one priority per thematic pillar by the end of the GAP II, as per the requirements enshrined in GAP II, to ensure a more even coverage of the different thematic areas;
Amendment 170 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Underlines the importance of conducting systematic gender analysis, using sex and age-disaggregated data, in consultation and with the participation of local CSOs and women’s group and feminist groups, human rights organisations and local and regional authorities for the selection and assessment of the choice of objectives, the means of implementation and monitoring sources, and the efficacy and sustainability of the outcomes; welcomes that 42 country gender analyses have been completed and encourages rapid completion for all other countries; encourages the EU to explore possibilities for sharing and manag, managing and updating gender analysis in a more systematic manner to help improve coordination;
Amendment 180 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recalls that women’s rights are human rights and encourages further work to be undertaken with regards to addressing social norms and gender stereotypes in societies through greater cooperation with civil society, grass roots organisations advocating women’s rights, creating new or developing existing networks, and involvement of the private sector, if possible; notes that girls and women are agents of change and that inclusion of boys and men is necessary to ensure real equality between women and men; stresses that social norms with regards to women’s and men’s roles place women in a situation of greater vulnerability, particularly in relation to their sexual and reproductive health, concerning harmful practices such as FGM or child, early and forced marriages;
Amendment 190 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Stresses the need of budgetary allocations for child marriage prevention programmes that aim to create an environment where girls can achieve their full potential, including by means of education, social and economic programmes for out-of-school girls, child protection schemes, girls’ and women’s shelters, legal counselling, and psychological support;
Amendment 193 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17 b. Notes that priorities related to family planning or reproductive health are neglected both in terms of funding and programmes;regrets that no EUDs in the Middle East and North Africa and the Europe and Central Asia regions chose any SRHR-related indicator despite the great need regarding SRHR in these regions;calls on EUDs in these regions to re-evaluate these worrying figures to determine whether they may be linked to misreporting or if there is a need to complement current programmes with targeted actions on SRHR, taking advantage of the mid-term review of the programming;
Amendment 209 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Underlines the need for a simplified method of reporting which keeps bureaucracy to a minimum;call for future implementation reports to be finalised and released in a shorter timeframe; calls for the development of online reporting, clear templates and the issuing of a guidebook to facilitate the work of the delegations;
Amendment 218 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Underlines that the dedicated chapter on SRHR must be kept in the annual report in order to truly assess the transformative impact of the GAP II, and to ensure that SRHR progress is appropriately captured by the methodological approach of the report;
Amendment 250 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Directive concerns the quality of water intended for human consumption and the access to such water.
Amendment 255 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The objective of this Directive shall be to protect human health from the adverse effects of any contamination of water intended for human consumption by ensuring that it is wholesome and clean, and at the same time, ensuring universal and affordable access to such water for all in the Union.
Amendment 111 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. As a result of the assessment the entity may be attributed the European Solidarity Corps quality label. The obtained label shall be re-assessed periodicallyat least every two years and may be revoked.
Amendment 114 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 5
Article 13 – paragraph 5
5. The European Solidarity Corps quality label shall not automatically lead to funding under the European Solidarity Corps, but shall be an essential prerequisite for such funding.
Amendment 9 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that palm oil accounts for about 40 % of global trade in all vegetable oils and that the EU, with around 7 million tonnes per year, is the second largest global importer; calls on the Commission, in this connection, to reduce the amount of imported palm oil from third countries by applying differentseeking viable options to apply lower customs duty schemies for certified sustainable palm- oil products;
Amendment 12 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that the issue of sustainability in the palm oil sector cannot be addressed by voluntary measures and policies alone, but that binding rules and enforced certification schemes are necessary also for palm oil companies;
Amendment 17 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that Malaysia and Indonesia are the main producers of palm oil, with an estimated 85-90 % of global production, and that the growing demand for this commodity puts pressure on land use and has significant effects on, increases greenhouse gas emissions and is linked to serious land tenure and human rights abuses of indigenous peoples and local communities, health and climate change; stresses, in this context, that the EU- Indonesia Free Trade Agreement should not cover palm oil and its derivatives within the current negotiationscontain strong sustainable development chapters with enforcement, verification and compliance procedures, redress complaints mechanisms and rules and sanctions for the protection of indigenous communities and the environment. Social considerations should be a binding part of sustainability standards contained in the Trade sustainable development chapter, including the requirement for palm oil producers to respect customary rights and the "Free prior and informed consent' principle;
Amendment 28 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that the EU has regulated supply chains of illegal timber, illegal fish and conflict minerals but not yet any supply chains concerning forest risk agricultural commodities and urges the commission to present a similar proposal for commodities such as palm oil;
Amendment 31 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. StressUrges the importance of improving the situation through appropriatecommission to introduce appropriate due diligence regulation, mandatory certification, and traceasbily accessible for SMEs, confirming thatity mechanisms both upstream and downstream of the pPalm oOil in question has been produced without undue harm to the environment and society and that the product issupply chain, aligned with globally adopted best standards and practices as well as in line with the provisions contained in the EU regulation on conflict minerals. The certification scheme should aim also to support smallholders and SMEs in producer countries to operate effectively, and transparently traceable throughout the entire supply chainfacilitate their participation in the market and to fully benefit from fair trade of their products;
Amendment 45 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. CStresses that biodiesel is now the main end product of imported palm oil in Europe, calls on the Commission and the Member States to ban import of palm oil for biodiesel and the EU imports of biodiesel derived from palm oil and to introduce a mandatory labelling scheme for biodiesel ingredients and their origins, and for other palm oil products;
Amendment 62 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that the sustainability criteria as set out in the Renewable Energy Directive and Fuel Quality Directive for palm oil are insufficient and do not contain strong environmental and social sustainability criteria and calls the commission to strengthen those aspects
Amendment 67 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that, under the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Regulation and Voluntary Partnership Agreements between the EU and timber producing countries, the first fully operational licensing scheme is with Indonesia as of 15 November 2016.; calls the commission to ensure that they cover conversion timber from oil palm development;
Amendment 4 #
2016/2144(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
- having regard to the adoption, on 8 March 2016, of the report on 'Gender Mainstreaming in the work of the European Parliament' (P8_TA(2016)0072),
Amendment 8 #
2016/2144(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas among the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations, to be achieved by 2030, No 5 is gender equality, which applies to all 17 goals;
Amendment 115 #
2016/2144(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Highlights the importance of giving special attention and priority to ESIF measures supporting investments in educational, social and healthcare services, in addition to childcare facilities, given that these services are facing reductions in public funding at national and local level and that it would increase the number of jobs;
Amendment 129 #
2016/2144(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Stresses that citizenship-building should be associated not only with the defence and extension of rights, but also with welfare and well-being, with education and training free from gender stereotypes and with access to social and health services, including sexual and reproductive health;
Amendment 190 #
2016/2144(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Highlights that gender mainstreaming is also among the founding principles of the recent Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF), and that eligible actions under this funding should ensure that special attention is paid to the specific needs of vulnerable persons, in particular women, unaccompanied minors, LGBTQI people and other groups at risk;
Amendment 204 #
2016/2144(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Calls for specific funding to support targeted measures involving grassroots organisations for ensuring that the basic rights, safety and security of refugee and migrant women and girls, girls and LGBTQI people are protected;
Amendment 2 #
2016/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the global apparel trade is worth an estimated USD 3 trillion and employs up to 75 million people; whereas about three quarters of these workers are female; whereas the wages paid are not enough to allow workers to provide their family with basic human necessities;
Amendment 3 #
2016/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas, despite the national and international initiatives already in place, women workers' rights are ignored in the garment industry, where women workers perform poorly paid jobs, face severe labour rights violations and do not enjoy their legal entitlements; whereas statutory maternity rights are rarely provided, overtime is compulsory and excessively long working days add to the burden of domestic responsibilities, denying women any rest periods or time with their children;
Amendment 16 #
2016/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas all recently concluded EU free trade agreements include ‘'Trade and sustainable development’ chapte' chapters; whereas such chapters haven´t stop bad practices or human rights abuses and lack binding obligations relating to multinational environmental and labour agreements, specific provisions on human rights and obligations for foreign investors;
Amendment 18 #
2016/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the substantial concentration of economic power in the hands of a few huge multinationals operating on the market has a negative impact on working conditions and wages due to aggressive management of global value chains, which seeks to make prices as low as possible and delivery times as short as possible, with small profit margins; whereas this makes it impossible for suppliers to pay decent wages or to maintain normal working hours;
Amendment 21 #
2016/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights have clearly defined the responsibilities of governments and businesses, which are under an obligation to protect and respect human rights no matter at what point in the supply chain and in which country production takes place, and irrespective of whether it is the country of the principal or of the supplier; whereas the European Union has undertaken to encourage the adoption of the Guiding Principles and contribute to their implementation;
Amendment 26 #
2016/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. SupportsUrge the Commission’'s examination of a possible EU-wide initiative on the garment sector; notes, in addition, that the current multiplication of existing initiatives could result in an unpredictable environment for companito present an ambitious a EU-wide legislative initiative on the garment sector aligned with OECD Guidelines;
Amendment 28 #
2016/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Takes notes that the initiatives that followed the Rana Plaza disaster have suffered from slow implementation in particular at ensuring that rights are in fact respected; considers fundamental that the new garment framework contains provisions that EU-based companies to ensure that fundamental labour rights are respected throughout the supply chains trough also the provision of stronger, legally binding tools that will ensure that rights are protected in law and respected in practice;
Amendment 31 #
2016/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the 'Realising Long-term Value for Companies and Investors' project being undertaken by the UN Principles for Responsible Investment and the UN Global Compact demonstrate that economy is compatible with, and mutually reinforcing to, principles of social justice, environmental sustainability and respect for human rights;
Amendment 34 #
2016/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the need for a unified approach to the effective collection of data on human rights, social, environmental and labour performance, to be applied along the whole supply chain; points out that the industry-driven Higg Index covers all key impact areas;
Amendment 41 #
2016/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to take into account the special needs of SMEs and base its approach on the scalability principle by supporting them in their fulfilment of OECD Guidelines requirements;
Amendment 43 #
2016/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas most human rights violations in the garment sector are labour- rights related and include the denial of workers fundamental right to join or form a union of their choosing and bargain collectively in good faith; whereas this has led to widespread labour rights violations ranging from poverty wages, wage theft, unsafe workplaces, and sexual harassment, to precarious work; whereas despite the widespread violation of key human rights, actual actions for remedy generally remains rare;
Amendment 44 #
2016/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that thenot only traceability and, but also transparency of the supply chain is the key to achieving sustained change; recommends that trustworthy, clear and meaningful information on sustainability be made available to consumers; stresses that only binding transparency provisions can set up a level playing field which ensures a fair competition between business avoiding social dumping;
Amendment 49 #
2016/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls for the inclusion in the garment initiative of the obligation for EU companies ensure that fundamental labour rights are respected in supply chains trough the introduction of mandatory due diligence aligned with OECD Guidelines as well as a reporting system with, inter alia, information concerning the list of suppliers as well as of the actions adopted to ensure respect for human rights together with progress reports concerning their implementation and effectiveness;
Amendment 50 #
2016/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas initiatives led by the private sector, such as codes of conduct, labels, self-assessments and social audits, have not proven to be at all effective over the last 20 years in terms of respecting human rights, increasing workers’' rights, respecting environmental standard, gender equality or environmental sustainability in the garment supply chain;
Amendment 51 #
2016/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Encourages EU and member states to promote trough the garment initiative and other trade policy instruments, the effective implementation of the ILO standards on wages and working hours, with partner countries also in the garment sector. Further to this; calls the EU to provide guidance and support on how to enhance respect for these while helping to build sustainable enterprises and improve sustainable employment prospects;
Amendment 55 #
2016/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas in order to improve the governance of GVCs, the various instruments and initiatives of policy areas such as trade and investment, private sector support and development cooperation, must be harnessed to contribute to the sustainability and responsible management of GVCs as part of delivering the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which recognises the crucial impact of trade policies in implementing its goals by covering a number of policy areas such as rules of origin, commodity markets, labour rights and gender equality;
Amendment 56 #
2016/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that the development of industrial relations and collective bargaining and the establishment of easy- to-access and effective non-judicial grievances mechanisms, according to internationally agreed standardt the national level to complement judicial avenues for redress, in line with the framework developed by the UN special representative on business and human rights, are among the main guarantees for the proper respect of labour standards and human rights in supplier countries;
Amendment 58 #
2016/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls for the EU and Members states to support the work of the UN's Human Rights Council and of the UNEP on an international treaty that would also improve the effectiveness of corporate social responsibility in the garment sector;
Amendment 62 #
2016/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the specific characteristics of the garment sector value chains, such as geographically dispersed stages of the production process, low prices, short lead times, subcontracting and short-term buyer-supplier relationships are conducive to reducing visibility and transparency over an enterprise’'s supply chain and to increasing the risks of human rights and labour abuses and of environmental damage and of inadequate animal welfare; whereas transparency is a prerequisite for a company’'s accountability and responsible consumption; whereas the consumer has the right to know where a piece of clothing was produced, and in which social and environmental conditions;
Amendment 64 #
2016/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for the gender aspect to be takmainstreamed all over the EU garment into account in the EU garment initiative. itiative; Considers, in this regard, fundamental a broad based effective participation of women and women's rights organizations in both consultations and trade negotiations;
Amendment 83 #
2016/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
K a. whereas victims of human rights abuses involving European companies face multiple obstacles to access judicial remedies; including procedural obstacles on admissibility and disclosure of evidence, often prohibitive litigation costs, absence of clear liability standards for corporate involvement in human rights abuses, and lack of clarity on the application of EU rules of private international law in transnational civil litigation
Amendment 109 #
2016/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to present ago beyond the presentation of a Staff Working Document and to present a comprehensive legislative proposal on binding due diligence obligations for supply chains in the garment sector aligned with the OECD guidelines on due diligence in the garment and foot-wear sector, the OECD guidelines for multinational companies, the ILO resolution on decent work in supply chains, and internationally agreed standards on human rights and social and environmental standards; this proposal should focus on the core problems garment workers face (occupational health and safety, a living wage, freedom of association, sexual harassment and violence) and should address the following matters: key criteria for sustainable production, transparency and traceability, including collection of data and tools for consumer information, due diligence checks and auditing, access to remedy; gender equality, supply-chain due diligence reporting; awareness raising; notes, however, with concern that a lot more needs to be done and urges the Commission to take further actions which have a direct impact on workers’' lives;
Amendment 120 #
2016/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates its call on the Commission to extend corporate social responsibility and binding due diligence initiatives beyond existing frameworks for the garment sector so as to ensure that the EU itself and its trading partners and operators live up to the obligation to respect both human rights and the highest social and environmental standards;
Amendment 128 #
2016/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Encourages the EU and its Member States to promote, through policy dialogue and capacity building, the take-up and effective enforcement of international labour standards and human rights by partner countries based on ILO Conventions and recommendations; stresses in this context that respecting the right to join and form a union and engage in collective bargaining is a key criterion for business accountability; deplores that Freedom of Association is often violated in many production places and encourages states to strengthen labour laws;
Amendment 145 #
2016/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises the need to enhance codes of conduct, labels and fair trade schemes, and of by ensuring alignment with international standards such as the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the upcoming OECD due diligence guidance for the garment and footwear sector;
Amendment 152 #
2016/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to put in place specific measures for small and medium-sized European enterprises to have access to tools to invest in the sustainability and fairness of their supply chains by, inter-alia, supporting match- making business platforms to connect them with responsible manufacturers, fair trade and ethical fashion importers and suppliers in the EU and in its partner countries;
Amendment 164 #
2016/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Believes that it is crucial to ensure increased access to information on the conduct of enterprises; considers it fundamental to introduce a mandatory reporting system and due diligence for EU companies that outsource their production within the EU or to third countries; believes that responsibility should extend throughout the entire supply chain to include all facilities producing for the buyer, including sub- contractors in the formal and informal economy, and commends existing efforts to this effect; believes, however, that the EU is best placed to develop a common framework through legislation on mandatory transnational due diligence, remedy for victims , and supply chain transparency and traceability, while paying also attention to the protection of whistle-blowers;
Amendment 167 #
2016/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses the need for comprehensive data on corporate sustainability performance; in this context, the elaboration of common definitions and standards for the collection, comparison and assessment of statistical data notably onf general imports, ands welcomes the holistic approach of the Higg Index in measuring enterprises’ environmental, social and labour impactl as individual production locations, and requests the Commission to take an initiative to mandatory disclose the production locations;
Amendment 178 #
2016/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Is convinced that public procurement is useful tool for the promotion of a responsible garment industry; Calls, in this regard, to the European institutions, including the European Parliament, to ensure that all their public procurement, including merchandising of the institutions and of political groups, in the case of the European Parliament, promote recycling and fair and sustainable garment supply chain;
Amendment 183 #
2016/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Welcomes the approach of the Bangladesh Sustainability Compact; launched by the Commission together with Bangladesh and the ILO following the Rana Plaza disaster in 2013; stresses the importance of continuing to monitor the pact's objectives in order to improve workers' rights, as well as the need for more responsible management of supply chains at international level and asks the commission of a thorough evaluation of progress or lack thereof with eventual modifications to the trade regime if needed, especially in light of the reports of the ILO supervisory mechanisms; calls on the Commission to pursue similar programmes and measures with other garment producing EU trade partners such as Sri Lanka; suggest operationalising the EU garment initiative through a number of pilot projects focussing on key exporting countries to the EU ('hot spots');
Amendment 185 #
2016/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14 b. Reiterates its strong call for the systematic introduction of human rights binding clauses in all international agreements, including trade and investment agreements concluded and to be concluded between the EU and third countries; sees a need, moreover, for exante monitoring mechanisms before any framework agreement is concluded, and on which such conclusion is made conditional as a fundamental part of the agreement, and for expost monitoring mechanisms that enable tangible action to be taken in response to infringements of these clauses, such as appropriate sanctions as stipulated in the human rights clauses of the agreement, including the suspension of the agreement;
Amendment 187 #
2016/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14 c. Invites the European Commission to undertake a thorough examination, in consultation with civil society, of existing barriers to justice in cases brought before Member State courts for alleged abuses to human rights committed by EU enterprises or within their supply chain in Third countries. This assessment should be geared towards identifying and promoting the adoption of effective measures that remove or alleviate these barriers;
Amendment 969 #
2016/2114(REG)
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 53 a (new)
Rule 53 a (new)
Rule 53a Gender Mainstreaming Amendments When the committee responsible for gender mainstreaming considers that a proposal or a motion for a resolution does not take sufficient account of the need for gender equality, it may decide to present its position in the form of an opinion or amendments; Should the rapporteur of the committee responsible for the subject matter decide to formulate compromise amendments, the rapporteur for the opinion of the committee responsible for gender mainstreaming shall be involved in negotiations on those amendments. The gender mainstreaming amendments or opinion referred to in paragraph 1 shall be taken into account where possible in the formulation of compromise amendments to be submitted to the committee responsible for the subject matter. The Chair of the committee responsible for gender mainstreaming or a member of that committee designated by him or her shall be involved in negotiations on those compromise amendments. The committee responsible shall put these amendments to the vote. Rule 53(3) and (5), (6) and Rule 205(2) and (4) shall apply.
Amendment 8 #
2016/2047(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the mainstreaming of gender-equality as a cross-cutting policy objective of the EU budget in EU funds and programmes; urges, however, the consistent useadoption of gender budgeting, in both Union and national strategies for more effective promotion of gender equality, including quantifiable budget allocations and results indicators in order to rectify the imbalances between men and women;
Amendment 16 #
2016/2047(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls for resources to be allocated from Union funds to promote women´s rights and gender equality through education, health services, notably sexual and reproductive health and rights services, girls empowerment, and women's political representation;
Amendment 20 #
2016/2047(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the 2017 budget tries to provide an effective European response to the migration challenge; stresses the need to assign funds for providing specific assistance to, and promoting inclusiontegration, ensuring medical treatment, including access to safe abortion for women and girls who are victims of rape in armed conflicts and monitoring the situation of, female refugees and asylum seekers in the EU;
Amendment 24 #
2016/2047(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Deplores the failure of the austerity policies imposed on several Member States, and in particular its negative impact on women and gender equality; calls for EU investments and budgetary priorities to focus on counteracting these impacts, through investments in public care services, investments in education and health, as well as through a coherent use of gender budgeting;
Amendment 26 #
2016/2047(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls for increased measures aimed directly at disadvantaged groups of women, investing in high-quality public services and, specifically, guaranteeing adequate provision of high-quality services for childcare, elderly care and care of other dependent persons, and calls for genuine budgetary transparency in respect of the funds (ESF, PROGRESS, DAPHNE) allocated to gender equality policies;
Amendment 5 #
2016/2024(BUD)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the 2017 budget will be affected by the evolving migration and refugee crisis; whereas it is also important to take into account the situation of women refugees and asylum seekers, who have specific protectionassistance needs and concerns;
Amendment 11 #
2016/2024(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for consistent usethe adoption of a gender budgeting during the whole budgetary process in order to use budgetary expenditure as a means ofdevelop an effective promotingon of gender equality;
Amendment 12 #
2016/2024(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the European Commission and the Member States to develop a strategy against the still present and substantial gender pay gap that leading to inequality and missed opportunities for the economy and job creation;
Amendment 15 #
2016/2024(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers it important to sufficiently finance measures promoting and supporting good-quality educationall on the Member States to fully make use of the funds available under the European Social Fund and the European Regional Development Fund to promote gender equality, as well as by providing measures aimed directly at disadvantaged groups of women, female refugees and asylum seekers, investing in high-quality education, access to microfinance, health services, notably sexual and reproductive health and rights services, girls empowerment, women's political representation in the EU development aid, entrepreneurship, and in general employability and job creation for women and girls under the European Structural and Investment Funds; calls for the allocation of specific resources to fund incentives for areas where there is a shortage of childcare facilities and the female employment rate is extremely low;
Amendment 25 #
2016/2024(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for full incorporation of gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting into the work of the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) and for funds to be assigned for providing assistance to, and promoting inclustegration and monitoring the situation of, female refugees and asylum seekers in the EU;
Amendment 31 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) In order to take into account evolving consumer demands, technological progress, developments in the relevant international and social standards and the need to improve the economic conditions of production and marketing, the traditional ageing processes and, in exceptional cases, the law of the importing third countries, and in order to ensure the protection of geographical indications, the traditional practices as well as the social sustainability of the production chain, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the amendment of or derogations from the technical definitions and requirements of the categories of spirit drinks and the specific rules concerning some of them referred to under Chapter I of this Regulation, the labelling and presentation referred to under Chapter II of this Regulation, the geographical indications referred to under Chapter III of this Regulation and the checks and exchange of information referred under Chapter IV of this Regulation.
Amendment 82 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 3
Article 30 – paragraph 3
Geographical indications of spirit drinks produced in third countries that are protected in the Union pursuant to an international agreement to which the Union is a contracting party may be entered in the Register as geographical indications. by means of adoption of an implementing act authorizing such insertion
Amendment 1 #
2016/0383(NLE)
Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. GDeclines to gives its consent to the conclusion of the agreement;
Amendment 11 #
2016/0208(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) Taken into consideration the risks connected with further deregulation of the financial services that may restrict the ability of governments to change the regulatory structure in ways which support financial stability and the fight against illicit and tax evasion activities, liberalisation of financial services should be subject to a better scrutiny, and to ex- ante analysis by the competent authorities. With regard to the exponential financial innovation, inclusion of financial services in Union trade agreements and partnerships should be carefully considered and based on positive lists.
Amendment 16 #
2016/0208(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 37 a (new)
Recital 37 a (new)
(37a) Key transparency standards should be binding and guide the negotiation and renegotiation of Union trade agreements and partnerships. Trade partners should lose the benefits granted by trade agreements with the Union where they fail to respect relevant international standards, such as the Common Reporting Standard of the OECD, the Action Plan on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting of the OECD, the central register of beneficial ownership and FATF recommendations. In the framework of the implementation of the OECD BEPS, it is essential to fully apply the country by country reporting system for multinational enterprises.
Amendment 4 #
2016/0205(NLE)
Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. GDeclines to gives its consent to conclusion of the agreement;
Amendment 94 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas violence against women and gender-based violence are widespread in the EU; whereas further measures are needed to encourage women who have been the victims of, girls and all the people who have been subjected to gender-based violence to report their experiences and seek assistance, and to ensure that they receive appropriate support in line with their needs and that they are informed about their rights;
Amendment 112 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas violence against women is too often considered a private issue and too easily tolerated; whereas in fact it constitutes a violation of fundamental rights and a serious crime that must be punished as such; whereas impunity must end in order to break the vicious cycle of silence and loneliness for women and girls who have been the victims ofsubjected to violence;
Amendment 131 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas exposure to physical, sexual or psychological violence and abuse has a severe impact on victimswomen, girls all the people who have been subjected to gender-based violence;
Amendment 188 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the fact that on 4 March 2016 the Commission proposed the EU’s accession to the Istanbul Convention – the first legally binding instrument on preventing and combating violence against women and gender-based violence at international level;
Amendment 210 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the Istanbul Convention follows a holistic approach by addressing the issue of violence against women and girls and gender-based violence from a wide range of perspectives, such as the prevention of violence, the fight against discrimination, criminal law measures to combat impunity, victim protection and support, the protection of children, the protection of women and LGBTIQ asylum seekers and refugees, and better data collection;
Amendment 260 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point h
Paragraph 5 – point h
(h) To ensure appropriate training for all professionals dealing with the victims of all acts ofwomen, girls and all the people who have been subjected to all acts of gender-based violence covered by the scope of the Convention in order to avoid discrimination or re-victimisation during judicial and police proceedings;
Amendment 264 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point i
Paragraph 5 – point i
(i) To ensure preventive measures in order to address the specific needs of vulnerable persons, such as child victimsren, including specialist support services and safe accommodation for women who have been the victims ofsubjected to gender-based violence and their children;
Amendment 287 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point k
Paragraph 5 – point k
(k) To implement the provisions of the Istanbul Convention on migration and asylum, taking into account the fact that migrant women, girls and LGBTIQ people, whether properly documented or not, and women, girls and LGBTIQ asylum- seekers are particularly vulnerable to gender-based violence and that gender- based violence may be recognised as a form of persecution under the terms of the 1951 Refugee Convention; to ensure that Member States respect a gender-sensitive approach in all asylum and reception procedures;
Amendment 295 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point l
Paragraph 5 – point l
(l) To improve the collection of relevant disaggregated data on cases of violence of all kinds covered by the Istanbul Convention, in cooperation with the EIGE Institute, in order to build a common methodology to compare data bases and analysis, ensuring a better understanding of the problem, and to raise awareness, assess and improve Member States’ action to prevent and combat violence against womengender-based violence;
Amendment 3 #
2016/0039(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The Union’'s macro-financial assistance should be an exceptional financial instrument of untied and undesignated balance-of-payments support, which aims at addressing the beneficiary’'s immediate external financing needs and should underpin the implementation of a policy programme containing strong immediate adjustment and structural reform measures designed to improve the balance-of-payments position in the short term.measures designed to contribute to the fight against poverty and the fostering of local development;
Amendment 4 #
2016/0039(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 14
Recital 14
Amendment 5 #
2016/0039(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The determination of the amount of the Union's macro-financial assistance is based on a complete quantitative assessment of Tunisia's residual external financing needs, and takes into account its capacity to finance itself with its own resources, in particular the international reserves at its disposal. The Union's macro-financial assistance should complement the programmes and resources provided by the IMF and the World Bank. The determination of the amount of the assistance also takes into account expected financial contributions from multilateral donors and the need to ensure fair burden sharing between the Union and other donors, as well as the pre-existing deployment of the Union's other external financing instruments in Tunisia and the added value of the overall Union involvement.
Amendment 6 #
2016/0039(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. The Union shall make macro-financial assistance of a maximum amount of EUR 52000 million available to Tunisia ("the Union's macro-financial assistance"), with a view to supporting Tunisia's economic stabilisation and a substantive reform agenda. The assistance shall contribute to covering Tunisia's balance of payments needs as identified in the IMF programmedevelopment. That assistance shall be disbursed in the form of grants. It shall not be conditional upon the implementation of an IMF programme. The Memorandum of Understanding that will be agreed between the Union and the Government of Tunisia shall only include conditions that relate to the strenghtening of the democratic reform process in Tunisia, i.e the strengthening of democractic and human rights, including workers' rights, in Tunisia. The assistance shall first and foremost contribute to the fight against poverty and the fostering of local development; this includes a meaningful decrease in unemployment and poverty through the creation of unionised and decent jobs, in particular for young people, as well as the implementation of public investment programmes in the area of housing, health and education.
Amendment 7 #
2016/0039(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The full amount of the Union's macro- financial assistance shall be provided to Tunisia in the form of logrants. The Commission shall be empowered on behalf of the Union to borrow the necessary funds on the capital markets or from financial institutions and to on-lend them to Tunisia. The loans shall have a maximum average maturity of 15 years.
Amendment 8 #
2016/0039(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. The release of the Union's macro- financial assistance shall be managed by the Commission in a manner consistent with the agreements or understandings reached between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) andim of supporting the economic development of Tunisia, and with the key principles and objectives of economic reforms set out in the EU- Tunisia Association Agreement agreed under the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP)the reduction of unemployment. The Commission shall regularly inform the European Parliament and the Council of developments regarding the Union's macro-financial assistance, including disbursements thereof, and shall provide those institutions with the relevant documents in due time.
Amendment 9 #
2016/0039(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission, in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 7(2), shall agree with the Tunisian authorities on clearly defined economic policy and financial conditions, focusing on structural reforms and sound public finances, to which the Union's macro- financial assistance is to be subject, to be laid down in a Memorandum of Understanding ("the Memorandum of Understanding"). The economic policy and financial conditions set out in the Memorandum of Understanding shall be consistent with the agreements or understandings referred to in Article 1(3), including the macroeconomic adjustment and structural reform programmes implemented by Tunisia with the support of the IMF.
Amendment 10 #
2016/0039(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. The detailed financial terms of the Union's macro-financial assistance shall be laid down in a LoGrant Agreement to be concluded between the Commission and the Tunisian authorities.
Amendment 11 #
2016/0039(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall verify at regular intervals that the conditions referred to in Article 4(3) continue to be met, including whether the economic policies of Tunisia are in accordance with the objectives of the Union's macro-financial assistance. In so doing, the Commission shall coordinate closely with the IMF and the World Bank, and, where necessary, with the European Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 12 #
2016/0039(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b
Amendment 14 #
2016/0039(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The LoGrant Agreement to be agreed with the Tunisian authorities shall contain provisions:
Amendment 1 #
2016/0005(NLE)
Draft legislative resolution
Citation 1
Citation 1
– having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2016)0018) and accompanying declarations and statements,
Amendment 2 #
2016/0005(NLE)
Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. GDeclines to gives its consent to conclusion of the agreement;
Amendment 18 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that, according to UNHCR data, since January 2016, 55 % of the refugees and asylum-seekers entering the EU have been women and children; stresses that such migration is composed of entire families that need a tailored support; calls for an MFF revision to look at financial tools aimed specifically at integrating women refugees and asylum-seekers;
Amendment 26 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that investing public funds in quality and affordable womencare, as well as childcare and elder care services and in a cultural campaign supporting parental leave, will boost employment and economic growth and foster gender equality; calls for the MFF revision to be used to invest in social infrastructure in Europe as part of the Jobs and Growth Agenda;
Amendment 13 #
2015/2340(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that demand for sexual services in developed countries drives THB from developing countries, placing people in a position of vulnerability, such as women and girls, and calls on the Member States to criminalise the knowing useexploitation of the services of a victim of THB;
Amendment 17 #
2015/2340(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the importance of universal access to healthcare and to sexual and reproductive health, but particularly for victims of THB, who may struggle with many physical and psychological problems as a direct result of their exploitation; calls on the Commission to support third countries in improving access to specialised and gender-sensitive services for victims of THB, especially those who have returned after being exploited in a Member State;
Amendment 21 #
2015/2340(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States to implement gender-sensitive measures in order to improve the detection of victims of THB in asylum and return procedures, to keep more detailed and gender- disaggregated records and to ensure that such victims are also referred on to appropriate support options;
Amendment 10 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that the ongoing energy transition is resulting in a move away from a centralised, inflexible, fossil fuel-based energy system towards one which is more decentralised, flexible and renewables- basecapillary distributed across the whole territory, dynamic and scalable, future- oriented and renewables-based; this evolution is fully compatible with the conception of energy as a European Common Good;
Amendment 18 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines that, in order to steer the energy transition, the system encompassing energy flows, the infrastructure collecting and distributing them, and the modalities for its use and consumption has to be analysed under different complementary perspectives (economic, industrial, technological, geopolitical, environmental, social, etc.); amongst them, an important perspective conceives energy as a European Common Good, which is at the service of citizens, organized as individuals, households, cooperatives or communities, in helping them to cover their collectively agreed short-term needs and to reach their long- term goals and priorities;
Amendment 72 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that, as a general principle, the energy transition should result in a more decentralised and democratic energy system which benefits society as a whole, increases the active involvement of citizens, households and local communities, and empowers them to own or share in the ownership of the production, distribution and storage of energy, while at the same time protecting the most vulnerable, that is to say that energy transition itself includes the conception of energy as a European Common Good, fully compatible with other perspectives;
Amendment 315 #
2015/2323(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to step up its support for the Covenant of Mayors and/or for cooperatives, NGOs, and other civil society organizations which are locally active, so as to expand and further develop itheir role as a tool to promote self- generation and energy efficiency measures, fight energy poverty, expand awareness of energy as an European common good, facilitate the exchange of best practices between all local authorities and organisations, regions and Member States, and ensure that all local authorities and organisations are aware of the financial support available to them;
Amendment 3 #
2015/2317(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that trade and finance is one of the five priority areas of policy coherence for development, a concept enshrined in article 208 TFEU; recalls that all EU external policies, including trade and investment, must be aligned with Article 21 of the TEU and must not undermine sustainable development goals, human rights and gender equality; recalls the principles mentioned in article 24, paragraph 2 of the Council Regulation No 260/2009;
Amendment 10 #
2015/2317(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that trade liberalisation is not positive, per se, in terms of reducing poverty and could have negative effects on sustainable development if it is not accompanied by re-distribution through fair and progressive tax systems; urges the EU to work towards the reinforcement of international fiscal cooperation, supporting the establishment of a new intergovernmental body under the auspices of the UN on international cooperation on tax matters and provide the resources necessary to allow the body to operate effectively;
Amendment 14 #
2015/2317(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls that fair and properly regulated trade if aligned with SDGs could have potentialities for development; calls the Commission to strengthen the binding enforceability of SDGs and include comprehensive sustainable development chapters in all trade agreements;
Amendment 17 #
2015/2317(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Notes that Brazil has introduced in the WTO working group on Trade, Debt and Finance a demand to deal with the effects of persistent currency exchange rate misalignments and the impact on the level of protection of ad valorem duties;
Amendment 23 #
2015/2317(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to take measures to prevent the potential negative effects of mega trade deals, such as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA), on developing countries; urges, in this regard to revise EPA´s and EGA´s ensuring they are negotiated in a balanced manner and taking into account the views and concerns of CSOs and trade unions, from both the EU and the partner country;
Amendment 28 #
2015/2317(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Urges the Commission to step up efforts to advance in democratic multilateral fora on trade issues in where all countries are represented on equal footing and to position itself as the defender of the interest of developing countries on trade issues;
Amendment 31 #
2015/2317(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Welcomes the progress made since the establishment of the Bangladesh Sustainability Compact and calls the EC to expand binding frameworks to other sectors; urges, in this regard, the EC to enhance corporate social responsibility and due diligence initiatives that complement the existing EU timber regulation, on the proposed EU regulation on conflict minerals, for other sectors; thereby ensuring the EU and its traders and operators live up to the obligation to respect human rights and the highest social and environmental standards;
Amendment 34 #
2015/2317(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Calls for EU Aid for Trade and technical assistance to have an aim to empower poor producers, micro and small enterprises, women equality and women empowerment and cooperatives in order to boost their benefits from trading in local and regional markets;
Amendment 42 #
2015/2317(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to safeguard the right of countries to regulate and preserve policy space in order to develop infant industries; urges the Commission to ensure that trade agreements and policies do not undermine developing countries’ strategic economic sectors and do not challenge partner countries efforts to increase the domestic value added in order to upgrade along the global value chains;
Amendment 47 #
2015/2317(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recalls that EU investment policy, especially when involving public money, must contribute to the realisation of the SDGs; recalls the need to enhance transparency and accountability of development finance institutions (DFIs), and public-private partnerships (PPPs) to effectively track and monitor the money flows, debt sustainability and the added value for sustainable development of their projects;
Amendment 51 #
2015/2317(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the importance of participation through broad and transparent consultations of civil society organisations and trade unions, both from the European Union member states and from third countries, in the negotiation, implementation and monitoring of EU trade and investment agreements and policies;
Amendment 59 #
2015/2317(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. CPoints to the fact that only 8% of the impact assessments of Commission proposals that could affect developing countries address the potential impact on these countries; calls on the Commission to develop a complaint mechanism as a basis for sanctions to channel the voices of those whose human rights are jeopardised by EU trade policies stakeholders and which will form an essential element of the EU’s role in the implementation of the sustainable development goals;
Amendment 64 #
2015/2317(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the EU and its Member States to follow UNCTAD´s Comprehensive Investment Policy Framework for Sustainable Development recommendations to stimulate more responsible, transparent and accountable investments and to actively engage with the UN Human Rights Council in its work towards an international treaty that would hold transnational corporations accountable for human rights abuses.
Amendment 16 #
2015/2274(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that trade and renewed access to the global rules-based trading system is a potential way to break Iran’s self-chosen isolation;
Amendment 26 #
2015/2274(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises that a potential renewal of trade ties between the EU and Iran must go hand in hand with substantial improvements in respect for human rightand labour rights, social and environmental international standards and fundamental freedoms in Iran, and that the EU must use its position as an economic bloc as leverage to improve the living conditions and wellbeing of the Iranian people and to ask Iran to ratify and fully implement all the 8 ILO core conventions;
Amendment 2 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
Citation 3
Amendment 4 #
2015/2233(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the gender dimension of trade is often overlooked and gender equality is currently integrated only to a limited extent in trade policies and agreements; despite the fact that trade agreements impact differently on women and men due to gender inequalities across sectors;
Amendment 6 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
- having regard to Articles 2 and 3 of Treaty on European Union and to Article 8 of Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union that promote equality between women and men as one of the underlying values of the EU,
Amendment 8 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
- having regard to Directorate-General for External Policies' "The EU's Trade Policy: from gender-blind to gender- sensitive?",
Amendment 12 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
- having regard to Article 8 on the right to Protection of personal data of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,
Amendment 13 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
- having regard to Principle of Coherence for Development as stated on the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Amendment 14 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution on the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) within the WTO, including cultural diversity, adopted on 12 March 2003,
Amendment 15 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution on 8 September 2015 on the follow-up to the European Citizens' Initiative Right2Water,
Amendment 15 #
2015/2233(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas a reduction or cuts in public services and provisions usually shifts labour, costs and risks to the unpaid care and household economy, which is predominantly female and will consequently hinder gender equality;
Amendment 16 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 b (new)
Citation 15 b (new)
- having regards to the Draft Opinion on the local and regional dimension of the Trade in Services Agreement, adopted unanimously by the Commission for Economic Policy of the Committee of the Regions
Amendment 19 #
2015/2233(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas TiSA should on no account weaken the progress attained by the EU, or its Member States, in gender equality;
Amendment 23 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the currently available documents of the TiSA negotiations are aimednot aiming at achieving betterthe highest international regulation, nobut lower domestic regulation;
Amendment 27 #
2015/2233(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that in order for Parliament to be able to make an informed decision regarding consent, the Commission shouldmust perform a gender impact assessment as well as a fundamental rights impact assessment in all phases of the trade agreement (negotiation, implementation, evaluation), on the basis of its reinforced assessment of the impact of new legislative proposals on fundamental rights and in order to guarantee that the EU is beyond reproach in upholding women’s rights;
Amendment 36 #
2015/2233(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets that Parliament was not consulted before the Council adopted the mandate; considers this a lost opportunity to make the negotiations as democratic as possible and to involve those who might be most affected by TiSA, for example women, from the very beginning;
Amendment 40 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas any trade agreement must provide more rights and lower prices to European consumers and level the playing fieldbetter social and environmental standards for Europe an companiesd any other involved party ;
Amendment 41 #
2015/2233(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to increase coherence among different but interlinked policies, such as trade, development, employment, migration and gender equality, and to include the impact on women´s and girl´s rights, the rights to health, education, food, work and water;
Amendment 46 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas any trade agreement must be a market opener for our companies abroad and a safety net for our citizens at homepush for the social responsibility of our companies abroad, while respecting social and environmental standards and Human Rights in the EU and its partner countries;
Amendment 52 #
2015/2233(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is concerned that the impact of TiSA mightwill be gender biased; calls for the introduction of gender-sensitive flanking measures to deal with possible negative outcomes for women from the implementation of TiSA;
Amendment 56 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the globalisation, servicification and digitalisation both of our economies and of international trade call for more just and fair policy action to enhance international rules through the existing multilateral framework, particularly in areas like tax evasion and social dumping;
Amendment 63 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
Amendment 65 #
2015/2233(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls for the EU to adopt an approach where human, labour, consumer and environmental rights should guide transnational and national trade and investment, not the other way around.
Amendment 66 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the general EU public is confronted with a big lack of transparency in the TiSA negotiations since the Commission has only made a couple of documents public; whereas the European Commission has published less about the TiSA negotiations than they did for negotiations about trade agreements like TTIP or CETA; whereas Commissioner Malmstrom stated that the transparency model used in the TTIP negotiations would be implemented for all negotiations for trade agreements;
Amendment 69 #
2015/2233(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Believes that TiSA can mean a backlash for gender equality in Europe and weaken women´s rights e.g. the dismantling of public services will shift labour, costs and risks to the unpaid care and household work, which will foremost affect women who are predominant in this sector, and who are more dependent on public services such as child care or care for elderly.
Amendment 73 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas trade in services iscould be an engine for decent jobs and inclusive growth in the EU;
Amendment 77 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas not all negotiating countries have ratified the core labour standards from the ILO which include freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining; the effective abolition of child labour; the elimination of all forms of forced or compulsory labour and the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation;
Amendment 79 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
Amendment 84 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas several legal studies has put in question the compatibility of TISA with the existing WTO multilateral system;
Amendment 85 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas there is a growing public concern about the consequences of TiSA and other free trade agreements, which resulted in the 3.2 million signatures that are collected by the European Initiative against TTIP and CETA;
Amendment 89 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas non-tariff barriers, which on average represent more than 50 % of the cost of cross-border services, disproportionately affect small and medium-sized enterprises, which often lack the human and financial resources necessary to overcome those obstacles; whereas the elimination of unnecessary barriers would facilitate their internationalisationdisproportionately affect small and medium-sized enterprises, when exporting, but represent also a protection for their local or national business; and given that only the 13% of the small and medium- sized enterprises are exporters;
Amendment 95 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the globalisation of value chains increases the import content of both domestic output and exportslevel of service liberalisation is already sufficient and further negotiation on liberalisations is not necessary;
Amendment 98 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas a reduction or cuts in public services and provisions usually shifts labour, costs and risks to the unpaid care and household economy, which is predominantly female and will consequently hinder gender equality;
Amendment 107 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas citizens’ trust in EU’s trade policy is a must, which can only be restored by ensuring the highest level of transparency, full access to negotiating documents, by maintaining constant and formal dialogue with civil society, and by setting clear guidelines in the negotiations;
Amendment 114 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas the position of the corporate lobby and their influence on the negotiations is not necessarily in agreement with the interests of European citizens and their rights; whereas the corporate lobby seems to have more influence on the negotiation process than civil society;
Amendment 120 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas data protection is not an economic burden, but a source of economic growth; whereas restoring trust in the digital world is crucial; whereas data flows are indispensable to trade in servicesdata protection is indispensable to trade in services and to ensure the people's right to privacy;
Amendment 126 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas the European Parliament issued a resolution on 2013 (2013/2583(RSP) in which it was requested to the Commission to "follow up on its intention to prepare a sustainability impact assessment";
Amendment 127 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
M. whereas in most developing countries government is the main source of procurement for services, accounting for as much as 20% GDP, and can hence be an important tool for development of local micro, small and medium enterprises;
Amendment 128 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
N. whereas most part of the available information on TiSA has been leaked instead of being made available by the Commission;
Amendment 129 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
O. whereas the European Parliament has repeatedly called for overcoming the lack of transparency in negotiating processes related to international trade agreements such as GATS, TTIP and TiSA;
Amendment 143 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Paragraph 1 – point a – point i
i. to consider the TiSA negotiations as a stepping-stone towards renewed ambitions at WTO levelrisk that TiSA represent for the multilateral agenda of the WTO;
Amendment 151 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point i a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a – point i a (new)
ia. Calls on the Commission to stop the negotiations for a TiSA agreements since an agreement like this will endanger EU services standards, public services for EU citizens and the right to regulate of Member States;
Amendment 158 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
ii. to reiterate its support for a comprehensive and balanced agreement, whichthat any agreement on services should unleash the untappedpossible potential of a more integrated global services market, while fully guaranteeing compliance with the EU acquis; to shape globalisation and to create international standards, while fully preserving the right to regulate; to secure increased market access for European services suppliers in key sectors of interest, while accommodating specific carve-outs for sensitive sectors;
Amendment 164 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point ii a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a – point ii a (new)
iia. to guarantee democratic and accountability principles during the negotiations; to improve transparency on the negotiation process by making public all consolidated documents; calls on the EC to guarantee that citizens are duly informed and consulted during the negotiating process and before the initialling of the Agreement and to reject the US proposal to classify the negotiations documents for 5 years after the entry into force of TiSA
Amendment 165 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point ii b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a – point ii b (new)
Iib. to guarantee that decisions and negotiations are taken as closely as possibly to the citizens and assure a consultation by the European Parliament;
Amendment 173 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
Paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
iii. to push for multilateralisation by crafting GATS-compatible provisions like the exclusive use of a positive list approach for all modes of services, market access and national treatment disciplines and by accepting new parties conditional on their acceptance of the agreed rules and level of ambitions; to incentivise wider participation in the talks by granting interested parties observer status; to note that both the highest barriers and the highest growth potential regarding trade in services are to be found in the BRICS and the MINT countries; to recognise the importance of those countries for the EU, as export destinations with a rising middle class, as sources of intermediate inputs and as key hubs in global value chains; to open the way for the participation of China, to ensure that any new trade agreement does not aim to go further that GATS in liberalisation, but to improve GATS by ensuring fair labour, social and environmental standards;
Amendment 179 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point iii a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a – point iii a (new)
iiia. to ensure that negotiations maintain and strengthen fundamental role played by public services in the European Union;
Amendment 188 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point vi
Paragraph 1 – point a – point vi
Amendment 202 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point viii
Paragraph 1 – point a – point viii
viii. to publish aconduct an independent ex-ante sustainability impact assessment and, study on TiSA, during and once the negotiations are finalised, to update it accordingly, taking specific account of its impact on citizens and workers; to request Parliament’s research services to publish a comprehensive and informative study of the scope and potential impact of the TiSA negotiations;
Amendment 203 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point viii
Paragraph 1 – point a – point viii
viii. to publish a sustainability impact assessment and, once the negotiations are finalised, to update it accordinglywith the greatest urgency and involve the outcomes in the negotiations, taking specific account of its impact on citizens and workers; to request Parliament’s research services to publish a comprehensive and informative study of the scope and potential impact of the TiSA negotiations;
Amendment 206 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point viii
Paragraph 1 – point a – point viii
viii. to publish a sustainability impact assessment and, once the negotiations are finalised, to update it accordingly, taking specific account of its impact on citizens and workers; to request Parliament’s research services to publish a comprehensive and informative study of the scope and potential impact of the TiSA negotiations also from a gender perspective and the need to tackle phaenomena such as the crystal ceiling and the gender pay gap;
Amendment 208 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point viii a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a – point viii a (new)
viiia. to develop for a credible methodology in the social impact assessments promoted by the European Commission;
Amendment 209 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point viii b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a – point viii b (new)
viiib. to ensure that developing countries have the prerogative of obtaining a differentiated treatment, such as it is recognized in art. IV of GATS, particularly regarding the dispositions on public procurement, market access and national treatment;
Amendment 227 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point i
Paragraph 1 – point b – point i
i. to exclude, in the body of the negotiating texts, all public services and cultural services from the scope of the negotiations, and to seek the further opening of foreign markets in telecommunications, transport and professional services;
Amendment 228 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point i
Paragraph 1 – point b – point i
i. to exclude public services and services of general interest, financial and cultural services from the scope of the negotiations, and to seek the further opening of foreign markets in telecommunications, transport and professional services;
Amendment 232 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point i a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point b – point i a (new)
i a. to clarify the definition of public services and cultural services so that this carve-out is comprehensive;
Amendment 235 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point i b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point b – point i b (new)
ib. to ensure that the carve-out of public services is applied not only to the European Union's services, but also to any other party;
Amendment 240 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
Paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
ii. to ensure reciprocity at all levels, reciprocity with equal partners respecting similar social standards, but asymmetry with other players, while keeping flexibility for Developing Countries by including a specific provision on a special and differential treatment based on GATS Article IV; to condition any further commitments beyond the EU’'s current level of openness on the other parties’' proportionate offers; to support the while respecting other Parties' sensitivities; to support the use of making limited and cautious use of horizontal commitment- related provisions as a means to set a common level of ambitions, and to take note that such minimum requirements would set clear parameters for countries interested in participating as these would prevail over exclusions and reservations in the Parties' schedules of commitments and would make TiSA depart too much from GATS, thereby undermining multilateralisation prospects;
Amendment 250 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iv
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iv
iv. to acknowledge thatexclude any standstill and ratchet clauses do not apply to market access commitmentsfrom the Treaty and recognize to all regional, national and local governments the full policy space to legislate;
Amendment 252 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iv
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iv
iv. to acknowledge that standstill and ratchet clauses do not apply to market access commitments; calls on the Commission to oppose any type of standstill or ratchet clauses in the whole agreement the ensure the right to regulate of Member States;
Amendment 269 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point vi
Paragraph 1 – point b – point vi
Amendment 272 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point vi
Paragraph 1 – point b – point vi
vi. to take an ambi cautious approach in Mode 3 by seeking the removal of third-country barriers to establishment, such as foreign equity caps and joint venture requirementecause sectors like education, care and other primary needs should always be in public hands;
Amendment 278 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point vii
Paragraph 1 – point b – point vii
vii. to take a cautious approach in Mode 4, while bearing in mind that the EU has an offensive interest in the inward and outward movement of highly-skilled labour; to bear in mind the need for sufficient policy space in this sensitive area; to acknowledge that the labour clause maintains the legal obligation of foreign service providers to comply with EU and Member State social and labour legislation, as well as with collective agreements; to enter into ambitious commitments for those cases which underpin Mode 3 commitments;
Amendment 292 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point ix
Paragraph 1 – point b – point ix
ix. to exclude, in line with Articles 14 and 106 of as well as protocol 26 to the TFEU, current and future Services of General Interest as well as Services of General Economic Interest from EU commitments (including but not limited to water, water treatment, health, social services, social security systems and e, education, energy producation) and supply; to ensure that European, national and local authorities retain the full right to introduce, adopt, maintain or, repeal or extend any measures with regard to the commissioning, organisation, funding and provision of public services; to apply this exclusion irrespective of how the public services are provided and funded; to acknowledge that social security systems are entirely excluded from the scope of the negotiations;
Amendment 303 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point x
Paragraph 1 – point b – point x
x. to introduce an unequivocal ‘'gold standard’' clause, which couldthat compiles with ILO core labour standards, and that explicitly excludes public services from the general scope of the agreement by a comprehensive and unequivocal exclusion in the core text of the agreement; this gold standard must be included in all trade agreements and would clarify that the public utilities clause applies to all modes of supply and to any services considered as public services by European, national or regional authorities and irrespective how these services are founded, organised and provided;
Amendment 312 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xi
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xi
xi. to ensure, in line with Article 167(4) TFEU and with the UNESCO Convention on the protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions, that the parties preserve their right to adopt or maintain any measure with respect to the protection or promotion of cultural and linguistic diversity; to explicitly exclude cultural, audiovisual services, media, broadcasting and publishing from the scope of the agreement, irrespective of the technology or distribution platform used;
Amendment 317 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xi a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xi a (new)
xia. to make the ratification, implementation and effective application of all ILO-Core labour standards imperative for any participant of the agreement;
Amendment 318 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xi a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xi a (new)
xia. calls to carefully assess TiSA's impact on gender equality in Europe and women´s rights, in particular on those sectors such as education, household works, which will foremost affect women who are predominant in these sectors, and who are more dependent on public services in particular on child and elderly care, family counselling and abortion facilities;
Amendment 319 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xi b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xi b (new)
xib. to ensure that the agreement does not limit the policy space for national, regional and local governments to respond to negative liberalisation experiences and to meet democratic demands for re-regulation (including re- municipalisation);
Amendment 320 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xi c (new)
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xi c (new)
xic. to ensure that the agreement includes a simplified withdrawal procedure;
Amendment 324 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point i
Paragraph 1 – point c – point i
i. to ensure cross-border data flows, only if they are in compliance with the universal right to privacy therefore demands the exemption of data flows from the market access and national treatment commitments;
Amendment 325 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point i
Paragraph 1 – point c – point i
i. to ensure cross-border data flows, only if they are in compliance with the universal right to privacy;
Amendment 339 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
Paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
ii. to acknowledge that data protection is not a trade barrier, but a fundamental right, enshrined in Article 39 TEU and Article 8 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, as well as in Article 12 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; to acknowledge that to incorporate, as a key priority, a comprehensive and unambiguous horizontal self-standing provision GATS Article XIV, which fully exempts the existing and future EU legal framework for the protection of personal data from these negotiations, will be replicated in the TiSA core textthout any condition that it must be consistent with other part of TiSA will be replicated in the TiSA core text; to apply such provisions to all other TiSA annexes;
Amendment 343 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point ii a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point c – point ii a (new)
iia. to reaffirm that the European Law on data protection will prevail over any disposition on the treaty and that the European Court of Justice can intercede if any data flow damages or could damage data protection;
Amendment 347 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point iii
Paragraph 1 – point c – point iii
iii. to ensure that European citizens’' personal data flow globally can be transferred outside the EU only if in full compliance with the data protection and security rules in force in Europe is guaranteed and respected; to ensure that citizens remain in control of their own data; to immediately formally reject, therefore, any ‘'catch-all’' provisions on data flows which are disconnected from any reference to the necessary compliance with data protection standards; to mirror the language used in the WTO Understanding on financial services;
Amendment 351 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point iii a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point c – point iii a (new)
iiia. to immediately and formally oppose the US proposals on movement of information and prohibition and local infrastructure in the e-commerce annex;
Amendment 360 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point v
Paragraph 1 – point c – point v
v. to recognise that digital innovation is a driver of economic growth and productivity in the entire economy; to recognise the need forat data flows; to seek, therefore, a comprehensive prohibition of forced data localisation requirementscalisation requirements can be in certain situations the only reliable way to assure data protection, and, therefore, must be allowed;
Amendment 368 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point vi
Paragraph 1 – point c – point vi
vi. to ensure that the provisions of the final agreement are consistent with existing and future legislation at EU level, including the Connected Continent Package, the General Data Protection Regulation and the 16 measures embedded in the communication on the Digital Single Market; to safeguard net neutrality and to guarantee that the EU retains its ability to limit prohibit the transfer of data from the EU to third countries where the rules of the third party do not meet EU adequacy standards and where alternative avenues, such as binding corporate rules or standard contractual clauses, are not used by companies;
Amendment 379 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point vii
Paragraph 1 – point c – point vii
vii. to address persistent regulatory asymmetries regarding the telecommunications sector, by preventing parties from imposing foreign equity capsto consider that still in the EU member states there exists limitations concerning foreign equity caps and to apply a special and differential treatment of developing countries in this respect, by laying down pro-competitive wholesale access rules for incumbent operators’' networks, by providing clear and non- discriminatory rules for licensing, by guaranteeing the independence of regulators, and by supporting an extensive definition of telecommunications services covering all types of network;
Amendment 387 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point i
Paragraph 1 – point d – point i
i. to ensure that nothing will prevent the EU and its Member States from maintaining, improving and applying their labour and social regulations, as well as their legislation on entry and temporary stay;
Amendment 397 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point ii
Paragraph 1 – point d – point ii
ii. to recall that Mode 4 commitments only apply to the movement of high-level professionals for a specific purpose, for a limited period of time and under precise conditions stipulated by a contract and by domestic legislation and compelling with all ILO Core Standards and collective bargaining;
Amendment 399 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point ii
Paragraph 1 – point d – point ii
ii. to recall that Mode 4 commitments should be based on the economic needs test and should only apply to the movement of high-level professionals for a specific purpose, for a limited period of time and under precise conditions stipulated by a contract and by domestic legislation;
Amendment 411 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point iv a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point d – point iv a (new)
iva. to ensure that citizens will not be forced by the authorities or by medical insurance companies to receive medical treatment abroad, unless the medical treatment is not available in the home country;
Amendment 413 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point v
Paragraph 1 – point d – point v
Amendment 416 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point vi
Paragraph 1 – point d – point vi
Amendment 428 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e – point i
Paragraph 1 – point e – point i
i. to aim at reinforcing financial stability, ensuring adequate protection for consumers and guaranteeing fair competition between financial services providers; to bear in mind that the lack of regulation in the financial services was among the main causes of the 2008 financial crisis;
Amendment 431 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e – point i a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point e – point i a (new)
ia. to ensure the respect of UNCTAD principles on responsible sovereign lending and borrowing; to ensure the mutual responsibility of lenders and borrowers in all financial services; to ensure debt sustainability; to take all measurements to avoid tax evasion, tax avoidance and money laundry through tax heavens; not to take further commitments to liberalise financial services and provision for their regulations in trade agreements;
Amendment 432 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
ia. to exclude financial services from the TiSA negotiations;
Amendment 433 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e – point i b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point e – point i b (new)
ib. to ensure that, in the area of financial services, no new commitments will be taken on that would jeopardise any existing or future financial regulation, and that regulators retain the ability amongst others to authorise or deny any new financial product and to impose certain legal forms (e.g. restructuring requirements);
Amendment 439 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e – point iii
Paragraph 1 – point e – point iii
iii. to replicate the GATSset a prudential carve- out so as tomechanism that allows parties to deviate from their trade commitments when this is necessary for prudential reasonsey judge that the financial stability is at stake; to take into account that GATS prudential carve-out wording did not allow enough flexibility to be enforceable;
Amendment 452 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e – point v
Paragraph 1 – point e – point v
v. while stressing the need to increase worldwide access to financial services, to exclude cross-border financial services from the EU’'s commitments until there is convergence in financial regulation at the highest level, except in very limited and justified cases;
Amendment 463 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – point i
Paragraph 1 – point f – point i
i. to ensure a high level of ambition in the transport sector, which is critical to the development of global value chains; to increase the speed, reliability, security and interoperability of transport services, to the benefit of business customers and individual users;
Amendment 469 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – point ii
Paragraph 1 – point f – point ii
ii. to seek improved access to foreign markets and a reduction in anti- competitive regulatory practices, most importantly those which are harmful to the environment and reduce the efficiency of transport servicebut to ensure the right to regulate all signatories, whereas regulation is needed to protect workers, environment and the privacy of citizens; to address restrictions in the cabotage sector and to avoid carriers returning empty from their host country, in particular in the Annex on maritime transport;
Amendment 470 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – point ii
Paragraph 1 – point f – point ii
ii. to seek improved access to foreign markets and a reduction in anti-competitive regulatory practices, most importantly those which are harmful to the environment and reduce the efficiency of transport services; to address restrictions while preserving the cabotage sector and to avoid carrright of public authoritiers returning empty from their host country, in particular in the Annex on maritimeto regulate over transport and guarantee public transportation;
Amendment 482 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – point vi
Paragraph 1 – point f – point vi
vi. to strike the right balance between the liberalisation of the competitive postal sector and the protection of national monopolies; therefore to prevent anti- competitive cross-subsidisation and to ensure the recognition of universal service obligations as defined by each partyimportance of public postal sector and to ensure universality of postal services;
Amendment 488 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g – point i
Paragraph 1 – point g – point i
i. to fully preserve European, national and local authorities’ right to regulate; calls on the Commission to make sure that the right to regulate is ensured in all negotiation documents, not only in the preamble;
Amendment 491 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g – point i a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g – point i a (new)
ia. to oppose the classification of municipal, regional or national provisions of land use and regional development or land-use plans as non-tariff barriers to trade, and to oppose restrictions to cross- subsidisation of undertakings under the same local authority where they exceed the restrictions existing under EU and national laws;
Amendment 499 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g – point ii a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g – point ii a (new)
iia. to ensure policy space to implement regulation for the protection of civil society;
Amendment 507 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g – point iii
Paragraph 1 – point g – point iii
iii. to recognise that the domestic regulation chapter is necessary to prevent parties from implementing disguised trade barriers and imposing unnecessary burdens on foreign companies, in particular when they apply for different types of permitsright to regulate should not be endangered by the domestic regulation chapter; and reject the introduction of "necessity tests" for domestic regulation;
Amendment 510 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g – point iii a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g – point iii a (new)
iiia. to reject the domestic regulation annex
Amendment 520 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g – point v a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g – point v a (new)
va. recalls the superiority of the European Human Charter on Human Rights over any international treaty and calls the European Court of Justice to effectively guaranty this juridical supremacy;
Amendment 527 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g – point viii
Paragraph 1 – point g – point viii
viii. to ensure that administrative fees charged to foreign companies are fair, that remedies making it possible to file a complaint in national courts exist, and that rulings are delivered in a reasonable period of time; while assuring that licencing fees can be used for socially legitimate goods such as cross-financing or shaping an economic sector or social practice;
Amendment 529 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g – point ix
Paragraph 1 – point g – point ix
ix. to maintain the EU practice of carrying out public consultations prior to legislative proposals; to ensure that the outcomes of these consultations will be observed closely during the negotiations;
Amendment 530 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g – point ix
Paragraph 1 – point g – point ix
ix. to maintain the EU practice of carrying out public consultations prior to legislative proposals, without giving privileged access to trade and other commercial interests;
Amendment 536 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point x a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point x a (new)
xa. to ensure that universal service is safeguarded, so that for instance people living in remote regions, border areas, islands or mountainous areas enjoy the same standard service and do not pay more that people living in urban areas;
Amendment 544 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h – point ii
Paragraph 1 – point h – point ii
Amendment 552 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h – point ii a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point h – point ii a (new)
iia. to ensure protection of EU small and medium sized service providers from unfair trading practices from services providers from outside the EU. For example by an article ensuring strict supervisory authorities and competition authorities. This article should at least contain the GATS Art. IX on 'Business practices'.
Amendment 557 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h – point iii a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point h – point iii a (new)
iiia. to ensure that upcoming procurement commitments do not overcome any local or national law of any party;
Amendment 558 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h – point iii a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point h – point iii a (new)
iiia. to acknowledge that TiSA will be a danger for workers’ rights in Europe since some of the negotiating countries haven't ratified the core labour standards of the ILO; ensure that all signatories of the TiSA agreement have ratified the core labour standards from the ILO which include freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining; the effective abolition of child labour; the elimination of all forms of forced or compulsory labour and the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation;
Amendment 559 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h – point iii b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point h – point iii b (new)
iiib. to ensure that the public procurement to ensure that the recently adopted EU rules on public procurement are shielded and supported in the framework of the negotiations, in particular regarding SMEs' access to public contracts, eligibility criteria based on the best quality-price ratio instead of the cheapest price, reserved markets allocated to social economy undertakings, the possibility for contractual authorities to foster inter- community cooperation, and the preservation of thresholds for tendering exclusion from EU and international rules;
Amendment 581 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i – point iv
Paragraph 1 – point i – point iv
iv. to welcomelimit the continuous engagement of the EU institutions with a wide range of stakeholders throughoutlobby groups throughout the negotiation process, and to ensure that other stakeholders are not any more left from the negotiation process;
Amendment 582 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i – point iv
Paragraph 1 – point i – point iv
iv. to welcome the continuous engagement of the EU institutions with a wide range of stakeholders throughout the negotiation process; to ensure that the negotiators allow equitable access and engagement to all relevant stakeholders;
Amendment 586 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i – point v
Paragraph 1 – point i – point v
v. to encourage the Member States to involve their national parlia, regional and local parliaments by granting access to all negotiating documents and to keep them adequately informed about the ongoing negotiations;
Amendment 587 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i – point v
Paragraph 1 – point i – point v
v. to encourage the Member States to involve their national parliaments and to keep them adequately informed about the ongoing negotiations; call on the Council to ensure that TiSA will be a mixed agreement;
Amendment 591 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
to withdraw from TiSA negotiations if all the above recommendations are not respected;
Amendment 593 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
to oppose any intent of ratcheting up the coverage of the Agreement through the implementation of a ‘most favoured nation’ status, thereby ensuring that the worst aspects of the eventually ratified CETA, TTIP and TPP could be incorporated into the text;
Amendment 596 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
to strongly oppose any possibility of ratcheting up the coverage of the Agreement through the implementation of ‘most favoured nation’ status, thereby ensuring that the worst aspects of the eventually conclude CETA, TTIP or TPP could be incorporated in TiSA;
Amendment 597 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
to strongly oppose any intent of ratcheting up the coverage of the Agreement through the implementation of ‘most favoured nation’ status thereby ensuring that the worst aspects of the eventually approved CETA, TTIP and TPP could be incorporated into the text;
Amendment 598 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 (new)
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 (new)
to ensure that legal disputes affecting compliance with this agreement to be referred to the public courts of the place of the defendant's registered office, and for proceedings to be conducted in the defendant’s language and governed by the laws in force in the defendant's country; to ensure that the right of appeal is safeguarded;
Amendment 14 #
2015/2230(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas the fifth objective of the Sustainable Development Goals is the achievement of gender equality by 2030;
Amendment 58 #
2015/2230(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that the High Level Group on Gender Equality and Diversity is responsible for adopting an Action Plan for the Promotion of Equality and Diversity in Parliament and ensuring its implementation; calls on the high level group, with the support of the competent services, to submit a comprehensive gender equality roadmap indicating how to increase the representation of women in middle and senior management positions to 450 % by 2020;
Amendment 6 #
2015/2187(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the ongoing cooperation between EIGE and the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality; calls for further interaction between legislative and non-legislative priorities of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality and EIGE's research, taking also into account the evidencies of the Gender Equality Index developed by EIGE;
Amendment 1 #
2015/2154(DEC)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas, as stated in art. 8 of TFEU, equality between women and men is one of the values on which the European Union is founded and the Union promotes it. Notes that gender equality must be mainstreamed in all policies and therefore this has to be taken into account at all levels of the budgetary procedures;
Amendment 4 #
2015/2154(DEC)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the Court of Auditors confirms in its annual report on the implementation of the budget concerning the financial year 2014 that Union spending is a significant tool for achieving policy objectives and puts emphasis on the high-level political aims to be translated into useful operational targets, with common result indicators, that should also integrate other tools such as financing tools in favour of fighting against all forms of discrimination against women and girls;
Amendment 12 #
2015/2154(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Invites the European Union to increase the share of the European Social Fund dedicated to develop high quality public services at affordable prices for childcare, care for the elderly and dependent adults (for which are still women that in most cases take care for them) taking also into account the evidences provided by Gender Equality Index, recently developed by European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE);
Amendment 103 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urgently calls on the Commission and Member States to give priority to achieving the 2020 targets; calls for a multi- stakeholder approach and stresses the vital role of regional and local actors and their full participation in this regard; stresses that greater public awareness of and support for biodiversity are also essential;
Amendment 125 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to improve the guidelines, which should facilitate the optimal application of the directives, in accordance with existing case-law; calls on the Commission to give higher priority to dialogue with Member States and relevant stakeholders, especially land owners and practical operators, and to encourage exchanges of best practices;
Amendment 5 #
2015/2132(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that adequate appropriations should be allocated to the trade-related budget lines to enable the Commission to pursue its ambitious trade agenda aimed at creating growth and jobs across Europe and attaining the Union’s wider international goals as well as to step up its effortsbudget lines relating to the protection of employment, due to the negative impact that agreements such as TTIP will have on the number of employed people in Europe and efforts should be stepped up regarding the monitoring of the implementation and the effects of trade agreements;
Amendment 8 #
2015/2132(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses the need to allocate specific resources for the comprehensive ex-ante and ex-post assessment of the possible gender-equality impact of trade agreements signed by the Union;
Amendment 14 #
2015/2132(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is concerned that mMany Union citizens rightly equate globalisation and liberalisation with a loss of European output and jobs; points to the increasing role of NGOs in shaping public opinion on trade-related matters due to the lack of an effective Union communication strategy; emphasises the need for an increase in the Commission’s information and communication budget to allow for better engagement withlobbies made up of multinational companies in trade negotiations; emphasises the need for an increase in the Commission’s information and communication budget with regard to the lobbying activities of the large multinationals and their relations with negotiators, to allow for greater transparency for citizens; calls on the Commission to present a study on the funding sources and the impact of NGOs active in trade issuelobbies in the Union’s trade negotiations;
Amendment 18 #
2015/2132(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the slight increase in commitments for the Instrument for Macro-Financial Assistance and the European Neighbourhood Instrument; is concerned, however, that these increases will not be sufficient to respond to the needs in the Eastern and Southern neighbourhood, including possible further assistance programmes forcalls for monitoring and control of the real implementation of the programmes, especially regarding assistance to Ukraine;
Amendment 1 #
2015/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes firmly that, at a time of ongoing fiscal consolidation and restraint in the Member States with the objective of bringing finances onto a more sustainable footing, all necessary steps must be taken to prevent and stop any fraudulent activities in the field of trade policy and its associated appropriations;
Amendment 5 #
2015/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers that the ongoing deregulation of the financial markets and the diminishment of the existing regulatory frameworks in international trade risks to facilitate phenomena such as corruption, smuggling, trafficking and other forms of illegal and illicit trade, especially at profit of transnational organized crimes; therefore calls to keep this aspect carefully in consideration while negotiating FTAs and trade facilitation agreement;
Amendment 7 #
2015/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Supports the attempt to include a strong and binding anti-fraud and corruption clause that can pave the ground for enhanced cooperation against organized crime, trafficking and other illegal or illicit trade, as structural element in all the Free Trade Agreements involving the EU; considers therefore extremely important the inclusion also in the ongoing TTIP and TISA negotiations;
Amendment 27 #
2015/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Draws attention to the illicit financial outflows put in place by extra-EU transnational multinational companies engage in fraudulent schemes aimed at avoiding tax payments in the EU;
Amendment 33 #
2015/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. WelcomNotes the key role played by the EU’s macro-financial assistance (MFA) programme in encouraging reform inimposing cuts in public spending in some of the EU’s closest trading countriepartners; requests that the Commission continue to report to Parliament and the Member States with a view to ensuring that all funds are spent in full compliance with the basic regulation.
Amendment 34 #
2015/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on OLAF to investigate whether EU macro-financial assistance paid to third countries, and in particular the high amounts paid to the Ukraine, are spent in full compliance with the respective regulations, and to report to the European Parliament and to the Council on an annual basis whether fraud or corruption can be linked with the spending of EU MFA.
Amendment 7 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
– having regard to the mandate given in June 2014 to the UN Open Ended inter-Governmental Working Group (OEIGWG) to develop a legally binding international instrument on Transnational Corporations and other business enterprises,
Amendment 44 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the EU’s trade and investment policy must be bolstered not only by ensuring beneficial outcomes in terms of employment and wealth creation for citizens and businesses, but also by guaranteeing a coherence with the EU policies to guarantee and strengthen citizens' social and environmental rights, cultural diversity and development co- operation, the highest level of transparency, engagement and accountability, by maintaining constant dialogue with social partners, stakeholders and local and regional authorities, and by setting clear guidelines in the negotiations;
Amendment 52 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the EU is currently the largest trading bloc in the world, controllrepresenting a third of world trade, and whereas by 2020 this will decrease to about 26 %, what is still high, considering that the EU represented only 7.1% of the world's population in 2013, and it is decreasing in percentage;
Amendment 55 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the centre of wealth generation is clearly shifting eastwards, towards the Asia-Pacific Region with China, which has already surpassed Japan and will probablycould overtake the US to become the world’s largest economy in 2025, while the gap with most developing countries and the LDCs is increasing, often as an effect of trade liberalisation, illegitimate external debt and structural adjustments;
Amendment 62 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomesTakes note of the Commission’s new strategy ‘Trade for all – Towards a more responsible trade and investment policy’; regrets the Commission’s delay in presenting a new strategy, given that Parliament requested that a revised mid- and long-term trade strategy be presented by summer 2012 but deeply deplores that, despite the growing criticism of the current EU international trade policy by the European citizens, Commission is not redirecting this policy it and proposing concrete steps in order to ensure that international trade is contributing to defend and guarantee, -and not to undermining in favour of corporate companies and investors-, the citizen's social and environmental rights, job creation and defence of quality jobs, public services including health services, family and middle scale farming, food security and sovereignty, cultural diversity and coherence with the development cooperation goals and SDGs;
Amendment 68 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that trade liberalisation is not positive per se, in terms of reducing poverty inequalities, and could even have negative effects on sustainable development if it is not properly regulated and accompanies by binding control mechanism for corporations and by re- distribution through fair and progressive tax systems;
Amendment 71 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Deplores the fact that the new strategy is not sufficiently focused on the role of the manufacturing sector in the CCP, which is vital for the reindustrialisation of Europe, and to surpass the problem of the relocation of the European industry, while priority is given by Commission to corporate companies, and to financial sectors investing abroad and importing into the EU; calls on to tackle the problem of the relocation in countries with lower wages, without social protection nor the necessary environmental standards;
Amendment 75 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the new EU trade policy will not endanger the level of intra EU exchanges, that are more sustainable, ecologically and socially, instead of weakening it through liberalization and trade deals in benefit of corporate companies interests and investors such as TTIP, CETA, TiSA and EPAs;
Amendment 78 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to regularly update its trade and investmentinternational trade strategy and to publicly present a detailed annual implementation report to Parliament; assessing the impact of this strategy on citizens' rights and interests;
Amendment 82 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that only fair and properly regulated trade if aligned with SDGs could have potential for sustainable development; calls on the Commission to support the implementation of SDGs by including comprehensive and enforceable chapters in all trade agreements;
Amendment 87 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the Commission’s attempts to increase transparency and openness at all stages of trade negotiations, such as the Commission’s TTIP transparency initiative; acknowledges that, after a number of requests from Parliament, the Commission enhanced the transparency of negotiations by providing all Members of the European Parliament and of the national parliaments access to classified negotiating documents and providing more information to stakeholders; recalls that enlarged access to classified information by Members of Parliament in the TTIP negotiations has strengthened parliamentary scrutiny, thereby allowing ParliamentEncourages the Commission to guarantee to all Members of the European Parliament and of the national parliaments and to the public in general, full access to all negotiating documents; recalls that this access would allowing Parliaments and stakeholders to assume itstheir responsibility under the CCP even better; calls therefore for a widening of the Commission’s transparency initiative to extend its key elementsfull transparency and possibility for public scrutiny to all ongoing trade negotiations;
Amendment 95 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that theCalls on the Commission to ensure a strong and balanced involvement of civil society and stakeholders, including through appropriate public online consultations, is crucial in order to strengthen the legitimacy of trade policy and to improve its contentdeeply transform and improve the content of the EU's international trade policy and orient it to the defence of citizen's rights, and thereby strengthen its legitimacy;
Amendment 108 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that the CCP is toshould be conducted in the context of the principles and objectives of the Union’s external action as set out in Article 21 TEU; recalls that the EU’s trade and investment policy must be consistent with other external policies; stresses that the EU has a legal obligation to respect human rights, and should foster the sustainable economic, social and environmental development of trading countries; points out that in somemost cases trade and investment agreements may have negative effects contrary to the EU’s external objectives as enshrined in the Treaties; is of the opinion that the EU has a responsibility to help tackle anythe negative impact caused by its CCP;
Amendment 115 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. RecognisesTakes note of the Commission’s efforannouncements to strengthen sustainable development and promote human rights, labour and social standards and environmental sustainability worldwide through its trade and investment agreements and calls on to present soon concrete and ambitious proposals in this direction; shares the Commission’s view that the EU has a special social responsibility as regards the impact of its trade policies on developing countries and in particular on least-developed countries (LDCs);
Amendment 117 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers forced migration to be one of the main challenges the EU is facing in the 21st century, and is related to trade and investments policies; emphasises that the EU’s trade and investment policy choices are fundamental in order to tackleavoid it to be a push factor of migration; regrets that this has not been sufficiently reflected in the ‘Trade for All’ strategy;
Amendment 146 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recalls that the ILO estimates that 865 million women around the world, if better supported, could contribute more robustly to economic growth; noteregrets that women-owned businesses represent an underutilised lever to boost competitiveness, accelerate business and sustain growth; statesthe Commission does not address the gender dimension of trade agreements in its ‘Trade for All’ communication, especially regarding the impact of thate trade policy can have differing gender impacts across the various sectors of the economy; regrets that the Commission does not address the gender dimension of trade agreements in its ‘Tradon women's and girls' rights such as the rights to health -and associated rights, including reproductive health- access to education, training, food, work, safe fwor All’ communication;king conditions and water, and calls on the Commission to step up its efforts to ensure that both women and men can take advantage of the benefits of trade liberalisation andto be protected from its negative effects;
Amendment 150 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission to include in any new or already existing trade agreement the necessary rules to guarantee a successful fight against money laundering, tax evasion and tax elusion, -instead of facilitating them through finance service liberalization;
Amendment 153 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Calls the Commission to safeguard the right for all countries to regulate and preserve policy space in order to develop infant industries; urges the Commission to ensure that trade agreements and policies do not undermine developing countries strategic economic sectors and do not challenge partner countries efforts to increase the domestic value added in order to upgrade along the global value chain;
Amendment 156 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Recognizes that universal access to quality public services and common goods such as water and sanitation, education, healthcare and access to medicines is a key component of Member States capacity to guarantee Human and social Rights; therefore calls on the Commission and Member States to refrain from including negative lists in trade deals, nor standstill and ratchet clauses, that threaten states' capacity to reverse achieved liberalisation floors;
Amendment 159 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Acknowledges that thea careful internationaliszation of the world’'s production system has resulted incould contribute to new openings for economic development and an employment-based path out of poverty for, but so far it has resulted in a huge increase of inequalities and enormous environmental problems, threatening the future of hundreds of millions of people; recalls that, according to the ILO, around 780 million active women and men are not earning enough to be lifted out of poverty; underlines that the expansion of GVCs has created job opportunities but also propelled somemany supplier firms to ignorerelocate their economic activities outside the EU in particular to countries that have very low labour standards, do ignore existing labour laws, engage workers in unsafe and unacceptable conditions, demand exhaustive working hours and deny workers their fundamental rights; recalls that these practices create unfair competition for suppliers that are compliant with labour laws and international labour standards and for governments that want to improve wages and living standards; calls on the Commission to improve conditions in GVCs; emphasises that the EU’s further integration into GVCs must be driven by the dual principles of safeguarding the European social and regulatory model and securing and creating sustainable growth and jobs in the EU and for its partners;
Amendment 172 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Urges the Commission to advance the UNCTAD comprehensive Investment Policy Framework for Sustainable Development and to defend the interests of developing countries on trade issues;
Amendment 175 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)
Paragraph 15 d (new)
15d. Calls on the Commission to focus on a diversified strategy that can also address antidumping policies in the renewable energy sector, intellectual property regimes, tight financing programmes and the lack of national environmental policies that create the demand for green goods;
Amendment 176 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that better protection of the entire spectrum of intellectual property rights (IPR) and more effective enforcement is of fundamental importance for further integration into GVCUrges the EU to reconsider its intellectual property rights policy (IPR); stresses that a fair and reasonable protection of the intellectual property rights (IPR) should be accompanied by a proactive policy of transfer of technology to less developed poor countries; calls on the Commission to support all developing countries in making full and effective use of all flexibilities built into the TRIPS Agreement, recognized by the TRIPS Agreement and affirmed by the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS agreement and Public Health adopted on 14 November 2001, in order to be able to provide affordable medicines under their domestic public health programmes;
Amendment 178 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Council to meet their commitments to the Doha Declaration by ensuring that the Commission's mandate explicitly excludes pharmaceutical related TRIPS plus provisions which negatively affect access to medicines such as data exclusivity, patent extensions and limitation of grounds for compulsory licences within the framework of futures bilateral and regional trade agreements with developing countries and when developing countries engage in accession to the WTO;
Amendment 181 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Calls on the Commission to refrain from implementing financial sanctions on third countries that make use of WTO- compliant rules as has been envisaged in its new strategy on IP enforcement in Third Countries;
Amendment 182 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16c. Calls on the Commission to provide full transparency of the content of its IP related assistance programmes for LMICs, and ensure that parallel assistance on intellectual property does not undermine other health-related development projects supported by the Commission's Directorate General for International Cooperation and Development;
Amendment 183 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 d (new)
Paragraph 16 d (new)
16d. Calls on the Commission to generate data of better quality on the economic and social impacts of Intellectual property protection and enforcement, including on the adverse impact on generic competition and public health; calls on the Commission to ensure that ISDS or ICS existing and eventual future clauses clearly exclude pharmaceutical intellectual property from the scope of dispute settlement;
Amendment 184 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 e (new)
Paragraph 16 e (new)
16e. Recalls that EU investment policy, especially when involving public money, must contribute to the realisation of the SDGs; recalls the need to enhance transparency and accountability of DFIs, PPPs, to effectively track and monitor the money flows, debt sustainability and the added value for sustainable development;
Amendment 185 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 f (new)
Paragraph 16 f (new)
16f. Calls on the EU to ensure in all its trade and investments policies a human needs based approach to debt sustainability through a binding set of standards to define responsible lending and borrowing, debts audits and faire debt workout mechanism, which should assess the legitimacy and the sustainability of countries' debt burdens and possible cancellation of unsustainable and illegitimate debt; asks the EU to engage constructively in the UN negotiations on multilateral legal framework for sovereign debt restructuring with a view to alleviating the debt burden and avoid unsustainable debt;
Amendment 355 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Stresses the importance of further debate with stakeholders and ParliameCalls on the Commission to respect the result of the only official public consultation it carried on ISDS, that brought as its result a rejection by 97 % of the participants on the Commission’s proposal for the Investment Court System in order to better clarify its impact onf any ISDS system rejecting any existing or future ISDS or ICS system because it creates a special justice system for investors creating unacceptable double standards for justice, because it challenges in practical terms the ‘right to regulate’, the annual of Governments and Parliaments, because it consts for the EUitutes an enormous threat to public budget, and its compliance with the EU legal order, the power of the EU courts in particular, and more specifically the EU competition rulesbecause it is challenging the monopoly of the European judiciary system to interpret EU law; reiterates that investment arbitration systems, whether they names is ISDS or ICS, are not fair and not independent and balanced methods to address disputes between sovereign nations and private investors, as any investor in the EU should respect the reliability of the local judiciary system;
Amendment 364 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 a (new)
Paragraph 42 a (new)
42a. Calls on the EU and its Member States to follow UNCTAD's comprehensive Investment Policy Framework for Sustainable Development recommendations to stimulate more responsible, transparent and accountable investments;
Amendment 403 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
Paragraph 50
50. Shares the OECD’s view that open and fair trade and investment policies need a range of effective flanking policies in order to maximise the gains and minimise the lossescompensate the impact of trade liberalization on the populations, in Europe and abroad, and on the economy ; urges the Members States and the Commission to do much more to complement trade opening by a range of supporting measures in order to ensure inclusive growth – such as educationsustainable development, – such as reinforcement of public service for education and health, active labour market policies, supporting research and development, and infrastructure for development, and social protectiondequate rules to guarantee social and environmental rights;
Amendment 412 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
Paragraph 51
51. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to change their trade and investment policies in order to avoid trade deals with negative effect on the industrialization, to find more sophisticated ways of introducing mitigating measures to redevelop industries and regions that lose out; emphasises that in this respect the European Structural and Investment Funds, and in particular both the European Regional Development Fund and the European Social Fund, can play an outstanding role; points out that the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund could also be an important instrument if reformed and shaped in a way that it is adequately funded;
Amendment 414 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
Paragraph 52
52. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the European Economic and Social Committee and, the Committee of the Regions, to UNCTAD and to the WTO.
Amendment 9 #
2015/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that mental illnesses are overrepresented among women in prison and that women are more prone to commit self-harm, suicide or have problems with drugs and alcohol abuse; calls on the Member States to improve condiUrges Member States to ensure conditions of detentions for women in prison byand for LGBTQI persons which takinge into account their specific needs, including by means of prevention, monitoring and the treatment of physical and mental health problems;
Amendment 15 #
2015/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers it essential that special attention is given to the needs of pregnant women in prison, not only during pregnancy but also after they have given birth, by providing adequate spaces for breastfeeding and nursing; considlacing pregnant women and mothers wit appropriate to reflect upon alternative models that take into accounth their babies in sheltered, non-prison accommodation that respects their dignity and the wellbeing of the children in prisons;
Amendment 23 #
2015/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States to take affirmative action in the fight against all forms of violence against women and LGBTQI persons in prison and degrading practices, and to take all the necessary measures to provide psychological support to all women prisoners who are victims of violence;
Amendment 25 #
2015/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Underlines the difficult conditions experienced by transgender people within prisons; urges Member States to ensure access for people in gender transition to hormone treatment and psychological support and to assignment to prisons that correspond to their sexual identity;
Amendment 30 #
2015/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Member States to take all the necessary action to prevent the radicalisation of women in prisons; points out that terrorist groups engage women in many different ways, including by marriage and persuading them to recruit others or to commit violent acts, including suicide attackssupport, including financially, cultural and recreational activities and training workshops intended to facilitate reintegration after the experience of detention, activities that also reduce the risk of radicalisation, self-harm and suicide among women in prison.
Amendment 33 #
2015/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers it essential that women and LGBTQI prisoners have adequate access to body care and personal hygiene services; emphasises that body care and personal hygiene are inalienable rights of the person which must be considered linked to mental well-being.
Amendment 2 #
2015/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the importance of geographical indications (GIs) in the broader spectrum of intellectual property rights, andas an important tool to enhance traceability, transparency and information for consumers and to enhance protagonism of EU territories in a more social and environmental sustainable approach to economic development, as well as the key role played by IPR in EU trade policy;
Amendment 14 #
2015/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the recognition of protection of non-agricultural GIs is both a defensive and offensive interest in the framework of the common commercial policy and it can be an effective tool in countering imitation and counterfeit products and in ensuring fair competition;a more social, economic and environmental sustainable approach to economic development inside and outside EU, as well as fair competition and consumers protection
Amendment 32 #
2015/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers also important, in the framework of the EU trade and investment strategy, a fair and equitable access to non-agricultural GIs in third countries, especially the poorest ones in the framework also of a reform of the article 23rd of the TRIPS agreement;
Amendment 34 #
2015/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Considers important to guarantee the same safeguards provided to Non- agricultural products to agricultural GIs in relation to the TRIPS agreement. Calls the Commission in this framework to assess the TRIPS protection to date, particularly in relation to clear, consistent and structured notification and registration systems, and consistency in treatment;
Amendment 35 #
2015/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls on the Commission also to assess the consistency of protection actually guaranteed by the TRIPS agreement with the necessary implementation of a Human Right Based approach in trade policies, inside and outside EU, as recently recalled by UN special rapporteur on promotion of a democratic and equitable international order;
Amendment 36 #
2015/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Expresses concerns over the compatibility of the extension of Igs to non-agricultural goods with the ongoing FTAs negotiations, in particular the TTIP and CETA;
Amendment 42 #
2015/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to explore the possibility to experiment alternative schemes of non-agricultural GIs protection as Territorial Participatory Processes of Mutual Recognition, in particular for small scale producers and localized typical productions;
Amendment 1 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
– having regard to Articles 11, 153, 191, 207 and 218 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Amendment 2 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
– having regard to the European Ombudsman decision in case 1409/2014/MHZ on the European Commission’s failure to carry out a prior human rights impact assessment of the EU-Vietnam free trade agreement,
Amendment 3 #
2015/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stress that EU trade and investment policies are interlink with social protection, development, human rights and environment policies; Calls on the Commission to respect the principle of Policy Coherence for Development in all external policies and specifically to include it in all treaties and develop legally binding mechanisms to ensure it;
Amendment 4 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
Citation 16 a (new)
– having regard to its report on Gender mainstreaming in the work of the European Parliament (A8-0034/2016),
Amendment 5 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21
Citation 21
– having regard to its resolution of 25 November 20150 on corporate social responsibility in international agreements13, __________________ 13 OJ C 99E, 3.4.2012, p. 101. OJ C 99E, 3.4.2012, p. 101.
Amendment 6 #
2015/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls the 1986 UN Declaration on the Right to Development, which confirms the right to development as an inalienable human right; calls on the EU to respect the sovereignty of developing countries in setting policies aimed at responding to the demands of their populations, for human rights and dignityensuring people dignity and obligations and duties of all investors in order to guarantee internationally agreed social, environmental and human rights standards;
Amendment 6 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 29 a (new)
Citation 29 a (new)
Amendment 7 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 29 b (new)
Citation 29 b (new)
– having regard to the Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council Report on the Generalised Scheme of Preferences during the period 2014 – 2015 {COM(2016) 29 final},
Amendment 7 #
2015/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas current human rights clauses in free trade agreements and other economic partnership agreements are ineffective and usually not respected, which have a detrimental effect on gender equality;
Amendment 8 #
2015/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the European Union and its Member States to promote binding measures to ensure that multinational corporations pay taxes in the countries in which their profits are generated and to promote compulsory country-by-country reporting by the private sector, thus enhancing domestic resource mobilisation capacities of countries;
Amendment 12 #
2015/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas abolishing barriers to investments in form of legal rights, social standards, consumer protection and environmental regulations will lead to a ‘harmonisation’ towards lower labour standards, as well as privatisation of public services and the welfare sector, which will have a negative impact on gender equality;
Amendment 14 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas EU trade policies could contribute positively to the harmonisation process in the direction of implementation and development of human rights (HR), social and environmental sustainability; whereas it must be ensured that trade and investment agreements not reduce theirMember States ability to meet their HR, social and environmental obligations, which must prevail over investors and profits interests; whereas there is public concern about the detrimental impact on the concrete enjoyment of HR, environmental and labour standards of non-tariff barrier reduction; whereas the new generation of trade agreements risks acting as a back- door deregulation instrument;
Amendment 17 #
2015/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls for a broad-based effective participation of women and women’s rights organisations and trade unions in trade consultations and negotiations as well as in trade policy-making and related implementation;
Amendment 18 #
2015/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls for increased transparency and accountability to grassroots constituencies in the formulation of international trade rules and national trade policies, while ensuring consistency with respect for workers’ rights, human rights including women’s rights;
Amendment 19 #
2015/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Finds regrettable the significant lack of adequate information and transparency as regards the actions of corporations and their impact on social and environmental standards and human rights; calls for an effective increase in the transparency of corporations and for independent ex-ante impact analysis prior to the signing of any trade agreement; calls for a new monitoring and enforcement mechanism to ensure corporations comply with social, environmental and human rights standards;
Amendment 19 #
2015/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Calls on the EU to ensure that trade policy does not overturn domestic regulations on social protection, consumer protection, public safety, public health and education, food safety, environmental protection and gender equality;
Amendment 20 #
2015/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the EU for the systematic inclusion of binding, enforceable and non-negotiable human rights clauses, including girls and women´s rights, in the EU’s international agreements, including trade and investment agreements concluded or to be concluded;
Amendment 23 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the increased impact of trade on human rights, social and environmental standards demands further development of effective actions to close the gap between the pronounced commitments and the effectiveness of the instruments put in place;
Amendment 24 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas, according to Article 208 of the TFUE, the EU and its Member States actually have a legal obligation to make their policies coherent with development objectives; whereas the level of integration of Commission trade policies with development, human rights and environment policies is not yet able to meet up the expectations raised by the 2010 resolutions;
Amendment 25 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas the European Commission’s proposal for a new trade and investment strategy ‘Trade for All’ recognises the link between trade, human rights and social and environmental standards and insists on the need to make those rights and standards an integral part of the Union’s economic and commercial relations;
Amendment 26 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)
Recital B d (new)
Bd. whereas, as indicated in the 2010 recommendations, human rights and democracy should continue to be further integrated into EU policies with an external dimension, including trade and investment strategies that needs to be more carefully designed and implemented to protect, respect, enforce and consolidate human rights; whereas it is imperative to identify and remedy to the negative impact that trade agreements may have on the full enjoyment of social and human rights;
Amendment 27 #
2015/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers it regrettable that a regulatory framework on the way corporations comply with human rights and obligations with respect to social and environmental standards is still lacking, which allow certain States and companies to circumvent them with impunity; finds it regrettable that current human rights clauses in free trade agreements and other economic partnership agreements are ineffective and are usually not respected; urges the Commission to further promote binding initiatives for responsible mining, logging and sourcing of commodities so as toand private sustainability-bound schemes throughout supply chains and to step-up environmental and social product and process life cycle analysis so as to improve consumers information and to effectively ensure the accountability of companies;
Amendment 27 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B e (new)
Recital B e (new)
Be. whereas the Human Rights clause has been used so far only to react to situations of major political instability and does not fully address the impact and consequences of trade and investment agreements; whereas the current format of the human rights clauses should allow a party to suspend its own obligation when needed to respect, protect and fulfil human rights;
Amendment 28 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B f (new)
Recital B f (new)
Bf. whereas transnational global retailers and enterprises have a great deal of responsibility, with the current production patterns, in improving the improvement of labour conditions and wages in producing countries;
Amendment 29 #
2015/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls for the EU to follow UNCTAD´s Comprehensive Investment Policy Framework for Sustainable Development recommendations to ensure responsible transparent and accountable investments to not undermine social and environmental standards, human rights, development and people´s dignity, while guarantee respect of human rights, gender equality, decent work, union rights, environmental protection, social protection, universal access to quality goods and public services (paying particular attention to public and universal health coverage), social protection, universal access to medicines, and food and product safety;
Amendment 29 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B g (new)
Recital B g (new)
Bg. whereas public services plays a crucial role in ensuring basic and fundamental rights, such as the right to life, liberty, and personal security, the right to an adequate standard of living and the right to freedom of expression; whereas trade agreements can impact Member States’ capacity to provide quality Public Services by encouraging privatisation, restrict governments’ ability to regulate in the public interest and create new and powerful rights for large multinational corporations;
Amendment 29 #
2015/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the need for sound and reliable data to evaluate the gendered impacts of different trade measures and instruments e.g. TTIP, TISA, CETA;
Amendment 32 #
2015/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for the EU and Member States to engage actively in the work of the UN’s Human Rights Council on an international treaty to hold transnational corporations accountable for human rights abuses.
Amendment 32 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the 2030 Sustainable Development agenda recognises the crucial impact of trade policies in implementing its goals by covering number of policy areas such as the rules of origins the regulation of food, commodity markets and gender equality;
Amendment 33 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the absence of any direct possibility for the EU civil society to bring up a complaint about HR violations associated with a trade agreement stands in stark violation of the EU Values as well as one of the main unsolved request of the 2010 recommendation;
Amendment 34 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas the potential of GSP and GSP+ system to ensure ratification and implementation of human and labour rights conventions in developing countries can be improved by linking an economic incentive to the effective adoption and constantly monitoring of the implementation of core human and labour rights conventions;
Amendment 35 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
Cd. whereas the GSP+ beneficiaries adoption and implementation of the core human and labour rights conventions and treaties are based on so called scorecards; whereas such scorecards remain not accessible to relevant stakeholders and the public, including, including CSOs or labour rights organisations, thereby leaving out a key player in the process of monitoring the compliance with conventions in practice;
Amendment 35 #
2015/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for in-depth impact analyses, from a human rights, climate, gender equality and sustainability perspective, of the outcome of multilateral and bilateral trade agreements negotiated between the EU and third countries;
Amendment 36 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C e (new)
Recital C e (new)
Ce. whereas clear benchmarks, based on pre-established, well-defined and accessible criteria, should be incorporated into the GSP+ framework, would facilitate CSOs, EU and EU Member States in verifying any progress made by third countries;
Amendment 37 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C f (new)
Recital C f (new)
Cf. whereas, as a result of the Rana Plaza disaster, the EU, in cooperation with the Government of Bangladesh and the ILO, launched a Global Compact for Improvements in Labour Rights and Factory Safety in Bangladesh that seeks to improve labour, health and safety conditions for workers, as well as to encourage responsible behaviour by businesses in the ready-made garment industry in Bangladesh;
Amendment 43 #
Amendment 52 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – introductory part
Paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Encourages the Commission to bring strong pressure to bear with a view tostep up its efforts to build consensus towards a reform of WTO governance leading to:
Amendment 58 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) effective cooperation of the WTO with other UN agencies, and in particular with the United Nations Conference for Trade and Development, the High Commissioner for Human Rights and with the ILO,
Amendment 60 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) a reform of WTO trade policy review mechanisms to include the impact on the social, environmental and HR dimension in the implementation of multilateral and plurilateral agreements based on the ILO, UN Human Rights Council and MEAs guidelines and reports as well as on the assessment of economic impacts based also on alternative economic models instead of a single mainstream model;
Amendment 70 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the European Commission to step up its efforts towards policy coherence between EU trade, labour, development and environmental policies in all the treaties in ways consistent with international commitments to HR, decent work, gender equality and environmental sustainability, introducing binding and effective mechanism of policy assessment and review as well as with provisions aimed at better coordinate development aids with trade policy;
Amendment 79 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 a (new)
Subheading 1 a (new)
Regrets the very limited progress in the cooperation between ILO and WTO, encourages the Commission to continue to advocate towards a closer cooperation through the granting of ILO of official observer status and towards the institution of a trade and decent work committee
Amendment 80 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 b (new)
Subheading 1 b (new)
Reiterates the importance to advocate towards the ILO and UNHRC permanent participation in Trade Dispute settlements panels of the Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) related to relevant breaches of international labour convention and Human Rights (HR)
Amendment 81 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 c (new)
Subheading 1 c (new)
Considers that the investment arbitration systems as currently constituted is not a fair, independent, and balanced method for the resolution of disputes between sovereign nations and private investors; consider insufficient the revision exercise put forward by the Commission and calls to overcome the current investor-state dispute settlement by the creation of an international investment court where the judges would be bound to give priority to the UN Charter and the core United Nations human rights treaties; a court that would have competence to examine suits brought by investors against states and by states against investors and that would allow mutual counter-claims. A standing international investment court that would replace the system of multiple ad hoc arbitral tribunals with a single institutional structure established by treaty in the framework of the United Nations system
Amendment 87 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the Commission and Council’s efforts to insert legally binding HR clauses into all the free trade agreements (FTAs) in accordance with the common approach; considers fundamental that the Council makes it public and regrets that HR clauses are not included in treaties such as those with Korea and Canada (CETA) or in the TTIP and Vietnam negotiationsas well as calls the Commission and Council to ensure that the common approach is followed also in ongoing negotiations such as the TTIP;
Amendment 94 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – introductory part
Paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Remains concerned about the too limited effects of traditional HR clauses in ensuring that the EU fulfils its HR obligations and commitments despite the recommendations expressed in the 2010 resolution; calls on the Commission and the Council to comprehensively rethink the protection and guarantees offered to HRuman Rights in FTAs and IPAs and to propose a new model for a set of binding HR clauses, in particular through:
Amendment 102 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point b
Paragraph 5 – point b
(b) introduction of mechanisms for mandatory periodic HR impact assessments, including done in accordance with the guiding principles developed by the UN special rapporteur on the right to food, as well as through the establishment of an inter-institutional committee,
Amendment 106 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point c
Paragraph 5 – point c
(c) a civil society permanent monitoring mechanism that is dedicated to dealing with the HR impact of the agreement,
Amendment 109 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point d
Paragraph 5 – point d
(d) the possibility of introducing direct domestic complaint mechanisms enabling individuals and communities whose HR are affected by trade and investments to address the EU without excessive bureaucratic burdens;
Amendment 112 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Regrets the lack of involvement of the European Parliament in assessing the compliance of Free Trade Agreements with Human Rights obligations and calls the council to consult with the European Parliament concerning any decisions to revise or even suspend the application of an agreement if this is necessary;
Amendment 113 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – introductory part
Paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. FAcknowledges the inclusion of Trade and Sustainable Development chapters (TSD) in all the trade agreements of the EU; Underlines the needs to strengthen their enforceability and to better mainstream their provisions throughout the agreement in line with the 2010 recommendations; in this regards, firmly demands that all future EU trade agreements have sustainable chapters (TSD) with:
Amendment 120 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point a
Paragraph 6 – point a
(a) a preliminary commitment by each of the parties to ratify and transpose into national law and to implement the eight core and four priority ILO Conventions as well as the 12 international environmental agreements listed in Annex VIII of Regulation 978/2012,
Amendment 125 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point b
Paragraph 6 – point b
(b) a generalcomplaint procedure and a dispute settlement mechanism directly accessible to the social partners and civil society,;
Amendment 133 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls the European Commission to improve the effectiveness of the existing domestic advisory groups and dialogue with civil society mechanisms also trough a substantial information and advertising campaign to maximise the participation of the groups concerned; recalls the need that all the domestic advisory groups are fully independent and that their work should be regularly reported and assessed by the parties’ Parliaments;
Amendment 146 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Regrets the Commission decision to finalise the agreement with Vietnam before the conclusion of the human rights impact assessment (HRIA) and fully endorses the conclusions of the European Ombudsman in this regard;
Amendment 155 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recognises that universal access to quality public services and common goods such as water and sanitation, education, healthcare and medicines is a key component of Member States’ capacity to guarantee human and social rights; asks the Commission and Member States to refrain from including in trade agreements a ‘negative list’ approach for public services commitments as well as ‘standstill’ and ‘ratchet’ mechanisms that could threaten states’ capacity to reverse achieved liberalisation floors;
Amendment 158 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that its trade and investment policies and agreements comply with international standards and obligations on human rights including the rights of indigenous peoples such as the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP);
Amendment 161 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Supports the European Commission commitment towards the elimination of the worst form of child labour; welcomes the adoption of the Staff Working Document and encourages the implementation of measures such as labelling child-labour-free products, trade preferences given to countries that meet certain labour standards and import prohibitions concerning products made by using the worst forms of child labour;
Amendment 164 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Asks the Commission to take into consideration recommendations related to UPR (Universal Periodic Review), the UN Human Rights Council’s process which involves a review of the human rights records of all UN Member States, before defining trade relations with third parties;
Amendment 166 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 d (new)
Paragraph 11 d (new)
11d. Urges the European Commission (EC) to actively engage with CSOs, human rights defenders and trade unions, in Brussels and in third countries, during all phases of the GSP+ eligibility process, eligibility – i.e. application, monitoring, and review – and the EC should provide clear information on how third parties can submit input. This is of particular importance during the application stage, which may be the point at which the conditionality of GSP+ are taken most seriously by applicant countries;
Amendment 167 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 e (new)
Paragraph 11 e (new)
11e. Urges the Commission to make more accessible its Scorecards, not only to highlight specific issues in the beneficiary countries, but also allowing CSOs to work on improving these identified issues: asks the Commission to clarify, by means of a delegated act, the standard procedure to define a systematic violation of the GSP+ core convention and treaties:
Amendment 168 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 f (new)
Paragraph 11 f (new)
11f. Asks the Council and the Commission to monitor, assess and report to the European Parliament also the effectiveness and implementation of the EBA and GSP arrangements and their capacity to fight against human and labour rights breaches;
Amendment 178 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the EU to reconsider its intellectual property rights (IPRs) policy with a view to a less stringent interpretation of property rights and a clear recognition of governments’ power to apply additional requirements in drawing up domestic legislation and to adopt and use intellectual property flexibilities in order to realise HR; calls Member States to address barriers created by policies and intellectual property rights (IPRs) and facilitate access to and the deployment of technology;
Amendment 181 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Regrets the lack of real progresses in in the development of schemes to differentiate products according to their production process and method (PPM) and sustainability criteria to ensure their environmental and social effectiveness as well as the compliance with the WTO rules and asks the Commission and Member States to progress in this regard;
Amendment 182 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Reiterates the request to make sure that any measure adopted by a Party in the framework of the COP21 Agreement or relating to any of the principles or commitments contained in Articles 3 and 4 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, will not be subject to any existing or future treaty of a Party to the extent that it allows for investor-state dispute settlement;
Amendment 185 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Recalls the intrinsic link between climate change and deforestation caused by unsustainable and illegal commodities extraction; calls on the Commission to guarantee the effective implementation and enforcement of FLEGT and EUTR including the obligation to legality in timber supply chains;
Amendment 186 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Welcomes the Commission’s decision to initiate a feasibility study for an European Action Plan on Deforestation and Forest Degradation and instructs the Commission to ensure that any future actions undertaken on deforestation free commodity supply chains (such as soya, palm oil, bio-fuels, beef and leather) envisage compliance with international standards and obligations on the environment and human rights, including the rights of indigenous peoples, such as UNDRIP and Free Prior Informed Consent;
Amendment 193 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Regards as insufficient the efforts towards the inclusion of CSR clauses in the TSD chapters and asks the Commission to step up its efforts towards achieving compliance by companies, throughout their supply chains, and full respect for ILO core labour standards and internationally recognised CSR standards, in particular the recently updated OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, the ten principles of the United Nations Global Compact, the ISO 26000 Guidance Standard on Social Responsibility, the ILO Tripartite Declaration of Principles Concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy, and the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights;
Amendment 199 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Welcomes the adoption of initiatives such as the Sustainability Compact for Bangladesh and the Commission’s flagship initiative on responsible management of the supply chain in the garment sector, taking into account already existing national initiatives in Germany, the Netherlands, France and Denmark, and believes that it is crucial for the EU to act as global champion of supply chain responsibility;
Amendment 207 #
2015/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Believes it is crucial to ensure increased access to information on the conduct of enterprises; considers it fundamental to introduce a mandatory reporting system which provides information linking all the actors within the value chain of a single product, from the production place to the retailers; and due diligence for EU companies that outsource their production to third countries;
Amendment 22 #
2015/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The specific autonomous trade measures established by this Regulation are intended to alleviate the difficult economic situation, which Tunisia is currently facing, due to the terrorist attacks. Those measures should therefore not be limited in time and be without prejudice to theshould not serve as a precedent in negotiations between the Union and Tunisia on the establishment of a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA), which are to start in October 2015. An extension of the application period may be contemplated at the end of this period if warranted by the market situation or progress in the DCFTA negotiations.
Amendment 26 #
2015/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) The Commission should always carry out a suitable impact assessment to accompany this agreement or, in the event that this is not possible, make provision for a mid-term review to study the actual impact of this measure on the Union olive oil market and the situation for Union producers and assess the need for compensatory measures for Union producers.
Amendment 33 #
2015/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Amendment 38 #
2015/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
The annual tariff quota referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation shall be made available only after the exhaustion of the volume of the annual olive oil duty free tariff rate quota provided for in Article 3(1) of Protocol 1 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement, and after an assessment of the Union olive oil market in order to anticipate possible compensatory measures for Union producers.
Amendment 10 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas TTIP is above all about regulation10, about reducing or eliminating non–tariff barriers11, and as such aboutis intrinsically linked to the level of protection of human health and the environment; __________________ 10 See speech by EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström of 11 December 2014 .http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/ 2014/ december/tradoc_152942.pdf 11 See 2014 Report on Technical Barriers to Trade by the US Trade Representative, p. 45.
Amendment 31 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas EU environmental policy seeks to ensure a high level of protection and also covers EU legislation on food and human, animal and plant health.
Amendment 59 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the US Trade Representative consistently denounces EU standards in these areas as trade barriers even though such standards constitute the basis of EU food safety principles;
Amendment 62 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas all regulations of business operations, trade conditions and setting of product- and production-standards showed must remain in the hands of democratically controlled bodies and processes
Amendment 64 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
C b. Whereas the 'precautionary principle' is a fundamental part of risk management in the EU, while US authorities do not officially endorse this concept as a basis for policy making.
Amendment 65 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
C c. Whereas substantial differences exist also in the approach to food safety along the food chain. In the EU, food safety is guaranteed through the integrated "farm- to-fork" approach while the US system, on the other hand, mostly verifies the safety of the end product and therefore is more prone to resorting to pathogen reduction treatments.
Amendment 66 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
C d. Whereas the aim of Sustainable development provisions in TTIP should be to ensure that trade and environmental policies are mutually supportive, to promote the optimal use of resources in accordance with the objective of sustainable development as well as to strengthen environmental cooperation and collaboration.
Amendment 67 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C e (new)
Recital C e (new)
C e. Whereas it is estimated that pharmaceutical costs represent 1.5% of European GDP, therefore any increase in intellectual property protection arising from the TTIP might have a negative impact on healthcare costs
Amendment 68 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C f (new)
Recital C f (new)
C f. Whereas European consumers are informed of the presence of GMOs in foodstuff thanks to mandatory labelling while in the US, the FDA recognises GMOs as "substantially equivalent" to their non-GMO counterparts.
Amendment 69 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C g (new)
Recital C g (new)
C g. Whereas several industry sectors representatives have called for the removal trough the regulatory convergence mechanisms of the EU zero tolerance policy for unauthorised GMOs in food and feed.
Amendment 70 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C h (new)
Recital C h (new)
C h. Whereas early consultations mechanisms between the EU and the US, including potentially further impact assessment with extended stakeholder consultations earlier in the legislative process, may lead to delays in or even abandonment of regulations, especially in the fields of environment and consumers protection.
Amendment 81 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas the European Commission's public consultation on the inclusion of ISDS in TTIP received almost 150,000 responses and reflected widespread opposition to ISDS in TTIP or in general
Amendment 103 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers it misleading on the part of the Commission to try to appease public concerns about the TTIP by stating that existing standards will not be lowered, as this disregards the fact that many standards have yet to be set in the implementation of existing (framework) legislation (e.g. REACH) or by the adoption of new laws (e.g. cloning); therefore calls the Commission to secure that the level of EU social and labour standards, consumer and public health protection, care for the environment including regeneration of our natural resources, animal welfare, food safety standards and environmentally sustainable agricultural practices, access to information and labelling, culture and medicine, financial market regulation as well as data protection, net neutrality and other digital rights continue to be respected, not "harmonised" down to the lowest common denominator.
Amendment 124 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is concerned that the TTIP negotiations have already affected Commission proposals and actions relating, for example, to food safety and climate protection (e.g. pathogen meat treatments; implementation of the fuel quality directive); and that TTIP may results in a deregulation of standards safeguarding and serving the public interest.
Amendment 127 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas each year in the United States of America, foodborne diseases caused an estimated 9 million people get sick, 55,000 hospitalization, and 1,000 die by known pathogens, such as Salmonella, Escherichia coli O157 (E. coli O157), Listeria monocytogenes (Lm), and Campylobacter2, Escherichia coli O157 (E. coli O157), Listeria monocytogenes (Lm), and Campylobacter3 while in Europe registered only 55.453 alimentary caused illnesses, 5118 hospitalizations and 41 casualties.
Amendment 130 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. Whereas the US trade representatives repeatedly denounces EU standards in the areas of environmental, food safety and consumer's information, and the existence of the precautionary principle as well as the lack of normalization of the trading situation of biotech commodities between EU and US;
Amendment 144 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is very concerned that tThe objective of regulatory convergence, including in particular the creation of a Regulatory Cooperation Council, willshould be prevented from leading to the lowering of future EU standards in key areas for the protection of human health, food safety and the environment in light of the significant differences as compared with the US;
Amendment 152 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls the Commission to remove regulatory cooperation from the TTIP negotiations as it represent a threat to lower standards in the long and short term, on both sides of the Atlantic, at the EU and member state levels. The Commission proposals on the regulatory cooperation chapter in the TTIP negotiations constrain democratic decision-making by strengthening the influence of private business interest groups over public interest regulation. Furthermore it would give enormous power to unelected officials to halt and weaken regulations and standards even before democratically elected bodies, such as parliaments, would have a say over them, thus undermining the democratic system.
Amendment 155 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Considers as highly problematic the Commission call for more "compatibility" between laws on both sides of the Atlantic and a "pro-competitive regulatory environment". Furthermore it is concerned that the Commission proposal also reflects industry's demand to create a Regulatory Cooperation Body to facilitate an early information system of consultations and influence over the development of new laws.
Amendment 168 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the secret character of negotiations as they have been conducted in the past has led to deficiencies in terms of democratic control of the negotiation process; whereas the TTIP negotiations have shown the need to substantially revise the negotiation procedures laid down by ART 207 and 218 of the TFEU
Amendment 171 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Agrees with Commissioner Malmström that all areas where the EU and the US have very different rules or approaches should be excluded from the negotiations12 ; __________________ 12See speech by EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström of 11 December 2014.
Amendment 173 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on the Commission to protect the right of each party to establish its own levels of domestic environmental protection and environmental development priorities, and to adopt or modify them accordingly with its environmental laws and policies,
Amendment 177 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Calls the Commission to negotiate provisions that would support the achievement of the goal to reduce Europe's dependence on imported oil and cut carbon emissions in transport by 60% by 2050; transition away from conventionally-fuelled cars in cities; reduce carbon emissions from aviation and shipping; and facilitate transport modal shift.
Amendment 180 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Calls the Commission to support in the negotiations the fullest right for each party to assess legislation in its own method. Furthermore calls the commission to defend the EU aquis concerning the precautionary principle that enables rapid response in the face of a possible danger to human, animal or plant health, or to protect the environment.
Amendment 211 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 2
Paragraph 5 – indent 2
– affect the EU’s integrated approach to food safety, including EU legislation on GMOs and novel foods,
Amendment 222 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 3 a (new)
Paragraph 5 – indent 3 a (new)
- the placing on EU markets of foodstuffs containing cloned animal meat or products derived from the progeny of cloned animals;
Amendment 224 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 3 a (new)
Paragraph 5 – indent 3 a (new)
- maintains the organisational autonomy in the area of water supply and sanitation: public services such as water services should remain firmly outside of the scope of the TTIP agreement.
Amendment 227 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 3 b (new)
Paragraph 5 – indent 3 b (new)
- limit the consumer’s right to correct information, e.g. revoking rules relating to the traceability of ingredients or labelling;
Amendment 229 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 3 b (new)
Paragraph 5 – indent 3 b (new)
- impair EU developments – in particular under the new EU Clinical Trial Regulation and at the European Medicines Agency - to move towards proactive public access to medicines safety and efficacy data;
Amendment 230 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 3 c (new)
Paragraph 5 – indent 3 c (new)
- limit the circulation of and access to generic medicines under national health programmes, to the advantage of large pharmaceutical companies;
Amendment 232 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 3 c (new)
Paragraph 5 – indent 3 c (new)
- limit directly or indirectly the national competence of Member States to tailor their pricing and reimbursement policies to ensure sustainable access to affordable medicines.
Amendment 233 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas early consultations mechanisms between the EU and the US, including potentially further impact assessment with extended stakeholder consultations earlier in the legislative process, may lead to delays in or even abandonment of regulations, especially in the fields of environment and consumers protection. Whereas it has still to be further assessed the gender impact of the TTIP, especially in terms of access to labour market, welfare and healthcare;
Amendment 235 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 3 e (new)
Paragraph 5 – indent 3 e (new)
- authorise animal testing of cosmetics, as currently provided for under US rules;
Amendment 237 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 3 f (new)
Paragraph 5 – indent 3 f (new)
- weaken the principle of the protection of the diversity and territoriality of products, to the detriment of the PDO and PGI labels which guarantee the quality and recognisability of EU products;
Amendment 241 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls the commission to firmly protect the EU's "farm to fork" approach to food hygiene whereby good hygienic practices (GHP) must be in place all along the production chain to guarantee that food sold to the final consumer is safe. Furthermore the negotiations should not pave the way to delegate food control tasks to private operators. It should also stand firm on the contention that a food system based on third-party safety audits cannot be deemed equivalent to a system based on public independent inspections.
Amendment 245 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Calls the Commission to strengthen the food traceability provision in TTIP: this commitment should also include animal identification systems as animals for food are transported on a global scale.
Amendment 247 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Calls the Commission to avoid that the TBT Chapter in TTIP restricts EU and its Member States options to adopt measures with the aim of reducing consumption of certain products such as tobacco, foods high in fat, salt and sugar and harmful use of alcohol:
Amendment 249 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5 d. Calls the commission to make sure that TTIP do not lower the GMOs standards at EU and member states level: in this regards the GMO labelling system should be considered a non-negotiable instrument to ensure consumer's right to choose. Furthermore it urges EU negotiators to preserve the right of the European legislators to introduce further regulations on OGMs products including those derived from animals (meat and dairy) fed with GMOs..
Amendment 250 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5 e. Call on the Commission to stand for the recognition and protection of all PDOs and PGOs, refusing the "common food names" approach in TTIP negotiations and partial lists of protection as accepted in CETA.
Amendment 251 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 f (new)
Paragraph 5 f (new)
5 f. Calls the Commission to ensure that TTIP provisions will continue to allow the EU to ban the use of veterinary drugs for growth promotion and of the import and sale of foods from animals that have been undergoing such treatments.
Amendment 270 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Underlines the importance of removing the ISDS clause for civil society as evidenced by the vast majority of respondents to the Commission's consultation expressing opposition to the mechanism as a threat to democracy and public policy
Amendment 274 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Stresses that the Commission should not dismiss widespread public opposition to the ISDS mechanism
Amendment 345 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iii – point a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iii – point a (new)
(a) to keep in mind that the balance in services is constantly in favour of the EU, and that the option to consider services as an offensive interest with the US will necessarily oblige the EU to grant important concessions in term of opening public services and common goods sectors to open competition, with the very damaging consequences for the well- being of European citizens;
Amendment 346 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iii – point b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iii – point b (new)
(b) to recognize that universal access to common goods such as water, education, healthcare is a key component of the European citizenship that needs to be further preserved from any further privatization and liberalizations;
Amendment 347 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iii – point c (new)
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iii – point c (new)
(c) to further consider the impact of TTIP on the small and medium size family farm that will face increased competition due also to the intensive agricultural models developed in the US and their lower animal welfare, health social and environmental standards. Furthermore special protection needs to be granted to small meat and dairy producers that will be strongly hit by the increased and distorted competition with US;
Amendment 438 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point vii b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point b – point vii b (new)
(viib) to take immediate action to prevent fiscal competition, namely through the dumping in the taxation of profits and financial gains and maintenance of offshores and other fiscally privileged zones;
Amendment 512 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xii – point a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xii – point a (new)
(a) to ensure that access to public procurement is limited and regulated when it is used to foster sustainable local production and consumption or fair trade products market access.
Amendment 557 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point i
Paragraph 1 – point c – point i
(i) tTo ensure that theconsider regulatory cooperation chapter promotes an effective, pro-competitive economic environment through the facilitation of trade and investment while developing and securing high levels of protection of health and safety, consumer, labour and environmental legislation and of the cultural diversity that exists within the EU; negotiators on both sides need to identify and to be very clear about which regulatory measures and standards are fundamental and cannot be compromised, which onas a threat that risks to weaken the prerogatives and accountability of the democratic elected bodies especially on crucial aspects such as security standards, labour policies can be the subject of a common approach, which are the areas where mutual recognition based on a common high standard and a strong system of market surveillance is desirable and which are those where simply an improved exchange of information is possible, based on the experience of one and a half years of ongoing talks;d consumers defence as well as a serious limitation to public debate. Highlights also the risks that trough such mechanism, regulation in the public interest could be stopped before they are even discussed by an elected body.
Amendment 615 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point v
Paragraph 1 – point c – point v
(v) to fully respect the established regulatory systems on both sides of the Atlantic, as well as the European Parliament’'s role within the EU’'s decision-making process and its democratic scrutiny over EU regulatory processes when creating the framework for future cooperation while at the same time being vigilant about a balanced involvement of stakeholders withithat any privileged access to decision makers nor preferential consultative role is given theo consultrporations included in the developmentand stakeholders interests within the framework of a regulatory proposal;cooperation
Amendment 629 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point i a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point d – point i a (new)
(ia) to secure that the level of EU social and labour standards, consumer and public health protection, care for the environment including regeneration of our natural resources, animal welfare, food safety standards and environmentally sustainable agricultural practices, access to information and labelling, culture and medicine, financial market regulation as well as data protection, net neutrality and other digital rights continue to be respected, not "harmonised" down to the lowest common denominator.
Amendment 655 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point iv a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point d – point iv a (new)
(iva) to support in the negotiations the fullest right for each party to assess legislation in its own method. Furthermore calls the commission to defend the EU aquis concerning the precautionary principle that enables rapid response in the face of a possible danger to human, animal or plant health, or to protect the environment.
Amendment 802 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xv
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xv
(xv) to ensure that TTIP includes an ambitious Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) chapter that includes strong protection of precisely and clearly defined areas of IPR, including enhanced protection and recognition of European Geographical Indications (GIs) , making sure that standards on the IGs will not be lowered , and reflectsing a fair and efficient level of protection such as laid out in the EU’'s and the US’'s free trade agreement provisions in this area, while continuing to confirm the existing flexibilities in the Agreement on Trade- Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), notably in the area of public health research and development in public interest and creativity;;
Amendment 1 #
2014/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 4 February 2014 on the EU Roadmap against homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity;
Amendment 2 #
2014/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 1 b (new)
Citation 1 b (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 25 November 2014 on the EU and the global development framework after 2015;
Amendment 3 #
2014/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 1 c (new)
Citation 1 c (new)
- having regard to the final declaration adopted by the 4th World Congress Against the Death Penalty, held in Geneva from 24 to 26 February 2010, which calls for universal abolition of the death penalty;
Amendment 10 #
2014/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas female and child refugees, asylum seekers and stateless persons are among the most vulnerabledisadvantaged groups in society and the risks posed to displaced adolescent girls during humanitarian crises are significantly heightened;
Amendment 14 #
2014/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas women and girls with disabilities are at greater risk of violence, abuse and negligent treatment, especially in institutionalised settings, which often leads to ignorance of the issue;
Amendment 42 #
2014/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the recommendations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on conflict prevention and conflict and post-conflict situations, and reminds the international community of the necessary safeguards for women, notablyespecially women human rights defenders who are often target of violence, and calls for protection against rape and forced prostitution;
Amendment 58 #
2014/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the EU and the Member States to strongly promote and protect the enjoyment of all human rights by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) persons.
Amendment 66 #
2014/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Reiterates its long-standing opposition to the death penalty under all circumstances, and calls for an immediate moratorium on executions in those countries where the death penalty is still applied.
Amendment 70 #
2014/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Calls on the EU to actively continue defending a stand-alone goal for women's and girls' rights and gender equality, while keeping the importance of access to comprehensive sexuality education and universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights, in the upcoming post-2015 sustainable development agenda.
Amendment 72 #
2014/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Calls on the EU and the Member States to ensure a rights-based approach encompassing all human rights, and to include a strong focus on the empowerment and the promotion, respect and fulfilment of women's and girl's rights, including their sexual and reproductive rights and gender equality as preconditions to combat gendercide, as a key issue in the post-2015 development policy agenda.
Amendment 31 #
2014/2214(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Takes the view that efforts to protect transnational terrestrial habitats and biodiversity should include campaigns to raise awareness of environmentally sustainable farming practices as an alternative to the use of pesticides, which is being proposed as a means of combating Xylella fastidiosa in Puglia, and points out in this connection that good agricultural practices can play a significant role in preventing olive trees from drying out; believes that EU research efforts and incentives should be focused on such practices and the close links between environmentally sustainable farming practices and environmental and landscape protection;
Amendment 49 #
2014/2214(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Believes that, owing to the fact that the Adriatic is a closed, shallow sea, which lacks the capacity to disperse pollutants and has a flourishing tourist trade on both its shores, a ban should be placed on all new oil and gas prospection and exploitation projects, and in particular on floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) units;
Amendment 50 #
2014/2214(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Suggests that the Commission should rule out the construction of onshore and offshore regasification plants on grounds of environmental and geological risk, public safety and the need for conservation, in particular in areas such as the ports of Trieste, Brindisi and Taranto, at which environmental regeneration projects are in progress, and should focus instead on landscape and environmental improvement, given in particular the Adriatic and Ionian region’s value as a biodiversity pool;
Amendment 55 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) The Union is signatory to the Minamata Convention which aims to control and where feasible reduce emissions of mercury in order to protect human health and the environment from its adverse effects.
Amendment 58 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) TWithout prejudice to the attainment of health and environmental protection objectives, the requirements of this Directive should not apply to energy related products covered by implementing measures adopted in accordance with Directive 2009/125/EC or by Chapter III or IV of Directive 2010/75/EU. Certain other combustion plants should also be exempted from the scope of this Directive, on the basis of their technical characteristics or their use in particular activitiesto medium combustion plants that are regulated by Chapter III or IV of Directive 2010/75/EU provided that they are subject to stricter requirements than set under this Directive.
Amendment 62 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9 a) This Directive should apply to medium combustion plants, including a combination formed by two or more combustion plants, with a total rated thermal input equal to or greater than 1 MW and less than 50 MW. In order to avoid regulatory gaps, the provisions of this Directive should also apply to a combination formed by medium combustion plants where the total rated thermal input is equal to or more than 50 MW, without prejudice to stricter provisions set pursuant to Chapter II and Chapter III of Directive 2010/75/EU.
Amendment 65 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In order to ensure the control of emissions of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and, particulate matter into the air, each medium combustion plant should operate, mercury, dioxins and furans, formaldehydes, methane, carbon monoxide, total organic carbon and ammonia into the air, each medium combustion plant should operate in accordance to emissions levels achievable using best available techniques and only if it is at least registered by the competent authority, based on notification by the operator.
Amendment 72 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) For the purposes of controlling emissions into air from medium combustion plants, emission limit values and requirements for monitoring should be set out in this Directive. Without prejudice to the attainment of health and environmental protection objectives requiring stricter conditions, for medium combustion plants covered by Chapter II of Directive 2010/75/EU, the emission limit values and monitoring requirements set out in this Directive should be considered to represent the Union-wide minimum requirements and may not be exceeded when applying Article 15 of Directive 2010/75/EU.
Amendment 79 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) It is necessary to ensure that new medium combustion plants conform to best available techniques as regards energy efficiency, and apply cogeneration technology. Existing medium combustion plants should be provided with more time to conform to energy efficiency levels based on best available techniques.
Amendment 87 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) To ensure the consistency and coherence of the Member State information on the implementation of this Directive and promote exchange of information between Member States and the Commission, the Commission, assisted by the European Environment Agency, should develop an electronic reporting tool also available for internal use by Member States for national reporting and data management and active dissemination purposes.
Amendment 90 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) In order to adapt to scientific and technical progress, the power to adopt actsestablish the energy efficiency standards for medium combustion plants, and to adjust the provisions on emission monitoring set out in Annex IV to scientific and technical progress, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 92 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1
Article 1
This Directive lays down rules to prevent and control emissions of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and, particulate matter, mercury, dioxins and furans, formaldehydes, methane, carbon monoxide, total organic carbon and ammonia into the air from medium combustion plants, and thereby reduce emissions to air and the potential risks to human health and the environment from such emissions. It aims to achieve a high level of environmental and human health protection.
Amendment 100 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 121 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) combustion plants which are covered by implementing measures adopted in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council22 where those implementing acts are setting stricter emission limit values or compliance provisions for the pollutants listed in Annex II of this Directive. __________________ 22 Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 (OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 1.)
Amendment 140 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
(4 a) 'dioxins and furans' means all polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans listed in Part 2 of Annex VI of Directive 2010/75/EU;
Amendment 147 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6
(6) ’existing combustion plant’ means a combustion plant put into operation before [1 year after the date of transpositiondate of entry into force];
Amendment 150 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point b – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point b – point e
(e) wood waste with the exception of wood waste which may contain halogenated organic compounds or heavy metals or other hazardous contaminants as a result of treatment with wood preservatives or coating and which includes, in particular, such wood waste originating from construction and demolition waste;
Amendment 152 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16
(16) ‘'operating hours’' means the time, expressed in hours, during which a combustion plant is discharging emissions into the air, in whole or in part, is operating and discharging emissions into the air, including start-up and shut-down periods;
Amendment 167 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a (new)
Amendment 179 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. The competent authority shall consider the impact on the environment and human health when granting a permit or registering the medium combustion plant within one month following the notification by the operator. The competent authority shall evaluate the information listed in Annex I and assess the compatibility of the operation conditions proposed under paragraph 3 with the following: a) compliance with ambient air quality concentrations of 10 μg/m3 (annual mean) for PM2.5, 40 μg/m3 (annual mean) for NO2, 20 μg/m3 (24-hour mean) for SO2 in the air quality zone where the plant is located; b) compliance with critical loads and levels for the protection of ecosystems. The competent authority may require the operator to provide further evidence for the purpose of the assessment and shall inform the operator thereof.
Amendment 184 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 6
Article 4 – paragraph 6
6. For each medium combustion plant, the register held by the competent authorities shall be made publicly accessible and at least include the information listed in Annex I, as well as any information obtained through the verification of monitoring results or other compliance checks referred to in Articles 7 and 8.
Amendment 189 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to theany stricter provisions of Chapter II of Directive 2010/75/EU, where applicable, the emission limit values set out in Annex II shall apply to individual medium combustion plants.
Amendment 200 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
From 1 January 20250 emissions into air of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and, particulate matter, mercury, dioxins and furans, formaldehydes, methane, carbon monoxide, total organic carbon and ammonia from an existing medium combustion plant with a rated thermal input above 5 MW shall not exceed the emission limit values set out in Part 1 of Annex II.
Amendment 209 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 221 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 241 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
From [1 year after the date of transpositionentry into force] emissions into air of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and, particulate matter, mercury, dioxins and furans, formaldehydes, methane, carbon monoxide, total organic carbon and ammonia from a new medium combustion plant shall not exceed the emission limit values set out in Part 2 of Annex II.
Amendment 249 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 271 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. In zones at risk of not complying with EU air quality limit values laid down in Directive 2008/50/EC, Member States shall apply, for individual medium combustion plants in those zones, emission limit values based on the benchmark values laid down in Annex III or on stricter values established by the Member States, unless it is demonstrated to the Commission that applying such emission limit values would entail disproportionate costs and that other measures ensuring compliance with the air quality limit values have been included in the air quality plans required under Article 23 of Directive 2008/50/EC and shall consider additional measures such as reduced operating hours.
Amendment 280 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 5
Article 5 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall organise an exchange of information with Member States and environmental and health protection stakeholders on the benchmark values for more stringent emission limit values referred to in paragraph 4.
Amendment 283 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
The competent authority may exceptionally grant a derogation for a maximum of six months from the obligation to comply with the emission limit values provided for in paragraphs 2 and 3 for sulphur dioxide in respect of a medium combustion plant which normally uses low-sulphur fuel, in cases where the operator is unable to comply with those limit values because of an interruption in the supply of low- sulphur fuel resulting from a serious shortage and only when it is absolutely necessary to ensure supply security.
Amendment 285 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall immediately inform the Commission of any derogation granted under the first subparagraph, if it is granted for a time period exceeding 10 days.
Amendment 302 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a Energy efficiency 1. From 1 January 2018 new medium combustion plants with a rated thermal input above 20 MW shall achieve energy efficiency in line with best available techniques. 2. From 1 January 2020 all new medium combustion plants shall achieve energy efficiency in line with best available techniques. 3. From 1 January 2025 all existing medium combustion plants shall achieve energy efficiency in line with best available techniques. 4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 14 in order to set the minimum energy efficiency standards for medium combustion plants in line with best available techniques. The standards applicable to new medium combustion plants with rated thermal input above 20MW shall be adopted by 31 December 2016.
Amendment 304 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that the operators carry out monitoring of emissions at least in accordance with Annex IV. Emissions into air of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, particulate matter, carbon monoxide, total organic carbon and ammonia shall be monitored continuously.
Amendment 305 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. All monitoring results shall be recorded, processed and presented in such a way as to enable the competent authority to verify compliance with the emission limit values. The monitoring results and compliance assessments shall be actively disseminated to the public and all related documents shall be provided for free public consultation on the web page of the competent authority even including through electronic databases.
Amendment 315 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the emission limit values are met during the periods of start- up and shut-down of the medium combustion plants and that periods of any malfunctions are kept as short as possible. In case of a malfunction or a breakdown of secondary abatement equipment, the operator shall immediately inform the competent authority.
Amendment 328 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
If compliance cannot be restored within ten days, the competent authority shall suspend immediately the operation of the plant and withdraw its registration or operating permit.
Amendment 339 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. Data listed in paragraph 2 shall be made available to the competent authority upon request to verify compliance with the requirements of this Directive and shall be actively disseminated to the public, including through electronic databases, within one month of reception.
Amendment 341 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The operator shall notify the competent authority of any planned change to the medium combustion plant which would affect the applicable emission limit values. Such notification shall be provided at least onesix months before the change takes place.
Amendment 343 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. UponThe competent authority shall take note of the notification fromby the operator in accordance with paragraph 1, the competent authority shall register any such change within one monthand shall inform the operator within 3 months about additional measures required related to Article 5(4) and whether the changes are accepted.
Amendment 347 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Without prejudice to Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council24 and the Aarhus Convention, the competent authority shall make available to the public, including via the Internet, the register of medium combustion plants and all information held by the competent authority pursuant to Articles 4, 6, 7 and 8 of this Directive. __________________ 24 Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2003 on public access to environmental information (OJ L 41, 14.2.2003, p. 26).
Amendment 351 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall, by [2 years after the date of transpositionentry into force], report to the Commission a summary of the data listed in Annex I, with an estimate of the total annual emissions of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and, particulate matter from these plants, grouped by fuel type and capacity class, mercury, dioxins and furans, formaldehydes, methane, carbon monoxide, total organic carbon and ammonia from these plants, grouped by fuel type and capacity class. The summaries shall be made publicly available by the Commission one month after that date.
Amendment 357 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall send to the Commission a second and third report containing the update of the data referred to in paragraph 1 by respectively 1 October 20262 and 1 October 203127.
Amendment 359 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall, within twelve months from the receipt of the reports from Member States in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2by 1 January 2020 at the latest, and taking into account information made available in accordance with Articles 5 (6), 5(7) and Article 10, submit a summaryfull report to the European Parliament and to the Council, which is made publicly available.
Amendment 364 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 5
Article 12 – paragraph 5
5. The second summary report of the Commission shall review the implementation of this Directive, with special regard to the need to establishreview or extend the benchmark values laid down in Annexes II and IIII as Union- wide emission limit values, and in light of the developments of best available techniques in the sector concerned. The report shall be accompanied by a legislative proposal where appropriate.
Amendment 365 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 6
Article 12 – paragraph 6
6. When carrying out its duties under paragraphs 3 to 5, the Commission shall be assisted by the European Environment Agency and the non governmental organisations promoting environmental and health protection.
Amendment 384 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 8
Annex I – point 8
Amendment 387 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – paragraph 1
Annex II – paragraph 1
All emission limit values set out in this Annex are defined at a temperature of 273,15 K, a pressure of 101,3 kPa and after correction for the water vapour content of the waste gases and at a standardised O2 content of 6 % for combustion plants using solid fuels, 3 % for combustion plants, other than engines and gas turbines, using liquid and gaseous fuels and 15 % for engines and gas turbines.
Amendment 390 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – part 1 – table 1
Annex II – part 1 – table 1
Emission limit values for existing medium combustion plants 1. Emission limit values (mg/Nm³) for medium combustion plants other than engines and gas turbines Pollutant Solid Other solid Liquid Heavy fuel Natural Gaseous biomass fuels (1a) fuels other oil (1a) gas fuels other than heavy than fuel oil (1a) natural gas SO2 250 100 4100 170100 - 350 NOX - 100 35 NOX 650 100 (1b) 100 (1b) 100 (1b) 70 65 70 Particulate 10 20 10 650 5 2005 250 Particula - - matter 30 Mercury (1c) 10 3 10 - 30 30 - - matter - - - Dioxins and 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 - - Furans (1d) Carbone 200 100 - - - - monoxide Total 10 10 - - - - organic carbon (1a) sulphur content in fuels should not exceed 0,05% (1b) 45350 mg/Nm3 for plants with a thermal input below or equal to 5 MW ³ in case it is technically impossible to use abatement techniques (1c) emission limit values expressed in µg/Nm³ (1d) emission limit values expressed in ng/Nm³
Amendment 408 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – part 1 – table 2
Annex II – part 1 – table 2
2. Emission limit values (mg/Nm³) for engines and gas turbines Pollutant Type of installation Liquid fuels Natural gas Gaseous fuels other than (1a) natural gas SO2 Engines and gas turbines 60 5 - 15 NOX turbines NOX Engines 190 (1)30 30 190 (2)30 190 (2) (3) Gas turbines (3) 2030 1530 20 30 Particulate matter Engines and gas turbines 10 5 - - matter (1) 1850 mg/Nm³ in the following cas turbines: (i) for diesel engines the construction of which commenced before 18 May 2006; (ii) for dual fuel engines in liquid mode. (2) 380 mg/Nm³ for dual fuel engines in gas mode.Formaldehydes Engines and gas 1 1 1 turbines Methane Engines and gas 300 300 300 turbines Carbon monoxide Engines and gas 35 35 35 turbines (1a) sulphur content in fuels should not exceed 0,05% (3) Eemission limit values are only applicable above 70 % load.
Amendment 418 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – part 2 – table 1
Annex II – part 2 – table 1
Emission limit values for new medium combustion plants 1. Emission limit values (mg/Nm³) for medium combustion plants other than engines and gas turbines Pollutant Solid Solid Other solid Liquid fuels Heavy fuel Natural gas Gaseous biomass fuels (1a) other than oil oil (1a) fuels other heavy fuel than natural oil (1a) gas SO2 2050 4 100 1700 35100 - 350 NOX 3070 30 70 20 70 30 70 10 70 20 70 Particulate 20(1)5 5 20 5 20 205 - - matter Mercury(1b) 25 mg/Nm3 for plants with a thermal input below or equal to 5 MW 3 3 - - - - Dioxins and 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 - - furans (1c) Carbon 200 100 - - - - monoxide Total 10 10 - - - - organic carbon (1a) sulphur content in fuels should not exceed 0,05% (1b) emission limit values expressed in µg/Nm³ (1c) emission limit values expressed in ng/Nm³
Amendment 430 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II –part 2 – table 2
Annex II –part 2 – table 2
Amendment 440 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – table 1
Annex III – table 1
Emission limit value benchmarks (mg/Nm³) for medium combustion plants other than engines and gas turbines Pollutant Rated Solid Other solid Liquid Natural gas Gaseous fuels other thermal biomass fuels fuels than natural gas input (MW) NOX 1-5 200 100 120 70 120 > 5 - 50 145 100 120 70 120 Particulate 1-5 10 10 5 105 - - matter > 5 - 50 5 5 5 - -
Amendment 443 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – table 2
Annex III – table 2
Emission limit value benchmarks (mg/Nm³) for engines and gas turbines Pollutant Type of installation Liquid fuels Natural gas Gaseous fuels other than natural gas NOX Engines 150 35 35 1 Gas turbines ( ) 50 20 5Natural gas NOX Gas turbines (1) 20 (1) benchmark is only applicable above 70 % load.
Amendment 447 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – title
Annex IV – title
Emission monitoring and assessment of compliance
Amendment 449 #
Amendment 450 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – point 1
Annex IV – point 1
1. PeriodicContinuous measurements of SO2, NOx and, particulate matter shall be required at least every three years for medium combustion plants the rated thermal input of which is greater than 1 MW and less than 20 MW, and at least annually for medium combustion plants the rated thermal input of which is equal to or greater than 20 MW but less than 50 MW, carbon monoxide, total organic carbon and ammonia shall be required for medium combustion plants.
Amendment 454 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – point 2
Annex IV – point 2
2. Measurements are only required for pollutants for which an emission limit value is laid down in Annex II for the plant concernedContinuous measurements of mercury shall be required for medium combustion plants the rated thermal input of which is equal to or greater than 20 MW, and at least monthly for medium combustion plants the rated thermal input of which is less than 20 MW. In the case of continuous measurements, the automated measuring systems shall be subject to control by means of parallel measurements with the reference methods at least once per year and the operator shall inform the competent authority about the results of those controls.
Amendment 456 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – point 2 a (new)
Annex IV – point 2 a (new)
2a. Periodic measurements of dioxins and furans, formaldehydes and methane shall be required at least annually.
Amendment 465 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – point 4
Annex IV – point 4
4. As an alternative to the measurements of SO2 referred to in point 1, other procedures, verified and approved by the competent authority, may be used to determine the SO2 emissions certification of the use of ultra-low sulphur fuels may be used to determine the SO2 emissions and to allow for an exemption from continuous measurements set pursuant to point 1.
Amendment 476 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – Part 2 (new)
Annex IV – Part 2 (new)
Part 2: Assessment of compliance 1. In the case of periodic measurements referred to in point 3, the emission limit values referred to in Article 5 shall be regarded as having been complied with if the result of each individual measurement, does not exceed the relevant emission limit value. 2. In the case of continuous measurements, compliance with the emission limit values referred to in Article 5 shall be assessed as set out in point 1 of Part 4 of Annex V to Directive 2010/75/EU. The validated average values are determined as set out in points 9 and 10 of Part 3 of Annex V to Directive 2010/75/EU. For the purpose of the calculation of the average emission values, the values measured during the periods referred to in Article 5(6) and Article 5(7) as well as during the start-up and shut-down periods shall be included.
Amendment 14 #
2013/0433(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The use of cloning in animal production for farming purposes is allowed in third countries. Food imported from third countries for placing on the market within the Union is to comply with relevant requirements of Union food law or with conditions recognised by the Union to be at least equivalent to those requirements. Therefore, measures should be taken to avoid the importation into the Union of food obtained from animal clones and their descendants which is produced in third countries.
Amendment 17 #
2013/0433(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 b (new)
Recital 3 b (new)
(3b) In order to respect the precautionary principle and to enforce the prohibitions laid down in this Directive, it is necessary to establish traceability systems at Union level, so as to enable competent authorities and economic operators to collect data on animal clones, descendants of animal clones and germinal products of animal clones and of their descendants, and food derived from animal clones and their descendants.
Amendment 38 #
Amendment 41 #
2013/0433(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – introductory part
Article 3 – introductory part
Member States shall provisionally prohibit:
Amendment 49 #
2013/0433(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Traceability In order to provide competent authorities and economic operators with the information they need, traceability systems shall be established for: (a) animal clones; (b) descendants of animal clones; (c) germinal products of animal clones and of their descendants.
Amendment 78 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The incentive-based stimulation of biofuel production has not only led to an increase in biofuel production in the Union but has also led to an expansion of biofuel production in third countries. Although figures relating to the exact amount of land that was used and diverted to biofuel production in third countries vary, some reports found that between 2009 and 2013 6 million hectares of land were used for biofuel production by European companies in Africa alone. In a note from April 2013, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to food stressed the adverse impacts of the Union biofuels policy in relation to the right to food, land and water. In order to counter these negative impacts, the Commission should propose to amend and strengthen the sustainability criteria in Article 17 of Directive 2009/98/EC and Article 7b of Directive 98/70/EC.
Amendment 89 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Based on forecasts of biofuel demand provided by the Member States and estimates of indirect land-use change emissions for different biofuel feedstocks, it is likely that greenhouse gas emissions linked to indirect land-use change are significant, and couldwill negate some or all of the greenhouse gas emission savings of individual biofuels. This is because land- based biofuels have received a large amount of public subsidies (EUR 6 billion a year), and therefore almost the entire biofuel production in 2020 is expected to come from crops grown on land that could be used to satisfy food and feed markets. In order to reduce such emissions, it is appropriate to distinguish between crop groups such as oil crops, sugars and cereals and other starch-rich crops accordingly. Furthermore, biofuel production from food crops contributes to food price volatility and may have a significant negative social impact on livelihoods and the ability to implement human rights including the right to food or access to land for local communities living in poverty in countries outside the Union. In order to reduce such emissions and such negative social impact and mitigate such negative effects on food security, it is appropriate to focus, in particular, on reducing the projected use of biofuels grown on land as well as taking into account indirect land-use change emissions when calculating the greenhouse gas emission savings required under the sustainability criteria set out in Directives 2009/28/EC and 98/70/EC.
Amendment 93 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) The indirect land use change effects are not only environmental, but also social, and are placing additional pressure on land use, particularly in developing countries, which is having a negative impact on the food security of local people, in particular women.
Amendment 142 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) The use of land for growing biofuel feedstocks should not result in the displacement of local and indigenous communities. Special measures to protect indigenous communities' land therefore need to be introduced.
Amendment 151 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) With a view to meeting the target for renewable energies in the transport sector while minimising the negative impacts of land-use change, renewable electricity, modal shift, greater use of public transport and energy efficiency should be encouraged. In line with the White Paper on Transport, Member States should therefore seek to secure greater energy efficiency and reduce overall energy consumption in transport and at the same time to enhance the market penetration of electric vehicles and the take-up of renewable electricity in transport systems.
Amendment 157 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Since tThe objectives of this Directive, namely to should ensure a single market for fuel for roadthe transport and non-road mobile machinerysector and ensure respect forthat minimum levels of environmental protection in the use of that fuel,are respected and adverse effects on food security and land-use rights are avoided in connection with the production and use of that fuel. Since these objectives cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States but can rather, by reason of their scale and effects, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.
Amendment 158 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Recital 28 a (new)
Recital 28 a (new)
(28 a) Public incentives for biofuels inject significant additional demand into the commodities markets and, therefore, impact prices significantly, both on international markets and on the domestic markets of net-food importing countries. This is of serious concern in particular for poor people who spend a significant proportion of their household income on food. The Union's biofuels policy is alleged to favour large-scale industrial models of agricultural production that appear to offer limited benefits to local populations.
Amendment 185 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Article 1 – point 3 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – point 3 – point b a (new)
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 7b – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 7b – paragraph 4 a (new)
(ba) the following paragraph is inserted: "4a. Biofuels and bioliquids taken into account for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be made from land- based raw material unless third parties' legal rights regarding use and tenure of the land are respected, inter alia by obtaining the free prior and informed consent of the third parties, with the involvement of their representative institutions."
Amendment 197 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Article 1 – point 5 – point -a (new)
Article 1 – point 5 – point -a (new)
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 7d – paragraph 1
Article 7d – paragraph 1
(-a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: "1. For the purposes of Article 7a and Article 7b(2), life cycle greenhouse gas emissions from biofuels shall be calculated as follows: (a) where a default value for greenhouse gas emission savings for the biofuel production pathway is laid down in Ppart A or B of Annex IV and where the el value for those biofuels calculated in accordance with point 7 of Ppart C of Annex IV is equal to or less than zero, and where the estimated indirect land-use change emissions are zero in accordance with part B of Annex V, by using that default value; (b) by using an actual value calculated in accordance with the methodology laid down in Ppart C of Annex IV; or adding the estimates for indirect land-use change emissions set out in Annex V; (c) by using a value calculated as the sum of the factors of the formula referred to in point 1 of Ppart C of Annex IV, where disaggregated default values in Ppart D or E of Annex IV may be used for some factors, and actual values, calculated in accordance with the methodology laid down in Ppart C of Annex IV, for all other factors., adding the estimates for indirect land-use change emissions set out in Annex V." For the purposes of Article 7a, from 2017 onwards the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions from biofuels shall be calculated by adding the respective value in Annex V to the result obtained pursuant to the first subparagraph."
Amendment 239 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Article 2 – point 2 – point b – point iv
Article 2 – point 2 – point b – point iv
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point d
(d) for the calculation of biofuels in the numerator, the share of energy from biofuels produced from cereal and other starch-rich crops and other energy crops grown on land, sugars and oil crops shall be no more than 74 % of the final consumption of energy in transport in the Member States in 2020;
Amendment 286 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Article 2 – point 2 – point d a (new)
Article 2 – point 2 – point d a (new)
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)
(da) the following paragraph is added: "4a. By [one year after the date of entry into force of this Directive], the Commission shall make recommendations for additional measures that Member State may take to promote and encourage energy efficiency and energy saving in transport. The recommendations shall include estimates of the quantity of energy that can be saved by implementing each of those measures. The energy quantity corresponding to the measures implemented by a Member State shall be taken into account for the purposes of the calculation referred to in point (b) of the second subparagraph of paragraph 4."
Amendment 290 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Article 2 – point 2 – point b – point d a (new)
Article 2 – point 2 – point b – point d a (new)
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)
(da) the following paragraph is added: "4a. With a view to meeting the target set in paragraph 4, Member States shall reduce overall energy consumption in the transport sector so as to increase energy efficiency in that sector by at least 12% with respect to their current projections for overall energy consumption in the transport sector by 2020."
Amendment 292 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Article 2 – point 2 – point d a (new)
Article 2 – point 2 – point d a (new)
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 b (new)
(db) the following paragraph is added: "4b. With a view to meeting the target set in paragraph 4, Member States shall ensure that electricity generated from renewable sources accounts for at least 2% of overall energy consumption in the transport sector by 2020."
Amendment 297 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Article 2 – point 2 a (new)
Article 2 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(2a) In Article 4, the following paragraph is inserted: "3a. Each Member State shall publish and notify to the Commission by [one year after the date of entry into force of this Directive] a forecast document indicating the additional measures it intends to take in accordance with Article 3(4a)."
Amendment 310 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Article 2 – point 5 – point b a (new)
Article 2 – point 5 – point b a (new)
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 17 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 4 a (new)
(ba) the following paragraph is inserted: "4a. Biofuels and bioliquids taken into account for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be made from land- based raw material unless third parties' legal rights regarding use and tenure of the land are respected, inter alia by obtaining the free prior and informed consent of the third parties, with the involvement of their representative institutions."
Amendment 317 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Article 2 – point 6 – point –a (new)
Article 2 – point 6 – point –a (new)
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 18 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(-a) the following paragraph is inserted: "2a. Eurostat shall gather and publish detailed trade related information on biofuels produced from food crops, such as those based on cereals and other starch rich crops, sugars and oil crops. Available information shall be disaggregated trade data for both ethanol and biodiesel as current data is published in an aggregated format with ethanol and biodiesel imports and exports combined under one data set labelled biofuels. Import and export data shall identify the type and volumes of biofuels imported and consumed by Member States. Data shall also include the country of origin or the country exporting those products into the Union. Data on the import and export of biofeedstock or semi-processed products shall be improved with Eurostat gathering and publishing information on import or export of feedstocks, type and country of origin, including internally traded feedstocks or semi-traded feedstocks."
Amendment 324 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Article 2 – point 7 – point -a (new)
Article 2 – point 7 – point -a (new)
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
(-a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: “ 1. For the purposes of Article 17(2), the greenhouse gas emission saving from the use of biofuels and bioliquids shall be calculated as follows: (a) where a default value for greenhouse gas emission saving for the production pathway is laid down in part A or B of Annex V and where the el value for those biofuels or bioliquids calculated in accordance with point 7 of part C of Annex V is equal to or less than zero, and where the estimated indirect land-use change emissions are zero in accordance with part B of Annex VIII, by using that default value; (b) by using an actual value calculated in accordance with the methodology laid down in part C of Annex V; or adding the estimates for indirect land-use change emissions set out in Annex VIII; (c) by using a value calculated as the sum of the factors of the formula referred to in point 1 of part C of Annex V, where disaggregated default values in part D or E of Annex V may be used for some factors, and actual values, calculated in accordance with the methodology laid down in part C of Annex V, for all other factors., adding the estimates for indirect land-use change emissions set out in Annex VIII."
Amendment 353 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Annex I – point -1 (new)
Annex I – point -1 (new)
Directive 98/70/EC
Annex IV – part C – point 1
Annex IV – part C – point 1
(-1) point 1 of Part C of Annex IV is replaced by the following: “1. Greenhouse gas emissions from the production and use of biofuels shall be calculated as: EB = eec + eldl + eiluc + ep + etd + eu – esca – eccs – eccr – eee ,ee; where EB = total emissions from the use of the biofuel; eec = emissions from the extraction or cultivation of raw materials; edl = annualised emissions from carbon stock changes caused by direct land-use change; eiluc = annualised emissions from carbon stock changes caused by indirect land-use change; ep = emissions from processing; etd = emissions from transport and distribution; eu = emissions from the fuel in use; esca = emission saving from soil carbon accumulation via improved agricultural management; eccs = emission saving from carbon capture and geological storage; eccr = emission saving from carbon capture and replacement; and eee = emission saving from excess electricity from cogeneration. Emissions from the manufacture of machinery and equipment shall not be taken into account.”
Amendment 357 #
2012/0288(COD)
Annex I – point 1 a (new)
Directive 98/70/EC
Annex IV – part C – point 19 a (new)
Annex IV – part C – point 19 a (new)
(1a) The following point is added to part C of Annex IV: "19a. Emissions from indirect land-use change, eiluc, shall be calculated in accordance with Annex V."
Amendment 365 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Annex II – point -1 (new)
Annex II – point -1 (new)
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex V – part C – point 1
Annex V – part C – point 1
Amendment 372 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Annex II – point 1 a (new)
Annex II – point 1 a (new)
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex V – part C – point 19 a (new)
Annex V – part C – point 19 a (new)
(1a) The following point is added in part C of Annex V: "19a. Emissions from indirect land-use change, eiluc, shall be calculated in accordance with Annex VIII."
Amendment 387 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – part A – title
Annex IX – part A – title
Part A. Feedstocks and fuels, thfrom waste and residues whose contribution of which towards the target(s) referred to in Article 3(4) shall be considered to be twice their energy content and which contribute towards the 2,5% target referred to in Article 3(d)(i)
Amendment 392 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – part A – point a
Annex IX – part A – point a
Amendment 412 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – part A – point i
Annex IX – part A – point i
Amendment 415 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – part A – point n
Annex IX – part A – point n
(n) Cobs cleaned of kernels of corn.
Amendment 417 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – part A – point o
Annex IX – part A – point o
(o) Biomass fraction of wastes and residues from forestry and forest-based industries, i.e. bark, branches, pre- commercial thinnings, leaves, needles, tree tops, saw dust, cutter shavings, black liquor, brown liquor, fibre sludge, lignin and tall oilark, branches, leaves, saw dust and cutter shavings. Only sustainable quantities of these feedstocks, which do not undermine soil fertility and ecosystem services, can be removed.
Amendment 424 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – part A – point p
Annex IX – part A – point p
Amendment 426 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – part A – point q
Annex IX – part A – point q
Amendment 448 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annexe IX – part B a (new)
Annexe IX – part B a (new)
Part Ba. Feedstocks whose contribution towards the target referred to in Article 3(4) shall be considered to be four times their energy content and which contribute towards the 2,5% target referred to in Article 3(d)(i) (a) Algae (autotrophic) (b) Renewable liquids and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin (c) Bacteria